Thought of this one while watching Stranger Things. That part where they push each other into the pool and everyone is laughing? Wouldn't happen today.
[deleted] ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 23:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha pretty sure they're only laughing because they're attracted to each other. Being pushed in a pool sucked even pre-pocket electronics, but I think I'd be pretty forgiving if I wanted to bang the person who did it to me. But I was pushed in by our dumbass redneck neighbors and they ruined my silk scarves, which I was wearing as part of my halloween costume. :/
I wanna hear another story about yer dumbass redneck neighbors. Any good ones?
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, our families were friendly, but I wasn't friends with any of them on an individual level. But they were at my halloween birthday party because our families were friendly and one of them thought it was appropriate to push 12 year old me in the pool in my costume in front of all of my guests. They didn't really do anything else particularly noteworthy, but obviously there's a part of me that hasn't really forgiven them for the pool thing haha.
I get it. I haven't forgiven the boy who pushed me into a pool when I was little, before I learned to swim. His mom and my mom were like, "What are you crying about?" I was like, "I could've died! Anditwasmean!:-("
BarnDoor_ ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 03:37:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound fun. /s
AeroKMSF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:01:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay so I grew up in oklahoma, our nearest neighbors lived about a quarter mile down the road and after them it was just Clark and for about 5miles before any other civilization. My red neck finger neighbors had about 5-7 children and most of their extended family lived in trailers on their property behind the house. They had a huge burning pit and a self mad ATV track which is why I spent any time over there. They always had tons of cars in their driveway every week but we never paid no mind to it. However after I moved out to californie we rented out our house, the renters were also white trash but that's a different story. Anyways they get real suspicious of all the cars going in and out of the neighbors driveway all the time so they called the police, turns out they were supplying most of the crystal meth for southwest oklahoma beneath their house for about 7 years. Didn't surprise me when we found out.
vrtigo1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:27:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money dries out fine, it may be a little brittle afterward but you probably won't be holding on to it for too long anyway and then it's somebody else's problem.
dcw14 ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And breaking people's necks. There was an ama on here about a woman who broke her neck from that.
That's not pushing somebody into a pool, that's pushing them onto concrete.
AOEUD ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:33:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pools are dangerous as fuck. It's easy to hit the bottom of a pool and break your neck. The most common swimming injury is quadriplegia (so said my rehabilitation engineering prof; I find it hard to believe.)
They'll have to be REALLY mainstream. Because there's so many people out there on Galaxy 4s or iPhone 4s or even non smart phone users. Until all phones are made waterproof you'll push a poor kid into the pool with a crappy phone and what little they could afford will be ruined
Just 8 years ago, smart phones weren't even a thing. In my opinion, in 2 decades or so, waterproof personal electronics will be the norm.
Tidorith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't matter if they're the norm. You'd want to be >99% sure that the person didn't have a phone that wasn't waterproof on them. There are still plenty of people around who don't have smart phones, and that's the comparison. In two decades I'd be surprised if some people didn't have electronic devices that weren't waterproof.
You'd want to be >99% sure that the person didn't have a phone that wasn't waterproof on them.
Well, I guess so, but hopefully the only people you're pushing into pools are your friends (because phone or not, if you're pushing a stranger into a pool, you're probably a dick), and you'd know what phones your friends have.
Like, the scene that plays out in my head is a group of friends that- wait a second, are we talking about pushing people who still fully clothed into a pool? Why would anyone do that? How could you be sure they have a dry set of clothes to change into later? Because if they're wearing a bathing suit, they obviously wouldn't still have their phones on them, so the only time you're concerned about a person's phone being on them is when they've still got their regular clothes on, and if you're pushing them in like that, then you're absolutely a dick.
Honestly I just don't see a way out of this where you're able to push somebody into a pool while it's still questionable whether they have their phone on them without being a dick. If it's questionable, you're a dick even if you know their phone wouldn't break.
The Iphone was certainly not the first smart phone, but when they came out in 2007, that's when smartphones became the norm for the general public. That's what I meant about about them not being "thing."
I like that when I said I've pushed people into a pool, everyone somehow interpreted that as me pushing fully clothed people with electronics into pools. We have a pool at my house and I'm talking about my dad and brother, in swimwear and already wet.
You know what? You're right. Last time my brother pushed me into the pool, I laughed. But that was wrong of me. Next time, I'll remember to sue his ass.
timmymac ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also head and neck injuries.
UIFU ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a thing u just wait till they near the pooleith said phibe out . steal... the hip bump... still a thing
Omvega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My phone is waterproof, bitches
(pls don't push me in the pool tho)
KapUSMC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had that happen at a party I drove to.... Aside from ruining my cell phone, my key fob didn't wor. I dried out and worked about 24 hours later, but i had driven to the party (in LA from San Diego). Got stuck there an extra day (and if didn't dry out, would have been longer).
Last pool party I attended, the host instigated a squirt gun fight where he was the only one armed. After he put it down, I picked him up and asked if had his keys, wallet or phone on him. When he said no, I carried him to the pool and asked again. When he confirmed his pockets were empty, in he went.
I lost points on surprise, but I feel like I gained points showing him his impending doom.
It may have a comeback in the next few years, a lot of new phones are waterproof so if you know the guy...
sack_013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late 90's, I once attended a keg party by a lake and brought with me a small, personal amount of cocaine. I was drunk and somewhat spun, and thought it would be a fun idea to wander off to the end of the dock and have some 'me' time. Some drunk asshole saw me chilling by myself, and thought it would be hilarious to shove me into the lake. As hammered as I was, I still had enough of my senses to pull the cigarette pack cellophane package from my pocket and throw it back onto the dock as I was being forced into the lake.
Camp counselor here. At swim we would ask our fellow counselors if they had their phone with them. Surprisingly most people would say no just before realizing that their honesty got them pushed right into the pool. No electronics were harmed this summer.
Nastreal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever been pushed in with your wallet in your pocket? Any cards or money, soaked and probably ruined. All you can do is pray the ink doesn't bleed too badly or that you at least have backups of all your insurance cards.
That's why everyone has to take their personal electronics out when you get there. Or you pick them up and give them the chance to take it out then dump them in.
Or you could keep your bullshit to yourself and not assume you know everything... You know, Try to stop being a cunt? I'm sure if you put enough time and energy into it you could manage.
well hey babe. i wasnt trying to start a shit fight. i was making a light jab and you called me an idiot. i hope you have a good day and have some beers and enjoy some football or whatever you do. peace :)
This sounds like something someone would say sarcastically to show someone how stupid they look defending rape but no you're 100% serious and that's incredible
So basically I already know your "friends" hate you cos you're that guy, and they think you're a cunt and talk about you behind your back.
Stop being a waste of existence.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:17 on September 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with you?
Giant9999 ยท 3345 points ยท Posted at 16:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making a salad and submerging it in jello. I'm looking at you 1972. What the fuck were you thinking?!
firedrops ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 20:15:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God the flashback I just had to elementary school in the 80s. It was this awful private Episcopalian school with the worst cafeteria I've ever had the misfortune to eat at. They routinely put vegetables like broccoli in our jello I guess as an attempt to get us to eat it. It was so gross. But this was in the era of the "clean plate club" so we weren't supposed to leave the table until we'd eaten most of our food. (Side note: if you ever wanted to make a generation of kids fat tell them they will be punished if they don't eat everything on their plate.)
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously have never met Mennonites. We're skinny as rails but God help you if you don't clean your plate.
haha sure but Mennonites are like the Maasai in that you may eat a lot and eat fatty foods but you walk or do other kinds of exercise all throughout the day. Plus, farming. (At least that's the more traditional lifestyle though I realize it varies.) That seems to be very effective to keeping your BMI low even if you're consuming a lot of calories.
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:01 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fatty foods aren't as important in the formation of fat as sugar aren't they?
I think breaking it down to fat vs sugar for gaining weight is probably little simplistic. If you eat butter all day you're going to get fat. The media likes to shift between sugar vs fat, but most scholars argue both are important. It is hard to find good open access reviews of this but here is one that has a nice discussion of the fat vs sugar issue in their lit review section
But the Maasai also do a hell of a lot of exercise. 2565 kcal/day over basal requirements mostly from being pastoralists. In other words, they walk about 11 miles more a day than most Americans. A lot of scholars think this is the primary reason they are skinny and have low risk for heart disease.
Redd575 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:29 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
11 miles compared to about 3 for the "average American." Not even taking into account the difference in terrain and any elevation changes. Those guys must be beastly.
I disagree with you. Being required to eat everything on your plate when the portion sizes are too much is bad. Being required to eat everything on your plate when portion sizes are correct reinforces not wasting food and only taking what you need.
I still get stressed and anxious if I don't finish what's on my plate (because it infuriated my parents growing up), which was a problem when I went to America where portion sizes are huge.
i was thinking more
"god, brenda is holding another fucking dinner party, and of course you have to 'bring your own dish'. fuck brenda. fuck her parties. i'm putting lettuce and mints in jello for this bullshit."
The whole jello and it-doesn't-look-like-food-recipes trend started in the 50s, a time of euphoria where most people had spent the previous decade suffering through war in one capacity or another. It was also the start of the so-called green revolution where there was heavy indoctrination on a national level about the benefits of all kinds of technologies (and the companies that sold them) and that anything new was good. I think people can generally be quite gullible when they're really happy, so it's understandable that they'd just throw good sense out the window and buy into the new consumerism so easily.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever thought of hotdogs?! We put swine (sometimes also beef) and mix it to a nice farche, then we stuff IT into a sheep intestent, then we fucking smoke IT! Hotdogs are sick
lamearN ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 20:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scandinavian here, say what now?
[deleted] ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 21:31:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He means Scandinavian-American. A crapton of Swedes settled the Midwest, hence the Minnesota Vikings.
Their churches kept the moniker, to differentiate them from British churches, like Presbyterians or Episcopalians. Where I live, it's not so much Scandinavian churches as Dutch Reform or Ukrainian Orthodox.
AfroClam ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:02:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to join the Latvian Orthodox church but was denied because I have the kavorka
My husband's family makes this at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's not terrible but it's definitely not my favorite holiday dish. The weirdest thing is that they're Scottish, and from the Texas Panhandle by way of Louisiana.
That's the stuff! The texture of that is horrific.
RudeCats ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does attending the church Smorgasbord count? I don't touch the jello. I tried the sliced meat cake roll thing - I will just say it is better than lutefisk.
In my family, we all had to eat at least three bites of lutefisk or SANTA DIDN'T COME. We finally killed that tradition after my grandfather passed away; my mother and I both hate the stuff.
Fun lutefisk side story: My mom found a recipe for baking lutefisk instead of boiling it, which greatly reduced the stench. One year, she left it in too long and the damn stuff liquified. It just melted down into a horrible puddle, so we didn't eat it. (I wish I could say she did it on purpose to save us from eating it, but I know that's not the case...) When we went to clean the pan, we could not get that shit out. It was like cement.
Hahahah. My uncle and grandma always bake it so maybe that's why I never understood when people talked about the horrific smell. I mean it still smells but I don't think it's overwhelming. I don't like it much but I always eat a few bites soaked in butter. My grandma has passed but my uncle has made it forever so I don't think it will be going away soon because he kind of enjoys it.
Yeah, baking really cuts back on the smell. I never saw my grandmother make Swedish meatballs growing up, because we were usually boiling lutefisk at the same time. So I would hole up in my room with a towel stuffed under my door so I wouldn't smell it when I went to sleep. It's got to be one of the most disgusting things I've been subjected to...
Nope! My grandma loved both though! We always had tons of pickles around at holidays though. Pickled beets, green beans, cucumbers, and asparagus, and all homemade.
Some of the jello salads are tasty. I like the one with mandarins, raspberry jello and cottage cheese. There's also a raspberry sour cream one that I quite like. But if you can't immediately identify what the hell is in it, stay away. I never want to be surprised by what's in jello...
Love a Scandinavian potluck, though. So many options, not enough plate.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about potato chips or a gallon of mayo?
Because it's just not an Erikson family 7-layer salad without chips or a gallon of mayo.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Norwegian, Lutheran grandmother gave me a ton of those little cookbooks she could send for that showed 1950s housewives how to turn jello into a horrible curse on humanity. Just look at the picture in this article. I did keep them for a long time because it just boggled my mind that people would actually make those recipes. I refuse to believe people actually ate it (even though they probably did).
drudavis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I pretty much exclusively read Scandinavian church cookbooks...
Japandali ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:04 on September 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I remember those.... barf
robbbbb ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 19:41:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom still makes her "orange jello salad" for Thanksgiving every year because she knows I love it. Who cares that it's really more like a dessert than a side dish? That shit's delicious.
Either you're related to me or this is more common than I thought. Cottage cheese also goes in, but it affects texture more than the flavor.
Orange Jello also is excellent for this.
gman4757 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might be more common. My aunt makes pink stuff; it's basically the same thing but with either strawberry or cherry jello. Also some kind of nuts. Walnuts, I think.
AhnzaLyu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma does that too! Same name but she slathers that whipped marshmallow dressing on top then puts crushed walnuts on top.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:59:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't ever bring that to the home of people not from the Midwest. We will absolutely think you're weird even though we're the foreigners.
xRavax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man I've been cheated of jello sides/dessert! I'm from the Midwest and no one ever made this for me.... :(
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hear there are geographical holes in the jello salad map of the US. I believe Iowa may be one such hole.
I used to get them all the time in Kansas and Missouri. It was awful. The worst ones had light non-dairy whipped topping and stale walnut pieces - like the kind you wouldn't even use in a cookie.
Nope. My whole family is from Iowa and we have about five or six jello salads in our rotation. They're delicious. My favorite is orange jello with vanilla pudding, tapioca pudding, cool whip, and mandarin oranges.
My aunt makes one with seven layers that involves Mountain Dew as the liquid.
And then there's the closely related Snickers Salad, which doesn't involve jello but is still definitely of that particular breed of Midwest salad.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:39:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you're not from St. Cloud Minnesota with the last name of Eriksen?
Green jello is ok, but if you are sick, you run the risk of sneezing on your jello, and accidentally eating your own snot.
gowahoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have only had this at parties and I want to recreate it but also I'm afraid that I'll like it too much. It's basically dessert you get to have with dinner.
My mom makes a peach thing, with peaches, jello, puddling maybe? I don't really know what she puts in there but it's SO GOOD. Everyone always asks her to make it for holiday dinners.
Someone over at /r/shittyfoodporn posted a link to some late 60s cookbook recently. I know exactly what you mean. Equally hilarious and terrifying food fails.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any Corner Gas fans in here?
scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We did this last year! We had a 70s dinner party. The centrepiece was a lime jelly salad filled with Coronation Spam (think Coronation Chicken, but with spam instead) it was a fucking trainwreck! http://imgur.com/oLae8Vj.jpg
Don't forget the jello has to be made with Sprite instead of water, and it has to have canned fish (preferably salmon), glacรฉ cherries and mayonnaise in there somewhere.
Ugh. My grandma recently made a lime jello mold with celery and carrots in it.... Why?! Then she acted surprised when I didn't spoon some on my plate as soon as she whipped that bitch out... Sorry, grandma but no thanks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Food suspended in gelatin (i.e. jello) actually goes back to the 14th century. And you'll still see those dishes in some of the best restaurants in the world today, usually described as an aspic or terrine.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. People do this?
hubbl3y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard that it was popular because it meant you were both rich enough to have a refrigerator, and had the free time to make dinner well in advance.
Timmay13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, literally just a book with pictures of people w their names, sometimes what their job titles are, that sort of thing. A lot of bigger companies that have an intranet will still have them. At my work if you just type "Facebook" into IE, it brings one up.
I just caught sleigh bells in Detroit last night because of this. I don't mind facebook all that much just because it gives me one place to look for my bands.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:49 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except the new sponsored content ordering in the feed makes me skeptical about trusting whether I'm seeing everything I want to see, such as content about bands I like, events I'm interested in, etc.
I use it as a glorified instant messenger and a message board for a D&D game. I have like 10 people on my friends list that I don't have blocked from showing up in my feed.
I'm in the same boat. I never thought I'd want to try and play but after listening to The Adventure Zone I'd love to try it out. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who would want to.
Ok, both all of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this to both all of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.
Ok, both of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this to both of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.
Ok, both of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this to both of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.
Also nineteen here. Very few people my age still use Facebook regularly, and a few people don't have one. It's definitely made a shift to the older demographic, like my parents' especially.
I'm 18. Me and another friend decided to delete our Facebooks together, but other than him I don't know a single other person without an account.
It made my life a lot better. Facebook post 2010 was never anything but aggravating as fuck- clickbait, political extremism, family airing their poorly thought out ideas or conspiracies. I wrote a post telling people to send me their name & phone number if Facebook was our only contact, if they wanted to stay in touch. It's been really great so far, and I continue to use FB Messenger for wifi communication with close friends and family who also have FB Messenger.
People always say they're afraid of losing contact with someone but I haven't experienced that at all. I have more free time, as well as the fact that I just go to bed instead of going on Facebook. I can't recommend getting rid of your account enough.
Edit: I'm not telling anyone to delete their accounts. I'm just saying that it was a positive experience for me.
I'm 26. Me and another friend decided to delete our email accounts together, but other than him I don't know a single other person without an email address.
It made my life a lot better. Email post 2000 was never anything but aggravating as fuck- ads, spam, penis enlargement, family forwarding me stupid chain emails and poorly thought out political humor. I wrote an email telling people to send me their name & mailing address if email was our only contact, if they wanted to stay in touch. It's been really great so far, and I continue to use written letters for text communication with close friends and family who also have mailing addresses.
People always say they're afraid of losing contact with someone but I haven't experienced that at all. I have more free time, as well as the fact that I just go to bed instead of deleting spam emails. I can't recommend getting rid of your email account enough.
I don't know how the fuck Al Gore got everyone to buy into that horseshit. The entire internet is just a waste of time.
My point being, you don't need to be a slave to it, but it's ignorant to bury your head in the sand to its practical use-cases. You can make the same argument for most forms of communication until you get to the point of saying "If you really cared about seeing me, you'd meet me at the Sunday market between 1 and 3 when I go into town every week. Otherwise, I'm not dealing with anything else."
Those aren't even comparable. Smartphones have stripped Facebook of its utility. Email, on the other hand, is really useful and it's place in digital communication has contributed a lot to the development of the world.
What's the utility in Facebook? It used to be useful but now it's just awful all around.
Sharing pictures with family members and other people that want to stay up to date with your life; coordinating events; staying up to date with musicians, actors, restaurants, bars, etc., contacting people whose name you know but didn't have a chance to get their number/email.
Yeah, there are other services that do each of those, but it's nice to have it all aggregated in one location. And the fact that you only need to know someone's name, not their phone number, email, or address to be able to get in contact with them and do all of the above.
The real answer here is that there isn't an answer. I deleted my Facebook because I no longer enjoyed it and it wasn't actually providing me any greater communication efficiency. Obviously that's not the case for you- keep on enjoying Facebook friend. There just wasn't anything in it for me.
Thank you for adding your valuable comment to the conversation. I was just trying to share my experience, but I'll remember to keep my mouth shut next time
I wish this could be a lot higher. I wish more people, to be specific, pretty much everyone I know saw it like this.
I seem to be one of few people in my circle of friends that see it that way. Everyone has multiple messaging apps, some even claiming using another app is efficient--which is the exact OPPOSITE of efficient.
I'm the only one that uses just the one app. Facebook. Why? Because everyone has it, and if you need to plan anything, you're already there. Why use more than 1 app? WHY?
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Nooooo. You're missing it. I thought the same thing as you. I thought that now, if I wanted to see my news feed, profile, etc., I would go into the Facebook app, and, if I wanted to see my PMs I would have to go into my Messenger app. I thought they were two seperate things and that I would need TWO icons on my home screen.
It's not like that. It's exactly the same as before.
All you do is just download the messaging app. That's it.
How Facebook functions after that is exactly the same as before.
You go into Facebook, and when you click the icon for PMs, it just opens the messaging app automatically. If you go back, it goes back to your newsfeed.
Same here! I was bitter at first then I realized it's the same, lol. And I actually find it more convenient having a separate app just for messages. I can just open it up and reply quickly.
Those two apps eat the shit out of battery life. No thanks.
Tab371 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:55:01 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Use Disa as Messenger alternative & Metal as facebook alternative. Both are better apps, in all regards (privacy/memory/battery/...)
Jo-dan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also you can just open the messages without having to worry about your news feed using up data.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:50:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Never understood this reasoning. FB messenger is solid, basically on-par or exceeding any other messaging app, technically speaking. But the big thing is, having it exist as a separate app means you can just use the messaging functions even if you otherwise don't really use FB much. So even if you hate FB completely, it lets you at least have the basic connectivity with people who use it. Features-aside, a messaging app is ultimately only as good as its reach/ubiquity which, FB messenger has in spades. Meanwhile, removing chat from the main app makes the main app less cluttered and let's the chat app be more useful. Against that you have... the minor inconvenience of having two apps? Strikes me as a luddite attitude.
Pascalwb ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did you even have facebook app?
iThrowA1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:10:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The permissions they require are pretty gnarly, even for a messaging app. It's one if not the only app I know that actually requires you to let it read and edit sms, rather than just sending and receiving them for example.
I actually really don't like Facebook in general for similar reasons so maybe I'm biased. I just hate the idea of a company modeled around finding out information about me so they can sell it to advertising firms so they can make me wanna buy their shit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I'm like you in this way. I'd like to get rid of text messaging in favor of FB messaging. I never liked those iPhone group texts either; even though I have an iPhone, because they assume everyone has to have an iPhone! I actually use a Google Voice number that forwards to my iphone, so the group texts don't work well for me.
What about people that dont have a Facebook account?
Anyone with a phone number can talk/message anyone else with a phone number over and. Anyone with an email address can contact anyone else with an email address, regardless of which service that email is hosted on.
Facebook users can only communicate with other Facebook users, all on Facebook closed network.
That's what bothers me about using Facebook as a defacto communication standard.
You ever meet someone that didn't have a cell phone? Not 'cause it was temporarily broken, I mean someone that made a conscious decision to not have one. And then did you ever try to do anything with them, make any plans, get in touch for school, ask them to take your shift, anything, and then you couldn't, because you couldn't get in touch with them until they called you back from their landline (or worse, until you saw them in person if they don't have a phone at all). And then you're just left waiting in limbo because this one guy doesn't like corporations and wants to stick it to the man.
That burning sense of frustration and bewilderment... That's how I feel when I meet someone and they say they don't have Facebook.
It's like, why. Why must you make it difficult. Okay you hate click bait shit and baby pics; ignore that, just use it as an app.
Also, there are other features to Facebook I do use, like being notified when (extra) tickets go on sale for a concert, friends sharing song/film, and crowd sourcing a problem whether it's computer related, or DIY. Those are just a few reasons.
I don't disagree with you at all. And frankly from the position of a completely satisfied facebook user your opinion is a completely rational one to have.
I will give you a little bit more of an explanation of my perspective, though :-)
Expanding on what I have previously said, I guess I'd like to hope that I'm not compared to someone who doesn't have a cell phone because they are 'sticking it to the man'. I'm not anti-corporations, or anti-technology. I'm probably the most pro-tech person you could find.
It's like, why. Why must you make it difficult.
Ok, here's why...
The main thing with facebook is that it is a completely closed network. I mentioned this before, but let me elaborate a little. Cell phones, email [and the internet as a whole in general] are completely open communication protocols. It doesn't matter who my phone provider is, and it doesn't matter who yours is, we can both message and call each other without issue. On top of that, it gives freedom to the user to choose who their provider is. Don't like the service one company has? Find out that they actually sell all of your data to marketing companies without any concern for privacy? Then you can switch to another provider which more aligns with what you want. Likewise with email. Don't like gmail? Switch to outlook, yahoo, your ISP's own hosting. Personally, I run my own mailserver on my own hardware which sits in my office at home. Of course I am an extreme user in this case, and not everyone can or even wants to do that. But the option is there.
Likewise with interfaces of said services. Don't like your phone? Get a new one. Don't like the email or chat client on your computer or phone? Download a different one [or write your own!]. Open protocols give the user this option. With Facebook, all communication goes through their infrastructure. You can only communicate with other people if they also have an account on their systems. You can only use the service using the tools they provide to you.
This goes beyond just nerds wanting to tinker, though. By being a defacto-standard for communication, it has complete control over the entire communication ecosystem. And because it is a completely closed system there is no possible avenue for a competitive environment to pop up and give people an alternative. Yes, there are alternatives, but by having the point of view that "just use facebook because everyone else already does", you allow monopolistic behaviours to be tolerated.
I get that my personal philosophies on open communication networks still probably make most people glaze over. So be it. But if you extend the 'defacto standard' even further, you can see what having such control over everyone's information does. As it is, facebook builds profiles on each person which it uses to feed them information it thinks they will like. This creates a bubble in which users exist, only shown information which supports their own opinions. An environment where people's world view isn't constantly challenged is particularly dangerous, and given the current political climate it's no surprise that suddenly everyone is so polarised in their stance. I'm not just tin-foil-hatting, either; there are plenty of articles online which show the difference in news feeds between people with left-standing and right-standing political beliefs.
Further still; Facebook, being a closed, proprietary network, can do whatever it wants behind the scenes. Information is power, just look at why all of the authoritarian regimes around the world try to limit their people's access to the internet. When Facebook controls the information we are all exposed to, this gives them the power to actually manipulate the direction society can head in politically, socially, economically.
Again, I sincerely am trying not to make it sound like tin-foil hattery, these are real-life issues we currently as a society need to think about. Here are some examples from legitimate media outlets asking the exact same question.
So no, I don't have a problem with being contactable. I am open to communicate with anyone at all who wishes to, by multiple means. Do I have a problem with my communication being through Facebook, yes, frankly, I do ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think the other types of communication are as open as you say they are. Facebook has competitors, just Facebook is massively much more popular than the others.
At least Facebook is free to use and is easy to delete at any time. You can share a minimal amount of information with them if you so choose (but most people can't resist sharing tons).
Phones and numbers are a pain to get, to pay for, and to delete. I much prefer Facebook. If they ever become authoritarian and try to limit people's access to communication, then I assume people would begin to shift to another network as now there are enough people that understand the technology to build another one. We barely have that power with our phones and privacy anyway (NSA? ::cough cough::).
I don't spend that much time in my Facebook feed these days and instead focus on keeping up with friends via Instagram. Or trolling Reddit (kidding). Bwhaha.
A way to contact people when I don't know their phone numbers or email address, but do know their name. That's its only function in my life.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Every edge lord out there who thinks they are cool for not having Facebook has never been a part of a group who needs to meet on a semi regular basis.
All I use it for now is when large groups need to be organized or I want to contact that friend I only speak to a couple times a year
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These edgy millennial just don't understand. Large groups of people were IMPOSSIBLE to coordinate before Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:35:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't impossible. But it is CERTAINLY easier with it
k3rn3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see how skipping Facebook instantly turns someone into an edge-lord when almost everyone else seems to massively downplay their use of it, by pitching it as just a little web tool for IMing or remembering birthdays
Theorex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few different groups of friends and other groups, Facebook is so damn useful for organizing shit and getting everyone on the same page with info.
a good tool to research all the plebs under a fake alias and laugh at the mockery of their rubbish content
DCromo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is the first legit thing on this. fb ain't cool no more.
lol not sure why i said it like that.
Thoguth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is a tool for marketing. Pretty good bang for your buck if you know who to target. If you aren't paying them to sell things, then you are the product, not the customer.
Fonzirelli ยท 4892 points ยท Posted at 14:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). Seriously, my entire high school and college social life revolved around this program. I would have like 5 to 10 message windows open at anyone time, The speakers blaring out that annoying "baa-ling!" sound every 2 seconds. Anytime I got a new computer or laptop, that was the first download, had to make sure I was on AIM with little to no down time.
In a time when cell phones really only were for phone calls, or maybe you had a texting plan, but you had to use that pain in the ass T9 system (1=ABC, 2=DEF, etc.) AIM ruled supreme for a long time, but dam did smart phone texting put an abrupt stop to that.
EDIT: I've been corrected: The1 button was for punctuation, 2 started with ABC. I never knew T9 had such a huge following, fucking Reddit. My original claim still stands, I hated typing that way.
ABucs260 ยท 6930 points ยท Posted at 17:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
door opening sound
Oh shit. She's online!! Do I message her now? I don't want to seem like a weirdo for IM'ing her the second she signs in. Maybe she's already talking to someone! Yeah! I'll just shoot her an IM
door closing sound
antiduh ยท 4320 points ยท Posted at 17:30:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oooooh shit. You just gave me some serious flashbacks. I can't tell you how many times I stared at that little buddy list .. just knowing they were there and I could just message them and maybe we'd talk and she'd like me but who knows ohgodohgodohgod. And then it worked! You started hanging out and being happy together. And you'd spend hours chatting when you couldn't see each other, staying up all night just to talk about whatever and the cute smilies holy shit someone actually liked you!
And then it was a lot worse after you broke up. You'd hear that door creak open and you'd know - they were right there, able to give you their full attention.
But not willing.
Man, I thought that memory was gone. Wow. Thanks for that little flashback. I miss those times.
Shit, I got one of my first girlfriends by pretending to accidentally message her and then getting into a conversation. It was only after she moved and a few years passed that I told her that I meant to chat with her.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:32:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You prick hah
oberon ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At work one day I went into a training room and sat down at a computer that was still signed into AIM. One of the names on the friends list was Emmy(some numbers I don't remember.) So I said hi, I don't know who you are but someone stayed signed in, this training is boring, what's up?
Fast forward a few years. Emily is driving home from visiting her mom and is killed by a drunk driver. To this day I keep her photo on my phone, not just to look at occasionally but to show to people when they make light of drunk driving.
That got dark fast.
I was expecting this to end in a relationship or something, not death.
oberon ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically it took two years to get dark, I just left them out of the story. You know what's weird, one of the things I remember most about her is how great her complexion (blonde, fair skin) went with the hardwood flooring in her apartment. It's just this one image, I don't even remember the circumstances, but she was laying on the floor and her hair was kind of splayed out around her head, she was looking at something off to her left and smiling. The contrast between the very dark wood and her light colored hair and skin was really striking, plus she was blushing just a tiny bit so the pink of her cheeks, her blue eyes and her white, even teeth... it was just such a perfect moment with a beautiful woman.
I never do man. I actually was dumb at 17 (who isn't) and got a dui. Now I literally yell at people when they do it. Had a play thing come over the other night. She drove over. I didn't know she was drunk. I laid into her. Ridiculous and not funny at all. Youngins think its cool for some dumb reason
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:53:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
zdeegee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In middleschool I had a girlfriend but I was into this other girl that i would AIM, too. I thought I was super clever and sent her a message in wingdings professing my like for her, and that was the day I learned you could copy and paste plain text...
I did this! We started talking and had a great couple of weeks. Then we decided to meet because she didn't know what I looked like. (I'm super attractive to like 13% of girls other girls don't like big noses) I literally saw her smile turn upside down then she ignored me. Shallow bitch. Lol anyways. Aim rules
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got anxiety and panic and excitement all rolled into one at reading your post.
It especially sucked when you got into a big fight and never talked again, so after they continued to sign in your stomach would drop. I had to block a few people so I would finally get over it.
antiduh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the exact opposite. You go into invisible mode and talk to some friends while others are waiting for you to log on. The next day at school, you say you never went online but your other friend already told that individual that they talked to you last night....ya done got snitched on.
antiduh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, could you do that on AIM? I remember only being able to do that on ICQ. Oh man.. I still remember my UIN.
Wow, so many memories flooding back in. My best friend started me on building my own computer back when we were about 10 or 12. And I guess I have him to thank for where I am now. I remember asking what that little green flower was, and what's this crazy web browser I'd never heard of that has .. tabs? Opera? Who even heard of that.
And so began my now 20-year Journey.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somehow the novelty of it made it more effective and easy to pull off. I remember being able to get a few girls via AIM, and I generally am kind of shy and reluctant to approach women. Or when I do, I'm not good with the follow up. Maybe it's because I'm older now and not able to keep up with the game.
Aim in college omg... I got laid so many times in college because of aim sniffer and using it in my building. You could find the usernames of all the people in your floor so easily and messaging someone out of the blue always seemed like a nice parlor trick.
That sounds kind of awesome if I did want to pretend I'm stalking middle school crushes again.
B4nn4b0y ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel your pain friend. my first relationship (8th grade summer so it barely counts as a relationship) was a result of AIM. I had sent her an anagram of "I like you" and we started dating.
Flash forward three months and she dumps me via AIM. What a time to be alive
antiduh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here man, except it wasn't clear cut and I wasn't really sure it was over. That weekend I jogged to her front door, half a town and 800 feet of elevation away.
It was awkward.
But then again, what's life without the sharp stings of young love? No regrets.
uscjimmy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn, brought back some memories. not to mention, the away messages and all the other things they could put in that box that made you always wonder if they were mentioning you or someone else you knew. good times.
Jeeeeez, when you mentioned the door creek, I heard it in my head and my heart skipped and I had a mini panic attack wondering if someone would talk to me and how long I had to wait to talk to them without looking too desperate! Good times!
An online friend of mine called me at hone one night, gave me his AIM password, and told me to log in the next day and tell everyone he killed himself. He was struggling with his sexuality, and I knew he was depressed, but I didn't know it was that bad.
I called 911 as soon as he hung up and tried to get him help (i knew his city and his full name), but the operator told me she couldn't transfer me to an emergency department 1,500 miles away and she couldn't get me the number either. I didn't have a car, the buses had stopped running, and I didn't have a computer at home, so I didn't know what to do. I cried myself to sleep because I couldn't help.
I logged in to his AIM at work the next day and one of his other friends freaked out because he had indeed committed suicide the night before and they didn't expect him to log in. I stayed logged in to his account for a couple weeks and broke the news to about two dozen people. It was rough. :(
Wow, you took me right back to 1997 with that. Thanks for the nostalgia, antiduh!
zendar81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Big Screen in VR and people are very open to connect and making conversations there. It's still a small circle of people using it before it becomes mainstream. Things will probably change when it's more common to have this technology available and less intimate.
zendar81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sure it is! the programm is free on steam, but you need a vive oder oculus rift to use it. you see others desktops and sound, like on a virtual lan party. its still in development but works great most of the times
For some reason when I think back to those times I picture any scenario with wacky tilted camera angles and everything is tinted green and everyone has their hair spiked with frosted tips and a single pierced ear with an open button up short sleeve shirt and big baggy pants
Knayerhs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's this game on steam called Emily is Away and it really takes you back to those old times and really fucks with you too. Check it out if you want to relive your emotional nightmares.
I met my coworkers 13 yr old son a few weeks ago. It was 11am and he was tired because he had been up until 430am facetiming a girl he liked. I can't even imagine that at that age!
Yeah man, there was this whole unwritten protocol that everyone magically knew; don't say hi too soon, you'll sound desperate.
Also; leave a funny or edgy "away message" to get people to fish for attention.
Iwearhats ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lyrics. Edgy emo or nu metal lyrics for away messages. I remember pretending to like bands i thought were complete shit and using their terrible lyrics that i couldnt even relate to as a way to impress the ladies.
Pretty sure I fell in love with my now-husband because he did not give a fuck about this rule and IMed me as soon as either of us was online. That takes balls. And yes, I will have to explain to our children that we "dated" on this ancient thing called AIM.
I will leave out the part about my pathetic away messages and profiles full of song lyrics, though.
Oops, kind of a late reply but we actually met in person first through mutual friends. He asked said friend for my SN and then we started talking. I still have a few conversations saved and they are definitely cringeworthy, but kind of sweet to look back on.
KevHa24 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow my college experience in a nutshell. my wife and i met in person but really got to know each other over AIM at first.
IVohbody ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me hyperventilate.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this actually made my heart rate increase noticeably and it's been at least a decade since I've heard that creaky door
Balind ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or being depressed when she broke up with you, but didn't block you, so you two didn't talk anymore but she still logs online. And she has a boyfriend now and posts stuff about him.
You want to message her but you know it won't help.
So many feels.
That situation ended in the most hilarious way possible though, so it was all good.
So the girl I had a crush on through most of high school basically told me senior year that the reason she wouldn't go out with me is because I was boring/quiet in person compared to how silly I was in AIM chats. Perhaps your guy that you were planning to break up with was in a similar stage of awkwardness/too scared to look dumb in person.
Rookie, you had to have custom noises. My crush (now wife) had her own sound so that I could crack the volume and play video games in the other room until someone important came online.
Amezops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the game Emily Is Away. It's free on steam and literally is a text based game based around this. Really neat and will make you feel all the sadness of nostalgia!
Put up away message. Immediately take it back down "Oh hey, I'm glad your on, I just got back from [some thing you say trying to sounds cool]
Kougeru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I oddly miss this shit lol. Being in 100% constant connection to Facebook seems to have killed a lot of people's urge for actual 1 to 1 conversation. So many just post on walls and that's it. People always think I want something specific if I send a text or private Facebook message
Laotzume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out a game called Emily is Away. It will bring back this feeling in such a weird way.
In high school I had a special alert sound set up for a girl I liked and eventually started dating. Things got rocky for us and we started to have protracted, painful, vicious arguments over AIM. Later, after we finally broke up, I started setting that alert sound for other girls I liked, but every time it would go off I'd get this Pavlovian plummeting feeling in my stomach from the fights I used to have with the old girlfriend. I eventually used a different alert tone.
I bet if I heard that sound today, it would still make me sick to my stomach.
My heartless heartless friend made an Aim name that was almost identical to the "hot girl" in school.
It was stylized like "wiShOnasTAr0121" and his was wiShOnasTAr0112, something close enough.
Sure enough my buddy starts emailing me all the stuff she is saying, thinking she wanted him. Later he ended up finding out and was on a four hour teenage meltdown.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once made a whole new AIM account just so I could, like a coward, send a message to a girl I liked without having to face the shame of her knowing it was me. That message consisted solely of Blink-182 lyrics. It was the most 14-year-old thing I ever did. How I thought that would work, I dunno. Maybe I would become the anonymous penpal of love? Didn't work out, though that's maybe like 50% due to my terrible tactics, and 50% due to the girl being a lesbian.
_HotBeef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would sometimes be mid sentence with a great opening line and the door closing sound would dash my hopes and dreams. I did end up marrying my AIM crush, funnily enough, but he turned out to be a closet bisexual into hardcore sissifcation porn with a profile about his clit/dick on dick.com. And he wouldn't stop buying sodas at the gas station and paying a 300% mark up compared to the grocery store. So disturbing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, junior high just all came back to me.
SettleF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the part where you go offline and online again. Maybe she'll see you come online and send you a message. Boy was that a great feeling when it worked exactly like that!!
Cerrida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go play "Emily's Away" on Steam. It's free and you'll love it; it brings back the nostalgia hard besides being a good game.
porkpie1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oops, didn't mean to IM you, but what's up?
We've all started a relationship like that.
Glissad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I replaced the default door opening sound with the sound of the cargo bay door opening sound from Star Trek TNG. I thought it was so cool. Memories.
Ugh, what in the world made us think this was a good idea? Excuse me, I have to go and apologise to literally every female I went to high school with (and a couple of guys).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny because this still happens with Instagram and Snapchat and shit
First serious crush/relationship....omg just picturing that sound in my head got my heart racing a little from a quick flashback, thank you for that. A decade or two can really deaden a persons soul.
I did this one time. The girl ended up being an actual girl who got on webcam for me (mine was of course broken). She stripped and masturbated right on camera for me. We were "friends" for a week or two after this and she put on a couple more shows and then eventually blocked me when I never got on webcam for her.
It wasn't because she figured out I was a guy. It was because she thought I was a straight girl who was comparing bodies.
lmfaooo so true, every 13 year old boy wanted to sext with lesbians pwhile pretending to be a lesbian. I probably cybered with wayy too many underage boys for this fact hahaha
nomiras ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:14:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a webcam for Christmas so I could webcam with girls. It actually worked out.
Um... If you ever cybered with a Lucy or Susan Parry on MSN, it was me. I... uh... Was a very strange 13 year old boy, who had an odd fascination with pretending to be people I'm not.
No idea why I used Narnia kids names though. I even passed myself off as Polly once but nobody believed Polly Parry was a real 20 year old art student from Manchester with nymphomaniac tendencies and a broken webcam.
That said people did it to me too. I knew a supposedly German BDSM fanatic on MSN who had no sexy stuff happen in our discussions but I learnt a LOT about Berlin's supposedly massive BDSM scene which I've never wanted to verify as she/he was awesome at the MSN Minesweeper game.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
broken webcam
I still wonder how anyone fell for that. It seems to obvious now.
My 8 hour day consists of about 7 hours of downtime. I recently put minesweeper and solitaire back on my computer. Still got it, the minesweeper skills that is
This reminds me of a story. Back in 1995, my friends and I thought it would be hilarious to trick 2 random guys on the internet into having cybersex, each thinking the other was this hot girl. And it was.
Posing as said fake girl, we told one of them that she wanted to do a role reversal, so he would play the part of the woman, and "she" would be the man. Then we told both guys that "she" would meet them in another chat room after having changed her name to that of the other guy. They both bought it. We were in the chat room as her "friend who wanted to watch" so we could see it unfold.
They quickly went to town. There was much confusion on the body parts and instructed role reversal, but they were horny and didn't seem to care. They finished up, quite satisfied, and made some small talk... One of them complimented the other on the fake website we'd setup; the other says "what home page". That's when it began to hilariously unravel.
"u're bambi right"
"no i thought u were"
"oh shit....i think we've been had"
"think so"
<both left the room>
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the inverse. I was a naive little girl and guts would say you wanna see my pic... Yes then it was a dick pic we just laughed but looking back they knew our age. Chris Hansen would be asking them to have a seat
Check out the video called "The Parlor" it's older than youtube.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I think back at how many creepsand pesos I unknowingly and probably talked too, its shocking. These AOL chat rooms were so new you always believed their A/S/L
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a girl who did that. You may have spoken to a real one!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The upvotes suggest many others feel the exact same way
In high school I cracked my screen, but I had memorized all the functions and t9 on my phone. I was basically able to still text and make phone calls fairly well without ever seeing what I was actually doing!
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:27:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My husband at I met online in a Pogo game chatroom and chatted on AIM from age 13 to age 21 when we finally met. He's from the Midwest I'm from California. He didn't move here until after college. We'd stay on AIM until 3am EST and we just got married this summer, 14 yrs after we started IMing.
JaneHSV ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also met my husband on AIM. Saw him in person at a conference, actually started "talking" on AIM.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I held on to ICQ until everyone else had abandoned it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
System message
rawwwse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just made that my new text message alert! Oh, the flashbacks...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it was freaking amazing.
I loved ICQ. I'm not sure if it arrived earlier than AIM and that's the reason or if it was something else, but ICQ was the only thing people in my school used when I was in high school. It was amazing, especially for a shy and pretty phone phobic teenager. I've never had any other software become such an integral part of my life. That and mIRC. AIM never grew on me the same way. I've never even used Pidgin or Trillian.
I still remember both my UINs even though I haven't used ICQ in nearly 10 years. I held on my version 99b for years after the shitty 2000 version came out super bloated. Eventually 99b stopped being supported and I started using Trillian instead, which was pretty good. Around that time all my friends moved to MSN Messenger, but since Trillian let me use both simultaneously I hung on to my ICQ account for far longer than necessary.
The only IM system I use nowadays is Steam, but still I remember two 8-digit numbers that used to be paramount to my online life.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1070404.
Thought I was gangster cause I had a 7 digit beginning with 1. I think at some point it was hacked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone with a 6 digit icq number. Or was it 5? To this day he is under constant attack.
I practically lived on AIM as a teenager. The equivalent still exists, though, people just now communicate on Facebook messages or Twitter DMs. I suppose even Gchat is going out of style a bit.
This was the shit in highschool, the best part is it wasn't weird to ask for someones aim or to msg them and be like 'hey were in the same class'. Now you have to ask for someone's phone number to text them or facebook stalk them and it's kind of awkward
I fucking miss AIM especially the later years when they integrated it with your Facebook messages holy fuck that was the shit. Apparently it's still.around don't know who I'd use it with though.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To this day my friend signs on to AIM every day at work through a program called Pidgeon that signs you in to a bunch of different chat services.
Archenoth ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I liked the plugin that would notify you the second someone started typing to you, but hadn't sent anything yet. Depending who it was, I would quickly switch to that chat, type "WHAT?" and send it.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used Adium since I had a Mac but it's the same idea. It was pretty cool for all my RP groups since some were dedicated to just MSN or Yahoo or whatever.
Man. The amount of RPing I did in AOL chat rooms from 98-03. So much time wasted doing nothing, but having an absolute blast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I lived in Yahoo's Arts and Entertainment chat area for a long time. It was called Ayeny or something (how one would pronounce A&E) and it had its own RP rules and all that jazz. AOL was pretty fun too but it didn't have the fun RP customization like Yahoo offered at the time.
For the versions I used it, it was basically an Apple version of AIM.
It didn't really do much, but it was included with OSX.
I liked the look of it though! It was really pretty compared to most other chat clients I used then.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes I think I tried it once but I didn't like it much, though I agree it was pretty slick looking. :)
I always blocked a lot of apple products that were pre-installed in my head whenever I'd use the computer. I only really use iTunes and iPhoto. Nothing else in that line.
nero51 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, pidgeon and Trillian were awesome!
ambivouac ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trillian: when you had friends dedicated to using AIM, ICQ, MSN, and IRC. It had all the cool skins, too.
PaleFury ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my lord. I used trillian. So many memories unlocked just now.
Me and my friends still use Trillian on its own service. There's really something to be said for a simple messenger that isn't bloated with ads and social media features that attempt to interface with your offline life. Not to mention it never refuses to close, screws up my computer, updates destructively, or sends kill signals to third party users. Go to hell, Skype.
I don't get why this stuff ever went out of style. It's basically just texting, except you can have actual usernames and do it from both your phone and your computer.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pidgeon and Trillian were great ... at least up until the most recent years when the major protocols people still use have closed their APIs and added additional authentication that haven't been worked around yet.
ERIFNOMI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The number of people rolling with your fuckup and calling it Pigeon/Pidgeon instead of Pidgin is sad. It's a play on words as a Pidgin is a simplified language developed to allow people of two different languages to communicate.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you do this to people IRL? Are you one of those nerds?
ERIFNOMI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess if one of those nerds is someone who knows what a pidgin is, sure.
It wouldn't be possible to do this in real life (at least not in speech) because pidgin and pigeon are pretty much homophones.
JaneHSV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a guy from my high school who has somehow been "signed on" to AIM for a good 16+ years. No clue how he does it, unless there's literally a computer in his mom's basement that's been running this entire time.
This is how I would communicate with my co-workers and boss at my last job. Mostly so we could talk about customers that were standing there without them knowing.
I still use it too. Talk to one person regularly on it.
I remember back in like 2012 or something they estimated the AIM user base was something like 0.1% of what it'd been at its peak. Wonder what that figure is now?
klingbolt ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 had a little bit of a learning curve but once you got used to it, it was the best. Honestly, if I could still use physical 9-pad T9 today on a smartphone but with the accuracy, predictability, and learning capabilities of a smartphone keyboard, I'd use it in a heartbeat.
I finally uninstalled AIM earlier this year when I realized that I hadn't had an actual conversation on it with anyone in a few years. There were a few people on my buddy list who would still sign in, but almost always on mobile.
Thus ended almost 20 years of AIM presence.
nahfoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still miss physical buttons on a phone:/ why does nobody make a high end smartphone with a physical qwerty keyboard anymore?
For me and my peers it was facebook that ended AIM. Summer after 8th grade is when everyone made a Facebook which also happened to be the same year facebook introduced facebook chat. My AIM list went from booming to a barren wasteland within a month.
I still have a friend from Australia I've never met in person that I met on AIM circa 2003.
huntmich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever notice how the terms "BRB" and "GTG" have pretty much fallen out of the online vernacular because you never actually leave the internet anymore?
BirdThe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TAKE IT THE FUCK BACK
T9 was "the bomb." I could blast out like 45wpm with that "bad boy."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes. I remember. I was pretty bad. I'd message girls i had crushes on and try to start conversations with them. Unfortunately I rarely had anything to say, so I'd say dumb shit.
Now, texting is for necessary communications only.
The company I work for uses AIM for quick IM'ing. No one laughed when I, on my first day, said, "Aw crap, I'm going to agonize over my away message for the next three hours."
T9 Word is so vastly superior to touchscreen keyboards. I could type a fucking book word for word without looking at the screen with no typos faster than I can type on my touchscreen keyboard (with many autocorrect errors).
Omg aim when I first got cable. Those stupid "hacker" things like venom that you could continuously sign on and off until someone msged wtf are you doing? Just for attention. Making profiles with html color codes. So fkn cool. AIM was only replaced for me with blackberries and PINs.
T9 predictive text was THE MOST effective and safest for texting while driving. Don't ever have to look at the damn thing, I know which buttons I pressed.
I still had the AIM app on my EnV feature phone. I tried to keep it going.... :-( I loved aim so much. I wish it was still around so I didn't have to have Facebook open...
KamuiT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Add in every single messenger that was around back in the '90s/2000s. MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ. Chat rooms are no longer a thing, pretty much.
I spent way too much time on Yahoo. Woo...
Ihateaim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was never a big fan of it.
5tarL0rd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the notification sounds whenever you send or receive a message!
My parents hated my aim use, they couldn't understand why I didn't just pick up the phone to call the person. They also failed to understand I was usually talking to at least five people at once.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had entire relationships grow and die on that program. Good times.
Well not really...high school was a weird period in my life man
PAIN IN THE ASS T9 SYSTEM? I loved that shit! I'd take it over the touch keyboards, but the best will always be the phones that flipped horizontally for legit keyboards, or Sidekicks.
Microtic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AIM... You young person... ICQ was where it's at. Still know my number by heart. I remember the constant "UH-OH" sound effects and annoying group chats with "BEEP BEEP!" button stuck on repeat.
Here in the UK I think MSN messenger was the messenger of choice. Almost every kid I knew the name of would log straight onto that after school. Oh and of course everyone would be playing music so they could broadcast their music tastes to everyone thanks to the WMP plugin. I had many good chats over the years and really wish I would have saved them. It would be an unbelievable nostalgia timefuck to read those things again.
I still used AIM up until...last year it must have been when the IM program I use finally integrated Google Talk. I have exactly one friend who still used it too.
I'm 29 now, so it was hot shit for us from middle school, high school, and most of college. By the end of college (2009) smart phones and texting were becoming the new norm.
I think part of the reason group messaging apps (Slack, GroupMe, etc) are so popular at companies with a lot of people in their mid-20s to mid-30s is that we have such fond memories of AIM.
I love when they added the ability to send texts to people. I'd spam my friends' phones for 10-15 minutes, getting back hastily written responses like "whos this???" and "wtf stop whoever you are." Ah, good times.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet this isn't true. AIM has had a resurgence on the finance side, between dealers/traders/buy side firms as a free alternative to Bloomberg. In haste I had to dig out my old edgy aim handle to communicate with ibanks, not so edgy now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of the warn wars.
All the tricks and alliances and your friends tricking you, slowly getting you closer and closer to 100% while your talking to your crush.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my friends and i were idiots. we'd "warned" each other to see who can get the other to 100% first and then we couldn't talk to each other since that limited our ability to send messages.
And then I went to work in investment banking, and learned that almost all of the institutional commidity traders use yahoo messenger still. I was blown away. They had probably a dozen ways of communicating and they all still used yahoo.
It wasn't like it was super secretive or anything, the firms still monitor everything, not like you are hiding anything, one guy just told me it is what they've always used and everyone new just gets it so it keeps going.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used AIM with one goal and only one. To get chicks to meet up with me in a parking lot somewhere to get a blowjob. RIP AIM, you got me at least 10 bjs in high school.
I remember walking to class by the dorms and just hearing those sounds out the windows. For me, I turned all the sound off - the blinking was plenty for me to know something was incoming.
I had both AIM and MSN open at all times until I discovered Pidgin. I kept in contact with EVERYONE with those.
Skype is slowly becoming the new uncool thing, too, with Discord being out.
siraph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first gf and I bonded over AIM... and my second. My best friend and I talked on it literally every day about Final Fantasy and GTA3. My friends and I played D&D over it. I switched over to Trillian and Digsby because the traditional AIM client got riddled with ads and I thought, "This is eating into all of my very slow dial up connection." Those were the times.
Also... I liked that T9 system. I was goddamn wizard with it. I could do it without ever looking at the screen most of the time. Maybe my phone's predictive text was really good, but I honestly miss it nowadays...
My friends and I used to trick each other by sending links to shock sites.
The worst was living in the dorms and leaving the door open and people walking by the second you click one...oops
We use basic mobiles in work and none of the really young starts can use T9. I'm like a texting god in there. Stupid NHS can't afford touch screens. The phones only hold 1000 messages and we go through it in about 4 days.
Damn I miss AIM. I started using it in '05 (was still in elementary school) and used it up until 7-8th grade. Nothing has came close to it since, maybe Facebook when everyone got one and everyone was always on, but it still wasn't the same. I wish AIM was popular when I was in high school or now as I'm in college, that would be pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Uhhh done that. Someone told me i could pass a drug test that way. Drank a cap full. I was like 13 and scared to death when my parents said they were gonna drug test me. I figured i'd die one way or another, might as well. That's the day i found out that drinking bleach doesnt kill you. It closes ur throat up pretty damn good though.
I want a "Freak Out and Carry On" shirt with Zappa's face instead of crown. Thats the only shirt like that I'd wear. Happy 50th!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:23:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and do meth...it's funny because it counterintuitive. Now it's not as funny because I explained the irony. Now it's getting funnier because I'm explaining the explanation...you see where this is going. Keep calm and give me upvotes.
Woccev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:59 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This, I thought the whole point was "Keep calm and [DO THING TO MITIGATE PANIC]" not "Keep calm and X". Just about the time it started getting really worn, I wanted to get my D&D group shirts that said "Keep calm and roll for initiative"
The point was for Londoners in World War Two to carry on doing what needs doing, despite the panic and disaster of wartime, and not to go all to pieces.
It died for me when someone on my Facebook feed shared "KEEP CALM because YOU WERE ALWAYS FOCUSING ON ABOUT "YOU" WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON "US" AND NOW THERE IS NO MORE "US" AND IT IS JUST "YOU" AND I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR "YOU".
So yeah, "incredibly lengthy generic crazy rant against a generic ex" killed it for me. Unfortunately it was like 2013 and I had to wait about two more years for it to die for everyone else.
Also, just think, there's a page out there that makes memes for crazy exes to share to their friends and passive-aggressively show to their exes.
Bean_Boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never good. I don't know what you're talking about. Keep calm isn't even a phrase. It's Stay calm or Remain calm. This shit was cringe-worthy the whole time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the natural lifespan of memes at work. At first they're used by small groups with a propensity towards creativity, and spread/proliferated by individuals whose opinions are valued for their worth. But eventually the meme will continue to spread and eventually bed itself in a large number of low intelligence/poor taste individuals, whose toxic influence will mutate the meme and make it unnappealing to the high-value memers who popularised it in the first place.
"keep calm and carry on" is something that will one day be 'old school cool', it will be timeless, if you yourself are cool and know and abide by that sort of philosophy ... and know where the phrase originated.
Whats so cool about the original version? That it allowed the british to hold out long enough for america to leverage a bunch of incredibly unreasonable demands to save you from the nazis?
Not confirmed, but rumors are that Lucio was designed as a Canadian (hence the similarities to deadmau5 and the hockey, along with not sounding like a Brazilian and having no Portuguese lines), but was changed because they wanted more diversity.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that Mei line! I spam the hell out of it while playing as her. Second best line in the game, after CATCHPHRASE!
I think Blizzard did it all sarcastically if that makes it any better. So be in on the joke and make fun of the stupid phrase. Like how I make fun of everything Reaper says.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:24:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It's in the refrigerator"
TarMil ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:30:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
danwroy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a grammar thing, the phrase works fine. It just sounds retarded.
jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no grammatical error there, despite how stupid it sounds. In informal speech it's perfectly fine to "verb" a noun. Prescriptivists don't like it and you probably shouldn't do it in formal writing, but there's not really anything inherently wrong with it.
calladc ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw keep calm and hail megatron shirt. As an old transformers fan i liked this one. Then i remembered that the movies butchered transformers and now transformers aren't cool either.
ottohero ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:16:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it was cool like for five years during the war but then became cool again fifty years later, now noone knows its origin. ffs i saw one of em in my english classroom!
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 18:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't even cool at that point. They weren't used and they were completely forgotten until one was found in a book shop in 2000.
[deleted] ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 18:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually that particular poster was never circulated during war-time, at least not extensively. It was prepared as a part of the propaganda campaign the UK government had in place in case the Germans invaded.
I read about this when that saying started ending up everywhere. I'm not a prude when it comes to dark humor but I know when something is over the line. They may as well make shirts with lyrics from slave songs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:31 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, slave songs are pretty dope. Those would make great T-shirt fodder, it could make a pretty good political statement to.
Regantra ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that it became so prevalent is really kinda sad. I dunno - it just seems somehow wrong to use a series of wartime campaigns designed to comfort people that could be bombed into oblivion at any second on an Urban Outfitters t-shirt.
Ninja Edit: Another thought occurs - the original Keep Calm posters were never meant to be seen, and only put up in the event of a full German land invasion, which is even more depressing.
Even worse: the government discontinued that line of propaganda posters (as in, they stopped trying to design ones like it and took a different tack) because it turned out people weren't terribly impressed with that sort of vacuous message and were more reassured by posters with information on or advice on things you could do to help or keep safe.
And then it got rediscovered at the beginning of the economic slump, and apparently people do just want vacuous messages now?
Heh - 20teens Marketing 101: Does it fit in a tweet? Can you say it with emojis? GOOD MARKETING.
So I'd say yes.
hoodie92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not true at all. The government made some but never circulated them. They were going to be circulated if the Germans invaded, which they never did.
The message wasn't vacuous in its original meaning. It was actually quite similar to popular wartime posters like "Make Do and Mend".
It is true. The purpose which which these posters were made meant that they would never get used anyway, but they are very characteristic of attempts from early in the war (they were made in 1939). "Make Do and Mend" is completely different: it was a late war campaign printed as a pamphlet full of actual advice and instructions, not just a vague admonition to make do.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better to become a dank meme then used for their intended purpose.
I hung a "Now Panic and Freak Out" poster as a silent protest to that entire movement in college. The amount of double takes was certainly worth it
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:26:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still alive and active on corporate and non-profit Facebook pages. I have to scan corporate and non-profit pages my company "likes" at work, and it's a lot of badly-used Success Kid, Willy Wonka, and Keep Calm.
go2kejdz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst is that people are going with these shitty memes. The level of misused memes' popularity is too damn high, and it really rustle my jimmies.
unsandor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An important piece of British wartime cultural history ruined by teenagers saying shit like 'Keep Calm and Support Man United'
NDRB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine having one of the posters that were actually made during the war framed on you're wall at home. You've gat this great piece of war history, with something behind it. And now people walk in and think you're an annoying, classless, twat.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I love WWII propaganda posters and the Keep Calm poster is a classic...until it was bastardized to sell to tourists.
Pwangman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:40:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me it's just flat out insulting to use this phrase for pretty much anything. This came out of a hard time in the world's history, and particularly British history, and people use it as a marketing ploy... Whoever decided to commercialize this deserves to rot in hell.
I work with a guy, when planning his wedding he had 'stay calm and let Nathan handle it' hoodies made for him and his fiance and he'd wear that shit to work
I did see a shirt a cute kid was wearing that said "Keep Calm and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in honor of Selena. Now, that I can stand behind. Everything else, negatory.
railz0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, DON'T PANIC in big red letters will forever be cool.
Tchrspest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My parents gave me a Star Wars shirt that says "Keep Calm and Join the Dark Side". And I want to wear it, because I love them and I love Star Wars and it's pretty comfortable. But I don't want to wear it because it's the embodiment of something I hate, and I'll feel dirty wearing it.
I hated it too, so much. There was one exception, and it's still my favorite shirt. I went kayaking in Kentucky and got a shirt that said "keep calm and paddle on". Wouldn't have gotten it if we hadn't got caught in a storm, and said screw it, and kept paddling.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never even thought that meme was funny to begin with.
Yeah those are annoying. My fiance has the sign that says Keep Calm and Carry On because he loves history. He won't hang it up in the house anymore because of all the stupid spin offs of it.
CJules23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. That thing got SO overused!
stoph311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude seriously.
I admit I am a nerd, but the thing that annoyed me so much about the overusage of that phrase was that nobody seemed to know the actual historical significance of "Keep Calm and Carry On".
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to AT&T for coming up with a decent use for it
Former Chiver here (keep calm and chive on). I got into the Chive about 4 years ago, met a ton of awesome people, became a chapter admin, designed a few shirts, ran some meetups, raised a ton of money and donated to charity and other events. Then it just got stale. The community got diluted, the brand got more corporate and it just kinda died. These things happen. I knew when I saw the AT&T "keep calm your internet is on" commercials that it was dead. R. I. P. KCCO.
Debate Team. Senior Year. We had a badass shirt idea. It would be a tuxedo T-shirt, and on the back it would say "Debate SUITS me!"
It was either that or "Keep calm and debate on"
Our teacher went with the second one because administration liked the second one better, and she wanted a bigger budget so she wanted to kiss up to them.
shortsj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I go to a Jesuit prep school. We once got t shirts that said "keep calm and remember we have a Jesuit Pope". I love the pope but that shirt has only ever been worn in bed
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That made me legitimately mad, cause i live near the UK, and my family who lives there used to tell me about the posters they remember in the War.
It didn't bother me when people are using it for things where keeping calm is actually part of the solution.
"Keep calm and read your Bible" might not be my cup of problem-solving tea, but it makes sense. "Keep calm and party on" just sounds like a really shitty party.
Gsusruls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I preferred what I considered to be a related phrase, "Everybody chill the fuck out, I got this."
syndus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
frat guys, blame frat guys
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read the original phrase was a reference to the British mindset during World War II: "Keep Calm and Carry On". It's kind of weird that it's been perverted into a cutesy t-shirt slogan.
imGnarly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
worst meme ever
Radobyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep calm and shop at insert local grocery shop here
Ugh I swear I only saw the original "keep calm and carry on" like five years ago and found a decent looking t shirt with that on it then that phrase was a meme and my shirt went from cool to lame
For me, this is the equivalent of "It is what it is.." which I irrationally hate. I only consider myself lucky that it was a "thing" long before I realized it (which is still too long ago for me to be aware of it!). :D
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using 'douchebag' is ultra-unko (the cool way to refer to something uncool). Not to be judgemental or anything, but ' ;) ' - wuts up wid dat? If that "emoticon" is not the ultimate unccoolathon (or 'Ult-UnKo') i dunno wut iz. (oh yea, maybe typing thug murican?).
But jeez, you guys are like a giant douchebag filled with regular sized douchebags, like 100 of them; and each of the regular sized ones have these mini-me's, in d-bag format - not one of them has the reversible nozzle to make it into an old skool enema bag - but there are like 15 of these mini-DB's in the 100 lot in the giant douchebag - you staying with me here?
You guys....jeez, I swear. All douchebags, in various sizes, some with more than one function.
Which brings me to my main point - when I was a boy, and was sick in any measurable way (fever, cramp...) my mom (who was as un-ko as it gets BUT was a big advocate for chiropractic and herbal homeopathy), and, here's the uncoolest thing ever used to make me kneel at the tub facing away, drop my pants and then stare down at the tub floor while she not that gently slipped/shoved a vasoline tipped hard white plastic enema schnozzle up my ass, and would release a burning stream of red hot saline water (sometimes augmented with whatever 'healthy' fluid was near by - hydrogen peroxide or witch hazel maybe?) and NOT STOP until I was actually quivering trying to hold back an immense poop. For some reason, this immense, hot water flood I held in as mightily as anyone, had an odd stirring effect on my genitals (or, as I humorlessly refer to them 'my Gentiles' or 'The Goyim", or very occasionally -That Baby's Arm Holding An Apple). Trying to maintain one's dignity, while hurrying mom out of the tiny bathroom while she, flushed and grinning, kept dawdling. THAT was THE MOST uncool action through my teenaged years, up till I got my first tat.
Never Cool, Never Will Be
I guess people my age don't use 'yo' and 'dude' much. They're more commonly used by people about 10 years older than me, that grew up in the early to mid 1990's. When I said 'what up?' I actually kind of mean the abbreviated words like 'wassup?' or 'sup?'. In my experience, they're used by tough guy rapper gangstas (think Ice Cube) or arrogant people who thought they 'so cool' but lately 'what's up?', 'wassup?' and 'sup?' I and some other people use them as everyday terms, but it's certainly not common. I know that's an oversweeping generalisation but I'm just speaking from personal experiences. I started using those phrases as a joke because they're something you'd hear in a 90's teen movie, like I'd greet people with 'yo wassup dudes?' because it's funnier than just saying 'hi guys', but from there those words became part of my everyday vocabulary and now I use them completely in ironically. I hope I explained that well.
I think it maybe differentiates between region perhaps, or perhaps it's making a comeback, but I'm 16 and use all those phrases, even 'sup' and 'wassup' along with many other people I know. The default way of greeting someone passing by is either "hey" or "sup." 'Yo' is probably less common and used by stoners and drug dealers. 'Dude' is also less common, but still acceptable. I don't think your vocabulary is outdated just yet.
Although, I have an experience pretty much exactly like yours, except between groups of people instead of age. For some reason, 'lit' and 'fam' has entered my vocabulary even though I only used it ironically. The only reason I fully understood what you meant by that was because the same thing happened to me. We used it as a meme to make fun of other kids who use those words that'll inevitably be gone within a year, but now I'm stuck saying them
Maybe it's making a comeback. I use 'dude' as my go to pronoun, it's not gender specific and pretty lighthearted and friendly. I use 'yo' at the start of a conversation to get their attention if they're facing the other way or something. I've been out of school for 2 years so I haven't been able to keep up with the memes like 'lit' 'fam' 'turnt' or anything like that, I see them on the internet but have no idea what they mean.
Lit is basically cool, fam is similar to homie, turnt is actually an interesting word. I can't think of a word
similar to it. It basically describes feeling wonderful or hyped, but usually in the context of alcohol and drugs, or having a fun time.
Can you use turnt in a sentence? Is it like "He was totally turnt last night! "? Or "Let's get turnt!"? Or... I have no idea. This is honestly the first moment in my life I've truly felt like I may be aging.
Those first two sentences work. You could also use it to describe a non person like "That party last night was turnt." It's similar to lit but slightly different. Lit has more of a stoner connotation to it, turnt has more of an alcohol and party animal connotation. I my experience, lit is more common than turnt. I barely ever hear turnt.
Also born in '97, also say all these things. Although what's up is always either whaddup or sup. It's become my vernacular, saying "hi" or "hello" just feels weird.
gjs628 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:42:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Students: "Why do you start all your sentences with yo?"
Me: "Yo, Mr White. I grew up in the 90s, I can't help it yo."
Student: "Why do you keep calling everyone Mr White? My name is Daisy. Daisy Yolo Lilypetal, and-- hey! Give that back! That's my drink!!"
Me: "Yeeeah Gatorade me, bitch. Hey yo everybody! What's your favourite class ever?"
Students: SCIENCE BITCH!
Me: "Yeeeah that's right, now just remember the dress code for the Ball this weekend yo, no Columbian neckties! You got that Krazy-8? Hey man put that bike lock down!"
Tuco: "WOOOOOOO"
Me: "Hey yo Tuco! Tuco! Just relax man! Just chill! We tight?"
My wife has to have a "Data Wall" for her students, to show their performance over the course of the year (how test scores are trending, percent of students at or above grade level, etc.).
I keep thinking about the day they finally see a TNG episode and say "So that's who that vaguely shiny white dude in yellow pajamas and a cowboy hat really is!", and it's making me smile a lot.
I mean it was originally because I was hella into Saved by the Bell and Clueless and Heathers and shit in high school and popped too much 90s valley girl slang into my vocab.
One of my friends worked as a substitute at a school and the kids knew he liked video games (but he doesn't care for FNAF). One day a kid drew him a picture of a FNAF character, which he accepted gracefully and laughed at later.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This backfired on me last year. I made a Good Burger reference and my class got it and started quoting GB. They had all watched it and loved it. Somehow, someway, Good Burger is still relevant.
If I ever become a teacher, I swear to god I'm going to spam memes from 2005-2008 everywhere and act like they're still 'cool', just to see how many students cringe.
prickity ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:13:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mechanics professor literally did this and it was so painful, he had obviously made them as awful as possible on purpose
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I can understand relevancy, that's a good perspective to consider. My own perspective was that I'm glad to be done with the years when being cool mattered, I figured most would also feel the same. But relevancy is important with kids. I do try to be as relevant as possible when working with my mentee, so I can see that for sure.
I had a professor refer to "Who let the Dogs Out" as a "hip, new song" and I'm pretty sure this is what he was doing. Especially since this was in like 2011.
That's the fun part of it. They have to guess whether or not you really think it's cool. When you have worked with teens as long as I have, you know what isn't cool. I'll bet that professor was doing the same. It would be hard to be that clueless unless you are one of those really crusty mean old teachers who refuse to learn how to properly use a computer and who do not talk with their kids about anything besides the material they teach.
Here is the kicker with trying to be the cool teacher, the kids will eat you for lunch. They know you care more about what they think and that you yearn for their approval. A lot of these teachers will let kids get away with a lot of stuff. It ends up wrecking the ability to manage a classroom. These teachers don't want kids to be "mad" at them, so they don't give consequences to the kids. The funny thing is, if you set the tone properly at the beginning of the year and be a little bit of a hard ass at first (but not mean) and the kids know you don't put up with bad behavior, you will only have to be a hard ass for a month or two. Then, the kids get it, and you have fun and learn. I wish I could warn all new teachers to never try to be cool. Be genuine, act like an adult, laugh with your kids, and make sure you are doing your job. They don't teach you this stuff in college.
She sounds awesome. I love it. Unfortunately, my kid loves when I do things like that and joins in . We are known for doing dance moves in the grocery store.
It's much better than being the teacher who's trying to be cool and use their slang. It's good to separate yourself from them, and I agree they find it entertaining as well.
I got done with school not too long ago. There was never a teacher that was 'hip'. The popular teachers were never the ones that tried to keep up with the trends. They were the ones that realized a teacher that was acting like a student would A. look stupid and B. not be respected. Kids aren't stupid, they know you're older than them.
The popular teachers had authority, but were still friendly. The kind of person that would be like a friend if you cooperated, but didn't take any shit. I think the key to being a popular teacher is making the students like and respect you at the same time.
Like I said, in a way these teachers were like friends to us. You could talk or joke around with them on breaks, but they were still teachers in class. Not the kind of teachers that whipped everyone who dared to say a word during class.
Thuseld ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:54:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am with you on this. I will listen out and reference things on my presentations. Things I have done:
Had characters named Jeff (My name is Jeff).
People are 21 years old, or addition = 21.
Things I will do: Hide Pokemon in my lessons to keep certain students engaged.
Apparently you can't win if you're a teacher. Be an old fuddy fuddy, they dislike you. Try to talk to them about their interests, fuck off with that noise.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like others said, it's best to be yourself. That goes for most things. It's also important to listen with interest when a kid honestly wants to tell you about their interests. That's probably also good for life in general.
Kids mention things, usually I am completely clueless, they laugh, and then they tell me about it. It's about having that authentic relationship.
I feel the pain of teachers. I'm 27 and last year I volunteered through work to go talk to some 3rd graders. I'm pretty sure all of my pop culture references went way over their heads. The only thing that I was able to connect with them was the term "hashtag". Apparently, 3rd graders know about twitter? I never felt so old.
i'm finishing college at 36 and it hurts a little bit that i understand all of the professors pop culture references.... and the rest of the class just looks at him like he's spewing quantum physics equations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1st graders know about twitter. And ask for my Instagram account.
Shit, I know a 7 year old kid who looks at naked women on his mother's iPad. >.> That one is kind of special, the other kids give him weird looks when he mentions it, like "why would you do that?".
Also knew a kid in kindergarten who was really into GTA (whatever number was popular at the time) and other "adult" games.
If you've met anyone born this century, you'd know that the only thing you'd have to do to be cooler than them is be born last century.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach 7th and 8th grade. They see through this bullshit SO FAST. If you are just authentic, that's what they care about. As soon as ANY adult tries to be 'cool' it immediately fails.
Wow it's been so long that kids these days would never know Cingular ever existed. This was a time when we had limited texting! I remember when AT&T bought the company and their logos merged
I remember that! I always thought that was a really clever logo. Looked even more like a little man.
Rapn3rd ยท 972 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having a Cingular flip phone with no camera and seeing the AT&T logo next to my reception bars replace the Cingular logo and being like wtf. It was truly a transitional period.
I worked at a Cingular call center when the transition was happening, people were calling often about it. One man, very unhappy he was now doing business with at&t, said that I was as bad as any man fighting for Nazi Germany ever was for working for them :(. I took a longer lunch than normal that day.
Rapn3rd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright braddletoad, you were just doin your job, that man was being hyperbolic
He wasn't. I asked. I said, surely I'm not as bad as anyone that may have had a hand in attempted genocide and world domination. He made it clear that he truly believed I was. Meh. I was 19, I'm ok now.
Rapn3rd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:03:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a fucking jackass. I mean, I dislike AT&T plenty, but that is a ridiculous comparison. I wonder what he thinks of Comcast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comcast is unspeakable to him, nothing that bad in the world has even compared to what Comcast does.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked for Voicestream in their call center when it transitioned to T-Mobile. People seemed to be mostly happy because they thought it'd make Voicestream suck less.
I didnt get my first phone until late 2009- early 2010 when i needed one for a college job and my girlfriend-at-the-time said it was ridiculous i didnt have one.
Yeah...wtf man? I got my first phone when I was 16, in 2003. Most people at my school either had phones at that time, or had one before we graduated. I don't know anyone that didn't have one once they went to college...
I was a high school senior in 2003. Small school. We didn't have cell phones. But beepers were all the rage throughout 9th-12th grade. Clip that bad boy on your car visor and wait for the *911 or *69 page at the end of a #. Dangerous stuff though, you didnt always know who was waiting for you on the other end once you found that payphone!
Ohio here. We graduate about 40 kids per year. By 2004 we all had phones, pagers were being replaced by them by the time I was a senior. But definitely all anyone had until 2002 early 2003
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:08 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By that time, pagers were on the decline. Most people had replaced th m with cell phones. Because what is the point of making someone run to find a pay phone, when you can just text or call them?
I still remember some kid that had a Motorola cell phone. It was around 1996, so one of the OG cell phones (at least popularity-wise). A whole 30 minutes of talk time before the battery ran out. Yeah, he got that phone taken away because it rang in class.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Graduated in a class of 65 in 2004 rural SC. Never saw a pager/beeper, we all got cells in like 2002-ish or before but they Nokia bricks that did nothing. Moto razors ruled my college years, didn't get a smart phone till like 2009 in grad school.
I dunno. They were expensive and my mom always told me I didnt need one, so I just didnt get one, and I was always near a friend who had one when i needed it.
When i was dating the girl, she was the first girlfriend i had who was from out of state, so communication was necessary.
And the job required going to different cities and I often had to deal with the local police, which was a pain in the ass when I couldnt contact the directors when stopped, so it was kind of a "Fine, Ill get the damn phone but pretend Im only doing it begrudgingly while secretly excited," thing.
yeah it started in my highschool in late 2001 with the Nokia Colored Phones for me. I was pissed when my dad insisted on a Nextel phone for me that had the radio feature. Thinking back what a little dick I was.
Cm0002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She wasn't wrong, had my first phone at 12 maybe 13 around 2006 and my first smartphone around age 15
I had a plan with 60 minutes of talk and 10c/text. We've come a long way.
Bodiwire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my first plan around 1999 or 2000. I had 90 minutes a month, no rollover, no free nights and weekends, and texting wasn't even an option. I think it was like $30 a month. This was a crappy plan even at the time because it was a small carrier for the appalachia area. The major carriers had better deals, but where I lived was on the very outer edge of coverage for them. Some people there used the major carriers, but they would have to walk around until they found a spot where they could get 1 bar and then freeze in place. If they went 1 mile further east, they couldn't even do that. The little carrier I was with was overpriced, but I could drive miles down a gravel road on a mountain in the middle of nowhere and have 4 bars.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was an AT&T wireless customer when Cingular purchased them. I had the opposite experience and I remember when I wanted to get a phone for my daughter calling them and they said I was a "blue" customer and I'd have to get all new phones to become an "orange" customer to add a new line.
This makes sense. When AT&T Wireless got bought by Cingular, they decommissioned AT&T's TDMA network and moved everyone onto GSM. Completely different networks. Then, several years later, SBC bought AT&T, and changed all of their division names to AT&T. Cingular was a joint venture between SBC and BellSouth, SBC (now AT&T) bought BellSouth and rebranded Cingular to AT&T Mobility. They have stayed on the GSM technology platform (with associated upgrades) all the way until now.
All of the goodwill done in the 80s when AT&T/Ma Bell was broken up into Baby Bells has been almost completely undone at this point, all of the Baby Bells have reformed into AT&T and Verizon. The situation would be even worse if the Federal Government allowed AT&T to buy T-Mobile. T-Mobile's success since then is a testament to the need for competition in these markets.
Yup same experience here. Everytime I call for support they would have trouble finding my account until I told them that I was on the old AT&T that got bought out.
Started with Bell Atlantic cdma phone were kinda behind so I went to att, became cingular price was too high so I went to sprint, customer service was too bad so I went to tmobile, phone service was too bad so I went to Verizon who started screwing me out of my unlimited plan so back to at&t
haamm ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other way around, AT&T purchased cingular
Joetato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. It's very weird, but AT&T had a mobile division, they wanted out of mobile. They sold their mobile division to Cingular. Cingular existed for a few more years, then they were bought out by a company that had rights to the AT&T name and they changed Cingular's name to AT&T. As far as I understand it, at least at first, the company was still Cingular in everything but name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here is a link to a Wikipedia article describing the acquisition.
I remember having a Nokia brick 6190 with Cingular. The worst part was that most of the students in my University were on Cingular as well, so making phone calls was extremely difficult at peak times due to cellular traffic. Some millennials would say, "Why make phone calls when you can just text them?" Texting was not that easy back then. For example, let's say you wanted to text LOVE. You would have to hit the number 5 three times, 6 three times, 8 three times, and 3 two times. That's 11 button presses for a single word. God forbid you accidentally press a button one more time than you actually wanted and then you have to cycle through those letters on that button again.
DynamicDK ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was awesome at T9. I could send entire text messages with 1 hand without looking.
For those who don't remember: T9 used a dictionary to figure out what words you were typing when you just hit the number key for the appropriate letter once.
So when you type 5683 it would turn it into "love" automatically. No multiple presses.
Better implementations would learn which words you type often so it would make fewer mistakes when one number sequence could be more than one word. you could also use arrow keys to go through a list of possible matches.
It worked damn well, but it also meant a missed match meant you typed an entirely wrong WORD instead of just letter. So it could be embarrassing. :)
I didn't use the automatic matching thing. That always caused me issues. I was really fast at typing out the entire words, using multiple keypresses of the same number to select specific letters.
I was pretty good at that too. Sometimes on my flip phone, I could dial-type pretty accurately without looking.
vheran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhh fuuuuckkk
T9 and texting was just getting big when I was in high school. I was the same way. Because of the physical buttons I could feel my way around and just check it before I sent it in class. Then I joined the Yarmy and could afford my first DROID 2X and damn if I still don't miss slide out key boards and gorilla glass
Rapn3rd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Part of me sort of misses the T9 experience. I'm 27 and while I love my iPhone, there was something nostalgically awesome about T9.
I remember the commercials with the physical "minutes" that the TV families had as a visual aid for the cellular plans that were offered. I thought that was fucking cool at one point.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a Razr so bad. Instead I was stuck with some shitty bulky hand me down dad gave me.
[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 19:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait till you're in your mid 30s, browsing whatever site is cool these days, and some little shit says they feel old at 18, and you think back to what you were doing 18 years ago and you're like, shit...that's when I was 18.
Scrumpy7 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be 'with it'. But then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm 'with' isn't 'it' and what's 'it' seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you!
Yup, 18 is when I started feeling old. But at the time I used tell my 30 something cousin she was basically ancient. And I have one friend who's 5 years older than me that I jokingly call grandma because "she's so old!"
You are 18? Man 1998 was a good year for gaming. Final Fantasy Tactics, Bust a Groove, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, SaGa Frontier, Starcraft, Unreal, Banjo Kazooie, Megaman Legends, Metal Gear Solid, Spyro, Pokemon, Ocarina of Time, Fallout 2, Half-life, Baldur's Gate, Rogue Squadron, Mario Party, Sonic Adventure..
Know what makes me feel old? My favorite game from the year I was born (It actually came out the day I came home from the hospital)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I was old, and Super Mario All-Stars was released about two months after I entered the world.
aneway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I was good at games. Relatively, like, you know? I didn't die on the first levels, I could get most of the way through and I beat a select few.
Then I played Lost Levels and realized I was a scrub destined to get pwned (back in my day we said pwned instead of rekt, they were different times you see)
aneway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, that and the og Mario fucked my shit up
I used wicked. I use it quite often. A lot more often than hella. Still use hella on occasion, though. I feel like I shouldn't be teased for saying what flows naturally in the moment. But my friends are jerks.
ixijimixi ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're saying "hella" and the next syllables out of your mouth aren't "copter", you should be stuck listening to Idk my bff Jill Girl.
Of course, given the usual lack of justice in the world, she's probably hot now
This commercial came out the year I graduated high school. That doesn't seem like that long ago, and then I remember kids born in 2000 are seniors this year.
I remember using it in 7th grade as an answer to a question when we were polling the class with these little remotes. I only had barely enough time to write "IDK, my BFF <answer>" before the time ended.
Long story short, I know it's around 2007-ish because of that.
I chose Cingular because they didn't do a credit check or make you put a security deposit down when getting a new phone (fuck you versizon!)
I'm actually still grandfathered in to some of my Cingular perks like rollover minutes and free international text. I think Cingular had free calls after 7pm instead of 9pm like Nextel, Sprint, and Verizon... Cingular was so god damn awesome back then!
Oh man, I forgot about that! And Sprint's "nights" started an hour earlier than the other companys', so I would call my friends and they'd be like, "Stop, you're using minutes!" Those were the days.
Yes!!! I also am grandfathered into a plan, unlimited data, unlimited text and lots of roll over minutes that might as well be unlimited. The cute little Cingular guy did not steer me wrong!
QWERTY36 ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, texted way more in high school. Now I barely respond to more than a few texts a day
hydraloo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend and I clock in quite a bit, thank goodness for Google Hangouts. But when I'm forced to text, I maintain my bad habits of short constant messages which can add up
Jesus Christo.... I probably don't even send that many in a single month.
E: Assuming you sleep 8 hours that means you send 150 texts in a 16 hour period. This is 9.38 texts every hour or one text every 6.4 minutes for 16 total hours. I'm guessing you send texts in a flurry? Like twenty in 5 minutes or something, because I would be thoroughly irritated at the idea of stopping to text every 6-7 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will say that she's my fiancรฉe and we don't live in the same city so...
I guess we only send that many on weekdays.
So to do the math you send 150 texts every weekday. Assuming you sleep 8 hours that means you send 150 texts in a 16 hour period. This is 9.38 texts every hour or one text every 6.4 minutes. I'm guessing you send texts in a flurry? Like twenty in 5 minutes or something, because I would be thoroughly irritated at the idea of stopping to text every 6-7 minutes.
Just won't to point out I'm not criticizing, just in awe of your dedication to texting.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely a flurry thing on both ends. I think I got 4 texts from her in less than 4 minutes just last night, followed by about 3 more in a similar period maybe 10 minutes later.
However now that you mention it, 150 is probably a little high. But I'm always surprised when I scroll back how far I have to go just to get to the previous day.
calumj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9 texts an hour is NOTHING in todays world
MIL215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For real. I can knock out 9 texts in a few minutes with my girl. Then I have 55 minutes before I need to hit that quota again.
calumj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly, even just with friends its back to back if im not busy
I almost never text because the way Android handles texts is just kind of crappy. I hate having it tied to my massive fragmented contact library (every Gmail address I've ever sent to is in there).
QWERTY36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get different apps that handle SMS differently.
Try Textra.
It replaces your default SMS app.
And I agree. Though, that's screwed up via carrier. I just nuked my whole contact list and now it's only phone numbers. (I disconnected Facebook as well)
If you actually want to know the number you can try Textalyzer. It'll provide a lot of other stats too like emoticons used and avg. time to respond.
QWERTY36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, I don't use actual texting though haha. I use Signal with that person, so its not exactly texting, but encrypted messaging. Still works the same way as texting, and you CAN use SMS from the app, but I don't think Textalyzer would work in my case.
Actually Cingular did buy AT&T wireless, but didn't really start using the AT&T brand until Cingular's parent companies SBC (which bought the old AT&T then took their name) and Bellsouth merged to become the "modern" AT&T. Since AT&T now owned 100% of Cingular, they renamed it to AT&T to make one big "happy" family of services.
Agreed that Mergers can be interesting. AT&T's history especially so. They got split up into dozens of small regional companies, and the long distance nation wide company. Southwestern Bell merged with several until they changed their name to SBC, then eventually bought the old Ma'bell AT&T. They own something like half of the original Bell companies. The other half? Verizon.
bobbysq ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're rollover minutes, they're perfectly fine.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. I don't find that obnoxious; seems to me they're making fun of text speak, and how the girl uses it so much it's become second nature. It's like when people almost say "lol" out loud.
I forgot about cingular and I was definitely old enough to remember it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The merger happened in the middle of a NASCAR season, which meant that Jason Leffler, who was sponsored by Cingular, had to rock a dual paint scheme the rest of the year.
Nothing like a car where the back half is orange and black, and the front half powder blue and white.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be concerned if I was that mom... apparently the girl's best friend is a 60-year-old woman.
(Why do TV writers always use ridiculously outdated kids' names...?)
I have taken some pics, it is hanging at the entrance of the building, so I think it must be some sort of long running joke. When you log into the LTE gateways, the MOTD banner is something like "This system is restricted to Cingular authorized personnel only" or something. And I'm talking about these gateways were installed only like 2-3 years ago, lol.
AHHHHHH.... God working tech for them when they merged was awesome.... Telegence markets not CARE of course.... Also lol WebAXE.... People will get it....
I remember paying my dad a dime everytime someone someone sent me a text because we didn't have a texting plan. Getting an unlimited plan was life changing.
biacco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this was a very cleverly way of using /r/fellowkids slang. Not like todays commercials where they have a 40 yr old voice announcer saying "make it an OMG large for only a buck fam"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can still hear the phrase "AT&T, the new Cingular" in my head and I was in like 6th grade when that all happened.
I'm pretty sure it was Cingular wireless that bought AT&T wireless. Then At&t wireless and AT&T Corp joined forces to become AT&T and Decided to use the AT&T name as a global brand ditching the Cingular name.
_oceanix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck i haven't seen that commercial in forever
fun fact: AT&T wireless was actually acquired by Cingular wireless in 2004. it wasn't until 2006, when AT&T merged with BellSouth and thus acquired BellSouth's stake in Cingular Wireless, that the then Cingular Wireless would be rebranded into AT&T Mobility in 2007 source
a family friend working for Cingular Wireless at the time was told that the shareholders believed that the AT&T brand was more marketable than Cingular since AT&T was a major player in more areas than just wireless and thus more known
THATS THE NAME. THANK YOU. I
There was a Cingular kiosk near my Kmart that turned into at&t when I was younger. I kept trying to remember the company's name
Tibri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, cingular actually bought AT&T wireless. They kept it AT&T because the brand name was much more recognizable and established.
That's a bad ad. So they are showing how kids are spoiled and text 50 times to their friends and speak like that and how parents have hard time dealing with those kids.
But, now we give you unlimited texting to further ruin your kids.
I hated that era where old folks thought everything was shortened. LRWTFTLTAETRTUWTFTATTS (Like, really who the fuck types like this and expects the receiver to understand what the fuck they are trying to say)?
Didn't they announce that merger during the iPhone launch press event?
kuahara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular bought AT&T and it was never announced. The whole thing was very hush, hush. Even Cingular employees came into work one day and had to be called into a meeting to be told, "as of today, we're AT&T". The day before, no one knew a buy out was even in the works.
I just remember something big happening with the carrier that was the first to have the iPhone. Steve Jobs presenting them on stage. I thought it was the ATT/Cingular purchase and rebranding, but I could be wrong about that.
Man, I remember Cingular on my dad's flip phone. I remember the billboards in NYC. The good ol' days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I really miss Cingular now. I can still hear the dudes voice saying "raising the bar" from the commercials. That was a better time, when my family could afford to not have T-Mobile -_-
Yeah, I remember the night my Cingular logo on my phone's service bar changed to an ATT logo. I waited up all night like the new year's ball was dropping or something.
Karthen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iirc Cingular was an SBC company. AT&T Wireless was a great company from a customer service perspective. SBC actually purchased AT&T but took the AT&T name after the purchase because it is a globally recognized brand.
When Cingular took over the AT&T brand I was instructed to never offer more than a 50% credit even if it was our fault (ie: roaming charges on a local account even if it was a mistake with the sales order. Although a customer could take their contact into a store to eventually have it addressed assuming it was written up currently and just input wrong.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Made me feel old
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Cingular and I hated AT&T. Ended up switching to T-Mobile.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sold Cingular for a ehile, and worked there when the merge was happening. Plus i worked there when texting was first coming out. I was like "waaait wait wait.. you mean you can type something on your phone and send it to someone????? Thats just witchcraft.."
I remember only having 400 texts a month. Shit adds up quickly. I was forced to use that abbreviated chat in order to cram as much shit into that 160 character limit.
I don't care that's still a good commercial but that VHS fuzz at the top is what gives away its age
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my lord I've always remembered that commercial but never knew it was so old. I don't even need to look-up when it aired, I can tell from the quality. I forgot all about cingular though. I think the commercial aired before I had a cell phone so I didn't care much about the companies
Maybe I'm getting old but I don't even find that too cringeworthy, it's not trying to act cool, it's for adults to laugh how they don't know what their kids are saying.
Technically, AT&T already owned part of Cingular, and got full ownership when they merged with Bell South. Cingular was originally a joint venture between SBC and Bell South. AT&T actually sold it's wireless division to Cingular, then merged with SBC, with the combined entity taking the AT&T brand. After the Bell South merger, Cingular was owned by the one company, so they simply renamed Cingular to AT&T.
The way the baby bells have reorganized is actually quite interesting.
arrows83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use to work at Cingular when that merger took place. It was hell when the customers came in the store raging about "I didn't agree to change carriers!"
Trivi ยท 730 points ยท Posted at 15:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rapn3rd ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 16:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About as cool as "waaazzzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuuuuup?!?!", i.e. my friends dad still loves to say it in 2016, but it was worn out on arrival in the mid 2000s.
Okay, see, that MADtv skit I still find legitimately funny because of its embellishment of the overtly oblivious archetype. I don't know about cool, but I like it because it's fiction.
That said, a dude doing this in real life, man, that is so not cool.
Use that frequently in chat conversations but I am certainly far from cool so that makes sense.
canada432 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:40:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My group of friends did that with Yolo and swag. As soon as that got popular we started mocking it relentlessly. Then it died off and we kept using it. At this point it's only semi-ironic
Iychee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This keeps happening to me, I'll say shit ironically and then it becomes part of my vocabulary. But hey, yolo
Your parents used it on usenet, bbs and irc before there was such thing as texting ;)
Along with irl, lol, lmao, lmfao, rotflmao, brb, afk, atm, etc etc etc
Oh yeah, and all of these...
:) ;) ;P :p :D o.O :( :(.. :| :* :@ and all their counterparts with the - such as :-)
I also say things "ironically". But then I inevitably start saying them unironically. But by that point is not cool anymore, so it's back to sounding ironic, but unintentionally.
As someone named Jill, I'm very thankful that didn't last nearly as long as the Jake from State Farm commercials have. It was annoying, but at least it was repalced by Rose relatively quickly.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mitosis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In World of Warcraft's first expansion, there was a random NPC in a town named "Warden Iolol," which is obviously already a joke (the font making capital I and lowercase L look identical). When this commercial became popular a few months later, he was renamed Warden Moi'bff Jill.
"I used to be known as Lolol, until a secret vote was passed around town that resulted in me having to change my name. It was either change it or go the way of Corki. You would have done the same. What do you think of my new name? Huge improvement, right?"
Hah. That's hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flip phones were great! They had their own screen protection, some were small enough to actually put in your pocket, and the battery on mine would last something like six days. Texting was somewhat annoying, but it didn't really bother me. They did what they were built to do, and they did it well.
So when this commercial came out, I had a roomie who thought it was the funniest thing ever. I mean, I thought it was funny, but not quite as much as him. Well, we had a party once and he got so wasted he actually thought my name was Jill (hint: it's not Jill) and he just kept saying it over and over and over. So then Jill became a new nickname of mine for a bit. And without fail, everytime he would get drunk, same thing. For a while I think he actually forgot my name wasn't Jill...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the name of a guild I made in wow. Had like 20 people and I passed the guild lead to someone random. Years later the guild had hundreds and hundreds of members and was one of the top guilds in the server.
That was the text of a comment that I posted earlier today. I promptly forgot about it. Ten minutes later, I saw that it had like 20 points, and I thought to myself "Twenty upvotes? Who would upvote this nonsense?"
And now my top comment doesn't even have punctuation.
i LOVE saying this! so far two people of the hundreds i've said it in front of have caught the reference. and my own bff william is in my phone as idk my bff bill.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why that's malarky. Water types have no special protection against burn!
dallonv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll figure out why she doesn't need burn heal. But not yet.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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otelroc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And her stand up can be pretty good too; it's very thought out and funny, but can be a bit corny at times. Though this is her older stuff I'm talking about, so maybe she sucks nowadays.
Her jokes are hipster underground as fuck. You've probably never heard one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's uncool to mention the Lesbian factor.
It's cool to watch old Ellen reruns, when she pretended to crush on Tom Cruise.
It's uncool to call someone a douchebag. It's pretty cool to call someone an enemabag though.
Also abbreviating etcetera incorrectly is not cool (using 'ect' in place of 'etc').
Interesting fact - ECT (or ect) refers to Elctroconvulsive Therapy which, when I think about it, is cool to watch if you lean towards sadism.
I love her stand-up. She doesn't bring it on her show though.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this is new. I've always loved Ellen's show.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I talked shit about Ellen on reddit I got burned at the stake, so I'm surprised to see this. Happily surprised though. She tries way too hard to be funny and simply isn't. Maybe that's because I'm not a middle aged American woman though, so I don't enjoy her in the same way that I don't enjoy play doh. Wrong demographic.
One comment and you generalize it to all of reddit? I imagine most people don't care much about Ellen. She has a daytime variety show that feeds a lot on slightly outdated internet culture. It is relatively bland, and made for stay at home moms.
One comment and you generalize it to all of reddit?
One comment that at least 3,060 people upvoted. That's probably closer to 5 or 6 thousand actual upvotes because of reddit's algorithm. There are 14,800 comments in this thread. So about 1/3 of the people who participated here upvoted that comment.
I wouldn't say that's a generalization so much as what trends are showing.
Yeah, Ellen's actually funny, but her show. Goddamn. Even that was actually funny back in the day, but literally whenever I try to watch it now - which isn't often - it's the same "Let's play my Head's Up app, we'll have someone from my show undercover in a Target saying wacky things, and then later when I'm talking to my celebrity guest, we'll have someone in an animal costume jump up and scare them!"
Every single fucking time.
kethian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy needs to hit the clubs again. Not just because he used to be funny, but also because he needs to bomb one good solid time in his emeritus years. Comics lose their soul when they go too long without a bad set.
Tell that to bill burr or Louis ck. I can't remember the last time they bombed. Patrice sure as hell didn't either once he got going. Basically any solid Boston comic haha
kethian ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, they all bomb, but they're better at controlling it so it isn't a total disaster from where the audience is sitting. They know when they've had a bad night, and I'm also sure they bomb a ton when they're just done with a special and working out new material right afterward. Not on the road or in theaters, but doing drop in spots to build up new material, but those sets aren't for the purpose of getting the ego rush of making everyone laugh, but to see what is working and what needs works or thrown out of their freshest ideas. Patrice, ah man I miss that guy.
jdr393 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah - the specials don't bomb. When they drop into the comedy cellar at midnight to try out new material some of it bombs. Some of it kills. The stuff that kills ends up what they tour with. Generally they aren't bombing on tour - more isolated to when they are trying new things out.
jdr393 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know he was doing clubs like all the time during the tonight show right? The guy never stopped hitting the clubs.
"Iโm a stand-up comedian who did a talk show. I was always on the road 2 or 3 days a week. I was still doing 150 dates a year or so while I was doing โThe Tonight Show,โ so this is not unusual. Itโs not like Iโm going on tour. I mean, Iโve been on tour since 1972. "
I mean, her show's not about comedy, it's more like other talkshows where they do silly and fun games/whatever plus a couple interviews and clips from the internet. Frankly I'd rank her higher than a lot of other shows in that regard; the limits of her agenda pushing extend mostly to "hey, watch Finding Dory cause I'm in it".
It's a bit like wondering why Drew Carey "isn't funny anymore" on The Price is Right; it's because he's on The Price is Right, not Whose Line.
xhieron ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is really the bottom line. Good comedy in one form doesn't really translate to any other. I appreciate Ellen's show because it's positive--it's upbeat, and the message at its core is still Ellen's: be good to each other. But it's not awesome in the way her stand-up was. What's more, the fact that it's not awesome doesn't mean she's sold out or she's not funny. It's a different form for a different audience; I think the fact that Ellen can still be entertaining when she's apart from her material and my choice of presentations is part of the reason she's still a cultural heavyweight.
She once said that the reason she doesn't do stand up anymore is because she has a show that allows her to do stand up every day. Not even close to the same caliber.
It's when she acts so smitten when kissing someone like Stamos or Hartnet, and she's a fucking lesbian, and the dumbshits in the crowd go apeshit. (got nothing against Lesbos, just adding the f word for effect.)
calgil ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:29:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think they like the term lesbos. They prefer 'gay space rocks'.
My daughter in middle school watches Ellen's youtube channel. Even so, when Lorde performed on Ellen, suddenly Lorde wasn't cool anymore (which made me sad, because Lorde is one of the handful of acts both my daughter and I enjoy listening to).
Did you see the Ellen's Design Challenge series? That was pretty cool. An elimination contest where designers were in a pressure cooker to produce amazing furniture.
I disagree. Some great bands like Courtney Barnett and Savages have been on Ellen. They're still cool. At least, I think they're still cool. Am I still cool? What is life? :(
You just reminded me of how irritated I was at the Damn Daniel thing. Let me rant for a sec here, and it's not going where you think it is. So first off I want to say that it's the stupidest meme I've ever seen. I hate that thing, it was never funny, I wanted it to die as soon as I heard it. Anyway this kid posts a video to Twitter and the world goes crazy over it and after all the chaos has died down a bit Daniel and this kid Josh - the one that started the whole thing - go on Ellen. Josh and Daniel are sitting there being awkward, polite teenagers who suddenly became internet famous and seem to still be in awe of it. The interview is coming to a close, so Ellen brings out a surprise for Josh. A surfboard. This kid loves surfing. You can see on his face how absolutely ecstatic this kid is, he just got a free fucking surfboard, holy shit it's so cool, it even has this catchphrase I made on it omg. So he's holding his surfboard, so happy, and Ellen turns to Daniel, the kid who ended up being the star in front of the camera but did ultimately nothing other than come to school every day dressed well, and she gives him what? A lifetime supply of free Vans. This dude who did nothing for the meme other than be there wearing shoes gets a lifetime supply of his favorite shoes while his friend gets a surfboard with Ellen's name on it. I remember when I first watched the interview, I blurted out "What the fuck." How unfair is that shit? But, to me, the thing that makes me so happy about this meme that I don't really give a shit about outside of this rant, is the look on Josh's face when his friend gets his prize. He's so happy. His friend got a lifetime supply of shoes and he got a surfboard, and he's got this look on his face like they were both told they just won the lottery.
I know, I'm cynical as fuck, and it's highly likely that Josh got to cop plenty of free shoes from Daniel if they're the same shoe size (or even if they're not). But seriously Ellen/Ellen Show producers? What the shit. /rant
calgil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he was already happy with what he get. Your friend getting something doesn't make your life any worse. Nobody was owed anything. What you're describing is people acting rationally.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't watch Ellen, but I think she's a cool chick. Does that make me uncool?
You ever saw those new anti-smoking ads that tries to use "memes"? Makes me want to start smoking...
battraman ยท 3008 points ยท Posted at 15:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the community theater rejects putting on the "hip and cool" anti-drugs presentations in schools. South Park was 100% on point with how lame those are to kids.
"Fuck, I should do heroin if this is how sober people act."
[deleted] ยท 2214 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You kid, but this actually a real problem. I work for a community wellness organization in a low income area, and these old farts are always trying to find a way to reach these kids by being hip or cool. No, that's not going to work. Kids are gonna do drugs regardless. Be honest with them, tell them the real dangers of whatever substance they choose, and introduce harm reduction should they choose to partake. Trying to paint drugs and alcohol as uncool is not going to deter them from drinking or popping pills, and really does have the opposite effect. Not only that, when they realized you lied, and weed doesn't make you into a maniac who will jump off a building after having a bad trip, then they're more likely to experiment with other drugs. Honesty works wonders with young people, and lying just makes the problems worse. But I'm just the young punk in the office who thinks he knows everything.
I was apart of that. I had it drilled into my head that weed was harmful to the point of being a sort of evil drug. Smoked weed a few times in college and realized the smartest and most professional people I know were pot heads. I was like "this obviously isn't harmful, what about cocaine or meth or anything else?". Lucky I never tried those though, but LSD, mushrooms, etc. Weed wasn't the gateway drug, misinformation was in a way.
^ This dude's got it right. You want kids to not do drugs, start with being honest. The problem is that "drugs" all get lumped in together and painted as this horrifying, evil thing. And there are lots of drugs that really, really, aren't that bad. These anti-drug programs should focus more on honesty, and less on demonization. Otherwise, people are just going to keep calling bullshit, and then it's up to the individual how far down the rabbit hole one wants to go, and that's how drug addiction happens.
Zagubadu ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 19:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man the thing that drives me up a fucking wall is how tobacco and alcohol just simply aren't brought into 99% of these fucking discussions...
Its literally don't do drugs and if you must drink alcohol don't drive.....
Yea like driving while intoxicated is the ONLY thing wrong with alcohol.....totally its completely harmless substance that brings nothing but good times.
I seriously cannot fathom why our culture is sooo into drinking to the point where it's weirder to not do it, but any other type of substance is the devil. I know that second part is changing, but it's the first part that I do not understand. Is it weird to anyone else how absolutely commonplace it is to get shitfaced, or even a little tipsy, most nights of the week, and certainly at every single social gathering as an adult? Why do we need this in order to enjoy ourselves?
This is coming from someone who enjoys being drunk but also really enjoys being sober and would rather do that most of the time. It annoys me that my friends and family can't have any sober occasions. Someone always drinks too much and it causes problems, and I'd rather just be coherent and have coherent conversations and fun with my friends. Bah.
enriquex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not weird per se, alcohol's been around for thousands of years. Pingers haven't.
LOL preaching to the choir man, the problem is that people deflect the comparison saying "apples and oranges" or you get someone who thinks alcohol and cigarettes should be illegal too. Why do people hate freedom so much?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Be careful with the RC's, man. I assume that's what you're talking about. I'm just now getting over the HPPD they gave me, almost three years later. I think you've got it right about not overusing them.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
To build on that a little, it's crazy how upset people get if there's a marijuana dispensary within a few miles from a school, but nobody bats an eye at the fact that liquor stores are EVERYWHERE
hell, there are even more dangerous/scary drugs that are prescribed for use...
"oh, you want medical marijuana for your back pain? nah, man, I am just going to give you this hugely addictive narcotic that if you take too much of it, you will die a very horrible death. oh, and if you ever stop taking it, you will also die a very horrible death."
fuck dude don't even get me started on anti depressants.
just to clarify, I'm not trying to rail on anyone who takes anti depressants, if you're having a shitty time and they help you, great, but they're definitely over prescribed and not for everyone.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 19:10:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"doc I've been feeling really down and can't eat, I'm not myself. I think I might be depressed" "well you'll have to wait a few months to talk to someone about it, in the meantime here's some medication that will change your brain chemistry drastically in the long term no biggie"
Well to be fair, very often this happens when people confuse psychologists and psychiatrists. The latter is an MD who specializes in giving drugs. People will often go to them and expect to get therapy, which is completely different.
It's a little like going to a hypnotherapist about your problem. Whatever your feelings on the subject are, if you're there then the hypnotist is probably going to recommend you try hypnosis. Except in this case people often don't know who they're going to before showing up.
I know your post is about seeing a doctor, which is different. Just thought I'd mention, since as I said this confuses a lot of people.
Also, going to a doctor is probably going to be very similar. If you want/need some kind of therapy, research nearby therapists offices, shop around, and eventually pick one. Some are great and some are wildly incompetent/borderline quacks, so don't be afraid to change therapists if you end up with a bad one. If your insurance is crappy and restrictive and forces you to jump through hoops, ehhh, not much you can do I guess. One of the (many) pitfalls of the US healthcare system.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the UK so generally there's no way to access psychiatrist or psychologist right away without going private, but your advice is good! I am mostly kind of worried that GPs can prescribe SSRIs so readily - many I saw didn't take side effects seriously (including suicidal urges) and some didn't acknowledge or know that brain zaps upon discontinuation are a thing! Some are clued up but I really think taking those drugs should come with very close and knowledgeable supervision.
Obviously I'm biased because they didn't work for me, but it took 2+ years and trying 5 different types before I suggested maybe I should quit them. Not once was it ever suggested by a doctor! They do work great for some people though, I just wish they weren't the first port of call for anyone presenting with broad symptoms of depression.
I'm with you buddy. I've been on and off antidepressants for the past decade or so. I only found one that worked but had to discontinue it because I was dropping too much weight. I've been on another one 3 seperate times despite it never working and me saying as much. You'd think they were either supposed to be magic 1800s snake oil or the only drug on the planet based on how much they're prescribed and how little anything else is.
Tangental story but I once asked my psychiatrist about marinol (basically a THC pill) for my social anxiety, insomnia, and chronic lack of appetite. Give you one guess as to what she prescribed me instead.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You'd think they were either supposed to be magic 1800s snake oil or the only drug on the planet based on how much they're prescribed and how little anything else is.
You nailed it. That's exactly how it feels! Plus knowing that so many other people had a similar experience with antidepressants to me makes it all the more vexing that most doctors don't seem to be remotely aware of what a shitshow it can be taking them. I did so much fucking stupid stuff on them too, I behaved like an entirely different person (and not in a good way).
I tend to play down my weed consumption when asked because when it was actually the truth that I smoked sometimes with friends, a couple of doctors who enquired about my drug use told me it would 'give me psychosis'. I feel like at times it's been the only thing keeping me relatively sane. Thankfully I finally started seeing a therapist who really works with me and more importantly has used cannabis as an emotional crutch the way I do in the past - I don't have to avoid mentioning it to her because she doesn't make all my problems about that. It's a symptom, not a cause. I hate feeling like I have to lie to doctors to get constructive advice out of them though.
Curiously when I've gone to a doc and told them I smoke weed sometimes when I'm visibly upset, I get told about the psychosis/schizophrenia and firmly advised to not do it; when I'm calm and talking frankly about my depression as a medical issue they don't seem particularly bothered. I wish the UK would pull its head out of its arse over cannabis, I like my dealer but I don't want to have to break the law to acquire the only thing I've found makes life tolerable and sometimes even a little sweet.
I know someone who has a sativex prescription but he's paralysed from the waist down so kind of a niche case. My god that stuff works wonders. Sorry for the additional tangent, it's just another thing that irks me wrt accessing mental health support. While I know my use of it is a little unhealthy, it fucking works and it's madness that we're not following the US in making it widely available at least to those who would gain some medical benefit.
My doctor did this exact thing when I told him I felt depressed. Told me to go to a mental hospital, and gave me antidepressants in the meantime. Thankfully they gave me crazy nausea and the second day made me throw up so I ended up not taking them.
That's either or horrifyingly bad doctor or we have some awesome ones where I am. When I finally decided I needed help I called the mental health number on the back of my insurance card and followed their instructions, and was meeting with someone less than a week later.
PyroDesu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd lean towards terrible doctor.
I've never even been to my GP for mental health issues without getting evidence beforehand. It doesn't have to be much - the results of a screening and the opinion of a professional (would be more, but for that it was a counselor from my college, so they can't give definitive diagnosis but they are a trained psychologist) that, if he agreed with the opinion of the counselor, we could try a few things while I continue counseling and over the summer, see a regular psychologist for confirmation.
I'm quite certain that if he did not agree with their conclusions or if I'd not brought anything at all, he would be extremely hesitant to start me on any kind of medication. He's expressed the opinion that he doesn't want to start a second psychoactive medication without firm confirmation that it's needed until he's satisfied that the first one is the correct medication and dose for me.
(Maybe I've just got a very good doctor too, though...)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's a combination of pot luck in getting a good, interested doctor and the fact that NHS mental health services are criminally underfunded. I find the former thing the toughest, one even responded to my expressing increased suicidal urges with "keep taking them and see how you are in a few weeks". I became very sceptical of GPs since then...
Teoshen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anecdotal counterpoint, I was near suicidal before I finally saw someone, got on an anti depressant, and it was a perfect kickstart to get me back to normal so I could actually start living.
Allegory time! I live where smoking is pretty ingrained in the local culture. One of my best friends sells pot in front of his 11 year old. He's been 100% honest with her since she can remember. She's also the most well adjusted, safest and emotionally stable kid. She's under absolutely no illusions and when it comes to her interacting with kids her age it's like an advanced alien patiently dealing with an inferior species. She's miles ahead of the other kids and being around people who smoke has never gotten in the way of that. The idea it could is from my perspective absurd. She's going to be the reason her friends don't start doing drugs.
Then there's my brother who's not allowed around because he got hooked on painkillers after his accident and now he's all fucked up.
ymgve ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ymgve ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many Purdue Q12h clocks do you own?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and less and less as time passes, to the point they don't work anymore! then you're left with a shitty addiction, and after realizing you have said 'addiction', eventually having to experience the hell known as opiate withdrawals. shivers never going through that shit again.....
It is extremely unlikely to die from opiate withdrawal
The more you know!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to imagine this is self-selection at work. The people most likely ti be adament about not taking drugs are going to be the ones most likely to work in anti drug programs. Then their extreme anti drug behaviors ward off anyone with a differing point of view.
The people most likely ti be adament about not taking drugs are going to be the ones most likely to work in anti drug programs
And that there is a whole other problem. I mean at that point you're just preaching, but the problem is that everything being preached is rooted in belief, not experience. If they were smart they would try to recruit ex-users.
I remember in middle school health class our teacher wanted us to look up information online about an assigned drug then report on how addictive it is, overdose rates/dosage, etc. with cited sources and what not and I ended up assigned with LSD and when I started doing research I ended up becoming really fascinated because the only bad thing I could find was that some people may experience flashbacks years later. So I ended up giving this report on LSD with all of this information like "No evidence that it's addictive, amount needed for a lethal overdose is ridiculously high and there aren't any confirmed cases of such, etc." alongside reports about heroin killing X number of people per day and the like. It was really neat and I appreciated that approach a lot.
Case in point, a little bit of independent research will teach you a lot more than blind faith.
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Nickh_88 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially with all the energy drinks out there they'll gladly sell to children. My cousin was pounding Red Bulls at 12 years old. His parents actually seemed surprised when he got arrested at 17 for narcotic possession.
I was at an NA convention this past year in Colorado and the main speaker made a comment at the beginning of his story that, "the first substance I became addicted to was sugar."
You're right, weed isn't the gateway drug, but alcohol is. I've never smoked some weed and wanted cocaine, but my friends and I have certainly wanted some after 3-4 beers......on occasion.
Cocaine is pretty fun, but not worth what it costs.
rbz90 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you could do cocaine once a month or less frequently consistently without slipping up and doing it more often it would be awesome. I've never met someone who managed that it always starts to escalate.
Cocaine has an ok high, but the real effect is just making you want to do more cocaine.
rbz90 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kicking even a slight dependency is such a bitch...I mean if you catch it early it's a couple of uncomfortable days where you are "bored" thinking how much fun blow would be but it still sucks a lot.
I'll never forget the feeling of FRANTICALLY looking for one more trace of cocaine as it wore off after trying it one time at a party. It scared the crap out of me. I knew I didn't want more but I wanted more SO BAD. Never again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do coke two or three times a week. For a few months. Never felt the urge to do coke unless I was presented with coke/was already on coke. Never bought any either, I just had a rich friend who liked to share.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It turns all your bad feelings into good feelings. It's a nightmare."
glennis1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish this movie got quoted more. So underappreciated. Anytime i use a drug someone isn't familiar with (or even talk about one) i always say this quote.
What's kratom?
IT TAKES ALL YO BAD FEELINGS AND TURNS THEM INTO GOOD ONES!!!
Oh shit, i probably shouldn't say that. Now the dea is gonna use this for justification for what they're doing right now, since you know, they currently have none.
Ah, nah, makes it worse. I like weed a lot, but it makes anxiety worse when I have it, so cocaine, weed and booze is a case od the anxious spins for me. I much prefer Molly in terms of uppers, because pure MDMA is such a blast, and you can easily cure a hangover with 5-HTP.
Are you leaving out the alcohol? Alcohol interferes with cocaine metabolism in the liver. It's a competitive inhibitor (replaces water in the reaction) of cocaine hydrolysis, producing cocaethylene instead of benzoylecgonine. Rather than not being psychoactive like benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene is basically super-cocaine. It has a much longer half life, possibly builds much less acute tolerance (decrease in response to the drug during the period of a single exposure), and is straight up more potent. it's also much worse for you. But it's a way better drug.
I've tried cocaine any which way in my youth. It's just not for me. I can take hallucinogens at high doses, roll on MDMA, etc. without any problem at all, but I hate cocaine. Everyone has the drugs they prefer.
If you can afford coke, you can afford to do something else that's more fun than coke. All coke really does is make whatever you are doing more fun.but your money would be better spent just doing something you enjoy more.
I was the same way. Finally tried weed when I was about 15 and it was no big deal... So I think my mentality was, "what else isn't so bad?" Which turned into a nightmarish next 5 years of cocaine sales and use. Been clean since June 17th, 2009 though.
Yeah, the problem is that even really bad drugs won't ruin most people's lives. They'll exact a tax in the form of feeling shitty and missed opportunity, but most people who do even meth or heroin won't end up at rock bottom -- they'll just top out at a little less happy than they otherwise would have.
I couldn't agree more. I've been singing this same song for decades, and now that I have a child I'm determined to tell her the truth. Lying/exaggerating/misinforming kids about drugs will undermine your authority and credibility in the long run. I want to be considered a legitimate source of advice, wisdom, experience, and insight for my child long after I have lost the ability to enforce my decisions. This means telling the truth and trusting her to make decisions based on that.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:20:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
god so much this! fucking just tell the truth! it's really all you have to do. don't tell people smoking pot makes you a crazy criminal. just explain that half the time to get it you have to make like 5 calls around town, nobody answers then invariably you have to call that one fucker who's house smells like cat piss, but it's preferable than his dumb ass wanting to meet up outside a gas station or something. way more effective ad campaign right there!
Drugs: too expensive, a giant hassle to get, but soo worth it.
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spacenb ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That, plus the people I knew in high school who smoked cigs were aware of how bad they were, they just couldn't stop because of how all of their friends smoked so they always had smoke in their face and couldn't hang out with their friends if they didn't smoke. Some also believed secondary smoke to be more harmful than primary smoke so they chose to smoke to reduce the harm.
Mikeippyy ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I can't believe anyone would actually believe second hand smoke is more harmful than being a smoker.
Source: smoker
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TedUpvo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my health teachers actually taught this. He said a non-smoker living with a smoker would have the worse health between the two because of it.
Nickh_88 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard that shit all through grade school. I think it was just one of those myths that everyone thinks is true. Not to mention the people teaching kids about drugs are absolutely clueless on the subject. I had a health teacher try to say if someone's done LSD 4 or 5 times they're considered legally insane.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:40:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? I wish my teachers had given half a thought to students' "preferred learning style," bullshit or no. Also, why derail a perfectly good thread about LSD?
The study doesnโt cover the many other ill effects of breathing somebody elseโs cigarette smoke, of course, which include asthma and possibly cardio-pulmonary disease
And anyway, it stands to reason that there would be some effect
Lol. "Breathing in the air of a room with a lit cigarette in it is worse than a lung full of smoke from directly inhaling a cigarette."
You don't even need to study that to find out if it's true. Simple logic tells you it doesn't make any sense.
Tasgall ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some also believed secondary smoke to be more harmful than primary smoke so they chose to smoke to reduce the harm.
But... if you're out smoking with your buddies, you're still getting the second hand smoke, you're just adding first hand smoke the rest of the time...
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but your smoke will fight their smoke in your lungs, and you'll come out of it strong as an ox
All you're doing is stopping the bacteria from the apple seeds killing you.
Tasgall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like a really really lame version of Iron Man.
"Stark, what's wrong with you! That's your 5th whole pack today!"
"Pepper, If I don't sm*cough*oke for 10 minutes straight, the *HUURK* bacteria from the apple seeds lodged in my stomach will mult*coughcough*ply and cut straight through to my heart!"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That whole secondary smoke is worse than primary smoke is so stupid. If you are actively smoking you're ingesting both. Smoking yourself won't stop the second hand smoke. But I agree with the rest of it, peer pressure is a real thing.
One of my friends started smoking at 14 in high school. Pretty much all my high school buddies flirted with smoking or smoke now. I still don't. It really easy enough to just say no. No one has ever given me crap or pressured me into doing drugs, not once, and all my friends so drugs.
I recently worked on a documentary where they got together a bunch of "good" 14-16 year-olds and showed them sad videos of people's lives being ruined by prostitution/bullying/drugs ect. and got their reactions. Most of it went great, but, without fail all of these high-GPA kids with good parents said "I would totally become a drug dealer." I think that's the fault educators who lump all "drugs" into one category. Of course they would all sell pot, I've sold pot, but almost anything else is a hard "no." but because "drugs are bad" we got a bunch of kids saying they have no problem with becoming drug dealers.
I've always said this! Especially the part about once they realize weed isn't gonna kill them. Then they think that other drugs aren't harmful as well. My family has always had a bunch of pot heads so they told me the truth and it worked to steer me away from the bad drugs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A week or so after we signed a "contract" for the D.A.R.E. program in middle school stating we will never try drugs, I went and smoked some pot. Found out it didn't turn me into a psychotic paranoid freak with severe memory issues and bad hygiene. I later played with some drugs that weren't so harmless because I figured what I thought I knew about them probably wasn't true. Luckily never got into them heavily.
15 or so years later though I still love weed, of course.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live a lot of organizations take a harm reduction approach. It's a shame that it can be hard to get tax payers to support it because it seems to generally be more effective. There's definitely a shift in approaches happening and I think it's for the best.
I feel this applies to more than drugs too with very similar principles; it's two methodologies I've seen frequently --
9-year old Kid A has very logical, calm and 'open' relationship to how they are parented. I know parents who were basically Nazis with how strict they were, but they were fair. Here are the rules, this is why you shouldn't do something, etc. That same kid is watching super violent games with guys swearing on YouTube but he's aloud to do it because he EARNED the respect. He knows if he ever swears, etc that he's in huge trouble. Teaching them right from wrong and respecting them goes so much better than the alternative. They will respect the parents for 'trusting' them, but in turn it becomes less cool and exciting-- the kid I'm referring to I know well and is one of the best behaved and polite children ever, and he just watches toxic YouTube streamers all the time lol.
9-year old Kid B has strict parents; no violent games, no swearing; any 'inappropriate' content is completely banned. My cousin was raised like that, could barely get away with watching rated R movies at 16. He got to college and was just a mess. All this stuff that most kids were 'eased into' was just thrown in his face and he was a trainwreck and still in bad shape at 26. I know a lot of parents would disagree, and indeed every kid is different some can't handle 'adult' content very well, but it's so important to put things in context before hand rather than treating everything like plain evil.
With drugs I feel it's similar; if you treat them like this dark, dangerous, horrible thing it makes you even more inclined to try it. I'm turning 30 and make over 6 figures and I love me some Molly or weed every once and awhile lol. Drugs aren't just doom and gloom unless you let them be. Hell exactly the same thing with abstinence only education. That teaching method nearly always does the exact opposite.
I played the original 2d GTA game when I was 10 or so, always played violent games and listened to music with explicit lyrics etc. If I got caught swearing around my parents I was in a world of hurt, but they let me do those things and I wanted to respect them as much as they respected me.
Old people aren't hip or cool... they're cool in their own way... but they have to develop that and own it.
When is there a situation when trying to be something you aren't works out? Kids see through that shit instantly.
Old people trying to reach kids would do better to convincingly act like the voice of experience. Someone to look up to, as opposed to trying to act younger than their age and be looked down upon by their target audience.
I think I'd be good at that sort of a position. It's not about scaring them or telling them it's uncool, it's about being real with them. No weed won't kill you, millions of people prove that. If you do it frequent enough and let it consume you, you will find yourself a changed person, with less motivation and drive. All while having the "high" becoming more and more diminished.
Be real
approx- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They need to do anti-drug ads like movie trailers.
"IN A WORLD..."
Camera pans across scenic mountains
"WHERE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY"
Camera snaps to snowboarder hitting an awesome jump/landing
My psychology teacher refused to follow the hip hop cool program that was set up at my school. We had cross words, movies, songs, posters, and pledges. It was so stupid kids would pledge while high or drunk. He knew their program wasnt working so he just told us the truth. He explained how cocaine gives you nose bleeds when first using and that to test it you have to wipe a little on your teeth. Mouth goes numb its the shit, only some it isnt it. He also told us how dangerous heorin is and how easy it is to o.d. he explained the best way to do it was keep a notebook and start off with just a little and wait tobsee if it works. If not go, up a bit till you find the right amount. "Heroin is like parallel parking, not much room for mistakes. He also taught drivers ed. Anyways to this day ive never done coke, heroin, meth, pcp, acid, and really almost everything else besides a little alchol and weed.
Thanks Zwiers! You treated students like actual people.
gwh21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"how can i reach these keeeeeeds?!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What they should be blasting instead of all these unreaching anti drug ads are true accounts and relatable experiences of respectable peers turning to drugs as a way to solve their problems, and how drugs negatively impacted their life, relationships, and led them into an ill off state of secludedness from the rest of the world. Then offer help lines for advice on what to do in situations where drugs are involved in their life, and how they can stay away/ break away from the cycle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe these people believe they can convince kids of what's cool or not. Like, isn't the bafflement at what kids decide is cool and the adult inability to understand it a really big deal in intergenerational interactions?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was 100% my experience as a kid. I remember getting into smoking weed and being like, "oh my god, this is so not a big deal."
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(Edit- everyone at my methadone clinic agrees too)
Saemika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, kids respond much better to honesty then scare tactics.
junk_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually used that rationale about being lied to to justify starting pills and eventually heroin. You know the dangers, you just believe they are over exaggerated. Until very recently I was pretty confident no matter how strong whatever was in your bag of heroin was, doing a single bag or point wouldn't kill you. That is no longer true. And heroin has always had the reputation as the drug that kills people. Take the youthful perception of invulnerability and mix it with a curiosity for drugs and you will have a disaster on your hands more than likely.
This is why I feel everyone should have to take a drug awareness course during middle school. I got put in one when my 8th grade Spanish teacher got fired (whole 'nother story) to fill that period, and I have to say, it was the most influential thing for me staying off anything hard.
solomon29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Good for you for doing such important work and, even more so, for having the courage to be honest with young people!!! I have worked a lot with teenagers, and there's nothing they appreciate more than honest, non-patronizing answers to their questions. I'm sure you're doing more stressful work and not making as much money as your should/could elsewhere, but you are a true hero for the work you do and the lives you impact.
The movement for harm reduction and destigmatization of currently or recently illegals drugs is marching forward at a seemingly exponential rate in academic consensus, mainstream discourse, political posturing, and public policy (well, with the exception of yesterday's kratom ban). Hopefully at least responsible adult cannabis use will lose its stigma soon, and perhaps with time more follow. But honestly, I'm scared of how long it will take for hard drugs to be destigmatised and for people to take a 100% accepting approach that emphasizes harm reduction over normative judgements, especially given the recent rash of heroin addition and fentanyl overdose across the US. I don't know whether I think it will even happen in our lifetimes.
These may not have direct relevance to your work, but I highly recommend checking out organizations like DanceSafe and MAPS and NORML. They are doing excellent work to promote harm reduction and dispel popular myths about illegal drugs, but obviously they need more attention and positive press to reach the mainstream and move toward their goals, so I always try to shout them out in these types of conversations.
Sorry for the long post, but if you don't mind me asking, how/why did you get into your field or specific job? Are you happy there? I'm currently stuck in an oppressive office jobs after turning down some nonprofit jobs that just wouldn't have been able to pay the bills in my city, and I'd like to find something more fulfilling that doesn't require an advanced degree or SNAP benefits.
My parents, to their credit, had this mentality for my sis and I during our teenage years.
They never told me to not drink, have sex, do drugs, etc - they sorta expected I would. They laid out the pros and cons, and their only rule was that if I did drink or use drugs at a friend's house or party, I needed to call them so I could get home safely, no questions asked.
I ended up being a socially-anxious nerd who avoided parties, drugs, and sex like the plague.
this is so real. I honestly wish more people had that approach. I think adults underestimate kids' abilities to smell bullshit when they hear it, especially in an information age when they can fact-check exaggerated anti-drug fear tactics in a matter of seconds.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is spot on, exactly the way I'm going to approach drugs with my kids. I've experimented in my time and to be honest I enjoyed quite a lot of what I did but you've definitely got to be honest and point out the down sides to it all, of which there is a lot.
RavnNite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I've educated my kids when it came to drugs and sex. Honesty and harm mitigation. When they understand the honest consequences, both short term and long term, you end up with kids that make informed and better choices.
goomyman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soooo DARE... this is weed... its actually not habit forming and makes you feel good.
This is cocaine.. it gives you an adrenaline rush and most likely wont actually harm you unless you do too much.
It does an amazing job of informing kids of what drugs to take and how to take them safely but definitely doesn't help prevention.. which honestly isn't that bad.
Anytime you are having honest conversations with kids its helpful IMO.
the most effective by far Anti-Drug ads are the heroine ones with multi pictures of a person getting worse and worse looking. Almost all recreational drug users avoid that shit but will literally take almost anything else because that ad is not only honest but scary.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I agree. I never did drugs, but I always appreciated Erowid because it just straight-up told you what would happen instead of chastising you for thinking about drugs.
Semi-related, but this reminds me of how managers in my office would tell me that I had to "dumb down" my words in the field (engineer working in construction). Nope, the guys out there were much happier dealing with me exactly as I was, and side-eyed my boss, who grew up uber rich in the Mid-Atlantic, but kept trying to talk like a hick farmer in front of them to the point where it sorta looked like he was making fun of them......he would shoehorn in things like, "Hoo-wEEEEEEE!!!!" I was so embarrassed for him.
I also more often had to dumb down my language and interests for people in the office....the construction workers I ran into were typically either impressively well-read with cultured tastes, or completely secure with the fact that they were not and so didn't mind that I was, as long as I didn't pretend to be any better than them (which I didn't). That's right - like most people, they cared less about how I talked, and more about whether I was being direct and open with them.
(Plus, I was a woman working in construction, so acting dumb was not going to do me any favors).
You're right about all the fear mongering, I went through the DARE program as a child and was anti-drugs for years. Eventually my curiosity got the best of me and I tried marijuana, learned that it was not going to kill all of my brain cells, and now I've basically turned into a human science experiment wanting to try everything I can get my hands on. Not even being sarcastic, that damn program backfired so bad for me and many others that I went to school with.
The worst part is when they say you do it once and you're already hooked. When my mom and her boydfriend found out I tried something he freaked out saying I'm already going to be hooked because I tried it. Like doing it once makes you automatically addicted and he believed it.
Then when a kid actually does try Heroin or something and realizes that nothing changed the next day he's going to think that it was just a lie and nothing happens. Then he'll continue to use and that's when it starts. They mislead. No matter what a fact is better. If they did something with that knowledge then oh well, they knew. But if you tell bullshit like this and they discover its like not like that they're going to think all of it was a complete lie rather than just being an overexaggeration to try and scare them away.
Needs something like a Chris Farley motivational speaker routine, only anti-drug. (Footnote: I think that Bob Odenkirk wrote that sketch for Farley, may he rest in peace.)
Both my parents did drugs (my mom more than my dad) and neither of them have ever lied to me about it, which is exactly why I will never touch the stuff.
Truest thing my dad ever told me was, "Everyone tells you drugs are bad, but when you try a drug, you feel good. And then you think, 'Fuck those guys, this is great.' And that's when you're trapped."
My mom has a hell of a lot of stories, both of her own and of people she's known in the drug world, but the most fucked up one is about one of her brothers, who once described his first hit of heroin as "a thousand times better than the best orgasm you've ever had," but said that no other hit compared to the first, no matter how much more you did.
My husband was a scout leader back in the day. He always had an annual 'talk to the kids about drugs' talk that started with the question 'so why do you think people do drugs?. He'd go on to explain that people do drugs because they make you feel really good. The amount of kids who had never realised this was scary. He then went on to explain experimentation, moderation, the trade off there is for artificially feeling good and what's happening to the chemicals in your brain - the main message being "you will be around these, it's your choice of you try them, but I'm going to prepare you to know everything you need so you look after yourself and your friends the best way you can.
We now have kids, he's still awesome.
FVCEGANG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You kid, but this actually a real problem.
I had to reread this sentence about 3 times before I realized you were saying he was joking and not calling him a kid.
They don't care if random people think it's uncool, it's their friends that matter.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:42:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty much exactly what happened with D.A.R.E programs: studies after the fact showed that students who had been exposed to D.A.R.E curriculum were actually more likely to go out and get addicted to drugs.
Oh, if friends are a prerequisite then it's off the table either way. I can always dream though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily a prerequisite, just have to keep your ear to the ground and find a house party to gatecrash. Usually you want one that's gotten a bit rowdy.
You can also find open bar parties if you look hard enough. But I don't know how to actively find them, they just happen to me sometimes (company parties are like this for me at my last 2 jobs)
In DARE class I learned how to use a roach clip and how to harvest opium. I'm sure they taught other things, but these are what stuck.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I learned probably less than accurate descriptions about the content of cigarettes (probably would have been fine to explain that tobacco/nicotine is itself really bad), and to be a dick to people if drugs are mentioned.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-just-say-no-doesnt-work/ and as can happen, I mis-remembered it; They determined that DARE had pretty much no effect on hard drug use, that there was "a slight tendency for teens who went through D.A.R.E. to be more likely to drink and smoke than adolescents not exposed to the program." and that teens in the program nearly universally came out with worse self esteem.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"And if you don't smoke, you could be just like us! awkward pose"
[deleted] ยท 663 points ยท Posted at 17:16:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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KorianHUN ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 17:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am on my high horse here looking down on you dirty smokers. Being addicts is for the weak.
* goes back to eating shitloads of bacon, drinking cola and gaming all day *
With the teachers in the parking lot. But we all probably drove them to it. I wouldn't even blame my teachers if they kept a fifth of vodka in the fridge/freezer in the teacher's lounge.
Hate to break it to you, but all those are from addiction to the drugs rather than the drugs themselves.
Everything in moderation, mate.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they assume kids are morons, and instead of talking to them like intelligent creatures, only assumes they can get something "on their level". Which is what some 45 year old thinks kid slang is.
Adam Conover did a nice talk about that and the TL;DW to marketers was "Don't talk down to your audience. Don't try to talk their language, just talk and listen to them."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: Adam Conover has a channel mostly about him playing video games with someone else.
We had these little booklets in school about safety and such; they used chatspeak for the entirety, it was awful. Shit like "stay street smrt wivout ruinin ur street cred" isn't going to be taken seriously.
Man i have an irrational distaste for drama students, or those kids who went to drama classes at school. They always thought they were so out there but ended up being so excruciatingly unbearable.
Sorry to any drama studenty types... <3
redkatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work at a company that did various marketing and promo projects, and one time, we got a huge contract from D.A.R.E. We came up with this (what we thought was) really cool idea to do a videogame like DOOM!, but had it reflect you battling the nightmarish monsters that were metaphors for drug addiction. I had several local indie devs working on ideas and putting together the first demos. The lower-level gov't people were cool with it. But then, it got to middle and senior management, and they killed it for "being too risky." In the end, they asked us to help them design and budget for....wait for it...a portable wooden maze they could move around the U.S. and set up in malls. Kids would walk through it and see pictures of what "drug addiction does to you." I was never so glad to leave a job
Yup. The only anti-drug presentation I felt was effective was given by a minor actor from Eight Legged Freaks. He told us about his worst drug trips in detail, told us the shit that goes into making meth, and didn't hold back answering any hardball questions.
Or that terrible DARE video my school made us watch back in the day with that guy I'm pretty sure was the result of a failed attempt to clone Rob Schneider. I can't seem to find it anywhere, but I know for a fact that there's snippets of it on Everything is Terrible's 'Legends' dvd set.
There was one I saw when I was in middle school where they were relating being on stimulants to being a steam train. Train guy had a fake heart attack at the end. It was over-the-top and cheesy and accompanied by an easily as cheesy rap song with mostly white rappers (why their only black performer was the train guy and not a rapper, I don't know). My friends and I made fun of it for weeks after, so the point was hopelessly lost.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I had to watch one of thos ein sixth grade and they had adults pretending to be kids. They didn't even use real kids. "Wow, I'd be super sad if I found out any of my friends ever did heroin!"
Um, all right then. I'm just going to go do heroin now because I don't give a shit what someone as lame as you thinks.
Funny enough DARE worked for me, mainly because these activities or shows took us out of class. I don't mind pot smokers and the ones that don't consume peoples lives
That episode and the SP episode on weed with like the "Future Stan" or whatever were truly brilliant - honestly made me think a lot about parenting and how to deal with talking to your kids about drugs.
[deleted] ยท 925 points ยท Posted at 15:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're less likely to get cancer from smoking than poorly executed memes.
lagerbaer ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey kids. Put your cigs out for Harambe.
rn10950 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:50:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PLEASE don't give them any more ideas.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you see this in youth targeted anti-smoking campaigns soon and see me with a couple hundred bucks any time soon, don't sue okay?
My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because your post gave me cancer anyway.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:06:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, studies show that poorly executed memes are one of the leading causes of cancer.
Every time I see one I get the urge to take up smoking, just to spite the people who made the commercial. Then I remember these were made with funds from legally-obligated cigarette companies. They know what they're doing.
rienholt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree but then I see that interesting commercial more than once and am already over it... the second time I see a commercial is already too many times.
commercials that are more interesting and better written than most of tv
ALSO, I think your insight here is more an indictment against the quality of TV, which is mostly atrocious. Commercials that are trying to sell that shiny new bauble are going to be buttered up to catch your eye of course.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking carries the risk of cancer. Those memes are just pure cancer.
Darrian ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When those were playing on comedy Central, they got me so rustled it was the first time I ever e-mailed an organization through their contact me page.
I told them that I had kept away from smoking my whole life out of concern for my health, but that I wish I had just taken the time to enjoy myself since their commercial gave me cancer anyway.
They actually sent me an e-mail back in professional business speak that basically amounted to "can't please everyone."
Kdj87 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"We realize that we can't please everyone, so we opted to please no one."
Yep, those commercials have the exact opposite effect they are aiming for. Every one of them makes me think, fuck i dont want to be anything like these clowns, better start smoking again
Are they made by the same people that made those "we know they're cheesy so let's go all in" anti-smoking ads with the deliberately bad acting and the weird non-sequiturs? Like the "cigarette monster" or whatever?
Kdj87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. That cigarette creature commercial is actually a pretty cool.
sumojoe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was an ad I saw a few months ago that said last year only 9% of teens smoked, and that we should try to get to 8% this year. Except when I saw the first number my thought was "well fuck, good job!"
Bro! The non-smoking commercial where the black dude with a sideways hat pops up and goes" HASHTAG! "
Shit puts me in tears every time. And, sidenote, what the fuck are yall tryna accomplish? I promise you; if I think it's not cool, teens will Definitely think it's not cool.
Fitbit has social content like "when your dad counts steps" but nothing else and without a related image. Makes no sense at all. Text on a photo isn't a meme!
Nexavus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only smoking ads I've seen are the ones on YT and Spotify with the really gross depictions of stuff like teeth falling out. I never planned on smoking to begin with, and those ads just reinforced that fact
Yea, everytime I see that commercial, I go out for a smoke.
sp106 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Have you seen the newer anti-smoking ad that is somehow even more mind numbingly dumb with its claim that smokers make less money therefore starting smoking will cause you to make less money
Nothing to do with demographics at all here, you willfully deceptive "the ends justify the means" cunts.
I genuinely believe that the truth campaign is intentionally sabotaged to make non-smokers look like weird idiots. I don't smoke, but those commercials make me want to start just to spite them.
Are you talking about that commercial where it has like "Dramatic Chipmunk" but with a cat? That shit was from 2007, they couldn't have picked a deader meme.
Also that one video with the Airline Safety Meme Video where they have the Dancing Baby meme that was popular in the late 1990's...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much this. Those ads are so fucking lame. Especially the "real life memes" party...fuck
You ever see that "tobacco is whacko" campaign? It was paid for by a cigarette company as part their effort to discourage underage smoking. I remember thinking that the ads sucked, and wondering if they made them suck on purpose to reduce their effectiveness. Example
I've never seen any of those. Are they just on tv?
Cdf12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing you're not the target audience. I bet you were also oblivious to the fact that they're using popular viner's in those ads. It's right in the wheelhouse of preteens and teens, those ages most likely to try smoking for the first time and get hooked.
Compared to the anti smoking messages of the past, I'd say it's the best campaign yet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some can even give you cancer so you should try it anyway.
That's actually the point, most of those are paid for by cigarette companies. They have restrictions on advertising cigarettes, so they get around this by making anti-smoking ads that make smoking look cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their music is kind of catchy though. ๐
Valdrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah weird that you'd get that effect from ads funded by the tobacco companies themselves as part of the settlement for all the cancer they caused.
Ughda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like, I've already got cancer after watching this, why bother quitting smoking anyways...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuuuggggghhhh. I had almost forgotten.
"'tis indeed a trap!"
That shit makes my soul ache.
gelfin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that's on purpose, right? A lot of those anti-teen-smoking ads are produced by the tobacco industry itself as a part of court settlements. I haven't seen the specific ones you're talking about, much less who made them, but for decades they've been aiming those ads to look hip to out-of-touch parents and insufferably lame to the kids they're allegedly supposed to influence.
IICVX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the "be the generation that stops smoking" commercials are actually pretty well done IMO. I don't smoke cigarettes, and if I did this commercial would probably have an impact on me
I've heard those ads are actually paid for by tobacco companies so that they can control exactly what goes into them. They started doing this once they were banned from advertising for cigarettes.
The ads are so over the top and ridiculous so that you do want to start smoking, just out of spite for the ad. It's actually indirect advertising for tobacco companies.
Reminds me of that South Park episode when they had a motivational group visit the school and warn kids about smoking. The next scene was the boys smoking lol
The thing that pisses me off is that they market it as spiting the cigarette companies... "If you smoke, they get rich!"
Umm yeah, that's how every company works. Like telling me "Don't buy this brand of car, otherwise the company makes more money!" Why should I give a shit? How is putting a company out of business an incentive for me to stop smoking?
these are deliberately bad because Truth is funded as a result of a settlement between major tobacco companies and the US government, the commercials are designed to be shitty and obnoxious and make you want to smoke a butt cigar
My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because your video gave me cancer anyway.
Edril ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're probably not the target audience for it though. It might be effective targeting for teenagers, which are who they're trying to get not to smoke. In that case, it's a good ad.
I feel like those ads are the ad from the 80-90's where the dad comes in to the kids room with the drugs and asks the kid, "Where did you learn about this stuff!!!" and the kid yells " From you!!! I learned it by watching you!!!!"
[deleted] ยท 1857 points ยท Posted at 14:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor advertisers can't catch a break, those nerds. Let's wallop them good.
By the time it's in commercials it's already on its way out. Since parents are behind the curve, they still think it's cool. Cool people know it's not cool anymore.
It actually says a lot about the advertisers because they know whats cool, what's not cool, and what is somewhere in between cool and not cool.
<dabs>
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, and that cool indie rock song I liked 4 months ago? Totally became cringe worthy when you try to use it as your theme for bullshit I don't need
1-Down ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know the stereotype is parents being behind the curve, but honestly it's middle school. By the time those kids pick up on it shit's been kicking around the collective consciousness of the internet for 2 or 3 years.
Middle school is to memes/pop culture as Cuba is to classic cars.
rabiiiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck I know. I work with 5th graders and when they ask me if I know of [insert hilarious meme] I know it's done for good.
kcapulet ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't wait to see a commercial targeting parents that says "Dicks out for Harambe"
aeryghal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sir, have been robbed of experiencing good craft beer. There is a wild variation in flavor profiles, and if it tastes like piss, it's not a good beer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
throwbacks fucking everywhere
I mean, I laughed a little, but it didn't really endear me towards Sunny D. If anything I associate it with cringing, now, a little.
I got it. Just trying to spare them a nerd bashing.
Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. It's the parents who have the money. Hipsters may be fashionable (or is it unfashionable that they're going for?) but they can't afford anything more pricey than a chai latte.
You know who really hates advertising? People in advertising. Here they are with all this knowledge of culture and art and they have to use it all day to sell boner pills.
north7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:14:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true.
Source - I was in advertising.
2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
actors, songs. its true for everything. commercials are cool killers. thats why everyone still loves Dicaprio
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some are funny yes, even some with big actors are funny, yet still makes the actor uncool
the one that pissed me off like nothing else was McDonalds trying to get in on memes- specifically Grumpy Cat, and how their food was THE ONE THING Grumpy Cat was okay with.
I dunno I thought that was pretty good. If they'd done grumpy cat and had him turn into a chesire cat grin at the thought of chicken nuggets that would have been pretty bad
I hate the underlying message that they're trying to relate to a demographic, but they don't respect them.
I mean I get that I'm arguing about a meme. I actually hate it, and think this obsession with a family's cat is asinine but it's like a rich old white guy walking into a diverse group of teens, and saying "I'm hip, I get you people, and I want your business" but the guy will not take his gloves off to shake hands with one of them.
There are youtubers who go to this person's house and make a video just to show they've met this cat, and that's what pisses me off.
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They would be able to catch a break if they just advertised by telling us what the product is and told us why the hell we need it. The gimmicky shit just makes tv ads annoying.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every beer commercial is now: "We make a beer, and it contains alcohol. This is our name, thanks for your time"
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think them incapable of advertisements that aren't gimmicky?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I mean once they implement your suggestion, they'll be like that, because what really distinguishes one beer from another beyond personal preference?
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My suggestion was that advertising drop the gimmicky bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. And then I gave a comical example of a commercial that just gives you the necessary information. Because that's all that's necessary to sell a beer.
I find that's the yardstick to determine if it's good and dead. Anything that makes it to advertising or any work material like the "wash your hands" posters at work is dead or long dead in social circles.
Not true for music though. Music from good bands has replaced jingles in almost all ads on TV today. Now, I am old enough that I may not know what is cool anymore, but I have discovered a few new (to me) bands from ads.
I dunno man, I was losing interest in Anamanaguchi and then they started shilling soda and I haven't bothered to put them on since.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:20:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When were "wash your hands" signs cool? It's just a sign that says to wash your hands. Maybe I'm just not cool enough but I can't imagine anyone ever talking about those signs like they were the bees knees.
karth ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol is it? Seems like having commercials tell you what is not cool is just as stupid as having commercials tell what is cool.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you get it.
Commercials aren't telling you what isn't cool. But commercials using something that is cool to try to be cool results in that cool thing not being cool any more.
Get it?
karth ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like having commercials tell you what is not cool is just as stupid
He's judging by their misunderstood and foreign use of outdated things that they're pretty much archaic.
karth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note, he's not talking about outdated things. Did YOU read what he wrote?
commercials using something that is cool to try to be cool results in that cool thing not being cool any more.
That's what he said. That's just a stupid thing to judge what is or is not cool. If something becomes not cool because it was on a commercial, you're literally letting a commercial decide for you.
He's using commercials to judge that something is outdated.
Regardless, you can't tell him how to live his life.
karth ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If something becomes not cool because it's in a commercial, then you are letting the commercial decide for you. The commercial becomes the leading indicator. If something was not cool before the commercial, than the commercial has no play in it, and is not indicative of anything.
As it stands, commercials can quickly produce ads based on latest trends, and do so successfully. There is a large percentage of counter-culture individuals who enjoy the 'rarity' of their coolness, and abandon things when it becomes too "mainstream." As if the concepts that they celebrate has not been recycled, regurgitate, digested, and rebirthed a thousand times over.
Overall point, who gives a fuck whats on commercials or not. Just enjoy what you enjoy, fuck the people that are trying to be on the leading edge of what it means to be cool (edgy).
It really wasn't, and saying "We wish people would stop spamming us with their robotic regurgitations" is hardly "fanning the flames"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the way it works. Like how the kid that has the most extreme reaction to getting teased is the one most likely to get teased more. The internet trolling is that same thing, but exponentially.
Mhill08 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely
They didn't do a single one of the things listed there. They released a single sentence statement that they don't like the "jokes" and wish they would stop. As punishment for daring to speak a single sentence against those "jokes" they were harassed the point of needing to delete their social media.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whether you're Brock Turner or Walter Palmer, sometimes it goes too far. It depends I guess.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:51:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The same thing happened with that dentist and his office when he killed the lion last year. It's the internet; get over it. Not much you can do if it goes viral. Just shut your social media down until it blows over. That's all you can do.
I think it matters how it's used--so often advertisers try to jump on slang/meme bandwagons without understanding it in context, so it looks forced and contrived. Also, it depends on the company; for instance, I'm not amused if my bank or university decides to try that kind of marketing, no matter how well it's done.
Voreshem ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't describe Meghan Trainor as 'hot'. She looks bloated. She only looks 'hot' because of the smokes and mirrors of perfect lighting, make-up and stylists.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol just cause you think she isn't hot doesn't mean that she objectively isn't
I still love watching Obama actually let Keegan Key be Luther the Anger Translator at a congressional meeting...when they were trying to do real world shit.
https://youtu.be/xoILnwQv_R8
Doesn't mean Key and Peele isn't any less funny now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to be pedantic, but Obama had Keegan be Luther at the Correspondents dinner.
cgbarto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, the White House Correspondents dinner isn't real world shit..it is an event to cater to the press and is full of comedic skits and roasting VIPs. The president even gets in on it, tho he has writers. It is a good time had by all, except Trump this last time around took it a bit personal.
That makes a LOT of sense.
To your sibling: Well played.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some commercial start things though. Wazzzzzzzzzuuuuuuuupppppp
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see plenty of Uber and Netflix commercials. Are those not cool anymore?
cubitfox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uber and Netflix are services, people expect ads from them. People don't like them because they're 'cool', they just provide things that no other company can, and therefore have a stranglehold on the market. It's not the same thing as memes, slang, jokes and clothing.
And Netflix and Uber (among other companies) don't try to be "cool" and "edgy" in their commercials, with couples texting eachother things like "wat movie u wanna watch 2nite?" and talking about taking selfies and getting likes.
tking5o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So ubers Reddit ad makes them cool... Right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then it's cool ironically
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On my snapchat sponsored stories (I'm still mad that's a thing) there's a story from buzzfeed where the title is something "17 savage af text message your period would give you".
Welp, "savage" and "af" have exited my my vocal and online vernacular now.
Ironically, there was a deodorant in 1991 called Teen Spirit, and released commercials with the catchphrase "Smells like teen spirit". Then later that year, Nirvana releases Nevermind and the single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Teen Spirit had been popular with teenage girls, and a hair care products were introduced with the same name. As Nirvana's song fell off the charts, so did the deodorant.
I feel like the only way for a commercial to be "cool" is if it is the origin of something cool. Commercials where it gets turned into a cool joke by the people, rather than trying to catch the latest trends.
Advertisers should strive to make a new trend rather than ride an old one.
There's an ad for a telecom company here in Canada, which features a kid getting uncomfortable when her dad tells her he's on Facebook and that she should change her profile picture. I've been assured by my younger sister that kids don't even use Facebook anymore and that it's just for old people. This ad was my confirmation.
I like this automatic abandonment of any culture that is used by advertising. Fuck advertising.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I, for one, do not take cues on being cool from a demographic that depends on their allowance to buy ice-cream.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hashtag epicfail
dj_soo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the other day I heard the "100 duck sized horses vs 1 horse sized duck" line in a terrible, local radio commercial for like mortgages or financial planning or something.
I remember back in the mid to late 90s when Good Morning America (or some other such lame ass show) did a "grunge fashion show" to show how to dress grunge. That was the end of grunge.
venterol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once a meme gets featured on the morning news, it's officially dead and had been for some time. Happened to Gangnam Style, Harlem Shake, planking (I've never actually seen people do this IRL), owling, etc.
Sven2774 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's been a constant since the early 2000s
The_M4G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Etc. is an abbreviation of the Latin et cetera, meaning roughly and so on. Pronounce the et part, thinking "and", and you'll avoid both the typo and the mispronounciation.
zerohm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a Fruity Pebbles commercial in 1992 where Fred and Barney were rapping. Obviously this isn't going to make a whole genre of music not cool, but I just saw it and thought, Good GOD.
What I've noticed, generally speaking, are that really good advertisements can/should start a trend. I mean that's sort of their goal, to start the trend of using their product. Less successful ads tend to lean on what is already trendy and subsequently kill it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a social media follow-up at the end
What is that? Like, online chat with hashtags?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happening here in Germany right now. I think the origin of the new slang was Money Boy, an Austrian "rapper".
The slang includes intentional mistakes, a plethora of angliscisms, a weird sentence structure and the replacement of any words containing "ein" with "1".
The biggest bank in Germany has set its mind to be hip, so there's this.
I find it more funny than anything else though, I've enjoyed that phenomen for a good year and I'm still not tired of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
But now there's MTV Classic! Playing all your favorite hits of yesteryear, like The Spice Girls' "Two Become One" and The Spice Girls' "Stop" and probably some other songs, but I don't know because I turned it off after that back-to-back shitstream.
neoKushan ยท 12997 points ยท Posted at 17:02:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should write to them and tell them what you want.
This is probably not cool either, but Zero Wing / AYBABTU is my favourite internet meme of all time and never fails to make me laugh when it pops up in discourse.
Along with "put on my robe and wizard hat", which is a close second.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and never fails to make me laugh when it pops up in discourse.
Oh Lawdy, that just took me back to watching Albino Blacksheep videos on the middle school iMacs. The school IT staff were utterly outraged that kids were using school computers to play Runescape.
I'll tell you what he wants what he really really wants, He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha).
He wanna really, really, really wants his MTV cue awesome guitar rift, and late 80's CGI
Palladia was ruined by being so out of the way of other channels. Dead serious, where I live, it used to be on channel 485 next to FUSE and surrounded by Epix and Starz channels buried in the middle of nowhere. It's better now but just finding the channel used to be a chore.
This guy, acting like he turned off MTV Classic because he didn't like the videos instead of the fact that he finished jacking off and needed to clean himself up.
And soon 15 of those 30 seconds were mostly covered up by a random squealing 14-year-old girl that no one cares about giving a "shoutout" to three of her friends that no one cares about before screeching with excitement at an ear-piercing frequency.
The sharp decline started on May 21, 1992 with airing of the first episode of "The Real World: New York".
9000miles ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh goodness no. The Real World was massively important and influential for a generation of high school and college kids. The Real World kept MTV cool at least through the New Orleans season in 2000.
If you're making a more general statement that The Real World spawned a bunch of other non-music reality shows on MTV that eventually led to the downfall of the network years later, that I can agree with.
Damn...I started watching Real World during the Back to New York season...right after New Orleans. Guess I didn't know what I was missing...I watched through Austin and loved them, with the exception of maybe Paris.
Real talk...Carson Daly leaving TRL and Jackass ending was the beginning of the downward spiral of MTV. That would be 2002.
fco83 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of started watching it about the same time. MTV was a bit of a middle ground then. You still had things like TRL, but you also had real world, and shows like Undressed, which high school me liked for some reason..
It's all I watched. Real World/Road Rules challenges were the shit, TRL was a staple, Jackass ruled the world, and even the True Life shows were pretty interesting. For me, when they started playing those damn dating shows all day (Room Raiders, Next, Parental Control) is when it became absolute garbage. Then Jersey Shore happened and the rest is history.
Endyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
MTV stopped being cool to everyone when they outgrew the content. People who watch MTV in the 80s will say it stopped being cool 30 years ago.
*Then the people that were old enough to be nostalgic about it got on reddit to explain how it was actually 'only good when the content was relevant to them' and was actually bad after that even for the people that thought it was good.
if that is when they started to have more shows than music, then yeah. God I miss the early 90s when they had the animated logo and then MUSIC
I remember when a song would come out, I would be SO excited for music video to come out. I'd go to school and someone would ask "did you see so and so's video!?" and it would either be "FACK! NO!" or "I totally recorded it on vhs! I'm learning how to dance like that, now!"
qsdls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying MTV is not cool is pretty uncool anymore. Everyone knows.
Was it even cool 15 years ago? I remember thinking it was turning to shit in the mid-nineties when it started its trend away from music and towards asinine programming. At least M2 came around and filled the void for a few years, but even that started to suck in the early 2000s. Damn, this comment is really making me feel old. :|
Edit: holy crap, the real world started in 92? Guess things started to deteriorate sooner than I remembered.
Tripolie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vevo
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music videos are bigger than ever, getting billions of views. It's just that it's been taken over by the internet, MTV would have lost their niche no matter what they do.
I'd say "Rob & Big" was the last time MTV was relevant.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV just couldn't compete with the internet, their niche was dead no matter what since you can watch all the music videos you want in the tubes. They chose to change, but they know that they'll never be what they once were.
I don't know about the show, but I hated the movie so damn much.
You drove 2,500 miles to surprise some woman you don't know and when you find out it was all a goof by some bored housewife, she's the weirdo. Sure, asshole.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Usually females, but sometimes males.
-gaspard ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to see that gender equality has finally allowed pregnant males on cable TV.
I gotta watch SHannara, actually. I keep forgetting that they paid for that; so weird that they want to steal GoT's thunder.
In hindsight, Shannara is a weird property for them to pick. It's 30+ years old, it's pretty bog standard as fantasy goes (Lord of the Rings rip off), not a lot of sex and violence. Not the kind of fantasy work I would think MTV would adapt to ride the GoT bandwagon.
Vinvect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it still that? Last time I watched MTV was 6 years ago and that's all it ever played. Teen Mom, 16 & Pregnant, and My Sweet 16. Has it been nearly a decade and that's all that's still played?
inked18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a pretty cool new show about falsely accused inmates. The only reason I know about it is the producer happens to be from my city and the local alt weekly did a piece on it.
To be fair, rock the vote and other politically aware shows/events were around in the 90's - the so-called "hay day" of MTV. They are definitely in an evolve or die mentality, which could yield some pretty cool stuff.
To me, anything's better than TRL. That show is the reason boy bands, bad hip hop, and nu metal were a thing.
TRL was some lazy, crap programming, which probably says something about the channel today. I mean, they've never really done a lot of high quality, well produced TV. Most of it has been live TV things like TRL (which was just kids screaming and Carson introducing a video, and interviewing an artist for 5 minutes...over a 3 hour block) and reality tv, which are not difficult to create and filled big blocks of time.
I'd argue:
Beavis and butthead
120 Minutes (well researched, at least)
Daria
True Life (not ground breaking, but fit the demo well)
Tom Green Show
Jack Ass
Celebrity Death Match
Even the live stuff had its place in time and fit the demographic well. As much as I loath Spring Break, at 11-12 it was an education on the wider world. Admittedly, a re-imagined MTV would look a lot different, but it's tough going after the appropriate demographic (13-21).
Also, I think I have far out aged watching much of anything MTV has to feed me, so my opinion is pretty null and void. The shows listed above would probably not have interested me if I had been my age in the early/late 90's.
Surprisingly they're still making new episodes of Wild 'n Out.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the history channel... and the discovery channel... FUCK ICE ROAD TRUCKERS FUCK AMERICAN PICKERS FUCK SWAMP PEOPLE iturntheblindeyetopawnstars FUCK MOUNTAIN MEN FUCK AX MEN FUCK DEADLIEST CATCH FUCK GOLD RUSH well amish mafia kinda sounds interesting FUCK AMERICAN CHOPPER FUCK JUNGLE GOLD ALL PRAISE BE TO DIRTY JOBS THOUGH
At least History and Discovery still put out some high quality series from time to time. And they compete. Between A&E, Scripps and Discovery, they're all hunting for the same eyeballs. MTV had, literally, zero competition and instead ended up killing themselves.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all garbage to me because of the drama aspects. I admittedly haven't watched some of these, but I'm inclined to believe that frequent drama is fake.
Well back-to-back Mythbusters and How It's Made doesn't really bring in the ratings, neither does endless documentaries on Hitler, aliens, ghosts, and the ghosts of Nazi aliens.
I remember when I was a kid (80s)that I thought music videos were "MTV videos." As in I thought it was MTV itself that produced and recorded these videos by the artists.
That's how culturally relevant MTV was back then. That because it was our only medium for absorbing music video content, I couldn't even fathom the idea that these musicians created the videos themselves.
They're still new enough that I would give them time. And at least they're not totally pigeon-holing themselves in terms of viewers. MTV had a largely strict casting mantra that you couldn't be older than 26 to be on their shows (I think only broken by some of the Jersey Shore characters at the time).
Just the other day MTV came on while at a relatives house. And I got excited to listen to some music playlists as I was sick of the daytime TV on every other channel. (I don't normally watch TV)
It's probably still cool to younger kids, but we're just not in that demographic anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where else am I supposed to watch teen mom?
ralevin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple weeks ago, my 19 year old cousin posted something to her facebook saying, "I miss the good old days of MTV when you could watch The Real World."
However, MTV has no music whatsoever, and the usual reality shit that they show is not only super cheesy (Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant etc), but what really makes me lost my shit is those stupid multicoloured hashtags they plaster over the entire screen during the show. It makes me want to hurt people.
I do strangely like Catfish though. Max could turn any man gay.
Bringing back beavis and butthead for a final season was good. They started insulting reality TV, such as fetish shows.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember hanging out at someone's house and MTV being on in the background on their gigantic CRT tv the entire time we would hangout in the house. It was just automatic almost whenever you were hanging around. It was just non-stop music videos
Which is ironic because the casting for basically every show they do prohibits people over the age of 26.
So they're in this really strange quagmire where their audience is aging with the network, but their content isn't. They really are in a time where they need to consider pivoting, or at least evolving.
Around the time they shift focus from the music to celebrities.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The M stands for Mundane these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV Films is still cool in my book. Every now and again when I'm just feeling blah, I'll throw on Jackass 2 and die laughing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is Vice channel cool? Love that channel. Feel like teens aren't into garbage reality tv shows and tune in to travel shows and documentaries that are Vice-esque. Can't help but imagine "Weediquette" (sorry for the fucked spelling) being popular with teens. I'm 27 if it helps this comment in any shape or form.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. But the topic question didn't ask, "what isn't cool now that was a year ago."
It's just asking, time-ambiguously, what was once cool that is no longer. So you could even say the "ice age" in a joking manner and you'd probably get a few thousand upvotes (although probably too late in this thread).
You're watching MTV, the cool, brainwashing, twelve-year-old-and-younger station that hides behind a slick image. We're so cool that we decide what's cool. And now, MTV News, the news that is singlehandedly dumbing down our country. Which is cool. Here's your host, Kurt Loder
I'm just going to start cut-and-pasting this response I've made already as I'm starting to get a few responses saying that MTV hasn't been cool for a long time ...
The topic question didn't ask, "what isn't cool now that was a year ago."
It's just asking, time-ambiguously, what was once cool that is no longer. So you could even say the "ice age" in a joking manner and you'd probably get a few thousand upvotes (although probably too late in this thread).
The last time MTV was cool, Kurt Cobain was slaying a cover of the Man Who Sold the World.
Now they're just prostitutes sucking metaphorical cock from advertisers and sponsors. They wouldn't know cool if a chart labeled "Modern Synergistic Strategies for Reaching Lower Temperature Demographics" slapped them in the face.
Aren't you just out of the target demographic now? I used to watch the shit out of MTV in grade school and high school now I just don't care. TRL was cool, music videos were cool, I don't know if it's just for the current grade/high school kids or it just isn't cool.
I think the irony of MTV is that most of their viewers are older. My niece, who is 17, doesn't watch MTV, nor the VMAs. And similarly, none of her friends did (I specifically asked).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After real world 2
rorevozi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of us are too young to remember when MTV was cool :/
Haha I remember I forced myself to watch MTV and VH1 back in the day specifically to be cool. I would watch those awful dating and reality shows like Parental Control, Real World, Next, and Room Raiders cuz I thought it was cool and would make me hip. It actually didn't make me cool haha, when I went to school and talked to my friends about all the mtv shows and celebrity gossip they cringe. This was in middle school.
Now mtv is extra uncool
brad1775 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:08 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In case you don't know, being "cool" means being able to care about the most people, and that makes you have the most friends. Be good to people, and that's cool.. Using foul language and making fun of other people for their differences, even, or especially when you don't understand the negativity you are spreading because you think it's all just a joke, that's super uncool.
MTV's YouTube channel has 1.2 million subscribers. The network of TRL, VMAs, Beavis and Butthead, Daria, Jack-Ass, 16 and Pregnant, Real World, and Spring Break that dominated youth culture for two decades is now only interesting to a million loyal eyeballs. It's not so much that MTV isn't cool anymore, they're barely noticeable on any radar.
they should just start playing music videos again, if all the time is impractical then do them before commercial breaks OR after every episode of a show. or keep music videos and Expand their kind of TV while keeping it ALL related to music and our favorite artists. during primetime have music talk shows, musician documentaries/reality shows(like they did with kesha for a while) and exclusive live performance recordings of huge artists and festivals(could you imagine "you're watching Coachella Weekend 1! brought to you by MTV." ?!..), even exclusive video/album release "parties" with artists. Also showing movies about music like pitch perfect. and also 80's teen movies like the breakfast club, because they were iconic and teens today still love them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to admit I fell in love with The Real World in junior high.
Except they still make some of the best reality tv shows. Literally their producers still know how make emotional bombs explode harder than anyone. (See: The Challenge, Are You The One?, etc.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was declining for years, but YouTube really put the final nail in the coffin.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, died about 20 years ago. Really, probably earlier than that. When they stopped being about Music, I stopped caring.
snoodbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God, I keep forgetting that Tony Jay passed away, despite it being a decade now. His voice lives on in Megabyte and Frolo and so many others.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd always wanted Tony Jay to play AM in a live action I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Who else truly could?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:57:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlan Ellison voiced him in the game and did a pretty stellar job. He made AM sound less like an omnipresent, omnipotent god and more like a seething psychopath, which worked out surprisingly well.
What beloved saturday morning cartoon villain's voice isn't currently dead?
I think it's just Mark Hamill. I think he has to voice all the villains now.
Joetato ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Welker (Megatron and a majority of the original Decepticons, Dr. Claw from inspector Gadget and about 500 other cartoon roles) is still alive and kicking.
Holy shit. Fred from Scooby Doo is still alive? I just assumed he'd died like somewhere around 2007.
Joetato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Not only that, he started voicing Scooby after Don Messick died.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't hold your breath. They've been talking about this shit for a fucking decade and all that's come out of it is a shitty teaser and a shittier webcomic. Plus the casting call for the reboot that came out a while back does not bode well.
See. This type of reaction is why studios keep doing remakes. They basically get free box office numbers just because they leverage an existing fan base who "has to see it".
Statistically speaking, this remake will be worse than the original. If we displayed that kind of skepticism or at least subdued optimism, studios would be less inclined to keep pumping out reboots and actually invest in original IP.
Joetato ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember, when I was about 15, my mother saying, "No one ever wants sequels. No sequel will ever do well because no one wants to see the same thing again." Well, she was wrong.
That attitude was annoying in 6th grade when our teacher wanted us to do creative writing stories. I loved it and wanted to set all my stories in the same universe. But, for some reason, my teacher made us get our parents to sign off on having read the stories prior to handing them in. Anyway, my mother wouldn't let me do this because "It's the same thing over and over. You're not being original if you keep setting it in the same place. You're going to get a failing grade if you hand this in." and she forced me to write something new that wasn't in any way connected to my prior stories. I remember it annoying the piss out of me.
AOEUD ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I distrust sequels but consistent universes are great.
This is literally a thread about how these remakes are lame and overdone, and people are still going crazy over another older IP getting a shitty, half-baked revival.
Murgie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're also toning down the darkness significantly and adding a bunch of teenage human schoolchildren to serve as the main characters.
Congratulations /u/slapuwithafish, you got your wish. All it cost was sucking Reboot dry of everything that made it noteworthy.
tempmike ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't get your hopes up. Rainmaker has been "working" on it for years and nothing has come of it. Looks like they actually took down the above site's video for copyright infringement.
Right. It looks like some piece of educational garbage now. I want motherfucking Reboot back, the original show. Not this bullshit. Motherfucking fuckers. FUCK.
Masalar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:10:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, ReBoot was always educational. Season 2 taught us that the villains can backstab you and send the main character to hell. That was a good lesson.
Murgie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's aimed at the current generation of children, and as a result it's going to be garbage.
Kids aren't going to care because they're too young for the franchise to mean anything to them. All the old fans aren't going to care because they're sanitizing the series of the more mature themes that made it noteworthy in the first place.
Right? I wish they had followed in Samurai Jack's footsteps. Continue a badass show where it left off for the audience that originally watched it... Now all grown up.
TrotBot ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's gonna be live action :(
nootrino ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:30:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This kills the Reboot.
ilion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering how many times over the years there's been announcements about it coming back, I seriously doubt this is leading anywhere.
TrotBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Live action reboot :(
Refrith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It kinda sounds like it'll be Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, just set in the Reboot universe
nootrino ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole "The Guardian Code" added to the title sounds really meh to me. I loved the original Reboot when I was a kid, but the more I hear about the new one, the less I want to watch it to not tarnish the memories I have of the old one.
I used to post on a Final Fantasy forum where one of the posters was really involved in this site. They've been trying for years to get something going.
It's really cool to see them making progress :D!
I went to a comic con (ConBravo) in my hometown and there was a vendor there who had a friend that recorded some stuff for the show. She said her friend had to do some singing.
DeaJaye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its been coming for quite a while now, nothing solid.
rampop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've been saying they're rebooting Reboot practically since Reboot went off the air. Last time I posted this same comment, one of the people working on the Reboot reboot replied to basically say "we're really serious about it this time!"
That was a few years ago. I'll believe it when I see it.
Mr_E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:23 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm jealous of how hype you're about to be.
Microtic ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:19:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get your hopes up. It was supposed to be out like 2 years ago and has gone stagnent. Its likely going to be very bad.
You definitely did not see when they switched TV networks mid-series and the show expanded from campy to a darker children's show.
I don't know about anyone else, but I cannot forget when Enzo's head was ripped off (albeit off-screen). Not an exaggeration for unaware readers: Season 3, Episode 4
My friend is working on that! He's younger, smarter, and a hell of a lot funnier than me. He's worked in Canadian kid's shows for ages and has a wicked sense of humor, and he's a big sci-fi nerd. Only the cool kind of nerd... Again, unlike me. :)
Anyways, I'm gonna watch it and I think it's gonna be awesome.
The funny thing about Reboot, is that not a single friend I had growing up liked that show. Everyone hated it, and even made fun of the tiny minority of kids who watched it. Even ignoring the ugly cgi (a novel concept at the time) it just doesn't hold up.
Still, I see my friends and former classmates going apeshit over this reboot. I get that people go for nostalgia, but I think people are just jumping on the 'anything 90's is cool again' pop culture bandwagon with this particular show.
I could be wrong, maybe it was just a local thing, or dumb luck that I had never seen a group in which the consensus was that this was a good show.
The first season or w/e was horrible and I was annoyed whenever it was on taking up space another show could have. Later seasons when the kid was a pirate or w/e though seemed way better, but I wasn't really up on what happened between those points so I didn't watch it much.
dtopps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I friggin loved it when I was a kid - am I a hipster now?!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Reboot?
Jin-roh ยท 174 points ยท Posted at 16:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sometimes wonder if the whole idea of "a hollywood movie" is dying off or will die in the future.
It could be my misperception, but it seems like most of the things that people talk about now are long running TV series or what's new on Netflix.
Last time I went to the movie theater is was for the Star Wars VIII. Will probably not go to the movies again until Star Wars this December.
fco83 ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're in what some are calling a 'golden age' of tv. Now that DVRs exist and streaming exists for back episodes, writers are much more free to write storylines with season or multi-season long arcs, whereas in the past this didnt work as well (miss one episode or two, youre completely out of the loop with no way to catch up.. viewership inevitably declines over time).
On top of that, cable\netflix options mostly being shorter 10-15 episode runs instead of longer 20+ episode runs means high-end actors can do a tv show for a steady paycheck for part of the year, and still have time to work on the one-off big paycheck movie projects other parts of the year.
Jin-roh ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a great summary of it. Huzzah!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never thought of the 2nd part, that's a great point! I wondered how Shameless managed to get so many fantastic actors to commit to a multi season series.
Last time I went to the movie theater is was for the Star Wars VIII.
What's it like being from the future? No spoilers, though, I want to experience Episode VIII fresh next year.
Jin-roh ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 16:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bah.... Of course I meant VII
But the future? Well it's kind of crappy. After the energy crisis brought on by the new American emperor, California finally decided to secede. This has lead to a lot of conflict with Mexico. We're currently occupying Baja.
duskwuff ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:32:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called Baja California for a reason, dammit!
meekamunz ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is Emperor Clinton handling the manhunt for the Empires two most wanted (Miss Lewinsky & Senor Trumpero - I understand he took Mexican citizenship recently)?
Jin-roh ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her radiance, Empress Clinton, captured Lewinsky and made her head of the whitehouse servants. If media pictures are to believed she wears a collar at all times and a dress made of tattered silk. Senor Trumpero is still at large.
The California Baja expeditionary force captured members of his family during our incursion. We traded them to the Empress with other concessions in order to negotiate a ceasefire.
gqbriggs ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:13:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Jin-roh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:31:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Begin by voting for her radiance Empresss Clinton. After that there are some specific steps depending on where you live.
If within CA, join the militia when the cartels make a terrorist attack on San Diego. If outside of CA, support the 2018 tax on Almond exports, the Supreme Court's decision on OSHA versus the Porn Stars, and buy your wine from France. That last one seems frivolous, but believe me it crossed a line that should never be crossed!
"Kylo Ren kills Lando Calrisian, who is his father."
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Kylo Ren kills Lando Calrisian, who is his father."
...with the rosebud snowboard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To bad. Ren is a reincarnation of Anakin. So she IS a skywalker, but shes not Lukes kid. Lukes HER kid. "REY YOU ARE MY FATHER", is like the pivotal line. I think Johnson cried tears of joy hearing it.
Also Jar Jar actually WAS the bad guy, but hes not Snoke, hes actually bb8, who it turns out is the REAL bad guy. Snokes just a projection he created.
Regardless of what people in your circles "talk about", movies can still rake in $50 - $500 million at the domestic box office.
The movie theater experience is still something people find worth paying for.
For me, only the right kind of movie, of a certain quality, is worth the cost. But despite our opinions, the big movie business seems to be doing just fine
briskt ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They rake in that money but with fewer asses in seats. They've been cranking up the prices and getting people to pay more for things like IMAX, UltraAVX, 3D, etc. Actual attendance has been declining though.
Also, the big studios seem to be more and more making their money on huge blockbuster "tentpole" movies, and spending very little on making original films. They invest in known quantities like sequels, reboots and adaptations of things that have existing fanbases where they know they are going to recoup their investment.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The theatre is still full as fuck especially on opening weekend for hyped movies. Cant really get a decent seat in the first week or two of some movies unless you go to an early or late showing.
MrMono1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, i still wait a week or two before seeing movies to avoid the crowds.
This fucking sucks. My gf and I always just stream movies from at least 10+ years ago because we want to actually be engaged in a good storyline.
There are so few big movies that revolve around a great storyline that end up coming out in theaters that I haven't been to a theater in over a year.
I mean, I like the big blockbuster flick as much as the next guy but there's just way too many reboots, continuations & the exact same boring formulaic superhero movies etc. It's just a sad state of affairs.
Can anyone point me to some good indie movies with great storylines? Is there some sort of list or something I can browse through with maybe a brief description of what the movie is about?
What genre do you like? I'd recommend just keeping track of a local indie theater, if you have one in your area. Even if there isn't one near you, you could check out the movies that are playing and wait for them to come on Netflix. (The indie/foreign stuff usually ends up on Netflix faster than mainstream flicks.)
A buddy of mine used to work at an AMC Landmark theater (different from regular AMC), so I'd pretty much always go there. Sometimes there's a lull, but usually there are 3-4 things playing that look interesting.
dacalpha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They invest in known quantities like sequels, reboots and adaptations of things that have existing fanbases
To be honest, I am this kind of moviegoer. I only see 2-3 movies at the theater a year, and I don't have a lot of money, so I generally go for movies I know I'll at least be interested in, even if they aren't always good. I'll see every Star Wars, Harry Potter, Tolkien, Hunger Games movie out there, because I can't afford to risk my limited dollars on a comedy made by some director I've never heard of.
That's not to say I don't watch non-franchise movies. I go to Redbox/DVD Express almost every week, and watch those movies in the comfort of my own home with popcorn that cost a fraction of what it would cost in a theater.
Giant screens and slurpees are nice, but my comfy couch with infinite legroom is better.
briskt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm exactly like you. But are we the cause, or the outcome? Do we go to movies less because there's fewer movies that make us really want to go, and the price has been raised to make it prohibitive to go often?
Or has the price been raised and are less original films being made because people like us are going less?
dacalpha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably both. For me, the "golden age" of movie theaters was middle school/early high school (2006-2009). My parents would usually give me money every few weeks to do something with friends, and we weren't old enough to really do much at night so we'd usually go to the movies. We wouldn't even look up what was playing, we'd just go in and see what was good. The era of "go in and see what's good" is definitely over for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Developing countries/bric will and have already started picking up the slack, especially China and Russia. These less original films are perfect for those markets where they're not used to the tropes and and predecessor movies, in fact I think the latter point is driving the former.
They are making less movies at higher cost per movie. The model is turning into blockbuster only type movies. If they dont make near a billion they are failures. This kind of behaviour is inherently unstable. If they are not careful a few strings of flops could bankrupt a studio.
What brought us back to the movie theater as a date was when our local place just redid its whole business model. There's a bar, huge reclining seats and you picks where you want to sit. More importantly the ushers actually do stuff about disruptions. They also put in a bowling alley and arcade next to it so if you need to see a later show, you can hang out and play games. We still only go once in a while and for certain movies but it totally beats the whole shuffle in, be uncomfortable for 90 minutes and miss parts of the movie because folks can't stop texting.
I was wondering the same thing. It feels like every movie is just a superhero movie or cashing in on an old movie that hasn't been re-done.
Jin-roh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
superhero movie or cashing in on an old movie that hasn't been re-done.
You see? That's kind of what I've been thinking too. Every movie that seems to come out hashes out some established brand, and then has a lot of flash. It seems like there are entire genres of movies that aren't being made right now.
Teen/College movies
Horror
Romantic Comedy
Original Sci-fi / fantasy
Crime/Cop Dramas
Period pieces / Historical films.
"Dude with a problem" action films.
Political or Spy thrillers.
Exploration/Adventure films (Indiana Jones, the Mummy etc)
I don't know. I think my perception is quite skewed, but the last movies I watched on Netflix seem like artifacts from a distant cinematic era, but they only came out 5 or 6 years ago.
Funny that your username is Jin-Roh. I watched that not too long ago and I really think if Hollywood is so strapped for original ideas and they just love to make movies about things that already exist, why not look into more Anime?
Jin-Roh would be a great start for example, Berserk would be another great one. There are hundreds, just don't Americanize them too much and you'll be golden.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know... I'd love for them to make live action of great anime...
...but they've already fucked up with Ghost in the Shell.
How so? I haven't really seen any trailers or anything for it so I really don't know what to expect.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's rather ironic really. First, the studio makes the economically understandable and rational decision of getting a known brand for a movie. It has a built in fan base.
Then, they completely slap that fan base in the face by casting Scar Jo as the lead, and miscasting the rest of her crew as well. Honestly, Saito and Aramaki were the only ones that had the right look. Every other cast ranged from eh... well that's okay I guess to WTF?!
If you want to get into it, check out "Angry Asian Man" he has a few opinions. Among the offenses is that studio considered using CGI to make characters look more Asian.
oozekip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are still great movies coming out, they just aren't often the big-budget blockbuster movies of the past. Smaller movies like Whiplash and Birdman are phenomenal, Whiplash is probably one of my favorite films or all time, they just aren't the big crowd pleasing spectacles of the past like Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at the top ten movies of 2015 on IMDB, and I guess you're right. There was the Martian and a couple of other non-franchise/brand redux and non-big flashy stuff movies.
60% of people see movies a few times per year or more, FWIW
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big budget movie making is historically a very cyclical avenue of the art form, but I don't think it'll ever really die out.
Hollywood was massively impacted by the death of the Studio system, from the early 50s right up until Jaws came out and re-established the summer blockbuster in June 1975. There was a solid 20-year stretch in there where Hollywood didn't really do anything of significant artistic merit (give or take a few films) and we're seeing a similar dearth in creativity now. Films cost a lot to make and represent big risks to the people who pay for them, so most Hollywood movies play it safe by sticking to reliable genres like: 'Improv-dialogue style Comedy', 'Marvel Action Movie' or 'Romcom'.
It'll come back around, it just takes time, a handful of good directors being given a shot at making big movies and audiences who are tired of seeing the same formulas in their films with different coats of paint.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollywood was massively impacted by the death of the Studio system, from the early 50s right up until Jaws came out and re-established the summer blockbuster in June 1975
What do you mean "death of the studio system" in the 1950s?
Devilb0y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 'Golden Age' of Hollywood lasted from the early talkies in the 20s to the early 50s and was dominated by 5 big studios: Paramount, Warner Brothers, MGM, Fox and RKO Radio Pictures. These studios funded, created and distributed almost everything in-house. You didn't have actors and directors making whatever films they wanted; they were contracted to a studio and only made films for that studio. The studios trained up new actors who they thought they could turn into stars, they had their own composers for scores, it was just a totally different system to what we have now.
There's a lot of reasons why this system was dead by the 60s (some would say a lot earlier than that); the rise in popularity of TV had a big effect and the Supreme Court outlawing the practise of 'block booking' - selling one attractive film and several mediocre B-movies as a package to theatres - was a massive blow as this was more or less the bread and butter of all of these studios financially. But basically the studios as they had existed up until that point were either dead or so fundamentally different by the start of the 60s as to be completely new companies.
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate this explanation.
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem! It's quite an interesting topic, and one I think will probably repeat itself in future with Hollywood.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sometimes wonder if the whole idea of "a hollywood movie" is dying off or will die in the future.
It absolutely is. They're throwing every reboot and sequel to get audiences. A lot of them are bombing. Only a few demographics and genres are true hits. Super hero films, and kid's animation.
Well there are good reboots, Star Wars and Mad Max are good "reboots" in a sense. But things like Ghostbusters are what give reboots and Hollywood a bad name. Basically if there's an idea, or if it's just a cash grab. And how much money they made directly shows how that single principle can be all you need.
Hollywood movies will die out soon enough, and they'll be replaced by the episodic 8-hour movie that you stream to your laptop (Stranger things, house of cards, etc)
YaBoyMax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it December 2017?
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... it's been a really long time since I've seen a future movie.
YaBoyMax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was saying, doesn't VIII come out next year?
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're out of the improv joke right now. lol. Read the rest of the surrounding comments.
YaBoyMax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My b, I did see them before but didn't make the connection when you replied lol.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Last 5 spider-man movies were done by Sony, actually. Fox has Fantastic Four and the X-men.
And, I think Sony still has a hand in this latest one, because of the deal Marvel worked out with them to get the rights to use Spider-man to begin with. Sony is distributing it, at least anyway.
rhllor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sony. Fox has X-Men and F4ntastic. The upcoming Spiderman is still being done by Sony, but integrated into the MCU because of a deal with Marvel.
EkiAku ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:34:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be down for that if they used... Oh god I'm blanking on his name. Miles? Anyway, him instead of Parker.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miles Morales!! Honestly, there's multiple Spidermen, guys. If you insist on rebooting it, can't you at least look at different backstories? We get it, Uncle Ben dies.
That's a different kind of remake. Taking a foreign film and "adapting it" for a US audience cares nothing about a films age.
It can be fine. Magnificent 7 is a fantastic movie while literally being Seven Samurai set in the Wild West. However, what the lazy assholes like doing now is less of an adaption of the core theme in a different setting, and more of a reshoot with American actors and set in the States, which ranges from OKish (Quarantene-REC) to Oh My GOD! WHY?! (Oldboy-pile of dog poo). When it works OK it just seems pointless, because you could just dub the original if reading subs is too hard. When it works it works because the original material was basically a Hollywood movie with foreign actors so you gain nothing with the reshoot. Oldboy is not a Hollywood move. The whole thing makes perfect sense in the context of Korean culture... the whole thing makes some amount of sense in the context of Korean culture. The iconic hammer scene exists because Koreans, generally, do not have guns. To go back to my original example, it would be like the Cowboys in Magnificent 7 having Katanas, which while awesome in theory (and probably in practice, now I really want this even though I know it would be horrible) is really out of place. It doesn't fit the setting, and if that was all, maybe it could still work, but the entire revenge lot is so incredibly not American that it makes an already out there movie in to something that's just stupid. It's square peg, round hole syndrome.
Now, you can make a Hollywood version of Oldboy that actually works and makes sense, but you would basically end up with Taken. There really was no value in that remake. It would be like remaking Good Bye Lenin, except it's set in New York, except even that would work infinitely better, because the central theme, maintaining the illusion of stability in a time of radical change can be done without the fall of the Berlin wall, weird incest kidnap revenge, not so much.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a remake, not a reboot. It was a foreign language film remade for American/English audiences.
ATCaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
B13 was awesome, but I really enjoyed not having to read subtitles for Brick Mansions. Plus I was always a fan of Paul Walker, so seeing him work with David Bell was amazing.
smack521 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not looking forward to the gritty TV remake of Lethal Weapon then?
/s
McAce ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:31:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I was like: /u/smack521 is joking, right??
But noooo.. my god, I just saw the trailer and it looks sooo bad.
rhllor ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gritty dark action
Right in the DCEU feels
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell the studio that's rebooting Power Rangers that.
2mice ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its ok to reboot a film if the original was negative infinite/10, like power rangers.
so long as there are compelling characters and a decent story.
or when the technology wasnt there, i dream of a Dune reboot
Almost every day I stayed home sick from school from grades 1-6 I would watch the Power Rangers movie, The Price is Right, Ninja Turtles 2, and then Power Rangers again. I haven't watched them since, but I refuse to believe they're anything but fantastic.
2mice ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
r u talking about power rangers? i was a power ranger fan since day one, never watched another episode again after the first film. it was such low budget garbage.
edit: downvoting me cause i said the ppwer ranger movie is garbage. wtf is wronf with u people?
Yes! Like I'd like to see some remakes of cool lost pre code silent films or more remakes of horror films with great ideas that were just let down by when/how they were made. Like the Blob and Fly remakes.
so long as there are compelling characters and a decent story.
I would add to this "and it's not the same story every single time". Looking at you, superhero movie origin stories. Nearly a century of material just sitting there for you to pick pre-written stories from and... oh right, going with the origin story for the 5th time, of course, how could I be so silly.
No, instead we take old movies, take everything that was good about them and throw it out the window so we can make the main characters clichรฉd stereotypes (Ghostbusters)
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the main villain hit a little too close to home for somebody
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care that they rebooted the movie, I care that all the main characters are clichรฉd stereotypes. Could have been any movie remake but the writing for those characters was awful.
I have been meaning to see the new one but I agree. I definitely appreciate them and glad they exist but outside of random clips here and there, I don't think I'll rewatch them for a while.
That is such a great respectful, level headed answer. I feel like I have to commend you. Like that shit doesn't happen in Ghostbusters discussion on Reddit.
xXDaNXx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound upset.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised you hear anything from me considering our probable distance.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So are you mildly annoyed that people like Ghostbusters, or mildly annoyed that many people who like Ghostbusters didn't like the reboot?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you literally said the original Ghostbusters wasn't great and people should "get over it." You already stopped talking about reboots, so now I want to see you present an actual argument as to why people should stop treating Ghostbusters as the massive pop-culture success that it was.
Oooooooo you can't say that. That automatically means you hate women and are racist. You are not allowed to say anything negative about that movie.
sumojoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would really like to watch superhero movies with my kids. My daughter loves Superman, she's seen every episode of Superman TAS and Justice League. We've even read some comics together as bedtime stories, but I haven't let her watch Man of Steel because I don't want her to see her hero being a moody asshole who destroys cities and murders bad guys.
aceoff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. The kids who loved superheros grew up and took them from kids.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I personally don't think this was ever cool. I don't think I've ever seen a remake that held a candle to the original.
Instead of remaking old popular (or profitable, or both) movies, I want to see them start re-doing old flops. Take something that didn't make money and do it right.
Agreed. I greatly enjoyed both recent Apes movies. The 2001 shitshow is definitely best forgotten.
btribble ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Janet, we're going to have to do something about the Ropers."
"Like what Jack, what?!"
"I can hear my heart beating in my eardrums Janet. You know what that means. Tell Chrissy to get my satchel."
0N3e ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:15:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will never ever understand the logic of taking an old movie/characters and 'modernising' it. As in, stripping out all the things that made it good and replacing it with forgettable, cliche characters and stories. Star Trek was kind of the last straw that made me stop watching those kinds of movies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the new tv trend become trying to make everything as dark and edgy as possible? Why would I give a shit about your show where I can't get attached to anything because you kill off everything?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shout-out to trying and epicly failing to reboot Rush Hour as a TV show.
Rush Hour will always be Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The TV show was pretty awful.
The new Lethal Weapon TV show is probably going to suck, as well. You can't reboot something that started out as an awesome movie and spawned three awesome sequels.
A lot of shows were actually kinda bleak when you look at the setting, the gritty allows them to properly explore the universe they are in. The sad part is the shit formulaic writing.
Idk if anyone else has noticed this but Mr.Robot is a massive ripoff of Fight Club.
Show is still sooooo good though....
Walterod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEA. We need to reverse this trend.
By rebooting Dark/Gritty as light/comical romps.
Blade Runner 2 starring Chris Tucker and Seth Rogan? Don't mind if I do!
Trey Parker and Matt Stone put out a great show and seem to know how to parody our culture like nobody else. I still enjoy watching it and I laugh my ass off every time.
jhra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:08 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lifer South Park fan and have in recent years stayed away from it as it airs every season. Once the season is over I have a day where I drink and binge. Viewers ruin the fun for me as they air
Love that overstep. I also love how so many Star Trek scenes have Riker with a shit-eating grin on his face when the camera passes over him. He genuinely seems to be having a good time, and it fits his character's easy-going nature to a T.
USSZim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna make it a habit to sit down like that from now on.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean that was the easiest way to get through the desk rows since everyone was blocking the ends.
Now that everyone has smart phones I find far less people abbreviate. It's easier to type the full word than deal with autocorrect. Back in the days of T9 it was easier to txt short hand.
I still remember when they cost 25 cents each each to send and you had to type out each letter individually on a flip-phone. Being concise saved time & money.
The ever rising price of the humble steak and kidney pie, Brought on by inflation, the weakening of the pound, and harambe. because he is now involved in everything.
masonjam ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DEADB33F ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:01:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 798 points ยท Posted at 12:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In English class I analysed a rant someone made about text-message language. Their argument was that messages took longer to "decipher" than the time you save by typing the contractions.
Pob28 ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing about bows (I assume you're talking about long bows) wasn't that they were harder to learn, it was that they took a lot more strength to use effectively, and as such took more training to build up that strength
[deleted] ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 18:19:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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newuser92 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Warwise you didn't need a lot of accuracy though. Its not like you need to hit the mark, you just need to wave them. Sort of crowd control. Covering fire.
It wasn't but for little parties that bowmnship mattered. That's the reason Legolas, Robin Hood, etc, were mostly single players.
What is your favorite book about this subject? I want to read it.
AMasonJar ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be good at aiming one precisely for marksmanship it definitely took a long time and a lot more practice, but yes, for the typical user (hunting or in an army), you just needed some muscle and a basic understanding of how the arrow arcs.
So in other words.. more training means harder to learn?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is far from true when it comes to a 150 lb war bow. The reason crossbows and firearms gained popularity is you can adequately train someone on a point and shoot weapon in a matter of weeks, as opposed to years.
Mitosis ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"How do you train a longbowman? Start with the grandfather."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that an actual saying?
Mitosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a saying, but I can find no good information about the source. Could actually be from the 14th-15th century, could be anachronistic, not sure.
Crossbows could also fire with a lot more kinetic energy, meaning longer range and greater armor piercing ability. It was banned by the pope in, iirc, the 15th century because it was slaughtering too many high born knights. You can also have teams working up on the parapets, winding the crossbows to keep a fusillade of fire while exposing your soldiers to much less danger. A single soldier with a longbow would have a much greater rate of fire and mobility, though.
Get into some physics, boyo. A windlass or cranequin driven crossbow is going to have more kinetic energy in the shot than a longbow.
golfer29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The difference in kinetic energy was less important than you might think. While the draw weight was much higher, the draw length was much shorter, leading to about the same velocity for both types of bow. Crossbow bolts have more mass than longbow arrows, leading to more kinetic energy, but they were less aerodynamic and needed more kinetic energy to penetrate armor. For the majority of the medieval period the weapons were about the same in terms of effectiveness per arrow, with longbows having an advantage in rate of fire and crossbows being easier to learn. Crossbows eventually became noticeably more effective, but the usage of gunpowder began to displace both around the same time. The Pope's ban on crossbows was less of a military issue and more of a social issue. Unlike longbows, which required a lifetime of training, crossbows enabled any peasant with a week of training to kill a knight, causing a fair amount of unrest on all levels of society.
You have to reset a crossbow, which the draw is much more difficult and time consuming. They are easier to learn to aim and shoot, but you can draw a traditional bow quicker.
Yup, I'm oversimplifying but if you have 1,000 longbowmen versus 1,000 arquebusiers (predecessor to the musket), the longbowmen would win every time. But if you factor in the costs of training (longbowmen were trained their entire lives to the point where their skeletal structure was permanently altered), in reality it'd be more akin to 100 longbowmen versus 10,000 arquebusiers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I mean early guns were basically psychological weapons and nothing more. They backfired, took forever to reload, and were wildly inaccurate. The only appeal was the shock value of having something make a loud boom and (maybe) injuring someone
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's basically why Bronn is the shit and Joffrey is a little pussy. Notice the bows. All the cool characters use a traditional, and all the pussy ones use the crossbow.. (except for Tyrion that one time).
Yeah if you look at a crossbow you'll notice a loop on the front, you actually put your foot on it so you can draw the bow string back. Very cool mechanisms, though only practical if you aren't skilled with a longbow.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows are easier to shoot. They usually shoot heavier arrows (bolts) at faster speeds. As a result they are, on average, more accurate at longer ranges. They are, however, slower and more difficult to cock and reload.
Upright bows (I'll stick with compound bows specifically, bc I don't have enough experience to comment on recurves or traditional bows.) are much more difficult to shoot accurately, and they are very sensitive to changes or imperfections in the shooter's technique. They usually shoot a lighter arrow at slower speeds. Altogether, an upright bow will usually be less accurate at longer ranges. A compound bow is, however, much easier and faster to "load" than a crossbow. Keep in mind that "fast" is a relative term.
Disclaimer: there are a host of other factors that will affect the performance of both platforms.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cross bows do not have greater range than a long bow.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows are ... on average, more accurate at longer ranges.
Upright bows (I'll stick with compound bows specifically, ... Altogether, an upright bow will usually be less accurate at longer ranges.
Disclaimer: there are a host of other factors that will affect the performance of both platforms.
You must have misunderstood my comments. I edited it down to the pertinent parts for emphasis.
Edit: formatting
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I think of comparing cross bows to other bows I typically think of a long bow, because I view them as the greatest game changer in war far until the advent of gun powder weapons. Long bows by far out ranges a cross bow. Maybe a cross bow is more accurate at range to bows at certain points, well they very well are in fact, but at the end of the day a long bow will still out range a cross bow and have a further effective kill range.
Really? Around here if you hunt with a crossbow over compound/trad., you are pretty much looked down upon (barring any physical ailments/disabilities that would require you to use a crossbow). People see it as taking the easy way out rather than actually learning to shoot a bow.
You obviously don't understand how morse code works
Matloc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still think my bluetooth morse clicker is a good idea. Make texting and driving illegal but tell all the kids morse code and driving is still ok.
Slinkwyde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That would be quite distracting. Just because a person's eyes are pointed at the road doesn't mean they're paying attention. I think the best solution is speech-to-text (voice dictation) or choosing from a short customizable list of canned replies (including one that says you're driving and will respond later).
Matloc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just a thumb clicker. Not any more distracting than talking to your phone since some studies suggest handsfree isn't safe either.
Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The problem isn't the clicking. It's having to concentrate on the letters of your words and translate them into Morse code. Using natural language wouldn't have that problem. Of course, for someone with a lot of experience in Morse code, that might not be an issue.
I've heard of studies like you mention, but only in regards to voice calls with another person (aka a real time conversation with someone who's unaware of your driving conditions), not in regards to dictating a text message to a machine.
A thumb clicker is what I had in mind for choosing from a short list of canned replies (yes; no; OK; on my way; Stuck in traffic; running late; I'm driving, etc)
I am sure that had to do with the technology too. Morse travels at the speed of light, as it is a simple signal. The text has to get typed, compiled, sent as a light signal, recieved, and rearanged into a message, even if you are right next to each other. There are days when it takes a full minute to get a text from my bro beside me.
rdewalt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's also stream data versus packet data. You do not have to wait for the whole message to be typed up to transmit it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing you're thinking signal towers? I'm betting the Morse users were going over wires and clickers, which would definitely be faaaaaar slower than light speed
I wish I had more money so I could give you gold. When a person admits they were wrong they achieve the highest possible standard I have.
Your amazing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're amazing. ;)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh... Morse code is an electric signal sent along wire. Electricity does not move at "the speed of light". On the other hand, in the likely event that your text spends some part of it's journey moving through fiber optic wire, that IS moving at the speed of light.
This is because the electrons can only interact with each other within the limit of light speed. Kinda like pushing a light-year long stick only moves the end of the stick after a year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was making fun of you.
The reality is that this contest was not about "sending a message". It was about "typing a message". Have you never watched any of the text message competitions of the 90's? It was always first one to type a message, not type it and have it received. Everyone understands how networks work.
The point was that the Morse users could click out their message faster than the teens.
rdewalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a true comparison. Morse code is a "simultaneous"/streaming send/recieve (wire/radio distance being cancelled out in this case) When the sender is finished keying in the first letter, the receiver has already heard it. The texting teenager is sending packet data, the whole message must be typed up and then transmitted in a block.
Additionally, there is no block size limitation on morse code, its a stream, texting is packetized up into (160?) character chunks and each chunk is sent. So a long message will take Even Longer to text.
(Source: er... um.... I've got my radio license and used to be quite good at morse code blah blah blah...)
Okay cool but that wasn't the point, the point was the the contraction was quicker than typing it out fully on classic number/letter phone buttons. There very well might be quicker ways of communicating and thats cool but its not exactly relevant. I can talk quicker than a raven could deliver a message, cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But unfortunately it's not like riding a bike. I used to be able to just read it like any other words, now I feel like a kindergartener sounding shit out when I see it.
prrg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah, I immediately read "gtg" to "got to go", not a very good argument.
(I for some reason read "brb" as "bee arr bee", not "be right back", though)
Scipion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason i still cant quickly understand "smh"
welpie ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:07:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not only about speed though. Text messages were 140(?) signs long and if you exceeded that, you had to pay for another. Using contractions saves a lot of characters.
that's why we redditors still use full words and shit. but sometimes we fuck up from our text-past-selves(?) and forget to use capital letters, cause its quicker. Yeah cause capital letters take too much time, if i'm feeling extra intuitive and lazy. Or sometimes I just use a few acronyms cause who can be bothered to type out TIL?
TIL makes sense again because of character limits. There is a 300 character limit on post titles and some TIL's are fairly long to begin with. Adding "Today I Learned" into it just cuts down the context you can add, and without the right context it won't get upvotes, and without upvotes OP will end up sad.
Of course. TIL DAE FHRITP we only have around 20 common knowledge Acronyms, that make sense. not like text language
with millions of stupid ones and 50 useful ones
Well it's manners, isn't it? If I do something that saves time for me but makes things more difficult for you, then I'm either ignorant, or I genuinely and demonstrably believe my time is worth more than yours.
Probably doesn't matter so much when you're texting your friends and you're all used to it. But when I get a text asking "hi m8 can u pls giv m a lift to town l8r" - they can fuck right off.
Considering its humans we are talking about, that somehow doesn't strike me as a reason people wouldn't use text language.. who cares about the decipheree?
like nambot said, the main purpose was to avoid having your meessage spill over to a 2nd text which would not only waste another text (which often werent unlimited back in the day) and also was programmed really shittily so they person would get the 2nd half first and then the 1st half minutes later.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a kind of shame in not knowing what it means. A lot of people won't ask. I spent years online having no idea what smh meant. Then I spent a year on Reddit having no idea what FTFY meant. It was a very confusing time.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"rapeing our dictionearys" best line in that entire rant for year 8 because everyone just pretended to be outrage so no one had to work for a week
True but also not true. I was in the middle/high school Era of my life after the transition to sidekick/blackberry type phones and at the beginning of the smartphone Era. The text language developed due to the demographic at the time that actually used texting (grandma and your boss didn't text you back in 2006) being used to using that language out of necessity before, now could text much more conveniently and brought texting into the mainstream long before it was acceptable to text in a professional setting. Over time that demographic matured and did a 180 when it comes to spelling and grammar in texting. The next generation didn't have the need that was previously there to shorten their texts and it never truly caught on with the adults at the time (other than ironically using it to mock me 10 years later, thanks dad) so it just kind of died off for the most part. It did leave a lasting legacy though, adding abbreviations like omg, wtf, and lol that aren't going away anytime soon
I know some older people who picked up on using little bits of texting language here and there, then kept doing it after all the young people had stopped.
So yeah, definitely fits the "not cool anymore" theme.
Its funny just how quickly that died out, it was huge for maybe 8 years and then technology quickly found a way around it and now only a few words or phrases remain from that.
That's only partially true. People would use the same kind of text language on MSN Messenger and similar programs, despite using a full keyboard and having no message length limits.
So it might have originally been to save time, effort, and money, but it'd be silly to say that it was never just a "cool" thing to do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I started typing words out correctly out of rebellion when I was in middle school because I started seeing people spell "rents" for "parents".
It started with online messaging, though, you're right. It wasn't text limits. People had time to put in entire song lyrics with flair on it, but they didn't have time to type "parents." It was probably more of a style thing. Typing everything out correctly to your friends probably seemed robotic.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My step dad uses shorthand when he texts. It's awful because he doesn't just use normal things like lol, l8r, stuff like that, but he just kind of makes his own up. So I'll quite often spend a few minutes trying to decode his text. Sometimes I have to ask my wife to help me because I get completely stumped.
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What pisses me off is now, when I'm texting, my phone (which is fully capable of sending emojis) has to have a ':-)' button rather than a โบ button. Like the fuck dude, who's using ":-)" over โบ? The only time I use that button is when I'm drunk as shit and can't be bothered to use the emoji button because I keep hitting the camera button instead of the emoji button.
My grandmother recently got into texting and she has a shitty flip phone. Her texts sound like they are written by a cave man because she writes the bare minimum, and it still probably takes her forever pressing like 4 buttons for each letter.
True that! The minute something is about being cool, it's not cool anymore. Fundamental rule of cool: trying to be cool is uncool. Which, of course, is superseded by the ultimate rule of cool, which is that rules are not cool.
Emmia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But on AIM, it was about being cool.
GamerKey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now apps like whatsapp and telegram combined with Swype keyboards make it easier than ever to write coherent sentences.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Started before everyone had a cell phone. I seen 'brb' and 'lol' in AIM in like 1999.
Not really, as the text speak languages came out during old IM times before texting was a thing. So you had a full keyboard. Sure it helps to have shorter messages but it was around before then.
I was infinitely faster with T9 word. Then when I got a Droid it was a big slow down. Now I'm so much slower with the damn ducking touch screen auto predict bullshit.
I wish my phone has a slide out number pad and T9 word. That'd be lit.
I'm not that old, but c'mon, this is fundamentally untrue. Most of that language came from the beginning of the internet. I distinctly remember lol, brb, ttyl, etc all showing up in chat rooms in 1995.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't about speed when it first happened. It was because there were no unlimited text plans, and text messages had character limits. If you had three messages worth of stuff to say, you bet you're taking out a third of the letters.
Also texting quickly in class so you didn't get caught. It got to the point that many of us could write the message with just one hand in our pockets and eyes focused on the teacher.
I remember when my buddy would run low on texts for the month he could only read the first ten characters without opening it, and it didnt count if he didnt open it. So id have to send him like 5 cryptic messages to get a point across. Then he'd respond "ok sys"
narp7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When people do it now on actual computers or phones with autocorrect, they're just being illiterate.
My mother has been using a smart phone for years, she still uses text speech. I have to call her sometimes and ask what she means.
Cerrida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just that, but every letter was on a number. "Cool, my friend got a cell phone. Lemme say hello. 4433555..crap. Got to start over. 44333 dangit."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to type that way on a normal fucking keyboard, too. I was inexperienced with computers. The first time I really started learning how to use them, I was already 14 or 15 years old, just a decade ago. I got a late start to it, so typing was clunky and awkward for me. I had to use the "search and peck" method, so limiting the number of characters I had to type in was ideal at the time. My typing style has obviously changed, of course, but the transition only really happened once I was comfortable with the general layout of the keyboard and knew where to place my fingers.
scarabic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't actually much quicker though. Maybe on pre-smartphones, with one hand, if you're a dunce.
I was so much faster typing using T9 than I was repeatedly typing numbers like a madman. And T9 didn't lend itself to text speak/shorthand, so I always spoke in full words/complete sentences.
But I also either had not enough friends to max out my texting bank, or unlimited texting. I hopped on unlimited texting quick.
No, it wasn't. These were being used in chatrooms long before texting was a thing.
semi- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then why was it all over myspace and aim as well?
s2514 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really cringy now because of auto correction and qwerty keyboards. Now if you want to talk like that you actually have to go out of your way to either disable correction, retain it, or manually fix it each time it's corrected.
I'm impressed by the text talk stalwarts who, even in the smartphone era, diligently peck out single letters instead of just typing normally and freely.
Same here; I was in the Army during my time of really learning to text. Just stick my hand in my pocket during formation and knock out a quick dick joke.
N3sh108 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. But T9 was the enemy at first and then, after training it, your best friend.
gsfgf ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I could T9 like a motherfucker. Hell, sometimes I think I could T9 faster than I can text now on the virtual keyboard, though the messages may have been simpler. And T9 was great if you were driving since you didn't really have to look at the screen.
It does exist, and I'm actualy considering one for my next phone since it runs Android, but when Blackberry is your only option, you know the industry has really moved on.
I had a friend that insisted on using ABC mode instead of T9. So much extra button pushing.
Schmich ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hmmm? T9 wrote the words in full, correctly. So T9 has nothing to do with character limits. It's only to write quickly. Character limits would be using the numpad manually. "You" becoming "u" and so on!
And btw, kids and young teens still type in txt speech.
Sylaurin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Character limits in the sense that the longer your message, the more it cost. Kids are broke so they improvised.
It used to be common for plans to charge per text. Getting in the habit of shortening texts as much as possible was how you kept your parents from grounding you for racking up extra charges.
Schmich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you wouldn't be using T9 as that would mean using full length words. You would type "manually".
I referenced this commercial at a family party a few weeks back, and my 14 year old cousin didn't understand it. When I showed her the commercial, she said it was a weird thing for old people.
It was about an entire decade ago...I'm a college senior and that was when I was in 5th grade
e3super ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, it was one of the ads that was put out when Cingular was rebranding as AT&T, at the start of 2007, so it was just under a full decade ago.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was Cingular really still a thing as late as 2007?
I dunno why but I feel like Cingular has been gone forever.
bobbysq ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original iPhone was going to be Cingular exclusive until they got bought.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had they lasted just a smidge longer..
e3super ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly, (at least I think it is) Cingular didn't go the way of MySpace. As I understand it, they're under, essentially, the same ownership now, branded as AT&T, as they were back in 2007. There was just a bunch of buying and selling that led to them being re-branded with most of their ties intact.
Yeah, well I was outside living a life and shit, k? /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nearly 22 here. Don't recognize it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's weird. Are you American? I'm 20 and that commercial is burned into my brain forever, both for how often it was on and how much it got referenced. It was like the Geico camel or Jake from State Farm.
squeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tend to not respond to things like that in the way most people want. Like "yeah i totally remember that", cause i've heard too many people say it and it feels kind of like i'm being circle jerky. So i just treat references like as if they were the persons original words and carry on the conversation that way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
when i get this "?" as a reply, what the fuck does that mean?
does it mean you don't know? does it mean you didn't answer the question? does it mean you're impatient waiting for my response?
rhllor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wen u nod ur head yes but u wanna say no
jwccs46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wot do u call it? 2 step? urban?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On balance, it took more time concocting and interpreting the language than it ever saved.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was part of the point in 2001. Phones didn't have passwords and pattern locks then. Why make it easier for my mother to understand what my mates were texting me?
Clymbz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is an age thing.
Youngsters still talk like that
Ugh, remember when people would type like; "eeyyyhh wwhhooo wannaa Hhhang ouhhht? Yuuhhh?"
It was so cringy that I never even learned how to type it. Clearly.
alpaca7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Autocorrect is to blame for that
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't ever remember that actually being a thing. I was in highschool when texting became big and for the most part everyone always used mostly full words
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watched a CSI Miami episode where the crime involved a chat room and I swear they did their research from like pre-msn messenger chat rooms
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have clients send me emails like this, I'm not even kidding
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Autocorrect has mostly fixed that, for better or for worse.
-JXter- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to pin the blame on autocorrect, because you would type "brb" and it would correct to "bro" so out of the blue, you'd just type to your mom, "bro".
I think it was acceptable on flip phones but once autocorrect began fucking with our heads it just stopped alltogether.
Does anybody remember that chain email that parents sent to each other about the "slang" words Internet kids use to talk to each but other. Example: POS- parent over shoulder
SMT- show me tits
My step dad printed out like 5 pages of that nonsense. Come to think of it, it was about 12 years ago
That's because T9 doesn't exist anymore. There was a reason we all texted like that. Now with auto correct it's just as fast to type like a normal human being
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was perusing some pregnancy websites/subreddit just two days ago and there is still an absurd amount of text language on them! What the heck! Anyone else find that super annoying? Why the heck to I have to refer to sex as BD "baby dance"? Are we 12?!
DGD11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Also replying to comments with the word "this". It is not just uncool but annoying.
dyboc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk my bff Jill
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Been on the "internet" since the early 80's when FidoNet was active - "Leet Speak" is older than most Redditors.
Had to do with the ASCII art a lot of BBSs would use - so it was only a matter of time before we started using the less often used characters because it was cool to do so.
Also, it was a way to foil searches for forums that didn't want the attention.
Like, if you had a "Hacker Forums" - anyone doing a search for "Hacker" would find the forum.
If you used "H4ck0r Forumz" not many would stumble across it.
I can't stand text spelling because it sounds different to me. I have a really hard time interpreting "wut u doin" the same as "what're you doing?" or "what's up?".
Key boards on phones killed this. I wouldn't say it was ever "cool". It was just horrible using those phone keys to type. Text speak just took so much time off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago? I was fucking all up in teh 1337 5p34|< like 18 years ago.
I'm taking a professional writing course and my teacher talks so much about how we shouldn't use text language. I haven't heard anyone use text language in years
I have been laughing at this for the last 15 straight minutes, so I totally would. But I've been overspending recently, and I gotta keep my budget tight.
AyeGee ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought beyblades and an arena for my kid for her birthday. After she fell asleep me and my friends would all throw a fiver into the arena and let em rip. Her birthday present became part of the reason I couldn't afford her Christmas present.
Kendo16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lost my stadium! I lost it and my R/C Dragoon! Why would you remind me of that?!
waxphan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was a very good comment. People are not appreciating how good this was.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:33:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UPExodus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of when I was 12, about to start a Beyblade battle, my friend goes "3,2,1 GO!" And just before we pulled my other friend goes "WOAH WOAH WOAH, what are you doing, it's let it rip!" "Of course, what were we thinking! 3,2,1 LET IT RIP!"
047032495 ยท 794 points ยท Posted at 15:44:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I found a massive metal washer and spent ages filing slots in it to fit in in place of the weight ring. That cocksucker would spin for a solid 20 minutes.
My dad had a lathe in the basement and I was probably like 11ish when these were super cool. I had him help me make a base out of brass.
The thing would just sit perfectly still and spin for 30+ minutes because it was so heavy. It literally shattered some other beyblades attack rings. That thing was beast. I think I still have it in a closet somewhere (24 now).
Might have to. I know exactly where the box with all the stuff is. Problem is, I'm about 99% sure it's at the bottom of a closet with all kinds of junk in it.
Ysmildr ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness, OP delivers! And... wow what a beast!
Ever watch Battlebots? It's just recently come to UK TV. There's a fantastic spinning bot, and it's basically a larger version of your miniature monstrosity.
Yup, just finished watching this season the other day. UK actually has a version of battlebots that is native to you guys called Robot Wars that I think is still going on, I've been trying to find a place to download high quality versions of it actually. I think its on BBC2 but could be wrong.
You're right, BBC2 on Sundays (it's over now), and it was a new series with a new presenter and ...well a whole new warehouse and rules and arena...
Robot Wars is like fifteen years old now, and so many of us are so happy that it's back. The older format was cool, but this one has a higher weight limit and better weapons allowed.
Oh ! I just remembered. I saw a few fights including one with a drone that had a flamer... the enemy team put a rake on their robot's weapon and swatted it out of the air! XD
RemindMe! Tuesday This guy has gotten a bunch of Reminder comments already and this one is one more but I also really want to see his brass Beyblade because it sounds awesome and his dad is super cool for helping him make it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So were these things essentially the POGS of your generation?
we had these things that were essentially the same thing but a bit smaller I believe called spin fighters which had a pretty sweet Power Rangers wind up thingy ma jig.
My generation had a couple 'pogs'-like crazes. First was pokemon cards. Everyone collected them. I still have an entire set somewhere (I think in my parents attic), but I never did actually meet anyone that could play the card game, everyone just collected them.
After that, it was beyblades, we would play with them at recess and use the rubber mats under the swings as stadiums to fight them in. They got banned pretty quickly.
Then Yu-Gi-Oh cards were big after that. I didn't really get into that one so I don't know anything other than everyone else seemed to think they were awesome.
Beyblades were semi-customizable tops that you could battle with and it had a big anime show to go with it.
They had different shapped 'Attack Rings' which to hit the opponent with plus some weight rings to give them some mass. The ones that came out after the reboot kinda of integrated the weight ring into the attack ring.
Cool. I have a brother who is 27 and one who is 19 and I don't remember either of them having these...kind of unusual to find a fad that missed all three of us. Thanks for the explanation.
Ooh lathe buddies. Me and my friends used to run like, a beyblade chop shop in early middle school. Wed make illegal parts and modify our beyblades and when people caught on theyd start buying copies that we made that werent as good. LPT: if you tell them its a super secret prototype but you trust them enough to sell it to them you can make twice as much money. My favourite was this giant tower of really light tin rings on top of a wicked heavy base. We called it the hurricane.
Ah, dads with tools. Instant cool with the neighbourhood kids.
Beyblades were never really in here but I made Tech-deck skate parks with my dad. Actual metal grind rails, wood funboxes and steps to jump off, even one large-ass half pipe. While my friends were all so proud of the carboard and tape monstrosities they made. I even made howto's on the techdeck forum back in the day.
Kids like you were the worst, id smash you in the back of the head with a brick given the chance, Not really fair granted but neither is using custom built toys to destroy the other kids shit.
Did you just threaten to smash a brick into that dudes head over beyblades? Im seriously curious what sort of beyblade related trauma you had as a child that you are carrying around such anger over beyblade weights? lol
But that's how you really made a beyblade your own. What you should do instead is make a attack ring out of metal with sharp metal points. Maybe sharpen each blade down to a very fine razor. Then hire a very good lawyer who can get you out on a Boys-will-be-boys clause.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wooosh
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to some weird asian shop when I was 10 and got a ring for mine that must of weighed 3x as much as normal ones and it had serrated edged.
No one wanted to battle me :(
zcen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. There were the branded ones sold at Toys-R-Us that were all plastic and then... there were the ones sold out of random stalls that had metal attack rings and were made by someone who clearly gave zero fucks about safety.
Mine had this THICK metal whirlpool shaped (the blades were rounded) attack ring that would just demolish anything that wasn't another knock-off Beyblade with a metal ring. I was never too into it back when everyone was playing but my friend would always ask me for it and just destroy people with it.
Back in middle school some fucking kid modified his beyblade with the help of his dad to make an indestructible beyblade.
He took it apart and replaced the plastic blade with a hardened rubber blade. That shit had so much torque due to the weight and it was so fucking strong that it would actually break the smaller dollar-store bought beyblades.
I had a cheap Chinese knockoff that must have been filled with lead, and an extra long ripcord. Thing would spin forever and no 'official' Beyblade could beat it. They'd just all bounce right off, sometimes right out of the arena. My brothers wouldn't play with me because of that.
jesus I remember kids doing that as well, and then using it in the air. a flying, spinning top with crudely filed metal to make it sharp and tear apart other peoples tops. terrifying.
Starch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read this in Bubbles voice.
qounqer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I attached a roll of electrical tape and like 3 of the heavies rings on a base. It basically beat everything by pure inertia.
They're still suuuuper popular with the under ten crowd. We had to ban them because the kids kept trading the damn things with each other and crying about how they were getting ripped off
Spektr44 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the whole 20 anniversary and Pokemon Go have renewed interest in the cards. My local Gamestop sold out of all their Steam Siege boosters the first day. My kids have been collecting for awhile and that's never happened before.
Wow this surprised me. I always thought it was just a fad at the time when I was in primary school (2002ish). Who knew kids today would be playing with them. I've still got a Beyblade on my desk; it's pretty much just an ornament though because I don't even have a ripcord.
A couple weeks ago I was waiting for a flight to Dallas from Richmond, and there was a kid around ten playing with a Beyblade. I agree with that statement
robotzor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it was a Driger F that shouldn't be allowed past security, that thing's a weapon.
Don't ban them you lame ducks. My teachers did the same thing back in the day with pokemon cards and crazy bones (go-go's). You shouldn't just ban things that cause conflict, you should allow kids to learn how to act appropriately.
No shit it's easier. It'd be easiest to just let all of them die then there's no problems. But it isn't about what is easiest it is about raising the best adults possible.
1-Down ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're just trying to get kids to do stuff like stop shitting in the urinals. We prefer to just ban the stupid shit and focus on the fundamentals.
rabiiiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you're a teacher there is just so much shit to deal with. Schools don't usually ban stuff until it becomes such a big distraction that teachers can't teach their lessons anymore. Then you have parents coming in on top of that threatening to sue because little Timmy lost his expensive cards and basically ruining it for everyone.
The kids weren't that bad about it, it was the parents coming in and demanding that we settle disputes and make little Johnny pay because their little Tommy was sad about losing. Kids conflict I can deal with, parents yelling at me is where I draw the line
Seriously?! How is it that I can be about to start teaching elementary school and all the shit I thought was hella lame in elementary school, like bey blades and Pokemon are back?!
I work with kids tho. Like I know Pokemon, and Minecraft and FNaF and shit being in, I just never saw beyblades come back. But it might just be my area or older kids.
Wolfy21_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I felt shitty because I used to shark older kids into trading pokemon cards/ beyblades /yugioh and other stupid collectibles in my favour. Now I just feel proud.
oberon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear if I have kids I'm going to teach them negotiating tactics so they won't be the ones getting ripped off.
Then I'm going to force them to give back the stuff they ripped off from other kids, to teach them that being an asshole is unacceptable.
Sounds like pokemon cards back in the day... Poor sap down the road didn't know what he had.
Spektr44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The anime reboot they did awhile back (Metal Fusion, Metal Masters, etc) was quite good. A lot better than Pokemon for sure. My kids were really into it.
Trading? No no no, it was all about playing for keeps. My beyblade collection was glorious but I lost my favorite one once and the dude never played me again for a chance to win it back. Fuck you Kyle.
I couldnt afford lots of them when i was a kid. So my dad made me one out of some wood and metal and the thing was fuckin heavy, i thought well this thing looks dumb. But it works so. What ever... It was a tank, never lost. My friends wouldnt let me use it any more
why do schools always ban shit that teaches kids serious life lessons. Get ripped off on ur beyblade when ur a <10 year old shit, don't get ripped off on your car when ur a 20 year old punk.
Can you explain that logic to me? Don't the kids learn things from trading with each other?
kuippa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just let kids learn that stuff? Banning every real life related thing just harms kids. They will all be pussies with no common sense once they grow up if everything is banned.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BeyBlades are still cool? :')
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They arent the same anymore, the old ones would cut your hand or feet.
Leafs44 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:50:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea the kids with the 4 feet long rip cords and razor sharp titanium beyblades would just run a muck in the school yard
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Asshole with rich parents and the RC beyblade can go to hell, or rather I hope he has gone to hell since the last 15 years
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Chinese knockoff beyblade that had extremely big and heavy blades. This thing managed to destroy another guy's genuine beyblade and he was kind enough to give me the now useless bottom. I combined that with my spinning mass of doom for added stability and later destroyed a rich kid's RC beyblade with it. Good times...
They were tops that you assembled yourself outta Plastic but with a metal weight ring with a little sticker of an anime monter them. Youd spin thr with a rip chord then smack them into eachother.
I think that happened when they went from their original style, to the smaller ones. I still have a few of mine somewhere, a Dragoon, dranzer, draciel, drigger, galzzly... That's when they were good
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of a Drigger(?) I used to have that had a wind up motor. And when you launched it the motor kicked in making the thing actually dangerous to grab. Hell. It broke its own attack ring the few times I got to use it. Fun times
One of my dragoons I have somewhere has this as well, it was one of the last "advances" they made before switching over to what they have now, and before that was the remote controlled one which I also have somewhere
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The smaller ones are just easier to make, I guess, especially now that they're all made out of metal.
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything changed when the engine gear nation attacked. Take a hit and vvvRRRRRRRRRR.
I need to go home when dad is gone (no see eye to eye) and salvage those guys
It was a great concept though. The tv show was awesome and could have been on par with yugioh, but in real life playing with beyblades always kinda sucked.
ngmcs8203 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I googled it. They look like tops. Like the ones that you could spin by loading it into some sort of contraption. Then you pull some trigger thingy and voila, your doodad starts making the spinny spinny until it hits your opponents somethin'-or-other off the table topper.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truly the saddest answer.
My cousin and I used to mix and match and make monstrosities then duke it out in our bowl arenas.
Skluff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs, man. Pogs.
mexicono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was like, "TF are beyblades?" Never seen them before.
Is this what age feels like? BRB ordering Preparation H
TheCubez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so - like two weeks ago my mom made me dig through my boxes of stuff from my teen years and do the "Keep" and "Trash" pile. I now (25M) have two Bey-stadiums, and about 10 functional beyblades to terrify my cat with.
The way bey blades and digimon faded so fast from popularity, it's so bizarre to me that kids are still playing Pokemon with the same level of interest as when I was little, but those just died.
I ordered my 7 year old nephew a couple beyblades. We've been going at it recently with them. He takes them to school and shows his friends, it's my attempt at making them cool again!
I have zero clue what that is. I'm 35. I feel like I was aware of most everything but I missed the boat (not that I'm complaining) starting around POGS, well into Pokemon, and apparently beyblades are another thing on the list. It's cool, I did stuff, too.
There was a toy like Beyblades that came out in the mid 90s that I had. Never caught on back then. I was almost graduated when Beyblades was getting popular though and it wouldn't have been cool for me to get into them. Though apparently I thought Magic:The Gathering was fine.
I must state that two years ago I was working at a day care for K-5 kids after school, and Beyblade Day was the most intense day. Thirty boys had their game-faces on, and they were stocked with some impressive Beyblade arsenal. We would do tournaments for the day and the kids (mostly 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders) loved it. I know they still play at the daycare, though it isn't intense as back then.
Don't fear. Some kids stll absolutely love it and think it is the shit.
I found a full set of the original beyblades in some old shop in my city's chinatown. They gave them all to me for 5 bucks. I keep them at home with a homemade stadium to blow my friends minds when they come over. Still love that shit.
Gristley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally yesterday someone said to me 'youre know what's back in? Beyblades'. I laughed.
Don't worry, it will be a free to play, pay to win shitty mobile game reboot in no time, just like the Digimon, Yu gi oh, Pokemon, Naruto games etc. They didn't think to cash in on it yet.
I remember even when they were "cool", I was playing with some friends in middle school. One of my friends confidently yells out "let er' rip!" I cringed pretty hard and stopped playing after that..
My wife and I have been helping this family of Burundians that live here in Missouri until they can get work permits and driver licenses. Their 12 year old kid is obsessed with Beyblades. I don't even know what they are, but every time we're with them it's all he wants to talk about.
My school went through a phase with those, Apparently it ended over the weekend I got my first ones
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how every kid that I can remember playing Beyblades seemed to have all just woken up one morning, realized that all they were doing was just playing with tops, and went back to playing PS2 or YuGiOh.
Seriously. Over a weekend, the people who were always smuggled in Beyblades had YuGiOh decks and acted as if Beyblades weren't even a thing.
I remember when tops made a comeback. Then they got old. Then they tried to revive them again with this weeaboo shit and I was too old. I never understood it.
I had 4th graders fighting over these in class about 6 years ago. English was their second language, so I was really confused when one boy kept screaming, "He took my bling bling!" I told him that he probably shouldn't bring his bling to school anymore.
JubJiub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See I thought they were gone too, but maybe 2 years ago my little brother and his friends were really into them. I'd assumed that they were gone completely but apparently not. He was maybe 8-9 at the time
mattw310 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:42:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still cool if you're 6 years old. Worked at a day camp and we had to ban beyblades cause the kids would bring them in and play with em all day rather than running around outside.
Seriously...saw an 18 dollar burger at an airport the other day at a place that was basically a glorified chilis. Canadian dollars but still. Ended up ordering 3 spring rolls. 14 dollars, and they were horrible.
I dropped the bomb at the airport last night after an overpriced airport cheeseburger. Someone literally said "damn, someone is dropping the bomb" as I was in the stall. I started laughing and never saw the dude.
so in this context, I would argue "the bomb" is still "cool"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airports usually have a McDonalds in them and they're still normal prices. It's the actual chains that do nothing but set up in Airports that you have to watch out for.
jmalbo35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 12:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Ozwaldo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 12:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn no reason to get defensive, I wasn't disagreeing with you. Just continuing the discussion.
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 14:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol what world do you live in where what they said was "defensive"? did you read your reaction? lol grow a pair, man. not everyone is all jumpy and defensive like you.
Ozwaldo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. The dude was being defensive. Now you're being his white knight. Calm down.
Skyba11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need some alcohol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol at "you're being his white knight. Calm down." you super defensive, g. get the stick out ya ass kiddo
I remember in Jr. High our class got t shirts that said thebomb.com but apparently at that time there was a website called thebomb.com that posted extreme political views. So we had to box them up and order shitty white t shirts with the little leftover money. Our senior year my class went up into the band hall attic and stole the shirts back - I cant believe they were still there years later.
Amsteenm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember trying to say someone was thebomb.com on Facebook would auto hyperlink, and then I wasn't able to submit because policy stopped the link to the site. I never did check to see why, but I guess the extreme political views thing might have influenced it. Interesting.
So I work at an airport, anyways so one day a coworker and I were getting drinks from upstairs where the food court. As we were coming back to the secure side, TSA was waiting around doing random checks and had to test our drinks from explosives. As they were testing they asked us if there was anything they should be aware of. Well my buddy goes "No, but these drinks are Da Bomb!" They were less than pleased to hear that.
"My bad" has been widely accepted from urban culture and is used by everyone. I think it is kinda cool, where "The Bomb" just reminds me too much of So So Def Records hehe
When I was in grade 6 a bunch of boys yelled at me as I was walking by "you da bomb, tits_on_bread!". They were being goofs, it was funny.
Anyway, a teacher overheard it and made them come and apologize to me. The teacher even came up to me and was all like "don't let those boys get you down, they're just mean".
I wonder what he thought once he figured out what that term actually meant.
Worse than that is "phat" I don't think there's been a slang word that has been so short lived. Except I think "Fleek" is already out, so that's probably a pretty good contender.
Maybe not exactly "the bomb" but plenty of people say things like "thats bomb af" or "that's bomb as fuck"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it is da bomb you nerd.
bdeee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Dope"
jlange94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just the other day, an attractive girl put "thebomb.com" in reference to something on her snapchat story.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to work in an elementary school as a custodian and she overheard some kids say "Lori is the bomb!" and she called me crying because she thought it was a bad thing. This was about 12 or 13 years ago, so us American's were quite sensitive to bombs and other explodies around that time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking of which, how come "rad" ain't dead yet?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the "bomb" could still could be a regional thing like a lot of West Coast people say hella and dougs from Baltimore say dog but it sounds like Doug .. Funny
I see a difference...not only in maturity but in the amount of spam that is created. Plus 14-20 yr olds make up a vast majority of the internet and so they kinda have a "right" to it anyways.
gufubad ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:24:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus 14-20 yr olds make up a vast majority of the internet
No. The average user age on almost all social networking sites and apps is much higher. It's not 2005, the internet isn't a young person thing anymore.
eg14003 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:18:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the amount of people who regularly use a site or app is far below the "average age" of an user
gufubad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:00 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people I know in their 20s are just as active online as teenagers, if not more active. This is supported by recent Pew survey data, which found that 20-somethings spend a lot more time online than teenagers. When it comes to actually creating original and funny content, there is no way is the under 20 set is more active.
Minerface ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:54:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Fine, 14-26. There are probably surveys out there, I'm just too lazy to look. Unlike this subreddit there are many dark pockets of the internet that only young people may show interest in (though I am not sure.)
gufubad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:17 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pew survey data shows people between 20 and 29 spend a lot more time online than teenagers. There are pockets of the internet that young people are more likely to frequent, but likewise there are some only frequented by those 30+. Being the majority on a subsection of the internet does not make you the online majority and it does not mean that the internet and its content are yours. That's what the poster meant by "they CLAIM that it's theirs but that's because they live in a dumb bubble". When it comes to actually creating original and funny content, there is no way is the under 20 set is more active.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: am 12
Osmyrn ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:00:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Noticing savage instead as a response to the rekker.
Theres a new one called Tilted. Now its just getting dumb or im growing up. I wanna believe these slang terms are just getting worse. Like the typical cheesy future slang you see in movies or stuff you heard in batman beyond.
Tilted has been around for some time and is used to describe a players performance getting worse because he's mad. I don't really see people using it instead of rekt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just saying how its a new term. And how theyre getting worse.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not new. It's like "salty". These terms have been used in the Fighting Game Community for well over a decade.
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Tilting", or being "on tilt" is when you get frustrated while playing because you are doing bad (or more commonly on videogames because other players insult you or BM you) and it makes you commit more mistakes and play even worse. I think it comes from poker (although the origin of the term is from tilting pinball machines too much when you were frustrated and therefore losing the ball), it's very common in videogames and can apply to other activities like sports.
Saying ir there would mean the comment probably tilted the guy.
mthrndr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's been replaced with 'savage'
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Words can be synonymous while not necessarily being interchangeable.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One is a verb and the other is a noun. For it to be "replaced", the replacement has to at least be of the same word class. Your point falls completely flat.
But savage isn't a noun. It's an adjective. Savaged isn't a real thing, per se. And the don't have to fall under the same category.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You are right that savage can be used as an adjective, but that's irrelevant. Ignoring the fact that the two words have entirely different meanings, they are grammatically not interchangeable and therefore is "rekt"(a verb), by definition not replaceable with "savage"(not a verb).
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
Play with coworker and his son on Overwatch i hear from his Mike "get rekt daddy"... I have not uttered it since
Amsteenm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I right in thinking that rekt is being replaced by savage? God I'm showing my old, rigid age in even asking, aren't I?
jak1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But we still have riggidy-riggidy rekt!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like rekt is just being used ironically. The overuse of the word caused me to always think of a similar yet more original phrase. Assblasted is a new favorite of mine.
Trucein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, kek was how you said lol to the opposite faction in World of Warcraft, I think it was from Horde to Alliance. You spoke different languages and the opposite factions text would be gibberish to you. Eventually people found out some direct translations, type the gibberish like "kek" and it appeared as "lol" to the opposite faction.
No it didn't. There's a set dictionary of words of various lengths that are tossed out to the opposite faction, or other races if you switch the language you're using.
When horde said lol, alliance saw kek. It doesn't work in reverse.
For me, subjectively, there's only one way to pronounce 'pwn' and that is: 'own'.
When gamers would thoroughly, humiliatingly, defeat their opponent, they'd say they "owned" them. Since online voice chat was not very common (particularly for PC gamers) in the late 90s and early 00s, they'd be typing this out in a text chat.
Look down on your keyboard. For the qwerty layout at least, o and p are right next to each other. When you're typing fast so you can get back to the action, 'pwn' was a pretty common typing mistake when intending to type 'own'.
x420xDukePukemxW33db4gZx: ill pwn u so hard ur momll feel it
Sure, people would go on to type 'pwn' intentionally after a while, but that's where it comes from, so that's why I think it should be pronounced 'own'.
spazm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owned and pwned were both used a lot on IRC in the early/mid 1990. If you hacked someone's machine, you could say you "owned their box." Then you drop their dox.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
capnheim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's a saddo?
kitjen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might be a British term; one who is sad. A person of pathetic existence.
scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a big ole frowner
MikoSqz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwned and rekt were always a bit sad. First they were popular with junior aspiring neckbeards, then bros (and both and/or people stuck between the two categories, in between), and then children. None of those are really.. you know.
Dain_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When pwned started being used a lot I remember having an intense debate with a friend over where it came from. I insisted it was initially a spelling mistake that caught on, he was saying it's pronounced 'pawned', because you can own pawns easily in chess.
Whenever people would actually say it out loud though, I would cringe hard-core. Typing is one thing but not one person has ever said "pwned" and not done it with a nasally voice and a neckbeard (male or female, no matter what age)
In my experience, "owned" was considered kinda lame and outdated, so it was replaced with "raped." Then everyone kinda collectively realized that wasn't cool so they replaced it with "rekt."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when, after 3 years of calling me a nerd, the kids playing basketball at recess finally started saying owned. Of course, they punched me when I told them they were hypocrites.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwned
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend says "shrekt" now. OP if you're reading this you need to stop. You have a problem.
Rekt is uncool too. I feel like a majority of the time someone says rekt it's always an unfair situation such as me being afk, me being outnumbered, or luck.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We dropped "rekt" for "groped" last week. Start using it with all your friends.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It annoys me in that show Mr Robot how they use the term "owned". It kinda shatters the immersion and reveals the mostly well concealed out of the times mind behind it.
Sweetune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never really understood why it was called owned? Did it come from trading card games where u could play for keeps and u can own someones cards after you beat them?
I miss owned. Anyone who says rekt I imagine they are like 12-15 years old barely through puberty and pimples on their face. Someone should make it cool to correct people who say rekt with "Wrecked".
Are you confused? I feel like you're angry at me, but we are on the same side of this discussion. That speech is amazing. It was a good use of the word.
Modern use cases of the word "epic" have turned it into an annoying dude-bro slang.
I always hated when people said something was epic. The original definition of epic means something that is long, such as a piece of literature. It doesn't now and it never did mean "awesome" or "cool" or "rad" like everyone seemed to think.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using that word to describe stuff like sandwiches, or a COD kill was never cool. It was annoying from the start.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the most overused word of the last five years. If everything is epic then nothing is epic.
J_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the word "Pwned"
delahole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god I had a coworker not but a year ago that would constantly use the word epic and would always emphasize it. Other favorites of hers in regular, casual, completely straight faces conversation included "seems legit" "fail" and "legen...........dary"
Sedu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back of the line, Gilgamesh. Read your poems in hell, Homer.
A large number of my close friends work at game studios, and many use the Unreal engine. The merry-go-round of "So Epic it's...Unreal?" (and vice versa) has still not gotten old.
Before that it was Xtreme, fricking everythng was XTREME
[deleted] ยท 2551 points ยท Posted at 11:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
studded belts.
[deleted] ยท 1551 points ยท Posted at 11:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 539 points ยท Posted at 14:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Dang, I was considering a comeback.
Every style comes back. I was wearing a really cool ~35 year old dress shirt the other day, basically like a family heirloom from my grandpa, and some high school kids wanted to know where they could get one.
Mean Girls captured this fear well. I'm forever suspicious that they're gonna turn around and say that my vintage clothing is the ugliest effing skirt they've ever seen
Balind ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had some young teenager say, "Hi dad" to me the other day when I was on the phone. I think he was trying to be edgy in front of his little teenage girlfriend. I was dressed in standard business casual and am in my early 30s.
The girl I was on the phone with found it hilarious. I found it moderately less funny. That little shit.
esd07004 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:37:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta "hey tiger" him right back.
JDSmith90 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or champ.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shoulda rustled his hair and called him sport
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe avoid fucking teenagers if you can.
I like being uncool to teenagers. I remember being a teenager. Fuck that, I don't want that guy to think I'm cool. He can think I'm a dick if he wants, I can get wasted and play loud guitar at midnight on a Wednesday if that's what I feel like doing.
I don't care about teenagers' opinions, but a black man in a grocery store told me my blue suede Pumas were 'fly', and that kept me going for about two weeks.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I live in Melbourne Aus and have seen many a hipster rocking the "fanny pack" (or "bum bag" as we call them here), so you could just do it and say you're being ironic.
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing comes back just people take it to far/wear it badly. So let's talk about suit for a minuet, it's neither in nor out of style just people wear them right or wrong, so by this logic fashion has nothing to do with if things look aesthetically pleasing or not.
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically I'm saying you probably looked freaking awesome in that dress shirt, however I'm drunk & enjoying the last of my birthday so not sure if it's coming off as (I wanna say) concieted (but I'm not sure if it's the right word) So yea own it.love it.wear it. Micdrop riotsla out
-L-J-N- ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, black dickies rolled up to above the ankle and band tees are very in right now in street fashion crowds. Not necessarily worn together but it could work.
Absolutely. I could definitely see this being in fashion (not to mention this was the type of guy I went after during my formative years), you just have to have the right hipster look to pull it off.
Or like Rami Malek from Mr. Robot but without everything else about him.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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-L-J-N- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea if you were a metalhead then I don't imagine you would ever want to do it but in the fashion world dickies rolled up to above the ankle are kind of a big thing.
Those are groups. He's talking about bands like Living Colour, Death and the Innocent Criminals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Living Colour
Bah gawd, that's CM Punk's music!
alt213 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like Bad Brains, Fishbone and Living Colour. As much as I love them, I wouldn't exactly call those you listed "bands," per se. I think live instruments are a major qualifier for band status.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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alt213 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quite the opposite. I'm saying that the bands I listed played live instruments, whereas the rap groups listed in the post I replied to did not.
Now gather round, I'm the new fool in town, and my sounds laid down by the underground.
I'll drink that bottle of Hennessey you got on your shelf; so just let me introduce myself, my name is Humpty, pronounced with the umpty, yo ladies, oh how I'd like to pump thee, and all the rappers in the top ten, please allow me to bump thee.
HRHill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:41:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna start taking swing dancing lessons, too?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just wear it, I still like them and it would probably look good on you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Add chucks in and you have my high school and early 20s uniform.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too.
mgraunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You pretty much just described my style, although I haven't carried a wallet chain since high school and I switched from Chucks to New Balance for comfort reasons. Definitely aware how uncool I am, though.
Give that a few years. Mid 90s stuff is back right now, it's just a matter of time before studded belts, dickies and wallet chains come back. Chucks, however, never go out of style.
yeoller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the jeans with the straps connecting your legs. Impossible to take big strides or run in but I look so cool because there is an X behind my legs.
rustyxj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
black dickies and chucks are never uncool/out of style. You can even wear black band tshirts well into your adult life and not be uncool. The only thing there is as an adult there are fewer places you CAN wear one and not be weird, but for sure a time and place
Just don't go out to a nice resturant or something in one like you would when you were angsty and went out with the parents to dinner
I work in adult social services and see old people with wallet chains (so they don't drop it/lose their wallet) so wallet chains definitely lost their cool factor with me :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:23 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old people are hella cool. You're the square.
[deleted] ยท 246 points ยท Posted at 12:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My boyfriend is a metalhead. There's no escaping black band ts, chain wallets, or studded belts any time in my future. Love the guy, even though his wardrobe is that of a high schooler in 2006
Edit: ok I now realize and remember that this look was around way before 2006
KingDiEnd ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 13:31:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I don't even think being a metalhead is much of an excuse anymore. Metal shows are full of normal looking people now. I remember having an epiphany at Mayhemfest a few years back, realizing that I was the only 20-something metalhead there with long flowing locks. I ended up cutting my hair a few months later cause honestly, you don't need to rock the metalhead look everywhere so people know what you're all about. It actually helped me grow a lot as a person to ditch the metal band t-shirts and that whole look and just dress like an actual adult.
[deleted] ยท 151 points ยท Posted at 14:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a full head of short hair, zero tattoos, and a day job in management.
I am in the vast minority.
Ryguy55 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:01:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm basing this on nothing but personal observation, but it seems like normal looking black metal guys are becoming more and more common and I personally attribute it to Deafheaven.
HaCutLf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's some good black metal to listen to? My musical tastes are getting stale.
I really like Immortal, but some classics include Mayhem, Celtic Frost, Gorgoroth, and Dark Throne (and more I'm sure I'm forgetting).
Ryguy55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't listen to nearly enough black metal to be able to make a recommendation. Plus, I don't want anyone like that other guy who responded to me jumping down my throat if I dare mention a band that isn't trve enough.
I know a bunch of guys in a black metal band. One of them works (or at least use to) work in Oracle, and looks like a normal guy.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, not really. I go to shows pretty often and see a lot of guys with short hair. Granted long hair is very common, but not a given. The one thing that is pretty much universal is the smell of 200 people that have not showered in the last week.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a metal gig a few months back and everyone was wearing a black t-shirt I was wearing a white shirt, I looked so out of place. But it was awesome because its now really easy to pick me out of any photo from that gig.
Yeah I went to a small metal show, not exactly sure what the type was because I've never been good at discerning different types of metal. Anyway, I saw some people with crazy bodymods and stuff, which is pretty uncommon for my city as far as I know, certainly not something you see everyday (like subdermal implants and stuff).
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a lot more low key, you won't find anyone with dreads, manes, tattoos, or crazy body mods anymore, until you get into the crazy obscure, dark, or fantastical, like with pirate/Viking metal, or bestial black metal like you said. It's a lot more streetwearish now IMHO, and is more about things like black converse, dark rinse jeans, band shirts, etc. No more looking like you dove the dumpster behind a hot topic anymore.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
skudgee ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:40:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of my metal band shirts have the sleeves cut off and are now used to mow the fucking lawn, or chill around the house on a warm night. Still listen, still love. Time to dress like an adult.
100%. My old concert shirts are worn to hell, but they're great for yardwork. My wife has actually turned a few of them into cute little shirts for the dog. Can't but the look of an Australian Shepherd in a faded The Red Chord T-shirt!
I'll get rid of my band tshirts the day they get torn to shreds due to excessive use \m/
Everything else I agree with.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still dress in all black but my tshirts tend to be more morbid humory, less metal bandy. Only have 2 band shirts really. Honestly I like wearing all black, so I guess I am no longer cool.
netmier ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I go to a Deftones concert all the people who try to dress edgy are the teenagers and all the people in the bar area with me are dressed however we dressed the rest of the day.
Better to be a wolf in sheep's clothing anyways ;)
bearkin1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, metal shows aren't what they were in terms of dressing up. You will still get a few corpsepainted people at black metal shows and a few vikings at folk shows, and a decent amount of people in black band Ts, but there are lots of plainclothes people there.
Punk/hardcore/pop punk even more so. I was just at a Four Year Strong concert a few weeks ago and after talking to my friend there about what people wear, I looked around and realized probably like 1 in 10 people were wearing band shirts. It's really fading in that group.
2006? I dressed just like that in high school in the early '90s. Me and my buddies even made our own wallet chains out of chain mail. Hell add a jean jacket to that and you've got most metal dudes from the late 1980's up until now. Metal fashion hasn't changed much at all!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal t-shirts are actually quite trendy right now, and a lot of clothing designers are imitating the visual aesthetic associated with heavy metal.
Haha well as long as he still likes the long hair and doesn't look like my ex. Ex is nearing 30 and at this point just looks depressed and emotional. It's a bit of an overkill at this point
Make him get a job wearing scrubs. All my old metal band T shirts are just scrub undershirts now because they're the most comfortable clothes known to man, and nobody has it in themselves to talk down to you if you're wearing them. What are they gonna say? You're dressed like a doctor.
I wore a chain wallet until I was almost 40. the actual chain was from 1992. The wallets changed about three times. The last one was an orange canvas wallet from Japan. I had it for 10 years before it finally told me,"For fuck sake, the chain is rusting, put us both down." I didn't until I was waiting for a guy to do a CL purchase and I saw a little girls wallet with nothing inside it. I put the cash and cards in it and went to the walmart trash, threw the old one away and pulled it out for my CL purchase. I had it until the women I worked with decided I needed a man's wallet. Its so boring.
Why would I do that? He's a working adult making money and enjoying life. He should be allowed to wear whatever he wants.
evilf23 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we evolve mid 30s. i was the same way from 12-28, but then the black band t shirts became less and less common, and i started adding color to my wardrobe. These days @ 34 i am most comfortable in a pair of khaki shorts and a high thread count polo shirt. i still have too many kVlt tattoos and a few decades of deadlifting to offset the clean cut look and still come off \m/\m/ enough to get into the carcass reunion concert.
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you can just go to the Carcass concert no matter WTF you look like and no one cares.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still wear the wallet chain simply because it helps keep me from losing it. As long as I don't lose my pants I don't lose my wallet.
I've got a duct tape wallet with holes for adding a chain so I did try it once a while back, promptly dropped my wallet and all my cards fell out, wallet stayed attached tho
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ARE YOU ME!?
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't care - I'm 34, and have had the same chain wallet since I was 13. This freakin thing has prevented me from losing my wallet so many times.
Now, I don't ROCK it like I used to. I keep the chain on the closest belt loop to my pocket to hide it. But there is a reason I haven't los a wallet in my entire life. Thank you, chain.
Asron87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's more of a function than a statement. Fuck I miss wearing a chain wallet.
Yep, never lost or had a wallet stolen. Going to stick with the chain.
Socks192 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:55:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excuse you. Chain wallets are functional. Wallet slips out of my tiny ass pockets? WELL GUESS WHAT IT ISNT GETTING LOST, MOTHER FUCKER. Paranoid it will fall put of your purse? It attaches to the strap. Gotta work under a car and dont wanna lay on your wallet? WHOOP lookie here, wallet stays near you and you dont have to worry about forgetting it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a guy a couple days ago that looked like he walked out of a Smashmouth video from the 90's. Big JNCO pants, chain wallet, baggy button up shirt, slick back hair with a blonde streak, and white bowling type shoes. Complete with tribal tattoos. I actually did a double take.
The funny thing is that the guy was probably not old enough to have lived through that time period so I guess he is trying to bring it back...
After I lost my wallet, the very next wallet I bought was one with a chain on it. It was such an ordeal to go through replacing my cards that I never want to have to go through it again.
Add my bottle cap seat belt buckle pants belt. Not sure if there is an easier way to say it but it had a seat belt buckle but was meant for your pants and the actual belt had old soda caps on it.
This will probably make a comeback soon. Took my teens school shopping and the both picked out flannels and chucks for their first day of school outfits. One of them wants a pair of Docs to go with her flannels.
I was just at the checkout line the other day and the guy in front of me had the Dickies shorts with the longest chain wallet ever, like almost to the floor. I just stood and observed him. It was like a mini flashback.
Naw. I need a pocket for my keys, phone, and glasses. I'm not sitting on any of those things, the keys can't go with the phone and nothing else fits in the pocket with the glasses case.
There was a kid in highschool who fancied himself a goth and had studded everything (this was 2003). Studded pants, studded belt, studded fingerless gloves, studded bracelets, studded collar, various piercings and the ubiquitous wallet chain attached to black cargo pants with many prominent zippers and of course black make-up and hair dye. He's a good guy and a dad now but I hope he saved some of his old myspace photos to laugh at.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The MySpace photos were the best ones. I wish they kept the old format. Almost everyone that fits your description had "the angles". You know, the MySpace angles. Every emo and goth had them with their camera.
Are you my wife? I just moved on from mine that lasted a solid 10 years. Was so worn and comfortable, it knew every inch of my waist like only a lover could. Sadly it didn't fit my new Space Dandy buckle so I ditched it for a solid black leather strap. She was happy for the change.
In 2000 was the first time I noticed them - those heavy metal belts with unpractical long studs worn with regular jeans by pretty regular looking folks. When this trend vanished then?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goth/punk guy (24) here. I don't wear studded belts anymore because they're all so cheaply made. I'll find my belt slot and after three months or so, that section is so worn that it just falls apart. I haven't had this problem with any other belt type ever. I've got a $10 Walmart belt that i've had for three years, still barely any signs of wear on it.
kaidenka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe in America. I just returned from teaching English in Japan and lot of my high school boys liked to wear the studded belts. I saw some seriously gaudy shit, stuff you would only see on a KISS member.
I'd say they're still cool if you wear them right. But as with every accessory, they can't make you look cool on their own, and over time they've become associated more with the people who wear them wrong than the people who wear them right.
Stay strong, those stretchy choker necklaces are back in, studded belts may be next!
Th30r14n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Story time. So I went to a friend's bachelor party a while back, and at the second strip club, all of us pretty drunk, except the best man who was the DD. The best man gets the great idea to have the soon-to-be groom brought on stage in his boxers and have the strippers spank him. Most of them are going easy but this redhead, who borrowed the best man's studded belt for the job, laid into him pretty good. Being drunk as fuck he didn't feel it until the next morning, when he really felt it. Oh and he got married that morning. Bride was a little pissed but she was laughing about it by the end. Good times.
Made fun of my roommate for wearing a live strong bracelet. His reply: "I beat leukemia."
Me: "oh. Sorry. I guess you get a pass."
parkesto ยท 760 points ยท Posted at 18:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am currently wearing a CONQUER CANCER bracelet from Princess Margaret (Hospital here in Toronto) for my wife who beat her Thyroid cancer (not the most serious, but still) and I get shit on constantly by people thinking it's a Live Strong or some other bracelet. Always manage to shut them up when I explain it tho!
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Bzerker ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:20:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear my one I got from 7-11 to get cheaper slurpies.
Wjb97 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:51:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear a few all the time. When I was young I had a live strong band, I loved it I'm a huge Armstrong fan and always participated in events to raise awareness for cancer.
I had a purple one that said "no one fights alone" that I wore 24/7 for about 5 years. Everyone on my mums side of the family had one cuz her dad (my grandfather) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Got snagged by a tool while working once and eventually snapped.
Currently wearing one I got from my work for "Nurses Week"
I would just do that with everything I wore that someone made fun of. Make fun of my band tshirt? It was my wife's favorite when she was battling cancer. Make fun of my shoes? My wife bought me these shoes when she got a day pass from the hospital during her cancer treatment. I'm not even married and I might just do that to mess with people. Also great job by your wife beating cancer!
That is probably the best response possible that will shut the other person up aside from punching them right in the mouf.
EDIT: I shouldn't have to qualify my comment like this but holy shit people, its Friday. Take it easy. Anyone who thinks I was serious about "punching someone in the mouf" being the only solution better than his verbal comment is a moron. I kind of figured using the word "mouf" would help imply that my comment was in jest but apparently not..
If I had mentioned a lesser physical response it would have diminished my point about how good that verbal response is at making the person reconsider further comments. To further clarify, "punching someone in the mouf" is an exaggerated example of what I implied to be the "next best solution".
I didn't expect anyone would need this explained but a response of "So violent" to my comment doesn't quite make sense otherwise.
I had to go to Toronto when I was 10 for radiation (from Newfoundland). Had my treatments done at princess Margaret hospital. Beautiful place!
bsnimunf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people shitting on you for wearing it are probably the people who ruined them by wearing so many of the damn things at once their arm looked like a gay pride parade.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pride events often have a bunch of the silcone bracelets too
Yeah I've been wearing 2 for the last few years and have never gotten a comment on them. One for child abuse and one is a religious something or other my mom wanted me to wear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wear a livestrong bracelet. But I beat testicular cancer (twice!), So I don't really care what people think. I mean, Lance is an asshole and a liar but the money for the bracelet still goes to research.
Zabunia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:39:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
goes to research
Most of it went to cancer "awareness" and support. Little of it ever went to research. They started phasing out research grants in 2005.
If you had to choose which cancer you got, thyroid would be it. Still I knew a dude who pooh-pooed the treatment and it did kill him. Congratulations to you and your wife's! Fuck that killer cancer, fuck it in the ass with no lube!
You have no idea the things I'll make fun of people for, but usually only to friends in a joking manner, fully aware that I do lots of shit that is easily a point of ridicule, and often receive flak from it by the very same friends.
eim1213 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenage daughter still wears one that has a very significant meaning to her and our family. If anyone ever teased her about it.. I would want to beat their ass!
cmckone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how do you live with someone and not know they had cancer?
It was years later. He was a D2 college halfback, got cancer, beat it, came back to play his last year. When we were roommates he was at full health, and I didn't know him in college. Also, to the other comment, we did have the kind of relationship where I COULD have made the comment about style, had it occurred to me.
I just have a dope t-shirt that says warrior on it. It has a heart with wings and a ribbon in the middle, really cool desighn. It's more practical than a wrist band :)
tanhan27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A good friend of mine wears two in rememberance of his wife, who was killed by a drunk driver earlier this year. I hope that some of the people who hear his story rethink drinking and driving.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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wyldside ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God cancer
talk about letting god into your life
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:07:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was afraid someone would twist it around and make it seem like I said they didn't do anything. That's why I talked about their effort for a good 2-3 maybe 4 sentences. I guess you skimmed and made sweeping generalizations. It's alright.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright there's no reason for us to be passive aggressive. I started it. Sorry. To be more clear I don't have any problem with the saying or those who wear it or use it. Taken literally it just doesn't make sense. "I survived" would make more sense. I'm not suggesting it be changed. It was just a thought on the phrase and its literal meaning
What? I was just making the comment that everyone technically is the root cause of their own cancer. I have a lot of time to think up bad jokes since it's the day I usually clean but there's no water because a main broke. I just want a shower...
you made me google "does football cause leukemia" and the first article was about how there are carcinogens in the rubber padding they sometimes put under the turf.
If you follow that logic then subatomic particles beat subatomic particles.
marpro15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no. all i'm saying is that "beating" cancer doesn't require you to do anything other than lie in a hospital bed and get chemicals/radiation inserted into you. not saying it doesn't take its toll though. just saying it's the doctors that should be applauded, not the patients.
TmickyD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Congrats doc, you didnt fuck this one up!"
waspy45 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or those silly bands that were super popular when I was in middle school.
Tykenolm ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:09:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP, but this happened at my school too. Its a thin piece o' metal with a fine edge. In other words, a knife. Kids at my school were filing the edge to make them sharp.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of my friends insist on keeping old wristbands from visiting festivals, some of those have been on wrists for 3+ years, pretty sure if they ever come off they'd be a microbiologists wet dream.
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do your friends not shower? And what do you think is going to live on silicone?
They're more like a thin sort of woven type material and some of them get grotty as hell over time.
I just wear the one. My girlfriend was diagnosed with cancer five years ago (been clear for two years now, so that's all good!) and her cousin made a batch of wrist bands for her family/close friends. I still wear mine every day, and even got a few spares for when they eventually break. Sometimes one of my younger nephews will comment on how "2000s" I am for it. It gives me a chuckle.
I say or two are fine. Its just an accessory for most people. Much like necklaces and rings. Any overused accessory is stupid looking though. Thats always been true.
I think I had maybe 20 of those on a single arm back in elementary school. It was so many when I took the time to take each of them off my arm felt a whole pound lighter.
My cousin had a whole basket of the cancer ones for people to wear at her wedding last year. They were next to a picture of her dad and our grandpa who both had cancer. Only one I've worn since middle school.
Tana1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to throw in concert or festival wrist bands, you only look a douche wearing months old band that's badly discoloured
_vessel_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heart boobies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're a swing dancer.
People in the swing dance community love travelling to weekend long events all over the world. Most events do paper wristbands, but some of those events give out those silicone wristbands you're talking about at the beginning of each event. The wristbands act sort of as your pass into all activities, classes, and dances the event is hosting that weekend.
Some people will just leave their pass wristbands on all year long as a way to signify how much travelling and awesome dancing they've done that year. It can also be a kind of way to show off to everyone else all the different events you've gone to.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember someone in my grade 8 class getting trouble for wearing one saying "I <3 Boobies", even though it was for breast cancer (to be fair, this guy got in trouble for everything).
Virtue Signalling trends are the worst because not only is it people pretending to fit in, but pretending to care about something important just to fit in.
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are being replaced by smart wearables, which actually help people inprove health...
PlusP38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends wore about 10 of them. He had tan lines.
Wanna know whats weird? Earlier in the shower I was thinking about how I've had a Livestrong bracelet on my hand since elementary school (now in college). Then what do I see several hours later? A post about Livestrong bracelets not being cool anymore. Not that I have it on to be cool, I've just always wore one
I still have one on. I never take it off and have had it on for years. It's thicker than the normal ones and still has held up really well. I feel weird without it, so It's pretty much a part of me now. http://imgur.com/jJsiLWX
oxy-mo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just have the livestrong on abd people will make fun of me sometimes, almost always relating it to basketball. On the bright side I'm really good at basketball.
I only have one...for my brother who donated 2 organs after he was killed by drunk driver. I leave it in my car on the turn signal.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone who wore one of those indicating a medical condition and then got testy that people wanted to talk about it. If you have a medical condition you don't want to talk about it, don't wear an object pointing out you have the medical condition? I'm talking about the silicone bands, not a medic-alert bracelet.
I still wear my "I <3 Boobies" one every day. I like to pretend that it's because the money gets donated to breast cancer (http://keep-a-breast.org/), but I really just love boobies.
My aunt was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I saved my chore money and bought my family teal (color for that type of cancer) silicone bands. Still have an extra one somewhere... She ultimately lost, but I still have pictures of her hanging up.
i am happy for any and everyone who beat cancer, that said, those things arent cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For a second I thought you were gonna say silly bandz... I had hundreds
Saxyness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have one from the National MS Society "Join the Movement"
I wear it as a reminder of the charity bike rides I did for a few years.
Also, in the hopes it will be a conversation starter... it never is
Ohio here can confirm. Straight from balls hot in summer to balls cold in winter. We maybe get a week of shorts and a hoodie then it's gone!
Ultrabarn ยท 1396 points ยท Posted at 15:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ah that perfect temperature between hot-as-balls and cold-as-balls. The elusive just-right-as-balls.
Edits: apparently this was gold-worthy!? I've also added it to urban dictionary. My new goal in life is to see it used on tv.
[deleted] ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 19:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take cold as balls any day. Ohio humidity leads to swamp ass, and thats not good for balls
Asron87 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I hate summer. I can't handle the heat. Fall, winter, spring? Yup I can do that. That and I can handle the cold better than most.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Summer haters unite! Winter is my favorite season for sure.
May be a bit biased as a hockey fan who loves pond puck, but still
Asron87 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk why everyone want's to be outside on the most miserably hot days of the summer... oh and guess what? We better do it next to something that reflects the sun back onto you. Fucking water, why must you hate my fair skin so much.
RavnNite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Milk skinned red head. I HATE summer in the mid south. I get two skin options in summer, snow white and rose red.
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Agreed, 100%. Fuck summer in its stupid, sweaty, swamp ass. I live in SC, weather here is similar to Ohio, only possibly worse. The humidity makes my balls stick to my legs, then I chafe. It's awful.
I always find it funny when my friends from the south try to counter my complaints about winter with "well, it is super humid here in the summer." There were a few days this year I felt like I was half walking and half swimming because the humidity was so ridiculous. The midwest gets it all, sub zero winters, and 90+ degree summers with humidity you can almost drink.
The south does win as far as wild life goes though. I couldn't handle a humid summer if taking the boat out on the lakes involved the possibility of alligators. I don't understand how anyone goes swimming in like Alabama or Louisana. I love being able to dive of the boat and know the biggest thing we've got are muskies.
Right!? It's a lot easier to put on a coat than it is to pry your nuts off your leg without looking like a crazy person and getting arrested. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A STATE PARK, OFFICER STEVENS!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And at the end of the day there's only so many layers you can take off. There's an infinite amount of layers you can add on to get warmer
I feel like it's more the idea of fall and less fall itself. Summer is over, weather is changing, pumpkin and apple cider and such. It's romanticized.
[deleted] ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 14:37:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Orchards and apple cider and cider donuts is one of the great pleasures in life. Especially the donuts. God I love those donuts
Rugby8724 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:33:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we are waiting to hear where you get these cider donuts. Like /u/QuinstonChurchill mentioned...they sound amazing
jakemg ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Illinois (near Chicago), and every apple orchard in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan have apple cider donuts. They're nothing short of amazing. I'd suggest county line orchard in I believe Hobart Indiana. Great Apple selection and a ton of donuts and other sweets in the shop. The pumpkin donuts are pretty wonderful, too.
Never heard of them until I moved to the PNW. They're everywhere here in Oregon in the fall though. I would check out apple orchards close to you. That's probably your best bet.
Where in Oregon? I live in Salem and the best nearby are at Bauman's farm in Gervais. We can even get them at a lot of local grocery stores too, but the best ones are from family orchards.
Why am I just now finding out that cider donuts are a thing?! That sounds amazing
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't live in the Midwest it's understandable. They're my favorite fall tradition. We grab a bag of them then I watch football. It makes the fact that winter is bearing down that much more tolerable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cider_doughnut
SurlyRed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they really taste of cider and not just apples? I should say at this point that I am a cider drinker. I drink it all of the day.
Apple Cider Donuts with hot cider are simply the best. Personally, I'm just tired of the 80-90s day in/day out. Yeah, it's OK if you have the day off and can go to the pool, but I don't want to be sweating my ass off when I'm trying to grill. Or unable to sit on my leather seats in the car wearing shorts cuz that shit hurts. Back to school means kid's games, and sitting in the blazing ass sun for 2 hours sucks.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We go from running the AC constantly to having the windows open at night with a bit of a chill in the air.
We go from suffocating humidity to dry air.
We go from the smell of dampness to the smell of football. If you don't know what football smells like in Ohio, you're missing out. If I could create a candle with that scent, I'd have thousands of Ohio native men lining up to buy it.
And most of all, it means my wife busting out her one hoody that makes her look so unbelievably adorable that I can't contain myself.
I feel like it USED to be okay. I have plenty of memories from 20 years ago jumping in leaves, going to the orchard, and picking pumpkins. However, now most Halloween nights are cut way short than I remember due to how cold it is now.
Maybe that explains why we love fall so much. It's nostalgic. I'm a typical 90s kid and I associate fall with trick or treat, Scariest Places on Earth, watching Hocus Pocus, going on tractor rides at pumpkin festivals and the "magic" of Halloween. Now I pretty much just work and go home. As much as we try, we can never get those feelings back.
No sir. You'll never appreciate it in the moment. That's the sad reality. In 30 years you'll feel that same nostalgia about right now. You'll always chase it.
Way romanticized. I don't think most people know what raw pumpkin actually smells like (it smells similar to raw butternut squash, and I sure as hell don't want my drinks tasting like that). It sure doesn't smell like cinnamon and cloves.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love fall; the grass gets covered in leaves so that I can actually touch the ground (I get all kinds of itchy if I touch grass), the mosquitoes die down and then actually die, I can layer up so that I'm comfortable inside and outside, I don't have cut grass and I don't get super sweaty when I go for a run or do yardwork....
I actually quite like fall. It's like Spring without the pollen count and grass, which is perfect for me.
My brother lives near San Francisco and he says it's like that. Hopefully I get the chance to get out and visit him soon. Maybe find a new home!
Avastz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego and San Francisco are not close.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DocMN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention expensive as fuck.
smaps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's Seattle, pretty much!
Source: Seattlite born and raised and super excited to probably die with a Washington mailing address someday.
yogi89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
strangely I only get allergies in the fall for a couple weeks, never spring
Aiognim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The amount my nose runs when it is below 65 degrees is infuriating. I would rather sweat buckets than have the sniffles/end up with bad breath my entire run.
Huh; below 50 I totally get that, but 60 degrees is perfect temp for a good 3-5 mile run for me; once you get warmed up, the air feels perfectly cool. At 70 degrees or higher, I start feeling hot and gross about halfway in.
Aiognim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It probably has something to do with the humidity level around me. Or I am a freak.
Either way, I welcome buckets of sweat over buckets of snot.
Flick1981 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. It's so uncomfortable. At least in fall/winter I can layer up and be at a comfy temperature. There is a limit to what I can take off during the summer and stay out of jail!
You can throw on as many layers as you want in cold weather, but you can only get so naked in hot weather before it becomes illegal. It's a motto I live by.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing
hothrous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, it's coming due for an episode in US disaster relief at some point.
The sad thing in when I was little, it felt like fall and spring lasted for months. I'm not sure how much of the change is attributed to global warming and how much is me misremembering (that whole time seems to go faster as you get older thing).
Anymore we maybe get a couple weeks of spring/fall weather and that's it, it sucks.
I'm the same. I distinctly remember getting Easter dresses that were for 60 degree weather. Now, it can be 80 or it can be 40, but it's rarely 60 at Easter time. We go from frigid to hot & humid. :/
This year has been so bad for that here in my part of Ohio too. We've had multiple weeks in a row where every single day is 90ยฐ+ With 85%+ humidity. It's just miserable, you go outside and the air is noticeably heavy, it makes breathing feel kinda weird, it almost feels like your swimming.
I understand that fall in the Midwest isn't that great anymore, but living in Arizona for the last 7 years I can tell you fall is the best. It's the beginning of perfect weather for the next 7 or so months!
Oh my gods, yes. I just had that same conversation with my boyfriend yesterday. While I'm glad it's not 95ยฐ and I have to run my AC constantly, it's only going to be in the 70's for 2 or 3 weeks and then we just get 8 months of winter.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's because I work outside from a truck with no air conditioning during between April and October. I've been looking forward to fall ever since mid July.
Fall weather is so pretty though, the leaves changing and all. Plus it's usually mild in temperature.
NE Ohio here, so Fall is the nice lull before the horrid Winter to come. Fall is like nature's way of saying Get your sh!t together, because it's about to get real out here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be fine with that, autumn where I live is grey, wet, brown, stormy, depressing. And long. If we're unlucky it'll start as early as august. If we're particularly unlucky, the winter will be "warm". So grey, wet, depressing.
Hell yeah, Upstate NY born and bred, can confirm fall is the best.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Checked comments and was disappointed that you didn't incite the normal "Shorts and a hoodie" argument that spawns whenever someone from the Midwest mentions it.
There is an argument against shorts and a hoodie?? I've never heard of such a thing.
blargher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are shorts + hoodie combinations no longer cool?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the Midwest it's totally fine but, in my experience, the rest of the country fails to see the appeal and makes fun of us for it.
Eliheak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in PA and everyone who wears that gets made fun of.
Our order of dress from hot to cold goes
Tshirt Shorts
Tshirt Jeans
Hoodie Jeans
Winter coat Jeans
tjschue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truth. I was wondering why the top half of someone's body can be cold but their legs are not?
This seems like a frat boy outfit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah hi Minnesota here NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL. Seriously though, we've been doing that shit for a century. There's like 4 weeks in MN total each year when you need neither your heating or AC.
I don't know where in Ohio you are, but where I am in Ohio, it gets to about 80, maybe 90 a few times. Not so balls hot, just enough to get a sweat. Can confirm the cold though. Very cold
As a construction worker in the heat all day, every day by Cleveland, yeah the summers here can fuck right off. It sucks that by a couple of hours into my work day my shirt is soaked from sweat.
Indiana motorcyclist here, can confirm. I ride in full gear that is breathable, miserably hot in July and terribly cold in October.
Spring hardly exists either. 2 weeks "Hey look no more snow" with cloudy 50 degree days, 2 weeks of actual spring, followed by 3 months of pure misery with 80 degrees with 70-80 % humidity.
Kingimg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio? Gotta go a little further south to complain about the heat
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Move to California, we get like 2 weeks of winter, then 4 months of spring 4 months of summer, and 4 months of that oh so good hoodie and cargo shorts weather
cerem86 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Georgia.
We do not have a fall.
We have Hot, Not, and Screw You.
Hot is From April to November.
Not is from November to April.
Screw You is the one day in April and the other one in November where I swear it goes from 100 to 30 in a day.
I lived in Georgia for 5 years and we definitely had fall. It snowed in 2009 in October. It didn't stick, but it still snowed. Maybe you live farther inland than I did.
cerem86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Augusta. No snow in October here. We occasional get some in January. It's usually still low 80s in October here, or mid 70s
I'm so mad, it's by far my favorite season and it barely exists anymore. :/
SurlyRed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought the sadness associated with the loss of good sunny weather is tempered by the prospect of a plethora of wild mushrooms.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:17:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The reason for the lack of fall and mild winter last year was because we had a very large El Niรฑo. It isn't the new "norm" if that's what you're wondering. However, the abnorma El Niรฑo was arguably caused by climate change, so it's kind of a wash. If it's any consolation, I think this fall and winter are supposed to be a bit more normal.
Regardless, you should be doing stuff to help the environment anyways. :)
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And if it makes you feel any better, us in SoCal were relying on that el Niรฑo to save us from the drought, but it ended up giving is even less rain than we had been getting previously. And like three weeks of 95 degree temps in February.
76 and sunny in Kansas today! Our one week of Fall is almost over.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With how much rain we have gotten the last few weeks, I am anticipating fall to hang on for a little longer this year.
AceHigh7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kansas Citian here as well. I have been pretty much using this exact phrase for the past 2 days. It used to be my favorite season. Still is, but it used to be too (albeit much shorter).
Spring too. All gone. 30's one day, 80's the next.
robotzor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then 30 again the next! Too cold or warm enough to put down crabgrass preventer? WHO KNOWS! Too late, now it's 80 every day, you missed the window, enjoy crabgrass
Come to SoCal, where Halloween always looks dramatic and scary because of the apocalyptic brushfires that pop up every year.
WWJLPD ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:52:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We just go straight from blazing hot to subzero
Mysid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon winter won't be cool either. :(
apleima2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon? last winter was one of the warmest i can remember. i shoveled my driveway maybe twice, and my propane tank was only filled once!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a large El Niรฑo last year. While its abnormality was likely caused by climate change, such an event isn't completely unheard of. Mild winters aren't the new norm.
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's ok, we're in La Niรฑa so we're going to get destroyed this year
And by "that's ok" I mean fuck
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really how climate change works. Last winter was mild because of an abnormal El Niรฑo. While it's very likely it was caused by climate change, such an event isn't unheard of.
I'll be dead long before man can warm this planet enough to make a Minnesota winter warm. In fact if a Minnesota winter is warm everyone might be dead.
Summer, slightly cooler summer week, Indian summer (summer 2.0), cold and icy summer
clarko21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Favorite season by far in NY. September, October and November all have beautiful weather IMO and there's always things happening and lovely tree colors
eppsthop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The way I've seen it here in South Florida, we get a pretty decent fall. Often times its nice and cool with a good breeze. But only because it's going to rain hell very soon. So eh, not too bad.
I'm in California, but can relate. The only seasons we seem to get is 110 degree summer that lasts 8 months, or 60 degree winter (at least in central cali).
I swear, every year it drops at least 10-20 degrees on Halloween, and then the heat is finally gone.
GrmpMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall is my favorite season too I love wearing hooded leaves pumpkin season going to the Orchard fall stuff y'know. But I can't fuckin do that when one week I wanna be in the pool and the next week the pool fuckin froze
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's been really nice the past two days here in ks. supposed to get hot as fuck tomorrow tho.
samrhoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First thing ya know in cincy, your homeboy Harambr gets shot, then it's 1079009377 degrees in October.
Nick Offerman: Let's talk about weatherโฆwhat the fuck
Iowa here. Fall seems like the shortest season. It's like "fuck this shit it's too hot to go back to school and there are lady bugs and wasps everywhere!" For like 2 weeks. Then suddenly ONE rainy day happens that seems to bring the temp down from 70s to 50s in an instant. Then by October it'll snow. Feels just like Winter from Halloween to Easter.
North Dakotan who moved to Washington state here. Reminds me of home when I was young but with more mountains.
alexisdr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Canada (Calgary) and we had a thunderstorm today. I've never seen a thunderstorm where I live past June. It was 26ยฐc yesterday.
svdrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texan here. I was just in Cleveland last week and it was amazing compared to Houston. It got a little hot at noon, but most of the day was great, and no humidity. You guys are lucky bastards.
bobweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that on Netflix?
rustyxj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came from Middle Tennessee just to laugh at you.
There was a year not too long ago when Spring started happening in February, because why not. Then, in mid March, winter came screaming back in and didn't leave until nearly May. Then, there's the fact that it only every snows once every 4 years. And by snow, I mean what Yanks think snow is, where the stuff actually sticks to the ground as that powdery stuff and doesn't melt and freeze over to create a nice 1/4 of ice on our roads. Our falls are more like "Summer: Now with Cold Evenings", then winter gives everyone the first two weeks of November to think it might be a mild winter for once, only for the temp to plummet and bring on the bleak brown death of winter.
It was always fun seeing Freshmen from up north yearn to see what snowy winter looks like on our rolling hills, only for us natives to shake our heads and go "Not til you graduate".
BrockN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except in Calgary its been spring since the end of winter. Every fucking week has been rain and thunderstorms. Never seen that before, its usually just couple of rain storm in May and June and then drier than Grandma's cunt until the first snowstorm.
TRFKTA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MikeKM ยท 3507 points ยท Posted at 14:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids can be brutal. My wife was told by our 4 year old daughter that she's (wife) not a princess and that she's stuck with daddy (me) who's not a prince.
You should tell this to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Sure she isn't technically a princess from a succession / bloodline standpoint, but w/e - it is possible to get there. There is hope, like 1 in a few billion, but hope nonetheless!
Sure she can. She just needs to make sure the two of you die along with the 30 million other people ahead of her in the line of succession. The only reason Mommy's not a princess is because she lacks the iron will necessary to do what needs to be done.
Good parent: Breaks news to child she will not be a monarch.
GREAT parent: Encourages child to foment republican insurgency, overthrow/execute monarchs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
savage. Just savage. That's the meanest thing I've heard this week and I threw away everything a homeless man owned yesterday (he was behind my apartment bothering people)
As long as you're of some European descent, there's at least some chance that you're very distantly related to one of the monarchs still on the European thrones. Just assassinate everybody until your precious little princess is the new queen of the British Empire.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You like that, you fucking blacksmith's daughter?!
While you're at, explain it to the dunce hbo producers of game of thrones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's what matters for a past-their-prime peasant like you, but I'm sure their daughter intends to marry someone of status and achieve at least a duchess title.
istara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also fucking Sophia the First is NOT a fucking princess. She's the stepdaughter of a prince. She's Laura Parker-Bowles. I've yet to see her wearing a tiara and wailing in a chipmunkesque voice about being a princess.
I was pretty determined to be a princess when I grew up. When my mom tried to explain that I'd have to marry a prince, I told her, in all my only-child self-assuredness and seriousness, "No, they'll just like me so much they'll make me a princess."
Seriously, don't have an only child. We're terrible.
Hey, I think it's pretty cool that your wife wasn't sent to a foreign land to be married off to a significantly older stranger/relative for the sake of securing a political alliance.
But what do I know? I can't keep up with what the kids find hip these days.
fradrig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 4 year old likes to remind me that I'm old. So old. So so oooold.
You're telling me. I used to work in a children's home in Kenya, and after getting a new haircut, one of the young girls said to me, "It looks ugly. You need to think about buying a mirror."
I asked her why she cares about it, since the hair is on me and not her. She said, "A haircut like that affects all of us." It was brutal.
MikeKM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I briefly taught a class of 8-9 year olds. The stuff that comes out of their mouths hurts more. See, a 4 year old doesn't really get it yet that being very frank can hurt people's feelings. A 9 year old knows this, but still proceeds to say it. And their language is full of beautifully painful descriptors since I've done such a great job getting them to read :D
MikeKM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can only imagine it getting worse as they age. My wife has described teenage girls being the spawn of Satan sometimes. I hear what my 4 year old says and have already begun bracing for the teenage years, we laugh at the toddler/kindergartner brutality but we know there's much worse to come.
EkiAku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I actually feel like teens get a bit more of a bad rap than they deserve. Don't get me wrong, the bad ones are holy shit bad. But if you do your best to raise your kid well (and make sure to check for mental illness!) then you'll probably have a decent, semi-well adjusted teenager. Note: I'm not a parent.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think everyone goes through a couple of moody years around 13 or so. But many 16 year olds are already pretty mature and fun to be around. We recently went through this with my little brother in law. Now that he's 16 he's like a whole new person and we have a blast with him. He's focused, he knows what he wants and works for it, he can be reasoned with, it's great.
EkiAku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, every kid has their nightmare middle school years. It's understandable. Arguably the hardest time of your life.
skalp69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around that age, I asked my parents if they could die soon so that they would stop giving me orders and I would get the house.
When I was a little kid, my dad asked me what I'd think if Mick Jagger wanted to date my mom. I said, 'That would never happen... Mom's nowhere near cool enough to date him.'
I had super long hair in high school. I was at a restaurant for dinner before a dance, in my long dress and my long hair, and a little girl in the bathroom whispered "Mommy. Mommy, look, it's Rapunzel!" Little kids are funny
WutLolNah ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite community by far on reddit. Sure it's satire and a giant medieval themed reddit or whatever but make no mistake the fitness advice there is very real and helpful.
atcoyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are the new age group advertisers are focusing on. No longer boomers, gen xers, gen ys, or millennial (not sure why generation y was changed to millennial... but anyway...).
I think the next logical step is wombers. Advertise to them while in the womb... actually I should try to get the business patent for that... if it hasn't already been filed...
Yokhen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might or might not be joking, but it's true. 3-year olds are easy to amuse.
Marcho0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman, them 3 year olds up to something
Ok i will go
[deleted] ยท 2210 points ยท Posted at 15:01:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Me, apparently
Source: 3 year old
At least it's not a 7th grader. According to my nephew, I'm gay, school's gay, homework's gay, chores are gay.
[deleted] ยท 3503 points ยท Posted at 16:46:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone ELI5 how, exactly, a 12-year-old gamer in (let's say) Wisconsin can insert his gonna-be-a-man-hood into his Xbox and then it gets rammed into my mother who is many hundreds of miles away?
[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 16:56:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like someone just got their first Xbox live account.
I don't know. I've been trying to teach him, it's OK if you absolutely have to throw out the "your gay' card, but I'm worried he's not coming up with anything wittier. His twin sister can make people cry.
amoore109 ยท 99 points ยท Posted at 17:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm.
source: am someone's sister.
pump-a-rum.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boys beat you up, girls destroy your soul and make you hate yourself.
Heyoceama ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aye. I was once playing Minecraft on the xbox and she started slaughtering my cows cause they wandered into her "storm shelter" (read: a hole in the ground) so I killed her. She then complained to my dad and then no one could play.
It is not OK to say "you're gay" and even less OK that you tolerated and even condoned it. Disappointing...
Source: I'm gay and know from experience hearing that shit is hurtful while growing up.
Rianne764 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:04:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fake, dumbledore never admitted to being gay
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:30:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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loveCars ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use the word 'retarded' if something is inefficient, ineffective, or otherwise slow. That's what the word means. Flame retardant slows down fire. A retarded bus system never runs on time. A parachute retards your fall to keep you from slamming full force into the ground.
I'm just slowing coming to terms with the fact that I'll have to change that use, though, because people seem to dislike the word even when used for its legitimate definition.
myounk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had a girl berate me for the sentence "My commute home was retarded". Her boyfriend wanted to bring me outside.
The rare occasion I play GTA V online and hear anyone using a mic its obvious they are clearly young kids. Two things about that bother me -
1: I'm no prude but I believe GTA V really shouldn't be played by little kids.
2: I'm 37 years old and getting my ass kicked by little kids.
Toubabi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Admit it, the second one is what really upsets you.
Kids that age still call things gay? I would have thought that after more than a decade, THAT would be one of those things that's no longer "cool", even for kids trying to be edgy.
Oh I'm not surprised it's used as an insult. Just that referring to THINGS as gay is still around. Maybe more than a decade ago. It was common when I was in sixth grade. But even within a couple years it was far more likely to be "Retarded" than "gay". Gay being seen an insult by teenage boys at least makes sense. As a casual substitute for "lame" or "boring"? Not so much
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I chose my words hastily, I meant as a general pejorative rather than just an insult. I agree about the use of retarded becoming much more common though.
Reascr ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been using it a lot lately, dunno why, but I've just been in a total slump about being witty
They didn't in Canada either. It was a thing when I was in school, but judging from my little brother it just phased itself out. I've heard retarded, even shitty... but the casual use of gay just sounds outdated.
If it's a horrible insult to you and you're not an insecure teenager (where sexuality is still a big deal), then the issue isn't "Forced acceptance", it's you being a child. If someone calling you gay when you aren't earns more than an eye roll, then I'm surprised you can wear clothes without scraping off skin that thin.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 17:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, I get where you're coming from. Your body's changing, you're starting to notice other boys, and you're afraid of being judged for it. It's OK, lots of other people have gone through the same thing, you don't need to be afraid, just be happy with who you are. :)
If sexuality is the most important part of a person's personality, that person effectively doesn't have a personality.
Also what the insult is doesnt even matter, if someones intent is to insult me they are gonna have a problem.
To me, that just says that you care way too much about what other people think of you. I sincerely hope that you're still in high school and will soon realize that some random teenager insulting you means exactly jack-shit.
Presumably the issue of trying to choke out "We've got a badass over here" through the laughter. Let me guess, over 300 confirmed kills?
Sexuality is important. It's also something that an adult should be secure enough in to laugh it off. If you are genuinely offended, then it sounds to me like your insecurity is the main source of conflict. A grown adult using "gay" as an insult isn't offensive. It's pathetic. And I'd expect anyone who is mature to be able to shrug it off. Or at LEAST address it without exploding.
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SirAlexH ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is saying something is 'gay' still an insult and is still used? I haven't heard that since my early years of high school.
This still doesn't help with any possible heterophobia, it implies that being straight is wrong, as a pseudopunishment for saying stuff is straight. ;)
Back when I was in 7th grade which was in 2007 I use to say things were gay when I thought they were lame. So my aunt (whose a lesbian) was talking and said commented on something and I said "That's gay.". She turns to me and says "Well I'm gay." With a blank expression. I was like "I'm so sorry I didn't mean it like that." Then she's started laughing and said I'm just fucking with you. It made me so embarrassed I stopped saying things were gay.
Unsolicited advice incoming: Don't think about the "lack of ability to express themselves" too much. Kids your age just use those words because, well, you're just kids! Trust me, everyone who uses "gay" as an insult will eventually grow out of it.
Source: I used to say "gay" as an insult a lot, even though I actually didn't mean any harm to gay people.
I didn't know people even used gay like that anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 15 year old tries to talk to my wife and I like we are bothering him. It's great!
minumoto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time to explain what homosexual behavior actually is.
Siegwyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus CHRIST I hate this. My brother is 21 and everything is still gay. Work is gay, his car is gay, his room is gay...I think he actually might be gay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Describing things that you don't like as gay: not cool any more.
I figured the casual attribution of "gay" to everything undesirable was still a thing, but I wonder how prevalent it is compared to when I was in middle school / high school 15-20 years ago. I remember when I was in 6th or 7th grade I decided that calling everything "gay" was actually pretty offensive and I didn't want to do it anymore. After 2 weeks of being relentlessly taunted for my alleged "PC-ness" (we fancied ourselves punk rockers back then) I finally caved and called everything I didn't like "gay" with my friends until I graduated. I still think back on that and hope kids these days are learning more quickly than I did.
That wasn't my first thought, but definitely made me wonder for a second.
breqwas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that statement looks like a compliment, but it isn't one. At best, you're the only daddy and thus by definition are the best one, no matter how bad you actually are. At worst, there are some more daddies out there, and you now have horns.
OK, so, calm down. She's 5 years old and that was the way she conveyed it. It's adorable.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With any luck you'll become cool again in a few years when your kid reaches that point where their parents are the most knowledgeable and bravest and strongest.
I'm 28 and I still see my parents that way :')
Farull ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. My kids thought I was cool until they were 12 at least. But it's more fun being embarrassing anyway!
Exigent_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of the mouth of babes...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:44:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah kid, most don't realize they have an expiration date. Mine was when my little bro was born. Ah, the forgotten middle child. On the bright side, I've been left home completely alone a lot earlier than my sister. Little bro is too dependent, last I heard, he got left home asleep, with dad in the house as well.
My youngest and I play Overwatch and I was telling him I reported someone for threats and trolling. My oldest said "mom, you're like one of those noobs.". Sigh.
VitQ ยท 284 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Now my story begins in Nineteen-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" because the Kaiser had stolen the word "twenty". I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles.
I used to be "with it", but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't "it", and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you!
BaboTron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, in this context, that almost seems plausible. Holy fucking shit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only in Shelbyville.
thefugue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A red one, if you can get one.
Riotsla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well apparently its cheap, found almost everywhere, it's light so you can skate without it digging into your hip & you can pull over & make a decent French onion soup without breaking a sweat :)
bearkin1 ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 16:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. The traditional man bun still has hair on the sides and back of the head. Which, by the way, I think man buns are totally fine if it's a guy who is tying his hair for work or exercise or something.
The top knot is essentially a macklemore/undercut with the top long enough to tie the hair into a tinky little knot. Usually not even long enough to be an actual bun.
snatchi ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sokka.
grawlyx ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wayyyy ahead of his time.
Skepsis93 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, the top knot is a traditional Japanese style. Not too out of character for Sokka since it was culturally associated with samurai and respect and he is always trying to prove himself as a fighter and it's an anime so it is bound to have a lot of relevance to Asian societies.
The samurai had many different variations, many which are even more ridiculous than what we see modern hipsters wearing.
grawlyx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't see anything about traditional water tribe hairstyles in there
Even though Avatar is an American made show, this still holds true. So it still makes sense that they'd give Sokka a traditionally Japanese warrior-style haircut.
grawlyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're overthinking a joke
bearkin1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The samurai didn't usually shave the back or sides though, right? When my hair was long, I'd sometimes tie it just tying the top hair (and I'd get Japanese comments too haha). I wouldn't cut the sides or back, though. I started doing it when my hair wasn't long enough all around to get into a tie.
I don't know about all the different samurai styles, but I do know one style is actually the inverse of the modern top knot. The top of the head was shaved where the sides and back were not.
But now that I think about it, it could just be a clever way to make balding samurai fashionable. If you can call that fashionable.
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've definitely seen the first one. Don't think I've ever seen anyone in person try to pull it off though lol. I guess if you have hair everywhere on your hair and you just tie the top, it flattens the top enough to give a similar appearance. Doesn't work with the top knot though.
This is similar to what was popular in 93-95, sides shaved with the hair on top long, but pulled into a ponytail in the back.
Source: er, a friend.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
onion head.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you... I get called a hipster every so often for tying my hair back. I just don't want it in my face when I'm doing something active, and I hate how a pony tail constantly feels like someone gently caressing the back of my neck.
I fucking hate the word "hipster". It doesn't even mean anything anymore. It used to just be the indie-band crowd trying to be artificially strange, and apparently now it's everyone from 25-40 with a beard.
It really used to mean frequenters of opium dens...so everyone 25-40 with or without a beard.
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When my hair was shoulder length, I'd always tie my hair either at my summer job (field work where I need a hardhat), playing soccer, or if my hair was just really messy and I didn't have time to shower in the morning. My hair now is only past my ears so it's tough to get it all into a tie without destroying the hair (curly hair), but it's becoming more of an option again every day. Luckily for me, a ponytail won't caress the bag of my neck because since my hair is curly, it will kind if curly around into almost a ball instead of just going straight down after the tie point.
I have a top knot that is actually big enough to be a bun. My hair almost touches my shoulders, to give you an idea of how much I'm working with. Most guys who try the top knot don't grow their hair out enough and that's why it usually doesn't look good.
Ha! I actually snorted a little bit. Thanks for the laugh.
No. Not boring. Just bad. Too long (or too short), flies around every which way. Dirty and oily-looking right out of the shower. Real bad. So bad it makes people wonder what's wrong with me.
Get some decent hair products then. Stop using head and shoulders 3-in-1 or whatever shit you probably use. If your hair is that bad, make an effort maybe?
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5MoK3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy at my work does the top knot too and it's fucking retarded. I have long hair and work in a warehouse so I always man bun mine
That's it exactly. It's like Jocks/Bros trying to be Hipsters. I can't help but stare at them on the Max. I don't think my brain can handle nested affectations.
Edit: But it seems to have moved some of the saggy-pants white guys away from that style, so I guess it's a net-positive.
I googled Topknot and this came up which looks normal to me, a lot of woman have their hair like this and so do guys but they call it a "man bun" if you're a guy and it looks perfectly fine.
Then I googled "topknot guy" and this came up. Yeah looks kinda weird.
EDIT: but idk, I guess it just depends on the guy? I think this looks fine even though I'd personally never do that to my hair.
bearkin1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the "top knot guy" pic is the one we're talking about. The guy in the 3rd pic looks decent in it because the hair on the sides of his head is at least a bit longer than a level 0 trim, he's decently handsome, and he has facial hair (tied hair on a guy usually looks dumb without facial hair).
a man bun is when you actually have a decent amount of hair and you put it in a bun
a top knot is when you shave the sides or juts don't have enough hair yet but you still manage to get a little knot of hair in a bun on the top of your head.
No. Man bun implies that all your hair is long and pulled back into a bun, which takes a good amount of time and dedication. What these hipsters do is grow just the top long enough to make a cocktail onion size knot anywhere they possibly can on the top of their heads and shave the sides because it's too much work to grow it all out.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am so ready for manbuns/topknots/whatever Sokka did in Avatar: the Last Airbender to go out of style.
I've been wearing my hair long since 1998 (I was 4), and sometimes you gotta pull that shit back. Sometimes looping the hair tie so that it buns up instead of going full-pony is more convenient, for example if I am playing ball or eating something with a lot of sauce. For the last couple of years, people always make comments like, "Hey, I bet your manbun looks real nice," and shit like that. It's not a "man bun," or a "top knot." I'm just tying my shit back.
I'm ready for the trend to die, so that I can just tie my shit back without being questioned.
Xzeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be glad when it's "out of style" so I don't have to keep explaining to people that I have a manbun mainly to keep it off the back of my neck as I tend to do a decent amount of manual labor and would rather not have my hair smelling like sweat all day.
I hate this attachment of hipsters and man buns. I have long hair and get compliments all the time on it when it's down, but the second I put it up I'm hipster scum. when it's hot as fuck outside I can't have my hair down. How else am I supposed to tie it back that isn't hipster these days?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah more like it wants to be a man bun when it grows up
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, dear lord I hope you're right.
solomon29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Williamsburg, Brooklyn checking in. Yeah, I'm seeing wayyyyy less manbuns than this winter or last summer, but manbun-esque buns on women (the same style, tiny tight bun on top with the sides saved) have gotten super popular. You know, the types of girls wearing oversized Rick Owens-inspired t-shirts and black combat boots and big circular wire-rimmed sunglasses with black frames. They've become totally ubiquitous on the L and in trendy Bushwick clubs.
I'm in Chicago suburbs and have only started to see them around me. They look stupid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit likes this makes me feel like a hipster. I had long, long hair in highschool and would put it up in a bunch or even a top-knot to get my thick hair off my neck when it was hot. I also wanted a beard ever since I was a kid, and now that I'm trying to grow one I feel like people look at me like I'm a douche. I just like facial hair, man.
Zangam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknot is technically not the same thing as a manbun.
Almost. A man bun is just a head of hair bunned up, a top-knot requires the sides and back to be shaved and only the top hair left long and then bunned up. It's 10x more hipster than just a regular man bun.
A man bun is different than a top knot. A top knot is like the ninja style undercut you see more commonly than a full on grown out bun. Man buns were just called "buns" before 2012 or whenever.
Let's clear this up, no its not. A top knot is when you hair isn't really long enough to make a proper bun. Like that stupid fucking "shave the sides and back of my head, then pull the 4inches of hair I have left into a stupid little nub on the top of my head so that I look like a caucasian reverse samurai from Edo era Japan." We can all agree that looks like shit, right?
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was on Mississippi not long ago and saw a guy with like 10 hairs pulled up into a tiny rubberband on the very top of his head. I have no idea why it bothered me so much but I had to fight the urge to walk over and cut it.
Oni_Eyes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, I like to put my hair in a topknot every now and then.
Ju...Just clothes I guess. Li...Like the regular kind.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But only greasy top knots. If they aren't greasy you might accidentally look like a normal person.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Division checking in. Black pants, top knot, beards... fucking kill me I hate this insufferable, humorless movement of twenty somethings trying to extend their adolescent years.
Topknots are for mall hipsters. That's why you're seeing them everywhere. Real hipsters moved on from that a year or two ago.
Edit: Maybe longer, actually. All of my hipster friends were doing it in 2010-ish. They got endless amounts of shit for their man buns. They're pretty ticked they got so much hell about them for years, cut them off two or three years ago, and now they're popular.
Topknots died out like 6 months ago here in SoCal. For like a year they were everywhere and then all of a sudden they disappeared, almost as quickly as they came.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks, that's how I used to tie back my mohawk, but with a full beard I started seeing hipsters everywhere rocking the same do. Changed it up brushing it to the side; BAM! Hipsters are on my shit again. Shaved it down a bit, made a block hawk, haven't seen any yet but I'll be annoyed when I do.
Not really. It was big two years ago, faded last year. Now today you get to see maybe one person per week wearing that and they aren't really on the super trendy side of life.
Sumguy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*doucheknot
joe_jon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Top knots already had their phase here in Boston. I left the city for summer last year and when I came back everyone had a man bun, so when the new year started I cut mine off. Still rocking the beard and loving it though.
that's dying quite fast. was last year's news bruh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guarantee someone is calling you a hipster right now. Nice red tie, what a hipster
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on the east coast and I don't really see guys with manbuns at all. There is this one guy at the gym who has a few strands of hair on the top of his head in a tie. It's ridiculous and it's barely the size of a thumb.
Ah geez. I just saw one of these walking down Hawthorne this morning and wondered about that. I figured it was just another man bun, but something seemed different. Now I know!
If you're a man and NOT a Samurai, top knots should actually be a crime with the death penalty.
We'll bring a real one in and make it the "Death of a Thousand Cuts" for good measure.
Wallafai ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:43:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aah man... Is this like man buns? O have long fucking hair. I don't want it my face. Pony tails look dumb as fuck on me so I put my hair in a ball with a thing. Does this make me a hipster? I just have long hair. Leave me alone! ...whats a top bun?
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Wallafai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can have hair and at the same time have it be out of the way with hairballs or corn rows. But ain't nobody calling corn rows hipstery
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have the same thing. Long "heavy metal" hair that would sometimes get in the way and sometimes make me look very out of place in certain places. I used to put it up in a bun.
Eventually I just got tired of it and cut it off so now I have to go to the barber every month to keep up with my hair. It is just a different kind of pain in the ass.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This describes my feelings quite well. But I have yet to cut it off. Before this I used to shave my head for years though. Skinned. Very convenient but horrible for putting on a sweater
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't like hair in your face, why not just cut it then? My hair goes past my ears. I part it so that it goes to the sides and not in my face. I'll tie it if I'm playing soccer or any other sport that I play but otherwise, I leave it out because I like the look. If I didn't, I'd cut it.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because I can easily keep my hair and keep it away from my face at the same time!
bearkin1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just confused why you want the longer hair if you don't want it hanging. Liking the man bun look is a fair reason, but your first post just made it seem like long hair is a chore is all.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I used to have a shaved head. Like to the skin. It was very convenient. Then I decided to grow it out because I figured I will be bald one day anyway... So I might as well have some hair for a while. As I grew it out I kinda liked it, turns out I have pretty dope hair. And honestly, the girls love it.
An interesting thing is how different people act towards me since I have hair.
But yes.. It is kind of a chore. Brushing and stuff. What I'm saying is, I don't think having long hair and not having it hanging makes you a hipster. I don't think it looks good when I put it in a ponytail. So I put it in a bun-like fashion. (or corn rows when I find someone to do them for me) What else am I supposed to do?
bearkin1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just to be clear, I'm not condemning you at all. You just said you like it when it's tied, so that's the only thing you really need to tell anyone for them to understand why you like long hair.
It is such a chore, though. I don't brush my hair since it's curly but it takes so much effort to fight frizz.
Wallafai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that brushing in the shower with lots of conditioner is the most pain-free way. But mostly it's a mess. So I put it up in a ball ;)
[deleted] ยท 3204 points ยท Posted at 11:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Definitely. I've had a long (mid-chest) beard since @1995, which in hindsight was a pretty low point in beard popularity where I live, outside of bikers and a few old hippies. (Not trying to out-hipster the hipsters here, it's just my preferred look.) Seeing the changes in popularity since then has been interesting. It's been pretty nice to go a few years without as much staring. But I gather they'll be "out" again very soon. Then it'll be back to the old stereotypes, and maybe some new "washed up hipster" associations. And the cycle will continue. Still wondering if big mutton-chop sideburns will have another day in the sun.
kumiosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always has, always will. But they'll always look bad ass. Now we need a power-bearded president.
Not just beards, the style. Hair has been around for thousands of years and will for thousands more (assuming humans will be around), but the mullet is long dead.
matixer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a bushy, unkempt beard before they were cool, and I'll have one when they're not cool anymore. Trends come and go, but my hatred and rejection of society will never die.
Unfortunately, I sound like a fucking hipster when I say this.
all204 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my beard, I have to lose the beard for work (health and safety reasons). I will miss my beard. Don't care about trends at all, it keeps me warm in the winter!
Got out of the military and grew beard for the first time. Loved it for the years I had it. Had to be rid of it recently for new career, now won't have one again until retirement. Makes me sad
The fact that you had to shave your beard for career reasons makes me sad. Why should it matter if you have a beard or not?
Tje199 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not everyone works in an office, and lots of PPE doesn't work with beards - gas masks for example. While I don't have to, I definately would shave my beard if I was someone who had to deal with H2S or some other extremely deadly gas on a regular basis.
Yup this is completely right. It has nothing to do with how you look, it's about not getting dead. I couldn't wait to grow a beard for the first time! Sadly I'll have to shave it soon.
For the reasons others have stated...but it definitely is a little sad. There are assignment opportunities in my career field that allow for different facial hair policies, some even allowing for full beard. Potentially I could have one at some point during my career, but that is something to look at much further down the road, and being able to grow facial hair will probably not factor into the decision making at that point. :(
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as it's well maintained, a beard should be allowed in all work environments.
Tje199 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, tell that to people dealing with H2S and other deadly gasses who need to wear gas masks...
wapu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you need to wear a mask that seals to your face. Also, wearing a beard net when working in a sterile or food environment can be a problem. But in an office, I agree.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is true that hipster-yuppies shaved their beards cause jocks started doing it. In fact, you can point to almost any hipstery trend to see this: when the jocks pick it up, the hipsters move to the next thing.
okok. I thought you were talking about modern punk, and not what happened when it became popular in the 80's and the 90's. though to be fair, there were always big names that inevitably sold out (not talking about the cro-mags here) but the bands that never got national media attention, or the groups I refer to as 'real' because they never played music specifically to make a comfortable living, have always lived outside the range of accessibility required to be any generic subculture's music choice de rigueur.
People who dig through old record store bins and regularly "ask a punk" about shows are doing it because it means something to them more than it being an accessory for coolness.
metopj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But a clean shave will never go out of style
lEatSand ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clean shave came into style after soldiers came back from WWI. They had to shave so the gas masks would seal their faces in properly. So they havent always been in style, nor are they likely be.
lEatSand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good, now i dont have to be mistaken for one.
Mycoe ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If your dad doesn't have a beard, you've got two mums.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I fucking hate shaving and will have a full beard in less than 2 weeks. But fuck me, I must be some kind of hipster.
dryj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:18:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood comments like this. Obviously people are talking a general trend and demographic - the fact that you in particular feel misrepresented doesn't matter. No one said it was 100%, just that it was high.
Yeah... But not the "Look at my beard, look how long and luxurious it is! I look like a lumberjack, but I've never once done anything remotely related to manual labor" bearded guy.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:53:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm talking about the people who grow those huge lumberjack/duck dynasty beards. Not a well groomed beard. In other words, these kids dress the part - flannel shirt, suspenders, boots, etc etc etc, but have never picked up an axe or a shovel. It's just weird to me.
1h4h8h8h ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because generally the people who have beards also wear plaid shirts and leather boots and try to look like outdorsmen without going outdoors. use your fucking brain .
netmier ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:29:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giant frizzy beards that hang down to the chest haven't been popular in a long time. And even when they were, there were still plenty people who didn't like them. Pretty much since the advent of easy access to shaving gear long beards haven't hugely popular.
You obviously do not live in a highly hipster populated city.
cguess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or anywhere outside the West. It's not "cool" but beards have very different connotations based on culture. It's sort of an amazing contrast traveling from, for instance, Turkey, to Bosnia to France to Chicago and seeing how my beard is perceived (or really, how I am)
netmier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not anymore, and when I lived in Denver I was lucky that the hipsters generally hung around downtown.
Either way, my point was that although beards have always been a thing, it hasn't been all that common for them to be popular with the general public, barring certain time periods amongst certain people. As far back as the Roman republic it was seen as uncouth and uncivilized to wear facial hair.
Thank you. Same goes for plaid and flannel. I work in a warehouse, have a beard, and wear flannel shirts. I get called a hipster all the time. It got old real fast. Now it's just a running gag at work.
Exactly. A beard does not make a hipster. I have had one for ten years before this whole hipster thing and have been called a hipster multiple times. We cannot allow the hipsters to highjack the beard like homosexuals did with the word 'gay'
Portland hates them wayyyyy more. Like Californians move there and bitch about the weather, add to the traffic and drive prices up. No one moves to Seattle that doesn't like rain though, so Portland has been attracting far more Californians. It's mostly people from San Francisco from what I've seen.
leanik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, thanks man. Honestly most of the problems Portland is having are definitely fixable, and I hope that happens because I love spending a week there whenever I have the chance, and I definitely see it going to shit.
leanik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is, once we fix those new problems the things that made the place nice to begin with will be gone.
You have no idea how many times a week /r/Oregon get people asking why we're not keen on Californians and they just don't get it. It's nice to see someone that gets why we might be frustrated.
I mean fix things while slowly returning Portland to what it was.
I'll explain. First off, larger highways. You guys need them desperately. Then reduce taxes on small business to encourage people who own quirky shops to stay there. Maybe component this stupid law that LA has, where you pay the tax rate of the year you bought your property, and raise home property taxes for future years to discourage people from moving there and keep things cheap for residents. Basically you have to make it shitty to move there but not to live or visit there. People will go as tourists instead of as transplants, bringing money into Portland without crowding it. Rent control might help to. But I'm not a politician so what do I know.
TeamJim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who lives in North Carolina and frequently works outside, it's never too hot for a beard.
Source: over two years since my face has seen a razor.
To be fair, it doesn't get to 115 degrees in North Carolina. But yeah, I have been trying not to shave for the summer, I currently have a 3 month old untrimmed beard. I'll get there eventually.
TeamJim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heat index was up to 117 a few weeks ago. Our humidity is otherworldly .
So I've heard(in terms of the humidity, holy fuck in regards to that heat index). I've been meaning to do a trip over to North and South Carolina in the name of BBQ.
kiwijews ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. Tatted folks with half-shaved heads outnumber the normies, everyone's a hipster or punk as fuck. I actually kind of liked it but I know itd annoy the piss out of the lot of ya
Voodoo doesn't even have decent flavors. most of them are just plain doughnuts with a fuck ton of candy on top. I mean if I was 4 I would fucking love that, but I am not 4.
I honestly don't think it is. I'm in my early 20s, and I often get asked advice on beard growing because my friends want to grow full beards and don't know what beard oils they should buy or whatever.
I know, and I fucking hate what happened to it, but it's still a pretty cool place.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a cool place, and I'm definitely just messing with you. :) there HAS been a ton of changes here and there are people who are seriously pissed about it, but I'm not one of them. It's just my obligation to fulfill my duties as "angry Portland native"
I live in Eugene and ate there before seeing Norm Macdonald last Saturday, the burger was outstanding. I got the double. My brother ordered some sort of tuna melt, he said it was the best melt he had ever had in his life...the guy is 45 so that's saying something. Oh and their fries? Some sort of parm cheesy goodness baked over the top, they were so damn good.
I shaved early in August. Turned up too my local speakeasy when they were were next opens and all the regulars with lumberjack beards had shaved as well.
Not really. 10 years ago when we were the cheapest city on the west coast it was true. Now that rent has nearly doubled in the last 5 years, people need to get jobs and more people are clean cut. You'll never get rid of the tattoos though.
Austin, TX. It's everywhere. Same with long hair in a bun. I cut mine a few months ago actually.
so_wavy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If everyone looks like a hipster, they aren't hipsters. Hipsters start the trend then move on to something else, so these beardos you're seeing aren't actually hipsters.
That's also what he said. Are you from Portland? I have an odd question for you lol
My friend who visited from Portland said one odd thing is the Strip clubs. Not that they are odd in themselves, but that everybody goes to them. He said he's even had business meetings with sales reps at strip clubs, and some of them are known for their food. Is this true? He said it was weird because he's from a very conservative region where basically nobody goes to strip clubs.
Is it about the vegan strip club they have? I don't know anything about the strip club scene honestly. I only went once cause a few friends convinced me I needed to, definitely not my scene.
Ah, no. But that sounds awesome lol. Basically he is having business meetings / dinner at strip clubs with work friends and he said it's very odd as hardly anyone in our area goes to strip clubs (and there aren't any around, very conservative area). He thought it was weird how nonchalant people were about the clubs lol
I like going there to visit but I would never move there. The roads were not designed for that many people to be driving on them and shit is just as goddamn crowded as in LA.
Honestly, you guys just need to expand your roads, establish rent control, and maybe lower taxes to small businesses so that the quirky shops and artists that make Portland Portland don't all leave. There are probably other things you could do, but that would help with the bulk of it. I'm not even from there and I want it to stop changing. I found a laundrymat that served beer last time I was there.
Shave your mustache and cheeks for Straptember! There are dozens of us.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck are you hairless gods?! I can't even go 6 hours without itchy stubble.
ddosn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its odd how different people are. I'm the same age (23) and if I dont shave my face ends up looking like someone put miracle grow on the local garden centre.
tibtibs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend was the same way. Then he took a month of not really being social (I was finishing nursing school and couldn't be social anyways) and let it grow. It looked really terrible that month but is glorious now! Just keeps getting thicker and fuller.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think most people realize that many of those that sport decent beards also have a problem with patchy spots. The trick is to not simply stop shaving overnight.
You start by always trimming to like a 5 o'clock shadow (doesn't really look bad if a bit patchy) until all areas catch up. Then you start trimming to 1mm until all areas catch up. Then 2mm, then 3mm, and so on.
It'll take longer for some people, but it's doable!
It's not like hair in some areas takes longer to grow than in others. There simply is no hair in some areas.
I can wait for those to catch up all I want, but humans will set foot on Mars and I will still not have gotten past the first stage in your beard growing method.
matixer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yah i thought you were fucking with me but apparently almost all anecdotal evidence supports that it grows hair anywhere just fine. Beard head arms. It just hasn't been 'tested' formally.
Cartain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, I want a beard but these guys go around just shaving it all off. I wish we could trade!
TeamJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone with a beard who isn't a hipster, thank god.
M3rsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I use a safety razor everywhere but the head and balls. Still have my old Mach 3 for that.
atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But they still cost.
s1ugg0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. I have a close cropped full beard because I hate shaving and it grows in full. That's about the only reason. Just like every man in my family has/had.
Yeah, but my facial hair looks goofy as fuck during the "in between" process, so I either shave that shit or rock the chin strap for as long as it takes to grow in above my jaw line.
fgutz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen! Ever since I started growing my beard 10-ish years ago I've never turned back. FUCK SHAVING and irritating my skin
Agreed. I'd love to not be able to grow a beard but, a day after I clean shave it comes in. I am too lazy to shave everyday but I hate having a beard. :(
I feel like I sweat less in the summer than I did clean shaven. Maybe it's just hidden under all the beard, but my face isn't wet from the sweat.
eroverton ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm yeah, I can see the logic. People seem to think the long clothing worn by men and women in the desert should be hot and uncomfortable, but it actually blocks direct sun-to-skin contact and keeps the body from roasting.
Beards are comfy as fuck?? The only thing that's ever stopped me from doing a beard is because it's always been so uncomfortable; I'm always itching it and it feels all prickly. Am I bearding wrong??
If you're not washing it as part of your daily routine, and giving it a good oil to keep it soft, it will be coarse and irritating (unless you're blessed with great genes). And a good balm will keep it tamed.
For the first while though, it will seem itchy just because you're not used to it. Along my neckline where I do shave for shape, I get the itches after a few days of not shaving, because that part of the skin isn't used to the hair. But along my actual beard it's not itchy at all.
A good oil (I use one with lots of lime oil) will keep your beard soft and supple. But there's a lot of different oils out there with different secondary ingredients (ie. Peppermint, lime, sandalwood, etc) and everyone's face is different so you'll need to find the oil that works best for you. You need to wash and oil every day, and I use shampoo and conditioner in it once or twice a week (as part of my hair washing routine in the shower) to get rid of any lingering oils from previous days.
approx- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
unless you're blessed with great genes
Maybe that's it for me. I've never felt like my beard was itchy, and I didn't start growing one until I was 27. But regardless, I trim it to all different lengths and it's currently almost an inch long, but have never had it itch. I always wondered what the "beard itch" was that people talked about, and thought it must come at longer lengths or something.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
dryj ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of people have been saying having a beard is easier because of no shaving. It's not all about your reply, it's in the context of the whole conversation. Also that triple post thing makes no sense because it almost certainly happened accidentally with zero effort.
Honestly you don't even need oil. All it takes is shampoo and conditioner. At least for me. Just wash it as I'm washing my hair in the morning and then it's done
Can't speak for everyone else but I grew my beard out of laziness. Shaving every day or two for that smooth look was so fucking annoying and irritating. 5 years later and I don't regret it a single day. I shaved it off once in the 5 years and it was terrible. My wife won't let me shave it off now, she says it's not fair that I can make myself look 10 years younger by just shaving haha.
kyuubi42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. You most likely need to let it grow a little longer, and start using shampoo/conditioner, maybe even oil on it. Nothing will stop a super short beard from itching, but anything longer than 1/8" or so should be fine so long as you keep it clean.
I wouldn't say you are bearding wrong so much as not bearding for long enough. There's always going to be an itchy phase but with the amount of beard oils etc readily available now and a bit of patience it will soon pass.
praxeo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get some great beard balm and a nice brush.
jordbus_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beard that is past the "itchy phase" but godamnit is sleeping uncomfortable sometimes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sucks for like a month to a month and a half. After that, your skin feels so much better and you get some insulation from the heat and cold. I don't know if I could go back to being clean shaven again.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And hides my slighty droopy neck skin making me look thinner in the face :))
As someone that had a very robust beard, I never did find it comfy and it is ultimately why I got rid of it(that and my son kept grabbing it and pulling).
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you get past the itchy as fuck stage. I never can. Always trim it down to "slightly past 5 o'clock shadow" because I can't handle the itchiness.
This is true. While I've only grown mine out in the last year, I've had at least a half-inch of growth for about five years now, so I'm well past that stage.
I'm kind of afraid to see how I'd look clean shaven after so long of having hair to cover my face. It also does a good job at hiding some bite marks that have scarred from sexy times with an ex.
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and at this point I would get a ton of ingrown hairs almost immediately after shaving too. There's a huge difference in skin quality after a trim vs a full shave, and I don't think my skin could handle a full shave anymore
I have a beard because I'm too lazy to shave. My laziness couldn't care less about fashion trends. I would have had a beard in the 80s if i wasn't just being born.
Yea, I don't get this, it isn't a sentient creature snapping food off your cutlery as you try no navigate through the thicket on your face. So long as you keep your top lip trimmed a beard should have no different an effect to eating as being clean shaven.
Rivent ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:30:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a pretty long beard (not a hipster... I just like having a beard) and this is true. My beard is not nearly as huge and unkempt as those on that show, but every time I go home to visit family, inevitably someone will say something about Duck Dynasty. It's infuriating, but not enough for me to shave.
nicktav ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anytime someone mentions Duck Dynasty I ignore them or act like I've never heard of Duck Dynasty. I get a lot of ZZ Top shout outs as well.
Rivent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get those too... and also "I bet your girlfriend wishes you'd get rid of that".
Actually, we're getting married next year and she's been very clear that I am not to get rid of my beard before the wedding. She loves it, but thanks for the input!
but every time I go home to visit family, inevitably someone will say something about Duck Dynasty
Same. Gotta love those racist holiday rants!
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a fohawk.... and people call me a rooster
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like how that ranked higher than Isis
dupelize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, it might just be that younger people aren't growing them. I was at a bachelor party recently and 80% of the guys had a beard that was at least an inch and a half long.
I don't understand Duck Dynasty other than the fact that it's about a bunch of old guys who need to shave.
chippies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a fairly long beard (down to my chest) for a couple of years, and the one thing I hated was Duck Dynasty references. The worst in my opinion, is when people would just yell "Hey, Duck Dynasty!" or refer to me as "Duck Dynasty". You're not even trying, at least at the words "your beard looks like the ones on..." before you just yell out the first thing that comes to your mind.
I only got one or two ZZ Top references when I had a long beard, didn't mind that too much. The beard is now much shorter, I missed eating large sandwiches in a carefree manner too much.
By avoiding mainstream you are conforming to the hipster norm of non-conformity and thus are now a conformist and therefore not a hipster. Essentially it is impossible to be a hipster.
tluv09 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beard,but I tend to keep it neat. I don't let it get out of control or anything. Mainly because my wife will refuse my sexual advances if it gets unruly. But I have to have a beard, or facial hair, because when I don't, I appear as though I have 12 years old. I'm 25.
Beards transcend trends. They're like hats or sunglasses. It's a face accessory. Though I think the man-bun is a more applicable answer.
Kruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manbuns are the frosted-tips of today.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The beard fad swapped crowds. The dudes who have beards now seem like the hippy types and skaters, now the hipsters are rocking stubble and clean-shaven.
Gravesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy I knew was like a combination of hipster and hippy. He used to go a lot of speed and had bruxism so his jaw muscles were HUGE. To cover it up, he just sported a full beard. Worked, too.
I'm waiting for tattoos to come full circle. First they were for the lower-classes only. Then they were for middle- and upper-classes who wanted to be counterculture. Now they're pretty much mainstream culture. Soon they're going to be one of those things people got back when. Then it'll probably come around again. Or we'll get, like, second heads sewn onto our necks or something.
fache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now if they'd only stop wearing the damn Amish hats
It's summer now. I have a beard year round but keep it way shorter in the summer because I like being alive. I'm sure when winter rolls around bigger beards will show up again.
Ragnrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just summer. Give it a month, the beards will be back, and in greater numbers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have had mine for 11 years now; I literally couldn't tell you what my face actually looks like and at this point I don't even want to know. This thing is never coming off.
Does trimmed full beards count? Because I pretty much see the untrimmed beard only on people affiliated with religious groups. But nearly every young men has a (trimmed) beard nowadays.
I live in an area with a lot of farmers and ex military. It seems like everyone has a beard (including me). It's hard to tell the hipsters apart from everyone else now.
erveek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they realized that summer is a pain in the ass when you have a full beard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just lazy with a sensitive face. Plus I'd rather spend razor money on beer.
You mean these epic beards everyone's using? That shit's disgusting. i dont understand fashion at all. I guess there's a certain "manliness" vibe attached to it...
Havn't seen those in years. Mine was more like a buck horn antenna with all of the pieces of rolled up foil stuck to it to improve the reception, haha.
I bought bunny ears last year to watch football on network TV on Sundays. Otherwise I have the ESPN and NFL apps and my friend's DirecTV login. The bunny ears are the best!
Mejica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exactly. Free over the air in crisp 1080. Or pay cable for a 480p feed and then pay HD upgrade to 720p. Most major cities have an extensive lineup. OTA of about 60 channels. I live in a smaller city with a OTA lineup of about 15 channels. I would like to post an ELi5 because it makes no sense to me why the local channels were mandated to upgrade.
I understand. I just didn't know they had bunny ear antennas specifically. The ELI5 is that the analog TV we had before was on a frequency that the government wanted back. To have a channel, you need a frequency. You can't just use any of them, it needs to be official through government agencies. Anyways, they made it so the TV stations had to move to a new frequency spectrum that could luckily handle HD. Everyone moved by a certain date to the new spectrum and the government had the old one back. You can't broadcast anything on reserved frequency or that's running a pirate station. Done people broadcast from the ocean to get around it but you gotta be close enough.
Mejica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that part, what gets me is how stations you pay for are broadcast in lower resolution than those that are free channels.
How or why? How: They simply send lower resolution video just like you can download different quality YouTube videos.
Why: Same reason they cap your data. They are saving bandwidth and therefore saving money.
HD TV started with cable. They were broadcasting in 720p when OTA was just 480. They left it that way after OTA went to 1080. Not enough people have noticed to lose them money, so they keep doing it. On top of that, in many areas, satellite offers 1080p, but satellite Internet sucks. Cable Internet offers 500mb to 1000mb where satellite only offers 75mb tops. So even people that know would rather have fast internet. Lots of people use services like Netflix anyways, so tv resolution might not be that important. With bundling prices, it's cheaper to get both than just one as stupid as that is.
I did the same. And it's not like the old days, where if you half picked it up you'd watch through fuzz, you either get the channel or not. But if you get it, it's an uncompressed signal, where as if you have the same thing through a cable box it is a compressed signal.
Yeah, I have found the quality of the picture good as long as the antenna was in a good spot. If not, the picture goes black. No snow. I may have to adjust if I change the channel, but that's a small price to pay for not having to deal with cable.
We've recently discovered a way to integrate our plex server into Kodi, but as far as add ons I'm not sure. Frankly, I have my SO do everything that doesnt involve gaming. Here, is a good starter if you have some sit-down time: Complete Setup Guide
aotedm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!
There are tons of good shows on OTA television. It supplements Netflix for me
Where are you located? In california you haven't been able to use those kind of antennas anymore to get basic channels for a few years. You need a digital tuner.
They didn't until the switch happened. If you still don't a relatively newer tv you need a converter.
AtomicFlx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My TV is 10 years old and it has a digital tuner. If you are still using CRT's it's time to upgrade. Ohh.. and even if you have a digital tuner you still need an antenna and Bunny ears work fine.
The frequency was taken back. It's not just a rule, but you would need a pirated tv station near by. They would be busted and immediately mocked for not just using the Internet.
It is all about that antenna! Free tv in 1080. It is amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't lie, they made bunny ears antennae literally obsolete years ago when they switched to digital. You can have a bunny ears tv but the antennae are not what's bringing you your broadcasting. You could snap them in half and the tv will work
Bozly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not using a paper clip? I work retail and we tested a paper clip vs our 89 dollar antenna. The paper clip got the same channels and held up better in a lightning storm
Same boat but man was I pissed when the NCAA championship wasn't on regular tv, who the fuck takes that away from us next they will be coming for my Super Bowl.
DaSpawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had an HD antenna literally made from coat hangars, worked better than the store bought ones
Set tops don't work for me anymore. I have to get one of those powerboosted, tripod mount ones for outside. Curse living in an apartment...in a heavily wooded area...in a heavy hilled region.
MxM111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I second this! I actually moved out of my apartment I lived in for 2 years because they created an alliance with TWC and forced a $40 fee a month for cable. No. No way. My bunny ears and Netflix are all I need.
belinck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a flat panel antenna thing for my tv for like 20 bucks from walmart. I get a decent amount of channels with it and great reception. My tv also has a guide built in so I can browse and even get information about actors and other shit. I think this is the one I have. Or something very similar.
I mooch off of my parents cable. They can access on demand online, so I just do it from a state away. ;)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even have cable. I work for Comcast. I get free cable. I'd have to pay $10 a month for a DVR and I'd get every channel, including premium and movie channels.
I don't even have cable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I got internet they offered me cable. I said no. They said "if you get the cable you get a better deal". I told them to give me cable on paper, but don't dare give me a box for actual tv. I haven't seen an ad in years.
PEEDUR ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have both and netflix is great but it has barely any good movies and doesnt have a lot of shows that i watch.
Getting fresh episodes is awesome and you can't do that on Netflix. You can on Hulu, but you're more limited. I use my DVR to record New Girl, Fresh Off the Boat, Blackish, Modern Family, The Middle, and SNL. Ok I guess some of those are on Hulu, but you can't fast forward through commercials, or watch them half an hour after they aired. I also record old episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana (I have an 8-year-old daughter and, let's be honest, a decent amount of nostalgia).
None of those things are essential, and I wouldn't pay for cable just to get those conveniences. But since I'm paying anyways to watch baseball, I thoroughly enjoy those little perks.
Actually I think all those shows are on Hulu. CBS is the only network I don't think is on it? And some NBC shows are hosted through Hulu. Blacklist was at least.
I think Netflix focuses a lot more on television content than movie content, which is fine by me.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redbox and DVD Express are dirt cheap though! I don't watch more than a handful of movies a month, so I figure paying $4-6 a month for the movies I want is a fair deal.
GunzGoPew ยท 271 points ยท Posted at 12:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A person can very easily have cable and Netflix....
TGrady902 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like sports so I need cable. I also like Netflix for the original shows. If you can have both why not get both.
DjMesiah ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:07:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of the "no need for cable" people probably don't watch a lot of live sports. Gotta have cable for live sports, at least until everything is available to stream.
This perfectly describes my Dad. He pays $150 for cable just so he can watch live sports and he fucking hates it. On demand only works half the time and some networks don't let you fast foward whatever your watching, forcing you to watch commercials. All the TV shows he watches are on Netflix or Hulu. As soon as the streaming services have live sports he's cutting to cord for good.
TLDR; $150 for commercials and shitty on demand just so he can watch sports = a bad product. (You listening Comcast/Xfinity?)
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Espn3 is free. OTA has most of the games too. My wife and I don't have cable and we didn't miss a single college football game we wanted to see. We aren't even in the same state as the team we watch either.
DjMesiah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't ESPN3 rely on having a cable subscription to login?
unlock0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:33:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No
rnjbond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't watch a vast majority of college football games without some Comcast or similar login. There's no standalone paid ESPN OTT offering.
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Free on roku and on the website. I've watched many games and the heroes of the storm tourney on Espn3 without a login. Maybe some content but I personally haven't run into that yet.
rnjbond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:33:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what heroes of the storm is. But you absolutely cannot watch most college football for free on ESPN3.
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When it wasn't on Espn3 I could watch it ota on Fox, cbs, abc, etc
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a ton of sports that are exclusive.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And every exclusive last year I watched for my team was to a network that also broadcast over the air.. I never claimed every single game was on espn3.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay you're totally going to specifics but when you were asked if ESPN3 requires a subscription to cable, you flat out said no. Stop misleading people
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't require a subscription to watch espn3
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To watch a majority of content on ESPN 3, it absolutely does. I'm not sure if you're deliberately missing the point.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never said espn3 had most. I said ota did. Over the air. As in antenna national and local digital broadcast through the major networks.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone asked if it requires a logon and you flat out said no. It's not that difficult
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't require a cable subscription. I haven't had cable for 8 years. Reading comprehension is hard.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:20 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're watching a majority of games on ESPN3, you need a paid cable or dish subscription. If you're somehow watching the major games without that, you're either lying or using someone else's login. Don't be so dense.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:47 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Again I never said majority, and there are games on espn3. Read my first comment again ffs
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:15 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can have both, but I don't watch sports or anything I can't get streaming for cheaper than cable, so why get cable? 'Why not' isn't a good reason to spend money on something I'd never use. And with cable subs dropping, won't be surprised if sports networks begin streaming subscriptions on their sites soon
Most streaming packages cost about $10. So $40-$50 is not more than $60.
No one is going to pay much more than that for a limited package such as sports, unless they bundle various sports together, which would still work out cheaper or even with your cable package. No one would pay much more because no one would use the service if cable is cheaper, and cable is declining quickly as every census and report shows.
Also, I envy you. I haven't lived anywhere, across three states in the last 5 years, that had cable that cheap. Especially including sports packages.
That package is including NFL season ticket for free which is awesome. Just moved out to the Midwest from the East where cable was about double the price. I like quality so most of the streaming packages I've come across are around $20. I want a soccer streaming service but I don't just want EPL, I want Champions League, Europa League, La Liga etc etc. I don't just want some, I want it all.
Netflix, which has quality content and streaming in HD, is $10. Hulu is $8. Amazon comes to about $9 a month. All three have amazing quality in all fields. $20 for streaming is a rip off. I mean, HBOgo is only $15. Anything over that is ludicrous.
Your cable package is crazy though, $60 plus NFL season ticket free? Damn, last time I had cable, $80 was the basic package, $90 if I wanted some extra channels (non-HBO/Starz, just extra cable channels) and $100+ if I wanted ESPN or any sports channels. Yeah, $60 for that ain't bad at all. Were I a sports guy, that'd be right up my alley.
Yeah that's why I opt for the cable package. The sports streaming prices can get ridiculous but they do have to deal with a lot of different licensing, especially if it involves multiple different leagues like the soccer ones. Any game I can't see on my actual television I can use an app on my phone and then just mirror it to my television which is awesome. You just need to sign in with your cable account and you're in. What's super nice is I have mine here and I also have access to my families Comcast account back home which has literally everything.
Yeah, I could save like maybe $20 if I dropped TV but wanted the same internet speed. I think $20 is worth it for live events and mindless background TV. I love Netflix and all, but I can waste a lot of time browsing through it to find what I want to watch, and sometimes, I just don't want to go through that process.
Xavienth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Americans think they have it bad.
Move on up here. 150mbps + cable is a steal.
Also remember data caps, those things making a comeback? They never left up here.
I have Charter but I just pay for internet and not cable.
I'm genuinely curious how much money they've wasted in marketing material trying to get me to bundle cable with my internet service. I'd say I get a letter with card stock and and all the bells and whistles at least once a week and this has been going on for over 2 years. Do they think one day I'm going to suddenly think 'Ya know, this pitch didn't work on me the last 160 times, but I think this time I'll double my bill so that I can get a bunch of obnoxiously loud commercials occasionally interrupted by sub par programming which I can watch only when the network provides it to me'?
Fun fact Charter: It's not going to happen.
Matloc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Charter has called me at 9pm and 8am trying to get me to upgrade to cable. The worst part is the sales lady doesn't understand why I don't want cable. I told her I had internet and she wanted to let me know that they have internet as well with cable. No shit, I have internet through Charter. Still better than Comcast but not sure why they keep trying to sell me cable at inappropriate hours.
Huh. I don't think I've ever gotten a call, just countless wasted trees sacrificed trying to get me to "upgrade" to cable + internet.
JOKasten ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I cancelled my cable they offered me a couple different packages. I said "I don't need to pay for cable because I don't have that much time to watch TV, so when I do, I just use Netflix and Hulu."
She said, and I shit you not, "Well if you don't watch much TV, this package might be perfect for you because it doesn't have very many channels!"
That's your selling point? Fewer channels? As if my issue is that I am worried that I will never be able to watch ALL the channels.
Bubbay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm genuinely curious how much money they've wasted in marketing material trying to get me to bundle cable with my internet service.
Not much. The cost to add an individual to the list of mailings is basically negligible. Getting one person to sign up pays for a shit ton of those to thousands of people. It might even cost more to pay the person to spend that minute it would take to remove you from the list than it would just to send them to you another dozen mailings.
Ileokei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You probably can get your internet and cable bundled for less than you pay for your internet alone. Subscriber numbers are far more important than profit margins.
Charter/Comcast continue to increase the amount of landline phone and cable customers for this reason alone. I can tell you there are millions of phone numbers out there that have never had a phone attached to them.
I watch a lot of live baseball on satellite tv and you can't get that on Netflix. I love Netflix but they're not redundant by any stretch of the imagination. Also there's plenty of random movies on tv that you can't get on Netflix.
Chassius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
google can get you any of that for free. Even Netflix is pretty useless. laptop and hdmi cord is all I need.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One thing you may want to look into is Playstation Vue. It's essentially online cable, but for me it was considerably cheaper than a cable option. I still get my sports (including local basketball coverage, which is all I care about ), but I save about $25/mo. Some markets have all of the local channels, but if your market doesn't have that you can just buy an antenna for $25 and be set for life.
I only have cable because it's the same price for basic with 150mbps Internet as it would be for no Cable and 75mbps internet.
cliath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need cable for HBO anymore
abdhjops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Local news is very important. That's where you learn about your neighborhood, community, city, county, state. Every local news is now dedicating a good portion to national news like they're CNN or some shit.
If I want CNN, I'll go to CNN.com and put up with their bullshit videos...but I don't want that on my local news.
Netflix's movie archive has been greatly diminishing over the past few years, thus it's not the end-all-be-all of streaming entertainment like it use to.
I like your snotty edit by the way. You seem very mature for your age.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game of Thrones. That's the only reason we have satellite TV. Mostly watch Netflix in the off season.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable TV and many streaming services is a million times better than only having Netflix or only having streaming services. Sometimes there isn't anything on Netflix that you wanna watch, but there's a lot on cable TV that isn't on Netflix!
Agreed. I have a premium cable package, netflix, hulu, and amazon prime video. Kids and wife love Netflix, I love Hulu for anime, we have prime video because it's part of the free 2 day shipping, and we have cable for the movie channels and to dvr stuff that doesn't come on netflix/hulu.
Hulu has everything Crunchy Roll has and has a lot of other shows as well. Also it's streamable on more of my devices than Crunchy Roll. My Blu-Ray will do Hulu, but not Crunchy Roll. I'm also all about the subs. I do love the funimation collections though.
But then why would I ever want to watch cable? It's just full of commercials and 400 channels of bullshit I don't want to watch. Whereas Youtube and Netflix are full of great content, and I pay a fraction of the price for them.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone's willing to pay for cable, they're probably also gonna pay for netflix.
I have both, although I only use Cable for HBO and football.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:41 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and I split services. I pay for netflix, that my mom uses, and they pay for directv because they like to watch the evening news and I use their account so my toddler can use Disney Junior.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports alone are the only reason I haven't gotten rid of cable. The second the channels that my sporting events are available on an app I am cutting the cable. It's available for some, but not all unfortunately
Yeah, if anything cable is cooler now because you don't have to wait 8 months to catch a new season of a show.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:16 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We don't have cable at my house (but we have Fire tv, netflix and hulu), so when we go to my parents or my inlaws, who both have cable, my toddler has a meltdown whenever her show has a commercial break. It's kind of funny and sad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. A big sporting event on? Let's hit boobies' house!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having cable TV. Used to be that you were cool for being able to get extra channels
I remember as a kid going to friends' homes and their dads had installed a NASA size satellite dish that turned by remote - and had some special chip/s to get all channels free. People have always been trying to get out of paying cable. Anyway, does anyone know if those dishes still exist?
The old C-band dishes don't have much use anymore since most of the desirable stuff is now on Ku (the tiny dishes). You might still see them because they can be converted to Ku by changing out the receiver part (LNB) Then you get a super-DBS (DirecTV/Dish Network) or FTA (Free to Air) dish that doesn't suck in heavy rain or extreme latitudes.
If you go out to the middle of nowhere you're more likely to find them. Farmers and such tend to have a hard time accessing cable TV or Internet if they're very remote.
KU band dishes work well, and are vrry common in europe.
Even C band BUDs can easily fit into a quarter or 1/8 acre lot
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many things are encrypted now so it's harder
Ileokei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can see them in people's yards however they are not being used any longer. Advances in technology have made the dishes needed far smaller.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh...most people still have cable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably going to rapidly change though, unless cable companies do something about how they deliver packages. Every major cable company lost subscribers last quarter. Apparently subscribers drop a lot this time of year (I'm guessing because of shows being over and people generally spending more time outside), but the amount of people who drop it is increasing every year. The number has doubled over the last two years. Now the percentage of subscribers dropping is still pretty low (less than 1%, overall), and some will be back in the fall, but the trend isn't looking great for the cable companies.
PatMac95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good, I really hope these assholes who run Comcast and Time Warner and the other powerhouses lose all of their customers. I'm so glad things like Sling TV and Playstation Vue are starting to catch wind and they aren't trying to gouge their customers. Hopefully that means we start seeing more/better/faster internet providers, ones that don't throttle bandwidth and force you to pay for cable and phone services you didn't want. Combine live internet TV or an HD antenna with something like Kodi or Plex, throw in Spotify Premium, get Google Fiber (once it's available everywhere) and a nice Modem/Router, buy chromecast or one of the other cheap streaming sticks for whatever rooms have TVs, and maybe a Nvidia Shield/Console/PC to run the living room. Oh gotta get a nice big 4k TV and a multi room sound system as well with all that money you'd be saving after getting rid of comcast.
Hey man, you can have all of them! I'm not giving up my sports either, you can pry them from my cold dead body, but if Netflix fails I will throw you off a cliff, and then pry them from your cold dead body.
I have amazon prime and netflix and cable including HBO and every other pay movie channel. I have a lot of disposable income and watch a lot of TV. if google fiber moves in this year as predicted I will probably switch around and just stream everything and rabbit ear local news (like to see the weather report).
They're moving to being content creators since that is becoming cheaper than paying a myriad of other content creators to stream their products. In a way it's a signal that we're moving towards a la carte channels, just not in the way most people expected.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't have cable TV till I was in high school or something and I used to get made fun of all the time. Now that I have it, it's not cool anymore. I'll never get it right.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they should sell wifi routers that look like old bunny ear aerials. then stream netflix from it.
ATLsShah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is visiting me for the week and my cable just happens to be out because im in the process of moving. She has been complaining every day about how boring my place is. She hates Netflix/hulu for some reason.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ATLsShah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She just likes to be able to flip between shows and news. She can't do that with Netflix.
I don't know where the news got their survey about "TV Happiness" (satisfaction on TV viewing I think). Showed that people who had TV and streaming services were happiest. People who just used streaming were least happy.
Those numbers seem BS to me. I'm far happier not watching cable tV with the 400 ads per channel per day.
heysuess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does that not make sense to you? The people with the most options are the happiest. Having cable does not mean that you have to watch it all the time.
Netflix has the sequels to movies I like, but not the original. It's doesn't even have half the shows I like.
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Even most broadcasting is only around because that's the way things have always been done and it's familiar, not that it's good
toekneeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once Netflix has current seasons available, and not 2 years down the road, I'll think it's cool. Until then, I'll watch new shows as they air on Cable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which pisses me off because I don't even watch TV anymore. I have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime video, and hit the occasional Redbox. Hell, my downstairs neighbor bootlegs any new movies out as well. Then Comcast has a higher bill for just internet, and cheaper for cable + internet.
not sure if your american or not but without cable tv, what channels do you have?
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brit here. I get about a 100 or so channels that broadcast to anyone who has a TV (though older TV's need an adapter). Admittedly, there is the Licence Fee, but everyone has to pay that even if they only watch channels they pay for in addition.
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing is, of those 100 channels, several are "+1"; the same content, transmitted with an hours delay. Several more are shopping channels that do nothing but try to get you to phone up and buy things. Others still are just rolling news, or are made up of entirely old content. Of those 100 maybe 20 regularly get to show things first hand, with another twenty serving as repeat broadcasts (some as +1 some as the same shows in a different order). Despite having 100 channels, it's fair to say I have never watched more than half of them, though that's likely because I'm not in the target audience for pre-school cartoons, re-runs of old shows from the seventies, or trashy celeb obsessed gossip.
Shraker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports, dude. CBS and ESPN is still way better than streaming.
Nah, it's gone a step beyond even that. Now you're uncool for having netflix instead of just googling "watch (name of show)online free"and using one of the 5 million streaming sites that come up, like putlocker or kisscartoon or coke and popcorn.
But Netflix is way behind the times as well. At least a year with the few 3rd party series worth watching. People make Netflix seem like the best thing ever but it just disappoints me all the time. Netflix originals are the only reason to stay subscribed.
Except when you're the one guy with the cable sports packages. Then everyone is coming over to your place so they don't have to pay sports bar prices when watching the game.
Except I get to watch my local sports teams, you know who doesn't? Cable cutters. I'm still the cool guy when my buddies need a place to watch the game
that joke "in the future there will be 1,000 channels... and still nothing to watch!" has finally caught up with itself
SCB39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game Of Thrones isn't on Netflix tho
tj3773 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix blows though, It's all about the fire stick.
Ghariba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I left Netflix too though, recently! They upped the prices for standard service and yet their selection has continued to decline. Plus I discovered a wealth of cool medieval documentaries on youtube that are too unpopular to be filled with ads. :D
Sometimes, life gets in the way. I found a new girlfriend, took on some new responsibilities at work, and didn't have the time for Reddit. My mother got sick and I had to take care of her. The worst part about it was her husband beating me with jumper cables, but other than that it was a good time to bond with the old lady. She's in hospice now, and losing grip with reality, but at least she's comfortable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yeah! Where is that guy? Probably dead from all of the beatings he took from.... Well, I'm not cool enough to say it. But, if you're not dead jumper cable guy, fill us in on what happened!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also the guy whose nephew had a yellow ford iirc
DuhTabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best.
jak1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
42words ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Holy cow. Thanks!
Of course, you've also completely fucked me with this comment. Bitter neckbeards are poring over my post- and comment history as we speak, downvoting into oblivion this asshole who's just SO IMPRESSIVE with his, with his trying and shit.
Edit: word count (don't count this)
_ILP_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about him, but in r/comics and r/behindthegifs artists don't do it only for karma. The more popular they are on reddit the more visitors for their real site(and in turn donation or ad revenue).
I miss POLITE_ALL_CAPS_GUY, a lot of famous redditors actually. where the hell are POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS, Trapped_in_Reddit and Apostolate nowadays? At least Shitty_Watercolour is still kicking around
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I complained to my dr when I was in middle school that my back hurt from all the heavy books I had to carry in my backpack. She suggested a way to not have to carry them - rolling airport luggage.
No.
Daitenchi ยท 1088 points ยท Posted at 15:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doctor - "Would you rather have back pain for the rest of your life or risk looking uncool in middle school?"
Middle School kid - "I'll have to think about it"
[deleted] ยท 428 points ยท Posted at 19:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school kid - "I'll have to think about it" "There is literally nothing more important than how I am perceived."
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Edit: yes, I know a full battery or a full hard drive weighs more than an empty one. In theory. In practice the difference is so ridiculously tiny not even the most accurate lab equipment on earth could tell the difference. Your shoulders certainly can't. It's technically not nothing, but it effectively is. You can all stop telling me this fact now
Edit 2: Yes, a full battery or hard drive weighs more than an empty one. When you save data onto a storage media, you either change the voltages or magnetization (depending on the type of storage) of some particles in the device, which creates magnetic or electrical potential energy differences. Since energy is mass, this means the mass of a HDD depends on what's on it. You can all stop asking about this fact now
Not to be that guy, but that's mass, not weight. They weigh less than nothing (in the air) because they float when in air. So unless your school is in space, it weighs nothing at most.
If you're gonna be that guy, at least be right. Weight is defined as the force due to gravity, so helium does not weight less than nothing. It weight less than air, which is why it floats, but the weight is still positive
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Weight is defined as the force due to gravity, so helium does not weigh less than nothing.
Exactly. The weight force is less than the buoyant force, which means the normal force required to support it would be negative.
Scales measure normal force. Balances compare normal forces. But we claim that they measure weight and mass.
A pound of feathers and a pound of bricks weigh the same by definition, and have the same mass by application of Newton's third law, but they would not read the same on a scale because the feathers displace more air. A ship on a scale in a drydock would give a different number than the exact same ship floating in water, but it's not the ship that changed - it's the buoyancy from the medium.
This is true, but weight is not "what the scale says". If you put a bag on a scale, then pull up a little bit, the number on the scale goes down. That doesn't mean the bag magically weighs less
But we claim that they measure weight and mass.
Because the normal force acting on an (still) object is usually equal to the weight. Unless there are other forces, like buoyancy. In that case scales don't measure weight
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true, but weight is not "what the scale says".
This is literally what I was explaining when I said that they measure normal force instead of weight.
Because the normal force acting on an (still) object is usually equal to the weight. Unless there are other forces, like buoyancy. In that case scales don't measure weight
Which is why the scale is never measuring weight. There are no perfect vacuums. They're equivalent because the scale generally isn't accurate to the level of the difference, but they're not equal.
Right, it's been a while since high school chemistry class! Thanks for the clarification.
Matt2142 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mind. Just memorize all your books. Duh.
noized ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to carry cloud storage, assuming the classes you go to utilize computers then it really doesn't weigh anything.
Zaldabus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If we're talking about any kind of electrically based storage there would literally be no difference. All that's happening is that some electrical bytes are getting changed from 0 to 1. The relative weight of those bytes is the same regardless of their state.
Technically not true. Since digital storage uses different voltages to store data, the weight can vary depending on the data. Potential energy is mass. That said, the difference is less than negligible
geel9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. You have an amount of voltage for a 0 and a different amount for a 1. Electricity weighs something, so data has a weight.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
congratulations you win pedant of the day.
geel9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I like discussing topics that interest me.
Not really, because all you're talking about is the location of the electrons. The device still has the same number of electrons whether they're locked in the battery or a NAND bit. Potential difference does not have weight. Electricity weighs something because of energy to mass conversion but potential difference is not electricity.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The information still has no mass. The device required to store and display it does.
This is like saying that when you buy a house you're paying thousands of dollars for the air contained within it, when really you're buying the items listed in the title and the air just happens to be there. The air can be moved, replaced, removed, or increased without affecting that list.
It does, since magnets create potential energy in much the same way electrons create potential energy
blargher ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I followed this conversation all the way through, but do either of you have any evidence to support either claim? I want to be sure that when I eventually regurgitate this random bit of knowledge that I'm actually correct.
Literally means either literally in the strict sense, or figuratively. Neither seems quite appropriate here. It's not literally zero in either sense, as I'd interpret it. It is effectively zero though, I'd agree.
Halvus_I ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in theory, in practice. It IS heavier.
" It's effectively literally nothing"
This is just ignorant. You are dismissing something because you cant wrap your head around it. It is something. Like it or not, bits ARE 'physical' things. A Hard drive is still very much physical storage.
I'm not dismissing it because I can't wrap my hear around it I'm dismissing it because it's inconsequential. I assure you an extra 10-20 grams in your bag will not hurt your back
Basically, but what is a 0 or 1? That's the voltage of the bit. Voltage is a potential energy, and energy is equivalent to mass (E=mc2 ), so when you change 0s to 1s you change the mass
No e-textbooks allowed in law school exams, so we need the heavy textbooks
Ezreol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And this is why I think kids should have tablets or netbooks all they need is one device to carry all the books and stuff so teachers can email assignments or anything else plus it saves paper and utensils, I would think buying a kid one device is cheaper than all the paper and stuff the school buys since one time investment but then again it seems schools are making us pay for half the stuff now. The only issues is kids destroying stuff but I think special otter boxes would help with accidents and if a kid does destroy it because they are a little shit (and not truely and accident) they pay for a new one up front or payments. Would it not be cheaper and greener?
Hey budzino, actually I gotta tell you, a full hard drive actually does weigh a little bit more than an empty one. So ur so wrong XD u can nvr be smrt like a gentlesir such as me.
*tips fedora*
Zardif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact pdfs aren't weightless. A 4ish meg pdf weighs 1.03948*10-27 g.
I'm dying thinking about all the extremely pissed off PMs you got explaining this to you.
Blopbop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the phone is the only thing that weights. Not the way it encodes. Even if the phone's memory full it still doesn't add up any weight, no matter how small. The same with a battery. It doesn't matter if it's full or not, it still weights the same. If you search on google how a battery works you will see that the difference beatween a full one and an empty one is just where the electrones are not how many there are.
Sorry for commenting so late on this thread, but I couldn't let you go with that. Sorry for any mistakes, I am on mobile and its late here.
Maybe you should search on Google. Where the electrons are does affect the mass. Potential energy relates to mass
Blopbop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:00 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to say I didn't thought more about this, so yeah I think I made a mistake.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waaaaaiiiiitttt...
Shouldn't the battery weigh the same? It's not electron count that's different, it's where the electrons are right? And same for HDDs, it's flipping a magnetic switch, not adding anything extra.
When you save data onto a storage media, you either change the voltages or magnetization (depending on the type of storage) of some particles in the device, which creates magnetic or electrical potential energy differences. Since energy is mass, this means the mass of a HDD depends on what's on it. Same with a battery, You're adding potential energy to the device.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's the thing. You're not adding or removing anything, you're just changing the state. Melting ice to water doesn't change its mass.
By changing the state you change the potential energy.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's not adding mass. You have two mols of hydrogen atoms and one mol of oxygen atoms. That's 21g+116g=18g. One mol of pure water is 18g. In combusting the hydrogen and water, I think it's 572 kJ/2mol released. You have a change in enthalpy but no change in mass.
You have two mols of hydrogen atoms and one mol of oxygen atoms. That's 21g+116g=18g. One mol of pure water is 18g. In combusting the hydrogen and water, I think it's 572 kJ/2mol released. You have a change in enthalpy but no change in mass.
Energy can't come from nowhere. Water actually does weigh less than the sum of its parts. By very little - 3.182ร10-12 kg per mole, to be exact - but the mass does change.
tylerchu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:42:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's how relativity works. If you have two magnets pulling at each other and then you release them, you've changed magnetic to kinetic potential (and then it's gone from the impact) but you haven't changed the mass of the system. From what I understand, the relativity equation becomes relevant when velocity enters the equation. From wikipedia
A consequence of the massโenergy equivalence is that if a body is stationary, it still has some internal or intrinsic energy, called its rest energy. Rest mass and rest energy are equivalent and remain proportional to each other. When the body is in motion (relative to an observer), its total energy is greater than its rest energy. The rest mass (or rest energy) remains an important quantity in this case because it remains the same regardless of this motion, even for the extreme speeds or gravity considered in special and general relativity; thus it is also called the invariant mass.
I don't think that's how relativity works. If you have two magnets pulling at each other and then you release them, you've changed magnetic to kinetic potential (and then it's gone from the impact) but you haven't changed the mass of the system.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still inclined to disagree because the top answer is assuming that the equation is applicable without explaining why, but the math using that assumption is sound. But regardless, I concede mostly because I don't care to debate further.
GTAIC3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't a full hard drive actually weigh less since (from my very very basic knowledge) it takes little bits out of the drive to create data?
tk42111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
g0atmeal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good luck finding a pdf of this year's textbook edition. Not only does it cost more, but it encourages them to keep reselling the same shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was able to...um...locate PDFs of nearly all of my required texts this semester in college. A tablet with those is about a million times nicer than physical books. So happy.
Energy is expended in flipping a bit. No energy is actually added to the device. Hard drives are non-volatile. 1s don't maintain an electric potential. They are solid state, so flipping a 0 to a 1 doesn't store any voltage. It just changes the physical arrangement of the medium.
True, but that energy either came from a socket, which means the potential energy in the device increases (or decreases), or the battery will presumably later be charged, again resulting in more (or less) potential energy in the device
Hard drives don't usually have an onboard battery. And as for energy coming from a socket, that doesn't mean the energy used to move the bit went into the disc. When I drive a car, work is done to move the car's mass. But the car itself isn't any heavier at the end of the journey.
When I drive a car, work is done to move the car's mass. But the car itself isn't any heavier at the end of the journey.
That's because work is done to give the car kinetic energy. When you stop, the kinetic energy is gone and there's the same amount of energy as before. In storage media, work is done to change the energy of the particles in the HDD/flash, and hopefully it stays that way
I don't remember, but I was probably just being a whiny middle schooler. I just remember cringing at the thought of that rolling backpack idea.
B0yWonder ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 15:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone who would go to the doctor because his school books are too heavy is exactly the type of person I would picture with a rolling suitcase for said books.
I was at the doctor for strep throat, iirc. It was an off-hand comment. My annoying 7th grade mindset was likely "I'm at the doctors, better complain about literally every uncomfortable physical feeling I can think of"
Well, if you tell them that you're complaint is a sprained ankle, there's an expectation that forms in the mind of the physician. It'd be like saying you're going into the mechanic to get an oil change and then mention that one of your tires is leaking air, your brakes are making grinding noises and your AC is leaking. Completely throws off the person helping you in terms of time and mindset.
its not that they dont want to address your issues, but that they usually dont have enough time
say you sprained your ankle 2 days ago, and its just isn't getting better, can't put weight on it etc
when scheduling the appointment, they'll typically slot away enough time for the sprained ankle, maybe 20-30 mins
if you also bring up your insomnia, back pain from last year, weird rash from 3 months ago, that tends to extend the appt beyond what they prepared for
and they dont want to screw over the next patient by making them wait, because you weren't all the way forthcoming about what you needed to be seen for
and forces the doctor to awkwardly tell you they can only address the ankle and maybe squeeze in one other thing
"Inject this in your ass once a day. You may notice some mood swings, aggression, and.. ahem.. some shrinkage but i can assure you, those books will be no problem."
shizzamX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could have gotten a note so he/she didn't have to carry such heavy books
Uh...exercise? You know, to build muscle and become stronger? If your textbooks feel that heavy, you probably need to strengthen your back.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never carried text books in highschool or middle school. I would steal a copy usually in a cabinet in the back of the class rooms during the first week of class and keep those in my locker. The ones that needed to be returned where kept at home safe and stationery.
Must kids have the straps let out completely on their backpacks, which is the absolute worst way to carry weight. More or less, tightening up the shoulder straps will bring the the weight up higher and closer which makes it a lot easier on your back. But that's probably uncool so idk, I just didn't take books to school and shared off a friend in class.
AOEUD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would expect him to refer to a physiotherapist to make heavy things easier to carry.
If you use both straps of the backpack and tighten them so it sits snugly against your back, then you don't get back pain. At least in my experience as a middle schooler. I suppose it's possible that I'm a superhuman Adonis or whatever, but it seems pretty likely that it was just using the backpack correctly instead of having the straps as loose as they could possibly get like everyone else in the world.
I'm no doctor, and the concept of leverage isn't exactly magical... but it fixes the problem.
Two kids in my school had them, and neither of them had any friends. One of them also got caught masturbating during our 7th grade science class. Not claiming causation between the two behaviors, but I'm not denying it either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you somehow have the raw charm of JFK, you are going to get fucked with for having a rolling backpack in middle school.
I have one, people gave me shit about it. I dont give a fuck, I'm using what works for me. I dont have back problems, and rolling backpacks better work for me, and unless I'm getting bullied very hard for it, I will continue using it. I use a rolling backpack in high school now and I'm proud of it.
hoboballs ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a chick in my high school that pushed her books around in a baby stroller
hoboballs ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh hell no. She was full on aspie. Like should have been in a zoo instead of public high school. She had some kind of back brace that people would stick magnets to. She would always wear this bright yellow jump suits so we called her banana girl. She couldn't write legibly, so they gave her this electronic typewriter that she would loudly type on in class (this was before cheap laptops). This might sound cruel, but I assure you after being around her for 5 minutes you'd hate her too
Edit: it appears that I have triggered her fellow autists
I had a roller bag in middle school. I was told I wasn't allowed to roll it, because apparently carrying 50 pounds of textbooks on your still-developing back every hour and a half is a core part of adolescence.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolling bags were hot stuff in my middle school. That was right before it became cool to wear both straps with your bag high up....which was previously the "nerd" thing to do.
gnoxy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:42:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think your Dr. wanted more work. After taking that suggestion you would have been back with all the wounds from being thrashed.
Exactly. I was already considered uncool at the time by my peers. Imagine what a rolling backpack would have done to that which is already uncool.
gnoxy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I had a friend in middle school that I built computers with. Take old parts and try and make them work again mix and match. Talk about fucking nerds!
6/7th grade summer he gets into working out with his newly released dad from prison. Quality father son time. I don't know wtf they did over the summer but I think he took a turkey baster full of steroids and shot it up his dick every morning because when he came back to school in 7th grade he was yoked!
He also wore a white suit and tie, white pants, black button down shirt and metal briefcase for his books. With the reputation of being a nerd and dressed like that it didn't take long for some kid to start laughing at him. He took the briefcase and cracked that kid over the head with it. Nobody laughed at him ever again.
I think he could have pulled off the rolling suitcase. But nobody else.
Just before I entered middle school and high school, our district removed all the lockers. They were worried about drugs and weapons, and decided it was better to just not have them. As a result, the schools had to figure out how students would handle their books. The solution: every student had a full set of books at home, and every classroom had a set for it's subjects. So for those 6 years I never had to carry a book to/from/around school.
Highly recommend it.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I crazy, or is that an irresponsible allocation of funds? Textbooks aren't cheap, and your school bought two for every student.
Not 2 per student. They bought exactly the same number as they did before, plus ~30 per classroom. Given that each class is given 4-6 times each day, that's only a 15%-25% increase in the number of books.
Then consider that they no longer had to maintain the lockers (wear and tear, vandalism, etc), and had fewer incidents (theft, contraband, etc). It was also better for the students learning because books were always available, and no one ever had an excuse. I think that it probably worked out pretty even in the end.
37214 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So your doctor fixed your back, but then you have to go back when you got your ass kicked. Its the perfect answer.
volar92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every university has a couple of "those" people rolling around.
Got bullied, had it kicked while I was passing people between classes, got in fights because people would grab it out of my hand and throw it down a flight of stairs.
Didn't matter - wasn't carrying thirty pounds of books on my shoulders.
What is is about rolling back packs that make people become insufferable little assholes?
I had one in middle school because we had so many heavy books for classes that all gave homework requiring all of those books every night. Just because I'm not carrying the weight on my back doesn't mean people should kick the shit out of my backpack for no reason. Especially since I wasn't hurting anyone otherwise.
I never saw people kick roller backpacks, but we disliked them because our school was overcrowded and you take up double the footspace of a person with it
jbronin ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So on a thread where people talk about things that they think aren't cool I point out something I thought wasn't cool and I get called an 'insufferable asshole.' My suggestion is you stop reading this whole thread before you find something else that people think is not cool about you.
I didn't call you one, you insinuated it. I am more venting about people from middle school than yourself, especially since you said you wen't a bully back then.
I simply do not understand what it is about rolling backpacks that make people become irrational kicking machines, regardless of how uncool it may have been back then.
I wrote a paper in school about how those would be worse over all due to overcrowding in schools. It ended up getting a 5 out of 5 at some state writing exam.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolling backpacks = social suicide. I work in a high school and I can see it first hand.
I HATED kids in school that had rolling suitcases. The hallways are entirely too packed for your lazy ass to be lugging a huge suitcase behind you.
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one of those in sixth grade. I felt like a huge goon.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft, what next sensible shoes!? Doctors just don't understand.
KhabaLox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet, all the backpacks at my kids' elementary school have wheels and retractable handles like carry-on luggage.
My son wants me to buy him a $120 one that is basically a metal cage with 4 wheels on it. Apparently the cool kids have them and use them to ride down the hill after school.
Had back surgery in high school and literally could not carry a bag for a couple of weeks. I had to get a roller for a while but as soon as I could lift it, I got rid of the roller. I would carry the bag even if it legitimately hurt my back in order to not have to look uncool. There were a few times after that where I had to miss class because my back was too sore, and one of my teachers suggested that maybe I should go back to the roller backpack for a while... Not happening man
When I pledged a fraternity a couple years ago we had to have our backpacks with us at all times. If you were caught on campus without your backpack by one of the brothers you would have to bring your books and everything to class in a suitcase for the next week.
I got a roller backpack when I started my nursing program. Fuck carrying three 1000-page textbooks around campus when you have no locker and are parked far away from your building. Those 18-year-olds can look as cool as they want, but my back is going to last the longest!
It's always the retards with those rolling backpacks. It's the one area where they're smarter than normal people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get swole. No more problem.
baylithe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's little brother is in 8th grade. All of his books are eBooks that go on his MacBook that the school provides. He downloaded League of Legends and plays with us on it. I thought it would have restrictions, but I guess not.
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont you love how the judgement of others forced you to carry a heavy burden? The doctor's advice was wise and pragmatic, you really should have listened. Can you explain why you said 'no'?
Ringosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were just looking for a repeat gig when you had to come back and get stitches after having the shit kicked out of you.
Zuka rolling bags are surprisingly popular at my daughter's elementary school. Of course, she wants one too, I told her she better start saving because there's no way I'm spending that much on a book bag.
My school literally had hundreds of lockers, that no one was allowed to use because of supposed drug and weapons being hidden in them. Was awesome having to haul around 6 massive textbooks as a tiny 7th grader.
coinpile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a rolling backpack. Cool? Maybe not. Convienent? Absolutely.
Those kinds of backpacks actually got banned in my school unless you had doctors note. Too many kids getting their feet run over.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, we had these two brothers who both wore poofy blue jackets (you know the kind), had rolling backpacks, and sounded like cartoon nerds from the 90's. They were pretty nice guys though.
She suggested a way to not have to carry them - rolling airport luggage.
I just had a flashback to middle school and I remembered some poor kid had one of those and some other dumbass kid ran up and straight booted the airpot luggage backpack so the kid picked it up and fucking smashed it into the bullies head. lol middle school was crazy.
My mom suggested a rolling bag in high school. My high school was a 10 story building and I almost never had 2 classes in a row on the same floor. A rolling bag would have been more of a hindrance.
I had to use a rolling bag when I broke my back while bowling. All the other kids were jealous. I was just pissed because it kept hitting my ankles or people would trip on it.
I had a friend who thought it would be a good idea to carry around all her books this way so she didn't have to go to her locker.
It took up space between the desks and was massively awkward all the time. I think she ran over ten people's toes and she was constantly knocking shit over. She was already kind of odd, and it didn't make her any cooler.
Monarki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where i'm from trolley bags were big at one stage. They werent the same size as airport luggage bags (same size as normal backpacks) but they had wheels and a handle.
We had a kid come to school in like the 8th grade using one of those backpacks on wheels. He got so much shit for it. He was generally a mommas boy and one of those kids that was the embodiment of the term tattle tale. Looking back though, I gotta admire him. He gave no fucks about people giving him shit and wheeled that thing around proudly.
JAYDEA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone in school had one of those with freekin lights on the freekin wheels.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Books aren't that heavy. Should have just worn it more so your back would get stronger.
A girl at my high school actually used one of those for all her shit. She carried so much stuff in there; she'd have literally every textbook in there even on days when they weren't needed. Nobody really bothered her about it, though; for some reason she made something that would normally look retarded seem normal.
Does that just pop in you head or are you like "how can i make this funny"?
If option 2, how long does that take?
Not bring sarcastic, genuinely curious
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just thought of grocery stores I could reference for a couple seconds, and for some reason my brain thought of Tesco which I've never been to an they don't even have where I live. That and I enjoy will Ferrell references.
I would do this because the school was super fucking cramped and there was more room down there cuz I'm short. Except I wouldn't flex too which would help
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I carry mine like that but it's because my back gets really sweaty otherwise
For some reason my school (all girls) was known for holding a bag strap around the elbow with the forearm horizontal (like women sometimes carry handbags). I have no idea why but it became "SchoolName carrying"
yeah that backfired. he basically outed himself as not being sexually active while trying to be mr cool
"mr cool" probably isnt cool anymore, oh well
ohdaso ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it "not cool" to not be sexually active? So are people who are sexually active better people than people who are not sexually active? Tell me exactly what the fuck your'e saying. You're syaing people who are sexualyl active are just better as people than people who aren't sexually active. Tell me what the FUCK you're saying. Why are they better people? Why are they "cooler" for being sexually active versus people who are not? Why does this make them cooler people and better people? Tell me EXACTLY why the FUCK this makes a person a cooler person and a better person.
hes trying to be "cool" by saying now that hes sexually active he doesnt jerk off as much as he did prior to becoming sexually active, so he doesnt have as large forearm muscles, while ignoring the fact that most guys still jerkoff just as much.
the whole thing is dumb and no one was being serious, yet youre getting all bent outa shape about nothing
or youre just one of those people that comes on reddit to "debate" pointless shit. fucking lighten up
csonny2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:17:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My senior year, I didnt even carry a backpack. My schedule worked out that I could get to my locker or car to get whatever book I needed before each class, so I'd always just carry a thin notebook and one book.
Honestly I find that as a better way to carry bags. It feels like my shoulder is being pulled when my arm is fully extended. Plus, you're getting a little bit of a forearm workout.
I love fanny packs and I love them even more because every time I see 'fanny pack' I think about how somewhere in the world a British person is reading this and in their mind, it says "vagina pack" and that makes me giggle because I'm a child.
I didn't realize "bum bag" was another name for it in the UK until right now, but (as an American) my mind instantly thought "ass bag"... I really like the idea of people making this translation as well. Equally enjoyable scenario and laugh.
apra24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude give me a tater
fastdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tina you fat lard
meldroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say those aren't cool anymore, but fanny packs have never been cool.
fastdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jooes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A girl I went to school with just dragged hers around.
I'm not really sure why she thought that would be better, it seems like it would be easier to at least carry it, but that's what she did. You could hear her coming from down the halls just by the scraping sound her bag made as it was dragged across the floor.
I'm taking college classes now and everyone two-straps it. My 14 year old daughter is in high school now. When she saw me two-strapping, she grins and goes "Let me show you how the cool kids are doing it." She proceeds to one-strap my backpack. My point is: ITS COMIN BACK
anomie148 ยท 2770 points ยท Posted at 18:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah mate your daughter is just lame.
ColinFly ยท 462 points ยท Posted at 18:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
14 yr olds are just lame in general. You don't even have the potential to be cool until you've made it past your freshmen year in high school.
Freshmen are just too awkward and uncomfortable to be cool. Seniors are too tired and jaded to give a shit about that stuff (which also makes them automatically cool to the underclassmen). Really you only have 2 years to worry about being cool in high school.
Sweetune ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:55:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean the first year is the year you worry the most
Was fully picturing some skinny teen with dorky glasses and a frizzy bun showing her dad how to one strap a book bag and then proceeds to do some weird teen dance that prompts dad to take a long, cold drink out of the emergency whiskey bottle.
that's because college kids are already starting to have old age symptoms and realize that it's less stress on your back if you two strap it.
Jucoy ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that and the 14 year old doesn't have three 20 lb books to carry throughout the day.
EkiAku ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What hellish place do you go to? I thought it was pretty standard to have the most homework and textbooks in high school. In college I had like two notebooks and two thin textbooks at most. It was fantastic.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the major. Go ask an engineering/chemistry/law student.
Cartain ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Engineering student here. A small child could carry my bag no sweat. It normally contains a laptop, several books, a few folders, a couple pens, and my lunch.
Then again, I'm studying computer science so I have all my textbooks in PDF format.
I'm also a dirty one-strapper.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:54:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since son I was one-strapper in my day. Class of 2004 represent!
Interesting to see the times change tho. Back in my one semester stint as a civil engineering major I had a metric fuckton of books to lug. Plus all this drafting equipment (large paper, protractors, and all sorts of crap).
really depends on the student. class schedule and living on campus helps cut down on the number of books I carried at a time because I had the time to go back to my dorm after every couple of classes. Once I started living off campus it was a different story.
serael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Logistics and operations is pretty savage on large books
chemE. books were for keeping at the dorm/apartment to do homework in later. they weren't really needed for class.
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a law student. Had about 3, 2-3 inch thick text books to lug around each day. Plus my laptop. And there's no online replacement for these damn monstrosities since the professors had a penchant for going over the hypotheticals they put in them.
slanid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? I had more books in high school. All of em huge too. And because my locker was too far from all my classes, I had to carry them.
Jucoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks.
dogsn1 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:25:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus at college looking like you have your life together is cooler than looking cool
oheyson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you get to college you just realize that no one actually cares and while one-strapping a bag is fine when crossing a high school building, doing it across a college campus is really impractical.
Dude I just started college after being out of high school for 6 years and I completely agree. By the end of my three class day, I realized it's much easier two strapping instead of one strapping
What I do though because I have an hour between each class, I only carry the books I need for the next class and leave the others in my car. If I didn't do that I wouldn't even be able to carry my bag because of how fucking bulky it would be.
I'm surprised you even have that many books. I just finished my degree in computer science and I hardly ever carried more than one or two small "textbooks," a Kindle with some books, a super small laptop, and a spiral notebook. I stopped buying the textbooks before classes started because only a few classes ever actually required them for reading, and many could be found as PDFs or even rented on Kindle. It's awesome.
Lol 2 strapping makes everything easier especially if you have to walk far for classes. Hell I even use the across the chest strap sometimes when I'm biking.
It's a school bag cycle. Give it ten years and the college kids will be one strapping and the middle schoolers will be two strapping
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's because most college kids are at the point where being practical in most things outweighs any sort of cool factor. At least that's how I see it in myself and others. Everybody is tired as fuck from working a job and having a full course-load so no one cares about cool things anymore, they got other stuff to worry about. Also college books are heavy as fuck and we don't have lockers to store the ones we're not using in between classes
I'm assuming your backback is pretty full of large textbooks? Tell your daughter to one-strap your backpack around for a day and then ask her if she would rather use both straps lmao
Disagree: when in school everyone two straps. When out and about all my friends two strap. When were holding beer and alcohol in our backpacks everyone two straps. Never have I once seen a single strap in all my high school days.
Lol, it never left. I'd have to say it's probably because once you graduate high school, unless you're developmentally challenged, you realize that nobody gives a shit how you carry your backpack. So maybe in high schools it still is "cool" to one-strap, but after high school, 99% of people aren't going to care.
What's cool is always just opposite or different than the preceding trend. Kids don't want to look like their parents, who didn't want to look like their parents, ad infinitum. And if the "parents" try to adopt the modern "cool," they're mocked as delusional try-hards. Enough parents usurp the trend, the trend will change in reaction as what's cool really is "whatever the fuck the old people aren't doing."
I wasn't aware it left...as I sit here in my university's library, I am suddenly aware that I've been the only person one strapping it for a long time....
College dictates what's cool, then exactly 3 years later in becomes cool in high schools. About 2.5 years after that the trends go from high schools to middle schools, where they die off.
Suppafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We 1-strapped in highschool, but in College everyone 2-strapped because college books are heavy and you can't stop at a locker all the time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I two strap it because it's more comfortable to me, and quite frankly:I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of how I'm wearing my backpack. I'm there to get an education. Not to worry about how I'm wearing my backpack.
I always ended up with a locker on the opposite side of where all my classes were, so I just carried all my books with me. Freshman year high school in CA, everyone two strapped it. Moved to TX sophomore year, I'm the only one two strapping it and get made fun of for it. Next year, whole school is two strapping it. Pointed it out to some of them and they have no idea what I'm talking about, they don't remember making fun of me for it. Fuck Texas.
As some one whose habit is to one strap it, it's too bad one strapping it is coming back. Two straps is way better on your back. There's a reason they designed it with two straps (distributes the weight better).
Ekkias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't take "cool kid" advice from someone who calls them "cool kids"
By some old reflex I put on a backpack with one strap recently after having not done it for like 6 years. It was super uncomfortable, and I had forgotten it was even a thing. Why was that a thing???
I one-strap because it's pretty warm where I go to school. I have to choose between being covered in sweat because of my hot back, or being covered in ladies because of my hot backpack style. Easy choice.
I always 1 strapped it in HS (as did everyone). When I went to college everyone 2 strapped if (as did I... So much more comfortable.. Especially with college text books).
I think once your college age you realize that your comfort/ lack of back pain is more important than trying to be "cool". Thus making 2 strapping popular.
EDIT: FYI. Graduated HS in 09, started college in '10
Yeah, where the hell did that go? I just find it easier to wear that way. After a couple people telling me no one does that anymore, I just bought a messenger bag.
MDKrouzer ยท 1984 points ยท Posted at 13:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was still in school more than 10 years ago, we were two-strapping it. The fashion was to extend the straps as far as possible until the pack is practically hugging your arse like a WW2 parachute bag.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:18:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here I am as a 20 year old reading this chain of comments and feeling like a nerd
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep. middle schoolers wore theirs super high and tight because they're kids, high schoolers wore them super low and loose because it was cool.
skytzx ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, where I'm from its the opposite. I graduated in 2012, and the cool thing in highschool would be to tighten them so they are snug to your back. That's what I see a lot of people in college do too.
J_Supreme ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd have to agree with you. I graduated in 2008 and I wore Jansports super snug. Same in college. Backpacks were never worn loose unless in middle school.
Can we also agree that tightening the bag to your back is also the more comfortable option?
dupelize ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:28:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the person saying low for HS is a bit older. I graduated in 2002 and the trend seemed to be just changing. I think middle school kids just don't know what they are doing, but in the mid 90's everything hanging low was cool.
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schiddy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same exact years for me too in the north east. Tiny bit different here. Most wore one strap but there were some who would wear two and have it crazy low. Also, those small bag nike nylon bags with the thin cord straps were just getting popular and were always 2 strapped.
I went to high school from 2000-2004 and I literally saw the one-to-two-strap metamorphosis happen before my eyes. I one-strapped all the way up until 11th grade where I realized I was one of the only people doing it, and instead of making the change I just got rid of it and visited my locker after every couple periods to change what I was carrying.
Shit I just got tired of the booksack trends in 7th grade and got me a bright-ass spongebob booksack and rocked that bitch til I got out. I got looked at like I was an idiot, but fuck em.
I graduated in 08 also, but it was split by cliques. The more unpopular cliques like the punks/goths wore messenger bags/one strapped backpacks/wore them as loose as possible while the more popular cliques either didn't carry one or 2 strapped it tightly
No one at my high school used their lockers. Every just went in the backpack and stayed there. I mean you only had 4 minutes between classes, and it usually would take 2 to 3 just to get to your locker.
I never even opened mine after freshman year.
Middle school on the other hand, your classes for the year were all in one wing so everyone used their locker. I think most people just left their backpacks in the locker.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school had bomb scares and weapon worries so we couldn't carry a backpack to class, fuckin sucked. We all had to rush to our lockers between classes
we weren't allowed to have backpacks either. So I just left everything at home. My buddy used a black trash bag that was torn to shit and had stuff falling out.
Ok, full disclosure: I'm slightly geeked out right now, so this will be long winded, but slightly relevant, although only to the person I'm replying to. My school was (and still is) a little odd in its layout. It wasn't built to be a school, but a man's home. Its an antebellum plantation home, which was then used as a hospital in the civil war, then made a women's college for a few years. It was then closed for decades, then made a highschool (I believe in the early 60s, but I could be slightly off). It is three essentially separate buildings connected by open "breezeways," two of the buildings being later additions the owner made to his home. Two stories, with classrooms on both floors of all three, and lockers placed by grade, located closest to the home class of that grade. Its a bitch to navigate, 5 minutes between classes, and we were required to use our lockers. I always wanted a locker as a kid, the I hated those things from 5th grade to 12th as you had a new one, every year and it was usually on a totally different wing of the school. To conclude, I apologize for the likely irrelevant rant folks.
Other than the inability to get to class on time that sounds like a pretty dope school.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
huh, little kids in middle school didn't wear their bags loose here either, nor did they in high school. i think they just looked like they were because they were short.
Did anyone have those kids in highschool who wore cereal boxes as backpacks? I always assumed it was borrowed from poorer schools where kids couldnt afford good backpacks but I went to a private school and these kids were all jocks. It was weird, man.
schiddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm in my area, high schoolers either have no bag or its worn correctly, middle schoolers are kicking their backpacks with the backs of their calves with every step like some kind of melting turtle.
I wore mine up because I actually rucked that bastard. My locker was on the other side of the school from all of my classes and not enough time to get there in between. I also walked to school since I only lived about half a mile away and I could usually get home before the bus even left the parking lot. Still, that bag probably weighed 20-25 lbs.
In college, 23 years old, my bag is snug to my back and I fasten the chest strap because that's the best way to support the weight without causing an injury and it's the most comfortable. Yes, I'm pretty cool.
No, you're a loser if you do it in high school. Middle schoolers are just kids, you can't blame them for it
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol high shoolers are just children too ha. i never saw kids wearing their bags low in middle school or high school unless they were just short kids and it looked like it was hanging low. whatever makes you think you're superior to other little kids lol.
If you're judging someone for how they wear a bag you've got some growing up to do. Whenever I need to wear a bag I find wearing it loose more comfortable
EDIT: This site is swarming with edgy teenagers. It's summer Reddit year round now.
The older I get, the less I can tell middle and high schoolers apart. It's like my generation was the last one with decent nutrition, because HS kids today look tiny.
burtwart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College kids do it now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, am in high school rn. Its all small, square jansport or vans backpacks that have suede bottoms and those little diamond shaped clip things, with the straps pulled in so tight the thing is almost on your neck.
Nowadays where I live, there's no way to tell an average high school senior in late 2016 from a 5th grader in the early 2000s (or any recent decades) unless you either ask or are lucky to run into a senior that actually looks near their age. What broke our new generation?
Opposite at my school, everybody had Jansport bags as tight as the straps allowed. This was Scottsdale, every ones reasoning: easier to run from the cops.
Oh hahah yeah I remember that, it was popular up until like 6 years ago, then it became popular to have your backpack as empty and high up on your back as possible. It was a total reversal.
We had the same thing. In middle school it was super cool to have a giant backpack with the straps loosened all the way out so it was pretty much on the floor.
And then in highschool everyone had jansport backpacks with the straps tightened all the way so the backpacks were practically glued to their backs.
I've done high school year in Japan. Can confirm that nearly every Japanese student still does this.. I didn't follow the trend though, it just hurt my back :/
I don't know about you, but I find it quite difficult to put the backpack on unless I let the straps out that far. First arm is easy. But getting that second arm in the strap probably looks like I'm having some kind of seizure.
That was cool when I was in high and middle school. But recently I've actually seen kids wearing them at proper ass height, it's weird. I'm a grad student and I've been wearing my backpack at proper height just for the sake of my back- holy moly- it's so amazing.
i went into the army after high school and then college and out of habit from the army carrying my Ruck Sack every where, i would have the straps done all the way loose and then when i put the back pack on i would just do a little hop and sinch the straps as high as i could on my back. One of my professors saw me do this and asked me how old I was (im a baby face cant grow a beard to save my life) she was floored when I told her I was almost 30.
Damn straight. If I used both straps, people would have known how much of a nerd I was... Well, people already knew that, I guess... But I would have been an even BIGGER nerd. Sure, my shoulder and back are still screwed up, but it was worth it.
College had more than 2 minutes between classes and I didn't need to bring 8 textbooks with me at all times. I could also use a rolling bag of I really needed to.
With the advent of the digital age, isn't homework supposed to be getting lighter? Why can't they just issue textbook PDFs and make all homework assignments through a website?
Textbooks PDFs are probably the worst way to learn though since you lose the spatial memory that comes with an actual book. Textbooks are probably the only books I would suggest getting the actual book over the ebook.
I mean that they are harder to use for actual studying when you have to flip from spot to spot. Woth an actual book you memories the general area of what you are looking for. Like say if it was in the middle of the book. It is much harder to do this with a PDF.
I have some teachers that can't open email attachments, so some classes are paperless, others required is to carry an 80 page readers companion EVERY day.
Depends on how many study halls you get, which vary a ton from school to school and even student to student.
My graduating class was the last one without a weighted GPA and since I had the required total credits I needed for graduation going into senior year, I only took classes I wanted to instead of feeling like I had to load my schedule. So I took AP English, AP Psych, and Anatomy (considered AP Bio, but I hated that teacher and loved the Anatomy one). This was at a school with 8 classes a day, so I also had two study halls, band, phy ed ("advanced phy ed" aka golf, archery, and bowling), and was a teacher's assistant (basically making copies and grading some homework of younger kids...). Phy ed was only one semester, so I had to pick up art because I wouldn't have had enough credits to be a full-time student otherwise. Art and assistantship were super relaxed and could be used as a study hall if needed. Basically, I had 3 classes and 5 hours of more or less free time. I never took homework home, and enjoyed the hell out of my senior year.
If my class had had weighted GPA, I would have added AP Calc and suffered through the terrible AP Bio teacher instead of having the fun Anatomy one. That would have added a ton more math homework, and harder science homework, and I would have had one less study hall meaning way more take home work.
TL;DR: Depends on what classes you take and how your school is set up.
weighted vs unweighted GPA would not have done what you said it did. weighted GPA is simply AP and honors courses being worth more (which is why the maximum GPA a person can receive is a 5.3). I worked in admissions at my college, we actually unweighted all of their (high school transcript) GPAs and then reweighted them in a specific way since high schools like to include phys ed, health, home ec, and other classes they use to boost their average "weighted" GPA
My school only gave points for AP. I would have taken two more AP classes if it had started with my class instead of the one below me. When I was choosing my classes, I was thinking in terms of class ranking and high honors (above 3.6 GPA), which were completely changed with the new system. I wasn't worried about college admissions.
Depends. At my school you could go through high school having like an hour a night absolute max of homework. Or you could take on 5 AP classes and a college writing course. Most of that homework was digital though so things weren't terribly heavy, but 10+ years back it may have been worse.
I took AP classes, it never seemed to be a crazy amount of work. the AP classes I didn't take seemed to be the classes that weren't hard but had a large volume of work (English, history, environmental science, biology, chemistry) whereas in Physics and Calculus it was sort of just the same thing the year before but harder
Honestly, I never thought it was that much work either, but I didn't have a lot of hobbies or thriving social life so eh. At my school Environmental Science was the AP class that people who didn't want to take AP classes took. Some people took the test and did fine just from reading the textbook. History wasn't hard, but a lot of work, calc/physics was hard but not a ton of work. English was 100% bullshit.
so it seems like my "I'm a senior in high school, I know everything" opinion on APs was correct! I mean im 23 now so it doesn't matter but still makes me feel better
Yep, and your spine. Source: I developed a slightly curved spine in high school, courtesy of carrying heavy-ass books on one shoulder, and jutting my hip out to compensate. Doctor suggested carrying them on the other shoulder periodically to even it out, but that was just uncomfortable (probably because of my now curvy spine), and I did not.
It's been 5 years and I'm still crooked. >_>
T-Luv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This video explains the damage wearing a back pack by one strap can pose to spinal development. Fun fact: I am one of the kids from this video.
That's what happened to me. Either one strapping or using a messenger bag. I had so many textbooks I fucked up my shoulder and it took years after graduating high school for it to get better. I couldn't lift my arm from my side for a while and had to have my friend help me use my locker because it was up too high. When I have kids I don't care how much they beg, they are not getting a messenger bag. Hopefully by then rolling backpacks will be in style again :P
My friends in college get less homework than I had last year. They told me they got more homework junior year than in college, and I'm pretty sure they are right.
If anything, this is probably less of an issue now because they can use tablets and computers, instead of textbooks.
Altilana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my shoulders are different lengths from doing this elementary through college.
DrobUWP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
got a bit of back pain in college that I'm sure wearing my bag 1-strap was the cause of. stopped bringing any textbooks and started wearing both straps and it was fine the rest of my time there.
So I work with a couple high school kids that always nice tell me about how much HW they have to do. Can you tell me what you need to accomplish before Monday? Or an average night? I always tell them that doing homework constantly (through HS, College, and maybe grad school) just makes you learn how to do work more efficiently or better. I would guess that I could knock out high school homework in a fraction of the time. Not because I'm "smarter" but because I've
learned how to learn.
A lot of HW in HS is just busy work. You also have to consider that HS kids go to school for a much larger portion of the week compared to college kids. I felt like I learned more in my first semester of college than I did in all 4 years of HS. HS HW still feels like a lot more work than it is simply because they spend so much time physically in school.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My college classes were usually about 3 hours per week. Some were only 1 hour per week, some were slightly over 3 hours. The main exception was if it had lab portions, in which case the normal class was sometimes still 3 hours while the labs usually were also 3 hours (but with labs you can leave early if you finish early). Even if I was taking 4 classes with 1 class having a 3 hour lab, worst case scenario was about 15 hrs per week.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I guess that is the thing about college. In high school, it isn't flexible at all. But, especially when it comes to labs, in college it is much more flexible. I very very rarely had to stay to the end of those 3 hours labs. Usually staying 2 hours for the labs seemed like a lot.
But the thing is, while I had maybe 15 hours of actual "in school" time in college, my out of school work was significantly higher compared to high school. Some semesters, or during certain parts of some semesters, I had no free time at all. I even skipped some classes just so I had more time to work on my projects. The actual classes (besides labs) just gave me the basic information I needed, allowed me to take notes, etc. But the real work and real learning came from everything I did outside of school. I barely ever had to study in high school and a lot of the work was done in class or I worked on it during lunch or study hall (senior year only).
It is interesting to me that you say you took 38 credits in a single semester. At my school ~15 credits was basically a soft cap. If you wanted more than 15 credit hours you had to take to an adviser about it who could overrule the cap. Then you could go up to about 20 credits. They usually only allowed that if it was necessary for graduating on time/due to prerequisites. There is no way in hell they would allow anyone to take 38 credit hours in a single semester. Labs usually only count as 1 credit hour despite being typically 3 hours long though. I was a computer engineering major and I'm not sure if other majors had longer labs than us or if their labs were worth more credits or not.
So I have block scheduling. So in any given pair of days I'd have: 20-40 pages of academic readings for history (took 1-2 hours without notes 2-3 with), a 2-3 page physics worksheet (usually under an hour), 1-2 page Japanese worksheet (should take half an hour, but usually took me well over an hour), reading and annotations for English (usually 20-30 mins), 4-8 long math problems (not uncommon to take 2-4 hours because EVERY problem was a proof, or took over a page of work, and every problem has multiple parts).
We'd also have multiple long term projects, usually all due around the same time. We had 2 papers in history (one per semester) were we were expected to spend around 30 his outside of class on it, we has one paper like that in math and physics as well. We had either a debate or Socratic seminar at the end of each history unit and we're expected to spend a lot of time researching that as well. I'd have about one 3-5 page physics packet based on a class activity per week (took under an hour), and we were expected to study outside of class for all of these classes, and I had it easy because my electives didn't give hw, most of my friends took TOK, which requires multiple essays a week, and lots of reading.
See. That's what in saying. It should never take you 3 hours to read 40 pages and take notes. 40 pages should take about 40 minutes. Absolute tops. Probably closer to twenty when you get better at it.
Only if your skimming it, actually reading 40 pages of textbook style writing about Latin American history and taking notes will always take longer than reading a novel (the text is smaller and the book is bigger, so there is more to read) and reading a novel without taking notes is about 1 min per page. So I am incredibly jealous if you can read and take notes on 40 pages in 20 minutes.
God this reminds me of college. I had a Chrome messenger bag as my everyday bag and on big study days (finals week, weeks with lots of big projects) I would be carrying multiple 2.5-3" thick textbooks, a laptop, writing materials, food and drink, etc. on one strap and I consistently questioned my own life choices.
Gravesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, I remember the feeling. It feels like your shoulder is caving in. I kept having to switch shoulders because it hurt so much.
That is not the norm at my school, most of my classmates are trying to get into good colleges so we actually do the assigned work.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:22:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So there's an art museum in DC (actually there's lots, but I'm only talking about one that I can't remember the name of) that won't let you use both straps on your backpack. Apparently they think that if you're wearing both straps, you'll accidentally hit stuff with your backpack when you turn around and stuff.
Hmm, I'm not sure which would be worse. One-strap would make you hit more things (wider swing area), but two-straps would make you hit things harder, since it's more securely attached.
After a couple people telling me no one does that anymore
This is what I don't understand... who is watching how other people wear backpacks just to inform them on the proper current techniques? One strap, two straps, no straps, six straps, whatever. It's your backpack, your body. Carry on.
Kids say that a lot (especially my niece) but my memory of highschool is if i had hw for a morning class id do it on the bus on the way to school. If i had hw for an afternoon class, id do it at lunch.
At my college the style was triple strapping it. We used these back packs with both straps on our shoulders, but they also had this strap that connected across the chest between the two straps.
I used to one strap it when until I got 5 textbooks in 7th grade and had to walk home. Really every single class except for pe gave me a textbook. None of them were small ones either.
Drudicta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got made fun of art work for having a messenger bag. My response? "I can carry all my shit and you can't."
lnsulnsu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It went away when schools started requiring kids to carry 50 pounds of books. Can't do that comfortably with one strap.
BWANT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup same. But getting a messenger bag was maybe the best choice I've made in a long time for my classes!
Lastnv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my first messenger bag ever in my 22 year old life. Its still coming in the mail from Amazon.. I'm interested in seeing how different it is to use than a backpack.
I did this aswell, and then after awhile people began telling me messager bags were weird, so now I just carry everything in a laptop bag that was made for one of those 1990's cinder block sized laptops since it fits my laptop, 2 textbooks and a binder perfectly. So far people keep asking me where I can get one. Mission accomplished.
After a couple people telling me no one does that anymore
I one-strap it and after a thousand motherfuckers telling me no one does that anymore, I'd still one strap it, because who gives a shit? I'm not running in up their bathroom telling them how to wipe their ass, why the fuck is anybody telling me how I should hold on to a goddamn book bag? Who the fuck has so little of a life that they would even notice?
Yeah I've got a nice looking messenger bag and a guy at my Uni said he liked it, that it made a statement. I was like "what statement is that? I'm just comfy."
I'm a sophomore in college and I still thought this was cool - I mean, come on, it's way easier! Anyways, I walked all the way to class with my back pack hanging off one shoulder. Apparently wearing a dress and hanging your bag off one shoulder causes your dress to hike up. A sophomore girl came up to me and let me know my entire ass was showing. "It's a common freshman mistake, don't even worry!" :(
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never do it to be cool, I do it to stay cool. I hate wearing a backpack when it's hot out and having the back of my shirt all sweaty, so I go one-strap to get some airflow.
I did this in high school, but once college struck, I stopped. Mostly because my backpack was so heavy and I had to walk so far so quickly across campus, if I tried to only use one strap I would've hurt seriously my shoulder. And possibly fallen over. I'm not very large.
Wadriner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I only started doing it now in college, It's hot as hell where I study and it's the only way to get some air flowing on the back without buying a new backpack.
light bulb lights up in brain Oh thanks ! I thought the verb was "strapping" and "one" was the subject so I pictured a person putting straps around a bag full of books...
I remember seeing a Channel One story on how bad it was for kids' backs in 8th grade (1999 or 2000) and a kid demonstrated how cool it looked. The whole class I was watching it with laughed at him and one kid said "That is so '80s!"
I still find it weird that this was an "in" thing and therefore now an "out" thing. I used to and still do one strap/two strap a backpack mostly depending on how heavy and how long I'll be carrying it for. I don't recall anyone ever giving me shit for it no matter which way I carried it.
Ive always two strapped. Im what the kids call "relatable".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took a backpack on vacation last month and realized that somewhere, between 2004 in high school and now, I had gone from only using a single strap at all times to always using both. I have no idea when the change over happened or what caused it.
This bothered me so I decided to one-strap it for a bit just to see. It was uncomfortable as shit! I had to constantly readjust, hold the bag in place, make sure it wasn't swinging and hitting anyone. Just a whole slew of problems that two-strappin' solves. Fuck that, says I, and I went back two double-strapping.
When I was in school I would not only have both my arms in the straps and have the straps tightened all the way, I would also tie the loose ends at my belly for added support. Like a hiker. Is that the style now? Did I start that?
I recall as a kid in the mid 1980s how much one HAD to single strap a backpackโlooking different from the herd was not an option. One day I took a good look in the mirror and noticed my shoulders were seriously sloped to one side, ribcage compressed, I looked ridiculous; right then I started single-strapping on the other shoulder to balance things out. It was a while later when double strapping finally happened.
Going to college in florida has made me quit judging people for this, because if I see someone doing it I can be pretty sure it's just because it's 101 degrees out and it's the only way to not drench your back in sweat
I'm glad that has gone out of style. I fucked up my shoulder really bad from doing that. By the end of high school I could barely lift my arm from my side and I had already started using my backpack properly.The damage was already done. It took years for my shoulder to go back to normal. :(
Strap fashion comes and goes too, I've lived through both straps about 3 times each now. It was one-strapping at middle school in the 90s, but by high-school you had to do two. Fuck knows how often that's swapped since
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laziness is always cool. One strap is less work to get on and off. The fact that people think it's "uncool" to do it, such that everyone is using two straps to fit in, means that one strap is in fact very cool.
I'm a 28 year old college student. I one strap it between classes because it's 96 degrees outside and 2 straps = giant sweaty patch on the contact area on my back. 1 strap leaves a little hope that i don't drench my shirt in sweat between classes.
When I was in High School, it was all
About that... Until I realized how much my back was in agonizing pain, I slung that second strap across my shoulder.
One strappin a book bag is a straight gamble with your back.
I missed the memo. I don't consciously deal with my backpack straps, but if I'm only walking a short distance I'm not bothering with that second strap. That half-mile trek across the school parking lot though, two straps for sure.
That was the jam back in my HS days. You were so square if you carried your 50lb bag with both straps!! Didn't even feel right to wear both. Now it's the total opposite. If you one strap, you're trying too hard to look a certain way. Wear both straps so you don't have to keep thinking about the damn bag. Plus easier to skate with it that way.
It's not uncool it is more of a way to wear a backpack some do it some don't but you're not more or less cool for doing it.
8805 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the first day it was disseminated knowledge that both straps were socially acceptable. It was like Christmas wrapped in Hanukkah wrapped in the 4th of July, and smothered in queso.
arclathe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this was a trend. I've always one-strapped my backpack because the walk from my apartment to my car (or between classes when I was in school) isn't far enough for me to wiggle into both straps, then wiggle back out.
LoneManx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That wasn't cool after 8th grade. When I was in school you 1 strapped it in middle school, but by the time high school rolled around you were just like 'screw that' - you rarely had time to hit your locker between classes, but you brought your backpack with you everywhere. So you had the full day's books in there. One strapping wasn't gonna happen. Everyone 2 strapped in high school.
(For reference, I graduated in 2000 )
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still do it on hot days. The breeze on my back is just too important.
It was never cool for guys to wear book bags at my middle and high school, so we just did the "carry it all between your side and forearm" method unless you had too many books that you had to use both hands like you were carrying a box. Then you got branded as a nerd. lol
nerdcost ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 17:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trapper keepers. Kids today don't even know what that is.
You can still get the ghetto version though! (Repurposed 3-ring binders like "the rest of us" were stuck with.)
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elementary school kids use them. In high school the teachers don't even tell you what you need for the class until a few days in, so most people just buy a bunch of generic binders and notebooks.
Well now its socially acceptable for me to fuck dogs, so I'm not complaining.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Its photoshop for people that think they're too good to use Photoshop.
I always thought it was because I didn't have a PhD in Photoshop. I pull it out twice a year and each time I'm mesmerized. Oooohhhhhh, look at all the shiny buttons. Each button leading to 30 more buttons. I eventually abandon any attempt at intricacy and mash my giant dumb hand over the McDonald's-like fix-eye command.
It may have made me a better photographer though - knowing I have to take a great shot here or go home and face Photoshop mocking me and my tiny brain.
Anything that I actually care about goes through photoshop. All of my commercial stuff can just go through batch editing in Lightroom though.
zerotetv ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just recently started using photoshop as part of my image editing workflow. I still use lightroom as a library of my pictures, and to develop my pictures, but photoshop's shake reduction tool and magic erase tool are just too good to not learn to use. Shake reduction doesn't always work well, but I find it quite often does a good job of improving sharpness of images. Magic erase is useful for removing thins that shouldn't be in the shot. Say you got a perfect picture, but there's a lamppost in the background, pretty easy fix. It's easy to go overboard and end up removing all imperfections, so just try to keep it to a minimum.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks - Photoshop is one of those things I'd like to learn to use well but haven't spent enough time with. I'll look into shake reduction and magic erase.
zerotetv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After you have gotten your non-raw image out of Lightroom, just open it up in photoshop and click Filter -> Sharpen -> Shake reduction. I usually zoom in to some details in the photo (such as hair, eyes, or other hard edges) and wait for it to process (can take a bit, even on a fast computer). I switch the preview on and off to see if I like it. Sometimes it produces some artifacts, you can try lowering or upping the Blur Trace Bounds and see if it helps. On some pictures, it produces a weird artifact on the bokeh part of the picture, which I solve by quickly making a rough mask around the in-focus part of the picture. Sometimes it won't work, sometimes you will be jumping up and down because it saved an otherwise slightly unsharp or even unusable image.
With the Spot Healing Brush Tool, you want to either use the proximity match or content aware modes. I mostly stick to content aware. It's a bit more fiddly, unless you're removing something from a solid background. Something like removing the leash from a dog with multiple colors of fur, and making it look natural is quite hard, and will take some re-tries.
Red-eye you really want to be doing in Lightroom. The more of your editing you can do in Lightroom, the better.
Honestly this is why guys on reddit are so lonely you make yourself miserable by hating everything. It just some fun lighten up, godaamn. Pretty sure I've used the dog filter and I'm a fucking 21 year old lesbian who has only had one girlfriend. Weed me out bruh
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:10:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason people don't like it is because it makes people look a lot more attractive with how filtered it is. People use it on tinder profiles so it is sort of catfishy.
TIL clinking a button = "silly fun for girlz only 4ever!11!"
Csehaka27 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. It was the same thing here when that "damn Daniel" video got popular. It's suppose to be dumb. It's dumb fun. Not everyone appreciates learning curves and technicality as much as redditors do, and I honestly think a lot of redditors may have depression.
Pretty sure that was my lazy profile pic on fb for a few weeks. So i dunno man. Dating apps fucking suck for meeting people anyway
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dating apps fucking suck for meeting people anyway
I'd argue people just fucking suck at striking up conversations with strangers in general.
Everyone (yes, girls and boys) is expecting some hilarious and super charming opening line, and when that doesn't happen they think the other person must be boring.
Most people need to knock themselves down a peg or two and face the music: You're not that awesome. Have some humility and give that cute girl/boy a chance instead of writing them off based on a super regular first impression.
Got a little off-topic there...as for the filters, meh...whatever. They were cute for a while, but now they're just overdone. I don't think face swapping will ever get old though...shit's hilarious.
nahfoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:26:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man I'm all about tinder. Went in there and dated around a good amount, not wanting anything serious, had a bunch of fun then found a girl i really liked on there and we've been dating for 4 months
It's fine to make it your profile pic, but if you're trying to find a date, people would rather see the actual face of the person they're signing up for.
As for dating apps in general, they were designed with the intended use of finding a quick fuck buddy, not long term relationships. It's really good for that. If you're looking for a life partner use something like e-harmony that was built for that purpose.
You're also not using a dating app/website and posting pictures of your dog look.
It just feels so..juvenile (also, I'm in my late twenties and most of the women I see with this are <21)
Personally it's not the filters themselves that bother me, it's when people use them as their profile picture as though to say; yep this is what I look like!
Also it's a pretty blanket and twatty statement to say that because someone doesn't like something then they must be lonely.
He probably assumed you had used one before since you literally just said dating apps suck for meeting people. Was a safe assumption you werent making a claim about something you have never tried
How on earth does using a goofy filter = promiscuous?
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Wekk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the argument is more that Tinder is meant to match people almost 100% on looks, and when you're making it impossible to know what you look like it sort of ruins the intention. To each their own though, obviously you can use it however you want
The one that has the big eyes and goofy smile also does the same. Gives your face a new color, hides blemishes and it's not as "basic" as the dog filter
Holy shit! That makes total sense! I never understood why girls use that boring ass filter. I just assumed they used the "pretty filters" to make themselves look better not the animal ones.
Makes your eyes bigger too. Lengthens eyelashes, perfects eyebrows and your liquid eyeliner. I don't like snapchat filters for that reason. Girls use it as their profile pic. Like c'mon! We all have snapchat too and that's not you lol
I wanna start a Tumblr with all the basic Tinder bitches who use Snapchat filters as their picture.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:09:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you must be really sad.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right? I'm a moderately ok looking female who enjoys snap chat filters more than I should. Am I basic? show me a girl in her 20s that doesn't have at least a sliver of basicbitch in them and I will show you a liar.
But am I a ho for liking filters? no. No girl is.
Sigh. Men/people like that are awful
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:57:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny enough, I'm a 25 year old man and rather enjoy Starbucks and PSLs.
Never even figured out how to use filters anyway. Too much bloat on snapchat now and I find myself using it less everyday. I used to really like it.... oh well.
I honestly still don't get it. Are you supposed to download the filters, or are they built in? The app has all these icons that apparently I'm supposed to know what they mean, even though they seem to be exclusive to Snapchat and aren't universal.
Same goes for emojis. I have a Galaxy S5 and don't think it comes with built in emojis...But it might? I dunno, I don't see them on my keyboard.
Kotakia ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just figured it out like 2 minutes ago. Just tap the screen when you're on the camera. It'll list them all and you can go through it and try them out.
Galaxy S5 didn't have the emojis built in. At least, I never found them on mine.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On your keyboard hold down on the little mic thing that has the settings sign on it. A small popup menu will have a face. Click that. Those are your emojis.
Took me a while to find the emojis on the keyboard as well. Getting older has just led me to not giving a fuck about much of this stuff anymore. Just wait, you kids will get there someday.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally could of said that word for word myself. Also 25. I have all the apps but I rarely use them, let alone actually post some shit.
Omvega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have to hold a button for emojis (on my galaxy it's the enter button but idk about the s5). On Snapchat, just tap and hold on your own face in the camera screen and the overlays will display in real time. If you just want a filter, swipe to the side on the picture after you take it.
There's a grown woman I know on Facebook and she's constantly posting photos of herself with that stuff. It's not funny one bit. I wish FB had a thumbs down icon.
Reading through this thread the whole time thinking "Jesus it's just a Snapchat filter who cares" but then I saw this comment and you're right. I can't stand when people dab, and it's basically in the same category of "who cares, it's just a silly small thing"
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more creepy than anything.
Ladies please fucking stop. Makes my eyes roll into the back of my brain when I see that shit.
????? I'm 14 and this is still going strong. Half the people using it only use it cos it does some editing to your face (blurred skin to appear smoother, slimmer chin and larger eyes)
i wish it would die out in my neighbourhood. we have this fuckin' minivan we call "the bass master" (pronounced like the fish). the guy just drives up and down the street playing dominican music and polluting the streets with noise.
37214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's usually folks that have up to buy the two main pieces (subs and amp) then have nothing left over for quality wire, install, mats, etc. Plus, dynamat was hella expensive, might still be?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fuckin' brutal. I am sorry to hear that. While I appreciate a bad ass sound system, what is the point of jamming it all into a car? I can never tell - do you think they just don't care if people are annoyed, or do they not even realize how obnoxious that is?
LA i dont hear it much either. Once in awhile youll hear it, all in all not much thank god.
Although when it does happen I love when the car is a total piece of shit and you can tell they spent more on the system than they did on the car. Because what happens is that the already rickety parts on the car start vibrating, all you can here is the vibrations that will eventually cause the parts to start falling off. So dude thinks hes a badass w a big system on the inside, but all anyone else sees on the outside is a dude whose car is literally falling apart in front of everyone.
They're coming back again in my area. Seems to happen every year around this time when people are going to drop off their kids to school. (I live between 4 schools)
So mornings at 7 am there are those loud cars that wake me up
More like when douchey teenagers are driving the cars mommy and daddy bought to school trying to look cool.
I fucking hate people who do that and say they have a "system". Blaring pure base isn't cool and it sounds like shit. How shitty it sounds just shows how hard they're trying. Actually knew a kid who put one in his shitty Hyundai elantra. The whole car just rattled. The rattling sound was more noticeable than the actual speaker. There was no music. Just loud booms and metal rattling.
I'd love to have a system in my car, but it would include all kinds of speakers so you could, you know, listen to music instead of metal rattling.
guy990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:36 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda late to this thread but here's some advice for you: more speakers would never solve your rattle problem. That's just throwing money away. Look at sound dampening material like Dynamat or don't buy a shitty economy car that's worth 1500$ and put a 2500$ system in it.
I know that, a shit car is a shit car. He spent like $700 on his bass or "system" as he likes to call it when his car was barely worth $1500. The bass he got was overpriced as shit too. He spent like double for a certain brand name that wasn't even that much better than the cheaper ones if they even were.
I'm just saying you don't buy a ridiculous bass that's going to just overpower your shitty stock speakers. I'd get tweeters and the other kind of speaker along with a moderate sized bass so the sounds mix well. I had a friend write me up a good list one time and I almost had enough to buy the entire thing (it was like $700-800) but then my car needed a ton of cash to pass inspection out of nowhere over simple little things that added up.
jbrandon ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uh...nope...West Berkeley checking in here...not dying AT ALL.
kfuzion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:55:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason, bikes with boomboxes are a thing out there... god some of those people are obnoxious as hell.
I've got my crossover on my subs set real low (50/60hz) and a slight dip in the "bass" on my EQ on the head unit. Definitely more of a balanced sound but with the added low end weight.
Irorak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha exactly. My friend got a $900 sound system installed in his car, most of that went to the subs. They were so strong that, while sitting in the back seat, the seats would jiggle like massage chairs. You couldn't hear the lyrics in the music whatsoever.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There's competitions for such things. SPL and sound quality type. My SO competes in them. The people we see there are 99% not gonna go around and piss you off (my SO and I don't play loud in residential areas). Every groups has a bunch of assholes that ruin it for everyone.
Yep non existent in SF and almost non existent in San Leandro and Castro Valley. In the 80s and 90s every jackass had those horrible distorted speakers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say but I'm kinda that guy. I have two ten inch subs in the back of my little scion. I keep the bass modest, unless if I'm on back roads and ready for the bass to drop
You don't sound like San Leonard and Castro Valley material to me. Just kidding though. I heard subs done well and it sounded great, but its those people who just do it for all bass and nothing else, with a rattling car that really suck
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in redneck maryland lol. No I totally understand, the bass you can hear from a mile away, the rattling of each plastic piece that's about to break off, the illegally tinted windows that are always down (why are they always down?), it's terrible all around.
After I got mine installed, I pumped up the bass and walked around my car to do a noise check. My license plate was rattling, so I glued some rubber to dampen the noise. Now it doesn't sound like a cheap sack of shit.
It's not dead. I'm sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot right now in pleasant hill and the car next to me is vibrating so hard his lug nuts are going to fall off.
I had this, for almost an year, from my upper neighbors... inside their apartment. My walls vibrated, our skin would get goosebumps. He's now living in another neighborhood and sometimes I drive by his van. Always smile for not living near that asshole anymore.
I still have a friend who just as a ridiculous sub in his truck. Can't even hear the rest of the song when there's bass going and it shakes the back seats. It's dumb but he's a good guy
Hey, you're right. But a trend for really fucking loud engines took its place.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Berkeley checking in here: I wish you were correct.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:08 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got so angry at this guy who was blasting the bass in his SUV and his little kids were in the backseat. I could feel my car vibrating and I was about 10 feet away from him and all my windows were rolled up. Why would you willingly ruin your kids hearing with your shitty bass?
I wouldn't say its completely dead, I had a few drive passed here in Hayward over the past couple weeks. Is it as bad as a few tears ago when every moment spent outside was accompanied by a deep buzzing sound wherever you went? No, not at all, but it does indeed still happen.
My dad has always botched about these and he was hitching about them again last night at a family dinner and I told him that nobody really uses them anymore and he kind of had a "oh yeah, I guess your right" moment
Chode36 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 15in sub in my volvo.. Fuck it, I will bass rape the block with no remorse. but I don't pull up in traffic with the system bumping. That is just rude.
They weren't even cool when they came out... just obnoxious
soapbutt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:02:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake is an interesting one. It was popular in the 90s because of the craze that happened in Harlem https://youtu.be/dKAjnYffoaE ... I remember even seeing it around in the early 2000s. Then it went away. Then it came back with Tyrone Biggums. Then it came back as some weird YouTube craze that was nothing like the actual dance. Now that's dead. So, I just have just have to assume it will come back in some form of dancing.
I rocked the name Swagman since vanilla wow release. Back then people would whisper me asking if I was Australian. After "swag" became a thing people would just call me a loser :(. I'm still salty about that period in time.
You know you're dealing with a very young person when they refer to something from 2012 as 'many years' ago. For us old people, 2012 was like 5 minutes ago.
It was cool to say yolo swag ironically to make fun of the kids on xbox live who used yolo swag gamertags ironically to make fun of the kids who said yolo swag ironically...
It's yolos and swags all the way down..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss YOLO. It used to be that you could make any and all decisions by simply saying "Fuck it, yolo" and going for gold. Nowadays you actually have to think about consequences and things.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 14:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I frequently YOLO internally. Nobody has to know.
fb5a1199 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is okay now but you have to say the whole thing instead of just the abbreviation. Although, if you really want to disassociate from the uncoolness of YOLO, its better to say "We're all going to die eventually" or some other such thing that expresses the same concept.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah dude. It's not Reddit, it's just life that sucks.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand why you're being downvoted. It was pretty cringe, but even if people disagree with you it's like. Oh no downvote this opinion that is not same as mine!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The Harlem Shake from a few years ago started as a joke from Filthy Frank if I remember correctly. Then it went viral and the joke turned into a cringey phenomenon. I doubt most people who did the Harlem Shake thing even know where the meme came from, or even that it originated as something completely different from the 80s..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why was it cringe? People were just making silly videos of themselves dancing. I was in one. It was fun. Who gives a fuck? There is nothing cringe about it.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I never minded the trend as a trend. It was just something people did without context because other people were doing it, and it got stale for me.
Cringey was probably the wrong word. Maybe I meant (or should have used) "overused" or something. After awhile I just got tired of it and would roll my eyes.
Bummer part is I actually liked the song. I caught Bauuer at a festival right when that shit was blowing up, Harlem Shake was huge of course but the whole show was pretty great. But yeah, the meme became lame quick.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real Harlem Shake will always be cool though.
PEEDUR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of these were ever cool, These are the bread and butter of a retard asylum anyone who ever lived their live with any of these phrases playing a slight role deserves a slow painful drowning death in a bathtub full of petrol.
Jesus....I hated the swag era.
Nobody could stop using the damn word because just knowing its meaning made you soooooo "relevant." Friends, celebs, online discussions -- everyone needed to mention it in conversations. No wonder it became uncool.
the harlem shake videos made me so mad, because I actually liked that song and Bauer in general. I knew it was going to make me hate the song from being overplayed.
The Harlem Shake was popular when I was a freshman in high school and now I'm a freshman in college. Crazy how time flies.
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure Yolo and the Harlem Shake were never cool. Swag had a brief period before being horribly overused. Honestly by today I think you can get away with using it sparingly.
Of course, the internet is incapable of not driving something into the ground.
In high school there was this guy who got in a fight with another guy. As security was taking him away, he said "You can take me away, but you can't take my swag.".. The whole fucking crowd exploded with laughter. Word about this cringe fest spread through the school like wildfire and soon everyone was saying it. If you got in trouble with a teacher, just reply with "Whatever, at least you can't take my swag." Cue classroom laughter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag and Yolo each always evoked sort of a sense of bully duty in me. I felt as though some cosmic force was telling me, "Beat this idiot's ass for saying that word."
I never did, of course.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"swag" and "yolo" should NEVER have been cool in the first place. :/
Auricuen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All those poor, poor people with their "YOLO" tattoos are today's version of those poor, poor souls from the 1990s who got barbed wire/tribal armband tattoos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stretch hummer/Yukon is such a better choice. you aren't scrunched over because of a low roof and the boxy shape gives you more area in the cabin for speakers, etc.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 17:22:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is far less cool
[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 17:44:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what is the better choice for taking 8-10 passengers with a driver?
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should think that it depends an awful lot on the details. If you're heading from a wedding to the reception, a black stretch limo is a great choice. If you're going to or from an airport, a shuttle bus is likely a fine choice. If it's a bunch of friends trolling bars and night time hot spots, a party bus is a good go-to. Youth basketball team? Try a passenger van. If, on the other hand, the objective is to look like a bunch of self-absorbed pricks, then there's no better choice than a stretch Hummer.
acend ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bcrabill ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Party bus with seating around the outside. Last one I was on had more than 15 on it. Seating was fine plus there were stripper poles in the middle.
Gumby621 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos aren't comfortable at all. That's kind of the problem.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see them being uncomfortable. You have a normal seat, (maybe a bit nicer) than you would find in a mini van, but even more leg room. Plus open space and you are facing each other so you can talk to everyone as well.
Still better than a passenger van. I use them a lot because they are cheap and efficient forms of group transport, but even without counting the last one I had which shocked me repeatedly none of them have been comfortable.
I have a teenager, and I have to say this one shocked me.
I offered to get her and her friends a limo for Junior Prom last year and was told "Oh GOD NO mom, nobody uses those anymore!" Punctuated with eye-rolls.
I was taken aback a bit, because when I had my senior prom in '95 there wasn't a limo rental available in April, and everyone booked months in advance.
I'm tempted to get her one for her Senior Prom just to fuck with her.
Also, there are only three dances a year now. Back to school, homecoming and prom.
She never went to any of them, because according to her it's all "just stupid freshmen trying to twerk".
We had at least one dance a month.
Edit: My kid isn't lame. She just doesn't see the point of spending the money when all of her friends have vehicles. We have a "no questions asked" policy about pickups for whatever reason, but she and her friends aren't big drinkers. Her class (all-girls school) only has about 100 girls. They are all quite aware of each other's financial situations at home, and I think it's more that they see the girls with limos as "showing off". I would say that only about 10% of the girls will use something besides a private vehicle.
Also, I'm seriously considering getting a couple of her teachers and a few other parents together (that I graduated with) to dress up in our best late '80s, early '90s apparel and going rollerblading around the school on her last day, with a boom box on my shoulder wearing studded belts and screaming about our new cable. After she got over the embarrassment, she would laugh her ass off. Excuse me, I have to make some calls.
You should rent a limo, go to her school, get out with rollar blades and wearing a studded belt and one-strapped back pack, zoom into her class and sit down A.C. Slater style, and excitedly shout "Sweety we just got cable TV!!!"
Muugle ยท 322 points ยท Posted at 18:20:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for saving me having to read through the rest of the thread :)
You should rent a limo, go to her school, get out with rollar blades and wearing a studded belt and one-strapped back pack, zoom into her class and sit down A.C. Slater style, and excitedly shout "Sweety we just got cable TV, yo!!!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not shocked he could drive, am shocked he could rent. I know a few people who tooled around in their older friends'/siblings' overpowered drift cars, know very few places that let you rent nice cars before you're 25.
Canada is going to fucking love Inception next year.
Jucamia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school 3 years ago. Can confirm, it's just freshman doing their best twerk and grinding and hormones and ugh gross.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She made the right choice. Limos are cool but I wouldn't say they're right for a prom. It's just high school. I still remember my proms a bit because they were great fun but a limo would be strange.
At my school it was the same thing, but thats because the dances sucked. I went to Homecoming freshman year and there was some awful deafening bass playing and it sucked. Only dance I went to after was Senior Prom and I drove myself & my date, we didnt rent shit lol.
Wait, limos aren't cool anymore? I'm really bad at teenaging
kfuzion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about the Escalade and Hummer limos (which are perfectly fine for a wedding, prom or whatever). Plain old 90s Town Car limos are dead as hell.
Read "senior prom in '95" and got confused. Then did the math in my head. Then remembered my prom in '97. Then got sad because I remembered my age. Then bought a 12-pack.
I mean, getting limos is pointless showing off. Some people now are actually starting to catch on that doing pointless things just since expensive is stupid if you don't really want it.
I know that's what she meant by it.
She's just super down to earth and the majority of her friends are the same.
They're good kids and I'm going to miss them all terribly next year.
Maybe eventually people will realize that spending thousands of dollars on engagement rings because engagement ring companies told you it was a tradition when it wasn't will stop being cool too.
Zogeta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:17:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As much as I love limos, I gotta say your daughter's pretty wise for those thoughts and observations. I kinda saw those lame parts of high school dances as I was going through it, but I wanted to fit in so I'd go and look miserable trying to fit in. I wish I had the insight then to actually do something better with my time somewhere else. Also, seeing limos as showing off to the girls in lesser financial situations is a good quality to have at that age.
Christ a dance a month sounds awful. Though to be fair I spent all the dances in high school getting high as fuck so maybe I don't really get the whole dance thing.
A hahaha mine is the same way! I was like wtf no limo???? It's a dance!?!?!?!?!!?
Edit to add: one of the best parts of them being teens is doing things on purpose to get a laugh because we are such old Fuddy duddys who just don't have a clue!
Graduated 2013, everyone who was anyone was in a party bus (like a limo, but can hold more people and usually has drinks and music) with alcohol snuck in. I wasn't anyone. My parents drove me and my date. Our prom location was 60 miles from the high school because the rich ASB kids wanted a ritzy location.
Well that's good. Limos are actually still in style I'm fairly sure, they were a big deal when I was in high school last year. But really it doesn't make any sense to spend that much for such an unimportant event.
She really isn't like that. She sees it more as a "waste of money" and doesn't like to draw attention to herself. Apparently most of the girls feel the same way.
our 4th dance got cancelled permamently because freshmen the year below me decided to sneak vodka in water bottles and get super messed up and i guess that was the last straw :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol what is wrong with your child? I'm only 20 and when I was in high school all the kids thought it would be cool as shit to get a limo for prom or some shit.
Right? She would laugh her ass off and invite me to ride along.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
06 grad, it was still cool AF then but I think that changed in the next couple of years.
mayargo7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High Schools are increasingly get rid of dances even proms from lack of interest. All kids today want to do is sit on their asses and text.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laze is far from the only reason for a lack of interest. Shit is expensive, time consuming, and increasingly stressful (ever hear of a promposal?) Why would I choose to go through all that?
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos are fucking awesome, your teenager is going through and "I hate everything" phase. Don't listen to her.
gharveymn ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? No. We don't do limos anymore. We don't really do dances anymore either, they just aren't very fun. It's mostly a see and be seen sort of thing. Source: graduated last year.
dkiscoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9 years after graduation and i finally fit in! yay!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how she put it. Like only the pretentious kids worry about impressing everyone. She wouldn't want to draw that much attention to herself.
She said she'd rather me use the money to bring her and her friends to the zoo and water park for skip day.
I like the zoo, and the water park, so I'm totally game.
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still cool but party busses have become much more popular for group events (e.g. prom).
I felt pretty cool riding in a limo getting picked up for a fly out gig with my band, but our drummer didn't get the memo we were wearing suits and wore cargo shorts. Coolness averted.
Where in the world do you live? I don't see them often, but at least once every couple of months.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego. I honestly haven't seen a proper limo since high school, but I guess if I'm being honest I've probably seen a stretch Hummer or Escalade once or twice since then.
I went to a junkyard a few weeks back to get something for my car, and there was a legit limo there, I believe a Lincoln. It had definitely seen better days, but it was still awesome to go in and look in the back. Still had the CRT TV inside, too!
Sichno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
was just thinking that the other day when i drove passed a home with a bunch of DUB'd out limos in the front yard
For laughs my uncle took a full-on limo in trade for a car he was selling (he has a lot of weird cars). The kicker is the car he traded it for: a Smart.
have limos ever been cool? even as a kid in the 70s-80s whenever I saw them I basically thought "there goes a tool"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that, I get one every time I land in Vegas
jrakosi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno about that, in 2010 for my senior prom I had to call 4 places to find a limo that wasn't completely booked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the dates who bring limos to high school proms every single year. I had people ride in limos to my high schools' prom a few years ago as well. I get it would be neat to ride in one but maybe for something more fit to the occasion.
Still the best way to have a night on the town in Boston, though. We didn't have to worry about navigating the traffic and, if we got stuck in some traffic between bars, we had a cooler full of drinks in the back. Only cost us about $75 apiece, even after giving the driver a 100% tip (he was awesome). 10/10, would recommend.
gsr142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Called a Lyft the other night and the guy rolled up in a limo. Unexpected limo rides are always cool.
I threw a full blown prom this year for my 28th birthday. I never went in high school and seeing as it was my 10th year reunion, I figured it was perfect.
We rented two limos. One with a middle butterfly door, all the fixins. And another with a space galaxy spray painted down the sides.
Fun fact: both were equally applauded when we pulled up to bars.
Psh. Limos? My female homecoming date drove ME to Olive Garden, she paid for herself and I had a free bowl of croutons with melted cheddar cheese over the top, and then she ditched me that night, so I lost my virginity to some other chick as revenge.
why would I use a limo when i have that gem of a memory?
Silist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We should listen to you, you're a loser
akjoltoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos were replaced by Uber drivers trying to get you to invest in their small businesses while you pretend to be interested long enough to get to where you're paying them to take you.
I miss the limos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit no any kid that had a limo for prom or some shit was cool as fuck in 2012
Limos are still cool, in certain contexts.
I got one with some friends last year after a big event we had to go to, so we could get fucked up on the way back home (it was a long drive). So we all pitched in and had a blast. So they're cool, but not for things like prom that high school kids want them for.
Not gonna lie. I was partying in the city not too long ago. Somehow got in a limo. It was definitely cool. I think this girl we were with busted out her dads credit card to get it. We were going to a thing called "bounce boat". Had a hot girlfriend at the time, dolled up and in a leather dress next to me. I was rolling too. No drinks or cigars in there- but the tinted windows made me feel like P Diddy.
EtherBoo ยท 8056 points ยท Posted at 11:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Rollerblading. Used to be one of my favorite things to do. I started talking about it at work and I got the "You know the worst thing about rollerblading?"... "Having to tell your parents you're gay."
Had no idea it was not only uncool, but looked down on now :-(.
No fucks given, one day I'm going to use them instead of doing my normal run.
EDIT:
I see this may be throwing people off and I'm getting a ton of replies telling me to just go and Rollerblade. I still do, I just haven't in a while because it hasn't been part of my training regimen. Once I can drop some of my running down I plan to Rollerblade again.
Also, by used to be one of my favorite things I mean 15 years ago when my friends and I had no money and would spend our Friday/Saturday nights skating at the beach. We'd go out for a couple of hours, get a pizza slice or two, look at hot girls going into clubs. We're grown up now, the beach kind of sucks at night now (the night life that used to be focused there has dispersed), and we would rather spend Saturday night indoors playing board games since ALL our friends can participate.
[deleted] ยท 1886 points ยท Posted at 13:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading stopped being cool for me around age 35, When I ate it and damn near killed myself. I won't put them back on I'm too old for that shit. Only problem is now that I've stopped rollerblading I don't know how to break the news I'm no longer gay to my husband.
Everytime you're about to become intimate with your husband, you throw down the "no homo."
By citing the Absent Homosexuality Clause (aka "no homo"), you have made absolutely clear to all consenting partners that the sexual experience about to occur is in NO WAY related to, involving, or reminiscent of a homosexual activity.
Understandably, your husband may object to or perhaps be offended by your invoking the AHC. Sit down with him and tell him that rollerblading was just a phase for you, part of your "wild youth" and now you're ready to settle down and try a more mainstream activity, like golf or horseshoes. Reiterate that the you abandoning rollerblading doesn't mean you're abandoning him or your identity, you're just exploring other recreational activities.
[deleted] ยท 702 points ยท Posted at 16:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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A_Wizzerd ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read it as on horseshoes and assumed it meant horseback golf. I imagined a polo-like game with a much smaller ball and then decided I should probably go to bed.
But... but... I've been rollerblading "no homo" all this time!
KelsierV ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read this in PC Principals voice
j-willi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
buy some regular old school skates, slam them on the table with sad eyes and tell him you cant do this any more. the stopper belongs in the front.. not the back..
This sounds like it should be in a South Park episode
Linearts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sit down with him and tell him that rollerblading was just a phase for you, part of your "wild youth" and now you're ready to settle down and try a more mainstream activity, like golf or horseshoes.
Or sleeping with women.
JCAPS766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...brojob?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Either my town has more gay people than i thought, or roller blading is making a comeback....not sure which one
vmlinux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait wait wait... next thing is "No hetero". Would you look at the ass on her? No hetero bro.
I snapped a strap and Supermanned it last year while skating, also at age 35. Sent those skates back as defective, waited until the scars broke thru the scabs, and started up again. How else am I going to burn off all of that delicious beer with so little effort?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you tried sucking cock? That's incredibly gay still, I believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone out of the scene before Scooters became a thing at skateparks, You made me lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something a wood-pusher would say.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's what I was going to say. I remember getting "fruit booter" thrown at me in 2000 at the skate park, and that was while rollerblades were still socially acceptable I guess.
I have hurried and raced,
And I cheerfully chased,
Till they told me my rollers were gay -
So I silently sighed,
And I showed them with pride,
That my fruit boots are leading the way, Yes they are,
That my fruit boots are leading the way!
I remember all of my skater friends in middle school referring to rollerbladers as fruit booters. Sometimes even yelling "FRUIT BOOTER" as they rolled past. Never got what was wrong with it.
[deleted] ยท 467 points ยท Posted at 15:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood why the skater kids would call us rollerbladers posers. I'm not posing as anything. I'm not trying to be a skater. I remember I built a rail with a 4x4 and a piece of PVC pipe and within like 30 minutes of getting it skaters roll past and they start jumping my shit. Fruit booter this, poser that, show me a trick. No man I just fuckin made this come on I can't even do a frontside. Fuckin skaters man. The ones in my neighborhood were assholes.
When I was like 9 I remember hating all the skateboarders at the skatepark cus they'd drop in, try to do a trick, mess up and fall, then take forever to get out of the way so I could drop in on my rollerblades and not fuck up my tricks like them.
And y'all probably never caught your skates to your nuts. That being said, I skateboard but when I was like 13 skating was still vaguely popular and I thought about trying it but it was much cheaper to get a CCS blank than a decent pair of Solomons or Razors.
Y'all probably never cracked your tailbone grinding a 12 stair cause you can kick the board out and bail. But yes, it's much much cheaper to get into skateboarding at the start than rollerblading. Boarding can be expensive once you start to get good and know what set up you want though.
Nah, but I have slipped out of grinding a handrail on a 4 step, landed on my elbow, dislocated my shoulder and tore my rotator cuff. To be fair, I had just gotten out of the sling from dislocating it the last time.
And honestly, I've been using the same pair of trucks for like a decade, just with new bearings and bushings.
They're both risky. I've seen my fair share of broken wrists and rolled ankles from skateboarders sliding out. With blades it's lots of torn ACL's and cracked ulna's.
Null225 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Based on how many skaters have told me they get bigger air air than skateboarding I'd just assume you guys have time to take your skates off in mid air
It also helps to know how to fall properly. When i briefly skated with a derby team we would spend hours learning how to fall down to save ourselves from worse injuries.
Haha that's my favorite thing to tell people about skating. I'm reeeeally good at falling, go with the fall and you'll usually be ok. Unless your falling straight down with no forward momentum, then you might be in for some trouble.
but lets be real, youre just talking shit and haven't actually tried anything but the basics. I'd probably mop you up on a board or skates in all honesty.
Oh hush child. It's called a conversation. If you don't like the tone, that's your problem.
Mysteri9 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:33:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was always my argument! Not that bailing is great in any circumstance but shit at least they could kick their wheels away.
[deleted] ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want the truth? It got too popular. Skateboarding companies didnt like it was encroaching on their sales, so they paid magazines and pros to shit on it causing all the little skateboard fanboys to parrot the same shit.
There's a code to hockey fights. It ain't just random mayhem.
zootered ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was an asshole skater. Harassed fruit booters regularly for being fruit booters, not a single one ever even said anything back to me, I was never once worried about being drop kicked. I did once see a guy in roller blades try and pick a fight with a dude on a bike at a skate park. Dude got off his bike, walked over to roller bladed guy and just pushed him over. Then got back on his bike and that was it. I think the fruit booters should have taken a cue from our playbook and just been assholes.
God, teenagers are evil little shits. Sorry to any fruit booters who's feelings I may have hurt.
Tofabyk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really a good strategy. I've tried it. Works much better in your imagination.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't rollerblade, nor do I skateboard. They both suck imo, but I don't see one as being cooler than the other. It seems like they are just different styles of manually moving on wheels.
zootered ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they would hog up the skate parks with their bullshit that just looked like they were gliding around, not using the park like people on bikes and skateboards who were actively trying to do tricks, cause that's what's cool, duh. When I was a skater we saw them as pussies cause of this and the fact they never stood up for themselves when we would shit talk. Still feel bad about being an asshole over a decade later because that's he opposite of who I am now lol.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That could of also been a factor, i havent watched but it wouldnt help.
But nah there was a rollerblading doc out a while ago, and they got the editor for a skateboarding mag at the time, he admitted that he got paid money to run some anti blading ads.
drk_etta ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, that makes sense.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What i said is correct.
And your comment is mildly bullshite. Yes its easier to grind on blades but the expectation on blades is sooo much higher.
Jumping on a rail and boardsliding is fairly impressive in skating, on blading doing a farve isnt unless you 360 into or outof and/or do a switchup.
A lot of us are, unfortunately. Sorry you had to experience them
gnoxy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can take much better air in rollerblades using those smaller speed bumps as launching pads coming down a hill at unknown high speeds. Have the skaters try that /grin
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to see a skater handle Devil's Backbone!
rapter200 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:11:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FS/BS refers to your position when landing on a rail/curb, or the rotation of your spin. E.g. Frontside 50-50 is a 50-50 where you ollie frontward onto the rail; frontside flip is a kickflip while rotating 180 frontside.
Is there such a thing as a frontside on fruit boots?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just the basic grind. Hit the rail between your 2nd and 3rd wheels facing forward. Frontside. Backside is having the rail behind you. Every other trick is either a frontside or backside (insert trick name) like a frontside royal.
because ya'll were annoying as fuck at skateparks. Never waiting your turn, always getting in the way, flying past mother fuckers trying to learn a ground trick and worst of all no respect for the little kids. That's one thing I've always been proud about being a skateboarder was how we all respect the little bros who show up wanting to learn
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't have a skate park within a hundred miles back in the 90s.
Maybe adult skateboarders are more chill, but being in a group of middle school skaters is basically what I imagine being in a pack of orcs is like.
Everyone hates each other, you don't show any weakness or else you'll get called out, and any opportunity to take the aggression from inside the group and push it outward would help keep everyone from tearing each other apart.
Pretty much anyone who wasn't us was a poser. Riding a bicycle? Poser. Roller blades? Poser. Walking on the sidewalk? Poser. Like Tony Hawk? Poser. Wear a helmet? Poser. They're not "posing" anything but it wasn't possible for anyone to not want to be like us so we decided they were trying too hard.
We were just a roving band of douchebags in those days. It had nothing to do with you.
There's tons of threads like this. But the main thing is that it's just too easy to progress on blades (aggressively). Grinding/jumping is just "natural" on roller blades. Skateboarders get upset by this because it takes us a long time just to learn to ollie, then grinding, grab tricks, etc. take tons of time to progress to. Whereas you strap on your boots and BAM, grinding, grabs, air, it's all there. I love in-line and still "rollerblade" (street/aggressive skating) but I can see where the hate comes from. Some think it's "cheating".
Jagd3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of them were assholes, it wasn't just your neighborhood.
Skaters can be like that. I used to get called a poser because i was fat and skated. For that reason I've never identified myself as a skater but I still ride my board to this day. One thing I noticed about skaters is how obsessed with their image they are. They base their tricks and clothing style and lingo all based on what is cool in skating at the moment.
I would suggest that that kind of behavior is indicative of a personality type. In your case they expressed that as the asshole skater stereotype. They sound like garden variety bullies.
Near as I can figure- once kids started using scooters, roller blading was no longer the 'too easy' activity at the skate park. So skate boarders now seem to be out numbered by scooters and hovering mothers, you might find them nicer to roller blades.
veggiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because 90 percent of skaters back then were douches for no reason.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want the truth? It got too popular. Skateboarding companies didnt like it was encroaching on their sales, so they paid magazines and pros to shit on it causing all the little skateboard fanboys to parrot the same shit.
Because compared to skateboarding and BMX rollerblading is easy as shit. You know the difference between a new rollerblading and a professional rollerblader? One week
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:45:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come on in. We were just talking about you.
Waxgains ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:20:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a skater, I logged in to talk about this. I don't understand it either...it is practically a part of skateboarding culture to dislike rollerbladers. The best explanation is that at skateparks, rollerbladers are constantly going and all over the place (They don't fall off the board and have to get back on; they get up and keep going). Because they are always going and all over the place, they might sometimes "snake" someone, or cut them off. But it really comes down to miscommunication, immaturity and bullying in the fact that skateboarders can't communicate with the rollerbladers to just tell them try to let everyone go and don't cut anyone off.
Waxing a rail is fine but the bladers at the park in my hometown would wax it to oblivion. There were 2 rails in the whole park and it's a dick move to people who are learning or aren't good enough to hit the whole thing because it's impossible to learn on a stick of butter. It wouldn't have been as bad if they'd just picked one of them but it was always both.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:03:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only problem I ever had was the local rollerbladers being total dicks at the skatepark because they never had to stop like skaters do when you miss a trick so they'd keep going even after we'd ask them to let someone else go so we just stood around waiting for them to get tired and some people would push their boards infront of them. I don't miss being a teenager.
It's because they always wax the rails so slippery that no skateboarder can use them. To be fair, i always wanted aggressive skates but could never afford them
When skateboarders would skate with speed the wax doesn't bother them cause it makes it real smooth. When you go slow up to the rail and your center of gravity isn't centered when you land on the rail you'll slide out. That's the main problem with wax. Even with rollerblades if you're going too slow and off centered you'll eat shit.
It's because skateboarding is a great deal harder than rollerblading, especially at a skate park. Rollerbladers can do tricks much more easily due to their ride being attached to their feet, and it still looks impressive. This is an insult to skaters because it's like playing on easy mode.
Source: I used to do both at an intermediate level for 5 years or so.
Another edit: I'm not trying to insult rollerbladers. It's fun and impressive in its own right. I've done them both extensively.
I started as a skater, and slowly built up my skills to the point that I could Ollie over things, do Kick Flips and Shove-Its, drop in on ramps and bowls, etc. This took years to get to this point. Then one day, I saw a kid on skates do a Misty Flip over a fun box, and was blown away. Never saw someone at my local park do something that impressive on a board. Then I tried on a pair of skates... Rode them around for a bit on flat ground, jumped over some things. Within 15 minutes I figured out dropping in on quarter pipes and bowls. Within the hour I was doing simple grinds.
It was definitely easier to learn the basics of skates as opposed to boards.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No its not harder. You were just a terrible blader
Source i understand both sports apparently a lot better than you do.
I did both throughout my entire teens bud. Any skater with any skill will tell you blading is easier.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you also dont have a brain either.
Yes as i said just grinding a rail is easier on blades. But Blading is not easier overall, as more is expected.
Your logic is the same as saying darts takes more skill than snooker because you get to lean on the table in snooker.
dlxnj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're missing the point though, rollerblading is easy to pick up and do some basic tricks and still ride around the park. That leads to a lot of newer kids jumping on the sport who can move around the whole park but don't really know the etiquette yet. Same thing with scooterers. Skateboarding weeds kids out in the beginning so you mostly have the kids in the park a bit to learn how things work. And most inexperienced skateboarders get one go at a trick at a time and usually sit back a bit more. A rollerblader can jump into a bowl and just keep carving around which then leads to the skateboarders getting annoyed waiting to go. Just offering a perspective
You seem to only be focusing on grinding for whatever reason. There's much more to both than just grinding.
And about logic? You feel you know all there is to know about a person's experience based on a single statement. That's just plain dumb.
Your comparison is also irrelevant, those two activities are vastly different. Apples and oranges.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im just using that as an example...Want another a 900 is pretty nuts in skateboarding. But before Tony Hawk pulled it off bladers were doing 1080s and higher..
And i dont know everything about your experience. I know a lot about my experience though. Which is they are different. Neither one is a harder or more difficult craft than the other. Because they both have very different expectations.
Fair enough, but that still doesn't say anything about my original point, which is entirely about perception and why skaters called bladers fruit booters. It was pretty much unanimous with any skater I talked to.
If they were bladers were doing 1080s before skaters could do 900s than that kinda proves blading is easier.... you can do harder tricks easier/quicker.... what was your point?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a little confused. Is the argument that skateboarding is harder than rollerblading? If so, then yes skateboarding is harder.
Then the fruit booters call is skateboarders "platter pushers"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was "wood pushers" in my neighborhood. There was one for the kids who rode the BMX bikes everywhere too, something less offensive and having to do with gears, but I'm drawing a blank.
Warring factions of degenerates was a thing. The skater crew was, well, the skater crew. My crew was more about mischief and mayhem.
We had our attack skills on point. We'd let the air out of their cars' tires so they couldn't chase us, and we had my friend's parents' sedan which had tinted windows so they couldn't figure out who we were. The best was driving away just slowly enough where they thought they were going to catch us and shooting them the whole time as they ran after us.
Very true, I forget about the teen group rivalry thing. I was confused cause my crew was the skater crew but also about mischief and mayhem so they were mutually exclusive to me haha.
The skater crew only ever really got in trouble for smoking pot and having lame "parties" where they sat in a basement and drank purloined warm beer.
My crew did all kinds of shit, but mostly protection. For example, some slim shady wannabe asshole threatened to rape a girl, so we decorated his car with used motor oil and sent pizzas, taxis, and a plumber to his house using his name. We would also drive around, find discarded appliances, and smash them with crowbars and sledgehammers.
hodgeka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, you smashed appliances? You were hard...
Fruit Booters are obnoxious, but not as bad as scooter kids or fucking BMXers. Scooter kids because their moms think their little angels deserve special treatment because they're young and yell at you for cussing near their kids or skating too close to them or asking them to fucking move. BMXers because they're assholes and literally throw gravel to make you fall. Local skatepark here, isn't uncommon for the bowl to have a good deal of gravel at the bottom. Local trail had gravel scattered on the pavement with "Fuck Skaters" spraypainted nearby.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get ragged on so much when I did it in high school, but it's so much fun. I miss it. Maybe I should go dig out my old rollerblades...
bilgewax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw a very chill looking bearded dude cruising around on his blades in a downtown area last night. He looked cool. Thought I must be getting pretty old if I've seen the return of rollerblading as a cool thing in my lifetime.
dont feel too bad i'm only 19 and I used to rollerblade. I had a friend who had a pair of shoes that had retractable wheels, which released with those little pain in the ass button release things. a sort of precursor to heelys
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say the word funny, but I feel depressed. I must have read that incorrectly.
Tofabyk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw, nothing better tbh :D
Let's just all forget about that 'being cool' thing - it's over and that's ok.
w0lrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
goodolvj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the haters dude! Go out and show everyone that you don't give a damn what they think as long you've got your blades! I wish I still had my old pair but I gave them away to my little cousin who uses them more than I do.
dwsinpdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah sorry about that. I was a "skater" in Jr. High and Highschool in the 90s. Looking back, I'm really not certain why there was a rivalry but good lord we hated bladers. I guess we had nothing better to do and we needed a pecking order to feel good about ourselves.
I did a couple months ago. I had the same pair since 10th grade (1998), and hadn't used them probably in 4 years. They were in my detached garage. Well, my kids wanted to get into skating, so they got some, and I pulled mine out.
About 2 minutes into it, one of the buckles snapped in half. And that was it. My 18 year old rollerblades were done. The weather must've weakened the plastic.
But, what's great about being a dad in your 30s, is you don't give a shit who thinks your gay, not gay, cool, not cool. Or at least I don't. I fully plan on getting a new pair and getting out there with my kids.
Rollerblading - or "aggressive inline skating" - was my life from 8th grade until I finished high school. I even still did it a little bit while I was in the marines. I'm too old/too worried about breaking something to keep up with the sport now but, for awhile there, it was all I thought about.
kidbeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's better than biking or skateboarding! Your shoes are wheels.
I just bought new in-line skates about a year ago. Great exercise. I even took them to a local skate park. But at 34 years old, I ain't doin no damn tricks.
I gave myself a few good laughs when I busted my shit. Went through a walmart parking lot and ate shit when a car was crossing in front of me, and I tried to stop quickly. Pretty sure I gave them a good laugh too.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean, I'm whiter than wonder bread and I love hiphop. The kids that act like that are just trying to be a part of something they like. Yeah, they're doing it the wrong way, but as long as nobody is dropping the "N" word I dont think they're hurting anyone.
tastar1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a part*, apart is actually the complete opposite, lol.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, Grammar Nazi
tastar1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true, but there's a difference between trying to fit in and pretending to be something you're not.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
People always say this but I see what would be "black opinions" (like support for Colin Kaepernick, support for Trayvon, Michael Brown etc...) on that subreddit all the time. As in, opinions only black people have because reddit doesn't support them. /r/blackpeopletwitter does have a solid "black" user base, you can tell by upvoted content.
They also have some pretty solid anti-white people moderators and some solid anti-white people content. I'd wager 25% of content is just making fun of something white people do. (white people always be, why white people, #stopwhitepeople, when white people, you know youre white when..)
lol yeah, the entire sub is pretty much race jokes, thats the whole point if you couldn't tell by the name
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
its fucking annoying. We can tell its beyond "laughing with you" and now its just "laughing at you"
Making race jokes aren't the point of the subreddit, its any posts made by black people/hip hop/black culture- Which doesn't focus on making fun of white people all the time.
I struggle to hang out with black friends recently, because every. single. time. I chill with them they constantly are pointing out what white people do. "Oh, that shit is soo white" or "white people always doing this" or "why you dress so white" "only white people like those flavours" "oh you work at a golf course? White people smh" They cannot go a single day without comparing, contrasting, or pointing out differences between black and white people. And its the same for nearly every black person I've known, Im beginning to think most black people do this.
Its not even good natured "white people jokes" its literally; hahahaha lets just fucking make fun of white people.
And its the same for nearly every black person I've known, Im beginning to think most black people do this.
well i'd say you should get some new friends, but clearly that won't help since all black people are racist towards the white man. i'm only half black, so if you could find it in your heart to forgive me i'd be mighty appreciative masta.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally said "Im beginning to think most black people do this"
as in, it wasn't my belief prior, but since my experience has been black people doing this, I've changed my stance. I still know black people who don't call race into attention all the time. I never said black people are "racist" either.
Unlike many black people (generalizing for the win) I don't pull the race card at everything. I know, even when these black dudes are comparing and contrasting, and or saying "thats so white," I know they aren't being racist. I know they're being dickfaces, and maybe jealous, but not racists, because what they're saying doesn't imply the superiority of black people. Stop throwing "racism" around. Not everything you face is racism.
I don't know what the fuck kind of black people you're hanging with, dumbass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a good half of that sub now is shitposting race baiting, along with one of the mods doing it anytime anything happens to a black person in the world. In fact, I can't wait for them to somehow find this post and then comb through my post history for that one time I said something racist. BPT went downhill pretty quick
twas_now ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was great. He had his 15 minutes on Twitter and /r/hockey at the end of the season. The Blues got him tickets to see a game live, and he was even supposed to present something at the end-of-season awards show in Vegas (but missed his flight).
Slangโฝโฝ Like some bloody commoner? Or one of those negroes?! How dare you even suggest such a slight against my intellectual prowess! This is reddit for Sagan's sake there is no place for unscrupulous plebeian antics! Now if you'll excuse me I'll be in the /r/lounge.
I still mentally replace 'lit' with 'drunk as shit' and not 'cool'.
My 14 year old cousin said something was lit and I was like "Why are you drinking? Where are you? What are you doing? Does your mother know about this?!"
It's being ironically-unironically used. Like, /u/idontgrammartoogood used it unironically which in itself is ironic. We're past the point where people would see a word like "lit" used in it's true, unironic form, especially on a place like reddit.
im 29 years old and i use lit all the time. Im from brooklyn so i suppose im exposed to that stuff more but its still just a catch all for anything 'fun'. Like oh we're gonna go to six flags? Its lit.
y2knole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit officially uncool now. Rip lit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assumed it was a typo and he meant to say "it". Does that make me old?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly use it all the time and usually get replies like "LOL HELLZ YEAH BRAH SO LIT" and it's just like damn i'm young how are you shocked that i speak like a young person
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally the normal and correct usage of lit
fache ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:14:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah same here now that you mention it. I thought Reddit hated Instagram lingo. Is that Instagram lingo?
sonnymojo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Exactly this. Camelback full of gin and juice, abec 7 bearings, and I hatch me 9+ eggs a day bro. I even made it on the news once and they included a shot of me rollerblading off into the distance, looked cool as hell like jet set radio or something.
Jesta23 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How old are you?
My guess is you are not a teenager, and thus you doing it actually makes it less cool.
a-r-c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same but a skateboard whattup
Bearence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not going to say you're wrong or anything, because it actually sounds pretty cool. But I guarantee you, that comment is exactly the type of thing kids will be laughing at in 20 years.
Source: old guy who looks back at his own similar comments from the 90s.
I honestly think rollerblading could make a comeback. I kind of wish it did. It's seems like such a really utilitarian way to get around. You can still use the sidewalk, you can just put them in a backpack when you're done, and you don't get too much of a work out from it to the point where you're dripping with sweat.
Now that I think of it, I bet that the first company to make some modernized, smoothly designed looking blades will have a really successful product on their hands. Maybe even if there was an electrical assistance aspect.
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
drinking and driving, got it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did this guy just say lit??? Fucking irony wash all over me.
Quad skates are making a huge come-back, thanks to roller derby. It's one of the fastest growing sports in the US right now. (And it's getting huge worldwide, too.)
I got back on them for the first time in nearly 15 years when my daughter started derby last year. I forgot how much fun skating was. I'm considering joining our adult league if I can find the time.
Try heading to the skatepark instead! Much less time commitment, but plenty of social especially if you bring along a few friends, or find a CiB chapter in your town.
Nah, blades tear it up at skateparks especially, the flexibility of in lines is amazing, you can come in with crazy angles and tricks besides it takes more skill to use blades. Like a quad bike v.s a motorcycle, motorcycles are way more flexible in terms of what they can do.
If you know how to use quads you can go in at crazy angles too, you are my confined to all four wheels down at a time. Also you can get sliders (also called grinds or slide block) which are sweet.
Just put new outdoor wheels on my skates so that I can get those sweet perplexed looks as I go by, wobbly as hell, on uneven sidewalks
keokhaos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just put on some poisons and it's like when the baby horse finally learns how to be graceful. I had some horrible indoor sonar and could barely do a crossover
If you feel like heading to the skate park, try checking facebook to see if there is a Chicks in Bowls chapter in your town, they would love to show you all kinds of new ways to wobble and fall!
But seriously, kneepads and a helmet, wrist guards if you can't afford to not use your hands for a month.
My 12 year old son came the other day with roller skates from a garage sale. He was so proud. I didn't understand why it was such a big deal. Apparently he had never had a pair on his feet. No he spends time roller skating around the garage, looks like he is having great fun.
moidea ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 13:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, I think those jerks at work are just bozos. Keep doing what you love to do! Nothing wrong with rollerblading. Please use them instead of running! Where I run there are rollerblades, skateboards, bikes - all kinds!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bozos
The politically correct term is jabroni.
EtherBoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:12:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I don't really care. I'm married and don't care if I look like a nerd. The only person I care about impressing is my wife, everyone else can fuck right off.
I'm running because I train for Spartan Races. I've been wanting to get back into rollerblading for a while now, but I just can never find the time.
Jadings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just do it, man. I picked up some rollerblades this summer and have been having a blast doing so [aside from the break-in period :( ]. A
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It just hasn't fallen into my training schedule. I'm running more now since I have about 2-3 OCR events a month. I had knee surgery earlier this year so I wasn't able to Rollerblade as much as I normally do during the "offseason".
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you have something against running?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Re-read the comment he replied to and you'll understand.
I always thought skating was the sport for kids who weren't cool but really really wanted to be. I just thought rollerbladers were generally uncool folk who just wanted to get around quickly. But I'm not from the US so maybe there were different feelings on it. Skateboarding just seems a very American thing.
No this is a pretty spot on observation. Skaters were the kids who weren't jocks or nerds and needed something to define them in middle school. Roller blading was never cool, I thought roller blading was lame way before I heard the joke. Roller blades really need better PR
I'm Canadian and this is fairly accurate. Rollerblades are/were also for exercise and playing roller hockey. I never once wore Rollerblades to try be cool.
The sport lost popularity because people realized how hardcore it was and gave up. No joke, every fall on rollerblades can potentially fuck your shit up. It's like skiing on sandpaper.
zangor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'l preface this by saying I love rollerblading:
But I think it's fucking hilarious the lengths inline skaters have to go to keep up with skateboarding. Ok, so lets match the coolness of a kickflip, what to do. Maybe a 360 or something like that, no rollerblading is seen as extremely gay, I'm gonna have to fucking bomb off this 3 story building and hit that spiral rail all the way down.
lolol42 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what you said, but you sound confident
They mean that since rollerblading doesn't have the inherent coolness that skateboarding does, rollerbladers had to go huge in order to be noticed next to skateboarders. You ended up with people doing fucking triple backflips and stupid amounts of spins, to the point where it's almost more comparable to straight-up gymnastics. Some might say that makes it more fruity, I say it's just badass.
This is a genuine issue faced by people trying to address the problems faced by the lgbt community. For whatever reason the word we've ended up to describe discrimination against lgbt people is homophobia or transphobia. This allows people to almost dismiss issues by picking up on that word and saying exactly what you said.
On the other hand, a phobia is defined as an irrational fear or hatred of something. This may account for some cases of discrimination but didn't cover casual use of the word "gay" as a pejorative or the joke about roller blades we are discussing. These sorts of thing are sometimes referred to as "casual homophobia" but obviously there usually isn't malice aforethought.
Therefore a new way needs to be found to call out this behaviour that doesn't leave people open to defending themselves by claiming they're not afraid of or hate lgbt people.
I hope this helps you understand a bit better.
Oklahom0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simply put, the phrase "X thing is gay" as a put down of thing X is equating homosexuality with something bad. It's essentially the same as the word "gyped" or even "jay," except everyone actually knows that it's being compared to gay people.
Essentially, imagine every time a person was going to say something was stupid, they referred to it as "That's so Black." The shit storm that would cause would be justifiably terrible.
Also, "homophobia" was chosen as a way to excuses homophobia by claiming their hatred came from fear, and fear was the reason a manager was tied to a fence pole and beaten to death.
I still rollerblade 3 days a week. I still love it. I go on rollerblading tours of big cities, on riverwalk and Greenway, to roller rinks and roller discos. I really enjoy it. I don't care if people think it's lame. I met my boyfriend roller blading, my best friend skates just as much as I do. You know what's lame, spending all your free time drinking, watching shitty TV and talking shit about people healthy hobbies. It's way more fun than running and other kinds of working out. Anyway come over to r/rollerblading if you want to pick it up again.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's honestly just a matter of time. I'm married so very little fucks given about how other people see me. My training is mostly taken up by running (OCR Training), Calisthenic Carido, Swimming, Yoga, and Weight Training. Fitting rollerblading in right now is just difficult.
I may try and get my friends to do it again when it cools down though and I don't have so many OCRs coming up.
ThatGoob ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the only aggressive rollerblader in my city and I skated in a spot where skateboarders hang out. They seem interested in my grinding on a curb.
[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 14:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I skated in a spot where skateboarders hang out. They seem interested in my grinding
You should keep some kind of journal.
Day two. Saw skaters again near overpass. One of them came near. Seemed eager like he wanted to communicate. They were all wearing the same kind of patch. One had a bigger one, seemed to be the chief. We weren't able to talk effectively, though he did draw a kind of sign on a wall. Still trying to decipher. There was also a female. I think she smiled. I will call her Grinds with Arc. Beginning to have high hopes to talk. Will come back tomorrow for another attempt.
(Kind of ripped from Dances with Wolves)
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:21:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss Daily Bread mag, Brian Shima, Justin Latimer and my Razors...
My favorite skates I've owned by a mile are Shimas when he was on razor. I tried his brand Nihms? I think those h-blocks sucked so bad it ruined the skates for me.
NHsucks ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are rare enough that we no longer feel the need to roast you, it's actually kinda interesting when a rollerblader is shredding the spot. You guys always have huge over the ear headphones on and never talk to us.
m1rado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jet Set Radio Future was right!
somekook ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's true. We took care of this in the 90s and early 2000s. Any remaining rollerbladers know their place.
Still lots of good leagues that are very active (depending on where you live). It's a lot cheaper and has better hours than ice!
Monkeh123 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:36:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, rollerblading is awesome. My wife bought me some for my birthday cause I've wanted a pair for years and I use them more than my bike now. I can fly on those suckers. Plus, if you think rollerblading isn't cool or its gay, then you're a dick.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many cities have regular skating nights during which parts of the city are blocked off from traffic, so all the participants can skate around safely.
veloace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:34:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing here except with figure skating...everyone who isn't in the sport jokes about male figure skaters being gay.
Jokes on them. Male figure skaters are surrounded by athletic women all day long and are outnumbered 80:1. I met by current girlfriend by figure skating. So I say we win in the end.
Shit, roller blading is still kicking out here in Spain. Go up to one of the touristy areas in Sevilla and there's usually at least two groups of people playing bad German dubstep and going through their routine.
Rollerblading is big in Europe in general. Once they fell off in America the main companies focused on the European market and its been pretty successful for them. I hope it makes it way back to the states in a more favorable light.
Haters gonna hate. We have a ton of public paved trails for non-motorists and I see a bunch of rollerbladers, cross-country ski's with wheels (dunno name?), etc. Do what you do. Get outside and have fun.
six months later you're going out, you're gettin sushi- think you're being healthy- you're eating your own rollerblades!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Switched from rollerblading to figure skating. Figure skates are similar to roller skates in that they have a 'stop' sort of thing on the front (a pick, you're not actually supposed to use it to stop, but it does halt you from going straight over and you can use it for some neat tricks)
Anyway, the stopping mechanics on ice are so different to the ones on roller blades that, when I tried to go back to rollerblading, I fell face-first into the cement rink and bit into my tongue hard enough for it to bleed. Took them off and just used the small arcade area there while my friends who had never ice skated sped around.
Honestly the most terrifying thing I've done, I can't pick it back up. Been years since I figure skated, but I can go back to the ice rink any time and easily pick up the memory of how to go backwards, forward, some simple tricks, all the stops, a little edge work, basic spins and basic jumps. Rollerblading just ends up in blood.
It sucks too because the parties at the roller rink were the BEST. They had a toilet seat hanging above one rink that you'd throw a roll of paper in to, and all sorts of games, then they'd bring out a shitty, metal, meter high ramp to go over, and you could request any hit song of the 00's whenever. God damn I miss it.
Also sometimes I'd push my mother's wheelchair around for fun.
B-ace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:34:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's terrible because I do it to train for speed skating in the winter. I always feel self conscious about it though
Pseiz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come to Denver! Where people still rollerblade. I think it has something to do with skiing (same muscle group, I imagine). But whatever it is, I regularly see 10+ people of all shapes, sizes and sexually orientations (though I do not stop to ask) doing it on my bike rides. I'm considering buying a pair of skates.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, just going to sell the house and move over :-P.
Don't you have a lot of steep hills?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once upon a time rollerblading was the cool thing to do. In fact rollerblading was cool whereas rollerskating was considered stupid and outdated. Ah, I miss the 90s. But you're right I can't remember the last time I've seen a person rollerblading (or rollerskating for that matter)
Roller skating however, is getting really popular again in a lot of circles. With the rise of roller derby and chicks in bowls type stuff, I see a lot more people at rinks and at skate parks than I used to.
MJ_83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! While walking the dog yesterday, there was a 40-something guy sitting on the steps of his apartment strapping up his blades. My only thought was that guy has balls!
Gravitom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Inline is pretty big in Europe. Organized skates in London reach the hundreds and Paris gets over a thousands. Also big in Warsaw.
We even have events around town where you can make a tour on rollerblades at night. It's called "Skate by night" and has usually around twohundred people attending.
It can't be THAT uncool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:30:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friend rollerblade all the time and even play street hockey in them. They have no life and dont know what they are talking about
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft.
I'll stay uncool if that's the case. I love rollerblading.
What the hell happened? In the 90s and early 2000s they rivaled skateboarders in numbers. I remember skaters always being pissed at them. "Dude, you snaked my run!" "Yeah, well, I only need half the runway to do something twice as rad!"
And then it disappeared from the face of the earth. What happened!?
No fucks given, one day I'm going to use them instead of doing my normal run.
Do it.
I'm 35, so I was the perfect age for rollerblading's peak in the early to mid 90s, and it was the only athletic thing I've ever been good at. Pulled mine out of the garage closet a few months ago, had a blast. Since I'm also pushing a stroller often while I'm out blading, idgaf what anyone else thinks.
Also all sorts of 90s things are coming back, just last month traveling I saw more fanny packs than I've seen in 20 years. Rollerblades can come back too.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh don't worry, I'm 34, married and with 0 fucks to give. I just don't do it much because I'm focusing on Spartan Races, which has more running than anything. Once the "season" dies down in December, I'm going to start up again and send pictures to my work friends telling them to suck it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually crazy because I never thought about that, how in the 90s everyone I knew rollerbladed. I haven't seen anyone rollerblading in over a fucking decade
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My local sports centre hosts all-night roller discos, complete with a fully licensed bar. They've done a few 24 hour events of this too, so you can literally get your boogie on drunk as shit, on rollerskates.
There's a kid who rollerblades everywhere on my campus. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere. Dining halls, classrooms, I even have watched him play pool with them on a couple of times. Honestly a pretty cool dude.
In college settings it's actually very popular. I see several people go to class with rollerblades on and then blade out when spring came around this year.
Don't worry about that guy. He's not funny. The real joke would be "You know what the best part of rollerblading is? Not having to tell your parents you're gay."
If you have dogs it's a great way to take them for a run! Instead of just taking my dogs for a walk, i roller blade with them so it's still kind of cool. Plus it gives the dogs a really good word out and tires them out
gabriot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jcpinbkk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Thailand and have a Thai wife. She totally missed the Rollerblading craze. Well, just a few weeks ago the #2 rollerblader in the world opened a new skating dome close to our house. She is getting into it after just to visits. We are the only adults skating, but it's fun. I am going to get to live through the craze one more time. I myself never really got into, so now I can enjoy it too.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck people dude, I still go to a big park nearby and rollerblade. Shit ton of fun, especially going around curves and trying not to fall haha.
And here I keep seeing people say that scooters make a person gay.
Personally, I don't care. A scooter can be used as a blunt weapon, so I think the people insulting them have a death wish. And roller blades/skates are cool in my book. Next time you here someone insult them, just sing that lyric:
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy how this changed too.
I graduated high school in '01 and virtually everyone I knew owned rollerblades. I played hockey through college and most of my friends spent a good portion of our lives on rollerblades. Now, whenever I see someone on rollerblades it's a creepy old guy.
I haven't seen anyone roller blading in years but a couple months ago I saw a middle aged man in all dark clothing carrying multiple grocery bags while roller blading. It was 1am and he was skating with traffic (so he wouldn't be able to see oncoming cars) on a dark country road.
Not sure if he was high on meth or trying to kill himself.
It's actually making a come back in Poland it seems. I'm seeing alot more people on rollerblades lately after not seeing them at all anywhere for some 20 years.
Fuck. I used to be hard core into inline skating. I had a pair of Roces and would hit up the local skate park every Friday. The halfpipe was my favorite. Man I wish I could teleport to like 17 years ago.
Microbeads were bad for the environment and I want to say will be officially outlawed in 2017.
The plastic beads would pass through water filtering systems and go straight into the ocean.
I am aware of the impact/consequences of these beads, never used the bead soap but antibacterial seemed most common when shopping for generic* cheap liquid hand soap
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there isnโt enough science to show that over-the-counter (OTC) antibacterial soaps are better at preventing illness than washing with plain soap and water. To date, the benefits of using antibacterial hand soap havenโt been proven. In addition, the wide use of these products over a long time has raised the question of potential negative effects on your health.
After studying the issue, including reviewing available literature and hosting public meetings, in 2013 the FDA issued a proposed rule requiring safety and efficacy data from manufacturers, consumers, and others if they wanted to continue marketing antibacterial products containing those ingredients, but very little information has been provided. Thatโs why the FDA is issuing a final rule under which OTC consumer antiseptic wash products (including liquid, foam, gel hand soaps, bar soaps, and body washes) containing the majority of the antibacterial active ingredientsโincluding triclosan and triclocarbanโwill no longer be able to be marketed.
Why? Because the manufacturers havenโt proven that those ingredients are safe for daily use over a long period of time. Also, manufacturers havenโt shown that these ingredients are any more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illnesses and the spread of certain infections. Some manufacturers have already started removing these ingredients from their products, ahead of the FDAโs final rule.
โFollowing simple handwashing practices is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many types of infection and illness at home, at school and elsewhere,โ says Theresa M. Michele, MD, of the FDAโs Division of Nonprescription Drug Products. โWe canโt advise this enough. Itโs simple, and it works.โ
EDIT: Obligatory bitching about the single downvote I received. SUCK IT TRICLOSAN LOVERS, YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!
No, you can't. Norovirus and C. diff (two of the germs that make you vomit and diarrhea) aren't killed by alcohol based hang sanitizer. You need soap and water to wash them away.
I am not, but do use alcohol sanitizer occasionally
Krivvan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:54:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've noticed that too. Whenever I ended up with antibacterial soap it's always because I just picked up something generic on the cheaper end. You'd think it'd be more expensive not less.
Are they limiting use *to public restrooms after the FDA ban (pretty sure that's the agency that banned it)?
ddosn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are they banning antibacterial soap?
scy1192 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Triclosan is ineffective and contributes to antibacterial resistance (pathogens become stronger as a result of improperly applied antibiotics). Consumers are convinced they need it to be clean though so it'd be suicide if a company stopped using it while everyone else does.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't lie to us.
Obama hates this country so much he is opening our bathrooms and our innocent hands to FOREIGN bacteria.
They aren't banning them, they just can't be labeled as antibacterial anymore because they haven't been shown to give any added antibacterial benefit over standard soap. Consequently, soap brands are just removing the antibacterial ingredients because they're an unnecessary expense if you can't advertise it as such.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it counts as micro beads, but the soap I have at work has pumice in it I think, and it is the best soap. I know micro beads are the devil when it comes to the environment, but they work really well to clean hands
My friends and I played the variant where you get to punch them if you can punch them. However, if they can punch you, they get to punch you.
No silly circles, or other bullshit.
We punched each other a lot.
Pretty sure someone tried to introduce this game at some point, and it went something like:
"You looked at the circle! Now I get to punch you!"
"Huh?"
*Punch*
"Yeah, if you make this circle, then when somebody looks at it you..."
*Punches back harder*
avanross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then you get to fart because they pulled your finger.
Womblist ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 13:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES! I couldn't remember if the rule was catching their finger or just dodging the poke. I guess if you dodge the poke you still get to hit them, cos they totally saw the circle.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not about them seeing it, its about them looking directly at it. Seeing it in peripheral vision is how they win (didn't know the stuff where they get to hit the person making the circle though)
English is my second language. Thank you for correcting me! Would you happen to know why there's no apostrophe? Is it because it's already a possessive determiner?
Ohhhh that was kinda a while separate thing. Then there was the upside down version of the "ok" hand sign and you got to punch someone if they looked at or below the waist. Those were just two diff things we played in totally different years now that I think of it. Had no idea that was all one game for people.
h83r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our rule was you can punch the person as long as you could hold their finger
jbluntt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, never encountered that one. We kind of had a "don't be a dick" approach. If you jump into someone's eyeline and circle them, nobody's gonna let that count..
If someone is sitting down then you can walk up to them at eye level. That's why we have a rule that it has to be below both waists instead of just yours.
fltemp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When my friend first did that to me I had a good chuckle. The next time he did it I was ready. I whipped out my limp member and shoved it in that circle as hard and deep as possible.
We always played by the rule that they had to break the circle to be able to punch you!
hezur6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck, was that "game" played over at the US too? It just blew my mind, with all the cultural differences between places, you'd expect silly kid games in the '90s to be at least a bit different between the US and Spain, but it's the exact same thing.
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the UK, but it certainly seems that way...
mhead526 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's making a comeback. I'm 17 and this summer I went to a precollege program. People played that constantly. Even during a habitat build, people played it on the scaffolding. Probably not the safest idea
Did anyone else have strict rules about the punching process? Our rule was mark it, punch it, wipe it off. If you didn't do that, you got punched back.
QQcumber ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wouldn't they call the cops if you attempt to finger their vagina randomly?
Womblist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no NO. That's not how it works at all. If they look at the circle, you get to swipe your finger across their tricep in an X shape, then punch it, then wipe it off. If you do not wipe it off, they get to return the favor.
Edit: If anyone can tell me the proper way to play Thumbmaster, I will give you Reddit gold.
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's probably not a "proper" way. Odds are there's some regional variation like we've seen here...
edit: sweet 6 FB likes!!! almost as satisfying as karma.
has anyone ever worked out the FB Like to Reddit Karma ratio?
sp00ks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing how you have 6 friends and 6 likes and there is over 200 million users and you got 40 likes... I would say you do better on facebook over strangers on the internet.
Our sales manager would do it when we were talking to customers and then when he got us he'd be like "come into my office when you're done" and then punch you.
Shit, I'm over 30 and still do the circle on rare occasions.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty good! Have to seen the weird video edit where they make him say 'look at this graph'? ... I don't know why but it makes me laugh every time
I drew it on a sticky note then left it on the floor by my desk. Whenever someone stopped to pick up the paper, comprehension dawned and they had to take the hit.
A game for two or more players in which one player makes a circle with his/her hand (sort of like an "OK" sign, or similar to the American Sign Language letter F) below their waist and attempts to get the other player(s) to look at it. If at least one other player looks at the person's hand in while it's making this sign below the waist, the person who got the others to look at their hand gets to punch all of the players who saw the circle, generally in the arm/shoulder area. This is generally a game that's played all day and out of the blue. The idea is to catch the other player(s) off guard and get them to look at the "circle" below your waist to get the privilege of punching them.
So something rather similar to The Game, Iโd say. Incidentally, youโve also just lost the game.
My boss at my last job tried that. He is also a coach of a HD football team and can be a little bit of a machine asshole at times, and said that they do this all the time. He made the symbol, got me to look at it, and then proclaimed that he got me to look at it.
I just replied, "I have no idea what that means." He tried to explain it but I was all like " Yeah, sure. Whatever."
He walked away with a defeated look on his face. It was glorious.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He is also a coach of a HD football team and can be a little bit of a machine asshole at times...
TRFKTA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What that doesn't state is that if you put your finger through the hole before they take it away, you get to punch the person who tried to get you to look
Damn you, I had a good streak going! I don't care if people in high school even thought it was dumb, I'm 26 years old and I'm still playing The Game. It's just corny enough that I like it P:
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you! I just lost the game.
fcmk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You little shit you did this to me
Smarag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta punch them in the arm or in the tit if they're really fat
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever someone would punch me for this I would just punch them back. This was never cool, it was always something that annoying kid trying desperately hard to be cool did.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or punch buggies. If someone punches me in the shoulder because they see a stupid VW Beetle, I'll brood. I'll be super angry and keep it inside til I die.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:47:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had this too, it appears to be continental, where the fuck did it start?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few coworkers and I go on a walk after lunch every day. And one of them always has his hands in that symbol. They were all confused when I brought it up. He wasn't doing it on purpose.
clarko21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you serious! Thats the epitome of cool... Probably invented by The Fonz himself! My friends brought that back a few years ago (as mature adults), its still classic trust me
TRFKTA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone has obviously looked at one too many circles below the waist
jk147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am so old that I don't even know what that is.
We uses to punch each other when you see a classic Beatle. Punch buggy no punch backs!
That shit was never "cool". Everybody just did it and by the time everyone caught on it just disappeared. God I hated middle school
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah cause you'll probably get sued for "assault" and have a felony on your record these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off! This is the only legal way I get to hit my wife.
lukenog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never done it as a circle, where I live the game has always involved an extended thumb and index finger like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/lmYMN
Also we do a slap on the neck instead of a punch, but if the target says "self serve" before the perpetrator can say "no self serve", then the target is allowed to slap himself on the neck instead. Also if the perpetrator says "friends and family" everyone in the room has to slap the target on the neck too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, no, my friends still do it. Mind you they're all huge nerds.
a game school kids have been playing since forever. You take your hand and make the "OK" sign and hold it below your waist. You then have to trick someone into looking right at it. If they do you get to punch them. BUT if they get their finger through the O in your hand without looking then they get to hit you.
Holy shit. This was big in my High School in fucking South America and I absolutely had no idea a) that it was that popular and b) where the hell it came from.
I'm 23 and started doing this with my coworkers. They all dissed me at first but then we all did it to each other (about 10 of us ranging from 23-30yo). Instead of punching I just flicked peoples noses though when they would look down.
It got to the point we would email pictures to each other or print them out and hide them in a stack of papers. It was pretty fun but after a month we all kinda stopped doing it.
I don't know, my son and his best friend in high school are still doing this. They're freshmen but both captains of their football team and considered "fire" (aka cool). But instead of punching they slap each other on the back of the neck. And the circle either has to be below the waist or above the head.
I wonder how these things spread. I'm from Belgium and here we do this too (or used to, although my brother still does this occasionally). I'm assuming they do it in Asia too, and maybe in South-America, etc.
And it all started with one kid who thought it was funny to punch someone for looking inside a finger-made circle.
workana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source: worked with high schoolers over the summer
Karpman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking christ I hated that the moment I saw it in middle school. You get to punch me after I looked at your hand that you moved so I would look at it? You just get to make this up? How about I make up a rule where I gouge your eyes out if you try that again?!
edit: circles around your eyes with your fingers is a thing, and if someone looks at you while you do it they punch you. but you can put 4 fingers (like paper from Rock Paper scissors) between your eyes to break it and hit em' back.
Tana1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and "The Game" If you don't know what that is then you won't ever lose if you do know what it is......Ha! You lose
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? When I was at school people would just punch me for no real reason, or kick me against the bins, throw things at me. But now look who is laughing! While they left school and got somewhat well paying jobs, I am sat here unemployed for most of the last 4 years and don't even have any friends! Haha..ha...cries in the corner
Is there a name for this game? We did it as kids and everyone I know knows the game no matter where they are from, but I've never heard anyone use a name for it.
We were saying something similar with regard to Windows 95. Understanding the word "kernel" and the pros and cons of patching one without restarting may not ever be cool though.
That seems a bit like saying "I shouldn't have to stop driving to have maintenance performed on my car." You just can't change core files while the OS is running. Do you shut your computer down at night? I've never had Windows 10 ask me to restart.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I've had it happen. Just once is too much.. I lost a lot of effort while working on a program.
It's a pretty common complaint about Windows 10, and I was surprised to see how sudden it really was... one second, you're computing, the next second the screen fades to black and it's restarting.
Then you gave it permission to automatically restart.
Maysock ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:26:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that a certain other operating system doesn't need to restart every time something is changed in system, even as low as the kernel level. And that's been the case for decades.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Maysock ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No booboo, the one that doesn't come with an aluminum, passively cooled pricegouge. It's the one that's incredibly effective birth control.
So much negativity.
I'm really not impressed by Windows 10 and have criticized it on Reddit before, but calling it garbage is just being overly dramatic.
I realize you think it's so great that Linux doesn't need to restart to update, but there is a catch. The changes in the update still don't take effect until the system is restarted. Any processes that are running will still be running the older version.
So you can say, Windows can't update without restarting, but I'd argue Linux doesn't truly run the most updated version without a restart either. Window's is just asking you to get it over with (likely for security reasons), where as this may be a lesser concern on Linux where in the install base is much smaller.
It never was cool. Windows still does restart at times for updates.
Jiiprah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Linux machine doesn't need to restart. Why the fuck does my windows machine?
And why doesn't it know I'm playing Rocket League? Don't do updates during gaming.
dcel8 ยท 10233 points ยท Posted at 11:14:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iambic pentameter? ABAB rhyme scheme? No sweat. :)
In days of yore, the Facebook base was young. I'd post my vids, I'd chat and like with friends. But then with me my mom was there among, So there my Facebook story sadly ends.
I'm not sure that it exactly fits, given the syllable count, but perhaps it could depending on what lyrics you use. I've heard variations. How do you sing it?
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well oops i guess my syllable counting was really off this morning
Thanks! Not a bad idea, however I'm not sure I agree.
The traditional limerick meter is anapaest, which is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one (da da dum). Sometimes the first unstressed syllable per line is dropped. This is called acephaly.
For To be friends with dad to be line four, "be" would need to be stressed. I don't think that's a natural way to say that line. "Friends" stressed would make more sense, but this doesn't fit.
Also, traditionally, if there isn't a natural break after line three (period, comma, semi-colon, or pause in speaking) limericks often keep the anapaestic meter through lines three and four together, reading and scanning as a single line:
Well, I'm no poet (though limericks are my favorite), and you obviously know a lot more about this than I do. It certainly makes a lot more sense to read lines three and four as one line - I didn't know you could do that.
No worries. Again, you don't have to read those lines that way, and you can't assume that the reader will do so. Given that, your point is certainly valid. Many limerick writers do match syllable counts in lines three and four for that very reason.
My guy friends all added my dad because they thought he's cool (though he hardly posts anything on Facebook besides his golf scores). And my mom added my chick friends. I never heard complaints.
Chyld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get an upvote for writing a limerick that actually follows the limerick cadence properly, which seems to be a rare talent on the internet. Good show!
Redhavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ninja Edit; if you made the account through Spotify and didn't link facebook, then later linked to FB, then you can unlink them, but that's the only time you can unlink them
No you can't, not anymore at least. Earlier this year I was setting up to delete my Facebook and I even contacted Spotify to see if there was a way to remove the association - there isn't. I had to make a new Spotify account.
Really? When did you do this? I ulinked mine like 3 or 4 months ago. I had to create a new account and they moved all my playlists over to the new account.
Probably 7 months ago. When I signed up to Spotify I signed up using my Facebook. They said I had to create a new account but I had to manually move my songs and playlists over.
I was able to unlink FB from Spotify earlier this year. Now my username is a long number.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure I made my account through facebook but I could be wrong about that. I'll have to look into it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even though you have to make a new Spotify account, if you contact support@Spotify.com they can help you by transferring your old account information (playlists, followers, etc.) to the new account. I deleted my Facebook and it is permanently gone and this is the only solution to recover your information.
Source: Currently going through this with their tech support and they assured me that they can reconnect your old account with the new one, will update once I have access again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to Spotify support, you have to create a new account without using Facebook. Then you can submit a support ticket to have all your playlists and whatnot transferred to your new account.
And during that 5-10 minute time you need to keep deactivating your facebook account because spotify keeps logging you into facebook. GAH I'm pulling my hair out just thinking about it.
I talked to support about this just a couple weeks ago. You have to make a new account, and then request that they transfer your playlists and everything to your new account.
Just login with yodur fb email and associated password. You dont need to do anything more.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can make a new account and request a transfer for leaving facebook. They move all of your stuff over for you. Did this last month and their customer support had great turn around.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to create a new account and then contact Spotify to merge them when I deleted my Facebook. Worth it, but it shouldn't be that difficult. Haven't been on Facebook at all in 2016 and it's such an amazing feeling!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I have a dummy Facebook account. Has no friends, no posts, I set all the security settings to make invisible. But I can sign into stuff on my phone with 2 taps if I need to.
I just realized how stuck with Facebook I am.. If I ever wanted to get rid of it or make a new one, all the things I couldn't be bothered signing up for and just clicked "log in with Facebook" I would lose.
Raf99 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:29:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst thing you can do on the Web is sign in with Facebook through other websites. You should just send them your wallet and house keys in the mail.
clarko21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:14:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always wonder about this, but why is it actually bad?
I never understand this line of thinking. What, exactly, do you think is going to happen?
Raf99 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:29 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you think will happen when one of the sites gets hacked? Your shared info will tag along. This and you don't know what the sites share between each other. There is a documentary about this scenario on how to get in your bank account they need into your phone account. To get the phone account they needed into your email account. And to get that they simply hacked one of the sites you shared your login info with.
None of this made any sense. What do your phone accounts and email accounts have to do with Facebook? You can't use Facebook to log in to your Gmail or Verizon account. You also shouldn't be putting anything on your Facebook that isn't already publicly available information.
Fuck it. If those sites want to force you to use facebook, delete it anyway. That's a business model that's going to receive backlash in upcoming years.
I remember when the messenger app first came out everyone was all up in arms about it, saying why do we need two apps for this? But now I've been able to delete the Facebook app and keep messenger as a handy free messaging service everyone has, it's great!
[deleted] ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 13:08:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The regular fb app is so ridiculously bloated. I got rid of it on my old, underpowered smartphone and the speed doubled straight off.
The messenger app really isn't better. I used the mobile webpage for as long as I could, but you can't even look at your messages there anymore. It still pisses me off.
I know, but the layout is bad enough I don't really find it usable.
Back on my old phone when I was routed I had an app that reenabled messages in either the base app or the webpage, but since getting my 6P I haven't rooted so I could keep android pay support.
It's a decent workaround, but it needs to work on not being such a shitty app. The occasionally deciding that the top buttons don't do anything is a giant pain.
I'm not going to reinstall it, but my Hibernator app that closes restarted apps told me it restarts five to six times in a span of five minutes. That's pretty awful.
ZeDespo ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 13:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Download "Tinfoil for Facebook". Tinfoil let's you browse the mobile web page with a layer of protection to keep your information safe from Facebook's grubby hands. To message people (since it doesn't work on Tinfoil for now), download Disa. It is an all in one messaging hub that can use Facebook's plug ins to interact with your friends, without giving messenger all those permissions to snoop on your phone. Also, these apps are VERY generous on your phone in terms of computational resource hogging
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swipe for Facebook is another great facebook wrapper if you are on Andriod
decerian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I'm pretty sure the creator of swipe is a redditor, because that's how I learned about it.
meldroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Metal - I think it's based on Tinfoil. It makes Facebook not suck on your Android devices.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can try Lite, it still functions like an asshole, but needs much much lower resources
pr2thej ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are alternatives. I use Tinfoil for Facebook
Amator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, battery life too. I just created a Shortcut to open the Facebook URL in Safari that lives on my home screen. 99% of the functionality and less of a bastard to my phone.
jfreez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same.
Raf99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use the old app on my phone. The one that is part of FB. Anyone using the newer app is crazy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just log on via my Chrome app. I find it much more convenient, and obviously a lot easier on my CPU.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And me, got rid of the app and just use the mobile site on Chrome.
Xzeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only reason I kept it was to link photos and info to my contacts but apparently that broke some versions back on the android side....so yeah..no real reason to keep it around these days.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been posting less and less. I stopped notifications on all pages other than friends i know in person to get rid of the memes and retarded ultra conservative posts only to find out that is all that my friends post anyway.
I actually can't delete Facebook because my Galaxy S7 literally doesn't allow you to. There's just an option to Turn it Off, which I just did.
Gurrb17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like free Tinder.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally the only reason I still have a Facebook, I have a lot of long distance friends and phoning them (which we love to do, our conversations last hours) is completely free
Patiiii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:17:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the permission requirements for messenger are outrageous... i do not understand this messaging apps craze... i see 0 advantages over texting in most of them. i like hangouts though 'cause conversations transfer seamlessly from phone to computer.
0 advantages? Are you serious? SMS is old and slow. Also the phone/computer thing is supported by messenger too, but you can use apps like Join and Pushbullet to do it with others.
enrodude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the reasons why I don't want to delete my account.
I still have a Facebook account. It's a tool that occasionally becomes useful. But those are rare occasions and I prefer to distance myself from it as much as possible in the meantime so I never have to think about it.
Everyone I would care about messaging me has my phone number/WhatsApp anyways.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I'm doing: logged out of Facebook, only post important announcements (I moved abroad, gotta keep in touch with my family), keep Messenger logged in.
they've been slowly killing the app though, which is shit. They keep adding terrible features and not fixing old ones. Half the time I don't even get notifications for messages, the app crashes constantly, it takes up fucking 800 megabytes with only something like 7 chats, counting PMs.
eramais ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And messenger scans all your text messages for data aggregating to FB! What a benefit to us!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I... I dont have it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How come nobody that I know, here in Houston, uses Whatsapp? I spent the last 9 years in Germany (dual-citizen) and that was the most popular texting app.
Yeah idk. It didnt really hit here in Sweden either. They were bought by facebook anyway. Still a good app though, but less convenient to connect to people compared to fb
MSN messenger died about 6 months after facebook brought out theirs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the absolute rapiest apps you can download on your phone. I highly, highly advise against downloading it. You're basically willingly installing spyware when you use any facebook app.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but that is my point. no one is using these apps. So I would have to convince ppl to get them. Everyone has facebook, that is why messenger is successful. The solution that is second after facebook is regular texting, because everyone has a phone number.
I may be a bit of a paranoid patty, but I just don't like the idea of having my past (no matter how innocuous the picture/comment/etc is) being readily available to anyone who can click on my profile. I've changed a lot as a person in the last 10 years (when I first joined Facebook in middleschool) and there is just way too much from my impressionable teen years that I would rather not have floating around the internet. Got rid of it more than a year ago and it's like a weight off my shoulder. If I want to reconnect with friends or family, I'll call or text them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough, that makes sense. I had a friend who, for months, would talk about how he needs to get rid of his Facebook; like doing so would be this big symbolic gesture. He never mentioned about having his past available or anything like that, just that he was getting tired of it. I always found it strange.
I mean getting rid of the evidence doesn't mean you weren't a dumb teenager. Everyone was a dumb teenager, and on the rare chance somebody find it, you can have a good laugh about how you've changed. But that's just me.
jfreez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep mine for occasional contact/creepin', but I haven't scrolled the newsfeed or anything for a long time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you know if someone doesn't use facebook? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
"I don't use Facebook" is the new "I don't even own a tv". It doesn't impress anyone and you just come across as s pretentious asshole if you constantly mention it.
You know how someone doesn't have facebook anymore? They tell you.
macye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But without Facebook, how do you easily find all friends, have group chats, have events and handle invitations, organize contact especially with people you do t know very well, are pictures of all your friends, etc?
The only reason I don't is because I'm worried I'll miss some sort of news. I mean, I do suppose Reddit usually posts about anything "big", so maybe I wouldn't miss it, but I don't know.
It's actually a really solid replacement for email(which doesn't have a good look up and has 1000% more ads), and facebook trade groups are better than craigslist. Using it for SSO is also pretty solid for sites you don't want to bother making separate accounts for.
The feed is pure cancer though.
Yokhen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing it the physical face-to-face way is alright, but...
Isn't using facebook for events easier?
I mean, in my case it's how I get invited to everything and how I find the time, date and address or wherever I'm trying to get to.
As for everything else. I salute your independence from it.
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would miss all news regarding college and dorm because that's the only way to get notifications when there is some new info. Facebook is not that bad, people just can't filter out people and pages they follow and they end up with wall full of bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
even before then when farmville and other bullshit showed up, it went from being online chat and arranging activites and meetups to shitposts everywhere and I remember what phones are for
Yep. Facebook gave me a good 10 years worth of slutty Spring Break and Halloween pics. Now, it's babies, those fucking annoying overhead recipe videos, pictures of dinner, and 40 and 50 something posting shitty memes about Muslims and how they were the last generation to play outside.
Comafly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is a reflection of your social circle. Sounds more like the people you know are just shit m8.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Comafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It brings out the shitness in already shit people. If someone is being shit, you remove them. Now your facebook isn't shit.
Always hated facebook but left Myspace to join all my friends that hopped over to to FB. Myspace was way cooler. Each page was like walking into someones bedroom, playlists playing, leaving notes on their fridge with magnets and what not.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol get off my lawn. My kids just got on Facebook but guess what? I was an original user when it was only open to .edu addresses. Your parents MADE facebook.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never understood this. Both my parents tried to add me and I straight up told them no. My status updates are designed to be shared with friends and so can be a little foul mouthed sometimes. I don't need that crap.
Nah it was still kill even with parents lurking around. It was grandparents getting on that truly killed it. You might as well be on LinkedIn with Grandma lurking around you Facebook feed.
rwv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh.... parents infiltrated in 2006-2007.
Though I think by now we may be at a tipping point where parents are the majority.
Yup. Used to be great when I could post something dirty on someone's wall, or insult my friends, and generally just have no censor. Now I get "Dude! My grandma can see that"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
back when it was just .edu facebook was ok
franch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right? i see my awful aunts tagging their just off to college kid in baby pics and asking why he's not wearing his childhood favorite color and shit.
JCAPS766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the kids who infiltrated. I've been on it since it was invented and I'm a parent now. Get off my lawn.
Avastz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Essentially, after they no longer required the .edu email address.
[deleted] ยท 2613 points ยท Posted at 11:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
45 year old Dad with relatives all over the place. This is perfect for me. I post a picture of the boys on the first day of school or at the beach and it's basically touching base with all my relatives. No uncomfortable phone calls or visits just to "catch up". I love me some facebook.
[deleted] ยท 2068 points ยท Posted at 11:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Fiennes ยท 927 points ยท Posted at 11:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I removed my birthday from Facebook because I wanted to know who actually remembers my birthday and who only messages me because Facebook tells them to. The first couple of years I was surprised to see that not only a few cousins but also some old acquaintances from high school still sent me birthday notes. However, from there the number waned a bit each year until this last year, when absolutely nobody wished me a happy birthday :(
To be honest though I'm not really someone who cares about birthday wishes, so it's all good.
Edit: To everyone who has pointed out that I obviously care about birthday wishes because of the frown face in my post or simply due to the fact that I took this action, yes, if someone wishes me a happy birthday, that's neat. If nobody wishes me a happy birthday, I'm not really bothered by it, despite my use of the emoticon for humor. I would never get mad at someone or think less because they don't know my birthday.
I was interested to know whether people had just decided to learn my birthday while growing up or if it is just a token gesture that Facebook urges them to do. I got my answer. There are no hard feelings about it.
To those who think I'm a jerk for not letting Facebook remind you it's my birthday, sorry. Just put it in your phone or something. I won't be mad if you don't.
I have a friend who purposely puts the wrong birthday on Facebook in order to see who are her real friends. I think it's the most BS thing in the world. If we're friends I don't need to pass a test to prove that to you or anyone else. Now I just don't comment on their birthday regardless
I certainly do not, and I also rarely if ever wish people Happy Birthday via Facebook. To the few people whose birthdays I know by heart, I'll usually send a text or give them a call.
But I'm not trying to say people aren't "real friends" if they haven't memorized my birthday or anything like that. I'm just curious to know who would have had a reason to learn and remember my birthday.
Like I said in my first post, I personally don't place a ton of stock on birthday wishes in general. There are plenty of other good ways to know how a person feels about you anyway.
I barely remember my immediate family's birthdays, let alone friends. I'm terrible with dates in general (especially holidays) so FB is great for reminding me
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally have a piece of paper in my wallet with 3 birhdays. My wife, my son and my daughter.
I'm THAT bad. The guy you were replying to puts a test on his friendships? WTF!!!!
Haha I know what you mean. I recently started putting my family's birthdays on my google calendar so I get reminders on my phone. Otherwise I have no idea.
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just started doing this as well!!! Took me awhile but the list is growing! Without it I would be so lost.
Fiennes ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 13:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell man, I can barely remember my own close family's birthdays, it's better to just remind people if you want any birthday wishes.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is kind of a tough one, though, because most people who remember birthdays are remembering through some means-- maybe it's an alert in their phone, maybe it's in a Filofax or some analog means.
As time passes and the technology improves, maybe someone decides that they don't need to migrate all their birthdays from their old phone to the new one because Facebook reminds them. They're not relying on their old means of remembering because they have a new one, from which you have decided to opt out in order to "test" them.
Eventually that's how we'll remember anything... facts and figures will all be remembered by our augmented reality devices, it frees up the brain for creative processing.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:46:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get kinda depressed around my birthday cause nobody would post birthday wishes, while even the weirdest kids in school would get them. Only recently realized I never actually had FB set to notify them.
My plan for next year is to wait till after my birthday and then reset it as 3 months later and see who wishes me happy birthday twice in 3 month span..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An old friend of mine did this. To not surprise, most fell for it.. Only a few were like "wait, what?"
For what it's worth I almost never wish people happy birthday on Facebook. It's a meaningless shit gesture. If I care about them I'll give or send them a card.
My wife didn't tell me it was my birthday until late in the evening one year. I went all day without thinking of it until then. I've never seen what was so special about them, but that's probably just my own misanthropy.
I also hid my birthday on Facebook and the same thing happened. Year after year the greetings dwindled and only those who remember my birthday by heart greeted me. To me that's mission accomplished because I get agitated when people flood my wall or my chat logs. Plus, I hate doing the obligatory thank you comments to their obligatory greetings. I disabled wall posts and tagging on my timeline for similar reasons.
Mine shows up on Facebook. The last two years no one called, not even my parents. My wife remembered at least.
uprock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone that is not on social media at all, I have witnessed this same thing. Starting about 6 years ago, the numbers of birthday wishes started waining... until last year and this year... when no. one. called.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right on. It seems like a lot of commenters think I'm an asshole for doing this. Or that I'm passing big judgments about people over it.
It's more of a curiosity for me, and of course when random people do remember, I think it's neat. But I agree I don't remember other people's birthdays and it's nothing against anyone who doesn't know mine.
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really think you aren't being honest if you act like it is no big deal. You do it for a reason. You have a grudge for people who forget your birthday. Just admit it, you don't have to dance around the concept.
What do I have to gain by lying about my opinion of birthdays on Reddit?
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is on you, pal. I think you are trying to justify it to the world. Like, "Hey this is an okay thing to do to 'friends' I have, right?"
I just find this sort of thing very mean and unkind. Do you understand that some people have trouble remember numbers, names and dates? Not in a malicious way, but in a durpy, I can't remember way.
I said this in another post above but I have a piece of paper in my wallet with 3 dates on it; my wife and 2 kids birthdays. That is how BAD I am at remembering birthdays.
I would honestly be so horrified if my kids feel like this is me being a bad dad. I just have a shitty memory.
So this idea that you are testing loved ones to see how much they care and actively making it harder on them to do so, I feel is very mean spirited.
I removed the notifications for my birthday off. You'd be shocked how few people remember your birthday once you take it off Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same experience. That and marketing stuff, even though it's hidden, it's not my real birthday anyway. Putting the tin foil hat aside, I have always been put off by the seemingly mandatory duty of FaceBook birthdays. So I hid the date. This year I received 1 birthday remark on fb, which honestly, is totally good with me as it was a nice little surprise. It was two days ago, so maybe someone will post something this week, but I doubt it.
Edit: 1) I am not a big fan of my birthday, and 2) find it odd that social media keeps track of people's birthdays.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it might just be people not using Facebook as much. I used to have like 100 birthday wishes a couple years ago, but in my most recent one I got like 30. My birthday has always been visible so it's not that either. It works the same for the opposite too. I used to check Facebook daily in the morning to wish people a happy birthday. Now I barely check Facebook and usually only give wishes to close friends.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty convinced that nobody outside my immediate family would remember my birthday if not for Facebook. I'm no better myself, I quite often forget my brothers' and nieces'/nephews' birthdays too.
I actually like that part of Facebook. It's nice to get birthday messages, even if it's from people who wouldn't remember it by themselves.
I'm the other way around. I rescheduled my birthday to a more convenient date. (Yes I can do that, it's my birthday and I'll do what I want.). But I leave the old one on Facebook in case anyone from a former live needs it to track me down. So I get random Facebook friends wishing me happy birthday and the first one is always confusing.
You are misinterpreting the outcome for the cause. The reason no one remembered your birthday is the same reason no one remembers your phone number. We have off loaded that to technology. Everyone is on Facebook and everyone has their birthday on Facebook. People didn't remember it was your birthday because they only know their immediate families birthdays.
Also, you had your birthday on there, so no one bothered to memorize it because they figured FB had it. When you removed it, people just assumed it was still on there and it wasn't in fact your birthday.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I removed mine after meeting up with a friend and mentioning my birthday, he was offended "you didn't tell me it was your birthday!!". I showed him his birthday wishes to me on my FB wall.
I'm glad I removed it as I don't really much celebrate my birthday anyway, and the messages always made me uncomfortable. They weren't much different from those automated birthday messages you get from shops you sign up for the mailing list of. Well meaning but insincere.
I used something to take all my friend's birthdays listed on Facebook and put them in my actual calendar on OS X. Now people I haven't been friends with for whatever reason for years I still have birthdays for on my Mac.
I feel like Facebook just ruins birthdays. You get tons of messages from people who never talk to you (if you befriend copious amounts of needless people which I don't) saying happy birthday as a formality and it's too much effort to reply to each one. I've seen many people just post: "Thanks to everyone who said happy birthday". It feels to me that the people posting don't care much and the person who's birthday it is just comes back after having a nice birthday, checks facebook and sees lots of notifications that he has to trudge through. If you cared about their birthday you'd give them a ring or do something in real life.
I hate Facebook...
Zombare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, once you reach a certain age you tend to just forget about yours as well.
Happy birthday /u/Fiennes ! Make it a great year! ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐
Internal thought: "There, that's done."
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then someone deletes their birthday from profile and you can't remember for the love of god when they have their birthday because facebook has been reminding them to you for years.
xdig2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or buy them presents or sent a card, just 'like'!
prof0ak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats why I used to set my birthday to April first, I got a whole bunch of happy birthdays, joke is on them, that was clearly not my birthday.
Zardif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the real deal. And even though Facebook reminds me, I still only tell like... 10 people happy birthday a year. I dont want some of my Facebook friends to assume me saying Happy Birthday to them is an inviation to be actual friends. Fuuuuuck that.
Great, I began using FB just before people would start calling me a hipster for never using it in the first place!
But you are so very correct about it being a useful tool. I don't know how else 200 new english students would easily exchange information and aid eachother at my university. The whole group thing is generally pretty damn neat for university level students!
Honestly all Facebook is good for nowadays is staying in touch with old friends and family without actually having to see them
Seems pretty valuable to me then. If I want something more personal, I just contact someone directly and maybe even meet up, you know, in person. I don't actually want an app that makes me want to spend endless hours on it.
Exactly. It's got some utility and that's enough. It's for casual interactions with people you may or may not see frequently. I don't really understand why people have such a problem with that
I use fb for personal contact pretty effectively to one! I have a running conversation in fb messenger with my three siblings that has been in use for five years at least. We each check in every couple days and pass info around. Share photos. It's great! We can all be perfectly silent in the fb wall while we're having a scintillating conversation in messenger!
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Curri ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, just like how Google is only good for searching web pages these days.
The Facebook messenger app is awful. It takes up a huge amount of battery and processing power for no good reason. That alone has pushed me away from using it more than maybe once a week just to check any notifications
mastjaso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't necessarily mean the app, I just meant Facebook messages which are useful for contacting aquaintances or friends of friends that would be difficult to reach otherwise.
Fair enough. That and the events feature are the only reason I still have my account.
sohcgt96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or if you're in a band or any other type of group with regular get-togethers.
borari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:54:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep track of raves with that shit. Nobody flyers any more, nobody has an info line anymore. Without facebook I would be stuck going to shows in my city. With it I can keep track of shows in my relatively niche preferred genre.
That's the only reason I keep my account. I live overseas, so Facebook helps keep my family/friends up to date on me, and vice versa. If I still lived in the country and saw those people every couple of days, I wouldn't bother with Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only negatives of Facebook are privacy/ad related
All of its functionality is amazing. I use it for everything. Organizing events, talking to people, learning new stuff... it's basically reddit but curated so only people I like can do stuff.
But think about it though, the world needed a "stay in touch" service and Facebook really filled that need. Before Facebook the best way people could stay in touch was through email.
This is basically what I use it for. I've also made sure that I don't see the stuff on a whole bunch of facebook pages at all, mostly to make sure I mainly see stuff from people (and the occasional business set up by people I know) that I actually care about.
I use it as a newsfeed to get gaming and tech articles all linked in one place. My feed is 60% articles and news sites and 40% friends, and my friends would be the first to get muted from my feed if they get annoying (looking at you vapers, dog fanatics and facebook mommies!)
That's all it was for in the first place, nothing has changed. The people it was created for (early 2000 college students) are the ones now posting stupid parent shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is what it's meant for. Doing any more than that is a waste of time.
thx1138- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not that we were really seeing them before, lets be honest...
dagp89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A social network that makes you less social, perfect!!
That's true, but that's not all it's good for. I'm in college, and college kids use it for EVERYTHING. Club meetings, events, coordinating with big groups, spreading information. I don't know what we'd do without it. We use twitter for some things, but it's obviously more restrictive.
Hoogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is literally just a book of faces. Mostly people I've been acquaintances with over the years whose pages I sometimes creep on to see what they've been up to. Sometimes I'll think of a person randomly and check to see if they've removed me as a friend, then get slightly relieved when I see they haven't. I would feel too awkward messaging these people out of the blue, but at the same time I want to keep this virtual "tether" between us alive.
This is what I don't like about social media. People don't want to hang out nearly as much because the little interactions we get online sustain us. No need to get dressed and go out somewhere for real human interaction anymore. I swear it's like pulling teeth now to get people to come hang out.
But don't people do this in real life anyway? I mean, if I talk to my aunt and uncle, they're only going to tell me the good things in their lives. If I happen to run into an old high school acquaintance, same thing.
No one but my best friends and extremely close relatives are going to tell me the bad things that are happening to them.
Trucoto ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:37:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The difference is: you don't have many tools in real life to paint your life perfect, they are not as good and as easy to use as they are in Facebook. On the other hand, in FB world, people struggle to keep up with those illusions made up by others, in real life things are, well, more realistic.
Without Facebook, you wouldn't be seeing 95% of those people on a regular basis anyway, so why does it matter?
On the other hand, in FB world, people struggle to keep up with those illusions made up by others
They do that in real life, too. That's why "keeping up with the Joneses" was a thing long before Facebook. You see your brother/neighbor/high school friend/whoever with a big house, taking frequent exotic vacations, with happy, healthy kids, but you don't realize that they're ass deep in debt or their oldest kid is a drug addict or whatever.
Facebook hasn't changed anything, it's just allowed people to do what they used to do on a grander scale.
vmlinux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I blame facebook for stupid shit like tooth fairy dust. No longer is it OK to just drop a fiver for a kids lost tooth, I have to make some sort of decoupage shit out of the five dollar bill.
So what do you blame for the tooth fairy in the first place? Or the rise in prices? When I was a kid, I got a buck per tooth. Should I blame Facebook for inflation even though it was 15 years before Facebook existed?
Shit changes, culture changes, that's the way it goes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Again, my point is that this happens in real life, too. I guarantee you see couples all of the time who seem all lovey dovey but "behind the scenes" they have major issues.
And if you think someone is fake, you can always delete them. It's not Facebook's fault that you choose to remain "friends" with someone who is fake... which seems a bit hypocritical to me, btw.
From that standpoint, I would say Facebook is doing you a favor. You would never have known that person was "fake" without it; or at least it would have taken longer to find out.
It's some of that but also it could be because it's near impossible to see your friends. I have friends i met in Italy on facebook and i talk to thwm from time to time. But its not like i have any alternatives as i cant just meet them for espresso tomorrow morning. Thata the only way i can maintain our friendship and contact.
Yeah, for me, if I can see someone face to face, I probably will (ie they live in the same city). For people outside of that, FB is a great tool for me to keep in touch with all the people I still wish to that exist all over the place. People sometimes go on those FB friend purges where they unfriend people they haven't talked to in a long time. To me, that's basically all I use it for...well and sharing stuff from the internet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time zones, and them not being fluent in english doesn't help. The photos I see from their feeds keeps me connected better than speech or typed words as translation still isnt the best. Forgot to mention that we found commonality in the hobby we both love while i was visiting and we had very simple conversations using hand gestures mostly.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook groups is where it's at. I joined some local hiking groups and gaming groups and it's great for meeting new people or finding out about trail conditions, etc.
I love drama. I don't like the same women who bemoan their life and make the same stupid choices. You know, the victims
Bkm72 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:22:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you have to cringe seeing their religious/political rants.
As a politically moderate atheist, I used to find my self having to use restraint to not publicly admonish those with extreme views. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a candidate for /r/iamverysmart, but holy shit some of the ignorant things otherwise intelligent people believe is scary at best.
I deactivated about 3 years ago and haven't looked back.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you have to cringe seeing their religious/political rants
as a politically moderate atheist
holy shit some of the ignorant things otherwise intelligent people believe is scary at best
lol
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Care to explain?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A smug political rant wrapped up in a comment complaining about political rants. Just humorous.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, we found the downvote button.
I suppose you're one of the people flooding people's feeds.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't downvoted you once but please keep crying about them.
Bkm72 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not crying. I stand corrected. Hope you have a great day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheers
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which brings us full circle to the reason I deleted Facebook.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't trying to be smug at all. Was just setting the tone of what I believe and where I'm coming from.
I'm not the one on Facebook shoving my beliefs down others throats or trying to make others feel inferior for their beliefs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're doing the same thing.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or would have. Yes, I see your point. But by exercising restraint and not saying anything I haven't stooped or tried to make myself feel superior.
My point being that not everyone has the same view points on politics and religion and they are better kept as personal beliefs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, I only know my very close friends birthdays and use Facebook to keep track of others. I may not remember their birthday but if Facebook lets me know, I like sending them a nice message and happy birthday. I never understood this real friends would know thing, that may be true but some people are just busy and happen to forget but will be more than happy to wish you a happy birthday and offer some nice words if given the chance.
Not only that but there is something very presumptuous about assuming that anyone is interested in your personal shit. Most people would find it weird and arrogant if you would personally inform all your relatives, friends and acquaintances about this recipe you made just now or little Timmy's first school day, but on social media it's somehow ok.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:08:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not only that but there is something very presumptuous about assuming that anyone is interested in your personal shit.
If they decided to be friends with you on Facebook, why wouldn't you assume they were interested in what you're posting? What would be the point otherwise?
fanatic66 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I don't see the problem. I unfriend or block their content if I don't want to see their shit
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just more "too cool for this" attitude that everyone on the internet has to have now. It's "weird and arrogant" to share pictures of your kids and shit with friends and family, apparently.
I agree with you. I love seeing pictures of my little cousins and family members. I don't see the big deal and this is from someone in their 20s who grew up on facebook
Well sort of, but still in real life usually some modesty is expected even if speaking to friends and relatives. Talking about oneself publicly is a bad taste. I sometimes am quite surprised that someone I know as a very reserved and polite person who will avoid drawing attention to himself is so prone to that kind of behavior online. I think one must act online exactly the same as in real life and in real life silence is golden.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you just don't like Facebook, which is fine. But sharing stuff with your friends and family is literally the point of the site.
I think it gets weird when you have... 500 'friends' or whatever, basically every person you casually know. I think if your Facebook friends are your actual friends and family (not second cousin thrice removed) it can be a nice way to keep in touch. I like seeing my Facebook friends' kid photos. But I only have about 100 friends, and honestly, I could probably cut half of those.
It's not just anyone who's interested in people's personal stuff. Presumably, if you can see someone's page or if you DO see someone's page a lot, you have subscribed to their life. If you don't care about what's going on in their life, you shouldn't be seeing their stuff.
It's ridiculous to assume people who use social media are just broadcasting to everyone on earth. They have reasonable expectation that readers will be interested.
I used to know several people who would post incredibly mundane details many times a day. Just narrating the trivial minutiae of their lives for all to see.
"Nap, then study"
"Getting ready to start dinner, spaghetti today!"
"Just hit up the carwash"
And on and on it went. I literally can not understand why someone would think anyone cares about this. No exaggeration either. The banality of it was unbelievable. WTF?
I agree with this. Facebook even guides you into acting a certain way, eg: "It's so-and-so's birthday today, make them feel special!"
It's like, jees, you could hand this thing to a 5 year-old and he would be able to conduct himself according to our modern social norms.
throwsmc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happens with phone calls too. I live far away from my family. Every time I go visit, there's a ton of messed-up gossip to catch up on.
I have to keep asking my siblings to warn me about major melt-downs - if someone is separating, losing access to children, having money problesm...and I don't know, then I'm going to put my foot in my damn mouth. Share that info.
I'm in my 20s, but I use facebook messenger to keep up with my friendships. Regular facebook I use very infrequently. Maybe that's a dirty millenial thing but I use it even more than texting. Mostly because when I got my first smartphone I had limited texting but unlimited data...habits
I unfriend these people. I don't have a TON of friends on FB but at least my feed is 90% stuff I find useful/interesting/entertaining. It's mostly just my good friends & my hobby groups (triathlon, cycling & homebrewing) so I find FB to be fairly relevant & interesting. People posting stuff about upcoming races or events, posting articles about how to be a more efficient cyclist, brewing gadgets on sale, etc
Facebook is like the sportscenter of people's lives. You gotta remember that all those people have problems and issues too, they just don't post it all on facebook. Well most normal people don't. Plenty of weirdos out there airing their dirty laundry on facebook.
It's not meant for maintaining real relationships. If you want a real relationship it's going to be in the real world. But even still, I can quickly check in on what's going on with the people I care about through Facebook, and that's what it's for.
I can tell you now, if you've ever been to someone's house who is not a close friend, that's likely the cleanest its been in weeks.
akslavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard others say this before, but I have to disagree that it's fake. It's no different than a photo album from back in the good old days. It's not like those things were full of pictures of family arguments and unhappiness. People want to remember the good things in their lives. They want to share happy moments. And they should. And other people should be happy for other people's happy moments! Facebook (for us oldies) is a great method to capture those happy moments. I don't think anyone really believes that people's happy pictures in Facebook are the whole picture of someone's life.
I think that depends on you, your social circle and need for impression management.
On my (small and close fb friends only) very rarely do I see the whole perfect life crap. Most people put up a reflection of their real life, warts and all without the overshare (mostly).
Fb is as individual as those on it, and can be a brilliant social support tool if used maturely and carefully.
Yeah I don't think it's super wide spread yet and even if it was the vast majority of people aren't internet famous so it would only matter a little but the hope is that you'll tweet about your job so they can get free advertising out of you so it's a plus for some companies.
This is my thinking to a T. I'll post a picture on occasions, but Im not staying to keep up with the Jones' and try to put of some sort of facade that my life is perfect.
You're the reason all of the young people moved to Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter. Not because they of anything you did, but the whole point of them using the site was to get away from the older generation
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:37:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter...got it. HERE WE COME! I may have missed talking about the first day of school, but Halloween costumes, here we come! I can say something like Trick or Tweet!
lergnom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell, go to DadStuff.com or wherever you belong. I'm basically "old" by now (30+) but the day weird uncles started using Facebook it basically died for me - just as all those places you list are totally irrelevant to your kids. Either way, there'll always be a new thing that you'll have no clue that it even exists.
This is exactly why younger people don't use Facebook anymore. People don't want all their relatives on the site that they use to keep in touch and make plans with their friends. I've added so many relatives out of social obligation that my feed is nothing but pictures of people's kids and shared cooking recipes and Bible quotes. Sure I could hide a lot of those from my feed but then they can still read everything I post and grandma still comments on everything I post with totally irrelevant questions...it's just not worth it.
Like I love my parents and family and stuff but you don't invite them when you're going out with friends, you know? Or into your conversations with friends.
You know you can make a list of "friends" and then exclude them from seeing things you post right?
Once you add all your family to a list takes like 2 seconds to select "share with: friends, don't share with: fam"
Backstop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
grandma still comments on everything I post with totally irrelevant questions
My wife finally got her mom to understand that questions like that should be done over text. "You know, everyone in the world can see you asking about my infection, that's the kind of thing that should be one on one" and I could hear the light bulb go on.
Haha that's hilarious. But I was more talking about how my aunts and grandma don't understand where to say certain things on Facebook. Like if you comment on a status you're supposed to be commenting on that status, you know?
For example I would post a status asking if anyone had the notes for my history class and then various friends would comment on it talking about that history class and then my aunt would comment in the middle of this conversation and say "Hey Alex it's Aunt Susan. How have you been? I've been good. Your brother was telling me your mom is coming in for Thanksgiving. We're on vacation right now. It's pretty great. See you later! -Aunt Susan".
And just murder the flow of conversation.
Backstop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's the kind of thing that precipitated the phone call. Her mom would see a post where we put a picture of whatever and say "Oh looks like fun, I heard you guys are going camping all weekend, hope it doesn't rain". So my wife called to say "we kind of don't like to advertise we're going to be out of town. Stop using Facebook like it's personal correspondence."
It's worth a shot at least, some people just don't figure things out on their own.
I think there's an etiquette to social media that older people don't get. I had to have a very angry conversation with my mom about blocking her because she would comment on anything I shared that had a curse word in it and say that I shouldn't be saying or sharing those "dirty words". To the point where she would get mad if I shared an article and the author used curse words in it. lol I had to unfriend her for a while.
I post a picture of the boys on the first day of school
This is why it's not cool anymore.
Decestor ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the beach pictures are just creepy.
jbaird ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:38:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
99% of people who hate Facebook seem to just have not found the 'unfollow' button.. You don't HAVE to see anything on there..
keep the people that throw a random pic up what they're up to one a week, unfollow the people that post 5 pics of day of what they have for lunch or random bullshit memes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then there are people like me who have unfollowed everyone, and now literally don't have a facebook feed.
Backstop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I unfollow the source of the bullshit memes, it's more effort to keep pruning back. Until they add some way to see only people posts and not their likes and re-shares it's the best I can do.
jbaird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah.. good idea..
You can also do "I would like to see less from X" but that doesn't seem to work all that great..
Sevnfold ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
32 year old, single, no kids. I also enjoy facebook. I use it to touch base with friends and family. Facebook is great when you keep your friends list down to relevant people. I know people with 3,000 friends, but why? You don't know 2900 of them.
It feels like young people sold facebook to old people talking up how great it was and how easily you can share all this stuff now all the young people think facebook is stupid as fuck and its a major problem in the world and all the parents are like this stuff is great for sharing photos of my kids at the beach that NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT.
Banzai51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm 45 y/o Dad, my parents live in Florida. Best way to share the grandkid photos with them is Facebook.
No fucks given for the younger crowd.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the good guy social medias
havoc3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my 30s and I created my FB account a few years ago in response to all the "you'll have to send me baby pictures!" I was getting from family members when my wife was pregnant.
It's been a very valuable tool for me and my wife as well. We relocated 2600 miles away from both of our extended families five years ago, and Facebook has been a great way to keep in touch between visits.
Also in the category of extremely uncool - saying "I love me some X"
nmuncer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One thing I really like about my dad:
he has strong and close minded opinions about what's good and wrong, having your ear pierced is wrong according to his standard. Having kids without being married is also a problem for him, he's not religious at all, just a question of strong views.
He's also quite intellectual and loves to read philosophy...
But:
he's friend with my sister and hi, he never ever did say anything about our dull FB conversations, nor interfered in it
And this, despite the fact my sister tend to post trashy pics of hers with raunchy comments. I guess I also have my fair share of lame stuff.
He just told me it was not of his business and was happy with the pics of the kids we would share sometimes.
fleuvage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like these things plus the ability to have something pleasant but personal to comment about to coworkers while at work.
Most of these people I know only at work, but we're friends on Facebook. I see pics of their family & friends, vacation photos. Nice to have a "hey, that was a great pic of your family" to say in the coffee line up.
I like Facebook for this exact reason, too. I'm from Canada living in the US, lived in Ireland for a few years before moving to Texas for several years and now living in New Mexico. I have family and friends all over and Facebook makes it so much easier to keep in touch, share updates and photos, etc.
I can understand the superficial aspect most complain about but personally, I treat my Facebook as a blog sometimes. Yeah, I post pictures and share funny things occasionally but I also talk about more personal things like how parenting is fucking hard and confusing sometimes, what I learned that was new and exciting to me, asking opinions or advice from those I care and trust, etc.
My husband among others feel I'm too personal and worry that I'll be judged or taken advantage of but it's my personality type; I'm overly open and accept that there are some people who can't stand people like me. But anyway, I like Facebook.
BZLuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. (48) When going to school, I had a lot of very good and close friends that I've known since the early years. As we grew up, got married and started families, we grew apart. It happens.
Facebook allows us to keep in touch. We just had our 30th high school reunion last month and because of Facebook we didn't have to do the, "So, what have you been up to?" You know, the awkward moments when someone has to tell you that their wife died, or they were recently divorced or their kid needs to go to a special school.
Facebook got all that "big stuff" out of the way for us, so we could just hang and laugh think about the old days.
Once the under 30 crowd gets older and actually has friends in different parts of the world and starts caring about family again, they'll think Facebook is great. For now, Snapchatting their friend across town will do just fine.
That's exactly what I use it for. I'm 46, my sis is 55. She keeps me informed (via Facebook) what all our whack-job relatives are up to so I don't have to call anyone. I don't use it for anything else.
My sister is the hero I need, but certainly not the one I deserve.
Nah, but I think the point at which I started wanting to rid myself of facebook was when I had cousins trying to friend me. I don't keep in touch with them. I liked the separation of my online social circles from my RL social circles.
I finally did leave when I realized just how stupid and inane most of the content being posted was. Oh, you went to a bar? Thanks for sharing that ground-breaking news. I'm riveted. Oh hey, a snarky comment clearly directed at someone's ex, but plastered on the feeds of everyone they know... AWESOME.
Yeah, I don't miss facebook one bit. Life is better without that shit.
Amen! Family spread all over and I'm in charge of my mom, matriarch of our very large family. Facebook fulfills everyone's needs. Thank you fb!
Treypyro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a 22 year old, even dealing with relatives on Facebook just became too much effort. I don't call or text much, or use Facebook. I'm just hoping my family and old friends just forget about me. I'm far more interested in what the people I physically see every day are doing, not people I haven't seen in months or years.
Same here. My family on my mom's side was mainly military. So we're spread all over the world. Facebook has been a great way for us to keep in touch and to share moments from our lives. We had been kinda disconnected before FB showed up. It's great feeling connected to them again
Same for me. My brother-in-law posted up that skateboarding will be in the olympics, I replied "Hope it's not street skating, that would be a major yawn fest" and I was promptly unfriended. This led to a massive family argument about who was more childish. This is still unresolved.
That explains all the surface level baby-boomer posts on there that seem pointless. "Catching up with relatives on a nice Sunday in downtown blaabaderb." It's all strategy to avoid lame phone calls! Respect.
20 year old not dad and I love Facebook. Easy to use the messenger to talk to people and honestly, I kinda like seeing what old friends are up to. It's like a small window into people's lives.
I'm 25 and this is why I still have a Facebook. None of my friends are on it. But all of my family is. I don't want to have to make 100+ phone calls just so that some aunt twice removed doesn't feel jilted that she didn't know whatever boring stupid shit is going on in my life that I barely care about. I can't imagine how much worse it will be when I do have kids. Good lord, people.
You've got about ten years on me, but that's all I use it for, too. If my mother could figure out any other way at all to use a computer to see pictures of her grandkids, I'd dump my account immediately.
[deleted] ยท 393 points ยท Posted at 13:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I think if they got rid of the "share" button it would be way better
[deleted] ยท 441 points ยท Posted at 16:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Share isn't the problem, its showing other people's likes in my news feed. Neither of us wanted that shared, but we have no choice in it.
Edit: spelling is hard
Vladkar ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 18:22:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad I get to see Ted and Rachel's wedding photos. I don't know who Ted and Rachel are, but one of my old highschool acquaintances keeps liking all their posts. I love Facebook.
So go on an unfriending spree. About once a year I go through and unfriend anyone who I haven't talked to or cared about in a couple years. No need for them. I mean, I still barely ever use Facebook, but when I do I at least see thing from people I give a shit about (it's not many).
I find the 'Unfollow, but stay friends' was custom built for avoiding this annoying shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually you could select down arrow on any post and select "stop seeying Jims posts" if Jim is your friend, but there's also a "stop Seeying Rachael's posts" option. This way I blocked loads of people and sources without losing a good post or two.
A guy I know will often like photos of models in sexy poses and make comments about how hot she is and it comes up for all of his friends to see. It's pretty awkward.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:37:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
How else would I tell which of my friends think Hillary Clinton is going to destroy America and give it to Syrian refugees? Besides it useful for unfriending people.
Gorexxar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"So-and-so liked this photo from 'Manly bears unlimited'."
Thanks Facebook, I always wanted to look at softcore bear porn.
donies ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP but I use a Chrome extension called Facebook Purify that lets you hide a bunch of stuff. I use it to hide shared videos but you could probably use it hide any shared link.
That's a good idea. Sometimes I want to see what my friends are sharing and stuff or what pages or groups post, but sometimes I just want to see what my friends post, and it's frustrating that the two things are lumped into one newsfeed
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, unfortunately. I've just blacklisted every website that has been shared on my feed.
egus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Totally worth it. Blocked a couple serial offenders.
Back in my day, that's how it was! Just a list of what your friends were up to and information on how people met each other. Ah, the Salad Days of Facebook.
Eperiod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try Social Fixer. It's an add-on for browsers where you can set filters. If it finds a post that includes "(friend) likes this... " or "shared this..." It'll hide it.
But then what would half of my friends list even do on Facebook????
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's perfectly fine the way it is, you need to curate your friends list better.
kohcoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How would I share squatting Slavs, then?
itsfoine ยท 430 points ยท Posted at 12:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is very true. I staff a leadership seminar for high school students every year and the staff told everyone to join the facebook page and barely any of the students had it. They told us that "facebook was for old people" and it is "insta or die"
[deleted] ยท 274 points ยท Posted at 12:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well I mean if you're gonna have a seminar for high schoolers it may help to have one to tell you what's popular and whatnot.
and as soon as they mentioned it in a seminar everyone would flee for the hills.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It depends how it's presented IMO. Something as simple as having an Instagram instead of a Facebook makes a huge difference without being "weird" or /r/fellowkids
silentcrs ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 16:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it's a leadership seminar they should be bending over backwards to learn the tricks of senior leaders. If that means the senior leaders are on Facebook, they should make a Facebook account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Insta is owned by/is a part of Facebook, and is a totally different service... I don't get it?
itsfoine ยท 195 points ยท Posted at 12:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think high school kids who just want people to double tap their photos know that
pHScale ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 13:22:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure it wouldn't matter to them. You go where your friends go.
Plus, facebook really has gotten to be for old people. The people who tolerate pushy ads, political commentary, minion memes, and incessant game notifications all thrive at facebook. Kids don't roll that way.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah fam, real youngsters have 6 rattatas fr ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like someone doesn't know how to filter their content.
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know how, I just know what facebook does by default. Old people love defaults.
And facebook doesn't offer any appealing content to me anymore anyway. The only reason I keep it around is for messenger and my own photos. Occasionally to see pictures from back home, but even that's waning in importance.
Plus, you try getting rid of facebook ads. You never will. You can only modify them.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's plugins to strip out all ads. Facebook customizer or social fixer work great.
If you don't like any content, you need to find more interesting friends or subscribe to more relevant pages. The content is all down to you, nobody is going to spoon feed it to you.
pHScale ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok well that's a lot more than "filtering content"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It tries to. But it does a really bad job with me. I don't "like" a lot of pages, so anything facebook thinks I like, it assumes about me. It thinks I support the Australian Labor Party. I'm not Australian, and I don't even know what the Labor Party's views are.
bamfbanki ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I'm 18 and I use Facebook.
I'm also hyper political as a person and have a thirst for memes that kinda suck but kinda are great
drunz ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 12:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly enough, my guess is that Facebook is too private and a limited circle of people you know who get to you and your profle while Instagram allows you to have roughly the same kind of group of friends but also able to show off and connect with people outside of it. There is a certain appeal to being able to have a group of followers like a celebrity that randomly like your stuff and comment.
pabbenoy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But its two completely different things too, come on dont play stupid
Exactly, so why would they say "Facebook is done, insta or death?"
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are kids in a casual setting, and are being colloquial. They don't care that Instagram is a subsidy of Facebook. They don't care that demos between 20-30 years old still use Facebook. They're just saying "We're kids, and to kids Instagram is cool, and Facebook sucks."
pabbenoy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cause its two different applications? Theyre not hating on Facebook the company but Facebook as in the services it provides. So insta or dead cause Facebook sucks. How can you not grasp this concept?
I was just thinking a rhetorical question out loud, then got bombarded with all of these. If you find the whole conversation "beyond infuriating," then that's on you.
pabbenoy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they use them for the same purpose, social networking. Kids don't post 'status updates' or have 'profiles' anymore, they just snap photos all the time and post them with captions and comment on others photos.
I could give you a million and one reasons why things just aren't cool anymore but I'll just not say anything. However insta is now owned by Fb, people could care less because...insta is still insta, thus far
What is so cool about Instagram anyway? I have it, but I don't use it that much because it more or less reminds me of Facebook, but you're just liking people's photos. I don't really ever see any discussion of any kind going on.
Its the lack verbal of discussion, ads, news, and activism that they like. Its all about being cool, where Facebook is like 70% about being cool and 30% other stuff.
Doesn't matter who it's owned by. Facebook is lame and instagram is cool. And Facebook was REALLY smart for diversifying in that direction when they had the chance.
Frix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're owned by the same parent company, sure, but they're still very different platforms, with different conventions, different typical approaches to sharing, friending, following, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't get that they're entirely different services in both function and perception?
mocisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the parents and teachers haven't fully started using it yet. Facebook is no longer "cool" because everyone's mom and grandma is on it.
But it serves a similar purpose in that you post your life through pictures. It's like a simpler Facebook without the stupid shit and old people. You post a picture, and who can't do that? Everyone has smart phones with cameras now, and it's easy to pop it into the Internet. The app is easier and sleeker than Facebook, and there's not as much clutter. You don't deal with memes and fluff crap, you get pictures and people responding, the good things about Facebook without be bad.
sir_mrej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's about the functionality and content. Kids couldn't care less who it's owned by. They're not bailing on Facebook because they dislike the corporate ownership structure
It is just the picture part of facebook. Not the ads and annoying posts.
Kinda what facebook used to be.
Sevnfold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I had to guess I'd say the appeal is short attention span with little or no reading.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing to get. Kids just moved to instagram and their parents stayed on facebook. They don't care if insta is owned by Facebook and that its largely just marketing.
I'm in high school, but hate Twitter, and never bothered to use Instagram or vine, and it is about 50% of the current senior class on Facebook, older everyone has it, younger no one uses it.
Shasve ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 12:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is pretty damn big in europe. Everyone i know uses fb messenger to chat.
[deleted] ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 12:57:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As an American, I always find it odd whenever people speak of Europe as if it's own super-homogeneous culture blob. Hell the US isn't even like that and we all speak the same language and have the same government. Is this just people using personal anecdotal information and assuming everyone does the same things too, or is Europe really that uniform?
Zabunia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's people making assumptions based on anecdotal information and assuming everyone else is like them. I'm sure there plenty of common denominators, but there are big differences between European nations in terms of attitudes, religiosity, app use, nationalism etc. etc.
Shasve ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a lot of people from all over Europe and everyone seems to be using fb messenger, with whatsapp being the 2nd option.
don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming that everyone in Europe only uses one messaging service, just providing a counter-claim to what u/WineAddict said.
I mean guys, Europe is a pretty big place.
As a student in the UK I use a mix of messanger, Whatsapp and snapchat to talk to people.
The only pattern to which I use with which circle of friends is genuinely whichever one comes to mind first.
Sweden reporting in, about a 90-10 split in favor or Facebook Messenger here in the age bracket of 20-30. Might differ in the lower brackets, I honestly wouldn't know.
I don't get that. Why do they want less things to do? I use all of these services, but Instagram doesn't really do a lot of the useful things Facebook does.
Every new generation of social media is pretty much just the last gen version but missing features.
itsfoine ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking the same thing. In Instragram you can't be in groups, write just word posts, can't even zoom in on a photo, all you do is post pictures with a quick caption. And if you search a tag, half of it is porn spam
broff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Insta is lit tho.
Definitely a good switch.
Cyntheon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in college and many people don't have Facebook and the ones that do never use it. Out of my 60 or people from here only 2 use it regularly and 3 semi-regularly (only to upload sorority pictures TBH, no commenting or making posts or anything else).
lapzkauz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school four years ago, and Instagram was much more popular then than it is now. The old women have taken over Instagram, so I mostly keep on Facebook and Snapchat.
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, insta and snapchat seem to be the successor to Facebook.
I was in the first 5 million users of Facebook, so that makes me a little sad :(
I (33) was at a concert, enjoying myself, when a someone asked me what my instagram was. I don't have an instagram account, nor did I care enough to lie on the spot; two indicators that I had jumped the generational gap. Flattering to be hit on though.
cyberine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is not true in some areas. I'm from London and here EVERY teenager has a snapchat, around 60% have snapchat, 40% insta and almost 0% Twitter
theafonis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I think most kids these days are on snapchat
itsfoine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:06:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even Twitter is becoming less and less popular I feel.
That's because Twitter has become a dick-measuring contest on who has read the coolest articles about professional development or business strategies first.
Facebook is completely unbearable now. The only reason I have an account is it is helpful with my job and I need to monitor the page of my employer as well.
It's stupid politics, fake news articles relating to politics and fast forward recipes that quite frankly most of them look disgusting.
I do like the occasional drama though, people have no qualms about putting their personal shit all over facebook for some reason.
I went to unfriend a dude who posts nothing but political garbage, and saw that option. It was amazing.
However, It makes me feel bad, because I definitely respected him when I was growing up, and it hurts knowing that either a) I was blind to the kind of person that he actually is - and I wonder how many of the people I looked up to like that, or b) how did someone who was once a pillar to the community fall so hard?
Its also followed by a dash of "If I block all the people who I don't ideologically agree with, am I actually turning facebook into my own personal echo chamber and following the footsteps of my once heroes?"
mojowo11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The funny thing is that you don't even need to do this. If you just ignore someone's posts for a long time, that person will naturally cycle out. Unfollowing is only for people whose content you've been hate-reading.
mocisme ยท 875 points ยท Posted at 14:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is bloated and all, but your feed is what you make it. The people you add as friends, the pages you follow, etc...
Also your reading and clicking habits are taken into to account. So your feed is partially your fault.
I'm the same, but now I don't get to have any arguments and the feed is just those 20 people's lives (they're not more interesting than the rest, just less irritating) and stale memes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people I kept are either funny or take a lot of really cool pictures, or just don't post much, and if the memes on one page get too shitty I just unfollow it. It's not perfect but I don't spend that much time on Facebook anyway.
Yep. My Facebook has never had more than 40 friends, and the only pages I follow are science magazines and webcomics. It's a good place to see my friends' latest car projects when I'm bored of Reddit.
Colluder ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is Facebook starts suggesting shit for you to like, and yea you can click on "don't show me this shit" but then it suggests another almost identical page for you to like a minute later, after doing that maybe half a million times you don't get that kind of stuff anymore.
The interface is bloated, maybe if there was a button that was something like "only show self posts on my feed" I would use it as getting the shit out of the feed becomes a few clicks instead of well over a thousand
I would LOVE it if it actually said, "don't show me this shit"
I would back a company with my own money if it could be this honest.
mipadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you can tap "Show me less from this person," but if that person posts every five minutes, you still see a ton of their crap unless you totally unfollow them. Which is fine, unless it's someone that you want to keep up with, just not every 5 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My quality of life increased a lot when I unfollowed Upworthy and other par of similar sites.
My problem, though, is that I've had my Facebook account for like ten years, or so, now? It's been built up over a time of me going to middle/high school, college, and being a graduated working adult. My tastes have changed so much over the years, and there's really no tutorial on how to get your feed back under control.
rhllor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I installed a Chrome extension that just looks for keywords I specified and then it hides those posts from my view - mostly names of politicians.
When Pokemon GO was released in my country, I posted a link to the extension in case people's feeds were flooded by me liking and commenting on posts by Pokemon pages.
Of course, I also have a very fresh account. Deleted the account I made in 2007 early last year. I created a new one a few months ago because Messenger chatting is very convenient.
mipadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can keep unfollowing people and pages, but eventually it just becomes...boring. I stopped following a lot of my angrier and stupider friends (or unfriended them completely), but now my feed is a lot of baby pics instead. Pick your poison, I guess.
azn_dude1 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get better friends?
JayTS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I just have to dig through and remove all the stupid shit I liked 11 years ago.
My frustration is that I don't want to see any pages. If it's not a text post or photos posted by a friend or family member, then I don't want to see it. I would kill for a "block all links/pages" option.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love any recommendations you might have for pages to follow with high-quality content. Had to unfollow CNN and several other major news outlets because they all hopped on the clickbait train.
It's not the feed that bothers me, it's Facebook blatantly asking me to help them market shit to me. Fuck off and stop treating me like a peon. I hardly use it except to get in touch with people from time to time. I keep my personal life almost entirely off of it.
SFbud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for those of us who like pages that are not featured and get hidden from the news feed.
90% of my Facebook feed is sponsored ads, shit posts from pages my friends have "liked", and automatically shared Twitter/Instagram posts.
I don't even mean that my friends liked a post, and then it shows up in my feed... Say they have a page called "shitty Facebook memes" liked. I will see posts from that page, even if none of my friends liked that particular post. From there I have two options, unfollow that friend and never see anything that they themselves actually posted, which I don't want to do unless they spam Facebook all day. The second option is clicking the "don't show me posts from this page" button, but then it'll just cycle to another page and do the same exact thing with that.
I block posts from pages every time I use Facebook yet there are always new ones from other obscure pages that someone I'm friends with liked and there's no way to stop it. Block one, another takes its place.
The remaining 10% or possibly less of my news feed is stuff that my friends have actually posted, liked, commented on, or shared. Which is all I'd like my feed to be.
Then hit "hide post"'then go "See less from Cindy Clarke" you're only seeing the stuff that they like because of you stopping and looking at it whenever it comes up, so they give you more.
I stopped using Facebook when they altered how the feed works. It used to be that the feed was a chronological list of everything your friends posted. Now it's a curated list of posts that Facebook thinks you want to see. There's a "most recent" filter option but all that does is show the curated list in chronological order, it doesn't show every post.
I had nearly 200 'friends' on Facebook, about 50 of which I'd say were actually close friends. Yet my feed would only ever show posts from the same dozen people. After that I gave up. The price of Facebook harvesting my data wasn't worth it for a service that didn't work any more.
I feel like people are afraid to unfriend people because they'll get offended or whatever, but who the fuck cares if some high school friend you haven't seen in 10 years is mad at you? And I just refuse to be friends with my coworkers in the first place so I never have to see their crap. My life was a lot easier once I realized I don't actually have to care about fb politics.
mipadi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. At various times I'll just unfriend someone I haven't talked to in 10 years. Are they really going to be offended? Will they even notice? Will I ever see them again? Probably not.
What's weird is that sometimes that person will send me a friend request a few weeks or months later.
I just figure if I either don't care about or dislike everything someone posts, why even keep up the pretense that we're friends? Might as well limit the audience for my own posts to people I care about
I especially don't understand people who share articles or things they see and no one seems to like/comment any of their posts. Whats the point of sharing if no one reacts to them?
The problem is all the people I knew in high school and college that still use Facebook are complete morons. The platform is just dead for me, I've moved on and just use Facebook to login to tinder honestly.
Yeah, but when I was younger I followed hundreds of pages when likes first came out. Huge mistake. I can't unfollow them all because it feels like a waste of time so my feed is full of bullshit half the time. Plus, most of the posts I do see are just shared videos. No thanks. I prefer just not getting on.
I reactivated a 4 year old facebook account on accident recently and went through the feed a little bit. Click bait and fake news articles are there still. They don't go away. They might change shape so you don't notice, but they're there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, get rid of all those people you don't really know, or those that post shit, and just follow pages that interest you like bands, dj's, whatever. It's so much better.
Very true. I grew tired of all the political crap and started hiding posts. I seldom see anything election related on Facebook now. I go to actual news sites for that type of news. I've liked a bunch of pages and groups, which makes my newsfeed mostly full of the things I like. It really doesn't take that much effort to tailor the newsfeed and once you do, it's well worth it in my opinion.
At some point I realized my feed was crap because most of my "Facebook friends" I knew in high school are kinda shitheads.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While true, I still remember the greatness that was facebook when it was exclusive to not just .edu emails, but certain schools. When it might not be as cleanly put together but it was not serious, just jokes and party planning.
Really spot on. Once I see someone regularly posting/sharing conspiracy articles and pseudoscience bullshit I unfriend them. Seriously Kyle, you were cool when we ran cross country together, but you've gone full anti-vax now. I don't need that friend.
Well, I mean, I've added friends from high school and then friends from college, and I've since unfollowed most of them because of the dumbass shit they post. It's getting to the point where I almost have no one but close friends and family, which I don't really mind, I'm not interested in most of the stuff other people post hence the unfollowing, but even now I'm getting close to just unfollowing the close friends and family members too.
I mean, I don't really care who you are, if you post some shit ass minion memes or a special "Home remedy that cures cancer", I'm going to unfollow you. I've already unfollowed my own brother because he seems to think he's some kind of gangster.
Aero93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
100% agreed
rgumai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have unfollowed a ridiculous number of people this election season. Facebook is actually back to being somewhat fun again.
god damn, thank you. FB is actually wayyyy better than it's ever been. But if you refuse to delete every single dipshit you've ever added and just allow it to become a bloated nightmare...then obviously it's going to suck. You have to curate it and if done right it can be incredibly useful. It's my favorite social media network by a wide margin.
The only problem I have with this is, we all have people on our facebook which we can't remove for whatever reason it may be and their crap spills over into your feed.
mocisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you too worried about what happens if you block them, then just choose "hide all posts from this person"
This is too true, like so many others, I've learned that ultimately what I see on Facebook depends entirely on me. I was pretty close to deleting it not too long ago, but I decided to see if I could get it under control. Now 90% of what I see on Facebook is shit I actually care about. Although I do agree Facebook definitely isn't cool anymore, it is still useful for me.
I've been on Facebook since the very beginning, back when you had to have a college email address just to sign up. The last few years though have been absolutely unbearable. I unfollowed over 600 people recently, yet my newsfeed is still polluted with bullshit about politics and multi-level-marketing.
Good example is a few weeks ago I saw a girl post about migraines, asking if anyone knew of any legitimate treatments they would recommend. All the responses were bullshit about essential oils, or plexus, or some stupid patch you put on that is supposed to cure all ailments. I actually felt sorry for the girl who posted the question because she ended up just being solicited a bunch of garbage.
Anyways, for the first time in almost 15 years im thinking about deleting it. It's just not fun anymore at all.
One of my friend's regularly gets banned for shitposting. The he complains to me and makes another account just so it can get banned as well for bypassing the first one. Hearing all the drama without being involved is great
Most people on my Facebook have turned off broadcasting so that you have to go to their pages to see what they're up to. Everyone who started on Facebook in 2002 are all working age adults and professionals. No more drunken Facebook pictures or political messages. Employers are watching.
It's also why like 99% of women's pictures are of them doing some variation of a kissy face instead of one of them somewhere or doing something.
and fast forward recipes that quite frankly most of them look disgusting.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this last part. I've cooked and been cooked many a good dishes thanks to all those Tasty and Helpful Panda or whatever it's called videos. I'm doing slow cooker pork carnitas tomorrow and my mouth is already watering just thinking about it.
Some look good, but I've seen some, especially lately for some reason, that just look gross as hell.
You might be a somewhat picky eater like myself then. It seems like as time goes on they're running out of ideas so they're using more and more ingredients you wouldn't normally use and as a result I reject them.
Also I've seen a lot of stuff lately that's just fucking loaded in sour cream which I find repulsive. Overall though the recipe videos are probably my favorite "new" thing to happen to facebook.
If you're on Android, not sure of IOS I highly recommend downloading "swipe" instead of Facebook. It's cleaner, faster, won't kill your phone and you don't have to have an independent messenger app, you can reply to messages in the app just like a desktop!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed.
The only reason I still have it is for uni basically. Convenient way to communicate with group members and share files etc
That and buying/selling car parts. I used to use the forums but unfortunately where in from they're now dead and people solely advertise stuff on Facebook groups. Makes me a bit mad cause its the shittest platform, infinitely worse than a forum.
Ugh, the recipe videos. I have a few friends who post them constantly, and it takes a lot to stop myself from commenting and asking if they have ever made a single one of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's advantageous in my job to have as big a friends list as possible and not try to curate it at all, most people aren't actually my close friend.
Pheorach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fast forward recipes
BACON AND CREAM CHEESE AND DEEP FAT FRYING AND IMPROPER PREP/ COOKING TECHNIQUES WHY AREN'T YOU HAPPY ABOUT THIS
pizza143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the stupid recipe posts SO much. So many no bake dessert recipes which freak me out so bad plus like you said none of them look good even if they were that easy to make!
solidSC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use facebook maybe 5 minutes a day. In that time frame I can maximize the information I get from family and friends I care about, like "oh so-and-so's having a birthday, I'll remember that. Oh there's a Halloween party at this persons house instead of that persons. Cool. Oh yep, looks like I'm not the only person who knocked up their wife, good we should all be miserable." Then I go! I just go, I don't look at peoples religious/political/outrightcrazybatshitranting None of it! I just go. I get what I need and leave. I've maybe posted 5 pictures in the 2 years I've had facebook, they can't make me post more, fuck them and their messages and condescending attitude.
JaRoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love me some facebook drama. If a certain 5-6 people delete their facebook for whatever reason then I'll have no reason to use it anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is for cats, parents, and people bitching. My mom asked me to post something so she could show someone, the first post on my timeline is my boss showing pictures of his newly adopted cat, so I scroll down to look because they're cute and the next post is someone vaugly bitching about her job. Now I use it to text my friends in Canada, so just the Messenger app. I refuse to have the actual app on my phone or be logged into it for any other reason.
There's a couple of really important messages from people who haven't talked to in 10 years who want to sell you a really super incredible exclusive product you can't get in stores!
This shit will change your life!
jfreez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just started stopping. I have it cos sometimes I get a message from a friend overseas or something but I haven't logged in to scroll the feed for a long time. It's fucking trash. Better to be bored than fill your time with that garbage
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped using facebook in 2012 and I recently got a social media marketing job so I signed up again. I do sometimes wish I could just deactivate it all over again. It adds nothing to my life other than distractions.
Wait a week or two, and you'll get to see everything that was on Reddit today again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you keep in touch with friend groups and events? With my social circles, if you're not on FB or use it actively, no one will usually realise you're not on the invite list and you'll miss pretty much everything unless someone mentions it in a whatsapp group. It's the major reason I can't bring myself to delete.
As you said, whatsapp. Events like festivals and other special nights get thrown in, and sometimes we just go out to clubs. Also what do you mean invite list? We usually always go with the same group(s) so it would be pretty obvious if someome is missing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have a fairly large and geographycally dispersed social circle, so when you're just checking people from your friend list it's hard to notice a particular someone missing. Even worse they might have an account but never use it, so they're invited but never check as "coming". Since rarely everyone attends, the organiser is unlikely to hound all of them for "are you coming or not" personally. Smaller get togethers are different, we just toss into Whatsapp if people want to do something, so it's not a complete contact blackout, but definitely means you'll miss some major events.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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noitems ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even want to use FB messenger anymore because it datamines the fuck out of your conversations.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to move on, but i don't know what to move on to. instagram seems popular, but as someone who doesn't take many pictures that doesn't seem like my thing. twitter? seems kind of crap tbh.
Yup. I still have my account but almost never go there anymore. Many people have their own reasons, but for me it was the abundance of SJW and political posts.
It used to be a pretty fun place to go look at lolcats, and have a laugh. Then I noticed that it was being flooded with SJW posts that could all pretty much be characterized by, "I AM AN ENTITLED WHITE GIRL CHECK OUT TODAY'S MICROAGGRESSION." ... Man I agree with the sentiment behind those things, and those people, when I talk to them in person, aren't so hostile and angry. But on facebook, it's terribly painful to read all that shit.
So I started muting them and for a while things were nice and lolcatty again.
But then trump reared his head. Again my facebook was flooded by really angry posts (from both sides). So I started muting anyone that made a political post, whatever camp they were in, whether I agreed fundamentally or not.
Turns out, it wasn't good. The posts that remained were pictures of peoples food and baby stuff (the horrible inane stuff) ... and SHITLOADS of advertisements. Every other post on the feed was an ad.
So I started "hiding" ads and muting food/baby pics.
Now only ads remain.
Goodbyeeeee facebizzle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube is still cool but only because there is no alternative right now. The copyright system needs to be revamped.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 11:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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EtherBoo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Seriously. I honestly don't think the issue is the platform, there's plenty of other just as good platforms. Channel Awesome was using "those other guys who's name I can't remember but aren't Vimeo" for a while for a while and some people use Vimeo.
Every one of those seems to have some aversion to mobile. I don't see why making a mobile app so it just plays in the app is so difficult for these services. Even Vimeo, which has an app, hardly has any content on it. Any time I try to load web content in the app, I get "This content is not available for our app" or something.
Why is this so complicated?
EDIT - Just saying you can view the content fine in a mobile web browser. They just seem to refuse to build an app for quick access to the content.
evilf23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can make your own lite apps with webwrapper apps like hermit for android. i use it to replace bloated or downright shitty apps like amazon. they have some prepackaged webwrapper lite apps for a lot of common services. first 2 are free, paid if you want more than that. Great for battery draining social media apps like FB and IG and even has notification support.
ben7amin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:28:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laws
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't explain why the content can load in a browser but not an app.
ben7amin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it can, the licensing of the video makes it possible to view it on a pc but not on mobile devices. There are all kinds of different licensing markets.
EtherBoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you can view the content fine on a mobile browser. It even has a mobile layout and everything, so it's not like you're tricking it into using a desktop site.
ben7amin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's hard to complete with something that is as totally universal as Youtube. When shit really hits the fan, maybe a few more will convert to Vimeo. Google and Youtube are practically synonymous with the internet.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:07:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
poopellar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if Youtube were to ban creators from using the word 'the', they would still be the most popular video search engine. Content creators will still work through the hurdles to upload videos as Youtube atm is the only viable source of making money from videos. Even if a competitor comes up, change won't be instant, if at all. Youtube is just that ingrown now into the web society. Viewers got to Youtube cause of creators, and creators will stay at Youtube cause of viewers. The cycle has been set and will hard to stop.
The alternatives can't bring enough viewers for content creators to move over. They would lose out on alot of ad revenue and other incomes so they are forced to stick with youtube unfortunately.
just like my 10 yrs sister "dad can I use hdmi the laptop to the tv" shit's off the hook.
evilf23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like you should buy her a $25 chromecast for her birthday.
Nambot ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:41:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was YouTube ever cool? It's less a cool thing and more of a utility upon which cool things may be hosted. Individual videos and channels may or may not be cool, but YouTube is just the facilitator.
Youtube is huge with really young kids. None of my younger sisters friends or her watch tv ever, only YouTube.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am horrified and supremely annoyed at YouTube's "recommendations" for me.
With all the data Google has on me, can't it come up with something better?
If I pull up one video from Reddit that I'm not remotely interested in, or pull up a video to get a piece of information, those videos get plastered on my recommendations.
It's downright creepy. All I need an account for is saving my favorite videos.
Well um how is it supposed to know you're not interested in the videos you chose to watch? That's literally how they get their data on you.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because after like, 6 years of watching movie spoofs and Honest Trailers, and a Google search history to boot, watching a video about French 2 class lesson plans for Australians should be taken with a grain of salt before French lessons and Australian videos plaster my YouTube home page.
Think about it from their end. Somebody who has a somewhat normal pattern in video watching recently watched a video out of the ordinary. Is this a one time occurrence? Or is it a start of a new interest? I'm sure they have data showing how people all of a sudden discover something new and binge watch a lot of videos about a new topic. That makes sense right? You've already seen a lot of videos on movie spoofs and honest trailers, any recommendations they have for you will most likely be something that you've seen. This new anomaly data point you gave them is the best thing they have to make you watch a lot more videos. Obviously it's not true all of the time, but it makes sense.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, I suppose you're right. That does make sense now. I guess it just has no way to tell if I'm finding something for research, or if a friend used my computer, or if I watched it myself. :P
I went into the app for the first time in a few days and they replaced the friends tab with a marketplace. Horse shit I tell ya.
kaoss77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook killed the traditional discussion forum. I'm only on face book to keep up with the custom truck builds that I used to look at on streetsoucemag.com.
I and most of my friends basically only have Facebook for messanger.
hypmoden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got kicked off 2 years ago and i don't miss it
nyrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet everyone I know (in our mid 20s) uses Facebook regularly. I met a couple people who use instagram and twitter, but they all use Facebook. I've never heard of it becoming "uncool".
But by whose standards? Cool to kids? Definitely not.
Cool to parents, the people who actually have the money and the purchasing power to buy the things in the targeted ads on the site? Definitely still cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they only reason I still have one is for messenger, and because the 100 other sites I use log me in with it
Afin12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I joined Facebook back when it was just college students in Boston and it was pretty fun.
I got rid of Facebook a year ago and it was the best thing I ever did. It turned into a cesspool of drama and terrible memes and political arguing and general bullshit. I felt like Facebook was turning into a public discussion board where people just put up the interesting things in their lives so that they could make themselves appear cooler than they really were.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Facebook when I was in college. (2004-2008) It was completely insular, and you didn't have to give a shit about what kind of stuff you posted.
Now, anything say do can be used against me in the court of the job interview.
Emm03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this changes a little bit in college. I graduated high school two years ago and no one really used it, but now people use it all the time for events and most teams/clubs have pretty active groups. I don't really post much but most of my school friends have pretty active personal accounts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. I was never big into Facebook in the first place, but just when I was starting to use it somewhat regularly, my mom joined. She made a post on an old picture on one of my friend's pages that was someone holding a blunt near me, remarking how she didn't approve, and I went "welp, I can't use this anymore" and had to ask some of my friends to take various photos down so she wouldn't mompost on them.
I have to admit that facebook was a lot better when the 50+ generation wasn't on it and it was only people in college who could get on. I still use it to keep up with friends and family but it has become a bit unbearable to use since every time I post something, it has to be bombarded by every member of my extended family. It's like an outlet for grandma to bother you about why you don't visit more often these days, so I just hardly every use it.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's annoying when 99% of the shit is shared videos and shit. That's what Reddit is for, I miss when it was peoples own words instead if an endless stream of memes
JibFlank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a high school senior in 2006, the year Facebook exploded. Back then, the site was only for college students, and you needed a @~.edu email address in order to sign up. I remember it being a huge deal when you finally got your email address for the school you were going to because that means that you could sign up for facebook. Back then it was SUPER COOL because it was so exclusive. No kids, and no adults. Only college students allowed. That didn't last long.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had one, so I wasn't cool when it was cool and I'm still not cool now because everyone's gotten rid of theirs as well.
So now instead of conversations of "Oh my god I hate facebook so much but I have to use it" it's now "Oh yeah, I totally got rid of mine. Your life gets sooooo much better without it. Have you tried it?"
No, I haven't tried it because I've always been this way you dillholes.
Interestingly enough, I, too, have been "poppin' my colla". In addition, I think you'll find it quite fascinating that ever since I can remember, I've been workin' these ho's.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most definitely it was an 80's thing. That and wearing 2 or 3 different colored polo shirts at the same time and popping all of the collars on them.
Pretty sure in the 80's my parents told me it was a 50's thing to pop your collar. So the cycle continues.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jams! Hell yeah. And converse totally. I had a red and blue pair.
Many people dont realize that the original purpose of the collar was to be upturned on a tennis shirt. It was to protext the wearers neck from sunburn during a tennis match. Perhaps it was functional?
Xenotoz ยท 1027 points ยท Posted at 17:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah, if your outside playing tennis and it's sunny, pop your collar.
If you're inside working a desk job or whatever, keep that collar down.
Do what you want, I'm fucking your mom and his mom. Which means we are in the same room. Gross. You are bashing with you and your mom's uglies exposed in the same room.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:47 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Priority 1: Sunburn on neck.
2: Bugs and rocks and dust not hitting your neck
3: Cooling.
A balaclava is seriously perfect for riding. Not to mention the fact that it absorbs all your sweat so your helmet (or removable lining) doesn't reek after a while.
Wjb97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is a plain t-shirt is the highest evolution of clothing with no need for all that excess material.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:54:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See....i get comments for "popping my collar" on my winter coat...and I'm like: "That's the whole point of a fucking wool collar!"
neogod ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My company issued us shirts that have the collars sewn down. I promptly cut mine free because we work outside and I use enough sun screen to prevent cancer that I'll probably get cancer from the sun screen itself. I tell people to stop looking at me funny because I'm the only one they've ever known that uses them for their designed purpose.
twinfyre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess that explains why vampires do it so much.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, that's the original purpose of collars. 'Unpopped' collars are a weird trend from the ~1800s of, essentially, droopy collars that caught on like wildfire.
woolash ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mexican construction workers here favor polos with arms cut off and a popped collar. Belgians still like popped collars too.
I hate getting sunburned and being in the sun in general and sometimes I pop my collar for this reason. I feel like a fucking tool doing it but I prefer that to getting sunburned.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sailing, too. Helps prevent the area that a collar rubs from getting sunburnt. Tons of sailors at my yacht club do it, they totally pull it off too. It looks pretty good when you're all disheveled, slightly sunburnt, and covered in salt. But it looks super forced to me when it's just done for fashion. Kind of like scrawny hipsters dressing like a lumberjack when they don't look like they could lift an axe.
The original purpose was a leftover from formal wear. The semiformal use of the collar on the "polo" shirt in upper-class sports like cricket, golf, tennis, and polo was a class statement, not a practical statement.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was literally invented to keep the sun off the back of your neck. Pop it when it's hot Hahahahahah
Isthian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The really funny thing IMO is when you look up the origin of these tennis polo shirts - the original 'hipster' thing was to un-pop the collar because you were one of the rich spectators with a sun umbrella.
AtraWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Protects your neck from mosquitoes too
KCE6688 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still very much a thing here in Australia for that reason. Most tradesmen wear polo-style work shirts, especially if they work outside because the sun fucking sucks in the summer.
jorellh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my Nautica shirts actually have flags and stuff under the collar that imply they are meant to be seen.
you know I always thought it was associated with the whole "douchebags drive BMWs" thing because while i was driving my BMW with the windows down and the sunroof open my collar popped itself from the wind going through all the openings and it was then i was like "oh, ok this is why people associate douche baggery with BMW drivers....totally understandable now."
Many people don't realize the fashion trend of popping your collar started with the gay community. Popping your collar was a sign that you were willing to have anonymous gay sex. Another person would approach and unpop the collar. The deal has been sealed.
Everytime I see a dude with a popped collar, I can't help but wonder if they are looking for gay sex.
Crott117 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that unlikely, given that people have worn shirts with collars for hundreds of years and it's highly unlikely it all started as from tennis.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, he might not be trying to be cool, it might be just how he likes it, what he thinks looks good on him, or what he is comfortable with. Not everyone dresses to make an impression on others, especially after you get a bit older.
I think you'd be shocked just how many people dress with the intent to set an impression, even while they're old, not looking "impressive" or willing to admit it. I bet that 90% people you see are dressed with an intent to set an impression, even if the impression is that they don't give a fuck.
A local mall I frequent has an older guy with sleeked Elvis hair and a leather jacket. He's recently stopped wearing the leather jacket, but still has the hair. Now he just tries to wear what teenagers wear, it really creeps me out, tbh.
Embeast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, back when I was about 12, so around 1980. The preppie look had just emerged and everyone, guys and girls, wore their pastel Izod shirts with the collars popped. It lasted a couple years, into the mid 80s I think.
some of us are just shitty/sloppy dressers and don't realize it's even popped. then we walk by our reflection and get embarrassed and wonder how long its been popped
Sometimes, when I'm wearing a polo shirt, I'll not realize that the back part of my collar is popped until I see a reflection of myself in a mirror or on my car. Then I'm horrified. And I wonder who all i've interacted with that thought I popped my collar on purpose.
According to friends that still go to my old high school our rivals have their collars popped all the time (both schools are all-make catholic schools)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While driving around a few days ago a guy with a popped collar crossed in front of me at a light. I remember thinking it was odd seeing that in this day and age. Maybe people are trying to bring it back.
You obviously have not visited some of the finer parts of Northern/western Europe
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he is trying to prevent sunburn on his neck and just forgets to put it back down, or isn't in your store long enough to bother.
MK_Grimm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The COO of our company wears a Polo with her collar popped. It's strange to see in a professional setting, she is from England so I assumed it was something Europeans did.
I have a co-worker who still refers to pretty much anything good as "da bomb." I haven't heard a significant portion of the population say that since the late 90s. In her defense, she's like 50. Also, who gives a shit? But still. I hated that phrase even when it was popular.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he Italian? Everyone still does it in Milan.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i have this old guy who does that at my work. every time i see him with it, i just shake my head and want to tell him he is just embarrassing himself
andrew_Y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never quite understood the "rip inbox" fad. Your comment currently has literally two direct replies (not including mine), and one reply has its own reply. Is your inbox really that bad or am I missing something?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love all the 30-some year old dude bros working on their laptops at Starbucks with that pop-collared prep style, with the Ricky Martin hairdo. Nothing says "I've had this same style since high school, and I was in a frat circa 2006," like that look.
I start popping my peacoat collar every Autumn and don't stop until late Spring. Hey, it's cold, it's windy, and that's exactly what the collar is there for. I'm popping it. Besides, I can't hear you tell me about how I'm not cool through my massive wool collar. (โโ _โ )
jazsper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Reddit. You might've been here awhile but welcome.
Read your comment while sitting in the lobby of a Pep Boys waiting for my break repair to be done. Just as I read it a guy who looked and sounded like a tweaker walked in with a popped collar.
I still like the look. Not with something like a polo but a jacket for sure. Elvis did it; it's cool. Guitar; cool, pompadour; cool, peanut butter bacon and banana sandwich; super cool, and especially dying of too many of those super awesome sandwiches; cool.
Gumby621 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even when it was popular, it was pretty much just douchebags doing it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please.
Ever since I can remember, I've been poppin' my collar.
Poppin', Poppin' my collar.
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... but... it's my understanding that a popped collar encourages the bitches to holler?
No he is a 40yr old man from Syria and he had also been spotted wearing white capris with his popped collor. He's still not as bad add the guy who wears head to toe Ed Hardy...I wish I was joking
Does he golf? Golfers still pop their collars because it helps with sunburn on the back of the neck. I sometimes get weird looks after a round of golf because my collar is popped and I forget to put it back down. Once I realize people are looking at me, nonchalantly put my collar down and try to act cool.
Why? I'm just saying don't wear pray of an outfit with a different one. It's called mismatching. I'm fine with fedoras if you wear an actual nice suit with it.
you can still wear one. it's just based on context. music festival, grabbing coffee or drinks on a patio, etc.
xdert ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are enhancers. A cool musicians becomes even cooler, an unclean neckbeard with a Star Wars t-shirt becomes even nerdier.
appelbreg ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A cool musicians becomes even cooler,
Not really.
rynshar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tosin Abasi owns it, at least.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tom Waits....
appelbreg ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:27:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't use Tom Waits as the example when trying to prove anything at all. Dude's an outlier in every single category.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why can't I use him as an example? He's a cool musician and he wears a fedora type of hat all the time and it works for him. It doesn't make him look uncool at all.
appelbreg ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he's Tom fucking Waits. He could literally wear a trash bag and still be sort of intriguing because he has this larger than life, actual demon aura to him. The fedora doesn't make or break him.
A better example to use would be, I don't know, Justin Timberlake. Cool without it, looks like he's trying a bit too hard with it.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:58:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh gotcha. yeah that makes sense. Waits could pull off just about anything I suppose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but that's just because he is Justin fucking Timberlake.
Exactly. Buckethead's released 264 albums in 20 years, and he plays guitar with a KFC bucket on his head and a mask on his face. But in the right context, fedoras can look good with musicians.
It's not fair really. I tried on a bowler hat one day for shits and giggles. Turns out they fit my face damned perfectly. Can absolutely NEVER wear one, though.
I think this applies to really any fashion really. It goes out of fashion for everybody who doesn't really suit it, but there'll still be one person who can rock it.
2mice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea, i like to think i can rock the camo paints every now and then... . then i again, i'd never take them bad boys downtown
for fedoras to work properly in menswear, you have to have a certain kind of wardrobe. you have to over simplify the rest of your outfit if you want to wear a hat else it looks too busy. it doesn't work well with classic menswear since it gives off the outdated vibe. so do a mixture of streetwear and classic menswear.
Sometimes when you're online often enough you start to think everyone else is as well so there are a lot of things they should just know
So I'm close to 30 starting college so late after the military. I get to class and the first kid who walks in. . . fedora, cargo shorts, pocket chain, button down shortsleeve shirt with flames. . .
It was like he fell out of the cliche tree and hit every branch on his way down
I am still waiting for the Holden Caulfield backwards hunting hat to make a meaningful appearance much like the fedora did. I really want those cringe videos.
ShonSolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worn ironically or as part of nerd gear...no. Classic hats with classic, clean, and timeless clothing...yes.
I really like the noir look, a suit and hat with a long coat if it's cold or raining. But now I dare not wear them for the implications and 'tips fedora' memes.
I wear a flat cap during the winter. (shaved head). I had a colleague who was a self proclaimed left wing liberal ask me why I was wearing a "retarded looking nigger hat."
Both white dudes...that one just confused me for a week. He's dead now so I try not to think bad of him.
It's really too bad, 60's and before everyone wore a hat and a jacket. They looked dapper as hell! Shame.
drcshell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a bald dude, I really want any "non-baseball" hats to come back in fashion so people will stop commenting on me wearing one. "Why are you wearing that driving cap?" Because I don't want to look like a sports bro, but I also don't want burning headskin cancer.
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Jeepers Creepers monster's hat is all the rage now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is unfortunate. I'm waiting for the 50's era noire detective look to come back. Greaser is already pretty alright among Rockabilly dudes, but no noire detective...
Honestly, fedora jokes aren't so cool anymore either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw a guy yesterday with a fedora, cargo pants, and vibrams (the toe shoes). It was a weird combination.
shaggath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wide brimmed fedora does an excellent job of keeping the vicious Japanese sun off my pasty Irish American flesh, so I find it quite cool under there myself.
My bfs little sister wears hats like this. Its funny because she is the least like the stereotype. I think she looks adorable with it
xpnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a functional fedora that I love to wear outside -- it blocks the sun and protects againts rain.. It's not a full on fedora though.. a stetson explorer.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the neckbeards have to ruin fedoras? I knew plenty of guys who looked good in them. I actually liked that male head gear was coming back for a while. The driver cap and the bowler cap I was also a fan off.
I want to wear a big fucking top hat, but ever since the whole fedora thing, anyone wearing an interesting hat is a douchebag tryhard and it just bums me out
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for baseball caps. You can still wear a baseball cap right?
I just bought one while on vacation in mexico last week because I needed the shade, it was a good quality hat, and only cost 20 bucks US after some haggling. I wore it the whole trip and loved it.
But I just can't seem to bring myself to wear it in the US. It might be because I don't need it as badly, as I'm inside most of the time and not walking around in the sun all day like on vacation, but I feel like people are judging me.
Kolecr01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trick, I found, is not giving a damn about what other people think. I dress well and wear what I want. That's enough.
Funny story about Watch Me. I was running karaoke at a bar and had a playlist of random top 40 songs on auto play. That song kicks in and, from the restaurant end of the place, a small army of white middle schoolers rushes in to start doing the dance that goes along with the song. There had to be 20 of them from ages nine to eleven. This was my introduction to the song and the dance.
EDIT: It was a restaurant with a bar attached to it.
Since the only time the horn of Gondor gets blown is by Boromir and he is either running away from the Balrog in Moria or getting punctured with arrows, I'm gonna say you meant the Horn of Rohan cos when that thing gets blown the Riders of the Mark get to fuckin thangs up.
Well the story behind the horn of Gondor is that of it is blown within the old realm of Gondor it will always summon help. Unfortunately for boromir the fellowship proper never enters gondor
Velorax ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Fellowship passed into Ancient Gondor (past the Argonath), but by that time, the realm of Gondor had shrunk considerably from its height, though I seem to recall a character later in the trilogy saying that the sound of the horn was heard in Minas Tirith; there just wasn't a way to send help with no one around and a war on.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
1mikeg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it can be severely diminished to a former shadow of itself....
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:10:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, but Napster is still going strong.
PatMac95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear they must just keep updating it for me because I have not met anyone who uses it anymore and I have no idea why. It is absolutely awesome for whatever you need. Music, Movies, Games, Programs all under one searchbar, torrented and seeded from every torrent site you can think of. Plus the viruses and bloatware are easily avoidable just with a little bit of common sense. Just letting anyone reading this know that it's much better than whatever you are using now. /r/HailCorporate
I think it finally died from the cancer it gave every PC it touched
bacondev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs funny that you say that because every single illegal torrent for Windows applications that Iโve downloaded had a virus. Thankfully, my AV caught them all, but I eventually decided that itโs way too risky to go down that road. I will say that the most popular Visual Studio Ultimate torrent was simple. It had the VS installer and then another application for โactivatingโ it. Turns out that the VS installer was already cracked and worked without the additional program which was just a virus installer.
YOLO4YOLO ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a bowling alley with a friend when that song came on. The group 6-7 middle schoolers next to us immediately stopped what they were doing and did the synchronized dance for the entire song. It was fucking hilarious.
Skiddoosh ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's like the Cotton Eyed Joe when I was in middle school.
haha, my experience wasn't with this song but it was in a bowling alley. I was doing photography for a youth parliament and they all went bowling. Gangnam Style came on and over 50 kids stopped bowling to do the dance in the lanes. I pretended I wasn't with the group.
YOLO4YOLO ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:06:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids think their parents embarrass them. Naw you little twerp, you're the one embarrassing me!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the cha cha slide back in the day.
pepsi109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at my nephews football game. Full pads and tackle but they are 8-9 years old. For stone reason music was always on, unless a kid stayed down longer than normal. Watch me comes on as everyone os at the line and both teams lose half their players to that song before the ball hikes. Parents are laughing, coaches are yelling, and players are whipping and nay naying.
Coached 10-11's football last year. They didn't even need the music. They were always whipping and nay-naying during team drills. Sucha funny looking dance. Good times.
So I don't even know how this dance goes, I'm picturing something like spinning a lasso and a pelvic thrust, and I'm just crying to myself on the bus laughing.
I mean, that's not uncommon. Cha Cha Slide, The Macarena, Cupid Shuffle, The Hustle etc. There's always been songs that are purely about the accompanying dance.
Hell, The Hokey Pokey is "do this dance move, now do this other dance move."
The macarena is just a dance; the actual song isn't instructions, instead it's about a guy's wife being a cheating whore who fucks 2 other dudes while he's being conscripted into the military.
robroy78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 3 year old dances to it and I think it's cute. Grown men and women? Nahh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why where there twenty 10 year olds at a bar
Buki1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9, Macarena did the same to people.
Still don't think it's bad, I mean those cheesy with dance moves in it. It makes groups of people / sometimes whole families have fun together and I dont care if that look cringy from the bystander point of view. Actually people nowadays care too much about being cringeworthy in someone elses eyes, If I had a kid who would like it I would whip and nay nay the fuck out of this song.
We were at this car show and it came on the radio in one of the cars across the convention center. My 11 year old sister somehow heard it and ran over to dance to it with other middle school aged kids. She is obsessed with "the dab" now.
There are a lot of cultures I'm not part of that have traditions that I get because there's some kind of explanation behind them. But so far the best explanation for dabbing is that it's just funny into and of itself to some kids. Most cultural traditions kids do are just a different version of ones their parents did. I guess the closest approximation would be flashing a peace sign or hang loose sign in pictures, but even those were a kind of signaling.
louyang ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because dabbing alone isn't supposed to be a dance. It's meant to supplement a dance. Like for example, dabbing on the first count of a beat and doing other shit in between. People who only know how to dab, don't know how to dance.
Pwncho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. A lot of people outside of the culture haven't really seen it used in context. Usually you hit it every now and then on a down beat, the first/last count of a beat, or when a drop hits in a song. It isn't meant to be done by itself. There are a lot of improvised dancing done in between them and depending on the feel of the song, you can throw in other dances like "hitting the quan/qwan" or "the milly-walk" just to name a few, not to mention other filler moves you can use on down beats instead of dabbing like "hitting the folks" which is also insanely popular still.
I think it being simple and basic is actually what made it so popular. Anyone can do it, anywhere, any time, and for any reason. For awhile it was just a dance, but then evolved into a goofy-but-cool celebration. I'd say now it's on the decline, but I still see winners of friendly games hitting the dab once in awhile.
alt213 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it gets you high as fuck.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly it. The stereotype is that white people cant dance, so any song that tells them exactly what to do seems to get popular in dance environments. Whip/Nay-Nay, dab, stanky leg, Macarena, that "cupids shuffle" song or whatever that is like a rap version of the electric slide, the electric slide, etc.
The move "dabbing" is actually just imitating what people typically do after taking a dab. Coughing into their arm.
For those who are unfamiliar, dabbing is smoking highly THC concentrated marijuana wax or oil off of an extremely hot surface, normally heated up with a blow torch or lately, with an electronic heating element. Typical THC concentrations for dabs range from 60 to 90% THC, whereas typical high grade marijuana will typically hover around 30%, typical common strains are less. You have to smoke more of it to get the same amount of THC as you can with one dab.
DABBING WILL FUCK YOU UP.
Seems like every generation has a song or two where some upstart hip hop musician tells you how to dance to a really boring beat. Gets the "YAYYY OMG TOGETHERNESS" feeling going at parties.
You guessed it: meanwhile, I am being a wallflower with my beer.
One day, I'm going to google "dabbing" and find out what it is. I'm still not motivated or curious enough to do it yet, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dabbing thing was crazy annoying to me for some reason. I think it's because whenever my thirteen year old did it (all the fucking time) it came with this "you just not cool enough to get it" air.
I showed her the video of those spelling bee kids all doing it. That fixed the problem.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You people are a bunch of social retards
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 14:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuz white people saw the dances online, thought they were cool, but were never sure when to pull them out. So someone made a song that tells you EXACTLY what to do when. Its like an updated version of the Cha Cha Slide. And I say this as a white man who understands the plight of the dance floor.
Because lots of people can't dance and that song made it easier for them.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last week we had a Student Convocation to welcome everyone back for the Fall Semester. I walk into the venue and behold, a crowd of 200+ students formed a circle to watch a group of people do the Whip/Nay Nay dance shit while a DJ blasted it over some speakers. I wish the peers at my Uni would catch on to this songs utter uncoolness.
BTBLAM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just think it's hilarious that my ten year old nephew knows how to dab but doesn't fully understand the meaning of the word
My arch-nemesis learned this dance for his wedding.
Every time me and my wife would see him and his wife (mutual friends), he was always super quiet and weird. Seemed nice but never talked to anyone, and he saw all these people all the time. I'm quiet too but this guy just would never say anything or react to anything.
At his wedding, after all the formal stuff, he starts doing the whip/nay nay. And apparently he had been practicing it for months to do at the wedding. What? It was horrible. I knew I had a good reason that he was my arch-nemesis.
I think it only used what like 10 different words throughout the entire song? Nothing against modern music, I like a lot of it but it just seems like Silento or whoever he is took a bunch of party dances that were dying in popularity and put em all in a song with a pop beat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Songs that tell you what dance moves to do seem to get ultra popular and stay ultra popular for a while. Macarena, Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle.....
Nuggyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still insanely popular. I was running audio at a backpack giveaway event this last week. We were playing songs for background music and this kid comes up and requests the nae nae song. I put it on and no joke kids stopped what they were doing and just started dancing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never even knew it was a thing, maybe because am not Murican. My first and only exposure to it was Tina Fey's drunken cover of it on The Ubreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I thought it was a jingle created just for the show, or that she was parodying a song with completely different lyrics.
Because it's dance music, with a dance that anyone can do no matter how shitty they are at dancing. Like the Macarena or YMCA.
hymness1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... 1 billion views on YouTube and I never heard of it before.
And I'm with you, Why the fuck did it ever catch on?!
nmdarkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the macarena ever catch on?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's basically the Hokey Pokey of 2016.
DemIce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simple lyrics, simple tune, dance moves even a 3rd grader can do - and thus 3rd grades will do..and parents being so happy their kids can enjoy music and be physically engaged beyond Kidz Bop, while the kids are just happy that for once in their lives, their parents actually are watching them when they're saying "watch me!", feeding their self-absorbed little minds :D
Same thing happened with Soulja Boy "crank that".
The answer is, teenagers. Source: I'm a teacher. My kids are nuts for any of those simple dance moves hits songs.
tlollz52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last summer my 14 year old cousin, whom I hadn't seen in six or more years, introduces himself by whipping and nae-naeing. I look at him and say "that's not cool. I don't want to ever see you do that again." He never did it in front of me but he did it in front of some kids his age and they loved it I guess.
For people who worked at a school, though, it was kind of a blessing.
Our managing director put it well: "It's just nice to have a song where it's only about dancing. The kids have fun, and you don't even have to worry about any of the lyrics."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this song is the worst thing. when I saw the video of that middle school choir singing and doing the dance, a part of me wanted a plane to fall out of the sky and land on them.
the whip and nae nae were really cool until that song happened. blame madonna.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything about that song is absolutely awful except for the whip.
If someone is genuinely good at dancing they can do it well and actually make it look good.
My son was trying to tell me about the cool Whip song. I played DEVO Whip It. He was not impressed. "No, mom! Not this dumb song, the awesome Whip song!"
It's not too late, to whip it. Whip it good.... Just don't tell anyone and buy some long sleeved clothes. You'll never live it down unless you whip it.
I am in the army, was at the bar once with a group of guys from work. When watch me came on a damn near entire company of grown ass army infantrymen were doing the dance, it was one of the highlights of my life.
no, I fucking dont. months of that song and I don't know nor want to know the idiots name. his voice has been made to sound like everyone else's and he's the only person I've heard combine you, all, already into one word.
Enrys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the dance and people still do it in the dance community. It's just fun. Nothing to hate really.
God I hated that song... It was already uncool for me, but by the time Nickelodeon tried to do their own 'hip' ad for it, that's when it went from bad to even worse.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it was pretty bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:58:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty happy I've never heard it. I moved back to my home town a few months before it came out. No radio stations here and everyone still listens to music that was made before 1990.
ixijimixi ยท 291 points ยท Posted at 19:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. But note 4 is still holding up though. Before I got it I was the kind of person who bought two or more new phones each year. There was always something that annoyed me with my phones, but now I've had the same one for two years. It's still not slow, it takes good pictures, and there's no annoying bugs. So even though I'm looking at new phones, I can't find a compelling argument to buy one.
Went to get a new phone this morning. Wanted a Note 7. Guy comes back after we sorted out some other screwup on my carrier's end and tells me they've been recalled because of the battery issue. Ended up with an S7 Active. It's still new and shiny, but not a Note 7 :(
Sorry to hear that. I managed to score a pair of Note 2's on renewal, way back when the Note line was just breaking out of the "giant redheaded stepchild" status it used to hold compared to the Galaxy. Had a hell of a time finding a case for it back then, but man, that thing kicked everything's ass. Mutant large phone, but not dumbed down like they did with the Mega.
With those great specs and XDA-Developers, I kept those things trucking along for 2 years, until my son hurled on one in the middle of the night. Was trying to score a Note 4 when that happened (my re-up), but then AT&T screwed me over, and I finally just gave up and took a pair of Optimus G Pros. Nice phone, but nobody does a screen like Samsung.
Went for an upgrade Wednesday. We were at the T-Mobile store for like 3-4 hours. Didn't have a Note 7 in stock, so we ordered one. Got the news that they recalled 2 days after we ordered it. Got an S7 Edge now.
I can just never get the hang of that edge. I mean, I already accidentally hit buttons on my phone. I don't need to accidentally hit buttons that aren't even really there...
Abercrombie & Fitch... Hollister... $40 for a beaten-up t-shirt and jeans with holes. "Nice shirt" "Thanks, it's A&F" "Oh I couldn't tell. If only they made the logo a bit bigger next time."
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:50:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing about what A&F used to be is frat style.
JayVee26 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:56:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What their original branding was? Or what it's been for the last 15 years? I believe it's decreased in popularity now, but A&F was complete bro/frat wear when I was in college in 2003-2007 and it carried on for a little while longer after that.
I agree. Maybe it's me being a teen, but they have great clothes now. They have nice T-Shirts made from wonderful material for $20 and the jeans aren't bad either.
hehbur ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:44:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It amazes me how well-dressed teenagers are now. Back in my day, we all wore hoodies and pajama pants to school.
Except at not rich-kid prices. And this time around, their focus seems to be a lot of the same stuff you'd see promoted on /r/mfa : clean, minimal, crewneck sweaters and flannel, denim (sans holes and rips), etc.
Hate to say it because I used to loathe A&F back in high school, but their stuff actually looks decent, mature, and wearable by an older crowd now. I'd wear their shit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
$40 bucks for jeans? Where are you shopping, Good Will?!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollister is still very popular (am in high school). I have no idea what you're talking about but nowadays the look is wearing a simple contrast-color Hollister v-neck and a pair of khaki shorts that match the color of the logo. It looks nice but you kind of immediately come off as a preppy asshole. Also if you're lean or slightly muscular the fabric and fit accents your body very well (for guys)
New kids on the block got a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's also not cool is people judging your clothes because you only have two old pairs of jeans and they think you went out and bought them that way.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm actually wearing a beat up t-shirt from Hollister and ripped jeans now. Imma change.
AtoZZZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what it is about their cotton t-shirts, but they're just so soft. Softer than any other t-shirt I've come across. I wish they made variations without any print.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For soft go lacoste. Pima cotton. Their long sleeve tshirts are my fall weekend and telecommute staples.
IamKAR ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollister was cool when I went to high school and I still buy their clothes regardless of popularity, Idk why. But one of the hottest girls I ever met mostly wears hollister too so I don't feel so bad.
I am Lol at an adult straight dude that continues to wear hollister ironically. Come on dude.
IamKAR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It happens, that and it forms my body better than other brands do and it makes me look more fit than I really am lol. Im out of college now so Idk what the popular brand is these days, but I know Vineyard Vines was the last one and I refused to wear those ugly ass clothes.
An ex of mine only wore Express when we started dating. He paid $175 for a pair of pants a woman told him he looked good in once and never turned back. Until I introduced him to the unbreakable REI brand...
IamKAR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually unfamiliar with both of those. I'm starting to just buy anything that looks decent now, I don't care as much as I used in how I look.
I used to care when jncos were wide and tshirts were made from cotton. Now I just make sure my bits are covered and i don't smell like armpits. All these wretched see-through shirts and skinny jeans have broken my spirit.
swampy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still pretty popular amongst middle school kids, I see them and their parents shopping there all the time at the mall. But yeah I wouldn't be caught dead wearing anything from that store.
I only buy some of their clearance stuff because they tend to make stuff in the smaller sizes than other places and I'm pretty short.
I try to get the plainest looking stuff, though. Most of their clothes are tacky as hell.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, I still love Hollister t-shirts. They fucking fit.
(And this coming from a "goth kid" in middle/high school, who always swore I'd never set foot in a preppy store like Hollister)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They fit? I've always thought Hollister was made for very, very small people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
6'0, 145lbs. I am small =(
madman555 ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 14:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing visors flipped upside down and to the side
I'm glad they do, it tells me from afar who I'm dealing with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And for that matter, wearing sun glasses on the back of your neck (lookin at you Guy Fieri) just let it die already. You look like a total d-bag when you do that. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some visors to throw out...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone in my spanish class does this. I thought he was just trying to look stupid.
Those things were a death trap that's why. Heelies fizzled out for partly the same reason hover boards did. They were a huge liability. Hover boards were a fucking cancer though.
I had some around 09 and the adult sizes had a bigger wheel, but the wheels sucked so bad, they wore out after less than a week of moderate/heavy use, and wore uneven so you felt like you were constantly going over speed bumps, the replacements were too expensive for my college budget X_X
They also didn't make adult ones with grind plates so we modded ours... it didn't work out too well lol
I am 16 and I bought a pair and just ride around the hallways in my school. Obviously people laugh and I just laugh along with them. I am aware of how incredibly juvenile and outdated they are but that's part of the fun ๐
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:42 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure I got laughed at for mine for the same reasons... About 17 years ago.
Yeah, but with the speed they go anyone who can move at a brisk walk would be able to catch up with you
Koras ยท 1380 points ยท Posted at 13:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still bloody everywhere here, some of them even have bluetooth fucking speakers in so that the 14 year olds can roll around blasting out their awful awful music. I hope whoever thought of that has trouble sleeping at night. On their bed of money.
[deleted] ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 14:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully, they can never take off in my country as it's illegal to use them on the road or pavement. Just like Segways.
They're not practical in a good majority of situations. Whether it's the pavement or the width or the speedos turning radius or whatever, I've seldom found a time that they can replace walking without becoming tedious for some reason or another.
Maybe if they go fast enough, they could literally take off?
smoby06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Romania ?
mwad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen them in Cambodia, they just use bigger wheels. There's no escape
kwiatekbe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:24:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm worried about you, your face looks unbalanced, are you having a stroke? Do you feel numb (Not on the inside that's all of us)? Slurring speech? If yes please seek help immediately.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was trying to be funny, but I suppose it does sound needlessly edgy.
Koras ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:48:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like it's poorly enforced, I live in the UK too (as I'm assuming you do as we're one of the few countries to have a ban on Segways and other non-pedal-powered electric vehicles on pavement...and call it pavement) and I still see kids rolling around on them all the time because i live near a school :/
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, it's like cycling on a pavement, the police ignores it a lot. It does stop them becoming extremely popular, though.
Norwegr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, it's not supposed to take of.
They're not real hoverboards.
Halvus_I ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, take pride in your lack of Liberty....I hate hoverboards but i would never pretend that it was a good thing that the government doesnt allow its lawful use.
It because due to old UK laws, bikes and non human powered vehicles are banned on pavements, from when cars were first invented to prevent use off the roads. Now since swegways have been invented it applies to them too. Most police ignore it tho so you could ride one and likely no one would care
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the informative response.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's perfectly legal to use them on your own property or in parks.
Any music blasted through hoverboard speakers becomes bad. I don't care if it my favorite band, I'd rather not listen to it
BTBLAM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I heard any sort of person blasting periphery or between the buried and me I would instantly assume that person is superior to others around me.
Dabrush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I have never heard good music being blasted through speakers on the street. Also not 10 years ago.
So I guess it's more a case of "People that blast their music tend to have bad taste".
jgoettig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a guy at my apartment complex who rolls around the halls on one while looking at his phone. The other day, I saw it outside the door to his apartment in pieces. I'm probably happier about this than I should be.
Where do you live that is this rich? I've never seen one in real life. I think they'd be fun to try out but I wouldn't pay for one.
Koras ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A very middle class bit of southern England, think lanky white 14 year olds with stupid hair and skinny jeans hovering around blasting gangster rap and you've pretty much got the area around my flat... to be honest there's not a huge amount of them, they're just super noticeable due to the sheer annoyance factor
Saw a couple of kids (using kids to me someone younger but I assume that anyone who plays music while walking through a bluetooth speaker is a kid) Just sitting by the river and listening to pandora.... with ads. I was reminded of the big boombox days and wondered if I should bring back a bluetooth version of the boombox.
There was this teenage black kid in my complex last year who would ride around on his hoverboard with led lights and speakers blaring Fetty Wap. He would literally just ride around in circles in the parking lot. I actually thought it was pretty dope.
hnfr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I hope they roll in an ankle deep puddle
tastar1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't worry, that dude didn't make too much off of it. It got copied in China and it's near impossible to enforce IP there.
Honestly, anyone playing any their own music out loud in public should be shot on sight. Get a pair of earphones or stop annoying me with your shitty music.
I just don't get the hate for them. It's just a dumb toy to mess around on. I know if I was a kid I would have had a blast on one. Hell I probably would now if I ever had the chance to try one out.
But nooo, it doesn't literally hover burn them all
It's all about those obscenely expensive electric skateboards now.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Sky_Hound ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not a bicycle? Just out of curiousity.
S1ayer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to get to work all sweaty. The skateboard is also faster (22mph), can go uphill, goes between cars much easier, and I can take it inside so it can't be stolen.
I don't own one, but being able to keep it in a backpack or carry it is a huge plus if you're worried about vandalism.
foo757 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense. May cost you a lot on a single purchase, but saves money in the long run. I suppose you could argue the value of a car if you plan on traveling long distances, but if you have everything you need nearby, why spend all that money?
No no, there is no worthy practical consideration for any non-car transportation invented after 1900. He must be shamed out of using his device.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thing is they are alot more practical in the cities. In the burbs where every street is 45 you get honked at and harrassed by police. Still very fun recreationally though!
Source: own an electric skateboard
Bandeezy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I've got a Boosted Board. Cost me $1200, but I normally pay $300 a month in parking for work. So in 4 months, it pays for itself since I can use it for my commute. Plus it cuts the travel time from 45-60 minutes to about 20. Cheaper, faster, and a lot more enjoyable than sitting in gridlock traffic for two hours a day.
robotzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love my GT. My car sits in my garage the majority of the week unused since getting it, though things might change with winter...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering it has been described as "not fit for wet use" I wouldn't consider it
Pa5trick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying Parking expenses total 1900 so you're only spending $100 for the first year and saving money for the other years? If I'm following this correct at [5]
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Pa5trick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't drive often, I'd consider it! I started biking everywhere in uni, and I saved myself $100-200 a month in gas and maintenances on my car. I still had parking though because I travelled often enough for a weekend or something that it was worth it.
robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll give you that, but they're still 5-10 pounds heavier than some of the heaviest eskateboards, require sweating/possible clothes change at work, cost similar, and won't go nearly as fast. They're also missing the constant fear of grizzly death to which I've become accustomed to on my eskate.
ImViTo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:14:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boosted boards, blame Casey Neistat
blargher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've looked into getting one of those boards (or a knockoff from Alibaba) because I used to ride my longboard to work every day but stopped after moving several blocks away. Now I ride my bicycle instead because it makes me a little less sweaty for the distance traveled. Hopefully electric skateboards really take off so that the prices drop down to something a bit more reasonable.
I will never not be offended that they DON'T HOVER. Please get your offensive technology out of my face and don't come back until it's the real future.
Oh they're common. I see them all over college. In front of two of the main buildings, we have a huge lawn filled with lawn type chairs. Super comfortable and a popular place to nap. The other day, I saw a young man "hoverboarding" across the grass, dragging a chair to a shady area and sat down.
When he placed the chair in the desired section, he then got off his hover board, took it apart, set it in his backpack, sat down, and pulled out a Monster Energy drink, and a PSP.
rwv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool
So the term "anymore" doesn't apply. They belong in the /r/AskReddit discussion "What is something stupid celebrities spend hundreds of dollars on and then post on their Tweet/Vine/Instagram/Facebook"
jerkmanj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't they have a nasty habit of catching on fire?
Have you rode one? Tried my first one yesterday, it was my 12 year olds request. They have some potential. Much cheaper than a Segway, and you can still use the platform for Jousting.
No I haven't, but I'm pretty sure it would be quite fun. Doesn't really still make me like them tho. I can see how they can be ok if ridden on private, but at least where I live there are too many kids riding around the streets with them and it seems super dangerous and silly.
At least walking has health benefits. If those things become popular, it will seriously have a long-term impact in people's health and overweightness will become an even larger problem.
True. I'm in a cycling country so I don't think it'll matter, I'll still cycle longer distances. But simply going through the neighborhood would be way easier with that thing.
I'm in a cycling country as well so I get that. I don't think sensible adults will be the problem, but reckless teenagers and little kids. I won't hate you for riding around the neighborhood with that. Kudos to you for being a good sir.
Hooray for cycling countries. It's so much fun and so easy to go through traffic. I'd never want anything else, especially not those public transit areas. Blech. I like going with PT for longer distances, but not through a single city.
CorridorDigital's second channel makes them look cool.
sjf39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are definitely still cool to younger generations whether Reddit likes it or not
Advacar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No joke, first time I saw one in the restroom. Dude was seriously pissing in a urinal while standing on it. Risky as fuck.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw 2 fedora wearing guys vaping and riding those things in front of Best Buy trying to show off to girls. That's the moment when I realized that somehow an uncool thing became even uncooler.
You've clearly never ridden one. I love it, I understand it's ridiculous but it's so much fun to ride
istara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually like them. But until there are better quality controls, and they get integrated into commuting systems, they'll remain niche like going to work by scooter.
I see a lot of potential for them. I've only had a 10 minute test ride on them, but the feeling of your brain rewiring in a few minutes to "think" right and left is pretty incredible. Skateboard riders and surfers may already have this ability and not notice.
I was just at a college party last night and some dude brought it in and was riding INSIDE the frat house and all the chicks were walking up to him and asking him about it.
Conversely, I want electric skateboards to become more mainstream, therefore cheaper. Not so people can roll though stores like an ass, but for better last-mile transit. I can take a subway pretty far, but then have to transfer to a bus, or annoy everyone with cranking my bike in the train (which can only be brought on during non-peak hours). Worthwhile models are still around $900+, which is more than I can toss around.
I actually hope they become really normal so I won't ever have to walk again. I'm 18 so I'm just a little too old to get one and not be fucking weird. Fingers crossed for the future.
I don't understand the stigma. If you pull your head out of your anus and think about being able to roll around the street on your feet without kicking, they're honestly kinda cool.
A lot of these, such as hoverboards, dog filter, etc are used by "cool" people such celebrities and popular people I know. The ones who don't follow these trends seem to be average Joe and people who THINK they are too cool for them.
i thought the same thing until this morning when i saw a young mother and her probably 3 year old boy in my building. the mother looked like a normal, mid 20s mother with a solid sense of style. her kid was in pretty nice athletic clothes; not too flashy but not trashy either. then i saw the back of his head.
apparently the rat tail is making a comeback but this time around it has expanded horizontally across the kids head. the line would have connected his ears if it had only been a couple inches longer. its like the original rat tail grew towards his ears only. the thickness (height?) remained the same. and it wasnt tied up either. it was like a tiny, trashy wave of thin kid hair that extended to mid shoulder length. i actually went outside for a smoke so i could walk past them and verify what i was seeing. i tore the filter off of that cig and hit it hard. this is in the american southwest. :(
Bzerker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am 27, work in a respectable job and I was considering growing a rats tail just for fun. My friends advised me against it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My name is Matt, and I was born in 1984. I once had a rat tail, and I thought it was the coolest thing. Then I wised up and cut it off because every time I got into trouble, my mom would grab it and attempt to pick me up with it. I learned quick that I had to let it go.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid in the 90's we used to say swag. But it was an acronym for scientific wild ass guess. So how did it get turned into the way people use it now? Now credit card commercials even say get your credit swagger on!! Makes my ass hole pucker up when I hear people say it...
AtoZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When schools and organizations started handing out "swag bags" at events, as they were specifically called, it really does seem like it's run its course. I guess that reflects what that one top comment said about words no longer being cool once they've been adopted by the mainstream as advertisements and whatnot.
Edit: So it doesn't mean what I thought it meant. It seems "swag" was a slang term that originated in the 1800s for stolen goods, which makes more sense given this context. I was unaware of this definition and assumed that "swag" was just a shortened form of "swagger," also mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swag
I actually did not realize this was an older term originating from the 1800s. Wow. It seems "swag" can be used to mean a bag of goods (originally meant as stolen), which makes a lot more sense in this context opposed to being short for "swagger," which is what I assumed it was originally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swag
Huomenna ยท 4736 points ยท Posted at 10:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, global warming isn't cool anymore. It's climate change. (Various extremes and changes, not just increased heat)
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The liberals changed the name because they know it's not real!" -my dad
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually coined by conservatives to make global warming sound less intense. We just adopted it because it described it better.
Oxbridge ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it can be used to describe any change in climate, whether good or bad. We're going to be stuck with "climate change activism" forever now, whether we fix the problems we've allegedly created with our CO2 emissions or not.
An0therB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well both terms are correct, they just describe different aspects of the phenomenon.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He meant "cool" in the most literal sense, as in "cold". The earth IS getting warmer, even if we replaced the term "global warming" with "climate change".
User839 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, way more storms this summer than previous years
It makes him appear like a hypocrite. He put himself out there as the poster child for climate change. It really doesn't have any thing to do with the argument, but unfortunately, part of the battle is public perception.
I just had an argument with a friend who thinks like this. I told him that science doesn't have a political party (for the most part). What benefit is it to NASA to cater to liberal agendas?
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
See I can understand refusing to 'believe' in global warming or that the Earth is 4.6 billion years old, as that takes some science to proof. Dinosaurs, on the other hand, you just gotta look at the fucking fossils.
tanhan27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naa dude it's beyond politics, these postmodern globalists don't have any morals so they're tearing down the fabric of society and democracy and freedom and shit. The real truth is that NASA and 'climate change' scientists made up and continue to preserve the myth of global warming in return for unlimited research 'grants'
tanhan27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/s ??
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was driving my old boss' truck a while ago and flipping through radio stations. I landed on Rush Limbaugh's show, and I had my mouth agape at how insane he was talking. Things like how global warming just a hoax that democrats created. My old boss was pretty conservative, so I left the radio on NPR for him.
To be honest, the mainstream conservatives who don't call him out give conservatives a bad name.
This article sums it up. Top conservative politicians & personalities associated themselves with him to piggyback on his support, and somehow his racist, harmful rhetoric came to be associated with the conservative movement.
I think overall, people that listen to and regurgitate the opinions of any of those political shows (from either side) give both sides a bad name. The whole conservative vs. liberal thing is kind of stupid. I hardly ever come across people in my daily life that feel a need to state their extreme political view, but man, you get onto the computer and it's like, "where do these people come from?" I have to wonder, for every outspoken conservative and liberal, how many middle of the road folks are there? I guess we aren't heard because we can see both sides to most issues, so no need to demean and argue any one side.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What you said really makes a lot of sense. Both sides, to me at least, have some really great points, and champion some good causes, but both sides also market some points I completely disagree with. When you talk to someone about it though, they support one side with such passion that you'd think they agree 100%. It's almost like two kids arguing about Xbox vs. PS4. One isn't that much better than the other, but the fanboys will insist that there's no reason at all to support the other side.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 16:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Fanc1dan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, where's the "/s"? You forgot the "/s"
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ae_89 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:42:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I could say "fish don't swim in water" is my opinion. I have that right, but that doesn't make me any less of an ignorant jackass.
My house recently flooded in Baton Rouge. No prior flood history. We're not going to have trouble finding a buyer in a few years because this is a "thousand year flood." Since the people who live out here don't tend to accept global warming, they'll probably count on the rapture happening before that house floods again. In actuality, these rivers will probably cause a similar flood within the next 50 years. Massive infrastructure upgrades will be needed to make sure that this kind of flood doesn't happen again.
Except they call them Libtards. I can handle a little party-affiliated generalization from time to time, but when i get into a comment section and it's clear how ignorant and immature a lot of the comments are, I lose a little hope for us all.
ashishvp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't even make sense. Like in what way is green energy ever a bad thing?
Oh yes, that's right. All scientists who currently conclude that global warming is a problem are secretly being paid off by the Chinese because the Chinese want to make US industry less competitive. Can't the sheeple see that?!
Those green energy corporate giants buying out the government to make them bully the little guy, oil/coal...
Bastards.
LemonLce ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You use a /s but my uncle actually said this to me the other day. I honestly have no idea how to convince him otherwise, so I just don't even try anymore.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My uncles are at least open minded enough to understand that people will have different opinions than them, but they just think that so they can justify them thinking/saying things without needing facts or evidence to back up their claims.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That little /s is way more necessary than it should be.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:15:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cold today. See? No global warming. The proof is right in front of our eyes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all them elites; Wall Street, the EU and those pesky Chinese who invented the concept of global warming in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming was created at the end of the Cold War as a new public enemy for everyone to gove their money to the government. /s
"The Latinos are mutating.... and they're heating up the planet!"
pheanox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pulls out snowball I ask the chair, do you know what this is? It's a snowball. And just from outside here. So it's very very cold out. Very unseasonable.
CLIMATE CHANGE REFUTED sunglasses
redyouch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only comment in this thread that made me LOL.
Wait, I think I saw that text-speak isn't cool any more either...
Thats the thing, my mum plays it too.
It's like they are immune to the 'uncool' stigma because they just don't care - Or as soon as mums catch on, it becomes uncool
B_A_Pain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do overlap, though. Some people are badass because they're cool in situations that would not normally allow for being cool. It's the "casually walking away from explosions" effect.
My 15 year old brother said the kids use on fleek but nobody thinks it's cool... So unless you're hanging out with middle schoolers, it's already uncool
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kids use on fleek but nobody thinks it's cool
Yeah, and nobody your age thinks the word cool is cool either, do they? It's just what you use. How fucking retarded are you, why would using the word for fleek be on fleek? It's just the word for it. I mean using the word crime doesn't make you a criminal, when somebody says shiver they don't start shivering....
By saying "kids use on fleek but nobody thinks it's cool" I meant "kids use on fleek ironically, nobody uses it in a serious manner as a replacement for 'cool'"
Your other arguments are completely irrelevant since I didn't say "saying cool makes you cool"
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
since I didn't say "saying cool makes you cool"
No, you said that saying things are on fleek is dying out because people don't feel on fleek while saying it. However people don't feel cool while saying cool, and that lasted hundreds of years all the way up until 2015.
My older sister who is 24 still makes Spongebob references. At college, you can make friends by just making Spongebob references with strangers because we all watched it.
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
26 year old checking in. Love references from the first 4-5 seasons of Spongebob. Those episodes will never not be funny.
I am also 26, and enjoyed it, but I have never run into anyone saying this before, I also had no idea kids in school had started using it instead of cool. I work in a small office and only really hang out with 4-5 people, so I guess I am pretty cut off from the social changes lately.
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no- no one says this. That's the joke OP was making. Sorry for misunderstanding.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:42:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a joke, a reference actually, coral was never a thing, cool is eternal.
Dude, but season 4 was the revival season. It was supposed to be cancelled after the 3rd season and some writers had left, but then they continued (and made season 4) and it was so different from "old" spongebob (seasons 1-3.) I don't even know why I wrote this whole paragraph about spongebob I just really miss coming home from school and watching it :(
Janube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Season 4 has some really quality episodes, but there are some lesser ones mixed in, definitely.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:41:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors are in their early 20s on average, therefore we're at the age where we reference the TV shows we all watched as a kid, that being SpongeBob.
Didn't know coral was the new cool. Any time I see/hear the word coral, I think of that stuff you find in a reef in the sea, or Rick and Carl from TWD.
Because almost all punk, it doesn't hit the same scratch. It's good fun stuff, but it's a lot lighter and mellow than metal, to the point where it would never fit the same genre ever.
AtoZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get what the other responders are saying, it killed the shit out of metal
w_lee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. After the Punk movement died, Metal proper began.
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal proper
No disagreement here
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends. It's on the up and up in the UK for the last couple of years
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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a57782 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had similar experiences, I was kind of done with it when I realized that these two bleach blondes decked out in abercrombie and fitch and gucci and shit were generally nicer less judgemental about what music you listened to or what you wore than the punks were.
Punk died because it suffocated after crawling up it's own ass.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just wait if Trump is elected. The one good thing out of that would be the new resurgence of anti-government punk rock.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Punk rock died when the first kid said 'punks not dead...punks nooooot dead'"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, its getting there... Theres only a handful of bands that are actually good nowadays. Soap charge is aight and total chaos are pretty good but there will never be another black flag or the cro-mags. I cant even call them hardcore bands anymore without a bunch of whiney emo kids getting upset and telling me "thats not hardcore" but little do they know... It is...
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all pretty local now, that's all. Most cities have an active punk scene with touring bands from other cities. Plus there is a ton of experimentation, which is refreshing. Like Days N Daze are getting bigger, and their just some gutter punks with acoustic instruments.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guttepunk bands are pretty dope, you should check out the railyard ghosts if youre into that kind of thing. Where i live theres a lot of crusties but they dont play music, just panhandle. But youre right, unfortunately seattles punk scene is pretty dead. There used to be an awesome crossover scene with thrash bands and hardcore punk bands but a few years ago deathcore kinda took over and now thats pretty much what the scene is all about. I like some deathcore so its not that bad but i miss the brutal pits from the crossover days, deathcore kids dont know how to mosh haha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's still plenty of shows at The Highline and the Black Lodge
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah im going to highline for an iron reagan gig this october, should be fun. Hopefully i get to chat with landphil again
Eh, Greg Graffin is doing pretty well at 51, and Dave King is 46.
Reascr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was funny being fairly young (Teens) but being into punk and going to a DRI show and everyone is at least like mid 30s or older, easily. And DRI is all old too. Or how Descendents is made up of guys who are now in their 50s but they're still going on about being a teen with their new album and whatnot.
It's not dead yet. But it really is just old
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Descendents are sooooooooooo creepy to see live now. I get they play Milo Goes to College songs since that's like everyone's favorite album, but hearing a teen sing those songs is one thing, hearing an old man pushing 50s singing those same lyrics is just downright CREEPY
Reascr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see it. DRI wasn't too bad since it's just your typical hardcore punk/thrash stuff which doesn't really have any age, but as age oriented Descendents is having some old dudes singing about it is weird as fuck.
I kinda want to go see that now, but I didn't jump on tickets for the show here quick enough so I can't.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take a long boat and twenty of your finest men then head to where the sun sets. There you will fond a village : PILLAGE! PLUNDER AND BURN ALL THAT YOU FIND.
Camera a foot higher than your face, chin up, face tilted side ways, cleavage, duck face, try to look like you're interesting, forget to smile, forget you're actually having a good time, forget the picture should be about you and your friends' memories and not strangers you're trying to impress. Forget how vein you are. (^ ~^
I used to do that, but as Zoolander. Then duck lips became popular and I can't whip out Blue Steel anymore.
Millkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck face + snapchat dog filter.
Almost every second girl on tinder like apps has at least one dog/duck face photo and IMO it just looks fucking stupid
Seems pretty close to a reaction channel to me. Tomato/tomato.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very different.
Reaction channels just show the video in their entirety and make a dumb comment every once and a while. They basically do nothing constructive. That's the whole reason people have problems with them, they are basically just content thieves.
i don't know, i think Ethan from h3h3 productions had some gems on his early reaction videos, but yeah now it's just forced and not that funny, he's been tryharding a lot this year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "I think not" is definitely not cool either.
GamerKey ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on how it's made and what's being reacted to by who.
On that note, fuck The Fine Brothers, they're assholes.
But I like watching some Elders React now and then. Having your generic dude react to something is boring, but get an easily identifyable demographic (people over 60, kids, ...) to react to something interesting, and it might interest me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't watch many but I've enjoyed the Kids React ones when it featured a video game I loved playing when I was younger.
I like reaction videos to things like the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones, where there's definitely something to react to. Maybe it's forced, but I don't care, because I love watching people react to that scene.
But I still don't know why we need a reaction video for every little thing. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but sometimes I'll be looking for some video, and I'll see reaction videos to said video before I actually see the vid I was looking for...and there's really nothing to react to...
I saw a video yesterday that was a girl "reacting" to opening up her Macy's box with her new purse in it. That she herself ordered and knew what it looked like. I was like why does this exist and who is watching this shit?! And then realized I was
I wish you would tell this to people doing this to "Les Twins" videos, I follow those guys since 2009 and always check out "this week" videos but now it's flooded by "REACT XXX" videos and THEY ARE FUCKING AWFUL HOLY SHIT.
And using "Les twins -react -reacts -reaction etc etc" doesn't even work well.
Thankfully, smoking. All my friends now (23-25) who smoke are only doing so out of habit because it's too hard for them to quit. None of them WANT to be smokers, the way it was cool to be in high school. I asked one of my sisters (17F) if it was cool to smoke and she also said no.
Edit: Sister felt the need to add that she was only talking about smoking cigarettes. Smoking weed is still cool, apparently.
Edit 2: I don't think smoking weed is cool, okay?!?
I thought I was hot shit for drinking/smoking pot from 14+. I now realize that I was just a teenage substance abuser.
Current me absolutely hates teenage me. Almost everything I thought was stupid/useless/lame happens to now be some of the most important facets of my life. I guess that's just a part of growing up. :/
reflexe_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are also the little kids who buy a "dime bag" and split half a gram between 5-6 people once or twice a week. And then they talk about how fucked up they got off that one or if they're lucky two hits.
People more so say they smoke more than they do. Like people will smoke one joint and instantly purchase bob marley shirts and put 'stoner ๐๐จ' in their instagram bio. its bad.
When I was in high school people definitely lied about it. "No, mom/officer/teacher/preppy chick, I swear I wasn't high that's absurd. I would never do something like that." Things have changed.
Definitely, i only got out of high school three years ago. And we would never openly admit we smoked to anyone who wasn't in our circle. Things sort of changed in grade 11 though. And well now we have preppy cousin jessica rolling a blunt with braceface daisy.
It was never cool in the 2006 to 2010 when I was in high school. Only kids that smoked were the ones basically screaming I don't care about what happens to me cuz my life's fucked up at home.
Vaping is cool. Whats not cool are the annoying shits that use the boxes
(we could end this comment here really)
and fog an entire room in public places. I know it smells good, I know its safe for others. Its still rude.
I wish you were right , i still see a lot of kids smoking. And according to my brother a lot of people in his class smoke and he is only 15
Miu_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, that's pretty strange. In my country, people start smoking when they hit 13 years old because it's 'cool'. I'm one of the few people among my friends who hate smoking with a passion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The problem is now smoking is demonised. Non smokers are WAY to aggressive. If you pull out a cigarette imfront of most groups of people now you might as well pull out an AK-47 it will get less of a reaction . absolutely people have the right to not smoke and breathe "clean" air. Just as people have the right to smoke. If you don't like it don't stand or be in places were it is likely to happen. I gave a ride to my 19 year old niece and cracked the window to smoke a cigarette. She immediately got a snotty voice and holier than though attitude. She demanded not asked that I pull over and get out of my car to do that. I told her if anyone is getting out it would be her ; ). In someone else's house or car I would never smoke, or even ask unless they are doing it. Now kids think justbecause they are non smokers that they should never have to encounter it no matter where they are. Sorry kids but the world does not conform to your personal preferences. Also she said that because 2nd hand smoke could give her cancer. She goes to the tanning bed 10 times a week. Lol
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There would be a lot less smokers if we started calling and treating them like what they really are...addicts...just like heroin addicts and cocaine addicts. Remove the idea that's it's cool, and it will lose its appeal very quickly.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I call bullshit on this. At least where I am, it's still very much a cool thing to do. Obviously everyone knows it's awful for you, but I think that's sort of the point now. It's cool in a not giving a fuck sort of way. In college though. Maybe thinking changes afterwards.
LanAkou ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, in college there was this incredibly cute chick. Very pretty. Very thin. Kinda short, gorgeous hair. She just really did it for me. Then one day I found out she smokes. Instant turn off. It's that way with any girl. As soon as I see them smoking, I just stop thinking they're attractive. It's the biggest turn off. Still friends with that chick, she recently quit smoking. Proud of her, she looks great again. Better late than never I guess.
Tl;Dr, smoking will keep you from getting laid, and nothing is less cool than not having sex.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LanAkou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh is that what we're doing? Sure I'll play.
Yes, because I'm the only guy who's turned off by smokers. In a world where smoking is gross and uncool, it's completely unreasonable to think that simply by smoking, you cut yourself off from lots of people. I'm absolutely sure I was the only one who was turned off after that, and absolutely no one else on campus shared my opinion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LanAkou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, probably.
To clarify, I've actually been dating a really great girl for a couple years.
I only mentioned the other girl quit because I'm genuinely excited for her. It seemed like she hated that she did it.
I don't know what ISN'T cool, but what is? Birkenstocks.
And as a 30 year old man with kids and a mortgage who has worn Birkenstocks for over 20 years......
I'm really pissed off right now, because it looks like I'm trying to be cool and "fit it" with the youngters. I actually had a neighbor kid roll her eyes at me the other day when I walked past, she said "You just, can't really pull off that look"......
Birkenstocks are comfy as FUCK (after the initial bleeding stage....) and I will continue to wear them until I am dead. Fuck you youngins and your stupid fashion trends!
I do however, have NO response to my wallet chain....that one is just...indefensible.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Try chacos, I used to wear birks and I still own a pair but I wear my chacos daily. I don't think they are any more in style but for comfort holy moly we've got a sandal
From what I was told, Birkenstocks are still very much in and so are Sperry boat shoes. I have never liked boat shoes and think they look like odd loafers. Someone told me that those shoes are super comfortable though. There's no way I'm paying $80.00 for a pair of shoes.
droppur ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, Birkenstocks aren't cool. Unless maybe you rock them with black socks and a button up short sleeve. Kids must have mistook them for Crocs.
DEADxDAWN ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll probably get down voted to hell, but I love my Priv. I've been a blackberry owner for 10+ years, and have never had a major issue or complaint about my phones.
I've destroyed a lot of other brands/platforms at work though.
Blackberry is still my favorite, I've had androids and iPhones and they're just not as intuitive for me. Plus it's easily the best keyboard I've ever used and I can't get over how much I hate not having a physical keyboard :(
My girlfriend has a Priv and she loves it too. Solid device, she dropped it on the screen one time and the only damage was a crack in the speaker grille
I was amazed.
I was so impressed with the performance that I grabbed a Nexus 5X (same SD 808 chip but less RAM) and still envy her Priv for its aesthetics and overall package.
My Q10 finally died after a long fought battle (Construction). It sat in a puddle after falling off a roof and survived fine, plus a shipload of other abuse. Then one morning she wouldn't turn on. I'm pretty sure it died of old age.
So now Im using a shifty Android until BB release another non android based model. 10 was the most intuitive phone OS I have ever used, and I've used pretty much every kind of phone OS to come out in the past 10 years
Cm0002 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to break it to you, but there probably won't be another non-android model from RIM.
But I thought Blackberry was cooler than ever before now thanks to the new Android they released! Have you seen the thing? It has a full sized touchscreen with the curved edges like a Samsung GS6 Edge, but also a slide out keyboard so you can type stuff without the keyboard taking up 19/40ths of the screen.
Perhaps it clashes with the trend of people who never go underwater getting an underwater phone case. That wouldn't work with the sliding screen.
theo198 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's hardware isn't great and it's priced way to high. Just by looking at the camera, the cpu, and the feel of the device it shouldn't be as expensive as it is.
Weep2D2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:43:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nokia the phone, too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About a decade ago I was playing a gig in the patio of a fancy restaurant, and was alerted that there were Nokia big shots sitting at a table. I acknowledged them from the microphone and mentioned I used one of their phones. They were pleased. Then I suggested they hook me up with an endorsement deal. They were no longer pleased.
User839 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are coming back with android tho, I guess indestructable android phones will be quite populair (or atleast more populair than with windows)
Was never cool. Just a cheap Treo knockoff with a proprietary backend that made it briefly popular for business users.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this on my shitty q10. Free work phone with unlimited data, though, so I can't complain too much. And it's being replaced with an iphone 6s next month anyway.
poopellar ยท 1186 points ยท Posted at 11:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple.
This social media experiment was brought to you by HTC
[deleted] ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 13:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple went mainstream, the fanboys no longer felt special
logdogday ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 15:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even in the early iPod days they were mainstream, but they were also really innovative and had great marketing, almost something to look forward to. No one is looking forward to seeing a commercial of a good looking family in an upper middle class house dialing up Grandma on FaceTime.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:26:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ipod wasn't the first, but it definately refined the concept into something both easy to use and functional (before that, the storage limit was so small it was a pointless purchase)
Mine too! Rio PMP300 with 20 songs at the lowest rate possible so I could cram them in there.
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:15 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have mine that is about that size. Ran off AA batteries and would screw up the memory when you had to replace them, so every time you had to reload your dozen and a half songs. And it took forever.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ejeebs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved my click wheel iPod. Couldn't stand my iPod Touch.
Creative was the shit until the 3rd gen iPod. Also, it wasn't until the iPod classic (fifth gen?) that they had a functional color screen. And even then you were bound to use iTunes for Windows, which is basically testicle cancer in software form.
Some heavy revisionism in this thread!
alexbhood ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say they were super innovative even in the iPod days. They were late to the mp3 player party and even when they released the iPod there were far better mp3 players out there with more storage for cheaper and a lot more features. But it wasn't cool to have those. Their best skill has always been making aesthetically pleasing devices and then marketing them really well.
I'd say the invention of the modern smartphone and app store were the first and last innovations Apple has had in a long time.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:55:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just aesthetically pleasing, incredibly easy to use with great customer service.
People have more important shit to do in their life than tweak their MP3 player.
I use a Mac because it's easy and it "just works". Not because I don't know how to use Windows or Linux, but because I want to spend more time using the tool than adjusting the tool.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:16:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it "just worked", the Genius Bar wouldn't exist and wouldn't always be crowded when I walk by an Apple store. I can understand people preferring the look or feel of iOS but pretending that Apple products don't break any more often than similar products that cost a fraction of the price is a sad reminder that advertising really does work.
It works for me. And Apples products sell incredibly well and Apple stores are relatively sparse. Of course things go wrong, and as a result it's always full, but Apple products in my experience work better a vast majority of the time
MadZee_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason I use Android is because I can't do most of the stuff I do on my phone comfortably on an iPhone. It's just so inconvenient for me. Tweaking my Android was so worth it, even though it took a couple of hours of adjustment, because it's much more streamlined now.
Taking 20 minutes to figure out an MP3 player is your threshold for iamverysmart? The world must seem amazing to you.
zeebious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:08:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously great customer service. I shattered an ipod video going of a snowboard jump. Took it to apple, I told them what happened. They just went and got me a new one.
Well yeah. They've always been about style over substance, by which I mean ease of use and image over horsepower or features. Their products do a couple of things in a very intuitive way and they look nice. But most of their "innovations" have always been in marketing and presentation.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The iPod took something that's technical and complicated to regular people and made it easy to understand. 8 gigabytes became 4,000 songs.
Right. And that's mostly a presentation and marketing change like I said. They didn't reinvent the mp3 player. They just made it appealing to a broad audience.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were plenty of other mp3 players available with a few gigs of storage around the time the first iPod came out for less than 400 dollars too. And especially after the iPod opened up the market for mp3 players there were cheaper, higher storage mp3 players everywhere with more features.
Apple definitely nailed build quality though. But they tend to do this thing where they make something really cool and popular and then kinda stagnate while the competition passes them up. That happened with the iPod and it's been happening with the iPhone for a few years.
Not even the app store. Getjar.com was were I got my J2ME Java app freeware for my phones back in ~2004-2008
Edit: ITT butthurt Apple fans
alexbhood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh yeah. There were definitely phones with app stores before the iPhone. But they were wholly different beasts from what the iOS app store became. Sort of like saying there were touch screen phones before the iPhone.
They were horrible to use, they weren't as accessible to developers, they didn't have nearly the amount of content, the phones didn't have the horsepower to make them intuitive, the phones didn't have the hardware to make real utilities, etc.
Once everyone had a decent platform and widespread adoption, the app store exploded into something else entirely. Now the only limit to what your phone can do is it's hardware. You don't have to wait for a software update or get a new phone to have new features like back in the basic phone days. If you can think of something your phone should do, there's likely an app for that.
So basically the argument is that the UX was better, so it got used more. J2ME had API:s for most things you can imagine.
And also, software repositories was already an old idea (see Linux). It just hadn't also been made into a storefront on that end.
detourne ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Apple has always been mainstream. They were the first truly successful mass produced personal computers. My elementary school had Apple computers, and then the iMacs in high school.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:50:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say at first, but after a disasterous early to mid 90's, they kind of became a joke among non apple users. In the late 90's and even in the early 2000's, their userbase was not that big, but it was dedicated.
Like or hate Apple, their turnaround from failed attempts at selling the company to becoming an industry juggernaut is impressive.
detourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I was always using Apple computers so I never really noticed (studied video editing and web stuff in early 00s at uni) the only Apple product I owned before an iPod was a IIe though, just always used them at school. In my mind Apple has only ever been mainstream, regardless of business turbulence along the way.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My elementary school had a lot of IIe 's (I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are sitting in storage there). I believe it was the last ones designed and produced (the Apple II line was retired in 1993)
MadZee_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The IIGS was the last one, but it was basically a whole different computer, with an Apple IIe SOC fir backwards compatibility.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For all of the products in the 80's and early 90's that apple tried to push as the next big thing, the Apple II line is one of the things that kept them afloat. The macintosh may have been iconic, but the original was very not very powerful, and was extremely proprietary (something Jobs would bring back to apple's designs upon his return).
The Apple II line was based more off Woz's vision of the ability to expand (He really did design it for someone like himself)
MadZee_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The IIGS was actually a bit more capable than the Macintosh, all things considered. The Mac was pushed by Jobs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Jobs liked stuff out the box and ready to go.
Kind of the reason now you see Apple notebooks with memory soldered onto the board
nvolker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the Apple II - the original Macintosh, Apple was mainstream. Then the "wintel" boxes started eating up their market share, which gradually pushed Apple into more of a niche. When they started making Windows-compatible iPods, they broke back into the mainstream, and the iPhone and iPad have kept them there.
There were a bunch of people back in the System 7 - OSX 10.3 days that were really into Apple, which (if I remember right) is when the term "the Cult of Mac" started to be used.
CoMiGa ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than when they nearly went bankrupt multiple times because they couldn't sell their products, sure.
detourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That didn't make the company some underground start-up that nobody had ever heard of. There have been quite a few mainstream corporations that have had bankruptcy scares. GM and Marvel didn't become obscure brands, why would Apple have become an obscure brand?
CoMiGa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it just made them an undesirable brand with a product no one wanted.
That's honestly a big part of it, back before iPods were a thing, if someone had an Apple sticker on their car, you'd wave to each other because you knew it was a fellow Mac user, now it's rare for someone to not own at least 1 Apple product.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only have iPod, don't really like apple products.
i would buy a mac if I did music tho.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not enough for some people to like a thing; some people want to feel unique for liking it too
Apple's laptops were really, really nice for the last 5 years. If they replace the function keys on the MBP with a cringey little touch screen I will make the move to Asus since I need those keys for work, and if the iPhone 8 (I'm on 6 and won't buy 7) doesn't have USB-C I will make the move to most likely Samsung, because fuck your 30 dollar shitty cables that I end up buying 6 of during the life of the phone.
A lot of people bought Apple because they made a quality product with decent software, but increasingly that doesn't seem to be the case.
Remember the outrage when they switched from 30-Pin to Lightning? After, what, 10+ years? I don't look for them to switch to USB-C soon for that reason.
I think Cook intimated that the lightning connector was going to stay on for a while. If it's true I'll be getting my first non-apple phone since 2007 when I'm up for an upgrade in a year.
I don't see retaining Lightning as a reason to switch. I'd actually prefer that they stay on Lightning since I have several cables already and don't have any USB-C cables. IMO, the only advantage of USB-C for a phone is that cables are compatible with Android, which makes no difference for me since I don't own an Android device.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'll admit the cables are a lot cheaper now than they were a few years ago. The bigger point is that usb-c is going to be a world standard and Apple is doing it's own thing at the expense of the user.
It's on the macbook. Holding the iphone back to sell proprietary cables is a fucking bonehead move, but that doesn't mean Apple won't do it. Tim Cook seems like a nice guy, I bet I'd like him if I ever met him, but he doesn't have vision. He's a nuts and bolts executive and it absolutely shows. To have a better user experience you have to be creative and you have to love the product; love the idea of the product as a solution, an experience, a fucking way of life (you spend more time with your phone than you do with your lover; I spend more time in front of a computer than I do in bed.)
Steve Jobs was an asshole, but he loved products and he romanticized them and believed the bullshit he was spewing, and so did the people that followed him. Tim Cook ain't got that. People have been saying Apple is doomed as long as Apple has been around. When your whole company is built around the iPhone and the fucking thing never changes the argument for Apple making a graceless exit from dominance becomes a lot stronger.
Right. I just can't see them abandoning lighting for a while and that's especially true if they're going to kill the headphone jack and start shipping with lightning ear buds.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:25:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rhllor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never owned an Apple product, but isn't Lightning actually a superior technology to microUSB?
That's not a reason of course (see also, Beta vs. VHS).
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Farull ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean? USB, firewire, displayport, thunderbolt, and the USB-C connector are all "world standard" connectors which Apple were early to introduce (if not first), and many times helped develop.
What they do though is to help technology move forward by scrapping things that suck. Micro USB is one such thing.
That's all well and good when your product is better than the competition. Apple won the professionals by having great software and focusing on user experience.
Now, professionals still use macs. Here in the bay area just about everyone has a mac. When they scrap the function keys I really wonder. I use f12/f11 thousands of times a day. I'm not going to hunt for those keys on a fucking led touch monstrosity.
With respect to professional grade software they've been on the decline for quite some time. The Mac Pro is absolutely ancient, and the "pro" name doesn't really fit with products that are consistently a year out of spec with other, comparable offerings.
I've been a mac user for a long time, and my current job requires me to run xcode, so I have a mac that dual boots fedora/osx, but the tinsel is losing its sparkle. I don't at all represent the typical user, and macs might appeal to your regular web and email employee, but I wouldn't be surprised if the winds start blowing away from Apple as professionals start using better tools; they'll lead the exodus, and they're already doing so.
Sashoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive been using the same 2009 imac since, well.. 2009. It has lasted me 7 years of essentially constant use. Thing is made damn well.
I think Apple will keep making quality rigs for a while, with respect to build quality. It's the lack of vision and the dumbing down of everything that I think will start killing the brand. If the professionals start leaving as they make it harder to do real work on a mac in favor of gimmicks all the cool kids will move on to the next thing. When the cool kids move on the "premium" identity will go with them.
dassub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in a forgotten age I used to work at UCSD's computer center and Apple, Dell, IBM, and Sony were the only things anyone recommended. Dell used to be king of bang for buck, but their customer support shit the bed and they started cutting any and every corner. Sony, Apple, and LenovBM still have the premium going, but Asus just appeals to me for some reason. They're probably a little closer to Dell than those other 3, but I've had great luck with their gpu's, etc. When Apple starts ripping out the function keys they're going to fall out of the top 3 like a ton of bricks, though.
Yeah they're called Android users. They're SO opposite of the rotten terrible sheeple who use Apple products.
2mice ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:46:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
steve jobs really was apple. he cared about the little details like no one else. apple has been getting worse year after year since he passed. theyll soon be just like every other company.
and no i aint no fanboy and realize apple always had its weaknesses but it made up for them....which isnt really the case anymore
Apple is also ridiculously overvalued now (likely because people expect them to innovate everything, from computers to cars) that it has nowhere to go but down.
Not just that, there was a couple years in there where they made a comeback and did a lot of cool stuff (e.g. iPhone) but since then they've been sitting with a lot of the same old ideas, a couple generations behind everyone else and with a higher price tag
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus, people have kind of gotten over the idea that every calendar year, their hardware is now out of date (it's nothing new with technology, but with it being scheduled and celebrated, it kind of soured people). Many people are no longer annually refreshing their tablets and other devices, and those on enough of a budget who just want to read and surf the internet are gravitating toward lower cost things (a $50 amazon kindle fire will do those things at 10% of the cost. may not be as powerful, but it's like someones grandparents buying an alienware when they don't even game).
Years ago before they were common, I used to make a game of walking by the Apple Store and counting the berets.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had gone to a training class in the early 2000's, and my hotel was near a mall with an apple store (at the time, one of two in one of the largest cities in the US). I thought it was funny they were using an IBM Point of sale system at the time.
Apple just kinda sold out, and there has been a noticeable lack of innovation since Jobs died.
Tim Cook has certainly taken the company is a great direction financially, but instead of staying true to their roots of quality and function, and letting the products speak for themselves, they've started spending too much time developing gimmicky bullshit and trying to convince people its something they want.
Also, Windows is A LOT better than it was 10 years ago, so there's less incentive to use OS X now.
nvolker ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:46:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still pretty much as innovative as the other big players. It's just really hard to match the iPod/iPhone/iPad levels of disruption that they had in the 2000s."
MadZee_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, Apple used to be the innovator (early iPhone era, that is), while Google was heavily inspired (read: copied) many features. Now, it's pretty much the opposite.
CoMiGa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple was never the innovator. Apple would wait for something to be "nearly there" by competitors then make their own version. There is not a single product that I can think of that Apple made that was not just their version of something else that didn't take off because it was ahead of it's time.
iPod was the Diamond Multimedia MP3 player, and creative labs and many others.
iPhone was countless smart phones by Palm and Motorola, and probably others.
iPad, Microsoft tried tablets for years and never could get them to catch on.
bking ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple didn't invent the MP3 player. They invented an MP3 player with an interface that anybody could use. Same with the iPhone vs the Palm Treo, or any of the other smartphones that were around in 2006. They were garbage, and ordinary non-technophile consumers knew it.
CoMiGa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree completely. Apple put marketing behind it. That is all apple is. If Diamond, or Palm or even Microsoft could figure out Marketing there wouldn't be Apple.
bking ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:21:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scroll through a list of 1,000 songs with single-action plastic push buttons, then do it again with a click wheel. You're either trolling or delusional if you think there's no difference in usability.
I firmly believe that if Steve Jobs were still around, they'd still be as innovative
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Reascr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've never particularly made good products... For the money. They're good, but you pay a price premium for them, even more so now with a clear drop in quality and reason to advance on
Of course early on with the iPhone and whatnot, yeah they were good and innovative but they're not that anymore and haven't for a while. I've heard that they basically just wait for stuff to be ready, then jump on it and beat their competitors. Like touch tablets existed with Microsoft but they never caught on
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tim Cook is like the Roger Goodell of the Tech world. Like the NFL, Apple is making more money than ever before but the product is and has been steadily declining and he gets all the blame for it.
True. I like the redesigned look that Yosemite brought, especially the return of the 2D dock, but there aren't really any useful new features.
kat413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I'm in the minority of preferring the 3D dock
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean my rMBP2013 was and is pretty much the perfect laptop - fast, feather light, insane battery life. They didn't really leave a lot of room to innovate.
I don't think it's a fair criticism to call Apple's products "gimmicky." The smartphone market has matured so there won't be another breakthrough "wow factor" feature, but their recent additions โ Apple Pay, 3D Touch, etc. โ are anything but gimmicky.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're a corporation. They've always been "sold out." The difference is that Steve Jobs knew how to deliver innovative products and turn a profit. He knew the fine line between "gimmick" and "game-changer." Had he been alive when the Apple Watch debuted, I 100% guarantee it would have been a far more successful product.
Eh, Windows will remain shit until it's finally killed.
there are wayyyy too many sub menus, and they need to redo their entire library registration process, and the registry needs to be rewritten to be an actual fucking database.
tl;dr Microsoft is lazy and takes every shortcut possible, resulting in shitty software, and it's wayyy too entrenched at this point for them to fix their technical debt.
Apple was always trendy but at least they used to make top quality products. Now their products are middle of the road, so it's gonna be harder to justify overpaying for something just for the logo.
MikeKM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:42:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you meant THC. Crazy Apple and their tree loving employees. Especially since, you know....Apples come from trees?
netmier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't seem like it, HTC doesn't have near the sales Apple does and the only company that beats Apple is Samsung, but even that comparison isn't 100% accurate. Samsung makes a whole range of cell phones, including the majority shit cheap phones you get for free from carriers. Apple just recently started selling a slightly downgraded phone, and it's still not as cheap as Samsung has on offer.
If we're measuring "cool" or popularity, Apple only sells premium phones compared to its competitors and manages to sell around 70 million of them, Samsung sells around 80 million of all varieties, from cheap to premium.
HTC isn't even in the same ballpark as Samsung and Apple, at least for sales for the last several years. It's debatable if Samsung is cooler than Apple, since I doubt a lot of people would necessarily call $100.00 phones "cool." Unless you're taking the position that HTCs smaller sales is what makes them cool, but I'd argue popularity is coolness, which would put Apple and Samsung at the top, since more people want their phones than any others.
I have to give MySpace credit for taking my favorite hobby (internet) and making it mainstream. No one at my school cared about computers until MySpace came along.
Same. I can't stand Facebook. I loved being able to create my profile page with music, slideshows, funny gifs. And also was a regular blogger. Once they took away the fun stuff I got bored and stopped using it. Have no idea what my sign in info is, have no idea if it is even still a site!!
me323me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a weird social media thing for music now, I've taken a few peeks a it.
Gelus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:06:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's my beautiful 2015. Not you'res.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank
schlebb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forget who you're surrounded by most of the time. I always visualise redditors as average, reasonably cool people but I've had a sudden realisation a couple of times.
Usually it's when someone makes a comment about how a conventionally cool/fashionable style or piece of clothing "looks dumb/gay/stupid" and I realise that there's probably loads of cargo shorts and XXL t shirt wearing fuckers around here.
Pardoism ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least dissing redditors on reddit will never not be cool and edgy to some people.
Yes, about once a week, I open one these bitch about other people threads.
This is a better one because I didn't even know that some of these were ever cool. I just do the same old things my whole life. I have been cool twice for a limited amount of time. I should be cool again in about 3 or 4 years.
I haven't played it either. I rarely buy games, last one was fallout 4 on release- so I was sort of looking forward to it- it looked like it had a lot of potential. A unique formula so to speak. Ill admit - the whole release and reception makes me curious. It just seems like if the internet community was saying "no mans sky is awesome!" than people would go about playing it and calling it a classic. But- the internet community has found joy in making it out to be a joke. People are going in now with that mindset and just hopping on the bandwagon - saying it's the worst game ever. Something tells me if people were playing the game by themselves with no outside critique - they would think it was cool. I saw the gameplay- it looked cool.
I don't know- maybe I'll buy it in a couple months to see what really happened.
Things that would have made Pokemon Go more than just a month-long fad:
The ability to get items that doesn't just involve physical proximity to landmarks. (may be personally motivated: I'm in the country and there's like 3 pokestops within 10 miles of me. There are people who have it worse).
The ability to train pokemon. Grinding duplicates into powder is all and good, but why can't we fight each other or wild pokemon?
Speaking of fighting wild pokemon... The ability to improve your capture chance by fighting wild pokemon. It's not like that's been part of the series since day 1 or anything...
The ability to trade. Possibly proximity-based, but pokemon has long since embraced internet trading.
So, basically, give people something to do! besides catch another damn pidgey for the 600th time!
How about an actual combat system? And fighting with friends? Honestly, the worst thing IMO was the lack of competitive social play in a game largely played by groups IRL.
That's not the point being made though. If Niantic implemented a full combat system into Pokemon Go it would be more or less a free real-world Pokemon game. At the moment without battles between each other, or between you and random Pokemon you encounter or even Gym battling (outside of tapping), it's just a month-long diversion which is what it's proving to be.
They make it what it can be, and Nintendo would not be happy as there'd be zero incentive to buy their (Nintendo's) actual Pokemon games.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How it isn't the point?
Niantic couldn't give less of a fuck if Nintendo lost sales to their game. The worst thing that could happen to them: Nintendo buys the rights to PoGo to kill it, and Niantic now has a shitload of cash to pursue another project.
I used to open that app every chance I could. Then I got to level 19. I've been on level 19 for at least a month. I open the app, it shows Rattatas, Pidgeys and Weedles in my general vicinity and then I close the app. In the rare case that I try to catch one of those three that I mentioned, they usually have a very low CP and manage to escape regardless of how "nice" or "great" my throw was. There is the rare occasion that it'll show a Magicarp in the vicinity and it's the only one shown but when the Pokemon appear it'll be 3 Rattatas. I can hear the developers at Niantic laughing and saying "You thought you'd catch a Magicarp, PSYCHE!" When was this game released? In that time frame I've only collected 69 different Pokemon in my index and 22 of those I wouldn't even have if you weren't able to evolve them. They really need to mix it up a bit. I have 2 more beefs 1: How can I walk 5 miles according to my step counter on my phone, but only get credit for a .8 KM on my incubators? I'm not the best at converting miles to KM, but I know if I walk 5 miles it's more than 5 KM. and B: I really hate it telling me to not drive while playing when I'm not driving, I'm walking, but your GPS isn't locating me properly and my guy is dashing around the screen.
The incubator thing is interesting. I've found it isn't actively recording the distance you move, like a step counter would. Instead, it "pings" your location every so often, then uses the distance between pings as how far you've walked. What this means is it's better to walk in straight lines than circles or arches. I could walk .2 kilometers, but if I end up close to my original location, it won't appear, to the system, that I've moved very far.
Seriously, I tried the game for the first time the other week, and I found the most bare-bones, void-of-features Pokรฉmon game I'd ever played. All there is to do is keep feeding hundreds and hundreds of 'mons to the professor's candy machine until you have a single 'mon with a high-enough CP to attempt a gym battle.
I'd rather play the Minecraft pokemon mod, at least I can do pokemon things and then build a giant butt with muddy water coming out and laugh because I'm secretly still 6.
Pokรฉmon Red and Blue came out on virtual console not too long ago and it reminds you how many features those games already had and Pokรฉmon Go doesn't. They couldn't even replicate features of 20 year old games.
Then look for a gym to battle, realize it takes three people to beat it, then have it taken over in fifteen minutes before you could collect any coins.
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mr_ewe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would 100% love the game if they added battle wild Pokรฉmon to train.
Shitty battle system? I DON'T CARE! I'm not catching pidgies to grind candy for exp anymore. My Pidgeot is ripping their wings off in perpetration to battle at the gym.
We should also be able to buy TMs at the store for like 20 coins. So I can make my vaporeon have the best move set, bitch was lucky enough to have perfect IVs and the shitest moves.
Just copy/paste battle into Pokemon catching and the game is basically fixed. Add some exp for defeating would Pokรฉmon and it's all good.
We will still ask for features like tracking and trading, but battling wild Pokรฉmon will be a huge step in the right direction!
I tried the game out for a couple days when it came out but never got into it for all those reasons. They took everything that made the series and took it away. It's completely pointless. Who cares what pokemon you come across when all you do is flick balls at it until you catch it like every other one?
Agree totally. I tried Pokemon Go, made it to level 10 or so before I decided to quit out of boredom. The game just wasn't any fun. It wasn't good. I couldn't understand why people seemed to adore it so much.
It COULD have been good, it could've been amazing. Give me the ability to form a proper team, let me train them up, let me battle wild Pokemon / AI trainer / other players, making capturing more like the games and less of a microtransaction-focused tedious minigame. Have Pokemon show up in places other than heavily trafficked areas. I go for a nature walk around a lake and see like 6 Pokemon in an hour. I go to Walmart and see 6 Pokemon in 10 minutes.
But no, we got basically a proof-of-concept rather than a proper game. Why it turned into this huge, massive obsession is beyond me.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one friend take his kayak out on a lake to catch more water pokemon. Nothing. It's impossible for rural players to be competitive at this game.
Serinus ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:57:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are going to be case studies about how to capture the entire world's attention for two weeks and completely blow it.
So you're saying is you want a new 3DS version with the AR camera feature included??
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It came and went in about 3 weeks.
Dasbubba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
So far one feature that got data mined seems to be the ability to set up a buddy Pokemon that when you go walking you will earn candies for it like if you were hatching eggs. We'll see if they add that in any time soon. It doesn't fix most of the problems the game still has but at least they are expanding it.
That being said they needed to roll that stuff out in the first month or have it in the game to start to keep most of the people leaving interested. The current systems are pretty flawed.
Edit: I guess the data mining forced their hand because they just announced it as an official feature.
ptdoggo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played it for like 2 weeks but I live out in the boonies so the only Pokestop I could walk to was literally a water tower in the middle of a corn field. Forget getting to any gyms. And I'm not going to be that dedicated to a dumb phone game to drive somewhere just to play it.
i always said they should have just duplicated the pokemon games. you pick a starter and train it by battling random pokemon you encounter in the wild grass or other trainers. there are local gyms that people can battle, quests that people can do, etc. you get money for pokebattles and you can buy items. maybe have a team rocket plot where random gyms get taken over and you have to team up and beat them, etc.
Sure, but that would be an entirely different game with a different premise. Someone else can make that game and then everyone's happy, except the happy part.
Slyadlel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:26:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think licensing works the way you think it works...
Same here. And to be honest when it was released people who didn't play hated it so much. Now that the hype is gone nobody gives a fuck anymore, fortunately.
i don't know of anyone who hates it... i don't play, but i think it's kinda brilliant. way cooler than most phone games. i hope it sticks around / more games follow suit.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 17:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fair enough. i did not have any of those experiences... never saw groups larger than like 5 or 6 people, and i certainly never had anyone run into me or get in my way at all. that would likely have inspired some hatred.
I lived next to a park where Dratinis spawned at. That park went from a few people to hundreds of people within a week. It was crazy, when a Dratini spawns, it's like a mass migration of people going from one side of the park to another.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People always had their faces planted in their phones before Pokemon Go.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its net coolness might be higher now than before because of how much time and energy people spent hating on it in its prime. I've never seen so many people so outspoken against something which reignited a lost inclination in people to be somewhat active and social.
It brought a shit-ton of people to my local downtown, exposing them to the new restaurants, bars and shoppes in the area.
A new generation of customers was created from PoGo.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played it for awhile, it was fun and gave me a reason to stop by local parks and be outside. Suggesting that's a bad thing comes across like bitterness that others like things you don't.
I never saw any hate for it. It was all fucking over reddit and no one that I know complained about it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw it mostly in the real world. My one coworker said at one point "I'm so sick of this stupid game" and it struck me as really funny. Like, what is stupid about an AR game inspiring kids (and young adults) to meet up out outside more as opposed to sitting on couches crushing candy and flinging birds? I think in large part it's a trained response to the urge some people have to "be an adult". To some people cartoons and games are for kids, franchises like Pokemon are for kids, so they prove their adultness by vocalizing their distance from these things, and they get the biggest chance to do so when one of these things becomes very popular. I think that's sad.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the biggest reason people hated it was because no matter what you did, all you heard was "pokemon go" this or that or the other thing and it was all over youtube and the news and anywhere else you could possibly look. You heard about dumbasses driving and playing then crashing into other people. Or people walking off cliffs, or other ridiculous shit and it got annoying.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like literally any craze or movement, you have a handful of dumbshits and the posts and news stories about them will be shared. That doesn't make it right to assume everyone who partakes is one of those dumbshits.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah because people looked stupid as fuck walking around like zombies running into signs and shit
I never played it (which I maybe regret because it seems like it would have been fun to get swept up in the literally unprecedented hype), but I loved it because you could tell exactly who was playing and it formed instant connections between so many people and made community centers come alive with small and large crowds of people playing it. That's kinda what makes me regret not playing.
Personally i never hated the game just the people playing it who acted like i was expected to play it. people wouldnt ask me "do you play pokemon go" they would ask shit like, "what team are you", or "whats your highest level pokemon". just like expecting that i was playing.
people would also get super butthurt when they asked why i wasnt playing and i told them its because there no real "gaming" content. I still play actual pokemon blue on my gameboy color when im on a train or airplane so im not really interested in swiping up.
RECOGNI7E ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is still an awful game and a waste of time. The graphics suck, the gameplay is dated and who wants to go for a walk only to look at their phone the whole time. Kind of defeats the purpose.
I gave it a try and have no idea why anyone would waste time on it. But then again I never understood any of this pokemon draw.
The gameplay needs only an occasional glance at your phone. Just go walking with the app opened and your phone in your hand. When a Pokemon is near the phone vibrates and then you look down for a moment to catch it. Why would anyone need to continually stare at their phone in order to play Pokemon Go?
I currently hate it, but that's only because people congregate in the lobby of the building I work in to play it, so it's an issue of people just being in the way for no good reason.
I'm sure everyone stopped playing it purely because it's not cool, and not for the reason that the game is a pile of shit and the developers don't know how the fuck to maintain a game after it launches.
The game is: Drag your finger quickly and accurately to the circle. Gym battles are stupid, trying to catch rares is worthless (you'll never find another to level it up.) Having pokemon in general is worthless, because what are you going to do with them?
Battle? No.
Trade? No.
What else is there to do in a pokemon game? They basically kept all the walking your character does in Pokemon, and got rid of nearly everything else.
CptSnippy ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:48:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They dont even fucking keep that. I can't take the app out for a walk since apparently my normal walking speed is "too fast". Bitch I'm barely breaking 6km/h
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you missed the tagline: "Gotta Catch 'em All"
Pokemon Go is a collecting game. I only mess with gyms when there is a free spot. Otherwise, I'm simply trying to fill out the Pokedex. I would rather find a 10 cp Snorlax then level up a 2000 cp Vaporeon. If they marketed this as a Pokemon Snap game and added features to get the pokemon to dance or pose then it might have gone a bit better.
Yeah, but that was also the exact same tagline for the game with actual content and complexity. That's the tagline for Pokemon in general. It's not like they came up with, "Gotta Catch 'Em All" for Pokemon GO, in order to justify the lack of content.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dryj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If all you deliver on is a tagline it's a shitty game. That's not a great defense. The tagline originally went along with a solid rpg game with clear goals and story and characters.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a mobile game. Don't compare it to other Pokemon games. Compare it to it's peers such as Angry Bird and Candy Crush. It still falls short, but not nearly as much as people let on.
dryj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right I'm comparing it to its namesake which was an actual game, but your comparisons seem totally unfair. Angry Birds is a pretty damn tactical game with tons of replay value and even a sort of tech progression. Angry Birds is way more substantial.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I said:
It still falls short, but not nearly as much as people let on.
dryj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are bring in a way to make catching rare Pokemon worth it. You set a Pokemon as your buddy Pokemon and when u walk it gives u candy for that Pokemon.
Well there is also the fact that it really is just in open beta. The game isn't even to version 1.0 yet. So to people bitching about it not being a full game, it's not supposed to be yet!
I quit because the game is a pile of shit, if it wasn't a pile of shit I wouldn't give a duck's fuck if it was cool. So much blown potential.
hathegkla ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I love pokemon games and was willing to put up with a bit of bullshit but as you said the game is a pile of shit. There is nothing to do but farm pidgies and take over the same gym every day. You can't even chase pokemon anymore ffs.
labrys ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you can even find a gym or a pokestop anywhere outside of a city. I'd probably play more if I could catch pokemon while walking round the countryside with my dog, but nope - absolute deadzone if you aren't in a city.
My problem was all the city people would take over the suburban gyms. There was no way my 600 CP scyther (and a bunch of pidgeottos), was going to compete with a bunch of 1500 CP Eeveelutions.
I had friends working in the city, and they would literally catch 20-25 pokemon sitting at their desks in a day because of pokestops and lures.
labrys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that would be a problem. Guys at work choose which bar to go to based on which ones have the most lures. But, with no pokestops or gyms anywhere near where I live, and nothing in the areas I like to go to, there's not much point playing
folkrav ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:54:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh the Johto expansion is not required for first launch and in fact imo it would be better as an actual DLC/future update to regain lost users. However, having almost zero multiplayer interaction in a game which is about going out in the real world and exploring is pretty bad as it essentially makes it a loner hobby after the initial fun wears off.
My experience was different, my town has a Facebook group for each team, and people still collaborate to take over gyms and hunt rare pokemon together. Seems like quite a few friendships have formed out of this.
Their problem is if they launched a feature complete game it would die anyway. It would last a little longer sure but ultimately it would die. So they went with launch with minimal features and add features every two weeks to keep it fresh. But then they failed with that plan because they spent the first month just trying to get the servers to stay up and bug fixes. They are only just now starting on their planned new features every two months goal but they've already lost a lot of players.
I wouldn't write them off yet. They might make a come back but they certainly bungled the launch and are in desperate need of much better communication.
newloaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being able to tell the future doesn't make you a prick.
I mean, god forbid someone have faith in something improving in lieu of their cynical friend.
Uncivil_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:27:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just curious but where do you live that summer ends in late september?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Uncivil_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:33:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From wikipedia: "Inย Australiaย andย New Zealand, spring conventionally begins on 1 September and ends 30 November.[3]"
In my country winter ends at the end of august, hence my question about where you are. I don't have a memorial day or labour day, and my summer holidays are in december. Way to jump to conclusions and get super defensive though.
Yeah there was a thread on pokemongo clones, my gut reaction was dismissive and then i realize... maybe thats the answer. Great idea, bad execution... go find someone elses better execution.
Ruckus ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:39:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
They basically released a beta,but it's now stable and the Devs are listening and bring features (slowly) that the users are asking for.
I don't give a shit if it's 'cool' my young sons love it and as a whole family we go out every weekend hunting on our bikes with phone mounts on the bars.
Doing 20k's in a day with a 6 and 9 year old is pretty good going if you ask me.
rillip ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Don't try to speak reason to them. They're gamers who've decided a game is bad and beyond redemption. I've seen this before. They're beyond reason. Better to just lay low and let them stroke their egos. They'll go away eventually.
Edit: Ooh I caught one!
ParkerZA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol dude get off your high horse, people complain about bad things. Welcome to the Internet.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except the game itself is actually bad. It is more of an excuse to spend time with friends and family as he stated. The game itself doesn't really have any content. It is fun to screw around with friends, but you don't need the game to do that, and it doesn't really bring a lot to the event.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:10 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly! It got me to go outside and bond with my mother, who loves the game. I can actually talk about something with my parents, because we take walks to hatch eggs often, and my mum keeps up on all the updates. People are just impatient and looking for something to bitch about.
Tracker? Added back and they're beta testing an amazing pokestop tracker in San Francisco.
Crashing constantly? Hasn't crashed for me in a month.
Oh for fuck sake, niantic has like 20 people working for them and they're doing the best they can and each update had improved the game. Give them a break.
Edit: woo, my new top post (if sorted by controversial)
I'm sorry I ruined your enjoyment of complaining about a game you don't play by continuing to enjoy said game despite it not being perfect
Yeah and they did, but the game had been out 2 months ands getting brand new developers up to speed on your code takes... more than 2 months.
Or maybe not since the servers never crash, they've been very responsive at fixing the things people bitch about and they still have time for new features and minor text fixes
dafern ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Removing an essential feature of the game โ fixing it
Exactly. The battery saver mode on iOS stopped working for some people, so they literally just removed it from the app. It came back eventually though after they realized that solving problems by making more problems doesn't work.
It is pretty doubtful they would not have been able to get the additional funding necessary to hire more people before the game even got released with the contract they got.
Func ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah...but they knowingly took on the massive burden that is a Pokemon game. Any person not living under a rock for the past 20 years should've known the fan expectations and taken it a liiiiittle more seriously...
No one anticipated the release of Pokรฉmon Go would be this massive. There was almost no hype in the days before release. Honestly it was just good timing and the fact that people had nothing better to do or talk about that made it a big hit.
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 16:32:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time pokemon was currently relevant, the twin towers were part of the NYC skyline. A good part of the popularity was because it was a great idea for a game and pokemon allowed then to get the attention of the 99% of us who had never heard of ingress, but if it didn't have an innovative game underneath, it would have continued catering to a niche audience like every other pokemon game of the last 15 years
Well that's not true. Pokemon has been one of Nintendo's best selling franchises since it's inception.
Just because you didn't think it was cool after 9/11 doesn't mean that it isn't one of Nintendo's headlining franchises one of their biggest moneymakers.
Not everything carrying the Pokemon license is going to be huge, but you shouldn't take a project with this much hype behind it so lightly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing about Pokemon is, it's not as well-known as you might think. It's just Pikachu people recognize. Just like how a lot of people have heard of Hello Kitty but probably can't name anything else associated with Sanrio.
hothrous ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Torcal4 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do have to pop in there and say that just because something sells well it doesn't mean it's regarded as cool.
World of Warcraft is a very popular game that sells really well but most people on the earth would not consider it a "cool" activity. So I do have to agree with the other guy that Pokemon hasn't been what it used to be since around 9/11.
It was a huge phenomenon around the world. The movies would be in cinemas all over the country. When's the last time you saw a Pokemon movie actually sit in many movie theatres for awhile. Pokemon Go reignited some interest into the franchise but Nintendo actually shot themselves in the foot by forcing Niantic to release the game earlier than Niantic had projected. A lot of people blame Niantic for the faults but in truth they weren't done the game when Nintendo told them to release it.
World79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The person being down voted used the word relevant, not cool.
mdkss12 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
A good part of the popularity was because it was a great idea for a game and pokemon allowed then to get the attention of the 99% of us who had never heard of ingress, but if it didn't have an innovative game underneath, it would have continued catering to a niche audience like every other pokemon game of the last 15 years
this argument makes NO sense. If the game were actually a well built one, then it wouldn't have needed the Pokemon brand to be successful. There's a reason Ingress has essentially no following and that's because it's not a good game.
The explosion of early popularity of Pokemon Go should be evidence on its own of how much desire there was for a mobile Pokemon game. It was obviously going to lose some steam, but the attrition rate wouldn't have been close to as bad if the game were halfway decent, but it's not. It's a horrible game that's being propped up by a huge brand, not some niche audience
The lack of core pokemon features is what really kills of to me. Training your pokemon, battling, being able to do something even if you don't live in a city.
The newest 2 gens have sold more at launch than the 1st 2 did by far. The franchise is bigger than ever.
There's more media, merchandise, advertising, and overall, well, money. It's one of the top (if not the top) Nintendo franchise, and one of the biggest in the world.
You're just not their target audience. Those are the kids still into it and the adults that continue to eat it up.
I like both pokemon and arguing. If you've played any of the other pokemon games by Nintendo you'd probably see how vastly unintelligent Niantic's version of the game is. I'm a pokemon nerd and I don't really play Go anymore because it's just a silly game. Which is fine I guess. The pokemon have cool animations but that's about all its good for.
I have to say though the thing that killed the game for me was one update where they OBVIOUSLY lowered the catch rates really dramatically. It felt like such a money grab because it became insanely easy to run out.
I understand the struggles implementing new technology in the game, the whole tracking drama was a bit overdone, but tweaking the capture rates was so irritating I uninstalled the game 2 days after
Yeah, I was progressing very nicely for a while. Played 4+ hours daily of dedicated Pokรฉmon go playing. I put effort into learning how to do the curve balls consistently, I'd pass up Pokรฉmon that I didn't need or care for, and just sort of played it "smart" the whole time because I desired nothing but having as many Pokรฉmon in gyms as possible. I read spreadsheets and did all that stuff that the less casual players were doing to optimize leveling speeds and all of that.
I should also mention that I never once bought pokeballs, and from the very beginning never really dwindled too far below having 40 in my inventory at any one point in time. Then one night I go out for only like 3-4 hours, I had ~65 pokeballs and was in an area absolutely swarmed with lured pokestops. That night, for the first time, I had to call it quits early because even with my selective catching and all of the pokestops around me I could not keep up with the captured rate. I was level 21 at the time and felt pretty good about my ball throws, yet somehow I completely ran out of pokeballs when I was only going for weak 12cp evolves and the occasional cool Pokรฉmon that I just wanted to have.
Needless to say I went from playing daily for hours and hours to not touching it even when I'm sitting in a public area with nothing to do.
Why give them a break? They have a product on the market that's been released. That opens them up to scrutiny. They weren't prepared for the launch; that's just a fact. The game doesn't even have half the features promised, they're purposely vague when dealing with customers and updates, essential features are bugged to hell (footprints) and instead of fixing them they remove them completely (so that the game becomes unplayable).
You don't get a pass just because you're a "small company". If you release a product onto the market then you're going to be judged just like the big players in the market. If you're unprepared for that then you don't release a product on the market. Especially if it's an officially licensed Pokemon game, for god's sake.
But, the last update completely fucked the pokemon tracking system. There is ZERO actual method to finding pokemon now. You just have to stumble around and hope you run into one.
Right? I don't understand why people expect them to do everything perfectly when they're an insanely small company. They cut features to fix them and add them later, but for some reason people are expecting an entire pokemon game for free?
So? They published a product. We get to judge that product however we see fit. I don't care if you're a small company. You're selling a product. Being a small company is not an excuse for having a broken product. If you don't have the manpower to deal with the release and hype of a licensed Pokemon product then you don't release until you have the manpower to do it.
No product gets a "break" just because it's a small company. My money doesn't get me more stuff just because I'm single and don't have the benefit of a double income.
That money isn't appearing out of thin air. Plus that's irrelevant. There are plenty of free to play games that we can compare the game to that have not had nearly the abysmal "first 3 months" Pokemon Go has seen so far...
Just because we don't pay to download it doesn't mean they are free from their product being judged. Especially when the catch rate has been lowered so much as to effectively require cash transactions if you're not in an area with many Pokestops (read: not a city).
I would be satisfied if the shit they promised would be in the game at launch was actually in the game at launch. And when they stop removing vital features from the game that are broken rather than fixing them. That was the last straw for me. I can't play the damn game if I can't find where the pokemon are. And don't try to lecture me about memorizing spawns. The world is huge and I shouldn't be needing to rely on 3rd party sites to actually play the game. That's awful game design.
They removed the fracker because it broke with the intent on putting a better one in. They're beta testing the new tracker currently. There's no use in keeping something in the game that doesn't work. Also, what did they promise that would be in the game at launch?
They removed the fracker because it broke with the intent on putting a better one in. They're beta testing the new tracker currently.
Which speaks to releasing the game despite it not being ready. If a vital feature hasn't worked properly since day 1 that speaks volumes about your QA process. It shouldn't have been released in the state it was in, period.
Also, what did they promise that would be in the game at launch?
Trading, battling against random people you meet on the street, and group battles were all promised in the first trailer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm still not seeing how that has any relevance on giving companies special treatment in terms of judging the product because it comes from a "small company".
It's the real world. I don't give a fuck about how hard your company has it. I only care about if your product is any good. Pokemon Go isn't a good product; it's a broken mess of a game. Company loyalty is a fucked up notion when the CEOs and proprietors can't even tell you your first name without looking it up; loyalty to anybody that can't tell you your first name is fucked up, actually. They don't care about you. They only care about the money you can give them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is never an acceptable excuse for releasing any shitty product. You want to make a product to sell, make a fucking product worth selling.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this company wasn't making money off this product! That changes everything.
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you're correct: they don't charge for this game, but they sure as fuck are selling items in it. Arguing the semantics of how their business model works isn't going to preclude them from their responsibility of creating a product worth buying. That's like bragging about how you're giving away coffee but selling the cup for 5 bucks; you're still a business making money, and if the coffee sucks you need to fix it. This is an argument that needs to die in a fire 15 years ago; it's that very mentality which has made the quality of early access game development take a nose dive.
If they want to make big boy dollars, they need to put on their big boy pants and make a game worth selling. You don't hide behind "oh, we're a small group of developers with little experience"; you fucking do your job and make a product worth buying, or you shut up and get out of the industry.
That "game" is a total shitshow, and a prime example of how the quality in mobile gaming will never increase.
DoublerZ ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's your point? If a 4 year old wrote a book and it would be released as an actual adventure book in real stores etc., we couldn't say it's bad because "he did his best"?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agreed until the part that insinuated the launch was successful.
The vast vast vast majority of casual game players don't give half a shit about Niantic's actions. It just got boring for people that don't like this type of game. I'm still having fun.
Man, I only started playing it because it was cool. The first time I logged in, it was obvious the game was a pile of shit. I actually uninstalled it and said "this will be dead in two weeks." All my friends and coworkers were playing it the next day, so I reinstalled to have an excuse to exercise with them.
They don't seem to have a huge problem maintaining it, it's just that it's now been long enough for everyone to realize there wasn't much there to begin with.
The amount of venom poured out on Pokemon Go is really weird. It's a free game. It wasn't really designed for adults. It got massive really fast and some shit broke.
I enjoy it. Sorry it doesn't appeal to you but I think the thing is it just isn't your game. Relax.
You say that, but look at Ingress. Launched and maintained well. Don't know what happened that caused Go to be so lackluster, but the obviously can maintain a game well, adding features and all.
It felt rushed and incomplete. If they had waited another year and kept the closed beta instead of releasing it when they did, the game would feel so much more complete.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I quit playing because I live in a semi-rural area, it's summer, there's bugs out, and I ran out of pokeballs but the nearest pokestop is a 20 minute drive away and every time I pass it I forget about pokeballs but when I do remember I don't get anything from spinning it so...yeah :'(
Yeah, it was a combination of the fact that it wrecked your battery and had endless "bugs" that they "fixed" and the servers were constantly shitting themselves. Lots of straws on the metaphorical camel's back.
I stopped playing because it was just too much of a goddamn grind. Catching a Pokemon gives you 100 stardust and 3-4 candies. You need 1700 stardust to power up a Pokemon by 19 points and and 100 candies to evolve it. I don't have the time to catch 25 of these fucking pokemkn
Oh it's not that bad you tool, it's not perfect but it's not like it skullfucks you with ads or asks you to buy extra shit all the time. The backend needs work for the rural players to have a chance and there needs to be a way to add pokestops for places where it really makes sense to have them, maybe by gathering enough players in one area and all voting to plant one or something. But it works just fine, it just needs more features added to make it a faster experience and they need to up the chances of encountering pokemon you've already caught so you can earn more candies to evolve/level them within a reasonable timeframe.
it's not like it skullfucks you with ads or asks you to buy extra shit all the time.
That doesn't make it good. That doesn't even make it not bad. That's just basic criteria for not being bottom-of-the-barrel terrible, and it's nothing to be grateful for.
Okay Mr. Nitpick, let's take ONE part of my comment and ignore the rest. The game works, it functions exactly as advertised, the interface works just fine and looks nice, the graphics are pretty, the micro-transactions are fairly priced, I'm not sure what the fuck makes you think it's a bottom-of-the-barrel game. They've promised additional features and given that it's only been out a little over a month and a half I'd say it's fair to give them the opportunity to make good on those promises before lambasting them. Between players cheating and ruining the fun for others and their lack of rural location data you're absolutely right that the game isn't fun for a lot of people, but what do you expect them to do? They don't really have the full backing of Nintendo for this, if they did they would never have had the server issues that plagued them at launch. It's clear they're a small team of developers who put out a game that people like to play even if it has flaws.
I think the problem here is that you aren't applying standards fairly. There are plenty of complete garbage, shit games available for people to download and waste money on that barely function, have shitty interfaces clogged up with ads, and are designed specifically to target kids and gamblers with microtransactions. This game IS a good game. It's not a GREAT game, it's not as good as it could be, but goddammit it's still a good game.
Remember dude? Reddit hates everything. There is no dislike, just pure, unadulterated hatred. If you don't hate what you're supposed to hate, you will suffer the consequences. No mans sky? Screw it. Pokemon go? Literally cancer. Jennifer Lawrence? More like AIDS. Conservative politics? Actually just Satan forgetting to use his turn signal while scratching a chalkboard.
I stopped because I have all the pokemon available here.
peekoooz ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a Pokemon Go event at the zoo in my city last night and it was awesome. There's like a dozen pokestops and they put lures on all of them. It was nice to be very blatantly playing it without being self-conscious because everyone was there for the same reason. It was really fun. Plus, it was in the evening and there were a lot more animals out, at least half a dozen of which I've never managed to see at that zoo until last night because they hide during the day.
But as a suburban/semi-rural player, hatching eggs is all I can really do without going somewhere. It's a good excuse to go check out some parks and stuff though.
ailish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it reinvigorated my love for pokemon, and I picked up alpha sapphire like a month ago. I put 40 hours in to it and just beat the elite 4 last night! Now on to X in preparation for sun/moon.
mkicon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think people playing it to "be cool" still are. I think people that got fed up catching pidgey all day in a game with no real depth are the ones that quit. Once I held a gym for 3 weeks straight, my interest in the game took a nosedive.
Yep. Almost level 30. 136 dex. I plan to stop when I complete the NA pokedex, but there is no end in sight. I only have like 35 abra candies and no Alakazam. :(
It's not done. People still play it, they just aren't talking about it anymore. I personally think I'm done (at least until they add something new). I've only got like 15 pokeballs and 7 greatballs and I'm not putting in anymore money in to it (I've only spent $1 though; just don't like spending money on free to play games).
I have yet to catch them all so I'm still playing. Also, I seem to hold gyms longer now since so many people stopped playing. That 10 gold/gym gets me incubators so I can finally hatch my eggs.
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join the club, mate!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I wish I could play a game that removed all of its core features and still have a blast. I wish I could sit in my chair and be entertained by looking at the ceiling too.
The only thing that is not in the game which was there on day 1 is the number of footsteps to show distance. That's literally all the "core features" that were removed. And the current tracking system works and they are treating a better one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped playing because I can't track Pokemon anymore and I don't live somewhere where there's enough Poke-diversity for me to not be bothered by that:(
krsvbg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not done until I get my Gyarados. I need 4 more magikarp, damn it.
EkriirkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get how you could possibly have been playing it this whole time, and still think it's fun
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's gotten my hubby and I out more for walks, bike rides, and the bar.
I'm not a big bar person, but luring up a stop and getting tacos makes it much more fun!
aka_Foamy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. Don't give a fuck if it's cool or not. This is the only Pokemon game I've ever enjoyed. Ok, it's buggier than I'd like but the stability has improved so much. In general the game has improved and I see it continuing to improve. All the raging about what Niantic have and haven't done is what's not cool. Accept it for what it is and then either enjoy it or move on.
[deleted] ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 14:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still several hundred people going to the hotspots in my city every night, and we aren't a huge population. The game just lost the initial wave of users that were never going to play long term anyways.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Bandin03 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is me. I really want to play but...why? Leveling up my pokemon is pointless because gym battles are pointless. I'd play it to get some exercise while hatching eggs but they decided to make that just as pointless since you can't move any faster than jogging. And even if you walk in a perfectly straight line, it still only tracks about half the distance you walked. I would actually spend money on incubators if they hadn't removed my ability to hatch eggs on my bike.
And, of course, the biggest issue is the fucking tracking. Let's remove the tracking, shut down every website that actually made the game playable and give the players zero communication about the future of tracking. Great plan!
The one thing the game has done a great job with is warning me to stay away from anything that has Niantic's name on it.
bbeach88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well isn't there sort of an entry barrier now? Can anyone who hasn't played since the beginning ever have a chance at taking a gym now? That's the reason I quit playing, your pokemon level was just a reflection of how much time you were willing to sink. I knew I wasn't willing to sink that much, so I quit.
Bandin03 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you can take gyms at a fairly low level if you know how to time your dodges and attacks. The problem is that taking gyms is pointless anyway.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree, I was planning on being a long term player until they had those 2-3 weeks of total shit
It lost me. If it was a good Pokรฉmon game, one where I could actually do something with the Pokรฉmon, like trade and fight with my friends. I would have stuck with it. I played Pokรฉmon since red and blue and I will buy sun or moon when they come out.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, now the pokestops here are much less crowded. I can catch my pokemons in peace now _^
Either that or they treat it like Starcraft with no paid content at all and a hyper competitive, twitch streamed professional gym battle scene. And all anyone ever talks about is how imbalanced various Pokemon are.
Zediac ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, but to be fair that would be the Activision side of things doing that. Bastards.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Zediac ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overwatch loot boxes are a mess. The way that they handled the Summer Games boxes was disgraceful. It's was so obviously a cash grab but they wouldn't own up to it.
They said that we couldn't buy the new items with in game currency, duplicates were allowed to happen, and could only get the new items from new boxes in order to make them more rare and special.
Right. They're rare and special. Unless you drop $200+. That's the way to reliably get the new stuff. They turned it into IRL money gambling but tried to convince us that it was good for the community.
And then they had to gall to say that if they ignored the complaints about the boxes and loot then the Summer Games event was a success. Motherfuckers, 95% of the feedback was complaints was about the boxes and loot.
If I could buy the skins straight, the same way I can buy skins in HotS, I would have spent 90 fucking dollars on that game, the same way I have on HotS.
Cry me a river. They're giving free maps and characters, but nothing was ever said that they'd give free skins and the like. Besides, they already have talked about plans for bringing them back again next year, so it's not like you'll for sure never have any opportunity to get these items ever again.
You may not have been able to buy it with in game currency, but you could still grind. Besides, how do you get the in game currency to begin with? Grinding or paying for it anyways. They just took out the 'paying to get it directly' part. If they hadn't, then they could be bought for "$200+" until you amassed enough credits to just get them all, so that point it mute. It IS gambling for loot boxes and if people are stupid/salty enough to pay for lootboxes and then bitch about it after they don't get the exact shit they want, then they can go hang out with sore gambling losers in Las Vegas or go play a claw machine or something.
"95% of the feedback" like you speak for a wild majority of the community.
TL;DR: Yes, it was a cash grab. Color me surprised that a company is trying to make money and isn't pandering to the fans that demand something that they were never promised and doesn't affect any core gameplay like most other games with these type of systems do.
Buy Infinite Warfare, get the game we actually want too. But it's 70 bucks, mate. This is the biggest dlc I have ever witnessed, and we haven't seen the multiplayer yet lol
Zediac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Train Simulator is kinda a special case. You're not really supposed to buy all of it, just the specific few trains you want. It's expensive because of how niche it is and the work that goes into the reproductions.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is Elon Musk doing a duckface in the sidebar pic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:40:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Costume pikachu is a thing, I could see this... unfortunately.
It depends on the team developing the game. The Overwatch developers communicate very clearly and frequently, while the Hearthstone team only says something every now and then, usually when there is a situation at rock-bottom, and even then they give some sort of unclear PR response.
[deleted] ยท 391 points ยท Posted at 11:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My biggest gripe with the game was levelling them up. Like, great I have this super cool rare Pokรฉmon that I can never level up because I won't ever find another one, instead of...oh I don't know...leveling up through battling like every other damn Pokรฉmon game!
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially because you wouldn't even be able to level it up after finding another. You'd have to find MULTIPLE ones.
That's changing soon. They're implementing a system where you can specify a pokemon as your buddy that walks along with you and apparently they poop out candy that you pick up so you can level them up.
Juz_4t ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think quite a few people feel the way you do. I still play occasionally but honestly for about a week I've had enough pidgeys, weedles, and rattatas in my bag to pop a lucky egg and do my 60 evolves and I just can't be bothered to do it. About the only time I fire up the game is when I go for my nightly run and even then it's kind of ridiculous that I seem to get credit for maybe 2/3 of the actual distance I'm traveling. The game is still a mess but hopefully they'll try and keep improving it. Probably too late for a lot of players though.
If I'm waiting in line somewhere, I just force quit the app, and reload it several times. I get an easy 1/2k from the game trying to figure out where the hell I am in just about 5 minutes worth of doing this.
T-Mobile had two weeks where on their t-mobile tuesday app they gave you free data for pokemon go for a year.
6890 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought the specific Pokemon candy was poorly thought out. My starter Pokemon still has 20cp or whatever he began with. The simplest of fixes that seems obvious is scrap candy for particular pokemon and convert to "Type" candy. Catch Grass pokemon? You got Grass candy. So these god damn Paras I'm sending through the blender can actually help my Bulbasaur.
ejeebs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Why didnt they just make random pokemon battles. That'd be fucking sick.
slaya45 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure someone else has told yah but next tuesday they're adding a system to let you get candies for rare pokemon you've only caught once.
lwbritsch ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's where youu went wrong, believing Pokemon Go is a Pokemon game. Literally nothing about it follows the same CORE ideas or mechanics of any previous game in the Pokemon franchise. Nothing about it relates to Pokemon besides the names/skins.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:57:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell I'd be game for getting rid of many features to have a turn-based system similar to the games and get rid of that stupid poke-ball throw thing. Grow your pokemon the old fashion way OR with candies!
nermid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
get rid of that stupid poke-ball throw thing
Best part of the game, imo, if the mechanics made any sense at all.
I've gotten 200+ strength pokemon in one throw, but razzberry'd 30-strength pokemon sometimes take three or more curveballs (which, of course, means three or more razzberries). It makes no sense at all, and I want to punch their algorithm in the face.
Razzberries just lower a Pokemon's flee rate, making them less likely to run. CP had little to do with capture rate, capture rate is directly tied to pokemon level. So a 1000 CP Hypno can actually be easier to catch than a 300 CP Weedle, because the Weedle has a higher level. You can tell this by the colour of the inner ring. The more red it is, the harder the pokemon will be too catch. Starters have a huge capture rate multiplier, so Charmanders, Bulbasaurs and Squirtles are always going to be harder to catch. You can also increase your catch rate by throwing the pokeball when the inner ring is the smallest. Doesn't matter if you get the nice great excellent bonus, it only matters the size of the ring.
nermid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a ridiculous system for several reasons, not least of all because the razzberry item description explicitly says it makes the pokemon "easier to catch."
Can you catch a fleeing pokemon? So the razzberries do what they say. But it's very much the same as in the original games. A level 1 Dratini is much easier to catch than a level 50 rattata, although i would still use ultra balls on the Dratini and not bother with the rattata. The system is as deep or shallow as you want it to be. You can tell at a glance how hard the pokemon is to catch by the colour of the inner ring, and change your strategy accordingly. I dunno I guess you don't like the game but I'm still having fun with it. Different strokes I guess.
nermid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you catch a fleeing pokemon? So the razzberries do what they say.
That's bullshit and you know it.
I dunno I guess you don't like the game but I'm still having fun with it.
I didn't say that. I enjoy the game and I still play, but these are major, systemic flaws I would like to see fixed.
Not everybody who complains about a thing hates it, man.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only mechanic that is worth it is the actual tossing (which can stay there since you need to catch a weak pokemon after damaging it anyways). Its just the rest of the system is entirely random BS that doesn't make sense, as you mentioned.
nermid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if they don't want to use full battle mechanics, you should still be able to throw rocks at them, like in the Safari Zone.
Trading would encourage lots of account farming and super-users who are fed very powerful Pokemon and impossible to take down. People are already selling Pokemon Go accounts with significant progress. No need to create a further market for that while bullying out legit users.
I stopped playing when they took away the footprints feature. I understand that they had to because apparently it was broken, but I never had a negative experience when using it, and living in a suburban area, I practically needed it to enjoy the game. Supposedly they still haven't added it in at this point.
Most games tend to get better after launch, but Pokemon go somehow managed to get worse.
I'd like to be able to hatch my eggs while my screen is turned off, partially so I don't burn through my battery in ten minutes, and partially so I'm not some dumbass with his phone out constantly tapping on it and shit just so the screen stays on.
If they would have maintained the tracking system and made it so that you could battle wild Pokemon to increase the CP of your current team it would have been an amazing game. I want to choose my team, not have it be chosen by some arbitrary algorithm and what is most common in my area. It is just missing the heart and sole of the originals.
What they should have done was make it like the Game Boy games. Where you run into a Pokemon, battle it a little to weaken it (get some battling practice at the same time) and then catch it. You would then continue battling and leveling up Pokemon as you catch new ones, hopefully getting good enough to be able to battle at a gym with a decent levelled up Pokemon.
That's how the games were, thats how the show was, so why the fuck are we running around like stupid Ash Ketchum and just throwing balls at pokemon hoping one of them sticks Misty would be laughing in our faces saying "That's not how you catch Pokemon"
You mean they should have made a game?
What is this shit app? why didn't they make a game? Oh it's not even Nintendo but some shitty shitter that wants to make easy cash off of it and somehow got approval.
JosephND ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Identify cheaters and spoofers, go beyond a few hours ban and into a two-strike policy: 3 days, lifetime. For accounts with retroactive evidence, hard ban them immediately, why the hell should I be lumped in with the ass who spoofed and went to France via swimming just to get Mr Mime.
Bring back tracking, improve it or bring back rustling grass. I drove around my area like a maniac once I saw a Vaporeon on the map, no clue which cul de sac in which development it was hiding in.
Make gym content scale. If I'm lvl 15 I know I can't take down the lvl 33 dude in the gym, but let me take on the other lvl 15 dude who has a Pokemon in the gym.
Bring in trading only if you can control it closely to discourage eBay $$ trading along with it, and only after accomplishing #1. Treat it like account selling on MMOs or closely monitor listings, no pay to "win" BS. Trading doesn't reward you with candy, XP for new Pokemon, etc, and the icon should be represented differently in the pokedex to reflect that you haven't caught one yet.
Fuck places' requests to remove pokestops, it's been abused like in the instance of one high school student removing stops near their rival high school, or one comic book shop screwing over another. Undo the requests, they're infantile and very (very) rarely warranted.
Give me shit like NPC trainers and team rocket who will fight me, give me routes that have a few dedicated spawns (not exclusive spawns), make me give a crap about augmented reality by letting me see my caught Pokemon in AR, give me another way to improve Pokemon beyond stardust (which TF where does that fit into Pokemon).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's talking about requests to take down pokestops, fam
franch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck places' requests to remove pokestops
i'll pass your concerns along to the holocaust museum.
JosephND ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why allow certain apps to be checked and not others? People still check texts, emails, Yelp, whatever the hell they want to and it isn't disrespectful. Why single out Pokemon? Because they don't like the extra foot traffic of people visiting?
franch ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
because people were using AR to take pictures of gas-type pokemon in exhibits about the Holocaust.
JosephND ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were doing that with ghastly in hospital beds, TF is your point
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 13:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. I play pretty regularly, but not hardcore, and haven't yet completed my dex. I'm level 26, but would probably be closer to 28 if I hadn't waited a week for a new phone.
I think they should raise the level cap and update battles, as well as allow for local battles, trading, and shiny sprites that are incredibly rare all before gen2.
If they release gen2 so soon, they will be pushed and pushed to release more generations very quickly and the game will die out within a year
You probably going to quit soon. Not many people make it to lvl 30 before it becomes unbearably boring
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I play it on the bus and while I'm walking. I don't go out of my way to play it except at the start when the 'mons spawning were less diverse. I'll probably play it until the game dies entirely, just like my main games.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 11:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
September 5th. I don't really know what was holding them back, they didn't make the models.
Niantic doesn't really strike me as a company that looks towards the long term... They should've began creating the gen 2 sprites as soon as the game was about to be released - if not sooner. I think dropping Gen 2 in the fall would be the perfect time to keep momentum up.
Edit: apparently Niantic doesn't create the models, it's from Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:12:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like I said though, they didn't make the sprites/models. All they had to do was add the stats and such and set some spawns or whatever. Couldn't take longer than a week, not to mention how much money they have to do it.
Especially because Gen 2 was very much "Oh, this is the Gen 2 version of ___". They literally could keep the spawn locations the same and just map the newbies to their Gen 1 brothers.
MikeKM ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like your username, it reminds me of my cat who we realized he was Jewish and liberal 8 years ago when Sarah Palin was a thing. Come to think of it, we never considered the fact that he could be gay too.....wait, Wyatt, when did you figure out how to turn on the computer?
Trace6x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does make you wonder what the hell they're doing in their offices. I'm no game developer but I can't help but think you're right, a week and a budget and they could bash that out in no time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well why ? Gen 1 is fine for now. Most of the people have not yet completed their Pokedex. And I personnally still get excited seeing a lot pokemons. And a lot of people are still figuring out the pokemons available and how to effectively battle with them etc...The game is full of problems but Gen1 is not one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:52:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to what you saying, they should release a new Gen every 2 months to keep the hype however that doesnt make any sense. In 14 Months the game will be over. What should they do then ? And Overwhelming people with content is not going to make them stay longer. Also you need to take into accoumt that the game evolved a lot in Gen2 and after. It is not just copying stats from the previous Pokemon games and making 3D models. Just imagine adding Slaking from Gen3 with the current battling mechanics. It's going to be a catasprohe and will make people hate the game even more.
Gen 2 wouldn't be enough to persuade people who stopped playing before catching all Gen 1 pokemon. The real issue is there's nothing to the game: it's nonstop grinding with no reward.
Nope. Someone in one of the PokemonGo subs mentioned a very gaping hole in the way they designed the game that would make releasing new generations even worse for the game.
With the way it is right now, releasing even a dozen more new Pokemon into the ecosystem would mean making already hard to train/find Pokemon even harder. With Gen 2 you're adding 99 new Pokemon. Good luck trying to even find a Dragonite then, let alone training it up.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:17:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There aren't enough generations to save that game
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even. Just support your game and fight to make it work in KOREA DAMNIT I JUST WANT TO PLAY SOME DAMN POKIMANS
Should have released more than a dozen or so Gen 1 pokemon to those of us who don't live in massive cities!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or gym battles that don't suck
Or a tracker that works
Or not disconnect themselves with an entire fan base by banning 3rd party sites that did what they couldn't
Or released trading
Or made PVP battles
Or made spawn rates better for rural areas
Or updated the spawns in general so I don't catch my 928294892947482nd Drowsee.
I don't think they'll do it until next spring. There isn't as much time available to play in the middle of a school year, and the weather conditions over winter will make it not worth the time and risk.
Shineys would have helped too. I loved it as a geo cashing type of game but once I saw that people had every rare Pokemon I didn't give a shit about finding rares. Early on you felt like your Vaporeon was valuable, then you felt your snorlax was valuable, then not even Garados was really all that uncommon in gyms. But if I could be the only one with a shiny Raticate to flaunt I'd have a lot more fun with it.
It's not even that it's not cool anymore. But, who the fuck has all the time for this walking? I have to work too!
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 12:31:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a player who never played the original game, just the bastardized Pokรฉmon Stadium and Pokรฉmon Snap, I'll be deleting when gen 2 comes out. I'm already frustrated that I can't get the gen 1s that I want, once the desirable Pokรฉmon become unfamiliar to me, I'm out.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're planning on getting rid of the game when they add more content?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming nothing else changes, yes. Every single update has made the game worse. I don't expect the game to be any better just because there's new Pokรฉmon.
DeeFB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand this logic.
I guess I don't understand the seething hatred fro any Pokemon that's not from gen 1 in the first place.
He's just a genwunner. Nothing to see here, move on
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not seething hatred, they're just unfamiliar to me, so I don't have any desire to see them.
I'm close to deleting anyway. I had knee surgery this year, and can't walk very far, but riding a bicycle is fine. Since the refresh rate changed, I rarely see Pokรฉmon on my rides, and my eggs don't hatch. Adding a whole generation of Pokรฉmon before fixing those problems would be a slap in the face.
BooAnna ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go to the polls
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:48:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only on Reddit though. Everywhere else it's still going strong for a mobile game.
I think Pokemon go will be like WOW. It'll have peaks and slopes when they release new stuff, for example when gen 2 comes out we'll see a spike and when trading happens we'll see another.
Groodles ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just on reddit. The only people I see still playing it are cringey nerds.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The recent updates have been kind of cool. After the first weekend I realized that the game was unfinished, so it'd be best to just put the game down until more content was released. I open it up like once a week now, go "oh neat" and thats about it.
What really sucks is that I think this will be a great game in 6 months or so. Problem is that no one will be playing in 6 months.
Such massive hype for a week and now it's up there with flappy bird in the annals of fad apps. Could have been a good game too if Niantic gave a shit. It's almost like they figured that because it was so big nothing could happen that would stop it. I guess they underestimated how fickle the mobile gaming market is
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except Flappy Bird was pulled from the app store because the developer saw how addicting it was to the users and he didn't want to be a part of creating an addiction, or something like that. He pulled it off the app store when it was still really popular. People were selling their phones that had Flappy Bird installed for insane amounts of money.
I'm utterly unsurprised about that with what I hear about it. There's very little to it and not many pokemon to go and get plus all the running around you have to do (which most people don't seem to mind). It does get repetitive after a week though. If they had more to it like Nintendo handheld Pokemon games then I'm sure more people would be into it.
Quests, local trainer VS trainer battles on the spot, Gen2 and 3 Pokemon, reasons to hold Gyms (rewards and whatnot), etc. The massive server load and outages certainly didn't help it but didn't hurt it hugely from what I heard.
hthu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does that mean I've successfully skipped yet another fad? like it never happened...
I encourage everyone to stop playing... So the servers don't crash anymore when I play ๐
AsterJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ran out of pokeballs and can't catch anything anymore. If I wanted to start playing again I'd have to first sit at a pokestop for hours and farm more balls. Why would I want to do that?
Eh. It just lost the support it got from people that saw it in the news and thought "oh hey. I guess I'll try that out." until they realized it was basically just a walking game. so a lot of people. But it's still plenty active among my friends, and at my school.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On one hand, the player level DID drop a full 1/3.
On the other hand, 30 million players is still a ton of players.
JP193 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering some young kids stopped and said I look like I should be a local Pokemon trainer or a gym owner, I don't know what that implies of Pokemon Go.
that game is only like 2 months old?? is it really "not cool" already?
5082050 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like it for the nostalgia, I got the other games but I like the simplicity of pokemon go.
asol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like the game, but it's too "shallow" for me.. I am bored of fighting at gyms, don't care to spend the whole evening wandering around aimlessly (I never cared too much about the 3 step tracker or the pokevision site or whatever it was called, I would walk miles and catch what I saw.)
I heard rumors they were going to implement trading and trainer battles, I hope that happens soon.
I stopped because Weedle and Pidgey are the only two Pokemon in Ireland I'm sure.
Sevnfold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people ruined it for me. I was in a local facebook pokemon go page, for tips and such. But all the comments were just bullshit. Then there's the 2 or 3 guys who are just WAY too into it, they comment on everything, and they know all the stats etc etc. I'm like Jesus, it's a phone app, get over it.
Because it gets worse every day... Once something becomes popular the goal of the company changes from "make a good thing people will want" to "maximize profit from huge audience", and suddenly even crappy pokemon took me 25 pokeballs to catch.
It became a dull grind that heavily encourages spending real money, rather than chill but exciting logging pokemon in my pokedex. I never even got to win a gym! So sad! Pokemon just line up to get spanked without even attacking at all.
Which is sad, it could have been the best pokemon game.
Have normal battles, trades, and such in, basically, a normal pokemon game, set on our world.
But nope, let's make it a weird mess without battles, leveling up, or anything. (Like, what's the point of the starter or the early pokemons when I can get better ones later on? In the main games you grow attached to pokemon. Here they are fooder for candy)
Wait is Pokemon Go not cool anymore? Did I completely miss that fad?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you still want some free mobile pokemon style nostalgia, with an alcoholic mad scientist grandpa thrown in for good measure, /r/PocketMortys is pretty fun. It is more like a pokemon game than pokemon go.
In the mission "Ryder", where you drive with said person to the barber and the pizza shop, and you buy the cornrows style at Old Reese "who lost it years ago", Ryder will compliment your hairstyle and admit that Reese still got it. Also you get a respect bonus that can be large enough to unlock recruiting 2 people.
Over the last couple of days I've seen 3 different girls in my little UK town with cornrows. I'm actually scared that they're making some sort of comeback!
Ozwaldo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like 'em on chicks
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well the original name of "cottonrows" never really took off, either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll be back. I've seen several transitions in my time. Back in the days when I was young everybody had fades, uptown fades, hi top, low tops, then cornrows were in, everybody and their dad had their hair in cornrows or out in a fro letting it grow long enough so that it could be put into cornrows, then the next one that always comes after that are Caesars.
We're back in the hi/ low top fade era now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duh, haven't you been paying attention?
It's cultural appropriation and racist.
dfnkt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and manicured toes?
bmth310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kawhi Leonard and Kendrick Lamar would like a word
Cornrows on white people was never a good idea, yet every time I go to a beach in Mexico, girls gotta ruin all their photos with a look they'll regret in a year.
[deleted] ยท 413 points ยท Posted at 12:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Comic Conventions.
Maybe it's just me, but they've started losing a lot of the charm and fun of them all just to be giant three day nerd shopping malls, and video game runway model shows. A lot of the exclusivity and fun of being a dork being around other dorks is slowly fading away.
rjjm88 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anymore, cons feel like I'm playing to be advertised to.
I don't think it's really that conventions have changed, it's that the larger conventions are the ones that cover a broad selection of IPs, and do so shallowly, while the smaller conventions are where you're going to find the narrow, but deeper, discussions.
Not that one is better than the other, they're just different kinds of conventions. Support the little guys too!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Panel with ST:TNG actors recounting stories about working together is nerd culture.
Panel with JJ's ST actors trying to do the same thing is pop culture.
I like all the pop culture stuff too, but hate that comic-con/SDCC specifically (I don't hear much about others) is all about pop-culture. It's cool that that stuff is getting attention and all, but it's hardly comic-con when any slightly nerdy/funny/sci-fi/whatever show can have a panel at SDCC.
I don't know who downvoted you but I'm definitely part of a group of people that both go to several anime conventions a year AND never go to any panels. We just dress up, people watch and daydrink
I had a British roommate in college that I took to the RenFest. I'm not sure if it's because she was British or a history major, but she spent most of the time flailing and shouting, "You've got it all wrong!"
It was a great time.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like another Halloween!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah all of the anime cons i attended were basically 4-day hotel parties with costumes. and there was absolutely a lot of fucking going on.
Paul-ish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic book conventions were the shit in the 80s and the like, when there was no internet, a significantly lesser amount of comic-to-film adaptations, and it was generally a lot more underground (although, if we compare that to the decades before... yeah.) You could feel cool and special about your niche hobby that only you and your friends could understand. Nowadays, it's just become too mainstream to be cool.
I'm sure. Nowadays you can browse any number of sites related to that thing you like and spend hours reading fan fiction or trivia...before the widespread use of the Internet it was harder to find people with the same niche interest, so cons were a way to meet up and be like "hey you like x? Me too!"
I remember when Wizard magazine was a thing and they'd list every comic convention in North America in the back pages. Hopping around to obscure malls in the tri-state area made for some great experiences.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know that smaller underground conventions still exist. My coworker goes to "con" all the time, always for sone weird obscure thing. My sense is that most of the goers are older people still doing what they were doing decades ago.
ageowns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm doing Baltimore Comic Con this weekend. It's fantastic, and still has that nerdy, non-mainstream glossy feel.
An acquaintance of mine went this year and put a bunch of stuff on her snap story. Holy shit you're right, that event's fucking huge. Never have I seen so many grown men singing along to songs from a TV show targeted towards young girls
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:32:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, the first couple years, there were pony cons everywhere. Then Las Pegasus Unicon in Vegas crashed and burned and everyone had to take a step back and reconsider how these things would be run so the community didn't take a bigger hit.
Jourdy288 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I went to NYCC in 2011 and it was awesome, a great variety of stuff was shown off, it wasn't crazy crowded, and the folks in attendance were incredibly friendly. I had the time of my life.
I skipped 2012, went again in 2013.
Um.
It was still good. Just, different. It was a lot more commercial, there were more people selling stuff- specifically, figurines and other clutter. There was less cool original stuff on the floor, but it was still a good time. Also, it was a lot more crowded.
NYCC 2015. I had a lot less fun that year. Still had fun, but it just wasn't the same. A TON of junk for sale, less variety, heavy crowding and a notably less friendly crowd. I'm not going to NYCC 2016.
EDIT: I feel that the show needs re-organization (among other things) if it's to be worth attending again, I wrote about it here.
I had a similar experience. 2010? Great. 2011? Probably the best one, partially due to IEM NY happening there (a place to sit and esports? Hell yeah!). Then it just started getting way too big for its own good. I didn't even bother trying to get tickets this year; its become a lot of effort to even have fun while you're there. I mostly go to cons for cosplay purposes, and NYCC is too crowded to really do that anymore. People knock into you and break your props by accident constantly.
I've heard great things about PAX East. The only problem is that NYCC is roughly an hour away from me by train, whereas I'd need to make travel accommodations for Boston (~5 hour drive). Its is a little too far away, but I hope I can get there eventually.
Yep, as a CT resident I decided to stay in a hotel for PAX East- totally worth it. It's a long journey, but so totally worth it. If you're going, make sure you book your hotel accommodations early as nearby hotels tend to fill up fast. That said, I stayed at a hotel about 15-20 minutes away from the convention center- it was out of "town" in a sense, but notably cheaper than staying closer- you may want to consider that if you're on a tight budget.
Tried going to smaller cons? There are a few local ones of about 300 or so people that meet up every year near me, and they're a blast. Not as polished and nice, but most people there are there because they fucking love the media.
Jokes aside, I get the idea that conventions are less fun, but that's not a result of them being more accessible. If anything, it's more people to enjoy the hobbies we all know and love. I think it's more people trying to commercialize them. And in practice it doesn't really work, it just makes everything less enjoyable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good way to put it. Even when cons were big, they had a sense of intimacy among the community, and now that people have their mitts in trying to commercialize it, it's lost that special feeling. I've stopped going to cons because now, it's only an excuse to go on a three day alcohol bender. I can do that at home.
There are a few cons that still have that feeling, but the giants like NYCC and SDCC or PAX have all lost that spark. It's really a shame, they were so much fun.
The only thing I miss is actually getting to meet my favorite actors and voice actors. It seems like over the years, Anime Cons have replaced actual industry stars with Cosplay "Stars".
Don't get me wrong, I ADORE cosplay, but I miss my voice actors, gosh dang it!
I went to my first one thinking it would be so cool. Then realized it was just a bunch of vendor booths trying to sell me crap. I could buy stuff of stand in a super long line to get an autograph. That was my first and last CON.
Especially the Wizard World conventions. I live in Philly, and that's the only big con we get in this town. The cost of admission alone is so outrageous that I don't even bother.
It's quite a paradox. I remember when being a nerd was still an uncool niche. You see the positives of that in hindsight, but at the time you couldn't help but wish really hard that the cool kids would understand what you're into and be into it too. I mean, your comics and that mindblowing anime are just objectively amazing, right? So we have that now and, my god, the horror of so many people not enjoying the things you enjoy the right way! And yeah, also all the cheap commercialism.
I stopped going to NY Comicon a couple years back when I saw legend Neil Adams's stand nearly empty and a line of 50 people waiting to play a new video game for 2 minutes.
Now I just buy tickets and resell them to suburban kids for a 300% markup.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's amazed me how much things have changed. These days, you can't go on any comic, sci-fi/fantasy related video on the internet without it being presented by some hot chick. You never would have seen that back in the day.
Man I miss this too :( I had only been going to conventions for about 2 years when I noticed the sudden shift to pop culture and I'm bummed I missed out on the real nerd culture for so long.
You got older and the general attendees stayed the same age.
Ardal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic Conventions were never cool.
zories3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many people go in there just because "man I'm such a nerd! Haha" and what not. It really sucks, because some of those people were the same people who would bully others in middle/highschool if they knew they liked comics and such. Now it's just part of pop culture to be into Hero's and tv shows such as Game of Thrones. It's hip to have a certain small streak of nerd in you. "Oh yea I play D&D here and there and I love the Batman movie series!" Something like that. It's only cool though as long as you have some nerdiness, but not too much. I hate it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad. I haven't been in a postion to attend any conventions for various reasons and I'm sure I won't get to go for a few more years- 2020. Is it gonna suck by the time
I get to go :(?
I think you're thinking of the "Comic Cons" like sdcc and nycc. There's a ton of actual comic conventions that aren't those and are meant more for comic books that can be pretty cool.
EkriirkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive never attended one, but from the news/photos I see its all about the current anime + 1 or 2 trekkies.
Salt Lake Comic Con was so huge, i doubt there could be that many nerds living here. It has essentially become a giant trade show. I miss the show we had before, called GeeX, which was significantly smaller and more authentic
So basically you are saying being uncool became cool for a short while, but is now back to being uncool again. I'm pretty sure it was still uncool in the middle phase too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read that as "commie conventions". Anyway, never been to a big one. But i can't say i disagree.
I used to want to go to SDCC but the desire is now gone, I stick to the small local ones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw man, I love Cons. It's still so fun!
-Swade- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've done SDCC for quite a few years in a row and while that's always been the most commercial and largest of them all I have noticed an interesting shift that nobody else has called out specifically:
See even as little as 5 years ago most San Diego locals would flee the city if possible during Comic Con. All their bars, restaurants, and even just the streets would be packed with con-goers anyways and you can list your place on AirBnB and make a month's rent in just a few days easily. In those days I noticed that the few locals who had stayed but were very frustrated with all the nerdy traffic in their city.
Then a funny thing happened: the locals stopped leaving. The dude-bros (etc) who normally fled realized that they could stay and party; a weird nerdy spring break was coming to them and they could enjoy it, even if they didn't care at all for geek culture. Not overall a bad thing but this has led to a number of culture clashes where your local San Diego club-scene kids try to muscle out the Comic Con people at events and just generally harass the more passive visitors.
So in the past couple years some of the larger party events have actually gotten a bit dicey as the types of people who normally make large parties/clubs awful have started to filter into the otherwise pleasant crowd.
For me it's the creepy shit like old ppl hitting on younger ppl. There's a lot of drugs and more alcohol now that the 13 years olds from a decade ago are older.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when San Diego Comic Con didn't sell out and you could just show up and get... and maybe 10% of people were in cosplay.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because comics just don't matter anymore. Not to be mean, but why would anyone have a convention for a dying medium?
That's why "comic" con is about movies, tv, WWE etc.
My SO works at a comic book store in a small town in bum-fuck nowhere. The shop does $10,000 a day in sales. I can only imagine what a comic shop in the city would do. Comic books are far from a dying medium, if anything the movies have inspired a sort of Renaissance.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is that from people who actually still buy and read comics or from those buying $1000 toys? I have definitely encountered a lot of fans whose knowledge about the lore of their fandom is minimal, but have spent a lot of money on merchandise.
Still buying and reading comics. I think its Thursdays that all the new serials come out? Those are always the craziest days because the shop is full to bursting and they have a line out the door. My SO works Wednesdays at the warehouse to prep everything for Thursdays so that it all goes like an assembly line- you come in, say which comics you're picking up, they grab you one of each, then pass you down to the cash register. Imagine those Harry Potter midnight release book parties, only they're every week.
a-r-c ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a Ponzi scheme or fiat money of coolness (coolness sounds so uncool. Same with so uncool, apparently). Everybody thinks it's cool because that was what the last person seemed to think. Keeps passing on to the next generation of overhearers until the whole system collapses due to lack of substance.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:41:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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alt213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be cool, but in that situation she could say almost anything and it would be cool.
Hoiwalla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:55:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
biiiiitch
[deleted] ยท 427 points ยท Posted at 12:07:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Cyberpunk sadly :(
Hope CD Projekt RED will change that.
Edit: I didn't said it's dead. I just think it's not so cool anymore. It didn't aged well and now feels kinda fake. Could use a complete overhaul so it feels more connected to our potential future.
I don't know, I think it has been the exact opposite as of late. Cyberpunk is coming out, Shadowrun is gaining more traction, Mr Robot is awesome, Psycho Pass, Vaporwave being a thing, etc.
The only difference now is that the genre has stretched a bit more to where it's not only neon lights and motorcycles.
[deleted] ยท 181 points ยท Posted at 13:56:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deus Ex is also still an incredibly popular series and it very readily incorporates elements of cyberpunk.
If you enjoyed Human revolution you'll really enjoy mankind divided. It builds upon the first game, fixes alot of the combat and stealth issues, and the story is well done; including the side quest.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is best girl Marika alive?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you meant Malik, yes, but she doesn't show up in the game (other than in a small cameo)
As /u/anaract correctly stated, a lot of people miss the ideas of cyberpunk for the neon-and-robot set dressing. Mr Robot /looks/ like cyberpunk (hackers, EvilCorp, anti-consumerism, drugs) and that's enough for those who aren't paying attention.
"High tech, low culture" /is/ the aesthetic of cyberpunk, without the ideas it explored. You make my point for me.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr Robot is a pleb-tier rehash of fight club. Nothing cyberpunk about corporate media trying to subvert the anticapitalist themes of cyberpunk.
slash213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also Mr. Robot has of "anarchistic" bullshit in it, because writers think that it's important to the theme, and people (I think correctly) associate it with cyberpunk.
But honestly Mr. Robot fucking sucks, I don't get why people like it.
hett ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Massive corporation running the world, running the government behind the scenes, people kept distracted by mass consumerism, drugs, and "news", the economy crashing, political and social upheaval and unrest... These are all very cyberpunk themes. You're saying the show is "basically just normal life" but the thing is the world and normal life have become much more cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk is more than an aesthetic. What the show lacks in the aesthetic it makes up for in the themes.
So the entirety of the united States is cyberpunk? Because all of that happens.
To a somewhat smaller scale sure but it all happens.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. This is why cyberpunk as a genre is in decline. Real life has overtaken it and the "futuristic" themes are real. We have massive corporation hiking prices on life saving medications, globalisation is in few swing, and the only rational candidate for president is a plutocrat.
If only we could've gotten the cybernetics with them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well we have smart watches and smart phones and super computers are getting small and we have robotic drones so we are getting closer.
hett ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean, it's not black or white, like something is either cyberpunk or not โ the entire modern world in general has taken on a lot of aspects that were considered part of cyberpunk fiction. It's become reality for a very large part. That's why the genre is in decline and has become little more than an aesthetic, because the genre itself has become largely normal life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, if reality has a "theme", I guess. By that definition it's also romance, comedy, drama, etc., since America has all those things too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
define 'normal'. heh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have an oppressive corporation that controls everything, a group rebelling through the use of tech, and a point where Tech pretty much becomes divine. I don't want to really spoil things, but Mr Robot ends up as cyberpunk as many other series.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know people didn't like Psycho-Pass. I'm normally super critical of anime, and I thought that was a mostly good show.
Yeah, that's because everything Cyberpunk predicted became true. We DO walk around with a connection to the sum of all human knowledge in our pocket, we DO have a device that can communicate with everybody, we DO have connections to a global network in everything with a plug.
So I think calling modern techno-fiction "cyberpunk" is like calling Inception sci-fi. Sure, it's got ONE piece of science fiction tech in it, and the "20 minutes into the future" genre is technically part of sci fi, but it's definitely pretty fucking close to the line. You're not wrong to do so, but you should probably be able to elucidate that opinion and defend it in a discussion because it's not obvious.
Cyberpunk, to me, is more than just tech futurism. There has to be a dystopia, characters who try to rebel against it, and technology being the thing that makes or breaks.
EliteNub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaporwave isn't really a mainstream thing though.
rasamson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It went from gritty-glam to gloomy and existential.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if i consider vaporwave cyberpunk... It doesnt really fit the aesthetic well, now aggrotech and futurepop, most of the time cyberpunk is exactly what theyre going for
Continuum was also a thing for a few years. Wasn't 100% cyberpunk, but i think they came up with the time travel angle because doing everything in cgi future would have been too expensive.
Falanin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard many bad things about 5th ed Shadowrun. Have they fixed it?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Falanin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really sure where you're going there.
I started playing in 2nd ed. 3rd was just better, though there was some bitching about the initiative changes. 4th was more of a mixed bag. There were a lot of changes, and Catalyst seemed to have a bug up its ass about "no errata". So the rules were both better, and wrong, for pretty much the whole run.
5th ed on release was a bloody shitshow from the critical response it got. Bad formatting/editing, crappy reference, clunky rules changes, and the guy who was the "no errata" nazi was still running the show.
Now, my Shadowrun group fell apart near the end of 4th ed, so I never got the 5th ed rulebook and I haven't been following Dumpshock for awhile, either. So I have zero idea how things went since then.
My question was "Has Catalyst fixed the problems 5th ed had on release?"
I'm still waiting for an answer to that question.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You seem to know about this game. My friends and I have been looking for a board game. Can you give me the basics of what it?
It's not a board game, it's an RPG. Think Dungeons and Dragons, but add near-future tech.
Falanin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shadowrun is a tabletop Roleplaying Game.
If you've heard of Dungeons and Dragons, it's like that. One persons runs the game (the Game Master, or GM), playing the part of all the other people in the world, describing the setting, and adjudicating the player's success or failure. The rest of the players run their own character (which they have designed, and level up as they go along). The player characters are the main characters of the story.
Now, where this differs from D&D is that Shadowrun is set in 2075 or so. Think Gibsonesque Cyberpunk world.... only magic and dwarves, elves, orcs and dragons returned to the world in 2015.
The players play Shadowrunners. Most people in this world have a System Identification Number, or SIN. You don't. While this means you have no real human rights (you don't technically exist to receive benefits), you also can act outside the system. Sometimes people want things done without having records... that's where you come in. Deniable assets, easily disposed of, but being outside the system also can give you power. It all depends on how close to the edge you can run, and how fast and smart you are.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not very sure about Stranger Things. Awesome show but it has always struck me moreso as Lovecraft, though admittedly, some of the tech those stories show would be cool in a cyberpunk setting.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:52:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah that shit is lame
Anaract ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 15:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO, it's because people miss the point of it. Modern cyberpunk is all about aesthetic. Make some sexy robot girl in a dark city full of flying cars.
What was so great about cyberpunk when it originally came out was the ideas. It was all about technology blending with society, and all of the interesting implications. Neuromancer, the flagship cyberpunk novel, was all about a hustler selling drugs and illegal software in the streets who used his hacking skills to help an AI become sentient. It's all about exploring these interesting ideas about near-future technology in a neo-noir setting.
Modern cyberpunk is just trying to capture an aesthetic. I haven't seen many original ideas or full stories. It's usually just generic action in a dystopian setting.
yogi89 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:20:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join /r/Cyberpunk where we argue about whether something is cyberpunk in the comments of every post!
Snow Crash is fantastic, I highly recommend it if you're looking for something.
I agree with you completely though, it's all about aesthetic now. Which is why I really hate steampunk now. I wasn't really a fan to begin with, but it became almost entirely about slapping some gears and pressure valves on something, plus the whole community seemed extremely pretentious.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually just finished Altered Carbon. There's a series? Also, I don't think this is cyberpunk but it's definitely not straight up hard sci fi either. Its a weird hard boiled middle ground.
it's not cyberpunk because the main character is not the punk. he's not the one exploring technological possibilities and implications. he's certainly living in a cyberpunk universe where it seems those explorations are rampant and unpredictable, but he's only on the receiving end of it.
number6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not punk, but he's definitely not establishment either. He's guy with dangerous skills, making his way through the crap underneath a shiny pretty future. Cyperpunkish, at least.
poeir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the world of Android: Netrunner . (Though the designers prefer to call it cybernoir.) It seems to be designed from the perspective of if all technological and political trends continue, what would be the outcome?
We have tele-interviews with hackers hiding out in Russia for outing massive domestic surveillance aided and abetted by telecoms; we have kidnappings and killings in a private war for Soda Pop choice; we have complete paraplegics regaining ability to walk with exoskeletons and VR training; we have brain-machine interfaces that give us mind-controlled machines and remote controlled insects; we have super computers in the palms of our hand that perpetually spy on us; we have computer-generated hologram pop stars; we have every serious investor in the country throwing money at an AI arms race while pre-eminent scientists stand at the sidelines crowing about incoming disaster; 3D scanners and 3D printers that allow us to Xerox actual goods.
Slap some neon on your motorcycle. You're good to go.
Thompson_ ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, almost. The only thing missing is that it has to be night time 24 hours a day ;)
bp92009 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is an augmented athlete on trial for murdering his girlfriend. Home VR porn is now a thing. Cyberwarfare is now more commonplace, more large-scale, and increasingly insidious. Everything you do or say on the internet gets harvested by several mega corporations with the purpose of creating neural net algorithms that simulate the function of the human brain...
Looking at the progress of companies like OpenBionics (who cooperate with Eidos Montreal and even disney) and the way they're moving forwards itcould be within a couple of years. Physical augmentation hasn't reached the "is it moral and better than the real deal" yet and is mostly giving those without limbs some limbs.
I'd think things like arms and legs wouldn't be closed systems where they only communicate with the brain and potentially power chargers, and not actually connect to the internet unless plugged into the computer for diagnostics.
yogi89 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, yeah, we have that, but most of the stuff you mentioned is still in its early stages and/or not widely available to the public. I'd say when it is, over the next 5-20 years then we're cooking with (neon) gas
The future is not going to be equitably distributed. ... So... Pretty much cyberpunk
yogi89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true, but as tech gets cheaper and the masses catch on to it's usefulness, it creates a demand. The machine your responding to me with (be it a phone or PC etc.) was a luxury item 20 years ago and now everyone has them.
Most people on the globe don't have meaningful access to this tech, and a lot of punk-ish stuff stuff isn't subject to Moore's law. Pharmaceuticals, for instance.
Florient ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People won't believe me now but they will in 15 years, this new breed of radical SJW feminism will create a very dystopic future for us. One day-maybe soon- a white man won't be able to walk around in a major city without risking being assaulted. You watch, it's happening.
I always saw Ghost in the Shell as fairly post-cyberpunk (the TV show moreso than the movies). The world is flawed, but in a more realistic and optimistic way than most cyberpunk, and the protagonists are official parts of the system, and do some good despite the attendant ambivalence.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:03:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that. Cyberpunk is best genre. Goddamn better than zombies and wasteland shit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Though I still love wasteland dystopia.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exploring the breakdown of society and all conventional notions of civilization is what makes zombie and wasteland stories interesting. When they're just being pimped out for the wasteland setting or the zombies is when it becomes shitty and derivative. It's what made Fallout so good, it's what makes TWD good.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. I was actually implying Fallout in my comment. Such a great take on post apocolyptic wasteland, with a fresh blend of neo-retro Americana.
I only just came across this Soundcloud tag today. I am mesmerized.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason cyberpunk is no longer cool is that it isn't sci-fi anymore. We're living in the dystopian future cyberpunk described in the 80's, and all cyberpunk fiction serves to do now is show us how we didn't get any of the cool virtual reality or chrome-plated cybernetics. Basically we got all the sad parts of cyberpunk in reality, and none of the cool stuff. :(
What? We have prosthesis(including eyes..), virtual reality and alternative interfaces is on the verge of making a rise, everyone has a personal mini computer/communication device with encyclopedic ability and a mini AI(siri, etc), we have plenty of crazy transports but they're prudently regulated, robotics is one the rise, 3D printing, open source tools like blender make creating things accessible to anyone with the time to learn(with say, a $9 computer), neural interfaces are even a reality. And yeah, corporations and government are an issue...but it could be worse, they're corrupt but at least they're mostly stable. If the middle east got resolved somehow the world would be about as good as you could realistically hope for. This is a fairly golden period of progress.
yogi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, no flying cars. Virtual reality is coming though. Cybernetics and implants are coming eventually but with how much miniaturization going on in electronics, they will probably be impossible to see with the naked eye by the time they are useful enough to use, and we will just have a bunch of nanobots floating around in our bloodstream instead.
Who knows if useful augments will come before advancements in medicine and genetics will just let us regrow a lost limb. People might become genetically tinkered with at conception to improve cognitive and locomotive attributes of humans without the use of synthetic technology, so that stuff might eventually not be needed at all. We are living in a cyberpunk future without the cool aesthetic of cyberpunk at it's peak. That's the real issue.
A lot of people say that smartphones help us realize our interconnected cyber future, but I really don't think that we are really there. It won't actually happen until our technology is directly tied to our consciousness, and are a complete part of our person. True information/cultural singularity begins with the idea that we are not separate from each other. Smartphones still prevents optimal productivity while still giving the full benefits that a multi-purpose information/entertainment device could give, because you still have to hold it in your hands, to put it simply.
Of course cyberpunk will never be the end all be all scifi vision of the future, if we go far enough who is to say that all of humanity might not just become one large virtual super consciousness singularity?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fricken love like 99% of the -punk genres. Solarpunk, Aetherpunk, Cyberpunk. I think that the message does need to make a comeback though, but i'm just not sure how. Our old tech lent itself to the aesthetic (thinking like Cowboy Bebop's version of cyberpunk) but all our new stuff isn't nearly as modular so it just ends up being too damn clean.
tamagawa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait.. why isnt cyberpunk cool any more? their little promo thing looked cool as fuck, what changed?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was talking about cyberpunk as a genre, but insinuating that Cyberpunk 2077 might bring it back. Personally I don't think it ever went anywhere. Never did for me anyway, I still have all my Shadowrun novels.
Mini-rant. It was one of the few games I actually finished over the past 10 years. I liked the story. But I was pissed off at the illusion that you choices meant anything. You literally pushed a button to choose your ending rather than getting to have it a consequence of your choices throughout the game.
I liked the dialog system from last game. Maybe it didnt change much short of who lived or died but it worked really well and if i recall correctly usually meant successful dialog paths meant rewards for you or easier access to facilities, not necessarily story changing events which I prefer. I'd rather have a solid, fleshed out, well directed story path than handful of different narratives throughout one story. I really liked the way they did it and wish more games would approach things that way.. I hate missing something in a story or having totally different shit happen in a different play through simply because I missed some bit of dialog. Im not the kinda person that plays through a story mode more than once, at least not often and when I do its because I REALLY like the story/game and when I revisit it im looking for that same story/game I fell in love with, not something that differs from my first experience.
Havik989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait is the game cancelled or something? I was really looking forward to that :/
Much the opposite. The more "sci-fi" the future becomes, the more people want to mix it with older stuff. Fallout, bioshock, dishonored, deus ex, etc. probably some others since you mentioned games. So yeah, maybe there just is not enough steampunk/cyberpunk for you.
Disagree, Cyberpunk is cool and always will be cool. Deus Ex is cool. Ghost in the Shell is cool. Even Cyberpunk 2020's neon drenched vision of the future from the 80s is cool!
I worked on a pc brand that defines itself around cyberpunk. We tried explaining that that's irrelevant to pretty much anyone in the USA but they wouldn't listen.
I like Blade Runner as much as the next guy but it's a weird way to define your gaming computer.
Cyberpunk themes are incredibly pervasive. The issue is just that media isn't grabbing the exact set that typically defines the genre. The stuff Neill Blomkamps directs is fairly cyberpunkish but isn't quite 100% for example. Antiheroes(lowlifes), dystopias/government corruption, mechanized suits/prosthesis, AI, etc are all present in modern scifi. Probably the biggest thing that hasn't been popping up much is neural uplinks, though Transcendence made a go of it and Lucy kind of brushed against it.
The movie industry is just coming off of superhero movie franchises tying up a lot of the sci fi movie budgets, and book adaptations tying up fantasy movie budgets. I don't think these trends are going to disappear in the short term but they are definitely dwindling down, and hopefully there will be some extra space for more cyber punk type stuff.
Cyberpunk shouldn't be a big box office blockbuster affair though unless they're going the matrix 'mostly action' route. It should be lower key, Transcendence had an issue because they had Johnny Depps salary weighing down their ability to succeed for example. $20m definitely was the difference between that movie being a meager success and a total disappointment.
Similiar, I use to REALLY love Steampunk Aesthetics and the styles, the crafts that would get posted, and all that stuff.
Then the cosplayers started going nuts. I still find the aesthetic appealing, but I avoid the culture except for a few bands like Steam Powered Giraffe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah ... hasn't been cool since 1994.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if cargo shorts are uncool now then fuck 'em. They'll take those away from me when they remove my belt, because the button broke on them and i only use a belt and zipper to hold them together now.
Same here. NY Times or something did a write up on it a few months ago, but I didn't think much of it. Then someone on the radio this week brought it up again, so I guess it's more of a deal than I thought. Oh well...cargos on today!
soyacan ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
alt213 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you kidding me? That'll always be good for a laugh.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever
Z_T_O ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing is cooler than Robocop and 21 Jump Street
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and wearing it around your neck
ramier22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cucumber is the new thing for cheating partners.
Janube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shootin' someone's dick off instills fear... In the enemy.
kitjen ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being on TV. It was once pretty prestigious but now with so many reality TV shows it's just not an accolade any more. If anything it's a detriment to your life afterwards.
Was watching old Mr. Rogers episodes recently. It's jarring how the little kids would wear custom-fitted suits and ties because they were on television. Not so much anymore.
testa12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A solid way to destroy your music career is to become a judge on one too.
I hate when ppl say that. Pop music sucks yes but they're are still lots of great music and musicians. You just gotta put effort into it like everything else in life.
broziel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:54:32 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're confusing the music industry with music. Sadly, they have very little in common.
Well if you want the music industry to be just the record companies. I consider music industries to be record companies, studios, and booking companies.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably referring mostly to major label conglomerates which squeeze artists dry to saturate radio with expendable repetitive hits, draining off soul and artfulness while maximizing profits.
Not going to argue with that, but it seems to me like that has been the case for a long time.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:32:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but when you ask "what is just not cool anymore?" there's no implicitly stated era that we are comparing to. Also it could be said that the exploitative attitude has long been the backbone of major labels, but now in the information age consumers have a better glimpse into this and thus more awareness and ability to be a discerning consumer. There are also more alternatives to perpetuating that cycle today, thanks to the increased ease of distributing music and art via the internet which has opened up serious opportunities for independent production and smaller labels.
Well, maybe not. But on the other hand, compared to any EXPLICITLY stated era - when was the music industry cool?
Also, I could not agree more with the last part, which was going to be my whole point, basically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
when was the music industry cool?
The implied answer to that was basically when the exploitative nature and practices of the music industry weren't so well known to the end consumer, and/or when the end consumer had little choice but to accept it.
Everything is like this now. Games, Hollywood. It's sad. At least TV shows are in a good state.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel this way particularly with hollywood and popular cinema. The amount of superhero movies for example is numbing to me, they are seeming like gradually more of an automated, soulless commodity. I realize it's supply and demand so I'm really just angry at the moviegoing public for wanting what they want, but so be it.
There are still a few artists out there who seem like they have a good head on their shoulders and don't just produce music for the sake of cash. If you like country/rock, I recommend Eric Church's new stuff. I absolutely love every song on his newest album, Mr. Misunderstood. Every song feels like he consulted his heart, not his wallet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like country in the slightest but I don't doubt Eric Church is a soulful artist who cares about his work. I didn't mean to sound like I'm making blanket statements about radio artists, I like a decent amount of what gets played on the radio. My point is more to do with how to major label execs the bottom line is money regardless if it takes pushing permutations of the same top ten singles ad nauseam to get there.
I definitely get what you're saying. A good bit of new country is guilty of sounding similar. There's even a mashup of 6 country songs that someone put together on YouTube and it's crazy how similar they all sound and how well they fit together.
The Music Industry today, while some good stuff is still coming out, seems to be focused on a selected group of already popular pop artists and the radio seems to be only playing anything they do while making it very hard for new artists to be recognized. To find the best music now, you have to seek it out your self and it is worth it. I've been looking online, primarily YouTube for music to find and there is a great selection from pretty much all genres.
Wiligu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Ocean ๐๐
[deleted] ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 16:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Everything middle aged white women on Facebook post about, when they're not posting infinite selfies or "sharing" Marilyn Monroe meme's, or recipes they'll never cook, or "ironic" posts about wine/grapes/fruit/red wine...we get it...you're an alcohol abuser.
"Peeps" They say peeps a lot.
Anything I start saying ironically to my high school and middle school sons. Things I've killed lately: "lit" "fam" "dank memes" dabbing, Pokรฉmon Go, "sick" and a lot more. Once the husbands of fat middle aged white females start saying your shit? Parties over kiddos...lit fam amrite?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just discovered we have the power to guide our youth into what is, and isn't "cool".
We just have to make everything uncool until they come up with something that's actually cool.
You sound like me. I love ruining words for my kids. It's fun AF!
berttney ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:17:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've just reached the age where the teens I work with blush in embarrassment when I say anything 'cool' or recently cool. At first it worked great to build rapport, but now I do it because it's so goddamn fun.
There is a variety of ages on my FB. I never see the word "peeps" being used but I do see "fam". I hate that. I had to unfriend someone because they posted nothing but Elvis stuff, unfriended someone else because all they posted was religious stuff and affirmations involving prayer. There are a few more I'm thinking about unfriending. One in particular because she's a 30 something woman who doesn't work and all she does is post selfies.
you mean to tell me that putting a cut up hot dog and half a can of baked beans into Pillsbury crescent roll dough, rolling it up, dipping it in strawberry jelly, then wrapping it in bacon and baking for 14 minutes @ 375 isn't 5 star dining?
mipadi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God, yes. My friend's mom's posts are mostly about drinking wine, smoking cigars, or how much attention she got for her pink or purple hair, sprinkled in with the occasionally SJW/"girl power" post.
As a high schooler, "lit" is one of the few words that we actually use unironically.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Opens tab on bing: middle aged white women.
Yeah :)
EDIT: think im kidding? came here now just for the ctrl+c
_ILP_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:17:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS. And my god kids are so stupid these days lol. At least our slang somewhat made more sense... I do the same thing to my daughter by dabbing, saying "lit" "bruh" and whatever else. Her response is usually "eeeewwww noooo dad!"
I think they look really attractive with a tight shirt on. Once they're exposed, they just look weird though.
NESoteric ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really hope that, when mine are healed up, they look natural. I found the absolute best place in a three hour radius, did my research, looked at his before and afters, and paid a higher premium than the local places, but the local places around me have such terrible results and reviews.
I had mine done submuscular, so once they "drop" they'll look more natural. But regardless, my upper body is on the broad side and having a small chest made me stand out for the wrong reasons, at least now, even with them in frankenboob state, I look more natural.
OPdopy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My lady had them done over year ago. After 6 months they look great. The only sign they are fake is the small incision. I absolutely love them. Funny thing is that she covers up more now. Which I don't like.... :(
Congrats on the surgery! It's something that I've considered - I have a similar problem (not trans, just small chested). Broad shoulders are the worst :(
Yeah, my shoulders will bug me for life, but at least people don't notice as much. Also, self confidence boosted like crazy.
And i learned something, I use to think people did plastic surgery to attract mates and to live up to some superficial standard of beauty, and I'm sure some do. But I found most that do it, do it just to be comfortable in their own skin. I know a girl who has no chest at all, like flatter than most guys, and her entire life it's made her feel crappy. It didn't affect her luck with guys, but she wants it done for herself. So she can be happy in her own skin.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take just 20 seconds to click on Neso's account and browse through the submitted links.
I use to think like that. I really did. When I was a guy, I bought into that "people should just be happy in their own bodies." That women didn't need make up, and that plastic surgery was for superficial people. But nothing i did made me happy in my own skin, no matter how much muscle, how lean, how fat I got it. I grew up hating my body as long as I could remember. The only way for me to be happy in my body was to modify it.
"You can be happy in your body as it is." Is a nice sentiment and it works for most people, and if you can rock it, fucking rock that, yo! But a lot of people choose to modify their bodies: piercings, tattoos, weight loss, weight gain, working out, dying hair, these are all forms of body modification, all things people do to make themselves look better to themselves.
I love myself a lot, and transitioning has provided me confidence and self esteem, at levels I never had before. The boob job has made my dysphoria recede even further and I feel a lot more comfortable, as I said, in my own skin. My issue wasn't self esteem, /u/GuyFromDenmark got it from looking at my submitted links, my issues are from Gender Dysphoria, and shoving bags of silicone into my chest has further beaten down the dysphoria and made me even more confident and happy.
You be you, and do your own thing, it's your body. Do what you want and rock it! I'm going to do what I want with my body and rock it, too! And whether you understand my point of view or not is fine and dandy, but I'm going to be me, you be you.
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I don't despise them, but I'd rather not have them. Probably won't change the outcome of the fap anyway. That's for the bad ones of course. The well done ones are always welcome!
Never played with a pair have you? They're like marshmallows of happiness with a chick attached. Fake tits are awesome if you have a good type.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could never get over the fact that they aren't real.
Sure they might feel good, but that notion would never leave my brain, it would taint the experience far beyond any enjoyment I'd get from it.
I had a recent experience with a girl that had breast implants, and honestly it was the last thing on my mind. We had talked about them before, and she discussed getting the surgery and whatnot, but didn't really spring to mind.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Dolewhip ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't understand the hate for these. Some of them are quite good.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who loves big bolted-on silicon balloons? I don't care if they're fake - they look and feel amazing and basically just scream for attention.
Their old videos still get views and retain their old ones though. Just because psy hasn't put out another hit, doesn't stop gangnam style from being one of the all time biggest YouTube videos.
It wouldn't surprise me, but I don't really care. I'm not sure what happened to Faye Reagan's rankings after what happened to her either.
The thing is, porn doesn't have to be new like a youtube video for people to fap to it, it just has to be good material. However, all the top channels seem to deal primarily in younger/petite girls. I do wonder what future those girls have in an industry obsessed with teens; two years ain't a career.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theyre expressly made for tit-fucking, I never understood why people didnt work this out. Fake tits have been around for half a century. Edit. I mean in porn people, fixing your body is fine.
DubPwNz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There is literally nothing less attractive about a boob than it being fake.
EDIT: I forgot. I can't have an opinion on here whoops
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AMasonJar ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has, he just didn't know it wasn't real
jdepps113 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pardoism ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever cool?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
Teaflax ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keeping the gold sizing sticker on the brim of your cap. I mean, it was pretty silly even to begin with, but now it just makes you look mindless.
msxenix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:03:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand doing this if you're a sports team cap collector. But, If you're actually wearing them, it looks dumb.
Janube ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was (is?) done as a status symbol for people usually in more impoverished areas. Being able to afford a nice hat and prove that it was "new" meant something for people without much money and something to prove socially.
I would never do it, but I'm not poor, so it's hard for me to judge.
Teaflax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right - I know that's how it started, but if you're a middle-class, or even working-class, European brodude, it's just mindlessly following a trend (that was played out several years ago). And I bet you most of them could not even begin to explain why they do it.
unomaly ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:26:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the top comments are talking about stuff that wasnt cool like 7 years ago, which just further reenforces that reddit has no idea what is cool today
It may have been cool to the tech community quite possibly?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was initially, until Apple fanboys realized their "fashionable tech" monopoly was at risk so they started the whole "glasshole" insult as a counter, sadly it worked.
Not an apple fanboy here - I just don't like the thought of wearing electronics on my face while going about my daily business. I think that's why it fell out. You can, at least, put your phone in your pocket. Glasses are fragile.
As someone who wears regular glasses all day, there are so many times when they get wet or dirty or nearly break... If they cost $1000+, I'd be really worried.
That's what everyone said about smartwatches when the first couple of them came out. Who wants to wear expensive tech on their wrist? And charge your watch overnight? And those people were right until they weren't.
nahfoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know many people who actually wear smartwatches though. And I wonder how many actually use them instead of just wear them to show them
alexbhood ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I have a few friends with smart watches and I see people all over the place with Apple watches. Soccer moms, old people, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it's going to be the same as the motion games we have today. My gaming area just isn't designed to handle people jumping around, dancing, or flailing their arms around. It's designed for people sitting on a couch moving their thumbs.
Summary: It Incorporated AR (augment reality) + VR (virtual reality). Really it was a mobile device that you wore on your head. You could use all the normal Google apps. Was great for navigating and taking photos on the fly (had a great camera). It was a proof of concept that was a trial run for a year, they shut it down and will bring it back to the business world for construction and other uses. Potentially to average users again.
Source: I owned a Google Glass for a short time. Would own again.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My son thinks he's bringing it back as a freshman in HS. All his friends make fun of him. But honestly, my kid is one of the most popular frosh. So it's all in good fun and I agreed to let him see if he could successfully pull that off as a freshman. haha
Meant as, the making fun of him isn't of the social horrible bullying type. It's of the "friend" type. He has a lot of friends. So a lot of people make fun of his mullet.
dazmo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or that's what he tells you, meanwhile he's paying them off with muleing drugs and sexual favors
He'll be fine. Jagr said he was bringing his mullet back this season and Pat Kane was rocking one the 2014 season.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:29:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If he's a good hockey player, a mullet is absolutely acceptable. I went to high school with plenty of kids who had hockey hair. It's kind of funny and fun. Hockey is a solid excuse.
It's like how being on the lacrosse team is a good reason to be named Chad and shop at the banana republic.
Groodles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah dude Vineyard Vines not Banana Republic
source: played lax in college and was the one kid who didn't wear vineyard vines
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being 2 hours away from Canada basically means you're one of us, welcome to the family.
I was just messin with ya anyway. Love your username by the way..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, the mullet is just old enough for it to be possible.
gracieRL ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 12:07:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my freaking gosh that's too hilar. Your son sounds like a total playa. Lol it's too bad mullets are legit ugly af but if he tells you he's the most popular freshmen than I'm sure it's true! Everybody loves freshmen! XD should I tell them, guys? Lol my bf was a friggen basketball player in HS so he was actually popular, as a freshman he was already like 6' tall (he's now 6' 3") and I can just tell you that he woulda kicked your sons butt for looking like a weirdo xD my bf is fricken glorious
Your sarcasm is not lost on me. I totally agree with every sarcastic word. And I'm just like that with my son.
I mean, might as well fuck around with your looks as a frosh instead of be a total dweeb doing that when you're a college grad looking for a job.
Get it out of his system. Nothing permanent. Well, pics on the internet of his mullet will be....come to think of it. I should shun him and take him to the barber. /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman is a first year yeah. It goes freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Idk why she's using the term frosh though, that's usually meant for a first year in college/university. Colleges also host a week long orientation event for their first years known as frosh week or simply frosh.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:22:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the greasy flow will always be a staple of Canadian (and Minnesotan/Wisconsinite) hockey players. And Jaromir Jagr is doing his best to bring hockey culture to Miami.
420kbps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:46:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree. If you drink Miller Lite, bang your sister, and drive a late 80's t-top Camaro with " bitchin' " written down the side of it, you fucking earned that mullet.
I was so disappointed to hear that was already "out" when I was a kid. The mullet sounded like the perfect way to hair.
Similarly, when I first heard the term neckbeard I thought, "That's a thing? I hate shaving my neck, I'm gonna check this out!" Only to be promptly disappointed. Again.
stuffu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This right here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually makes me sad because I put many hours into Cod 4, Waw and MW2
I couldn't even play the newer ones for longer than an hour before getting bored
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, i miss the old less multiplayer focused Cods. I liked the single player and only the singleplayer. It started getting bad at around black ops 1 in my opinion
Fyujbbgg ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a bona fide 17 y/o, I can confirm that Facebook is basicially irrelevant for people my age and younger. Once our parents got accounts, everybody flocked to Instagram and Snapchat, which are WAYYY more popular now than the ol' FB.
F4GG0 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:13:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fb owns Instagram though so you're just on a different version of fb.
Csehaka27 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except kids don't care about that. As long as parents aren't constantly posting pictures and comments, it remains cool.
Being owned by the same company doesn't make them the same thing. Are triscuits just a different version of Oreos because they're both owned by nabisco?
F4GG0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true.
Although, slap some sugared up crisco between the triscuits and it might count.
As someone in their 30's I can tell you the same the happened to the internet overall... back in the early 00's it was a wild west, family free, dreamscape. "adult" adults really only used it * check their Hotmail*... then the dark times came, grandma got a FB & everyone started carrying the internet in their pockets.
it was great while it lasted though.
testa12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social media has definitely wrecked the Internet. It used to be like millions of awesome little unique boutique stores and you could easily be surprised on a daily basis. Now it feels like a few big mega malls.
I was going to ask how can possibly facebook compare to platforms based solely on pictures and then I remembered that my facebook feed is mostly pictures of people I don't know. Oh ,where are the days when people would actually write some interesting status updates every day.
I'm 16 going on 17 and I don't even have Facebook on my phone. I only have messenger. To be honest, if there was a way I could maintain contact with everybody on my friends list without having a Facebook account I would go for it.
You have a phone. You could....get their phone numbers.
testa12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha. They're 16. They don't know what a phone is.
Haaaarry ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatsapp?
Wrest216 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do i get on this "Snap Chats?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: am 12
shyne151 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once our parents got accounts...
How do you think us cool college kids felt in 2006 when they opened it to the public and no longer required a *.edu e-mail address? That was when it's true downhill spiral started.
Facebook is irrelevant to tons of people. I don't know anyone who uses it for almost anything but an instant messaging service anymore. Despite it being a really shitty version of such.
Jokes on you. I've had an Instagram and snapchat account since they first came out. My kids are gonna hate me taking over their social media stuff. Muahahahaha
Beinglewd ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 11:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool. It's too mainstream now. Rather be a secluded introvert. Bitches line up for a taste of that.
Csehaka27 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if being a secluded introvert does become cool, it won't be because of secluded introverts. It will be because of the popular kids who decided to seclude themselves and pretend to be introverted because other popular kids did it. (source: highschool, the uncool emo kid (actually depressed)).
ZacBank ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember when people used to say "boss" when they were describing something really cool. Like, "those shoulder pads are really boss man." "Look at that perm, that perm is so boss!" It's what made me want to become a boss. And I looked so good in a perm and shoulder pads. But now, boss is just slang, for jerk in charge.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who recognizes the office reference?
Some of my acquaintances joined this "startup" called Young & Boss. I'm not sure what it did, except give douches free "swag" to wear and take their money.
In case anyone is wondering what it is. I have an undershave with long hair on top. I do not have a fucking man bun. The hipsters took my hairstyle that I have had for 25 years and made even more uncool. I never thought that could happen, but it did. Fuck you hipsters.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
But isn't that using the literal meaning of the term, as in "to kill someone right as they spawn"? Because I don't think that counts; it's gotta be the slang version, IMO. For example, calling Homer's Illiad an "epic" poem doesn't mean that "epic" is back, sicne that's the literal meaning of the word.
Tell him he's wrong. Pleb is old. Pleb comes from Plebeian which was a word used by the Romans to describe the poor people in their cities ( like the populace I think). Don't quote me on this because not everything might be exactly right.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:59:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol - I told him to google it as I knew it comes from plebeian. I guess plebejer is Germanic version? I should google it. It was more a comment on kids thinking they have 'invented' something.
Pwn still exists, but not in pop culture. It has returned to its old definition, when you gain unauthorized access to a computer system that you shouldn't be able to control. It is now effectively your system, so you "own" it. "pwn" is still used as an intentional misspelling of it.
ApostleO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with noobs... nowadays they are called "plebs"
Pretty funny to me really; pleb is British slang for a poor person/ white trash. It had a revival after Plebgate (look it up), and pretty soon everyone's using it.
TrymWS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah I mostly just say "trash" everytime I win in overwatch even if it wasn't impressive and was a close game. That or "G's" which seems to tilt people.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I must be a hipster, I've been calling people plebes for the past few years.. in a non gaming context of course
They recently added a change to Overwatch that replaces "gg ez" when it is typed with various lines such as "mommy says at my age I shouldn't suck my thumbs anymore."
It was never for a "safe space." It's so the rest of us can laugh and ridicule you for your pettiness.
Koras ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me."
Legownz ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 13:30:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One time, I met a guy on TF2 who literally spammed "ez" to anything.
His team rolls? "ez"
He gets a kill? "ez"
Random Crit One Shot? "ez"
He gets killed? "ez"
His team loses the round? "ez"
Someone outplays him? "ez"
Dude didn't understand the point of spamming "ez"...
Floirt ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 13:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a TF2 "tradition" to have an obnoxious copypasta to spam in chat whenever something happens. I bet he had "say ez" bound to his numpad or something, though usually its better stuff like "pshh nothin personnel kid".
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I live here with my old zookeeper and banana, Big Yellow. Everything in here has a heart and a mind. One thing I've learned after 17 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come over that fence.
If both teams are hammering each other, max levels, completely even, no griefers, trolls, or AFKers... those are the best matches. I usually have to go for a walk after that, win or lose.
15thpen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does gg ez have anything to do with GG Allin?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood people getting annoyed at gg ez and rekt. Its all in good fun
Wait, people used to say "gg ez" that all the time during the subspace/continuum days
Torgoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah not sure why people can't just won with class. Do you win so rarely that you have to squeeze extra satisfaction out of those rare victories. Act like you been there before.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phew, glad to hear it, I just transferred over from pwned. Plus someone upthread posted that pwned isn't cool anymore, it's been replaced by rekt. Now this guy is saying rekt isn't cool and it's been replaced as well?! I can't keep up with these words that are cool for just 2 hours
KRIZTOFF ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rampage Jackson??
presidium ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 11:24:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keeping things to yourself.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah- I remember cool used to be about being laid-back, not giving too much of a fuck and getting your confidence from internal resources of self-esteem rather than external validation but I don't think people really aspire to that anymore
Maybe its still cool but there just aren't that many cool people anymore
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every five years seemed to vacillate between extroverts (like typical athletes) and introverts (typical musicians/artists) being cool, but now with social media, the extroverts seem to have gained the upper hand. Seems like being a musician, at least in rock, isn't really cool anymore, maybe because it's seen as unhealthy/unsustainable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's a damn shame but what are you gonna do
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 10:49:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mpak87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
We still do it here in Alaska. Popcorn popped in rancid fryer oil covered in expired cake frosting works best. Though you may be referring to the ancient practice involving large numbers of dogs. In that case, I'm pretty glad it's gone.
When molten rock is underground, it's called magma. When it escapes to the surface, it's lava. All lava, therefor, is just ex-magma which is by definition hot. So no, lava wasn't cool. Not for a long time, before it became magma.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I walk on fire alone. And still consider it's cold.
itsfoine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:13:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
single strapping backpacks. Never seen anyone doing it nowadays.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to do it for 2 days in a row now, my right side broke. I Absolutely HATE IT. I need a new bag lmao
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have fun with a tucked back
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say thanks for your service but would just come off as ungrateful
Dang_M8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just do it because I'm too lazy to go through the struggle of getting my arm through the other strap. And I don't walk to school so nobody sees anyway.
Except that you can buy all kinds of single-strap backpacks.
euantel4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mildly acceptable political leaders
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying an onion to your belt.
Atheizm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's still cool if you're in Shelbyville, which used to be called Morganville in those days. Back when the trend started, young carpetbaggers were showing up hailing from as far away as Prussia. There was a huge shortage of onions back then, because the Kaiser (damn his eyes) was sending spies over to ruin the onion (and to a lesser degree, rutabaga) crop using gypsy curses. Now, us being Americans, we did the right thing to show that improvident cur the Kaiser (damn his eyes) couldn't stop us with gypsy curses, no siree. So we got out best turnip carvers from alllll over the county, and whittled up a million bushels of false onions, and every mother's son of us tied that beautiful lie to our belts and strutted around for all to see. Well, you better believe that the news got back to the Kaiser (damn his eyes), and the moustache damn near spun off of his face! Well, he gave up trying to ruin our onion (and to a lesser degree, rutabaga) crops, and within a few months, our Morganville (today called Shelbyville) onions grew back in as big and beautiful as ever. Some of us old timers still have some of the carved turnips that we used to beat the Kaiser (damn his eyes), but they're as dried up as we are now. But to this day, every proud Shelbyville (previously Morganville) man can still strut proudly with his onion.
Atheizm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you'd say.
Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
It's just like the preppy colored shorts that are shorter and only have two regular pockets. They used to only be worn by frat bros but apparently have replaced cargo shorts as the acceptable warm weather shorts for dudes.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. I was a tutor for Middle School and all the students thought I was cool. I was 18 at the time and they were 12-14.
Now that they're in high school and I don't tutor anymore, I'm just there. I'm just some other adult because I'm 23. I have contact with majority of them on social media but now it's just like... oh it's him.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know I didn't change, lol. They changed. They grew older, so I'm no longer considered cool like before. They're in high school now.
I might occasionally see them in public because it's not hard to come across someone I tutored in my city since I tutored over 500 students but it's different than if they were younger.
NeonMoon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gravesh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:14:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't use the Internet for basically six months. And I started using it again at the height of "Dat boi". I had no fucking clue what people were talking about. Then I looked it up. I still didn't, don't, and won't get it.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat boi was stillborn. It was never alive.
Tridian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I have no idea what any of those memes are. I leave the computer for 5 minutes man.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't know what advice animals are?
Tridian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah I know that, but Advice Animals isn't really a meme in itself, more like a collection of memes.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:04:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the idea of advice animals is a meme and a very dead one at that. The whole "white-impact-text-with-black-border-on-some-random-picture" is the meme.
I remember when advice animals used to legitimately be cutting edge and found only on 4chan. Back when it was only a dog on a rainbow background giving intentionally bad/absurd advice.
pepsi109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a pretty good answer. It's worth about 1 upvote. Best I can do is 0.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i just wait for memes to get replaced with something less annoying, they are the emo kids of today
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just getting into Reddit when advice animals were the thing. Almost killed Reddit for me.
tdogg241 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huge multi-day music festivals like Coachella, Sasquatch, Riot Fest, etc. Everyone knows about them now and they've become insanely expensive as a result, especially if you don't live near the festival site. And these days, the major attraction is typically some band that's been broken up for a decade plus, with little attention given to emerging artists.
Maybe just because of location, but I live near Atlanta and they have never been more popular than they are today. Coworkers save up for months and intentionally come to work sick so they can save up their off days. I think it's dumb but the mid 20 somethings all love them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they've become insanely expensive
Supply and demand. If it's expensive, that means there is a high demand and short supply. Ergo by definition, it's quite popular.
tdogg241 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, I get that. My point was that these festivals are no longer cool because they've gotten so huge and therefore expensive. They're now gigantic arena events with huge headliners rather than smaller festivals focused on local bands with a couple of mid-size touring bands headlining.
As an example, here in Seattle we have the Capitol Hill Block Party. Not necessarily a huge festival and it's not terribly expensive, but it draws so many people that it takes 20 minutes to get a drink, and once you do, finding a spot where you can actually see the stage or get into a venue is nearly impossible. And you'll still be dealing with a shit-ton of people who aren't even interested in the bands that are playing. There's just no point to it anymore if you actually care about the music.
I dunno, in my opinion, the bigger a festival gets, the less fun it is to attend.
That's it exactly. The most popular car in America is the Toyota Camry. No one would ever look at a Toyota Camry and say 'cool car' unless they were being sarcastic. 'Popular' and 'cool' are not synonyms. In fact, often 'popular' is the antithesis of 'cool'.
legaceez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone knows about them now
They were never known about unless you've been living under a rock.
B__Malz ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 15:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it might be 4chan. One of my best friends in high school would address my (annoying) sister as "cancer" and I know he was hitting the 4chan pretty hard.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:17:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who describes things as "gayer than AIDS."
...she is gay.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who would call things "gayer than Rock Hudson", little bit of a throwback, that
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Right.. but calling things offensive words that involve your demographic has always been a thing. For example, black people and casual use of the n word.
Leafs44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats me right now and Im 23. Everything is aids
siouxftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friends are doing it for like 2 years now and i thought we were the only ones until i heard it this year so many times from other people i guess its pretty common atleast in my area (middle europe)
Therefore, by the reflexive property of bad things, assigned seats are AIDS. It makes sense, right?
But seriously, you should let them sit wherever they want.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:22:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's surprising, but Kanye West might've had something to do with this. He reprimanded other rappers for using the word "gay" in a public interview back when it was still cool. (his cousin came out to him as gay).
I still remember the first time I heard "gay" used as a joke when it was a little too late to be doing that. It was Vince Vaughn in The Dilemma describing the sound of an electric car. If that movie had come out two or three years prior the joke would have been fine.
Having said all that, it was never really ok to begin with.
How old are you? Maybe it's a country thing, because I'm.At college in nz and it's definitely still very in. People say it all the time, it's not that it's cool or funny. It's just another way to describe something that's bad.
I don't use gay as a slur against homosexuality.
It's more because shit is lame.
That's gay = that's lame.
You aren't coming to the party? Don't be gay
You can say that but lame isn't associated with with it's original use in everyday speech for the most part, gay most certainly was and is. Plus gay had and still does have a significant amount of social stigma attached to it, just less now
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:46:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one has said gay as a response since 2008 but for some reason our school put a bunch of posters everywhere telling people not to use gay as a derogatory term guess what it came back
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got banned from a battlefield 4 server for saying a "No flashback grenades" rule was gay.
testa12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a slur if it's not intended as such. Don't make it one either.
madd74 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As is coming from Birmingham, so what's your point?
Sporxable ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 11:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I come from Birmingham. Like any major City, the closer to the centre you get, typically the lower the socio-economic class. The outer area, where I live (closer to Staffordshire), are very rural. I'd say London is certainly more associated with chavs then Birmingham.
Regardless, smoking weed in public is obviously chavvy. That's my point.
XIII1987 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:21:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk dude I'm from cannock in staffs and it's chav heaven.
Ah my mother's from Hednesford. There was a lot of council estates up there but it used to just be old people from how I remember. That's a shame.
XIII1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol no way out of the entire world on this website and im talking to someone from En'sford, im from heath hayes so its not too bad here its more Chadsmoor and Norton East where the chavs are from these days.
I'm in Seattle, everyone smokes joints in public here. You can light up at any beach and nobody says a word. (Obviously, be cool and don't spark up next to kids).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:52:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to live in Amsterdam, people don't smoke weed in public very much. They do, but it's not that common.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I visited Rotterdam, the Dutch don't exactly smoke wherever they like they know all the good spots so they don't have to which is part of the fun in my opinion.
If I had come not knowing anyone I'd probably join the tourists smoking wherever the hell I like cos it's a bit of a novelty for us.
Well, people still smoke: it varies by neighborhood. West Seattle (hippie central) love joints. Nobody really minds the smell. Downtown, it's usually more oil pens.
true. I don't smoke, but I was at The Seattle center last week and there were 4 guys sharing a blunt....just sitting on the grass near the orange sculpture. Cops passed by.... and a myriad of adults.....and no one even batted an eye.
LOL sounds about right. The first day we legalized, the Seattle district attorney got himself on the news proudly showing off the two ounces he just bought (one to smoke, one to keep as a collectible). Nobody gives a fuck about pot.
Sporxable ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
low class, wearing full body tracksuits, swearing lots and typically living on welfare. Associated heavily with smoking weed and spending most of their time in pubs during the day.
Ozwaldo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that sounds pretty sweet, do these "chavvy" dudes get lots of chicks? They sound like they get lots of chicks... I mean "birds" I guess
Rhysiart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Council. House. And. Violent.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Manchester non-chav living in London the past few years chiming in. Industrial cities anywhere non-south like Birmingham, Manchester etc. will always be thought of as chavvier than London and all of the British south, based off zero research into class and economics. I find Southerners enjoy cracking jokes about my geographical background, always have. London is always thought of as a cosmopolitan mix of poshos, both by London's visitors and the up-their-own-arse Southerners who live there. I don't think chavvery is the first thing that comes to mind when someone says 'London' the same way the term wouldn't immediately spring to mind when somebody says 'Paris' or 'Milan' to many, although we know these cities have this side to them. It's just natural order.
Anyway, I think people find smoking chavvier than weed in the UK nowadays. And I think it is, on the whole, related to the medical prestige of smoking vs. cannabis.
I'm from the Birmingham area, and if anyone were to light up a joint in public, someone would immediately call the Birmingham PD, and they'd be arrested, as pot is still illegal here in Bama.....even on the South Side.
Also we have no chavs here....but there are some hipsters.
It's kinda different in Germany. I dont Know.. Sometimes i See it like, lots of people here think it's like cool or important to have a bad habit, and also to show it. Or the people dont try to hide it anymore.
U can See it on like everyone. Smoking in Public is socially very accepted i guess, it's not the best thing but also germans Are sometimes very shy when it comes to Human interaction with strangers, ecspecially over here in Potsdam, Germany, cause their little social bubble could pop so no one will tell them to stop Smoking Joints, when they dont standing around. It's a double bladed moral i think when Smoking and consuming drugs Is totally accepted in public as long As you Are moving through the City (smoking joints, cigarettes, drinking alcohol) or sit in a Park (drinking, Smoking, even swallowing and snorting drugs) if you just dont make a big mess around you and piss People of, no one will stop you consuming (a "park" could also be just a field with grass tbh) As long As you dont try to impress anyone with it and/or dont make a big deal out of it, no one cares.
Strange world.
Mestyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's the ultimate FU and that's what cool is, no care, no trouble, just doing a thing, it's cool.
whohw ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking anywhere
Luder714 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
When I was in high school, everyone smoked, at least at parties. Even jocks smoked.
There was some coolness factor associated with it for awhile, Banning it indoors made smokers look like idiots out in the cold, puffing away. Also, cost and the first ever halfway decent anti smoking campaign helped too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How old are you?
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:31 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
48
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:21 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense. I'm 36, and while smoking was still very much a cool thing to do, it had already been banned from happening inside, and there seemed to be a slight decline in it popularity.
Okay yeah teenage smoking may kind of be cool, but not inside the actual building right? Shit would be locked up in a matter of minutes, everyone does it behind the 7/11 or something.
Not inside the building. That being said smoking in the bathroom used to be a thing. See relevant song
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone in high school I can guarantee you smoking in school and in the bathrooms is definitely still a thing. Although it's always marijuana, cigarettes havent been popular in a while. Thank God for that, at least.
Lord_Boro ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 12:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reckon it's all relative myself. I got to thirty and started feeling the sort of cringe I'd normally reserve for Peep Show when hearing teenagers on busses etc. Now I'm thinking I need to double down on my smoking, block anyone with Insta on my FB, and go catch some 'mons on my rollerblades. Seriously though, these conceited little shits with their selfies don't get to choose any more than they get to vote. Edit-premature postage
My SO and I were sitting next to a high school couple on a lunch date and their entire conversation was so full of cringe that we couldn't help but stop talking entirely and just listen to them. It really puts into perspective how weird it is for anyone in their late twenties+ to date an 18 year old.
My SO and I went to dinner this past Wednesday. The table behind us was just a couple women older than us. I'm partly deaf so couldn't make out what they were saying, but my GF was cringing a lot. Then another forty something joined them with a loud obnoxious "WHAAAAAAT UP BITCHES!"
I cringed so badly my GF thought I was choking on my food.
i dated an 18 year old in my mid 20's. Fortunately we didn't talk much because most of what she had to say involved the spice girls or shit about the healing power of crystals.. To quote a friend of mine when i let her move in for a couple of months "bro, just get it out of your system then find a real person".
she started carrying on a relationship over the phone with a dude across the country (for like a month apparently). I started saying other peoples names during sex for fun (she kept getting pissed at me, i kept doing it), bought her a plane ticket and packed her shit up while some of my female friends took her out for drinks. She got home , drunk, to a locked apt door that her key didn't work in and a note that she had 4 hours to get to the airport (she was from phoenix and i live in new york). I haven't seen or talked to her since.
F3d0ra ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:13:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage Comics.
07'-10' were like the prime for rage comics. It was so bad but it captured our feeling's so accurately. Then after a few years it just blew up to the point where all the content got stale and it just seemed like the same scenarios over and over just change this "derp" to that "derp" and you'll get some upvotes/thumbs/whatever magic internet points you had. Then marketing teams got a hold of it and you'd see this shit printed on shirts, notebooks all that garbage. I loved them in their prime but that shit fell off quickly.
Dated a guy in the early 2000s with a kid named Linkin (spelled thusly). Cute kid, but gah. Good sex fun, but when he picked up my hipster friend's 10 speed and hit him with it, gave me a good excuse to call it off...
I still love Linkin Park, and I really liked Living Things. Their songs come up on the radio a decent a mount; their not popular, but they're popular enough that everyone knows them, I think.
bacondev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't really like the direction they went after Meteora. :(
tykam993 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Living Things was really good, but I was so happy that Hunting Party was more of a return to form. Can't wait to hear their new stuff soon.
I wouldn't say it's bad for music as a whole. It is bad for the bands that do it but there's no shortage of other good bands.
It's just hard to accept when one of your favorites changes their sound to something worse.
Trivium is an example of a band that successfully changed their sound. Their new album sounds much different than anything they've done and it's fantastic.
10 Years changed too. And I like it. They went from softer more melodic beats to more aggressiveness. Deftones went the other way and it works for them too.
a57782 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Mastodon would also be a pretty good example. Crack the Skye was a good album, but I could see why somebody who really liked Remissions might not like it as much.
Try Alter Bridge. Probably the best rock band of the past decade.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myles Kennedy is a fucking fantastic vocalist, and Tremonti is phenomenal. Their first album I didn't really like that much, but I really enjoyed their last two albums.
That was a rumor, but they put out some stuff saying it was what the singer wanted to do. Scream vocals for seventh trumpet and waking the fallen, then singing for the rest. Until Nightmare came out anyway.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah come on, City of Evil is an awesome metal record. The rest of it is a bit ehh but the later albums do still have some good material.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah I thought the same thing. The self titled album was mostly crap and everything I've heard from them since then has also been bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The s/t still had some great stuff on it though, especially the riff ~15 seconds into Almost Easy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unbound and A Little Piece of Heaven are great too. A Little Piece of Heaven actually sounds closer to Synyster Gates/ The Rev's side project Pinkly Smooth than it does A7x.
Damn, I used to really like Avenged Sevenfold. I saw them live shortly after they released Waking the Fallen and got to meet the whole band. Everyone was cool except M. Shadows was a complete douche bag. Stopped listening to the band after that which turns out was a good thing, City of Evil and everything afterwards was complete garbage.
GDudzz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Each to their own, but City of Evil is an awesome album. Struggling to think of a song I don't skip, and I'm the type of person who likes 1-2 songs in most bands' albums.
IMO City of Evil is their magnum opus. Aside from the huge strides that album did for them popularity-wise, they hit a really great sound that is still pretty unique to this day. It was a massive step-up technicality-wise: killer drumming, plenty of vocal harmonies and backing parts, some orchestral stuff, guitar lead harmonies up the ass and an awesome solo on pretty much every track. The album is so substantial, with the shortest track being just under 5 minutes long. The writing is really good on the longer tracks and they stay interesting rather than repeating verse-chorus 100 times. I think the album often gets slept-on because of the mega popularity of the three singles, but there is so much more to it.
I do understand though how some Waking the Fallen fans were disappointed with it because it's a change in direction. I like WTF too, and their later albums, but CoE will always be the best for me!
GDudzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:11:37 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nail on the head with this. My favourite A7x songs are their longer 7-8 minute ones. Sidewinder, Strength of the World, The Wicked End, Betrayed, Save Me and of course, A Little Piece of Heaven. Four of those all from COE!
I got into A7x just as their self-titled album was released so going back through COE was great. Waking the Fallen was just so different, but still a great album. Still a lot of great songs on there, but I can see why the original A7x fans didn't enjoy COE and onwards.
We were all hanging out back with the band, minus M Shadows, for about 45 minutes to hour, everyone was really cool and bullshitting with us. One of the dudes (this was like 10 years ago so my memory is foggy) found one of those toy megaphones that had a keyboard attached and was playing a bunch of songs on it, just everyone in the band was just being cool with the 10 of us hanging out back.
Finally M Shadows comes out and won't give anyone the time of day and completely ignores everyone, even the band members were asking him to come hang out. M Shadows stopped, looked at the group, rolled his eyes and walked off. Pissed the entire group off, I mean I get the dude doesn't owe us anything but fuck man, you can even just say hi? It was honestly a great show and that run in with M Shadows kind of soured it for me.
One of the band members we all swore looked like Bam Margera at the time. I wish I could remember who because everyone started just calling him Bam; not sure if he really liked the name.
Though the girl I was at the show with showed all the other guys in the band her boobs, it was awesome because I got to see her boobs which I had wanted to see. She later became a stripper, who saw that coming?
I enjoy a lot of bands people associate with "edgy" kids but I'm not edgy in the slightest. I just like the music, you know? I feel like I can't talk to anyone about my taste in music without them being extremely judgmental. And most of the people I know who like the same stuff are annoyingly edgy and shit, so I feel like I need to change the kind of music I listen to in order to not be ostracized by society...well, my point is that the bands may be popular, but it's definitely not "cool" to like them for the majority of the population. Which kinda sucks for people like me...
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:11:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gauged ears. If they were ever cool...
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:16:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook. Bunch of e-cards quotes, faked videos and news articles I saw here first.
JonnyEh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:24:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not trying in school. No one thinks you're cool anymore for skipping class and not getting good grades, people realize how important school is now, so not putting in any effort makes you look like a loser.
Malt_9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:23:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coachella - or just simply music festivals. It used to be about the music and the art, not about going so you have an excuse to wear a flower crown and take an instagram picture.
The larger ones are pretty stupid now, but because of the larger ones, there are many, many small/medium sized festivals that are really, really worth it.
Then again, I've been called a hipster and according to the reddit hive mind I need to shave my beard, because it's not longer hipster.
This dipshit named Jacob calls me a hipster every time we bump into each other. I wear chinos and a blazer. He wears cargo shorts. I honestly think anyone who puts effort (or more than crude afterthought) into their appearance is considered a hipster by some.
wellll.
I mean, after hanging around those "hipster" bars in different towns/cities I've lived, touring in bands, and having haircuts that are before their time (I have a very hip barber) - I think the title could fit, but then again, I work in a very not hip field and don't give a shit what my friends look like, even if a lot of them would be considered hipsters by most.
I guess, if it fits it works. Good luck with the dude in the cargo shorts; I'm sure he pulls alllllll the ladies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, not everyone who puts effort into their appearance is well dressed. Your reaction suggests that you probably are more of a hipster than you think, after all.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"when bae doesn't like you calling them bae"
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 15:19:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-theism. It used to be cutting edge teenage rebellion against the institutes and the old world order but now it just seems to be a cliche war cry for the Internet Educated Douchery For me, a child of the 90s, it brings to mind images of fat IT goths wanting to express themselves more than their black lipstick can.
Tehre is plenty of rock that has large amounts of popularity
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 13:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's so weird. It's the thing I never thought would die. There are undoubtedly great bands out there, but the 'Generational Spokesman' ... where is he ? Where are the scary motherfuckers channeling Guns n Roses ?
... I suppose it's Kanye.
LocoRocoo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
plenty of good bands representing this generation. But Kanye is obviously a musical pillar, and he's a great producer even if he is a plonker. Rock isn't dead, just music changes and rock is changing with it.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Certainly, but I'd say guitar bands generally occupy a different position in the musical landscape, today, no ?
Fall Out Boy โ "Uma Thurman"
Arctic Monkeys โ "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
Florence + the Machine โ "Ship to Wreck"
Hozier โ "Take Me to Church"
Walk the Moon โ "Shut Up + Dance"
In 1992, there are effectively two categories for this :
'Best Metal/Hard Rock Video'
Metallica โ "Enter Sandman"
Def Leppard โ "Let's Get Rocked"
Ugly Kid Joe โ "Everything About You"
Van Halen โ "Right Now"
And 'Best Alternative Video' :
Nirvana โ "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Pearl Jam โ "Alive"
Red Hot Chili Peppers โ "Give It Away"
The Soup Dragons โ "Divine Thing"
I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad thing, because the nature of life is change, transformation and reinvention, but i think there's a real difference there that's not just 'muh generation' : the amount of guitar/rock bands in top positions in charts is simply lower today.
People probably listen to music differently today, too. They might get more of it from different sources, like video games. And Hip Hop and electronic music in general are both at a different place in their respective life cycles.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are bands like Tedeshi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket, The National... They are kind of non MTV mainstream rock. MTV ruined popular good music imo. It just went a different way without the music videos. Its all mostly live music bands that are still guitar driven. Kayne is a sad human being.
Holy fuck, I didn't realise until you pointed it out, I assumed there were lots of new rock bands and I was just too uncool to have heard of them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That could be true of both of us. ; p I have considered the side of "You're not a teenager anymore, Speaker".
But at the same time, i didn't just invent all those band names and musicians, of course. You can see the difference in the balance. Rock isn't 'gone' : but it simply doesn't 'culturally' dominate the way it used to, at least not the VMAs. I'm sure if you looked at sales for those years they'd reflect a similar pattern.
So I lost track sometime after Arctic Monkeys, regressed a bit and spent a lot of time listening to awesome back catalogue stuff. Guilty. But can't a bunch of new rock kids turn up here, post the awesome rock bands I'm missing out on and downvote me to hell (as I disappear in a pool of lava holding out rock horns to the last, like SUM41 dude from In Too Deep video whose name I'm too lazy too look up)?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you go into progressive metal (which has a pretty huge following at the moment) there are more, but there are a few rock-oriented or guitar driven songs that have come out within the past year or two that are still popular.
Sweet, thanks dude. I will hire a hotel room and listen to these whilst trashing it, then chuck the telly out of the window.
Cyndagon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm absolutely in love with Nothing More. Listen to "Jenny" or Mr. MTV"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I forgot about Nothing More! Both of those songs are awesome. I got to hang out with their singer for a little bit at a show a couple years back.
Dave Grohl is probably the closest thing to a "rock god" of our generation, but even he seems to be slipping into relative obscurity at the hands of society's lack of interest in rock. It's kinda sad...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And he's 46.
I honestly ... I'm a big Pearl Jam fan, but I think both Vedder and Cobain killed this side of rock culture, to some extent. Maybe that's crediting them with far, far more influence than they could possibly have.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think both Vedder and Cobain killed this side of rock culture, to some extent.
What do you mean by that, exactly? I'm not challenging you, I'm legitimately missing your point.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well, Ed was vocal about his dislike of the image and expectations of a Rock Megastar, vocally and under no uncertain terms. Wasn't a fan of ( hard ) drugs, very progressive, railed against the excesses of the glam bands etc, who were openly materialistic and championed wealth and fame with big-haired strippers in their videos.
Cobain was similarly all about his so-called 'integrity' and yet sadly fell to the pressure - and his vices. So one rejected that image and lifestyle, the other was an unfortunate victim of it. I suppose the same could be said for Staley. They all ultimately demolished the myth.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm interesting, thanks!
I have to admit that despite being a teen and then twentysomething with a bunch of their music in my collection back in the day, I had my own personal dramas going on during that time (don't we all) and was only vaguely aware of the goings-on in either of their lives outside of their music. Obviously I knew Cobain struggled with drugs and then his "suicide", and that Vedder was nothing like David Lee Roth (as a random example), but I never looked much deeper than that nor considered them in the larger context.
Thanks for explaining!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sadly true. But I have faith that our generation will inherit the soul of rock and will carry the torch. We can't replace them, but that doesn't mean we can't become new ones. Rock never dies \m/
poobicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say this because there are positives to this as well, but the field is too crowded for there to be a generational spokesperson. While this creates a nice amount of music for people to enjoy, and also dilutes the pool with mediocrity.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that part of the problem ? The democratization of music making via the internet, perhaps ?
Maybe. Plus, amazing artists and mediocre talent alike have an equal ability to speak via the Internet. I don't mean to be condescending but there is a lot of riffraff out there and it can be hard to wade through.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:14:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, man, i'm not reading you like that at all. It's a good question.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye is the greatest rock star there is right now.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:11:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, he certainly ... uh ... he's got that level of egocentricity and weird genius required.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:31:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye is the 'generational spokesman' now?
I'll have a cup of bleach with a chaser of arsenic please.
I hope he marries Courtney Love.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:36:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's ... pretty harsh, dude. How would you like it if someone suggested you should marry Courtney Love ? Not so nice on the receiving end, is it ?!
I'm not defending Mr. West's cultural status or anything, but who else would you put as the dominant rockstars of today? Maybe Kendrick Lamar? Maybe Drake? The point is that rock music has lost the cultural gravitas it once held.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 12:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough money in it and the main demographic of rock music and the main demographic of music piraters had significant overlap.
Funnily the music industry is still making record profits. Piracy did some damage, but really, like every other industry, the wealth just started accumulating at the top.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a whole, sure. But I think piracy hit rock music harder than the other genres. Every nerd kid music pirate I knew in the 90s-00s was huge into rock music. No one was pirating the latest Brittany Spears album. We all wanted Chevelle, Metallica, Tool, etc.
Was signed up to Rolling Stone unwillingly, a concert came with a one year subscription. It's a weird little old lady magazine at this point. Pretty sure has been a little old lady magazine for 20 years. The covers are just creepy.
OscarM96 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music just has so much variation now that it ate itself up. Slipknot is very popular, so are Bring Me the Horizon and Arctic Monkeys. It's just that no one really makes that archetypal hard rock anymore.
franch ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:31:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slipknot is very popular,
what fucking year is it
OscarM96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, lady gaga hasn't done pop in several years but I'd say she's still very popular
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock became too formulaic.
BTBLAM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I die has brought it back in chaotic form
yeah it sucks, you could kind of tell in the early 2000s how downhill it was going.
SKDBrow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look for underground/none sigend rock bands, they usely put out some good music
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bandcamp has a fuckton of great bands, you just have to search for them. Most of the stuff I listen to now I found through bandcamp, and the only reason I found new bands was because I ran a radio show at my University. The music industry and the media just doesn't care about rock anymore so you don't hear about these guys. Record labels aren't searching for new bands and signing them because they don't make them money anymore. The music industry works follows trends though, hopefully at some point rock becomes popular again and we can get some more quality stuff.
Plus bandcamp is great to the artists who use it. Artists gain way more profit per song from bandcamp than any other site (ie. iTunes, Amazon, etc.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bandcamp is fantastic for musicians. Whether you're a hobbyist who just needs a place to host the music you share for free or a serious artist trying to make a living or anything in between, Bandcamp has you covered.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one said "good" rock music doesn't exist. It's just not cool. That's why it's underground.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
More along the lines of sad mumbling over computerized bips and boops, isn't it?
juroden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmfao basically. Radiohead just isnt the same anymore. I used to be a massive fan back in The Bends and OK Computer days but their last 10 years have been utter garbage
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
60's garage rock is certainly making a revival in the underground. Give it two or three years.
vitor42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are absolutely wrong about it. There's lots of great new rock bands and styles coming out every year. The only thing about it is that is definitely not cool is rock fashion.
splorf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still cool, went underground where the dweebs cant find it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since when? Rock has never been uncool. Bands come and go, sure, but let's not get all /r/lewronggeneration here.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music gets better and better the less mainstream it gets. The fact that most of the shows I want to attend are booked at smaller, more intimate venues is fantastic!
What you mean to say is rap/hip hop replaced rock as the basis of what constitutes "pop" and therefore becomes a big part of culture. Instead of pop being watered down rock, pop is now watered down hip hop.
Hasn't that been the case since the early 90's then? Same for trance/EDM scene. I'm torn between being happy from that it has blown up as it has for the past 10 years, but sad since it's heavily diluted in terms of quality across the board.
Well considering how popular hip hop is it only makes sense that a bunch of people try their hand at it because so many people were going at it it makes sense to have a wide spectrum (ex from Young Thug to Lil Dicky). This is a good thing imo
1butanol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's true at all. Hip Hop is big in lots of other countries. I went to a french music festival in Montreal recently and a bunch of the headliners were hip hop
Rock was mostly about being harder, faster, and nastier than those that came before. However, much like CPU clock speeds, there are limits and those have pretty well been reached.
5 Seconds of Summer is carrying the rock scene. Pre-teens are digging them now, but give them 20+ years and they'll be considered legends like The Beatles.
I feel like having big balls aka fat nuts was cool in the 90's. No one brags about a fat ball sack anymore. I imagine the perceived notion is just not cool anymore.
I remember in middle school when guys would brag about having a hairy dick. I'm 33 and still have never had a hairy dick. I've never had a giant nutsac either by the way.
nycagent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saggin ya jeans...please stop
M4DM1ND ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging pants. I was in the public school system when it was the trend and didn't think it was cool and now no one thinks it's cool. Makes you just look gross and ghetto.
DiegoBPA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking factory towers. Like, they used to be the symbol of progress, modernity and the developing world. Now they are a mark of antiquated money making industries, that don't care about the future. That's a 180 degree turn in just around 50 years.
laioren ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word, "hipster."
KenPC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit was stupid when it came out. Like little kids putting cards in their spokes...
krapzz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:28:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Being an emo or scene skater with tight sperm-killing jeans.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Standing for the National Anthem
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barbed wire tattoos.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenage Sex. Generation X was actually the most wild and crazy generation, their teenage pregnancies were through the roof. Seriously you guys fucked like bunnies. The age of losing Virginity has gone up dramatically with the Millenials and especially generation Z (born 2000+). However our drug and alcohol use is VERY high.
Malt_9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say that the 60's and 70's teenagers/Twenty somethings were much more "crazy" and sexually active. Less STD's and such. GenX had this blase , depressed nothing really matters attitude. I always got the impression that Gen X'ers were kinda boring and didnt care one way or the other about lots of things.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right, sure. I lost mine at 16 and kids are now performing oral acts at 10. If anything I would say we stupidly used way too many drugs while having a normal amount of sex. Then again I am not sure of my generation. 1977.
I saw that too and couldn't believe it. Saw a couple of tallish slim guys wearing tight pants and they had them pulled down so the crotch sagged. What the hell is the point of that?
TheOlMo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have. I mean where has everyone been the last few years?
A lot of rap artists are wearing VERY FEMININE clothing. Tight jeans/pants (Look at Future as an example).
Furthermore the baggy style has been out for a while, there was a transition onto fitted clothing and suits, yet now the style is to wear high end designer clothing.
Edit: The biggest and most obvious rapper to change it up.....is Gucci Mane. Check out his style for the song "Lemonade" or "Vette Pass By" VS his style now... the game has changed!
BigFatNo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elastic skinny jeans are in right now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not. With. Me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oo oo. Neck ties! And suits, with nice loafers. And what they do is they get in on the ground level of a job, maybe working cashier. Then slowly accumulate power, and then at age 65, boom! retire. Take all the money from your 401k, retire to Mexico where the feds can't touch you. Its perfect, yo.
ITT: Salty Redditors naming current trends hoping they'll go away
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 14:15:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Salty must be having a resurgence. It was popular with young black girls in my area in the 80s. I dont think it belongs on any uncool word list. It's more of a neutral word in that respect.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been a thing since way before it was redefined.
testa12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like trends they were once deeply invested in themselves only to one day questions their benefit to their imagined popularity score and are now trying to public denounce in order to preserve said score.
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I live here with my old zookeeper and banana, Big Yellow. Everything in here has a heart and a mind. One thing I've learned after 17 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come over that fence.
hnfr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I am fascinated about in this Harambe meme, is that it just won't die despite the fact that massive meme overload and overreferencing has lead to people calling for its death numerous times. (Which is actually the natural cycle of memes: Birth--->Rise in popularity--->Reference overload--->Death). This is the only meme I've seen that manages to escape such conventions and actually thrives despite protest, rising stronger and harder than before.
Plus, it's been hot shit here on Reddit for the past...3-4 months? Which is like 20 years in internet time.
In all seriousness though, it's a meme that thrives off of people wanting it to stop. It's like that annoying kid who keeps asking, "Why?" after every answer you give him. You reacting to that is egging him on to keep the meme going.
Honestly though, I find it funnier than most memes that were put out both for the subject matter and how people react to it.
Most of the times I see a Harambe meme and I think, "Stupid, not funny, and I wish it would just die." Once in a great while I see a Harambe meme, and I turn a slight smile. Then I feel terrible for having derived pleasure from a meme I hate. I think it's because his name is really fun to say. Harambe!
I honestly think it's because that meme has become the irony for reference overload therefore resulting in no timely death because it continues to bait itself.
You don't know a damn thing about the Streisand effect do you?
Summerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because the zoo specifically asked not to have them sent to them. People took that as a reason to continue harder because they were asked not to, and now it doesn't matter anymore that everyone is sick of it, not just the zoo.
danzey12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say it's that overused, or at least in my own anecdotal experience, that's why I still enjoy it every now and again.
Someone was feeding in a LoL game I was playing and a dude dropped "Harambe didn't die for this," that was pretty funny.
Let's be honest, no meme is really cool. It's cheap humour, on the level of references. It's pretty much like "hey! That's a picture of that thing that people say! I know that! Oh shit waddup!" people like feeling apart of something and that's what memes thrive on. It's easy karma for me tho :)
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hijack your point just want to vent for a second... I fucking hate memes. All the 7-15 year olds running around talking about the newest memes is grating as shit, especially when internet culture invades real life - I know we live in the digital age but a meme by definition is simply a unit of culture passed from one person to another. The fact that this drivel is considered part of American/world (I suppose) culture is really disheartening and imo is just annoying/time wasting. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, obviously, go be a "memestar" if you want I'm just going to think you're a total moron. Go read a book or go on a hike or some shit. Trust me it'll make you a more well-rounded person and much less of a boor to talk to. End rant and I'm bracing for downvotes (:
Edit: By you I mean in the general sense not targeting anyone specific just the youth who seem meme obsessed.
danzey12 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with a little bit of what you're saying but you're being so melodramatic about it, it's hardly the end of all culture as we know it, and the irony of the dude telling us to go read a book misspelling "bore" is pretty funny.
Anyway, i assume pretty much everyone who was used to the internet before like 2008 feels the same way, the whole thing got too generalized when individual "Rage Faces" and "Advice Animals" got labelled as, those things you said you hated.
2006 4chan was a simpler place of in-jokes, now everyone's in on the joke and it's just not funny any more.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Haha I was hyperbolizing my thoughts, and what's even funnier to me is you didn't understand my meaning of boor - as in obnoxious, rude, or unrefined. Nice try though pal.
Edit: But yes I agree with your second paragraph for sure, the Internet was such a wonder around the late 90's/early 2000's, people weren't even really sure what it was/how to use it properly, but it was awesome. Although maybe it already started it's descent into madness when the Dot-com bubble burst.
Booshur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you tell the neighborhood kids to get off your lawn?
I agree with you mostly. Which is why i try to stay away from default subs.
Lets go onto /r/askreddit, I'm sure they have some serious and mature content - motherfucking Harambe
There is no leaving Harambe, Harambe follows me everywhere I go, everywhere I flow. There is no getting out of him. My Grandkids are all posting Harambe memes onto facebook to the point where I have unfollowed most of them. It is an overran and cruel joke.
Being uncomfortable is an understatement - I'm disgusted. A Gorilla is killed for being a danger to a young kids life and so now we turned the Gorilla into a meme. That's not a legacy I would want, to be mocked by teenagers around the world in such a fashion. It absolutely disgusts me and if it doesn't disgust you too, you disgust me.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 13:32:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like you're in favor of what is effectively harassment (to those who were close to the gorilla). It's cheap humor but the heightened meming after the Zoo asked for it to stop is just childish.
Velkyn01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, they should know better than to publicly announce that it makes them sad, and that they would really wish everyone would stop. That extended the life of that stupid fucking meme by weeks.
That's the worst defense ever. We should expect people not behave like petulent children when asked not to do something.
Velkyn01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But by now we know that the Internet is full of anonymous assholes, and people will act in the exact opposite way that they're asked to, because there's no repercussions.
Question was asked 9 days ago, account was made 9 days ago. If the account has been made at least a month before the username is relevant, only then does the username check out!
For me it was cool til about two weeks ago, then there were four different events about "jump off the bridge for Harambe" "Harambe for pm" and it just seems so low effort and like 14 year olds trying way too hard. Literally up until that point it had been really cool, most of the joke was the very fact that it was still a joke, despite it being around for so long. But Its gone from people being creative with the meme to kids trying to fit in and look cool posting "10k likes and I'll shave my head for Harambe". The shift has been palpable. Each day they get noticeable worse and it makes me sad.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw. Still cool. As long as someone is QQing in protest it will remain cool.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dick's still out
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I work here with my friend, Cecil the lion, and one thing I know after being here for 21 years, you don't know WHAT is gonna come over those railings.
Ewalk ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pardoism ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:37:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This will get me downvoted to hell but: Tattoos. They used to be rare and mysterious, now they're like fucking cellphones. Everyone has one and they all look the same, except for a few cool ones.
Tridian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad. I always wanted them back when they were cool but I could never get them. Now I could, but they're not cool, which means I can hardly find them even if I want them.
ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT OK NOW LADIES
You mean Fake Shelton, Carry Underpants, Keith Suburban, Jerk's Bently, Darius Fucker? I have to listen to it at work all the time. The amount of times they sing about singing country songs is so lame, and the shout outs too. Also the other song lyrics that they sneak in there.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you haven't already seen this...you will love it.
fantastic, it IS pandering. How do so many people not see that?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Now I need to go listen to some Highwaymen and relax.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not going to college. Maybe it was always like this, but now that I'm 18 it really seems like if you're not studying something, people think less of you.
I kind of understand why though in some cases, like most people I know who decide not to go to college either couldn't get in, can't pay for it, or are doing nothing with their lives.
The only one I wouldn't judge people for would be if they didn't go because they couldn't pay for it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah true. It's honestly kind of an enoyable experience though. I literally have no idea what I would be doing if I wasn't studying right now. I used to tell my parents I wanted to "take a break" but I have no idea how I would even use my time, because I really don't want to work a minwage job or anything like that.
That's sort of how I feel about college as well. I'm only in highschool now, but I have no idea what I would even do after highschool if I didn't go to college. I just can't imagine having to work at a shitty retail job my entire life.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah bro agreed. I understand some people NEED to work jobs like that, and I might need to soon (mostly during the summer if I don't find a software internship) but the prospect of being able to get out of there and into my dream career because of college is what would make it bearable.
The thing is though, in the moment, school is kind stressful :P
Non-fitted pants. If you wear straight-bootcut, you look like a dad. Slim fit is where it's at. Oh and regular sweats aren't uncool but joggers are cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're a single guy looking for someone of long-term mindedness, I'd say if you're financially stable, have a career, no criminal record, no tattoos, don't treat women like crap and have a decent relationship with you're family... you're not cool anymore.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New music from Kanye West? Or anything he says.
rotorRat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:11:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emojis. They're just way too overused now and they're getting annoying. Long ago not many people knew how to enable emojis and if you sent one someone who didn't know how to enable them, you were the coolest person in their book. I guess once Apple started adding an emoji button to the keyboard they became too popular. It's amazing how many people fall for those overpriced pillows and hats by "Emoji: The Original Brand". Emoji was never a brand.
Pixelized NES-style indie games. I don't get why there's so many, and to me it seems like an excuse for lazy game development. I pick games that stand out, not games that are much of the same, and if your game looks like everything else on the list then there is a good chance it will be overlooked on that basis alone.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:34:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever listen to old men talk about how they met their wives? It's usually something like "she wouldn't give me the time of day, but I kept hounding her until she finally said yes! And once I had her I never let her go!"
In a modern context, that's incredibly fucking creepy.
Those are the people we laugh and cringe at on /r/niceguys and shit now. The people who think life is a romcom and the key to getting Stacy to leave Chad for you is constantly harassing her with annoying 'romantic' shit
Times have definitely changed. My grandmother was engaged to someone and at a party, my grandpa went up to her and basically said "hey if things don't work out with that guy here's my number" and two weeks later they were dating and were together ever since.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats not sexist at all, that's just a bold personality and might work for either gender.
He left the power of choice and the option of reaching out To HER. So long as a competition dont pester, tease, stalk, provoke foghts, or try to sabotage your relationship, seems fair game.
Give them your number and then give them SPACE. Sounds pretty good.
If they are doing it today? Yes absolutely I can and do blame them. Are you seriously suggesting people have very little to model their behavior on besides the stories of their parents? Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell. Really.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not being sarcastic - everyone learns their behaviour from somewhere
FlickApp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At some point in time we managed to stop clubbing people over the head and dragging them back to our caves, I still have hope for humanity's continued improvement.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt that was ever a dominant mating strategy in humans but point taken nevertheless
I was walking on a seaside boulevard the other night, and noticed this guy on a black car driving near me, trying to make eye contact.
After about 20 minutes of this, I slowed my pace so he would pass me by. After about about 10 blocks, I saw him again. He had parked and was waiting for me.
As soon as I realized that in it was in fact him, I crossed the street, and keep walking hastily.
When I turned around, I saw him. He got out of the car, and was trying to cross the street in my direction.
I stop and loudly and nervously said something like: "Stop! Why are you following me?!"
And his response to that was : "I just want to talk to you, you're very pretty". As if I was just going to go: "Oh, all right, then... You should have said so! Go on then, grab a boob!"
I told him I was not interested, and to stop following me, and kept walking. He got back in his car and drove away.
I started thinking how weird it was that he probably thought he was doing a big romantic gesture he learned from a dumb rom-com, and saw nothing wrong with following a woman for several kilometers at night. I also did that thing where you leave a confrontation, and then all the way cooler things you should have said come rushing into your mind... And then all of the sudden there he was again, this time seating on a bench, smoking a cigarette, and staring at me. I said: "Are you serious?". He responded: "C'mon, I just want to buy you a drink".
Now, the good thing is that I got to say all the insults I had been thinking about for the last 20 minutes... The bad thing is that I probably created another misogynist that night.
On happier note, now that this story has been posted, I believe I have peppered enough details in it to make it more fun for when the time comes and Reddit tries to solve my murder.
I was there too dude, the point is we are talking in the past tense!
Many of us had that phase in high school / young adult hood, its not surprising really when you consider the culture of the disney and romcom movies that we all watch as kids.
It is a weird film culture that needs to change.
There should be a deadpool type romcom that basically shows the guy doing that 'make her love you and leave Chad' shit and being promptly slapped with a restraining order, for example.
It's a number's game now. Instead of hounding one Stacy over and over again, you get better results (and are less creepy) hounding a bunch of Stacys once.
You need to remember that in their context it was ingrained that a "good" woman should turn down and avoid romantic interest and that the only way to find a "worthwhile" man was to find one that would chase after you and make the effort. Nowadays it's creepy but back then it made sense.
That's okay. I think that happens occasionally because I don't aggressively hate guys who are looking to get laid. I kind of live by the notion "it doesn't hurt to ask".
I've had guys do stuff like this with me. I just say "sorry" with a light hearted laugh and walk away and they usually except it and sometimes they'll leave me with a comment about how lucky my boyfriend is or something. It can be annoying if they're overly persistent, but there's really no harm done.
As long as she broke things off with the other guy first, I don't see anything inherently wrong with it.
Doesn't mean he should've given up right away. I'm all for not harassing women, and if she's seems uncomfortable or anything then that's not okay, but asking her out on a date again isn't rape, it's being assertive.
ksiyoto ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:08:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that was the whole style of courtship back then. Now they do give you the time of day. They may ask males out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that was the whole style of courtship back then.
exactly. cultures change and so do styles of courtship. it's a funny juxtaposition, but nothing to get hung up on.
The other side of that was "Playing hard to get". That game was definitely two-sided and actually pretty natural. You see it in the animal kingdoms pretty commonly (not that that makes it a good thing).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I served on a jury earlier this week, as you can imagine it was pretty heavily weighted towards older men, but there was one early 20s girl in the group as well. None of them acted in any way creepy towards her but you could still see how uncomfortable some of their casually sexist jokes made her. It was a bit awkward.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah now you are supposed to romantically swipe left.
Lereas ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similarly, racism. I had a professor that was pretty old and he was like...50s racist. Not like I HATE BLACK PEOPLE but like...imitating japanese businessmen during a lesson about project stakeholders. We just kind of shifted uncomfortably and all decided he'd be retired soon enough it wasn't worth causing a stink.
When I was in grade 9 in 1997, the teacher had a cartoon that said SOHCAHTOA with a Chinese face with a black line for each eye, a big pointy hat, and big buck teeth. No one ever mentioned it and I just thought of it as a cartoon chinese face. Now a days? Geez.
Is that really a comeback or is it more the smaller amount getting louder because they realize that the more extreme things they do are considered less able to be stated in polite company anymore?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sometimes the best argument against a subculture is a photo album of its participants....
So yeah, the bitterness and broken capacity for intimacy speaks for itself, those guys are losers and in real life everyone picks up on that underneath the posturing.
Similarly to bronies or poly or many other things that may be frustrating to argue with, they all copy paste their walls of "facts" and overwhelm people, no real open minded argument with that kind of agenda, regardless of civility. Their hearts and imaginations are closed, their emotions are on lock down protective mode - "We discovered the Truth" is not exactly a growth mindset....
Their entire sense of self is on the line, so no one will convince them otherwise. Their twisted logic will be internally consistent which makes it sound powerful on the inside, but anyone looking at them from the outside feels the squick, the dissapointment, and the off factor. Whether the false ideology is posturing strength (red pill sexism women are lesser dumber creatures) or embracing weakness (bronies just let me be who I AM mom!) it is very obviously compensatory. A mirror and dissillusionment is the only way to 'outgrow' those mind-cults, same as any other personal growth.
The whiff of desperation, pain, and lack is an unconscious warning sign beneath the level of words or logic. Its unfortunate that our discussions and understanding is being shaped by digital mediums divorced from intuition of the speaker because its anonymous. Motivational speakers and personal gurus had to embody someone worth mimicking, the Tony Robbinses of the world had to be full of heart, strength, and positivity to get that huge audience. Theyre good looking, charismatic, wealthy, and you want their magic to rub off on you.
The only "evolutionary psychology" that will always be relevant is judgement lol.
Mindsets fueled by negativity take the oxygen out of the room, it only takes a split second to unconciously register that something isnt kosher. The reason these ideas fester and grow in internet communities is that the gut reaction only kicks in face to face. It's sad that fucked up impressionable kids get advice from washed up adults they cant see behind a screen. Having a way with words is a skill seperate from having something valuable to say, and a ideological tool of persuasion.
The best gut level skeptic's tool: Never take advice from someone you would not trade places with!
Fun1k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. Firstly, what is and isn't "kosher" depends not only on year/age, but also on the specific culture. Genders always were in conflict due to their inherent difference, and various colored "pills" are a result of that, it needn't to be compensatory, but their acceptance varies (redpill would be more accepted 70 years ago). (Btw being a brony is not embracing weakness, you don't know what you're talking about)
I'd argue that internet communication doesn't really impede people's ability to catch if something is off. Yes, there is the lack of facial expression cues and all that, but on the other hand with the internet you have neigh unlimited options to find out what is bullshit thanks to information being just a few clicks away, which in turn is something face to face communication lacks. Moreover online communication provides more time to sort through it all.
It is interesting that in a world where almost half of the people have published nudes of themselves in some way that being seen nude is held as a greater violation than it was in times past. Not saying the shift is wrong, just interesting.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not being seen nude. It's being seen nude against your will. The common thread is an increased focus on personal freedom.
However, you make your statement as if those judgments are absolute and timeless. They aren't. 50 years ago, someone that published nudes of themselves would have received much greater social stigma than a guy peeping on girls in the shower would have. My point is simply that it is interesting that the two have changed places, not that they shouldn't or any other value judgement.
sigh You're in an Internet comment thread. People post self-righteous and judgmental statements in them because they're really talking to themselves and bolstering their own self-image in the process thanks to the solipsistic introjection effect. Efforts to convince others to not be judgmental online are therefore largely futile. Sorry to break it to you.
WHAT??? I thought I was sitting on a beach talking to my pet crab.
I get that my comments will likely not change anything, but sometimes it results in an interesting dialog and writing the ideas out can be a fun exercise in and of itself. For example, had I not written my comment, I would not have learned what solpsistic introjection was today.
And now that you know what it is, you can shut off the computer, go to your local populated area, and start arguing with random people face-to-face like a sensible upright crazy person. Take from me it; it hurts less after the first 10 slaps to the face, and teeth can always be replaced if you have the right dental plan like I do.
People keep using that word and I dont think they know what it actually means...
The word you should be using is Chauvinist. Bond was not a misogynist, as he clearly had no hatred for women, but he definitely seduced them.
Rinthrah ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People do know what the word means, and the fact that it used to be more socially acceptable is no big deal really, we've moved on, just like we have with racism, xenophobia, homophobia etc... What is more concerning is this tendency I'm seeing to want to pretend that misogyny must mean something, I presume, more specific than the conventional definition. I suppose it's the equivalent of people saying "I'm not racist, 'cause I don't 'hate' people of other races, I just don't think races should mix (for example)." Which I guess does happen, but I do think most fair-minded people understand why such an argument is flawed; when it comes to misogyny people still seem willing to use the "I'm not a mysogynist cause I don't 'hate' women..." line of argument.
Its like people try to have a debate and the words that some people use dont make any sense...They just toss them out there and then assign some new definition to things that arent even remotely accurate to 99% of the people. they then get mad, because we are using an actual language with words that have actual meanings.
Rinthrah ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But meaning is best understood through context, hate is afterall quite a vague term, plus you can find a more expanded definition in other dictionaries. Literally homophobia means fear of homosexuality, but we don't go around saying "that wasn't a homophobic attack because they clearly weren't scared". I think you probably are aware that misogyny has come to mean attitudes that demean and or/insult women, intimidate them etc... as to why you are clinging to such a narrow definition, I'm not sure. I don't know whether you're simply arguing for the sake of it; or you're trying to apologise for behaviour that was considered cool 30 years ago, but isn't anymore; or maybe you treat women badly but are uncomfortable identifying as a misogynyst. Whatever your motivation might be you must surely accept that I have considered all of this enough to not have my views changed by a link to a definition from Merriam-Webster.
Because meaning is understood via communication and communication in our civilization is built on the understanding of words.
I have narrow definitions, because narrow definitions give the greatest leverage for understanding of context. When you start expanding meanings to encompass items they never were intended to encompass, you end up with misunderstandings, just like this one.
Take a much easier and broader example...Can a black person be racist? The easy answer is "Of course they can." The definition that is commonly accepted confirms this. In a progressive lexicon, the definition has strange additions relating to power structures, oppression and history. None of these have any place in a definition and turn an objective word and definition into a subjective mess. It goes from understanding of anybody can be a racist to you, "those people can be racist, but not this guy," even when all objective facts maintain that their behavior and actions are the same. It gets even more clouded as you introduce subjective analysis into the argument. Now in order to deine the word racism, you need to take into account, not just the predefined "hatred" and the color of their skin, but what about situations where you have a woman, lets say Oprah, who is arguably one of the most powerful people in the world, but is somehow unable to be racist (not saying she is...lets just use the example) because she is, via some random metric, more oppressed than a West Virginia hill billy that cant get more than a minimum wage job at the local liquor store.
The problem with using your version of definitions is that you expand them with so much subjective baggage that the word no longer has meaning, can be applied to anybody and can be changed to fit any narrative, based solely on how the person using it feels.
Communication starts and stops with understanding and language. Words have solid meaning to foster community understanding and growth. When you break definitions, you break language and you break the possibility for political betterment.
Rinthrah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, I'm broadly Wittgensteinian in my understanding of language, I think his concept of language game gets to the heart of how we use language. It is very difficult to argue for an objective basis to language, words and their meaning. I'm not entirely sure I quite follow what you're saying about black people and racism; but obviously black people can be racist. To suggest otherwise is a somewhat bizarre form of racism! Your last sentence I do not follow at all, not even sure exactly what 'political betterment' is supposed to mean.
Racism is a word that has been thrown around lately and in the world, so its a good example of "definition creep". Classic definition is hatred based on race. The "new" definition being used by the left is based on some version of "power + prejudice = racism". By using the new definition, you can subjectively exclude just about anybody from the definition, based on your own personal ideological lens.
With this definition, you need to first define a subjective power structure, then, and only then, can you attribute the classic definition. Under this lens, only white people can be racist, or only Asian people, or only rich people, or only people with Chevy cars. It doesnt matter that the hatred is hatred, its now subjective and can be assigned to give your own biases an easy exemption from fault.
It can look like this: "I hate all cis-white men!" The easy out is that the person can say "I am a gender queer black woman and I am oppressed". Now the person defined them self to have no power, they have defined the cis-white man to have all the power, therefore, no racism and the hatred is cleanly justified. In the traditional definition, this is as racist and sexist as saying, "I hate woman and hate Tuetonics."
As for the last line, when no communication exists, the ability to solve problems via peaceful means is gone...politics. the only solution is warfare and violence. By altering language, you eliminate peaceful avenues and widen the lanes to strife.
Rinthrah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got you. This is well thought out, and you are clearly an intelligent person. I'm sure there is a danger that someone could be hateful and discriminatory and then try and use some perceived victim status to try and mask there abuse a la your "I hate all cis-white men!" example. My original point was that there are lines of dialogue and actions in classic Bond movies that were considered "cool" at the time, but are now "uncool" because they perceived to be misogynistic, and I do believe in some instances it is correct to describe them as such. It is indeed important to be able to discuss the merits of such designation in the peaceful arena of politics, rather than resorting to violence.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Understanding Language as a tool of ideology (carriers and transmitters of political will through context, subtext, and power) is much more rich and natural. Our huge anomalous brains were built to 'read' and size up foes, allies, kin, and danger.
Language as a tool for conveying mere information is way more limited, ultimately the most specific use would be akin to computer programming, yes, no, 3 apples, with some simple grammar to fine tune the list of words. Thats the tip of the iceberg, the least important and most easily replaced aspect.
Thats why autistic folks miss so much "hidden" information. They have the same dictionary, but their social language encoders are in black to white spectrum. Thousands of finely tuned gray values, how the hell do you explain 'missing' color as a value?
We are not a functional dictionaries. Everything left unsaid has huge power. How can an accountant's understanding of communication account for all the invisible elephants?
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While you're cracking out definitions, have a look at this one.
Thinking less of or incapable...this is exactly what he did when he seduced women to get information. He obviously thought less of them or he would have just grabbed a henchman and started beating them for info.
The actions are Chauvinistic, which is exactly what I said. He wasnt out to kill women, hate women or anything else. He treated them like he was better than them.
ythms2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhuh and then go google "misogynist" and see what comes up in the synonyms.
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.
From google.
But even then, it could very well be that Bond's sexist and chauvinistic ways could have come from a subconscious hatred for women. It's kind of hard to be an asshole to someone you really like.
I don't think the term misogynist has to include hatred. It could include belief in inherent inferiority. And bond is the type of character who definitely treated them as implicitly inferior even if in a way that wouldn't be something one admits.
Totally agree. Watched a Michael Douglas film from the
Nineties the other day and was uncomfortable over that.
Pseuzq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disclosure?
Ozwaldo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:40:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's really Misogyny. More like a dominance thing. It's not really contempt or hatred for women, but more of a superiority complex.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get what you're saying but it does kinda fall under the same umbrella
Ozwaldo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does thinking that women are inferior to men not fall under misogyny?
Ozwaldo ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's not contempt or hatred. It's machismo.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any sort of prejudice against women qualifies as misogyny
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it does now, because the word has been bastardized. Kind of like how "literally" has changed.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Ozwaldo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does not.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need to look up the definition of misogyny
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miso- as a prefix means dislike of, hatred of, contempt for and gyny means women. Just because your ilk came along in the last 10 or so years and declared the definition changed doesn't change the definition in the minds of thinking men and women.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just because your ilk came along in the last 10 or so years and declared the definition changed doesn't change the definition in the minds of thinking men and women.
That's literally how definitions work. And either way, if someone's defense is "no, I'm not a misogynist, I just think women are lesser than men" that doesn't make things any better, that's just pointless pedantry. It's like when people go "I'm not racist, I just hate group of people that's technically not a race."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that isn't how definitions work. A decade or so of misuse should not constitute an alteration of a word that has centuries of defined meaning.
The reason why people do that is because a large segment of the population uses mysogyny and racism as rhetorical hammers to smash opposition without regard to the argument. Pedantry seems to many the only defense against this ad hominem assault. And it is important to properly label people if you are going to use ad hominem in your rhetoric because not doing so reduces your effectiveness to discerning observers. Someone who dislikes all nationalities (e.g. prefers americans over mexicans and thus likes both white, black, asian, and hispanic americans over mexicans from mexico) outside their own is not a racist but a nationalist. Someone who disbelieves gender equalism yet harbors no ill will toward either sex cannot be labeled a misogynist. Perhaps they can be labeled a chauvenist, but that sounds too refined and sophisticated so that may not be an effective line of attack. In short, words do matter. And for belligerents of all alignments.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No, that isn't how definitions work. A decade or so of misuse should not constitute an alteration of a word that has centuries of defined meaning.
No, that IS how definitions work. Popular usage changes definitions, that's how it works and how it always has worked. You can argue about the original meaning of the prefixes or whatever but if you look up the definition of misogyny, any prejudices towards women are considered misogynistic. It's not a huge jump from thinking women are lesser than men to hating women. There's really not much of a difference at all, to care so much about making that distinction is pointless.
If there isn't a word specifically for "the thought that women are inferior to men" then I'm gonna call it misogyny, because it's equally as stupid as hating women.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it has to stick. If in 15 years from now people are still using it the way you do, then I'll assent to the change in definition. But looking it up in a dictionary doesn't make it right.
It actually is a big jump from thinking someone or something is inferior to hating them. How many people hate animals but acknowledge their inferiority? Children are mentally and physically inferior to adults yet they aren't hated. Most men with traditional views of the sexes harbor zero ill will towards women. In fact, they love them very much. That is the single biggest issue with your argument - hatred and perceived inferiority are unrelated.
If youre looking for a better word, use sexism or chauvenism. Theyre more accurate and will improve your argument. Then you can focus on the actual issue instead of mislabeling your opponent and allowing them to drag you into an argument about pedantry.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But looking it up in a dictionary doesn't make it right.
I...what? If we're discussing a definition of a word, what on earth would be a better way to get an objective answer than a dictionary? Don't get me wrong, I do sort of see where you're coming from, but thinking a particular group human beings are inferior to your group of human beings is not the same thing is recognizing animals as inferior to all human beings. If you're going to argue with the dictionary on the definition of a word then there's not really anything that can be done to convince you.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A dictionary was written by people like you and me, having the same argument. Chances are, most of the people writing them think more like you, which is fine, but to simply appeal to their authority as one would appeal to God cannot, and will not settle the matter.
If, as you say and i agree, common and persistant usage of a word in the English language determines its meaning, then so long as a sizeable portion of the english speaking world dissent to that definition, then my argument retains its validity.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 13:56:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The belief that masculinity is superior to femininity is misogyny. You seem to be giving that word a really narrow meaning that only includes some kind of aggression. Contempt and prejudice can be done casually.
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:03:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's that new school method of using hyperbolic words to add gravity to your platform. Like how homophobia now means people who don't like homosexuality. Misogyny is contempt or hatred for women, not the machismo prevalent in the aforementioned movies.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oxford English Dictionary revised its definition of "misogyny" back in 2002, changing it from "hatred of women" to "hatred or dislike of, or prejudice against women."
Just because your view of misogyny is le wrong generation or whatever doesn't make a slightly amended definition factually untrue. Factually, your definition of misogyny is outdated and no longer wholly accurate.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"le wrong generation"
oh jesus you're a child, never mind
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Before we had two terms; sexism and misogyny. They had two different definitions and allowed one to clearly articulate meaning. By broadening the definition of one of the words to encompass the other we lose the ability to articulate properly.
The word "literally" is a perfect example. Because of the relatively recent changes we no longer have a word that exclusively describes meaning exactly what one says.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sexism and misogyny are still distinct terms... above there was an argument that some sort of "machismo superiority" or "male dominance" should not classified classified as misogyny. This seems like an arduous way to describe disdain/contempt/a superiority complex toward women.
I'm all for greater understanding and education of the english language. In the case of "literal" and "figurative" I'd agree with you that it's useful to have unique ways of describing different ideasโespecially ones that distinguish "actual" vs "symbolic." But for ideas that are so close, and often intertwined (machismo superiority dominance vs misogyny), why not roll meaning it into a word that already fits the definition like 90% of the way? I wonder what usefulness arises from keeping a separation between something like "machismo superiority dominance" and "misogyny?"
Slightly changing the definition of a word might also give more people access to a way of describing what they are feeling/experiencing when they might not have been able to articulate before. So is the language shrinking or growing?
They are different terms but not distinct in the current usage. Under current usage, all sexism is misogyny but not all misogyny is sexism.
They were distinct terms in the past. Sexism was the belief in the superiority of one sex over another. Misogyny/Misandry was the hatred or dislike of the other sex.
To use the Bond example, he very much liked women but did not see them as equals. On the other hand, you have people that have been abused by the opposite sex that may develop feelings of classically defined misogyny/misandry while simultaneously feeling that their own sex is inferior. The latter can no longer be expressed in a single word due to the change in language.
I wonder what usefulness arises from keeping a separation between something like "machismo superiority dominance" and "misogyny?"
I see it as the same benefit that comes from having different names for the colors blue and red or for depression versus bipolar for mental disorders. Feeling you are superior to another sex is very different than hating or disliking another sex. Each of those states has different underlying causes and solutions. Co-mingling them clouds the discussion.
Slightly changing the definition of a word might also give more people access to a way of describing what they are feeling/experiencing when they might not have been able to articulate before.
What could they not express under the classic definitions? Broadening the scope of a word does not increase articulation, it reduces it. Had a new word been created to encompass both, then that would be growth and allow for a possible improvement in articulation. However, watering down words through ignorance or intentional misuse is something that I see as a pure negative.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Homophobia has always been used to mean a dislike of gay people, as well as hatred and fear or whatever.
I've seen your point of view more than a few times, "but homophobe means fear, phobia!" but that's just being obtuse. Take basic level science for example, when we talk about hydrophobic tails, does it mean that part of the cell is afraid of water? Of course not, it means it's adverse, repels, fails to mix.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homophobia has always been used to mean a dislike
No it has not. Homophobia used to literally mean "a fear of". Its use has changed to be more of "a disdain for".
ythms2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:35:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give me a source then because you are talking out of your ass
Ozwaldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn stop getting so defensive. You can't even have discussions on this site anymore because people like you treat every disagreement like it's some personal fucking insult.
Here dickhead: "[A] phobia about homosexuals.... It was a fear of homosexuals which seemed to be associated with a fear of contagion, a fear of reducing the things one fought for โ home and family. It was a religious fear and it had led to great brutality as fear always does."
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So aggressive. Nice cherrypicking, go back and read the "origin of the term" section of your source. Dickhead.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is literally the section I linked you to dumbass. Maybe try re-reading it yourself. I provide you a source and you want to pretend it supports your argument? You're a goddamn child.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From your source,
A 1969 article in Time described examples of negative attitudes toward homosexuality as "homophobia", including "a mixture of revulsion and apprehension"
And then the part you've cherrypicked,
Weinberg also used it this way in his 1972 book Society and the Healthy Homosexual,[17] published one year before the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.[18][19] Weinberg's term became an important tool for gay and lesbian activists, advocates, and their allies.[9] He describes the concept as a medical phobia:[17]
[A] phobia about homosexuals.... It was a fear of homosexuals which seemed to be associated with a fear of contagion, a fear of reducing the things one fought for โ home and family. It was a religious fear and it had led to great brutality as fear always does.[9]
Please note the years, 1969 and 1972.
Now referring back to your original comment,
No, that's that new school method of using hyperbolic words to add gravity to your platform. Like how homophobia now means people who don't like homosexuality.
You do know 1969 came before 1972, right?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now who's cherrypicking. You're fucking ridiculous. You're trying to point to the word "apprehension" to say it supports your argument instead of what the page actually says it is referring to.
ythms2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:35:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
did you reply to the wrong person or is your comprehension that poor?
I'll help you out, "Time described examples of negative attitudes toward homosexuality as "homophobia".
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, okay champ. I'm surprised you're this active on Reddit, I thought school had started again.
ythms2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao you've realised you were wrong, can't come up with a decent rebuttal for your failed argument so you're gonna try and insult me. Tell me again, who's the child? hahaha
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol i gave you a source, you tried to pretend it supported your claim, and now you're going with the "lmao i'm so right and you know it" defense.
So, yes, you're being a child.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I talked to you about the problems with your source, remember 1969 comes before 1972 and you had nothing to say
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes you tried to have a rebuttal. I was there. It was an impressive work of pretending you were right.
ythms2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you're impressed ;)
Ozwaldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your point is well taken but it would seem to me that the "misogyny" described here is isn't a result of dislike of women. Most chauvenistic men of prior eras liked women and thought them inferior at the same time.
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I don't think that it does. I think that some people would like to believe it does, but I think that's just playing the victim.
Bulukiyya ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Books are worse
EDIT: The books may be extremely misogynistic but I still enjoy them regardless. The sexism, racism and elitism etc. all provide great insight into the times they were written in. It is also pretty funny.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and to think, most of those books are written by women
He was lucky to get it up at all with all the smoking and drinking he did.
cubitfox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You never see him do the deed. I assumed he came within a minute of the camera cutting away, leaving every woman unsatisfied while he takes a martini soaked nap. The men of that time weren't known for understanding the nuances of the female orgasm, or their generosity in bed.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do realize that misogyny means the hatred of women right? That has never been cool and bond was certainly never misogynistic. Chauvinistic maybe. That word just gets thrown around and has list it's meaning.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually chauvinism gets thrown round more innacurately than misogyny. Just Google the word and you'll see it originally referred to a blind sense of patriotism, which maybe Bond has too, although his defiance of authority would maybe suggest otherwise. As to misogyny, I'm referring to the kind of incidents you see in the compilation I posted above. Typical attitude of so-called "alpha males" up until at least the 1980s; demeaning, tacitly violent, sometimes actually violent. That attitude is no longer seen as 'cool' in the way it once was. We now, typically, understand such posturing to be a sympton of insecurity and inexperience. If you don't want to call that misogyny fine. Call it something else, at this point we're just dealing in semantics.
n0solace ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're not dealing in semantics we're dealing with completey wrong use of a word.
Rinthrah ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what semantics is. But, anyway, please do clarify what would count as misogyny according to your definition. You mentioned 'hatred' of women, do you think that means finding them repulsive and wanting them all to die or something like that?
n0solace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but linking to a dictionary definition doesn't help illuminate us to what behaviour you would consider exemplary of, for example, 'mistrust of women', or 'prejudice against women'. It is my contention that some of James Bond's behaviour,comments and actions exhibits these trates. Not just Bond either, mid twentieth century guys who demeaned women were held up as cool role-models. Those attitudes are now generally derided and mocked, they're not cool anymore.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if the dictionary doesn't help when we define words what will? It was my premise that you misused the word to characterise Bond and I stand by it.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Context, helps when we define words, I'm afraid that the meaning of words isn't set in stone, that's part of the reason we have more than one dictionary! But if you feel you must stand by your premise that it is wrong to observe that James Bond sometimes exhibits a misogyny that was cool decades ago, but isn't cool anymore, that is your inalienable right. Quite what your position achieves, I don't know, but, whatever, it seems important to you.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No more so than you're opposing position, I might add. If I'm totally honest with you, I see that word used everywhere inappropriatly and it irks me. You're use was perhaps on the side of proper use but still not quite right in my opinion. Not sure why it annoys me but it does. Hope that helps you understand my original premise. I fear the word will become diluted by overuse, an irrational fear no doubt but we are strange beings.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fair.
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bond movies have always been cringe to me. They seem to exist to a type of person to represent an ideal that is barely even coherent, since its a weird mix of incompatible properties. Ones which the type of person who glorify them doesn't even want half of, but still represents their ideal for some reason.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psh, the fact that everyone is so hostile to chauvenism today makes these old manly heroes seem even cooler that theyll flout the mainstream and continue on their badass way.
ZS_Duster ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FunwithGuru is a joke Channel. Is that all you have?
Rinthrah ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may be a joke channel, but the video shows a series of scenes in which Bond's behaviour towards women would no longer be considered "cool", that was/is the original point to this.
ZS_Duster ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What you're basically saying is that humor in general is no longer considered cool.
Rinthrah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sort of, but not all humour. In the 1980s alternative comedy took issue with previous forms of comedy that had relied on a victim as the butt of the joke. '70s sitcoms like 'Mind your language' are held up as prime examples of the kind of comedy (in that particular case racist) that were no longer considered cool after the '80s cultural revolution. Misogyny was something else that was no longer considered cool. But we've plenty of other forms of humour since, mostly more self-depricating, Friends and Seinfeld are probably the finest example from the 90s, in more recent times Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Vaskre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, now it's all about the misandry.
yelnats25 ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 12:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the feminist
lianed ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone can dislike misogyny and not be a feminist. Or does that just make them a "beta?"
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No, the inability to differentiate between someone showing indifference to women vs. actively hating women.
yelnats25 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 13:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Childish
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've only ever used Dank to describe cannabis and burritos. That's it's only application any other use was never cool. "Dank memes" in my opinion was sarcastic and uncool since it's first use.
metsh8er ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Non-smokers and their ''we're better and morally superior'' complex...
EDIT: The ''I've chosen not to poison my body'' argument is bollocks, I'm afraid. Bet you like them fizzy drinks, fast food, alcohol, etc. I could apply this logic to most things and activities; skydiving could potentially lead to one's demise, but I don't belittle and nag people who choose to participate in it.
I respect your decision not to bloody smoke; I hold my cigarette behind me whenever someone walks close by me on the pavement, I don't smoke directly at bus stops, I cross the street if a child or a pregnant woman is close by. Alas, I never get that kind of respect back, because I'm just a ''filthy, foul-smelling, uncouth smoker'' (My gay arse probably smells nicer than yours). At the end of the day, I don't care if someone likes my lifestyle or not, and I'm just tired of the social crusade (a small exaggeration, but it's true nonetheless) against tobacco.
I smoke for the taste a few times a week, the same way others indulge in McDonald's on their way back from work. That's all.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it just used to he seen as 'cool'. Now it just is what it is. I couldn't care less if you smoke.
Oh, I see. You weren't. I don't smoke, but wow, you definitely feel superior. It was so obvious I took at as sarcasm. Thanks for clearing that up. Good luck on the "I'm better than you" attitude. The people around you really enjoy it. Such a treat. (That's sarcasm)
69SRDP69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks I appreciate it. I am proud of myself for choosing to not poison my body with an addictive substance that is the cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in just the US.
Edit: keyword is "choosing". No one is forcing cigarettes down anyone's throats. And with nicotine patches and vapes, there's literally no good excuse to still be smoking.
You proud of yourself? No way. You're so humble! Haha. Note you've really convinced us all of your "non-superiority". Remember? What we were talking about? When did I question the health of cigarettes? You are kicking ass at the imaginary argument you just made up though I'm sure. Although I can't hear the other side.
69SRDP69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure what you want from me. Should I not be proud of myself for making smart choices in life?
I want you to see how blind you are to your hypocritical thinking. You sound silly and I'm trying to let you learn on the Internet instead of in real life. Read the whole thread over again and this time, understand the words.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is, you forgot the point you wanted to make
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually not proving any point, neither are you. This is just a pointless conversation about nothing because you don't know what you're talking about
This conversation is about you claiming you don't feel superior when all your comments show otherwise and make you look like a clueless dick. If you want to keep showing everyone (or try) how superior you are, be my guest. 2 things will happen. You will look delusional and I won't reply. You've already proven my point many times over.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't, but if you need to tell yourself that to get off then go ahead
SeaBones ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Eww gross! Smoking isn't cool don't you know that. It's bad for you too!"
This kind of thought process is childish. Like, I'm not smoking because I think it's cool, I'm smoking because I work hard and need a break. I'm fully aware that it isn't healthy. I definitely don't need some fat ass at a bar telling me what's healthy.
This is what I was going to say. I don't smoke cigarettes but if other people want to I really don't care at all. But it's just not cool anymore. It used to be marketed that way and since they're not allowed to do that anymore, it's not cool. Which is what they were trying to do, make it look uncool so that kids stop smoking. And I think they succeeded. No more RIP Joe Camel.
Going outside was a way for kids to socialize and also have fun. Now they have Snapchat and Instagram and online gaming and Netflix etc. etc. Kids still go outside, but it's not their only choice.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Video Games
dipper94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Curvy has 2 distinct meanings, though, which is why I hate the term;
there's (A) what women call curvy, which is being decidedly overweight while still having hips and boobs, and then there's (B) what men call curvy, which is having a massive ass and boobs while maintaining a relatively normal waistline.
I am SHOCKED that I did not see something along the lines of "dicks out for BBWs" in response to this. Could that meme (finally) be on its way out? School has started up again here in the States...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm tired of people who are too busy. They sign up for too much in life and then can't do it justice. They think they're so cool and important when saying, "I'm too busy."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.. I think I'm the only one I know still playing
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Car stereo upgrades. No one really gives a shit, all you are doing is destroying your ears and your Mp3 rips sound like shit on anything other than earbuds.
Angel-OI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
jumpxman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of the pillow
Yatta99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a giant boombox.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Walking around with a music player (Ipod, CD player, etc.).
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies.
In elementary and early high school they were all the rage. Students wheeling down halls, hills, anything they could to save themselves from walking. Always wanted a pair and never had one. Fast forward 12+ years and no one wears them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 16/17, I had the sound systems and loud pipes and all that and thought I was the coolest thing around. Now when I hear the bass of a loud sound system I just think about how douchey it is and hate my 16 year old self even more. Same with the after market pipes. I hear that shit now and my first thought is you have a hole in your muffler and you can't afford to fix it. I'm turning into an angry old man.
Damn kids and their Kenny Loggins records.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Committed monogamous relationships between cisgendered men and women.
pokemon go.
going live on facebook.
inviting people to play facebook games.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has probably been posted like a couple hundred times, but sagging your pants. No one wants to see your ass. Second, how are you comfortable having limited mobility?
Posting pictures on social media of the copious amounts of alcohol you and your friends are going to drink this weekend. Bonus points with caption "Turnt as heck!"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironic hipsters
camo_tnt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like people only use emojis ironically at this point.
There are a bunch of things which have passed the "not cool anymore" phase and progressed into a second era of coolness e.g. monoskis, one speed bikes, sodastream, kilts ... wait, maybe thats just in scotland...
I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but for some reason you have like 17 year olds thinking they're super cool and rebellious because they smoke. Newsflash: nobody gives a shit if you smoke weed.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually proven factual information that the more legalization that pot has, the less people use it. It becomes less of a novelty and more of like an "eh, whatever".
I could definitely see that. The main reason I don't think people are cool for smoking it is because the fact that it's so common and widespread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think 17 year-old weed smokers are cool because newsflash: persistent smoking as a teenager can cause permanent IQ drops. Wait until you're an adult and smoke in moderation if you're going to smoke.
Sorry to tell you but rap is on an upswing its getting better the music is changing and evolving mac miller is coming out with an album this month called The Divine Feminine http://milk.xyz/feature/meet-the-new-mac-miller-brilliant-singer-unlikely-feminist/?su=r59ayw5 im not even a feminist and im intriqued look into anderson paak. This guy is the most soulful dude rapping right now hes changing how rappers rap and hes blowing up currently
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully this doesn't come off as verysmart but the Earth
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. No disrespect to smokers as people, I just find it to be a gross habit. I feel the same with drinking excessively, but other people still seem pretty okay with that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A broken fridge
hapoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing an onion on your belt.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trapperkeepers
jimvo99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of people, or raunchy comedy. Because everyone has turned into a fucking pussy who takes everything seriously.
fskoti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos.
Unless you've committed to a half or full sleeve or some other kind of interesting art work, I don't want to see your patchwork of shitty tattoos randomly placed all over your body.
Wearing long sleeve shirts under short sleeve shirts. Or specifically wearing a single short sleeve shirt with those stitched in sleeves to make it look like you are wearing a long sleeve shirt underneath.
This "Prayers for___________________" Praying for a bad situation to get better doesn't do Jack Squat! But if gives people a warm fuzzy feeling inside. But the people in the Earthquake/Flooded area/Tornado demolished town doesn't feel anything. Better you get of your sainted butt, go down to your local church, organize a food/clothing drive, and rent a semi tractor/ trailer to cart the donations to where it's needed.
The Red Cross is a rip-off, they ask for money to help a disaster area by name. But the money goes in their coffers for future disasters. Plus if the stores, gas stations and restaurants end up being without power for weeks how can you spend your money when nothing is open? A donation of ready to eat food, and clean clothing and toiletries are most appreciated to folks who have lost everything.
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about that. I know that I and the other middle-aged blobs on this site fell that we are indeed very hip. And even, on occasion, a little funky.
Propanex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap..or hip hop. Wtf happened?
rollmop1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pants hanging down
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cringe is no longer cool as mindless morons tend to overuse it instead of choosing a better and more discriptive adjective the English language has to offer out of lazziness and blindly following social trends.
this. I thought the minions used to be funny. The movie was so bad my niece and nephew asked to leave early because they were bored. And those stupid ass Facebook "memes" that have a picture of a minion and some stupid quote. Stop it.
LsDmT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
skaag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That very low grungy sound they use in all movie trailers now, and that narrator who sounds like a radio advertisement. In general, movie trailers now seem to reveal the entire movie for some reason. It's almost like I'm done after watching the trailer, I don't feel like I need to watch the actual movie; The trailer is basically a boiled down version of the movie, and they just saved me 2 hours of my life, money on popcorn, driving to/from the theater, etc.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. I've never felt more discriminated against than when I was a smoker. "We need more money for the state? Raise the taxes on tobacco! We'll make them pay for our stuff." "This is a smoke free campus, pal. GTFO." "Oh, you smoke? Higher health insurance costs for you."
Even the looks I would get. The shock from people when they found out... it was like I was a common criminal or something. Smoking is definitely not cool anymore.
Duck lips were always weird to me. I have no idea why it became so popular in the first place.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's supposed to make your lips look more poofy or something. But really, it just looks silly, especially if you're also throwing out a peace sign with it (another thing I don't get...why do people do that?).
Smoking. It's a great thing that fewer and fewer kids are starting the habit. That said, the current trend of smoker-shaming is going a bit too far. I recently quit smoking, but for the past year or so before quitting I have been ridiculed, sneered at, yelled at by strangers and have even found myself in some very scary situations because someone saw me light up a cigarette. Seriously. It's great that smoking is no longer cool, but can we please stop demonizing the people who are still struggling with the addiction? That shit's hard enough already.
Seems like it was really recent but, I feel like the "hover boards" are non existent now. Feel kind of bad for the people who were on it early when they were close to $1000 then all the other brands started popping up and prices dropped and stopped being cool a couple months later.
mptorz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if this is wrong or if I'm young and naive and ignorant but conforming? It seems to me that back in the 90's/ early 2000's (when I was just a wee youngling) people were really concerned with wearing similar clothes and seeing all the latest movies and TV shows and having the coolest new toy and if you didn't have/know about something you were an outcast. And nowadays we've done a complete 180 (probably thanks to hipsterism) where everyone strives to be unique and know something other people don't and find some special niche. That's all good and well but it's kind of evolved into an unfortunate Special Snowflake Society.
A lot of hipsters end up looking exactly the same in the process of trying to look different, which I find amusing.
But I think the trend of looking the same is still relevant to some degree. For example, I remember way back to when I was in middle school (probably not the best example haha), almost everyone had the same skinny jeans + Vans + t-shirt with Hollister logo on it look.
I think that you're definitely right about it being trendier to look different rather than alike now though.
theriz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Killing It"
Saying anyone or anything is 'killing it'.
It's been done. To death.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rockband, Guitar Hero, and all their clones.
Wife is playing Rockband 4 as I type this and would kill me if she saw what I'm writing. But they really screwed the pooch with this one. It's still fun to sing (because it's basically karaoke) but man... execution falls so far short of potential.
plai679 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
vaping
AevHolm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personalised ringtones... Ok who am I kidding I can never grow out of that ๐ค
So this chemistry teacher in Louisiana, his class room flooded, duh, but in an interview, he said that there won't be anymore low cool. I asked around and it turns out they're replacing the window unit that he'd tell a student to turn on ("lets get a little low cool", it was his catchphrase apparently) with a central unit. So I guess.... that.
Sedu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, definitely part of my perception there for sure. I think a big part of it is that before cell phone recordings and things like that, white people were pretty much totally disconnected from how wildly racist cops are. It doesn't seem like cops have changed, just our ability to catch them being shitbags.
gaykoo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth, hottest ever now
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It used to be like a "bad boy" thing I guess, but now when I see it, I just see someone who understands the risks but have become addicted to nicotine.
Dudes wearing baggy ass pants so low that they have to shuffle about, clutching on to their belt buckle. With pants that low, I'm smelling your cheese when I'm standing behind your ass on the escalator.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, pull up your pants, son. It looks stupid.
Anorexia, thankfully. I love me some thighs and ass.
TofuBB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anorexia nevrosa (which is what I assume you're talking about) is a serious mental disorder and has never been "cool", nor is it going away any time soon. It goes a lot deeper than just appearance.
Idealizing specific body types (whether it's super skinny or "thighs and ass" like you describe it) is never a good option because people will always be different. Embrace all shapes and sizes instead.
MikeKM ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:00:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people or things "gay" or "retarded" in a derisive way. I feel like 15 years ago that was very acceptable, or maybe I've just matured as I've grown older.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:34:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a huge lover of the word retard as a slur against people. I've known mentally handicapped people. My mom worked with them. I'd never in a million years think of hurting one. I'm so fucking ok with them that when a group of them and their handler were out and about I didnt move away when a girl got really close to me and poked me in the fricking eye! But man... I love that word.
I moved to potato though. Before the potato girl exploded after her asshole of a mother showed her the shit on the internet. I can count to potato was just fucking funny. So I mostly made the switch... but sometimes I find myself calling someone a retard out of old habit.
(please no one get upset at the word handler. They often call themselves that. There is a group home of mentally handicapped kids down the street from a place I frequent. One of the special girls just has this thing about poking people in the eye.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up "iDubbbzTV." He is constantly called a gay retard.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:37:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crack doesn't have the same edge when your mom does it.
dopkick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snowboarding. Not entirely un-cool, but the "cool kids" are definitely skiing these days. You're more likely to see random overweight, middle aged people learning snowboarding for the first time and people too old to be one of the "cool kids" desperately holding on to the "stoner bro" attitude on snowboards than anything else.
dopkick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything your parents do is decidedly un-cool. Snowboarders grew up and had kids. Their kids are now switching to skiing because who wants to do what their lame parents did?
On the less social side, there have been significant developments in skiing in the past 10-15 years. Today's skis are significantly better than skis from not that long ago. Skis are also more capable of handling varying snow conditions than snowboards.
dipper94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got a pair of 5 year old skis, coming off a 20 year old pair, the difference is wild. The first time I used them it was almost like having to re-learn skiing. I'm not old, I just had a really old pair of skis that I bought at a swap on the cheap when I started skiing. Upgraded a few years later and got a much newer pair.
Was that ever cool? I thought it was just a term people said regardless if they were cool or not.
Most people around me would say "that sucks" or "That's stupid" when talking about something bad. I've been using the word Lame which works for allot of sucky situations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it ever was but for awhile I heard that a lot, started to assume it was. Didn't really care if it was or not, couldn't stand it either way.
Apparently victim complexes are coming back into style though.
69SRDP69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone's doing it! Come on, just try a little, you scared?
snotbowst ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you giving me shit for not having one technically is the first step towards me getting one...
Nostalk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:27:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a job and I'm white and im cool. But i can recognize socual inequities and the privilege that i have from birth. I appreciate it and actively stay aware of that status and how others are treated. I don't see people wanting equailty as meaning my being white isn't cool
I don't understand what you are or are not agreeing with me on. I said "I think beards will always be cool", and also that it is indeed a trend right now. "A lot of people" doesn't really give me an idea of the ratio to people who wear beards otherwise.
No not just because of that. People will also wear beards becaus sometimes they don't want to waste money on shaving products. Or maybe their skin gets irritated by shaving. Or maybe they thinks it looks good and they love grooming it well and often. Or maybe they are lazy and have poor hygiene and don't care to groom themselves.
There's many reasons why someone would wear a beard. Not just because they're fat. That's why I said that it will always be cool. However it doesn't meant that it isn't trendy right now. Maybe someday shaved clean look will become trendy again then the people who follow the trends will also shave their beads.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that it is a trend and that it will eventually become "untredy". If you compare the ads commercials from a decade ago to now you see more recently they feature men with beards.
For instance I have seen some car commercials feature men with beards as opposed a decade ago they would have featured shaved skin men. Also you can tell by artists, celebrities, and sports stars.
The Game
George Lopez
Shia Lebouf
.. All have beards now. I know this is a short list, but you can probably think of more on your own. I'm not too familiar with sports stars but you can see that musical artists now more often have a beards now. How long the trend will last I think is irrelevant as to whether it is or is not a trend.
Cool is obviously up for interpretation, but I think the majority of young people I see now are not cool. I dislike beards somewhat because it's been co-opted by so many uncool young people.
My teenager did not know about gel pens. She loves to draw. I got her some black paper and gel pens and it was as though the heavens opened for her. Cheesy? Yes. But still fun.
Oznog99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Purge holiday. Back in the 90's me and my dad would kill about 3 people every Nov 8th. Now people don't even remember it being legal to do that. It's not like my dad just made that up!
iiadej ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Being an atheist, apparently.
A few years ago whenever i'd say that i'm an atheist, most people were cool with me, a lot were actually interested to know why and even to discuss about religion.
I also used to meet many people telling me that they were atheists too.
But now whenever i say that i am an atheists, people look at me like i am just an arrogant asshole and i don't have a heart. Basically, i'm a bad person.
Usually, it depends on the person's political tendency.
If the person leans toward the right-wing, he will see me strictly as an "anti-christian" type of person, with no moral values.
If the person leans toward the left-wing, i am "islamophobe" and now apparently i am "racist".
(notice that i am French and live in France, so it's not even a Trump vs Hilary thing. Although i feel like it would be worse if i lived in the US.)
Luis1597 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because the world is so fucked up nowdays. I guess people are trying to comfort themselves before we all die.
Cynicism.
I feel like with hipster culture, it became cool to be cuttingly mean and pessimistic, and to just expect the worst and the ugliest out of most people. Being cynical meant you were cool.
It's wearing off thankfully. Being sarcastic and witty, even in a dark way? Totally fine, still a way to show you're smart or cool. But the ugliness of cynicism? Nope, it just makes you an asshole again.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take cynicism over ironic appreciation any day, though.
Smoking. It never SHOULD have been cool, but it was.
Now smokers have been driven into corners and are harassed by many. They used to be the majority, now they're looked down upon from a societal stance in the USA and some other countries.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being XTREME and cynical and sarcastic all the time.
That's what the "cool" people did during the 90s. I was not cool so I don't have firsthand experience, but I imagine it being so sarcastic all the time must have been exhausting.
Cargo shorts. Unfortunately. I just miss having all the pockets. They're the make equivalent of a purse.
legaceez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slim cargo shorts are still in. It's their baggy counter parts that are out of style.
Although to be fair slim cargo pants kind of defeat the purpose as as soon as you put something in them they are no longer slim. Never mind the fact that they are barely functional anyways so why have the pockets? Just so you can say that you can make cargo shorts trendy again? end rant to designers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hair Gel and Spiked Hair. That was Rad back when people wore colored Oakleys and baggy jeans with big colorful T-Shirts. It used to be fly as hell to have your crew sitting around some stairs looking like a Sketchers or G- Shock ad in S.I. for kids magazine.
Wrestling. When I grew up it was rare to find someone who didn't watch WWF or WCW. Nowadays it's usually talked about in a condescending manner (e.g. you do realise the Undertaker isn't really dead? Oh shit I had no idea...).
When i met my wife in the 90s, she rollerbladed and made fun of me for my trad. roller skates. Said I couldn't skate the lake front with her in them, just too dorky.
Let the record now show that I was on the right side of history. Old school roller skates are, and always will be, the shit. And rollerblades are about as cool as neck beards.
Punctuation in band names, Parenthetical (Song Title), saying "word," working for a hot tech startup, pioneering gentrification, Apple products, being a 20-something drifter, smoking weed, beer snobbery, and indie games.
Hoverboards. They were an ultra fad. There was like a month or so where they were interesting and everyone wanted to try it if someone brought one around. Now you just look silly on one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaudville, folksey racisim, doin your own pickles, bias ply tires, smoking in the car with kids, smoking anywhere, myspace, espn and if you listen to hippies, the north pole.
I don't know if I've just changed as I've gotten older, but I can't stand people are super jaded. When I was younger, I saw jaded people as "cooler" or "edgy" in some way. Now, I just think "shut the fuck up and do your goddamn job." I find it much more appealing if someone can be sincere and maintain a positive outlook, regardless or their situation.
Having an opinion about art/movies/music/shows/video games/entertainment. People's personal tastes have become a part of their identities now (in no small part due to advertisers wanting it that way). So if you say you don't like a thing, people get pissed off at you like you're making a personal attack. It's ok for you to think what I like sucks and vice versa. You are not your tastes.
Cyntheon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boys donโt even know what this means anymore. Maybe try twerking?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It never was, to be honest, but it's good to see that more and more people are rightfully repelled by addicted smokers and the mess and stink they create.
And don't give me that shit about 'I smoke but I always pick up after myself'. Like one out of a hundred buttsuckers do that, and they're NOT all on reddit.
ItsValor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ur mom
Br4586 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me๐ฆ
frogmire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGS aren't cool anymore.
huxrules ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After spacex's accident yesterday I quipped a few old challenger jokes to my fellow gen-xers. Everyone realized they weren't as cool as when we were kids.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying things like "fuck you" "fuck" "go to hell" "pussy" "shit" and shit. Basically everyone started using it and it became a normal thing in our century, in the past when you said it someone would be really surprise with mouth open and everyone would look at you, it was really cool on the situations it was used.
But it lost it's meaning. While it's good that nobody will slap our mouth if we say it, it won't have the same impact.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those cellphone carrying cases that attached to your belt like a mini-fannypack.
Absurdly long bangs with medium-length hair everywhere else.
Manbuns.
Frosted tips.
Physical game consoles. From about 2008 to 2014-ish there was a massive boom toward the 360/PS3. Now everyone I see has more or less given up on the Xbone/PS4.
VR's already going down the tube like 3D televisions, unless you're a let's play-er who's trying to get chuckles.
3D TVs, speaking of which.
Siri/Google Now. For a while everyone and their grandma would be using them, asking silly questions and the like. Now nobody uses them unless they're driving.
4chan. It was never 'cool' for regular people but if you were an internet edgelord you'd go on there for hours. My group of social outcast friends and I used to just go on there on our saturday nights and giggle like idiots. Now it's just an empty shell of a site.
creepypastas, they used to be great. Now it's basically "my wife is dead but sending me messages on facebook" or "my best friend went camping and then died or whatever".
Movie theaters
That gum candy that was just one long strip coiled into a small plastic package. Bubble tape?
Thrifting - It was popular, then everyone went thrift shopping and those stores marked up the prices like crazy. Wal-Mart will sell t-shirts for 5 bucks, and then those very shirts (but used) show up in thrift shops now for 15 bucks. So everyone stopped and then the prices never went back down.
Weed - highschoolers lost interest when adults began doing it more and more.
Energy drinks - I never see idiots wearing monster energy drink stickers on their hats anymore.
Flattening the beak of your baseball cap so it's useless.
Heelies. (I wish they sold them for adults because I'd totally get them.)
Being an asshole. It used to be that my group of friends only ever communicated via sarcasm and talking shit, but as we've entered our mid 20s, you find that just being a genuine person is much healthier.
rideac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pocket monsters go
cbass23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jlange94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
reven80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Around 25 years ago (man that seems long!) when I was in high school, pen flipping and pin rolling of jeans was the cool thing to do. I'd hope they got out of fashion by now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
having the most amount of facebook friends. I have like under 2 dozen, which is the amount of people I actually have interest in keeping up to date with.
OneOfGus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
dortuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorado
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Letterman jackets? Seems like they were an icon in 80s and 90s high school movies. I went to high school 2007-2011 and not many people had them. Of those that did buy them, they consisted mostly of band kids. Seems like they became passe and associated with the dumb jock stereotype
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The god damn thick black glasses. They were an interesting accessory in 2003 and it took guts to wear them because they hadn't been commonly worn in decades. Now evvvvverybody is wearing them and I can only assume they think they're being boldly stylish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That thing where you bump fists and then do a little explosion effect.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Adulting", i.e. "Just bought a car today! Adulting so hard!" It's not even a damn word. And good on you for doing something responsible and reminding everyone that you're old enough to do said responsible thing. GTFOH with that bullshit phrase.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting drunk at 7am, no longer cool. Getting older and becoming responsible sucks.
Harley Davidson. Only shitty rich baby-boomers can afford them. They are loud annoying and rather ugly with design straight out of 1970. They are too big and heavy to be useful in a crowded city and they have no storage.
crs8975 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People in their busted up civics with their "performance exhausts" trying to act like Paul Walker.
I was just browsing a paper published by one of the big real estate broker companies describing "cool urban environments." It was filled with stock photos of older downtown buildings with Bed Bath & Beyond and other strip mall stores retrofitted into them. Saying that's what cool downtown is.
Since when is Bed Bath & Beyond cool? Since brokers started writing papers about what is cool.
ITT: Waaaaayyyy too many things that have been through several cool/uncool cycles in my life time. Don't worry folks, if you remember it being cool and it's not cool now, it'll be cool again soon enough.
SJWs were huge around 2013-2015, but I've noticed the trend is definitely against them as of late. Even on Buzzfeed and Huffington Post, if you look at the comments on a lot of the videos its a ton of SJW-hate. I see a ton more people denouncing SJW activist stuff now than supporting it.
I think the movement originated as a small thing on college campuses, but once it got more attention its now a nationwide issue and everyone has an opinion. A good example would be that polls showed something like 84% of people do not consider themselves feminists in 2016, up from less than 50% in 2013.
Of course, the fall of SJW-ism has been taken over by the alt-right, arguably a lot more terrifying.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people "salty". It's going the way of le gem.
y2knole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.
Johknee5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thinking that you're a free, independent, autonomous human being that is accountable to yourself, who has the right to do with its own body as it sees fit.
Good bye Freedom.
Chadhhc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pagers I remember when almost everybody had one or wanted one, oh the amount of info we could get in 10 digits
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reaving along coastlines and burning villages to the ground
321cmg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drunk driving. Not that it was ever "cool," per se, but it was at one point fairly accepted and there was a jocular and social atmosphere around it. Most of that, thankfully, has come to an end and people mainly discourage it in social circles.
Fantasy football. It was fun playing for about 6 or 7 years when it first started. Now that I'm in my early 30s, have a family, read, travel, etc - I find it super lame. The only way to win is to focus all your energy into reading about updates on obscure players, updating rosters, making trades and such. I never won a league because I tried to have a life and would miss updating a roster from time to time or not be up to snuff on who the best suited kicker is for the week. Now I actually have a life (ironic I'm commenting on reddit, IK), and I see adult people in these fantasy leagues as kinda sad. They need to find productive hobbies and experience the world. On your deathbed are you going to be glad you can regurgitate player stats better than all your friends? Or will you be glad you turned your phone off and went to Patagonia for a week in the spring (Fall in northern hemisphere, middle of NFL season)?
To me, anything fictional with a lore. People get so caught up arguing over what is or isn't and seem to forget that it's not real.
Take Star Wars for example. I understand wanting to know what happens before or after the movie, but the fact that people were outraged when they decided to rid all of the old EU, is fuckin dumb. I saw people claiming that their time was wasted, when in reality, your time was waisted either way if you want to think like that.
Porksta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
iam_acat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Capes and cloaks. Back in my day they were practical and stylish for those long treks to the French front. I mean, Prince Edward looked positively dashing on the march with his cape.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that cargo shorts and ketchup are both officially out. Funny how the masses I work with read an article online about how stuff is out of style and then suddenly start calling people out on it. Buncha lemmings...
I guarantee you if you invest in the Heinz company, it will be one of your most solid stocks in your portfolio. There would have to be a tomato apocalypse to sink your money.
And didn't Seinfeld declare that ketchup was on it's way out 20 years ago? Ain't gonna happen.
mrleebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One might argue that ketchup doesn't work with certain foods. Putting absolutely anything on a quality steak is a sin to me, for example.
On the flip side, what's a burger without ketchup? Not as good imho.
It's just funny how something is declared in the WSJ per say, and then everyone at work is suddenly a food expert who have all always known that ketchup is for Luddites. Lemmings I say...
mrleebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit poems, I don't read them you stubborn, pretentious, neckbeard, shit fucks. How come I have to look at a slew of stupid ass poems in every askreddit thread every time someone tells a wacky story.
newo32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a situation where comedy comes from the fact that straight characters are horrified at the fact that whatever they're doing is potentially "gay," or are trying to avoid seeming "gay" while doing something that isn't gay to hilarious comedic effect.
There's a lot of it in (slightly) older Seth Rogen movies, and he's even kinda commented on how much they used to rely on it and how it really wouldn't fly now.
Just like there's no absolute zero temperature (K), there's nothing that is entirely uncool... Since it's theoretically cool to disregard what other people consider cool... then categorizing something as "uncool" makes it slightly cooler. So the more votes a suggested uncool thing gets in this thread... the cooler it becomes in our collective mind's eye O_O
Oh, there's just such a game coming out shortly. It's right around the corner. Have you seen the pre-rendered FMV clips showing on the TVs in GameStop? You can pre-order it right now! Just put down your hard-earned money on the promise of the commercial and you'll not only get the privilege of purchasing our product, we'll even reward you with this ultra-exclusive sticker for the back of your car! Think of all the advertising you can do for us!
Hating on adults playing Pokemon. Seriously man, it's 2016. It's just like any rpg system, but for some reason the creatures make it too much of a kids game to people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not quite downgraded into the "not cool" category yet, but I think smoking is on its way there.
With vaping and the sorts becoming a "healthy alternative" our generation is fazing it out.
Now people just look at those who smoke as people who don't care about their health, and today, one's sense of physical well-being is becoming more and more important, and even used as a reflection of one's character.
It's a regional thing as well. I lived in a college town for a few years and virtually no one smoked. Or at least not as often or in public. If anything they vaped.
Thoughts? Would anyone agree or disagree? Like I said, I don't think its quite deserving the title "not cool anymore," but its on its way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chuck Norris, a meme so stale that even Facebook doesn't find it funny, I shudder writing this.
cc010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy, non -fitted pants
zcohen7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me one time, when I wore penny loafers to work (4-ish years ago). I (30-something man) was in the locker room changing from my work boots back into my loafers, when a co-worker (50-something man, grey hair) said, "You know, I think penny loafers are coming back." I told him, "Don't go by what I'm wearing as a judge of what's in style."
I'm not sure I was ever cool, but I'm quite certain at this point in my life that I am not cool.
sirble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Things that are still cool if done ironically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gear snobbery, especially in the guitar community. Nobody gives a flying fuck how expensive your guitar is or what the name is on the headstock, and it SHOULD be that way.
The only people perpetuating that are the "old guard" who are still clinging to their vintage instruments as an "investment" rather than to do what they were designed to - to be played.
I thought you were going to go on a rant about the gear wars or something at first until I kept reading
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I probably would have if it were 2006, LOL.
I think a lot of why this sort of thing has gone out of vogue is the wealth of information on the internet about luthier work, guitar setup and maintenance, and the general truth that just about anything will work well if you take care of it and have it managed properly. I think the last time I really heard a bunch of it was a few years ago when there was some kind of Tone Wood debate going on on youtube.
Barn wood, rustic inspired bullshit decorations and furniture. All things reminiscent of Mumford and Sons. And anyone that speeds or weaves while driving. We get it. You're super cool and you're going to beat everyone else to the gaping convention.
being mean isn't cool anymore. As a child and teenager, being mean is cool and will warrant more friends, because in some twisted way, exclusion of other kids is super cool. Now, we recognize it as bullying and avoid all mean people in general for the most part.
kazfiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullying just gets more sophisticated. Take a good look around you for the next couple of days/weeks and you'll see people still get excluded, bullied and whatnot but in entirely different ways.
And it's STILL the "popular" people doing it to the less popular ones. Though I honestly believe nobody really realizes it still happens.
She got caught after the business filed bankruptcy.
kazfiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly though, had she gotten away with it? That's bragging rights for years in some circles. So in a way it's still seem as cool.
I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, but if someone were to pull that off I would definitely be impressed.
And yeah, I've been impressed at how people can get out of certain situations or just lie themselves through things. Might not admire their goals, but you can admire their skills..
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totes ma goats
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate
jenktank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still see a lot of people do this. Granted, they're usually pretty unintelligent looking, so maybe they just haven't gotten word that it's no longer cool.
When Disney channel makes a thing out of it. Some Disney shows are okay still but when they get the whole emojii and memes and hashtag deal going in their commercials and shows themselves it really gets old fast.
poetical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casey McCall. At least, that's what the media would have you believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it looks stupid; imo it gives the vibe like the person is trying to look edgy and trendy. and not really, the only way that would be practical is if you had it just in case you got cold.
in which case tying a jacket or hoodie around your waist would be more practical...
There is a slightly dated but decent documentary related to this called the Merchants of Cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ which is basically about the corporations figuring out who the trendsetters are, exploiting whatever they can that's cool, and repeating it. Even though it's a bit old, it'd still interesting if you are into subjects like this.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. If there is one thing I love about the anti-smoking spiel in America, it's that there's a lot less smoking (ar at the very least the highlighting of it) in film and TV. Because fuck me every time I see Humphrey Bogart light one up or whomever the fuck else, I just GOTTA go outside and smoke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Expressing your own opinions.. (It's still cool to parrot what everyone else thinks, but having a different personal opinion is highly discouraged today.)
I'm going to go out on a limb and say tattoos. It's actually rare to see clean skin at the beach now. I've got nothing against them, some look amazing but the vast majority look like they were impulse decisions that will be regretted in few years.
Helnik17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "NOT!" at the end of a statement
john5220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Islam is not cool anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
almox21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To wear sandals anywhere that is not the beach or a pool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a douche. Nice is the new cool; it will get you more friends and get you laid more than acting like you're cooler than everybody. The 90's are over.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom.
phauxtoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that anytime someone way older than me or way younger than me is doing something I'm doing, it is no longer cool to do. Facebook, 'rekt', throwing rocks at trains etc
BlackBerry (the phone). Up until just a few years ago, (I'm from Scotland) if you had a BlackBerry, you were cool. Simple as. Then iPhones became the trend.
vitor42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any type of tribe, gang or fashion related to a music style.
LoneManx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hemp necklaces.
Or really the dude culture in general. If you remember the late 90s, you knew someone who wore khaki cargo shorts, a beat up t-shirt, a corduroy fishing hat (in tan/brown), and drove a white JEEP Wrangler with the doors off while listening to Dave Matthew's Band.
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on "the new 'autistic cancer' fandom" that's only that way because it exploded in popularity.
AKA your MLP fans, FNAF, Undertale, etc. Turns out that a bigger fanbase has more shitty fans than smaller fanbases, and when that thing is uber-popular and in the public eye, it's easier to find said shitty fans. But it'll never die out because middle-school children need outlets too.
When I was young, adults tended to look at things the teens were into as weird, and they didn't get it. They viewed our music as loud noise, clothing was wild and crazy, and we hung out wherever adults weren't.
Nowadays, the music teens listen to is lame, the clothing is boring, and all most teens want to do is play video games, or chase Pokemon.
I don't even know what teens would consider to be the cool kid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing things, liking things, based solely on the fact that it is "cool"
adxmehdi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hi5 was the coolest social media site out there until MySpace came out and that was fun as hell and everyone had stupid ass gangster sponge bob wallpaper and everyone had there own music on their profile. Omg and how butthurt people got when they weren't on your top friends. Also the phrase "butthurt" is not a thing anymore it's now "triggered"....
It's become clear to me from these responses that I am highly uncool.
mamelov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
aedroogo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Date rape?
It wasn't really that long ago that getting a girl drunk/high out of her mind with the intention of having sex with her was widely deemed a somewhat legit if not humorous method of getting laid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
szury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the word cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV was once cool, now its fucking disgusting with its shit. It's just stupid fucks with trash tv. And if there is any news, its only going to be "for teens"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What i mean is: they will put something relevant to the demographic only, like a new law being passed or twitter shit
junberi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon GO
obeCHuD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been collecting vice magazines for like 15 years now. The last couple of years though i have seen them go down hill pretty fast, click bait titles on facebook got me wanting to unfollow them.
I know today you could not get away with most of their crazy designs and pitch it to elementary school kids. I even remember the "OJ slammers" that was pretty fucked up.
But I am curious if they still banned in many schools (consider some teachers did see it as "gambling" ect)
I kinda miss how much simpler it was for being kids and how "sheltered " we suppose to make our kids today or we are "bad parrents"
Those t-shirts with a single, usually snarky, sentence ("I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm correct", "I'm not trying to be difficult... it just comes naturally", etc). My mom's wardrobe is at least 50 percent these shirts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
It used to be the definition of cool, but now most anyone you talk to will say they're disgusted by it and would never date a smoker, much less think it's "cool"
Eating a stuffed crust pizza, crust-first. Actually that was never cool. Good job dipshit, you are your pizza holder. What are you gonna hold your slice with now??
DevonMG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blink 182, and 30 seconds to Mars. Just pop punk in general.
Wearing sleeves that go up to your elbow with cut outs for the hands, and your hair covering EXACTLY half of your face.
Just had a run-in with a 25 year old guy who still thinks that all aforementioned is still cool. -_-
RZ1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In England smoking cigarettes is still very common. When I visited the States a couple of months ago, I was very surprised to see how few people smoke cigarettes. As a 20 year old I felt I was getting a lot of strange looks from people when I was smoking.
Monkey balls. The necklaces thay were just big ass ball bearings connected to each other. In middle school it was all about who could find the biggest balls
Plad shirts with hoods. The green Ranger was the coolest mofo back in the day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basketball shoes have been shoved off the top of the list by casual profiles, and within that category Nike has been beaten by Adidas.
JAZEYEN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go, the dev are really fucking it up. Creating huge bugs with each patch and refusing to patch them and occasionally even deeming them as features like how broken tracking is.
It's still the #1 app on the app stow but it's significantly lost players.
zonker77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This question. Seriously, this is at the top of askreddit every couple weeks like clockwork.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone said smoking? I haven't seen a comment about it, and it's the most obvious thing here. No one things smoking is cool anymore. I rarely see current teenagers doing it, and if they do, it's because their parents smoke as well. Society in general frowns upon smoking.
This may be slightly off topic but I will purposely not do things hipsters do just because I think it's too mainstream/not cool. I don't like Starbucks.
thatdav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are tattoos still cool? I feel like everyone has them nowadays to try to be "cool"and hence they have lost their cool factor. You see some Goofy people with some dumb tats thinking they are so cool..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
lekoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"edit: RIP Inbox" has definitely lost its charm. Looking at you, several top-posters.
Back then I got my 3g and always had the newest, most awesome apps which pushed the limits. Now every mum/boss/suit has a 7plus in champangnerpeegold as soon as it gets released and there is so much rubbish on the store...
Eieioreo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing your ass hanging out of your pants. Not cool, never was.
Bobbsen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the one big thing that has done a complete 180 from being the cool thing that everyone was doing to being the thing that makes kids embarrassed if their parents are doing it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of things on here are things my 11 year old sister and her middle school aged friends find very cool. I pretty much assume anything she finds cool is now lame and it usually is.
wip30ut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
according to the 14yo post-ironic post-hipster teen across the hall dabbing is cringey & un-cool as efff, especially when 30-somethings like me try to hit it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many other 17-23 year old Redditors like can agree that Jerking and Dougie-ing went out of fashion really quick. It was dope at school dances around 2010 though but that's about it
"Don't call them hoes...it's not cool anymore." - neighbors 2
Radicle_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
Freddit- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Claiming stuff isn't cool anymore. We live in a very accepting society now days. Many many things are cool, even to people who don't fully get whatever it is.
Powerism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now your kids with your loud music, and your Dan Fogleberg, your Zima, hula hoops and pac-man video games, don't you see? People today have attention spans that can only be measured in nanoseconds!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, when you consider, mainstream artists are typical Pop artists - the music doesn't primarily feature heavy guitar use. However, there's certain rock groups that find some success in the mainstream, but they do so by keeping the music quite tame - they're not shy to a solo or two though. I recall, "Shut Up and Dance With Me", a song by indie-pop group "Walk The Moon" had a short solo - and that song was in the top 5, both on Billboard and the UK charts.
kaiwen1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A middle age bald man cranking a bright orange kick scooter down a busy highway shirtless in a pair of padded crotch triathlon shorts head bobbing to smooth jazz from a pair of earbuds. Apparently.
TheGoonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn it - now I'll have to do something else with my spare time...
By the way, RIM no longer exists, so sadly we'll never see an epic fuckup like the rim.jobs link they had when advertising. Reorganized into BlackBerry Inc sometime after the CEOs got drunk and kicked off their plane ha.
Wrest216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im gonna get a ton of shit for this, but Vaping. Its not even about nicotine, its about making yourself look like a giant insecure douche wagon on fire for attention.
I'm watching The Sopranos right now and AJ, who is a freshman in highschool in the year 2000, said "that was so phat!" Whilst talking about the movie Gladiator. Pretty sure "phat" qualifies as not cool anymore.
Pokemon Go and (sorry true needs of hype) the hype for Rogue One (7 was really cool and all, but Rogue One is just Disney being a money hungry fucker who's too impatient to reveal whether or not Rey is a Skywalker!)
Second post...it used to be normal to recycle years ago just because it made sense to. Nowadays it's "cool" to do it. What i hate is it became a trendy thing for a political agenda. I still life my life normally but Cmon.. now it's influenced peoples lifestyles.
Hanarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs. Everyone had them when I was in middle school. They were always ugly, but no one realized it until a year after they became popular. Now anyone who wears them is a loser.
I still have and will keep my Rollerblade CoolBlades in tippy top form until they make a comeback. Solar babies, the movie, will eventually come to fruition and I don't want to be left with a nice new pair of roller skates. I'll be the Mad Max of that shit.
And they have the 3 buckle straps for easy strapping for my carpal.
ikAAA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy! !!1
stevrm77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
Octane14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
133t $p38k y0
geduksz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you say 'anymore' how far in the past are we talking?
Cause I'd say racism.
Im sure there was a time when having a slave was cool, I think we should all agree that that's not cool anymore, no matter what trump says...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a resident of Miami, evidently rock music is not cool anymore. We don't even have a single modern rock station. You never see a rock music video on the front page of YouTube for the most part. I miss the early to mid 2000's :/
Carrying a handkerchief. I just hate Kleenex they always break apart and leave fuzzies on my face. I definitely am gonna keep going. My wife got me nice monogrammed ones for Christmas last year and I carry one every day. I had a friend that used to make fun of me and then as a joke for Christmas I got him some nice ones. Yeah he's a convert now so I'm guessing it's gonna find its way back just like pickling shit and raising chickens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PsySom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm definitely no sjw, I make quite a few off color jokes and comments that many could be offended by. What's really not cool though is making a homophobic or racist comment maliciously.
In old 50's movies it was super cool, like James Dean gazing off the sunset. Now it's just a display of ignorance. That shit will literally (and I mean literally) kill you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's harder to quit than heroin. I speak from experience. Duh, I made some very, very stupid mistakes and choices but "smoking" every third reply after seeing my most loved relative die from it? Seriously? I think about that every time I light up and often toss the damned thing after lighting it and still the monkey rides my back. YES I have tried vaping patches gum hypnotism cold turkey blah blah blah and finally... as I rant at you, a total stranger, I realize I can do this. I can go to the mental ward for my depression (it's real and really bad right now anyway!) and they won't allow me to smoke and BAM! Done. I hope you enjoyed this flow of consciousness reply. Thank you all for telling me what I knew intellectually and emotionally but physically could not face or overcome. I hope I don't die like my beloved grandmother did. (edit) I have insurance and they will be fine with it. I am not a "drain on taxpayers" so for the love of pink, healthy lung tissue can we not assume I am a deadbeat with no money, insurance, etc? FFS I kicked H years ago. >.<
Smoking cigarettes. It's one thing if you've been addicted to them for years, but we know now that they kill you, so why would anyone even start? Don't get me wrong, I have friends who smoke but... At least vaping doesn't kill you...
Denim mini skirts. I see girls in their late 20s/early thirties who were in their prime when mini skirts were the pinnacle of cute...I'm so sorry, girls. You've peaked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cthursto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to think of something COOL a long time ago and tbought of Fonzie. Then thought Nawww Fonzie is still cool. Then realised oh my god Fonzie could NEVER be Uncool no matter how many generations pass because HE IS THE FONZ!!!
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There's something about Facebook that I think a lot of people don't realize or forget. For a brief period of time, in its infancy, Facebook was an exclusive club that only allowed college students to be members (yes I realize faculty and others with .edu accounts could sign up but by in large they didn't in those early years). This period of time for Facebook was when I was in college and so I was able to experience it then. Facebook of course is no longer this way and no future generation will ever experience it in this way. In fact one could make the case that there currently exists an untapped market for a social media site (or even Facebook offshoot) that allows only active college students to participate. I feel like people were much more free spirited on Facebook back then. Either way, I'm glad I got to experience Facebook during this short time in a way no one ever can again. I no longer have an active Facebook account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trend of the average global temperature
slid3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly for me, it's people declaring what is not cool any more.
Examples:
Articles on LinkedIn about not taking a backpack to a business meeting.
Articles on LinkedIn about, "Don't say, 'check in', or 'circle back', or 'touch base'. Those are no longer cool and your coworkers hate you because you're uncool"
The witch-hunt on cargo shorts. Who gives a shit if cargo shorts exist?
Who the fuck are you, the Fonz? Ayyyyyyy.
YorkP0rk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Tea Party. Not a single one of you crybabies nowadays has the balls to dress up as a Mohawk indian and wreak havoc on a British vessel. You can't even go far enough outside your comfort zone to vote for parties that aren't Republican. Suck it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
curemode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Superhero / comic book movies.
Back in the '90s, my friends and I dreamed of Hollywood making these kinds of movies. Now I'm drowning in the saturation.
Making fun of someone for being gay. Homophobic jokes aren't gone by any measure, but they're no longer tolerated by mainstream culture. I think (hope?)...
Nisas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but if I enjoy a nice pale ale who are you to stop me. I was drinking local pale ale(Irish pale ale so IPA counts for this) since I've started drinking
haha more power to you! to each his own! i am just over going to "good" breweries/bars and nearly all the beers they have on tap are either India Pale Ales or very hoppy styles of beer that are not meant to be hoppy. like a pilsner. a pilsner used to be the safe option to order to ensure that your beer will not be hoppy. not anymore! thanks IPA/super hoppy trend!
Finishing a cell phone conversation by flipping it closed. It used to be THE cool ''finish'' move, instantly making you look like a businessman for whatever reasons. Now if you have a flip phone you're silly.
s2514 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disco. I think I've seen like 3 disco places in my lifetime and they all looked like they were on their last leg.
Also, drive in movies but not because they're no longer cool so much as the cost of running them not being worth it. I've seen one drive in movie in my life and it was a great experience. I'm sad they're gone.
SHOoff11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitstrips
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a heel skate now that you attach to your shoes and essentially have the same damn thing. If you watch Cartoon Network the commercial is on 5 times or more within the span of an hour followed by the "Flip-a-zoo" pillow bullshit.
mcvilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emojis..
People and parody accounts use the same, like 5, emojis for everything. Like the laughing crying emoji has got to be the single most over used emoji! It's kind of annoying..
Also merchandisers have definitely picked up on the emoji hype making pillows, back packs, t-shirts, and various other merchandise.
Not gonna be surprised at all when other companies besides pepsi start incorporating them into their commercials. You know it's coming!
Hondo95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harambe redemption jokes. Not because I'm some butt hurt environmentalist. It's just not that funny to me, too many current events to still be referring to that incident.
On top of that, you have people going "Well, these OTHER gorillas were praised! Why didn't we give Harambe a chance?!" Because if we did, Harambe probably would have yanked that kid's spine out as if it were nothing.
I came here to say fm radio, but it is still cool to me. Radio is the really the only way I listen to music nowadays. Tune in app really brought it back for me especially the commercial free stations. I do occasionally turn it on a regular fm radio station for kicks. Wmmr is pretty good not just for Preston and steve. Z rock is also awesome.
Portland, OR. Please stop coming here. It's not as cool as everyone has made it out to be. Our infrastructure was not designed to handle the influx of people we've been getting and shit is going downhill fast. Traffic, rent, and development is ruining this city.
Playing cards. Outside. Seriously, when i was 10-15 that was the thing that my entire life was based around. Begging my parents for cash to buy Duel Masters pacts. We were printing fake cards, trading them daily, spending hours building a deck, running around parks trying to find more kids to duel with us. Those were the days, i think i made the best out of my childhood.
I just don't get it, I love good sounding music with clear highs and appropriate bass. Not ear drum piercing crunchy highs and bass that drowns out the rest of the song. But hey, what do I know.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me or is "txtspk" not popular anymore? Gone are the days on msn messenger when you could tell your friend that you were going to "brb cause your mom was being a db" and have animations pop up over every third word. Now that kind of language is used sparingly. I mean it's grating now seeing a word misspeled or lots of shortenings used in excess.
Scooters and Skateboards, maybe more of an age thing was super cool in high school but not a mode of transportation suitable to grown men. With Tony Hawk being the exception not the rule.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Runescape!!! That game was great and so popular 7-8 years ago. It wasn't even cool among only nerds. Even some of the tech-savy girls made accounts. Now barely anyone gives a shit about it
PBAUI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards and drones
Kolax_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
Strip club DJ for years with huge house parties. Now married with 2 kids, 401k, life insurance, and a Chrysler Pacifica that seats 6 very comfortably!
Movie theaters.
It's overpriced, probably already streaming on some website, and people never shut the fuck up.
Also, paying for a movie that ends up sucking balls is just a let down.
The screen and sound is nice I guess.
lynzzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing thats really cool is rocking your own style what ever it is. I used to get irritated because my friends would wear blatantly, irritating tacky clothing and have the nerve look fucking amazing. Until I realized confidence looks good on everyone.
SrsSteel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Asking a question at the end of your blog or social media post. People now know they can leave their (highly rated and obviously overthought) opinions underneath.
Also: Twitter, Instagram etc now are not for conversation, but for stating that (highly rated and obviously overthought) opinion.
CLCUBING ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Montage parodies, thank god. They used to be great for, what, 2 years? But then they got mainstream and everybody was all over the random weird "mlg parodies" and sucked all of the fun out of it in a day. The worst part was that none of them got it. They didn't know the early internet well enough to get the jokes and just thought it was random shit.
I miss the old days when it was just a little community, not overflooded with idiots :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Selfie sticks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:49:51 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put ios10 on that list too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:22:54 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, right after your mom's pussy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:10 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The jeans they sell at Buckle. The ones with all the studs and glitter on them that scratch any thing you sit on. Once white mom and dads started wearing them they were confirmed extinct.
mzkp54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The arctic
skinkboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a CEO. Of anything.
Adsy101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool. People get too caught up in wearing the right clothes or having the right things in their pockets or the right people in their lives. That isn't being cool, that's hard work. Just do what you like doing, wear what you like wearing and hang out with who you like hanging out with. You'll be happier and more involved with whatever it is you do all day, which is pretty cool.
Idk... I saw the phrase-- thought of Bane. Personally I could care less. There are much worse things that can be worn. I'm bothered more by yuppies wearing huge faced gaudy watches. It looks dumb. LPT: A huge gold watch on your wrist doesn't mean your cool or rich.
The KKK in the United States. Used to have, what, 5 million members in the 20s and now when you see a KKK member on TV (as long as it's not a period film) they're getting their asses kicked by black people or painted as functionally retarded hicks.
REAPER98s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:06 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well Atheism is on the rise all over the world when people get better education and better living standards, so it's not just a rebelious teenage phase, but a change in the world culture as a whole.
CpnStumpy ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 14:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems to have a much bigger coolness factor now than ever before... It's never been"cool" though. Sounds like your own perception used to see it as such from personal experience.
Uh, atheists are just like everyone else, there's no uniform... Sounds like you just don't like hipsters, they're not the same thing... Most atheists don't talk about it because they don't care. Lack of religion makes your views on religion a low relevance thing to you...
Ugh the sagging of the pantalones. I am a large white fellow who grew up in a pretty rough area, so one of the first things I ever did to assimilate a little was loosen that belt and hang my baggy jeans down half off my ass. Well, that stuck until my late 20s. I had to literally stop wearing underwear in order to break the habit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joking about Donald Trump as president. That shit will end the world.
davis482 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an underage illegal immigrant driving a stolen ice cream truck stop being cool when some dude got hit while riding his unicycle and juggling tennis balls.
Pikmints ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's only just starting, but anything that offends Muslims - particularly homosexuality, or at least the public acceptance of homosexuality, like gay pride parades and flamboyant self expression.
Now that 30 million Muslim young men have emigrated to the West, traditional liberals have to choose which interest group is to have primacy. Despite occasional rumors, Muslims are not gay but polygamist.
And since there are more Muslims than gays, guess who will have to go back into the closet...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos and piercings.
It's possible for them to be cool but it's almost entirely based on the person who has them rather than the tattoo or piercing itself. That is, now that you can get a tattoo and/or a piercing in a mall next to a cinnabon it has lost it's coolness by and large.
Travo79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big fucking beards, and memes about how your a little boy or a girl without one. These are mainly worn by fat fucks hiding a double chin anyway.
Smoking. I grew up in the 80s and everyone smoked. Everyone on TV smoked. Everyone in movies smoked. I smoked (when I was old enough). My parents smoked. My grandparents smoked. My friends smoked. We knew it was bad for us, we didn't care. We were addicts and it was just the thing to do.
23 years later I was finally able to quit.
prim3y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, the reason it's still so popular is because it used to be the 'cool' thing to do (just looking at old ads/commercials from cigarette companies will tell you that).
Of course, now we know about all of the associated health risks, it is no longer cool to smoke.
Yuhara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing drugs.
kazfiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This, along with smoking and drinking will never not be considered cool by a decent amount of the population.
You just think it's not cool anymore because you're getting older.
I've seen it happen, it was cool between 15 and 20. All of it. But between 18 and 21 everyone suddenly got their act together and quit most of it.
fast forward 4 years and people realize it doesn't make any difference whatsoever and suddenly everyone is smoking/drinking/doping up again.
I've smoked for +- 8 months, I quit 2 weeks ago. haven't touched a cigar since. Though I've got 40+ longfillers left. Guess I'll keep them for special occasions for the next few years :)
Yuhara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For contextual information, I've not done drugs, nor am I in my 20's.
However, yes, that seems to contribute to transitioning between high school/teen years, and college/adult years.
Nice, man!! I'm glad you decided to quit, whatever you decide to do with those cigars, I hope you're safe.
dph11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one has said smoking yet? Of all kinds YUCK
Jack6566 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a straight white male.... honestly I don't think there is a more universally hated stereo type today. Unless maybe you add Christian to the definition
Smoking. Now everyone just thinks you smell and that you make bad decisions. It's reached "Single mom with misbehaving kids level", Where random people will walk up to you and try to give you a impromptu intervention.
sd_ward ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone tried that with me at the airport recently. I know it's bad but for fuck's sake I was in a metal flying tube for four hours AND I was in the designated smoking area.
This person started to list off how dangerous smoking is for the people around me. I just responded with, "Shit, I'm glad YOU showed up then."
Pretty much any habit-forming drug. It's not cool to be chained to a substance.
Oh and getting tattoos just for the sake of having one. It's irresponsible and childish. Don't wanna hang with a guy that's 22 tatted up with gauges and smokes every night. That's not normal.
Smoking. Between young people doing it less and less and celebs not wanting to be seen doing it, it's definitely no longer the cool habit it used to be.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glamrock, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Bashing Pot Smokers, Polyester Suits, Gas Guzzlers, Hate Speech, Anti-Education, Commercialism, etc. Not an exhaustive list.
Sounds like you didn't think trying was cool either back in the day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol. It's become the new 'smoking'. Stop the annoying glorification/romanticization of something that makes you so empty and ill, and frankly, doesn't even taste good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blowing shit up and killing people because they like a different sky god
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully most people have realized that accusing size 0 girls of not being "real" is just as bad as calling a big girl a cow. Douchebaggery comes in all shapes and sizes.
IMjudas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better to have been cool and lost than never to have been cool at all.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 12:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instagram
rratnip ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:27:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austin Powers. I love that we as a society have just collectively decided to pretend it never existed. You don't even see it on daytime cable. I remember back in high school when it came out everybody was quoting it like mad. I was gone to the UK for a month when Goldmember came out, I remember coming home and everybody was dropping new stupid quotes that I had no idea where they came from.
Unfortunately it and that other stupid movie killed Mike Myers for us. I guess I can still watch So I Married An Axe Murderer and pretend none of it ever happened.
At 28yo I had never smoked cigerettes before - but my undergrad neighbor let me try his vape. Oh balls what a buzz. I was ready to be addicted, the only thing stopping me is my extreme frugality. So, I dare say, that is why they do it. It felt great and didn't smell bad, and giant puff of vapor is fun.
Guns are more popular than ever. 1/3 of American home now have at least one gun. Sales are at an all time high as are applications for conceal carry permits.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 13:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends / family / myself try to play off drug & alcohol problems as "socializing" or wacky hijinks.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
kshucker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:52:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mom jeans.
Actually, any trend that early 20 year olds follow. It's just a rip off of trends from previous decades. High waisted shorts were cool in the 80's (ladies). Neon sunglasses glasses and neon t-shirts were cool in the 90's (dude bro's).
Nothing was cool in the 2000's.
Jolcski ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:08:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying anything without prefacing "possible trigger warning."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Post-modern Radical left is starting to go out of favor as well though.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say 'Thus' a lot. I'm not sure that's been cool for a very long time, if ever!
Though, I don't think I've ever been into or liked much that was considered cool.
Also, is reality TV still cool? I wish it would just feck off!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying jive turkey or kool kat. Smoking cigs. Using AIM. Using MySpace. Using a CD player or cassette player (Walkman). Using anything with wires (it's all about Bluetooth). Having large bulky televisions. Saying television instead of TV. Spiking your hair with gel. Sandals with socks. Sandals with socks on the beach (shoebees).
Helping folks with minor struggles. I swear I've gotta be the only dude in my area that's willing to stop to try to assist someone. And more than half the time, I'm the asshole weirdo putting my nose in business.
"Woah sir, that washer/dryer looks kinda heavy, need some help getting it upstairs?"
"Fuck off, you calling me weak?"
Howdy ma'am, looks like a flat, need some help getting the spare on?
"My husband is on the way, so leave me alone."
In all fairness, I do look like a grunge hippie, so I get the apprehension, but I can't think of a good reason to be a dick to someone trying to help, unless it's uncool to accept help from strangers.
I feel ya, brother. I once tried to help my elderly landlord drag the 8 extra-heavy garbage cans down the stairs of our steep front yard after X-mas, and he looked at me like I just asked if I could fuck his mentally challenged daughter.
Hand to god, words from his mouth. Folks are jerks in my part of the country. Dude had to hulk his washer up to the third story. He was one of those cowboy types, who only wears camo, and stuff with that deer logo.
The only type of shorts men are allowed to wear anymore are golf shorts and athletic shorts. WTF guys there is nothing wrong with jean shorts, literally the only thing wrong with them is the epithet 'jorts'.
Driving a Ferrari with personalized plate abbreviated Maverick. Yeah douchebag that cut me off, maybe I'm driving a piece of shit candy van, but fuck you for your arrogance.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually really happy no one said smoking. It's lack of mention I think means it's so uncool now that no one ever thought of it as cool in the first place for a long time
Fhane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Baggy cargo shorts.
For goodness sake you guys in your 30's/40's, I know they're utilitarian and were cool when you were in college; but it's 2016 and have you not realized they haven't been on the front racks in 10 years? It's time to let go.
The Clintons and the DNC's hostility to Bernie along with their collusion with corporate media has infected it with corruption. The only thing saving the DNC right now is how unpopular Trump is.
Things going "viral". Especially seeing something on the news that was on REDDIT two weeks ago, and that was Facebook last week and that was forgotten just as quickly
slavy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being concerned with whether or not others think you're cool. Star Wars is back in business, comic book superheroes are all the rage and everyone has a mini computer in their pocket that they can't help but play with several times a day. What in the world even is "cool" anymore? Cool is outdated.
Arx95 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love pool, the strategy and geometry of it, coupled with cheap beers/smell of beer that has stained the carpet for decades and just simply a venue where random people congregate regardless of skill level. I have a "Pool Night" every other Thursday with some friends. Most of the time a few show up and we have a grand old time playing cutthroat or 8-ball. After a few months, it was harder to get people to show up. A friend of mine came in half and hour late and said to me, "dude, pool is just not cool anymore." We played a few rounds and since then haven't gotten the group back together.
xRicelle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tentacruel
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:30:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JimmyR42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money, it brings the worst in humanity... just another religion.
Same benefit : its convenient.
Same problem : its ONLY "true" if you believe in it.
Same solution : we would be better off without it.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The human condition is the problem, not money or religion. Selfishness and self-centeredness causes all human suffering. The world will never be better because man-kind is self-centered.
2008-2012 reddit was super interesting. Since then it has got progressively more vanilla and boring.
The discussions are about movies and stupid "uplifting stories", or worse just long chains of mind numblingly stupid humor, instead of being deep and meaningful conversations about revolution and fixing the world.
Redditors who argue invalid points, almost shouting through the keyboard, and invent some so radicalized side to an argument that it's on the verge of total absurdity, mixed with bullying and stupidity. 'Merica!
Tattoos. No, we're not judging you for your tattoos. We don't think they make you look like a criminal, or a bad mother, or whatever the shitty memes you post on Facebook claim. We just think you're a bellend.
cubitfox ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'We're not judging you'
'We just think you're a bellend.'
The 'buy American' an 'support your small business' movements.
Globalization won. People don't want to go out of their way and pay more than they need to for the same products.
If there's a new business that provides a unique product or experience for a fair price, they won't need 'Small Business Saturdays'-type programs to draw in customers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile people complain about all the jobs that left America.
Self deprecating humor. I might just be outside the loop on it because I dont have CRIPPLING DEPRESSION, but I dont understand why everyone is calling themselves trash anymore. It was funny for a few months but when everyone starts saying literally all the time.
Not trying to belittle mental illness, I've got plenty of it in my family and my ownself. I just dont see the point anymore.
Blue Jeans. I'm not sure about the rest of the country but where I am from, Blue Jeans aren't nearly as popular as they use to be. I see them less and less, and the people wearing them look like they are fashionably oblivious anyways.
The first step to making something "cool" is to try to ban it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will probably help to normalize race relationships, by white allowing white people to get it all of their chest, then realizing that the world still turns and finally being able to move on.
Rape. The vikings love to rape and pillage, now if u try u get arrested.
c0lleen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a bachelor's degree. Have fun going back to your shitty high school job and living at your parents' until you "go back to school" for a worthwhile higher level degree or you get really lucky and somehow obtain a real person job with a lowly undergraduate degree.
How devolved slang terms have gotten.. It's toddler babble! Examples: Lit, fam, af, bae, woke, fleek, etc... If I hear someone using one, I assume they're a tool, and it immediately devalues anything else they say. That's not to say they're bad people, but It'd be groovy to revive some lingual flavor is all I'm saying.
I said lingual flavor, nothing about intelligence. Gnarley comes from surfers/skaters, it's a more authentic culture to me than all these post '93 kids using the aforementioned slang and pretending to be money or art focused. In most experiences I find these people to be talkers, not doers.
That's what opinions are, I'm not trying to get you to agree with me. It's the internet, I can do that shit here for no reason any nobody cares. It's a great place.
Let's use some deductive reasoning skills to help you out. Your original retort said you didn't think gnarly was very intelligent slang. My point in my reply was to state that I feel the skate culture, from which that slang originated, is more authentic and 'cool' than the '' fam, lit, bae, etc.. '' I'm assuming you belong to that crowd since you are clearly incapable of basic comprehension skills.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 12:11:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dean403 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. If you smoke cigarettes your a fucking idiot. I can't event take my friends who smoke seriously. And if you smoke around your kids..... Well, you're a special kind of ignorant.
Pokemon go, beards, brewing your own beer, cross fit, skate boards, mopeds, selfie sticks, bmx bikes, saying "rad", apple products, clubbing, ice bucket challenge, spencers, jordans, myspace, lycos, hotornot, kanye west post kim, mp3s, limewire, napster, ipods, black berry's, MTV, VH1 and soon to be anti-microbial soap
Smoking/vaping. Only the old people do that shit now, at least where I live. The young kids are all on about juicing and soylent and being healthy and stuff like that.
Really?
Well at this point IDC, my point still semi-ish... Maybe... Stands.
Okay fuck it, I hate arguing with you people.
(Though I'd hardly call that an argument)
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FuckingDoily ยท 4264 points ยท Posted at 16:25:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pushing people into swimming pools. Personal electronics wrecked that one for good.
zlovedoctor ยท 464 points ยท Posted at 23:20:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thought of this one while watching Stranger Things. That part where they push each other into the pool and everyone is laughing? Wouldn't happen today.
[deleted] ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 23:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha pretty sure they're only laughing because they're attracted to each other. Being pushed in a pool sucked even pre-pocket electronics, but I think I'd be pretty forgiving if I wanted to bang the person who did it to me. But I was pushed in by our dumbass redneck neighbors and they ruined my silk scarves, which I was wearing as part of my halloween costume. :/
ohohButternut ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanna hear another story about yer dumbass redneck neighbors. Any good ones?
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, our families were friendly, but I wasn't friends with any of them on an individual level. But they were at my halloween birthday party because our families were friendly and one of them thought it was appropriate to push 12 year old me in the pool in my costume in front of all of my guests. They didn't really do anything else particularly noteworthy, but obviously there's a part of me that hasn't really forgiven them for the pool thing haha.
ohohButternut ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:22:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get it. I haven't forgiven the boy who pushed me into a pool when I was little, before I learned to swim. His mom and my mom were like, "What are you crying about?" I was like, "I could've died! And it was mean! :-("
BarnDoor_ ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 03:37:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound fun. /s
AeroKMSF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:01:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay so I grew up in oklahoma, our nearest neighbors lived about a quarter mile down the road and after them it was just Clark and for about 5miles before any other civilization. My red neck finger neighbors had about 5-7 children and most of their extended family lived in trailers on their property behind the house. They had a huge burning pit and a self mad ATV track which is why I spent any time over there. They always had tons of cars in their driveway every week but we never paid no mind to it. However after I moved out to californie we rented out our house, the renters were also white trash but that's a different story. Anyways they get real suspicious of all the cars going in and out of the neighbors driveway all the time so they called the police, turns out they were supplying most of the crystal meth for southwest oklahoma beneath their house for about 7 years. Didn't surprise me when we found out.
ohohButternut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:54 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wowsers. Thanks!
Touchmycooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nah, that's about it
ohohButternut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mm'kay
_VincentVanDope_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:36:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stranger Things in modern times
Steve pushes Nancy in the pool
spoiled Nancy's iPhone is destroyed
Nancy: looks into Steve's eyes "You're a fucking douche Steve Harrington :)"
macbrak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:39:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exploding note 7s?
Reckg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'll be cool again when waterproof phones and watches take over
vrtigo1 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 02:56:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You all must have Apple devices. My Samsung phone is essentially waterproof.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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jahago ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:11:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why money? It will just dry off.
Headshot86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian money, anyways
vrtigo1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:27:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money dries out fine, it may be a little brittle afterward but you probably won't be holding on to it for too long anyway and then it's somebody else's problem.
dcw14 ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And breaking people's necks. There was an ama on here about a woman who broke her neck from that.
Brandonmac10 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not pushing somebody into a pool, that's pushing them onto concrete.
AOEUD ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:33:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pools are dangerous as fuck. It's easy to hit the bottom of a pool and break your neck. The most common swimming injury is quadriplegia (so said my rehabilitation engineering prof; I find it hard to believe.)
a-panda-citis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:54:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dove into a pool and knocked out a couple teeth. I can't tell you how much it blows my mind how close I came to breaking my face or my neck.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean iirc the pool was about 4-5 feet deep and regular private pools don't tend to get much deeper.
usernameisusername57 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Mine is ~8.5 feet deep.
DoomZero755 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:53:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the lawyer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No she really did
kthu1hu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I almost thought you meant that breaking people's necks isn't cool anymore. I mean, it's not. It is in video games tho.
Reckg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean pool with no water
BeefSamples ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 20:08:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waterproof phones will bring it back. i'll be waiting.
PM_ME_BIGGER_BOOBS ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 23:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll have to be REALLY mainstream. Because there's so many people out there on Galaxy 4s or iPhone 4s or even non smart phone users. Until all phones are made waterproof you'll push a poor kid into the pool with a crappy phone and what little they could afford will be ruined
ohohButternut ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then you'd feel like a really big boob.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:15:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:43:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a bag of sand
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ohohButternut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll love this then. (Check out the paisley.) Truth: My parents were nerds and I grew up cuddling this. It's why I'm so smart.
1stSuiteinEb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:16:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I love feeling really big boobs. Oh wait
DickC-Normous ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:59:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just 8 years ago, smart phones weren't even a thing. In my opinion, in 2 decades or so, waterproof personal electronics will be the norm.
Tidorith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't matter if they're the norm. You'd want to be >99% sure that the person didn't have a phone that wasn't waterproof on them. There are still plenty of people around who don't have smart phones, and that's the comparison. In two decades I'd be surprised if some people didn't have electronic devices that weren't waterproof.
DoomZero755 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:59:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I guess so, but hopefully the only people you're pushing into pools are your friends (because phone or not, if you're pushing a stranger into a pool, you're probably a dick), and you'd know what phones your friends have.
Like, the scene that plays out in my head is a group of friends that- wait a second, are we talking about pushing people who still fully clothed into a pool? Why would anyone do that? How could you be sure they have a dry set of clothes to change into later? Because if they're wearing a bathing suit, they obviously wouldn't still have their phones on them, so the only time you're concerned about a person's phone being on them is when they've still got their regular clothes on, and if you're pushing them in like that, then you're absolutely a dick.
Honestly I just don't see a way out of this where you're able to push somebody into a pool while it's still questionable whether they have their phone on them without being a dick. If it's questionable, you're a dick even if you know their phone wouldn't break.
DickC-Normous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're not invited to my pool party.
Dranx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. If people don't think waterproof phones will be the norm then idk what to tell you.
hmwith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
8 years?
It has been at least 11 years, because I've used smartphones exclusively since 2005.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_The_V_(VX9800)
Edit: I have also used waterproof smartphones for the last 2.5 years.
DickC-Normous ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Iphone was certainly not the first smart phone, but when they came out in 2007, that's when smartphones became the norm for the general public. That's what I meant about about them not being "thing."
conquer69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The person that pushed the kid has to pay for it.
s2514 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you buy him a brand new waterproof phone. That's what I'd do if I accidentally broke someone's phone with water.
trident042 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get a wingman. They come up all "oh hey, you get that new waterproof phone?" The moment you hear affirmation, strike!
man_on_a_screen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:25:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
considerate assholes are really taken for granted in society today.
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perfect
nothedoctor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll still have a panic attack though.
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright, you'll have the water to calm you down
tigerloadra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Water resistant
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WATERPROOF. It's the fucking future we're talking about here
jrflores426 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:22 on December 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most high end Android phones are water resistant enough to sink in the pool for 30 minutes
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:57 on December 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeeze. Way to ressurect a comment
[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 21:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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jman4220 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there's a few cases of that floating around that always make shows like Ellen and shit.
sssh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Floating in a swimming pool paralyzed...
PartTimeBarbarian ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 22:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think that there's a legitimate danger associated with pushing someone into a pool? This is why we can't have nice things
1-Down ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:13:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just so little return on amusement vs likelyhood of fucking something up.
Yes, people have gotten hurt from being pushed into a pool.
More frequently, you're gonna fry $600 in electronics.
It's the sort of thing the douchey guy did in 80's movies.
PartTimeBarbarian ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:14:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like that when I said I've pushed people into a pool, everyone somehow interpreted that as me pushing fully clothed people with electronics into pools. We have a pool at my house and I'm talking about my dad and brother, in swimwear and already wet.
FicklePickle13 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:58:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shoving somebody hard enough that they fall down always has danger associated with it regardless of where you intend for them to land.
pinkbutterfly1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pushing people into pools isn't a nice thing.
PartTimeBarbarian ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You know what? You're right. Last time my brother pushed me into the pool, I laughed. But that was wrong of me. Next time, I'll remember to sue his ass.
timmymac ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also head and neck injuries.
UIFU ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I see your Phone?
Uhm... sure why?
Thanks.
Down S/He goes.
SquirrelKnuckle ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:58:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless the person is dense, you've gotta play it up a little, lest you spark their suspicion.
You've gotta pretend that you phone died in your hand, in front of them. Ask to borrow the phone for a call, since yours died right before you could.
Having a reason will help disarm. Then you betray the bastard.
berniens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not for assholes
layover_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I see your phone buddy?
natsirtenal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a thing u just wait till they near the pooleith said phibe out . steal... the hip bump... still a thing
Omvega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My phone is waterproof, bitches
(pls don't push me in the pool tho)
KapUSMC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had that happen at a party I drove to.... Aside from ruining my cell phone, my key fob didn't wor. I dried out and worked about 24 hours later, but i had driven to the party (in LA from San Diego). Got stuck there an extra day (and if didn't dry out, would have been longer).
jpresken2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who in their right mind brings their non-waterproof phone to the pool? One splash and my precious is destroyed!
1-Down ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've never been to a party where the homeowner happens to have a pool?
jpresken2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I haven't, but I take your point.
Billfloyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with water balloons, supersoakers, or any method of randomly wetting people.
Extract ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one also wrecked some personal electronics for good.
juanes3020 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I miss that so much. What's the point of having a pool if you can do that shit anymore
throwaway08255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last pool party I attended, the host instigated a squirt gun fight where he was the only one armed. After he put it down, I picked him up and asked if had his keys, wallet or phone on him. When he said no, I carried him to the pool and asked again. When he confirmed his pockets were empty, in he went.
I lost points on surprise, but I feel like I gained points showing him his impending doom.
twitchwanker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similarly they ruined any chance of ambushing your friends into a water balloon fight.
Jabonex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bringing your phone next to the pool? what?
Grabak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, personal electronics have had water resistant options for years. Smart move if you are around water is to get one that handles water.
Arttherapist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waterproof cell phones will bring that back.
RanaktheGreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone tried doing that to me since I didn't have a phone at the time. I pulled two of them with me who had Iphone 6 at the time.
Freaky_Teeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quick tip: If anything electronic gets dropped in water, stick it in a container full of rice and leave it for a few days.
Moobtastical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dropping by someone's house unannounced.
wvsfezter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may have a comeback in the next few years, a lot of new phones are waterproof so if you know the guy...
sack_013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the late 90's, I once attended a keg party by a lake and brought with me a small, personal amount of cocaine. I was drunk and somewhat spun, and thought it would be a fun idea to wander off to the end of the dock and have some 'me' time. Some drunk asshole saw me chilling by myself, and thought it would be hilarious to shove me into the lake. As hammered as I was, I still had enough of my senses to pull the cigarette pack cellophane package from my pocket and throw it back onto the dock as I was being forced into the lake.
That shit wasn't cool back then, either.
fae-daemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For now.
BennyJames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lost an SD card full of wedding photos I had just shot because of this.
tacit25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of my personal electronics are water proof, so push away
DragonRaptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No its ok,all the latest smart phones are waterproof now.
thebestbananabread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're at a pool party and someone asks you if you have your phone on you, you may as well just throw yourself in and get it over with..
GoGoPoweRanger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Camp counselor here. At swim we would ask our fellow counselors if they had their phone with them. Surprisingly most people would say no just before realizing that their honesty got them pushed right into the pool. No electronics were harmed this summer.
Nastreal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever been pushed in with your wallet in your pocket? Any cards or money, soaked and probably ruined. All you can do is pray the ink doesn't bleed too badly or that you at least have backups of all your insurance cards.
I laminate everything now.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silk scarf...? Maybe you deserved it..?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is now a Rich man's privilege
gingeregg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why everyone has to take their personal electronics out when you get there. Or you pick them up and give them the chance to take it out then dump them in.
mrslongbottom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:29 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work at a pool and I can guarantee every single member of staff has been in it at least once. Rite of passage.
Storytellerbobfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:18 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
finally an iPhone is released which is waterproof
Emily_Rugburn_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:14 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinal cord injuries wrecked that one too.
Demonzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:32 on September 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waterproof phones will bring that pastime back
krankkinder12 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh. Half the phones out there are water resistant now. Give it another 3 years and pushing people into pools will be on the rise.
fappolice ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you define "half" as anything even resembling 50 percent your statement is incredibly wrong.
cookingforassholes ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:37:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Half": adj. used to describe a world without iPhones and only S Galaxy actives
Kyoraki ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:43:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny you say that, the regular S7 has far better waterproofing than the active model for some reason this year.
xxwolfpackof1xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
S7 user here can confirm. Accidentally dropped my phone in a bucket a water and still going strong with no issues.
KCE6688 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Resisting doesn't equal being totally submerged into water though
Sibraxlis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
30 min in 5 feet of water means submerged.
http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/galaxy-s7-features-and-specs/
pinkbutterfly1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:01:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at this rich guy with the $800 phone over here
Sibraxlis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3 years ago ish the s5 came out, tons of people have an s5, as it costs 300ish to buyout, and is water resistant also.
alexisdr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So did paralysis
RoguePoet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, my phone is waterproof. Bring it. :)
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your phone is probably water resistant. ill let you learn the difference.
RoguePoet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's waterproof up to 6 ft for 30 minutes. I wash it with my dishes.
Just because you're an idiot, don't assume I am.
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey.. fuck yourself. post back when ur "waterproof" crap phone gets compromised.
RoguePoet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:59:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you could keep your bullshit to yourself and not assume you know everything... You know, Try to stop being a cunt? I'm sure if you put enough time and energy into it you could manage.
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea ill let all my bullshit out on the lake. taking that one to heart. have a shitty day
RoguePoet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a chance. :)
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:15:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well hey babe. i wasnt trying to start a shit fight. i was making a light jab and you called me an idiot. i hope you have a good day and have some beers and enjoy some football or whatever you do. peace :)
RoguePoet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:39:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hope the fishing's good. :)
Hey_im_miles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i feel like we can be friends now :) after the initial spat. keeo in mind im mimosa drunk
lupuscapabilis ยท -55 points ยท Posted at 18:27:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say if you're standing close enough to a pool to be pushed in and have your phone on you, you're askin for it.
chao77 ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you're that guy.
TheShattubatu ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:45:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A rapist?
pogtheawesome ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like something someone would say sarcastically to show someone how stupid they look defending rape but no you're 100% serious and that's incredible
thecavernrocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So basically I already know your "friends" hate you cos you're that guy, and they think you're a cunt and talk about you behind your back.
Stop being a waste of existence.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:17 on September 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with you?
Giant9999 ยท 3345 points ยท Posted at 16:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making a salad and submerging it in jello. I'm looking at you 1972. What the fuck were you thinking?!
firedrops ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 20:15:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God the flashback I just had to elementary school in the 80s. It was this awful private Episcopalian school with the worst cafeteria I've ever had the misfortune to eat at. They routinely put vegetables like broccoli in our jello I guess as an attempt to get us to eat it. It was so gross. But this was in the era of the "clean plate club" so we weren't supposed to leave the table until we'd eaten most of our food. (Side note: if you ever wanted to make a generation of kids fat tell them they will be punished if they don't eat everything on their plate.)
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously have never met Mennonites. We're skinny as rails but God help you if you don't clean your plate.
firedrops ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:49:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haha sure but Mennonites are like the Maasai in that you may eat a lot and eat fatty foods but you walk or do other kinds of exercise all throughout the day. Plus, farming. (At least that's the more traditional lifestyle though I realize it varies.) That seems to be very effective to keeping your BMI low even if you're consuming a lot of calories.
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:01 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fatty foods aren't as important in the formation of fat as sugar aren't they?
firedrops ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:42 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think breaking it down to fat vs sugar for gaining weight is probably little simplistic. If you eat butter all day you're going to get fat. The media likes to shift between sugar vs fat, but most scholars argue both are important. It is hard to find good open access reviews of this but here is one that has a nice discussion of the fat vs sugar issue in their lit review section
But the Maasai also do a hell of a lot of exercise. 2565 kcal/day over basal requirements mostly from being pastoralists. In other words, they walk about 11 miles more a day than most Americans. A lot of scholars think this is the primary reason they are skinny and have low risk for heart disease.
Redd575 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:29 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
11 miles compared to about 3 for the "average American." Not even taking into account the difference in terrain and any elevation changes. Those guys must be beastly.
thisishowibowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:00 on September 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ate huge amounts of butter, bacon and fat and lost weight, But it was a low carb diet
and my cholesterol dropped like crazy
tutuesday ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:16:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just had a Clean Plate Club stomach lurch flashback. Ugh.
Fearstruk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree with you. Being required to eat everything on your plate when the portion sizes are too much is bad. Being required to eat everything on your plate when portion sizes are correct reinforces not wasting food and only taking what you need.
FicklePickle13 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "clean plate club" is usually found in places where portions are dictated to you and they are always too large for adults, let alone children.
firedrops ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:49:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The American South (where I grew up) definitely does not do "correct portion sizes."
DIAMOND_STRAP ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 09:29:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still get stressed and anxious if I don't finish what's on my plate (because it infuriated my parents growing up), which was a problem when I went to America where portion sizes are huge.
FeralSparky ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many homes like mine had the food given to you. My mom always made my plate and it was always to much.
Japandali ยท 626 points ยท Posted at 19:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, ever read a Scandinavian church cookbook? Pretty sure it's half jello salad recipes.
I won't lie, I like most of them. Except the ones with pretzels or dinner mints in them. Fuck those.
pyronius ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 21:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The very idea that somebody thought that up baffles the mind. "Man... You know what would go really well together? Jello, Lettuce, and breath mints."
And then, presumably, someone agreed.
Mrmojoman0 ยท 576 points ยท Posted at 22:10:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i was thinking more "god, brenda is holding another fucking dinner party, and of course you have to 'bring your own dish'. fuck brenda. fuck her parties. i'm putting lettuce and mints in jello for this bullshit."
emperorchiao ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 23:17:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"And lutefisk. Fuck you, Brenda."
chevymonza ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one explanation. And when she got insulted, the people in on the joke had to pretend it was legit and put it in a cookbook.
Duchat ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:14:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you John Oliver?!?
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brenda is fucking up all over this thread.
EdgyTeen9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Mums name is Brenda. :^(
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:56:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has shite dinner parties, and is generally uncool.
Octopus_Tetris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:31:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But she fucks like a racehorse.
atclubsilencio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know who I can't stand?
That Brenda bitch.
Huitzilopostlian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fusion cuisine at it's finest
munificent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, we have been preparing foods in gelatin since the Middle Ages, and mint has long of a history being used in savory dishes.
Sure, "mint bits in jello" sounds awful, but "Mediterranean lamb in aspic"?
TwistedBlister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nah, Jell-O and fish sounds good!" http://i.imgur.com/PSQKDH0.jpg
"That sounds like too much trouble... how about lemon Jell-O and tomato sauce instead?" http://i.imgur.com/Eu25OCz.jpg
imahuhman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Five cents off?!? I'm printing that!
TwistedBlister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ad is from 1965, and five cents then is worth 38 cents today. http://data.bls.gov/cgbin/cpicalc.pli-?cost1=.05&year1=1965&year2=2016
A package of Jell-O is about a buck nowadays, so figure the coupon is for about 1/3 off of retail.
Joab007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a woman who had a relative whose recipe for Watergate salad included onions and, IIRC, garlic.
domesticatedprimate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole jello and it-doesn't-look-like-food-recipes trend started in the 50s, a time of euphoria where most people had spent the previous decade suffering through war in one capacity or another. It was also the start of the so-called green revolution where there was heavy indoctrination on a national level about the benefits of all kinds of technologies (and the companies that sold them) and that anything new was good. I think people can generally be quite gullible when they're really happy, so it's understandable that they'd just throw good sense out the window and buy into the new consumerism so easily.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gallery of Regrettable Food has a lot of examples of this sort of stuff.
Rimmoruud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever thought of hotdogs?! We put swine (sometimes also beef) and mix it to a nice farche, then we stuff IT into a sheep intestent, then we fucking smoke IT! Hotdogs are sick
lamearN ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 20:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scandinavian here, say what now?
[deleted] ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 21:31:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He means Scandinavian-American. A crapton of Swedes settled the Midwest, hence the Minnesota Vikings.
Their churches kept the moniker, to differentiate them from British churches, like Presbyterians or Episcopalians. Where I live, it's not so much Scandinavian churches as Dutch Reform or Ukrainian Orthodox.
AfroClam ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:02:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to join the Latvian Orthodox church but was denied because I have the kavorka
wellllthatwasweird ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, you're missing out on some sweet hats.
TheGrey_Wolf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:15:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such is life.
Senecatwo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kramer, is that you?
coredumperror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does that make you a Kavorkian?
AfroClam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. Just like having worn cutoff jean shorts does not mean I shower in them.
StopItKenImALesbian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, Tobias...
AfroClam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't know for sure that I am Tobias. There are hundreds of us
lordbobofthebobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, they don't.
rasch8660 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:35:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Little-known fact: The Midwest-Scandinavian-Americans were actually deported from Scandinavia because of their horrible, jelly-all-the-things, food.
tiger8255 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:50:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jell-O was invented in 1897, a few decades after the big rush of Scandinavian immigrants (1860s)
Bokkoel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Don't forget the Norwegians:
http://midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/history_heritage/heritage_travel/norwegians_minnesota_wisconsin_iowa.html
There are still communities in the American Midwest who speak Norwegian.
http://csumc.wisc.edu/?q=node/226
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:43 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I refuse to recognise Norwegian independence.
1kgofFlour ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:23:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fellow Scandinavian. Exactly. This must be some misunderstanding. Never ever heard about that.
Call_me_Cassius ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:31:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming he means in the Midwestern US.
DeGozaruNyan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scandinavian here, I agree what the fuck?!?
shady_mcgee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck because you like pretzel jello and can't understand why anyone wouldn't, or what the fuck is pretzel jello?
DeGozaruNyan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bรถrk Bรถrk?
Aken42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like you have been cooking your churches incorrectly.
herrmister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:28:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are so many scandis in the Midwest that they still practice Jantelov, only it's called Minnesota Nice or Midwestern Nice.
Makeshiftjoke ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretzels in Jello? What the utter hell is this
fiberpunk ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably stuff like this?
xenotime ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought more something like this http://imgur.com/LFKpd9I
fiberpunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Japandali is probably referring to ones like those.
metalmilitia182 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie that looks pretty fucking tasty.
stayawaygetaway_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is. We have it every 4th of July. 10/10 would eat again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had pretzel-jello desserts. They just dont taste good to me. Overly sweet and mushy either mushy pretzel or baked-overly-hard pretzel.
Makeshiftjoke ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:39:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, ok. I could eat that definitely.
Trumpet_Jack ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:09:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit is fucking bangin'!
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem with that is that it looks pretty good. He's talking about some mid-century abomination.
Mickaloni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My husband's family makes this at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's not terrible but it's definitely not my favorite holiday dish. The weirdest thing is that they're Scottish, and from the Texas Panhandle by way of Louisiana.
Japandali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the stuff! The texture of that is horrific.
RudeCats ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does attending the church Smorgasbord count? I don't touch the jello. I tried the sliced meat cake roll thing - I will just say it is better than lutefisk.
scotchirish ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're only supposed to have a little lutefisk, not the whole pan!
itswhatyouneed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to my late Great Uncle. That fucker ate like 7 bowls of it every Christmas.
Adytzah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:04:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dangit Bobby
Japandali ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my family, we all had to eat at least three bites of lutefisk or SANTA DIDN'T COME. We finally killed that tradition after my grandfather passed away; my mother and I both hate the stuff.
Fun lutefisk side story: My mom found a recipe for baking lutefisk instead of boiling it, which greatly reduced the stench. One year, she left it in too long and the damn stuff liquified. It just melted down into a horrible puddle, so we didn't eat it. (I wish I could say she did it on purpose to save us from eating it, but I know that's not the case...) When we went to clean the pan, we could not get that shit out. It was like cement.
Fish should not freaking do that.
itswhatyouneed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahah. My uncle and grandma always bake it so maybe that's why I never understood when people talked about the horrific smell. I mean it still smells but I don't think it's overwhelming. I don't like it much but I always eat a few bites soaked in butter. My grandma has passed but my uncle has made it forever so I don't think it will be going away soon because he kind of enjoys it.
Do you eat pickled herring? Meditipolse? (sp?)
Japandali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, baking really cuts back on the smell. I never saw my grandmother make Swedish meatballs growing up, because we were usually boiling lutefisk at the same time. So I would hole up in my room with a towel stuffed under my door so I wouldn't smell it when I went to sleep. It's got to be one of the most disgusting things I've been subjected to...
Nope! My grandma loved both though! We always had tons of pickles around at holidays though. Pickled beets, green beans, cucumbers, and asparagus, and all homemade.
Japandali ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of the jello salads are tasty. I like the one with mandarins, raspberry jello and cottage cheese. There's also a raspberry sour cream one that I quite like. But if you can't immediately identify what the hell is in it, stay away. I never want to be surprised by what's in jello...
Love a Scandinavian potluck, though. So many options, not enough plate.
Disgruntled_Old_Trot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Words to live by . . .
MN_Hockey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tator tot hotdish or bust
Awdayshus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite was my grandma's "marshmallow, lime jello, cottage cheese surprise".
The surprise was pineapple.
Japandali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pineapple is pretty crazy!
Awdayshus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially from a can!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about potato chips or a gallon of mayo?
Because it's just not an Erikson family 7-layer salad without chips or a gallon of mayo.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Norwegian, Lutheran grandmother gave me a ton of those little cookbooks she could send for that showed 1950s housewives how to turn jello into a horrible curse on humanity. Just look at the picture in this article. I did keep them for a long time because it just boggled my mind that people would actually make those recipes. I refuse to believe people actually ate it (even though they probably did).
drudavis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I pretty much exclusively read Scandinavian church cookbooks...
Elvensabre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, the Scandinavians are the ones with lutefisk, hยรกkarl, pickled herring, etc. Survival food man. It's wild.
Porfinlohice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So that's why we don't hear much of Scandinavian cuisine...
hablomuchoingles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Headcheese tastes awesome. I know what it's made of, but it's still delicious.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I WON'T LIE, THIS IS DEFINATELY ME WHEN I EAT A JELLO SALAD
Wookimonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:02:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Germany we have a thing where we basically make a soup and then put non flavoured jello in causing it to solidify making a meatsoupjello.
ltscale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:19:10 on September 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is another Swedish classic.
Skinkรคgg i gelรฉ is Ham eggs in jelly.
Japandali ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:04 on September 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I remember those.... barf
robbbbb ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 19:41:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom still makes her "orange jello salad" for Thanksgiving every year because she knows I love it. Who cares that it's really more like a dessert than a side dish? That shit's delicious.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 20:25:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We always make "Green Stuff!" It's mini marshmallows, crushed pineapple, cool whip, and lime jello. Tasty tasty.
sunkenOcean01 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Either you're related to me or this is more common than I thought. Cottage cheese also goes in, but it affects texture more than the flavor.
Orange Jello also is excellent for this.
gman4757 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might be more common. My aunt makes pink stuff; it's basically the same thing but with either strawberry or cherry jello. Also some kind of nuts. Walnuts, I think.
AhnzaLyu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma does that too! Same name but she slathers that whipped marshmallow dressing on top then puts crushed walnuts on top.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:59:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't ever bring that to the home of people not from the Midwest. We will absolutely think you're weird even though we're the foreigners.
xRavax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man I've been cheated of jello sides/dessert! I'm from the Midwest and no one ever made this for me.... :(
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hear there are geographical holes in the jello salad map of the US. I believe Iowa may be one such hole.
I used to get them all the time in Kansas and Missouri. It was awful. The worst ones had light non-dairy whipped topping and stale walnut pieces - like the kind you wouldn't even use in a cookie.
scythematters ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:30:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. My whole family is from Iowa and we have about five or six jello salads in our rotation. They're delicious. My favorite is orange jello with vanilla pudding, tapioca pudding, cool whip, and mandarin oranges.
My aunt makes one with seven layers that involves Mountain Dew as the liquid.
And then there's the closely related Snickers Salad, which doesn't involve jello but is still definitely of that particular breed of Midwest salad.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:39:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you're not from St. Cloud Minnesota with the last name of Eriksen?
scythematters ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our salads don't have nearly enough Funyuns for that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rofl I forgot about the Funyuns.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll think I'm weird until you try it. And then you'll just think I'm a weird genius.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I've had your exact version. It was offered up when my father died. Even sad me couldn't choke it down after not eating for two days.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, I'm sorry for your loss.
shut_your_mouth ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We made Ambrosia with a very similar ingredients list down in Florida
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:16:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try that and substitute the jello with pistachio pudding mix. It's fucking amazing.
Kryspo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES! Everyone seems to be making it with jello mix but my mom has always made it with pistachio pudding and walnuts.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds delicious! I love using pistachio pudding mix to bake super fluffy green cookies for St. Patrick's day.
wjrii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my house we called it green salad. I have no idea if my mom got out from her southern Baptist mother or her fellow Mormon church goers.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma is Missionary Baptist, so maybe that's it.
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's probably cabbage in there, too. Gives some nice texture. Disgusting to think about though.
Love that stuff. I just don't like seeing it made.
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, no cabbage in ours.
digout2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watergate Salad, a classic!
Elliot0315 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We make that with little pearl pasta added in and call it frog eye salad
wonderpickle2147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds interesting!
Natedogg2825 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HAHA oh man, our was always "pink stuff" exaclty the same thing except it was pink and dindnt have lime. >.>
f33f33nkou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's sounds delicious
ClaraCrisp ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother makes one for holidays with strawberry jello, pineapple juice, apples, cranberries and walnuts. Fucking amazing.
newsheriffntown ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:21:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only time I eat Jello is when I'm sick. No green Jello.
MetaTater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I like Green Jello.
ATCaver ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that sucked balls.
Mister_Peepers ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Green jello is ok, but if you are sick, you run the risk of sneezing on your jello, and accidentally eating your own snot.
gowahoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have only had this at parties and I want to recreate it but also I'm afraid that I'll like it too much. It's basically dessert you get to have with dinner.
armorandsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds good because it not a weird sweet/savoury mashup and might well actually complement meat pretty well.
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of the scene in Christmas Vacation when the aunt brought melted jello as a gift.
scotchirish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sprinkled with cat food.
PatrcksRedditAccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I don't know about the cat, but I'm sure enjoying it!"
Every thanksgiving night:)
MangoMambo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom makes a peach thing, with peaches, jello, puddling maybe? I don't really know what she puts in there but it's SO GOOD. Everyone always asks her to make it for holiday dinners.
Disk_Mixerud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm sorry, but I don't think you can call it a salad if it uses an entire jar of mayonnaise!"
Ryiujin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My uncle would make peach jello with sliced peaches and pears in it. God damn delicious
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:47:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nasty. That and Ambrosia. Get that nasty shit out of here.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Ambrosia" literally means food of the gods.
Pretty sure it was a sarcastic husband who applied that name to that dish.
MoreIntrospectionReq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we talking about the same ambrosia? Yogurt, boysenberries, marshmallows, chocolate?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. There are like 9000 things named ambrosia (salad). About 8900 of them are disgusting.
jpropaganda ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:12:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canned fruit and whipped cream with some tapioca thrown in for good measure?! That shit is the bomb. Best part of going to the Sizzler.
Binary_Omlet ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got me a part-time job at The Sizzler. I even made employee of the month after I put that grease fire out with my face.
TalesoftheMoth ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, Albuquerque.
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where the air smells like warm root beer and the towels are oh so fluffy!
DrDoctor18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe not on salad but I love ambrosia custard
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They needed some way to sell that awful celery flavored jello. (although that may have been discontinued by '72)
zeajsbb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was AWESOME. I'm still trying to find my mom's recipe for the jello with the cabbage in it.
ed_on_reddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a recipe card floating around my mom's house for "Glow in the dark Jello Salad" Its literally coleslaw, green jello and cherry tomatoes.
DNZ_not_DMZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone over at /r/shittyfoodporn posted a link to some late 60s cookbook recently. I know exactly what you mean. Equally hilarious and terrifying food fails.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any Corner Gas fans in here?
scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they call it molecular gastronomy nowadays
lovelycosmos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a thing??
lamalanga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take that, vegans!
DodoDude700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Choosing normal, plain looking foods like bread, cream, plain white sauce, and aspic keep the body ticking over just nicely.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jello salad can be great if you view it like dessert. Strawberry jello with bananas and peaches, topped with cream cheese cool whip mixture. Yum!
emaciated_pecan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this was a reference to the office at first
ScarySpookyDootMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IT MADE IT HEALTHY
HowAboutShutUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sounds like its time to bring out the Gallery of Regrettable Food again.
These travesties date back to at least the 20s in some cases.
Bonus hilarity
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...what? That's a thing people did/do?
Kill_The_Kraken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We did this last year! We had a 70s dinner party. The centrepiece was a lime jelly salad filled with Coronation Spam (think Coronation Chicken, but with spam instead) it was a fucking trainwreck! http://imgur.com/oLae8Vj.jpg
Dsullivan777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'll take that over aspic...
Spiritofawoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, that shit is disgusting, hate when family get together and some lame ass brings it.
Hurray_for_Candy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time I ever tried jello salad I threw up all over the salad bar at the Ponderosa. True story.
ShelfordPrefect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the jello has to be made with Sprite instead of water, and it has to have canned fish (preferably salmon), glacรฉ cherries and mayonnaise in there somewhere.
unclejello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word. Vegetables in Jello is against my religion.
AntiMugglePropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. My grandma recently made a lime jello mold with celery and carrots in it.... Why?! Then she acted surprised when I didn't spoon some on my plate as soon as she whipped that bitch out... Sorry, grandma but no thanks.
andthendirksaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What in the fuck? I've never heard of this at all. Would you try and pick the salad out of jello?
mons_cretans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoy Lileks' gallery of regrettable food, jello section
Mmmm!
More regrettable food galleries at the main page: http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
big_red_doge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know this was a thing and now I kind of want one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God.... I grew up in the 80s and this was a carryover that stuck with my family. So many wtf jello salads at every summer get together.
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that was 1952.
joe_bank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about a stapler in jello?
crybllrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, at our church's potluck there would always be multiple jello dishes.
One woman would always put frito chips in it.
Crazier stuff, too, really anything that would maintain its integrity in jello.
liverspread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never eaten any jello veggies?? but seeing pictures of them is enough to make me cringe.
rkoonce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one with shredded carrots and cottage cheese.
jumbodrivethru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eating gelatin actually helps your body absorb nutrients from food better. Go figure!
MalcolmY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you say salad do you mean cucumber and tomato? Or apples and fruit inside the jello?
wholewheatie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually came from the Great Depression era where people had to make cheap, filling, but somewhat nutritious food. Also jello was seen as like a miracle invention http://www.npr.org/books/titles/489991705/a-square-meal-a-culinary-history-of-the-great-depression
hokasi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cocaine is a helluva drug
munificent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gelatin and microwaves were the molecular gastronomy of the seventies. Makes me wonder if we'll feel the same way about sous vide in thirty years.
tickerbocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do nothing new! 1972
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Food suspended in gelatin (i.e. jello) actually goes back to the 14th century. And you'll still see those dishes in some of the best restaurants in the world today, usually described as an aspic or terrine.
Here's an eel terrine!!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. People do this?
hubbl3y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard that it was popular because it meant you were both rich enough to have a refrigerator, and had the free time to make dinner well in advance.
Timmay13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually want to see that now.
silmarien1142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jello with cherry pie filling, however, is delicious.
BonallaC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. It's like a decade-long episode of Chopped.
"Today, your ingredients are.... Canned tuna, green olives, maraschino cherries, and lime Jello!"
lambueljackson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family STILL makes this shit! Every gathering! Nobody fucking likes this crap!
maasd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to Saskatchewan.
AnnoyinKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:15:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? I never even heard of that, is this a thing?
UnderwaterDialect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a thing?
cheessebread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:11:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jello in itself isn't cool anymore.
anumati ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit salad in lime jello is actually pretty tasty.
Source: I remember the late 70's.
37214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jell-O with fruit in it kinda rocks, though
LazyBuhdaBelly ยท 2478 points ยท Posted at 14:26:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see Facebook as a tool now. Its helpful for organizing events and is basically an online contact book.
screwthewatertemple ยท 594 points ยท Posted at 17:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps, if you will, as a face book.
PM_Your_8008s ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:02:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the facebook
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:07:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drop the "the", just Facebook ... is cool
McVeeth ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:11:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genius!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:12:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best line in the movie.
domesticHorse ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:58:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Call_Me_Lord ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:01:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But most of the people on Facebag are douches. Perhaps something more reflective of that?
domesticHorse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:29:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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screwthewatertemple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:25:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, literally just a book with pictures of people w their names, sometimes what their job titles are, that sort of thing. A lot of bigger companies that have an intranet will still have them. At my work if you just type "Facebook" into IE, it brings one up.
yellow_is_ok_I_guess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or...a book of faces.
rift_in_the_warp ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 17:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. Great way to keep up to date with bands you like too, and see if they're releasing new music or touring through your city.
detroiter85 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just caught sleigh bells in Detroit last night because of this. I don't mind facebook all that much just because it gives me one place to look for my bands.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:49 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except the new sponsored content ordering in the feed makes me skeptical about trusting whether I'm seeing everything I want to see, such as content about bands I like, events I'm interested in, etc.
npsnicholas ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 18:19:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use it as a glorified instant messenger and a message board for a D&D game. I have like 10 people on my friends list that I don't have blocked from showing up in my feed.
Biscuits0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh can I play d&d with you? I wanna learn.
I-REVIEW-PMed-TITS ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. Nobody I know what's to play and the local game store gamers never shower
ZombieBarney ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-4 Hygene
randomclock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the same boat. I never thought I'd want to try and play but after listening to The Adventure Zone I'd love to try it out. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who would want to.
RimmyDownunder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess there's a third, here :P
Ok,
bothall of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this tobothall of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.RimmyDownunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, both of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this to both of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.
RimmyDownunder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, both of you, I'd recommend Roll20, it's basically a service for D&D style games online. I'ma post this to both of you, but yeah, if you can't find someone in real life to play D&D with, Roll20 is your best shot. There's a "game finder" thing that's really helpful.
Biscuits0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:05:26 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man i'll give it a go.
J41L3R ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its also a great way not to miss the birthdays of your friends.
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:35:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's all it has ever been to me. I'm 19. When I got on it was already uncool.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:35:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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JRBrandon15 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:09:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also nineteen here. Very few people my age still use Facebook regularly, and a few people don't have one. It's definitely made a shift to the older demographic, like my parents' especially.
PartTimeBarbarian ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:40:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm 18. Me and another friend decided to delete our Facebooks together, but other than him I don't know a single other person without an account.
It made my life a lot better. Facebook post 2010 was never anything but aggravating as fuck- clickbait, political extremism, family airing their poorly thought out ideas or conspiracies. I wrote a post telling people to send me their name & phone number if Facebook was our only contact, if they wanted to stay in touch. It's been really great so far, and I continue to use FB Messenger for wifi communication with close friends and family who also have FB Messenger.
People always say they're afraid of losing contact with someone but I haven't experienced that at all. I have more free time, as well as the fact that I just go to bed instead of going on Facebook. I can't recommend getting rid of your account enough.
Edit: I'm not telling anyone to delete their accounts. I'm just saying that it was a positive experience for me.
roomandcoke ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 22:13:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My point being, you don't need to be a slave to it, but it's ignorant to bury your head in the sand to its practical use-cases. You can make the same argument for most forms of communication until you get to the point of saying "If you really cared about seeing me, you'd meet me at the Sunday market between 1 and 3 when I go into town every week. Otherwise, I'm not dealing with anything else."
PartTimeBarbarian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those aren't even comparable. Smartphones have stripped Facebook of its utility. Email, on the other hand, is really useful and it's place in digital communication has contributed a lot to the development of the world.
What's the utility in Facebook? It used to be useful but now it's just awful all around.
roomandcoke ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sharing pictures with family members and other people that want to stay up to date with your life; coordinating events; staying up to date with musicians, actors, restaurants, bars, etc., contacting people whose name you know but didn't have a chance to get their number/email.
Yeah, there are other services that do each of those, but it's nice to have it all aggregated in one location. And the fact that you only need to know someone's name, not their phone number, email, or address to be able to get in contact with them and do all of the above.
PartTimeBarbarian ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:00:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real answer here is that there isn't an answer. I deleted my Facebook because I no longer enjoyed it and it wasn't actually providing me any greater communication efficiency. Obviously that's not the case for you- keep on enjoying Facebook friend. There just wasn't anything in it for me.
PM_Your_8008s ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:08:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're literally using facebook messenger and then telling us facebook in general is useless. Real solid argument.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So edgy.
PartTimeBarbarian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for adding your valuable comment to the conversation. I was just trying to share my experience, but I'll remember to keep my mouth shut next time
chuntiyomoma ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wew lad
PodkayneIsBadWolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:55:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids don't use Facebook, Facebook is for old people.
MJsdanglebaby ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:47:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish this could be a lot higher. I wish more people, to be specific, pretty much everyone I know saw it like this.
I seem to be one of few people in my circle of friends that see it that way. Everyone has multiple messaging apps, some even claiming using another app is efficient--which is the exact OPPOSITE of efficient.
I'm the only one that uses just the one app. Facebook. Why? Because everyone has it, and if you need to plan anything, you're already there. Why use more than 1 app? WHY?
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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MJsdanglebaby ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:27:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nooooo. You're missing it. I thought the same thing as you. I thought that now, if I wanted to see my news feed, profile, etc., I would go into the Facebook app, and, if I wanted to see my PMs I would have to go into my Messenger app. I thought they were two seperate things and that I would need TWO icons on my home screen.
It's not like that. It's exactly the same as before.
All you do is just download the messaging app. That's it.
How Facebook functions after that is exactly the same as before.
You go into Facebook, and when you click the icon for PMs, it just opens the messaging app automatically. If you go back, it goes back to your newsfeed.
BestIsMatty2 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here! I was bitter at first then I realized it's the same, lol. And I actually find it more convenient having a separate app just for messages. I can just open it up and reply quickly.
desertescape330 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:09:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those two apps eat the shit out of battery life. No thanks.
Tab371 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:55:01 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Use Disa as Messenger alternative & Metal as facebook alternative. Both are better apps, in all regards (privacy/memory/battery/...)
Jo-dan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also you can just open the messages without having to worry about your news feed using up data.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:50:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Never understood this reasoning. FB messenger is solid, basically on-par or exceeding any other messaging app, technically speaking. But the big thing is, having it exist as a separate app means you can just use the messaging functions even if you otherwise don't really use FB much. So even if you hate FB completely, it lets you at least have the basic connectivity with people who use it. Features-aside, a messaging app is ultimately only as good as its reach/ubiquity which, FB messenger has in spades. Meanwhile, removing chat from the main app makes the main app less cluttered and let's the chat app be more useful. Against that you have... the minor inconvenience of having two apps? Strikes me as a luddite attitude.
Pascalwb ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did you even have facebook app?
iThrowA1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:10:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The permissions they require are pretty gnarly, even for a messaging app. It's one if not the only app I know that actually requires you to let it read and edit sms, rather than just sending and receiving them for example.
I actually really don't like Facebook in general for similar reasons so maybe I'm biased. I just hate the idea of a company modeled around finding out information about me so they can sell it to advertising firms so they can make me wanna buy their shit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I'm like you in this way. I'd like to get rid of text messaging in favor of FB messaging. I never liked those iPhone group texts either; even though I have an iPhone, because they assume everyone has to have an iPhone! I actually use a Google Voice number that forwards to my iphone, so the group texts don't work well for me.
Let's keep pushing this trend!!
myothercarisaboson ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:09:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about people that dont have a Facebook account?
Anyone with a phone number can talk/message anyone else with a phone number over and. Anyone with an email address can contact anyone else with an email address, regardless of which service that email is hosted on.
Facebook users can only communicate with other Facebook users, all on Facebook closed network.
That's what bothers me about using Facebook as a defacto communication standard.
MJsdanglebaby ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:58:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever meet someone that didn't have a cell phone? Not 'cause it was temporarily broken, I mean someone that made a conscious decision to not have one. And then did you ever try to do anything with them, make any plans, get in touch for school, ask them to take your shift, anything, and then you couldn't, because you couldn't get in touch with them until they called you back from their landline (or worse, until you saw them in person if they don't have a phone at all). And then you're just left waiting in limbo because this one guy doesn't like corporations and wants to stick it to the man.
That burning sense of frustration and bewilderment... That's how I feel when I meet someone and they say they don't have Facebook.
It's like, why. Why must you make it difficult. Okay you hate click bait shit and baby pics; ignore that, just use it as an app.
Also, there are other features to Facebook I do use, like being notified when (extra) tickets go on sale for a concert, friends sharing song/film, and crowd sourcing a problem whether it's computer related, or DIY. Those are just a few reasons.
myothercarisaboson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:13:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I don't disagree with you at all. And frankly from the position of a completely satisfied facebook user your opinion is a completely rational one to have.
I will give you a little bit more of an explanation of my perspective, though :-)
Expanding on what I have previously said, I guess I'd like to hope that I'm not compared to someone who doesn't have a cell phone because they are 'sticking it to the man'. I'm not anti-corporations, or anti-technology. I'm probably the most pro-tech person you could find.
Ok, here's why...
The main thing with facebook is that it is a completely closed network. I mentioned this before, but let me elaborate a little. Cell phones, email [and the internet as a whole in general] are completely open communication protocols. It doesn't matter who my phone provider is, and it doesn't matter who yours is, we can both message and call each other without issue. On top of that, it gives freedom to the user to choose who their provider is. Don't like the service one company has? Find out that they actually sell all of your data to marketing companies without any concern for privacy? Then you can switch to another provider which more aligns with what you want. Likewise with email. Don't like gmail? Switch to outlook, yahoo, your ISP's own hosting. Personally, I run my own mailserver on my own hardware which sits in my office at home. Of course I am an extreme user in this case, and not everyone can or even wants to do that. But the option is there.
Likewise with interfaces of said services. Don't like your phone? Get a new one. Don't like the email or chat client on your computer or phone? Download a different one [or write your own!]. Open protocols give the user this option. With Facebook, all communication goes through their infrastructure. You can only communicate with other people if they also have an account on their systems. You can only use the service using the tools they provide to you.
This goes beyond just nerds wanting to tinker, though. By being a defacto-standard for communication, it has complete control over the entire communication ecosystem. And because it is a completely closed system there is no possible avenue for a competitive environment to pop up and give people an alternative. Yes, there are alternatives, but by having the point of view that "just use facebook because everyone else already does", you allow monopolistic behaviours to be tolerated.
I get that my personal philosophies on open communication networks still probably make most people glaze over. So be it. But if you extend the 'defacto standard' even further, you can see what having such control over everyone's information does. As it is, facebook builds profiles on each person which it uses to feed them information it thinks they will like. This creates a bubble in which users exist, only shown information which supports their own opinions. An environment where people's world view isn't constantly challenged is particularly dangerous, and given the current political climate it's no surprise that suddenly everyone is so polarised in their stance. I'm not just tin-foil-hatting, either; there are plenty of articles online which show the difference in news feeds between people with left-standing and right-standing political beliefs.
Further still; Facebook, being a closed, proprietary network, can do whatever it wants behind the scenes. Information is power, just look at why all of the authoritarian regimes around the world try to limit their people's access to the internet. When Facebook controls the information we are all exposed to, this gives them the power to actually manipulate the direction society can head in politically, socially, economically.
Again, I sincerely am trying not to make it sound like tin-foil hattery, these are real-life issues we currently as a society need to think about. Here are some examples from legitimate media outlets asking the exact same question.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/19/donald-trump-facebook-election-manipulate-behavior
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/how-facebook-could-tilt-the-2016-election-donald-trump/478764/
So no, I don't have a problem with being contactable. I am open to communicate with anyone at all who wishes to, by multiple means. Do I have a problem with my communication being through Facebook, yes, frankly, I do ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think the other types of communication are as open as you say they are. Facebook has competitors, just Facebook is massively much more popular than the others.
At least Facebook is free to use and is easy to delete at any time. You can share a minimal amount of information with them if you so choose (but most people can't resist sharing tons).
Phones and numbers are a pain to get, to pay for, and to delete. I much prefer Facebook. If they ever become authoritarian and try to limit people's access to communication, then I assume people would begin to shift to another network as now there are enough people that understand the technology to build another one. We barely have that power with our phones and privacy anyway (NSA? ::cough cough::).
I don't spend that much time in my Facebook feed these days and instead focus on keeping up with friends via Instagram. Or trolling Reddit (kidding). Bwhaha.
olivias_bulge ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:32:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook itself is multiple apps เฒ _เฒ Stupid messenger.
User839 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And birthday reminder!
i_sigh_less ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A way to contact people when I don't know their phone numbers or email address, but do know their name. That's its only function in my life.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Every edge lord out there who thinks they are cool for not having Facebook has never been a part of a group who needs to meet on a semi regular basis.
All I use it for now is when large groups need to be organized or I want to contact that friend I only speak to a couple times a year
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These edgy millennial just don't understand. Large groups of people were IMPOSSIBLE to coordinate before Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:35:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't impossible. But it is CERTAINLY easier with it
k3rn3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see how skipping Facebook instantly turns someone into an edge-lord when almost everyone else seems to massively downplay their use of it, by pitching it as just a little web tool for IMing or remembering birthdays
Theorex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a few different groups of friends and other groups, Facebook is so damn useful for organizing shit and getting everyone on the same page with info.
TheBurtReynold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phonebook.
cris036 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't this what it was originally meant to be??
totalmarc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a good tool to research all the plebs under a fake alias and laugh at the mockery of their rubbish content
DCromo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is the first legit thing on this. fb ain't cool no more.
lol not sure why i said it like that.
Thoguth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is a tool for marketing. Pretty good bang for your buck if you know who to target. If you aren't paying them to sell things, then you are the product, not the customer.
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not use evite or something similar? Real question, not any particular agenda.
huser670 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And dank memes
damontoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook really helps me feel worse about myself.
kingakrasia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also helpful for stalking, harassing, and annoying people. Privacy is a real problem.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you're old.
tregorman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also great for when playing mobile games
Darklorr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this mean we're old?
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate Facebook lol.
wasdninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever anything else?
ChocolatePopes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mainly use it to create logins if different websites as well
psychoacer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be a good RSS feeder until they hid the most recent news feed option
fencerman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twitter too. Never used it socially, now it's just a newsfeed for professional contacts.
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Facebook to stalk people. Works better than google
zerq85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:42:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People use it for other things?
Zogeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:48:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Networking. We meet at a work event and bounce some good ideas back and forth? Facebook me.
elephuntus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:42 on September 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely second this.
Shermione ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting, because most of the people on Facebook see you as a tool.
ian_juniper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see it as a Livejournal for aging moms.
Fonzirelli ยท 4892 points ยท Posted at 14:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). Seriously, my entire high school and college social life revolved around this program. I would have like 5 to 10 message windows open at anyone time, The speakers blaring out that annoying "baa-ling!" sound every 2 seconds. Anytime I got a new computer or laptop, that was the first download, had to make sure I was on AIM with little to no down time.
In a time when cell phones really only were for phone calls, or maybe you had a texting plan, but you had to use that pain in the ass T9 system (1=ABC, 2=DEF, etc.) AIM ruled supreme for a long time, but dam did smart phone texting put an abrupt stop to that.
EDIT: I've been corrected: The1 button was for punctuation, 2 started with ABC. I never knew T9 had such a huge following, fucking Reddit. My original claim still stands, I hated typing that way.
ABucs260 ยท 6930 points ยท Posted at 17:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
door opening sound
Oh shit. She's online!! Do I message her now? I don't want to seem like a weirdo for IM'ing her the second she signs in. Maybe she's already talking to someone! Yeah! I'll just shoot her an IM
door closing sound
antiduh ยท 4320 points ยท Posted at 17:30:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oooooh shit. You just gave me some serious flashbacks. I can't tell you how many times I stared at that little buddy list .. just knowing they were there and I could just message them and maybe we'd talk and she'd like me but who knows ohgodohgodohgod. And then it worked! You started hanging out and being happy together. And you'd spend hours chatting when you couldn't see each other, staying up all night just to talk about whatever and the cute smilies holy shit someone actually liked you!
And then it was a lot worse after you broke up. You'd hear that door creak open and you'd know - they were right there, able to give you their full attention.
But not willing.
Man, I thought that memory was gone. Wow. Thanks for that little flashback. I miss those times.
tha-snazzle ยท 813 points ยท Posted at 17:55:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I got one of my first girlfriends by pretending to accidentally message her and then getting into a conversation. It was only after she moved and a few years passed that I told her that I meant to chat with her.
Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 1421 points ยท Posted at 18:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Ha ha!! You seemed to have accidentally fallen into my van!!"
tires screech
[deleted] ยท 194 points ยท Posted at 19:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"oops our pants just fell off how absurd!"
Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 21:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh, my!!! How did that condom get on there!?!?!?"
Carlfest ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Does this washcloth smell like chloroform to you?'
wschoate3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:51:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey I didn't know you liked duct tape that much too!"
Hellguin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:55:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Oops, It looks like you tripped, fell, and landed on my dick!"
wee99001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:04 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3361640/Saudi-millionaire-cleared-raping-teenager-telling-court-accidentally-penetrated-18-year-old-tripped-fell-her.html
Friek555 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
ohohButternut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was gonna say that. :-). Upvote anyway.
conquer69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:10:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/gallery/f4DMU
WeAreThe15Percent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"now we're at the theatre and I'm holding a pistol to your head, sexily"
Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Sic semper sexy dudes!!!"
WeAreThe15Percent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:41:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"you like it when I avenge the South like that don't you, you naughty naughty executive"
Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if you're an actor, I'll say: "Break a leg!!"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I try!!! :D
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:32:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You prick hah
oberon ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At work one day I went into a training room and sat down at a computer that was still signed into AIM. One of the names on the friends list was Emmy(some numbers I don't remember.) So I said hi, I don't know who you are but someone stayed signed in, this training is boring, what's up?
Fast forward a few years. Emily is driving home from visiting her mom and is killed by a drunk driver. To this day I keep her photo on my phone, not just to look at occasionally but to show to people when they make light of drunk driving.
rumpleforeskin83 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That got dark fast.
I was expecting this to end in a relationship or something, not death.
oberon ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically it took two years to get dark, I just left them out of the story. You know what's weird, one of the things I remember most about her is how great her complexion (blonde, fair skin) went with the hardwood flooring in her apartment. It's just this one image, I don't even remember the circumstances, but she was laying on the floor and her hair was kind of splayed out around her head, she was looking at something off to her left and smiling. The contrast between the very dark wood and her light colored hair and skin was really striking, plus she was blushing just a tiny bit so the pink of her cheeks, her blue eyes and her white, even teeth... it was just such a perfect moment with a beautiful woman.
mcfliermeyer ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow dude. You're making me sad as fuck. I'm sorry she's gone dude.
oberon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:27:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man. Me too. Just do me a favor, don't drink and drive okay?
mcfliermeyer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never do man. I actually was dumb at 17 (who isn't) and got a dui. Now I literally yell at people when they do it. Had a play thing come over the other night. She drove over. I didn't know she was drunk. I laid into her. Ridiculous and not funny at all. Youngins think its cool for some dumb reason
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:53:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't promise anything
chasethatdragon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my brother was killed by a drunk driver. I know those feels. vibez bro.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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FLaXS33D ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:10:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No reference here. You've reddited too long, take a 5 minute break, clear your mind and come back.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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IAmHydro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too real
oberon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's a real story.
Orsonius ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:26:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hilarious to read others did this too.
Dourraimo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:55:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure this is our generation's "oldest trick in the book"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a millennial who used the same trick when FB messenger came out, I can confirm that it really is
Dourraimo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've done similar things in a more complex way that i'm not proud of confessing, i'll take those to my grave
herewithoutdorinda ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't even your chair after all!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
did this with a boyfriend! so happy I'm not the only one who pulled this doofy move.
PsichoBrony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I'm dating someone right now
zdeegee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In middleschool I had a girlfriend but I was into this other girl that i would AIM, too. I thought I was super clever and sent her a message in wingdings professing my like for her, and that was the day I learned you could copy and paste plain text...
CarpSpirit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/madlads
mcfliermeyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did this! We started talking and had a great couple of weeks. Then we decided to meet because she didn't know what I looked like. (I'm super attractive to like 13% of girls other girls don't like big noses) I literally saw her smile turn upside down then she ignored me. Shallow bitch. Lol anyways. Aim rules
-kindakrazy- ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DOOR OPENS
Heeeeeey!
What's up?
........
........
DOOR CLOSES
Dat rejection though...
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got anxiety and panic and excitement all rolled into one at reading your post.
It especially sucked when you got into a big fight and never talked again, so after they continued to sign in your stomach would drop. I had to block a few people so I would finally get over it.
antiduh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To love gained, and to love lost. Cheers.
DanceInYourTangles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheers bois
-kindakrazy- ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the exact opposite. You go into invisible mode and talk to some friends while others are waiting for you to log on. The next day at school, you say you never went online but your other friend already told that individual that they talked to you last night....ya done got snitched on.
antiduh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, could you do that on AIM? I remember only being able to do that on ICQ. Oh man.. I still remember my UIN.
Wow, so many memories flooding back in. My best friend started me on building my own computer back when we were about 10 or 12. And I guess I have him to thank for where I am now. I remember asking what that little green flower was, and what's this crazy web browser I'd never heard of that has .. tabs? Opera? Who even heard of that.
And so began my now 20-year Journey.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh-oh!
noroadsleft ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The little green flower, I miss it so.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it was like a "mod"
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:15:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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DanceInYourTangles ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:40:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mate I only made that mistake once. Never looked at an ex's social media after that.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no matter how many times i block my ex, fb still suggests i be friends with her every single day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we the same person?
twosummer ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somehow the novelty of it made it more effective and easy to pull off. I remember being able to get a few girls via AIM, and I generally am kind of shy and reluctant to approach women. Or when I do, I'm not good with the follow up. Maybe it's because I'm older now and not able to keep up with the game.
Mr_Walter_Sobchak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aim in college omg... I got laid so many times in college because of aim sniffer and using it in my building. You could find the usernames of all the people in your floor so easily and messaging someone out of the blue always seemed like a nice parlor trick.
uncooljock ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recommend checking out the game "Emily is Away"
Free download on steam, game is entirely based within AIM conversations.
IWearACharizardHat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds kind of awesome if I did want to pretend I'm stalking middle school crushes again.
B4nn4b0y ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel your pain friend. my first relationship (8th grade summer so it barely counts as a relationship) was a result of AIM. I had sent her an anagram of "I like you" and we started dating.
Flash forward three months and she dumps me via AIM. What a time to be alive
antiduh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here man, except it wasn't clear cut and I wasn't really sure it was over. That weekend I jogged to her front door, half a town and 800 feet of elevation away.
It was awkward.
But then again, what's life without the sharp stings of young love? No regrets.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:48:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Met my wife in aol chat room.
uscjimmy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn, brought back some memories. not to mention, the away messages and all the other things they could put in that box that made you always wonder if they were mentioning you or someone else you knew. good times.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the buddy profile filled with "inside jokes" omg tha cringeee
KellynHeller ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would put an alert on when the guy I liked signed in. Lmfao
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
seriously you need a different sign in/ back from away sound for the crush
KellynHeller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yesss!
Tombstoned65 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:02:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just gave me PTSD, bruh.
groovy_giraffe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same set up different ending for me; 10 years later and we're married
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. That was a serious trip down memory lane that I'm not sure I was prepared for.
flannelNeongold ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeeeeez, when you mentioned the door creek, I heard it in my head and my heart skipped and I had a mini panic attack wondering if someone would talk to me and how long I had to wait to talk to them without looking too desperate! Good times!
IAmGoingToFuckThat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An online friend of mine called me at hone one night, gave me his AIM password, and told me to log in the next day and tell everyone he killed himself. He was struggling with his sexuality, and I knew he was depressed, but I didn't know it was that bad.
I called 911 as soon as he hung up and tried to get him help (i knew his city and his full name), but the operator told me she couldn't transfer me to an emergency department 1,500 miles away and she couldn't get me the number either. I didn't have a car, the buses had stopped running, and I didn't have a computer at home, so I didn't know what to do. I cried myself to sleep because I couldn't help.
I logged in to his AIM at work the next day and one of his other friends freaked out because he had indeed committed suicide the night before and they didn't expect him to log in. I stayed logged in to his account for a couple weeks and broke the news to about two dozen people. It was rough. :(
maethor1337 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here for uncool, not for feels. Here, take this upvote.
Optimisticchris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
JetMagri ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to play emily is away on steam, it's free and is based around these themes completely its a short but sweet story driven tear jerker
MyriadMuse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
get on the floor
Everybody walk the dinosaur
MIGHTeeMau5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'll be honest, I wasn't devastated, but you could've held my hand through this baby"
Sorry r/frankocean and his album got me all reflecting and shit this week
dicktators ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck
babygoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. That gave me some unbelievable feels. I remember the feeling well.
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow I never got that far, justr like nah she actually does hate me.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
que "She Fucking Blocked Me- Puddle of Mudd parody
Devilheart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now that you have put it in words, I'm having flashback to memories I had shut behind a door in my mind for years. Thanks.
chevymonza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I had banished this from my memory, and now.........vague little flashbacks........holy crap this hurts.
Since not paying for AOL, haven't dealt with this, been like decades!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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antiduh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By all means, please.
BuffaloCC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:17:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, you took me right back to 1997 with that. Thanks for the nostalgia, antiduh!
zendar81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Big Screen in VR and people are very open to connect and making conversations there. It's still a small circle of people using it before it becomes mainstream. Things will probably change when it's more common to have this technology available and less intimate.
zingdinger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, there's virtual reality chat now?
zendar81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sure it is! the programm is free on steam, but you need a vive oder oculus rift to use it. you see others desktops and sound, like on a virtual lan party. its still in development but works great most of the times
ferretflip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason when I think back to those times I picture any scenario with wacky tilted camera angles and everything is tinted green and everyone has their hair spiked with frosted tips and a single pierced ear with an open button up short sleeve shirt and big baggy pants
L7vanmatre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hehe, reminds me of Emily is Away.
BKusser25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Online Songs by Blink 182
"And I am not fine,
Last night I saw you online,
your screen name used to be mine,
why can't we just pretend?"
That shit SPOKE TO ME in high school.
Knayerhs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's this game on steam called Emily is Away and it really takes you back to those old times and really fucks with you too. Check it out if you want to relive your emotional nightmares.
thenandback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever heard of the game Emily Is Away? I think you might like it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate so much!
Oh.
_icemahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that in Rick's voice for some reason...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thnks fr th mmrs
jamesinjapan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can relive it with Emily is Away, a neat little nostalgia-filled free-to-play game based in an AIM client: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/emily-is-away/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop. Please stop. It hurts too much...
makaveli93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Play the free game Emily is away. So many feels.. I miss those days.
Clapped ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha holy shit.
andymcg84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I met my coworkers 13 yr old son a few weeks ago. It was 11am and he was tired because he had been up until 430am facetiming a girl he liked. I can't even imagine that at that age!
Morrow_Foxburr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys should play emily is away
lydiadovecry ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:35:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ok THAT was my flashback
[deleted] ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:09:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just heard that sound effect in my head. I haven't heard it in about 15 years. Thanks.
innocuous_gorilla ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:03:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me: "Hey"
Hot girl: "Hey"
Me: "What's up?"
Hot girl: "nmu"
Me: "Same"
End of conversation every single time.
Fonzirelli ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah man, there was this whole unwritten protocol that everyone magically knew; don't say hi too soon, you'll sound desperate.
Also; leave a funny or edgy "away message" to get people to fish for attention.
Iwearhats ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lyrics. Edgy emo or nu metal lyrics for away messages. I remember pretending to like bands i thought were complete shit and using their terrible lyrics that i couldnt even relate to as a way to impress the ladies.
rustybuckets ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:50:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Doors.
killergiraffe ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure I fell in love with my now-husband because he did not give a fuck about this rule and IMed me as soon as either of us was online. That takes balls. And yes, I will have to explain to our children that we "dated" on this ancient thing called AIM.
I will leave out the part about my pathetic away messages and profiles full of song lyrics, though.
Fonzirelli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:17:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg, song lyrics in away messages, like anyone was reading that. How edgy we all were.
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would cringe soo hard at myself if I ever found a way to look up my old profile/aways
GrizzlyAdams90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I was classy enough to put song lyrics :( mine just said I was taking a poop.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HOLY MOLY. You dated on AIM? does that mean you didn't even meet in person until after talking on AIM? Story please.
fripletister ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This wasn't uncommon.
chasethatdragon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my 1st "girlfriend". We didn't actually meet until like 10 years later....and fuckeddd
fripletister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:52 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shes actually a lesbian now too, but made an exception for me because of our AIM history plus the fact I drove 10 hours to chill with her for 2 days.
killergiraffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:36 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oops, kind of a late reply but we actually met in person first through mutual friends. He asked said friend for my SN and then we started talking. I still have a few conversations saved and they are definitely cringeworthy, but kind of sweet to look back on.
KevHa24 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its all coming back. MAKE IT STOP
-kindakrazy- ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:28:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"How come you didn't message me before you logged off last night. I said hi."
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:49:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"With a plastic bag as a helmet! Oh God, it's all coming back, zip me up!"
KevHa24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:15 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and stop hiding the crow
sooner51882 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow my college experience in a nutshell. my wife and i met in person but really got to know each other over AIM at first.
IVohbody ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me hyperventilate.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this actually made my heart rate increase noticeably and it's been at least a decade since I've heard that creaky door
Balind ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or being depressed when she broke up with you, but didn't block you, so you two didn't talk anymore but she still logs online. And she has a boyfriend now and posts stuff about him.
You want to message her but you know it won't help.
So many feels.
That situation ended in the most hilarious way possible though, so it was all good.
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rape?
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... No.
Faaaabulous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah... decapitation.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:46 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but there's nothing funnier than rape...
patty_d_27 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuck that hit so close to home lol
"brb" door slams to never come back
eatresponsibly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I started talking to my soon-to-be boyfriend over AIM when I was in 10th grade in 2004. We are still together 12 years later :-)
IWearACharizardHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So the girl I had a crush on through most of high school basically told me senior year that the reason she wouldn't go out with me is because I was boring/quiet in person compared to how silly I was in AIM chats. Perhaps your guy that you were planning to break up with was in a similar stage of awkwardness/too scared to look dumb in person.
GoogleDrummer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:23:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Triggered.
im_thecat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My middle school life, times were harsh
Denisfantastic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too real.
havealooksee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ahh, high school.
TyrionDidIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shivers
mesocookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is the cash register sound. I would tag the boy I like the cash register sound and get all giddy when he signed on. Sigh
cjojojo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god this was my life for years
rjd55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to laugh when I read this. Memory down to the point. It was either this or having the standoff to see who messaged first.
VeryFrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rookie, you had to have custom noises. My crush (now wife) had her own sound so that I could crack the volume and play video games in the other room until someone important came online.
Amezops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the game Emily Is Away. It's free on steam and literally is a text based game based around this. Really neat and will make you feel all the sadness of nostalgia!
Raptor_007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so, SO accurate.
AIM really was the shit. I remember using DeadAIM, which added tabbed chats and logging - probably a bunch of other useful features I can't remember.
I kinda miss those day.
surfnsound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put up away message. Immediately take it back down "Oh hey, I'm glad your on, I just got back from [some thing you say trying to sounds cool]
Kougeru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I oddly miss this shit lol. Being in 100% constant connection to Facebook seems to have killed a lot of people's urge for actual 1 to 1 conversation. So many just post on walls and that's it. People always think I want something specific if I send a text or private Facebook message
Laotzume ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out a game called Emily is Away. It will bring back this feeling in such a weird way.
hello_skinny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I had a special alert sound set up for a girl I liked and eventually started dating. Things got rocky for us and we started to have protracted, painful, vicious arguments over AIM. Later, after we finally broke up, I started setting that alert sound for other girls I liked, but every time it would go off I'd get this Pavlovian plummeting feeling in my stomach from the fights I used to have with the old girlfriend. I eventually used a different alert tone.
I bet if I heard that sound today, it would still make me sick to my stomach.
rustybuckets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god that struggle.
89vision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a real struggle
one-hour-photo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My heartless heartless friend made an Aim name that was almost identical to the "hot girl" in school.
It was stylized like "wiShOnasTAr0121" and his was wiShOnasTAr0112, something close enough.
Sure enough my buddy starts emailing me all the stuff she is saying, thinking she wanted him. Later he ended up finding out and was on a four hour teenage meltdown.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Care for an uncomfortable nostalgia trip?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the "cash register" sound. Cha-ching!
ANewMachine615 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once made a whole new AIM account just so I could, like a coward, send a message to a girl I liked without having to face the shame of her knowing it was me. That message consisted solely of Blink-182 lyrics. It was the most 14-year-old thing I ever did. How I thought that would work, I dunno. Maybe I would become the anonymous penpal of love? Didn't work out, though that's maybe like 50% due to my terrible tactics, and 50% due to the girl being a lesbian.
_HotBeef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that is incredibly accurate.
frizbplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a secret account so you can see who's on without everyone knowing you're on...
SeattleGreySky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
messages girl 'so i like you' immediately signs off before she can respond
CrimsonGlyph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta check her info page to see if there's a date at the bottom first.
PM-ME-YOUR-SUBARU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up the game Emily is away. It's free on steam.
throwawayunico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I love you"
delete delete delete
"hey did you finish math hw"
KipEnyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://emilyisaway.com/
magn2o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emily is Away
You're welcome.
todayismyluckyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A hahaha I remember that door closing sound. It brings me feels...
kilroy123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/sound/243257
somekindabonita ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need an AIM app to bring back those wonderful memories
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit completely forgot about the door open/close sounds. Serious flashbacks indeed
_Guinness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god the feels. The sound and then seeing her name just made my heart palpitate.
And the BEST feeling was when she would IM you. You would just sit there for a few minutes just to see if she was going to message you.
It was like pure bliss when that happened.
"hey!"
Ophiopogon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL people who like people who used to use AIM have four dollars
Hurray_for_Candy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would sometimes be mid sentence with a great opening line and the door closing sound would dash my hopes and dreams. I did end up marrying my AIM crush, funnily enough, but he turned out to be a closet bisexual into hardcore sissifcation porn with a profile about his clit/dick on dick.com. And he wouldn't stop buying sodas at the gas station and paying a 300% mark up compared to the grocery store. So disturbing.
jinklebadober ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would have no idea what you're talking about if I didn't play Emily Is Away
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I remember in grade 8 how nervous I was when I asked for a girls email address so I could IM her
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE FEEEELZ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, junior high just all came back to me.
SettleF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the part where you go offline and online again. Maybe she'll see you come online and send you a message. Boy was that a great feeling when it worked exactly like that!!
Cerrida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go play "Emily's Away" on Steam. It's free and you'll love it; it brings back the nostalgia hard besides being a good game.
porkpie1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oops, didn't mean to IM you, but what's up?
We've all started a relationship like that.
Glissad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I replaced the default door opening sound with the sound of the cargo bay door opening sound from Star Trek TNG. I thought it was so cool. Memories.
eg-er-ekki-islensku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, what in the world made us think this was a good idea? Excuse me, I have to go and apologise to literally every female I went to high school with (and a couple of guys).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny because this still happens with Instagram and Snapchat and shit
DarthRainbows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a game called Emily is Away which you need to check out.
fluffyxsama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can hear the noises as if they actually fell upon my ears. :|
butneveragain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah I really miss AIM days
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I landed my first date!
He IM'ed me on Yahoo messenger lol
lovesavestheday82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, that brings back memories.
fluentsyntax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me make a weird laughing sound at work.
PM_ME_YOUR_ANYTHNG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://emilyisaway.com you might be interested
assorted_poptarts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much nostalgia...
cathartic_caper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Triggered
tatertatertatertot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please delete this. I had moved on. I had suppressed this. Too real. Please. Please. Delete this comment.
mazterm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much for this comment.
birthday_machine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the game Emily is Away. It's free on steam, takes about 20 minutes to play through. Total nostalgia for exactly what you're talking about
pcteknishon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha the door opening sound just resurfaced from my memory bank as i read this.
pcteknishon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha the door opening sound just resurfaced from my memory bank as i read this.
pcteknishon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha the door opening sound just resurfaced from my memory bank as i read this.
pcteknishon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha the door opening sound just resurfaced from my memory bank as i read this.
tikitabanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/elbrownsound
phantom7748 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps you'd like (or hate) the short story-game Emily is Away. https://kyleseeley23.itch.io/emilyisaway
LuckyStrike201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Missed her. AIM better next time!
PMach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:07:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should play Emily is Away on Steam. It's free!
StreetlampLelMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emily is Away.
Delphizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:40 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First serious crush/relationship....omg just picturing that sound in my head got my heart racing a little from a quick flashback, thank you for that. A decade or two can really deaden a persons soul.
firedude212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:45 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Presses the eye button at 1000 clicks per second
BushyEyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:21 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. Mine was:
Him: What do you look like?
Me: Here's a picture of me.
door closing sound
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 2047 points ยท Posted at 17:08:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wonder how many times I unwittingly had cyber sex with dudes who were pretending to be girls. Those were the days.
Thereminz ยท 748 points ยท Posted at 17:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It didn't help that you were both pretending to be lesbian without the other knowing
Maybe_Schizophrenic ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly this. The lesbian chat rooms were the best. Pic4pic s2r. And mine was some lame ass attempt to steal some hot chick's pic from metacrawler
TheLogicalMan ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 20:52:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did this one time. The girl ended up being an actual girl who got on webcam for me (mine was of course broken). She stripped and masturbated right on camera for me. We were "friends" for a week or two after this and she put on a couple more shows and then eventually blocked me when I never got on webcam for her.
It wasn't because she figured out I was a guy. It was because she thought I was a straight girl who was comparing bodies.
Man those were the best two weeks of my life.
chasethatdragon ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:40:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I refuse to believe that there were actually any females in those chatrooms.
mawisu ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were all 18/f/cali
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:10 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmfaooo so true, every 13 year old boy wanted to sext with lesbians pwhile pretending to be a lesbian. I probably cybered with wayy too many underage boys for this fact hahaha
nomiras ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:14:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I asked for a webcam for Christmas so I could webcam with girls. It actually worked out.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:18 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol noicee, i honestly didn't get a webcam until my first laptop with it built-in at like age 19, so around 2010ish
rapemybones ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:33:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was 100% a dude. Probably stole some random girls webcam stripping vid hoping you'd send one in return. Left when she realized you're a dude too
bacloldrum ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I would love to see your boobs"
newAKowner ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The realization probably knocked him Out Cold.
TooBadFucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
awesome
NonMonSO ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to pretend to be a guy so I could chat with girls. I was probably unwittingly more straight than I realised on more than one occasion.
ZombieJesus1987 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lesbians with strap-ons of course.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this an out cold reference?
spaceLobsterInc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey Pig-pen, you ever checked out one of them lesbian chat rooms?"
TooBadFucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"....No, are they good?"
FondSteam39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
where have i seen that before? i feel like ive seen it recently
ParkerZA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Community
DrBarrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:02 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where?
ParkerZA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:03 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think season 2, Britta and another chick played by Brit Marling.
GalacticPoltergeist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahaha I totally did that!
Scherazade ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Um... If you ever cybered with a Lucy or Susan Parry on MSN, it was me. I... uh... Was a very strange 13 year old boy, who had an odd fascination with pretending to be people I'm not.
No idea why I used Narnia kids names though. I even passed myself off as Polly once but nobody believed Polly Parry was a real 20 year old art student from Manchester with nymphomaniac tendencies and a broken webcam.
That said people did it to me too. I knew a supposedly German BDSM fanatic on MSN who had no sexy stuff happen in our discussions but I learnt a LOT about Berlin's supposedly massive BDSM scene which I've never wanted to verify as she/he was awesome at the MSN Minesweeper game.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wonder how anyone fell for that. It seems to obvious now.
bodacious_batman ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:42:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am actually a girl and I always worried people wouldn't believe I was a girl just because I didn't have a web cam.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ASL cyber?
GenocidalNinja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lies.
ihatethesidebar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first webcam costed less than $20, and although the quality could not get any shittier, it never broke once.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sherazade...Narnian references...I'd say we could be buds but after that little confession no way jose.
LtShelfLife ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man the MSN minesweeper game, there's a trying to connect screen I remember.
C0ck_Jizzington_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 8 hour day consists of about 7 hours of downtime. I recently put minesweeper and solitaire back on my computer. Still got it, the minesweeper skills that is
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the only part I can't believe is that people actually used MSN.
xxrazorcandyxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I pretended to be a guy and ended up in a three year relationship. Don't feel bad
lipstickparty ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:27:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you haven't done something over AIM that you regret, I don't even want to know you
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supposing the other guy is also imagining a girl?
GreatBabu ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:44:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of them. All of the times.
eatonsht ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A/s/l?
Perk_i ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
runwithpugs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of a story. Back in 1995, my friends and I thought it would be hilarious to trick 2 random guys on the internet into having cybersex, each thinking the other was this hot girl. And it was.
Posing as said fake girl, we told one of them that she wanted to do a role reversal, so he would play the part of the woman, and "she" would be the man. Then we told both guys that "she" would meet them in another chat room after having changed her name to that of the other guy. They both bought it. We were in the chat room as her "friend who wanted to watch" so we could see it unfold.
They quickly went to town. There was much confusion on the body parts and instructed role reversal, but they were horny and didn't seem to care. They finished up, quite satisfied, and made some small talk... One of them complimented the other on the fake website we'd setup; the other says "what home page". That's when it began to hilariously unravel.
"u're bambi right"
"no i thought u were"
"oh shit....i think we've been had"
"think so"
<both left the room>
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey it's me, xXxKittyCatLaDyxXx
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heeeeeeeeeeey guuuuurl! Still got them thigh boots you would tell me in detail about?!?!?
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sk8rboi420
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't skate, nor smoke anything
Corbotron_5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to say every time.
pneumatichorseman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:48:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder no more.
It was every time.
AnneBancroftsGhost ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I didn't lie about my gender but definitely my age. Sorry to all the accidental pedophiles out there.
Xray95x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys like us we had it made.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
14
rattus_p_rattus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or"virtually married" someone. Oh Virtual Places......
con10ntalop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still counts.
danecdotal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget about dogs pretending to be people.
2rio2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really best not to think about that. Keep living the dream man.
WhatYouProbablyMeant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hint: all of them
Rage42188 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was that dude pretending. Thanks for the pics.....asl?
cornbreadNsyrup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never because ignorance is bliss
ihatethesidebar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure
go-cartMozart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the inverse. I was a naive little girl and guts would say you wanna see my pic... Yes then it was a dick pic we just laughed but looking back they knew our age. Chris Hansen would be asking them to have a seat
DKlurifax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rofl
Gay_Mechanic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was probably one of those dudes pretending
wannabesq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the video called "The Parlor" it's older than youtube.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I think back at how many creepsand pesos I unknowingly and probably talked too, its shocking. These AOL chat rooms were so new you always believed their A/S/L
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a girl who did that. You may have spoken to a real one!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The upvotes suggest many others feel the exact same way
PM_ME_SISTER_NUDES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:27:00 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do it feel to be ironman ?
elspiderdedisco ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:20:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved aim and t9. I was ridiculously fast with t9!!
fuzzyrush ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:19:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. Was a master of the one-thumbed no-look texting.
ChainsawPlankton ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kinda miss physical buttons, one hand and no look was great. now I can be looking at the on screen phone keyboard and hit the wrong buttons.
millenniumpianist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah me too. I don't think I ever really recovered my speed until swiping became standard
Blargmode ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 was shit, at least in Swedish. Manual all the way. After a while you could press e.g. the 9 button presses to type lol in like a second.
pikaslice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school I cracked my screen, but I had memorized all the functions and t9 on my phone. I was basically able to still text and make phone calls fairly well without ever seeing what I was actually doing!
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:27:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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BrooklynNewsie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My husband at I met online in a Pogo game chatroom and chatted on AIM from age 13 to age 21 when we finally met. He's from the Midwest I'm from California. He didn't move here until after college. We'd stay on AIM until 3am EST and we just got married this summer, 14 yrs after we started IMing.
JaneHSV ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also met my husband on AIM. Saw him in person at a conference, actually started "talking" on AIM.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I held on to ICQ until everyone else had abandoned it.
illmatic2112 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh-oh!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
System message
rawwwse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just made that my new text message alert! Oh, the flashbacks...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it was freaking amazing. I loved ICQ. I'm not sure if it arrived earlier than AIM and that's the reason or if it was something else, but ICQ was the only thing people in my school used when I was in high school. It was amazing, especially for a shy and pretty phone phobic teenager. I've never had any other software become such an integral part of my life. That and mIRC. AIM never grew on me the same way. I've never even used Pidgin or Trillian.
Revolennon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My best friends and I used ICQ exclusively while in high school. We switched to AIM in college. I loved the real-time typing in ICQ.
eff-o-vex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember both my UINs even though I haven't used ICQ in nearly 10 years. I held on my version 99b for years after the shitty 2000 version came out super bloated. Eventually 99b stopped being supported and I started using Trillian instead, which was pretty good. Around that time all my friends moved to MSN Messenger, but since Trillian let me use both simultaneously I hung on to my ICQ account for far longer than necessary.
The only IM system I use nowadays is Steam, but still I remember two 8-digit numbers that used to be paramount to my online life.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1070404.
Thought I was gangster cause I had a 7 digit beginning with 1. I think at some point it was hacked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone with a 6 digit icq number. Or was it 5? To this day he is under constant attack.
dragon_morgan ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I practically lived on AIM as a teenager. The equivalent still exists, though, people just now communicate on Facebook messages or Twitter DMs. I suppose even Gchat is going out of style a bit.
the_cereal_killer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm. i first talked to my girlfriend on facebook chat.
karspearhollow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And apparently kik or whatever the kids are doing these days.
Drunk_Klaus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:42:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the shit in highschool, the best part is it wasn't weird to ask for someones aim or to msg them and be like 'hey were in the same class'. Now you have to ask for someone's phone number to text them or facebook stalk them and it's kind of awkward
High_Guardian ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking miss AIM especially the later years when they integrated it with your Facebook messages holy fuck that was the shit. Apparently it's still.around don't know who I'd use it with though.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To this day my friend signs on to AIM every day at work through a program called Pidgeon that signs you in to a bunch of different chat services.
Archenoth ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pidgin, yo.
That thing could connect to almost anything by default, and people wrote even more protocols and plugins for it. I even used it to talk in Steam group chat.
I liked the plugin that would notify you the second someone started typing to you, but hadn't sent anything yet. Depending who it was, I would quickly switch to that chat, type "WHAT?" and send it.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used Adium since I had a Mac but it's the same idea. It was pretty cool for all my RP groups since some were dedicated to just MSN or Yahoo or whatever.
Ghostronic ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man. The amount of RPing I did in AOL chat rooms from 98-03. So much time wasted doing nothing, but having an absolute blast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I lived in Yahoo's Arts and Entertainment chat area for a long time. It was called Ayeny or something (how one would pronounce A&E) and it had its own RP rules and all that jazz. AOL was pretty fun too but it didn't have the fun RP customization like Yahoo offered at the time.
Archenoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Audium was pretty great, a huge step up from iChat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've actually never used iChat. Was it supposed to be similar to Trillium?
Archenoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For the versions I used it, it was basically an Apple version of AIM.
It didn't really do much, but it was included with OSX.
I liked the look of it though! It was really pretty compared to most other chat clients I used then.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes I think I tried it once but I didn't like it much, though I agree it was pretty slick looking. :)
I always blocked a lot of apple products that were pre-installed in my head whenever I'd use the computer. I only really use iTunes and iPhoto. Nothing else in that line.
nero51 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, pidgeon and Trillian were awesome!
ambivouac ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trillian: when you had friends dedicated to using AIM, ICQ, MSN, and IRC. It had all the cool skins, too.
PaleFury ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my lord. I used trillian. So many memories unlocked just now.
CSMprogodlegend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or when you were the only one of your friends who PC gamed online in the early days.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:08:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were? I still use pidgin to chat with my alliance.
otherhand42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:55:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friends still use Trillian on its own service. There's really something to be said for a simple messenger that isn't bloated with ads and social media features that attempt to interface with your offline life. Not to mention it never refuses to close, screws up my computer, updates destructively, or sends kill signals to third party users. Go to hell, Skype.
I don't get why this stuff ever went out of style. It's basically just texting, except you can have actual usernames and do it from both your phone and your computer.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use pidgin every day at work!
IAdventurer01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pidgeon and Trillian were great ... at least up until the most recent years when the major protocols people still use have closed their APIs and added additional authentication that haven't been worked around yet.
ERIFNOMI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The number of people rolling with your fuckup and calling it Pigeon/Pidgeon instead of Pidgin is sad. It's a play on words as a Pidgin is a simplified language developed to allow people of two different languages to communicate.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you do this to people IRL? Are you one of those nerds?
ERIFNOMI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess if one of those nerds is someone who knows what a pidgin is, sure.
It wouldn't be possible to do this in real life (at least not in speech) because pidgin and pigeon are pretty much homophones.
JaneHSV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a guy from my high school who has somehow been "signed on" to AIM for a good 16+ years. No clue how he does it, unless there's literally a computer in his mom's basement that's been running this entire time.
TJ_Fletch ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:09:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I miss talking to girls on AIM.. "uh oh"
oldenglish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that was ICQs default notification, not AIM.
TJ_Fletch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I miss hitting up girls on that too.
w0wzers ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still using AIM. Me and One friend use it to talk while were at work. Gotta keep it alive!
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I would communicate with my co-workers and boss at my last job. Mostly so we could talk about customers that were standing there without them knowing.
shokalion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use it too. Talk to one person regularly on it.
I remember back in like 2012 or something they estimated the AIM user base was something like 0.1% of what it'd been at its peak. Wonder what that figure is now?
klingbolt ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should check out the game Emily is Away
Lots of AIM nostalgia in that.
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AbigailLilac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emily is Away was depressing and frustrating. I gave it a positive review, but there's more to it than AIM nostalgia.
siegewolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casual. It was all about Pidgin)
begentlewithme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You take that back about T9 right now.
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't a big text person in the early days, so me trying to use T9 was like watching a 90yr old try and use an iPhone today.
begentlewithme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 had a little bit of a learning curve but once you got used to it, it was the best. Honestly, if I could still use physical 9-pad T9 today on a smartphone but with the accuracy, predictability, and learning capabilities of a smartphone keyboard, I'd use it in a heartbeat.
kingatomic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I finally uninstalled AIM earlier this year when I realized that I hadn't had an actual conversation on it with anyone in a few years. There were a few people on my buddy list who would still sign in, but almost always on mobile.
Thus ended almost 20 years of AIM presence.
nahfoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still miss physical buttons on a phone:/ why does nobody make a high end smartphone with a physical qwerty keyboard anymore?
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss that immensely too, I was so much better at typing on a Blackberry than this dam iPhone, I have to fat-finger my way through everything.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Htc g1 was the shiit
ferociousPAWS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me and my peers it was facebook that ended AIM. Summer after 8th grade is when everyone made a Facebook which also happened to be the same year facebook introduced facebook chat. My AIM list went from booming to a barren wasteland within a month.
Lolaindisguise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You weren't anyone unless you were on aol
Sarik704 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sister has a friend in the south and we live in the north. They still use AIM. They even still use the little "buddies" for the profile.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having AIM on my T-Mobile Sidekick. Didn't need a text plan because anyone I knew in 2005 that texted was also on AIM.
blurmageddon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have a friend from Australia I've never met in person that I met on AIM circa 2003.
huntmich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever notice how the terms "BRB" and "GTG" have pretty much fallen out of the online vernacular because you never actually leave the internet anymore?
BirdThe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TAKE IT THE FUCK BACK
T9 was "the bomb." I could blast out like 45wpm with that "bad boy."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes. I remember. I was pretty bad. I'd message girls i had crushes on and try to start conversations with them. Unfortunately I rarely had anything to say, so I'd say dumb shit.
Now, texting is for necessary communications only.
neurospex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa whoa whoa, if you used T9, you'd know that 2=ABC, 1 was punctuation.
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I realized my mistake, it's certainly been a while.
TBoguS301 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The company I work for uses AIM for quick IM'ing. No one laughed when I, on my first day, said, "Aw crap, I'm going to agonize over my away message for the next three hours."
TedIsReal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AIM stopped being a thing in like 2006-7 i'd say.
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I graduated college in 2009, we still used it up until that point, but once smartphones became more common it switched to texting almost immediately.
TedIsReal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The spoiled kids in my middle school at the time jumped on getting cell phones and AIM was dead in my area then.
DekoyDuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A/S/L?
innocuous_gorilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 Word is so vastly superior to touchscreen keyboards. I could type a fucking book word for word without looking at the screen with no typos faster than I can type on my touchscreen keyboard (with many autocorrect errors).
imeantnomalice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg aim when I first got cable. Those stupid "hacker" things like venom that you could continuously sign on and off until someone msged wtf are you doing? Just for attention. Making profiles with html color codes. So fkn cool. AIM was only replaced for me with blackberries and PINs.
Abraheezee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Baa-ling!" sounds like something my Filipina mother-in-law would shout out to my wife.
DoctorScrapple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just SMS, but the next generation of instant messaging, such as WhatsApp.
alrightwtf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 predictive text was THE MOST effective and safest for texting while driving. Don't ever have to look at the damn thing, I know which buttons I pressed.
vincentfuckingbrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the best when they added the tab feature.
-kindakrazy- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still had the AIM app on my EnV feature phone. I tried to keep it going.... :-( I loved aim so much. I wish it was still around so I didn't have to have Facebook open...
KamuiT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Add in every single messenger that was around back in the '90s/2000s. MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ. Chat rooms are no longer a thing, pretty much.
I spent way too much time on Yahoo. Woo...
Ihateaim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was never a big fan of it.
5tarL0rd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the notification sounds whenever you send or receive a message!
MllePotatochips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents hated my aim use, they couldn't understand why I didn't just pick up the phone to call the person. They also failed to understand I was usually talking to at least five people at once.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had entire relationships grow and die on that program. Good times.
Well not really...high school was a weird period in my life man
Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like facebook messenger was the real killer. You didnt have to waste time getting someones screename.
ElDiablo420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PAIN IN THE ASS T9 SYSTEM? I loved that shit! I'd take it over the touch keyboards, but the best will always be the phones that flipped horizontally for legit keyboards, or Sidekicks.
Microtic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AIM... You young person... ICQ was where it's at. Still know my number by heart. I remember the constant "UH-OH" sound effects and annoying group chats with "BEEP BEEP!" button stuck on repeat.
Those were awesome days.
Panichord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in the UK I think MSN messenger was the messenger of choice. Almost every kid I knew the name of would log straight onto that after school. Oh and of course everyone would be playing music so they could broadcast their music tastes to everyone thanks to the WMP plugin. I had many good chats over the years and really wish I would have saved them. It would be an unbelievable nostalgia timefuck to read those things again.
cuddlychops06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!
lunalunalunaluna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, my girlfriend and I still use AIM because we're in a long-distance relationship and we always get made fun of for it.
7deadlycinderella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still used AIM up until...last year it must have been when the IM program I use finally integrated Google Talk. I have exactly one friend who still used it too.
ManWithYourPlan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh, T9 wasn't all that home
1337Gandalf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was my life when I was literally 13, and stopped being a thing by 15.
Where the hell have you been grandpa?
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 29 now, so it was hot shit for us from middle school, high school, and most of college. By the end of college (2009) smart phones and texting were becoming the new norm.
taylorsloan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think part of the reason group messaging apps (Slack, GroupMe, etc) are so popular at companies with a lot of people in their mid-20s to mid-30s is that we have such fond memories of AIM.
Nevadadrifter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1= Nothing, 2 = ABC
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well you are technically correct, which is the most important kind of correct.
truechatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ASL?
servohahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love when they added the ability to send texts to people. I'd spam my friends' phones for 10-15 minutes, getting back hastily written responses like "whos this???" and "wtf stop whoever you are." Ah, good times.
boredtoday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know why I know you're not lying? You called it a 'program.'
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, at 29 I find myself becoming a curmudgeon already. Fucking kids these days and their "apps"
Durpy15648 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use this program at work to talk to other partnered salvage yards about buying or selling parts to each other.
PDGAreject ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spending hours crafting the perfect away messages. Time well spent.
CapitanChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, I started dating my now husband over AIM back in 2009. It's incredible how quickly it died.
textingmycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ha, AIM and various other IM progarms are pretty big in ad agency life. easier than sending an email or calling someone.
tygamer15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God. I remember the fights I used to have with my gf on IM. My fix was yahoo messenger though. (only because my crush used it)
jwalker16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emily is away.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet this isn't true. AIM has had a resurgence on the finance side, between dealers/traders/buy side firms as a free alternative to Bloomberg. In haste I had to dig out my old edgy aim handle to communicate with ibanks, not so edgy now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of the warn wars.
All the tricks and alliances and your friends tricking you, slowly getting you closer and closer to 100% while your talking to your crush.
Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I remember that warn feature, trying to get your friend banned for a while, good times.
SoWhatComesNext ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks to AIM, I type at about 90 wpm on average.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my friends and i were idiots. we'd "warned" each other to see who can get the other to 100% first and then we couldn't talk to each other since that limited our ability to send messages.
ed_merckx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yahoo messenger as well.
And then I went to work in investment banking, and learned that almost all of the institutional commidity traders use yahoo messenger still. I was blown away. They had probably a dozen ways of communicating and they all still used yahoo.
It wasn't like it was super secretive or anything, the firms still monitor everything, not like you are hiding anything, one guy just told me it is what they've always used and everyone new just gets it so it keeps going.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used AIM with one goal and only one. To get chicks to meet up with me in a parking lot somewhere to get a blowjob. RIP AIM, you got me at least 10 bjs in high school.
NOT_ZOGNOID ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still online...
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Fonzirelli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
60 friends on AIM, 1 on Yahoo. Seriously Colleen, fucking get with the program and make it easier for everyone!
EkriirkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood why messaging systems revolve. AIM, ICQ, Paltalk, yahoo, msn. I dont even know what it is now; facecbook, kik,...?
averynicehat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember walking to class by the dorms and just hearing those sounds out the windows. For me, I turned all the sound off - the blinking was plenty for me to know something was incoming.
0neTrickPhony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN too.
I had both AIM and MSN open at all times until I discovered Pidgin. I kept in contact with EVERYONE with those.
Skype is slowly becoming the new uncool thing, too, with Discord being out.
siraph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first gf and I bonded over AIM... and my second. My best friend and I talked on it literally every day about Final Fantasy and GTA3. My friends and I played D&D over it. I switched over to Trillian and Digsby because the traditional AIM client got riddled with ads and I thought, "This is eating into all of my very slow dial up connection." Those were the times.
Also... I liked that T9 system. I was goddamn wizard with it. I could do it without ever looking at the screen most of the time. Maybe my phone's predictive text was really good, but I honestly miss it nowadays...
JarekBloodDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN and AIM were huge back in the day. Then we got skype, then microsoft ruined skype, now we have telegram and discord.
huxtable555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I used to trick each other by sending links to shock sites. The worst was living in the dorms and leaving the door open and people walking by the second you click one...oops
Thebigo59 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My version of AIM was my battle.net friends list between sc wc and d2.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does T9 even refer to? Never figured that out
maccathesaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We use basic mobiles in work and none of the really young starts can use T9. I'm like a texting god in there. Stupid NHS can't afford touch screens. The phones only hold 1000 messages and we go through it in about 4 days.
noodles1919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh man this comment brings me back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the days of aim n napster... watching my 6kps songs download n chatting
redditbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I miss AIM. I started using it in '05 (was still in elementary school) and used it up until 7-8th grade. Nothing has came close to it since, maybe Facebook when everyone got one and everyone was always on, but it still wasn't the same. I wish AIM was popular when I was in high school or now as I'm in college, that would be pretty cool.
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Blindkittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids these days will never learn the skill of T9 texting.
Dulcius_ex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really liked T9 because I could text in class without looking at my phone. That was the only benefit, though.
MrTX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was all about the witty away message. The standard "brb" was so weak. You had to bring your best stuff for the away message.
[deleted] ยท 15791 points ยท Posted at 17:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole "Keep Calm and ______" thing. God I hate that shit.
[deleted] ยท 6953 points ยท Posted at 18:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LaserBeamsCattleProd ยท 3077 points ยท Posted at 19:10:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Keep Calm and do the Harlem Shake
*Well, after 7 years of reddit, this is my top rated comment by a mile.
Sergeant_Fuccboi ยท 3465 points ยท Posted at 19:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and kill me pls
y0shman ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gooby pls
[deleted] ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 19:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a meme I haven't heard in a while.
Roert42 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/dolan
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Artahn ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:36:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too thanks
f__ckyourhappiness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'll take 2
wasniahC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't really say reddit is keeping it alive, given that I haven't seen any mention of it for what, 3 years?
TheDudeWeapon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has it really been that long already? Damn.....
ahairychest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we did it reddit!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
spicy lil' thang
DrEbez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Think uv the chiljren
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
nu moar bowt onkel bin
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hashtagwindbag ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:06:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The meme is stale but the sentiment is always fresh.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and drink bleach
xchaoslordx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love some Bleach anime
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BANKAI
IvankasBabyDaddy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:50:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lemon scented for the bitches
Pcatalan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man. Clean linens is the money.
Plop-plop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:05:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhh done that. Someone told me i could pass a drug test that way. Drank a cap full. I was like 13 and scared to death when my parents said they were gonna drug test me. I figured i'd die one way or another, might as well. That's the day i found out that drinking bleach doesnt kill you. It closes ur throat up pretty damn good though.
Bears_Bearing_Arms ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and KILL THE NORMIES REEEEEEEEEEEE
toreachtheapex ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and Harambe on
MuonManLaserJab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Harambe and dicks out calm for on carrying
WolyThoctar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/meirl
Santa1936 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd wear a shirt that said that
TheAryn64 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/meirl
johannes101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and me too thanks
CodyTheHustla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amanda pls
pm_me_some_pancakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/meirl
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Get Me Some Pills
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep calm and I don't need to keep calm its my motherfuckin birthday!"
What is the point of that?
emaciated_pecan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and dicksout for harambe
imscaredoffbi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and wakemeupinside
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and RIP Harambe
n-some ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and ignore the nazis bombing you.
Ama_iamadouche ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/me_irl
ErikWolfe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that one works I think.
Alarid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and /r/meirl
cookiemonster247 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and act like you don't have a body in the trunk after a cop pulls you over
Whybother554 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too thanks
Ted_Nugent_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and Harembe on.
deardevon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey buddy, keep calm.
That's it. Nothing comes after that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/me_irl
Kid_Snow420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and Dicks Out For Harambe.
frakinmeatsticks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too thanks
TestRedditorPleaseIg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/me_irl
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:41:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and shh bby is okay.
Dedpul3825 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and kys (And remember kids, sideways for attention, longways for results)
sword4raven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:30:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and scheme.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and gibme da pUssi plees
evanrecon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ey b0ss
leroyyrogers ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Ice bucket challenge
E_Sex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What really peeved me (and much of the black community) was during the whole Harlem Shake fad, not one of those retards did the actual Harlem shake.
half-idiot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:19:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it got popular due to filthy frank, what else did you expect?
haroldlovesmaude ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:26:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
had to look the dance up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdeu5aGwwWI
LaserBeamsCattleProd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:31:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Harlem Shake you're referring to is some shoulder shake kind of thing? I think I remember that.
E_Sex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, precisely. Fly as fuck with the honies.
RoeThineBoat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's some vintage 2012 internet meme there.
TyCooper8 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually proper usage, though. Stupid, but proper.
SusuKacangSoya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Happy Birthday" isn't even a verb. The least they could do is stay in the format.
Even if there was a verb there, it needs a message... which would render it improper again.
TheReaver88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake has to be up there for fastest thing to stop being cool.
LaserBeamsCattleProd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My stupid office wanted to do it, like a year after the buzz had past.
surfjihad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Con las terroristas"
Twinkiepocalypse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and dicks out for Harambe
doyouremembah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BBAAUUEERR...
rapemybones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want a "Freak Out and Carry On" shirt with Zappa's face instead of crown. Thats the only shirt like that I'd wear. Happy 50th!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:23:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and do meth...it's funny because it counterintuitive. Now it's not as funny because I explained the irony. Now it's getting funnier because I'm explaining the explanation...you see where this is going. Keep calm and give me upvotes.
Woccev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:59 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares about your top post
theblackfool ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Beyonce was the last straw for me.
gangsta_baby ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 20:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Cocks Out for Harambe
pokelord13 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Dicks out
Plankity ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:57:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dick's out*
sap91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Dick's ou't
Artiemes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*d'ck's 'ut
Joetato ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:04:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw someone wearing a shirt once that said "Keep calm and I'm a brony"
Um, what?
FoxFourTwo ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:39:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, I felt the cringe just reading it here.
balling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I think that's pretty hilarious if that was said sarcastically.
Edit:I also saw some kid wearing his class shirt that said keep calm and graduate which is way lamer
Davedamon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:49:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This, I thought the whole point was "Keep calm and [DO THING TO MITIGATE PANIC]" not "Keep calm and X". Just about the time it started getting really worn, I wanted to get my D&D group shirts that said "Keep calm and roll for initiative"
mons_cretans ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:25:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The point was for Londoners in World War Two to carry on doing what needs doing, despite the panic and disaster of wartime, and not to go all to pieces.
Davedamon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was to mitigate panic, right? Carry on and don't actually panic?
newsheriffntown ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:20:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please 'like' this and money will come to you!!! Amen.
sega20 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:29:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm And Drink Tea.
I hated being British when I saw that one.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:01:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not so bad, at least there's some semblance of a connection between calmness and tea-drinking.
It's nonsensical stuff like "Keep Calm and Merry Christmas" that makes me want to drive a truck into an orphanage
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:44:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep Calm and don't talk to me until I have my coffee" is about 1000 times worse.
feb914 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:50:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i used to understand what it meant. but seeing how it's being used now, i'm not so sure anymore.
sap91 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw frat shirts that said Keep Calm and Alpha Sig. When I asked what that meant, i got no coherent answers.
querard ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahah. That's hilarious. I love misusing memes. I going to steal this.
Mynameisnotdoug ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I introduced my friend to Business Cat and she thought it was adorable and wanted to make her own. I don't think she understands the meme.
http://i.imgur.com/3b7nn.jpg
luixino ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, or "keep calm and (buy our shit product)"
MattieShoes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY. No Fear Members Only!
Great-Banter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and Reddit on
supussy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I CAN'T KEEP CALM ITS MY BIRTHDAY" Is what I saw a lot of on Instagram
Cringe Cringe Cringe
credditordebit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook did that to everything that used to be good, not just this.
vivazeta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your sweet Sixteen does not compare to the Blitz, Kaitlyn
TheEpiquin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best one I saw as at a Chinese restaurant.
"Keep calm and no outside food"
trash_b0y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya dude fuck Kaitlyn
epic4evr11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and happy birthday KVIIItlyn
mcmanybucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the ones that didnt make sense..
"Keep calm and Tardis on!"
..Tardis on? the Tardis is a vehicle, not an action..
lurkeronebillion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't even follow keep calm with a verb. What the fucking hell Facebook
danzey12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck did that even happen
qwaszxedcrfv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's hilarious.
The sentence doesn't even make sense
8_inches_deep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and suck my filthy hotdog.
shakakka99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I'm pretty sure that one sucked from the get-go.
Myster_Perfect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The correct term is wince as the word cringe is overused and is no longer cool.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It died for me when someone on my Facebook feed shared "KEEP CALM because YOU WERE ALWAYS FOCUSING ON ABOUT "YOU" WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON "US" AND NOW THERE IS NO MORE "US" AND IT IS JUST "YOU" AND I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR "YOU".
So yeah, "incredibly lengthy generic crazy rant against a generic ex" killed it for me. Unfortunately it was like 2013 and I had to wait about two more years for it to die for everyone else.
Also, just think, there's a page out there that makes memes for crazy exes to share to their friends and passive-aggressively show to their exes.
autumngust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good lord, why
brdzgt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS is pretty much how I feel about most, if not all of the popular image macro memes.
PMmeabouturday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually never good
Sockmonkee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean KVIIIlyn?
Bean_Boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never good. I don't know what you're talking about. Keep calm isn't even a phrase. It's Stay calm or Remain calm. This shit was cringe-worthy the whole time.
Mynameisnotdoug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Chive On.
YourAverageSteamUser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally anything on Facebook makes me cringe.
TyroneTeabaggington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and basic bitch on
Eggbrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NORMIES REEEE
darthbone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoever did that should be killed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the natural lifespan of memes at work. At first they're used by small groups with a propensity towards creativity, and spread/proliferated by individuals whose opinions are valued for their worth. But eventually the meme will continue to spread and eventually bed itself in a large number of low intelligence/poor taste individuals, whose toxic influence will mutate the meme and make it unnappealing to the high-value memers who popularised it in the first place.
Almostana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst ones are "I can't keep calm its my birthday!" Versions
h2ogie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit
qounqer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was ruined after the Nazis lost the war.
jaggedthoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. My parents have mugs that say "Calm Down and Have A Brew".
AustinYQM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea where it is from so as far as i know it has always been ruined.
SoundsKindaRapey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea kaitlyn is jusy the worst
HelixLamont ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually hilarious.
Scudstock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Get Fired Up!
xanas1489 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never funny to begin with. Never understood why it became so popular.
Tanked88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, keep calm and chive on made me cringe
PhlobThomas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"keep calm and carry on" is something that will one day be 'old school cool', it will be timeless, if you yourself are cool and know and abide by that sort of philosophy ... and know where the phrase originated.
Xenomorphism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HINT: It was never cool to begin with.
cathartic_caper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and jetfuel can't melt steel beams!
Hip_HipPopAnonymous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friend from Oklahoma by chance?
Sweetune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and unfollow
Indoorsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:28:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was ruined long before that. Long before friend.
Dredpoolio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:21:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with that awkward moment
RedditIsDumb4You ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:40:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whats so cool about the original version? That it allowed the british to hold out long enough for america to leverage a bunch of incredibly unreasonable demands to save you from the nazis?
mindfrom1215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, fuck the people that ruin cool things.....
slaucsap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How should one use it?
My_Perfect_Boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's amazing
SpookiestBus ยท 146 points ยท Posted at 18:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cringe when people spam the "keep calm and Tracer on" line in Overwatch, it makes me sad that Blizzard put it in at all.
forgetfulcoder ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I hate that line so much. And the "Sorry sorry sorry sorry" line for Mei.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:42:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry about that! Sorry about that! Sorry about that!
-Winston
Inhimility ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's my favorite Mei line, sorry...
stickynoodles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Andimbacksucker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you the mei sorry is awesome when I accidentally block a team mate
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just realized how much I want Canadian Mei...
Dragonsandman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or just a Canadian character in general. Or at the very least a mountie skin for McCree (if Blizzard could pay for the licensing).
President_SDR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not confirmed, but rumors are that Lucio was designed as a Canadian (hence the similarities to deadmau5 and the hockey, along with not sounding like a Brazilian and having no Portuguese lines), but was changed because they wanted more diversity.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that Mei line! I spam the hell out of it while playing as her. Second best line in the game, after CATCHPHRASE!
forgetfulcoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love CATCHPHRASE, I use it and the one where reinhardt puts his hands on his hips whenever I use my ult.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zarya's my main these days, but Reinhardt always has the best lines, especially the banter before the match starts.
Kids today with their techno music...
forgetfulcoder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, Lucio and Reinhardt's banter is so good. Reinhardt trash talking Toblerone is pretty funny too.
SteveEsquire ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:18:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Blizzard did it all sarcastically if that makes it any better. So be in on the joke and make fun of the stupid phrase. Like how I make fun of everything Reaper says.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:24:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It's in the refrigerator"
TarMil ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:30:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CATCHPHRASE!
FlyingFridgeMaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how you get tinnitus
Spidertech500 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bumper
agent-squirrel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This line, I do not understand.
Pilchard123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The jello's...jiggling.
ChiIIerr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:58:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not even sorry
SpookiestBus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You monster.
YoshiYogurt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually my favorite. It's kinda because she's actually british, and kinda because it's used as an "ironic meme"
waitingtodiesoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea tracers is more obnoxious than reapers spray of keep calm and reaper on
FlyingFridgeMaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, I love the "Keep calm and reaper on" spray for Reaper.
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a Tracer main I love to spam that.
AequusEquus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and the BAMF belt buckle and spray for McCree. Ew.
JustiseWinfast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about every tracer line? They're all awful
While we're at it Mei's lines are all cancer
Superflaming85 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep Calm and Don't Pants."
PixelBrewery ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Especially when they mangle the grammar. Ugh.
"Keep calm and carry on" is a sentence. "Keep calm and Yoga On" is not a sentence, Brenda.
AtoZZZ ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. It should be "keep calm and HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead"
darthpeng12 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh that's nothing I saw "keep calm and spring break 2015 on"
sfshia ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get with it, Brenda
CrimsonGlyph ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:26:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat bitch Brenda gettin' on my nerves.
JonnyBraavos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:38:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic Brenda.
Gsusruls ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you suggesting that verbing every noun in sight is also no longer cool?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:11:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PixelBrewery ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man this one is so much worse.
danwroy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a grammar thing, the phrase works fine. It just sounds retarded.
jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no grammatical error there, despite how stupid it sounds. In informal speech it's perfectly fine to "verb" a noun. Prescriptivists don't like it and you probably shouldn't do it in formal writing, but there's not really anything inherently wrong with it.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KEEP CALM AND NASCAR IS ALMOST BACK.
I love Nascar but I hated that one. Doesn't even try to get the grammar right.
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who even let her in her?
OutlawAggie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Brenda, when will that bitch ever learn
calladc ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw keep calm and hail megatron shirt. As an old transformers fan i liked this one. Then i remembered that the movies butchered transformers and now transformers aren't cool either.
WraithCadmus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prime was pretty good if you've not seen it.
ottohero ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:16:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it was cool like for five years during the war but then became cool again fifty years later, now noone knows its origin. ffs i saw one of em in my english classroom!
[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 18:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't even cool at that point. They weren't used and they were completely forgotten until one was found in a book shop in 2000.
[deleted] ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 18:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually that particular poster was never circulated during war-time, at least not extensively. It was prepared as a part of the propaganda campaign the UK government had in place in case the Germans invaded.
Bound4MuMuLand ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:17:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, even back then they realised it wasn't cool.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell. We've regressed as a society.
fappenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read about this when that saying started ending up everywhere. I'm not a prude when it comes to dark humor but I know when something is over the line. They may as well make shirts with lyrics from slave songs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:31 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, slave songs are pretty dope. Those would make great T-shirt fodder, it could make a pretty good political statement to.
Regantra ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it was 'cool' during the war.
WolfMan889 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:52:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that it became so prevalent is really kinda sad. I dunno - it just seems somehow wrong to use a series of wartime campaigns designed to comfort people that could be bombed into oblivion at any second on an Urban Outfitters t-shirt.
Ninja Edit: Another thought occurs - the original Keep Calm posters were never meant to be seen, and only put up in the event of a full German land invasion, which is even more depressing.
TantumErgo ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even worse: the government discontinued that line of propaganda posters (as in, they stopped trying to design ones like it and took a different tack) because it turned out people weren't terribly impressed with that sort of vacuous message and were more reassured by posters with information on or advice on things you could do to help or keep safe.
And then it got rediscovered at the beginning of the economic slump, and apparently people do just want vacuous messages now?
WolfMan889 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heh - 20teens Marketing 101: Does it fit in a tweet? Can you say it with emojis? GOOD MARKETING.
So I'd say yes.
hoodie92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not true at all. The government made some but never circulated them. They were going to be circulated if the Germans invaded, which they never did.
The message wasn't vacuous in its original meaning. It was actually quite similar to popular wartime posters like "Make Do and Mend".
TantumErgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is true. The purpose which which these posters were made meant that they would never get used anyway, but they are very characteristic of attempts from early in the war (they were made in 1939). "Make Do and Mend" is completely different: it was a late war campaign printed as a pamphlet full of actual advice and instructions, not just a vague admonition to make do.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better to become a dank meme then used for their intended purpose.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What I heard was they were working on the Underground and stumbled upon a sealed-off room from the war that was full of them.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*no one
AllHailtheBeard1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:27:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hung a "Now Panic and Freak Out" poster as a silent protest to that entire movement in college. The amount of double takes was certainly worth it
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:26:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still alive and active on corporate and non-profit Facebook pages. I have to scan corporate and non-profit pages my company "likes" at work, and it's a lot of badly-used Success Kid, Willy Wonka, and Keep Calm.
go2kejdz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst is that people are going with these shitty memes. The level of misused memes' popularity is too damn high, and it really rustle my jimmies.
unsandor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An important piece of British wartime cultural history ruined by teenagers saying shit like 'Keep Calm and Support Man United'
NDRB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine having one of the posters that were actually made during the war framed on you're wall at home. You've gat this great piece of war history, with something behind it. And now people walk in and think you're an annoying, classless, twat.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I love WWII propaganda posters and the Keep Calm poster is a classic...until it was bastardized to sell to tourists.
Pwangman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:40:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me it's just flat out insulting to use this phrase for pretty much anything. This came out of a hard time in the world's history, and particularly British history, and people use it as a marketing ploy... Whoever decided to commercialize this deserves to rot in hell.
HarukoBass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully in the UK it isn't all over the place any more, at least not compared to a few years ago.
I must admit though, I do have a mug that says 'Keep Calm and Drink Tea' on it. Unfortunately it's not big enough to hold a sensible amount of tea.
Wesley_Snipez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's just add The Chive to this.
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i concur. Though i saw a guy wearing a shirt that said "I'll carry on but i am certainly not going to do it calmly". that made me snicker.
hamletitgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone explain to me how the keep calm thing even started? (Recently, I mean--I know it's origin.)
inarticulative ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work with a guy, when planning his wedding he had 'stay calm and let Nathan handle it' hoodies made for him and his fiance and he'd wear that shit to work
spacemanspiff30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool to begin with.
Britnorm114 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did see a shirt a cute kid was wearing that said "Keep Calm and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in honor of Selena. Now, that I can stand behind. Everything else, negatory.
railz0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, DON'T PANIC in big red letters will forever be cool.
Katamariguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. I find that a lot of other wartime propaganda posters had much nicer slogans.
rathemighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck Everything and Become a Pirate
Codyh93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honesty WWII Great Britain ruined it.
gordonmcdowell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Make Mexico Great Again Also.
...it IS possible to improve upon perfection.
ACC_DREW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep Calm and Chive On" shirts are mandatory in the douchebag starter kit.
Vriess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and heyyyy Macarena!
DinglesRip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and 'Insert anything ever'.
NotBrianGriffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Chive On and buy our $35 t-shirt!
Tchrspest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My parents gave me a Star Wars shirt that says "Keep Calm and Join the Dark Side". And I want to wear it, because I love them and I love Star Wars and it's pretty comfortable. But I don't want to wear it because it's the embodiment of something I hate, and I'll feel dirty wearing it.
CapitanChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated it too, so much. There was one exception, and it's still my favorite shirt. I went kayaking in Kentucky and got a shirt that said "keep calm and paddle on". Wouldn't have gotten it if we hadn't got caught in a storm, and said screw it, and kept paddling.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never even thought that meme was funny to begin with.
dsmtoolbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool.
DwtD_xKiNGz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was fine until company's and parents started to go overboard with it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. It was never cool.
alisonmkx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!! Right up there with "Live, Laugh, Love."
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah those are annoying. My fiance has the sign that says Keep Calm and Carry On because he loves history. He won't hang it up in the house anymore because of all the stupid spin offs of it.
lasttimewasabadtime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and fall down the fucking stairs.
CJules23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. That thing got SO overused!
stoph311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude seriously.
I admit I am a nerd, but the thing that annoyed me so much about the overusage of that phrase was that nobody seemed to know the actual historical significance of "Keep Calm and Carry On".
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to AT&T for coming up with a decent use for it
Eorlingat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Former Chiver here (keep calm and chive on). I got into the Chive about 4 years ago, met a ton of awesome people, became a chapter admin, designed a few shirts, ran some meetups, raised a ton of money and donated to charity and other events. Then it just got stale. The community got diluted, the brand got more corporate and it just kinda died. These things happen. I knew when I saw the AT&T "keep calm your internet is on" commercials that it was dead. R. I. P. KCCO.
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool.
654456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A local pay here buy here car lot has started using it, that is when you know it's really dead.
Zak_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen
Imnotbrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Debate Team. Senior Year. We had a badass shirt idea. It would be a tuxedo T-shirt, and on the back it would say "Debate SUITS me!"
It was either that or "Keep calm and debate on"
Our teacher went with the second one because administration liked the second one better, and she wanted a bigger budget so she wanted to kiss up to them.
Rex_Mikakka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was expecting PoGo here, but this is good too
shortsj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I go to a Jesuit prep school. We once got t shirts that said "keep calm and remember we have a Jesuit Pope". I love the pope but that shirt has only ever been worn in bed
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That made me legitimately mad, cause i live near the UK, and my family who lives there used to tell me about the posters they remember in the War.
Miller0700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool to begin with.
RenTheRomantic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My spanish teacher made one that said "Keep Calm I Am Your Spanish Teacher
Mithridatist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a graphic designer at a screen printer... That shit is the bane of my existence. "Keep calm and medical assistant on" ... Dafuq people?!
Maarten93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and ignore the keep calm posts
FrozenSquirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I blame The Chive. (And this is where their fans downvote me)
Captain_Trigg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It didn't bother me when people are using it for things where keeping calm is actually part of the solution.
"Keep calm and read your Bible" might not be my cup of problem-solving tea, but it makes sense. "Keep calm and party on" just sounds like a really shitty party.
Gsusruls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I preferred what I considered to be a related phrase, "Everybody chill the fuck out, I got this."
Were some good ones with Obama worked in.
heavysausagedublin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and love that shit.
Gandalfs_Beard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep Calm and ______" is so 40's.
rownak_khan07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who start the "Keep Calm and ______" thing. I just want to meet that guy and give him a gun. last wish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit still exists
iawesome217 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KEEP CALM AND TRACER ON
unproducedloser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
keep calm its only Coccidioidomycosis
MikeyDx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep Calm and Fuck Your Mum (your own mother)
deathfox919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and kill me and anyone else who still uses "Keep Calm"
threewanyay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and o shit where's the bleach
syndus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
frat guys, blame frat guys
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read the original phrase was a reference to the British mindset during World War II: "Keep Calm and Carry On". It's kind of weird that it's been perverted into a cutesy t-shirt slogan.
imGnarly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
worst meme ever
Radobyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Keep calm and shop at insert local grocery shop here
crawfish2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and Reddit on!
bingobangobongoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and superman dat ho.
bulgarian_zucchini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Including "keep calm and Harambe"?
eldengue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "straight outta" shit, too.
ofthedappersort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh I swear I only saw the original "keep calm and carry on" like five years ago and found a decent looking t shirt with that on it then that phrase was a meme and my shirt went from cool to lame
MotterFodder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!!
chaosncaffeine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me, this is the equivalent of "It is what it is.." which I irrationally hate. I only consider myself lucky that it was a "thing" long before I realized it (which is still too long ago for me to be aware of it!). :D
Metal-Marauder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how the queen feels about it.
likeabuddha ยท 9971 points ยท Posted at 14:41:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP is trying to be the hip teacher this year
sisterfunkhaus ยท 2861 points ยท Posted at 15:59:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more fun to bring out really outdated shit to the students and pretend like you are trying to be cool. The looks. So much fun.
jeffreybbbbbbbb ยท 2375 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My students: "Why do you start all your sentences with yo?"
Me: "Yo. I grew up in the 90s. I can't help it."
dumptruckman ยท 622 points ยท Posted at 20:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. This will be me.
scotchirish ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 20:28:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have to frost your tips too.
Mistercheif ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the flame shirt.
Artiemes ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace your desk with a stainless steal stove as well
mahjongg ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:49:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you trying to create another Fieri, you monster?
lukefive ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:05:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your Fieri, Holly.
mootpoint23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:11:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your holly, guy
abdullahcfix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guy Fieri?
hail_gort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck math, I'm taking you guys to flavor town
michaelfarker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:13:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word
34Heartstach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:58 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dope
fellowsquare ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Already me.
Alarid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yoh my god
rocky8u ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 20:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word
Lurking_Grue ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excel
anguillias ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Powerpoint
ComradeFrunze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Publisher
Sardoodledum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:24:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Access
Aulio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:01 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say word all the time to my students. Love the funny looks I get.
cyhh ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My teacher wife had a student come up and ask her which one of the state universities football team she cheered for.
She told him, "Iowa State of course."
The student responded, "Word to your mother."
My wife lost it.
ShelfDiver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:45:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking chortled on my dinner.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:33:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, yo is coming back. You just can't overuse it
CyanideCloud ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:30:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yoyos always come back.
chasethatdragon ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL yo is outdated
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:20:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sike!
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:32:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Douche Bag, it's "Psych!"
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:04:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And apparently "sike" is an acceptable spelling according to urban dictionary and other various sources.
neonaes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:47 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard it both ways.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the clarification, douche bag ;)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using 'douchebag' is ultra-unko (the cool way to refer to something uncool). Not to be judgemental or anything, but ' ;) ' - wuts up wid dat? If that "emoticon" is not the ultimate unccoolathon (or 'Ult-UnKo') i dunno wut iz. (oh yea, maybe typing thug murican?). But jeez, you guys are like a giant douchebag filled with regular sized douchebags, like 100 of them; and each of the regular sized ones have these mini-me's, in d-bag format - not one of them has the reversible nozzle to make it into an old skool enema bag - but there are like 15 of these mini-DB's in the 100 lot in the giant douchebag - you staying with me here?
You guys....jeez, I swear. All douchebags, in various sizes, some with more than one function.
Which brings me to my main point - when I was a boy, and was sick in any measurable way (fever, cramp...) my mom (who was as un-ko as it gets BUT was a big advocate for chiropractic and herbal homeopathy), and, here's the uncoolest thing ever used to make me kneel at the tub facing away, drop my pants and then stare down at the tub floor while she not that gently slipped/shoved a vasoline tipped hard white plastic enema schnozzle up my ass, and would release a burning stream of red hot saline water (sometimes augmented with whatever 'healthy' fluid was near by - hydrogen peroxide or witch hazel maybe?) and NOT STOP until I was actually quivering trying to hold back an immense poop. For some reason, this immense, hot water flood I held in as mightily as anyone, had an odd stirring effect on my genitals (or, as I humorlessly refer to them 'my Gentiles' or 'The Goyim", or very occasionally -That Baby's Arm Holding An Apple). Trying to maintain one's dignity, while hurrying mom out of the tiny bathroom while she, flushed and grinning, kept dawdling. THAT was THE MOST uncool action through my teenaged years, up till I got my first tat. Never Cool, Never Will Be
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:03 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST READ
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:07 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DORK!!
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Yo. I grew up in the '90s. I can't help it, yo." Ftfy.
NotThisFucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They had an episode of Pokรฉmon XY that was this. It was just this. Only one character was like "Why is everyone saying 'yo'?"
PM_Me_Whatever_lol ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Know what I'm sayin?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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bikemaul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, no.
vilealgebraist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had a class where that's all I did. Annoyed the shit out of the students.
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:11:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm born in 97 and I say 'yo' and 'dude' way too much. And 'what's up?' It started out ironic, but now it's part of my everyday vocabulary.
TheObjectiveTheorist ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:45:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand. Are 'yo', 'dude' and 'what's up?' not commonly used phrases? How is especially 'what's up' outdated in any way?
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:04:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess people my age don't use 'yo' and 'dude' much. They're more commonly used by people about 10 years older than me, that grew up in the early to mid 1990's. When I said 'what up?' I actually kind of mean the abbreviated words like 'wassup?' or 'sup?'. In my experience, they're used by tough guy rapper gangstas (think Ice Cube) or arrogant people who thought they 'so cool' but lately 'what's up?', 'wassup?' and 'sup?' I and some other people use them as everyday terms, but it's certainly not common. I know that's an oversweeping generalisation but I'm just speaking from personal experiences. I started using those phrases as a joke because they're something you'd hear in a 90's teen movie, like I'd greet people with 'yo wassup dudes?' because it's funnier than just saying 'hi guys', but from there those words became part of my everyday vocabulary and now I use them completely in ironically. I hope I explained that well.
TheObjectiveTheorist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it maybe differentiates between region perhaps, or perhaps it's making a comeback, but I'm 16 and use all those phrases, even 'sup' and 'wassup' along with many other people I know. The default way of greeting someone passing by is either "hey" or "sup." 'Yo' is probably less common and used by stoners and drug dealers. 'Dude' is also less common, but still acceptable. I don't think your vocabulary is outdated just yet.
Although, I have an experience pretty much exactly like yours, except between groups of people instead of age. For some reason, 'lit' and 'fam' has entered my vocabulary even though I only used it ironically. The only reason I fully understood what you meant by that was because the same thing happened to me. We used it as a meme to make fun of other kids who use those words that'll inevitably be gone within a year, but now I'm stuck saying them
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's making a comeback. I use 'dude' as my go to pronoun, it's not gender specific and pretty lighthearted and friendly. I use 'yo' at the start of a conversation to get their attention if they're facing the other way or something. I've been out of school for 2 years so I haven't been able to keep up with the memes like 'lit' 'fam' 'turnt' or anything like that, I see them on the internet but have no idea what they mean.
TheObjectiveTheorist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit is basically cool, fam is similar to homie, turnt is actually an interesting word. I can't think of a word similar to it. It basically describes feeling wonderful or hyped, but usually in the context of alcohol and drugs, or having a fun time.
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. TIL. Thanks.
Wry_and_Dry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:33:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you use turnt in a sentence? Is it like "He was totally turnt last night! "? Or "Let's get turnt!"? Or... I have no idea. This is honestly the first moment in my life I've truly felt like I may be aging.
TheObjectiveTheorist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:36:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those first two sentences work. You could also use it to describe a non person like "That party last night was turnt." It's similar to lit but slightly different. Lit has more of a stoner connotation to it, turnt has more of an alcohol and party animal connotation. I my experience, lit is more common than turnt. I barely ever hear turnt.
Subtle_Relevance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also born in '97, also say all these things. Although what's up is always either whaddup or sup. It's become my vernacular, saying "hi" or "hello" just feels weird.
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. Saying 'hi' or 'hello' just seems so boring, you've gotta add some flare to spice it up a bit!
chasethatdragon ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I mean, I didn't 'grow up' in the 90's but I still say 'yo' 'dude' and 'what's up?'
chinacat99 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He never said he did??
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:24 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He replied to a comment that stated "I grew up in the 90s, so I say Yo alot" replying with basically "samezies"
damontoo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:33:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I'd say you have to be 15 at some point in the 90's to qualify.
drb0mb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:44:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i dont know about that, it's fair to say someone born in 1987 isn't a 2000's kid, it's hard to divide these things in 10 year increments
i was born in 85 making me 14 in 1999, and by 2003 graduated high school, definitely not a 2000's kid
cybrian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
91 here. I don't get the internet anymore. Therefore I must not be a 2000s kid.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:27 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol I was born in 91 too, TIL you have to be a teenager in the 90s to have your childhood in the 90s.....wait what?
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:40 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you have to be a teenager in the 90s in order to have had your childhood in the 90s? wait wutt?
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:55 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you're mixing up 80s and 90s kids
damontoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:21 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, 90's kids are ones who played with pogs, wore neon clothes etc. If he was born in 97' he was too young to remember anything about the 90's.
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:29 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ummmmm isn't that what I said?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, I'm from Boston yo.
ProtanopicMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
TheObjectiveTheorist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Massachusetts resident, can confirm. People from Boston don't say anything right.
Ran4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo is so 2014.
tech2mebg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Must have watched "whos the boss". Lol in cali we actually say "like" like allot. Lol
beartrapperkeeper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Yo. I grew up in *philly. I can't help it." FTFY
DTF_Truck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... This isn't cool anymore? Shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a boyfriend who used "Yo" as a greeting. I do it in response to my name being called through the house.
"Hey Star!"
"Yo!"
ZippyDan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell them you are a reformed Spanish speaker.
Noblehammer16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word
frogbertrocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buuuuudy
TheRaymac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ease up there, Holder. Have you seen Linden?
TheMattAttack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's weird to me that people my age are now teaching in schools.
What the fuck
Sota612 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This ^ I can't stop, it's a subconscious word choice when I'm speaking to any non-coworker.
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How will non 90's kids even know what you're talking about?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's mad wack.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is saying yo not a thing anymore?!?! Yo, I'm old..
radams5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tell them I grew up in the streets. Then I tell them I have a tattoo that says "Thug Life." But now, it looks more like, "hug lif" because I am fat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo is currently cool, but Ay is more used. Source: high-schooler
Kanotari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is already me!
"Yo, homework. Where is it?"
DemiGod9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do this and I'm only 20 :(
49ers_Lifer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just realized I do this al the time... I must sound like a complete douche.
Finetales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say "yo" all the time. A lot more than anybody else I know, now that I think about it. The '90s will be with me forever
domesticHorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Kreatorkind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, this is a story...
OminousShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sentences either start with "Yo" or "dude". I'm trying to change, but it's hard.
Telcontar77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol, I use yo so much as a greeting that I'm known to all my friends as Yo, <half of first name> Yo
mindfrom1215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say yo sometimes.............
Negromancers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:59 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, champ in the making.
gjs628 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:42:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Students: "Why do you start all your sentences with yo?"
Me: "Yo, Mr White. I grew up in the 90s, I can't help it yo."
Student: "Why do you keep calling everyone Mr White? My name is Daisy. Daisy Yolo Lilypetal, and-- hey! Give that back! That's my drink!!"
Me: "Yeeeah Gatorade me, bitch. Hey yo everybody! What's your favourite class ever?"
Students: SCIENCE BITCH!
Me: "Yeeeah that's right, now just remember the dress code for the Ball this weekend yo, no Columbian neckties! You got that Krazy-8? Hey man put that bike lock down!"
Tuco: "WOOOOOOO"
Me: "Hey yo Tuco! Tuco! Just relax man! Just chill! We tight?"
Tuco: SNIFF
Shovelbum26 ยท 296 points ยท Posted at 20:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife has to have a "Data Wall" for her students, to show their performance over the course of the year (how test scores are trending, percent of students at or above grade level, etc.).
She decorated it with goofy pictures of Data form Star Trek: TNG. Those middle school kids, 90% of which are from Puerto Rico, probably have no idea why a vaguely shiny white dude in yellow pajamas and a cowboy hat is on their Data Wall.
I think that's awesome.
man_on_a_screen ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:01:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This gave me a very hearty laugh, imagining all those Puerto Rican kids confused as fuck at the weird white lady and the shit she pulls all the time
HippieHippieShake ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:46:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. That is awesome.
I keep thinking about the day they finally see a TNG episode and say "So that's who that vaguely shiny white dude in yellow pajamas and a cowboy hat really is!", and it's making me smile a lot.
RockintheShockin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:37:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i prefer the most interesting Lt. Commander Data in the Alpha quadrant myself
tempmike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:23 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know its a bit late to the party but I'm gonna try and work this into my course this year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:01 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did a similar thing with "Cell" from Dragon Ball when teaching 11 year old biology.
Nobody got the reference.
[deleted] ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 18:21:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Whitezombie65 ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Claims he understands kids: username is rad2themax
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Stolichnayaaa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so uncool it's cool again. It's all a circle, daddy-o
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually love that. Gotta add that.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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rad2themax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES! This is literally what I reference in terms of me trying to be cool, whether it's with children or my peers.
Jaimou2e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a shame.
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it was originally because I was hella into Saved by the Bell and Clueless and Heathers and shit in high school and popped too much 90s valley girl slang into my vocab.
timekills17 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First grade... lost their shit. I remember those days. So glad when my kids learned how to use the bathroom.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's usually in the last place you left it
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha. They usually know where they left their shots by grade 1.
scotchirish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm more concerned that they had been holding onto their shit long enough to lose it.
1stLtObvious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends worked as a substitute at a school and the kids knew he liked video games (but he doesn't care for FNAF). One day a kid drew him a picture of a FNAF character, which he accepted gracefully and laughed at later.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..What grade do you teach?
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In that example I was doing a practicum in a grade one class.
Neospector ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://xkcd.com/166/
SolidGopher ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This backfired on me last year. I made a Good Burger reference and my class got it and started quoting GB. They had all watched it and loved it. Somehow, someway, Good Burger is still relevant.
0neTrickPhony ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I ever become a teacher, I swear to god I'm going to spam memes from 2005-2008 everywhere and act like they're still 'cool', just to see how many students cringe.
prickity ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:13:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mechanics professor literally did this and it was so painful, he had obviously made them as awful as possible on purpose
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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captainhamption ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I send them to my teachers, for the lulz.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My English Composition teacher from my sophomore year of college put Advice Animals on the syllabus.
She was actually the best English teacher I ever had, and luckily didn't do anything like that the rest of the semester.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokesonthemiwasonlypretendingtoberetarded.jpg
ScientificMeth0d ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 18:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
> be 13 y/o me
> no one's hangs out with me
> get brilliant idea
> act like a retard and people will think I'm funny
> get placed in tard class
> feels badman.jpg
mind_above_clouds ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 18:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know this isn't 4Chan right? You don't have to format a comment like that.
ScientificMeth0d ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 18:47:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoosh. It's part of the joke
natophonic2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you 'whoosh'ing your own joke? I thought you'd learned not to act retarded.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:00:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HEY STOP MAKING FUN OF HIM,HE HAS DISABILITY!!
Ultrawombat222 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DID YOU JUST ASSUME THEIR GENDER?!?!
DaughterEarth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even realize teachers want to be cool. I guess if you spend every day in a teenage environment?
Lelden ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:53:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly teachers want to be relevant to kids rather than be cool. Some unfortunately think they are the same thing.
DaughterEarth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can understand relevancy, that's a good perspective to consider. My own perspective was that I'm glad to be done with the years when being cool mattered, I figured most would also feel the same. But relevancy is important with kids. I do try to be as relevant as possible when working with my mentee, so I can see that for sure.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess some do. I'm not one of them.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing that sucks is they don't get that your joking.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats when you throw in the "sike!"
Synonym_Rolls ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:14:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No that's why it's funny
sisterfunkhaus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, no. That is the best part.
Zeppsgaming ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your post has 69 likes. Is that still a cool thing?
cmckone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
only on 4/20
MatthewCrooks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like the best kind of teacher.
IntrinsicSurgeon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a professor refer to "Who let the Dogs Out" as a "hip, new song" and I'm pretty sure this is what he was doing. Especially since this was in like 2011.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's the fun part of it. They have to guess whether or not you really think it's cool. When you have worked with teens as long as I have, you know what isn't cool. I'll bet that professor was doing the same. It would be hard to be that clueless unless you are one of those really crusty mean old teachers who refuse to learn how to properly use a computer and who do not talk with their kids about anything besides the material they teach.
Here is the kicker with trying to be the cool teacher, the kids will eat you for lunch. They know you care more about what they think and that you yearn for their approval. A lot of these teachers will let kids get away with a lot of stuff. It ends up wrecking the ability to manage a classroom. These teachers don't want kids to be "mad" at them, so they don't give consequences to the kids. The funny thing is, if you set the tone properly at the beginning of the year and be a little bit of a hard ass at first (but not mean) and the kids know you don't put up with bad behavior, you will only have to be a hard ass for a month or two. Then, the kids get it, and you have fun and learn. I wish I could warn all new teachers to never try to be cool. Be genuine, act like an adult, laugh with your kids, and make sure you are doing your job. They don't teach you this stuff in college.
XanderTheMander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo kids
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey Mr. Sluggo, friend me on facebook."
"I use MySpace and my top 8 is already full."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite part of being a mom. Pretending to be a try-hard cool old lady. It's hilarious.
Agentflash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like people in my school "necking" people whenever they do dumb shit
IvyGold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I showed a Walkman to my nephew last weekend. He almost got away with pretending not to know what a cassette tape was.
s2514 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt would always do the apple bottom jeans dance to my cousins in public when they were younger and they'd get so embarassed.
I acted like I was embarassed too but secretly I was thinking about how one day I'll get to embarassed my kids in public like that.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She sounds awesome. I love it. Unfortunately, my kid loves when I do things like that and joins in . We are known for doing dance moves in the grocery store.
peekay427 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you appreciate my Snooki and Rebecca Black references eh? Finally vindicated!
sisterfunkhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally!
massive_cock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm 37. My brother is 14. I do this to him all the time. I also dab rapidly and violently until he's embarrassed. Fun times.
SaraJeanQueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's much better than being the teacher who's trying to be cool and use their slang. It's good to separate yourself from them, and I agree they find it entertaining as well.
PotatoPotential ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:04:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make everything pixelated. I don't fucking get it, but seems like the young ones can't get enough of it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:47:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey class. How many of you did your hw. BARELY half the class. OH SHIT DAT BOI DID, but, DAMN DANIEL, back at it again with the doing HW in class
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being the youngest person at work, talking about my life and references to my older coworkers will also yield such looks.
kemushi_warui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy teaches.
shapu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It's just like in Ishtar, amirite?"
B1rdman8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should use lots of props and make tons of puns. Kids love that stuff!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids will respect you because of your attitude not because of your tastes.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I've been working with teens for 17 years and do pretty well with it. It's still fun to mess with them.
Angel-Kat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy! Yes, this! I can confirm, as a teacher, I do this!
categoryone ยท 2201 points ยท Posted at 18:20:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Books out for Harambe"
BirdThe ยท 1062 points ยท Posted at 18:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you just discovered how to kill memes.
TheRealMrWillis ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was actually on a post in /r/fellowkids
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and it was surprisingly well done
ppero196 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:01:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For unitiated
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Anolis_Gaming ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:24:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is not dank which can eternal lie, and in strange eons, even memes may die.
OkapisRule ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:06:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
21st century Lovecraft.
AstarteHilzarie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:31:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pull the trigger.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like Harambe
Kanotari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Way too much fun to do. You can watch your students die a little on the inside every time you say shit like this.
Naoyatodo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:49:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cant kill the memes, but you can kill the harambe๐
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
F
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:54:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just reddit as a whole
LetSlipTheDogesOfWar ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:44:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've tried this tactic, but my results have been unsuccessful. Both bae and finna are in wide use, unfortunately.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:47:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:56:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About fuckin time.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:49:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My math teacher keeps saying "don't leave your calcs out for Harambe"
Greatest method of killing a meme
tempmike ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:17:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The exam is over. Hashtag pencils down for Harambe."
Stealthy_Bird ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god
hectors_rectum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genius... Stealing this. I work in IT at a school, we use A+ kids for live work, I'm gonna find a way to incorporate.
Wazzyjazzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M E T A
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TheUltimateTeigu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The meme would die so quickly.
With-a-Cactus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is dead. One of my co-workers tries to throw Harambe in every other thing he says that he thinks is funny. He says it more than 20 times a day.
wtmh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I literally just watched this enduring, and prevalent meme become decidedly uncool.
superjerkingoff187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
be the saying of english teachers 10 years from now
Dramon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You glorious bastard.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie, that's why I'm reading this. I don't think I'd give a shit if I didn't have a room full of kiddos.
And no, I never have been nor will be a remotely hip teacher. That's a fool's errand. But it's good to keep tabs on them, at least a little bit
cyka__blyat ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got done with school not too long ago. There was never a teacher that was 'hip'. The popular teachers were never the ones that tried to keep up with the trends. They were the ones that realized a teacher that was acting like a student would A. look stupid and B. not be respected. Kids aren't stupid, they know you're older than them.
The popular teachers had authority, but were still friendly. The kind of person that would be like a friend if you cooperated, but didn't take any shit. I think the key to being a popular teacher is making the students like and respect you at the same time.
Like I said, in a way these teachers were like friends to us. You could talk or joke around with them on breaks, but they were still teachers in class. Not the kind of teachers that whipped everyone who dared to say a word during class.
Thuseld ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:54:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am with you on this. I will listen out and reference things on my presentations. Things I have done:
Had characters named Jeff (My name is Jeff).
Things I will do: Hide Pokemon in my lessons to keep certain students engaged.
pistachiopaul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:21:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, if i never hear a kid say "21" again i will be fucking overjoyed.
kiwispouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently you can't win if you're a teacher. Be an old fuddy fuddy, they dislike you. Try to talk to them about their interests, fuck off with that noise.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like others said, it's best to be yourself. That goes for most things. It's also important to listen with interest when a kid honestly wants to tell you about their interests. That's probably also good for life in general.
Kids mention things, usually I am completely clueless, they laugh, and then they tell me about it. It's about having that authentic relationship.
YourBestAnswer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/fellowkids
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to any teacher who makes this sort of effort
duhlightswitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm hip, I'm with it. ducka ducka ducka ducka ducka ducka ducka HhhhhhuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhHH
sohetellsme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or he's trying to destroy new trends early. This war is fought one school at a time.
VanWesley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the pain of teachers. I'm 27 and last year I volunteered through work to go talk to some 3rd graders. I'm pretty sure all of my pop culture references went way over their heads. The only thing that I was able to connect with them was the term "hashtag". Apparently, 3rd graders know about twitter? I never felt so old.
BeefSamples ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'm finishing college at 36 and it hurts a little bit that i understand all of the professors pop culture references.... and the rest of the class just looks at him like he's spewing quantum physics equations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1st graders know about twitter. And ask for my Instagram account.
Shit, I know a 7 year old kid who looks at naked women on his mother's iPad. >.> That one is kind of special, the other kids give him weird looks when he mentions it, like "why would you do that?".
Also knew a kid in kindergarten who was really into GTA (whatever number was popular at the time) and other "adult" games.
UserNombresBeHard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP should't, he's just a waist of teacher.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funnily enough, a student just informed me that "I just can't even" isn't cool anymore.
Fuck it, i just can't even keep up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still used in college, don't worry.
People literally just can't right now quite often.
headsh0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Likeabuddah trying to be cool at all this year
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BOOKS OUT FOR HARAMBE
Pcatalan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why I come to Reddit.
Noisetorm_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mfw my teacher tries to bring the hip to the hop
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally why I'm here.
BostonBeatles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4th Grade!
kobel1dj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a teacher and was thinking about using the pawn stars intro meme for 10-12th graders. Would they get it?
republicanloverz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So then the OP is a valid response to OP's question? Reddit inception?
salmonmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you've met anyone born this century, you'd know that the only thing you'd have to do to be cooler than them is be born last century.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach 7th and 8th grade. They see through this bullshit SO FAST. If you are just authentic, that's what they care about. As soon as ANY adult tries to be 'cool' it immediately fails.
Lil_miss_feisty ยท 22143 points ยท Posted at 13:45:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 16 y.o. siblings advice: "if it shows up in a commercial, it isn't cool anymore". Text speech, slang, a social media follow-up at the end, ect.
flyawayjay ยท 12637 points ยท Posted at 15:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk my bff Jill
dezradeath ยท 4456 points ยท Posted at 16:30:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the commercial for those curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o
Wow it's been so long that kids these days would never know Cingular ever existed. This was a time when we had limited texting! I remember when AT&T bought the company and their logos merged
flyawayjay ยท 959 points ยท Posted at 16:33:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that! I always thought that was a really clever logo. Looked even more like a little man.
Rapn3rd ยท 972 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having a Cingular flip phone with no camera and seeing the AT&T logo next to my reception bars replace the Cingular logo and being like wtf. It was truly a transitional period.
braddletoad ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:53:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at a Cingular call center when the transition was happening, people were calling often about it. One man, very unhappy he was now doing business with at&t, said that I was as bad as any man fighting for Nazi Germany ever was for working for them :(. I took a longer lunch than normal that day.
Rapn3rd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's alright braddletoad, you were just doin your job, that man was being hyperbolic
braddletoad ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:00:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He wasn't. I asked. I said, surely I'm not as bad as anyone that may have had a hand in attempted genocide and world domination. He made it clear that he truly believed I was. Meh. I was 19, I'm ok now.
Rapn3rd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:03:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a fucking jackass. I mean, I dislike AT&T plenty, but that is a ridiculous comparison. I wonder what he thinks of Comcast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comcast is unspeakable to him, nothing that bad in the world has even compared to what Comcast does.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked for Voicestream in their call center when it transitioned to T-Mobile. People seemed to be mostly happy because they thought it'd make Voicestream suck less.
flyawayjay ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:01:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think I had a cell phone when that commercial came out, or at least I wasn't allowed to use it except for emergencies.
twitchedawake ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didnt either.
I didnt get my first phone until late 2009- early 2010 when i needed one for a college job and my girlfriend-at-the-time said it was ridiculous i didnt have one.
Grasshopper21 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:29:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was right....
twitchedawake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I was going all Ghost Protocol, and I was cool.
Grasshopper21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you also 5'4?
FlamingJesusOnaStick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was born with one attached to her hand
DynamicDK ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah...wtf man? I got my first phone when I was 16, in 2003. Most people at my school either had phones at that time, or had one before we graduated. I don't know anyone that didn't have one once they went to college...
Hoods-On-Peregrine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a high school senior in 2003. Small school. We didn't have cell phones. But beepers were all the rage throughout 9th-12th grade. Clip that bad boy on your car visor and wait for the *911 or *69 page at the end of a #. Dangerous stuff though, you didnt always know who was waiting for you on the other end once you found that payphone!
DynamicDK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is strange. I went to a small, fairly rural high school in Alabama, and no one had beepers in the 2000s. Only cell phones.
Hoods-On-Peregrine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio here. We graduate about 40 kids per year. By 2004 we all had phones, pagers were being replaced by them by the time I was a senior. But definitely all anyone had until 2002 early 2003
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:08 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By that time, pagers were on the decline. Most people had replaced th m with cell phones. Because what is the point of making someone run to find a pay phone, when you can just text or call them?
I still remember some kid that had a Motorola cell phone. It was around 1996, so one of the OG cell phones (at least popularity-wise). A whole 30 minutes of talk time before the battery ran out. Yeah, he got that phone taken away because it rang in class.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*69? Does that mean "call me for sex"?
Shadesbane43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was a high school senior. You can't send nudes on a beeper unfortunately.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it had full character support, someone could send (.)(.)
But I remember ascii pagers. It was almost like being able to text.
Hoods-On-Peregrine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, yes it did
scarletbegoniassmm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Graduated in a class of 65 in 2004 rural SC. Never saw a pager/beeper, we all got cells in like 2002-ish or before but they Nokia bricks that did nothing. Moto razors ruled my college years, didn't get a smart phone till like 2009 in grad school.
twitchedawake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I dunno. They were expensive and my mom always told me I didnt need one, so I just didnt get one, and I was always near a friend who had one when i needed it.
When i was dating the girl, she was the first girlfriend i had who was from out of state, so communication was necessary.
And the job required going to different cities and I often had to deal with the local police, which was a pain in the ass when I couldnt contact the directors when stopped, so it was kind of a "Fine, Ill get the damn phone but pretend Im only doing it begrudgingly while secretly excited," thing.
ChickenHead415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah it started in my highschool in late 2001 with the Nokia Colored Phones for me. I was pissed when my dad insisted on a Nextel phone for me that had the radio feature. Thinking back what a little dick I was.
Cm0002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She wasn't wrong, had my first phone at 12 maybe 13 around 2006 and my first smartphone around age 15
Hippo-Crates ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a plan with 60 minutes of talk and 10c/text. We've come a long way.
Bodiwire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember my first plan around 1999 or 2000. I had 90 minutes a month, no rollover, no free nights and weekends, and texting wasn't even an option. I think it was like $30 a month. This was a crappy plan even at the time because it was a small carrier for the appalachia area. The major carriers had better deals, but where I lived was on the very outer edge of coverage for them. Some people there used the major carriers, but they would have to walk around until they found a spot where they could get 1 bar and then freeze in place. If they went 1 mile further east, they couldn't even do that. The little carrier I was with was overpriced, but I could drive miles down a gravel road on a mountain in the middle of nowhere and have 4 bars.
AthleticsSharts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remeber being impressed when my friend's mom bought one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Bag_Phone
unforgiver ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:43:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when it was still bellsouth mobility. One morning I woke up after they changed over and was like "why the hell does my phone say cingular"
D_for_Diabetes ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with alltel / verizon
JaLuck88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember Primeco
tha_this_guy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I gots to get better, man, I gots to move on.
Switched from Motorola to a PrimeCo phone.
dm919 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lil' Troy does
TonyPajamas29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, I needed this back in my life
XJCM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It said video is unavailable for me. What was it?
TonyPajamas29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its Lil Troy's "Wanna be a baller". If you haven't heard it check it out, its beautiful 90s hip hop
XJCM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I was a little bit taller
Dark-Ganon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:24:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's not that song
XJCM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna be a...baller Shot caller?
Dark-Ganon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There ya go
Bodiwire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, but I remember a lyric from that "Wanna be a baller" song about switching from Motorola to a Primco phone.
marked-one ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vodafone all out homie
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was an AT&T wireless customer when Cingular purchased them. I had the opposite experience and I remember when I wanted to get a phone for my daughter calling them and they said I was a "blue" customer and I'd have to get all new phones to become an "orange" customer to add a new line.
Reddegeddon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This makes sense. When AT&T Wireless got bought by Cingular, they decommissioned AT&T's TDMA network and moved everyone onto GSM. Completely different networks. Then, several years later, SBC bought AT&T, and changed all of their division names to AT&T. Cingular was a joint venture between SBC and BellSouth, SBC (now AT&T) bought BellSouth and rebranded Cingular to AT&T Mobility. They have stayed on the GSM technology platform (with associated upgrades) all the way until now.
All of the goodwill done in the 80s when AT&T/Ma Bell was broken up into Baby Bells has been almost completely undone at this point, all of the Baby Bells have reformed into AT&T and Verizon. The situation would be even worse if the Federal Government allowed AT&T to buy T-Mobile. T-Mobile's success since then is a testament to the need for competition in these markets.
LuckyBacteria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup same experience here. Everytime I call for support they would have trouble finding my account until I told them that I was on the old AT&T that got bought out.
Started with Bell Atlantic cdma phone were kinda behind so I went to att, became cingular price was too high so I went to sprint, customer service was too bad so I went to tmobile, phone service was too bad so I went to Verizon who started screwing me out of my unlimited plan so back to at&t
haamm ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other way around, AT&T purchased cingular
Joetato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. It's very weird, but AT&T had a mobile division, they wanted out of mobile. They sold their mobile division to Cingular. Cingular existed for a few more years, then they were bought out by a company that had rights to the AT&T name and they changed Cingular's name to AT&T. As far as I understand it, at least at first, the company was still Cingular in everything but name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here is a link to a Wikipedia article describing the acquisition.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Wireless_Services
RAHutty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first phone was Cingular but I still completely forgot about them.
10thplanetwestLA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:05:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember having a Nokia brick 6190 with Cingular. The worst part was that most of the students in my University were on Cingular as well, so making phone calls was extremely difficult at peak times due to cellular traffic. Some millennials would say, "Why make phone calls when you can just text them?" Texting was not that easy back then. For example, let's say you wanted to text LOVE. You would have to hit the number 5 three times, 6 three times, 8 three times, and 3 two times. That's 11 button presses for a single word. God forbid you accidentally press a button one more time than you actually wanted and then you have to cycle through those letters on that button again.
DynamicDK ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was awesome at T9. I could send entire text messages with 1 hand without looking.
I can't do that at all on a smartphone.
zorinlynx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For those who don't remember: T9 used a dictionary to figure out what words you were typing when you just hit the number key for the appropriate letter once.
So when you type 5683 it would turn it into "love" automatically. No multiple presses.
Better implementations would learn which words you type often so it would make fewer mistakes when one number sequence could be more than one word. you could also use arrow keys to go through a list of possible matches.
It worked damn well, but it also meant a missed match meant you typed an entirely wrong WORD instead of just letter. So it could be embarrassing. :)
DynamicDK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't use the automatic matching thing. That always caused me issues. I was really fast at typing out the entire words, using multiple keypresses of the same number to select specific letters.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't let your dreams be dreams
DynamicDK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I'm not used to it anymore, and have no desire to really learn it again.
Also, part of it was the physical feel of the keys. That is how I could keep track of what I was pressing.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was pretty good at that too. Sometimes on my flip phone, I could dial-type pretty accurately without looking.
vheran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhh fuuuuckkk T9 and texting was just getting big when I was in high school. I was the same way. Because of the physical buttons I could feel my way around and just check it before I sent it in class. Then I joined the Yarmy and could afford my first DROID 2X and damn if I still don't miss slide out key boards and gorilla glass
Rapn3rd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Part of me sort of misses the T9 experience. I'm 27 and while I love my iPhone, there was something nostalgically awesome about T9.
Shadesbane43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's probably an app for a T9 keyboard.
Onyxvulpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family was on the same plan with Cingular. Everyone's changed to AT&T but mine stayed Cingular for a couple months.
marked-one ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does anyone remember Vodafone? It was like the jetix off the cell providers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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no1nos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't the ONLY phone company. We had GTE out in Ohio.
devtastic2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the commercials with the physical "minutes" that the TV families had as a visual aid for the cellular plans that were offered. I thought that was fucking cool at one point.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted a Razr so bad. Instead I was stuck with some shitty bulky hand me down dad gave me.
MrLangbyMippets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Blackberry Pearl on Cingular. I remember seeing the "CINGULAR 2G" up in the notification bar change into "AT&T 2.5G".
tymeparadox ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was called Jack Splat. It's been so long now but for some reason I still retain that name.
horse_and_buggy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Logo looked more like Jack's Splooge
marked-one ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a stupid logo to me. They didn't even try!
DrRazmataz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then AT&T took over and became a superpower.
cgbarto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spoiler alert
likejackandsally ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
DrRazmataz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, didn't they get forced to split becuase they were getting too big? I forgot about that. Think they're close to that again?
likejackandsally ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T
Clevername3000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DONT TRIP! U SERIOUS?
sohetellsme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clever for them, too. Less competition, less need to care about the customers.
In fact, Verizon and AT&T are the result of all the re-consolidation of the pieces of Ma Bell after its government-mandated breakup.
C10ckw0rks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I never noticed that! Til holy hell
Azurity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone else remember the company that went by OGC...?
Ended_84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first cellphone was with Cingular. My Nokia 3300 was MY SHIIIIIIIT!
PooTeeWeet5 ยท 600 points ยท Posted at 17:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy hell, I didn't realize the commercial was that old. :(
probation_420 ยท 315 points ยท Posted at 17:07:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't wanna look...
It's been 10 years, hasn't it?
amazingtaters ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 17:13:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Close enough as makes no difference.
JahWontPayTheBills33 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the GRRM
TheIllustrativeMan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:36:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He said, not unkindly.
littlespoon1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:57 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thought the exact same thing.
ikarios ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:40:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is known.
Ghostronic ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The actual video linked was uploaded in 2007. Can't have been much older.. we had Cingular then, and yeah it sounds about right
Erstezeitwar ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I still say "Idk my bff Jill" virtually every time someone uses the term bff.
flyawayjay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say it in my head when people say "Idk" out loud.
OffBrandDrinks ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:05:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I'm only 18 and that makes me feel hella old.
[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 19:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait till you're in your mid 30s, browsing whatever site is cool these days, and some little shit says they feel old at 18, and you think back to what you were doing 18 years ago and you're like, shit...that's when I was 18.
Scrumpy7 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be 'with it'. But then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm 'with' isn't 'it' and what's 'it' seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you!
megalodon90 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong!
Batgirl_and_Spoiler ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, 18 is when I started feeling old. But at the time I used tell my 30 something cousin she was basically ancient. And I have one friend who's 5 years older than me that I jokingly call grandma because "she's so old!"
I'm kind of a jerk.
Ghostronic ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are 18? Man 1998 was a good year for gaming. Final Fantasy Tactics, Bust a Groove, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, SaGa Frontier, Starcraft, Unreal, Banjo Kazooie, Megaman Legends, Metal Gear Solid, Spyro, Pokemon, Ocarina of Time, Fallout 2, Half-life, Baldur's Gate, Rogue Squadron, Mario Party, Sonic Adventure..
Know what makes me feel old? My favorite game from the year I was born (It actually came out the day I came home from the hospital)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I was old, and Super Mario All-Stars was released about two months after I entered the world.
aneway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God that game was my childhood
Ghostronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought I was good at games. Relatively, like, you know? I didn't die on the first levels, I could get most of the way through and I beat a select few.
Then I played Lost Levels and realized I was a scrub destined to get pwned (back in my day we said pwned instead of rekt, they were different times you see)
aneway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, that and the og Mario fucked my shit up
Seafroggys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man, that was a good year for games.
kyouteki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1998 was the BEST year for games. http://kmuw.org/post/best-gaming-year-ever
Queen_Blackfyre ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are proof Life is Strange's dialogue was realistic.
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:18:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry. You still use "hella."
CRAG7 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:36:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hella is still going hella strong in northern california.
JarekBloodDragon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:57:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the pacific northwest
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup that's where I picked up Hella.
POGtastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The PNW phrase that drives me up a wall is "right on."
EVERYONE SAYS IT AND IT'S TERRIBLE STOP IT
JarekBloodDragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't particularly remember that being common. That or it's so common that I don't even notice it. Either way, doesn't bother me. lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:38 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right on
JarekBloodDragon ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:57:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hella is normal speak in the northwest.
Batgirl_and_Spoiler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That must be why I get made fun of it for using it in the northeast. I've never left the east coast, either, so I have no excuse.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:26 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're from the Northeast, you should use the proper "wicked" in those situations. Regional pride!
Batgirl_and_Spoiler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:10 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used wicked. I use it quite often. A lot more often than hella. Still use hella on occasion, though. I feel like I shouldn't be teased for saying what flows naturally in the moment. But my friends are jerks.
ixijimixi ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're saying "hella" and the next syllables out of your mouth aren't "copter", you should be stuck listening to Idk my bff Jill Girl.
Of course, given the usual lack of justice in the world, she's probably hot now
OffBrandDrinks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"really old" just doesn't have the same feel.
Queen_Blackfyre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supes oldster?
PM-ME-YOUR-DOGPICS ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao 18 dude you were born after 9/11 you aren't allowed to feel old.
Biijia ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk what world you're living in but this is 2016, and 9/11 happened in 2001.
strawberrychampagne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:53:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9/11 was 15 years ago.....
PM-ME-YOUR-DOGPICS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe the Nintendo GameCube came out in 1984, it's older than my parents!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh.... What shit are you smoking?
OffBrandDrinks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was born in 1998. 9/11 happened in 2001. Of course I don't remember any of it given I was a baby, but still
TheNewElite250 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be a meme to say that in school, and considering how long I've been out of school...yeah
LaskaBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait seriously??? My dad still sends me random texts that say "idk my bff jill"
WestCoastBestCoast01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first cell phone was with Cingular, and I got my first phone when I was 13/14... So yep about 10 years.
LogiCparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bush was still president.
probation_420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck.
tetronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So that girl is of age now?
LeReddator ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..2007. Is that old? Fuck
monsoonchaser ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:38:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? 2007 wasn't that long ago, it's just... (counting in head) 9 years ago...what the hell.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh Jesus, that's from almost a decade ago? Wow...
blackpuppy9 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the girl being 16 not 12
sunset_blues ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:04:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This commercial came out the year I graduated high school. That doesn't seem like that long ago, and then I remember kids born in 2000 are seniors this year.
OffBrandDrinks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it helps, no graduating senior at my school was born in 2000 unless they are graduating early.
4DThunder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:19:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No they arent? 2000 would mean they're 15 - 16 right now. That's anywhere from Freshman to Junior.
sunset_blues ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids that are sixteen starting their senior year will be seventeen when they graduate, which is on the lower end of average for graduation age.
Erstezeitwar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was like, "why the hell are they explaining the ref...oh."
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were my thoughts too.
dtdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
PooTeeWeet5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes the truth even more painful
NeedAmnesiaIthink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like it was yesterday..
ThatKoolKidOverThere ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To this very day I sometimes day "idk my bff jill" as a joke, but I certainly did forget it was a commercial for Cingular
Wegmans4Ever ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:26:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was much more recent than that
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I didn't realize it was back in the cingular days. It's weird how companies like cingular and alltel can just fade out of existence.
DrShocker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember using it in 7th grade as an answer to a question when we were polling the class with these little remotes. I only had barely enough time to write "IDK, my BFF <answer>" before the time ended.
Long story short, I know it's around 2007-ish because of that.
PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:15:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit this was cingular!? I thought it was ATT, I didn't know it was that long ago.
i miss the little orange cingular dude
EMarieNYC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! The little guy. I think that's why I chose Cingular...
seven3true ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I chose Cingular because they didn't do a credit check or make you put a security deposit down when getting a new phone (fuck you versizon!)
I'm actually still grandfathered in to some of my Cingular perks like rollover minutes and free international text. I think Cingular had free calls after 7pm instead of 9pm like Nextel, Sprint, and Verizon... Cingular was so god damn awesome back then!
PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of waiting until nighttime or the weekend to call people because of free minutes. God damn the early 2000s were really something.
We went from having unlimited data and 500 texts/month to the complete opposite.
The_Mosephus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
unlimited data with no way to use it...
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I forgot about that! And Sprint's "nights" started an hour earlier than the other companys', so I would call my friends and they'd be like, "Stop, you're using minutes!" Those were the days.
EMarieNYC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:03 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!!! I also am grandfathered into a plan, unlimited data, unlimited text and lots of roll over minutes that might as well be unlimited. The cute little Cingular guy did not steer me wrong!
QWERTY36 ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"50 times a month"
Wow. I send like 5000 texts a month.
And that's like, to one person.
And that's low balling.
homemade_haircuts ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:09:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You send over 150 texts to the same person every day?
QWERTY36 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds about right yeah.
She sends me the same amount back though.
homemade_haircuts ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:24:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, if this is the norm, I'm even more alone than I thought.
Llllllong ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school, texting my girlfriend all day every day I easily hit that number. I rarely text that much now
longshotz38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, texted way more in high school. Now I barely respond to more than a few texts a day
hydraloo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend and I clock in quite a bit, thank goodness for Google Hangouts. But when I'm forced to text, I maintain my bad habits of short constant messages which can add up
flyawayjay ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I'd get really sick of someone if I had to text them 150 times a day. I just can't do that.
Star_Kicker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never got into texting, and just when I was getting used to it, everyone moved on to Whatapp which is something I just hate despite it's usefulness.
If I need to communicate with someone 150 times a day, I find it easier to just call them and speak for a few minutes and be done with it.
Cgrammer07 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Preach
ariven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter has at times hit 19k+ a month..
So yeah, for some people its their usual.
nucumber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg. that's like 10 every waking hour. one text every six minutes.
wtf?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also easily send that amount to the same person daily.
Dolphlungegrin ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Jesus Christo.... I probably don't even send that many in a single month.
E: Assuming you sleep 8 hours that means you send 150 texts in a 16 hour period. This is 9.38 texts every hour or one text every 6.4 minutes for 16 total hours. I'm guessing you send texts in a flurry? Like twenty in 5 minutes or something, because I would be thoroughly irritated at the idea of stopping to text every 6-7 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will say that she's my fiancรฉe and we don't live in the same city so...
I guess we only send that many on weekdays.
Dolphlungegrin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So to do the math you send 150 texts every weekday. Assuming you sleep 8 hours that means you send 150 texts in a 16 hour period. This is 9.38 texts every hour or one text every 6.4 minutes. I'm guessing you send texts in a flurry? Like twenty in 5 minutes or something, because I would be thoroughly irritated at the idea of stopping to text every 6-7 minutes.
Just won't to point out I'm not criticizing, just in awe of your dedication to texting.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely a flurry thing on both ends. I think I got 4 texts from her in less than 4 minutes just last night, followed by about 3 more in a similar period maybe 10 minutes later.
However now that you mention it, 150 is probably a little high. But I'm always surprised when I scroll back how far I have to go just to get to the previous day.
calumj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9 texts an hour is NOTHING in todays world
MIL215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For real. I can knock out 9 texts in a few minutes with my girl. Then I have 55 minutes before I need to hit that quota again.
calumj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly, even just with friends its back to back if im not busy
Dolphlungegrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's 9 texts an hour for 16 hours. Seems excessive, but to each their own.
Pheonixi3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's more like a conversation. think of how much you would conversate if you had the ability to speak to anyone you wanted at any time.
"lol i jus saw dis cat on tv reminded me of u" probably happens a lot more than you think. we just phrase it less desperately
"xD check this dank meme out bro"
DAsSNipez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes a bit more sense if you think of it more like an IM client.
Kids these days with their free texts and capable phones *fist shake*
K3TtLek0Rn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was surprised the first time I checked how many texts I send. Over 10,000 a month.
VladimirPootietang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ive looked at a few girls text conversations, they are ridiculously long and drawn out
kylethompson1111 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They said 50 times a day on the commercial, not a month.
PraetereoBonobos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
man I send like 50 texts a month...
notsaeegavas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was 50 times a day in the commercial. Still sounds like a low number.
hardman52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have no life.
Paddy_Tanninger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandpa is a low baller too.
iglidante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I almost never text because the way Android handles texts is just kind of crappy. I hate having it tied to my massive fragmented contact library (every Gmail address I've ever sent to is in there).
QWERTY36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get different apps that handle SMS differently.
Try Textra.
It replaces your default SMS app.
And I agree. Though, that's screwed up via carrier. I just nuked my whole contact list and now it's only phone numbers. (I disconnected Facebook as well)
iglidante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll check it out - thanks!
nickademus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
go outside!
QWERTY36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You see, thats the beautiful part about texting, you do it anywhere! I can always be in touch and let people know where I am, and whats up.
TheCrimsonKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you actually want to know the number you can try Textalyzer. It'll provide a lot of other stats too like emoticons used and avg. time to respond.
QWERTY36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, I don't use actual texting though haha. I use Signal with that person, so its not exactly texting, but encrypted messaging. Still works the same way as texting, and you CAN use SMS from the app, but I don't think Textalyzer would work in my case.
iDuLicious ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:07:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend is only 3 years younger than me and has no idea Cingular wireless is AT&T.
rezheisenberg2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:19:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit man I was like 6 when they merged and I knew that
WolfMan889 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other way around - Cingular group purchased AT&T Mobility and rebranded because AT&T had brand equity. Though I miss the little Cingular blobby guy :(
amd2800barton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually Cingular did buy AT&T wireless, but didn't really start using the AT&T brand until Cingular's parent companies SBC (which bought the old AT&T then took their name) and Bellsouth merged to become the "modern" AT&T. Since AT&T now owned 100% of Cingular, they renamed it to AT&T to make one big "happy" family of services.
WolfMan889 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I knew they phased it in gradually until the final cutover in 2005, but didn't know the details. Corporate M&A stuff can be really cool.
amd2800barton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed that Mergers can be interesting. AT&T's history especially so. They got split up into dozens of small regional companies, and the long distance nation wide company. Southwestern Bell merged with several until they changed their name to SBC, then eventually bought the old Ma'bell AT&T. They own something like half of the original Bell companies. The other half? Verizon.
GameMaster366 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:15:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I could've sworn there was a commercial with an old lady saying "idk my bff jill" but I can't find it.
Edit: found it -- it is bff "Rose" https://youtu.be/51krCuwx3bc
bobbysq ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're rollover minutes, they're perfectly fine.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. I don't find that obnoxious; seems to me they're making fun of text speak, and how the girl uses it so much it's become second nature. It's like when people almost say "lol" out loud.
_carl_marks_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot about cingular and I was definitely old enough to remember it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The merger happened in the middle of a NASCAR season, which meant that Jason Leffler, who was sponsored by Cingular, had to rock a dual paint scheme the rest of the year.
Nothing like a car where the back half is orange and black, and the front half powder blue and white.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be concerned if I was that mom... apparently the girl's best friend is a 60-year-old woman.
(Why do TV writers always use ridiculously outdated kids' names...?)
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They nailed it in the next commercial with Rose, though.
kwaaaaaaaaa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna know what's even funnier? I work at AT&T data center and they still have Cingular banners/signs up, even their systems reference Cingular.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Is there any way to discreetly take pictures of that? That's pretty cool and funny to me.
kwaaaaaaaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have taken some pics, it is hanging at the entrance of the building, so I think it must be some sort of long running joke. When you log into the LTE gateways, the MOTD banner is something like "This system is restricted to Cingular authorized personnel only" or something. And I'm talking about these gateways were installed only like 2-3 years ago, lol.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting.
pieman7414 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i forgot what at&t used to be called yesterday and didnt bother to look it up when i got home, so thanks for that
bunka77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular bought AT&T (for the name basically). Everyone gets this backwards.
Guupti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, Cingular purchased ATT
irobeth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: Cingular was AT&T before it was AT&T
kuahara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular bought AT&T and kept the name, not the other way around.
irobeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular, which was an SBC/BellSouth joint venture, bought AT&T Wireless, and then AT&T bought Cingular
Call it what you want, it's all former Bell System properties purchasing former Bell System properties.
Heroicis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a teenager on Tracfone...
I still know the pain of limited... everything...
cajunaggie08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically Cingular (SBC's cellular brand) bought AT&T and adopted their name
critic2029 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iirc Cingular bought AT&T.
Menism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didnt cingular buy att but used their name because of brand recognition?
dontworryskro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
try asking kids about MCI
Erstezeitwar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! All these kids text willy-nilly without a care in the world! Well in my day, you had only a limited amount of texting each month! Spoiled brats!
Iamloghead ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you seen this spoof? https://youtu.be/OpYwKBNoRgg
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMFG. I had never seen it until now. Holy shit that's funny.
Iamloghead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I could help
ElectroFlannelGore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AHHHHHH.... God working tech for them when they merged was awesome.... Telegence markets not CARE of course.... Also lol WebAXE.... People will get it....
suchbsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This girl should do an AMA
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember paying my dad a dime everytime someone someone sent me a text because we didn't have a texting plan. Getting an unlimited plan was life changing.
biacco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this was a very cleverly way of using /r/fellowkids slang. Not like todays commercials where they have a 40 yr old voice announcer saying "make it an OMG large for only a buck fam"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can still hear the phrase "AT&T, the new Cingular" in my head and I was in like 6th grade when that all happened.
poopinmysoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it was Cingular wireless that bought AT&T wireless. Then At&t wireless and AT&T Corp joined forces to become AT&T and Decided to use the AT&T name as a global brand ditching the Cingular name.
_oceanix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck i haven't seen that commercial in forever
QueQueEnElCulo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fun fact: AT&T wireless was actually acquired by Cingular wireless in 2004. it wasn't until 2006, when AT&T merged with BellSouth and thus acquired BellSouth's stake in Cingular Wireless, that the then Cingular Wireless would be rebranded into AT&T Mobility in 2007 source
a family friend working for Cingular Wireless at the time was told that the shareholders believed that the AT&T brand was more marketable than Cingular since AT&T was a major player in more areas than just wireless and thus more known
pisshorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, it was Cingular who bought AT&T, for $41 billion in 2004. They just decided to swap the names a few years later.
Jack_hymen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot I had cingular. Miss the little orange guy
link8382000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular actually bought AT&T, and took their name because it was more well known.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I'm sitting here on a prepaid At&t nokia
Dsmario64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THATS THE NAME. THANK YOU. I There was a Cingular kiosk near my Kmart that turned into at&t when I was younger. I kept trying to remember the company's name
Tibri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, cingular actually bought AT&T wireless. They kept it AT&T because the brand name was much more recognizable and established.
Livery614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a bad ad. So they are showing how kids are spoiled and text 50 times to their friends and speak like that and how parents have hard time dealing with those kids.
But, now we give you unlimited texting to further ruin your kids.
WestCoastBestCoast01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh damn I had totally forgotten about Cingular! That was my first cell phone company.
Norma5tacy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated that era where old folks thought everything was shortened. LRWTFTLTAETRTUWTFTATTS (Like, really who the fuck types like this and expects the receiver to understand what the fuck they are trying to say)?
InsanePsycologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no I remember. I thought it was a little bit bullshit because I was like "but I barely knew Cingular!"
brett84c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trying to remember how many cellular companies did their own version of this. They were always lame.
Mowmowmowmow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now someone post the comic of the girl getting slapped
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I totally forgot about Cingular... that was my first cellphone
agentfelix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude! I can't receive calls until 9pm! That's when my unlimited minutes kick in! Oh, wait...you're on Cingular too!? Sweet, it's free!!!
TitoTheMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I forgot all about Cingular.
UndeniablyPink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It feels like it was just yesterday.. but back then it was better quality.
oppilonus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still ask people who's numbers I get if they have to pay per text. Should I stop?
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still ask "Can I text you?" I think it's just good etiquette. But I don't know.
Arob96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feels like I saw that commercial just yesterday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back when rollover minutes/texts were their selling points!
arclathe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is still why AT&T has orange as their color for all marketing. It was blue before that.
ErraticDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't they announce that merger during the iPhone launch press event?
kuahara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cingular bought AT&T and it was never announced. The whole thing was very hush, hush. Even Cingular employees came into work one day and had to be called into a meeting to be told, "as of today, we're AT&T". The day before, no one knew a buy out was even in the works.
ErraticDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just remember something big happening with the carrier that was the first to have the iPhone. Steve Jobs presenting them on stage. I thought it was the ATT/Cingular purchase and rebranding, but I could be wrong about that.
Croatian_Hitman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was vonage around the same time? Are they still a thing?
hassanzahid1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I remember Cingular on my dad's flip phone. I remember the billboards in NYC. The good ol' days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I really miss Cingular now. I can still hear the dudes voice saying "raising the bar" from the commercials. That was a better time, when my family could afford to not have T-Mobile -_-
F1R3STARYA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I remember the night my Cingular logo on my phone's service bar changed to an ATT logo. I waited up all night like the new year's ball was dropping or something.
Karthen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iirc Cingular was an SBC company. AT&T Wireless was a great company from a customer service perspective. SBC actually purchased AT&T but took the AT&T name after the purchase because it is a globally recognized brand.
When Cingular took over the AT&T brand I was instructed to never offer more than a 50% credit even if it was our fault (ie: roaming charges on a local account even if it was a mistake with the sales order. Although a customer could take their contact into a store to eventually have it addressed assuming it was written up currently and just input wrong.)
LootGrinder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sweet flip phone offer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Made me feel old
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Cingular and I hated AT&T. Ended up switching to T-Mobile.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sold Cingular for a ehile, and worked there when the merge was happening. Plus i worked there when texting was first coming out. I was like "waaait wait wait.. you mean you can type something on your phone and send it to someone????? Thats just witchcraft.."
Risen_from_ash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone that works for AT&T that's kinda crazy. I remember that commercial like it was yesterday and it was Cingular..
Not_Just_Any_Lurker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about the commercial with her grandma though?
Racing2733 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only remember that from the 31 car in NASCAR.
synapticrelease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember only having 400 texts a month. Shit adds up quickly. I was forced to use that abbreviated chat in order to cram as much shit into that 160 character limit.
planetfromouterspace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i remember switching to Cingular from AT&T because AT&T's service sucked, and less than a month later AT&T bought Cingular ( ._.)
ClicksOnLinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you want to feel really old, that actress is now in her 20s
JoshuaTheFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care that's still a good commercial but that VHS fuzz at the top is what gives away its age
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my lord I've always remembered that commercial but never knew it was so old. I don't even need to look-up when it aired, I can tell from the quality. I forgot all about cingular though. I think the commercial aired before I had a cell phone so I didn't care much about the companies
Hara-Kiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm getting old but I don't even find that too cringeworthy, it's not trying to act cool, it's for adults to laugh how they don't know what their kids are saying.
GeorgeNorman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is still my email address, except with my name in place of Jill
BlueDragonGirl_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that one. It's actually kinda funny. But terrible.
mmarkklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically, AT&T already owned part of Cingular, and got full ownership when they merged with Bell South. Cingular was originally a joint venture between SBC and Bell South. AT&T actually sold it's wireless division to Cingular, then merged with SBC, with the combined entity taking the AT&T brand. After the Bell South merger, Cingular was owned by the one company, so they simply renamed Cingular to AT&T.
The way the baby bells have reorganized is actually quite interesting.
arrows83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use to work at Cingular when that merger took place. It was hell when the customers came in the store raging about "I didn't agree to change carriers!"
Trivi ยท 730 points ยท Posted at 15:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was classic
thenameofmynextalbum ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But was it cool?
Rapn3rd ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 16:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About as cool as "waaazzzzzzzzzzzz uuuuuuuuuuuuup?!?!", i.e. my friends dad still loves to say it in 2016, but it was worn out on arrival in the mid 2000s.
flyawayjay ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it's kind of the same with Yo girl, can I have yo' number?
thenameofmynextalbum ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, see, that MADtv skit I still find legitimately funny because of its embellishment of the overtly oblivious archetype. I don't know about cool, but I like it because it's fiction.
That said, a dude doing this in real life, man, that is so not cool.
ebilgenius ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gurl the back of ya head is redecelous
Dr_WLIN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yvonne!! Thats a french ass name, Yvonne.
EltaninAntenna ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to say, that's a fucking great commercial.
Evasions ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:59:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I had only seen this in Scary Movie this is hilarious
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seen it in Friends tv show and That's my Boy. In that's my boy they had a whole sequence of wazups cuts going on for about 40 seconds
ToiletTrainedMonkeys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Fuck I'm old.
fivetickaticka ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes you're older than him. Congrats.
ButcherPetesMeats ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm only in my mid 20's and even I felt old reading that.
EMarieNYC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sister still texts me this. From her flip phone...
CheekyMunky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It arrived in 1999.
Vigilante17 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it will be cool again in 4 more years.
sneakybreadsticks ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did the grandma say? "Who could YOU be texting?" "Idk my bff Rose"
clown-penisdotfart ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you believe this was almost 10 years ago? Classic indeed.
grahamiam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totes McGotes.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was on fleek, totes.
verkverkyerk ยท 295 points ยท Posted at 15:11:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't start using "idk" until that commercial came out, but I think that's an exception since I was mainly using it making fun of it.
flyawayjay ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I still say it sometimes.
BanapplePinana ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:32:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Use that frequently in chat conversations but I am certainly far from cool so that makes sense.
canada432 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:40:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My group of friends did that with Yolo and swag. As soon as that got popular we started mocking it relentlessly. Then it died off and we kept using it. At this point it's only semi-ironic
Iychee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This keeps happening to me, I'll say shit ironically and then it becomes part of my vocabulary. But hey, yolo
watershot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:13:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's just one of those jawns that happens to people I guess
Angry_Apollo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Help me, Sharon.
uber1337h4xx0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I occasionally say 'fuck it, I'm gonna yoloswag out of here"
CitizenKing ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically trapped in an ironic meme. Oh the irony.
PM_ME_YIFF_PICS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk fam I can't stop ironicly using bae and fam like I enjoy using them now and before I hated them with a passion tbh imo kms
DesertAwakening ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Your parents used it on usenet, bbs and irc before there was such thing as texting ;) Along with irl, lol, lmao, lmfao, rotflmao, brb, afk, atm, etc etc etc Oh yeah, and all of these... :) ;) ;P :p :D o.O :( :(.. :| :* :@ and all their counterparts with the - such as :-)
Slayer1973 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You learned to text like that sarcastically?
ThrillHouse85 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also say things "ironically". But then I inevitably start saying them unironically. But by that point is not cool anymore, so it's back to sounding ironic, but unintentionally.
But wherever #FuckItYOLO
writesinlowercase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh irony usage is cool when the previously cool thing is now uncool. this is part of the cooling cycle.
unknamed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.giphy.com/Fml0fgAxVx1eM.gif
anphicar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be 50
Serinus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how it starts.
InebriatedClam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't believe you.
mandalorian_misfit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's the trap. you start using it as a joke and then it permanently becomes part of your lingo
uber1337h4xx0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does that stand for?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how it starts
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't that make you hipster?
nightwing0243 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:37:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always do that.
Start saying something stupid ironically and it just becomes part of shit you say out of habit.
rotll ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ikr?
Elcactus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironic usage of uncool things is a separate thing from the uncool thing, and can be cool or uncool on its own.
PaddleBoatEnthusiast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:39:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's wife has him in her phone as "IDK my BFF Jeremy?"
My_BFF_Gilgamesh ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 16:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk my bff Gilgamesh?
flyawayjay ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and relevant username! Nice to meet you, Enkidu.
PM_ME_YIFF_PICS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GORUGAMESH!!!
Regvlas ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 15:57:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk my bff Rose was the best.
flyawayjay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:09:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES. I still say that sometimes, too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Regvlas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jill was first.
willmaster123 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:51:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats the worst example because that shit was hilarious and everyone was saying 'idk my bff jill' for weeks after
Mobigasm ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:16:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one will always be cool. I don't give a fuck what anyone says.
amaROenuZ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, this specific line is cool. Great sarcasm.
AtomicFreeze ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone named Jill, I'm very thankful that didn't last nearly as long as the Jake from State Farm commercials have. It was annoying, but at least it was repalced by Rose relatively quickly.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey Bae Interns! <3
EDIT: To anyone who doesn't get the reference: http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/07/how-do-you-do-fellow-kids-asks-microsoft-recruitment-mail/
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. That's horrible. I love it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really is one of those things that is so bad it's good.
Idk_my_bff_satan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk
Mitosis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In World of Warcraft's first expansion, there was a random NPC in a town named "Warden Iolol," which is obviously already a joke (the font making capital I and lowercase L look identical). When this commercial became popular a few months later, he was renamed Warden Moi'bff Jill.
flyawayjay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the Wiki:
Hah. That's hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flip phones were great! They had their own screen protection, some were small enough to actually put in your pocket, and the battery on mine would last something like six days. Texting was somewhat annoying, but it didn't really bother me. They did what they were built to do, and they did it well.
alextoria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg, nbd!
bleedgr33n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was Rose. Rose is my bff. Jill can just get out.
IDKMyBFFJillStein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
heh, yup.
idkmybff_jill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn it.
meetyouredoom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I named my death knight maidkayjill (pronounced mai dee kay jill). Still love it.
vibrananaphone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say this at least twice a day.
I'm that cool.
Nairb131 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually said this the other day. No one got it.
EatAtGrizzlebees ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So when this commercial came out, I had a roomie who thought it was the funniest thing ever. I mean, I thought it was funny, but not quite as much as him. Well, we had a party once and he got so wasted he actually thought my name was Jill (hint: it's not Jill) and he just kept saying it over and over and over. So then Jill became a new nickname of mine for a bit. And without fail, everytime he would get drunk, same thing. For a while I think he actually forgot my name wasn't Jill...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the name of a guild I made in wow. Had like 20 people and I passed the guild lead to someone random. Years later the guild had hundreds and hundreds of members and was one of the top guilds in the server.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the text of a comment that I posted earlier today. I promptly forgot about it. Ten minutes later, I saw that it had like 20 points, and I thought to myself "Twenty upvotes? Who would upvote this nonsense?"
And now my top comment doesn't even have punctuation.
ayyygeeed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my name is Jill and I still haven't recovered from this
AlienAmerican ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg I totally forgot about this. Brings me back to my overwhelming cringe days
Kenney420 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come over to r/cringe and tell us all about it.
dauzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun Fact: I actually know the girl who "starred" in that commercial, and I am really good friends with her twin brother.
Ideaslug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use this as a password. Great commercial.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No you don't
Ideaslug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I do. Not my Reddit account, and nothing important.
jrgolden42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The day I stopped abbreviating things in text
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was more like the day I started. Or at least, the day I started abbreviating things out loud. :P
chewbacccastan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG TISNF
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not familiar with that one. TISNF = this is not funny?
chewbacccastan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so not fair.
Don't think its a real thing, but it was said in the commercial in question
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah! I probably haven't seen or thought about that commercial since it was last on the air, so forgive me.
eat_thecake_annamae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blast from the past.
dyaus7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Jill.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember what the commercial was for, but I remember that line and I say it sometimes.
The line was more successful than the actual advertisement, I think.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another user linked to the commercial here. It was for
Cingular Wireless.Edit: It was actually for AT&T after they had just acquired Cingular.
jadefyrexiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And only slightly lesser known is this: idk my bff Rose
cupcake-a-rino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I randomly thought of this out of nofuckingwhere last week. I had to stop myself for a moment and ask, "Where the hell did that come from?"
captaincrunk82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"These waffles have swag"
dontsniffglue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a good laugh when I saw that was a track title from Empire! Empire! I Was a Lonely Estate
Disco_Drew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one even showed up in old Nagrand in WoW. There an npc with the name Warden Moi'bff Jill in Telaar.
jilly_is_funderful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i really hated that commercial
NeveraTaleofMorePoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you can tell your BFF Jill that I'm taking away your phone.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh! TISNF!
NeveraTaleofMorePoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ME PAYING THIS BILL. THAT'S WHAT'S...snf?!
InTransitHQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than my bff Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySR3hpieiQc
idkmybffjillll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't their a spoof where she ends up getting slapped by the parent?
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen it.
rexmortus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We still say this shit
NiceUsernameBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always think of this image when I see that.
Lonestarr1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The absurdity of that commercial still makes me laugh.
RawDjGeneral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sarcastic clap
Taylorenokson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk my bff Rose
yummyyummypowwidge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the spinoff, "idk, my BFF rose"
Assanater601 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the one commercial I'll always remember.
chattytrout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bff Rose was pretty good too.
Favre99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TISNF!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
who is this Jill, and why is she everyone's friend?
BustedBreaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... I say this all the time... I don't know any Jills though...
kingzombymandias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was my high school yearbook quote.
baloneybopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lylas
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised I remember that, but can't recall if it was live on tv or an old Vhs recording of Star Wars we had :P
dont_let_me_comment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh, it was a simpler time, when the whole country just wanted to punch a little girl in the face.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that was actually funny at the time tho
desmondhasabarrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say that to people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say i-d-k out loud.
couldjajust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i LOVE saying this! so far two people of the hundreds i've said it in front of have caught the reference. and my own bff william is in my phone as idk my bff bill.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, really? I thought everyone knew the reference. Guess not.
Lord-Octohoof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair though that commercial was hilarious. Plus they were doing ironically so I feel like its ok
Edit: If I'm not mistaken this commercial ran alongside that one and I loved it as well.
Jakerlb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
ProtanopicMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first thought was that Albino Blacksheep video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIiVglyTew
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a good one, haha.
TouchYourRustyKettle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's been my gamer tag forever
deardevon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ I LOVED this one.
acogs53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iconic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuck that asshole jill
Mic_Check_One_Two ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, other people actually remember this? My ex and I used to say this to each other in place of "I don't know," making fun of this.
flyawayjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize anyone had forgotten.
[deleted] ยท 4469 points ยท Posted at 15:34:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also, once it's on Ellen. If Ellen's audience likes it, it's lost the cool factor
dank_imagemacro ยท 5735 points ยท Posted at 16:26:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, Ellen's comedy is still cool, since it doesn't show up on Ellen.
kootrell ยท 1762 points ยท Posted at 16:41:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin buuuuurn
dallonv ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 16:49:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's a fish, so she doesn't need burn heal.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:03:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dallonv ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:08:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're very generous with how long it takes her to forget
LogicCure ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:04:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forget what?
Barva ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:32:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly
1stLtObvious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:09:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her Special Defense is always at +6.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why that's malarky. Water types have no special protection against burn!
dallonv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll figure out why she doesn't need burn heal. But not yet.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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otelroc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And her stand up can be pretty good too; it's very thought out and funny, but can be a bit corny at times. Though this is her older stuff I'm talking about, so maybe she sucks nowadays.
Phantom_61 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, Ellen's stand up is WAAAAAY different than her talk show stuff.
Kinda like Bob Saget.
superjoker86 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:41:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was one of my top 3 fav comedians from her standup. Her show though...bleh.
cavemancolton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt
jimbo224 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I
Touched your faaaaaaaaaace
xv9d ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/burncentre
KimJongIlSunglasses ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 17:12:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her jokes are hipster underground as fuck. You've probably never heard one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's uncool to mention the Lesbian factor. It's cool to watch old Ellen reruns, when she pretended to crush on Tom Cruise. It's uncool to call someone a douchebag. It's pretty cool to call someone an enemabag though. Also abbreviating etcetera incorrectly is not cool (using 'ect' in place of 'etc').
Interesting fact - ECT (or ect) refers to Elctroconvulsive Therapy which, when I think about it, is cool to watch if you lean towards sadism.
ButIAintDeadYet ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:15:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit hates Ellen? Hell I'm a 19 year old college guy and I think she's awesome
dank_imagemacro ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 18:44:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love her stand-up. She doesn't bring it on her show though.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this is new. I've always loved Ellen's show.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I talked shit about Ellen on reddit I got burned at the stake, so I'm surprised to see this. Happily surprised though. She tries way too hard to be funny and simply isn't. Maybe that's because I'm not a middle aged American woman though, so I don't enjoy her in the same way that I don't enjoy play doh. Wrong demographic.
Neosovereign ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One comment and you generalize it to all of reddit? I imagine most people don't care much about Ellen. She has a daytime variety show that feeds a lot on slightly outdated internet culture. It is relatively bland, and made for stay at home moms.
shaggy1265 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:15:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One comment that at least 3,060 people upvoted. That's probably closer to 5 or 6 thousand actual upvotes because of reddit's algorithm. There are 14,800 comments in this thread. So about 1/3 of the people who participated here upvoted that comment.
I wouldn't say that's a generalization so much as what trends are showing.
ButIAintDeadYet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:40 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well considering 4300 people up voted it...
Neosovereign ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:13 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now they did lol. Also, don't rely on upvotes to fall you what people like, many strange things get upvoted.
ButIAintDeadYet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:15 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think up votes are a pretty good way to tell what people like on reddit
Neosovereign ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:56 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or that people think something is a funny joke, even if they don't agree.
ButIAintDeadYet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:38 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing I got to also see the contrarian side of reddit from you. Thanks
ullrsdream ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:20:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love Ellen, but this was a damn good burn. I had to upvote.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like I really dont like her audience.
TheAngryBlackGuy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-Ellen
DrugsAreBad4U ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think implications work that way. Just because it doesnt show up on ellen doesnt mean its cool/uncool.
boredrex ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:58:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SAVAGE
jdr393 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
speaking of things that are no longer cool....
ullrsdream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AND MY AXE
TheIndependantVote ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... let's talk about the systemic problems of religion, starting with Islam.
Aintnolobos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey-Oh!
OneGoodRib ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Ellen's actually funny, but her show. Goddamn. Even that was actually funny back in the day, but literally whenever I try to watch it now - which isn't often - it's the same "Let's play my Head's Up app, we'll have someone from my show undercover in a Target saying wacky things, and then later when I'm talking to my celebrity guest, we'll have someone in an animal costume jump up and scare them!"
Every single fucking time.
kethian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same could be said of Leno
Dear_Occupant ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:11:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy needs to hit the clubs again. Not just because he used to be funny, but also because he needs to bomb one good solid time in his emeritus years. Comics lose their soul when they go too long without a bad set.
ButIAintDeadYet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to bill burr or Louis ck. I can't remember the last time they bombed. Patrice sure as hell didn't either once he got going. Basically any solid Boston comic haha
kethian ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, they all bomb, but they're better at controlling it so it isn't a total disaster from where the audience is sitting. They know when they've had a bad night, and I'm also sure they bomb a ton when they're just done with a special and working out new material right afterward. Not on the road or in theaters, but doing drop in spots to build up new material, but those sets aren't for the purpose of getting the ego rush of making everyone laugh, but to see what is working and what needs works or thrown out of their freshest ideas. Patrice, ah man I miss that guy.
jdr393 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah - the specials don't bomb. When they drop into the comedy cellar at midnight to try out new material some of it bombs. Some of it kills. The stuff that kills ends up what they tour with. Generally they aren't bombing on tour - more isolated to when they are trying new things out.
jdr393 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know he was doing clubs like all the time during the tonight show right? The guy never stopped hitting the clubs.
"Iโm a stand-up comedian who did a talk show. I was always on the road 2 or 3 days a week. I was still doing 150 dates a year or so while I was doing โThe Tonight Show,โ so this is not unusual. Itโs not like Iโm going on tour. I mean, Iโve been on tour since 1972. "
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/tv/2014-03-20/story/you-cant-say-jay-leno-back-doing-stand-if-he-never-really-stopped#
gorampardos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her stand up was pretty funny.
dank_imagemacro ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:54:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, but that doesn't show up on her show.
Neospector ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, her show's not about comedy, it's more like other talkshows where they do silly and fun games/whatever plus a couple interviews and clips from the internet. Frankly I'd rank her higher than a lot of other shows in that regard; the limits of her agenda pushing extend mostly to "hey, watch Finding Dory cause I'm in it".
It's a bit like wondering why Drew Carey "isn't funny anymore" on The Price is Right; it's because he's on The Price is Right, not Whose Line.
xhieron ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is really the bottom line. Good comedy in one form doesn't really translate to any other. I appreciate Ellen's show because it's positive--it's upbeat, and the message at its core is still Ellen's: be good to each other. But it's not awesome in the way her stand-up was. What's more, the fact that it's not awesome doesn't mean she's sold out or she's not funny. It's a different form for a different audience; I think the fact that Ellen can still be entertaining when she's apart from her material and my choice of presentations is part of the reason she's still a cultural heavyweight.
Shadesbane43 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:10:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said it better than I could. Thank you.
superjoker86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She once said that the reason she doesn't do stand up anymore is because she has a show that allows her to do stand up every day. Not even close to the same caliber.
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww snap!
JokesOnYouImIntoThat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zing
KillerTom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yikes
TimboCalrissian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shots fired
Spider_Dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Murica!
synapticrelease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a joke you should use on Ellen.
Then never again.
IgnazSemmelweis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolute Madman
Rabid_Chocobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know... I didn't hate that standup special she did that one time...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[Insert link to Wikipedia's list of burn centers]
AboutNinthAccount ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's when she acts so smitten when kissing someone like Stamos or Hartnet, and she's a fucking lesbian, and the dumbshits in the crowd go apeshit. (got nothing against Lesbos, just adding the f word for effect.)
calgil ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:29:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think they like the term lesbos. They prefer 'gay space rocks'.
like2000p ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love to go on a vacation to gay space rocks!
HeWhoScares ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think so
broff ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's all over emojis right now saying she's gonna make shit into an emoji ๐๐๐๐๐
dallonv ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't there already an emoji for poop?
metalflygon08 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ฉ
brickmack ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen ๐ฉ hats before
runetrantor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:11:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having just finished a vacation in the US...
There's shit everything.
Hats, purses, bagpacks, shirts, of that freaking poop with eyes.
kingeryck ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 16:28:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's get her to embrace this Harambe crap. Kill it deader than the gorilla.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:54:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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metalflygon08 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:08:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife beats off a dead primate every night
Valdrax ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:03:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's no way to refer to your son.
metalflygon08 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:06:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if the punk didn't break both his arms...
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK everyone now look under your seat there's a dildo now when I say dicks out then wave your dildo about.
DICKS OUT FOR HARAMBE
sohetellsme ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? Nothing wrong with a good meme.
Ellen just needs Hillary Clinton on her show, every single day.
1337Gandalf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dicks stayin out no matter what
Thatoneguy3273 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you
Sangui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DICKS OUT
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:57:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
confirmed, 50yo mom loves ellen
ruskuval ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 16:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone loves Ellen. It's true though. If Ellen talks about it then fine but once she gets the crowd involved it's no longer cool.
gramathy ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 16:21:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was about to clarify this - Ellen herself is fine, but her audience is decidedly NOT cool.
DeShawnThordason ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't that make her about Ellen's age?
natophonic2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter in middle school watches Ellen's youtube channel. Even so, when Lorde performed on Ellen, suddenly Lorde wasn't cool anymore (which made me sad, because Lorde is one of the handful of acts both my daughter and I enjoy listening to).
1st_thing_on_my_mind ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:18:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ill let Ellen make my talent uncool for a years supply of whatever and that shutterfly certificate.
Love_Your_Faces ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:18:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you see the Ellen's Design Challenge series? That was pretty cool. An elimination contest where designers were in a pressure cooker to produce amazing furniture.
beardedheathen ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did the winner get to eat the losers after they'd been cooked?
sourdieselfuel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other 5?
Libellus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:50:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is true what they say;'Women are from Omicron Persei 7, men are from Omicron Persei 9'
Comafly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
aydoubleyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. Some great bands like Courtney Barnett and Savages have been on Ellen. They're still cool. At least, I think they're still cool. Am I still cool? What is life? :(
HiballJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is love?
polo77j ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
baby don't hurt me
Mayday72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to my niece and nephew who are die hard fans of Rosie and Grace....
kingsoloman28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i don't know. damn daniel stopped being cool way before it went on ellen.
Assanater601 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP damn Daniel.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rest In Piss Damn Daniel
the4thbandit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ellen's show is where meme's go to die
Kingindanorff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup specifically dance moves. The dab and whip/nae nae officially died when they were done on Ellen and Good Morning America.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk. I still say damn Daniel all the time.
tofeke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A.k.a that time Ellen killed Daniel. #DamDaniel #whtsthatkidsname
colbster411 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daaaaaaaamn Daniel
l_l_l-illiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you saw that picture of Hilary?
ssshield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But grandma needs to know what the fox says while she drinks her morning coffee.
thats_abingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin nailed it. Damn Daniel is a prime (albeit very short lived) example of this
ginja_ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will occasionally see my mom watching an episode of Ellen. It's literally a window into whatever was popular on reddit like 3 years prior.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So memes arent cool anymore?
Oh god, the "Make a meme contest" makes me want to die...
LaraCroftWithBCups ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of how irritated I was at the Damn Daniel thing. Let me rant for a sec here, and it's not going where you think it is. So first off I want to say that it's the stupidest meme I've ever seen. I hate that thing, it was never funny, I wanted it to die as soon as I heard it. Anyway this kid posts a video to Twitter and the world goes crazy over it and after all the chaos has died down a bit Daniel and this kid Josh - the one that started the whole thing - go on Ellen. Josh and Daniel are sitting there being awkward, polite teenagers who suddenly became internet famous and seem to still be in awe of it. The interview is coming to a close, so Ellen brings out a surprise for Josh. A surfboard. This kid loves surfing. You can see on his face how absolutely ecstatic this kid is, he just got a free fucking surfboard, holy shit it's so cool, it even has this catchphrase I made on it omg. So he's holding his surfboard, so happy, and Ellen turns to Daniel, the kid who ended up being the star in front of the camera but did ultimately nothing other than come to school every day dressed well, and she gives him what? A lifetime supply of free Vans. This dude who did nothing for the meme other than be there wearing shoes gets a lifetime supply of his favorite shoes while his friend gets a surfboard with Ellen's name on it. I remember when I first watched the interview, I blurted out "What the fuck." How unfair is that shit? But, to me, the thing that makes me so happy about this meme that I don't really give a shit about outside of this rant, is the look on Josh's face when his friend gets his prize. He's so happy. His friend got a lifetime supply of shoes and he got a surfboard, and he's got this look on his face like they were both told they just won the lottery.
Look how fucking happy he is for his friend. and how much he appreciates the board.
I know, I'm cynical as fuck, and it's highly likely that Josh got to cop plenty of free shoes from Daniel if they're the same shoe size (or even if they're not). But seriously Ellen/Ellen Show producers? What the shit. /rant
calgil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he was already happy with what he get. Your friend getting something doesn't make your life any worse. Nobody was owed anything. What you're describing is people acting rationally.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't watch Ellen, but I think she's a cool chick. Does that make me uncool?
BoTheBrute ยท 4704 points ยท Posted at 15:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever saw those new anti-smoking ads that tries to use "memes"? Makes me want to start smoking...
battraman ยท 3008 points ยท Posted at 15:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the community theater rejects putting on the "hip and cool" anti-drugs presentations in schools. South Park was 100% on point with how lame those are to kids.
Chugging_Estus ยท 2742 points ยท Posted at 16:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fuck, I should do heroin if this is how sober people act."
[deleted] ยท 2214 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You kid, but this actually a real problem. I work for a community wellness organization in a low income area, and these old farts are always trying to find a way to reach these kids by being hip or cool. No, that's not going to work. Kids are gonna do drugs regardless. Be honest with them, tell them the real dangers of whatever substance they choose, and introduce harm reduction should they choose to partake. Trying to paint drugs and alcohol as uncool is not going to deter them from drinking or popping pills, and really does have the opposite effect. Not only that, when they realized you lied, and weed doesn't make you into a maniac who will jump off a building after having a bad trip, then they're more likely to experiment with other drugs. Honesty works wonders with young people, and lying just makes the problems worse. But I'm just the young punk in the office who thinks he knows everything.
Nuevoscala ยท 264 points ยท Posted at 17:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was apart of that. I had it drilled into my head that weed was harmful to the point of being a sort of evil drug. Smoked weed a few times in college and realized the smartest and most professional people I know were pot heads. I was like "this obviously isn't harmful, what about cocaine or meth or anything else?". Lucky I never tried those though, but LSD, mushrooms, etc. Weed wasn't the gateway drug, misinformation was in a way.
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 18:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
^ This dude's got it right. You want kids to not do drugs, start with being honest. The problem is that "drugs" all get lumped in together and painted as this horrifying, evil thing. And there are lots of drugs that really, really, aren't that bad. These anti-drug programs should focus more on honesty, and less on demonization. Otherwise, people are just going to keep calling bullshit, and then it's up to the individual how far down the rabbit hole one wants to go, and that's how drug addiction happens.
Zagubadu ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 19:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man the thing that drives me up a fucking wall is how tobacco and alcohol just simply aren't brought into 99% of these fucking discussions...
Its literally don't do drugs and if you must drink alcohol don't drive.....
Yea like driving while intoxicated is the ONLY thing wrong with alcohol.....totally its completely harmless substance that brings nothing but good times.
prefix_postfix ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously cannot fathom why our culture is sooo into drinking to the point where it's weirder to not do it, but any other type of substance is the devil. I know that second part is changing, but it's the first part that I do not understand. Is it weird to anyone else how absolutely commonplace it is to get shitfaced, or even a little tipsy, most nights of the week, and certainly at every single social gathering as an adult? Why do we need this in order to enjoy ourselves?
This is coming from someone who enjoys being drunk but also really enjoys being sober and would rather do that most of the time. It annoys me that my friends and family can't have any sober occasions. Someone always drinks too much and it causes problems, and I'd rather just be coherent and have coherent conversations and fun with my friends. Bah.
enriquex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:38:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not weird per se, alcohol's been around for thousands of years. Pingers haven't.
prefix_postfix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's part of what I find strange. That it's so ingrained in our culture. I'm looking at this from a few steps back, you see.
Zagubadu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It drives me a little insane...
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL preaching to the choir man, the problem is that people deflect the comparison saying "apples and oranges" or you get someone who thinks alcohol and cigarettes should be illegal too. Why do people hate freedom so much?
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Shadesbane43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Be careful with the RC's, man. I assume that's what you're talking about. I'm just now getting over the HPPD they gave me, almost three years later. I think you've got it right about not overusing them.
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Giraffesarecool123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:18 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To build on that a little, it's crazy how upset people get if there's a marijuana dispensary within a few miles from a school, but nobody bats an eye at the fact that liquor stores are EVERYWHERE
Shadesbane43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get what you're saying. Kratom is going through the same thing now. Some states are starting to pass regs on it.
DrGearheart ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 18:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hell, there are even more dangerous/scary drugs that are prescribed for use...
"oh, you want medical marijuana for your back pain? nah, man, I am just going to give you this hugely addictive narcotic that if you take too much of it, you will die a very horrible death. oh, and if you ever stop taking it, you will also die a very horrible death."
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 18:13:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuck dude don't even get me started on anti depressants.
just to clarify, I'm not trying to rail on anyone who takes anti depressants, if you're having a shitty time and they help you, great, but they're definitely over prescribed and not for everyone.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 19:10:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"doc I've been feeling really down and can't eat, I'm not myself. I think I might be depressed" "well you'll have to wait a few months to talk to someone about it, in the meantime here's some medication that will change your brain chemistry drastically in the long term no biggie"
Sometimes_Lies ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:25:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well to be fair, very often this happens when people confuse psychologists and psychiatrists. The latter is an MD who specializes in giving drugs. People will often go to them and expect to get therapy, which is completely different.
It's a little like going to a hypnotherapist about your problem. Whatever your feelings on the subject are, if you're there then the hypnotist is probably going to recommend you try hypnosis. Except in this case people often don't know who they're going to before showing up.
I know your post is about seeing a doctor, which is different. Just thought I'd mention, since as I said this confuses a lot of people.
Also, going to a doctor is probably going to be very similar. If you want/need some kind of therapy, research nearby therapists offices, shop around, and eventually pick one. Some are great and some are wildly incompetent/borderline quacks, so don't be afraid to change therapists if you end up with a bad one. If your insurance is crappy and restrictive and forces you to jump through hoops, ehhh, not much you can do I guess. One of the (many) pitfalls of the US healthcare system.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in the UK so generally there's no way to access psychiatrist or psychologist right away without going private, but your advice is good! I am mostly kind of worried that GPs can prescribe SSRIs so readily - many I saw didn't take side effects seriously (including suicidal urges) and some didn't acknowledge or know that brain zaps upon discontinuation are a thing! Some are clued up but I really think taking those drugs should come with very close and knowledgeable supervision.
Obviously I'm biased because they didn't work for me, but it took 2+ years and trying 5 different types before I suggested maybe I should quit them. Not once was it ever suggested by a doctor! They do work great for some people though, I just wish they weren't the first port of call for anyone presenting with broad symptoms of depression.
Anti-AliasingAlias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you buddy. I've been on and off antidepressants for the past decade or so. I only found one that worked but had to discontinue it because I was dropping too much weight. I've been on another one 3 seperate times despite it never working and me saying as much. You'd think they were either supposed to be magic 1800s snake oil or the only drug on the planet based on how much they're prescribed and how little anything else is.
Tangental story but I once asked my psychiatrist about marinol (basically a THC pill) for my social anxiety, insomnia, and chronic lack of appetite. Give you one guess as to what she prescribed me instead.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You nailed it. That's exactly how it feels! Plus knowing that so many other people had a similar experience with antidepressants to me makes it all the more vexing that most doctors don't seem to be remotely aware of what a shitshow it can be taking them. I did so much fucking stupid stuff on them too, I behaved like an entirely different person (and not in a good way).
I tend to play down my weed consumption when asked because when it was actually the truth that I smoked sometimes with friends, a couple of doctors who enquired about my drug use told me it would 'give me psychosis'. I feel like at times it's been the only thing keeping me relatively sane. Thankfully I finally started seeing a therapist who really works with me and more importantly has used cannabis as an emotional crutch the way I do in the past - I don't have to avoid mentioning it to her because she doesn't make all my problems about that. It's a symptom, not a cause. I hate feeling like I have to lie to doctors to get constructive advice out of them though.
Curiously when I've gone to a doc and told them I smoke weed sometimes when I'm visibly upset, I get told about the psychosis/schizophrenia and firmly advised to not do it; when I'm calm and talking frankly about my depression as a medical issue they don't seem particularly bothered. I wish the UK would pull its head out of its arse over cannabis, I like my dealer but I don't want to have to break the law to acquire the only thing I've found makes life tolerable and sometimes even a little sweet.
I know someone who has a sativex prescription but he's paralysed from the waist down so kind of a niche case. My god that stuff works wonders. Sorry for the additional tangent, it's just another thing that irks me wrt accessing mental health support. While I know my use of it is a little unhealthy, it fucking works and it's madness that we're not following the US in making it widely available at least to those who would gain some medical benefit.
Shadesbane43 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My doctor did this exact thing when I told him I felt depressed. Told me to go to a mental hospital, and gave me antidepressants in the meantime. Thankfully they gave me crazy nausea and the second day made me throw up so I ended up not taking them.
evilplantosaveworld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's either or horrifyingly bad doctor or we have some awesome ones where I am. When I finally decided I needed help I called the mental health number on the back of my insurance card and followed their instructions, and was meeting with someone less than a week later.
tiger8255 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you live?
PyroDesu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd lean towards terrible doctor.
I've never even been to my GP for mental health issues without getting evidence beforehand. It doesn't have to be much - the results of a screening and the opinion of a professional (would be more, but for that it was a counselor from my college, so they can't give definitive diagnosis but they are a trained psychologist) that, if he agreed with the opinion of the counselor, we could try a few things while I continue counseling and over the summer, see a regular psychologist for confirmation.
I'm quite certain that if he did not agree with their conclusions or if I'd not brought anything at all, he would be extremely hesitant to start me on any kind of medication. He's expressed the opinion that he doesn't want to start a second psychoactive medication without firm confirmation that it's needed until he's satisfied that the first one is the correct medication and dose for me.
(Maybe I've just got a very good doctor too, though...)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's a combination of pot luck in getting a good, interested doctor and the fact that NHS mental health services are criminally underfunded. I find the former thing the toughest, one even responded to my expressing increased suicidal urges with "keep taking them and see how you are in a few weeks". I became very sceptical of GPs since then...
DrGearheart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for sure...
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL just tryna preemptively cover my ass
Teoshen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anecdotal counterpoint, I was near suicidal before I finally saw someone, got on an anti depressant, and it was a perfect kickstart to get me back to normal so I could actually start living.
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iguessitstimeforalt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Allegory time! I live where smoking is pretty ingrained in the local culture. One of my best friends sells pot in front of his 11 year old. He's been 100% honest with her since she can remember. She's also the most well adjusted, safest and emotionally stable kid. She's under absolutely no illusions and when it comes to her interacting with kids her age it's like an advanced alien patiently dealing with an inferior species. She's miles ahead of the other kids and being around people who smoke has never gotten in the way of that. The idea it could is from my perspective absurd. She's going to be the reason her friends don't start doing drugs.
Then there's my brother who's not allowed around because he got hooked on painkillers after his accident and now he's all fucked up.
ymgve ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Here, have this dangerously addictive opioid, we will give you a prescription that assumes you only take one pill every 12 hours though the pain relief only lasts like 8 hours"
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ymgve ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many Purdue Q12h clocks do you own?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and less and less as time passes, to the point they don't work anymore! then you're left with a shitty addiction, and after realizing you have said 'addiction', eventually having to experience the hell known as opiate withdrawals. shivers never going through that shit again.....
Heemoglobin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really hard to die from opiate withdrawals. Benzodiazepines tho...
MissWatson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is extremely unlikely to die from opiate withdrawal The more you know!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to imagine this is self-selection at work. The people most likely ti be adament about not taking drugs are going to be the ones most likely to work in anti drug programs. Then their extreme anti drug behaviors ward off anyone with a differing point of view.
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:37 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that there is a whole other problem. I mean at that point you're just preaching, but the problem is that everything being preached is rooted in belief, not experience. If they were smart they would try to recruit ex-users.
thedarkpurpleone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in middle school health class our teacher wanted us to look up information online about an assigned drug then report on how addictive it is, overdose rates/dosage, etc. with cited sources and what not and I ended up assigned with LSD and when I started doing research I ended up becoming really fascinated because the only bad thing I could find was that some people may experience flashbacks years later. So I ended up giving this report on LSD with all of this information like "No evidence that it's addictive, amount needed for a lethal overdose is ridiculously high and there aren't any confirmed cases of such, etc." alongside reports about heroin killing X number of people per day and the like. It was really neat and I appreciated that approach a lot.
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:25 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Case in point, a little bit of independent research will teach you a lot more than blind faith.
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Nickh_88 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially with all the energy drinks out there they'll gladly sell to children. My cousin was pounding Red Bulls at 12 years old. His parents actually seemed surprised when he got arrested at 17 for narcotic possession.
everythingZero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at an NA convention this past year in Colorado and the main speaker made a comment at the beginning of his story that, "the first substance I became addicted to was sugar."
MiklosTennis ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, weed isn't the gateway drug, but alcohol is. I've never smoked some weed and wanted cocaine, but my friends and I have certainly wanted some after 3-4 beers......on occasion.
jolsiphur ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez the only thing I want to do when I drink is drink more, fuck, or sleep.
YungSnuggie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea the drunker you get the more you want blow, mainly because blow sobers you up (relatively) and allows you to drink more
Pyro_Dub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which then convinces you more blow is a good idea.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't mix cocaine and alcohol, that's how Chris Farley died (well he had a lot of problems, but it was the final straw!).
Refer to this chart when mixing drugs, including alcohol!
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cocaine is pretty fun, but not worth what it costs.
rbz90 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you could do cocaine once a month or less frequently consistently without slipping up and doing it more often it would be awesome. I've never met someone who managed that it always starts to escalate.
hairsprayking ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:09:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cocaine has an ok high, but the real effect is just making you want to do more cocaine.
rbz90 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kicking even a slight dependency is such a bitch...I mean if you catch it early it's a couple of uncomfortable days where you are "bored" thinking how much fun blow would be but it still sucks a lot.
hamletitgo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:54:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget the feeling of FRANTICALLY looking for one more trace of cocaine as it wore off after trying it one time at a party. It scared the crap out of me. I knew I didn't want more but I wanted more SO BAD. Never again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xanax!
YungSnuggie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
take a small bit of viagra and get a bunch of blow and fuck for like 8 hours
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do coke two or three times a week. For a few months. Never felt the urge to do coke unless I was presented with coke/was already on coke. Never bought any either, I just had a rich friend who liked to share.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It turns all your bad feelings into good feelings. It's a nightmare."
glennis1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish this movie got quoted more. So underappreciated. Anytime i use a drug someone isn't familiar with (or even talk about one) i always say this quote.
What's kratom?
IT TAKES ALL YO BAD FEELINGS AND TURNS THEM INTO GOOD ONES!!!
Oh shit, i probably shouldn't say that. Now the dea is gonna use this for justification for what they're doing right now, since you know, they currently have none.
silentxem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See, I hate cocaine. It's like going to the dentist--numbs my face, heightens my anxiety and I keep rubbing my teeth.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trick to enjoying cocaine is to also be drunk and stoned as fuck. Booze, bud, and blow are the holy trinity of party drugs.
silentxem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, nah, makes it worse. I like weed a lot, but it makes anxiety worse when I have it, so cocaine, weed and booze is a case od the anxious spins for me. I much prefer Molly in terms of uppers, because pure MDMA is such a blast, and you can easily cure a hangover with 5-HTP.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you leaving out the alcohol? Alcohol interferes with cocaine metabolism in the liver. It's a competitive inhibitor (replaces water in the reaction) of cocaine hydrolysis, producing cocaethylene instead of benzoylecgonine. Rather than not being psychoactive like benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene is basically super-cocaine. It has a much longer half life, possibly builds much less acute tolerance (decrease in response to the drug during the period of a single exposure), and is straight up more potent. it's also much worse for you. But it's a way better drug.
silentxem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:07:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've tried cocaine any which way in my youth. It's just not for me. I can take hallucinogens at high doses, roll on MDMA, etc. without any problem at all, but I hate cocaine. Everyone has the drugs they prefer.
YungSnuggie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
get ya stacks up broke boi
Leakyradio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like one of them poor people.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you can afford coke, you can afford to do something else that's more fun than coke. All coke really does is make whatever you are doing more fun.but your money would be better spent just doing something you enjoy more.
everythingZero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was the same way. Finally tried weed when I was about 15 and it was no big deal... So I think my mentality was, "what else isn't so bad?" Which turned into a nightmarish next 5 years of cocaine sales and use. Been clean since June 17th, 2009 though.
Nuevoscala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Congratz man! That's a big accomplishment.
schmuckmulligan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the problem is that even really bad drugs won't ruin most people's lives. They'll exact a tax in the form of feeling shitty and missed opportunity, but most people who do even meth or heroin won't end up at rock bottom -- they'll just top out at a little less happy than they otherwise would have.
TonySoprano420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've not done lsd, but mushrooms didn't seem like the kind of drug you have a problem with.
Awesome time though. Just not something I'd want to replicate every day.
sp0rkah0lic ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:38:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't agree more. I've been singing this same song for decades, and now that I have a child I'm determined to tell her the truth. Lying/exaggerating/misinforming kids about drugs will undermine your authority and credibility in the long run. I want to be considered a legitimate source of advice, wisdom, experience, and insight for my child long after I have lost the ability to enforce my decisions. This means telling the truth and trusting her to make decisions based on that.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:20:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
god so much this! fucking just tell the truth! it's really all you have to do. don't tell people smoking pot makes you a crazy criminal. just explain that half the time to get it you have to make like 5 calls around town, nobody answers then invariably you have to call that one fucker who's house smells like cat piss, but it's preferable than his dumb ass wanting to meet up outside a gas station or something. way more effective ad campaign right there!
drugs: too expensive, barely worth the hassle.
Shadesbane43 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TBF, depends on the drug and the price. Find a steady hookup, man. Makes it a lot better.
Ninja edit: Spot-on with the cat piss though.
Brandonmac10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drugs: too expensive, a giant hassle to get, but soo worth it.
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spacenb ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That, plus the people I knew in high school who smoked cigs were aware of how bad they were, they just couldn't stop because of how all of their friends smoked so they always had smoke in their face and couldn't hang out with their friends if they didn't smoke. Some also believed secondary smoke to be more harmful than primary smoke so they chose to smoke to reduce the harm.
Mikeippyy ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I can't believe anyone would actually believe second hand smoke is more harmful than being a smoker.
Source: smoker
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TedUpvo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my health teachers actually taught this. He said a non-smoker living with a smoker would have the worse health between the two because of it.
Nickh_88 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard that shit all through grade school. I think it was just one of those myths that everyone thinks is true. Not to mention the people teaching kids about drugs are absolutely clueless on the subject. I had a health teacher try to say if someone's done LSD 4 or 5 times they're considered legally insane.
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MelissaOfTroy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:46:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? I wish my teachers had given half a thought to students' "preferred learning style," bullshit or no. Also, why derail a perfectly good thread about LSD?
captainslowww ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High school students believe some dumb shit.
Manute154 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But...... You have a filter. /s
Yanqui-UXO ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean more?
Mikeippyy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:04:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol yes thank you
Yanqui-UXO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries haha
krush1030 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure a few studies have shown that 2nd hand smoking doesn't increase the chances of cancer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/12/study-finds-no-link-between-secondhand-smoke-and-cancer/#1d5f9abc623f
Obviously the more important thing about trying to make 2nd hand smoke look as bad as possible is to change societal norms about smoking
Leprechorn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And anyway, it stands to reason that there would be some effect
Brandonmac10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. "Breathing in the air of a room with a lit cigarette in it is worse than a lung full of smoke from directly inhaling a cigarette."
You don't even need to study that to find out if it's true. Simple logic tells you it doesn't make any sense.
Tasgall ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... if you're out smoking with your buddies, you're still getting the second hand smoke, you're just adding first hand smoke the rest of the time...
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but your smoke will fight their smoke in your lungs, and you'll come out of it strong as an ox
captainburnz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All you're doing is stopping the bacteria from the apple seeds killing you.
Tasgall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like a really really lame version of Iron Man.
captainburnz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what happens. Don't eat apple seeds.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That whole secondary smoke is worse than primary smoke is so stupid. If you are actively smoking you're ingesting both. Smoking yourself won't stop the second hand smoke. But I agree with the rest of it, peer pressure is a real thing.
toastymow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends started smoking at 14 in high school. Pretty much all my high school buddies flirted with smoking or smoke now. I still don't. It really easy enough to just say no. No one has ever given me crap or pressured me into doing drugs, not once, and all my friends so drugs.
tiger8255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That just sounds extremely selfish.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why the fuck else did I shove heroin in my arm for three years? I certainly didn't think it was cool.
Decestor ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:04:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Prohibition of cannabis can only be the act of morons."
Syk13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wholeheartedly subscribe to what you said.
NewToSociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently worked on a documentary where they got together a bunch of "good" 14-16 year-olds and showed them sad videos of people's lives being ruined by prostitution/bullying/drugs ect. and got their reactions. Most of it went great, but, without fail all of these high-GPA kids with good parents said "I would totally become a drug dealer." I think that's the fault educators who lump all "drugs" into one category. Of course they would all sell pot, I've sold pot, but almost anything else is a hard "no." but because "drugs are bad" we got a bunch of kids saying they have no problem with becoming drug dealers.
DoomsdayRabbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They see where the money is.
NewToSociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finance?
DoomsdayRabbit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough jobs in that.
Frostbittenkitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always said this! Especially the part about once they realize weed isn't gonna kill them. Then they think that other drugs aren't harmful as well. My family has always had a bunch of pot heads so they told me the truth and it worked to steer me away from the bad drugs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A week or so after we signed a "contract" for the D.A.R.E. program in middle school stating we will never try drugs, I went and smoked some pot. Found out it didn't turn me into a psychotic paranoid freak with severe memory issues and bad hygiene. I later played with some drugs that weren't so harmless because I figured what I thought I knew about them probably wasn't true. Luckily never got into them heavily.
15 or so years later though I still love weed, of course.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live a lot of organizations take a harm reduction approach. It's a shame that it can be hard to get tax payers to support it because it seems to generally be more effective. There's definitely a shift in approaches happening and I think it's for the best.
SpoonyDinosaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I feel this applies to more than drugs too with very similar principles; it's two methodologies I've seen frequently --
9-year old Kid A has very logical, calm and 'open' relationship to how they are parented. I know parents who were basically Nazis with how strict they were, but they were fair. Here are the rules, this is why you shouldn't do something, etc. That same kid is watching super violent games with guys swearing on YouTube but he's aloud to do it because he EARNED the respect. He knows if he ever swears, etc that he's in huge trouble. Teaching them right from wrong and respecting them goes so much better than the alternative. They will respect the parents for 'trusting' them, but in turn it becomes less cool and exciting-- the kid I'm referring to I know well and is one of the best behaved and polite children ever, and he just watches toxic YouTube streamers all the time lol.
9-year old Kid B has strict parents; no violent games, no swearing; any 'inappropriate' content is completely banned. My cousin was raised like that, could barely get away with watching rated R movies at 16. He got to college and was just a mess. All this stuff that most kids were 'eased into' was just thrown in his face and he was a trainwreck and still in bad shape at 26. I know a lot of parents would disagree, and indeed every kid is different some can't handle 'adult' content very well, but it's so important to put things in context before hand rather than treating everything like plain evil.
With drugs I feel it's similar; if you treat them like this dark, dangerous, horrible thing it makes you even more inclined to try it. I'm turning 30 and make over 6 figures and I love me some Molly or weed every once and awhile lol. Drugs aren't just doom and gloom unless you let them be. Hell exactly the same thing with abstinence only education. That teaching method nearly always does the exact opposite.
I played the original 2d GTA game when I was 10 or so, always played violent games and listened to music with explicit lyrics etc. If I got caught swearing around my parents I was in a world of hurt, but they let me do those things and I wanted to respect them as much as they respected me.
Secret4gentMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old people aren't hip or cool... they're cool in their own way... but they have to develop that and own it.
When is there a situation when trying to be something you aren't works out? Kids see through that shit instantly.
Old people trying to reach kids would do better to convincingly act like the voice of experience. Someone to look up to, as opposed to trying to act younger than their age and be looked down upon by their target audience.
Assanater601 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I'd be good at that sort of a position. It's not about scaring them or telling them it's uncool, it's about being real with them. No weed won't kill you, millions of people prove that. If you do it frequent enough and let it consume you, you will find yourself a changed person, with less motivation and drive. All while having the "high" becoming more and more diminished. Be real
approx- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They need to do anti-drug ads like movie trailers.
Also, probably shouldn't hire me to do it.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're too young to know what works for young people.
Hokoganbrother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Popping pills right meow.
Apenguin73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My psychology teacher refused to follow the hip hop cool program that was set up at my school. We had cross words, movies, songs, posters, and pledges. It was so stupid kids would pledge while high or drunk. He knew their program wasnt working so he just told us the truth. He explained how cocaine gives you nose bleeds when first using and that to test it you have to wipe a little on your teeth. Mouth goes numb its the shit, only some it isnt it. He also told us how dangerous heorin is and how easy it is to o.d. he explained the best way to do it was keep a notebook and start off with just a little and wait tobsee if it works. If not go, up a bit till you find the right amount. "Heroin is like parallel parking, not much room for mistakes. He also taught drivers ed. Anyways to this day ive never done coke, heroin, meth, pcp, acid, and really almost everything else besides a little alchol and weed. Thanks Zwiers! You treated students like actual people.
gwh21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"how can i reach these keeeeeeds?!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What they should be blasting instead of all these unreaching anti drug ads are true accounts and relatable experiences of respectable peers turning to drugs as a way to solve their problems, and how drugs negatively impacted their life, relationships, and led them into an ill off state of secludedness from the rest of the world. Then offer help lines for advice on what to do in situations where drugs are involved in their life, and how they can stay away/ break away from the cycle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe these people believe they can convince kids of what's cool or not. Like, isn't the bafflement at what kids decide is cool and the adult inability to understand it a really big deal in intergenerational interactions?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was 100% my experience as a kid. I remember getting into smoking weed and being like, "oh my god, this is so not a big deal."
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/DJmashedpotatoes is so right. Listen to him.
DARE was a disaster for me as a kid :/
(Edit- everyone at my methadone clinic agrees too)
Saemika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, kids respond much better to honesty then scare tactics.
junk_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually used that rationale about being lied to to justify starting pills and eventually heroin. You know the dangers, you just believe they are over exaggerated. Until very recently I was pretty confident no matter how strong whatever was in your bag of heroin was, doing a single bag or point wouldn't kill you. That is no longer true. And heroin has always had the reputation as the drug that kills people. Take the youthful perception of invulnerability and mix it with a curiosity for drugs and you will have a disaster on your hands more than likely.
Anomalyzero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. Bet I know more than you.
arrowbarrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I feel everyone should have to take a drug awareness course during middle school. I got put in one when my 8th grade Spanish teacher got fired (whole 'nother story) to fill that period, and I have to say, it was the most influential thing for me staying off anything hard.
solomon29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Good for you for doing such important work and, even more so, for having the courage to be honest with young people!!! I have worked a lot with teenagers, and there's nothing they appreciate more than honest, non-patronizing answers to their questions. I'm sure you're doing more stressful work and not making as much money as your should/could elsewhere, but you are a true hero for the work you do and the lives you impact.
The movement for harm reduction and destigmatization of currently or recently illegals drugs is marching forward at a seemingly exponential rate in academic consensus, mainstream discourse, political posturing, and public policy (well, with the exception of yesterday's kratom ban). Hopefully at least responsible adult cannabis use will lose its stigma soon, and perhaps with time more follow. But honestly, I'm scared of how long it will take for hard drugs to be destigmatised and for people to take a 100% accepting approach that emphasizes harm reduction over normative judgements, especially given the recent rash of heroin addition and fentanyl overdose across the US. I don't know whether I think it will even happen in our lifetimes.
These may not have direct relevance to your work, but I highly recommend checking out organizations like DanceSafe and MAPS and NORML. They are doing excellent work to promote harm reduction and dispel popular myths about illegal drugs, but obviously they need more attention and positive press to reach the mainstream and move toward their goals, so I always try to shout them out in these types of conversations.
Sorry for the long post, but if you don't mind me asking, how/why did you get into your field or specific job? Are you happy there? I'm currently stuck in an oppressive office jobs after turning down some nonprofit jobs that just wouldn't have been able to pay the bills in my city, and I'd like to find something more fulfilling that doesn't require an advanced degree or SNAP benefits.
wickedseraph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents, to their credit, had this mentality for my sis and I during our teenage years.
They never told me to not drink, have sex, do drugs, etc - they sorta expected I would. They laid out the pros and cons, and their only rule was that if I did drink or use drugs at a friend's house or party, I needed to call them so I could get home safely, no questions asked.
I ended up being a socially-anxious nerd who avoided parties, drugs, and sex like the plague.
conspiracypizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is so real. I honestly wish more people had that approach. I think adults underestimate kids' abilities to smell bullshit when they hear it, especially in an information age when they can fact-check exaggerated anti-drug fear tactics in a matter of seconds.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gulldern Muhlenniels
Dingalingerdongalong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is spot on, exactly the way I'm going to approach drugs with my kids. I've experimented in my time and to be honest I enjoyed quite a lot of what I did but you've definitely got to be honest and point out the down sides to it all, of which there is a lot.
RavnNite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I've educated my kids when it came to drugs and sex. Honesty and harm mitigation. When they understand the honest consequences, both short term and long term, you end up with kids that make informed and better choices.
goomyman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soooo DARE... this is weed... its actually not habit forming and makes you feel good.
This is cocaine.. it gives you an adrenaline rush and most likely wont actually harm you unless you do too much.
It does an amazing job of informing kids of what drugs to take and how to take them safely but definitely doesn't help prevention.. which honestly isn't that bad.
Anytime you are having honest conversations with kids its helpful IMO.
the most effective by far Anti-Drug ads are the heroine ones with multi pictures of a person getting worse and worse looking. Almost all recreational drug users avoid that shit but will literally take almost anything else because that ad is not only honest but scary.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I agree. I never did drugs, but I always appreciated Erowid because it just straight-up told you what would happen instead of chastising you for thinking about drugs.
KeepEmCrossed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to put two spaces after commas and periods. Just a heads up.
kalechipsyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Semi-related, but this reminds me of how managers in my office would tell me that I had to "dumb down" my words in the field (engineer working in construction). Nope, the guys out there were much happier dealing with me exactly as I was, and side-eyed my boss, who grew up uber rich in the Mid-Atlantic, but kept trying to talk like a hick farmer in front of them to the point where it sorta looked like he was making fun of them......he would shoehorn in things like, "Hoo-wEEEEEEE!!!!" I was so embarrassed for him.
I also more often had to dumb down my language and interests for people in the office....the construction workers I ran into were typically either impressively well-read with cultured tastes, or completely secure with the fact that they were not and so didn't mind that I was, as long as I didn't pretend to be any better than them (which I didn't). That's right - like most people, they cared less about how I talked, and more about whether I was being direct and open with them.
(Plus, I was a woman working in construction, so acting dumb was not going to do me any favors).
brittany_noelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right about all the fear mongering, I went through the DARE program as a child and was anti-drugs for years. Eventually my curiosity got the best of me and I tried marijuana, learned that it was not going to kill all of my brain cells, and now I've basically turned into a human science experiment wanting to try everything I can get my hands on. Not even being sarcastic, that damn program backfired so bad for me and many others that I went to school with.
usernumber36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they actually tell you people weed makes you jump off buildings?
it gives a subset of the population paraniod schizophrenia, but it doesn't do that.
Brandonmac10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst part is when they say you do it once and you're already hooked. When my mom and her boydfriend found out I tried something he freaked out saying I'm already going to be hooked because I tried it. Like doing it once makes you automatically addicted and he believed it.
Then when a kid actually does try Heroin or something and realizes that nothing changed the next day he's going to think that it was just a lie and nothing happens. Then he'll continue to use and that's when it starts. They mislead. No matter what a fact is better. If they did something with that knowledge then oh well, they knew. But if you tell bullshit like this and they discover its like not like that they're going to think all of it was a complete lie rather than just being an overexaggeration to try and scare them away.
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Needs something like a Chris Farley motivational speaker routine, only anti-drug. (Footnote: I think that Bob Odenkirk wrote that sketch for Farley, may he rest in peace.)
cutieplus626 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both my parents did drugs (my mom more than my dad) and neither of them have ever lied to me about it, which is exactly why I will never touch the stuff.
Truest thing my dad ever told me was, "Everyone tells you drugs are bad, but when you try a drug, you feel good. And then you think, 'Fuck those guys, this is great.' And that's when you're trapped."
My mom has a hell of a lot of stories, both of her own and of people she's known in the drug world, but the most fucked up one is about one of her brothers, who once described his first hit of heroin as "a thousand times better than the best orgasm you've ever had," but said that no other hit compared to the first, no matter how much more you did.
Scary shit.
thisismyB0OMstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My husband was a scout leader back in the day. He always had an annual 'talk to the kids about drugs' talk that started with the question 'so why do you think people do drugs?. He'd go on to explain that people do drugs because they make you feel really good. The amount of kids who had never realised this was scary. He then went on to explain experimentation, moderation, the trade off there is for artificially feeling good and what's happening to the chemicals in your brain - the main message being "you will be around these, it's your choice of you try them, but I'm going to prepare you to know everything you need so you look after yourself and your friends the best way you can.
We now have kids, he's still awesome.
FVCEGANG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to reread this sentence about 3 times before I realized you were saying he was joking and not calling him a kid.
Maybe more appropriate phrasing would be:
alsomaybeadd"is"tocompletethesentenceproperly.
c00kies44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't care if random people think it's uncool, it's their friends that matter.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:42:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty much exactly what happened with D.A.R.E programs: studies after the fact showed that students who had been exposed to D.A.R.E curriculum were actually more likely to go out and get addicted to drugs.
nik282000 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DARE taught me to hold off the drinking and drugs until I was financially stable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Maybe that's why I waited until I had the 60k/yr job before buying my own booze.
nik282000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a way to get booze without paying for it? Why was I not told?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to house parties, mostly. And not so much "free" as "on someone else's dime"
nik282000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, if friends are a prerequisite then it's off the table either way. I can always dream though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily a prerequisite, just have to keep your ear to the ground and find a house party to gatecrash. Usually you want one that's gotten a bit rowdy.
You can also find open bar parties if you look hard enough. But I don't know how to actively find them, they just happen to me sometimes (company parties are like this for me at my last 2 jobs)
null_work ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:12:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In DARE class I learned how to use a roach clip and how to harvest opium. I'm sure they taught other things, but these are what stuck.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I learned probably less than accurate descriptions about the content of cigarettes (probably would have been fine to explain that tobacco/nicotine is itself really bad), and to be a dick to people if drugs are mentioned.
EnlightenedApe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nicotine by itself actually isn't that bad.
https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/nicotine--no-more-harmful-to-health-than-caffeine-.html
Vawd_Gandi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-just-say-no-doesnt-work/ and as can happen, I mis-remembered it; They determined that DARE had pretty much no effect on hard drug use, that there was "a slight tendency for teens who went through D.A.R.E. to be more likely to drink and smoke than adolescents not exposed to the program." and that teens in the program nearly universally came out with worse self esteem.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the only way.
LowlySlayer ยท 1232 points ยท Posted at 16:58:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"And if you don't smoke, you could be just like us! awkward pose"
[deleted] ยท 663 points ยท Posted at 17:16:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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KorianHUN ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 17:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am on my high horse here looking down on you dirty smokers. Being addicts is for the weak.
* goes back to eating shitloads of bacon, drinking cola and gaming all day *
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:05:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you talk shit about bacon
Goldreaver ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:06:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DON'T TALK SHIT ABOUT TOTAL
mode7scaling ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It made me feel...LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT!
Giraffesarecool123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BITCH! ....I love you
mode7scaling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bacon and eggs, dear...
tree_jayy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:54:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FUCK SALT
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mmmmm, Total.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:07:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Undead-Eskimo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck?
HissingGoose ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could stop eating bacon, I just don't want to.
OmegaQuake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joke's on you, I do all of that and partake in some Marijuana.
KorianHUN ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where can i acquire some weed? -not the police
OmegaQuake ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live it is legal, with a medical card. I just drive to the dispensary and back without any trouble or hassle. It's pretty great.
GameRender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly how many cancers and how much of each do I need to partake in medicinal marijuana's?
OmegaQuake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you need to be this sick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHQzk2okoc
GameRender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just gonna get a little bit of cancer Stan.
numbernumber99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The evidence room.
POGtastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a store 5 minutes from my house that sells it, Officer. They're not even trying to hide it!
Source: Oregon
jaddaprog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live when they leave the museum of tolerance and see a smoker and are immediately like "we don't want your kind around hear tar breath!"
Morningxafter ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember as a kid sitting in the front row for one of these and noticing that the actor smelled really heavily of cigarettes.
HissingGoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the teachers in the parking lot. But we all probably drove them to it. I wouldn't even blame my teachers if they kept a fifth of vodka in the fridge/freezer in the teacher's lounge.
7yearlurkernowposter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a reason people believe those ads are funded by the tobacco industry to keep kids smoking.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:32:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the terrible beatboxing
Nightthunder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Takes a drag
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, like you're going to get me to believe there's a community theatre actor who doesn't smoke.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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battraman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:27:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, man. I really hope your life is a bit better now.
Rob_T_Firefly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a lifelong teetotaller, in part due to reasons very like those.
There must be dozens of us.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think at the point that people are slipping alcohol into your drinks, they've stopped being friends with you first.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just mean that's not something that a friend would do. That's the behavior of a selfish person with no respect for you or your choices.
Darth-Pimpin ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to break it to you, but all those are from addiction to the drugs rather than the drugs themselves.
Everything in moderation, mate.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they assume kids are morons, and instead of talking to them like intelligent creatures, only assumes they can get something "on their level". Which is what some 45 year old thinks kid slang is.
battraman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adam Conover did a nice talk about that and the TL;DW to marketers was "Don't talk down to your audience. Don't try to talk their language, just talk and listen to them."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: Adam Conover has a channel mostly about him playing video games with someone else.
segfaultrage ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:08:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They put this mock ad in a show, gotta love South Park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1E5ZO8Lug
katjalove ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had these little booklets in school about safety and such; they used chatspeak for the entirety, it was awful. Shit like "stay street smrt wivout ruinin ur street cred" isn't going to be taken seriously.
jaytorade ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doooooon't Smoooooookeee
ThatOneTwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys, Kenny's eating his own hand...
fillmorewest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Blue Apple Players came to my school. Taught me everything I ever needed to know about drugs. There's no hope with dope
rgw06001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South Park is always 100% on point when it comes to social commentary.
JackSpyder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man i have an irrational distaste for drama students, or those kids who went to drama classes at school. They always thought they were so out there but ended up being so excruciatingly unbearable.
Sorry to any drama studenty types... <3
redkatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to work at a company that did various marketing and promo projects, and one time, we got a huge contract from D.A.R.E. We came up with this (what we thought was) really cool idea to do a videogame like DOOM!, but had it reflect you battling the nightmarish monsters that were metaphors for drug addiction. I had several local indie devs working on ideas and putting together the first demos. The lower-level gov't people were cool with it. But then, it got to middle and senior management, and they killed it for "being too risky." In the end, they asked us to help them design and budget for....wait for it...a portable wooden maze they could move around the U.S. and set up in malls. Kids would walk through it and see pictures of what "drug addiction does to you." I was never so glad to leave a job
RickyRicardo20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love that episode.
herbtarleksblazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a great episode in Home Movies about this. Although it might have been about abstinence - can't remember.
ThatsRightWeBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. I don't want to end up with tape on my face.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/171924/tape-people.jhtml
DrBarrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, the Community episode about that was pretty funny.
NervousAboutAngels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in one of those things as a high schooler. I don't think any of us believed a damn thing we said. So terrible.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to do that as part of my High School theater class. It was hilarious telling children not to do the things that we were doing.
stereophony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. The only anti-drug presentation I felt was effective was given by a minor actor from Eight Legged Freaks. He told us about his worst drug trips in detail, told us the shit that goes into making meth, and didn't hold back answering any hardball questions.
Top_Gorilla17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Or that terrible DARE video my school made us watch back in the day with that guy I'm pretty sure was the result of a failed attempt to clone Rob Schneider. I can't seem to find it anywhere, but I know for a fact that there's snippets of it on Everything is Terrible's 'Legends' dvd set.
EDIT: Retro Bill, that's the fucker's name.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was one I saw when I was in middle school where they were relating being on stimulants to being a steam train. Train guy had a fake heart attack at the end. It was over-the-top and cheesy and accompanied by an easily as cheesy rap song with mostly white rappers (why their only black performer was the train guy and not a rapper, I don't know). My friends and I made fun of it for weeks after, so the point was hopelessly lost.
Enginerdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South Park was 100% on point with a lot of stuff like this. Those guys really are something special.
jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did that in college. POSSE, project outreach for secondary school education. You should have seen our rap about racism!
cotch85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
butt-out was fun
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rob Reiner was such an easy target, too.
Joetato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I had to watch one of thos ein sixth grade and they had adults pretending to be kids. They didn't even use real kids. "Wow, I'd be super sad if I found out any of my friends ever did heroin!"
Um, all right then. I'm just going to go do heroin now because I don't give a shit what someone as lame as you thinks.
chinacat99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What episode?
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Episode 109: Butt Out
caymancider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Captain Monterey Jack wants you to tie your shoes!
skost-type ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you think you could tell me which episode it is that they talk about this? I've been casually getting into south park
battraman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Episode 109: Butt Out
skost-type ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheers!!!
battraman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:33:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Norm!!
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny enough DARE worked for me, mainly because these activities or shows took us out of class. I don't mind pot smokers and the ones that don't consume peoples lives
Reptilesblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What episode was thins? totally want to re-watch it but can't remember.
juicyjcantt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That episode and the SP episode on weed with like the "Future Stan" or whatever were truly brilliant - honestly made me think a lot about parenting and how to deal with talking to your kids about drugs.
[deleted] ยท 925 points ยท Posted at 15:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're less likely to get cancer from smoking than poorly executed memes.
lagerbaer ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey kids. Put your cigs out for Harambe.
rn10950 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:50:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PLEASE don't give them any more ideas.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you see this in youth targeted anti-smoking campaigns soon and see me with a couple hundred bucks any time soon, don't sue okay?
TheGrey_Wolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instructions unclea-OW! I've got a cig burn on my dick you asshole!
deltree711 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because your post gave me cancer anyway.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:06:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, studies show that poorly executed memes are one of the leading causes of cancer.
Duke_Shambles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genius.
I'll take a million more smokers before one more person gets their virtual wang out for a dead gorilla.
itsmrmarlboroman2u ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy gets it!
1337Gandalf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truth. my grandpa smoked for over 50 years and he's never had cancer.
SingerOfSongs__ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
unrelated but I really like your username
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, I really like spoonerisms. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, man. 9gag makes me feel pretty horrible.
MonarchOfLight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because of the Emojis.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:49:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly because of the Facebook integration, to be honest.
KneeDeepInTheDead ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i dont even smoke and i hate those anti-smoking commercials, so annoying
1stLtObvious ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I see one I get the urge to take up smoking, just to spite the people who made the commercial. Then I remember these were made with funds from legally-obligated cigarette companies. They know what they're doing.
rienholt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I am not the only one who feels that way.
planethorror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never thought of it that way..
brickmack ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really hope somebody has an epileptic seizure from one if those and sues whatever asshat is responsible into oblivion
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be Phillip-Morris.
phaily ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
genius.
MadIllusion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i dont even smoke andi hatethose anti-smokingcommercials, so annoyingFTFY
mysticrudnin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
there are plenty of commercials that are more interesting and better written than most of tv out there
MadIllusion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree but then I see that interesting commercial more than once and am already over it... the second time I see a commercial is already too many times.
ALSO, I think your insight here is more an indictment against the quality of TV, which is mostly atrocious. Commercials that are trying to sell that shiny new bauble are going to be buttered up to catch your eye of course.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking carries the risk of cancer. Those memes are just pure cancer.
Darrian ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When those were playing on comedy Central, they got me so rustled it was the first time I ever e-mailed an organization through their contact me page.
I told them that I had kept away from smoking my whole life out of concern for my health, but that I wish I had just taken the time to enjoy myself since their commercial gave me cancer anyway.
They actually sent me an e-mail back in professional business speak that basically amounted to "can't please everyone."
Kdj87 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"We realize that we can't please everyone, so we opted to please no one."
softnmushy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes were never cool.
Just cause high-schoolers do something doesn't make it cool. Often, it's the opposite.
predditr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think teens are at the point where cool is actually spiting old people and that's pretty much it.
horatiopinkerton ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, those commercials have the exact opposite effect they are aiming for. Every one of them makes me think, fuck i dont want to be anything like these clowns, better start smoking again
ChampagneCJ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/FellowKids
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:58:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck, we die laughing every time those come on. It took so long for me to realize that they aren't trying to be ironic
almightySapling ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:04:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are they made by the same people that made those "we know they're cheesy so let's go all in" anti-smoking ads with the deliberately bad acting and the weird non-sequiturs? Like the "cigarette monster" or whatever?
brickmack ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think they're being ironic though
Kdj87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. That cigarette creature commercial is actually a pretty cool.
sumojoe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was an ad I saw a few months ago that said last year only 9% of teens smoked, and that we should try to get to 8% this year. Except when I saw the first number my thought was "well fuck, good job!"
probation_420 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bro! The non-smoking commercial where the black dude with a sideways hat pops up and goes" HASHTAG! "
Shit puts me in tears every time. And, sidenote, what the fuck are yall tryna accomplish? I promise you; if I think it's not cool, teens will Definitely think it's not cool.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh come on, he's just a black dude. He's not that scary.
Wiki_pedo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fitbit has social content like "when your dad counts steps" but nothing else and without a related image. Makes no sense at all. Text on a photo isn't a meme!
brickmack ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MFW
ClintonHarvey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought those premiered at LAST years VMA's.
Holy shit, that was a quick year.
Nexavus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only smoking ads I've seen are the ones on YT and Spotify with the really gross depictions of stuff like teeth falling out. I never planned on smoking to begin with, and those ads just reinforced that fact
willyolio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they will only stop if nobody smokes any more.
that's the incentive.
bearjew293 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LEFT SWIPE DAT
D4ri4n117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're more likely to get cancer from those memes
chickenOST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the VHS tape Let's Rap About Fire Safety? Same concept, but a bit more cool about fire safety.
Dogpool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Already smoke. Makes me want to double smoke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a smoker. I'd like to quit, but every time I see an ad to quit smoking, I just want to smoke more to spite those assholes.
Cornelius_Wangenheim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This comment has been overwritten.
RockoXBelvidere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just looked up that it's a trap video from "truth" or something like that. My god that was the worst thing I ever saw.
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time i see one of those Truth commercials i go smoke a big ol' churchill cigar
Tubaka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might as well, the commercials already give you cancer.
Pregxi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only "cool" PSA I've ever seen.
tanu24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These commercials? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4srWvLXZRw
EvenEveryNameWasTake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should check if those aren't paid for by tobacco companies.
PerogiXW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or that one where all the smoke demons jump in to that guy's mouth and then he exhales them as a normal cloud of smoke.
It made smoking look 1000x cooler than it really is
gypsypan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you don't need a meme to quit smoking, just inhale ammonia + bleach.
TheOneTrueGod69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, everytime I see that commercial, I go out for a smoke.
sp106 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Have you seen the newer anti-smoking ad that is somehow even more mind numbingly dumb with its claim that smokers make less money therefore starting smoking will cause you to make less money
Nothing to do with demographics at all here, you willfully deceptive "the ends justify the means" cunts.
I genuinely believe that the truth campaign is intentionally sabotaged to make non-smokers look like weird idiots. I don't smoke, but those commercials make me want to start just to spite them.
_coyotes_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you talking about that commercial where it has like "Dramatic Chipmunk" but with a cat? That shit was from 2007, they couldn't have picked a deader meme.
Also that one video with the Airline Safety Meme Video where they have the Dancing Baby meme that was popular in the late 1990's...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much this. Those ads are so fucking lame. Especially the "real life memes" party...fuck
username9k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't get cancer quick enough when those damned commercials come on.
Jonathan_R_Gross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever see that "tobacco is whacko" campaign? It was paid for by a cigarette company as part their effort to discourage underage smoking. I remember thinking that the ads sucked, and wondering if they made them suck on purpose to reduce their effectiveness. Example
TheyOnlyHateIfUGreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well tobacco companies usually fund these campaigns for that reason.
Tojr549 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dank memes are gateway drugs to dank buds (and dank ass Marlboro special blends) mmm
justhereforthelul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well it was people from Vine that made those commercials so no wonder they had memes
dc4894 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The meme DUI billboards here in Virginia actually aren't bad.
BoozeoisPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-smoking ads are basically a reverse psychology campaign funded by tobacco companies.
BlueDragonGirl_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen any of those. Are they just on tv?
Cdf12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing you're not the target audience. I bet you were also oblivious to the fact that they're using popular viner's in those ads. It's right in the wheelhouse of preteens and teens, those ages most likely to try smoking for the first time and get hooked. Compared to the anti smoking messages of the past, I'd say it's the best campaign yet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some can even give you cancer so you should try it anyway.
ChickenChic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was trying to quit smoking, seeing an anti-smoking add reminded me what I was missing and made me crave it harder.
(btw, 3 years quit now)
Mephilies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually the point, most of those are paid for by cigarette companies. They have restrictions on advertising cigarettes, so they get around this by making anti-smoking ads that make smoking look cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their music is kind of catchy though. ๐
Valdrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah weird that you'd get that effect from ads funded by the tobacco companies themselves as part of the settlement for all the cancer they caused.
Ughda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like, I've already got cancer after watching this, why bother quitting smoking anyways...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuuuggggghhhh. I had almost forgotten.
"'tis indeed a trap!"
That shit makes my soul ache.
gelfin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that's on purpose, right? A lot of those anti-teen-smoking ads are produced by the tobacco industry itself as a part of court settlements. I haven't seen the specific ones you're talking about, much less who made them, but for decades they've been aiming those ads to look hip to out-of-touch parents and insufferably lame to the kids they're allegedly supposed to influence.
IICVX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thatsthepoint.exe
airbiscuits_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With "hip and fresh" dub step music.
suomime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am 28 and even I can tell that its not cool and it will only cause cringe. Never try to use memes in ads. It will fail.
espasmato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commercial already gave me cancer, what worse can smoking do?
Stoutyeoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://imgflip.com/i/19y2ip
cranktheguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think a study actually proved that anti-smoking commercials promote smoking.
caffeine_lights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link for the non-Americans?
Murse_Pat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those ads are done by the cigarette companies... Wonder why you want to start smoking..??
Andorod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/MHZXf5NdYf8
Lillicsispe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst part is, those are funded with your tax dollars :(
The-Juggernaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the "be the generation that stops smoking" commercials are actually pretty well done IMO. I don't smoke cigarettes, and if I did this commercial would probably have an impact on me
Grumpy_Kong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When nearly anyone outside of webheads try to meme, it's always tryhard and a little cringe.
Because they don't get the context, and sometimes it is subtle.
Also: The Man had a hard time co-opting the hippie aesthetic at first also, until some hippies got old enough to be The Man, of course.
susgnome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like the "dank" meme..
an anti drug ad for Sweden, iirc..
lazylion_ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with Sex ed commercials
wskyw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The awful "music" or sounds they use make me feel like I belong in an asylum somewhere.
RockyroadNSDQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Shut up donut, All your anti drug lingo is makeing me actually want to TRY DRUGS"
ComradeRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard those ads are actually paid for by tobacco companies so that they can control exactly what goes into them. They started doing this once they were banned from advertising for cigarettes.
The ads are so over the top and ridiculous so that you do want to start smoking, just out of spite for the ad. It's actually indirect advertising for tobacco companies.
AKSasquatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't made me want to quit I'll say that much.
Reggie_Popadopoulous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "big tobacco be like" commercials make me want to smoke until I'm dead.
caboose309 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the anti-piracy ads. "Would you ever download a car?" Why yes, yes I fucking would!
Chug23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tweeted at them once that it made me want to smoke out of spite...I've never seen one of those commercials since
moonage_daydream_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of that South Park episode when they had a motivational group visit the school and warn kids about smoking. The next scene was the boys smoking lol
scotchirish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about Australia's "Stoner Sloth" series of ads?
Thegg11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The smoking industry actually make "anti" smoking commercials that are meant to look really lame in order to encourage people to smoke.
Illegal_space_wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean those prevent catmagedon ones?
ImFriendsWithThatGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those ads are usually paid for by tobacco companies. I'm pretty damn sure they make them to get you to smoke.
Rabid_Chocobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing that pisses me off is that they market it as spiting the cigarette companies... "If you smoke, they get rich!"
Umm yeah, that's how every company works. Like telling me "Don't buy this brand of car, otherwise the company makes more money!" Why should I give a shit? How is putting a company out of business an incentive for me to stop smoking?
grumpyrightwingkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally cancer...
Lgaygaygay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
these are deliberately bad because Truth is funded as a result of a settlement between major tobacco companies and the US government, the commercials are designed to be shitty and obnoxious and make you want to smoke a butt cigar
Bruster10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my roommates hated that commercial so much, we'd decide to pack our hookah anytime we saw it.
finalri0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't those anti-smoking ads ran by tobacco companies? Looks like their plan is working.
masak25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/MHZXf5NdYf8 papa franku
Ymir_from_Saturn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4srWvLXZRw
My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because your video gave me cancer anyway.
Rex_Kwan_Do ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/MHZXf5NdYf8
Edril ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're probably not the target audience for it though. It might be effective targeting for teenagers, which are who they're trying to get not to smoke. In that case, it's a good ad.
RadleyCunningham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it may be stupid as hell, but you can't argue with the company's success. I don't like it but if it keeps some people from smoking...
Dr_Bukkakee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well they are made by the cigarette companies as part of a lawsuit agreement so maybe it's their plan all along to get you to smoke out of spite.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And they throw in some youtube celebrities as well. Not even the "big" names either. Shit is cringey
AinsleyHarriottVEVO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LEFT SWIPE DAT
ceedubs2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, but I do remember this monstrosity that was a Super Bowl commercial.
sugamonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like those ads are the ad from the 80-90's where the dad comes in to the kids room with the drugs and asks the kid, "Where did you learn about this stuff!!!" and the kid yells " From you!!! I learned it by watching you!!!!"
[deleted] ยท 1857 points ยท Posted at 14:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor advertisers can't catch a break, those nerds. Let's wallop them good.
destroys_burritos ยท 1063 points ยท Posted at 15:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if they are cool, but their target demographic is uncool parents?
FlickApp ยท 551 points ยท Posted at 15:22:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This kills the cool.
destroys_burritos ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 15:28:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By the time it's in commercials it's already on its way out. Since parents are behind the curve, they still think it's cool. Cool people know it's not cool anymore.
It actually says a lot about the advertisers because they know whats cool, what's not cool, and what is somewhere in between cool and not cool.
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[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PopeTheReal ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, and that cool indie rock song I liked 4 months ago? Totally became cringe worthy when you try to use it as your theme for bullshit I don't need
1-Down ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know the stereotype is parents being behind the curve, but honestly it's middle school. By the time those kids pick up on it shit's been kicking around the collective consciousness of the internet for 2 or 3 years.
Middle school is to memes/pop culture as Cuba is to classic cars.
rabiiiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck I know. I work with 5th graders and when they ask me if I know of [insert hilarious meme] I know it's done for good.
kcapulet ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't wait to see a commercial targeting parents that says "Dicks out for Harambe"
aeryghal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not cool.
thecountvon ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Often the case. Our usual target demographic now is older millennials. That's why you see throwbacks fucking everywhere.
Source: ad copywriter
destroys_burritos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People love the fuck out of nostalgia.
PopeTheReal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea you bastards try so hard with your 1980s Miller lite cans.. Doesn't change the fact it tastes like piss
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who rarely drinks beer, it all tastes like the way piss smells. People who drink beer have just become desensitized to it.
PopeTheReal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's generalizing..some are obviously better than others..
Eorlingat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sir, have been robbed of experiencing good craft beer. There is a wild variation in flavor profiles, and if it tastes like piss, it's not a good beer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I laughed a little, but it didn't really endear me towards Sunny D. If anything I associate it with cringing, now, a little.
throwaway92715 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who spends more money - cool people, or uncool people trying really hard to be cool? :D
khaosdragon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He may not have a clue and he may not have style.
But everything he lacks, well he makes up in denial!
destroys_burritos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you have people in the middle like, "I really need some new shoes, meh."
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry bud, you missed the joke. Sike! No take-backsies!
destroys_burritos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got it. Just trying to spare them a nerd bashing.
Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. It's the parents who have the money. Hipsters may be fashionable (or is it unfashionable that they're going for?) but they can't afford anything more pricey than a chai latte.
ZombieHoratioAlger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That'd be hella wack, broseph.
Dreaming_of_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was kinda funny.....I am a pretty uncool parent....so the math kinda checks out!
HungryLikeTheWolf99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'd never sell out like that if they were actually cool.
hayigurl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then they're not cool!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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destroys_burritos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Na, IT guy. Different breed of dork.
JohnGillnitz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know who really hates advertising? People in advertising. Here they are with all this knowledge of culture and art and they have to use it all day to sell boner pills.
north7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:14:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true.
Source - I was in advertising.
2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
actors, songs. its true for everything. commercials are cool killers. thats why everyone still loves Dicaprio
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some are funny yes, even some with big actors are funny, yet still makes the actor uncool
heinza1ketchep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what about commercials with athletes in them, some of those commercials are pretty creative
2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
athletes might be the exception, only if they bounce a ball off the moon, empire state building, etc... and nothing but net though
slyweazal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh?
2mice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.. . . . . .
r u those all over seas though?
TheGuildedCunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing I have AdBlock. Dad-Boner for life yo.
khaosdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should probably see a physician about that.
twitchedawake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Lets bash em, the stupid nerds.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, that u/rua11716 don't take no guff from nobody.
verdatum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one Apple Macintosh commercial from the 80s was pretty cool at the time.
uh...Don Draper is pretty sweet in his own messed up way.
...Otherwise...yeah, pretty much!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay, those poor advertisers can take away funding from online personalities!
GeekCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, we will just claim we're doing it ironically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool commercials come up with their own thing.
DoctorWafle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their job is to tell me what I want to buy... Fuck them, give me the truth about all products and I'll decide myself
irsic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, we know. It's the clients who don't.
RadleyCunningham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the one that pissed me off like nothing else was McDonalds trying to get in on memes- specifically Grumpy Cat, and how their food was THE ONE THING Grumpy Cat was okay with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HTnSP1CqQQ
This is the offending commercial.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhh at least it was a subdued sideways smirk. But yeah, if you must meme, respect the meme. Don't break it to try and make it your own.
RadleyCunningham ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's like they're saying "we're cool like the young hip kids these days, but we're still better than them"
thisshortenough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno I thought that was pretty good. If they'd done grumpy cat and had him turn into a chesire cat grin at the thought of chicken nuggets that would have been pretty bad
RadleyCunningham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the underlying message that they're trying to relate to a demographic, but they don't respect them.
I mean I get that I'm arguing about a meme. I actually hate it, and think this obsession with a family's cat is asinine but it's like a rich old white guy walking into a diverse group of teens, and saying "I'm hip, I get you people, and I want your business" but the guy will not take his gloves off to shake hands with one of them.
There are youtubers who go to this person's house and make a video just to show they've met this cat, and that's what pisses me off.
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They would be able to catch a break if they just advertised by telling us what the product is and told us why the hell we need it. The gimmicky shit just makes tv ads annoying.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every beer commercial is now: "We make a beer, and it contains alcohol. This is our name, thanks for your time"
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think them incapable of advertisements that aren't gimmicky?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I mean once they implement your suggestion, they'll be like that, because what really distinguishes one beer from another beyond personal preference?
Ahmrael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My suggestion was that advertising drop the gimmicky bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. And then I gave a comical example of a commercial that just gives you the necessary information. Because that's all that's necessary to sell a beer.
SheepishLordKOs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as "porn advertisers"
illinifan11 ยท 641 points ยท Posted at 14:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's actually a pretty good yardstick to judge what is "cool"
Inkertus_0 ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 16:07:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that's the yardstick to determine if it's good and dead. Anything that makes it to advertising or any work material like the "wash your hands" posters at work is dead or long dead in social circles.
babblesalot ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:32:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not true for music though. Music from good bands has replaced jingles in almost all ads on TV today. Now, I am old enough that I may not know what is cool anymore, but I have discovered a few new (to me) bands from ads.
MisanthropeX ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno man, I was losing interest in Anamanaguchi and then they started shilling soda and I haven't bothered to put them on since.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:20:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When were "wash your hands" signs cool? It's just a sign that says to wash your hands. Maybe I'm just not cool enough but I can't imagine anyone ever talking about those signs like they were the bees knees.
MADE_IN_REDDIT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coca Cola isn't dead...
Seikoholic ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cats are exempt.
rhllor ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno man. When Grumpy Cat started getting monetized it kind of died except for grandmas still reposting pics.
flibbidygibbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And 6th graders.
karth ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol is it? Seems like having commercials tell you what is not cool is just as stupid as having commercials tell what is cool.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you get it.
Commercials aren't telling you what isn't cool. But commercials using something that is cool to try to be cool results in that cool thing not being cool any more.
Get it?
karth ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tiger8255 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you read his comment?
He's judging by their misunderstood and foreign use of outdated things that they're pretty much archaic.
karth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note, he's not talking about outdated things. Did YOU read what he wrote?
That's what he said. That's just a stupid thing to judge what is or is not cool. If something becomes not cool because it was on a commercial, you're literally letting a commercial decide for you.
tiger8255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's using commercials to judge that something is outdated.
Regardless, you can't tell him how to live his life.
karth ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If something becomes not cool because it's in a commercial, then you are letting the commercial decide for you. The commercial becomes the leading indicator. If something was not cool before the commercial, than the commercial has no play in it, and is not indicative of anything.
As it stands, commercials can quickly produce ads based on latest trends, and do so successfully. There is a large percentage of counter-culture individuals who enjoy the 'rarity' of their coolness, and abandon things when it becomes too "mainstream." As if the concepts that they celebrate has not been recycled, regurgitate, digested, and rebirthed a thousand times over.
Overall point, who gives a fuck whats on commercials or not. Just enjoy what you enjoy, fuck the people that are trying to be on the leading edge of what it means to be cool (edgy).
SmallzMafia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now kids, don't make me separate you two.
Jack_the_Dipper ยท 411 points ยท Posted at 15:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/fellowkids
thenameofmynextalbum ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marking this one under "Would probably have never looked for it myself, but not surprised in the least it exists"
The_Zubatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is horrible...
Corky83 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:17:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently read an article holding this as the reason why the Harambe meme hasn't died yet.
Illier1 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was on its way out until the Cincinnati Zoo fanned the flames.
crysys ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, they done goofed. The consequences will never be the same.
I'm 36 so I just killed that meme, you're all welcome.
du5t ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright, dicks back in your pants everyone. Show's over.
thisshortenough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's like the Arthur creators saying they wished the memes were less bad-spirited. Arthur has now become very aggressive
Illier1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean all of those were stolen from /r/teleshits anyway.
Alchemistmerlin ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really wasn't, and saying "We wish people would stop spamming us with their robotic regurgitations" is hardly "fanning the flames"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the way it works. Like how the kid that has the most extreme reaction to getting teased is the one most likely to get teased more. The internet trolling is that same thing, but exponentially.
Mhill08 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
Alchemistmerlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't do a single one of the things listed there. They released a single sentence statement that they don't like the "jokes" and wish they would stop. As punishment for daring to speak a single sentence against those "jokes" they were harassed the point of needing to delete their social media.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might like this book. I'm still reading it; it seems like you'd like it, though.
Whether you're Brock Turner or Walter Palmer, sometimes it goes too far. It depends I guess.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:51:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The same thing happened with that dentist and his office when he killed the lion last year. It's the internet; get over it. Not much you can do if it goes viral. Just shut your social media down until it blows over. That's all you can do.
Juventus19 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:38:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe will live on forever in our hearts.
UpiedYoutims ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And our dicks.
Havana_aan_de_Waal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. What advertiser would use Harambe in a commercial? It would be in poor taste.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Greece did.
Xavienth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is awful. Have an upvote.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe didn't die for a shitty commercial.
NoahArky ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah..I agree.
frabax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh good God who thought that would be a good idea
ShafterMcJorty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to post this video
SgtKashim ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and "If it shows up on a morning talkshow...", it's either uncool or about to become uncool.
pomlife ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:22:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ec tetera.
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
etm.
themightyscott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not cool.
techtchotchke ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it matters how it's used--so often advertisers try to jump on slang/meme bandwagons without understanding it in context, so it looks forced and contrived. Also, it depends on the company; for instance, I'm not amused if my bank or university decides to try that kind of marketing, no matter how well it's done.
Voreshem ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Swedish State-owned Stockholm public transit system had this ad. It was pretty good. https://i.imgur.com/lHRWseo.jpg
SpectralEntity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, that really is well played; it got a chuckle from me. The ad agency clearly had someone on the payroll who understood memes, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was pretty good because it's not forced. It actually fits the meme
apra24 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like seeing your accountant father roll in on a harley
TerryOhl ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ain't no accountant ain't riding no Harley ain't got the dums enough to ain't buy somethin else ain't it
jutct ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
music. I can't believe I still hear that god awful megan trainor song on the radio after it's showed up in things like jc penny commercials.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's so hot though
Havana_aan_de_Waal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:27:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't describe Meghan Trainor as 'hot'. She looks bloated. She only looks 'hot' because of the smokes and mirrors of perfect lighting, make-up and stylists.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol just cause you think she isn't hot doesn't mean that she objectively isn't
Ayyyyyyy_dude ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:25:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's objectively heavy.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Xavienth ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to disagree, citing "Thanks Obama"
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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TheManWhoPanders ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That joke was the worst atrocity since 9/11
apra24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did that seriously happen? My God I loathe that woman..
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She told people to Pokemon go to the polls
SirAlexH ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:58:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean....that's kinda funny in an awfully cringey unfunny way.
chefboyardeeman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes, because that's the icing on the vince foster murder cake
Lolwhatisfire ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I still love watching Obama actually let Keegan Key be Luther the Anger Translator at a congressional meeting...when they were trying to do real world shit. https://youtu.be/xoILnwQv_R8
Doesn't mean Key and Peele isn't any less funny now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to be pedantic, but Obama had Keegan be Luther at the Correspondents dinner.
Lolwhatisfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that thing.
cgbarto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, the White House Correspondents dinner isn't real world shit..it is an event to cater to the press and is full of comedic skits and roasting VIPs. The president even gets in on it, tho he has writers. It is a good time had by all, except Trump this last time around took it a bit personal.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey the original pokemon and pokemon movie theme songs will never not be cool.
jeffyagalpha ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes a LOT of sense. To your sibling: Well played.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some commercial start things though. Wazzzzzzzzzuuuuuuuupppppp
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see plenty of Uber and Netflix commercials. Are those not cool anymore?
cubitfox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uber and Netflix are services, people expect ads from them. People don't like them because they're 'cool', they just provide things that no other company can, and therefore have a stranglehold on the market. It's not the same thing as memes, slang, jokes and clothing.
AmericanOSX ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:59:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Netflix and Uber (among other companies) don't try to be "cool" and "edgy" in their commercials, with couples texting eachother things like "wat movie u wanna watch 2nite?" and talking about taking selfies and getting likes.
tking5o ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So ubers Reddit ad makes them cool... Right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then it's cool ironically
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey bro. Totally on fleek statement!
Excalibur54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXDe8HxHBA
I know it's satire, but it's pretty accurate satire.
BoilerMaker11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On my snapchat sponsored stories (I'm still mad that's a thing) there's a story from buzzfeed where the title is something "17 savage af text message your period would give you".
Welp, "savage" and "af" have exited my my vocal and online vernacular now.
KhunDavid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, there was a deodorant in 1991 called Teen Spirit, and released commercials with the catchphrase "Smells like teen spirit". Then later that year, Nirvana releases Nevermind and the single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Teen Spirit had been popular with teenage girls, and a hair care products were introduced with the same name. As Nirvana's song fell off the charts, so did the deodorant.
OneOtherRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the only way for a commercial to be "cool" is if it is the origin of something cool. Commercials where it gets turned into a cool joke by the people, rather than trying to catch the latest trends.
Advertisers should strive to make a new trend rather than ride an old one.
Zebramouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's an ad for a telecom company here in Canada, which features a kid getting uncomfortable when her dad tells her he's on Facebook and that she should change her profile picture. I've been assured by my younger sister that kids don't even use Facebook anymore and that it's just for old people. This ad was my confirmation.
aarontex40k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like this automatic abandonment of any culture that is used by advertising. Fuck advertising.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I, for one, do not take cues on being cool from a demographic that depends on their allowance to buy ice-cream.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hashtag epicfail
dj_soo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the other day I heard the "100 duck sized horses vs 1 horse sized duck" line in a terrible, local radio commercial for like mortgages or financial planning or something.
Reddit officially not cool anymore.
filbert13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is super hipster lol
CuriousKumquat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Truth campaign will never reach the kids...
joncology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL thats great. Yet to find a commercial advertising Lamborghini.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See: "The Truth" Anti-Smoking ads.
twoburgers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or once Michael Cole says it.
RagingAnemone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I first realized I was old when Crazy Train was played in the background of a Chevy commercial.
fried_eggs_and_ham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember back in the mid to late 90s when Good Morning America (or some other such lame ass show) did a "grunge fashion show" to show how to dress grunge. That was the end of grunge.
venterol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once a meme gets featured on the morning news, it's officially dead and had been for some time. Happened to Gangnam Style, Harlem Shake, planking (I've never actually seen people do this IRL), owling, etc.
Sven2774 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's been a constant since the early 2000s
The_M4G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's incredibly insightful.
Jestar342 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
etc.
ArtSchnurple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you do, /r/FellowKids?
Araucaria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Etc. is an abbreviation of the Latin et cetera, meaning roughly and so on. Pronounce the et part, thinking "and", and you'll avoid both the typo and the mispronounciation.
zerohm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a Fruity Pebbles commercial in 1992 where Fred and Barney were rapping. Obviously this isn't going to make a whole genre of music not cool, but I just saw it and thought, Good GOD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8aqAgtwqcU
xShuksanCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/FellowKids
DogIsGood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even more extreme.example: if the ny times starts talking about it as a trend, it hasn't been cool for a year or two
softpoopcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope reddit never appears in commercials.
ThatSaneGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit was never cool
hunkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Songs too :(
tomrowleyconwy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come get lit with Mircosoft, we got dranks and hella noms
KneeDeepInTheDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what sort of uncool person watches commercials though?
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What Good Morning America features as "going viral" is really the funeral for said meme/vine/etc.
chompersmcvee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fo shizzle my nizzle
butterflydrowner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You either need to brush up on your Latin or find another filler phrase for when you don't know how to end your sentence.
hpliferaft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/fellowkids is on the front lines of this research!
up48 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
H and M has these shirts where text print is "Fridays be like Squad Goals"
I think they have just given up and are printing whatever jumble of "young people" words they can find...
RadioHitandRun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The memer.....LIKE A BOSS!
mastawingman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use text speech/slang ironically until it eventually becomes a part of my vocabulary and I hate myself for it.
1337N337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/thread
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly right. Someone I know said "I love deep house music, but as soon as I hear it on the radio I hate it."
Plz_and_danks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What I've noticed, generally speaking, are that really good advertisements can/should start a trend. I mean that's sort of their goal, to start the trend of using their product. Less successful ads tend to lean on what is already trendy and subsequently kill it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is that? Like, online chat with hashtags?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eats spicy goodness
Like a boss
willmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit, the TRUTH anti smoking commercials literally make me want to curl up and cry.
so_wavy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems to be true. For the most part, commercials are always 2 years late on every trend.
frenchfriedgenocide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That surely didn't apply to rap and hip hop.
Murphysburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Far out man.
Judenwilli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happening here in Germany right now. I think the origin of the new slang was Money Boy, an Austrian "rapper".
The slang includes intentional mistakes, a plethora of angliscisms, a weird sentence structure and the replacement of any words containing "ein" with "1".
The biggest bank in Germany has set its mind to be hip, so there's this.
I find it more funny than anything else though, I've enjoyed that phenomen for a good year and I'm still not tired of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
:) :(.
aethyrium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So speaking/writing proper english is cool now? Crazy. I don't think that's ever been cool.
armahillo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is actually quite insightful.
Robrto78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eats spicy chicken goodness like a boss
Robrto78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eats spicy chicken goodness like a boss
Robrto78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eats spicy chicken goodness like a boss
blacklab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably. If the ad puke that wrote the spot knows about it, it's probably played out.
JCAPS766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone really needs to tell that to the "TruthOrange" campaign.
Every time I watch one of those ridiculous anti-smoking commercials, I feel personally insulted. And I don't even smoke.
Njlamp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
eat spicy goodness
like a boss
APartyInMyPants ยท 11272 points ยท Posted at 15:35:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How has no one said MTV?
Definitely MTV.
zedsdeadbby ยท 5924 points ยท Posted at 16:28:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool about 15 years ago.
felonius_thunk ยท 2606 points ยท Posted at 17:00:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But now there's MTV Classic! Playing all your favorite hits of yesteryear, like The Spice Girls' "Two Become One" and The Spice Girls' "Stop" and probably some other songs, but I don't know because I turned it off after that back-to-back shitstream.
neoKushan ยท 12997 points ยท Posted at 17:02:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should write to them and tell them what you want.
What you really really want.
wildflowersummer ยท 256 points ยท Posted at 18:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He wants ah! He wants ah! He really really wants a station that doesn't just suck
D_K_Schrute ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 19:41:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you want to be my station
[deleted] ยท 162 points ยท Posted at 19:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta ditch the Kardashians
Hiei2k7 ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 20:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snooki sucks forever, the videos never ennnnnd
oldbatballs ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 21:11:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If Carson Daly's down, will you come around? If Carson Daly's down will you come around?!?!
murlockerLOL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:33:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you wanna be my station
DickTrickledme ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:17:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong channel
Panoolied ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Carr laugh here
Lineman72T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahahahaaaaaaa
Maclimes ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 17:30:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, tell them what you want.
What you really really want.
no_notthistime ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 17:47:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you wanna, you wanna, you wanna, you really really really wanna zigga zig ah.
GenrlWashington ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:44:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what you doing. Take off every zig.
ban_this ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For great justice!
I just realized there's probably people here that are younger than that meme.
WannabeAHobo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have no chance to survive. Make your time.
Goldreaver ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we get signal!
WannabeAHobo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably not cool either, but Zero Wing / AYBABTU is my favourite internet meme of all time and never fails to make me laugh when it pops up in discourse.
Along with "put on my robe and wizard hat", which is a close second.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome.
Have a great day!
mr_ewe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:05:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All your base
anomalousBits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That meme is old enough to vote.
POGtastic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh Lawdy, that just took me back to watching Albino Blacksheep videos on the middle school iMacs. The school IT staff were utterly outraged that kids were using school computers to play Runescape.
magicnubs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make your time.
balrogwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, I'm taken but I can still be your friend.
magicnubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck did this ever even mean -- I never found out
cjh93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad Rickon didn't get the memo
waffle-monster ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 18:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll tell you what I want.
What I really really want.
jimlas2016 ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 20:20:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The above comment is my nomination for the least-deserving-of-gold comment on Reddit.
petrichorE6 ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 20:27:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you haven't seen anything yet.
TrainOfThought6 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:07:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Problem with this comment is it's too desperate. To get gold, you need to be less transparent.
SassyAssAssassin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I don't want to be made of glass
lecollectionneur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:41:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I have to be opaque?
lol_AwkwardSilence_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
b-b-b-b-baby you just ain't seen nothin' yet
snizarsnarfsnarf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haven't I?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no
TheGrey_Wolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, okay!
Coolstorylucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuuuuqqqqqqq xd
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:53:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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EmBrAcE-DeAtH ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're quite correct.
HenryHenderson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The above comment is my nomination for the most-deserving-of-not-getting-gold comment on Reddit.
Prophets_Prey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You underestimate the power of reddit!
Mtg_Force ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont you tell me what I do or do not want or what I really, really, want
snoharm ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He should totally make a request. Live.
Why_Is_This_NSFW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That won't happen in the Real World.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:18:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is seriously the first thing that has made me smile all day. Thank you.
NauticalDisasta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as you don't kill yourself ;)
todayismyluckyday ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy.
keenroy619 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He fucks.
Kahlypso ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you
Take the god damn upvote.
invictusb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't really need to fuck him/her.
Kahlypso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But its polite.
TheMNP ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:13:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad to say i didn't see this coming
Sipuli69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wrote a letter to the MTV.
What's going on? Why don't you care about me?
Locknlawl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:01:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh you glorious bastard.
MarcEcho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I want it that way".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm not a girl, not yet a woman"
Nox_Aeternam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You monster. Have an upvote.
FanTheHammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuckin A
Vodka_For_Breakfast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just gonna leave this here
Maarten93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 4 hours too late for any karma, but this comment made my poop very enjoyable. And i had two chipotle burritos
it_burns_69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't care what we really really want.
bcrabill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That song is proof that when given the opportunity to tell men what they really want, women will just spout nonsensical jibberish.
LOSS35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spice up your life!
AdamBombTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll tell you what he wants what he really really wants, He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha) He wanna, (ha). He wanna really, really, really wants his MTV cue awesome guitar rift, and late 80's CGI
balrogwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You should write to them
write to them
WRITE
Edweird_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want it that way
KintsugiExp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking kids and your... Things!
It's Kurt Loder and Tabatha Soren all the way, baby!
Now get off my lawn with your snapchatty thingamajigs!
Edit: damn my old fat fingers
Friendlyvoices ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn it. I knew what you were going to do, and you went and did it.
n-some ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanna HAUGH I wanna HAUGH I wanna hibebebeshebemebesemekempAHHHHHHHH
DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking. Nailed. It.
El_Frijol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I really wanta MTV Unplugged-ah.
Kevvybabes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Next on Scenes we'd like to see!
Electro80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you bastard... Take the upovote
Forever_Man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He wants his MTV
I_SLAM_SMEGMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell me what I want.
What I really really want.
thisdude415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell me what I want
...what I really really want
Lumitoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reluctant upvote for you!
RentonBrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure they will a zig a zig zoom.
ericstern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What I really really want..? I want it that way....
RolfMethod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I want my MTV"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I snorted soda out my nose reading this, thanks... For some reason I should have seen that coming to.
DrunkBigFoot ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:09:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you think Spice Girls are shit, fight me.
seasonedfries ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never would have thought that Bigfoot would be a shitty drunk...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao I went to a bowling alley yesterday and the music they play there makes it feel like you went back in time and watched MTV
Murmur999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My local grocery store does the same shit.. the only time i liked it was when I was in a rush & they played Darude - Sandstorm
Bartlet4America ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
how long until it's just reruns of Real World: Austin and Road Rules: Campus Challenge?
vicaphit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell me more about popular Spice Girls songs!
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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RoyalC90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Spice girls had a mas?...WHY!
el_karacho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw Yo! MTV Raps on the channel guide a while back and did a double take, thinking it was some rebranding, but sure enough Ed Lover popped right up.
Bsnargleplexis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you remember when MTV Classic was VH1?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Noelthemexican ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They changed it like 1-2 months ago didn't they? Also they ruined Palladia. I probably misspelled that.
ItinerantSoldier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Palladia was ruined by being so out of the way of other channels. Dead serious, where I live, it used to be on channel 485 next to FUSE and surrounded by Epix and Starz channels buried in the middle of nowhere. It's better now but just finding the channel used to be a chore.
lazylion_ca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's an interesting discussion about why MTV doesn't play music videos anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Back to back is a great Drake song!
beer_madness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watched an episode of Daria in SD and turned it off when one of the "newer" Beavis and Butthead episodes followed.
Think they should have just not brought that channel around.
Tombstoned65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy, acting like he turned off MTV Classic because he didn't like the videos instead of the fact that he finished jacking off and needed to clean himself up.
ive_lost_my_keys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know this channel existed until my wife was watching a movie on it last night: Spice World. I shit you not.
Noelthemexican ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Used to be VH1 classic till recently.
anthonys_white_ass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y'all better keep MTV Classic on for Wonder Showzen
VROF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV classic would have Martha Quinn introducing When Doves Cry and then Kurt Loder with MTV news.
noobaddition ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So MTV turned into VH1?
Joe_Snuffy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work for an ISP/cable provider and we got an email saying MTV Classic is becoming NickMusic. Or maybe it was MTV Hitz
StarStormTrooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just use the words "Spice Girls" and "shitstream" in the same sentence? I don't agree with you opinions stranger
Rohaq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV: Now with music!
lumpyspacesam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spice Girls forever!
shareitwithme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really... I mean I love the Spice Girls.. Thats not cool?
ddosn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do...do the people who run MTV not know that MTV stands for 'Metal TV'?
And that it was a channel for rock and heavy metal music?
scorcher117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure its Music television not metal.
ddosn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm. I was fairly sure it was Metal TV. My mistake.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck are you talking about? None of that is true.
Phishy042 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can actually pinpoint it to the day when TRL started to skip the first couple videos, then only play 30 seconds of each subsequent video.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:38:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And soon 15 of those 30 seconds were mostly covered up by a random squealing 14-year-old girl that no one cares about giving a "shoutout" to three of her friends that no one cares about before screeching with excitement at an ear-piercing frequency.
(Repeat for the next 5 videos).
ghostofcalculon ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:04:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When MTV stopped being cool depends on how old you are, because I'd say it happened when Beavis and Butthead ended its original run.
offoutover ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:45:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say it was when they cancelled Headbangers Ball.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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metastasis_d ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Celebrity Deathmatch
Daria to a much lower extent than Beavis & Butthead
TRL when you could reasonably expect a rock music video, and only during those 3-4 minutes
Tom Green when I was 10 or so
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:38:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This.
VariXx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV not being cool stopped being cool about 10 years ago.
Middleagedinfant ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:39:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like the day "The Real World" debuted.
INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:01:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sharp decline started on May 21, 1992 with airing of the first episode of "The Real World: New York".
9000miles ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh goodness no. The Real World was massively important and influential for a generation of high school and college kids. The Real World kept MTV cool at least through the New Orleans season in 2000.
If you're making a more general statement that The Real World spawned a bunch of other non-music reality shows on MTV that eventually led to the downfall of the network years later, that I can agree with.
BonnaroovianCode ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:35:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Damn...I started watching Real World during the Back to New York season...right after New Orleans. Guess I didn't know what I was missing...I watched through Austin and loved them, with the exception of maybe Paris.
Real talk...Carson Daly leaving TRL and Jackass ending was the beginning of the downward spiral of MTV. That would be 2002.
fco83 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of started watching it about the same time. MTV was a bit of a middle ground then. You still had things like TRL, but you also had real world, and shows like Undressed, which high school me liked for some reason..
BonnaroovianCode ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all I watched. Real World/Road Rules challenges were the shit, TRL was a staple, Jackass ruled the world, and even the True Life shows were pretty interesting. For me, when they started playing those damn dating shows all day (Room Raiders, Next, Parental Control) is when it became absolute garbage. Then Jersey Shore happened and the rest is history.
INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:25:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean both. I was one of those "high school and college kids" and I hated it. I wanted MTV to play music videos, they wanted money.
Waxgains ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:38:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Real World was the downfall of humanity.
marshallu2018 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish someone would have told that to 14 year old me, circa 2010.
neoKushan ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:02:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It disturbs me that you were born the same year Mario 64 came out.
Itchycoo ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to break it to you, but there's literally thousands like him out there.
neoKushan ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And they all disturb me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are people on reddit who weren't even conceived in 9/11.
Emperor_Neuro ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work with a kid who told me that the first video game he can remember playing was Halo. What a difference ten years makes.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure the first video game I can remember playing is older than I am.
marshallu2018 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what about the kids who were born after it came out?
neoKushan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just plain sicken me.
Longboarding-Is-Life ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was born the year after the Sega Dreamcast came out.
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was born 2 years before the Game Boy.
Longboarding-Is-Life ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are 27?
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Turning 29 Wednesday.
Longboarding-Is-Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My math sucks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for telling me that I'm old.
neoKushan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're both old, man.
splorf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
25 at least.
james_strange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach middle school. I asked my 7th graders if people still watch MTV. They thought I was an idiot for asking. If Of course they do.
PyroTech76 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
LactatingCowboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well he's not wrong,
And I guess my answer would have to be telegraphs
Endyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
MTV stopped being cool to everyone when they outgrew the content. People who watch MTV in the 80s will say it stopped being cool 30 years ago.
*Then the people that were old enough to be nostalgic about it got on reddit to explain how it was actually 'only good when the content was relevant to them' and was actually bad after that even for the people that thought it was good.
Queen_Blackfyre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that's true. It was probably never cool in the first place. But the content did change- it's a viable point.
therightclique ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is demonstrably false.
Endyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it really? I'd love to see it demonstrated. Are we going to do a poll or something?
gmoney8869 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No MTV was actually a very important part of pop culture through the 90's. It wasn't just for kids like it was afterwards, young adults watched it.
intothemidwest ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:47:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree honestly. It morphed into another thing entirely.
funktopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Longer than that.
CurraheeAniKawi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 30 years ago when they started taking time away from Music Television for a game show.
SirChairmenNumNums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool when they stopped producing good shows (I.e. Rob Dyrdek's fantasy factory, Silent Library , Rob and Big, etc)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell people stopped watching before that.
cyberight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't own a TV so I was really surprised to hear Mtv is still around.
shahooster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1530[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's be real, we all watched a few seasons of the Real World
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try like 1990. That would be 26 years ago
redderist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I started watching MTV when I was around 12. So it probably stopped being cool sometime around then.
sysiphean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what we said 15 years ago.
PARKS_AND_TREK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nah MTV was cool up until Jersey Shore. After that, IDK why MTV is still around or Fuze and VH1
Iron_Chic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Banzai51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Longer than that.
DDRDiesel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is greater than the average redditor's age, so they need us old folks to remind them of MTV's once-greatness
drcshell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So... MTV not being cool must not be cool anymore. TIL: MTV is cool again! Or... double not cool. How does this system work?
jericho2507 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like popped collars??
misterguyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. I'm 33yo and MTV wasn't cool when I was 19/20.
TheBurningBeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try 20
VomitEverywhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try 20 years at least
mucgwyrt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
25.
yummyyummypowwidge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say about five years ago, or around the time when Jersey Shore ended
BillohRly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make that 20.
beancounter2885 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Closer to 20.
DavidEdwardsUK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was jersey shore cool?
Mcbobjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So was the fall of MTV the fall of the popped collar or vice versa
Shwampy10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been uncool for so long that I think it actually became cool for a while and then it became uncool again
Underbarochfin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of reddit's userbase weren't even alive when MTV was cool.
fevertronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
25.
jubjub119 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV is so uncool it isn't even worth mentioning.
colorsofshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if that is when they started to have more shows than music, then yeah. God I miss the early 90s when they had the animated logo and then MUSIC
I remember when a song would come out, I would be SO excited for music video to come out. I'd go to school and someone would ask "did you see so and so's video!?" and it would either be "FACK! NO!" or "I totally recorded it on vhs! I'm learning how to dance like that, now!"
qsdls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying MTV is not cool is pretty uncool anymore. Everyone knows.
rubberpancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it even cool 15 years ago? I remember thinking it was turning to shit in the mid-nineties when it started its trend away from music and towards asinine programming. At least M2 came around and filled the void for a few years, but even that started to suck in the early 2000s. Damn, this comment is really making me feel old. :|
Edit: holy crap, the real world started in 92? Guess things started to deteriorate sooner than I remembered.
damnatio_memoriae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like 20 Id say
sdguero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 24 years ago. The beginning of the end.
PullTogether ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, complaining that MTV isn't cool is no longer cool.
Legeto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like 20 years ago. Once reality TV showed its ugly face
wellsdb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool when they started showing programs unrelated to music videos, IMO.
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The question wasn't "What just stopped being cool?"
MorningLtMtn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool way before that.
dose_response ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It stopped way before that ... in the early 90s.
IBitePrettyHard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say it's closer to 20 years ago. It stopped being cool in the mid 90s.
igloojoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try about 25 years ago
tangoliber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It feels like 15 years ago, but it's actually more like 20 years ago.
Kahnza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean 20
macthecomedian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever since 9/11 right? I've been saying that for years.
Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It stopped being cool around 1992.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV was lame in the 90s.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
25 years ago**
RedditConsciousness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever they started having shows about overpriveleged teens having their 16th or underpriveleged teens having babies.
maevealleine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try the early 90's
fellowsquare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you went too far.... no wait i think you're right.
G_Peccary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool around the time Nirvana blew up.
cornbreadNsyrup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About the time they stopped playing music on music television
SketchyFella_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15? Is that when they stopped airing Beavis and Butthead? Because I'm pretty sure MTV started sucking mid 90's and finished by the end.
YukonBurger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
add a decade and you're getting close
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try 25.
Ended_84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that what we said 15 years ago?
DorianGreysPortrait ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the rise of the reality tv shows. Hey, who remembers when MTV2 came out to exclusively show music videos..? What a joke. A sad, sad joke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You may say they made.....money for nothing.
Fashonkadonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny, adult swim started being cool about 15 years ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember mtv 2?
Katjoans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool in the mid to late 90s
whalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People were saying "MTV hasn't been cool for 15 years" 15 years ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool 15 years ago 6 years ago
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dbbk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You literally go to MTV Music.
intothemidwest ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music Television Music. Got it.
lost_in_thesauce ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people just go to YouTube to watch music videos now, which is why, or partially why, MTV hardly shows them anymore.
manu-alvarado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm stunned music videos are actually still made.
Tripolie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vevo
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music videos are bigger than ever, getting billions of views. It's just that it's been taken over by the internet, MTV would have lost their niche no matter what they do.
SaltyBawlz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say "Rob & Big" was the last time MTV was relevant.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV just couldn't compete with the internet, their niche was dead no matter what since you can watch all the music videos you want in the tubes. They chose to change, but they know that they'll never be what they once were.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 17:01:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WTF is on MTV these days? Just pregnant teenagers?
El_Chairman_Dennis ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and something to do with catfish
Greenbackboogi ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Catfish is a decent show to be fair
thewookieeman ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 17:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm talking to someone online but they won't send me pics"
"Lets turn up at their house"
"Omg it's not the person I thought it was"
roll credits
Greenbackboogi ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:52:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing their disappointment is priceless
QuasarsRcool ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, but that still sounds like a really lame idea for a show... especially being on MTV, I can't trust that it's unscripted.
scotchirish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't there one where a guy thought he'd been "dating" Taylor Swift for 6 years?
ILikePrettyThings121 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Katy Perry
scotchirish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can only ever remember one of their names at a time. It's always "Taylor Swift or the other one" or "Katy Perry or the other one".
cgbarto ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read this entirely on Buckley, from a Dose of Buckley's, voice. The one he used in the Advice Nobody asked for series...
ExtraAnchovies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool.
booboothechicken ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:45:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that it's all fake.
Greenbackboogi ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:52:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Porn is fake too but you still watch that
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:59:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah but I don't jack off to catfish
Greenbackboogi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:03:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speak for yourself
QuasarsRcool ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was
EX-Manbearpig ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but they make that clear to everyone that watches it. If you were to believe porn is real then you must be an idiot.
Mtv dont disclaim the fact that their shows are fake, they want viewers to believe all the garbage they are showing is real.
Clevername3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the best is when the woman is charismatic enough to play along with the fact that its fake. Miss you Penny Flame, miss you everyday
ExtraAnchovies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source?
yawntastic ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about the show, but I hated the movie so damn much.
You drove 2,500 miles to surprise some woman you don't know and when you find out it was all a goof by some bored housewife, she's the weirdo. Sure, asshole.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Usually females, but sometimes males.
-gaspard ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to see that gender equality has finally allowed pregnant males on cable TV.
therosesgrave ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also Shannara. And Mary + Jane starts this weekend.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta watch SHannara, actually. I keep forgetting that they paid for that; so weird that they want to steal GoT's thunder.
In hindsight, Shannara is a weird property for them to pick. It's 30+ years old, it's pretty bog standard as fantasy goes (Lord of the Rings rip off), not a lot of sex and violence. Not the kind of fantasy work I would think MTV would adapt to ride the GoT bandwagon.
therosesgrave ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not great. Pretty standard teen fantasy show.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I enjoy Ridiculousness when it's on. I like seeing the guest stars like Tyler the Creator and A$AP Rocky etc.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's Ridiculousness?
Eastergecko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tosh.0, but hosted by an 80 year old skater who dresses like a kid. Accompanied by some random black dude and a horse in a wig.
cockycockycocky ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They going for the sjw audience these days, don't look up the yt channel if you wanna stay sane
Rabidwalnut ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is it? I'm morbidly curious, but incredibly lazy.
icantdecideonausrnme ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:57:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laci Green and Franchesca trying to educate us on our privilege
Rabidwalnut ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no clue who those people are, but I feel like that's a good thing.
icantdecideonausrnme ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:01:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is
Killboypowerhed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mum TV?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And their cribs
mexicono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I see about mtv anymore is that mtv news garbage on youtube. I don't have cable though.
nastasia8989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... Just various series. Theres 16&Pregnant and Teen Mom. Why two?!?!
Icandigsushi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're pregnant first, then you become a mom. Twice the profit from one character.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too many pregnant teens!
Vinvect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it still that? Last time I watched MTV was 6 years ago and that's all it ever played. Teen Mom, 16 & Pregnant, and My Sweet 16. Has it been nearly a decade and that's all that's still played?
inked18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maternal Television
Missjaneausten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does nobody watch Ridiculousness? That is literally the only show I watch on MTV
felldestroyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a pretty cool new show about falsely accused inmates. The only reason I know about it is the producer happens to be from my city and the local alt weekly did a piece on it.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok...so more crap reality TV and nothing to do with music.
felldestroyed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, rock the vote and other politically aware shows/events were around in the 90's - the so-called "hay day" of MTV. They are definitely in an evolve or die mentality, which could yield some pretty cool stuff.
To me, anything's better than TRL. That show is the reason boy bands, bad hip hop, and nu metal were a thing.
AtomicSamuraiCyborg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TRL was some lazy, crap programming, which probably says something about the channel today. I mean, they've never really done a lot of high quality, well produced TV. Most of it has been live TV things like TRL (which was just kids screaming and Carson introducing a video, and interviewing an artist for 5 minutes...over a 3 hour block) and reality tv, which are not difficult to create and filled big blocks of time.
felldestroyed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd argue:
Beavis and butthead
120 Minutes (well researched, at least)
Daria
True Life (not ground breaking, but fit the demo well)
Tom Green Show
Jack Ass
Celebrity Death Match
Even the live stuff had its place in time and fit the demographic well. As much as I loath Spring Break, at 11-12 it was an education on the wider world. Admittedly, a re-imagined MTV would look a lot different, but it's tough going after the appropriate demographic (13-21).
Also, I think I have far out aged watching much of anything MTV has to feed me, so my opinion is pretty null and void. The shows listed above would probably not have interested me if I had been my age in the early/late 90's.
CroatiaHF ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some racist black girl always talking about race
GET_OUT_OF_MY_HEAD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:24:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly they're still making new episodes of Wild 'n Out.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the history channel... and the discovery channel...
FUCK ICE ROAD TRUCKERS
FUCK AMERICAN PICKERS
FUCK SWAMP PEOPLE
i turn the blind eye to pawn stars
FUCK MOUNTAIN MEN
FUCK AX MEN
FUCK DEADLIEST CATCH
FUCK GOLD RUSH
well amish mafia kinda sounds interesting
FUCK AMERICAN CHOPPER
FUCK JUNGLE GOLD
ALL PRAISE BE TO DIRTY JOBS THOUGH
PrototypeKyo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There isnt any learning done on THE LEARNING CHANNEL
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you for whatever horrid eldritch reason want to learn about "Gypsy" weddings and Honey Boo-Boo
AllAboutMeMedia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alone is pretty good.
APartyInMyPants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least History and Discovery still put out some high quality series from time to time. And they compete. Between A&E, Scripps and Discovery, they're all hunting for the same eyeballs. MTV had, literally, zero competition and instead ended up killing themselves.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all garbage to me because of the drama aspects. I admittedly haven't watched some of these, but I'm inclined to believe that frequent drama is fake.
MrLangbyMippets ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well back-to-back Mythbusters and How It's Made doesn't really bring in the ratings, neither does endless documentaries on Hitler, aliens, ghosts, and the ghosts of Nazi aliens.
TrapHitler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amish Mafia is fucking lame.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rip
SmallzMafia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck reality TV. All of it. It's not real, it's not interesting and I strongly believe it actually makes people dumber.
ruinersclub ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My niece is in Highschool and they watch some of the tv shows. But really MTV is just the CW now with some Vampire Wolf shows.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, the CW. More like the discount CW with shelf-label drama queens.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just been so long most users on this site don't remember when it was cool.
APartyInMyPants ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was a kid (80s)that I thought music videos were "MTV videos." As in I thought it was MTV itself that produced and recorded these videos by the artists.
That's how culturally relevant MTV was back then. That because it was our only medium for absorbing music video content, I couldn't even fathom the idea that these musicians created the videos themselves.
JessicaBecause ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of them didnt. It was directed by someone else.
nmuncer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember a switch to VH1, I was tired of all the hyped shit they played on MTV
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:12:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
check out MTV's youtube channel to see how low they have fallen.
bluetux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but youtube isn't cool anymore now
Drunk_Klaus ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The good ol days where you could just let MTV play when you had friends over and just hear some good music instead of all the BS that's on it now
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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cgbarto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not my fave era..but I can get behind some of today's music.
varcas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really tried to get into it in the late 90's, all my friends were. God I fucking hate that channel, watched Pokemon after school instead of TRL.
APartyInMyPants ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:30:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried watching some TRL "way back" as they actually would play music and interview artists.
But then I realized that Carson Daly could, perhaps, be the worst interviewer on television.
His late night show used to pull in some great guests, but his interviews are death.
the4toedjoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But they're on the taco bell boxes now; so that's something.
_stoplooking_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I made a comment about MTV recently and got down voted for saying anything about it. Wth?
musicin3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because saying MTV is uncool isn't cool anymore.
QuantumBeef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I recall it used to stand for music television...
andre2142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say vicaland too... Seeing how much they jam "we're cool and different" down your throat is just not cool.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still new enough that I would give them time. And at least they're not totally pigeon-holing themselves in terms of viewers. MTV had a largely strict casting mantra that you couldn't be older than 26 to be on their shows (I think only broken by some of the Jersey Shore characters at the time).
widowmakeR24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean ESPN?
JustSkillfull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just the other day MTV came on while at a relatives house. And I got excited to listen to some music playlists as I was sick of the daytime TV on every other channel. (I don't normally watch TV)
16 and pregnant came on. I switched off.
ARoaringBorealis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They sadly still have an absurdly large viewer base
The_LionTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably still cool to younger kids, but we're just not in that demographic anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where else am I supposed to watch teen mom?
ralevin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple weeks ago, my 19 year old cousin posted something to her facebook saying, "I miss the good old days of MTV when you could watch The Real World."
raccoonrising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, MTV still exists?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
SHREKLESS_ABANDON ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anymore? Shit, MTVs decline is going on two decades ago now.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. But MTV was ONCE cool. The topic post didn't ask for "what isn't cool today that was cool a year ago?"
It was left time-ambiguous.
SHREKLESS_ABANDON ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, fair enough :)
cyberight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now the losers like Kennedy and Jon Stewart are political scholars. Follow the money
Destinesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By my calculations that was about four not cools ago
krk12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool when they forgot the M stands for music.
madman19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could be that a lot of people on reddit don't remember when MTV was cool
RomeroGoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV Live in the UK is a brilliant channel.
However, MTV has no music whatsoever, and the usual reality shit that they show is not only super cheesy (Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant etc), but what really makes me lost my shit is those stupid multicoloured hashtags they plaster over the entire screen during the show. It makes me want to hurt people.
I do strangely like Catfish though. Max could turn any man gay.
JustTheT1p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commercial programming in between actual commercials. Smiling pretty young people spewing weird marketing shit over-excitedly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable in general
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV stopped being cool somewhere around 1992.
RagnaBrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing More has a decent song called Mr. MTV. There's that.
Famixofpower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bringing back beavis and butthead for a final season was good. They started insulting reality TV, such as fetish shows.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember hanging out at someone's house and MTV being on in the background on their gigantic CRT tv the entire time we would hangout in the house. It was just automatic almost whenever you were hanging around. It was just non-stop music videos
MyPackage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone I know who watches MTV is over the age of 25 so it definitely must not be cool anymore.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is ironic because the casting for basically every show they do prohibits people over the age of 26.
So they're in this really strange quagmire where their audience is aging with the network, but their content isn't. They really are in a time where they need to consider pivoting, or at least evolving.
Horsedawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like people LOVE the VMAs though. They're only cool during that.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except their viewership this year was down about 30% from last year, which was already down about 8% from the prior year!
That being said, their streaming for the VMAs apparently went up about 70%.
http://deadline.com/2016/08/vma-tv-ratings-continue-to-drop-as-mtv-turns-attention-to-franchises-social-successes-1201810350/
BoosterGoldGL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty cool in the UK, pretty much the hub of reality TV.
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Around the time they shift focus from the music to celebrities.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The M stands for Mundane these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV Films is still cool in my book. Every now and again when I'm just feeling blah, I'll throw on Jackass 2 and die laughing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is Vice channel cool? Love that channel. Feel like teens aren't into garbage reality tv shows and tune in to travel shows and documentaries that are Vice-esque. Can't help but imagine "Weediquette" (sorry for the fucked spelling) being popular with teens. I'm 27 if it helps this comment in any shape or form.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It all went down after TRL was cancelled
otterfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. If you had told me in middle school that MTV would make a show about the chronicles of Shannara, I'd have called you a liar.
thehollowman84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like saying Charlie Chaplin. MTV hasn't been cool for a LOOOONG time.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. But the topic question didn't ask, "what isn't cool now that was a year ago."
It's just asking, time-ambiguously, what was once cool that is no longer. So you could even say the "ice age" in a joking manner and you'd probably get a few thousand upvotes (although probably too late in this thread).
Pep_Gorgonzola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're watching MTV, the cool, brainwashing, twelve-year-old-and-younger station that hides behind a slick image. We're so cool that we decide what's cool. And now, MTV News, the news that is singlehandedly dumbing down our country. Which is cool. Here's your host, Kurt Loder
Stickyjargon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old news
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just going to start cut-and-pasting this response I've made already as I'm starting to get a few responses saying that MTV hasn't been cool for a long time ...
The topic question didn't ask, "what isn't cool now that was a year ago."
It's just asking, time-ambiguously, what was once cool that is no longer. So you could even say the "ice age" in a joking manner and you'd probably get a few thousand upvotes (although probably too late in this thread).
Stickyjargon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit off
RottonPotatoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miscellaneous Television
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always wondered how the VMA's could still be a thing today, when they haven't shown a video in like 20 years.
grammar_oligarch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The last time MTV was cool, Kurt Cobain was slaying a cover of the Man Who Sold the World.
Now they're just prostitutes sucking metaphorical cock from advertisers and sponsors. They wouldn't know cool if a chart labeled "Modern Synergistic Strategies for Reaching Lower Temperature Demographics" slapped them in the face.
Andygator_and_Weed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't you just out of the target demographic now? I used to watch the shit out of MTV in grade school and high school now I just don't care. TRL was cool, music videos were cool, I don't know if it's just for the current grade/high school kids or it just isn't cool.
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the irony of MTV is that most of their viewers are older. My niece, who is 17, doesn't watch MTV, nor the VMAs. And similarly, none of her friends did (I specifically asked).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After real world 2
rorevozi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of us are too young to remember when MTV was cool :/
IMplyingSC2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did we go from Jackass to PC propaganda in just 1 decade?
yParticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want my 1Gb doesn't have the same ring to it...
SeekerOfSerenity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, the Twist. It used to be so swell.
OG_Rune_DMC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't the scream series an MTV show, it is fucking awesome. It's on netflix check it out. Other than that fuck mtv
jusmar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Internet killed the video star.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mtv was cool till they stopped showing music videos on tv
turribleDeal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ...am kind of ashamed to admit that I liked Shannara Chronicles and was surprised to see it on Netflix
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, I actually kind of enjoyed the first season of Teen Wolf.
Wonky_Whippet_Wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I remember I forced myself to watch MTV and VH1 back in the day specifically to be cool. I would watch those awful dating and reality shows like Parental Control, Real World, Next, and Room Raiders cuz I thought it was cool and would make me hip. It actually didn't make me cool haha, when I went to school and talked to my friends about all the mtv shows and celebrity gossip they cringe. This was in middle school.
Now mtv is extra uncool
brad1775 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:08 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In case you don't know, being "cool" means being able to care about the most people, and that makes you have the most friends. Be good to people, and that's cool.. Using foul language and making fun of other people for their differences, even, or especially when you don't understand the negativity you are spreading because you think it's all just a joke, that's super uncool.
jargonoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV died long enough ago that redditors are young enough to not remember it ever being cool in the first place.
l_l_l-illiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music MTV television?
p3t3r133 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just grew out of the target demographic
Known2bG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling that MTV real make a comeback
emaciated_pecan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
viva la bam, jersey shore, mtv jams, laguna beach, etc
kirkwilcox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV's YouTube channel has 1.2 million subscribers. The network of TRL, VMAs, Beavis and Butthead, Daria, Jack-Ass, 16 and Pregnant, Real World, and Spring Break that dominated youth culture for two decades is now only interesting to a million loyal eyeballs. It's not so much that MTV isn't cool anymore, they're barely noticeable on any radar.
Edit: Added last sentence
PewPewChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey they put this Shannara show on netflix that's made by mtv and as a fan of the books it's -loosely- based on it's not that terrible...
conspiracypizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they should just start playing music videos again, if all the time is impractical then do them before commercial breaks OR after every episode of a show. or keep music videos and Expand their kind of TV while keeping it ALL related to music and our favorite artists. during primetime have music talk shows, musician documentaries/reality shows(like they did with kesha for a while) and exclusive live performance recordings of huge artists and festivals(could you imagine "you're watching Coachella Weekend 1! brought to you by MTV." ?!..), even exclusive video/album release "parties" with artists. Also showing movies about music like pitch perfect. and also 80's teen movies like the breakfast club, because they were iconic and teens today still love them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to admit I fell in love with The Real World in junior high.
Mynameisnotdoug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Along those lines, Adam Sandler.
michaelfarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reality tv killed the video star
Makenshine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember hearing about Kurt Cobain's death on MTV News
chipotlemcnuggies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IDK about that... the VMAs are still pretty huge in the music world.
l3ane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or Discovery channel or TLC or Animal Planet or The History Channel etc...
Tomi000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cartoon network
inthedrink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Challenge is the best show on tv hands down.
Its_my_ghenetiks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard on /r/gorillaz <-- Not A Shameless plug I Swear that they're bringing back the music
hawt1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. Have you ever seen the show Catfish?
deltarefund ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking love MTv
WaffleSports ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best music on tvis yo gaba gaba
5ykes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teen Wolf had a moment. And Faking It was camp fun.
Iam_intp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want my MTV
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. Is it lame now? I'm old and out of touch, but I remember in the 90's it seemed cool.
TheLizardQueen14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:39:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except they still make some of the best reality tv shows. Literally their producers still know how make emotional bombs explode harder than anyone. (See: The Challenge, Are You The One?, etc.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was declining for years, but YouTube really put the final nail in the coffin.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, died about 20 years ago. Really, probably earlier than that. When they stopped being about Music, I stopped caring.
snoodbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music + television - music
slapuwithafish ยท 10011 points ยท Posted at 14:30:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Rebooting every single old movie and TV show, comedy or drama, old or recent, with gritty dark action.
pelito ยท 2244 points ยท Posted at 16:47:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but they're rebooting Reboot!
BaryObame ยท 1242 points ยท Posted at 17:19:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear to God you better not be lying to me
pelito ยท 639 points ยท Posted at 17:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.rebootrevival.com/
ZombiePrincessKenny ยท 498 points ยท Posted at 17:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OHMYGOD
2dfx ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:53:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to be that guy but now that Tony Jay and Long John Baldry are dead, the villians may not have the same appeal.
Archangel3d ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:00:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God, I keep forgetting that Tony Jay passed away, despite it being a decade now. His voice lives on in Megabyte and Frolo and so many others.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd always wanted Tony Jay to play AM in a live action I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Who else truly could?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:57:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlan Ellison voiced him in the game and did a pretty stellar job. He made AM sound less like an omnipresent, omnipotent god and more like a seething psychopath, which worked out surprisingly well.
"GORRISTEEEEEER!"
anonymocity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Elder God :(
mebeast227 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never realized how iconic his voice was to my personal childhood. I am so surprisingly saddened by this realization :(
2dfx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:07:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always glad to know someone remembers Tony Jay...thanks for keeping him alive!
IronicJeremyIrons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe there this other British dude with an amazing voice who could make it work.
Don't recall his name but he was Scar in the Lion King.
Seafroggys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's also the Lieutenate in Fallout. What an awesome character.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'll always remember playing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver thinking "IS THAT MEGABYTE?." when running into Zephon
What a powerful voice he had.
Threw_it_to_ground ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well as long as the voice actors for Hack and Slash are still alive it's all good.
SteakAndNihilism ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What beloved saturday morning cartoon villain's voice isn't currently dead?
I think it's just Mark Hamill. I think he has to voice all the villains now.
Joetato ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Welker (Megatron and a majority of the original Decepticons, Dr. Claw from inspector Gadget and about 500 other cartoon roles) is still alive and kicking.
BTW, I'm not exaggerating in the slightest about him having that many other roles.
SteakAndNihilism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. Fred from Scooby Doo is still alive? I just assumed he'd died like somewhere around 2007.
Joetato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Not only that, he started voicing Scooby after Don Messick died.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't hold your breath. They've been talking about this shit for a fucking decade and all that's come out of it is a shitty teaser and a shittier webcomic. Plus the casting call for the reboot that came out a while back does not bode well.
matmann2001 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See. This type of reaction is why studios keep doing remakes. They basically get free box office numbers just because they leverage an existing fan base who "has to see it".
Statistically speaking, this remake will be worse than the original. If we displayed that kind of skepticism or at least subdued optimism, studios would be less inclined to keep pumping out reboots and actually invest in original IP.
Joetato ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember, when I was about 15, my mother saying, "No one ever wants sequels. No sequel will ever do well because no one wants to see the same thing again." Well, she was wrong.
That attitude was annoying in 6th grade when our teacher wanted us to do creative writing stories. I loved it and wanted to set all my stories in the same universe. But, for some reason, my teacher made us get our parents to sign off on having read the stories prior to handing them in. Anyway, my mother wouldn't let me do this because "It's the same thing over and over. You're not being original if you keep setting it in the same place. You're going to get a failing grade if you hand this in." and she forced me to write something new that wasn't in any way connected to my prior stories. I remember it annoying the piss out of me.
AOEUD ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I distrust sequels but consistent universes are great.
blirkstch ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:50:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is literally a thread about how these remakes are lame and overdone, and people are still going crazy over another older IP getting a shitty, half-baked revival.
Murgie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're also toning down the darkness significantly and adding a bunch of teenage human schoolchildren to serve as the main characters.
Congratulations /u/slapuwithafish, you got your wish. All it cost was sucking Reboot dry of everything that made it noteworthy.
tempmike ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean "Alphanumeric!"
Canadian_Invader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never liked young Enzo. When he went Road Warrior though. With that hot trident chick. Things were badass.
HeyZeusKreesto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't get your hopes up. Rainmaker has been "working" on it for years and nothing has come of it. Looks like they actually took down the above site's video for copyright infringement.
euphomptus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THEY KILLED /u/ZOMBIEPRINCESSKENNY
ZombiePrincessKenny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:35 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOU BASTARDS!
5ykes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed
Poppin__Fresh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get excited, it's live action and it's going to be terrible.
ZombiePrincessKenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:14 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHY
Xeadas ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 19:28:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Opportunity lost for www.rebootreboot.com
ADifferentMachine ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:25:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure this has been dead for years...
DJWhyYou ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 18:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That website is dead but there is a new Reboot series being developed by Mainframe. They started production in 2015.
earthw2002 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:17:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's going to be shit.
sweaty-pajamas ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:46:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. It looks like some piece of educational garbage now. I want motherfucking Reboot back, the original show. Not this bullshit. Motherfucking fuckers. FUCK.
Masalar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:10:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, ReBoot was always educational. Season 2 taught us that the villains can backstab you and send the main character to hell. That was a good lesson.
Murgie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's aimed at the current generation of children, and as a result it's going to be garbage.
Kids aren't going to care because they're too young for the franchise to mean anything to them. All the old fans aren't going to care because they're sanitizing the series of the more mature themes that made it noteworthy in the first place.
sweaty-pajamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I wish they had followed in Samurai Jack's footsteps. Continue a badass show where it left off for the audience that originally watched it... Now all grown up.
TrotBot ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's gonna be live action :(
nootrino ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:30:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This kills the Reboot.
ilion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering how many times over the years there's been announcements about it coming back, I seriously doubt this is leading anywhere.
TrotBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Live action reboot :(
Refrith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It kinda sounds like it'll be Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, just set in the Reboot universe
nootrino ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole "The Guardian Code" added to the title sounds really meh to me. I loved the original Reboot when I was a kid, but the more I hear about the new one, the less I want to watch it to not tarnish the memories I have of the old one.
CurrentRiver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a time to be alive.
Zombarney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn it Woolie.
DD643 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was waiting for this.
nitrodog96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES
myerz9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING? PLZ HOW CAN I HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN?
Link_In_Pajamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to post on a Final Fantasy forum where one of the posters was really involved in this site. They've been trying for years to get something going. It's really cool to see them making progress :D!
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh fuck yes!!!! Reboot!
Mitchfarino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit!
mildiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Live action?
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've made me so very happy.
MisterMcGiggles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Groooovyyyyy
BossRedRanger ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:29:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're doing it and it's terrible.
Clevername3000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:25:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah those Toonami specials were lacking... Seemed like a few people in Mainframe became obsessed with anime and The Matrix.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Toonami specials? Do you mean the fourth season?
Clevername3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:47 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot#Season_4
Fourth season was really two TV movies split into 4 episodes each.
itsFelbourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's gonna suck. Don't get excited.
soochosaurus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a comic con (ConBravo) in my hometown and there was a vendor there who had a friend that recorded some stuff for the show. She said her friend had to do some singing.
metastasis_d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I learned this a few weeks ago, I went and watched the first episode of the original series. Holy fuck that shit has not aged well.
Cripnite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's not. And it doesn't sound like its going to be a good thing.
unpopularOpinions776 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Internet is a much darker place than it was in the early 90s... More places and viruses to encounter
spacejamjim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOU DID IT AGAIN, BARY!
whiskerbiscuit2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:25:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WARNING
INCOMING GAME
sega20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If he is then we should do bad things to him.
Like, make him eat spider webs. (Thanks Archer)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have been trying to reboot that show for like 10 years.
Elcheatobandito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not looking good though.....
DeaJaye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its been coming for quite a while now, nothing solid.
rampop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've been saying they're rebooting Reboot practically since Reboot went off the air. Last time I posted this same comment, one of the people working on the Reboot reboot replied to basically say "we're really serious about it this time!"
That was a few years ago. I'll believe it when I see it.
Mr_E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:23 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm jealous of how hype you're about to be.
Microtic ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:19:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get your hopes up. It was supposed to be out like 2 years ago and has gone stagnent. Its likely going to be very bad.
SethrySethMcD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LIVE ACTION cringe
Microtic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it is... Maybe I need to read again. Mainframe entertainment was supposed to be working on it again.
SethrySethMcD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I know, its supposed to be part live action part cg. Maybe I'm wrong then.
mattcoady ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:13:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With live actors :/
jicty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:22:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have been saying that for like 5 years. I'll believe it when I see it. And it will probably suck.
pelito ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:22:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
live action/CG hybrid...it already sucks
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Clairvoyanttruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You definitely did not see when they switched TV networks mid-series and the show expanded from campy to a darker children's show.
I don't know about anyone else, but I cannot forget when Enzo's head was ripped off (albeit off-screen). Not an exaggeration for unaware readers: Season 3, Episode 4
Goldreaver ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:07:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GAME OVER
USER WINS
CHILLS
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...yo dawg
fractured_moa_femurs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Das ReBoot?
plaidpaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ReBootception
EphemeralRaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you are lying i will find you and i will be very angry.
atb1183 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some things are better left in memory.
rezilient ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way! My favorite Canadian show
skwull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you for real?!!
Securis457 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg. Best reboot of the reboots and of course it's Reboot. This deserved my first comment on Reddit.
SethrySethMcD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/reboot mate
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alpha-numeric!!!!
TrotBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but for some inexplicable reason it's going to be live action.
gh0st_st0ry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend is working on that! He's younger, smarter, and a hell of a lot funnier than me. He's worked in Canadian kid's shows for ages and has a wicked sense of humor, and he's a big sci-fi nerd. Only the cool kind of nerd... Again, unlike me. :)
Anyways, I'm gonna watch it and I think it's gonna be awesome.
stark_trooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This better not be a joke. Please for the love of all that was my childhood tell me you are serious.
HowAboutShutUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
VR Troopers is gonna be ripe for a comeback any day now...
antilockbrakesystem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that actually moving forward? I thought it was stalled
DatTardisDoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Mr. Reboot?
Super_C_Complex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so happy
Honeyboyishere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meta af
SethrySethMcD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/reboot for the interested. Now I need to rewatch it brb.
Rooke83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a soft-reboot.
SpaceCowboy58 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The funny thing about Reboot, is that not a single friend I had growing up liked that show. Everyone hated it, and even made fun of the tiny minority of kids who watched it. Even ignoring the ugly cgi (a novel concept at the time) it just doesn't hold up.
Still, I see my friends and former classmates going apeshit over this reboot. I get that people go for nostalgia, but I think people are just jumping on the 'anything 90's is cool again' pop culture bandwagon with this particular show.
I could be wrong, maybe it was just a local thing, or dumb luck that I had never seen a group in which the consensus was that this was a good show.
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first season or w/e was horrible and I was annoyed whenever it was on taking up space another show could have. Later seasons when the kid was a pirate or w/e though seemed way better, but I wasn't really up on what happened between those points so I didn't watch it much.
dtopps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I friggin loved it when I was a kid - am I a hipster now?!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Reboot?
Jin-roh ยท 174 points ยท Posted at 16:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sometimes wonder if the whole idea of "a hollywood movie" is dying off or will die in the future.
It could be my misperception, but it seems like most of the things that people talk about now are long running TV series or what's new on Netflix.
Last time I went to the movie theater is was for the Star Wars VIII. Will probably not go to the movies again until Star Wars this December.
fco83 ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're in what some are calling a 'golden age' of tv. Now that DVRs exist and streaming exists for back episodes, writers are much more free to write storylines with season or multi-season long arcs, whereas in the past this didnt work as well (miss one episode or two, youre completely out of the loop with no way to catch up.. viewership inevitably declines over time).
On top of that, cable\netflix options mostly being shorter 10-15 episode runs instead of longer 20+ episode runs means high-end actors can do a tv show for a steady paycheck for part of the year, and still have time to work on the one-off big paycheck movie projects other parts of the year.
Jin-roh ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a great summary of it. Huzzah!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huzzah?
IlludiumQXXXVI ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never thought of the 2nd part, that's a great point! I wondered how Shameless managed to get so many fantastic actors to commit to a multi season series.
IDontKnowHowToPM ยท 167 points ยท Posted at 16:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's it like being from the future? No spoilers, though, I want to experience Episode VIII fresh next year.
Jin-roh ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 16:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bah.... Of course I meant VII
But the future? Well it's kind of crappy. After the energy crisis brought on by the new American emperor, California finally decided to secede. This has lead to a lot of conflict with Mexico. We're currently occupying Baja.
duskwuff ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:32:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called Baja California for a reason, dammit!
meekamunz ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is Emperor Clinton handling the manhunt for the Empires two most wanted (Miss Lewinsky & Senor Trumpero - I understand he took Mexican citizenship recently)?
Jin-roh ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her radiance, Empress Clinton, captured Lewinsky and made her head of the whitehouse servants. If media pictures are to believed she wears a collar at all times and a dress made of tattered silk. Senor Trumpero is still at large.
The California Baja expeditionary force captured members of his family during our incursion. We traded them to the Empress with other concessions in order to negotiate a ceasefire.
gqbriggs ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:13:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd watch this on Netflix ;-)
SillyOperator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do I win the lottery?
Jin-roh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes you did. You are one of the few people to be evacuated out of the Dakota wildlands. The were-bears got the rest.
SillyOperator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:04 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
tacknosaddle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Jin-roh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:31:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Begin by voting for her radiance Empresss Clinton. After that there are some specific steps depending on where you live.
If within CA, join the militia when the cartels make a terrorist attack on San Diego. If outside of CA, support the 2018 tax on Almond exports, the Supreme Court's decision on OSHA versus the Porn Stars, and buy your wine from France. That last one seems frivolous, but believe me it crossed a line that should never be crossed!
THE_WORD_IS_FUCKING_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LED
jigokusabre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Kylo Ren kills Lando Calrisian, who is his father."
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...with the rosebud snowboard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To bad. Ren is a reincarnation of Anakin. So she IS a skywalker, but shes not Lukes kid. Lukes HER kid. "REY YOU ARE MY FATHER", is like the pivotal line. I think Johnson cried tears of joy hearing it.
Also Jar Jar actually WAS the bad guy, but hes not Snoke, hes actually bb8, who it turns out is the REAL bad guy. Snokes just a projection he created.
shanahanigans ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 16:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Regardless of what people in your circles "talk about", movies can still rake in $50 - $500 million at the domestic box office.
The movie theater experience is still something people find worth paying for.
For me, only the right kind of movie, of a certain quality, is worth the cost. But despite our opinions, the big movie business seems to be doing just fine
briskt ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They rake in that money but with fewer asses in seats. They've been cranking up the prices and getting people to pay more for things like IMAX, UltraAVX, 3D, etc. Actual attendance has been declining though.
Also, the big studios seem to be more and more making their money on huge blockbuster "tentpole" movies, and spending very little on making original films. They invest in known quantities like sequels, reboots and adaptations of things that have existing fanbases where they know they are going to recoup their investment.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The theatre is still full as fuck especially on opening weekend for hyped movies. Cant really get a decent seat in the first week or two of some movies unless you go to an early or late showing.
MrMono1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, i still wait a week or two before seeing movies to avoid the crowds.
WATTHEBALL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This fucking sucks. My gf and I always just stream movies from at least 10+ years ago because we want to actually be engaged in a good storyline.
There are so few big movies that revolve around a great storyline that end up coming out in theaters that I haven't been to a theater in over a year.
I mean, I like the big blockbuster flick as much as the next guy but there's just way too many reboots, continuations & the exact same boring formulaic superhero movies etc. It's just a sad state of affairs.
Can anyone point me to some good indie movies with great storylines? Is there some sort of list or something I can browse through with maybe a brief description of what the movie is about?
penisrumortrue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What genre do you like? I'd recommend just keeping track of a local indie theater, if you have one in your area. Even if there isn't one near you, you could check out the movies that are playing and wait for them to come on Netflix. (The indie/foreign stuff usually ends up on Netflix faster than mainstream flicks.)
A buddy of mine used to work at an AMC Landmark theater (different from regular AMC), so I'd pretty much always go there. Sometimes there's a lull, but usually there are 3-4 things playing that look interesting.
dacalpha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, I am this kind of moviegoer. I only see 2-3 movies at the theater a year, and I don't have a lot of money, so I generally go for movies I know I'll at least be interested in, even if they aren't always good. I'll see every Star Wars, Harry Potter, Tolkien, Hunger Games movie out there, because I can't afford to risk my limited dollars on a comedy made by some director I've never heard of.
That's not to say I don't watch non-franchise movies. I go to Redbox/DVD Express almost every week, and watch those movies in the comfort of my own home with popcorn that cost a fraction of what it would cost in a theater.
Giant screens and slurpees are nice, but my comfy couch with infinite legroom is better.
briskt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm exactly like you. But are we the cause, or the outcome? Do we go to movies less because there's fewer movies that make us really want to go, and the price has been raised to make it prohibitive to go often?
Or has the price been raised and are less original films being made because people like us are going less?
dacalpha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably both. For me, the "golden age" of movie theaters was middle school/early high school (2006-2009). My parents would usually give me money every few weeks to do something with friends, and we weren't old enough to really do much at night so we'd usually go to the movies. We wouldn't even look up what was playing, we'd just go in and see what was good. The era of "go in and see what's good" is definitely over for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Developing countries/bric will and have already started picking up the slack, especially China and Russia. These less original films are perfect for those markets where they're not used to the tropes and and predecessor movies, in fact I think the latter point is driving the former.
DiscoUnderpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are making less movies at higher cost per movie. The model is turning into blockbuster only type movies. If they dont make near a billion they are failures. This kind of behaviour is inherently unstable. If they are not careful a few strings of flops could bankrupt a studio.
Yay_Rabies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What brought us back to the movie theater as a date was when our local place just redid its whole business model. There's a bar, huge reclining seats and you picks where you want to sit. More importantly the ushers actually do stuff about disruptions. They also put in a bowling alley and arcade next to it so if you need to see a later show, you can hang out and play games. We still only go once in a while and for certain movies but it totally beats the whole shuffle in, be uncomfortable for 90 minutes and miss parts of the movie because folks can't stop texting.
DoomsdayRabbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...River East...?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with your comment overall, but why was "talk about" in quotations?
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Daxtreme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sometimes up to $2B worldwide
allthissleaziness ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was wondering the same thing. It feels like every movie is just a superhero movie or cashing in on an old movie that hasn't been re-done.
Jin-roh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You see? That's kind of what I've been thinking too. Every movie that seems to come out hashes out some established brand, and then has a lot of flash. It seems like there are entire genres of movies that aren't being made right now.
I don't know. I think my perception is quite skewed, but the last movies I watched on Netflix seem like artifacts from a distant cinematic era, but they only came out 5 or 6 years ago.
allthissleaziness ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Nightcrawler and Wolf on Wall Street were the only two movies I could think of that we're kind of original and one was previously a book
Jin-roh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:00:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And they're both still "superhero" movies in a sense.
WATTHEBALL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny that your username is Jin-Roh. I watched that not too long ago and I really think if Hollywood is so strapped for original ideas and they just love to make movies about things that already exist, why not look into more Anime?
Jin-Roh would be a great start for example, Berserk would be another great one. There are hundreds, just don't Americanize them too much and you'll be golden.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know... I'd love for them to make live action of great anime...
...but they've already fucked up with Ghost in the Shell.
WATTHEBALL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How so? I haven't really seen any trailers or anything for it so I really don't know what to expect.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's rather ironic really. First, the studio makes the economically understandable and rational decision of getting a known brand for a movie. It has a built in fan base.
Then, they completely slap that fan base in the face by casting Scar Jo as the lead, and miscasting the rest of her crew as well. Honestly, Saito and Aramaki were the only ones that had the right look. Every other cast ranged from eh... well that's okay I guess to WTF?!
If you want to get into it, check out "Angry Asian Man" he has a few opinions. Among the offenses is that studio considered using CGI to make characters look more Asian.
oozekip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are still great movies coming out, they just aren't often the big-budget blockbuster movies of the past. Smaller movies like Whiplash and Birdman are phenomenal, Whiplash is probably one of my favorite films or all time, they just aren't the big crowd pleasing spectacles of the past like Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at the top ten movies of 2015 on IMDB, and I guess you're right. There was the Martian and a couple of other non-franchise/brand redux and non-big flashy stuff movies.
Average650 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personally I think that's because they all suck, not because a good movie wouldn't make a huge cultural impact.
goldandguns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
60% of people see movies a few times per year or more, FWIW
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big budget movie making is historically a very cyclical avenue of the art form, but I don't think it'll ever really die out.
Hollywood was massively impacted by the death of the Studio system, from the early 50s right up until Jaws came out and re-established the summer blockbuster in June 1975. There was a solid 20-year stretch in there where Hollywood didn't really do anything of significant artistic merit (give or take a few films) and we're seeing a similar dearth in creativity now. Films cost a lot to make and represent big risks to the people who pay for them, so most Hollywood movies play it safe by sticking to reliable genres like: 'Improv-dialogue style Comedy', 'Marvel Action Movie' or 'Romcom'.
It'll come back around, it just takes time, a handful of good directors being given a shot at making big movies and audiences who are tired of seeing the same formulas in their films with different coats of paint.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean "death of the studio system" in the 1950s?
Devilb0y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Studio System
The 'Golden Age' of Hollywood lasted from the early talkies in the 20s to the early 50s and was dominated by 5 big studios: Paramount, Warner Brothers, MGM, Fox and RKO Radio Pictures. These studios funded, created and distributed almost everything in-house. You didn't have actors and directors making whatever films they wanted; they were contracted to a studio and only made films for that studio. The studios trained up new actors who they thought they could turn into stars, they had their own composers for scores, it was just a totally different system to what we have now.
There's a lot of reasons why this system was dead by the 60s (some would say a lot earlier than that); the rise in popularity of TV had a big effect and the Supreme Court outlawing the practise of 'block booking' - selling one attractive film and several mediocre B-movies as a package to theatres - was a massive blow as this was more or less the bread and butter of all of these studios financially. But basically the studios as they had existed up until that point were either dead or so fundamentally different by the start of the 60s as to be completely new companies.
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I appreciate this explanation.
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem! It's quite an interesting topic, and one I think will probably repeat itself in future with Hollywood.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It absolutely is. They're throwing every reboot and sequel to get audiences. A lot of them are bombing. Only a few demographics and genres are true hits. Super hero films, and kid's animation.
Eventually we'll see theaters die entirely.
SteveEsquire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well there are good reboots, Star Wars and Mad Max are good "reboots" in a sense. But things like Ghostbusters are what give reboots and Hollywood a bad name. Basically if there's an idea, or if it's just a cash grab. And how much money they made directly shows how that single principle can be all you need.
PM_ME_YOUR_FAV_COLOR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollywood movies will die out soon enough, and they'll be replaced by the episodic 8-hour movie that you stream to your laptop (Stranger things, house of cards, etc)
YaBoyMax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it December 2017?
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... it's been a really long time since I've seen a future movie.
YaBoyMax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was saying, doesn't VIII come out next year?
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're out of the improv joke right now. lol. Read the rest of the surrounding comments.
YaBoyMax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My b, I did see them before but didn't make the connection when you replied lol.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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caterham09 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Korean one is amazing though
Jewishbaker79 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Maked me cringe"
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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FLABCAKE ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You better S that D then.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
noice
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I son't believe you.
rhllor ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:18:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey they're rebooting Spiderman again!
SpiderDeUZ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And batman AGAIN
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mightymouse513 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:14:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last 5 spider-man movies were done by Sony, actually. Fox has Fantastic Four and the X-men.
And, I think Sony still has a hand in this latest one, because of the deal Marvel worked out with them to get the rights to use Spider-man to begin with. Sony is distributing it, at least anyway.
rhllor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sony. Fox has X-Men and F4ntastic. The upcoming Spiderman is still being done by Sony, but integrated into the MCU because of a deal with Marvel.
EkiAku ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:34:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be down for that if they used... Oh god I'm blanking on his name. Miles? Anyway, him instead of Parker.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miles Morales!! Honestly, there's multiple Spidermen, guys. If you insist on rebooting it, can't you at least look at different backstories? We get it, Uncle Ben dies.
neohellpoet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a different kind of remake. Taking a foreign film and "adapting it" for a US audience cares nothing about a films age.
It can be fine. Magnificent 7 is a fantastic movie while literally being Seven Samurai set in the Wild West. However, what the lazy assholes like doing now is less of an adaption of the core theme in a different setting, and more of a reshoot with American actors and set in the States, which ranges from OKish (Quarantene-REC) to Oh My GOD! WHY?! (Oldboy-pile of dog poo). When it works OK it just seems pointless, because you could just dub the original if reading subs is too hard. When it works it works because the original material was basically a Hollywood movie with foreign actors so you gain nothing with the reshoot. Oldboy is not a Hollywood move. The whole thing makes perfect sense in the context of Korean culture... the whole thing makes some amount of sense in the context of Korean culture. The iconic hammer scene exists because Koreans, generally, do not have guns. To go back to my original example, it would be like the Cowboys in Magnificent 7 having Katanas, which while awesome in theory (and probably in practice, now I really want this even though I know it would be horrible) is really out of place. It doesn't fit the setting, and if that was all, maybe it could still work, but the entire revenge lot is so incredibly not American that it makes an already out there movie in to something that's just stupid. It's square peg, round hole syndrome.
Now, you can make a Hollywood version of Oldboy that actually works and makes sense, but you would basically end up with Taken. There really was no value in that remake. It would be like remaking Good Bye Lenin, except it's set in New York, except even that would work infinitely better, because the central theme, maintaining the illusion of stability in a time of radical change can be done without the fall of the Berlin wall, weird incest kidnap revenge, not so much.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a remake, not a reboot. It was a foreign language film remade for American/English audiences.
ATCaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
B13 was awesome, but I really enjoyed not having to read subtitles for Brick Mansions. Plus I was always a fan of Paul Walker, so seeing him work with David Bell was amazing.
smack521 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not looking forward to the gritty TV remake of Lethal Weapon then?
/s
McAce ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:31:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I was like: /u/smack521 is joking, right?? But noooo.. my god, I just saw the trailer and it looks sooo bad.
rhllor ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right in the DCEU feels
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell the studio that's rebooting Power Rangers that.
2mice ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its ok to reboot a film if the original was negative infinite/10, like power rangers.
so long as there are compelling characters and a decent story.
or when the technology wasnt there, i dream of a Dune reboot
storefront ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
as somebody who thoroughly enjoyed the films as a kid, i was grossly unaware of how poorly received they were
thethundering ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost every day I stayed home sick from school from grades 1-6 I would watch the Power Rangers movie, The Price is Right, Ninja Turtles 2, and then Power Rangers again. I haven't watched them since, but I refuse to believe they're anything but fantastic.
2mice ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
r u talking about power rangers? i was a power ranger fan since day one, never watched another episode again after the first film. it was such low budget garbage.
edit: downvoting me cause i said the ppwer ranger movie is garbage. wtf is wronf with u people?
rad2themax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Like I'd like to see some remakes of cool lost pre code silent films or more remakes of horror films with great ideas that were just let down by when/how they were made. Like the Blob and Fly remakes.
7-SE7EN-7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eragon reboot?
2mice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
too soon..... too soon
7-SE7EN-7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want Urgals that don't look like a biker gang
KoboldCommando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would add to this "and it's not the same story every single time". Looking at you, superhero movie origin stories. Nearly a century of material just sitting there for you to pick pre-written stories from and... oh right, going with the origin story for the 5th time, of course, how could I be so silly.
FicklePickle13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or if the writing was just inexplicably bad in places, such as in Dune.
It probably shouldn't have been a movie, honestly. A movie series, a mini-series, a tv show, but not one movie.
Xenomemphate ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, instead we take old movies, take everything that was good about them and throw it out the window so we can make the main characters clichรฉd stereotypes (Ghostbusters)
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the main villain hit a little too close to home for somebody
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Xenomemphate ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care that they rebooted the movie, I care that all the main characters are clichรฉd stereotypes. Could have been any movie remake but the writing for those characters was awful.
justmadethis9119 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:07:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound bitter.
parlezmoose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people who whine about Ghostbusters would be the bitter ones, no?
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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parlezmoose ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:26:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially since they've done worse to better franchises (Indiana Jones)
beardandcompany ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
+1. That was awful. Yet I liked The Last Crusade and that wasn't well received. I was also a little kid when that came out.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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beardandcompany ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:17:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't think the first Ghostbusters was that amazing. I liked it growing up but that was about it.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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beardandcompany ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been meaning to see the new one but I agree. I definitely appreciate them and glad they exist but outside of random clips here and there, I don't think I'll rewatch them for a while.
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is such a great respectful, level headed answer. I feel like I have to commend you. Like that shit doesn't happen in Ghostbusters discussion on Reddit.
xXDaNXx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound upset.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Kleverbucysindrum ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:17:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound upset and bitter
beardandcompany ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:17:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised you hear anything from me considering our probable distance.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So are you mildly annoyed that people like Ghostbusters, or mildly annoyed that many people who like Ghostbusters didn't like the reboot?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you literally said the original Ghostbusters wasn't great and people should "get over it." You already stopped talking about reboots, so now I want to see you present an actual argument as to why people should stop treating Ghostbusters as the massive pop-culture success that it was.
beardandcompany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant people should get over remakes, it's not like they aren't going away.
I have no problem with the franchise itself and I don't really care what to wish for me to present to you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There's an echo in here...
jonny_wonny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ghostbusters 1 was a solid movie, definitely not overrated in my opinion. Ghostbusters 2 was poopy.
ParkerZA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How were they clichรฉd stereotypes? Leslie Jones character actually ended up not being the sassy loud black woman that the Internet predicted.
Dr_Bukkakee ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 05:12:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oooooooo you can't say that. That automatically means you hate women and are racist. You are not allowed to say anything negative about that movie.
sumojoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would really like to watch superhero movies with my kids. My daughter loves Superman, she's seen every episode of Superman TAS and Justice League. We've even read some comics together as bedtime stories, but I haven't let her watch Man of Steel because I don't want her to see her hero being a moody asshole who destroys cities and murders bad guys.
aceoff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. The kids who loved superheros grew up and took them from kids.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I personally don't think this was ever cool. I don't think I've ever seen a remake that held a candle to the original.
zoinks690 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instead of remaking old popular (or profitable, or both) movies, I want to see them start re-doing old flops. Take something that didn't make money and do it right.
403and780 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how dark it really is, but the new Planet Of The Apes movies are pretty much the best version of a reboot actually done right.
Which is in contrast to Tim Burton's abortion of a Planet Of The Apes movie, which is a great example of the bullshit you're talking about.
slapuwithafish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:07:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I greatly enjoyed both recent Apes movies. The 2001 shitshow is definitely best forgotten.
btribble ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Janet, we're going to have to do something about the Ropers."
"Like what Jack, what?!"
"I can hear my heart beating in my eardrums Janet. You know what that means. Tell Chrissy to get my satchel."
0N3e ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:15:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will never ever understand the logic of taking an old movie/characters and 'modernising' it. As in, stripping out all the things that made it good and replacing it with forgettable, cliche characters and stories. Star Trek was kind of the last straw that made me stop watching those kinds of movies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DeadeyeDuncan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ghosted-fox-comedy-pilot-craig-robinson-adam-scott-1201848133/
Sokkumboppaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Dredd... :(
Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dora the Explorer: A Gritty Reboot
stalkythefish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except Buck Rogers, which would be AWESOME, Hollywood!
tregregins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When was that ever cool?
deadweight212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't think about the new "True Grit" remake without thinking of the dude.
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to Hollywood. They're still rebooting shit as if it's the cure for cancer.
HvyMetalComrade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the new tv trend become trying to make everything as dark and edgy as possible? Why would I give a shit about your show where I can't get attached to anything because you kill off everything?
oldscotch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That wasn't cool to begin with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shout-out to trying and epicly failing to reboot Rush Hour as a TV show.
Rush Hour will always be Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The TV show was pretty awful.
The new Lethal Weapon TV show is probably going to suck, as well. You can't reboot something that started out as an awesome movie and spawned three awesome sequels.
slapuwithafish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. What made Lethal Weapon a classic is the natural chemistry between Gibson and Glover.
Vandelay_Latex_Sales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Jem was truly not outrageous.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was never cool...
Cine11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait so the new power rangers isn't going to be cool?
BirdWar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you hear they are rebooting MacGuyver
EX-Manbearpig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh they are never going to stop, might as well skip and ignore them.
pixelflop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or remake it with SNL hacks and make fun of the original (Flintstones, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky and Hutch)
ElDuderino2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The age of the dark and gritty reboot has passed. It's the age of comedy filled action romps ala the marvel cinematic universe now.
Destinesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would still like it if they did it with some integrity and not to just pump it out and make some quick cash.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you seen the Westworld trailer? Still happening and still cool (depending on what is done with the source material).
OneSquirtBurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Ed: Horsefucker
agumonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just saw Fantastic Four 2015 (starring Whiplash proto star)
Axelnite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad they rebooted Dredd. The 90's one was wank
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure that was ever cool.
Wake_up_screaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...but the new version of Total Recall was so much better!!
I'm not going to clarify if I'm being sarcastic or not because it really shouldn't be necessary in this case..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A fucking men!
Bornwiththickskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nihilism amaright guys?"
tdasnowman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of shows were actually kinda bleak when you look at the setting, the gritty allows them to properly explore the universe they are in. The sad part is the shit formulaic writing.
FrozenNexus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk if anyone else has noticed this but Mr.Robot is a massive ripoff of Fight Club.
Show is still sooooo good though....
Walterod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEA. We need to reverse this trend. By rebooting Dark/Gritty as light/comical romps. Blade Runner 2 starring Chris Tucker and Seth Rogan? Don't mind if I do!
Treyman1115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just imagined Codename Kids Next Door being rebooted into that
Not sure if that'll be terrible or really cool
Scribblewell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're rebooting lethal weapon into a tv show, I have my fingers crossed
TheChrisDez ยท 2182 points ยท Posted at 11:38:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sitting in a chair A.C Slater style
[deleted] ยท 612 points ยท Posted at 16:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still cool to Slater it in the bathroom though, right?
last_callout ยท 409 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well where else would you put your comic books and chocolate milk?
Edit: can't quote South Park for shit apparently
ForeverInaDaze ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:35:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, every time a new south park season comes out I think "ya know these just aren't good as they used to be"
And then you come back a few months, or a year later and watch them again and they're just fucking hilarious.
last_callout ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trey Parker and Matt Stone put out a great show and seem to know how to parody our culture like nobody else. I still enjoy watching it and I laugh my ass off every time.
jhra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:08 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lifer South Park fan and have in recent years stayed away from it as it airs every season. Once the season is over I have a day where I drink and binge. Viewers ruin the fun for me as they air
ForeverInaDaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:19 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and commercials. dude I wait until the episode has aired then stream it somewhere. They have so many fucking commercials it ruins all of the jokes.
FartGallery ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:51:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chocolate milk*
last_callout ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God dammit you're right! Sorry everyone.
monkeyman5828 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We forgive you.... And by that I mean, I forgive you. Everyone else is probably pissed.
last_callout ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as I have you monkeyman5828, I think I'll be alright.
jpropaganda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:08:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what did you say originally?
last_callout ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic books and drink* I was very wrong
WhiteOrca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, man. I appreciate the South Park reference.
nofap_diary ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think thats called 'Buttersing'
filidutt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:22:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
slater dump will always be cool
Duke_Shambles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Who shit on the front of the fucking toilet! Goddammit!
LastSalmonMan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Australia that's a prank known as the dreaded "reverse kanga".
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else do you eat?
DonQuixotel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's up, preppy?
LineChef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Show off๐
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait you poop backwards on the John?
IronicJeremyIrons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a Slater, it's a Harrington
ohbenito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ya just keep your arms off the coke shelf
Areyoubillyidol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else do you eat a steak dinner?
Nathan16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just feels right man
BridgeOfATelecaster ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I call that the "cool camp counselor."
jmc_automatic ยท 355 points ยท Posted at 18:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
whips chair around
"Hey gang, how about we just chill and shoot some real talk about the raddest dude I know, our lord and savior Jesus Christ."
Reptilesblade ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:47:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has flashbacks to summer Bible Camp.
เฒ _เฒ
Kill it with fire!
ThatOneTwo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:10:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AKA the Pete Holmes.
jmc_automatic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha that's actually exactly what I was thinking of.
[deleted] ยท 837 points ยท Posted at 16:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 882 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yes, preppy
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh; it is ON.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im so excited!
Mookyhands ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:01:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went looking for something to post in reply and found this gem.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:25:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/V1gxDJFnEgc
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/IVseC16ZeK4
BunnyPerson ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slater would have kicked his ASS. He was an all star wrestler.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I guess you could say Zack was saved by the ... Belding.
Edit: Holy hell. I think I, just now, at the ripe age of 36, figured out that his name was a goddamn pun all along.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bell ding. Son of a fucking....
number9number9number ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:24:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and I'll leave THIS here
theoriginalmryeti ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can tolerate a lot of shit, but 30 seconds in and I had to call it quits.
You win this round, Belding!
magictron ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
preppie
Dead_Starks ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice.
magictron ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
noice
Spider_Dude ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice noice!
wesleynile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doublewhiskeycokenoice
DaughterEarth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah so preppy is still a thing, but not cool anymore?
fucktheroses ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:54:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Preppy is what AC Slater called Zack Morris on Saved By the Bell
Nixxxy279 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My ovaries
Killboypowerhed ยท 352 points ยท Posted at 18:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God that's cool
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:30:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly a little pissed right now because my chair has arms so I can't Slater this piece.
thisshortenough ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:11:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't let your dreams be dreams man
ShafterMcJorty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im done. You made me laugh so hard with this simple comment.
wschoate3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:55:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I pictured you with a ponytail and leg warmers, sighing as you held your textbooks close with both arms, leaning against a locker.
spicyitallian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, right?
Jiggahawaiianpunch ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:50:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh those chairs...
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:12:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best chiropractor in the world
TowMater-TowMoto ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't realize I missed this until just know :(
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My back is in dire need of a good popping.
garandx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Built and assembled by prison Industries
_quantum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still in use in public schools.
johnpunchman ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:21:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have done interviews in the past and made a deal with the other interviewer that if someone takes a chair and sits like that, they get the job.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:45:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Werd
artosduhlord ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do that all the time.
labtec901 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did that once but with a La-z-boy style chair. Ripped my pants open :(
PM-ME-YOUR_WORRIES ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yall, that's badass
AestheticMonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still think it's cool...
Brillinius ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:41:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riker does it better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVIGhYMwRgs
Alterex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:46:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a different type of sitting. He does that cause he's got back problems
DoctorOdd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't tell if her was very tall or every chair in Next Generation was really short...
LA_all_day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
too cool!!
CaptainUnusual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
media.balls
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you mean Fonzie style! Gotcha.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WTF is this a porn site?
cursed_deity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy always looked like a 30 y/old weightlifter
GrrrrrArrrrgh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are some chairs that are more comfortable to sit in backwards. This is not one of them.
KryptoniteDong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol this url!
asshole_commenting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:10:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
every single time he sat in a chair in that show he sat like that
every fucking time
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:35:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still do this
No Regerts
fnord_happy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Ragret
GonnaGetRealWeird ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 12:31:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With a mullet
thegirlinthetardis ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 12:42:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're the most popular frosh in school
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 13:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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eroverton ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAY too fast, I scrolled past that comment 14 seconds ago!
Haircut1987 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:41:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
12 second for me. I've got my fruit boots on.
eroverton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is just getting outrageous.
Tasteslikebluemilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/madlads
ok2nvme ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:47:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
smokesinquantity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget your zubas
cigerect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cut the mullet
Pillypin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A jheri curl mullet even.
AgentElman ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 15:20:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riker it.
Cockalorum ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:08:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought Riker just did the overstep and sat normally
omnompikachu ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iirc he did this because he had back problems.
teebob21 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In any case, it fits perfectly with the swagger of the character.
NOT_ZOGNOID ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is pretty convenient to not have to move the chair.
PinkUnicornPrincess ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:29:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How he was able to maintain character everyone is beyond me. I would have a stupid grin on my face every time! He even does it getting out if a chair!
kmturg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:22:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how tall is that guy?
FundanceKid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
6'4" according to Wikipedia.
kmturg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to IMDB it. That's fairly tall. Makes more sense to go over than around.
NaggingNavigator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:40 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 6'4" and mostly legs and I make it my kids into riker it whenever possible.
JosefTheFritzl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love that overstep. I also love how so many Star Trek scenes have Riker with a shit-eating grin on his face when the camera passes over him. He genuinely seems to be having a good time, and it fits his character's easy-going nature to a T.
USSZim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna make it a habit to sit down like that from now on.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean that was the easiest way to get through the desk rows since everyone was blocking the ends.
PandaLover42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How would he sit if there were armrests?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly yes, but I recall him sitting backward a few times.
Twat_The_Douche ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riker has the seating pattern and the beard named after him.
flamebroiledhodor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here for this. Riker on, internet to. Riker on.
wheresdagoldat ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno man. It was never super popular, but I still think it's pretty damn cool.
ManofCin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:21:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were the fucking days.
The_Poopsmith_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey kids, lets "rap"
Shortbreadis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you serious this isn't cool?! I thought it would always be cool. I don't understand the world anymore.
sniperbAit77777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, I'm doing it right now!
Keep the dream alive
long_dickofthelaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry buddy, I still do this. Forever uncool I guess :/
Greful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Roger Thomas style.
Hogie23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah that's still as cool as it was in the 90's
Kawasaki_Bunghole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try shitting A.C Slater style
-Unnamed- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's how the "cool teacher who relates to the kids these days" sits when he talks to you
ss4johnny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer sitting Christian Slater style, that is, with an imaginary Christian Slater yelling at me to hack E corp.
very-friENTly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had to google to make sure, I don't know if that was ever cool in the short span of my life. I'm 20
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rikering it's still golden, though.
critic2029 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How are cool teachers suppose to look cool when they want to rap about your problems.
mrwonderfool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pics
burmesearmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Midwife recommends I do this for "optimal fetal positioning". Gotta choose between easier labour and looking like Slater.
Pera_Espinosa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He could still pull it off.
theevilnarwhale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend likes to AC slater his toilet
Kobe1902 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I did that I ripped my pants. I stopped now.
Stickyjargon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That can be cool
V-Bomber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile, Riker-ing a chair is still cool
j-phenow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Turn your A.C. Slater up" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TU8ELgaWlY&feature=youtu.be&t=30
doktorhollywood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
noooo! that was my only cool move!
Yogymbro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer to sit in a chair William Riker style.
AtlasWontPutMeDown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit. I do this whenever I'm working at a summer program with kids (k-6).
hunter_rain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey, kids. Let's rap..." starter kit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it still cool to kick down doors in just a towel?
Bradp13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically a polite way to man-spread
ParadoxInABox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, the Riker.
AnneBancroftsGhost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pssh, you mean the Riker maneuver?
M_slater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's definitely still cool.
Danleyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh, the old "sit like a school chaplain" pose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it's still more comfortable...
xxirish83x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut it preppy
brewdad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Mario Lopez is still cool? Right?
SeriouslyDave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
False. This is now ironycool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're still referencing Slater, I don't think you can give opinions on what's still cool.
Rihannas_nipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Cool it, mama"
kalechipsyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AKA "the cool teacher"
Seriously, google "cool teacher sitting in chair"
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/male-teacher-sitting-chair-lecture-hall-portrait-35788946.jpg
http://67.media.tumblr.com/2612495c8cef0e9c4c4d50e805914646/tumblr_nmm6rtaNlM1s732mzo1_500.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/pretty-teacher-sitting-chair-classroom-portrait-school-58116513.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/stressed-teacher-man-wearing-stylish-clothes-front-blackboard-sitting-chair-33433082.jpg
https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/GordonHughes-468x646.jpg
Edit: Took out a couple that were from the same photoshoot.
Casey4D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me or did I do this not knowing it is a reference to something, it is more comfortable...
WATTHEBALL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How you doing back there Slater?!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle Jesse did it first.
wannabesq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer the Riker method of sitting in a chair.
GothWitchOfBrooklyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also Riker style
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did I somehow get in the wrong thread? Are you sure you didn't mean to post this under "What is the coolest shit ever?"
iwascompromised ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to sit like that sometimes. It can be more comfortable for short periods of time.
Crumps_brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two belt pants?
minnick27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please he stole that from What's Happenin'?
BelongingsintheYard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read somewhere that it was common back when we still fought with swords. Put you into a position to jump up and defend yourself easily.
lil-lahey-show ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hmm, I see ..and I did that for the first time in 23 years this morning lol
mighty_bandersnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That hasn't been cool since 1997.
AutisticIntegrity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if there's ever a scene where he sat in a chair properly
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No! Just Slater! It's a mononym like...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to pull a chair up AC slater it and say "let's rap". How is that not cool?
TheChrisDez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't do sweet rap battle moves
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I can rest my boobs on the back of the chair and it takes the pressure off my back! Boobs are heavy, man.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:03:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually end up sitting like this at long DM sessions
Aulio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:01 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That will never stop being cool
DaGranitePooPooYouDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am not letting you younglings assign this to A.C. Slater! People were doing this long long long before him in that show.
mentaljewelry ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like who? Also I dare you to be older than me. 39.
jmc_automatic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well shit I don't know how they could top that. You're basically dead.
My_Last_Fuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been over a minute. RIP
Nexus_Rein ยท 6839 points ยท Posted at 11:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An absurd amount of text language a few years ago it was all the rage.
Nambot ยท 6487 points ยท Posted at 11:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That wasn't about being cool, it was abput it being quicker to type on a shitty old school phone keypad and not hitting text length limits.
byJSN ยท 3460 points ยท Posted at 12:21:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"C U l8r gtg :-)"
ZigZagDUCK ยท 5203 points ยท Posted at 14:14:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*:)
Every character counted.
Tenn1518 ยท 2462 points ยท Posted at 14:52:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time to go sacrifice my nose in the name of speedy typing.
aGuyWhoNeverComments ยท 346 points ยท Posted at 15:38:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the name of the one who shall not be named
Jenga_Police ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 17:43:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OOooOOooOOooOOooOOooOO
Barbra Streisand
Dwebble1000 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/unexpectedhogwarts
Grobur ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:39:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/ofcoursethatsathing
nikk_s ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username doesn't check out
YJCH0I ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
HEY! You broke your username!! Unlessโฆyou're not a guy anymore?!???
ghtuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clippy?
PetzkuH ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 15:54:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
coltiga ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/shutup
SaintChairface ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:44:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no one uses human upper horn anymore
MajorasTerribleFate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cut off the nose to Swype your face.
Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Fleksy, so...
GhengopelALPHA ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's funny is that older folks are now using this instead of the popular :) and =)
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well don't cut of your nose to heighten your pace
gannex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always felt like the nose added an extra sentimental quality to the smiley. It's like saying "you're worth one extra character"
Tenn1518 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:37:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? It always looked ugly to me. It has some sort of early 2000's feel to it.
Am I crazy?
gannex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The proportions are all wrong on the :) it looks like a mongoloid.
Tenn1518 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm probably just more used to the :).
DarkMockingbird ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:08:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL Why Voldemort doesn't have a nose.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:21:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:0) This is my mom's text happy face. The circle is a nose. I had to ask her the first time she sent it.
orbjuice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean "Cut off your nose to spite your cell provider."
JAZEYEN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got your nose!
Robbiebuddy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now that everyone has smart phones I find far less people abbreviate. It's easier to type the full word than deal with autocorrect. Back in the days of T9 it was easier to txt short hand.
DiabloConQueso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cut off your nose to spite your phone.
steeb2er ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
TheHeadlessOne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I just now understood Spiderface
hobbycollector ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I've been doing it to spite my face this whole time.
allent1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So that's what happened to Voldemort's noise
dancingbanana123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean Voldemort basically did that so...
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least you're not doing it to spite anything.
jrhoffa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cut off your nose to expedite your pace.
Totts9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cut off your nose to spite your text limits. nice
Marimba_Ani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The nose is implied.
TrotBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, in the name of not looking like a fucking mutant smiley.
Phazon2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're too late
Eldis_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's why Voldemort doesn't have a nose.
WentoX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did somebody say... sacrificed nose? (NSFW)
Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Risky click of the day
dstar89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:
Might as well take the mouth out too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/nocontext
Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're too late
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. It's the thought that counts I guess
El_Rista1993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tyrion Lannister would be proud.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HEY GUYS I FOUND TYCHO!
ijflwe42 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:54:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Russia the standard smiley is still without eyes. Just )
You can also add more mouths to make it happier or sadder, like )))) or (((
Cronurd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
xaxaxaxa))))))
PlagueDilopho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:24:30 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But why
It's like Slenderman with 5 chins
EphemeralRaven ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
meanwhile in japan (ยด๏ผฯ๏ผ๏ฝ)๏พ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฏ
Sassywhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun tip, enable Japanese input, type "kaomoji" and hit space a few times. It brings up a list of standard Japanese emoticons on most devices.
ijflwe42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Run Denko run!
zeppeIans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
;)
wtfamireadingdotjpg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:10:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emoticons with dash noses were always uncool, because phone company's built in text emoticons always had them.
And yes every character counted.
OpaI_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 and the premade smiley faces you can select from typically had the nose one. :-)
At least my flip phone does.
-paw- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
) *
off-and-on ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:31:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*
Torcal4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure Twitter allows more characters than my old phone did.
GreenAce92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All before she collided head on with a truck and died.
44198554312318532110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see you've cut your nose to type your face
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
<3
theprofessor2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(:*
tang81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(*)
captainjax4201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a head bang.
aweg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*) Go Russian style.
HalfVietGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm dumb. I'm thinking how is a an asterisk, colon, and parenthesis fewer characters than a colon, hyphen, and parenthesis. And then...oh.
WinterCharm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and cell phone companies charged $15/month for 1000 text messages.
Fuck them
GoatsFloatOnBoats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Noo don't remove those nose that damn mouth it way to close to the eyes D:
anachronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember when they cost 25 cents each each to send and you had to type out each letter individually on a flip-phone. Being concise saved time & money.
Apelsinen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still feel like that is the "correct" way to do a smiley. I've never picked up on adding the nose.
CruzaComplex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unlike in television.
kalechipsyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I realize now that someone's style of smiley actually tells you a lot about their age.
I have never seen someone my age use the nose, only someone older.
I now wonder if people much younger also use the nose, and if the no-nose smiley is specific to my age group.
Kevvybabes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you have the real hipsters that use (:
NextFlightHome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twitter? Is that you?
ihatethesidebar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't even because of that, :-) just looks so fucking weird
Shadowy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you both have three characters on the smiley face
Tuxxmuxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was sitting there wondering why adding a pompom on the head would make it faster.
mansanares ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ECC
blockboy9942 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NotColt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a default emoji button that made the whole faces
1337Gandalf ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:40:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, why does EVERY SINGLE OLD PERSON draw a fucking nose on their damn smileys? it's SO annoying.
Beauclair ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 14:14:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See you later i have to leave now i am very happy
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:05:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some Internet archeologist will be very happy about your translation some 10.000 years from now.
Beauclair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, where is my award?
Bear_Taco ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CUL8RM8
columbus8myhw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if people ever talked about "pir8s"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pie rates?
Cornupication ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:18:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ever rising price of the humble steak and kidney pie, Brought on by inflation, the weakening of the pound, and harambe. because he is now involved in everything.
masonjam ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idkmybffjill
EggplantCider ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I now associate this sort of texting with Grandmas instead of 16-year olds.
suesays ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hayy bb want sum fUk?
Shoeheaddotcom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wuu2?
Kevfaefife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
K
scottishswan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TB
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"ilu nm rofl fu c u l8r"
BarrySands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quickest possible giveaway that you're old and uncool is giving your emoticon a nose.
Calling them emoticons might be second place, I know, but dammit that's what we called 'em in my day.
Hara-Kiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I thought that was newer.
sabrefudge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://youtu.be/hxVQ9rhjyTY
Krystalraev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this died in the late 90's.
ToothlessBastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
NYClock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone else read GTG as Gigg-Ty-Gig?
Cornupication ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omgbbqwtf
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
love these ancient internet hirogliphics
VileVial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oicu812
Nobsailor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
dicedece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have someone who constantly will say tks at the end of a message. I had no idea what he meant, but apparently it means "thanks" to him.
JinxsLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel angry just looking at that
Slut_Nuggets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ayy bb u wn sm fk?
OneAndOnlyJackSchitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u2 m8
Nor_Skruf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still type like that with close friends, but more mockingly than seriously.
Saemika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐ป
RedditorInCh1ef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god I understood
MocodeHarambe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
brb bio
Foeburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me, that says "See you later Guhtuhguh :-)
Walnutbutters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitches love smiley faces.
DEADB33F ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:01:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
[deleted] ยท 798 points ยท Posted at 12:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In English class I analysed a rant someone made about text-message language. Their argument was that messages took longer to "decipher" than the time you save by typing the contractions.
HughGWrecktion ยท 1367 points ยท Posted at 13:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They took longer to decipher the first few times when you weren't used to them but afterwards they were far easier.
SmartAlec105 ยท 625 points ยท Posted at 13:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a competition between 2 texting teenagers and 2 old men using morse code. The morse code was faster.
asger888 ยท 1031 points ยท Posted at 13:55:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows vs bows - one is slower but much easier to learn and the other is much faster but much harder to learn( along with a few other differences).
emlgsh ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:19:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is that text or morse code, both are effective in defending against infantry laying siege to your keep.
wyldside ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:12:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
who would want to lay seige to some lame, out-of-date keep?
yokaishinigami ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but it has free wifi!
asger888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I'm saying one is faster but more difficult to learn well enough.
photonrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nme @ G8. Raze drw brdge. Prtct da kng. YOLO :p"
Pob28 ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing about bows (I assume you're talking about long bows) wasn't that they were harder to learn, it was that they took a lot more strength to use effectively, and as such took more training to build up that strength
[deleted] ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 18:19:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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newuser92 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Warwise you didn't need a lot of accuracy though. Its not like you need to hit the mark, you just need to wave them. Sort of crowd control. Covering fire.
It wasn't but for little parties that bowmnship mattered. That's the reason Legolas, Robin Hood, etc, were mostly single players.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mass volleys of arrows that blot out the sun
Stolichnayaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is your favorite book about this subject? I want to read it.
AMasonJar ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be good at aiming one precisely for marksmanship it definitely took a long time and a lot more practice, but yes, for the typical user (hunting or in an army), you just needed some muscle and a basic understanding of how the arrow arcs.
ScientificMeth0d ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So in other words.. more training means harder to learn?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is far from true when it comes to a 150 lb war bow. The reason crossbows and firearms gained popularity is you can adequately train someone on a point and shoot weapon in a matter of weeks, as opposed to years.
Mitosis ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"How do you train a longbowman? Start with the grandfather."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that an actual saying?
Mitosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a saying, but I can find no good information about the source. Could actually be from the 14th-15th century, could be anachronistic, not sure.
fu9ar-labs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows could also fire with a lot more kinetic energy, meaning longer range and greater armor piercing ability. It was banned by the pope in, iirc, the 15th century because it was slaughtering too many high born knights. You can also have teams working up on the parapets, winding the crossbows to keep a fusillade of fire while exposing your soldiers to much less danger. A single soldier with a longbow would have a much greater rate of fire and mobility, though.
clothcutballs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did they rotate the shooter too? It would suck to have the job of just reloading a guys xbow.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cross bows do not have greater range, and after relatively short distances, their armor penetration was not as great.
fu9ar-labs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get into some physics, boyo. A windlass or cranequin driven crossbow is going to have more kinetic energy in the shot than a longbow.
golfer29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The difference in kinetic energy was less important than you might think. While the draw weight was much higher, the draw length was much shorter, leading to about the same velocity for both types of bow. Crossbow bolts have more mass than longbow arrows, leading to more kinetic energy, but they were less aerodynamic and needed more kinetic energy to penetrate armor. For the majority of the medieval period the weapons were about the same in terms of effectiveness per arrow, with longbows having an advantage in rate of fire and crossbows being easier to learn. Crossbows eventually became noticeably more effective, but the usage of gunpowder began to displace both around the same time. The Pope's ban on crossbows was less of a military issue and more of a social issue. Unlike longbows, which required a lifetime of training, crossbows enabled any peasant with a week of training to kill a knight, causing a fair amount of unrest on all levels of society.
fu9ar-labs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:08 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like I said, get into physics. Show me some modelled equations or credible experimental evidence. I call your bullshit what it is.
rugmunchkin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:49:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like an idiot here but which one is which? I would think crossbows are both faster and easier to learn.
Welcome_2_Pandora ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 15:56:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have to reset a crossbow, which the draw is much more difficult and time consuming. They are easier to learn to aim and shoot, but you can draw a traditional bow quicker.
copperwatt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But if you have a squire, you have him do that while you shoot! Also useful in brothels. I seriously do know how people get by today without squires.
winter_mutant ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... how, exactly?
oversoul00 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/02QgSGH5mQA?t=99
hobbycollector ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:31:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL.
iMpThorondor ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe long bows were actually more effective than early guns but since you had to train from youth it wasn't as practical
rs2k2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1x03jt/if_early_guns_were_so_inaccurate_and_took_so_long/
Yup, I'm oversimplifying but if you have 1,000 longbowmen versus 1,000 arquebusiers (predecessor to the musket), the longbowmen would win every time. But if you factor in the costs of training (longbowmen were trained their entire lives to the point where their skeletal structure was permanently altered), in reality it'd be more akin to 100 longbowmen versus 10,000 arquebusiers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I mean early guns were basically psychological weapons and nothing more. They backfired, took forever to reload, and were wildly inaccurate. The only appeal was the shock value of having something make a loud boom and (maybe) injuring someone
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's basically why Bronn is the shit and Joffrey is a little pussy. Notice the bows. All the cool characters use a traditional, and all the pussy ones use the crossbow.. (except for Tyrion that one time).
Emperor_Neuro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, i don't think Tyrion has a very good draw length.
Welcome_2_Pandora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah if you look at a crossbow you'll notice a loop on the front, you actually put your foot on it so you can draw the bow string back. Very cool mechanisms, though only practical if you aren't skilled with a longbow.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows are easier to shoot. They usually shoot heavier arrows (bolts) at faster speeds. As a result they are, on average, more accurate at longer ranges. They are, however, slower and more difficult to cock and reload.
Upright bows (I'll stick with compound bows specifically, bc I don't have enough experience to comment on recurves or traditional bows.) are much more difficult to shoot accurately, and they are very sensitive to changes or imperfections in the shooter's technique. They usually shoot a lighter arrow at slower speeds. Altogether, an upright bow will usually be less accurate at longer ranges. A compound bow is, however, much easier and faster to "load" than a crossbow. Keep in mind that "fast" is a relative term.
Disclaimer: there are a host of other factors that will affect the performance of both platforms.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cross bows do not have greater range than a long bow.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must have misunderstood my comments. I edited it down to the pertinent parts for emphasis.
Edit: formatting
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I think of comparing cross bows to other bows I typically think of a long bow, because I view them as the greatest game changer in war far until the advent of gun powder weapons. Long bows by far out ranges a cross bow. Maybe a cross bow is more accurate at range to bows at certain points, well they very well are in fact, but at the end of the day a long bow will still out range a cross bow and have a further effective kill range.
ChewBacclava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Decent comparison, crossbow users can be so pompous and your just like lol I'll shoot u six times before you even load or fire.
Doobie717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Around here if you hunt with a crossbow over compound/trad., you are pretty much looked down upon (barring any physical ailments/disabilities that would require you to use a crossbow). People see it as taking the easy way out rather than actually learning to shoot a bow.
cursed_deity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait, so which one is which?
asger888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crossbows are (in many cases) the slower one.
EvixiusKane ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:30:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give these teens 60 years to master their texting, then see how they fare against the old guys who have been practicing morse code for decades.
SmartAlec105 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please, this was a single trial on a talk show. I'm sure the science is 100% legit.
LGBTreecko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny seeing you here off of /r/pathfinder_rpg.
SmartAlec105 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, hey. I recognize you too. Just yesterday or something I was looking at your username wondering about how you might have gotten it.
LGBTreecko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9th comment on my username. I'm keeping track.
SmartAlec105 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, nice. I've had several cases where people say "Wow, you're being quite a smartal- ohhh....."
citizen_kiko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know either of you but glad you both are here.
SmartAlec105 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you're here too. Small comment chains like this are fun. Have this. It might not work very well on mobile.
AbsintheEnema ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now that everyone's here we can get started.
jaab1997 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or even let them use Swype
vimescarrot ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:09:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw such a competition. It was an arbitrary random teen vs an expert morser. Hardly fair.
maxToTheJ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did i know this was probably the case
thegimboid ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about old men using Morse code to send text-speak?
Asystole ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:53:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The kind of language people tend to send with Morse is pretty much already text speak. Check this out for example.
bluescape ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm now imagining WWI communications coming through with little emoticons.
"The Huns are attacking. Send reinforcements. :)"
Edit: For those that don't understand that "Huns" don't just refer to Attila and company, I'm copying /u/meltyman79's link from below
Saturday_Soldier ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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meltyman79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slang/derogatory term during the time: wiki
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:02:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alternate universe WWI, obviously.
Edit: +Smiley face (am I doing this right?)
RECOGNI7E ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bullshit!
You obviously don't understand how morse code works
Matloc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still think my bluetooth morse clicker is a good idea. Make texting and driving illegal but tell all the kids morse code and driving is still ok.
Slinkwyde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That would be quite distracting. Just because a person's eyes are pointed at the road doesn't mean they're paying attention. I think the best solution is speech-to-text (voice dictation) or choosing from a short customizable list of canned replies (including one that says you're driving and will respond later).
Matloc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just a thumb clicker. Not any more distracting than talking to your phone since some studies suggest handsfree isn't safe either.
Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The problem isn't the clicking. It's having to concentrate on the letters of your words and translate them into Morse code. Using natural language wouldn't have that problem. Of course, for someone with a lot of experience in Morse code, that might not be an issue.
I've heard of studies like you mention, but only in regards to voice calls with another person (aka a real time conversation with someone who's unaware of your driving conditions), not in regards to dictating a text message to a machine.
A thumb clicker is what I had in mind for choosing from a short list of canned replies (yes; no; OK; on my way; Stuck in traffic; running late; I'm driving, etc)
blablabliam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am sure that had to do with the technology too. Morse travels at the speed of light, as it is a simple signal. The text has to get typed, compiled, sent as a light signal, recieved, and rearanged into a message, even if you are right next to each other. There are days when it takes a full minute to get a text from my bro beside me.
rdewalt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's also stream data versus packet data. You do not have to wait for the whole message to be typed up to transmit it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing you're thinking signal towers? I'm betting the Morse users were going over wires and clickers, which would definitely be faaaaaar slower than light speed
blablabliam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. It acts like a button on an electric current. For all intents and purposes this signal will travel at approximately light speed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:57:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'll be damned. Even tried to find some sources to counter argue, but I'm definitely wrong.
blablabliam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:30:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I had more money so I could give you gold. When a person admits they were wrong they achieve the highest possible standard I have.
Your amazing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're amazing. ;)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh... Morse code is an electric signal sent along wire. Electricity does not move at "the speed of light". On the other hand, in the likely event that your text spends some part of it's journey moving through fiber optic wire, that IS moving at the speed of light.
Soooo.....
blablabliam ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:13:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are correct that electricity doesn't move at the speed of light, but the difference is pretty negligible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity
This is because the electrons can only interact with each other within the limit of light speed. Kinda like pushing a light-year long stick only moves the end of the stick after a year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was making fun of you.
The reality is that this contest was not about "sending a message". It was about "typing a message". Have you never watched any of the text message competitions of the 90's? It was always first one to type a message, not type it and have it received. Everyone understands how networks work.
The point was that the Morse users could click out their message faster than the teens.
Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*rearranged
blablabliam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank's for rear anging that for me!
r_notfound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source/link? This sounds interesting.
rdewalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a true comparison. Morse code is a "simultaneous"/streaming send/recieve (wire/radio distance being cancelled out in this case) When the sender is finished keying in the first letter, the receiver has already heard it. The texting teenager is sending packet data, the whole message must be typed up and then transmitted in a block.
Additionally, there is no block size limitation on morse code, its a stream, texting is packetized up into (160?) character chunks and each chunk is sent. So a long message will take Even Longer to text.
(Source: er... um.... I've got my radio license and used to be quite good at morse code blah blah blah...)
Yodamanjaro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRuRE-Bwk1U
BASEDME7O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a competition between two teenagers driving and some astronauts in a rocket ship and the rocket was faster
IAMASharkFighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SmartAlec105 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(ย ย .ย ย Yย ย .ย ย )
AnonContribrutor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I too saw such a competition... In the one I saw the 2 texting teenagers won though. (Was on a Danish TV program)
queensmksalot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/pRuRE-Bwk1U
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I highly doubt that.
chewwie100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw this too. Those fuckers were using some old phones, I typed this post out quicker on my phone then they typed their message.
HughGWrecktion ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 13:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay cool but that wasn't the point, the point was the the contraction was quicker than typing it out fully on classic number/letter phone buttons. There very well might be quicker ways of communicating and thats cool but its not exactly relevant. I can talk quicker than a raven could deliver a message, cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bit like this then?
seaquesting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was like learning new words, and once your vocabulary was expanded you could read them absurdly fast.
maxToTheJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming you have any long term memory
Imissmyusername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But unfortunately it's not like riding a bike. I used to be able to just read it like any other words, now I feel like a kindergartener sounding shit out when I see it.
prrg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah, I immediately read "gtg" to "got to go", not a very good argument.
(I for some reason read "brb" as "bee arr bee", not "be right back", though)
Scipion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason i still cant quickly understand "smh"
welpie ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:07:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not only about speed though. Text messages were 140(?) signs long and if you exceeded that, you had to pay for another. Using contractions saves a lot of characters.
defrgthzjukiloaqsw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:22:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
160, 140 is twitter.
And they still are limited to 160 characters, we just don't see the limit anymore because our phones hide it.
welpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know they are - but they're so rarely used that it's hard to go over your limit!
defrgthzjukiloaqsw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Americans who don't have iphones still use SMS to my knowledge.
N3sh108 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing which most people don't get is that 'text speech' wasn't to be faster. It was to make the most of the 160 char limit from SMS's.
It was actually an art, keeping readability while being able to say everything.
I rarely ever used 2 SMS's, only if she was hot.
RECOGNI7E ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dumb argument from someone that is obviously shit at reading texts
CapotalOfDorado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God, what a sad existence that person must inhabit. I'm sure they also feel that social media has destroyed the world and it's too late to come back.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's why we redditors still use full words and shit. but sometimes we fuck up from our text-past-selves(?) and forget to use capital letters, cause its quicker. Yeah cause capital letters take too much time, if i'm feeling extra intuitive and lazy. Or sometimes I just use a few acronyms cause who can be bothered to type out TIL?
TheBeginningEnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL makes sense again because of character limits. There is a 300 character limit on post titles and some TIL's are fairly long to begin with. Adding "Today I Learned" into it just cuts down the context you can add, and without the right context it won't get upvotes, and without upvotes OP will end up sad.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:17 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course. TIL DAE FHRITP we only have around 20 common knowledge Acronyms, that make sense. not like text language with millions of stupid ones and 50 useful ones
DatOdyssey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Far longer to type on a T9 keyboard though, now that everyone has a full keyboard it doesn't matter.
brickmack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That seems unlikely. Unless its some obscure shortening you just made up
1337Gandalf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they're slow.
sb452 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
templemount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's some astute analysis.
OkayDumDum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cri-Man-Squa, FNC, doubletime!
Saint-Peer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i remember when people used to type full sentences instead of one word a line with limited texting.
im getting 4x the amount of texts I want to receive from 1 person.
perpetual_C000009A ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's manners, isn't it? If I do something that saves time for me but makes things more difficult for you, then I'm either ignorant, or I genuinely and demonstrably believe my time is worth more than yours.
Probably doesn't matter so much when you're texting your friends and you're all used to it. But when I get a text asking "hi m8 can u pls giv m a lift to town l8r" - they can fuck right off.
Troll_berry_pie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ali G in the house has a funny part based on this phenomenon.
ROGER_CHOCS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering its humans we are talking about, that somehow doesn't strike me as a reason people wouldn't use text language.. who cares about the decipheree?
wiseguy68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like nambot said, the main purpose was to avoid having your meessage spill over to a 2nd text which would not only waste another text (which often werent unlimited back in the day) and also was programmed really shittily so they person would get the 2nd half first and then the 1st half minutes later.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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brickmack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't go into any technical subreddits. More acronyms than words sometimes
esoteric_enigma ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a kind of shame in not knowing what it means. A lot of people won't ask. I spent years online having no idea what smh meant. Then I spent a year on Reddit having no idea what FTFY meant. It was a very confusing time.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"rapeing our dictionearys" best line in that entire rant for year 8 because everyone just pretended to be outrage so no one had to work for a week
greenphilly420 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True but also not true. I was in the middle/high school Era of my life after the transition to sidekick/blackberry type phones and at the beginning of the smartphone Era. The text language developed due to the demographic at the time that actually used texting (grandma and your boss didn't text you back in 2006) being used to using that language out of necessity before, now could text much more conveniently and brought texting into the mainstream long before it was acceptable to text in a professional setting. Over time that demographic matured and did a 180 when it comes to spelling and grammar in texting. The next generation didn't have the need that was previously there to shorten their texts and it never truly caught on with the adults at the time (other than ironically using it to mock me 10 years later, thanks dad) so it just kind of died off for the most part. It did leave a lasting legacy though, adding abbreviations like omg, wtf, and lol that aren't going away anytime soon
Disk_Mixerud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know some older people who picked up on using little bits of texting language here and there, then kept doing it after all the young people had stopped.
So yeah, definitely fits the "not cool anymore" theme.
HughGWrecktion ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its funny just how quickly that died out, it was huge for maybe 8 years and then technology quickly found a way around it and now only a few words or phrases remain from that.
Pit-trout ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was bothโฆ it arose out of being easier to type, but then from that it became an in-group thing that was seen as kinda cool for a while.
Disk_Mixerud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now the people who still try to use it are considered "out of touch."
thatJainaGirl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, when was the last time you said "gtg" or "brb?"
earthgarden ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:10:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yesterday. me and hubby use those all the time.
christ I'm old as hell now
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but that's less because the language became uncool and more because we are never not on social media
Yunjeong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use brb, cause the occasions when you use that are the ones where you want to minimize downtime.
especially in a raid
goldandguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use brb frequently with the only person i IM with (my wife)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
But the fad continued for a while into the smartphone era too.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Phaedrus360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
J00 5p34k l33t?
Trayf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People not old enough to have lived in a time when texting involved pressing '5' three times for the letter 'L' don't understand.
lauuva ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously? No one will praise this guy for the 'abput' ? Well done dude I got your joke (inb4 it was unintentional and I am an idiot)
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was unintentional, and you and I are both idiots.
lauuva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time to kill myself.
GetItReich ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:57:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's only partially true. People would use the same kind of text language on MSN Messenger and similar programs, despite using a full keyboard and having no message length limits.
So it might have originally been to save time, effort, and money, but it'd be silly to say that it was never just a "cool" thing to do.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I started typing words out correctly out of rebellion when I was in middle school because I started seeing people spell "rents" for "parents".
It started with online messaging, though, you're right. It wasn't text limits. People had time to put in entire song lyrics with flair on it, but they didn't have time to type "parents." It was probably more of a style thing. Typing everything out correctly to your friends probably seemed robotic.
slyfoxy12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now we have people texting with just emojiis
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My step dad uses shorthand when he texts. It's awful because he doesn't just use normal things like lol, l8r, stuff like that, but he just kind of makes his own up. So I'll quite often spend a few minutes trying to decode his text. Sometimes I have to ask my wife to help me because I get completely stumped.
UnholyDemigod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that. 255 characters, 25 cents.
rochford77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still type like this in PSN
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What pisses me off is now, when I'm texting, my phone (which is fully capable of sending emojis) has to have a ':-)' button rather than a โบ button. Like the fuck dude, who's using ":-)" over โบ? The only time I use that button is when I'm drunk as shit and can't be bothered to use the emoji button because I keep hitting the camera button instead of the emoji button.
alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one went fast. Now the only people I know that do that are my mom and aunts and uncles. Basically people over 40.
Dopplegangr1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandmother recently got into texting and she has a shitty flip phone. Her texts sound like they are written by a cave man because she writes the bare minimum, and it still probably takes her forever pressing like 4 buttons for each letter.
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True that! The minute something is about being cool, it's not cool anymore. Fundamental rule of cool: trying to be cool is uncool. Which, of course, is superseded by the ultimate rule of cool, which is that rules are not cool.
Emmia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But on AIM, it was about being cool.
GamerKey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now apps like whatsapp and telegram combined with Swype keyboards make it easier than ever to write coherent sentences.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Started before everyone had a cell phone. I seen 'brb' and 'lol' in AIM in like 1999.
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, as the text speak languages came out during old IM times before texting was a thing. So you had a full keyboard. Sure it helps to have shorter messages but it was around before then.
BurningOmelas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lolol g2f teh ret8rd bb, u?
bodet328 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never thought about that, but it makes so much sense
LowlySlayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about the people who talked like that?
drphungky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But we used to do that shit on AOL instant messenger back in the 90s, too. It was ubiquitous.
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually it came from computer keyboards when the Internet was catching on. Everyone calls it text language but that's not where it started
inthyface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pre-Qwerty
NeedHelpWithExcel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean using way more effort to go out of your way to purposefully misspell everything?
T9 was the shit and you could still be grammatically correct
RichardMcNixon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
before cell phones, part of it was so nobody could yank the bag and put you on your ass if it's only over one shoulder.
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty!?!
I was infinitely faster with T9 word. Then when I got a Droid it was a big slow down. Now I'm so much slower with the damn ducking touch screen auto predict bullshit.
I wish my phone has a slide out number pad and T9 word. That'd be lit.
jeffderek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not that old, but c'mon, this is fundamentally untrue. Most of that language came from the beginning of the internet. I distinctly remember lol, brb, ttyl, etc all showing up in chat rooms in 1995.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is cool
vincentfuckingbrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish it was still acceptable, I am HORRIBLE at typing on touchscreen phones. Never been the same since Blackberry jumped the shark.
Charlie_Faplin_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't about speed when it first happened. It was because there were no unlimited text plans, and text messages had character limits. If you had three messages worth of stuff to say, you bet you're taking out a third of the letters.
pattperin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could type faster on my old school phone than this new fangled keyboard screen shit didn't need autocorrect either
noodles1919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so fn true
cortesoft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone else old enough to remember pager code? (Before cell phones when people had pagers and we could only send numbers)
granniesfishfingers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was definitely for being cool. L4tRzzzzz isn't quicker to type. Especially on msn.
Ayit_Sevi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also it relates back in "the old days" where texts were billed by the character
adamsworstnightmare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also texting quickly in class so you didn't get caught. It got to the point that many of us could write the message with just one hand in our pockets and eyes focused on the teacher.
Chronogos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texts cost 10 cents apiece for some people, so you really didn't want to waste another 10 cents just to spell out your words!
Sangui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 is the greatest text keyboard ever invented
6chan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ItWsAlsoAbtSving$
icyhaze23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hang on ... Are text length limits no longer a thing? :o I've rarely used texts since getting a smartphone, just messengers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then you accidentally say "LOL" out loud instead of laughing.
greenbabyshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when my buddy would run low on texts for the month he could only read the first ten characters without opening it, and it didnt count if he didnt open it. So id have to send him like 5 cryptic messages to get a point across. Then he'd respond "ok sys"
narp7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When people do it now on actual computers or phones with autocorrect, they're just being illiterate.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt most people who still do this would have any idea how to type with numbers. T9 is probably some shit from Terminator to them.
jared555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of that stuff was around before texting really became popular.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then people did it on msn.
I was actually considered a loser because I typed full words/sentences.
Arwox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that was way more than a few years ago.
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mother has been using a smart phone for years, she still uses text speech. I have to call her sometimes and ask what she means.
Cerrida ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just that, but every letter was on a number. "Cool, my friend got a cell phone. Lemme say hello. 4433555..crap. Got to start over. 44333 dangit."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to type that way on a normal fucking keyboard, too. I was inexperienced with computers. The first time I really started learning how to use them, I was already 14 or 15 years old, just a decade ago. I got a late start to it, so typing was clunky and awkward for me. I had to use the "search and peck" method, so limiting the number of characters I had to type in was ideal at the time. My typing style has obviously changed, of course, but the transition only really happened once I was comfortable with the general layout of the keyboard and knew where to place my fingers.
scarabic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't actually much quicker though. Maybe on pre-smartphones, with one hand, if you're a dunce.
millenniumpianist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to talk like that on AIM and email.
But I was 12 so YMMV
4775795f4d616e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer those keypads to the on-screen keyboards, to be honest.
bcoin_nz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texting on a t9 phone is like riding a bike, I can just pick that up after 10 years and not have to think about it.
ravia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was about being 133t.
RazorDildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's why I always used T9 (for those of you too young to know wtf I'm talking about).
I was so much faster typing using T9 than I was repeatedly typing numbers like a madman. And T9 didn't lend itself to text speak/shorthand, so I always spoke in full words/complete sentences.
But I also either had not enough friends to max out my texting bank, or unlimited texting. I hopped on unlimited texting quick.
goldandguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it wasn't. These were being used in chatrooms long before texting was a thing.
semi- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then why was it all over myspace and aim as well?
s2514 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really cringy now because of auto correction and qwerty keyboards. Now if you want to talk like that you actually have to go out of your way to either disable correction, retain it, or manually fix it each time it's corrected.
vickipaperclips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids today will never know the struggle of texting with T9
Dr_Mrs_TheM0narch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. It was .30 cents for every third line.
SaturdayMorningSwarm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was double spacing and everything until I got closer to the text limit and it looked like I suddenly had a stroke.
"I've got to go to bed now, got a test tomorrow. Goodnite, luv u, c u 2mrw."
lodgeroad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true
armorandsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm impressed by the text talk stalwarts who, even in the smartphone era, diligently peck out single letters instead of just typing normally and freely.
shokalion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:04:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Text length limit was the main one I think.
Sucked to be charged for two messages because you went over by half a word.
LordPeePerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, back in the day you used to get charged per character for texts. So people would make their messages smaller to save money.
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that shit. If you REALLY don't have time to text, then you call that motherfucker.
Nambot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I'm out of minutes/sneakily texting at school/don't want mom to hear me.
[deleted] ยท 797 points ยท Posted at 13:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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themilkman42069 ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 14:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my t9 skills are still on point. completely useless talent
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SixQuidSquid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:37:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fired up my old BlackBerry Bold recently and hot damn can I still touch type fast on that thing.
metastasis_d ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here; I was in the Army during my time of really learning to text. Just stick my hand in my pocket during formation and knock out a quick dick joke.
N3sh108 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. But T9 was the enemy at first and then, after training it, your best friend.
gsfgf ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I could T9 like a motherfucker. Hell, sometimes I think I could T9 faster than I can text now on the virtual keyboard, though the messages may have been simpler. And T9 was great if you were driving since you didn't really have to look at the screen.
HanlonsMachete ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:03:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best were the smartphones with the slide-out keyboards. Droid 2, I will never forget you.
boreas907 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kept my Droid 1 for nearly SIX YEARS because I loved the slide-out keyboard so much. I miss that phone.
I type way too much for touch screens to be practical, but they're all you can get now...
wjrii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is the blackberry Priv still around?
boreas907 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does exist, and I'm actualy considering one for my next phone since it runs Android, but when Blackberry is your only option, you know the industry has really moved on.
Engineer_in_Training ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had no idea this was a thing.. I would def. Have got that instead of my g4.. I loved having a real keyboard.
HanlonsMachete ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a sad state of affairs...
HeKis4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still do this with swipe keyboards. People give me
weirdhilarious looks when I look at them while texting.swaglord94 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:46:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend that insisted on using ABC mode instead of T9. So much extra button pushing.
Schmich ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hmmm? T9 wrote the words in full, correctly. So T9 has nothing to do with character limits. It's only to write quickly. Character limits would be using the numpad manually. "You" becoming "u" and so on!
And btw, kids and young teens still type in txt speech.
Sylaurin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Character limits in the sense that the longer your message, the more it cost. Kids are broke so they improvised.
hio__State ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be common for plans to charge per text. Getting in the habit of shortening texts as much as possible was how you kept your parents from grounding you for racking up extra charges.
Schmich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you wouldn't be using T9 as that would mean using full length words. You would type "manually".
hio__State ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could program in words to T9...
shvelo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But people used it on PCs too
Chamale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 was not very home.
Sweetune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why it's cooler now cause it's not out of necessity anymore
JessicaBecause ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:06:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yet I still see it in all the forums.
turnscoffeeintocode ยท 732 points ยท Posted at 13:02:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk my bff jill?
TheLoudestMeows ยท 426 points ยท Posted at 13:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I reference this all the time and NO ONE ever remembers the commercial.
edit: mobile ham-fingers
[deleted] ยท 258 points ยท Posted at 13:48:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? That surprises me, that shit was EVERYWHERE for years. Are you referencing it to 14 year olds?
housewifeonfridays ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
14 year olds don't watch TV!
thatJainaGirl ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I referenced this commercial at a family party a few weeks back, and my 14 year old cousin didn't understand it. When I showed her the commercial, she said it was a weird thing for old people.
Bitch that commercial wasn't that long ago.
IceMaverick13 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:05:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't it? I feel like it was more than half a decade now... It certainly feels like it was a while ago.
Gay_Touredditor ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was about an entire decade ago...I'm a college senior and that was when I was in 5th grade
e3super ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, it was one of the ads that was put out when Cingular was rebranding as AT&T, at the start of 2007, so it was just under a full decade ago.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was Cingular really still a thing as late as 2007?
I dunno why but I feel like Cingular has been gone forever.
bobbysq ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original iPhone was going to be Cingular exclusive until they got bought.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had they lasted just a smidge longer..
e3super ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly, (at least I think it is) Cingular didn't go the way of MySpace. As I understand it, they're under, essentially, the same ownership now, branded as AT&T, as they were back in 2007. There was just a bunch of buying and selling that led to them being re-branded with most of their ties intact.
The wiki page is actually a pretty neat read.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hello peer. Want to feel old together while the actually old people yell that we're still kids?
IceMaverick13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! So that's what I thought
Coffeesq ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:23:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was out when I first got a Facebook since that was one of my "favorite quotes."
That would be around 2006.
jro511 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I wanna say it was around 2006ish, I was in 7th or 8th grade when it came out, I think.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:56:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a decade ago, right?
TheLoudestMeows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. I'm 35. ANNNND I just realized I'm "old".
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, well I was outside living a life and shit, k? /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nearly 22 here. Don't recognize it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's weird. Are you American? I'm 20 and that commercial is burned into my brain forever, both for how often it was on and how much it got referenced. It was like the Geico camel or Jake from State Farm.
squeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
23 and I quoted it all the time
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was only relevant for 2007, possibly part of 2008 according to the internet search chart.
During those two years I was abroad without access to TV and had no idea what anyone was talking about, so it seems to match up.
soxy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:30:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and i have idk my bff the other's name engraved inside our rings.
I still think it's hilarious. The jeweler had no idea what we were talking about.
goblinpiledriver ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: there's an NPC in WoW named after that line
MiltOnTilt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, no one remembers cingular either
nahfoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man me too:(
karpinskijd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys made me remember a commercial I haven't thought about in almost 10 years. Thanks, lads
leeshybobeeshy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All my family and friends love that one! I feel like it could even make it on "I love the '10s" in a few years when VH1 no doubt makes one.
My mom was also a fan of "Heeeeey Jenny! It's meeeee"! But she might be the only one
Cyberpunkapostle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:16:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SAME
Idk_my_bff_satan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that reference
samurilincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NWRUS?
whywontpthread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tend to not respond to things like that in the way most people want. Like "yeah i totally remember that", cause i've heard too many people say it and it feels kind of like i'm being circle jerky. So i just treat references like as if they were the persons original words and carry on the conversation that way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently by the upvotes, yea they do.
Panoolied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Irony
glemnar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They say tomorrow's gonna be hotter. Hotter?
lovetoujours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do too. One of my friends in college used to quote it at his girlfriend all the time to piss her off too
House_Slytherin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember this being a thing I don't remember from where
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:16:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cmon gramps, everyone knows referencing that shit just isn't cool anymore.
SailorMarieCurie ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say this a lot too.
Kinickie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:41:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TISNF!
excut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
according to the top comment, this commercial is probably what killed this text language.
alextoria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg, nbd
FoxyBrownMcCloud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well tell your bff Jill, she's banned too!
PaulAzag ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2Meta4me
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 14:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MrNutella1 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:24:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Srsly?
Stealthy_Bird ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol r u srsly jk me??
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No ragrets
jojoga ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
orly?
hurenkind5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was cool? When? Where?
wtmh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't just say this and now show us. I have to see.
trevorthecerealbowl ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 13:13:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now only parents text like that.
hamletitgo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, both my parents text like this. It's increasingly illegible.
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 12:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wut do u mean
ActualMerCat ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 12:42:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean "?"
Rumiyano ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:28:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dont qeustion mark lol
Lowbrr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:01:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good jokes mate real funny see you at FUCK YOUJ
Xeeoph ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
im just curiosu on the problem
N13P4N ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hi there ppd
Ghibles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:14:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WE'RE LEAKING INTO OTHER SUBREDDITS BOYS
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ye Mark's got a lot on his plate
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 12:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟwat d u mean?
Tommero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟQuiรฉn es 'Sombra'?
Trickelodean2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟQuiรฉn Es Sombra?
fuckitimatwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UGGGGHHH i hate that
Jayden82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why
fuckitimatwork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
when i get this "?" as a reply, what the fuck does that mean?
does it mean you don't know? does it mean you didn't answer the question? does it mean you're impatient waiting for my response?
rhllor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wen u nod ur head yes but u wanna say no
jwccs46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wot do u call it? 2 step? urban?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On balance, it took more time concocting and interpreting the language than it ever saved.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was part of the point in 2001. Phones didn't have passwords and pattern locks then. Why make it easier for my mother to understand what my mates were texting me?
Clymbz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is an age thing. Youngsters still talk like that
yognautilus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thi k it might still be a thing. I recently learned that there are people who use WUUT for "what u up to."
VolatileBeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wuu2
I still use it occasionally with one of my friends.
MethodicAsh260 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, remember when people would type like; "eeyyyhh wwhhooo wannaa Hhhang ouhhht? Yuuhhh?"
It was so cringy that I never even learned how to type it. Clearly.
alpaca7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Autocorrect is to blame for that
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't ever remember that actually being a thing. I was in highschool when texting became big and for the most part everyone always used mostly full words
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watched a CSI Miami episode where the crime involved a chat room and I swear they did their research from like pre-msn messenger chat rooms
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have clients send me emails like this, I'm not even kidding
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Autocorrect has mostly fixed that, for better or for worse.
-JXter- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to pin the blame on autocorrect, because you would type "brb" and it would correct to "bro" so out of the blue, you'd just type to your mom, "bro".
I think it was acceptable on flip phones but once autocorrect began fucking with our heads it just stopped alltogether.
programmed_death ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jrhnbn (just right height no bucket required)
willmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was just because phones were different and more restrained when it comes to typing.
MaxPecktacular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now that it has shown up in commercials and such, it definitely isn't cool
hulkamaniac25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does anybody remember that chain email that parents sent to each other about the "slang" words Internet kids use to talk to each but other. Example: POS- parent over shoulder SMT- show me tits
My step dad printed out like 5 pages of that nonsense. Come to think of it, it was about 12 years ago
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It still is. Have you not visited youtube? People still type as though they are doing it straight from their numpad on a bar phone.
"idk itz teh intrnet.were not n school!"
DrMobius0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and now there's a few holdouts who look like idiots. Though some of the acronyms are just common speech now.
lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me who always texted in normal language?
mechathatcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well in that case I'm happy I never got in to it the first time round because now I don't have to unlearn it to be cool.
TheyCallMeSuperChunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank GOD
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because T9 doesn't exist anymore. There was a reason we all texted like that. Now with auto correct it's just as fast to type like a normal human being
unholyswordsman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was perusing some pregnancy websites/subreddit just two days ago and there is still an absurd amount of text language on them! What the heck! Anyone else find that super annoying? Why the heck to I have to refer to sex as BD "baby dance"? Are we 12?!
DGD11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to Cam Newton
enfinnity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Also replying to comments with the word "this". It is not just uncool but annoying.
dyboc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk my bff Jill
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Been on the "internet" since the early 80's when FidoNet was active - "Leet Speak" is older than most Redditors.
Had to do with the ASCII art a lot of BBSs would use - so it was only a matter of time before we started using the less often used characters because it was cool to do so.
Also, it was a way to foil searches for forums that didn't want the attention.
Like, if you had a "Hacker Forums" - anyone doing a search for "Hacker" would find the forum.
If you used "H4ck0r Forumz" not many would stumble across it.
lost_in_newyork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know way too many people in their 30s who still insist on texting that way.
ghostfaceRZA_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punctuation, on the other hand, is all the rage
Guyinapeacoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember those pages that parents used to "decipher" different text language phrases? And then most of them were shit you never heard of?
LOL=laughing out loud
TWNUO=Typic with no underwear on
DYM?=Do you masturbate?
WOLASS=Worshiping our lord and savior Satan
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Jucoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Text slang that will always be in because its simply easier to use: Lol, Brb, Omw. Anything besides those three abbreviations are an eyesore.
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rly?
vijeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol wtf srsly? y no luv 4 txts?
Eslader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similar vein, leetspeak. Been a long time since I saw anyone +yp3 l1k3 +h15. My bleeding eyeballs are eternally grateful for this.
1337Gandalf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was dead for like 6 years. parents just randomly started using it for no reason at all.
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like they used to say - YOLO
Lonestarr1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really just thanks to autocorrect, autocomplete, and the refining of how smooth texting works now.
Texting on old phones, even first or second generation smartphones, was a fucking nightmare.
Silidon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First iPhone came out almost ten years ago, phones with tactile full keyboards were available a couple years before that. T9 has been out for a while.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2009 was more than a few years ago, bro
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been almost a decade since it was cool, although "lol" has stuck around. It isn't cool, but it's not uncool.
DavidEdwardsUK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can anyone in Europe comment on this? I'm 21 and it has literally never been cool since I can remember. Not even on MSN
BamaFan87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totes cray
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except students would put it in papers.
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i have friends with iphones and they still use text speak. i refuse to respond. like you can't just autocorrect it to the actual word.
iglidante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't stand text spelling because it sounds different to me. I have a really hard time interpreting "wut u doin" the same as "what're you doing?" or "what's up?".
DinerWaitress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"A few years ago" = 10+
goldenmirrors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LYLAS <3333333
SideshowKaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now they just overuse acronyms. If I see pmsl one more time...
Dang_M8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never found this cool. It was just annoying and made people look illiterate.
CheechIsAnOPTree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Key boards on phones killed this. I wouldn't say it was ever "cool". It was just horrible using those phone keys to type. Text speak just took so much time off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago? I was fucking all up in teh 1337 5p34|< like 18 years ago.
qwertyuiop909249 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm taking a professional writing course and my teacher talks so much about how we shouldn't use text language. I haven't heard anyone use text language in years
ZombieJesus1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when 1337 speech was all the rage.
Treehouse-Of-Horror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We all sent txts dat tlk lyk dis because you would try your best to keep the character limit down so you only got charged for the one txt.
RedditHanded ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol omg bbq
cartel3341 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish people would stop adding an awkward "LOL" at the end of posts on social media.
*Got a new iPhone today and it really isn't better than the old one LOL"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u underestim8 how stupid ppl r actually n how many reserch pprs i c typed lyk dis evn at a t1 collej
And people who still fucking can't type out Y-O-U. You are the reason this world is shit. I automatically fail your paper if I see that garbage.
littlegayalien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can pry "lol" and "lmao" out of my cold dead hands
aHumblePeasant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still love the image of secret teen lingo that showed up on a news story. Sex BBQ is life.
donnysaysvacuum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God. Oh wait, I still get it from craigslist repliers.
PanamaMoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was because the ass typing system they used where one button had three different letters, so it was a lot quicker.
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've recently started back into this as a means of reducing the time I have to spend staring at my phone.
Kighla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have an entry in my old diary where I wrote all of the chatspeak abbreviations and what they meant..
buckoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean they're still in use but they're all pretty different now. Check the urban culture and you'll shit yourself if you're unfamiliar.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just ready for this emote shit to be done ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
ppchromatics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My state put out this thing called an internet lingo dictionary
Its so funny how fearful they sound in the book and how unaware they are. They still print and pass it out at schools.
domesticHorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lnk d b82res 2g4
misskarenina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, it was never a thing with people in my age group. Mid/late twenties Now.
themilkman42069 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:28:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uh.... yeah it was? mid twenties now as well.
Viper796 ยท 6695 points ยท Posted at 13:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beyblades. Insert sad face
branran ยท 9095 points ยท Posted at 15:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Let it rip my friend. Let it RIP.
Thanks for the gold! Now I'm gonna bring out my stadium and rip two and watch them battle.
Oreius1 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:51:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pull the anal beads out liKE A BEYBLADE
branran ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 16:58:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: Don't fucking try that
Din0kid ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real lpt is always in the comments
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy fucks.
RadioactiveBallsack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man the guy above just doesn't know how to have fun. Let it rip, boyz.
RadioactiveBallsack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can tell which part of the sentence you pulled them out
disneyXDD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://efukt.com/21378_Greatest_Amateur_Sex_Tape_Fuck_Ups.html at 2:48, obv NSFW
Oreius1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm too afraid to click on it....
theClicheAesthetic ยท 3525 points ยท Posted at 16:43:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
farts sadly :(
[deleted] ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 17:27:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He farted in minor key.
robotzor ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 17:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
F minor
RefriedJean ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:22:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This deserves more upvotes.
Sozaiix3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I imagined a balloon deflating
acog ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/svuMx3qWPRQ
Heroshade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I imagined the disappointing failure sound from the price is right. But with farts.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like this?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smells sadly :(
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:10:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excuse me, good sir, but how do you fart sadly? I want to learn your ways.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a balloon deflating.
vegetables_strangler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sad fttttt
turntrout101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
welcome, ladies and gentleman, to Toilet Bowl staaadiiuuumm!!!
4fthawaiian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laughed way too hard at this.
Boosted_Cappucino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:57:37 on September 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You made me spit out my damn coffee, have an upvote
RoiMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Atta go, boy
Wellhowboutdat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need this in emoji format.
deathfaith ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:32:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ข๐จ
๐ข๐ญ
FlexingZombie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao that's perfect
Wellhowboutdat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1st one for sure. Nice going.
Twitch92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could you sing for me again?
Jataki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
farts in Spanish :(
OptimumMagnet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beyblades, beyblades let it RIP!
OminousShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk why this made me think of Ren and Stimpy.
mred870 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wah wah waaah.
elpachyderm ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:16:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You deserve more points for this! Haha
princessturtlecat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahahhaha please get more upvotes
pm_me_alf_pictures ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
someone gild this mofo already!
coredumperror ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:01:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been laughing at this for the last 15 straight minutes, so I totally would. But I've been overspending recently, and I gotta keep my budget tight.
AyeGee ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until Beyblade GO is released
the8nizz4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that would be so dope
DeGozaruNyan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... but... My bionicle...
branran ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:56:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's a name I haven't heard in years.
anonthing ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, let it RIP in peace.
screen317 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rest in pepperoni in peace
lezzashezza ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
anal beads make a good substitute
Player72 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
launches beyblade sadly into grave
sheds tear
...l-let it r-rip.
GreenAce92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awe dude!!! What did you eat?!
givemeanustart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
git yer dicks out for these here beyoblades
Call_Me_Kenneth_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of good Reddit comments. This may be the best I've seen.
SlendyIsBehindYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Busted out laughing in the middle of an archeology lecture. You son of a bitch.
MassW0rks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rips out for Beyblade.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought beyblades and an arena for my kid for her birthday. After she fell asleep me and my friends would all throw a fiver into the arena and let em rip. Her birthday present became part of the reason I couldn't afford her Christmas present.
Kendo16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lost my stadium! I lost it and my R/C Dragoon! Why would you remind me of that?!
waxphan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was a very good comment. People are not appreciating how good this was.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:33:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats so fucking clever
general_tac0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rip
Vandelay_Latex_Sales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let it rip in peace.
goldanred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday I was at a flea market and I saw some Beyblade and Chaotic stuff!
Hylian_Legend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought the new version of beyblades a year ago. They just aren't the same....
TheBeardItches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me that my kids are growing up. I'm sad now.
DinglesRip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let it RIP for Harambe
UPExodus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of when I was 12, about to start a Beyblade battle, my friend goes "3,2,1 GO!" And just before we pulled my other friend goes "WOAH WOAH WOAH, what are you doing, it's let it rip!" "Of course, what were we thinking! 3,2,1 LET IT RIP!"
I lost, fucking Dranzer.
Ilmarinen_tale2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ANAL BEADS ARE NOT BEYBLADES
YJCH0I ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
/r/phrasing /r/unlessThatWasTheIntention #/r/SubredditsAsHashtags
Edit: Where is the love?
047032495 ยท 794 points ยท Posted at 15:44:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I found a massive metal washer and spent ages filing slots in it to fit in in place of the weight ring. That cocksucker would spin for a solid 20 minutes.
Emerald_Flame ยท 852 points ยท Posted at 16:19:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My dad had a lathe in the basement and I was probably like 11ish when these were super cool. I had him help me make a base out of brass.
The thing would just sit perfectly still and spin for 30+ minutes because it was so heavy. It literally shattered some other beyblades attack rings. That thing was beast. I think I still have it in a closet somewhere (24 now).
Edit: Everyone wanted pictures http://imgur.com/a/OyEJK
magictron ยท 621 points ยท Posted at 18:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dude I think it's because you are in a dream
_corwin ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:22:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't get this idea out of my head now.
LoafDog21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trains a commin
Icalhacks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wake up
theoriginalmryeti ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:41:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A dream about spinning cocksuckers apparently.
Amsteenm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:18:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bwommmmmmmm
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SNAAAAKE EATER
Zogeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:02:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did he let someone else use his totem?
BigFudge117 ยท 223 points ยท Posted at 17:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should dig it out and post it to /r/pics for all that sweet karma
Emerald_Flame ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might have to. I know exactly where the box with all the stuff is. Problem is, I'm about 99% sure it's at the bottom of a closet with all kinds of junk in it.
Ysmildr ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm hearing excuses and not seeing pictures m8
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two hours and still no box. And my Buddy List shows he's online. Bastard.
DropletFox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a Buddy List?
ferrrnando ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:54:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably meta in regards to AIM
DropletFox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh.
Emerald_Flame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:00:59 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry man, I was out of town for the long weekend. Got home last night and grabbed some quick pictures: http://imgur.com/a/OyEJK
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:29 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness, OP delivers! And... wow what a beast!
Ever watch Battlebots? It's just recently come to UK TV. There's a fantastic spinning bot, and it's basically a larger version of your miniature monstrosity.
Emerald_Flame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, just finished watching this season the other day. UK actually has a version of battlebots that is native to you guys called Robot Wars that I think is still going on, I've been trying to find a place to download high quality versions of it actually. I think its on BBC2 but could be wrong.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:06 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, BBC2 on Sundays (it's over now), and it was a new series with a new presenter and ...well a whole new warehouse and rules and arena...
Robot Wars is like fifteen years old now, and so many of us are so happy that it's back. The older format was cool, but this one has a higher weight limit and better weapons allowed.
Emerald_Flame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:52 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the BattleBots going on here is a complete reboot as well, nothing is really the same other than it's robots fighting, and the name.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:46 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh ! I just remembered. I saw a few fights including one with a drone that had a flamer... the enemy team put a rake on their robot's weapon and swatted it out of the air! XD
Emerald_Flame ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:00:26 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pics are in: http://imgur.com/a/OyEJK
Ysmildr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:10 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on you for delivering!
chaosfire235 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you refusing to let it rip man? Come on, we thought you were cool.
Emerald_Flame ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well, I'm away from home right now, once I get back home (tuesday), I'll dig it out.
Edit: Here you guys go, I deliver
dylannovak20 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:55:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
!RemindMe tuesday Beyblade tournament.
Sanssins ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday let err rip
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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adamthedog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 96 hours "LET IT RIP, M8!"
HypnoticSheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday I wanna be cool too
tweeblethescientist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remindme! Tuesday let 'er rip
dylannovak20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:26 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey man its tuesday and i dont see no beyblades
EpiikDude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:58:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
!remindme beyblade
Enginerdad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
!RemindMe Wednesday Brass Topped Titties
Tchrspest ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Tuesday This guy has gotten a bunch of Reminder comments already and this one is one more but I also really want to see his brass Beyblade because it sounds awesome and his dad is super cool for helping him make it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't forget. I'm invested now
TheFreshestMove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Thursday BEYBLADE
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday "Did you dig it out? GO DIG IT OUT!!"
BudznBiscuitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remind me! Wednesday Beyblade
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday
hikari_no_ken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Tuesday Beyblade
GoodLogi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday Why the heck not, everyone else is doing it so it must be cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Beyblade
Franklin413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 5 days
poseidon0025 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 1 week
riesenarethebest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
!REMINDME! OR HIM
TheSeagoats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! Wednesday
Franklin413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:01 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP delivered!
poseidon0025 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:25 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, that's cool.
tweeblethescientist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:28:29 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow I was expecting something badass. I was disappointed.
Emerald_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:32 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to disappoint but yeah, turned brass isn't all that super exciting.
tweeblethescientist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:52 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh you delivered, that's all that matters here:)
Zaipheln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So where's the pics?
Emerald_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:01:21 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right here: http://imgur.com/a/OyEJK
Zaipheln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:04 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dam you actually delivered. Nice.
ForeverInaDaze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and then I'll steal it and post it a year later for that sweet, sweet repost karma.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/gifs instead please
Domriso ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, that would be fun to see.
codeByNumber ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:28:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So were these things essentially the POGS of your generation?
we had these things that were essentially the same thing but a bit smaller I believe called spin fighters which had a pretty sweet Power Rangers wind up thingy ma jig.
Emerald_Flame ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My generation had a couple 'pogs'-like crazes. First was pokemon cards. Everyone collected them. I still have an entire set somewhere (I think in my parents attic), but I never did actually meet anyone that could play the card game, everyone just collected them.
After that, it was beyblades, we would play with them at recess and use the rubber mats under the swings as stadiums to fight them in. They got banned pretty quickly.
Then Yu-Gi-Oh cards were big after that. I didn't really get into that one so I don't know anything other than everyone else seemed to think they were awesome.
justasapling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird, I remember pogs, spin fighters, and Pokรฉmon cards being profoundly relevant in my childhood.
benisnotapalindrome ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:39:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 29 and don't know what the fuck these are. What were they and when were they a thing?
Emerald_Flame ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:54:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beyblades were semi-customizable tops that you could battle with and it had a big anime show to go with it.
They had different shapped 'Attack Rings' which to hit the opponent with plus some weight rings to give them some mass. The ones that came out after the reboot kinda of integrated the weight ring into the attack ring.
The looked like this: http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/gallery/d/52748-2/Beyblades.JPG
benisnotapalindrome ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:27:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool. I have a brother who is 27 and one who is 19 and I don't remember either of them having these...kind of unusual to find a fad that missed all three of us. Thanks for the explanation.
Neosovereign ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was most popular for maybe 2-3 years at best, so if you weren't in like, middle school, at that time, you would have missed it.
DeathbyHappy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were after our time. We were the pokemon/digimon generation, which was followed by the Yugioh/Beyblade generation.
A_Gentle_Taco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh lathe buddies. Me and my friends used to run like, a beyblade chop shop in early middle school. Wed make illegal parts and modify our beyblades and when people caught on theyd start buying copies that we made that werent as good. LPT: if you tell them its a super secret prototype but you trust them enough to sell it to them you can make twice as much money. My favourite was this giant tower of really light tin rings on top of a wicked heavy base. We called it the hurricane.
fallofshadows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please post a video.
SoreWristed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, dads with tools. Instant cool with the neighbourhood kids.
Beyblades were never really in here but I made Tech-deck skate parks with my dad. Actual metal grind rails, wood funboxes and steps to jump off, even one large-ass half pipe. While my friends were all so proud of the carboard and tape monstrosities they made. I even made howto's on the techdeck forum back in the day.
icedhendrix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When i was 12 my Dad helped me make one out of titanium it would spin for like 40 minutes
jimmy_beans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll bet you could get more than you think for it on Ebay
Hobo124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could you get it spinning with a normal launcher thing?
Emerald_Flame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, I used the longer ripcord that came with the dragoon blades though.
Protein_Shakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, all these beyblade stories are killing me. I never even imagined modding a beyblade.
metallicrooster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pics?
armorandsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad just helped me choose a sturdy rock. It didn't spin much but by god did is smash all the other kids' beyblades into colourful plastic dust
PainRaider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
!RemindMe 17 Hours
widowmakeR24 ยท -44 points ยท Posted at 17:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids like you were the worst, id smash you in the back of the head with a brick given the chance, Not really fair granted but neither is using custom built toys to destroy the other kids shit.
angusshangus ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:51:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just threaten to smash a brick into that dudes head over beyblades? Im seriously curious what sort of beyblade related trauma you had as a child that you are carrying around such anger over beyblade weights? lol
sumsimpleracer ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:50:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's how you really made a beyblade your own. What you should do instead is make a attack ring out of metal with sharp metal points. Maybe sharpen each blade down to a very fine razor. Then hire a very good lawyer who can get you out on a Boys-will-be-boys clause.
buddha-ish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A good lawyer or an amazing swim coach...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wooosh
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to some weird asian shop when I was 10 and got a ring for mine that must of weighed 3x as much as normal ones and it had serrated edged.
No one wanted to battle me :(
zcen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. There were the branded ones sold at Toys-R-Us that were all plastic and then... there were the ones sold out of random stalls that had metal attack rings and were made by someone who clearly gave zero fucks about safety.
Mine had this THICK metal whirlpool shaped (the blades were rounded) attack ring that would just demolish anything that wasn't another knock-off Beyblade with a metal ring. I was never too into it back when everyone was playing but my friend would always ask me for it and just destroy people with it.
Junpei_999 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That last line reads to me like something Bubbles would say.
thedreaminggoose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:45:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in middle school some fucking kid modified his beyblade with the help of his dad to make an indestructible beyblade.
He took it apart and replaced the plastic blade with a hardened rubber blade. That shit had so much torque due to the weight and it was so fucking strong that it would actually break the smaller dollar-store bought beyblades.
typecastmodulator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can somebody toss a brother a link because I am so fucking uncool that I have no idea what any of you are talking about.
IrenaeusGSaintonge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a cheap Chinese knockoff that must have been filled with lead, and an extra long ripcord. Thing would spin forever and no 'official' Beyblade could beat it. They'd just all bounce right off, sometimes right out of the arena. My brothers wouldn't play with me because of that.
Saint-Peer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jesus I remember kids doing that as well, and then using it in the air. a flying, spinning top with crudely filed metal to make it sharp and tear apart other peoples tops. terrifying.
Starch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read this in Bubbles voice.
qounqer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I attached a roll of electrical tape and like 3 of the heavies rings on a base. It basically beat everything by pure inertia.
isuspectlies ยท 601 points ยท Posted at 15:07:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still suuuuper popular with the under ten crowd. We had to ban them because the kids kept trading the damn things with each other and crying about how they were getting ripped off
assertiveguy ยท 964 points ยท Posted at 16:16:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, let them rip!
baconmosh ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now watch me rip, now watch me beyblade
chinacat99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also this
angusshangus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:52:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i lol'd
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:25:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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iprefertau ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the pokemon TCG is still having world tournaments
Spektr44 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the whole 20 anniversary and Pokemon Go have renewed interest in the cards. My local Gamestop sold out of all their Steam Siege boosters the first day. My kids have been collecting for awhile and that's never happened before.
Panichord ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:20:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow this surprised me. I always thought it was just a fad at the time when I was in primary school (2002ish). Who knew kids today would be playing with them. I've still got a Beyblade on my desk; it's pretty much just an ornament though because I don't even have a ripcord.
FredAsta1re ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They got banned in my school after people kept letting it rip into other kids faces
meikyoushisui ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wildly different from what kids were letting rip in each other's face in my time
probably better too
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how it went with pokemon cards, Yugio cards, bionic les, Bakugon... yh just about every toy.
Marquis_Maxton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:56:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple weeks ago I was waiting for a flight to Dallas from Richmond, and there was a kid around ten playing with a Beyblade. I agree with that statement
robotzor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it was a Driger F that shouldn't be allowed past security, that thing's a weapon.
jbarnes222 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't ban them you lame ducks. My teachers did the same thing back in the day with pokemon cards and crazy bones (go-go's). You shouldn't just ban things that cause conflict, you should allow kids to learn how to act appropriately.
lazyedumacator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be better but it's much easier to just ban them
jbarnes222 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No shit it's easier. It'd be easiest to just let all of them die then there's no problems. But it isn't about what is easiest it is about raising the best adults possible.
1-Down ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're just trying to get kids to do stuff like stop shitting in the urinals. We prefer to just ban the stupid shit and focus on the fundamentals.
rabiiiii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you're a teacher there is just so much shit to deal with. Schools don't usually ban stuff until it becomes such a big distraction that teachers can't teach their lessons anymore. Then you have parents coming in on top of that threatening to sue because little Timmy lost his expensive cards and basically ruining it for everyone.
isuspectlies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:53:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The kids weren't that bad about it, it was the parents coming in and demanding that we settle disputes and make little Johnny pay because their little Tommy was sad about losing. Kids conflict I can deal with, parents yelling at me is where I draw the line
cyclicalbeats ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sigh, RIP Charizard card.
majjalols ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta agree on this... Working with children mainly 3-6 years old, and these are POPULAR!
NSNick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pogs all over again.
mightymouse513 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what happened to pogs when I was in elementary school.
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously?! How is it that I can be about to start teaching elementary school and all the shit I thought was hella lame in elementary school, like bey blades and Pokemon are back?!
magmavire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They never went away, you just grew up.
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work with kids tho. Like I know Pokemon, and Minecraft and FNaF and shit being in, I just never saw beyblades come back. But it might just be my area or older kids.
Wolfy21_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I felt shitty because I used to shark older kids into trading pokemon cards/ beyblades /yugioh and other stupid collectibles in my favour. Now I just feel proud.
oberon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear if I have kids I'm going to teach them negotiating tactics so they won't be the ones getting ripped off.
Then I'm going to force them to give back the stuff they ripped off from other kids, to teach them that being an asshole is unacceptable.
the_cereal_killer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait are you serious?
DontBlameMagikarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like pokemon cards back in the day... Poor sap down the road didn't know what he had.
Spektr44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The anime reboot they did awhile back (Metal Fusion, Metal Masters, etc) was quite good. A lot better than Pokemon for sure. My kids were really into it.
nukeyocouch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive got my stadium filled with bey blades just in a shelf in my closet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pogs all over again.
Jaminjams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:14:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trading? No no no, it was all about playing for keeps. My beyblade collection was glorious but I lost my favorite one once and the dude never played me again for a chance to win it back. Fuck you Kyle.
CutsLikeABuffalo333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I couldnt afford lots of them when i was a kid. So my dad made me one out of some wood and metal and the thing was fuckin heavy, i thought well this thing looks dumb. But it works so. What ever... It was a tank, never lost. My friends wouldnt let me use it any more
flex_geekin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why do schools always ban shit that teaches kids serious life lessons. Get ripped off on ur beyblade when ur a <10 year old shit, don't get ripped off on your car when ur a 20 year old punk.
cpurple12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
when i was in elementary school the same thing happened but with pokemon cards, right as I was finally getting into them they got banned at school
dirtyLizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you explain that logic to me? Don't the kids learn things from trading with each other?
kuippa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just let kids learn that stuff? Banning every real life related thing just harms kids. They will all be pussies with no common sense once they grow up if everything is banned.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BeyBlades are still cool? :')
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They arent the same anymore, the old ones would cut your hand or feet.
Leafs44 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:50:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea the kids with the 4 feet long rip cords and razor sharp titanium beyblades would just run a muck in the school yard
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Asshole with rich parents and the RC beyblade can go to hell, or rather I hope he has gone to hell since the last 15 years
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a Chinese knockoff beyblade that had extremely big and heavy blades. This thing managed to destroy another guy's genuine beyblade and he was kind enough to give me the now useless bottom. I combined that with my spinning mass of doom for added stability and later destroyed a rich kid's RC beyblade with it. Good times...
twitchedawake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
For real. And our dumbass selves would attach nails and shit to them to make them more dangerous.
AskMeAboutRepentance ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LET IT RIP
sillybearr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This generation will never know POGS!
TanithArmoured ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you guys remember Alf? He's back, in POG form!
sillybearr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha thanks for reminding me of that Simpsons quote
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:31:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was out playing Poke Mongo when it was cool for a week I saw some kids playing with Beyblades. I thought I accidently travelled through time.
RhysPeanutButterCups ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mongo did nothing wrong! Stop poking him!
venterol ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially when they'd leap out of the plastic arena and cut up your hands.
N0V0w3ls ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever? I must have completely missed this fad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically just tops. But it had a really cool show which kids were hooked onto which made the tops really popular. Same thing happened with yugioh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES FUCK YOU
<cries>
lawnessd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just searched this. What are they? They look like either pogs or something foam that shoots out of a toy gun.
TheInevitableHulk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tops that spin into each other
twitchedawake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were tops that you assembled yourself outta Plastic but with a metal weight ring with a little sticker of an anime monter them. Youd spin thr with a rip chord then smack them into eachother.
loremusipsumus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YoYos.
JoeMadBro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that happened when they went from their original style, to the smaller ones. I still have a few of mine somewhere, a Dragoon, dranzer, draciel, drigger, galzzly... That's when they were good
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just reminded me of a Drigger(?) I used to have that had a wind up motor. And when you launched it the motor kicked in making the thing actually dangerous to grab. Hell. It broke its own attack ring the few times I got to use it. Fun times
JoeMadBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:32 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my dragoons I have somewhere has this as well, it was one of the last "advances" they made before switching over to what they have now, and before that was the remote controlled one which I also have somewhere
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The smaller ones are just easier to make, I guess, especially now that they're all made out of metal.
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything changed when the engine gear nation attacked. Take a hit and vvvRRRRRRRRRR.
I need to go home when dad is gone (no see eye to eye) and salvage those guys
bageloftruth ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a great concept though. The tv show was awesome and could have been on par with yugioh, but in real life playing with beyblades always kinda sucked.
twitchedawake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I dunno, me and friends used to attach nails and pieces of metal on them to make em more dangerous, and then make customed arenas to play em in.
Duuudewhaaatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No! My 8 year old cousin plays with those
SparkleyRedOne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so cool I don't even know what that is
ngmcs8203 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I googled it. They look like tops. Like the ones that you could spin by loading it into some sort of contraption. Then you pull some trigger thingy and voila, your doodad starts making the spinny spinny until it hits your opponents somethin'-or-other off the table topper.
SparkleyRedOne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your description of this is amazing, and I followed it 100% ๐
garrisonc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I googled it, read this comment, and still don't know what the fuck this is.
Caleb-Rentpayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like how Joad Cressbeckler would describe it!
ngmcs8203 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL he's like a modern day version of my inspiration! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNC3OciAF3w
Sirromnad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think to have something not be cool anymore it had to have been cool at some point.
shmoleyblood64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously don't know many Japanese elementary school students
alphafishmitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Subjective
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truly the saddest answer.
My cousin and I used to mix and match and make monstrosities then duke it out in our bowl arenas.
Skluff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs, man. Pogs.
mexicono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was like, "TF are beyblades?" Never seen them before.
Is this what age feels like? BRB ordering Preparation H
TheCubez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so - like two weeks ago my mom made me dig through my boxes of stuff from my teen years and do the "Keep" and "Trash" pile. I now (25M) have two Bey-stadiums, and about 10 functional beyblades to terrify my cat with.
cazlewn156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rest in peace my boy dragoon
asdf-user ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My twelve year old cousin has a few. I think I like them better than he does
captainangry24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hrm. Never knew that was a thing.
MasterofShock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this was my first thought when I saw the post title
whydidijoinreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL two things: What beyblades are, and that I'm old.
The_Poopsmith_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when they were called Battle Tops.
am0x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had to google. still have no idea what these are.
elislider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
be honest, those were never cool
BillysBeefFlaps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't just sit there and lie to me!
gusir22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got 1200 upvotes so far, lets bring this shit back!
PM_ME_MESSY_BUNS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why didn't you just type a sad face like :(
RippyMcBong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
False. Never cool.
backspacer77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(*
FTFY
You were using up the text character limit
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The way bey blades and digimon faded so fast from popularity, it's so bizarre to me that kids are still playing Pokemon with the same level of interest as when I was little, but those just died.
sarcastic_potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to see them make a comeback with a Beyonce endorsement or something. Beyblades for the Beyhive.
thepootskie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ordered my 7 year old nephew a couple beyblades. We've been going at it recently with them. He takes them to school and shows his friends, it's my attempt at making them cool again!
laxpanther ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have zero clue what that is. I'm 35. I feel like I was aware of most everything but I missed the boat (not that I'm complaining) starting around POGS, well into Pokemon, and apparently beyblades are another thing on the list. It's cool, I did stuff, too.
w-o-r-k-l-o-g-i-n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are beyblades?
GuthixRust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aah, extreme Dradels...
GenrlWashington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a toy like Beyblades that came out in the mid 90s that I had. Never caught on back then. I was almost graduated when Beyblades was getting popular though and it wouldn't have been cool for me to get into them. Though apparently I thought Magic:The Gathering was fine.
tragicallyludicrous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I must state that two years ago I was working at a day care for K-5 kids after school, and Beyblade Day was the most intense day. Thirty boys had their game-faces on, and they were stocked with some impressive Beyblade arsenal. We would do tournaments for the day and the kids (mostly 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders) loved it. I know they still play at the daycare, though it isn't intense as back then.
Don't fear. Some kids stll absolutely love it and think it is the shit.
GardenofCoitus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're coming back. I work at a boys and girls club and a majority of the kids have some. They even fight over them sometimes lol
IronyGiant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was more of a Spinjas guy, myself.
Pianohombre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now watch me rip. Now watch me Beyblade.
bmacorr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fucking memories with this...battling kids on the playground
Subject1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found a full set of the original beyblades in some old shop in my city's chinatown. They gave them all to me for 5 bucks. I keep them at home with a homemade stadium to blow my friends minds when they come over. Still love that shit.
Gristley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally yesterday someone said to me 'youre know what's back in? Beyblades'. I laughed.
Katamariguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read that as Baneblade... current meta isn't all that great for Imperial Guard.
Davey_meister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, it will be a free to play, pay to win shitty mobile game reboot in no time, just like the Digimon, Yu gi oh, Pokemon, Naruto games etc. They didn't think to cash in on it yet.
tommy4991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember even when they were "cool", I was playing with some friends in middle school. One of my friends confidently yells out "let er' rip!" I cringed pretty hard and stopped playing after that..
PoisonMind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are those like Spinjas?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The elementary school kids I work with still do beyblades. Well they build pretend ones out of Legos and shit but they still call them beyblades.
mseiei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still have mine.. just in case
SilentJoe1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait Beyblades were cool at one point? Where was I for that?
Salvationunending ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let it rip is what I tell my buddy when he hits a fresh bong.
mass_of_gallon_sloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' Spinja ripoffs.
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I have been helping this family of Burundians that live here in Missouri until they can get work permits and driver licenses. Their 12 year old kid is obsessed with Beyblades. I don't even know what they are, but every time we're with them it's all he wants to talk about.
TeamAquaAdminMatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
to quote my highest rated comment about those,
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how every kid that I can remember playing Beyblades seemed to have all just woken up one morning, realized that all they were doing was just playing with tops, and went back to playing PS2 or YuGiOh.
Seriously. Over a weekend, the people who were always smuggled in Beyblades had YuGiOh decks and acted as if Beyblades weren't even a thing.
me_maradona_elvis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've bought 8 in the last 2 months...
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when tops made a comeback. Then they got old. Then they tried to revive them again with this weeaboo shit and I was too old. I never understood it.
_ChaoticNeutral_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP
LETS FIGHT IN AN EPIC BATTLE,
FACE OFF AND SPIN THE METAL
NO TIME FOR DOUBTS NOW, NO PLACE FOR BACKING DOWN!
Kappakatch21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had 4th graders fighting over these in class about 6 years ago. English was their second language, so I was really confused when one boy kept screaming, "He took my bling bling!" I told him that he probably shouldn't bring his bling to school anymore.
JubJiub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See I thought they were gone too, but maybe 2 years ago my little brother and his friends were really into them. I'd assumed that they were gone completely but apparently not. He was maybe 8-9 at the time
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow, you must be very young.
swizzler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pssht, Beyblades had nothing on my power ranger and wrestling Spin Fighters
mrtoadicant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:17:04 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend's brother couldn't come out to play once because he was 'training his Beyblade'
DarkNFullOfSpoilers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:36:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently discovered the glory that is "Battle Bots". Do you think that's a good substitution?
SeanTheTranslator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
mattw310 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:42:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still cool if you're 6 years old. Worked at a day camp and we had to ban beyblades cause the kids would bring them in and play with em all day rather than running around outside.
kaiju-taxi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even worse, Bakugan. Me and my friend got in trouble because he brought his Metal Fusions and I brought my Dragonoid to school.
Easypeaseee ยท 5592 points ยท Posted at 11:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Describing cool things as "the bomb"
Ozwaldo ยท 3658 points ยท Posted at 12:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
as "the bomb", sure, but I still hear people talking about "bomb-ass" things, like "those are some bomb-ass cheese fries"
redeemer47 ยท 2139 points ยท Posted at 15:40:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. "the bomb" is out . But just "bomb" is still okay. Like take a bite of a cheeseburger and look at someone and say "bomb"
PM_ME_BIRDS_OF_PREY ยท 4131 points ยท Posted at 15:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did this in an airport 0/10 don't reccommend.
venterol ยท 2007 points ยท Posted at 16:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't blame you, an airport cheeseburger would be at least $10.
berksmerls ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 16:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least you get a bomb-ass cavity search with that
WalkToTheGallows ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:03:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bomb ass-cavity search?
Or
A bomb-ass cavity search?
tayhan9 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:19:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
SpookiestBus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"They inspected the deepest crevices of my crevice, but hot damn it felt good."
Neospector ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It was bomb."
SpookiestBus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, I failed you all, my lingo wasn't lit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So they strap bombs to chests anymore?
BasedSkarm ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:12:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
relevant
pm_fun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bombastic
PanamaMoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Telephon-tastic? Does she touch you on the back and call you mister rooooo - mantic?
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:47 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really it's an ass-bomb cavity search
supercheetah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:13:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's the reason I advocate for the TSA sticking around. It's the only action I get these days.
ManWithNoFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean an ass-bomb cavity search.
Bendaario ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ah! The ol' airport hamburgue-roo
cippalippa4 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 01:26:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hold my extra cheese, I'm going in
manawesome326 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:12:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb.
PS2luvr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:41:50 on September 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I picked the red pill. Relatively pleased.
darkno87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:34 on September 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I thought this was the blue pill. Please send help
PS2luvr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:57 on September 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm here to help. The only way to win the game is to not play. X in the upper right, brother. Just pull the plug.
Allmightyexodia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:18 on October 25, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IM ALREADY IN TOO DEEP DAMIN IT. I HAVE NO CHOICE HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOO
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:50:35 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fromunda my nuts i will.
PureGold07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:40 on October 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welp guys..... I can't go on anymore.... this is the last time I am ever going through this again. After like idekhml...... I am done
To all future people, may luck be on your side.
Snuffy1717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:42:53 on February 12, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
HELLO FUTURE PEOPLE!!!
t800rad ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:36:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Live in NYC. Where can I get this $10 cheeseburger you speak of?
dezradeath ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airport prices are definitely not "the bomb"
WrinkledKitten ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:20:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the ol' Reddit Cheeseburgaroo
insertpithywiticism ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:14:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sigh Hold my burger. I'm digging in.
speqter ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:23:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you back yet? Your cheeseburger is starting to drip.
Artiemes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:28:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb
manawesome326 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb.
meatmacho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I paid $16 for an airport brisket sandwich last week.
SEND_ME_BITCHES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i bought one of the grossest sandwiches i've ever had at SFO about a month ago.
it was 14 dollars, and pre-made. 1 slice of havarti, 1 slice of ham, a huge piece of wilted lettuce, fuck it was gross.
danieltheg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously...saw an 18 dollar burger at an airport the other day at a place that was basically a glorified chilis. Canadian dollars but still. Ended up ordering 3 spring rolls. 14 dollars, and they were horrible.
skineechef ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..overcooked, served slowly by someone who looks like they hate their life, and lets not even TALK about the ambiance.
abovethealarms ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to mention the ol' Reddit Cheeseburgeroo but I can't find somewhere to link to
HellaBrainCells ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airport McDonalds maybe
ShadowBourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dropped the bomb at the airport last night after an overpriced airport cheeseburger. Someone literally said "damn, someone is dropping the bomb" as I was in the stall. I started laughing and never saw the dude.
so in this context, I would argue "the bomb" is still "cool"
ericstern ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With about 500% tax
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airports usually have a McDonalds in them and they're still normal prices. It's the actual chains that do nothing but set up in Airports that you have to watch out for.
jmalbo35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airport McDonald's aren't usually normal prices either, in my experience. Maybe it's only in certain places, but some definitely raise the prices in airports.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to probably half the major airports in the US and have eaten in almost all of them, never seen an airport McDonalds jack up their prices.
ThunderDonging ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's dope bro
Heemoglobin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 16
Autarch_Kade ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played Halo 3 in an airport terminal while waiting for my flight, using one of those portable cases (gaems brand) with a built in screen.
Had to mute it because of the announcer in Assault.
Gotta love looking into a case with a mass of wires coming out of it and hearing "Bomb Armed!"
VoxGens ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... So did 10/10 recommend, or were they neutral on the issue? Statistic unclear, heading to airport now.
Billyjackal ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With rice 9/11.
MindlessError ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:33:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bomb has been planted
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:36:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, had to poop very badly and told my dad I had to go drop a bomb. Didn't go well..
RomeoWhiskey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:31:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Dude, that c4 is pretty bomb."
Fourfer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get with the times man, nowadays it's "ALLAHU AKBAR!!!!!!"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course you don't, there wasn't any rice in it.
FrozenNexus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"This cinabun is the bomb!"
TSA: "Sir, you're gonna need to come with us."
"Can I bring my cinabun?"
PM_ME_BIRDS_OF_PREY ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was at that point that Aximili realised they may not be humans after all
trex_in_spats ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those cavity searches they give are the bomb though.
Racing2733 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4 out of 5 TSA agents recommend not doing that.
(I don't know what the fifth guy's thinking.)
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:05:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He wants the cheeseburger.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once blew into a Subway bag and squeezed it until it popped.
It didn't sound like a gunshot, but the echo did...
That was in the middle of a train station.
0/10 don't recommend.
RaiderDamus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Way to go, Aldon Smith.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I give the airport security 9/11, the chokehold could have been tighter
esfio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does that mean 10/10 do recommend? Brb testing it out
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9/11 do not recommend?
burtwart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb: 10/10 Bomb w/ airport: 0/10
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But did you try doing it with rice?
gruesome_tuesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:13 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*9/11 don't recommend.
Slinkwyde ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*recommend
leonardoty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean 9/11?
I'll see myself out.
unko19 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:59:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed: take a bite of a cheeseburger and look at someone and say "balm"
1001puppys ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Did you just say bomb on an airplane?!?'
CarlCaliente ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How's rehab going Aldon?
Incygnias ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was closr to 9/11
Zimboi178 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So they all recommend??
V8_Splash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some Fockers never learn.
Sloptit ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say bomb.com
PracticeMakesPizza ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta add the www. for extra obsoleteness.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
x
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:40:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually a decent reference for once.
aRadioKid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love saying the bomb. It's just fun. Whoever actually cares isn't the bomb! Ha.
Lithobreaking ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bomb is still running strong in rural oregon. We didnt get the memo.
StrawbWob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I say bomb all the time, never the bomb though.
DevilsLittleChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could have at least swallowed first.
Therrion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was wondering why the TSA Agent said that and ran!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mnnn still works fine ..bombs are not really that cool
willmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you dont just say bomb. You say yo this cheeseburger is bomb as hell.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bomb as fuck*
w0wzers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about "mad phat"? That shit is mad phat yo!
ScyonIsAwesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still very much say Bomb Diggity. It started out as a joke but now I can't stop...
dstroyu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I enjoy saying "bomb-diggity"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no it's not people who say that are lame
now you say "it's lit"
redbull209 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you just say 'bomb' tf
Fides-et-Gratia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is 65 and calls thing bomb. I'll let him know he's cool.
CanadianRegi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "the" in front of many things is out, see "The Facebook"
TrueBlue98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where all the bomb ass hemp be
Hobo124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard the hip new phrase is "allahu ackbar"
falloutranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy schnikes the bomb got fuckin' moted!
SuperLeroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I still say "bomb-diggity"?
goat_bucket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what about bomb dot com?
horrorshowmalchick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not cool to talk with your mouth full.
pelb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or bomb.com. ๐
Ozwaldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...nah
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb
nahfoo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:15:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But NEVER bomb.com or ugh bombizzle
southpaw66 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or bomb ass-cheese fries
bguy030 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of that bomb-ass dank-ass dude? Some of that purp-skurp from up north?
ch33zy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My blaze brother!
Eagle555557 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll say bombdiggity or bomb ass diggity dog.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry you had to find out this way.
venterol ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is it living in 1993? Pretty wack I imagine.
GreatBabu ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:26:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*wiggity wiggity wiggity wack
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the bombdiggity, Ry-Dawg
Pvtpenguin311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bombdiggity for life. I like to think I'm still cool like you.
wildstarr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant XKCD
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or bomb-ass beats?
ArchdukeAwesomeSauce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you can always tell that fuckin' Amy story
ErikTheDon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are ass cheese fries?
Wiki_pedo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"They're so good I like literally died the first time I ate them"
ghostdate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That bomb ass dank ass purp skurp dank dank?
Iamloghead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey Jay, I disagree
Sokkumboppaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just replace "bomb" with "dank" and you're good to go
Dospunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've also heard "bomb as fuck"
nerdcost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb-ass, dank-ass, dope-ass chronic up off the 1-4, that Catapolana dope-ass dank-ass.
Brodydoodles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
upvote for cheese fries
Boo7547 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That bomb ass dank ass
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giggity bomb.
FlyMyPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think "the bomb" got replaced by "fire", no?
Bombadilicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I gave my 10 year old permission to tell me I made some bomb-ass chicken the other day when I made some bomb-ass chicken. She was excited.
glendon24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 43. Can I make a bomb-ass mortgage payment?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, only dope-ass mortgage payments.
glendon24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word. Epic word.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These cheese fries are bomb as hell!
ser-bounce-alot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is "sick" still in? I find myself using that for food, or really anything else I find cool. Not excessively lol just every now and then.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i don't know, and honestly I don't care. I say what I like.
Seemose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Move the hyphen one word over to make it EXTRA cool. "Those are some bomb ass-cheese fries." https://xkcd.com/37/
flynnster50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://xkcd.com/37/
Amaraon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean bomb ass-chese fries?
GokuMoto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are ass-cheese fries?
Artiemes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My middle school history teacher used to call things the diggity bomb.
I carry on his legacy in the hopes on one day restoring the greatness of the diggity bomb.
cyz0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every mexican talking about carne asada fries or hot cheetos with cheese.
Directioneer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hear the bomb.com a lot
Corrupt_Reverend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are hella bomb.
kabooozie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomber nacho
_stoplooking_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Coolest person contest here, life and death argument in the Middle East. 'You da bomb!' 'No YOU da bomb!'
tmotom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to say things are the bomb by calling them "thebomb.net" or "thebomb.co.ru"
AllCaffeineNoEnergy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:44:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh the last time I used "bomb" was to describe cheese fries in that exact sentence. I love cheese fries so much and I get them so rarely...
downvoted_your_mom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:44:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like how Ariana Grande just made a song about getting bomb D
mrpear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:11:10 on September 24, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb dot com is still cool though, right?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:28:30 on September 24, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, and the fact that you are 22 days late replying to me is hilarious
ActualMerCat ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 12:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Bomb-ass" is so much worse than "the bomb." I truly loathe "bomb-ass."
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that a new suicide weapon tactic for ISIS bombers? /s
The_Ghast_Hunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like the underwear bomber?
Taz666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah....Like, "those cheese-fries are ass bombs"
hallowed-mh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish... you had... more time.
ThirdFloorGreg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really just using "bomb" as an adjective and"-ass" as an intensifier (as in "big-ass").
eccentricrealist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:41:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds very Midwestern for some reason
dpistachio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its pretty much just a California thing.
MissingFucks ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this where bombastic comes from? :o
like bomb - ass - tic
PushThePig28 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I want cheese fries.
AppleDane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So it has come to that in America?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where the fuck have you been that you think cheese fries are new??
Why would you think this is America-specific??
AppleDane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denmark.
It's fried?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to broaden your horizons friend.
DrArsone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where are these bomb-ass cheese fries you talking about. I'd like to know.... for science... and an early grave.
Schizotypal88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:14:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 18 and I say "the bomb" quite frequently
[deleted] ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 12:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
Ozwaldo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 12:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn no reason to get defensive, I wasn't disagreeing with you. Just continuing the discussion.
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 14:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol what world do you live in where what they said was "defensive"? did you read your reaction? lol grow a pair, man. not everyone is all jumpy and defensive like you.
Ozwaldo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. The dude was being defensive. Now you're being his white knight. Calm down.
Skyba11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need some alcohol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol at "you're being his white knight. Calm down." you super defensive, g. get the stick out ya ass kiddo
Trailerparkqueen ยท 1148 points ยท Posted at 11:42:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thebomb.com
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 14:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It links to thechive.com wtf
Emphasises_Words ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 14:42:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.thebomb.com for those lazies. Or those one-handed currently for whatever reasons.
whiteboy1190 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, what a terrible website.
zhunterzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aaaaaand, reddit killed it. The hug of death.
whiteboy1190 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it could be considered a mercy killing.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:03:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs basically reddit with more pcitures and less words
odsquad64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm sad. :(
James_Russells ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:23:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything overused, tired and unfunny automatically gets redirected there. Little known fact.
millionsofmonkeys ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:39:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep calm and
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fun fact
officialxian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
totallythebomb.com doesn't redirect.
tylerwcdurden ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:23:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still just as terrible.
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its just some blog
officialxian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care about the website itself was mostly thinking of the url
bacondev ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:46:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm partial to theshiz.biz.
tipsytoess ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:25:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in Jr. High our class got t shirts that said thebomb.com but apparently at that time there was a website called thebomb.com that posted extreme political views. So we had to box them up and order shitty white t shirts with the little leftover money. Our senior year my class went up into the band hall attic and stole the shirts back - I cant believe they were still there years later.
Amsteenm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember trying to say someone was thebomb.com on Facebook would auto hyperlink, and then I wasn't able to submit because policy stopped the link to the site. I never did check to see why, but I guess the extreme political views thing might have influenced it. Interesting.
honey_bahnsk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:21:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On a CD-ROM
nobody2000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spaghetti made by mom.
TheSupersmurf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:34:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isis recruitment domain confirmed
bweeks2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife says that. I cringe hard every.damn.time.
DefendTheStar88x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here but gf
traininthedistance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're not my husband, because I totally say that. >.<
Rmanager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My soon to be ex-wife uses this.
wristcontrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
istheshit.com was so much better.
skilledwarman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my boss?
HeyCarpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tend to go with "thebomb.co.uk"
xsists ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use bomb.com but I am a dad now so I guess thats ok? I'm supposed to be uncool, right?
Slive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Papabomb.com
FrozenNexus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Currently 1000 active users.
Only 999 are from the NSA!
XstraNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to say Thebomb.org just to mix it up.
perfringens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giantbomb.com
PimpNinjaMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In college, my friends and I would say "that's totally the bomb.[school].edu"
SciGuy013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bomby dot commy
ent_whisperer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I enjoy www.bomb.org/thatwasbomb
psilokan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefered Da Bomb on Heat.net
bluecarkeyparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/whaaat!
Splinter1591 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say that and watch my 6th graders cringe
"Are you a lonely cat lady Ms Splinter?"
"I'm the bomb. Com you little twerp"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get it right nerd, it's dabomb.com
DefendTheStar88x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My gf still says this. Its just such a dad joke level thing to say
ArbyMelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TheChron.com
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cringe when I hear this one
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:36:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, thebomb.com, as a term, is lit af
ialo00130 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit af is so 2015, man.
bigcontracts ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol u don't even snap brah FOH SHIT I'M LIT AF SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
---every 16 year old past 2 years.
Weegemonster5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I change it to thabomb.com because that's more lit fam.
[deleted] ยท 289 points ยท Posted at 11:35:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, that's tight.
poopellar ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 11:53:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Radical.
Kruse ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tubular
SirSoliloquy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Groovy.
Shukhman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man, in the right music circles, groovy is definitely an important term
artifex0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swell.
Sirflow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of sight!
GamerWithGlasses ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
werd
lordgunhand ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:39:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shway
RedPill0829 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daesh
Pyran ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:38:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gnarly
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gnar gnar.
mynameisnad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Str8
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:02:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tubular.
magictron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
neat-o
LetsNotPlay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Batman!
daledaleedaleee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh my god, it's N*SYNC!"
srdev_ct ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Radical is out, but rad seems to be making a come-back.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about, "fab".
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:16:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitchin'
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, rad man.
Lilscribby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wizard.
Nox_Aeternam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say this -_-
Poops_McYolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're into radical stuff thats the bomb? Let's go waterboarding down at Guantanamo Bay!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I unironically use "rad" on a regular basis.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
Shanicpower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's heavy.
rattus_p_rattus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you say it like Milhouse
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think gnarly is making a really low-key come back though!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely haram
confused_ne ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:49:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T U B U L A R
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 11:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...NOT!
rectal_beans ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 11:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
zing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ain't all that and a bag of chips.
thatJainaGirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:51:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's tightnot.
(My answer would be quoting Borat.)
theniceguytroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hella tite, yo
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PSYCH!
HisNameWasBoner411 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed is tight, weed is tight.
Pwn5t4r13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT snort
ProfessorManBearPig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I miss Breaking Bad
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's phat.
EmeraldGlimmer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool beans.
fucktheroses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad still says that, but he draws out the tight, so it's "That's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight."
ngmcs8203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think "sick" is even more dated. Sadly, I still use it on occasion, 20 years later.
WhatTheFoxtrout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's off the chain dawg!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
righteous
euphonek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch
oatscoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This whole thread is gnarly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally tubular to the max.
AalphaQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is some dope shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In prefer the former.
SpaceViolet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i still say this
breaking3po ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say somethings tight when its tight. Its the perfect word for when something is tight. Science.
not__a__cat ยท 338 points ยท Posted at 11:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
obviously, it's "da bomb". get with the slang, granddad.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:59:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dot com
Pixelologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ew
beepbeepitsajeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say that occasionally.
Big_E33 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The play is still broken in NFL blitz
allinonborrowedtime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, my offense was always more Hail Mary-based
DisMomIsDaBomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So am I still cool?
davidestroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a pog kini that says "Da Bomb" on it.
xchaoslordx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as "get with the slang, grenaded"
DaArkOFDOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I work at an airport, anyways so one day a coworker and I were getting drinks from upstairs where the food court. As we were coming back to the secure side, TSA was waiting around doing random checks and had to test our drinks from explosives. As they were testing they asked us if there was anything they should be aware of. Well my buddy goes "No, but these drinks are Da Bomb!" They were less than pleased to hear that.
novablinkblink ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no no... teh bomb
EasyTigrr ยท 542 points ยท Posted at 11:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just SO fetch.
Gummychaos_ ยท 483 points ยท Posted at 12:09:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make fetch happen.
IMadeFetchHappen ยท 209 points ยท Posted at 13:53:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It can be done though.
I_made_fetch_happen ยท 275 points ยท Posted at 14:37:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I know it can.
IMadeFetchHappen ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 15:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This must be what Millhouse felt like when he went to Shelbyville.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember Alf? He's back in pog form.
canweplaycalvinball ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When Milhouse went to Shelbyville~ Let my Milhouse gooooo
HorribleMETA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/simpsonsdidit
scrbroy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:22:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/simps (nsfw)
AerThreepwood ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:34:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Milhouse is not a meme.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:09:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mother of God, there's two.
DropletFox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One is 3 years, other 7 months. It checks out.
fetch3000rules ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
IllychTortorvald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It got close to happening a few times
Ulthanon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how do you people find each other
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch the stick.
JuggaloThugLife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost 4 years old. I'll allow it.
Words2LiveBy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:26:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Words to live by!
Midnight-Mallard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a dog?
Sixty2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will you teach my dog. He's a bit slow.
AWalkOnMars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/beetlejuicing
Cobrakai83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:03:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think her father, the inventor of toaster strudel, would appreciate that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop making this thread happen again.
Powerpuff_God ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make 'stop trying to make fetch happen' happen.
Gummychaos_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So therefore it will happen?
BigShield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that people still keep talking about "fetch" even though the movie came out more than a decade ago means that it kinda did happen.
Just saying.
jdepps113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, the joke about not making fetch happen has made fetch happen.
jsmoo68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to think of how I'm going to explain solo lunchroom giggling. Thanks for the break though.
zorro1701e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch in NOT streets ahead.
beyonceisacowboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MAN GIRLS. my fav move!
starring Kristinas Aguilara's and Justin Tingle-lake.
Bringing it full on homo, full on and no cutbacks.
FETCH JUST AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN GRETCHEN. GET IT THRU YA NOGGIN. RACHEL MCADAMS LOST HER NOTEBOOK PLEASE FIND IT.
imaqtristana ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:10:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where's this from it sounds so familiar, fetch me the name?
AlchemicalEnthusiast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mean girls.
raveturned ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw crap, it happened.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't eat taco bell, I'm on an all-carb diet
God Karen, you're so stupid
Whitman-colm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wลซmy!
AgentElman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With ruff ruffman?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like... fetching? "that's a fetching scarf you have, Mr Darcy!". Like that? WHAT DO WORDS MEAN ANYMORE?
Bior37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're using fetch you're already streets behind
dat_lorrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also an excellent Wifi name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic Gretchen.
MisterMcGiggles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make fetch happen. It's not going to happen.
misskarenina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quit trying to bring back fetch! It's never gonna happen!
smallish_cub ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We just say "bomb" now. That's still cool.. I think...
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:28:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Off the chain!
Original_DILLIGAF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put the pussy on the chain wax
nathanb065 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:51:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit...I still say things like "da bomb," "keen," "rad," and "tight" on a regular basis...
I'll pretend I'm being ironic so I dont have to change who I am :/
calgil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely didn't get the memo about tight being out.
mentaljewelry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never said tight. It reminded me of when my dad would say "sharp" and I would roll my eyes.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:09:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly because if you say 'this is the bomb' in public these days people will duck in cover and you'll be shredded in a hail of bullets.
shvin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:26:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will never stop using this term no matter how uncool it gets
seanTheB0mb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well isn't that disappointing
Whirlybear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:09:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Da bomb"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bomb dot com backslash awesome
LactatingCowboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shits da bomb dot com bro
PeasantToTheThird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can confirm. I told my friend his backpack was the bomb and got some dirty looks. Airports are no fun these days.
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been in consistent use with varying degrees of irony, though, since it was un-ironically cool.
40inmyfordfiesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say this all the time.. Am I lame?
Xogmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too, i'm only 28.. fuck
NoeWanSpecial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"My bad" has been widely accepted from urban culture and is used by everyone. I think it is kinda cool, where "The Bomb" just reminds me too much of So So Def Records hehe
JetpackBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People who say "the bomb" are streets behind.
haxon42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's streets ahead man
jdauriemma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Diggity
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As in someone set us up the bomb?
it2d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/the_bomb
/u/thebomb
Sorry buddies, got some bad news for you...
paul_33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's "lit" or "fleek"
lowtone94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's still hella rad to say at my crib, for shizzle!
meatbag11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like "the bomb" has been uncool long enough now it could make a come back
ALegendInHisOwnMind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drop the "the", friend. For example, "that shit is bomb." Then you won't risk sounding like someone's mom.
Cuclean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about Ben Affleck in Phantoms?
knownasmvp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you add .com
Horaciow14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hella tight
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guilty of still saying things like "sick," "gnarly," "tight," and "wicked" or any combination thereof.
Mherje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, Muslim jokes are the bomb though, Bro.
SeekTheReason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still here it, except they removed "the" so they just say it like " this food is bomb"
mount_awesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said she was the bomb!
xyentist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if it's the bomb diggity?
wolfgangjt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90% of the people that commented on this are now on a watch list.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use "the bomb" ironically now. I'll often refer to shit as "thebomb.com".
hellojocelyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, you have to drop the 'the' and just refer to things, specifically food, as 'bomb'
clipboardpencil2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mabel, she's the bomb.
artemasad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People will lose their cool if you say that loudly on an airplane.
Dr250TM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, now it's just "da bomb"
yes_its_him ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dank.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's poppin'
FetishOutOfNowhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuz it's pronounced "da bomb" nerd!
tits_on_bread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in grade 6 a bunch of boys yelled at me as I was walking by "you da bomb, tits_on_bread!". They were being goofs, it was funny.
Anyway, a teacher overheard it and made them come and apologize to me. The teacher even came up to me and was all like "don't let those boys get you down, they're just mean".
I wonder what he thought once he figured out what that term actually meant.
EdwardPastaHands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say that all the time. Now that I know it's not cool, I will actively try to bring it back
fuggshizup213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That right there is streets ahead
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bomb diggity
HellMuttz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling something "hip". Its a quick way to identify someone in their late 30s who is trying too hard and cares what 20 year olds think of them.
CaffeineAddict88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You da bomb". A Compliment in America. An argument in the middle East
Lost_Pathfinder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on a one-man mission to bring back words like Dope and Righteous.
weaksaucedude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Screw that, I still use it. Some of my friends use an alternate "bomb dot com", which I find amusing.
rslake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but "the bomb-diggity" is still a super cool thing to say.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying 'the bomb' is all that and a bag of chips.
BigBillyGoatGriff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Not"
mensreaactusrea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys must be a bit older...everyone in the college years knows describing things as "the bomb dot com" is still very cool.
Supanini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just "bomb" is acceptable though
For example: "Yo dog this tree is bomb"
QuantumInteger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should totally say that while flying. It'll make you way popular...with TSA.
Boom_harvey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best phrase to use while dining at the airport!
sobrique ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Someone set us up the bomb!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah woah fucking hold up. Who the fuck is up voting this?
lolthrash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
somebody set up us
gzzh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything is dank, now.
BeerBellies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worse than that is "phat" I don't think there's been a slang word that has been so short lived. Except I think "Fleek" is already out, so that's probably a pretty good contender.
sleepinxonxbed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe not exactly "the bomb" but plenty of people say things like "thats bomb af" or "that's bomb as fuck"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it is da bomb you nerd.
bdeee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Dope"
jlange94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just the other day, an attractive girl put "thebomb.com" in reference to something on her snapchat story.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom used to work in an elementary school as a custodian and she overheard some kids say "Lori is the bomb!" and she called me crying because she thought it was a bad thing. This was about 12 or 13 years ago, so us American's were quite sensitive to bombs and other explodies around that time.
the_north_place ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but thebomb.com\awesome will always be cool, right guys??
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bomb diggity, on the other hand...
sfitzer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor, who has children and is in her 30's, uses the term "tight" still.
sheekinbutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean the bomb.com
Doomdoomkittydoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking of which, how come "rad" ain't dead yet?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the "bomb" could still could be a regional thing like a lot of West Coast people say hella and dougs from Baltimore say dog but it sounds like Doug .. Funny
nimieties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the amazingly eloquent "boss" saying that I heard so often in my youth.
Youthsonic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I SAID SHE WAS THE BOMB
teh_mexirican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "fire".
LanMarkx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's mega-uncool now.
Arcwise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shits so cash
misterglassman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else am I supposed to describe Ben Affleck in Phantoms?
sirkibble14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use this. I'm only 32 but I feel old and uncool.
sciomancy6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't say bomb on an airplane!
the_man_Sam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man saying it's "the bomb" is the bomb.com!
Ocdrummer7271 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously don't live in SoCal
painahimah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got really excited about something and called it "thebomb.com".
My husband laughed at me ๐
Da_bomb1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I beg to differ
secondlogin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oops I just used this this morning.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me and a few friends still drop 'da bomb' in conversation every now and again. then again nobody ever accused us of being cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say the bomb all the time
JollyGreenJeff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bomb.com!!! Yeah dude!!!
[deleted] ยท 2905 points ยท Posted at 11:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The word "epic"
[deleted] ยท 2488 points ยท Posted at 13:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "owned" which was replaced with "rekt"
salamislam79 ยท 2013 points ยท Posted at 15:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt is going down quick too. It's already been adopted by 10-12 year olds, which is usually the beginning of the end for any trend.
X-istenz ยท 369 points ยท Posted at 17:16:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird, they'd say the same thing about their trends being adopted by us.
yogi89 ยท 144 points ยท Posted at 17:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats because theyre like imgur, they claim that but we know how it really be
salamislam79 ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 17:36:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They think it be like it ain't, when it's really like it do.
petersmartypants ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:28:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pwned
Twat_The_Douche ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:30:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe you've done this.
yogi89 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:30:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dicks out for Harambe.
Are we just using tired memes?
armyrope115 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 19:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you, I can't believe you've done this will be a timeless classic forever
yogi89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tbh I dont know what its from so Im not attached to it
IndigoDays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
British kid gets slapped in the face while trying to actt cool wearing sunglasses inside. Pretty funny
yogi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link?
YoureNotMom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just Google the phrase
tomgerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nope, chuck testa
Whatisaskizzerixany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe is already done.
CaptainZapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:43:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shrekt
yeah
MuricanWillzyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ง
cyborgwaffle18 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe will never be a tired meme.
helpilostmypants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:05:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because what is dead may never sleep.
classic_douche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[relevant Oscar Gamble quote.jpg]
Privatdozent ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:03:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not 10 and 12 year olds. You're thinking 14-20. 10 and 12 only adopt these things.
They CLAIM that it's theirs but that's because they live in a dumb bubble.
Minerface ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:12:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
18 year old claims a meme
12 year old claims a meme
I see a difference...not only in maturity but in the amount of spam that is created. Plus 14-20 yr olds make up a vast majority of the internet and so they kinda have a "right" to it anyways.
gufubad ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:24:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. The average user age on almost all social networking sites and apps is much higher. It's not 2005, the internet isn't a young person thing anymore.
eg14003 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:18:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the amount of people who regularly use a site or app is far below the "average age" of an user
gufubad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:00 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people I know in their 20s are just as active online as teenagers, if not more active. This is supported by recent Pew survey data, which found that 20-somethings spend a lot more time online than teenagers. When it comes to actually creating original and funny content, there is no way is the under 20 set is more active.
Minerface ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:54:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Fine, 14-26. There are probably surveys out there, I'm just too lazy to look. Unlike this subreddit there are many dark pockets of the internet that only young people may show interest in (though I am not sure.)
gufubad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:17 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pew survey data shows people between 20 and 29 spend a lot more time online than teenagers. There are pockets of the internet that young people are more likely to frequent, but likewise there are some only frequented by those 30+. Being the majority on a subsection of the internet does not make you the online majority and it does not mean that the internet and its content are yours. That's what the poster meant by "they CLAIM that it's theirs but that's because they live in a dumb bubble". When it comes to actually creating original and funny content, there is no way is the under 20 set is more active.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: am 12
Osmyrn ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:00:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Noticing savage instead as a response to the rekker.
PARKS_AND_TREK ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:16:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
which is starting to suffer the same fate
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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googlehoops ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless someone laid down the most savage roast on someone. Then it's warranted.
inspektorkemp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tumblr user here and I can safely say I have not seen anyone use savage in a long ass time on there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And rocket league players.
DoktorLuciferWong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:51:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Savage" seems to come and go. I remember kids using in when I was in high school (2004-08.)
acagedelephant ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, the 6th graders I subbed for today named their paper airplane "get rekt"
Drachefly ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think literal usage gets a pass.
82Caff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's only literal if it was a freighter space ship, ala Star Wars.
Buhreedo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:00:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually made me laugh
Radek_Of_Boktor ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Three words for you-
Nippy. Kind. Langur.
xlet_cobra ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:12:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
www.gfycat.com/BrutalSavageRekt
matixer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Next to catch on... Parents....
Shivers and throws up
Mom runs into room and REEEEEE's at the top of her lungs
End_Of_Century ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP's mom is confirmed DIO.
OP is Giorno.
lastweek_monday ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theres a new one called Tilted. Now its just getting dumb or im growing up. I wanna believe these slang terms are just getting worse. Like the typical cheesy future slang you see in movies or stuff you heard in batman beyond.
locked_armor ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tilted has been around for some time and is used to describe a players performance getting worse because he's mad. I don't really see people using it instead of rekt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its cucked thats the new rekt
lastweek_monday ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just saying how its a new term. And how theyre getting worse.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not new. It's like "salty". These terms have been used in the Fighting Game Community for well over a decade.
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Tilting", or being "on tilt" is when you get frustrated while playing because you are doing bad (or more commonly on videogames because other players insult you or BM you) and it makes you commit more mistakes and play even worse. I think it comes from poker (although the origin of the term is from tilting pinball machines too much when you were frustrated and therefore losing the ball), it's very common in videogames and can apply to other activities like sports.
Saying ir there would mean the comment probably tilted the guy.
mthrndr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's been replaced with 'savage'
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
?!ยฟ
I don't get it.
titanfries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Words can be synonymous while not necessarily being interchangeable.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One is a verb and the other is a noun. For it to be "replaced", the replacement has to at least be of the same word class. Your point falls completely flat.
titanfries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But savage isn't a noun. It's an adjective. Savaged isn't a real thing, per se. And the don't have to fall under the same category.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You are right that savage can be used as an adjective, but that's irrelevant. Ignoring the fact that the two words have entirely different meanings, they are grammatically not interchangeable and therefore is "rekt"(a verb), by definition not replaceable with "savage"(not a verb).
titanfries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I said though. Kind of. They aren't interchangeable, I agree with you there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TheFluffinator_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt is basically the new owned or pwned, it's getting old now and I've not heard anyone use it in months
hothrous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's predominant on Overwatch to be used by 12 year olds to describe a game that they won with great difficulty.
TheFluffinator_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I play a lot of OW, and have seen it used infrequently and it makes me shudder when I see it
calladc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gg ez
TheFraTrain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like using rekt, and for some reason, inserting an octothorpe before it makes it even better.
#rekt
OuroborosSC2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I strictly use it sarcastically for my own pleasure. I don't even know if it translates well, but I don't care. It makes me giggle.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Thirty_Seventh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
brb making a new parent comment
gerald_bostock ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just a hash.
StopTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt
AquelecaraDEpoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So was "owned".
doihavemakeanewword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This explains why middle school trends always die fast. They have nowhere to go but down.
MaltaNsee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brutal, Savage and #Rekt
cryptonomiciosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So if my 7 year old is using it, that means it's quickly circling the drain, right?
SapienChavez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if only... first time i heard, "hella" was in 1988, from a 10 yr old...
ive been waiting for that word to die since 1994.
and here we are now.
maybe we need more 10-12 yr olds using it? or maybe nothing can be done for some of theses words?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever really at the top?
oneandonlyA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rektered is the alpha replacement
zakkalaska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the term "fucking merk'd"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try 'Scrubbed'
Jyi90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda replaced by "savage"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still tell people to get "wrecked" or "get shit on" when I smack talk drunkenly over Xbox live
StuftRug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage
mentaljewelry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a neck.
[slaps you on the back of the neck.]
Source: my 12 year old
Ughda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
HeyKid_HelpComputer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not going down quick. It's way past done.
murdermeformysins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt has been dead for years lmao
it was sort of funny like in 2011-2012 but literally the only people I saw using it passed then were pub players in video games (aka children)
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to see people on here use the word "smash" or "smashed" as in had sex.
djkrugger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
sunkenOcean01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is stuff like "Tyrannosaurus Rekt!" Still cool? 'Cause I still say that.
danzey12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt isn't going that quick, it's still good for getting a rise out of someone when you beat them in a game.
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I haven't even started using it yet!!! I'm so uncool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats why I shout REKT 'EM!
Edril ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
W/E, I like rekt, my opponents in my DotA games will know I'm an uncool 30 year old when I'm mashing their faces into the ground.
itzjamesftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt has been replaced by "Savage". I think.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have been grappling with flat bills for quiet a while and haven't managed to beat them into submission yet
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why we say shrekt
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: am 12
blackomegax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen it replaced by "calculated"
kripticblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage.
firewind1334 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt has been dead for at least a year lol
sjphilsphan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Play with coworker and his son on Overwatch i hear from his Mike "get rekt daddy"... I have not uttered it since
Amsteenm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I right in thinking that rekt is being replaced by savage? God I'm showing my old, rigid age in even asking, aren't I?
jak1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But we still have riggidy-riggidy rekt!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like rekt is just being used ironically. The overuse of the word caused me to always think of a similar yet more original phrase. Assblasted is a new favorite of mine.
Trucein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer the subtle "get shit on" or "dumpstered"
INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's just Shreked!
Katarinapls ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah that was only cool for a week a couple of years ago.
thenameofmynextalbum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been fortunate to have not yet heard a ten year old use the phrase "rekt", but even just imagining that...ugh...lol
Drunk_Klaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the cool thing is 'cucked' now
RiskyBrothers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that adding a "fucking-" before rekt helps.
leeroyheraldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what's next? And when did merced fit in? I'm pretty sure it was never truly cool but I heard it again the other day
TheSupersmurf ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:45:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Um... I'm 13 so like, shut the frick up. k?
Edit: T'was but a ruse.
T--Fox ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, "frick". I remember using that word too when I didn't curse. That and "fudge".
inform880 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motherfudger
kitjen ยท 745 points ยท Posted at 14:36:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Before that "pwned" replaced "owned" and only the saddo's used "owned"
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And pwned only exists because so many damn people just mis-typed "owned."
jetpacksforall ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:22:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to think of it as "pooned."
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:54:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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PM_Your_8008s ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:18:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
xXxN00bPwn3rxXx
Duke_Shambles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're getting kind of out of control.
WHY DID YOU STOP!
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:52:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dogs cats saddos
apostrophes don't pluralize.
simpleglitch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:03:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're doing the world an important service.
ThatsRich ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:20:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwning noobs was all the rage back in 2005.
Duke_Shambles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still the rage...we just stopped saying it out loud.
Kruse ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
As an old gamer, I find it funny that people think 'owned' and 'pwned' are two different things.
Sync0pated ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
owned and power-owned, sorta different.
Kruse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You're kidding, right? That's not what 'pwned' means.
port443 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly can't tell if youre trolling
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like pwned was strictly a video game (mainly Counter Strike) term.
FultonPig ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually, the only reason pwned was ever a thing was because people would mistype it while playing games online. It's like kek or lul.
EDIT: I've never played WOW, so that's good to know.
BrassMunkee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:19:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, kek was how you said lol to the opposite faction in World of Warcraft, I think it was from Horde to Alliance. You spoke different languages and the opposite factions text would be gibberish to you. Eventually people found out some direct translations, type the gibberish like "kek" and it appeared as "lol" to the opposite faction.
Kurayamino ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it didn't. There's a set dictionary of words of various lengths that are tossed out to the opposite faction, or other races if you switch the language you're using.
When horde said lol, alliance saw kek. It doesn't work in reverse.
Pthagonal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rega
fnovd ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kek actually comes from World of Warcraft
lul just sounds like what lol would sound like if you said it out loud.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always say "lol" in my head as "lawl".
fnovd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Say "lawl". Now say "lull". Now say "lul". Now "lawl" again.
thor_away92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lololol
32Dog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:38:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TROLOLOLOLO
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HUEHUEHUEHUEHUE
port443 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well sort of. You are correct, but before World of Warcraft there was StarCraft.
"kekekekekeke zerg rush" where kekekeke is korean for hahahaha.
This is why WoW went with the kek=lol translation, because of the Korean "kekekekeke"
kek already meant "lol" or "haha" before World of Warcraft came out, but WoW increased how many people recognized it.
fnovd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:46 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what the link I posted says.
"Kekekeke" is Korean for "hahaha", but no one was saying just "kek" until WoW. Hence, "kek" comes from WoW.
ZenOfTheTeemo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which came from the word... Cat.
DerpDargon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, what's this referencing again? I remember it but not the source.
CodyTheAwesomeOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nigahiga
MasterPoIsoN ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pronounced the same way.
theywouldnotstand ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cringe when I hear people say "poned".
crystalgecko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you feel about pawned? That's how it always came out in my mind.
theywouldnotstand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
For me, subjectively, there's only one way to pronounce 'pwn' and that is: 'own'.
When gamers would thoroughly, humiliatingly, defeat their opponent, they'd say they "owned" them. Since online voice chat was not very common (particularly for PC gamers) in the late 90s and early 00s, they'd be typing this out in a text chat.
Look down on your keyboard. For the qwerty layout at least,
oandpare right next to each other. When you're typing fast so you can get back to the action, 'pwn' was a pretty common typing mistake when intending to type 'own'.Sure, people would go on to type 'pwn' intentionally after a while, but that's where it comes from, so that's why I think it should be pronounced 'own'.
spazm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owned and pwned were both used a lot on IRC in the early/mid 1990. If you hacked someone's machine, you could say you "owned their box." Then you drop their dox.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow, I was never cool.
trammer_bammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the shirt I used to have. PWN* I think I bought it off the j!nx website.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pwned is still used in dota 2 whenever you kill someone for some reason
RedTeamGo_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still love pwned.
capnheim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's a saddo?
kitjen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might be a British term; one who is sad. A person of pathetic existence.
scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a big ole frowner
MikoSqz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwned and rekt were always a bit sad. First they were popular with junior aspiring neckbeards, then bros (and both and/or people stuck between the two categories, in between), and then children. None of those are really.. you know.
Dain_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When pwned started being used a lot I remember having an intense debate with a friend over where it came from. I insisted it was initially a spelling mistake that caught on, he was saying it's pronounced 'pawned', because you can own pawns easily in chess.
You're still wrong Dan.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Saddo"?
Granddad.
harrymuesli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's a saddo?
nsfwelchesgrapejuice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
newb
LeftLampSide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pwnt, saddo
ErikWolfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"pwnt" was in there too, for about a week in 2006 too.
lol_admins_are_dumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever people would actually say it out loud though, I would cringe hard-core. Typing is one thing but not one person has ever said "pwned" and not done it with a nasally voice and a neckbeard (male or female, no matter what age)
metompkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Not!"
fastfurious555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then powned was replaced by "pown3d"
To this day, one friend and I still say "you got pone-three'd!"
alternativespecs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did "pwned" originate anyway? Imho, I think it much too meaningless and nonsensical to be credibly popular so how did it catch on so fast?
metrick00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gg ez
RelevantCommentary ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The kids say shrekt now, I think.
siegewolf ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Online games are swamped with this one.
RedTheSnapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somebody once told me it was gonna stay like that for years.
siegewolf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly? Sounds like they ain't the sharpest tool in shed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:30 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why can't we be friends?
thatJainaGirl ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my experience, "owned" was considered kinda lame and outdated, so it was replaced with "raped." Then everyone kinda collectively realized that wasn't cool so they replaced it with "rekt."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And wasted came before owned.
rugmunchkin ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:00:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as "pwned" is totally gone, I'm happy.
Most of the gaming slang terms were always ridiculous from day one, come to think of it. "Uber," "noob," ugh.
Veldox ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:01:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwned will never die n00b.
Chegism ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:42:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nub
spazm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All those those terms you mentioned were used first in hacker/warez scene from the late 80s and early 90s.
Sav_ij ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah people still say owned
EvixiusKane ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now we stop talking about what happened to the person, and talk about the guy that did it.
"Savage."
AnshinRevolt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage is quickly being run into the ground.
Random_Tank ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://gfycat.com/NippyKindLangur
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:29:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://gfycat.com/BrutalSavageRekt
Terrormask ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Rekt" is going to be replaced with "get dunked on" I swear it, come guys!
RedTheSnapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has to happen. I won't let it not happen.
throwaway92715 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when, after 3 years of calling me a nerd, the kids playing basketball at recess finally started saying owned. Of course, they punched me when I told them they were hypocrites.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwned
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend says "shrekt" now. OP if you're reading this you need to stop. You have a problem.
ILickWieners ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt is uncool too. I feel like a majority of the time someone says rekt it's always an unfair situation such as me being afk, me being outnumbered, or luck.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We dropped "rekt" for "groped" last week. Start using it with all your friends.
Powerfury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt and owned have been replaced with "?"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It annoys me in that show Mr Robot how they use the term "owned". It kinda shatters the immersion and reveals the mostly well concealed out of the times mind behind it.
the_deepest_toot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say we replace "rekt" with "razed." Short, concise, and similar meaning. Also, what 12-year-old knows what razed means?
boywar3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just replace it with vastly more offensive words!
M002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's "savage" now
PonkyBreaksYourPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt was always ironic yet serious
D1am0ndsNp3arls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Ya burnt!"
unclefeely ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP in peace
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try 'Scrubbed'
LA_all_day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i thought it was replaced with pwned
Bozly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats what they said to harambe!
Also no longer cool.
Robbie002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My fav is "rekt em"
๐
atomicllama1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is pwnt still on the table?
ricksmelo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did americans use "rox"? Or was it just a brazilian "english slang"?
Ciellon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer "rek-a-roni'd."
AKSasquatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gg ez , and salt(y), and fam, are all hot right now! invest!
somelikeitnuetral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my brother and i have always used merc'd or merc't growing up. Meaning I just laid your shit out in a professional manner.
i feel like Lil Wayne said it first. (whom is also no longer cool)
Elrichzann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
overwhelmingly defeated is what the tubular kids say now
Folderpirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Schooled"
ZombieJesus1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol pwned
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember the wtfbbq pwned bullshit
MrPringles23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And "savage" is the new version.
But since it's in every second sentence recently, it doesn't have long left.
layuptobreastspike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
n00b, and 1337 as well. I would even say YOLO is well passed it's claim to fame now too
iTwix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And "rekt" which is replaced with "rip"
1000stormer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think saying "shrekt" is better.
whitefoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man they been saying owned and pwned a lot in season 2 of Mr Robot. I cringe every time.
Jiiprah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Done forget "raped"
breaking3po ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boom. Roasted.
nimbleTrumpagator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that being replaced by "savage"
Sweetune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never really understood why it was called owned? Did it come from trading card games where u could play for keeps and u can own someones cards after you beat them?
DecayConstant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I'm already over rekt.
pjokkidudels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt has been stale for atleast one full meme-year
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Na. Rekt isn't used much. If any grown ass man used that at my job he'd get some eyebrows. Owned will always be in. It just makes sense u know
MonsieurA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:26:46 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That word is still cool among the Mr Robot hacker crowd, apparently...
Thank_You_Love_You ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss owned. Anyone who says rekt I imagine they are like 12-15 years old barely through puberty and pimples on their face. Someone should make it cool to correct people who say rekt with "Wrecked".
maxout2142 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:47:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember we we use to say "raaaaped" on Cod4, I kind of regret talking like that.
gladizh ยท 187 points ยท Posted at 12:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
What about "majestic"?
Edit: Edit: I do not understand these majestic references.
columbus8myhw ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 14:52:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like an eagle. Piloting a blimp.
The0x539 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:02:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are a horrible person.
columbus8myhw ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:29:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/gladizh, go play Portal 1 and 2 and then get back to us
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, the flashbacks. This is still my favorite quote from the game.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Own3d.tv i miss ya
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:44:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A sight for sore eyes, to the blind, would be awfully majestic.
tobbzzen ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:40:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would be the most beautiful thing they ever seen.
WhyIsMyNameImportant ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:03:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would cause such surprise it would make all of their minds electric
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:39:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How could anyone tell them that some things are not what they seem
reno1051 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
in such disbelief i thought i was asleep when i met you
kropserkel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that you, Micolash?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A hunter is a hunter, even in a dream!
TerriblePrompts ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 13:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LEGEN - wait for it - DARY
remigiop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Radical
RickAScorpii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Magisterial
omykun123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hi, Ray Hudson!
RickAScorpii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaaah, magic!
Delliott90 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GLORIOUS
LinkGrajo13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO I WON'T GIVE IN, I WON'T GIVE IN
TargetBoyz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TILL I'M VICTORIOUS
neefvii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Majestic fucking rocks!
mightandmagic88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Majepic
Trogdor_T_Burninator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You wouldn't know majestic if it bit you in the face!
Thank_You_Love_You ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn girl that oufit is like totally majestic
Deadeye117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Hunter is a Hunter even in a dream!
Derf_Jagged ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at that majesty!
RedTheSnapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
majestik mรธรธse?
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When we run out of adjectives what will we use?
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic used to be Glorious
whynotquebec ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I won't give in, I won't give in
RockyKenobi ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about "excelsior"?
Phaedrus360 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're not Stan Lee then just no
_ReCover_ ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 12:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "the feels". STFU already. They're called feelings.
[deleted] ยท 165 points ยท Posted at 12:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using an abbreviation when calling out an abbreviation.
That's a bold move Cotton. Let's see how it works out for him.
FuckingKilljoy ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 13:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"let's see if it pays off"
NewAccAfter9Years ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck accuracy
kiddo51 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LSIIPO
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking killjoy
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He actually used an initialism, JS
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is an abbreviation, LIS.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, you're right, looks like I'm SOL
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
STFU will never die, you sonofabitch
_Charlie_Sheen_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Judging someone's word choices while using a meme from 2008. Le that escalated quickly XDXD
ChaoticWeg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:31:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dunno, I've heard "feels" used unironically in speech way too often.
boxeatingfox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is that an abbreviation? The feels is more characters than feelings
Supervarken_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
STFU with STFU
PoonaniiPirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow, I hope you see your contradiction.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't agree more!!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feels aren't an abbreviation they are based on a meme. But you're obviously too old to know that as evidenced by the "STFU" all caps in your post.
YouJustDownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO!
topspin424 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:15:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man this comment hit me right in the feels.
PsychoAgent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u mad bro?
Wheneveryouseefit ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using unnecessary acronyms like "STFU"
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's more of a Tumblr thing, but while we're on it, "smol." FUCK OFF.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word epic was never cool
withoutapaddle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It was when it still had its original meaning.
Look up Nixon's speech that was prepared in the event that the astronauts died on the moon.
It's awesome, but when he says "epic men of flesh and blood", it's totally ruined by the modern use of the word "epic".
It used to be badass, we ruined it.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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withoutapaddle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you confused? I feel like you're angry at me, but we are on the same side of this discussion. That speech is amazing. It was a good use of the word.
Modern use cases of the word "epic" have turned it into an annoying dude-bro slang.
thunder75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic poetry is pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try living in the rocky mountains and tell me it isn't cool anymore. It's been cool for decades.
NW_Rider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its a ski/snowboard culture staple. How else do you describe a bluebird day with 20" new and the mountain to yourself?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jah bra!
youareaturkey ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit played a part in running that into the ground.
Sheogorath_gstj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:49:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gnarly
Twat_The_Douche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally tubular
pezpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic
Khnagar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ultra?
Ultimate?
Extreme?
Personally I've switched to the word "furthermost".
vaylor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're talking about Kamasi Washington's 2015 release.
2mice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea thanks WOW, i liked tht word
SkyMaro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember when Scott Pilgrim vs the world's tag line was "an epic epic of epicness"? How can a 6 year old movie feel so old?
marshallu2018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always hated when people said something was epic. The original definition of epic means something that is long, such as a piece of literature. It doesn't now and it never did mean "awesome" or "cool" or "rad" like everyone seemed to think.
ThisGirlsTopsBlooby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uber. As in Uber exciting, Uber tall, whatever
ewd444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember considering that word overused 7 years ago.
Rectal_Fire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Add "Fail" on there for double uncoolness
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowadays the term is 'humongous'.
splinterthumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is "rad" still cool?
askmrlizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
epic fail
PMyourself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ron Cadillac is Friggin EPIC.
WaitWhatting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with the reddit allrounder "awesome"
Nanaliu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Succulent!
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said. "Do me a solid" the other day, and a bunch of kids laughed at me.
Officially uncool
happycatface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, my managers both use the word 'winning'. It's gross.
DragonShadow42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic stopped being cool the second Disney even considered making a film with that name
FuckFaceMcQueefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic is definitely still used all the time.
KingsDontAge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cause everyone knows tonight will be Legend....wait for it........Dary.
originalbbq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Epic fail"
cringe
arbitrary-fan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The successor to uber
ElDiablo420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
l33t
sub_reddits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother's GF always says "That's my jam" about everything. I cringe every time.
pattperin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, pwnd
saintjeremy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're in a devops or agile environment...
High_as_red ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or qjdescribing mundane things as "legend"
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"awesome" to describe everything as well.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using that word to describe stuff like sandwiches, or a COD kill was never cool. It was annoying from the start.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the most overused word of the last five years. If everything is epic then nothing is epic.
J_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the word "Pwned"
delahole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god I had a coworker not but a year ago that would constantly use the word epic and would always emphasize it. Other favorites of hers in regular, casual, completely straight faces conversation included "seems legit" "fail" and "legen...........dary"
Sedu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back of the line, Gilgamesh. Read your poems in hell, Homer.
Epicepicman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please dont remind me
trammer_bammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Thank you! I hate that word. Along with literally.
ANAL_ANARCHY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barney is disappointed in you. You're not; wait for it!.... epic!
HakunaMatataEveryDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive stuck with "heinous". Still sounds great
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic was replaced by "insane" and it's just as overused.
KMartSheriff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "EVER!", like when people/commercials/etc. say, "Best. (insert subject). EVER!", "Best. Day. Ever!" - that kind of shit.
prickity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL epic fail!
upvotinochii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated it so much because people overused it and used in the most puke inducing ways
rayongoogly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Epic fail" as well
UltimateEpicFailz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shit
toby224 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or fabulous!
FuffyKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My company used epic in a product name and it was cringy even 8 years ago...
SEND_ME_BITCHES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can we throw in the word "legendary" too?
my fucking buddy who lives in mountainview, ca has been saying this word for years and it wears me the fuck out.
urbananchoress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John has just saved ยฃX on his car insurance and he feels EPIC ...
Those adverts sent epic to the grave
ItsMinnieYall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember in the 90s when everything was extreme? Extreme airheads. Extreme deodorant. Xtreme skating.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope "savage" goes the same route.
Shantotto11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jon Bailey brought it back.
ScarFace88FG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only use it to refer to large scale tales nowadays.
macdonaldhall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A large number of my close friends work at game studios, and many use the Unreal engine. The merry-go-round of "So Epic it's...Unreal?" (and vice versa) has still not gotten old.
MocodeHarambe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and "top kek"
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL FAIL!
RedRing86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And soon "savage" ..... hopefully really soon.
veggiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just FYI, it was never cool.
ExiledSanity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's even worse if you work in an agile software development environment.
Cruyff14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You haven't been to California recently have you?
Shin-LaC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Glorious", too.
SmallzMafia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ew. That makes me want to find the closest douchebag and kick him in the balls... Or the fleshy sack where his balls are supposed to be.
buttlovingpanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Legendary"
ExHabibi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come at me bro died when I heard my 11 year old brother say it with his friends
Jeslovespets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:16:42 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Before that it was Xtreme, fricking everythng was XTREME
[deleted] ยท 2551 points ยท Posted at 11:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
studded belts.
[deleted] ยท 1551 points ยท Posted at 11:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 539 points ยท Posted at 14:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Every style comes back. I was wearing a really cool ~35 year old dress shirt the other day, basically like a family heirloom from my grandpa, and some high school kids wanted to know where they could get one.
AveDominusNox ยท 869 points ยท Posted at 16:24:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me or does everyone take absolutely any interest random high school kids give me as sarcastic and insulting?
"Nice sunglasses" "Cool shoes"
Fuck you teenagers.
____whatever ยท 219 points ยท Posted at 17:09:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mean Girls captured this fear well. I'm forever suspicious that they're gonna turn around and say that my vintage clothing is the ugliest effing skirt they've ever seen
ChickenChic ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's fetch!
smashleigh123 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:48:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make fetch happen. It's never going to happen.
kantostartershirt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it's quite far-fetched.
tborwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I never even caught that that's where that could be from
spiralheart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vintage, so adorable!
waits for you to walk away
Mogey3 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was walking my dog recently. Kid playing basketball says, "Hey, cool dog."
Still not entirely sure how the kids feel about my dog.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 19:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Animals are exempt. Animals are always p rad
SpookiestBus ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your dog is the coolest, cool enough to dunk the kid, I bet.
RedVenomxz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Airbud for life.
CoffeeAndSwords ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The coach from Airbud would've felt pretty dumb if he had let the dog play and they had lost
daledaleedaleee ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 16:36:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"How do you get that shirt so clean?"
CoffeeJedi ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
C'mon clean shirt!
Oi! He's a paedo!
MustangGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, when y'all add the "a" is it then pronounced "pay-dough?"
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:29:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pee-do
Nissa-Nissa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:23:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's just not bastardising the Greek I think
Z_T_O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the Greek. I heard he's a pedo.
Pillypin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pedo? Did you mean Paedo?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They deserve after what they did to the Eurozone.
EX-Manbearpig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aint nobody dope as me
Balind ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had some young teenager say, "Hi dad" to me the other day when I was on the phone. I think he was trying to be edgy in front of his little teenage girlfriend. I was dressed in standard business casual and am in my early 30s.
The girl I was on the phone with found it hilarious. I found it moderately less funny. That little shit.
esd07004 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:37:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta "hey tiger" him right back.
JDSmith90 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or champ.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shoulda rustled his hair and called him sport
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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gingerdude97 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, and does that not describe this kid?
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:30:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're not emotionally intelligent enough to take into account your feelings and to be honest with their own, so they use sarcasm instead.
Source: am 19 year old who is not emotionally intelligent
ididntknowiwascyborg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Oh my god, I love your skirt! Where did you get it?"
"It was my mom's in the '80s."
"Vintage. So adorable."
skirt girl leaves
"That is the ugliest f-ing skirt I have ever seen."
Couldnotbehelpd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"That is the ugliest effing skirt I have ever seen"
detachable_pen1s ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That actually how I compliment people. Does everyone think I'm actually a sarcastic asshole?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youths!!
rtx447 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just you, I think I've almost told them to go fuck off many times too!
very-friENTly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are actually complimenting you...
LennMacca1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 20 now, but I've never once complimented a stranger to make of of them if that helps at all.
goldensquirreI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a teenager fuck teens who say that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe avoid fucking teenagers if you can.
I like being uncool to teenagers. I remember being a teenager. Fuck that, I don't want that guy to think I'm cool. He can think I'm a dick if he wants, I can get wasted and play loud guitar at midnight on a Wednesday if that's what I feel like doing.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My buddy and i were riding home after work, and an urchin said to him "That bike is old school! :D Bad man!"
My buddy took the compliment.
Then i explained that a dude used 'old' and 'bad' to describe his bike.
ironoctopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care about teenagers' opinions, but a black man in a grocery store told me my blue suede Pumas were 'fly', and that kept me going for about two weeks.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you missed a word
Anti-AliasingAlias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did this even when I was in high school.
"I like your shoes"
"Fuck off, they're comfy"
scribbler8491 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is a sentence?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 19 and when I complement somebody they response always seems really insecure. I get frustrated because I actually really like your shoes.
kantostartershirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't.You might go to jail.
HellaBrainCells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just respond the way I always do: "How dare you fucking speak to me". Then walk off.
Gray_AD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I think that means you're just a cunt.
Theolaa ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, I haven't seen a toga worn casually in a few thousand years...
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Toga parties though?
Theolaa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant more like everyday wear, like back in the 60's. The 160s AD.
Touchmycooker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!
Gathorall ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dress shirts haven't really changed that much though.
WaywardChilton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No for real, ask your grandpa, can I have his hand-me-downs?
dumbflame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Short sleeve dress shirts with unique designs have become very popular among high schoolers in recent years
elitegenoside ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Kill your grandpa, that's where I got mine."
Stormray117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chokers are back in!
StuftRug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been seeing an awful lot of tie dye lately.
Creativation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bell bottoms were supposed to come back, thankfully they never did.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're around though. I think they're on their way in in non-mainstream fashion so it's just a matter of time.
Creativation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's been murmurs for years. They'll likely stay like that.
jrhoffa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, the 80s are back. Just yesterday I met a teenager who was excited about her tickets to see Journey.
I_FUCKED_A_BAGEL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullshit, ive been waiting 10 years for the neon fanny pack to come back. I WANT A PLACE FOR MY STUFF.
stayawaygetaway_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could absolutely get away with wearing that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I live in Melbourne Aus and have seen many a hipster rocking the "fanny pack" (or "bum bag" as we call them here), so you could just do it and say you're being ironic.
scribbler8491 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still waiting for bell-bottoms...
Sweetune ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:36:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sneakers my dad wore in grade school in China became Converse.
FiliaDei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a skirt from my grandma that gets compliments every time. She thinks it's hilarious that it's back in style.
SilentJoe1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Your grandmothers closet"
McButterface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget that JNCO is attempting a comeback.
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing comes back just people take it to far/wear it badly. So let's talk about suit for a minuet, it's neither in nor out of style just people wear them right or wrong, so by this logic fashion has nothing to do with if things look aesthetically pleasing or not.
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically I'm saying you probably looked freaking awesome in that dress shirt, however I'm drunk & enjoying the last of my birthday so not sure if it's coming off as (I wanna say) concieted (but I'm not sure if it's the right word) So yea own it.love it.wear it. Micdrop riotsla out
jesuskater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like "every style is brought back"
-L-J-N- ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, black dickies rolled up to above the ankle and band tees are very in right now in street fashion crowds. Not necessarily worn together but it could work.
Laureltess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. I could definitely see this being in fashion (not to mention this was the type of guy I went after during my formative years), you just have to have the right hipster look to pull it off.
Or like Rami Malek from Mr. Robot but without everything else about him.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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-L-J-N- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea if you were a metalhead then I don't imagine you would ever want to do it but in the fashion world dickies rolled up to above the ankle are kind of a big thing.
DizzyNanner ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black Band Tees are cool as fuck. Just look at the generic fashion accounts on Instagram
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:47:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
Jdrawer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 15:08:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black band shirts? 2 Live Krew, Digital Underground, NWA?
big-fireball ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are groups. He's talking about bands like Living Colour, Death and the Innocent Criminals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bah gawd, that's CM Punk's music!
alt213 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like Bad Brains, Fishbone and Living Colour. As much as I love them, I wouldn't exactly call those you listed "bands," per se. I think live instruments are a major qualifier for band status.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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alt213 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quite the opposite. I'm saying that the bands I listed played live instruments, whereas the rap groups listed in the post I replied to did not.
ShittyComicGuy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aight stop what cha doin because i'm about to ruin the image and the style that cha used to..
ILovePotALot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but yo I'm makin' money see, so yo world I hope you're ready for me
ShittyComicGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love you <3
ILovePotALot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, I love you too!
Jdrawer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I look funny, but I'm makin money, see, so yo world, I hope you're ready for me
fucktheroses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now gather round, I'm the new fool in town, and my sounds laid down by the underground.
I'll drink that bottle of Hennessey you got on your shelf; so just let me introduce myself, my name is Humpty, pronounced with the umpty, yo ladies, oh how I'd like to pump thee, and all the rappers in the top ten, please allow me to bump thee.
HRHill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:41:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna start taking swing dancing lessons, too?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did that. 2001.
6xydragon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bro marry me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not getting married ever again, but you can move in to my place.
6xydragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh close enough. I am slowly turning more metal by the day. But still stick to my classic roots.
AnalTyrant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:14:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you me, in high school back in the early 2000s?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol, me in college. 2003-2006
stayawaygetaway_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently bought a pair of checkered vans. No regrets.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice job! Wear those with pride.
barstooljaes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't tell if joking
LeiraBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss this :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too... might still make the comeback once I can fit in my Dickies again.
DuhTabby ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn it.
I have chucks.
wanna_be_thin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was my mom in 2011.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, sorry. That was me 2003-2007.
tickerbocker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom is cool as fuck!
wanna_be_thin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually she's hella narcissistic and mean, but she's very fashionable!
mothstuckinabath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man I miss my black dickies. I don't even remember why, but I loved them.
Jaggle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have a bunch of them. Wear them all the time. So damn comfortable.
starscreamsghost17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just described my wardrobe for quite a few years.
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who rocks that every day and he slays some real gash. You got this man!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CUT MY CLOTHES INTO PIECES! THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHIRT!
SilentxSage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Converse/vans, gel bracelts
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White belt, black pants, black shirt, red tie. The emo waiter look that made 2003 great.
verdatum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pro-tip: I'm pretty sure ruffled Victorian collars are set to come back in a big way. You can still get in on the ground floor on that one.
UOUPv2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black band T's are out? Goodbye 99% of my wardrobe. Might as well tell me that jeans are going out of style.
putabirdonit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just wear it, I still like them and it would probably look good on you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Add chucks in and you have my high school and early 20s uniform.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too.
mgraunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You pretty much just described my style, although I haven't carried a wallet chain since high school and I switched from Chucks to New Balance for comfort reasons. Definitely aware how uncool I am, though.
AllEncompassingThey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I think this would work really well if you're a girl.
I may be biased.
Friedspaghetti9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, when executed correctly, they're still cool. Depends on the length and point angle of studs as well
cooldude46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf is going on here?
Zefrem23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the party star I'm popular I got my own car I'm popular...
fucktheroses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give that a few years. Mid 90s stuff is back right now, it's just a matter of time before studded belts, dickies and wallet chains come back. Chucks, however, never go out of style.
yeoller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are- are you me in high-school?
emergency_blanket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i brought it back.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters were rocking studded belts not that long ago. It made it past the grunge and metal phase.
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the jeans with the straps connecting your legs. Impossible to take big strides or run in but I look so cool because there is an X behind my legs.
rustyxj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chuck's have never gone out of style
sheepcat87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
black dickies and chucks are never uncool/out of style. You can even wear black band tshirts well into your adult life and not be uncool. The only thing there is as an adult there are fewer places you CAN wear one and not be weird, but for sure a time and place
Just don't go out to a nice resturant or something in one like you would when you were angsty and went out with the parents to dinner
I-REVIEW-PMed-TITS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God Damn, girls in dickies in middle school was the first time I realized I liked the booty
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, uh I was a guy in my early 20s. Thanks, if you checked out my booty as well.
ZILDJIAN2613 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College student here. Still wear chucks and a Bad Religion shirt every other day.
WhatTheHellBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuuuuuuuuuck you just described half my wardrobe, am i not cool?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About 12 years too late to that particular party.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss those days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black band t-shirts? Like Bad Brains and Living Colour?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my brother? A 6'2 white dude with a blonde afro?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5'8" white guy, short brown hair. Sorry.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SO CLOSE!
tickerbocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm bringing it back.
lexattack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was just talking to my friend about how we wanted to start wearing wallet chains again. Mainly because we're getting old and forgetful. Haha
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you skip the wallet chain, you'll look pretty cool in San Francisco
Touchmycooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that not in style still? Fuck me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:07:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck no, college dropout working in construction services. However, I do have to wear a collar to work.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol I had a friend who dressed like that in high school
ddddave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Studs can't be too big or they won't fit through Dickies belt loops. I know from a friend, I swear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I customized many belt loops back in the day. Black/red checkered canvas, pink denim, chain mail. I was special.
Rapidler141 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:22:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuck it, i'n still rockin' it. punks not dead!
LambOfLiberty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:06 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work in adult social services and see old people with wallet chains (so they don't drop it/lose their wallet) so wallet chains definitely lost their cool factor with me :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:23 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old people are hella cool. You're the square.
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caitymcg123 ยท 351 points ยท Posted at 13:21:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My boyfriend is a metalhead. There's no escaping black band ts, chain wallets, or studded belts any time in my future. Love the guy, even though his wardrobe is that of a high schooler in 2006
Edit: ok I now realize and remember that this look was around way before 2006
KingDiEnd ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 13:31:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I don't even think being a metalhead is much of an excuse anymore. Metal shows are full of normal looking people now. I remember having an epiphany at Mayhemfest a few years back, realizing that I was the only 20-something metalhead there with long flowing locks. I ended up cutting my hair a few months later cause honestly, you don't need to rock the metalhead look everywhere so people know what you're all about. It actually helped me grow a lot as a person to ditch the metal band t-shirts and that whole look and just dress like an actual adult.
[deleted] ยท 151 points ยท Posted at 14:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Underregrowth ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or balding with long hair like Devin Townsend used to be.
longlive4chan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss his Skullet so much.
otrevett ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or like Cronos from Venom
noneofyourbiness ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black Metal fan and musician here.
I have a full head of short hair, zero tattoos, and a day job in management.
I am in the vast minority.
Ryguy55 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:01:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm basing this on nothing but personal observation, but it seems like normal looking black metal guys are becoming more and more common and I personally attribute it to Deafheaven.
HaCutLf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's some good black metal to listen to? My musical tastes are getting stale.
nuclearbunker ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Living Colour
yamahagamerman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really like Immortal, but some classics include Mayhem, Celtic Frost, Gorgoroth, and Dark Throne (and more I'm sure I'm forgetting).
Ryguy55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't listen to nearly enough black metal to be able to make a recommendation. Plus, I don't want anyone like that other guy who responded to me jumping down my throat if I dare mention a band that isn't trve enough.
noneofyourbiness ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:11:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that I dress "normal" and like black metal has absolutely nothing to do with that boring garbage heap of a band
MaltaNsee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:44:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
heh word
DopeyDeathMetal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah man, Deafheaven is awesome
Ryguy55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad to hear it!
pslayer89 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a bunch of guys in a black metal band. One of them works (or at least use to) work in Oracle, and looks like a normal guy.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, not really. I go to shows pretty often and see a lot of guys with short hair. Granted long hair is very common, but not a given. The one thing that is pretty much universal is the smell of 200 people that have not showered in the last week.
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happycatbasket ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:08:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bands that play for 200 people. Pretty sure you guys are talking about different types of metal.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mayhem, Watain, Panzergod, Ceremonial Castings (currently Uada), Keep of Kellesin, Behemoth, Goatwhore, Inquisition, etc.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, lots of people without long hair are into black metal. here here here here Even your own namesake Lol...
Fuzzy-Hat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a metal gig a few months back and everyone was wearing a black t-shirt I was wearing a white shirt, I looked so out of place. But it was awesome because its now really easy to pick me out of any photo from that gig.
Turnbills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I went to a small metal show, not exactly sure what the type was because I've never been good at discerning different types of metal. Anyway, I saw some people with crazy bodymods and stuff, which is pretty uncommon for my city as far as I know, certainly not something you see everyday (like subdermal implants and stuff).
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really an exaggeration.
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:57:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a lot more low key, you won't find anyone with dreads, manes, tattoos, or crazy body mods anymore, until you get into the crazy obscure, dark, or fantastical, like with pirate/Viking metal, or bestial black metal like you said. It's a lot more streetwearish now IMHO, and is more about things like black converse, dark rinse jeans, band shirts, etc. No more looking like you dove the dumpster behind a hot topic anymore.
flipper_gv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love some really out there bands and I sometimes feel quite out of place when I come in looking very much "normal".
theksepyro ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were mostly normal looking people last time I saw deafheaven
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:51:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and Deafheaven is an indie rock band.
gypsypan ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:08:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with me, I cut my dreads and now blend in with normal people. Nobody knows I'm a hippie and I got a better job.
YepYepYeahYep ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
KaiserVonScheise ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
kingeryck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop.
troylatroy ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
TouchdownTedd ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 15:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
TouchdownTedd ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 15:54:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
TouchdownTedd ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:54:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
skudgee ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a metal head. Rock the band t's at home. Cut my long hair off a while ago thanks to my hairline. I didn't want to end up looking like Pickles one day. I still miss my snakebites. Don't miss the wallet on the chain. I do miss not having to be so responsible.
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Original_DILLIGAF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:33:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of my metal band shirts have the sleeves cut off and are now used to mow the fucking lawn, or chill around the house on a warm night. Still listen, still love. Time to dress like an adult.
KingDiEnd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
100%. My old concert shirts are worn to hell, but they're great for yardwork. My wife has actually turned a few of them into cute little shirts for the dog. Can't but the look of an Australian Shepherd in a faded The Red Chord T-shirt!
SleepySlowpoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I usually say..
"Modern Punks wear suits."
milkdrinker7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And a lot of other people
15thpen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least punks not dead.
IsNotACleverMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I showed up to a concert in a suit once because I was coming from work but the weird thing is that I wasn't the only one dressed up.
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that. That's how it should be. Wanna dress up metal (or whatever)? Great. Wanna just show up on the way home from work? Also great.
IsNotACleverMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I handed my jacket to a random dude and then got into the mosh pit. It was pretty fun.
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like seeing that shit, too. Breaks up the monochramatic monotony. Ok, enough.
EroticBananaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck were you doing at Mayhemfest?
KingDiEnd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watching Mastodon!
EroticBananaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, good man\m/
stfnotguilty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, I guess.
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same but I still rock the band Ts when I'm just chillin \m/
mortiphago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll get rid of my band tshirts the day they get torn to shreds due to excessive use \m/
Everything else I agree with.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still dress in all black but my tshirts tend to be more morbid humory, less metal bandy. Only have 2 band shirts really. Honestly I like wearing all black, so I guess I am no longer cool.
netmier ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I go to a Deftones concert all the people who try to dress edgy are the teenagers and all the people in the bar area with me are dressed however we dressed the rest of the day.
Northern_One ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better to be a wolf in sheep's clothing anyways ;)
bearkin1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, metal shows aren't what they were in terms of dressing up. You will still get a few corpsepainted people at black metal shows and a few vikings at folk shows, and a decent amount of people in black band Ts, but there are lots of plainclothes people there.
Punk/hardcore/pop punk even more so. I was just at a Four Year Strong concert a few weeks ago and after talking to my friend there about what people wear, I looked around and realized probably like 1 in 10 people were wearing band shirts. It's really fading in that group.
High_Commander ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's when you realized you don't have to define yourself by the thing you like the most.
thenameofmynextalbum ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on you for experiencing personal growth. I agree with everything except for ditching the band t-shirts. I wear them with pride, lol.
rivetcityransom ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 14:06:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2006? I dressed just like that in high school in the early '90s. Me and my buddies even made our own wallet chains out of chain mail. Hell add a jean jacket to that and you've got most metal dudes from the late 1980's up until now. Metal fashion hasn't changed much at all!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal t-shirts are actually quite trendy right now, and a lot of clothing designers are imitating the visual aesthetic associated with heavy metal.
caitymcg123 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:50:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me, we know it and we hate it. Will it encourage him to stop wearing them though? Nah.
Bombuss ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:44:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Studded belts and black band t-shirts is 2006?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
caitymcg123 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I graduated high school in 2011. I tend to forget.. so change that to "19..87"?
CubbyRed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone doesn't know that punk existed in the 70's.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:47:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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caitymcg123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha well as long as he still likes the long hair and doesn't look like my ex. Ex is nearing 30 and at this point just looks depressed and emotional. It's a bit of an overkill at this point
wheresdagoldat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2006? Damn that look stuck around for a while after I left.
caitymcg123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably faded out by now but a few guys from my HS graduation in '11 still rocked it.
Now they're mostly stoners rocking tye dye.
De_Vermis_Mysteriis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say this, but I dressed like this in 1996 also.
CubbyRed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and punks were dressing this way in the 70's and 80's.
De_Vermis_Mysteriis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heh, as did I.
CubbyRed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's like, sorry babies: scene kids didn't invent this shit. Do your rock and roll homework!
_Allotrope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is your boyfriend my boyfriend? :P
VagrantStingray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make him get a job wearing scrubs. All my old metal band T shirts are just scrub undershirts now because they're the most comfortable clothes known to man, and nobody has it in themselves to talk down to you if you're wearing them. What are they gonna say? You're dressed like a doctor.
caitymcg123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is he wears them under his chef coat all day. So, kind of close. Doctor > chef though I will admit.
VagrantStingray ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ha, I'm pretty sure every metalhead in America either works in or has worked in a kitchen
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep, definitely older than 2006, this is what we were wearing in the 90s. And apparently is back now in 2016
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black band tees bum me out. I love band tees, but I live in Phoenix; give me light colored band tees so I can actually wear them.
GreatBabu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 1986.
brandvegn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wore a chain wallet until I was almost 40. the actual chain was from 1992. The wallets changed about three times. The last one was an orange canvas wallet from Japan. I had it for 10 years before it finally told me,"For fuck sake, the chain is rusting, put us both down." I didn't until I was waiting for a guy to do a CL purchase and I saw a little girls wallet with nothing inside it. I put the cash and cards in it and went to the walmart trash, threw the old one away and pulled it out for my CL purchase. I had it until the women I worked with decided I needed a man's wallet. Its so boring.
PrototypeKyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he 16? Because it is ok to wear an Opeth T with golf shorts and sandals. The band doesn't mind.
RECOGNI7E ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ouch. Might want to tell him to update. I laugh at those guys all the time.
caitymcg123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would I do that? He's a working adult making money and enjoying life. He should be allowed to wear whatever he wants.
evilf23 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we evolve mid 30s. i was the same way from 12-28, but then the black band t shirts became less and less common, and i started adding color to my wardrobe. These days @ 34 i am most comfortable in a pair of khaki shorts and a high thread count polo shirt. i still have too many kVlt tattoos and a few decades of deadlifting to offset the clean cut look and still come off \m/\m/ enough to get into the carcass reunion concert.
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you can just go to the Carcass concert no matter WTF you look like and no one cares.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still wear the wallet chain simply because it helps keep me from losing it. As long as I don't lose my pants I don't lose my wallet.
Phaedrus360 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've got a duct tape wallet with holes for adding a chain so I did try it once a while back, promptly dropped my wallet and all my cards fell out, wallet stayed attached tho
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ARE YOU ME!?
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't care - I'm 34, and have had the same chain wallet since I was 13. This freakin thing has prevented me from losing my wallet so many times.
Now, I don't ROCK it like I used to. I keep the chain on the closest belt loop to my pocket to hide it. But there is a reason I haven't los a wallet in my entire life. Thank you, chain.
Asron87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's more of a function than a statement. Fuck I miss wearing a chain wallet.
Richard__Rahl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, never lost or had a wallet stolen. Going to stick with the chain.
Socks192 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:55:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excuse you. Chain wallets are functional. Wallet slips out of my tiny ass pockets? WELL GUESS WHAT IT ISNT GETTING LOST, MOTHER FUCKER. Paranoid it will fall put of your purse? It attaches to the strap. Gotta work under a car and dont wanna lay on your wallet? WHOOP lookie here, wallet stays near you and you dont have to worry about forgetting it.
F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-a-l
passinhoes80 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a chain wallet. Gives me peace of mind on my motorcycle that I won't lose it if it falls out of my pocket. Guess I'm uncool.
aaronrenoawesome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tucks chain into pocket
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a guy a couple days ago that looked like he walked out of a Smashmouth video from the 90's. Big JNCO pants, chain wallet, baggy button up shirt, slick back hair with a blonde streak, and white bowling type shoes. Complete with tribal tattoos. I actually did a double take.
The funny thing is that the guy was probably not old enough to have lived through that time period so I guess he is trying to bring it back...
kybarsfang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After I lost my wallet, the very next wallet I bought was one with a chain on it. It was such an ordeal to go through replacing my cards that I never want to have to go through it again.
MikeTheCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chain wallets are back dude, not sure where you're at.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I rock a chain. Cheyahhh
Kafir_Al-Amriki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone say chain wallet? No chain wallet ensemble is complete without JNCOs.
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Add my bottle cap seat belt buckle pants belt. Not sure if there is an easier way to say it but it had a seat belt buckle but was meant for your pants and the actual belt had old soda caps on it.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This will probably make a comeback soon. Took my teens school shopping and the both picked out flannels and chucks for their first day of school outfits. One of them wants a pair of Docs to go with her flannels.
Salammar77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is function...Motorcycle commuter. I already lost 1 wallet on the interstate.
TheKing30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was cool as shit in 2002 man I swear.
Saint-Peer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cant wait
i keep losing my wallets
CheifDash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just at the checkout line the other day and the guy in front of me had the Dickies shorts with the longest chain wallet ever, like almost to the floor. I just stood and observed him. It was like a mini flashback.
DangerousPuhson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to see a ton of chain wallets in high school (round the turn of the millennium).
Now the only guy I know who still wears one is the autistic guy with the whispy puberty beard and bowl haircut who plays in my D&D group.
KRIZTOFF ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 11:56:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn it another thing I never knew went out.... I must look the fool when I put my belt in my cargo shorts
RapNVideoGames ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 12:25:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the crocs and calf socks
LaserBeamsCattleProd ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 12:58:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And a puka shell necklace!
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 12:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, not even funny. We're trying to be serious here. Crocs and calf socks will never go out.
Pit-trout ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 13:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is not in can never go out.
DeathFrisbee2000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:40:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I imagine Lovecraftian Old Gods wearing crocs and socks.
beardedheathen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:36:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocthulu Socktagn
dueindiligence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about socks and sandals?
echelon42 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why's everyone hating on cargo shorts?
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Downvoterofall ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But how else can I carry my dice and magic cards?
beardedheathen ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No but really you show me a more functional set of genital covers and I'll wear it. Or at least put it into the rotation with my cargo kilt.
MrBokbagok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TheCrimsonCloak ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuz you never need all those pockets in a daily routine. There are bags for that.
Handsome_Jackalope ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:39:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw. I need a pocket for my keys, phone, and glasses. I'm not sitting on any of those things, the keys can't go with the phone and nothing else fits in the pocket with the glasses case.
I'm not using a bag for one thing.
TheCrimsonCloak ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh your life i don't care.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:45:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't stop for anything, you're perfect the way you are
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:45:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metalheads and punks are still doing this
0000010000000101 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a kid in highschool who fancied himself a goth and had studded everything (this was 2003). Studded pants, studded belt, studded fingerless gloves, studded bracelets, studded collar, various piercings and the ubiquitous wallet chain attached to black cargo pants with many prominent zippers and of course black make-up and hair dye. He's a good guy and a dad now but I hope he saved some of his old myspace photos to laugh at.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The MySpace photos were the best ones. I wish they kept the old format. Almost everyone that fits your description had "the angles". You know, the MySpace angles. Every emo and goth had them with their camera.
0000010000000101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For a while there most of your friends list would be black and white thumbnails of high angle head shots hahaha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!! And the swoop style hair cut on guys!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to wear a studded belt and a leopard print belt. I was pretty cool in high school.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahah same! Anything with studs and leopard print was free game in 2006.
37214 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still the rage within the BDSM community.
NightofSloths ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:49:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So dumb, and hard on chairs. You can sit on the floor Mr/Ms Scratches Everything My Ass Touches.
lukin187250 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:47:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing I never knew they were in.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RAINBOW studded belts.
That_Dude_Snaga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my wife? I just moved on from mine that lasted a solid 10 years. Was so worn and comfortable, it knew every inch of my waist like only a lover could. Sadly it didn't fit my new Space Dandy buckle so I ditched it for a solid black leather strap. She was happy for the change.
RippyMcBong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I love my studded belt. RIP every shirt you wear with them though.
TheGnarbarian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come to Southern CA, where the black band t, dickies, and studded belt never went out of style . . . at least if you hang out at punk rock shows
logdogday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow. I stopped wearing mine awhile back and didn't even realize it. It was a good run we had.
eagerWeiner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they though? My friends and I used to call them Hilary Duff belts... Oh god I'm... I'm old! loudly cries into hands in awkward public setting
Belsekar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad my braided leather belt is still holding it's own.
regalrecaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I made my studded belt myself in 1996. There's no way I'm getting rid of it now.
karl-marxman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word. Everyone knows studded necklaces are where it's at now
AmyAloha78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are? Well shit...
Trusty_Sidekick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling those are coming back soon though. Might as well be ahead of the curve?
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't there now the la button shoes all girls flock to?
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A girl I'm involved with wears them and I am a little embarrassed every time I'm seen with her.
INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still popular in the right bedrooms...
Que-Hegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i prefer Leather Belts for the raw hp.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Before
criminalhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God.
abdhjops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Studded anything!
So much furniture is now filled with studded shit. If I want that, I'll just take a beddazler to a sofa instead of paying a couple of grand for one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It always seemed counterproductive to me to wear a belt that was heavier than the pants I need them to hold up.
Rusted1232 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still popular among the emo kids, punks, and metalheads.
Gazoo69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do white belts fit in here too?
dfnkt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off dad.
splorf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullet belts weed out the posers.
Navae26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The studs started falling out of mine after a few years of use
NeutralGoodINTP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In 2000 was the first time I noticed them - those heavy metal belts with unpractical long studs worn with regular jeans by pretty regular looking folks. When this trend vanished then?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wha? No fuckin' way man.
seanderlust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP Avril Lavigne couture :(
MalzxTheTerrible ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell my wife. She's all about studded belts. And flare jeans.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does she still have a flip phone too?
noodles1919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i use to wear three studded belts when i was 15 n 16... 30 now. I had a red one, white one, n a blue one.... super punk rock lol
IActuallyLiedToYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just wear mind with the inside outwards. I hate myself.
spiderlanewales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goth/punk guy (24) here. I don't wear studded belts anymore because they're all so cheaply made. I'll find my belt slot and after three months or so, that section is so worn that it just falls apart. I haven't had this problem with any other belt type ever. I've got a $10 Walmart belt that i've had for three years, still barely any signs of wear on it.
2LateImDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't look bad, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted to say that certain subcultures would disagree with you... but they don't give a crap about what's cool.
justSFWthings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
::Looks down at belt::
Eh, it'll come back in.
kaidenka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe in America. I just returned from teaching English in Japan and lot of my high school boys liked to wear the studded belts. I saw some seriously gaudy shit, stuff you would only see on a KISS member.
Call_me_Cassius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say they're still cool if you wear them right. But as with every accessory, they can't make you look cool on their own, and over time they've become associated more with the people who wear them wrong than the people who wear them right.
redditor7092 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ayy i still wear mine : )
SeriouslyDave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped wearing them maybe 7 years ago but still feel that they're current. Honestly, what belts are you youngsters wearing now?
Skywalker87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stay strong, those stretchy choker necklaces are back in, studded belts may be next!
Th30r14n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Story time. So I went to a friend's bachelor party a while back, and at the second strip club, all of us pretty drunk, except the best man who was the DD. The best man gets the great idea to have the soon-to-be groom brought on stage in his boxers and have the strippers spank him. Most of them are going easy but this redhead, who borrowed the best man's studded belt for the job, laid into him pretty good. Being drunk as fuck he didn't feel it until the next morning, when he really felt it. Oh and he got married that morning. Bride was a little pissed but she was laughing about it by the end. Good times.
justinbieberfan42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go check out a "fly over state" those belts and 'emo' are still huge.
LiesInRuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Debatable. Its considered nerd/counter culture now.
It also depends on what you're wearing it with.
A tasteful studded belt still has its charm.
Ed_Sullivision ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool with the Hot Topic lesbians.
keithzz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was cool?
getgoodkid ยท 5025 points ยท Posted at 15:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
An arm full of silicone wristbands (Livestrong... Save Our Troops... etc)
edit: wearing them for a cause you really care about (like beating cancer) is still cool :]
ricard_anise ยท 4159 points ยท Posted at 17:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Made fun of my roommate for wearing a live strong bracelet. His reply: "I beat leukemia."
Me: "oh. Sorry. I guess you get a pass."
parkesto ยท 760 points ยท Posted at 18:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am currently wearing a CONQUER CANCER bracelet from Princess Margaret (Hospital here in Toronto) for my wife who beat her Thyroid cancer (not the most serious, but still) and I get shit on constantly by people thinking it's a Live Strong or some other bracelet. Always manage to shut them up when I explain it tho!
[deleted] ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 18:42:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Bzerker ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:20:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear my one I got from 7-11 to get cheaper slurpies.
ScientificMeth0d ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 18:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sexy sexy justice boner
Wjb97 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:51:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear a few all the time. When I was young I had a live strong band, I loved it I'm a huge Armstrong fan and always participated in events to raise awareness for cancer.
I had a purple one that said "no one fights alone" that I wore 24/7 for about 5 years. Everyone on my mums side of the family had one cuz her dad (my grandfather) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Got snagged by a tool while working once and eventually snapped.
Currently wearing one I got from my work for "Nurses Week"
I like accessories
sedutperspiciatis ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:02:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At first, I thought this meant something different.
vitaymin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:08:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which one's the intended meaning?
greengiant89 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah? You've got a lot of Cranium Accessories.
Wjb97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What?
Happy_Neko ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:31:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got a lot of shit on your head.
Wjb97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than glasses no.
GenocidalNinja ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FECES, you dumbass!
Smarag ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm proudly wearing a Taylor Swift one and I shut people up by telling them to shut the fuck up.
hockeyjim07 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good for you. I got semi shamed out of wearing my live strong band after I beat cancer myself...
I_CRY_WHEN_JIZZING ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a one that said "FUCK CANCER" for my mother, it was awesome
Spmex7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently got one that says "I hate heroin" cause you know fuck heroin.
kohlscustoms ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:46:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would just do that with everything I wore that someone made fun of. Make fun of my band tshirt? It was my wife's favorite when she was battling cancer. Make fun of my shoes? My wife bought me these shoes when she got a day pass from the hospital during her cancer treatment. I'm not even married and I might just do that to mess with people. Also great job by your wife beating cancer!
Wake_up_screaming ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:36:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That is probably the best response possible that will shut the other person up aside from punching them right in the mouf.
EDIT: I shouldn't have to qualify my comment like this but holy shit people, its Friday. Take it easy. Anyone who thinks I was serious about "punching someone in the mouf" being the only solution better than his verbal comment is a moron. I kind of figured using the word "mouf" would help imply that my comment was in jest but apparently not..
dylannovak20 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
edbudy gossa blan tildey get punsh inda mouf
Yggsdrazl ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:48:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
are these Die Antwoord lyrics?
BoobDetective ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So violent
Wake_up_screaming ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is it?
If I had mentioned a lesser physical response it would have diminished my point about how good that verbal response is at making the person reconsider further comments. To further clarify, "punching someone in the mouf" is an exaggerated example of what I implied to be the "next best solution".
I didn't expect anyone would need this explained but a response of "So violent" to my comment doesn't quite make sense otherwise.
peachyplum0903 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to go to Toronto when I was 10 for radiation (from Newfoundland). Had my treatments done at princess Margaret hospital. Beautiful place!
bsnimunf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people shitting on you for wearing it are probably the people who ruined them by wearing so many of the damn things at once their arm looked like a gay pride parade.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pride events often have a bunch of the silcone bracelets too
chasethatdragon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wasn't that his point?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:17:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought bsnimunf meant it looked like pride because of the many colors of bracelet edit- spelling
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Not serious, but still"
Yeah. Still.
crappenheimers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much instant justice.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Walawalawolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've been wearing 2 for the last few years and have never gotten a comment on them. One for child abuse and one is a religious something or other my mom wanted me to wear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wear a livestrong bracelet. But I beat testicular cancer (twice!), So I don't really care what people think. I mean, Lance is an asshole and a liar but the money for the bracelet still goes to research.
Zabunia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:39:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of it went to cancer "awareness" and support. Little of it ever went to research. They started phasing out research grants in 2005.
chevymonza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Not the most serious"?! Hell, it's still fucking cancer. Kudos to you guys!
AssistedSuicideSquad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want a live strong bracelet. I never thought Lance Armstrong was cool til I found out he's a badass
BadDireWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear one that says Zombie Awareness sometimes. It's not cool or anything I just like it.
throwaway_lunchtime ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it yellow?
Unfortunately, that cheating cyclist changed what the color yellow means to me.
I wish your wife the best, my father is also dealing with a thyroid cancer.
marilyn_morose ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you had to choose which cancer you got, thyroid would be it. Still I knew a dude who pooh-pooed the treatment and it did kill him. Congratulations to you and your wife's! Fuck that killer cancer, fuck it in the ass with no lube!
TheAdAgency ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 18:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mention that you didn't know intensive chemotherapy also destroyed one's sense of style.
Mookyhands ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, the trend is over. How long are we gonna let cancer survivors push their anti-fashion agenda?
Not on my watch. Life's too short for me to let loved ones parade around like that on borrowed time.
ricard_anise ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:58:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This all happened 11 years ago. Maybe he has taken it off since then. We aren't roommates anymore.
Mookyhands ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:18:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotcha. The bracelets came out in 2004, so they were still gaining popularity 11 years ago. You were just being fashion forward (and heartless /s ).
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"...on borrowed time." OK BANE
Mookyhands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:46:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, dude beat leukemia. Thats probably the least hyperbolic use of "borrowed time".
Meior ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:28:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of someone just for wearing a bracelet is bad. I wear one silicon and one steel, but they both hold deep meaning.
ricard_anise ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:18:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have no idea the things I'll make fun of people for, but usually only to friends in a joking manner, fully aware that I do lots of shit that is easily a point of ridicule, and often receive flak from it by the very same friends.
eim1213 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you, you reasonable jerk!
mablesyrup ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenage daughter still wears one that has a very significant meaning to her and our family. If anyone ever teased her about it.. I would want to beat their ass!
cmckone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how do you live with someone and not know they had cancer?
ricard_anise ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:13:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was years later. He was a D2 college halfback, got cancer, beat it, came back to play his last year. When we were roommates he was at full health, and I didn't know him in college. Also, to the other comment, we did have the kind of relationship where I COULD have made the comment about style, had it occurred to me.
_Kramerica_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an asshole is still cool though so at least there's that.
ricard_anise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If being an asshole is cool, consider me Dennis Leary.
PimpMaster69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just have a dope t-shirt that says warrior on it. It has a heart with wings and a ribbon in the middle, really cool desighn. It's more practical than a wrist band :)
tanhan27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does Stephen Colbert still wear the red one?
Locknlawl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Haha this nerd plays pokemon still!!"
back_to_the_homeland ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"for now"
Tamespotting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still a bit lame. I beat leukemia too, just don't need to wear some shitty bracelet to let people know.
funbobbyfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He should honestly have more respect for the 2nd chance he's been given at take that fuckin thing off and go get laid.
ricard_anise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude was getting laid plenty. Despite the bracelet, an all-around solid, cool guy.
funbobbyfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:58 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear to god that was way funnier in my head. Jokes about cancer always kill, said no!meIwasn'thighwhenIwrotethat
Hark_An_Adventure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would make fun of that still. I have a cancer pass. Once you have cancer you can make fun of anything related to cancer.
139mod70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I beat testicular cancer twice, and I think livestrong bracelets are fucking retarded.
Mind you, it did cost me two testicles.
ricard_anise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta love Reddit. I meant to share a funny exchange and people start shitting on the guy.
He's an alright dude. Remember this was 06.
Edit. Sorry about your balls though. And I think those bracelets are lame as fuck too.
OmicronMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have an up vote for being shitty
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*survived
RagingAardvark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A good friend of mine wears two in rememberance of his wife, who was killed by a drunk driver earlier this year. I hope that some of the people who hear his story rethink drinking and driving.
armorandsword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh okayy I guess you get a pass. For now.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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wyldside ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
talk about letting god into your life
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:07:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was afraid someone would twist it around and make it seem like I said they didn't do anything. That's why I talked about their effort for a good 2-3 maybe 4 sentences. I guess you skimmed and made sweeping generalizations. It's alright.
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright there's no reason for us to be passive aggressive. I started it. Sorry. To be more clear I don't have any problem with the saying or those who wear it or use it. Taken literally it just doesn't make sense. "I survived" would make more sense. I'm not suggesting it be changed. It was just a thought on the phrase and its literal meaning
Velharnin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:18:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget, he also caused his leukemia
ricard_anise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Home games were on turf, so maybe.
Velharnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? I was just making the comment that everyone technically is the root cause of their own cancer. I have a lot of time to think up bad jokes since it's the day I usually clean but there's no water because a main broke. I just want a shower...
ricard_anise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you made me google "does football cause leukemia" and the first article was about how there are carcinogens in the rubber padding they sometimes put under the turf.
Velharnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting, the more you know
marpro15 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:23:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
his doctors beat leukemia
ricard_anise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you follow that logic then subatomic particles beat subatomic particles.
marpro15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no. all i'm saying is that "beating" cancer doesn't require you to do anything other than lie in a hospital bed and get chemicals/radiation inserted into you. not saying it doesn't take its toll though. just saying it's the doctors that should be applauded, not the patients.
TmickyD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Congrats doc, you didnt fuck this one up!"
waspy45 ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or those silly bands that were super popular when I was in middle school.
Tykenolm ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:09:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember those lol, damn they died out quick
jesterbuzzo ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The members of Blink 182 died??
Edit: C'mon guys. Let's reminisce. But I do admit NOFX was (is?) better.
SenorDangerwank ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately no. Even more unfortunately they just put out a new album.
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But with the guy from Alkaline Trio. Not sure how I feel about that, being a big Alkaline Trio fan and disliking everything Blink 182 stands for.
ChipOTron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does Blink-182 stand for? Other than goofy pop-punk.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
30-somethings singing songs as if they were still in their teens.
ChipOTron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they wrote "What's my Age Again?" because they genuinely forgot.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Sporkfortuna ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:26:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, those tape measures sure are dangerous for kids.
babblesalot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP, but this happened at my school too. Its a thin piece o' metal with a fine edge. In other words, a knife. Kids at my school were filing the edge to make them sharp.
yParticle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:26:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, schools are prisons now.
Ersatz_Intellectual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd still rock them truthfully
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 17:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
newsflash, those were never cool. We thought everyone who wore those were losers. unless you were in like elementary school at the time
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're too young then
waspy45 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:08:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying newsflash is not cool either
peaceful_pickle ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A scause for your cause?
grumpetcrumpet ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That you wear on your paws.
Jewishbaker79 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stan ground, man.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of my friends insist on keeping old wristbands from visiting festivals, some of those have been on wrists for 3+ years, pretty sure if they ever come off they'd be a microbiologists wet dream.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:34:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're more like a thin sort of woven type material and some of them get grotty as hell over time.
DerGaukler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use desinfectant on mine regularly, and wash them very thorougly when I shower.
Tamespotting ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad your dorky bracelet is clean.
DerGaukler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:22:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, festival bracelets are so dorky. Only worn by dorky people. Reddit said so, that means its fact.
Metallkiller ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:39:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got one saying "I ๐ you" from my 7 y/o cousin, what do I do now? Did she just want to make me less cool?
KornymthaFR ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:20:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wear that shit proud.
YourTokenGinger ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:57:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just wear the one. My girlfriend was diagnosed with cancer five years ago (been clear for two years now, so that's all good!) and her cousin made a batch of wrist bands for her family/close friends. I still wear mine every day, and even got a few spares for when they eventually break. Sometimes one of my younger nephews will comment on how "2000s" I am for it. It gives me a chuckle.
MC_AnselAdams ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:57:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands...
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 17:40:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
newsflash, those were never cool. We thought everyone who wore those were losers
ihopethisisvalid ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:57:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at Officer Swagger of the Cool Police over here
YoungChavo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "newsflash" isn't cool...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:56:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who is "we"?
-Unnamed- ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
him and his group of "fuck society norms", anti-chad friends
AVerySkilledAsian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking normies.
mrnathanrd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Pillypin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why does this keep happening?
ramblingMess ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shhh, let me pretend it's still 2006.
lastweek_monday ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say or two are fine. Its just an accessory for most people. Much like necklaces and rings. Any overused accessory is stupid looking though. Thats always been true.
Sir_Gamma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I had maybe 20 of those on a single arm back in elementary school. It was so many when I took the time to take each of them off my arm felt a whole pound lighter.
Betaworldpeach ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:09:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wwjd bracelets
r_elwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he wouldn't wear a stupid feckin bracelet!!!
Faustias ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we called it ballers. the item went trending here years ago, when basketball fans started to print those out with their favorite team.
TypicalCricket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gym I go to uses them as proof of membership, so unfortunately I still wear one
three times a weekalmost neverFultonPig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was considered cool once?
joey_fatass ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:09:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in middle school (07-08) it was all the rage. I even had some myself. Then like 3 years later those animal shaped rubber bands got popular.
hio__State ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My high school track team had some made and like half the team wore them constantly.
And yes, obviously we were cool...
iSkateiPod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the save our troops bracelets probably go towards wounded warriors:(
watcherintgeweb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother still does that. They're all video game and college wristbands
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I was one of those people that wore as many as I could. Had 50+ on each arm at one point. Middle school was stupid.
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I totally forgot about those, it really got out of hand at some point. Glad it's over
WolbachiaBurgers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had to tell my friend to stop wearing those because he looked like a dipshit. Dude had like 10 on each arm and a fucked up tan.
insertpithywiticism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin had a whole basket of the cancer ones for people to wear at her wedding last year. They were next to a picture of her dad and our grandpa who both had cancer. Only one I've worn since middle school.
MacDerfus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had the Stephen Colbert one he made when he broke his wrist, but then I lost it.
MrHedgehogMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just look like you have left something behind at the swimming pool.
MoreTreesPleaseBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I <3 BOOBIES
BigR0n75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been wearing a solid grey silicone wristband on my right wrist for almost 2 years now. I just became very self conscious of it....
sponkemonke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was once a proud teenage boy having the "I Love Boobies" wristband in high school
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhh man, rewind to middle school 2006. I swear I had at least 11 of those, and you best believe I wore them all on one wrist. Man...those were cool.
Kattattacks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool.
Tana1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to throw in concert or festival wrist bands, you only look a douche wearing months old band that's badly discoloured
_vessel_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heart boobies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're a swing dancer.
People in the swing dance community love travelling to weekend long events all over the world. Most events do paper wristbands, but some of those events give out those silicone wristbands you're talking about at the beginning of each event. The wristbands act sort of as your pass into all activities, classes, and dances the event is hosting that weekend.
Some people will just leave their pass wristbands on all year long as a way to signify how much travelling and awesome dancing they've done that year. It can also be a kind of way to show off to everyone else all the different events you've gone to.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's silicone rings.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked the colorful sex bracelets much better than Livestrong (such a failed direction cool went with that one).
nihilprism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my 14 year old brother wears a full arm of these
taylorsloan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not.
bigmike67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nuke the whales
JeanPhilippe101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Scause for Applause.
echnaba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, I remember those. Wore one on each wrist, plus some sweat bands with rock band logos.
4x49ers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Save our troops? I was kind of counting on them to be doing any necessary saving.
Nox_Aeternam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember my high school banning the ones that said "I [heart] BOOBIES". Good times.
Chichimonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember someone in my grade 8 class getting trouble for wearing one saying "I <3 Boobies", even though it was for breast cancer (to be fair, this guy got in trouble for everything).
randomasesino2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The old single line ones are uncool but the Lokai ones are definitely still popular although they are a little fringe.
ellaxxny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "save the boobies" bracelets are the fucking bane of my existence.
nyloneducation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes, the WWJD bracelet of the 2000's
wakka54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This just screams middle class ennui.
airbiscuits_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about those elementary school "I love boobies" wristbands?
frugalrhombus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands would go along with this. I found a pack of them a few weeks ago, they are currently being used to hold together stacks of cash
User839 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And festival wristbands are still cool
focksmuldr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont forget about silly bandz
suomime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seen loads of people with hunderds of ankle and wrist bracelets. I thought I was cool as they were like 10 years younger than me.
fuckitsfixed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just want one wide ass one with all the causes
noobalert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A scause for your cause?
KomplexReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually bought a "HARAMBE WAS INNOCENT" wristband today. Great purchase.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes the people who insisted on showing everyone how much they care about causes.
I think everyone figured out that most people are super fake and don't actually care about causes.
seaquesting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I truly do not care, i love the way they feel more than regular bracelets. I've got a DFTBA one on right now.
MidnightRanger_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90s rubber band (as in music band) bracelets are kind of coming back
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Virtue Signalling trends are the worst because not only is it people pretending to fit in, but pretending to care about something important just to fit in.
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are being replaced by smart wearables, which actually help people inprove health...
PlusP38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends wore about 10 of them. He had tan lines.
redditbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wanna know whats weird? Earlier in the shower I was thinking about how I've had a Livestrong bracelet on my hand since elementary school (now in college). Then what do I see several hours later? A post about Livestrong bracelets not being cool anymore. Not that I have it on to be cool, I've just always wore one
CrimsonGlyph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have one on. I never take it off and have had it on for years. It's thicker than the normal ones and still has held up really well. I feel weird without it, so It's pretty much a part of me now. http://imgur.com/jJsiLWX
oxy-mo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want a nuke the whales one.
TopScruffy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just have the livestrong on abd people will make fun of me sometimes, almost always relating it to basketball. On the bright side I'm really good at basketball.
posermobile1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if it says: "Positive Attitude"? I'm trying to fight being a cynical human.
Sumguy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, no its not. You just caved to the pressure. Fight for what you believe!
Cilantro42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever, man. My black "drinkstrong" wristband is gonna be cool FOREVER
Jesterhead89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ISYMFS
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The"I โค Boobies" bracelets were the cringiest thing to ever be popular.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boobies!
Ender921 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Erm so beating cancer is worthy but saving troops isn't? ;)
In all seriousness though, I know what you mean.
maiL_spelled_bckwrds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am wearing asports authority bracelet right now. RIP Sports Authority. I will carry on your memory.http://imgur.com/(null)
scumbagbatchelorgreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not.
OneGoodRib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even when those were cool, I didn't wear mine because I thought they looked stupid, and it gets hot to wear so many of them.
My high school had their own set of those silicone wristbands, for no apparent reason. I still have it and all my other ones, though.
lolcats69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or like Save Our Troops
SEND_ME_BITCHES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i've got a cancer one on now i've been wearing for 3 months, supporting my buddy's dad.
IT'S WORKING, HIS CANCER IS ALMOST GONE!!!!
TheSeaOfThySoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If Prank Invasion has taught me anything, it's that the more wristbands and bracelets you wear, the more successful you become.
How else do you pick up so many hot chicks on no-clothes family day?
DtotheOUG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
looks down at wrists
I.....I still have mine from high school........I'm a Senior in college.....
SettleF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or when I saw people at the bus stop with a yellow bracelet smoking
PopcornSandwich42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just saw some "I love boobies" bracelets. I noticed the first b looked off, the I realized it was a backwards b. B)
bios_hazard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scause
chasethatdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only have one...for my brother who donated 2 organs after he was killed by drunk driver. I leave it in my car on the turn signal.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone who wore one of those indicating a medical condition and then got testy that people wanted to talk about it. If you have a medical condition you don't want to talk about it, don't wear an object pointing out you have the medical condition? I'm talking about the silicone bands, not a medic-alert bracelet.
suuupreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wear my "I <3 Boobies" one every day. I like to pretend that it's because the money gets donated to breast cancer (http://keep-a-breast.org/), but I really just love boobies.
Bears_Bearing_Arms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those things always pulled the fucking hair on my wrists. I don't know how anyone could wear them for an extended period of time.
Garight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, I wear roughly 17 wristbands on each arm everyday to high school. People think I'm a freak.
DontBlameMagikarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I saved my chore money and bought my family teal (color for that type of cancer) silicone bands. Still have an extra one somewhere... She ultimately lost, but I still have pictures of her hanging up.
Hey_im_miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i am happy for any and everyone who beat cancer, that said, those things arent cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For a second I thought you were gonna say silly bandz... I had hundreds
Saxyness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have one from the National MS Society "Join the Movement" I wear it as a reminder of the charity bike rides I did for a few years. Also, in the hopes it will be a conversation starter... it never is
GarlicsPepper ยท 3911 points ยท Posted at 11:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The season of Fall in the Midwest United States.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 1482 points ยท Posted at 13:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio here can confirm. Straight from balls hot in summer to balls cold in winter. We maybe get a week of shorts and a hoodie then it's gone!
Ultrabarn ยท 1396 points ยท Posted at 15:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ah that perfect temperature between hot-as-balls and cold-as-balls. The elusive just-right-as-balls.
Edits: apparently this was gold-worthy!? I've also added it to urban dictionary. My new goal in life is to see it used on tv.
[deleted] ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 19:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take cold as balls any day. Ohio humidity leads to swamp ass, and thats not good for balls
Asron87 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I hate summer. I can't handle the heat. Fall, winter, spring? Yup I can do that. That and I can handle the cold better than most.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Summer haters unite! Winter is my favorite season for sure.
May be a bit biased as a hockey fan who loves pond puck, but still
Asron87 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk why everyone want's to be outside on the most miserably hot days of the summer... oh and guess what? We better do it next to something that reflects the sun back onto you. Fucking water, why must you hate my fair skin so much.
RavnNite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Milk skinned red head. I HATE summer in the mid south. I get two skin options in summer, snow white and rose red.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Move north!
willienelsonmandela ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from Illinois! The husband and I both want to move but his son is here so until he's an adult we'll be in Houston.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, I'll keep you in my thoughts this winter when it's cold as hell outside and I'm loving it!
willienelsonmandela ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoy it my friend. I'll be down here with my winter hoodie wishing for some snow.
kripticblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Houston resident as well. We don't really get winter it goes from hot to warm and then back to hot. Maybe one week of cold in January February
willienelsonmandela ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Houston seasons: December January Summer and Summerer.
kripticblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Decembers still hot. I'd agree with January, February summer, summerer.
dad_farts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love winter until I'm dealing with bullshit snow and ice all over the road.
Otherwise, I can get behind the cold, dry air much easier than the swampy stuff we get in the summer.
bobbyvale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever been to Canada in winter? And I don't mean our balmy coastal provinces....you might feel differently.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
funny I was actually in BC this winter. Very nice! But the winters in Winnipeg or Calgary? No thanks, mon frere
bobbyvale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, BC doesn't really count, come visit us in Montrรฉal or Ottawa late January.... bring your long undies...or a space suit... -40
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to come up for the Bonhomme Carnival (I think that's what it's called) so badly! I might do that and try to make a Habs game while I'm at it
stolen_pillow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, 100%. Fuck summer in its stupid, sweaty, swamp ass. I live in SC, weather here is similar to Ohio, only possibly worse. The humidity makes my balls stick to my legs, then I chafe. It's awful.
2340bravo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:53:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always find it funny when my friends from the south try to counter my complaints about winter with "well, it is super humid here in the summer." There were a few days this year I felt like I was half walking and half swimming because the humidity was so ridiculous. The midwest gets it all, sub zero winters, and 90+ degree summers with humidity you can almost drink.
The south does win as far as wild life goes though. I couldn't handle a humid summer if taking the boat out on the lakes involved the possibility of alligators. I don't understand how anyone goes swimming in like Alabama or Louisana. I love being able to dive of the boat and know the biggest thing we've got are muskies.
_Gentleman_Bastard_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, our summers are up to 110 degrees with up to 100% humidity, but really anything above 95 sucks ass.
Primitive_Teabagger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfff Ohio isn't surrounded by 2 massive steam-pumping Great Lakes. Here in Michigan my ball sweat gets ball sweat.
trulysaylt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:38 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least you don't have 2 massive rivers converging into one more massive river. I fucking get swamp ass from looking outside.
Ultrabarn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:55:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right!? It's a lot easier to put on a coat than it is to pry your nuts off your leg without looking like a crazy person and getting arrested. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A STATE PARK, OFFICER STEVENS!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And at the end of the day there's only so many layers you can take off. There's an infinite amount of layers you can add on to get warmer
Randomawesomeguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhhhh, it's a finite amount, but it's high
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baby powder, bruh. Just trust me. Powder your sack and crack when you exit the shower. Humidity will bow down.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this may be an incredibly dumb question, but how do you apply it ? lol
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dump a generous amount in your hands, rub hands together lightly to distribute evenly, rub powder onto intended area.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, I'll have to try it out! I always picture trying to dump it straight from the bottle somehow haha
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, you'd leave a white trail wherever you walked.
1-Down ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cup the hand, shake the powder, rub like your family is away on vacation and left you behind.
chuckb218 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the ass cheeks. Boy, those damned welts ain't no fucking joke
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chafing is the worst. The only cure is to put more vaseline there than a Catholic altar boy
chuckb218 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, Vaseline is my friend. In my current job I can walk 15 miles a day. It'd a life saver. I to am an Ohioan, Toledo area
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:08:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ayy 419 represent!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get swamp ass anyways :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try California by the beach
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to start using that phrase.
"Ahhhh, sure is right-as-balls today."
Ultrabarn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:41:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really it works in any of the classic Goldilocks scenarios.
The first bed was too-hard-as-balls. The second bed was too-soft-as-balls. But the third bed...well that bed was just-right-as-balls.
RockintheShockin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:44:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
know as the Goldilocks zone in my house-hold
DrTitanium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"This perineum is juuuuust right"
marilyn_morose ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:49:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just-right-as-balls! Bwa ha ha!
[deleted] ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 14:29:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeap. Which why I don't get why people want fall to come so bad. Stereotypical fall weather only lasts 2-3 weeks.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 14:35:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it's more the idea of fall and less fall itself. Summer is over, weather is changing, pumpkin and apple cider and such. It's romanticized.
[deleted] ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 14:37:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Orchards and apple cider and cider donuts is one of the great pleasures in life. Especially the donuts. God I love those donuts
Rugby8724 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:33:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we are waiting to hear where you get these cider donuts. Like /u/QuinstonChurchill mentioned...they sound amazing
jakemg ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Illinois (near Chicago), and every apple orchard in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan have apple cider donuts. They're nothing short of amazing. I'd suggest county line orchard in I believe Hobart Indiana. Great Apple selection and a ton of donuts and other sweets in the shop. The pumpkin donuts are pretty wonderful, too.
2boredtocare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Edwards Apple Orchard = YUM!!!!
anonymose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, definitely the best.
rhill2073 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My aunt works at one and part of her pay is a PAIR of cider donuts per shift.
TheIceCreamMansBro2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for not saying "in Chicago". -a Chicagoan
thumbtack69 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never heard of them until I moved to the PNW. They're everywhere here in Oregon in the fall though. I would check out apple orchards close to you. That's probably your best bet.
Edit: And yes they are dope as hell
LegendaryPrimate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf? I never heard of them until I moved from the PNW to upstate NY. I lived in WA for 23 years. Lol
thumbtack69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it depends on the area. In the Willamette Valley we have a lot of apple growing and a lot of cover.
Morejazzplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am in Oregon as well. Where is the best orchard to go for these elusive ACD's?
thumbtack69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where in Oregon? I live in Salem and the best nearby are at Bauman's farm in Gervais. We can even get them at a lot of local grocery stores too, but the best ones are from family orchards.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:45:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why am I just now finding out that cider donuts are a thing?! That sounds amazing
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't live in the Midwest it's understandable. They're my favorite fall tradition. We grab a bag of them then I watch football. It makes the fact that winter is bearing down that much more tolerable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cider_doughnut
SurlyRed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they really taste of cider and not just apples? I should say at this point that I am a cider drinker. I drink it all of the day.
TheWifesStinkyKitty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a definite cider taste, since they use apple cider instead of water in the batter.
Many also come slathered in cinnamon and sugar.
Our local orchard just started rolling out fresh batches this week.
TheWifesStinkyKitty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're everywhere here in the Northeast too.
Local orchards are starting to roll them out now.
10maxpower01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The wikipedia page you link says it's a NE thing. I'm from Iowa and never heard of cider doughnuts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well when I think of Midwest I mostly think of Michigan/Indiana/Ohio but that's just me being a bit myopic
10maxpower01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I've always thought Ohio to be way too far east to be considered Midwest. Probably don't even have tenderloins over there.
It seems like the exact layout of the different regions isn't really set in stone anywhere, but this is what I'm most familiar with.
foamingturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have them all over upstate New York. I suppose if you don't have apple orchards near you then you might not know about em.
DipIntoTheBrocean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple cider! Unghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dude unghhhhhhhhh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigan has the best ones. Ciders, donuts and craft beers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigan is the best for a lot of leisure activities
2boredtocare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple Cider Donuts with hot cider are simply the best. Personally, I'm just tired of the 80-90s day in/day out. Yeah, it's OK if you have the day off and can go to the pool, but I don't want to be sweating my ass off when I'm trying to grill. Or unable to sit on my leather seats in the car wearing shorts cuz that shit hurts. Back to school means kid's games, and sitting in the blazing ass sun for 2 hours sucks.
beardedheathen ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:39:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I NEED more information on cider donuts
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We go from running the AC constantly to having the windows open at night with a bit of a chill in the air.
We go from suffocating humidity to dry air.
We go from the smell of dampness to the smell of football. If you don't know what football smells like in Ohio, you're missing out. If I could create a candle with that scent, I'd have thousands of Ohio native men lining up to buy it.
And most of all, it means my wife busting out her one hoody that makes her look so unbelievably adorable that I can't contain myself.
charliemack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it USED to be okay. I have plenty of memories from 20 years ago jumping in leaves, going to the orchard, and picking pumpkins. However, now most Halloween nights are cut way short than I remember due to how cold it is now.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that explains why we love fall so much. It's nostalgic. I'm a typical 90s kid and I associate fall with trick or treat, Scariest Places on Earth, watching Hocus Pocus, going on tractor rides at pumpkin festivals and the "magic" of Halloween. Now I pretty much just work and go home. As much as we try, we can never get those feelings back.
charliemack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No sir. You'll never appreciate it in the moment. That's the sad reality. In 30 years you'll feel that same nostalgia about right now. You'll always chase it.
mildlyAttractiveGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is and I love it so much even though it basically doesn't exist in Alabama
Racing2733 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will enjoy fall when I get out of school.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Autumn is the seasonal equivalent to terminal illness. Why romanticize the shift from positivity, warmth and bliss to cold, dark and devoid?
redshoewearer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Way romanticized. I don't think most people know what raw pumpkin actually smells like (it smells similar to raw butternut squash, and I sure as hell don't want my drinks tasting like that). It sure doesn't smell like cinnamon and cloves.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people have carved a jack o lantern.
redshoewearer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even more reason not to romanticize the smell of pumpkin!
fish_whisperer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but most people don't eat raw pumpkin. They eat it cooked with lots of pumpkin pie spice; that shit is delicious.
jakemg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's funny is that people think pumpkin spice lattes are pumpkin flavored. They're not. They're pumpkin spice flavored.
JessicaBecause ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:23:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My suppressed childhood experiences refuses to let me enjoy such things. Fuck your holidays.
probablyhrenrai ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:21:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love fall; the grass gets covered in leaves so that I can actually touch the ground (I get all kinds of itchy if I touch grass), the mosquitoes die down and then actually die, I can layer up so that I'm comfortable inside and outside, I don't have cut grass and I don't get super sweaty when I go for a run or do yardwork....
I actually quite like fall. It's like Spring without the pollen count and grass, which is perfect for me.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I could find a place where it was fall weather year around I would move there in a heartbeat!
haRd_Truth_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:16:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego
QuinstonChurchill ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:35:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother lives near San Francisco and he says it's like that. Hopefully I get the chance to get out and visit him soon. Maybe find a new home!
Avastz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego and San Francisco are not close.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DocMN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention expensive as fuck.
smaps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's Seattle, pretty much!
Source: Seattlite born and raised and super excited to probably die with a Washington mailing address someday.
yogi89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
strangely I only get allergies in the fall for a couple weeks, never spring
Aiognim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The amount my nose runs when it is below 65 degrees is infuriating. I would rather sweat buckets than have the sniffles/end up with bad breath my entire run.
probablyhrenrai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh; below 50 I totally get that, but 60 degrees is perfect temp for a good 3-5 mile run for me; once you get warmed up, the air feels perfectly cool. At 70 degrees or higher, I start feeling hot and gross about halfway in.
Aiognim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It probably has something to do with the humidity level around me. Or I am a freak.
Either way, I welcome buckets of sweat over buckets of snot.
Flick1981 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It means summer is over. I hate summer.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. It's so uncomfortable. At least in fall/winter I can layer up and be at a comfy temperature. There is a limit to what I can take off during the summer and stay out of jail!
Ktaylor448 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can throw on as many layers as you want in cold weather, but you can only get so naked in hot weather before it becomes illegal. It's a motto I live by.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds amazing
hothrous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, it's coming due for an episode in US disaster relief at some point.
Emerald_Flame ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sad thing in when I was little, it felt like fall and spring lasted for months. I'm not sure how much of the change is attributed to global warming and how much is me misremembering (that whole time seems to go faster as you get older thing).
Anymore we maybe get a couple weeks of spring/fall weather and that's it, it sucks.
2boredtocare ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the same. I distinctly remember getting Easter dresses that were for 60 degree weather. Now, it can be 80 or it can be 40, but it's rarely 60 at Easter time. We go from frigid to hot & humid. :/
Emerald_Flame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This year has been so bad for that here in my part of Ohio too. We've had multiple weeks in a row where every single day is 90ยฐ+ With 85%+ humidity. It's just miserable, you go outside and the air is noticeably heavy, it makes breathing feel kinda weird, it almost feels like your swimming.
charliemack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that fall in the Midwest isn't that great anymore, but living in Arizona for the last 7 years I can tell you fall is the best. It's the beginning of perfect weather for the next 7 or so months!
Finger11Fan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my gods, yes. I just had that same conversation with my boyfriend yesterday. While I'm glad it's not 95ยฐ and I have to run my AC constantly, it's only going to be in the 70's for 2 or 3 weeks and then we just get 8 months of winter.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall in Denver - awesome
Fall in Chicago - weak
Golden_Kumquat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because anything is better than two months of 95 degrees plus humidity.
TheWifesStinkyKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should probably stay away from Miami.
Golden_Kumquat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I have every intention to stay away from such a horrible place in the summer.
sgilbert2013 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's because I work outside from a truck with no air conditioning during between April and October. I've been looking forward to fall ever since mid July.
earthgarden ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall weather is so pretty though, the leaves changing and all. Plus it's usually mild in temperature.
NE Ohio here, so Fall is the nice lull before the horrid Winter to come. Fall is like nature's way of saying Get your sh!t together, because it's about to get real out here
2LateImDead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really want Fall to come so that it stops being really hot and I can wear layers. Give me a nice 50-60 degree day, and it's perfect.
mifbifgiggle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2-3 weeks of fall weather is better than summer bullshit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio here. Had a dream (nightmare) last night that it snowed today. Woke up in a panic.
simpleglitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All they want is pumpkin-spice everything.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be fine with that, autumn where I live is grey, wet, brown, stormy, depressing. And long. If we're unlucky it'll start as early as august. If we're particularly unlucky, the winter will be "warm". So grey, wet, depressing.
ModernTenshi04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just want October to get here because I love Halloween.
Racing2733 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Ontario, snow doesn't come until after Christmas.
Once, it snowed a week before Christmas, and it all melted on Christmas Day.
Of course, the snow came back on the 26th.
hellomynameis_satan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if fall is short, I'll still take balls cold over balls hot anyday. Except for the ~0.05% of the time that I spend swimming, summer sucks.
ShittyComicGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Northern New York chiming in. Fall is fucking amazing here and one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. during the fall season in my opinion.
On_The_Organ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah, Upstate NY born and bred, can confirm fall is the best.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Checked comments and was disappointed that you didn't incite the normal "Shorts and a hoodie" argument that spawns whenever someone from the Midwest mentions it.
QuinstonChurchill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is an argument against shorts and a hoodie?? I've never heard of such a thing.
blargher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are shorts + hoodie combinations no longer cool?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the Midwest it's totally fine but, in my experience, the rest of the country fails to see the appeal and makes fun of us for it.
Eliheak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in PA and everyone who wears that gets made fun of. Our order of dress from hot to cold goes Tshirt Shorts Tshirt Jeans Hoodie Jeans Winter coat Jeans
tjschue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truth. I was wondering why the top half of someone's body can be cold but their legs are not?
This seems like a frat boy outfit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shorts and hoody = awful combination of clothing.
ProjectMeat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have quite a lot of temperature variation in your balls. You might want to get that checked.
kadno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like that week is coming soon. It was like 65 for most of yesterday.
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah hi Minnesota here NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL. Seriously though, we've been doing that shit for a century. There's like 4 weeks in MN total each year when you need neither your heating or AC.
LegallyColorBlind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoodie + shorts weather is the best weather
Humblebee89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the random week of 60 degree weather we get in midwinter lol
TGrady902 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awwww I just moved here and was really looking forward to Fall :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It always rains on Halloween and it snows until May.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Columbus here. Fucking hate it. Although today is quite nice.
ewokS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a mild winter last year. Although the two previous years were brutal.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. But last winter it was seriously 70ยฐ out on Christmas day..
ManintheMT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a really good look for me, wish this weather lasted longer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just moved from Ohio to Alabama. Balls hot in Ohio doesn't compare to balls hot in Alabama. I'm honestly going to miss winter
allthissleaziness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the temp right now?
doihavemakeanewword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You never went for the T-shit-jeans-winter hat look?
Buckeyebornandbred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
shiroininja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Virginia here, fuck 80 degrees in the beginning of November last year. Fuck this.
tj3773 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can say the same for spring as well. Fuck it I'm moving to cali.
gmz_88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fascinating how you used balls to describe both extremes of the temperature spectrum
vicaphit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go outside today. It's gorgeous.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
News flash bruh, we're in that week RIGHT NOW.
I think the hurricane is causing it
peenegobb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minnesota here. Can confirm. I don't even buy hoodies anymore. I love them but fuck I'm either in a shirt or a jacket.
Rakshatiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seconded
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do have the option of leaving hell. I did it decades ago, found the right spot for me a few years ago.
r3d_elite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigander here. I haven't worn anything more than a hoodie and pants in winter since 2007.
Also who wears a hoodie and shorts at the same time?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need to buy thicker pants.
andrewpurpleworm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know where in Ohio you are, but where I am in Ohio, it gets to about 80, maybe 90 a few times. Not so balls hot, just enough to get a sweat. Can confirm the cold though. Very cold
ThatsRich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigander here, it went from low 50s to mid 70s in like 3 hours yesterday.
AnalTyrant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, so it's like Tucson! We have one week where the trees drop all their leaves at once, and then it's just cold for a few months.
DaughterEarth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gah central Canada too. The trees are all yellow, my plants are dying, it's freezing, and we've barely entered September. Everything's all fucky.
AlmightyKangaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Canada
dkiscoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...when we actually have a winter
Ayit_Sevi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Englander here, winter is the perfect time for the Hoodie/Short combo.
Kougeru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss high school (04ish) and having a good 2 months of hoodie and the smell of dead leaves in the air.
WatermelonPOWAH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yay! Global warming!
RedTeamGo_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also live in Ohio. It's quite odd.
Optimisticchris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last summer was like that but this one was actually hot. I'm ready for the cold weather again here.
Xray95x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From Ohio, can confirm. Just a few more weeks now till the land is frozen solid and the hopes and dream of many fade away by the never ending cold.
RNnoturwaitress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio is actually pretty cool and breezy today! Edit: its going to snow tomorrow, huh?
Kid_Icarus42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indiana here. 90 degrees or 50, we're wearing shorts AND a hoodie
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah we got that in western new york too :(
Entbriham_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Minnesota and I will still rebel against our short fall by wearing a hoodie all winter long. Doesn't work well.
tonyd1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a construction worker in the heat all day, every day by Cleveland, yeah the summers here can fuck right off. It sucks that by a couple of hours into my work day my shirt is soaked from sweat.
ForeverInaDaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ayyy /r/ohio
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Missouri is still warm-hot.
zekneegrows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor warm balls. Never gets to come out anymore :(
rnambu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in California it's Spring, summer, fall and winter. If spring fall and winter were all summer.
akkopec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen, I have river flowing from my ass from April to October
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
welcome to texas!
mcfliermeyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ne Ohio here. This morning was cold as fuck
BBA935 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agree. I'm originally from Ohio and I remember as a kid in the early 80's being jacket weather for weeks.
Derock85z ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indiana motorcyclist here, can confirm. I ride in full gear that is breathable, miserably hot in July and terribly cold in October.
Spring hardly exists either. 2 weeks "Hey look no more snow" with cloudy 50 degree days, 2 weeks of actual spring, followed by 3 months of pure misery with 80 degrees with 70-80 % humidity.
Kingimg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio? Gotta go a little further south to complain about the heat
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Move to California, we get like 2 weeks of winter, then 4 months of spring 4 months of summer, and 4 months of that oh so good hoodie and cargo shorts weather
cerem86 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Georgia.
We do not have a fall.
We have Hot, Not, and Screw You.
Hot is From April to November.
Not is from November to April.
Screw You is the one day in April and the other one in November where I swear it goes from 100 to 30 in a day.
OneGoodRib ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lived in Georgia for 5 years and we definitely had fall. It snowed in 2009 in October. It didn't stick, but it still snowed. Maybe you live farther inland than I did.
cerem86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Augusta. No snow in October here. We occasional get some in January. It's usually still low 80s in October here, or mid 70s
WesterosiAssassin ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so mad, it's by far my favorite season and it barely exists anymore. :/
SurlyRed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought the sadness associated with the loss of good sunny weather is tempered by the prospect of a plethora of wild mushrooms.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:17:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The reason for the lack of fall and mild winter last year was because we had a very large El Niรฑo. It isn't the new "norm" if that's what you're wondering. However, the abnorma El Niรฑo was arguably caused by climate change, so it's kind of a wash. If it's any consolation, I think this fall and winter are supposed to be a bit more normal.
Regardless, you should be doing stuff to help the environment anyways. :)
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:49:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah the finer things in life. Pump gas into the ocean, throwing plastics in the lake... Paradise.
CaptainUnusual ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And if it makes you feel any better, us in SoCal were relying on that el Niรฑo to save us from the drought, but it ended up giving is even less rain than we had been getting previously. And like three weeks of 95 degree temps in February.
So you guys didn't even get the worst of it.
PBanimation ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like 70ยฐ today in Tennessee. First day it's been under 100ยฐ heat index. Thank god for cool fronts.
robotzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's the TS over FL. sucking NE air down with that high over Canada, it's why we're getting all that wind too
kcazllerraf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to drive through that cool front 3 times as it was going through the Midwest. It made some powerful rain and was a pain in the butt each time
daddydunc ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
76 and sunny in Kansas today! Our one week of Fall is almost over.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With how much rain we have gotten the last few weeks, I am anticipating fall to hang on for a little longer this year.
AceHigh7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kansas Citian here as well. I have been pretty much using this exact phrase for the past 2 days. It used to be my favorite season. Still is, but it used to be too (albeit much shorter).
daddydunc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:54:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I used to do drugs.... I still do, but I used to, too."
J662b486h ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spring too. All gone. 30's one day, 80's the next.
robotzor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then 30 again the next! Too cold or warm enough to put down crabgrass preventer? WHO KNOWS! Too late, now it's 80 every day, you missed the window, enjoy crabgrass
DiabloConQueso ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:03:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when Halloween was a crap-shoot as to whether it would be blazing hot or too cold to trick-or-treat.
Now it's completely predictable, which isn't really a good thing.
CaptainUnusual ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come to SoCal, where Halloween always looks dramatic and scary because of the apocalyptic brushfires that pop up every year.
WWJLPD ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:52:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We just go straight from blazing hot to subzero
Mysid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon winter won't be cool either. :(
apleima2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon? last winter was one of the warmest i can remember. i shoveled my driveway maybe twice, and my propane tank was only filled once!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a large El Niรฑo last year. While its abnormality was likely caused by climate change, such an event isn't completely unheard of. Mild winters aren't the new norm.
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's ok, we're in La Niรฑa so we're going to get destroyed this year
And by "that's ok" I mean fuck
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really how climate change works. Last winter was mild because of an abnormal El Niรฑo. While it's very likely it was caused by climate change, such an event isn't unheard of.
vahntitrio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be dead long before man can warm this planet enough to make a Minnesota winter warm. In fact if a Minnesota winter is warm everyone might be dead.
VerneAsimov ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Summer, slightly cooler summer week, Indian summer (summer 2.0), cold and icy summer
clarko21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Favorite season by far in NY. September, October and November all have beautiful weather IMO and there's always things happening and lovely tree colors
eppsthop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must not be a morning person.
diceman89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same in the South.
Twilight-zoned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And south Texas. Although "winter" could technically be fall, so there's that.
the_north_place ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
never.
FlyinPurplePartyPony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Englander reporting in. We get a solid 2-3 months of fall weather, but we completely skip spring and go straight from winter to summer.
MakiseSedo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The way I've seen it here in South Florida, we get a pretty decent fall. Often times its nice and cool with a good breeze. But only because it's going to rain hell very soon. So eh, not too bad.
boost_poop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant Monty Python quote:
"A year passed: winter changed into spring, spring changed into summer, summer changed back into winter,..."
A_Mouse_In_Da_House ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its fucking 50 degrees. IT'S BARELY SEPTEMBER. WHAT THE FUCK GUYS.
Source: Texan.
MrAppleSpiceMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any time of year in the southeastern region of these sovereign United States
dbatchison ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall has just become winter in the south. Now I live in CA and it's summer or spring, nothing else
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Southeast here! I think you're referring to the season of Late Late Summer.
loppneli002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I eat cheese, can Confirm
TittyLoggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Currently in the 5 days of fall that we get in Wisconsin now. It's goddamn perfect, 72 and dry in the day, upper 50s at night.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The three massive oak trees in my backyard still think fall is a thing.
Soulless_redhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Michigan. You want a nice fall? SCREW YOU!
One week of sun if you're lucky then freezing rain until it gets to snowing.
xprplninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in California, but can relate. The only seasons we seem to get is 110 degree summer that lasts 8 months, or 60 degree winter (at least in central cali).
I swear, every year it drops at least 10-20 degrees on Halloween, and then the heat is finally gone.
DrBadFish420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean Autumn.
taylorsloan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, Al Gore.
PM_ME_MESSY_BUNS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
climate change is stupid
jseego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
CLIMATE CHANGE
datlat24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chicagoland falls have been incredible the last few years
OnTheJob11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming is a hoax, though.
GrmpMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall is my favorite season too I love wearing hooded leaves pumpkin season going to the Orchard fall stuff y'know. But I can't fuckin do that when one week I wanna be in the pool and the next week the pool fuckin froze
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's been really nice the past two days here in ks. supposed to get hot as fuck tomorrow tho.
samrhoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First thing ya know in cincy, your homeboy Harambr gets shot, then it's 1079009377 degrees in October. Nick Offerman: Let's talk about weatherโฆwhat the fuck
sycophantasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iowa here. Fall seems like the shortest season. It's like "fuck this shit it's too hot to go back to school and there are lady bugs and wasps everywhere!" For like 2 weeks. Then suddenly ONE rainy day happens that seems to bring the temp down from 70s to 50s in an instant. Then by October it'll snow. Feels just like Winter from Halloween to Easter.
thing24life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For real though. SoCal has virtually no Fall and like 2 weeks of winter. I miss the rain :(
StagnantFlux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a Northwesterner, love the spring, it's my favorite day of the year
90s_rap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with the Pacific NW. One second it's sunny and 75, the days are long. Then BAM it's always raining
Emerald_and_Bronze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's 80 here...that's our new "fall"
ThaiFighter_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kansas here, we get fall weather until about toward the end of November... depends on the year.
Morningxafter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Dakotan who moved to Washington state here. Reminds me of home when I was young but with more mountains.
alexisdr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Canada (Calgary) and we had a thunderstorm today. I've never seen a thunderstorm where I live past June. It was 26ยฐc yesterday.
svdrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texan here. I was just in Cleveland last week and it was amazing compared to Houston. It got a little hot at noon, but most of the day was great, and no humidity. You guys are lucky bastards.
bobweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that on Netflix?
rustyxj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigab here, can confirm
DRGTugBoat3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KS state fair has loses some of the charm when people are falling over due to heat stroke
BriSy33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is fall? - Someone from Illinois who has only experienced scalding hot doom weather and siberia.
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks a lot, climate change
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came from Middle Tennessee just to laugh at you.
There was a year not too long ago when Spring started happening in February, because why not. Then, in mid March, winter came screaming back in and didn't leave until nearly May. Then, there's the fact that it only every snows once every 4 years. And by snow, I mean what Yanks think snow is, where the stuff actually sticks to the ground as that powdery stuff and doesn't melt and freeze over to create a nice 1/4 of ice on our roads. Our falls are more like "Summer: Now with Cold Evenings", then winter gives everyone the first two weeks of November to think it might be a mild winter for once, only for the temp to plummet and bring on the bleak brown death of winter. It was always fun seeing Freshmen from up north yearn to see what snowy winter looks like on our rolling hills, only for us natives to shake our heads and go "Not til you graduate".
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Arizona. We don't wear long sleeves until Thanksgiving really. It was never cold here.
CombatMarshmallow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It feels alright now. I actually needed a light jacket this morning.
Mamitroid3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where at in the Midwest? Central Iowa in early October is usually pretty nice.
mattboi69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Florida, I wish it would get cold as balls :(
Elvensabre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this hurts me personally
Oracle_at_Delphi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But seriously, is this scientifically a thing I didn't realize anyone else noticed this. I thought it was just in my head.
drakebeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:13:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iowa checking in here. Can confirm fall is bipolar 0/10 would not recommend
the_mighty_moon_worm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never was cool here in Georgia.
That two weeks of winter in February is so worth the wait, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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QuinstonChurchill ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:37:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty much what Ohio is like anymore.
BrockN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except in Calgary its been spring since the end of winter. Every fucking week has been rain and thunderstorms. Never seen that before, its usually just couple of rain storm in May and June and then drier than Grandma's cunt until the first snowstorm.
TRFKTA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling Autumn 'Fall' FTFY
QuinstonChurchill ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Us Midwesterners are a simple people. Season where leaves fall off trees? Fall. No need for 2 syllables lol
TRFKTA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even those from the Midwest call it Autumn lol
Immortan-bro ยท 13163 points ยท Posted at 11:09:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me, apparently
Source: 3 year old
MikeKM ยท 3507 points ยท Posted at 14:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids can be brutal. My wife was told by our 4 year old daughter that she's (wife) not a princess and that she's stuck with daddy (me) who's not a prince.
jayydubbya ยท 8094 points ยท Posted at 16:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you explain the concepts of bloodlines and succession to crush her little world when she realizes she can never be one either.
RhysPeanutButterCups ยท 2474 points ยท Posted at 16:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Do you even EU, you little bitch?"
Garibond ยท 337 points ยท Posted at 18:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
50% Chance current Heir dies
50% Chance 43 Pretender regiments rise up in revolt
[deleted] ยท 140 points ยท Posted at 18:30:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"Let's pray for him (50% chance of survival)" - Enrique (0/0/1) lives
"Let's send a trained medicus (-1453 gold/75% chance of survival)" - Ceasar the Second Coming of Christ (6/5/6) dies.
El_Jambie ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:46:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that second event. It always causes my game to crash for some reason.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:59:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same event but it's the two options. Medicus gets you 75% survival rate.
Don't know about your game crashing though, maybe file a report in the official Paradox forums.
El_Jambie ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was just a joke about force quitting the game when it kills my God-heir.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, that totally went over my head.
El_Jambie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries, sarcasm doesn't really work in text anyways.
nefariouspenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too for a second, until the guy replied to you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the game giving you that extra fuck you for good measure.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alt+f4 Restart Europa. Whistle inconspicuously.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You disgusting save-scummer.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the game is accidentally going to tank my empire with that Rnjesus shit, I'll accidentally end the process.
ducemon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then a comet is sighted, plunging your country into total chaos because the fools forgot about the economy!
LogicCure ยท 417 points ยท Posted at 18:06:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
teebob21 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:46:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Little Bitch has formed the Independence faction.
What_Teemo_Says ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh good, I get to crush more than just her hopes and dreams!
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:08:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obliviously not or her mom would be her aunt as well.
thisismyjam ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right click, take concubine. suck it bitchhhhh
FlyingFridgeMaster ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fuck, my cousin's already married so I can't have a purebred wife"
Drugsmakemehappy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fukk you say Cuzz?
OneeyedPete ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Japan would like a word.
Megacherv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not unless she's a horse
ManyStaples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deus Vult!
-Badger2- ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 17:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least I don't have the Inbred trait.
PigletCNC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:55:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winbred*
antiname ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:25:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, is she British?
CharlieHume ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh and nice fucking drawing asshole. What are those arms? You suck.
Georgia_Ball ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now you've got causus belli
Metacompressor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS TIME EU4 IS FORREAL BLEEDING
EpilepticAuror ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Yeah that's right, cry your little bitch-tears."
epicus_doomicus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you have a diplomatic insult casus belli now.
ducemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take that,Von Habsburgs!
yabacam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's go hunting and see how that turns out!
[deleted] ยท 722 points ยท Posted at 16:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"When you play the game of thrones you win or die you little asshole"
lagerbaer ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Tell me, what do you think you need more? Your fingers, or your tongue?"
SANDERS_SHRIVELED_PE ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 17:29:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about your clam?
evil_demon_hare ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:55:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bow you little shits!
(Damn I miss Robert)
Meaber ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/crusaderkings is leaking
yorec9 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Needs more incest
Droen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's even a sale right now! Time to get more people to play.
Caleb-Rentpayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has such a high learning curve, though... It's not an easy game to pick up.
CamDMC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I picked it up pretty quickly after watching a few videos.
acvg ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
agnatic primogeniture bitch
salvation122 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Risky, if you end up all Henry VIII, or your youngest son is the Strong Attractive Genius.
Elective Succession Best Succession.
brokendownandbusted ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well played Tywin.
Lonestarr1337 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:39:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"At least mommy and daddy aren't bastards whelped out of wedlock like you are, dear."
MadIllusion ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:03:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should tell this to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Sure she isn't technically a princess from a succession / bloodline standpoint, but w/e - it is possible to get there. There is hope, like 1 in a few billion, but hope nonetheless!
Gunnar123abc ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Be a young attractive peasant girl to have a chance to become royalty when they inspect the lesser subjects... I see
MadIllusion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:58:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a longshot, but those who don't try will not succeed.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:15:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Like you'd ever be a princess, bitch. Dressing up as one doesn't make it so, baby girl. >:)"
Cheewy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still won't get it at 4. My youngest daughter keeps asking for a sibling, icouldn't explain to her the downsides of beeing "the middle one"
righthandoftyr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure she can. She just needs to make sure the two of you die along with the 30 million other people ahead of her in the line of succession. The only reason Mommy's not a princess is because she lacks the iron will necessary to do what needs to be done.
police-ical ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:36:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good parent: Breaks news to child she will not be a monarch.
GREAT parent: Encourages child to foment republican insurgency, overthrow/execute monarchs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
savage. Just savage. That's the meanest thing I've heard this week and I threw away everything a homeless man owned yesterday (he was behind my apartment bothering people)
jayydubbya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:12:44 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...that's impressively evil. I like it.
thenebular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never stopped Catherine the Great.
aznlucas2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And if her parents were royalty then she's probably inbred
Deeco666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaaannndddd its time to reinstall crusader kings
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A simple "fuck you kid" works too.
Zextillion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as you're of some European descent, there's at least some chance that you're very distantly related to one of the monarchs still on the European thrones. Just assassinate everybody until your precious little princess is the new queen of the British Empire.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You like that, you fucking blacksmith's daughter?!
cattaclysmic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? Of course she could become a princess. Its all the rage to get commoners for the European royal houses rightn ow.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might as well lecture her about how useless it is to be royalty now that the world has shifted to parliamentary democracy.
Secret4gentMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commoners can marry in to royalty.
TrotBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just tell her Marie Antoinette and Anastasia deserved it.
JennyBeckman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She might plan on marrying up and not settling like mum did.
Figwun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to win an argument with a 4 year old? That's cool
novacolumbia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was clearly stolen away as an infant from the king and queen by an evil witch and ogre.
relevantnewman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or you have a grumpy grandpa who puts him in his place
LogiCparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the current princess of the UK
LogiCparty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the current princess of the UK
TheSeaOfThySoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you shout "All hail Britannia!".
kombatunit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While you're at, explain it to the dunce hbo producers of game of thrones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's what matters for a past-their-prime peasant like you, but I'm sure their daughter intends to marry someone of status and achieve at least a duchess title.
istara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also fucking Sophia the First is NOT a fucking princess. She's the stepdaughter of a prince. She's Laura Parker-Bowles. I've yet to see her wearing a tiara and wailing in a chipmunkesque voice about being a princess.
gin_and_uterotonic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was pretty determined to be a princess when I grew up. When my mom tried to explain that I'd have to marry a prince, I told her, in all my only-child self-assuredness and seriousness, "No, they'll just like me so much they'll make me a princess."
Seriously, don't have an only child. We're terrible.
GoT43894389 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck bloodlines, she can marry a prince. Just look at Kate. Yes, she is a princess. Her official title:
Source
MrLangbyMippets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Sweetie, we were Dukes and Duchesses, not Kings and Queens. You can't be a princess."
ihatethesidebar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She can marry a prince
ShelfDiver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CRUSH YOUR CHILDREN, SEE THEM DRIVEN TO THEIR ROOMS, AND HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR MOTHERS
CaSalustro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea but they tune it out half way through. So you still lose.
Heroic_Sandwich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:16:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She could marry a prince.
PM_ME_CORGlE_PlCS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hey, I think it's pretty cool that your wife wasn't sent to a foreign land to be married off to a significantly older stranger/relative for the sake of securing a political alliance.
But what do I know? I can't keep up with what the kids find hip these days.
fradrig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 4 year old likes to remind me that I'm old. So old. So so oooold.
nellabella27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that in Louise Belcher's voice.
MrBoonio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It could be worse. I know a guy with a blond wife called Fiona. Their friend's kid calls him Shrek.
CaptainKingChampion ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:34:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That kid doesn't know shit.
Fiona is a redhead in both human and ogre forms.
tributeaubz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're telling me. I used to work in a children's home in Kenya, and after getting a new haircut, one of the young girls said to me, "It looks ugly. You need to think about buying a mirror."
I asked her why she cares about it, since the hair is on me and not her. She said, "A haircut like that affects all of us." It was brutal.
MikeKM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's harsh.
InMyBrokenChair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're the queen and king.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I briefly taught a class of 8-9 year olds. The stuff that comes out of their mouths hurts more. See, a 4 year old doesn't really get it yet that being very frank can hurt people's feelings. A 9 year old knows this, but still proceeds to say it. And their language is full of beautifully painful descriptors since I've done such a great job getting them to read :D
MikeKM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can only imagine it getting worse as they age. My wife has described teenage girls being the spawn of Satan sometimes. I hear what my 4 year old says and have already begun bracing for the teenage years, we laugh at the toddler/kindergartner brutality but we know there's much worse to come.
EkiAku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I actually feel like teens get a bit more of a bad rap than they deserve. Don't get me wrong, the bad ones are holy shit bad. But if you do your best to raise your kid well (and make sure to check for mental illness!) then you'll probably have a decent, semi-well adjusted teenager. Note: I'm not a parent.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think everyone goes through a couple of moody years around 13 or so. But many 16 year olds are already pretty mature and fun to be around. We recently went through this with my little brother in law. Now that he's 16 he's like a whole new person and we have a blast with him. He's focused, he knows what he wants and works for it, he can be reasoned with, it's great.
EkiAku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, every kid has their nightmare middle school years. It's understandable. Arguably the hardest time of your life.
skalp69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was around that age, I asked my parents if they could die soon so that they would stop giving me orders and I would get the house.
AdamBombTV ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My world would be torn asunder if my niece told me I wasn't a princess... I have a tiara and everything. It's ever so pretty.
teasus_spiced ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My kids are now adults and they're still brutal only now the insults are clever.
ThePsion5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife told our three year old she (my wife) didn't feel pretty today, and her response?
"That's okay mommy, you can try and be pretty next year."
RECOGNI7E ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your 4 year old need to know she is not a princess or a delicate little flower too.
egus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My soon to be four year old told my wife she has a big butt. When asked why she said that, she said because you have big underwear. I lost it.
BudweiserSoze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a little kid, my dad asked me what I'd think if Mick Jagger wanted to date my mom. I said, 'That would never happen... Mom's nowhere near cool enough to date him.'
Jowitness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, she's right. You aren't royalty. She's just trying to snap you out of your delusion
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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fucktheroses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had super long hair in high school. I was at a restaurant for dinner before a dance, in my long dress and my long hair, and a little girl in the bathroom whispered "Mommy. Mommy, look, it's Rapunzel!" Little kids are funny
TinFoilRobotProphet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww but sweetie, we do have a little queen bitch though!
domestic_omnom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter constantly tells me I need to leave and go to work, so she can watch netflix
_Major_G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fuck
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. When I was little, me and my mom were looking at old pictures and I told her "You used to be pretty and now you're not."
RanaktheGreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I helped teach some seniors at a high school the year after graduating from High School myself.
Those fuckers told me I looked 27.
Bitch we're both 18.
carritlover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then tell her you've married her off to the Ogre of the North Woods so she damn well better pack and start trekking.
ManualNarwhal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We can? Thanks mom!
BadNewsBjork ยท 3524 points ยท Posted at 12:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If a 3 year old is saying that, he might be onto something
Tatsukko ยท 3179 points ยท Posted at 13:49:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But he's Immortan Bro, the swell dude who will lead us to Coolhalla.
Sco0bySnax ยท 1057 points ยท Posted at 14:10:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Witness me, Broheim!
[deleted] ยท 939 points ยท Posted at 15:37:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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HAC522 ยท 784 points ยท Posted at 15:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You shall lift eternal, shiney and swoll
Vic-tron ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/swoleacceptance is leaking and I love it
MufugginJellyfish ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:55:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Subscribed.
WutLolNah ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite community by far on reddit. Sure it's satire and a giant medieval themed reddit or whatever but make no mistake the fitness advice there is very real and helpful.
SeductivePillowcase ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:04:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually surprisingly really accepting of people from many backgrounds and walks of life. Except for Gainz Goblins. They need to shoo.
elevendytwo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might also like /r/foreverchest.
Mddickson ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reps for jesus
pm_me_nice_cats_idk ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reps for JC and his boys
Zero-Power ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gunshots
Photovoltaic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:11:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't evolve from apes, we evolved INTO APES.
Zero-Power ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make the weights know, it's not a rest for you, it's a rest for the weights
SeductivePillowcase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUPASET!
AdamBombTV ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WE LIFT, WE DIE, WE LIFT AGAIN!!
HAC522 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This should've been upvoted more
Mickothy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wheymen
clown-penisdotfart ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:56:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shiney? Shiney? Shiny.
Swoll? Swoll? Swole.
Yeesh.
PeanutButter707 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh what a day, what a lovely day!
Kraymur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coats his face in Whey
spiral6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Believe in Broseiden.
Patomark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wheymen.
i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I die, Imma die historic Fully Swoll!
superfastjellyfish29 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MEDIOCRE
Willyjwade ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have thou taken thine protein powder? If thou hast rejoice in the name of Odin!
ZeroPride ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This all reads like something out of /r/swoleacceptance
acrowsmurder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
highkingofkadath ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MUSTER THE BROHIRIM
...wait. where am i.
tovarish22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mediocre, Broseph.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Medibrocre
CruzaComplex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BROENHEIM! claps hands
JaWiMa ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brahallla*
Incitatus_For_Consul ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He shall ride eternal, shiny and brome
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Volkor 3:16 says you must crush puss.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:45:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have not heard this one before and I love it.
I_blue_myself_87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
swole
house_cat_meow_meow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coachella
bgzlvsdmb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's a sharp kid, you might be uncool.
Thedustin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids know what's hip. Just the other day my cousins 4 yr old daughter said she wanted to be a "mommy driver" when she grows up.
cardinals1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those little shits are brutally honest.
atcoyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are the new age group advertisers are focusing on. No longer boomers, gen xers, gen ys, or millennial (not sure why generation y was changed to millennial... but anyway...).
I think the next logical step is wombers. Advertise to them while in the womb... actually I should try to get the business patent for that... if it hasn't already been filed...
Yokhen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might or might not be joking, but it's true. 3-year olds are easy to amuse.
Marcho0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman, them 3 year olds up to something Ok i will go
[deleted] ยท 2210 points ยท Posted at 15:01:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
At least it's not a 7th grader. According to my nephew, I'm gay, school's gay, homework's gay, chores are gay.
[deleted] ยท 3503 points ยท Posted at 16:46:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PM_ME_NAKED_CAMERAS ยท 913 points ยท Posted at 17:23:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't wait till his balls drop and starts fucking my mom over Xbox live.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:11:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His parents don't find it creepy when I check every Sunday.
PM_ME_NAKED_CAMERAS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:52:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't seen the family in a decade, but it's fairly safe to say I have grown into the creepy uncle role,
runnin_round ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:07:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought that happened pre puberty
RandomMandarin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone ELI5 how, exactly, a 12-year-old gamer in (let's say) Wisconsin can insert his gonna-be-a-man-hood into his Xbox and then it gets rammed into my mother who is many hundreds of miles away?
Spartacus458 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:59:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speedforce?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why wait, it's never to early to fuck your mom over xbox live.
flamingscrotum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh you dont even have to wait for their balls to drop
InkandGrit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, just a relative of Riley Freeman.
tovarish22 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:02:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better watch your mouth before he 420 blaze-it no scope's your newb ass.
DeadlyUnicorn98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
tovarish22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You rekt me :/
[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 16:56:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. I've been trying to teach him, it's OK if you absolutely have to throw out the "your gay' card, but I'm worried he's not coming up with anything wittier. His twin sister can make people cry.
amoore109 ยท 99 points ยท Posted at 17:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's 'cause sisters are pure concentrated evil.
PicklePeeple ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm
source: have sister
hlpermonkey ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm. source: am someone's sister. pump-a-rum.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boys beat you up, girls destroy your soul and make you hate yourself.
Heyoceama ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aye. I was once playing Minecraft on the xbox and she started slaughtering my cows cause they wandered into her "storm shelter" (read: a hole in the ground) so I killed her. She then complained to my dad and then no one could play.
ChickenChic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, have older sister. (am little sister)
Edeen ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:33:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has his own pet gay? (hint: you're)
AlbusPWBDumbledore ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is not OK to say "you're gay" and even less OK that you tolerated and even condoned it. Disappointing...
Source: I'm gay and know from experience hearing that shit is hurtful while growing up.
Rianne764 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:04:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fake, dumbledore never admitted to being gay
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:30:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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loveCars ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use the word 'retarded' if something is inefficient, ineffective, or otherwise slow. That's what the word means. Flame retardant slows down fire. A retarded bus system never runs on time. A parachute retards your fall to keep you from slamming full force into the ground.
I'm just slowing coming to terms with the fact that I'll have to change that use, though, because people seem to dislike the word even when used for its legitimate definition.
myounk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had a girl berate me for the sentence "My commute home was retarded". Her boyfriend wanted to bring me outside.
PM_ME_NAKED_CAMERAS ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they were retarded?
reveille293 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:08:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm worried this just means wittier homophobic insults.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a single tear forms, then falls from my eye
FightingFairy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smart women fight with their words.
Punching someone hurts them for a bit but a manipulative well placed insult will eat at them for days.
Wake_up_screaming ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The rare occasion I play GTA V online and hear anyone using a mic its obvious they are clearly young kids. Two things about that bother me - 1: I'm no prude but I believe GTA V really shouldn't be played by little kids. 2: I'm 37 years old and getting my ass kicked by little kids.
Toubabi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Admit it, the second one is what really upsets you.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a news story about some man who found a kid who was killing him in CoD I think who like camping him or whatever and stabbed him in real life
Taco_Lover1022 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:25:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In 7th grade? Way too old to start, by that point he should already be a 5-year veteran
Jakethesnake98 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I maaaay have told him that was a synonym for "happy"
insertpithywiticism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you're not wrong...
Hokoganbrother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough n words.
Apenguin73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean someones a victim of child abuse.
[deleted] ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what's really not cool? This joke. This joke sucks. And it's so overdone. You're not cool.
ElllGeeEmm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it's an older meme for sure, but he makes up for the lack of creativity by really nailing the execution.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. It's called "forced"
KingCentipede ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:51:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even his boyfriend is gay.
ShouldersofGiants100 ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 16:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids that age still call things gay? I would have thought that after more than a decade, THAT would be one of those things that's no longer "cool", even for kids trying to be edgy.
rainydayrealestate ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hilary Duff told me to knock it off
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MIb3mYznE
kobe_bryant24 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that ad was pretty gay
ghostofpennwast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:18:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary duff, with her noted fanbase of young straight men /s
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:06:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're fooling yourself, that has always and will always be the go to insult for young teenage boys.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:36:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, like 11-16 everything is gay, then some guys figure out they're gay or their friends are gay and they realize it's uncool to call things gay.
ShouldersofGiants100 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I'm not surprised it's used as an insult. Just that referring to THINGS as gay is still around. Maybe more than a decade ago. It was common when I was in sixth grade. But even within a couple years it was far more likely to be "Retarded" than "gay". Gay being seen an insult by teenage boys at least makes sense. As a casual substitute for "lame" or "boring"? Not so much
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I chose my words hastily, I meant as a general pejorative rather than just an insult. I agree about the use of retarded becoming much more common though.
Reascr ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been using it a lot lately, dunno why, but I've just been in a total slump about being witty
So you're entirely correct
Immortan-bro ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, that's pretty gay
like2000p ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't in the UK.
ShouldersofGiants100 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't in Canada either. It was a thing when I was in school, but judging from my little brother it just phased itself out. I've heard retarded, even shitty... but the casual use of gay just sounds outdated.
LowlySlayer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not cool. It's gay.
Harry_Potthead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know 20 year olds who still use it. A lot of people still say it, at least that I know.
rasmus9311 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a pretty gay thing to say
[deleted] ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 17:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ShouldersofGiants100 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:22:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it's a horrible insult to you and you're not an insecure teenager (where sexuality is still a big deal), then the issue isn't "Forced acceptance", it's you being a child. If someone calling you gay when you aren't earns more than an eye roll, then I'm surprised you can wear clothes without scraping off skin that thin.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 17:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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M_C_Prolapse ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, I get where you're coming from. Your body's changing, you're starting to notice other boys, and you're afraid of being judged for it. It's OK, lots of other people have gone through the same thing, you don't need to be afraid, just be happy with who you are. :)
DarthSheeran ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If sexuality is the most important part of a person's personality, that person effectively doesn't have a personality.
To me, that just says that you care way too much about what other people think of you. I sincerely hope that you're still in high school and will soon realize that some random teenager insulting you means exactly jack-shit.
swiftmaggot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol what a tough guy!
ShouldersofGiants100 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Presumably the issue of trying to choke out "We've got a badass over here" through the laughter. Let me guess, over 300 confirmed kills?
Sexuality is important. It's also something that an adult should be secure enough in to laugh it off. If you are genuinely offended, then it sounds to me like your insecurity is the main source of conflict. A grown adult using "gay" as an insult isn't offensive. It's pathetic. And I'd expect anyone who is mature to be able to shrug it off. Or at LEAST address it without exploding.
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SirAlexH ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is saying something is 'gay' still an insult and is still used? I haven't heard that since my early years of high school.
Ghotimonger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:57:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard it fairly recently by a not-very-close friend. He was mocked relentlessly. I'm gay though.
I picture 13 year old boys using it, and that's it.. even that shouldn't be cool anymore. (or ever)
rllamarca ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!
Ghotimonger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated the way they said that on that show. So tongue in cheek
RECOGNI7E ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell him the people who say gay constantly are usually closet gays. Should shut him up pretty quickly
LassieBeth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:26:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This still doesn't help with any possible homophobia, it implies that being gay is wrong, as a pseudopunishment for saying stuff is gay.
RECOGNI7E ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:31 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well then tell him the there is nothing wrong with being gay and that you support him in all his difficult life choices.
LassieBeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:51 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This still doesn't help with any possible heterophobia, it implies that being straight is wrong, as a pseudopunishment for saying stuff is straight. ;)
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:14 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I just can't win then can I.
salty_box ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does the kid say to someone who is actually gay?
yaosio ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:49:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Takes one to know one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My God I laughed so hard at this. I miss 7th grade :l
SIAMESEDICK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back when I was in 7th grade which was in 2007 I use to say things were gay when I thought they were lame. So my aunt (whose a lesbian) was talking and said commented on something and I said "That's gay.". She turns to me and says "Well I'm gay." With a blank expression. I was like "I'm so sorry I didn't mean it like that." Then she's started laughing and said I'm just fucking with you. It made me so embarrassed I stopped saying things were gay.
Knottherealme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My eighth grader said I'm gay.. and since she knows everything I'm now reevaluating my life
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TolkienAwoken ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:28:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never admit to being under 18 on Reddit. It will never do you well.
Rickwab155 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:34:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh look at mr kiddo smarty-pants over here. /s
Unsolicited advice incoming: Don't think about the "lack of ability to express themselves" too much. Kids your age just use those words because, well, you're just kids! Trust me, everyone who uses "gay" as an insult will eventually grow out of it.
Source: I used to say "gay" as an insult a lot, even though I actually didn't mean any harm to gay people.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, because, and, don't take this personally, or do, I don't care, but, teenagers... all idiots. To a person.
bluepooka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is the straight up truth
SpookiestBus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, have been teenager.
DoesntSmellLikePalm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/im13andthisisgay
Ki-Low ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to see a whole lot hasn't changed. Gay is still cool.
Ghotimonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be gay is cool. To use it as an insult is not.
fradrig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they do learn a lot in school these days. Are you french kissing many dudes, perhaps?
lagerbaer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, he's just trying to come out of the closet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is your nephew named Riley by any chance?
Teaflax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a lot of homosexuality.
Drudicta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should tell him that only one of those things can actually consent to sex, and he's a sick bastard for fucking all of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "gay" as a bad thing isn't cool anymore. Seems like your nephew isn't as cool as he would like to think he is.
deeplife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, your nephew has such a positive outlook on life. Gay means happy.
FirstWaveMasculinist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...... i assure you, he does.
PM_ME_MESSY_BUNS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being gay is gay
-ChewbaccaThe3rd- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But are they cancer?
DankDialektiks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
7 graders know what gay means
Sevnfold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John Mulaney has a funny joke about how 7th graders are so good at insults. They go straight for your insecurities. "Look at that high-waisted man!"
Strontoria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww, look who's discovering his sexuality! Encourage him that it's okay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so girl in a pink skirt.
DrDongStrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know people even used gay like that anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 15 year old tries to talk to my wife and I like we are bothering him. It's great!
minumoto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time to explain what homosexual behavior actually is.
Siegwyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus CHRIST I hate this. My brother is 21 and everything is still gay. Work is gay, his car is gay, his room is gay...I think he actually might be gay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Describing things that you don't like as gay: not cool any more.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell your nephew that calling everything "gay" is so yesterday.
ChickenChic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he right though? If he is, then that's okay too...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling things gay is definitely not cool anymore.
Detention13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I figured the casual attribution of "gay" to everything undesirable was still a thing, but I wonder how prevalent it is compared to when I was in middle school / high school 15-20 years ago. I remember when I was in 6th or 7th grade I decided that calling everything "gay" was actually pretty offensive and I didn't want to do it anymore. After 2 weeks of being relentlessly taunted for my alleged "PC-ness" (we fancied ourselves punk rockers back then) I finally caved and called everything I didn't like "gay" with my friends until I graduated. I still think back on that and hope kids these days are learning more quickly than I did.
Toddpole- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think your nephew is in the closet
Gizmo-Duck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying things are gay, apparently still cool.
jaredsglasses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In a related post, using gay in place of stupid isn't cool. Let the little turd know!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd go fuck his mom
Kanotari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just him. I am reminded every day of just how apparently gay I am.
Source: Teacher.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is your nephew andy milonakis?
coolanybody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm, was seventh grader a couple years ago
JHolderBC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha.. normally when I gear X is gay... I usually respond with "what.... well dressed? good manners? Well groomed?" Usually get a sputtering response.
In my experience ( i know it's wrong to generalize ) gay guys have always been polite, well dressed and groomed.
druidjc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... he's not wrong...
LaPiscinaDeLaMuerte ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 14:02:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's ok, my 5 year old told me I wasn't cool when she was 3 but just yesterday, she told me I was her best daddy ever.
breqwas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many daddies does she have?
LaPiscinaDeLaMuerte ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That wasn't my first thought, but definitely made me wonder for a second.
breqwas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that statement looks like a compliment, but it isn't one. At best, you're the only daddy and thus by definition are the best one, no matter how bad you actually are. At worst, there are some more daddies out there, and you now have horns.
LaPiscinaDeLaMuerte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:09:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK, so, calm down. She's 5 years old and that was the way she conveyed it. It's adorable.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With any luck you'll become cool again in a few years when your kid reaches that point where their parents are the most knowledgeable and bravest and strongest.
I'm 28 and I still see my parents that way :')
Farull ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks. My kids thought I was cool until they were 12 at least. But it's more fun being embarrassing anyway!
Exigent_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of the mouth of babes...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:44:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah kid, most don't realize they have an expiration date. Mine was when my little bro was born. Ah, the forgotten middle child. On the bright side, I've been left home completely alone a lot earlier than my sister. Little bro is too dependent, last I heard, he got left home asleep, with dad in the house as well.
OrbitingKillerWhale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you shouldn't be kicking her down the stairs!
very_ticklish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you a dinosaur hammer?
Maguffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My fiancรฉ's 18 year old cousin told me I can't hang, recently.
I think she meant I'm not cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were you drunk at the time. That's the only other way I've heard it used.
Maguffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny: quite the opposite. We were telling her how much hangovers suck, and how we can't rage like we used to.
To be young again.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should get a more recent source. Sources older than 6 months are unreliable for social fads and general coolness checks.
messy_eater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, you've already peaked at that age? Also, get off this website, you're too young for memes.
chiminage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was called best cousin ever when I bought my cousin a drum set. I was just aggravated with my uncle.
Ghotimonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't consider that easy
ToothlessBastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think 3-year-olds that can type are pretty cool
Exotaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anymore
TheQueq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That means you used to be cool, so you're one up on me.
LuxLeafBud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Bro
555Anomoly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhg, having to explain things to people with attention spans shorter then the sentences needed...
TheDoctorInHisTardis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too.
Source: A random Redditor
Dunkcity239 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just asked my 3 year old. She thinks I'm cool
qasimq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are cool to me bro !
mablesyrup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it gets better! Wait until they are 13! Around 15-16 you start to become cool again :)
Salohacin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I'm an idiot. Thought you yourself were a 3 year old.
Add me to that list of things that aren't cool anymore.
Panoolied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've just double checked with mine and in still cool apparently.
CurryCurryBumBum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How are you writing this if you're a 3 year old?
Immortan-bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a testament to reddit that this comment has managed to create about 3 different flame wars
JoeDaddyZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At some point when they are older that might change.
Nermish_121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMMOR-TAAAAAAAAN!! IMMORTAN BRO!!
Immortan-bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ
Nermish_121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looked at me!! HE LOOKED RIGHT AT ME!!!
thelawtalkingguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your 3 year old couldn't be more wrong; you were never cool.
FuffyKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, yeah, me too.
My youngest and I play Overwatch and I was telling him I reported someone for threats and trolling. My oldest said "mom, you're like one of those noobs.". Sigh.
LordPanMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can be there to embarrass when they are 8-18 and when they pass outside the cool zone you can be there for them ... to rub salt in that wound.
graptemys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait until you have teens.
tdkdpt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To my 9month old girl, I'm pretty damn cool. I don't want that to end.
wolflambert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:36 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Independent has something to tell you:
I guess they're not as kickin' anymore, are they?
Immortan-bro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:57 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My god
RudegarWithFunnyHat ยท 6072 points ยท Posted at 10:45:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
think hipsters went away from the full beard because it became too mainstream
[deleted] ยท 3243 points ยท Posted at 10:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Loverboy21 ยท 2185 points ยท Posted at 13:19:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknots are the real hipsters these days.
Source: I live just off Hawthorne. Ick.
[deleted] ยท 748 points ยท Posted at 15:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1566 points ยท Posted at 17:16:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 371 points ยท Posted at 17:30:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gimme five bees for a quarter?
I_blue_myself_87 ยท 252 points ยท Posted at 17:44:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't have white onions, because of the war
VitQ ยท 284 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Now my story begins in Nineteen-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" because the Kaiser had stolen the word "twenty". I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles.
AM_Industiries ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 18:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days.
Srirachachacha ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 18:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck is happening
AM_Industiries ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 18:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere... Like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville...
omnomcookiez ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 18:46:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say.
AM_Industiries ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:48:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now, I'd like to digress from my prepared remarks to discuss how I invented the terlet...
3313133 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They cost 35 bees and a quarter back in those days
I_blue_myself_87 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:27:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Terlet! HA!
URAPNS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:22:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be with "it", then "it" changed and the new "it" was weird and scary to me. And it will happen to you!
J3507 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abraham Simpson talking about the old days.
rhamphol30n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey we found that guy who doesn't watch the Simpsons!
combuchan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:55:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90s Simpsons is a completely different show than the modern Simpsons.
For example, 1990s Simpsons is funny and memorable.
ChloroformScented ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:37:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up watching The Simpsons, and my mom and I still quote old Simpsons on the daily. Almost every line in classic Simpsons episodes is hilarious.
thedarkpurpleone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grandpa Simpson
Heroshade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's a reference to some show from the nineties.
Rezrov_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
80s and still running!
Heroshade ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:03:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For better or worse.
Rezrov_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:07:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeahhhh...
poptimist ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so excited for the dickety-dickety's. Just about 3 years to go!
tdkdpt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:11:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't stop laughing at this
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:43:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old Simpson's had really great writing.
cloudedice ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:08:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernerd.... I ate your bees.
BLVCKSCVLE ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which was the style at the time
thatvoicewasreal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:24:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was putting a potato in your pants. Probably would've been cool--if I'd remembered front, not back.
CPDtoday ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a joke, right?
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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muzakx ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:53:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking pleb...
I bet he still thinks Craft Beer is cool. It's all about Craft Sasparilla.
oneinamil7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:35:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Careful those sasparillas can make a man angry.
kfuzion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:31:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only drink the finest fermented hummus smoothies. "Craft" is just marketing hype.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's from the Simpsons.
nicotineapache ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god.... is the Simpson not cool anymore? Even old Simpsons?!
blamb211 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:04:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it true? Am I out of touch? ...No, it's the children who are wrong!
Knox_Harrington ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:12:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to be "with it", but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't "it", and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you!
yosemitesquint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic Armand!
lagan_derelict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good googly woogly
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in line behind a guy with a man bun who looked hipster and he smelled like an onion. Does that count.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Close enough!
LibraryNerdOne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now you're on the trolley.
Romantic_Anal_Rape ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a thing back in nineteen dickety two, and is still a thing now!
dazdndcunfusd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As is the style of the time
BaboTron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, in this context, that almost seems plausible. Holy fucking shit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only in Shelbyville.
thefugue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A red one, if you can get one.
Riotsla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well apparently its cheap, found almost everywhere, it's light so you can skate without it digging into your hip & you can pull over & make a decent French onion soup without breaking a sweat :)
Chumming4Sharks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which was the style at the time.
Anolis_Gaming ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer garlic. 2 birds with one stone. Look like a hipster and fend off vampires.
perigrinator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh?
OneHotProcessor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/shittyaskhipsters
mtskin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like we did back in dickety six. we had to say dickety because the kaiser stole our 20's
amaar221 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Girls already cry when they go down there..
Lonestarr1337 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Davos?
mmavcanuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grampa simpson
bearkin1 ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 16:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. The traditional man bun still has hair on the sides and back of the head. Which, by the way, I think man buns are totally fine if it's a guy who is tying his hair for work or exercise or something.
The top knot is essentially a macklemore/undercut with the top long enough to tie the hair into a tinky little knot. Usually not even long enough to be an actual bun.
PandoraWraith ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 17:07:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So... Sokka?
snatchi ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sokka.
grawlyx ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wayyyy ahead of his time.
Skepsis93 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, the top knot is a traditional Japanese style. Not too out of character for Sokka since it was culturally associated with samurai and respect and he is always trying to prove himself as a fighter and it's an anime so it is bound to have a lot of relevance to Asian societies.
The samurai had many different variations, many which are even more ridiculous than what we see modern hipsters wearing.
grawlyx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't see anything about traditional water tribe hairstyles in there
Skepsis93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anime = heavily influenced by Japanese culture
Even though Avatar is an American made show, this still holds true. So it still makes sense that they'd give Sokka a traditionally Japanese warrior-style haircut.
grawlyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're overthinking a joke
bearkin1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The samurai didn't usually shave the back or sides though, right? When my hair was long, I'd sometimes tie it just tying the top hair (and I'd get Japanese comments too haha). I wouldn't cut the sides or back, though. I started doing it when my hair wasn't long enough all around to get into a tie.
Skepsis93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about all the different samurai styles, but I do know one style is actually the inverse of the modern top knot. The top of the head was shaved where the sides and back were not.
But now that I think about it, it could just be a clever way to make balding samurai fashionable. If you can call that fashionable.
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've definitely seen the first one. Don't think I've ever seen anyone in person try to pull it off though lol. I guess if you have hair everywhere on your hair and you just tie the top, it flattens the top enough to give a similar appearance. Doesn't work with the top knot though.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is similar to what was popular in 93-95, sides shaved with the hair on top long, but pulled into a ponytail in the back.
Source: er, a friend.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
onion head.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you... I get called a hipster every so often for tying my hair back. I just don't want it in my face when I'm doing something active, and I hate how a pony tail constantly feels like someone gently caressing the back of my neck.
I fucking hate the word "hipster". It doesn't even mean anything anymore. It used to just be the indie-band crowd trying to be artificially strange, and apparently now it's everyone from 25-40 with a beard.
Norma5tacy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:50:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why I hate the term "man-bun". It's just a fucking bun and it's utilitarian. Duh.
CarisExtraordinaire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really used to mean frequenters of opium dens...so everyone 25-40 with or without a beard.
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When my hair was shoulder length, I'd always tie my hair either at my summer job (field work where I need a hardhat), playing soccer, or if my hair was just really messy and I didn't have time to shower in the morning. My hair now is only past my ears so it's tough to get it all into a tie without destroying the hair (curly hair), but it's becoming more of an option again every day. Luckily for me, a ponytail won't caress the bag of my neck because since my hair is curly, it will kind if curly around into almost a ball instead of just going straight down after the tie point.
Sports_music ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:23:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a top knot that is actually big enough to be a bun. My hair almost touches my shoulders, to give you an idea of how much I'm working with. Most guys who try the top knot don't grow their hair out enough and that's why it usually doesn't look good.
djasonwright ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. That's why it doesn't look good.
deedlede2222 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your hair is probably boring as fuck. Let people do their thing. Top knots are cool as fuck.
djasonwright ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:49:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! I actually snorted a little bit. Thanks for the laugh.
No. Not boring. Just bad. Too long (or too short), flies around every which way. Dirty and oily-looking right out of the shower. Real bad. So bad it makes people wonder what's wrong with me.
But at least it's not in a fucking top knot. ;-)
deedlede2222 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get some decent hair products then. Stop using head and shoulders 3-in-1 or whatever shit you probably use. If your hair is that bad, make an effort maybe?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:20:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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5MoK3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy at my work does the top knot too and it's fucking retarded. I have long hair and work in a warehouse so I always man bun mine
stalkythefish ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:17:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's it exactly. It's like Jocks/Bros trying to be Hipsters. I can't help but stare at them on the Max. I don't think my brain can handle nested affectations.
Edit: But it seems to have moved some of the saggy-pants white guys away from that style, so I guess it's a net-positive.
Brian2one0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I googled Topknot and this came up which looks normal to me, a lot of woman have their hair like this and so do guys but they call it a "man bun" if you're a guy and it looks perfectly fine.
Then I googled "topknot guy" and this came up. Yeah looks kinda weird.
EDIT: but idk, I guess it just depends on the guy? I think this looks fine even though I'd personally never do that to my hair.
bearkin1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the "top knot guy" pic is the one we're talking about. The guy in the 3rd pic looks decent in it because the hair on the sides of his head is at least a bit longer than a level 0 trim, he's decently handsome, and he has facial hair (tied hair on a guy usually looks dumb without facial hair).
CrystalStilts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:20:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was fuccboi's who do the top knot thing?
WSUkiwi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here is an example: Aron Baynes from the Australian Olympic basketball team.
KeetoNet ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ew.
thekmanpwnudwn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might not be as bad without that horrible beard. Maybe trim the beard or get rid of it entirely.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Still horrible.
bobthecookie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try being more judgmental.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he means the side of heads shaved with the top of hair pulled back into a top knot.
ClevelandBrownJunior ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not a manbun, that's a ninjaknot.
allthissleaziness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's close to it and it's played out yeah
Gregorian_Rants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similar to a manbun. But smaller. Much smaller.
Ysmildr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kind of but a top knot is literally on top of the head. It looks retarded
-Unnamed- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a man bun is when you actually have a decent amount of hair and you put it in a bun
a top knot is when you shave the sides or juts don't have enough hair yet but you still manage to get a little knot of hair in a bun on the top of your head.
twentyhands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. Man bun implies that all your hair is long and pulled back into a bun, which takes a good amount of time and dedication. What these hipsters do is grow just the top long enough to make a cocktail onion size knot anywhere they possibly can on the top of their heads and shave the sides because it's too much work to grow it all out.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am so ready for manbuns/topknots/whatever Sokka did in Avatar: the Last Airbender to go out of style.
I've been wearing my hair long since 1998 (I was 4), and sometimes you gotta pull that shit back. Sometimes looping the hair tie so that it buns up instead of going full-pony is more convenient, for example if I am playing ball or eating something with a lot of sauce. For the last couple of years, people always make comments like, "Hey, I bet your manbun looks real nice," and shit like that. It's not a "man bun," or a "top knot." I'm just tying my shit back.
I'm ready for the trend to die, so that I can just tie my shit back without being questioned.
Mikeippyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns aren't out of style yet :)
Xzeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be glad when it's "out of style" so I don't have to keep explaining to people that I have a manbun mainly to keep it off the back of my neck as I tend to do a decent amount of manual labor and would rather not have my hair smelling like sweat all day.
mightytwin21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I topknot is better described as a reverse mullet or backwards balding.
Desireei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two Kilts Brewing has an IPA now called Man Bun. It's pretty tasty.
Pickled_Kagura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever in-style with sane people?
Zzosobonzo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate this attachment of hipsters and man buns. I have long hair and get compliments all the time on it when it's down, but the second I put it up I'm hipster scum. when it's hot as fuck outside I can't have my hair down. How else am I supposed to tie it back that isn't hipster these days?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah more like it wants to be a man bun when it grows up
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, dear lord I hope you're right.
solomon29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Williamsburg, Brooklyn checking in. Yeah, I'm seeing wayyyyy less manbuns than this winter or last summer, but manbun-esque buns on women (the same style, tiny tight bun on top with the sides saved) have gotten super popular. You know, the types of girls wearing oversized Rick Owens-inspired t-shirts and black combat boots and big circular wire-rimmed sunglasses with black frames. They've become totally ubiquitous on the L and in trendy Bushwick clubs.
ritchie70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Chicago suburbs and have only started to see them around me. They look stupid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit likes this makes me feel like a hipster. I had long, long hair in highschool and would put it up in a bunch or even a top-knot to get my thick hair off my neck when it was hot. I also wanted a beard ever since I was a kid, and now that I'm trying to grow one I feel like people look at me like I'm a douche. I just like facial hair, man.
Zangam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknot is technically not the same thing as a manbun.
metasquared ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost. A man bun is just a head of hair bunned up, a top-knot requires the sides and back to be shaved and only the top hair left long and then bunned up. It's 10x more hipster than just a regular man bun.
http://www.menshairstylestoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/How-To-Tie-A-Top-Knot.jpg
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was a manbun on top of your head, what used to be called a topknot.
DreamGroup--1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A man bun is different than a top knot. A top knot is like the ninja style undercut you see more commonly than a full on grown out bun. Man buns were just called "buns" before 2012 or whenever.
DoctorOdd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's clear this up, no its not. A top knot is when you hair isn't really long enough to make a proper bun. Like that stupid fucking "shave the sides and back of my head, then pull the 4inches of hair I have left into a stupid little nub on the top of my head so that I look like a caucasian reverse samurai from Edo era Japan." We can all agree that looks like shit, right?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:40:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was on Mississippi not long ago and saw a guy with like 10 hairs pulled up into a tiny rubberband on the very top of his head. I have no idea why it bothered me so much but I had to fight the urge to walk over and cut it.
Oni_Eyes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, I like to put my hair in a topknot every now and then.
BeefSamples ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean the garbage bag? my brother in law has one and i've been calling him hefty. http://previews.123rf.com/images/photka/photka1110/photka111000028/10864946-Tied-black-rubbish-bag--Stock-Photo-bag-garbage-trash.jpg
h3lme7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey neighbor!
SPAREustheCUTTER ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:40:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. I'm on Hawthorne and 39th right now.
JPOnion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another Portland checking in to confirm. It's pretty much this
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just saw a dude with a seriously receding hairline and a topknot on the 12. Really guy, just give it up already.
TheNamesVox ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Funny, I had one for about a year never saw anyone with one. Cut it off last spring, now I see them every where.
Edit: Grammar is hard.
RaggedAngel ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 14:34:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have some unfortunate news, buddy.
I think you might be a hipster.
TheNamesVox ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GASP
I'm so hispter I didn't even know it.
theultrayik ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You hadn't heard of it?! 0_0
Lounge8 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being hipster is mainstream now. Of course he hadn't heard of it.
a-r-c ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:42:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so hip you beat the trend
good on u braj
lying_Iiar ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the real hipster.
AriAchilles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:27:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be the trendsetter. What are you wearing now?
Iprobablyfixedurcomp ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uhhhhhhh...Khakis
TheNamesVox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ju...Just clothes I guess. Li...Like the regular kind.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But only greasy top knots. If they aren't greasy you might accidentally look like a normal person.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Division checking in. Black pants, top knot, beards... fucking kill me I hate this insufferable, humorless movement of twenty somethings trying to extend their adolescent years.
Paperweight88 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:47:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I went for a job interview in Portland I felt so out of place in the lobby wearing slacks or a suit.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you aren't from the west coast than I could see how that's surprising.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Spirit_Theory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that some kind of new bike?
jaywayhon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Was in Portland last week for business - the best of them have a lumberjack beard and a man-bun.
ThanksHillary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least you are near por que no!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best tacos ever.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, California is really the place to be. Nothing good at all about the pacific or inland Northwest. No sir.
Pennsylvanian-Emp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to call that hairstyle "The Ronin".
MaritimeLime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spent a few months in New Zealand. Top knots, everywhere.
worm_dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknots are for mall hipsters. That's why you're seeing them everywhere. Real hipsters moved on from that a year or two ago.
Edit: Maybe longer, actually. All of my hipster friends were doing it in 2010-ish. They got endless amounts of shit for their man buns. They're pretty ticked they got so much hell about them for years, cut them off two or three years ago, and now they're popular.
Sokkumboppaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknots died out like 6 months ago here in SoCal. For like a year they were everywhere and then all of a sudden they disappeared, almost as quickly as they came.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so my poodle is a hipster?
The_Poopsmith_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like the man-bun pants thief.
no_ur_cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man-buns?
TheFetchOmi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh I don't know, they DID kill Nite Owl so...
shiroininja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck those things are everywhere! And they look ridiculous.
hipppppppppp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just off division here, top knots are sooooo 2014.
TheWastelandWizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks, that's how I used to tie back my mohawk, but with a full beard I started seeing hipsters everywhere rocking the same do. Changed it up brushing it to the side; BAM! Hipsters are on my shit again. Shaved it down a bit, made a block hawk, haven't seen any yet but I'll be annoyed when I do.
stressbob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Represent!
no_notthistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknots AND full beards are all the rage here in Massachusetts.
wtjones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's it like to be rich?
whywontpthread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are just people who wanna feel like samurai.
ElGreatFantastico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. It was big two years ago, faded last year. Now today you get to see maybe one person per week wearing that and they aren't really on the super trendy side of life.
Shikamaru_Senpai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I usually try to be at least a year or two late on these trends. Should I take my top knot down for another year until it's officially dead?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknot + beard + skinny jeans = average Portlander
I can't grow a beard or else I would :'(
freerangetrousers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that went out of style mid 2014. Source: had a top knot early 2014
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manbuns are just the mullets of the 2010s.
creaturekitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss Hawthorne :(
jabelsBrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you don't like it, go somewhere else. i can't stand whiney people.
Ghengiscone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even those aren't cool anymore, hipsters have moved on
captainbluemuffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least manbuns are super hot
dank_Blank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it really hipster if so many people have it, ugh
LA_all_day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to google that one. I wish I hadn't
60for30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sup from Cully.
metal_monkey80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
naw, it's not. topknots are OVER!
left_handed_violist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hi neighbor! Going to the Bagdad later?
Sumguy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*doucheknot
joe_jon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Top knots already had their phase here in Boston. I left the city for summer last year and when I came back everyone had a man bun, so when the new year started I cut mine off. Still rocking the beard and loving it though.
tinykeyboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's dying quite fast. was last year's news bruh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guarantee someone is calling you a hipster right now. Nice red tie, what a hipster
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on the east coast and I don't really see guys with manbuns at all. There is this one guy at the gym who has a few strands of hair on the top of his head in a tie. It's ridiculous and it's barely the size of a thumb.
oneinamil7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See you at freddies. Have they started building anything at old swickleys?
zesto_is_besto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah geez. I just saw one of these walking down Hawthorne this morning and wondered about that. I figured it was just another man bun, but something seemed different. Now I know!
Goddamnit_Clown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Topknots/manbuns have pretty much come and gone already, haven't they?
unpopularOpinions776 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which Hawthorne? Top knots were cool like 3 years ago
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
topknots are SEXXAY i swipe right to those every time sorry
also I am in portland and hate huge nasty pubic hair-like beards. have you ever tried kissing that shit? it's super gross. plus they smell. just..no.
Greedyftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Ole dick head antenna.
Brandonmac10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or those asian/samurai hair style looking fucks. Short hair with a tiny ponytail in the back. Looks terrible.
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OH GOD NO.
lll_lll_lll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Top knots are just about over with. New shit is pigtails. Seriously. Seeing them everywhere around BK lately on dudes. You will see soon.
RCTIDsince85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Howdy neighbor! 23rd and Hawthorne here.
90s_rap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just off Hawthorn... I'm guessing you have seen your fair share of herion
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With shaved sides
EnviroguyTy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss Portland :/ visited last year for the first time and stayed in the Hostel on Hawthorne.
AellaGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to live right off Hawthorne, hi.
Topknots are hot so maybe I should come back.
sword4raven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what would be really hipster? Speak in falsetto permanently.
Sexymcsexalot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm waiting for the beard-bun.
fissaft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:50:28 on September 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get teased helluvalot for having a top knot
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking hate that awful awful look of the full beard and top knot. It just looks so ridiculous.
DevilsLittleChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're a man and NOT a Samurai, top knots should actually be a crime with the death penalty.
We'll bring a real one in and make it the "Death of a Thousand Cuts" for good measure.
Wallafai ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:43:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aah man... Is this like man buns? O have long fucking hair. I don't want it my face. Pony tails look dumb as fuck on me so I put my hair in a ball with a thing. Does this make me a hipster? I just have long hair. Leave me alone! ...whats a top bun?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:11:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Wallafai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can have hair and at the same time have it be out of the way with hairballs or corn rows. But ain't nobody calling corn rows hipstery
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have the same thing. Long "heavy metal" hair that would sometimes get in the way and sometimes make me look very out of place in certain places. I used to put it up in a bun.
Eventually I just got tired of it and cut it off so now I have to go to the barber every month to keep up with my hair. It is just a different kind of pain in the ass.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This describes my feelings quite well. But I have yet to cut it off. Before this I used to shave my head for years though. Skinned. Very convenient but horrible for putting on a sweater
bearkin1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't like hair in your face, why not just cut it then? My hair goes past my ears. I part it so that it goes to the sides and not in my face. I'll tie it if I'm playing soccer or any other sport that I play but otherwise, I leave it out because I like the look. If I didn't, I'd cut it.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because I can easily keep my hair and keep it away from my face at the same time!
bearkin1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just confused why you want the longer hair if you don't want it hanging. Liking the man bun look is a fair reason, but your first post just made it seem like long hair is a chore is all.
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I used to have a shaved head. Like to the skin. It was very convenient. Then I decided to grow it out because I figured I will be bald one day anyway... So I might as well have some hair for a while. As I grew it out I kinda liked it, turns out I have pretty dope hair. And honestly, the girls love it.
An interesting thing is how different people act towards me since I have hair.
But yes.. It is kind of a chore. Brushing and stuff. What I'm saying is, I don't think having long hair and not having it hanging makes you a hipster. I don't think it looks good when I put it in a ponytail. So I put it in a bun-like fashion. (or corn rows when I find someone to do them for me) What else am I supposed to do?
bearkin1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just to be clear, I'm not condemning you at all. You just said you like it when it's tied, so that's the only thing you really need to tell anyone for them to understand why you like long hair.
It is such a chore, though. I don't brush my hair since it's curly but it takes so much effort to fight frizz.
Wallafai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that brushing in the shower with lots of conditioner is the most pain-free way. But mostly it's a mess. So I put it up in a ball ;)
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RapNVideoGames ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 12:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of them lumberjack looking bitches
MikeKM ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 14:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can spot them fairly easily driving Subaru Outbacks.
phantom240 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Lumbersexuals"
shemp33 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See, I have a different idea of what a lumberjack bitch might look like:
http://i.imgur.com/JurzZgJ.jpg
ManintheMT ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much ugh.
shemp33 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the Twin Peaks Girls. Of all the pictures I could choose, I did manage to find one where they're all in UGGS. FML.
evilf23 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
she look like she wear underwear with dickholes in them.
vivazeta ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buck Nasty. You so dark that when you touch yourself its like black on black crime.
AbbaZaba16 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hate hate hate hate
vivazeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yesss. The Haters ball.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now if you will excuse me I need to go put some water in Buck Nasty's momma's dish.
SURPRISE_MY_INBOX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yoho!
Megabert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lips like a sturgeon.
Garrus_Vakarian__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the Bearded Lady, who are you? One of the Freaks?
PC509 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I see you've been to Skamania County.... :D
Carvinrawks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They prefer the term lumbersexual.
quin11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dexter?
SatchmoMoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lumberjane if you will.
Joald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...
laststance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUBARU
deusnefum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'd like to look at naked ladies, but with less of a ZZ Top look?"
Phillyfreak5 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:24:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ayooooo
PlatyMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you assume anyone's gender in Portland.
trainercatlady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or he's talking about women AS beards.
50Thousanddeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They took the hair off of their heads and put it on their faces, their armpits, and their legs.
BeardedGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
skippythesuppercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Porkland Oregon: The home of the other white meat
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:26:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he meant Oregon not Maine
Sabnitron ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He said Portland. There are no men there.
[deleted] ยท 595 points ยท Posted at 12:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Qwertycwer ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 14:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll continue to exist, but throughout history the popularity of beards has definitely gone up and down.
PlasticMac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could grow a beard :(
ManintheMT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My beard is one year old this month! I wore a beard for the winter and the ENTIRE summer. Yes, I work in IT...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is 6 years now! I think the last time I've fully shaved was for my mom's wedding. I've been in university all this time.
Howie_85Sabre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you have more of a beard than you realize. It might not be the beard you want or dream of but it'll be decidedly more you.
thehistorybeard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely. I've had a long (mid-chest) beard since @1995, which in hindsight was a pretty low point in beard popularity where I live, outside of bikers and a few old hippies. (Not trying to out-hipster the hipsters here, it's just my preferred look.) Seeing the changes in popularity since then has been interesting. It's been pretty nice to go a few years without as much staring. But I gather they'll be "out" again very soon. Then it'll be back to the old stereotypes, and maybe some new "washed up hipster" associations. And the cycle will continue. Still wondering if big mutton-chop sideburns will have another day in the sun.
kumiosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always has, always will. But they'll always look bad ass. Now we need a power-bearded president.
Daven-McClellan ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just beards, the style. Hair has been around for thousands of years and will for thousands more (assuming humans will be around), but the mullet is long dead.
matixer ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in the north if you play hockey
panda-erz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being in new Zealand about 5 years ago would have changed your mind. Is there still guys rocking mullets there?
quackdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:22 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure that's considered a "modern" haircut in Palmerston North, NZ these days...
charwoka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're thinking of rat tails.
panda-erz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya those too, but when I got south around queenstown fucking mullets everywhere man. Even seen a dreadlock mullet.
charwoka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh that's the deep south for ya.
rift_in_the_warp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Saw Motley Crue last year as part of their farewell tour. Many a mullet was seen that day. I've seen few people with mullets at work too.
IllumiNaughtyKnight ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a bushy, unkempt beard before they were cool, and I'll have one when they're not cool anymore. Trends come and go, but my hatred and rejection of society will never die.
Unfortunately, I sound like a fucking hipster when I say this.
all204 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my beard, I have to lose the beard for work (health and safety reasons). I will miss my beard. Don't care about trends at all, it keeps me warm in the winter!
JungleMidget ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:58:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got out of the military and grew beard for the first time. Loved it for the years I had it. Had to be rid of it recently for new career, now won't have one again until retirement. Makes me sad
BeastGoneWrong ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that you had to shave your beard for career reasons makes me sad. Why should it matter if you have a beard or not?
Tje199 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not everyone works in an office, and lots of PPE doesn't work with beards - gas masks for example. While I don't have to, I definately would shave my beard if I was someone who had to deal with H2S or some other extremely deadly gas on a regular basis.
Ninja edit for autocorrect.
panda-erz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:02:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup this is completely right. It has nothing to do with how you look, it's about not getting dead. I couldn't wait to grow a beard for the first time! Sadly I'll have to shave it soon.
JungleMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For the reasons others have stated...but it definitely is a little sad. There are assignment opportunities in my career field that allow for different facial hair policies, some even allowing for full beard. Potentially I could have one at some point during my career, but that is something to look at much further down the road, and being able to grow facial hair will probably not factor into the decision making at that point. :(
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as it's well maintained, a beard should be allowed in all work environments.
Tje199 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, tell that to people dealing with H2S and other deadly gasses who need to wear gas masks...
wapu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you need to wear a mask that seals to your face. Also, wearing a beard net when working in a sterile or food environment can be a problem. But in an office, I agree.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lying_Iiar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On a 1-10 scale of beards, clean-shaven is a zero.
JungleMidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to believe you, but something is hindering me.
GGAllinsMicroPenis ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:27:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is true that hipster-yuppies shaved their beards cause jocks started doing it. In fact, you can point to almost any hipstery trend to see this: when the jocks pick it up, the hipsters move to the next thing.
clothcutballs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:06:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really hope the trend doesn't go away, because it's been a little more socially acceptable to have a little facial hair in the workplace
GuntherGuntwrecker ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup.....see punk rock, for example.
happycatbasket ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wat? had no clue "hipsters" were into punk until the "jocks" came by and ruined it for anyone.
last I checked people who listen to punk listen to punk. like real punk. it's never really been a "trend" because it isn't always easily accessible.
GuntherGuntwrecker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read about Suicidal Tendencies, or any of the NYHC dipshits like the Cro-Mags.
And I used to use the term "real punk" but I don't know what that means after seeing every band of my childhood play 30 year old songs.
happycatbasket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
okok. I thought you were talking about modern punk, and not what happened when it became popular in the 80's and the 90's. though to be fair, there were always big names that inevitably sold out (not talking about the cro-mags here) but the bands that never got national media attention, or the groups I refer to as 'real' because they never played music specifically to make a comfortable living, have always lived outside the range of accessibility required to be any generic subculture's music choice de rigueur.
People who dig through old record store bins and regularly "ask a punk" about shows are doing it because it means something to them more than it being an accessory for coolness.
metopj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But a clean shave will never go out of style
lEatSand ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clean shave came into style after soldiers came back from WWI. They had to shave so the gas masks would seal their faces in properly. So they havent always been in style, nor are they likely be.
gmoney8869 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it will. There was a time not long ago that clean shaves were outright unacceptable. Militaries for example would not allow such poor grooming.
GuntherGuntwrecker ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're goddamned skippy.
lEatSand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good, now i dont have to be mistaken for one.
Mycoe ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If your dad doesn't have a beard, you've got two mums.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I fucking hate shaving and will have a full beard in less than 2 weeks. But fuck me, I must be some kind of hipster.
dryj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:18:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood comments like this. Obviously people are talking a general trend and demographic - the fact that you in particular feel misrepresented doesn't matter. No one said it was 100%, just that it was high.
BeerBellies ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... But not the "Look at my beard, look how long and luxurious it is! I look like a lumberjack, but I've never once done anything remotely related to manual labor" bearded guy.
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clothcutballs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Blue Collar type of roles are more accepting to it than white color rules. Maybe because of the cleanliness look Factor?
karmapolice8d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not and if any demographic doesn't do a lot of manual labor it's the fine folks right here on Reddit.
BeerBellies ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm talking about the people who grow those huge lumberjack/duck dynasty beards. Not a well groomed beard. In other words, these kids dress the part - flannel shirt, suspenders, boots, etc etc etc, but have never picked up an axe or a shovel. It's just weird to me.
1h4h8h8h ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because generally the people who have beards also wear plaid shirts and leather boots and try to look like outdorsmen without going outdoors. use your fucking brain .
stalkythefish ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You take that back! Home brewing is hard work!
netmier ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:29:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giant frizzy beards that hang down to the chest haven't been popular in a long time. And even when they were, there were still plenty people who didn't like them. Pretty much since the advent of easy access to shaving gear long beards haven't hugely popular.
Zappiticas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously do not live in a highly hipster populated city.
cguess ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or anywhere outside the West. It's not "cool" but beards have very different connotations based on culture. It's sort of an amazing contrast traveling from, for instance, Turkey, to Bosnia to France to Chicago and seeing how my beard is perceived (or really, how I am)
netmier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not anymore, and when I lived in Denver I was lucky that the hipsters generally hung around downtown.
Either way, my point was that although beards have always been a thing, it hasn't been all that common for them to be popular with the general public, barring certain time periods amongst certain people. As far back as the Roman republic it was seen as uncouth and uncivilized to wear facial hair.
hairyerectus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. Same goes for plaid and flannel. I work in a warehouse, have a beard, and wear flannel shirts. I get called a hipster all the time. It got old real fast. Now it's just a running gag at work.
tovarish22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FYI, beards come and go as the "in" facial hair preference, so while they have always existed, they certainly haven't always been common.
Saemika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy beards.
14_below ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the hipster
NeverMyCakeDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They came back into fashion again after the writers strike. It took them long enough to fall out of popularity again.
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. A beard does not make a hipster. I have had one for ten years before this whole hipster thing and have been called a hipster multiple times. We cannot allow the hipsters to highjack the beard like homosexuals did with the word 'gay'
Lord_jyraksiz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you captain obivious
deptford ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:04:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chill dude. No one is saying that they will cease to exist. But hipsters adopted the bearded look and now it is all over the place and therefore the look has lost some appeal, having a beard no longer makes you stand out The idea is that perhaps people start copying the George Clooneys and the Joaquin Phoenixs and start wearing those beards, but then when more and more people get onto the bandwagon the value of being on the bandwagon diminishes, so that might be why we've hit 'peak beard'."
ok2nvme ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool, tho. Never will be, either.
AbbaZaba16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you contrarian
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just Portland, it's all the Pacific Northwest.
Source: Have beard, live in PNW
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in LA. I have a beard but it's too goddamn hot here for one. I have wanted to move to Seattle for a while.
dullyouth ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hear Portland and Seattle love CA transplants.
notahipster- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portland hates them wayyyyy more. Like Californians move there and bitch about the weather, add to the traffic and drive prices up. No one moves to Seattle that doesn't like rain though, so Portland has been attracting far more Californians. It's mostly people from San Francisco from what I've seen.
leanik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Californian that gets it. God bless you.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, thanks man. Honestly most of the problems Portland is having are definitely fixable, and I hope that happens because I love spending a week there whenever I have the chance, and I definitely see it going to shit.
leanik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is, once we fix those new problems the things that made the place nice to begin with will be gone.
You have no idea how many times a week /r/Oregon get people asking why we're not keen on Californians and they just don't get it. It's nice to see someone that gets why we might be frustrated.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean fix things while slowly returning Portland to what it was.
I'll explain. First off, larger highways. You guys need them desperately. Then reduce taxes on small business to encourage people who own quirky shops to stay there. Maybe component this stupid law that LA has, where you pay the tax rate of the year you bought your property, and raise home property taxes for future years to discourage people from moving there and keep things cheap for residents. Basically you have to make it shitty to move there but not to live or visit there. People will go as tourists instead of as transplants, bringing money into Portland without crowding it. Rent control might help to. But I'm not a politician so what do I know.
TeamJim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who lives in North Carolina and frequently works outside, it's never too hot for a beard.
Source: over two years since my face has seen a razor.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, it doesn't get to 115 degrees in North Carolina. But yeah, I have been trying not to shave for the summer, I currently have a 3 month old untrimmed beard. I'll get there eventually.
TeamJim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heat index was up to 117 a few weeks ago. Our humidity is otherworldly .
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I've heard(in terms of the humidity, holy fuck in regards to that heat index). I've been meaning to do a trip over to North and South Carolina in the name of BBQ.
BetweenTheCheeks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not kids PNW, it's the UK too
TacoCommand ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 11:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seattle here, can confirm.
kiwijews ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. Tatted folks with half-shaved heads outnumber the normies, everyone's a hipster or punk as fuck. I actually kind of liked it but I know itd annoy the piss out of the lot of ya
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love it there, but I wouldn't move there. Still a goddamn great place to go beer tasting regardless of what kind of scene you're into.
CyberianSun ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dream IS alive.
Dynamaxion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:11:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just flew in last night, can confirm.
saltedwarlock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
weird
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austin checking in. Still in full effect here as well.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never been to Austin but you guys are like Portland's long lost twin. You even have the same goddamn slogan.
GoatCantEven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Eugene, too. Don't forget about Eugene...
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forgets about Eugene
In all seriousness, it's just the entire PNW.
GoatCantEven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Billings Montana though, too. Went there to visit family. It's hipster central with no homeless people.
A_Very_Big_Fan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relavent username
PrimePhoenix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time we make it in the top comments, it's always about hipsters :(
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys also have beer everywhere, and the best doughnuts I've ever had in my entire goddamn life.
PrimePhoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where at? (Please don't say Voo Doo) Edit - Doughnuts I meant
kiwijews ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:45:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
avoid voodoo like the plague every time i visit. who the fuck waits in line for 6 hours to receive diabetes?
PrimePhoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eactly! The only time it's worth going is at 2am when you're craving some sugar - the line's next to none.
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blue star was my favorite. Voodoo is meh.
PrimePhoenix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with ya there! More unique than Voo Doo and not at deathly sweet
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:05:18 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Voodoo doesn't even have decent flavors. most of them are just plain doughnuts with a fuck ton of candy on top. I mean if I was 4 I would fucking love that, but I am not 4.
Queen_Inappropria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. I had no idea the beard thing was ending, because here in Portland, big, bushy beards are everywhere.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly don't think it is. I'm in my early 20s, and I often get asked advice on beard growing because my friends want to grow full beards and don't know what beard oils they should buy or whatever.
AlmightyKangaroo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Growing strong *
FTFY
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck. I messed up.
AlmightyKangaroo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out, btw
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO. Do not try heading out to Portland some time. Just stay away. Especially if you're currently residing in California.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I currently reside in California and I go to Portland all other time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you know that old Portland died?! Because it did. And it's probably your fault.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, and I fucking hate what happened to it, but it's still a pretty cool place.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a cool place, and I'm definitely just messing with you. :) there HAS been a ton of changes here and there are people who are seriously pissed about it, but I'm not one of them. It's just my obligation to fulfill my duties as "angry Portland native"
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. To be fair, it's honestly gotten to the point where it's hard to tell who's joking and who isn't.
enlou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's just that beards are in. Not everyone with a beard is a 'hipster'. Just a shit ton of beards here in Portland in general.
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough.
enlou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahah relevant username though!
broken_radio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, ate at Lardo's this weekend and everyone in the place had a beard.
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't been able to eat there the few times I've went, is it as good as it looks?
broken_radio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Eugene and ate there before seeing Norm Macdonald last Saturday, the burger was outstanding. I got the double. My brother ordered some sort of tuna melt, he said it was the best melt he had ever had in his life...the guy is 45 so that's saying something. Oh and their fries? Some sort of parm cheesy goodness baked over the top, they were so damn good.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I'll have to go there and get that burger. I don't really do tuna cause I'm allergic to it, but yeah Portland has a pretty great food scene.
temp_time ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First week of August we all shaved. Way to hot
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't, although I only have a 3 month old beard, so I'm still growing mine.
temp_time ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psh that's still stubble.
I shaved early in August. Turned up too my local speakeasy when they were were next opens and all the regulars with lumberjack beards had shaved as well.
notahipster- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I have an actual beard, it's just the beginning of one though, I'm gonna try for 6 months without shaving.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Colorado bearded hipsters are apparently still the bees knees.
bcn_dbl_chz_brgr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:45:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The dream of the full beard is alive in Portland..."
FionaTheHuman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dream of the 90's...
SwissQueso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. 10 years ago when we were the cheapest city on the west coast it was true. Now that rent has nearly doubled in the last 5 years, people need to get jobs and more people are clean cut. You'll never get rid of the tattoos though.
FionaTheHuman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a song from Portlandia.
SwissQueso ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I know. All the things that song likes to joke about was true when it first came out. Not true anymore.
detroitdoesntsuckbad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not like we ever see the sun in the PNW anyway- might as well grow out the beard. Plus it looks cool while hiking in a flannel.
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austin, TX. It's everywhere. Same with long hair in a bun. I cut mine a few months ago actually.
so_wavy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If everyone looks like a hipster, they aren't hipsters. Hipsters start the trend then move on to something else, so these beardos you're seeing aren't actually hipsters.
AtomicFlx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dream of the 1890's is alive in Portland.
mr_lab_rat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it's not fair to compare Portland to the rest of the USA.
TheFlashyFinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See also: Toronto.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a group of bearded hipsters on mopeds in Portland. Ugh.
FeatherShard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, I thought those were homeless people?
eyemadeanaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Portland, can confirm. Plenty of bearded hipsters
TheRedPrint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
User name doesn't exactly check out
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay.
grocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I know is the women there are far more into bearded guys and I did much better there than I usually do.
pheonixblade9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the dream of the 90's...
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you at least have a man bun? There's no excuse for not having one of those.
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, that haircut is actually similar to the Hitler's Youth haircut. Just Google Hitler's Youth Haircut.
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obligatory terrible Nazi pun: Wow, I did Nazi that coming.
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sir, I am in fact of Jewish decent Ann Frankly, I find all this Nazi talk offensive.
Rambles_Off_Topics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend from Portland said they are getting fewer though because most hipsters can't afford Portland housing costs.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Californians are moving in and they already had more money. They'll grow the beards eventually.
Rambles_Off_Topics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's also what he said. Are you from Portland? I have an odd question for you lol
My friend who visited from Portland said one odd thing is the Strip clubs. Not that they are odd in themselves, but that everybody goes to them. He said he's even had business meetings with sales reps at strip clubs, and some of them are known for their food. Is this true? He said it was weird because he's from a very conservative region where basically nobody goes to strip clubs.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, I am actually from California. I visit Portland every few years though because I really like it there.
Rambles_Off_Topics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, I put my question in my previous reply. Hopefully someone chimes in or if you know anything about the strip club scene.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it about the vegan strip club they have? I don't know anything about the strip club scene honestly. I only went once cause a few friends convinced me I needed to, definitely not my scene.
Rambles_Off_Topics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, no. But that sounds awesome lol. Basically he is having business meetings / dinner at strip clubs with work friends and he said it's very odd as hardly anyone in our area goes to strip clubs (and there aren't any around, very conservative area). He thought it was weird how nonchalant people were about the clubs lol
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. The place I mentioned is known for having amazing food. But yeah it's not really my kind of thing.
kilokalai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 90's are alive in portland
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portland ME here. Can confirm, beard uniformity is not a thing
DownVotingCats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the epicenter though.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are 2, Austin Texas is just as hipster heavy, if not more so
scottevil110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is that Portland is behind on hipster culture. I believe that makes them not hipsters anymore.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am not saying that at all, however, they are slowly becoming more corporate, which fucking sucks.
prettyflamazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the black frame glasses, tattooed arms and some shirt that says Stumptown or something.
glendon24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same in Austin. Beard and bald head.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So is the dream of the 90s
amgin3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a very large bearded hipster infestation in Vancouver.
StuftRug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bellingham says hello sarcastically. Like we would want to talk to conformist fascists like you. Harrumph.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay.
mullett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Bearded, Portland resident. I hate the beard but my girlfriend likes it so I'm going to be part of the problem for a while.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am bearded but don't live in Portland. I got so much more attention from girls there when I was visiting it was ridiculous.
nototororious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or don't come to Portland cause it's full as fuck. I can't breathe.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like going there to visit but I would never move there. The roads were not designed for that many people to be driving on them and shit is just as goddamn crowded as in LA.
nototororious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what happens when a city designed for a couple hundred thousand starts intaking 75,000 people a year. Please send help.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, you guys just need to expand your roads, establish rent control, and maybe lower taxes to small businesses so that the quirky shops and artists that make Portland Portland don't all leave. There are probably other things you could do, but that would help with the bulk of it. I'm not even from there and I want it to stop changing. I found a laundrymat that served beer last time I was there.
romance_in_durango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, Portland is usually 5 years behind Seattle/rest of the country. And Eugene is stuck in 1993.
darkjedidave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure beards are required to enter Portland.
notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not for the women.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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notahipster- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even consider it a fad. Some people like having beards, other people don't. I don't see a problem with it.
Rotten__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to be hipster, plenty of hippies. Would you like a joint with your pizza, man?
Vriess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just due to the dream of the 90's.
M00glemuffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or here in Minneapolis, bearded guys everywhere including myself.
Pingas_ ยท 165 points ยท Posted at 12:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who can't even grow seedy high school facial hair, thank god.
FieelChannel ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:55:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, and I'm 23.
Canvaverbalist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed and I'm 27.
demencia89 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:45:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 26 and I've let my fluff go wild for a month already. I look like a 12 y/o mexican.
ImperialSympathizer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shave your mustache and cheeks for Straptember! There are dozens of us.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck are you hairless gods?! I can't even go 6 hours without itchy stubble.
ddosn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its odd how different people are. I'm the same age (23) and if I dont shave my face ends up looking like someone put miracle grow on the local garden centre.
tibtibs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My boyfriend was the same way. Then he took a month of not really being social (I was finishing nursing school and couldn't be social anyways) and let it grow. It looked really terrible that month but is glorious now! Just keeps getting thicker and fuller.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think most people realize that many of those that sport decent beards also have a problem with patchy spots. The trick is to not simply stop shaving overnight.
You start by always trimming to like a 5 o'clock shadow (doesn't really look bad if a bit patchy) until all areas catch up. Then you start trimming to 1mm until all areas catch up. Then 2mm, then 3mm, and so on.
It'll take longer for some people, but it's doable!
gaymuslimsocialist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not like hair in some areas takes longer to grow than in others. There simply is no hair in some areas. I can wait for those to catch up all I want, but humans will set foot on Mars and I will still not have gotten past the first stage in your beard growing method.
matixer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
theReluctantHipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can. It's not mainstream yet.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You wanted to be a hipster? Now that it's mainstream it means you're not cool if you don't have a beard
GreenShirtedWhiteBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just put Rogaine on your face, duh.
TeamJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's actually a decent amount of evidence that that can help.
GreenShirtedWhiteBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yah i thought you were fucking with me but apparently almost all anecdotal evidence supports that it grows hair anywhere just fine. Beard head arms. It just hasn't been 'tested' formally.
Cartain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, I want a beard but these guys go around just shaving it all off. I wish we could trade!
TeamJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone with a beard who isn't a hipster, thank god.
CanuckPanda ยท 476 points ยท Posted at 12:47:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is great. Now my beard is uncool, and when the cycle inverts again in a few years I'll be a trend setter who had it already!
Tldr: beards are comfy as fuck.
pezpants ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 15:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shaving sucks
VagrantStingray ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 16:31:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SHAVING FUCKING SUCKS
I HAVE NEVER MISSED IT ONCE
AND FUCK BLADE PRICES
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 17:04:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...and ladies and gentlemen, if you look up you'll see a Haiku in the wild.
ninfomaniacpanda ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:23:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's what happens when you speak from the soul
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seoul*
Edit: Yes I know that haikus are Japanese and not Korean.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that wasn't on purpose.
Dynamite_Noir ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wicked edge plug. Blades cost cheeeeap if you're safety razoring
Yanqui-UXO ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus the soaps smell amazing, and it makes you feel like you're in the 50s
Ghotimonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dollar Shave Club is good too if you hate safety razors.
10maxpower01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck hates safety razors?
Ghotimonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. Not great for shaving my nuts and head.
M3rsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I use a safety razor everywhere but the head and balls. Still have my old Mach 3 for that.
atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But they still cost.
s1ugg0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. I have a close cropped full beard because I hate shaving and it grows in full. That's about the only reason. Just like every man in my family has/had.
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly why I have a beard. Fuck shaving, takes up way too much time.
The_cynical_panther ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but my facial hair looks goofy as fuck during the "in between" process, so I either shave that shit or rock the chin strap for as long as it takes to grow in above my jaw line.
fgutz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen! Ever since I started growing my beard 10-ish years ago I've never turned back. FUCK SHAVING and irritating my skin
parlezmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also I have a fleshy potato chin
Fun1k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have grown a full beard, keep on groing it until I feel like being a babyface again.
MaritimeLime ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I'd love to not be able to grow a beard but, a day after I clean shave it comes in. I am too lazy to shave everyday but I hate having a beard. :(
MrDerpsicle ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you're a pussy
pezpants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐
dragn99 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a beard is just easier. I trim it up every now and then but I don't think I'll ever go back to being clean shaven.
FatStratCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I look silly without hair on my face. Like my head doesn't look proportional to my body. It's strange.
eroverton ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:09:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could see it being handy to have a face-sweater in the wintertime, but what about in summer?
Tauroctonos ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It blocks the sun from reaching your face, and makes your skin age slower.
Beards will literally keep you from wrinkling longer.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ButtFucksRUs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What, your beard doesn't grow around your eyes?
nrs5813 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're talking beards not goatees. Those are certainly not cool.
InVultusSolis ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 14:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Suck it up and deal with it like the bearded man you are.
CanuckPanda ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I sweat less in the summer than I did clean shaven. Maybe it's just hidden under all the beard, but my face isn't wet from the sweat.
eroverton ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm yeah, I can see the logic. People seem to think the long clothing worn by men and women in the desert should be hot and uncomfortable, but it actually blocks direct sun-to-skin contact and keeps the body from roasting.
I guess beardface can work on the same principle.
accidentalmagician ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:38:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's beard facรฉ dammit!
eroverton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was hoping for this. Take my upvote balloon and sail to the stars, you.
Hoovooloo42 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just drive like Ace Ventura. It acts like a radiatior.
dustlesswalnut ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the summer it can act as an evaporative cooler when you're outside working and sweaty.
myheadhurtsalot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:47:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo. 100+ degrees outside in the sun? Splash some water on the face sweater and enjoy a few minutes of glorious evaporative cooling.
PaulClarkLoadletter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until you put your scarf over your mouth and it freezes to your beard.
Falanin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:54:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a fellow long-time beardy, I shave off the sides in summer (down to a Van Dyke or so), and let them grow out mid september-ish.
ZomberiaRPG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like natural sunscreen for my white-as-a-ghost husband. Obviously he needs to apply actual sunscreen to the rest of his face though.
eroverton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If he didn't use sunscreen, would he have a tan face and ghost-beard when he finally shaved it?
ZomberiaRPG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I want to make him shave so I can see!
eroverton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then he would have to look silly until the beard grew back in! All just to satisfy (y)our curiosity!
... do it. If all else fails, he could always spray-tan his jowls until the beard grew back!
quackdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:09 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm this from experience.
eroverton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:33:31 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, guy!
quakank ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feels fine in the summer. My scalp doesn't sweat and now neither does half my face.
TeamJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that bad really
rugmunchkin ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 15:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards are comfy as fuck?? The only thing that's ever stopped me from doing a beard is because it's always been so uncomfortable; I'm always itching it and it feels all prickly. Am I bearding wrong??
ArtSchnurple ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 16:32:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For most people it only itches at a certain point in the growing out stage. If you wait that out until it gets longer, it feels normal again.
Ringosis ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if you get past the itching, clean shaven is still more comfy.
asourgrape ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For most maybe. I have super sensitive skin and shaving was the most uncomfortable part of my day no matter what kind of shaving cream/method I used.
Ringosis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like shaving either, but I don't like having a beard more.
asourgrape ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:39:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. My wife loves mine so it stays
Ghotimonger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:46:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll have to disagree. I can't stand being clean shaven. So uncomfortable.
Comafly ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just gotta wait it out man. It itches for the growth period, but once you get to the maintenance period its smooth sailing.
Uppgreyedd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then one day you find yourself with a beard that you can satisfyingly pull to the side, and realize you're on the path to beardvana.
Sveet_Pickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dream of having a beard that magnificent.
approx- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which one? Cause the second one is just gross.
CanuckPanda ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oil and balms are your friend.
If you're not washing it as part of your daily routine, and giving it a good oil to keep it soft, it will be coarse and irritating (unless you're blessed with great genes). And a good balm will keep it tamed.
For the first while though, it will seem itchy just because you're not used to it. Along my neckline where I do shave for shape, I get the itches after a few days of not shaving, because that part of the skin isn't used to the hair. But along my actual beard it's not itchy at all.
A good oil (I use one with lots of lime oil) will keep your beard soft and supple. But there's a lot of different oils out there with different secondary ingredients (ie. Peppermint, lime, sandalwood, etc) and everyone's face is different so you'll need to find the oil that works best for you. You need to wash and oil every day, and I use shampoo and conditioner in it once or twice a week (as part of my hair washing routine in the shower) to get rid of any lingering oils from previous days.
approx- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's it for me. I've never felt like my beard was itchy, and I didn't start growing one until I was 27. But regardless, I trim it to all different lengths and it's currently almost an inch long, but have never had it itch. I always wondered what the "beard itch" was that people talked about, and thought it must come at longer lengths or something.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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CanuckPanda ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never said it was?
But it's definitely easier than managing to triple post.
JackSylvane ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved that answer. Beard on, friend.
dryj ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of people have been saying having a beard is easier because of no shaving. It's not all about your reply, it's in the context of the whole conversation. Also that triple post thing makes no sense because it almost certainly happened accidentally with zero effort.
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spreading stuff in your beard, then washing it out. How's that sound more difficult than shaving? That's a hair routine.
Funnymonkey11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly you don't even need oil. All it takes is shampoo and conditioner. At least for me. Just wash it as I'm washing my hair in the morning and then it's done
MiltOnTilt ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is this easier than shaving?
MiltOnTilt ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:46:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is this easier than shaving?
sillybearr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't speak for everyone else but I grew my beard out of laziness. Shaving every day or two for that smooth look was so fucking annoying and irritating. 5 years later and I don't regret it a single day. I shaved it off once in the 5 years and it was terrible. My wife won't let me shave it off now, she says it's not fair that I can make myself look 10 years younger by just shaving haha.
kyuubi42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. You most likely need to let it grow a little longer, and start using shampoo/conditioner, maybe even oil on it. Nothing will stop a super short beard from itching, but anything longer than 1/8" or so should be fine so long as you keep it clean.
Phaedrus360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say you are bearding wrong so much as not bearding for long enough. There's always going to be an itchy phase but with the amount of beard oils etc readily available now and a bit of patience it will soon pass.
praxeo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get some great beard balm and a nice brush.
jordbus_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The itching goes away after a while.
imperfectfromnowon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shave the neck part.
TreeHouseUnited ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beard that is past the "itchy phase" but godamnit is sleeping uncomfortable sometimes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sucks for like a month to a month and a half. After that, your skin feels so much better and you get some insulation from the heat and cold. I don't know if I could go back to being clean shaven again.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And hides my slighty droopy neck skin making me look thinner in the face :))
Flowseidon9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a winter beard guy myself. Summer is too frigging sticky for a bear for me
Justagreewithme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone that had a very robust beard, I never did find it comfy and it is ultimately why I got rid of it(that and my son kept grabbing it and pulling).
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you get past the itchy as fuck stage. I never can. Always trim it down to "slightly past 5 o'clock shadow" because I can't handle the itchiness.
CanuckPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true. While I've only grown mine out in the last year, I've had at least a half-inch of growth for about five years now, so I'm well past that stage.
I'm kind of afraid to see how I'd look clean shaven after so long of having hair to cover my face. It also does a good job at hiding some bite marks that have scarred from sexy times with an ex.
LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and at this point I would get a ton of ingrown hairs almost immediately after shaving too. There's a huge difference in skin quality after a trim vs a full shave, and I don't think my skin could handle a full shave anymore
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like shaving is an itchy pain.
endcycle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamned right. I love my beard. I went through a period of my friends calling me a hipster- glad that's gonna go away.
Tho they might have also been referring to my love of a fixed gear bicycle. Hm.
Shit.
sephlington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not having to shave daily is a freaking godsend.
gigglefarting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beard because I'm too lazy to shave. My laziness couldn't care less about fashion trends. I would have had a beard in the 80s if i wasn't just being born.
dontneeddota2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate them. After a week or so max. I have to shave because that shit pisses me off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the same way. Had a beard before it was hip, had a beard when it was cool, still have a beard now that's on the way out.
Bearded life is best life.
dryj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking hate having itchy furry shit on my face. I'm happy for you but that's not a general rule.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a dude who can't grow thick enough facial hair I have been waiting for this moment ATLEAST YOU HAVE A CHOICE
GhostriderFlyBy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else would I separate my neckline from my jowls?
uGGo7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I wish I could grow a beard
tanhan27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the hipster
THECapedCaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a beard before it was cool and will keep it as the trend dies down.
I look like a smaller Boo from Orange is the New Black without it. :(
Thndrcougarfalcnbird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my beard. I never understood why people thought it was a fade.
CarnitasWhey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards are great "baby face" hiders too.
Source: I have a baby face.
YouAreInAComaWakeUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a beard isn't uncool yet
icarus14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my beard. Makes works easier too
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shaving sucks but having a big beard is a big mess.
cursed_deity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they are? it just starts itching if i don't trim it after a week or so
CanuckPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the push-through period. Get past it and it's super comfy.
AK_Happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How the hell does that tldr relate to the rest of your comment? Your comment is about trends, not comfort.
ohlookahipster ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh it collects food juices, gets sweaty, and generally stays wet too long for comfort.
I think I'm going to hack it off soon.
CanuckPanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:29:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dustlesswalnut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So when you have no beard do you regularly spill "food juices" all over your face?
Xenomemphate ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, I don't get this, it isn't a sentient creature snapping food off your cutlery as you try no navigate through the thicket on your face. So long as you keep your top lip trimmed a beard should have no different an effect to eating as being clean shaven.
I have never had food get stuck in my beard...
IndianaJwns ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 12:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck Dynasty ruined beards for everyone.
Rivent ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:30:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a pretty long beard (not a hipster... I just like having a beard) and this is true. My beard is not nearly as huge and unkempt as those on that show, but every time I go home to visit family, inevitably someone will say something about Duck Dynasty. It's infuriating, but not enough for me to shave.
nicktav ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anytime someone mentions Duck Dynasty I ignore them or act like I've never heard of Duck Dynasty. I get a lot of ZZ Top shout outs as well.
PharaohJoe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing wrong with that, those guys are awesome.
Sveet_Pickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope to one day be as cool as Billy Gibbons.
Rivent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get those too... and also "I bet your girlfriend wishes you'd get rid of that".
Actually, we're getting married next year and she's been very clear that I am not to get rid of my beard before the wedding. She loves it, but thanks for the input!
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Gotta love those racist holiday rants!
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a fohawk.... and people call me a rooster
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like how that ranked higher than Isis
dupelize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, it might just be that younger people aren't growing them. I was at a bachelor party recently and 80% of the guys had a beard that was at least an inch and a half long.
kaiju-taxi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand Duck Dynasty other than the fact that it's about a bunch of old guys who need to shave.
chippies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a fairly long beard (down to my chest) for a couple of years, and the one thing I hated was Duck Dynasty references. The worst in my opinion, is when people would just yell "Hey, Duck Dynasty!" or refer to me as "Duck Dynasty". You're not even trying, at least at the words "your beard looks like the ones on..." before you just yell out the first thing that comes to your mind.
I only got one or two ZZ Top references when I had a long beard, didn't mind that too much. The beard is now much shorter, I missed eating large sandwiches in a carefree manner too much.
dzernumbrd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By avoiding mainstream you are conforming to the hipster norm of non-conformity and thus are now a conformist and therefore not a hipster. Essentially it is impossible to be a hipster.
tluv09 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a beard,but I tend to keep it neat. I don't let it get out of control or anything. Mainly because my wife will refuse my sexual advances if it gets unruly. But I have to have a beard, or facial hair, because when I don't, I appear as though I have 12 years old. I'm 25.
_LittleBIt ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For hipsters they are uncool, but I still love beards! They're sexy.
rmev ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:37:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey its me ur bearded freind
_LittleBIt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey baby ;)
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:09:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 2 favorite things are commitment and changing myself
_LittleBIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey... You're not my bearded friend. Sorry, I'm committed to that guy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I am bearded but not your friend but I almost got away with it
JamesLiptonIcedTea ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:14:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards transcend trends. They're like hats or sunglasses. It's a face accessory. Though I think the man-bun is a more applicable answer.
Kruse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manbuns are the frosted-tips of today.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The beard fad swapped crowds. The dudes who have beards now seem like the hippy types and skaters, now the hipsters are rocking stubble and clean-shaven.
Gravesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy I knew was like a combination of hipster and hippy. He used to go a lot of speed and had bruxism so his jaw muscles were HUGE. To cover it up, he just sported a full beard. Worked, too.
RudegarWithFunnyHat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like quagmire
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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RudegarWithFunnyHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's what vintage, cliche, did it before it was cool merged into they were a part of the return of apple in some ways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_(contemporary_subculture)
14_below ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters are in full force in Columbus, Oh and Detroit. Full force.
Rage_Blackout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm waiting for tattoos to come full circle. First they were for the lower-classes only. Then they were for middle- and upper-classes who wanted to be counterculture. Now they're pretty much mainstream culture. Soon they're going to be one of those things people got back when. Then it'll probably come around again. Or we'll get, like, second heads sewn onto our necks or something.
fache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now if they'd only stop wearing the damn Amish hats
HearingSword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now, I think most hipsters were like I am - lazy. I cant be arsed shaving more than one a month.
Tayl100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manbuns are the newest hipster thing.
Source: I live in Portland.
RelevantCommentary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we okay with Hipsters now?
beardedheathen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Darn hipsters. Stealing from nerds and lumberjacks.
JumpyPorcupine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gavin Mcinnes, the legend.
BridgeOfATelecaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is, in the larger scheme of things, a clean-shaven face could be considered a fleeting trend. Even our presidents used to have beards.
sixmozzastix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My part of the world has not gotten that memo yet
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hair is greying, and my beard still looks like I stole it from Mac Miller, someone, help..
SuperMajesticMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks being Canadian, as any lumberjack here is assumed to be a hipster.
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters really don't exist anymore either because there existence became paradoxical.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards are still in full effect where I'm at. Full beards with super trendy haircuts.
Ser_Duncan_the_Tall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've not noticed a decline in beards. They're great since it's permission to be lazy.
tomjoadsghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a beard before it was cool. And I intend to still have a beard when it's no longer cool.
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No the mainstreamers stopped because omg beards are so out now.
Overmind_Slab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's summer now. I have a beard year round but keep it way shorter in the summer because I like being alive. I'm sure when winter rolls around bigger beards will show up again.
Ragnrok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just summer. Give it a month, the beards will be back, and in greater numbers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have had mine for 11 years now; I literally couldn't tell you what my face actually looks like and at this point I don't even want to know. This thing is never coming off.
machingunwhhore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually hipster things become mainstream because there are so many GD hipsters.
jetpacksforall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Newsflash: beardos were never cool.
mpak87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a bearded Alaskan, hipster beards make me sad.
Lord_jyraksiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does trimmed full beards count? Because I pretty much see the untrimmed beard only on people affiliated with religious groups. But nearly every young men has a (trimmed) beard nowadays.
CaptainAwesome06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in an area with a lot of farmers and ex military. It seems like everyone has a beard (including me). It's hard to tell the hipsters apart from everyone else now.
erveek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they realized that summer is a pain in the ass when you have a full beard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just lazy with a sensitive face. Plus I'd rather spend razor money on beer.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one I'm having trouble believing. I still see plenty of hipsters with beards in Austin
Dnemesis123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean these epic beards everyone's using? That shit's disgusting. i dont understand fashion at all. I guess there's a certain "manliness" vibe attached to it...
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-04-08-1428508130-264660-beard_6-thumb.jpeg
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That memo obviously hasn't reached german hipsters yet.
chiguayante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I shaved mine all the way off when it got too saturated here in Seattle.
Canadian_Infidel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then the hardcore ones started growing the full terrorist beard.
lilappleblossom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shame, beards are so attractive.
Matt_Daltron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had a beard since my freshman year of high school when I found out it created the illusion of a chin. That was 16 years ago. I can't go back now.
Lolaindisguise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or too Isis
viashno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
does it make me more or less hipster that I'm excited about growing a beard and not having it be a "hipster" thing?
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters are on the mustaches nowadays.
Nambot ยท 4729 points ยท Posted at 11:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having cable TV. Used to be that you were cool for being able to get extra channels, now you're just behind the times for not having Netflix.
rbengal ยท 1284 points ยท Posted at 13:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even have cable. Bunny ears antenna all the way!
Also Netflix.
joepierson ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 16:18:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, that new fangled wireless TV, what will they think of next!
SwirlySauce ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:39:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon they'll have stationary telephones
Zogeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:08:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The revolution that makes you never lose the signal!
Barrel_Titor ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Havn't seen those in years. Mine was more like a buck horn antenna with all of the pieces of rolled up foil stuck to it to improve the reception, haha.
AmyAloha78 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought bunny ears last year to watch football on network TV on Sundays. Otherwise I have the ESPN and NFL apps and my friend's DirecTV login. The bunny ears are the best!
KryptoJunkie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where? Are people making this up or do they now make bunny ear digital antennas?
AmyAloha78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought mine at Best Buy for $20. HD antenna.
coredumperror ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not actually a bunny ears, it just functions identically to that old technology, and the name has stuck.
Mejica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The crime is for the NFL games they are aired over the air in HD (1080). Where cable is usually HD (720)
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What?
Mejica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exactly. Free over the air in crisp 1080. Or pay cable for a 480p feed and then pay HD upgrade to 720p. Most major cities have an extensive lineup. OTA of about 60 channels. I live in a smaller city with a OTA lineup of about 15 channels. I would like to post an ELi5 because it makes no sense to me why the local channels were mandated to upgrade.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand. I just didn't know they had bunny ear antennas specifically. The ELI5 is that the analog TV we had before was on a frequency that the government wanted back. To have a channel, you need a frequency. You can't just use any of them, it needs to be official through government agencies. Anyways, they made it so the TV stations had to move to a new frequency spectrum that could luckily handle HD. Everyone moved by a certain date to the new spectrum and the government had the old one back. You can't broadcast anything on reserved frequency or that's running a pirate station. Done people broadcast from the ocean to get around it but you gotta be close enough.
Mejica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that part, what gets me is how stations you pay for are broadcast in lower resolution than those that are free channels.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How or why? How: They simply send lower resolution video just like you can download different quality YouTube videos.
Why: Same reason they cap your data. They are saving bandwidth and therefore saving money.
HD TV started with cable. They were broadcasting in 720p when OTA was just 480. They left it that way after OTA went to 1080. Not enough people have noticed to lose them money, so they keep doing it. On top of that, in many areas, satellite offers 1080p, but satellite Internet sucks. Cable Internet offers 500mb to 1000mb where satellite only offers 75mb tops. So even people that know would rather have fast internet. Lots of people use services like Netflix anyways, so tv resolution might not be that important. With bundling prices, it's cheaper to get both than just one as stupid as that is.
perpetualmotionmachi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did the same. And it's not like the old days, where if you half picked it up you'd watch through fuzz, you either get the channel or not. But if you get it, it's an uncompressed signal, where as if you have the same thing through a cable box it is a compressed signal.
AmyAloha78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I have found the quality of the picture good as long as the antenna was in a good spot. If not, the picture goes black. No snow. I may have to adjust if I change the channel, but that's a small price to pay for not having to deal with cable.
bimbobimbo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same! At one point my family just dropped cable and just watch Netflix and Hulu now
perigrinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does that work? Comcast will not let me have just internet, MUST make me pay for cable as well, which I do not use. Major gouge.
bimbobimbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk, I have bright house which I think is owned by Comcast. so probably just my area or something .
lying_Iiar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:20:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, exactly normal as per the post you replied to.
AtomicFlx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bunny ears master race!!!! We will be old and rich and still have our minds and attention spans intact from lack of advertising.
friskevision ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, we're Bunny Ears Bros!
JessicaBecause ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plex and Kodi. Get Rekt.
hassanzahid1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What're some good live TV addons for Kodi? I've tried cCloud but it's like 360p and super pixilated.
JessicaBecause ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We've recently discovered a way to integrate our plex server into Kodi, but as far as add ons I'm not sure. Frankly, I have my SO do everything that doesnt involve gaming. Here, is a good starter if you have some sit-down time: Complete Setup Guide
aotedm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!
There are tons of good shows on OTA television. It supplements Netflix for me
lapinchezardina ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kodi is where it's at, son.
Thespomat27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here plus hulu and other apps for movies and shows they do not have.
p1mrx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bunny ears are tuned for VHF; almost all of the digital channels are on UHF now.
ShitFacedEsco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where are you located? In california you haven't been able to use those kind of antennas anymore to get basic channels for a few years. You need a digital tuner.
joepierson ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TV's have digital tuners.
ShitFacedEsco ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:30:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't until the switch happened. If you still don't a relatively newer tv you need a converter.
AtomicFlx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My TV is 10 years old and it has a digital tuner. If you are still using CRT's it's time to upgrade. Ohh.. and even if you have a digital tuner you still need an antenna and Bunny ears work fine.
kingstoken ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any tv made after 1998 has a digital tuner
AJinsane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not true. We sold tvs at WalMart in 2004 that did not have digital tuners.
shadowdance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's 2007.
spongebob_meth ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:42:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you still need an antenna for digital tuners...
and it's not just Califlornia, digital television was an FCC rule, it's like that everywhere in the united States
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The frequency was taken back. It's not just a rule, but you would need a pirated tv station near by. They would be busted and immediately mocked for not just using the Internet.
vw68MINI06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is all about that antenna! Free tv in 1080. It is amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't lie, they made bunny ears antennae literally obsolete years ago when they switched to digital. You can have a bunny ears tv but the antennae are not what's bringing you your broadcasting. You could snap them in half and the tv will work
Bozly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not using a paper clip? I work retail and we tested a paper clip vs our 89 dollar antenna. The paper clip got the same channels and held up better in a lightning storm
designOraptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bunny ears? No way, I made mine out of binder clips.
jabelsBrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit, i should get bunny ears.
PM-me-your-psn-codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck Netflix free streams or gtfo.
sega20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UK here. Don't have Netflix. It's shit here. :(
JinxsLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same boat but man was I pissed when the NCAA championship wasn't on regular tv, who the fuck takes that away from us next they will be coming for my Super Bowl.
DaSpawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had an HD antenna literally made from coat hangars, worked better than the store bought ones
and Netflix of course
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you not in the US? All broadcast TV is digital now.
thoughtsarefalse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't start that retro hipster crap with TVs now too.
don't be that guy
JosefTheFritzl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Set tops don't work for me anymore. I have to get one of those powerboosted, tripod mount ones for outside. Curse living in an apartment...in a heavily wooded area...in a heavy hilled region.
MxM111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you get your internet via...
geobabe25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I second this! I actually moved out of my apartment I lived in for 2 years because they created an alliance with TWC and forced a $40 fee a month for cable. No. No way. My bunny ears and Netflix are all I need.
belinck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and gigabit fiber.
and amazon prime.
MotherFuckinTom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a flat panel antenna thing for my tv for like 20 bucks from walmart. I get a decent amount of channels with it and great reception. My tv also has a guide built in so I can browse and even get information about actors and other shit. I think this is the one I have. Or something very similar.
911ChickenMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An antenna can actually get you local channels for free, and is great when paired with a streaming service like netflix or amazon prime.
smartburro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mooch off of my parents cable. They can access on demand online, so I just do it from a state away. ;)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even have cable. I work for Comcast. I get free cable. I'd have to pay $10 a month for a DVR and I'd get every channel, including premium and movie channels.
I don't even have cable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I got internet they offered me cable. I said no. They said "if you get the cable you get a better deal". I told them to give me cable on paper, but don't dare give me a box for actual tv. I haven't seen an ad in years.
PEEDUR ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have both and netflix is great but it has barely any good movies and doesnt have a lot of shows that i watch.
mothstuckinabath ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting fresh episodes is awesome and you can't do that on Netflix. You can on Hulu, but you're more limited. I use my DVR to record New Girl, Fresh Off the Boat, Blackish, Modern Family, The Middle, and SNL. Ok I guess some of those are on Hulu, but you can't fast forward through commercials, or watch them half an hour after they aired. I also record old episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana (I have an 8-year-old daughter and, let's be honest, a decent amount of nostalgia).
None of those things are essential, and I wouldn't pay for cable just to get those conveniences. But since I'm paying anyways to watch baseball, I thoroughly enjoy those little perks.
apgtimbough ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually I think all those shows are on Hulu. CBS is the only network I don't think is on it? And some NBC shows are hosted through Hulu. Blacklist was at least.
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Middle isn't. I have to DVR it on the CW every Saturday night so I can watch it from the beggining.
Doesnt__read_replies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Middle is on Hulu http://www.hulu.com/the-middle
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only the last four episodes though.
AbigailLilac ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of miss Hannah Montana and The Wizards of Waverly Place. I still have my old Hannah Montana piggy bank.
soxy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Starz legitimately has a better movie selection than Netflix right now, purely because of the Disney deal.
RugerRedhawk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:45:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Netflix focuses a lot more on television content than movie content, which is fine by me.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redbox and DVD Express are dirt cheap though! I don't watch more than a handful of movies a month, so I figure paying $4-6 a month for the movies I want is a fair deal.
GunzGoPew ยท 271 points ยท Posted at 12:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A person can very easily have cable and Netflix....
TGrady902 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like sports so I need cable. I also like Netflix for the original shows. If you can have both why not get both.
DjMesiah ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:07:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of the "no need for cable" people probably don't watch a lot of live sports. Gotta have cable for live sports, at least until everything is available to stream.
Mrxcman92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This perfectly describes my Dad. He pays $150 for cable just so he can watch live sports and he fucking hates it. On demand only works half the time and some networks don't let you fast foward whatever your watching, forcing you to watch commercials. All the TV shows he watches are on Netflix or Hulu. As soon as the streaming services have live sports he's cutting to cord for good.
TLDR; $150 for commercials and shitty on demand just so he can watch sports = a bad product. (You listening Comcast/Xfinity?)
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Espn3 is free. OTA has most of the games too. My wife and I don't have cable and we didn't miss a single college football game we wanted to see. We aren't even in the same state as the team we watch either.
DjMesiah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't ESPN3 rely on having a cable subscription to login?
unlock0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:33:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No
rnjbond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't watch a vast majority of college football games without some Comcast or similar login. There's no standalone paid ESPN OTT offering.
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Free on roku and on the website. I've watched many games and the heroes of the storm tourney on Espn3 without a login. Maybe some content but I personally haven't run into that yet.
rnjbond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:33:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what heroes of the storm is. But you absolutely cannot watch most college football for free on ESPN3.
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When it wasn't on Espn3 I could watch it ota on Fox, cbs, abc, etc
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a ton of sports that are exclusive.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And every exclusive last year I watched for my team was to a network that also broadcast over the air.. I never claimed every single game was on espn3.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay you're totally going to specifics but when you were asked if ESPN3 requires a subscription to cable, you flat out said no. Stop misleading people
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't require a subscription to watch espn3
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To watch a majority of content on ESPN 3, it absolutely does. I'm not sure if you're deliberately missing the point.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never said espn3 had most. I said ota did. Over the air. As in antenna national and local digital broadcast through the major networks.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone asked if it requires a logon and you flat out said no. It's not that difficult
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't require a cable subscription. I haven't had cable for 8 years. Reading comprehension is hard.
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:20 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're watching a majority of games on ESPN3, you need a paid cable or dish subscription. If you're somehow watching the major games without that, you're either lying or using someone else's login. Don't be so dense.
unlock0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:47 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Again I never said majority, and there are games on espn3. Read my first comment again ffs
rnjbond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:15 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol okay sure thing.
apgtimbough ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:34:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, and I have Hulu and HBOgo
blackhat91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can have both, but I don't watch sports or anything I can't get streaming for cheaper than cable, so why get cable? 'Why not' isn't a good reason to spend money on something I'd never use. And with cable subs dropping, won't be surprised if sports networks begin streaming subscriptions on their sites soon
TGrady902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watch a lot of different sports so paying for 4 or 5 various streaming packages would cost me a lot more than my $60 cable package.
blackhat91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most streaming packages cost about $10. So $40-$50 is not more than $60.
No one is going to pay much more than that for a limited package such as sports, unless they bundle various sports together, which would still work out cheaper or even with your cable package. No one would pay much more because no one would use the service if cable is cheaper, and cable is declining quickly as every census and report shows.
Also, I envy you. I haven't lived anywhere, across three states in the last 5 years, that had cable that cheap. Especially including sports packages.
TGrady902 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That package is including NFL season ticket for free which is awesome. Just moved out to the Midwest from the East where cable was about double the price. I like quality so most of the streaming packages I've come across are around $20. I want a soccer streaming service but I don't just want EPL, I want Champions League, Europa League, La Liga etc etc. I don't just want some, I want it all.
blackhat91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix, which has quality content and streaming in HD, is $10. Hulu is $8. Amazon comes to about $9 a month. All three have amazing quality in all fields. $20 for streaming is a rip off. I mean, HBOgo is only $15. Anything over that is ludicrous.
Your cable package is crazy though, $60 plus NFL season ticket free? Damn, last time I had cable, $80 was the basic package, $90 if I wanted some extra channels (non-HBO/Starz, just extra cable channels) and $100+ if I wanted ESPN or any sports channels. Yeah, $60 for that ain't bad at all. Were I a sports guy, that'd be right up my alley.
TGrady902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:18:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's why I opt for the cable package. The sports streaming prices can get ridiculous but they do have to deal with a lot of different licensing, especially if it involves multiple different leagues like the soccer ones. Any game I can't see on my actual television I can use an app on my phone and then just mirror it to my television which is awesome. You just need to sign in with your cable account and you're in. What's super nice is I have mine here and I also have access to my families Comcast account back home which has literally everything.
Shufflebuzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have Netflix and strong rope. It gets the job done.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 14:49:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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GunzGoPew ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 14:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports and HBO shows mostly. Local news too.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:15:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also to get Netflix in my area one must have an internet connection. Only option for fast enough internet is cable. Only cable provider is comcast.
GunzGoPew ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 15:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, and my options were just internet at 75mbps for $85 a month.
Or 150mbps, basic cable and Hbo for....$85 a month.
clarko21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats what it was like for us, but then they jacked up the price of the cable after a year, thats how they get ya!
isubird33 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Offer to cancel, they'll let you keep the price. I think my family has paid the "introductory rate" for DirecTV for like...8 years now.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Complained that brother in law had more channels and was paying less. We got those channels plus HBO and Stars for free
Freak4Dell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I could save like maybe $20 if I dropped TV but wanted the same internet speed. I think $20 is worth it for live events and mindless background TV. I love Netflix and all, but I can waste a lot of time browsing through it to find what I want to watch, and sometimes, I just don't want to go through that process.
Xavienth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Americans think they have it bad.
Move on up here. 150mbps + cable is a steal.
Also remember data caps, those things making a comeback? They never left up here.
GunzGoPew ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't say it was bad. I was just explaining that's the reason why I have cable.
farmtownsuit ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:19:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have Charter but I just pay for internet and not cable.
I'm genuinely curious how much money they've wasted in marketing material trying to get me to bundle cable with my internet service. I'd say I get a letter with card stock and and all the bells and whistles at least once a week and this has been going on for over 2 years. Do they think one day I'm going to suddenly think 'Ya know, this pitch didn't work on me the last 160 times, but I think this time I'll double my bill so that I can get a bunch of obnoxiously loud commercials occasionally interrupted by sub par programming which I can watch only when the network provides it to me'?
Fun fact Charter: It's not going to happen.
Matloc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Charter has called me at 9pm and 8am trying to get me to upgrade to cable. The worst part is the sales lady doesn't understand why I don't want cable. I told her I had internet and she wanted to let me know that they have internet as well with cable. No shit, I have internet through Charter. Still better than Comcast but not sure why they keep trying to sell me cable at inappropriate hours.
farmtownsuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. I don't think I've ever gotten a call, just countless wasted trees sacrificed trying to get me to "upgrade" to cable + internet.
JOKasten ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I cancelled my cable they offered me a couple different packages. I said "I don't need to pay for cable because I don't have that much time to watch TV, so when I do, I just use Netflix and Hulu."
She said, and I shit you not, "Well if you don't watch much TV, this package might be perfect for you because it doesn't have very many channels!"
That's your selling point? Fewer channels? As if my issue is that I am worried that I will never be able to watch ALL the channels.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But less is more
Bubbay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not much. The cost to add an individual to the list of mailings is basically negligible. Getting one person to sign up pays for a shit ton of those to thousands of people. It might even cost more to pay the person to spend that minute it would take to remove you from the list than it would just to send them to you another dozen mailings.
Ileokei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You probably can get your internet and cable bundled for less than you pay for your internet alone. Subscriber numbers are far more important than profit margins. Charter/Comcast continue to increase the amount of landline phone and cable customers for this reason alone. I can tell you there are millions of phone numbers out there that have never had a phone attached to them.
farmtownsuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not like I don't look at the prices they offer me when they try to get me to bundle. It comes to $20-$40 more every time.
Taygr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports is the big one for me. The only thing I really need a massive screen for.
mothstuckinabath ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watch a lot of live baseball on satellite tv and you can't get that on Netflix. I love Netflix but they're not redundant by any stretch of the imagination. Also there's plenty of random movies on tv that you can't get on Netflix.
Chassius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you should look into mlb.tv
gmoney8869 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
google can get you any of that for free. Even Netflix is pretty useless. laptop and hdmi cord is all I need.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One thing you may want to look into is Playstation Vue. It's essentially online cable, but for me it was considerably cheaper than a cable option. I still get my sports (including local basketball coverage, which is all I care about ), but I save about $25/mo. Some markets have all of the local channels, but if your market doesn't have that you can just buy an antenna for $25 and be set for life.
GunzGoPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually have and like Vue.
I only have cable because it's the same price for basic with 150mbps Internet as it would be for no Cable and 75mbps internet.
cliath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need cable for HBO anymore
abdhjops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Local news is very important. That's where you learn about your neighborhood, community, city, county, state. Every local news is now dedicating a good portion to national news like they're CNN or some shit.
If I want CNN, I'll go to CNN.com and put up with their bullshit videos...but I don't want that on my local news.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports is the big one for me. Also got HBO before they offered the just online service
drk_etta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have HBONOW and find most sports I want to watch online. Or just go to the bar if it's a big one.
GunzGoPew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not watching sports on streams. All of the sites are shady as fuck. And I'll end up spending more money if I go to a bar.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 16:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad I'm not a Neanderthal who likes sports (GO GO RUN MAN RUN TACKLE HIT BALL UGGA BUGGA) so cutting cable was never even an issue.
GunzGoPew ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but at least I've actually had sex with a woman.
heysuess ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:54:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a pretty fucking stupid comment.
franch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:25:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
because they're not remotely similar services at all?
Wegmans4Ever ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol my neighbors so dumb. He has a car AND a bicycle!
franch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like a car and a boat!
DjMesiah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey! How's it going? Just wanted to write to tell you: News or Sports.
Also I am in between jobs but found a great apartment. Still looking for a girlfriend. I'll keep you updated.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:36:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:47:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So then don't ask why dipship
Aphemia1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable offers more than movies and series. News, sports, etc.
battraman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because for some stupid reason Charter/TWC charges me less to have 30 channels of cable and internet than just internet alone.
Ileokei ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Subscriber numbers are more important than profit margins.
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which makes sense, I guess when negotiating with the networks on a per user charge or something.
Still, I'd much rather do without it and I literally never turn it on.
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its in part because having X number of subscribers means they can charge Y dollars for commercials.
Lonestarr1337 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix's movie archive has been greatly diminishing over the past few years, thus it's not the end-all-be-all of streaming entertainment like it use to.
I like your snotty edit by the way. You seem very mature for your age.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game of Thrones. That's the only reason we have satellite TV. Mostly watch Netflix in the off season.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forced to pay for cable in rent :(
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable TV and many streaming services is a million times better than only having Netflix or only having streaming services. Sometimes there isn't anything on Netflix that you wanna watch, but there's a lot on cable TV that isn't on Netflix!
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because Netflix really doesn't have all that much and is constantly shrinking, especially when it comes to movies. Cable is great for movies.
And that's not even touching on sports and news. Which Netflix has none of.
Groodles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:16:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money
IntentionalMisnomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah Comcast gives me a discount on internet if i bundle with basic cable. I still have the box unconnected sitting beneath my coffee table.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why you'd want to unless you want to watch sports. That's pretty much the only exception I can think of.
GunzGoPew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'm a bit sports fan. So there you go
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it's not cool.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The prices cable charges aren't that easy.
eyemadeanaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I have a premium cable package, netflix, hulu, and amazon prime video. Kids and wife love Netflix, I love Hulu for anime, we have prime video because it's part of the free 2 day shipping, and we have cable for the movie channels and to dvr stuff that doesn't come on netflix/hulu.
GunzGoPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're into anime, Crunchyroll and funinimation are both pretty cheap. I use funimation because I'm a casual who likes dubs.
eyemadeanaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hulu has everything Crunchy Roll has and has a lot of other shows as well. Also it's streamable on more of my devices than Crunchy Roll. My Blu-Ray will do Hulu, but not Crunchy Roll. I'm also all about the subs. I do love the funimation collections though.
bigpoppawood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to my annual income!
AaronSF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well sure, if they don't care about their social capital.
15thpen ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:28:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah right. That makes about as much sense as cats and dogs living together.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:45:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GunzGoPew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does Netflix have sports on it?
BKD2674 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can also see everything you want to see on Netflix in a couple years. Then you're just relying on them to produce new content.
GunzGoPew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except sports. And I watch a lot of sports. So here we are.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:40:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GunzGoPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No there really aren't. There isn't an NFL, EPL or F1 streaming service in America.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GunzGoPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool. Links to those legal services that show games and races online, in real time, without blackouts?
Navae26 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:41:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
look at Mr Rich over here
chiguayante ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then why would I ever want to watch cable? It's just full of commercials and 400 channels of bullshit I don't want to watch. Whereas Youtube and Netflix are full of great content, and I pay a fraction of the price for them.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone's willing to pay for cable, they're probably also gonna pay for netflix.
I have both, although I only use Cable for HBO and football.
mrwelchman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hello, me.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:41 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents and I split services. I pay for netflix, that my mom uses, and they pay for directv because they like to watch the evening news and I use their account so my toddler can use Disney Junior.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports alone are the only reason I haven't gotten rid of cable. The second the channels that my sporting events are available on an app I am cutting the cable. It's available for some, but not all unfortunately
Fine_illdoit ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:30:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All my friends who don't have cable LOVE coming to my place to watch cable!
Alertcircuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if anything cable is cooler now because you don't have to wait 8 months to catch a new season of a show.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:16 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We don't have cable at my house (but we have Fire tv, netflix and hulu), so when we go to my parents or my inlaws, who both have cable, my toddler has a meltdown whenever her show has a commercial break. It's kind of funny and sad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. A big sporting event on? Let's hit boobies' house!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember as a kid going to friends' homes and their dads had installed a NASA size satellite dish that turned by remote - and had some special chip/s to get all channels free. People have always been trying to get out of paying cable. Anyway, does anyone know if those dishes still exist?
rickbjeepn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:46:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The old C-band dishes don't have much use anymore since most of the desirable stuff is now on Ku (the tiny dishes). You might still see them because they can be converted to Ku by changing out the receiver part (LNB) Then you get a super-DBS (DirecTV/Dish Network) or FTA (Free to Air) dish that doesn't suck in heavy rain or extreme latitudes.
thegimboid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:42:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you go out to the middle of nowhere you're more likely to find them. Farmers and such tend to have a hard time accessing cable TV or Internet if they're very remote.
ghostofpennwast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KU band dishes work well, and are vrry common in europe.
Even C band BUDs can easily fit into a quarter or 1/8 acre lot
unlock0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many things are encrypted now so it's harder
Ileokei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can see them in people's yards however they are not being used any longer. Advances in technology have made the dishes needed far smaller.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh...most people still have cable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably going to rapidly change though, unless cable companies do something about how they deliver packages. Every major cable company lost subscribers last quarter. Apparently subscribers drop a lot this time of year (I'm guessing because of shows being over and people generally spending more time outside), but the amount of people who drop it is increasing every year. The number has doubled over the last two years. Now the percentage of subscribers dropping is still pretty low (less than 1%, overall), and some will be back in the fall, but the trend isn't looking great for the cable companies.
PatMac95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good, I really hope these assholes who run Comcast and Time Warner and the other powerhouses lose all of their customers. I'm so glad things like Sling TV and Playstation Vue are starting to catch wind and they aren't trying to gouge their customers. Hopefully that means we start seeing more/better/faster internet providers, ones that don't throttle bandwidth and force you to pay for cable and phone services you didn't want. Combine live internet TV or an HD antenna with something like Kodi or Plex, throw in Spotify Premium, get Google Fiber (once it's available everywhere) and a nice Modem/Router, buy chromecast or one of the other cheap streaming sticks for whatever rooms have TVs, and maybe a Nvidia Shield/Console/PC to run the living room. Oh gotta get a nice big 4k TV and a multi room sound system as well with all that money you'd be saving after getting rid of comcast.
iushciuweiush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't mean it's cool.
Alertcircuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For younger people that's starting to go away though.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The selection is better and it's even easier a lot of the time.
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe so, but you don't get any invites for "torrent and chill".
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 11:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable TV? Do you mean satellite?
Nambot ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As in any paid for, non-terrestrial TV.
YouJustDownvoted ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These days it's gotta be extra terrestrial
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Incidentally DirecTV is the only major cable or satellite provider that didn't lose a bunch of subscribers last quarter.
AccountWasFound ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:27:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, Netflix, Amazon prime, hulu plus and HBO go combined cost less than cable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of those have sports.
So I don't buy any of those. I hope they fail.
D4rthLink ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:26:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you hope they fail solely because they don't have sports?
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sports fan. I like seeing rivals lose as much as I like seeing my "team" win.
AVerySkilledAsian ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's stupid.
mothstuckinabath ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, you can have all of them! I'm not giving up my sports either, you can pry them from my cold dead body, but if Netflix fails I will throw you off a cliff, and then pry them from your cold dead body.
CorbenikTheRebirth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calm down, jesus.
I_am_usually_a_dick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have amazon prime and netflix and cable including HBO and every other pay movie channel. I have a lot of disposable income and watch a lot of TV. if google fiber moves in this year as predicted I will probably switch around and just stream everything and rabbit ear local news (like to see the weather report).
IGaveMyDaughterCrabs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:24:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have both.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix isnt even good, they have a few decent shows but the rest is generally shit you dont want to watch.
HighKing_of_Festivus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're moving to being content creators since that is becoming cheaper than paying a myriad of other content creators to stream their products. In a way it's a signal that we're moving towards a la carte channels, just not in the way most people expected.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't have cable TV till I was in high school or something and I used to get made fun of all the time. Now that I have it, it's not cool anymore. I'll never get it right.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they should sell wifi routers that look like old bunny ear aerials. then stream netflix from it.
ATLsShah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom is visiting me for the week and my cable just happens to be out because im in the process of moving. She has been complaining every day about how boring my place is. She hates Netflix/hulu for some reason.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ATLsShah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She just likes to be able to flip between shows and news. She can't do that with Netflix.
Inkertus_0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know where the news got their survey about "TV Happiness" (satisfaction on TV viewing I think). Showed that people who had TV and streaming services were happiest. People who just used streaming were least happy.
Those numbers seem BS to me. I'm far happier not watching cable tV with the 400 ads per channel per day.
heysuess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does that not make sense to you? The people with the most options are the happiest. Having cable does not mean that you have to watch it all the time.
Wegmans4Ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or even watch ads. With the exception of some sports everything I watch is DVRed.
PigSlam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So does my having cable and netflix make me neutral or something?
davis_je ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But since shows don't go into Netflix for around a year after airing, Netflix is by definition behind the times.
kaiju-taxi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix has the sequels to movies I like, but not the original. It's doesn't even have half the shows I like.
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Even most broadcasting is only around because that's the way things have always been done and it's familiar, not that it's good
toekneeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once Netflix has current seasons available, and not 2 years down the road, I'll think it's cool. Until then, I'll watch new shows as they air on Cable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which pisses me off because I don't even watch TV anymore. I have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime video, and hit the occasional Redbox. Hell, my downstairs neighbor bootlegs any new movies out as well. Then Comcast has a higher bill for just internet, and cheaper for cable + internet.
momoster96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not sure if your american or not but without cable tv, what channels do you have?
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brit here. I get about a 100 or so channels that broadcast to anyone who has a TV (though older TV's need an adapter). Admittedly, there is the Licence Fee, but everyone has to pay that even if they only watch channels they pay for in addition.
momoster96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:57:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
interesting, I get around 20?
Nambot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing is, of those 100 channels, several are "+1"; the same content, transmitted with an hours delay. Several more are shopping channels that do nothing but try to get you to phone up and buy things. Others still are just rolling news, or are made up of entirely old content. Of those 100 maybe 20 regularly get to show things first hand, with another twenty serving as repeat broadcasts (some as +1 some as the same shows in a different order). Despite having 100 channels, it's fair to say I have never watched more than half of them, though that's likely because I'm not in the target audience for pre-school cartoons, re-runs of old shows from the seventies, or trashy celeb obsessed gossip.
Shraker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports, dude. CBS and ESPN is still way better than streaming.
BobisBadAss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean the commercial box?
elthalon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you have both because your girlfriend just can't quit the fucking cake shows?
Nambot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you need to accept that your girlfriend is Star Baker material.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix isn't really 'cool' anymore. Everyone just streams nowadays without needing a subscription.
Source: college kid.
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't had cable for 10 years. don't miss it one bit. I used to download everything. Now there is netflix too.
Cable hasn't been cool since y2k
theinsanepotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it's gone a step beyond even that. Now you're uncool for having netflix instead of just googling "watch (name of show)online free"and using one of the 5 million streaming sites that come up, like putlocker or kisscartoon or coke and popcorn.
Nikotiiniko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Netflix is way behind the times as well. At least a year with the few 3rd party series worth watching. People make Netflix seem like the best thing ever but it just disappoints me all the time. Netflix originals are the only reason to stay subscribed.
WhiteRaven42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..... how does having cable mean you don't have netflix?
sd70ACeANYDAY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn kids these days.
I had Netflix before it was a streaming service
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey, in my country, things get faster on cable than on netflix.
empireoflight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you have no interest in live pro sports.
thenebular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except when you're the one guy with the cable sports packages. Then everyone is coming over to your place so they don't have to pay sports bar prices when watching the game.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except I get to watch my local sports teams, you know who doesn't? Cable cutters. I'm still the cool guy when my buddies need a place to watch the game
Tarantulasagna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that joke "in the future there will be 1,000 channels... and still nothing to watch!" has finally caught up with itself
SCB39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game Of Thrones isn't on Netflix tho
tj3773 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix blows though, It's all about the fire stick.
Ghariba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I left Netflix too though, recently! They upped the prices for standard service and yet their selection has continued to decline. Plus I discovered a wealth of cool medieval documentaries on youtube that are too unpopular to be filled with ads. :D
2boredtocare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh. We have satellite and Netflix. Mostly DirecTV is for sports.
marshmallowwisdom ยท 2041 points ยท Posted at 12:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of the reddit novelty accounts. Except for the artistic ones, they actually work hard for their karma.
computerguy0-0 ยท 1412 points ยท Posted at 14:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss jumper cables dude.
MISREADS_YOUR_POSTS ยท 1395 points ยท Posted at 16:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly though since I have netflix now it's no problem
PM_ME_SNEKS_IN_HATS ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 17:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out...?
IdioticPost ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 18:07:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/pingpong
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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P0sitive_Outlook ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:58:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You made me cough through laughter. I now hate you.
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/P0SITIVE_Outlook will remember this...
CtrlAltDelish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:33:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now banned from /r/Pyongyang
marpro15 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out
chatshitgetbanged24 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Fuck you, asshat. I'll knock you out right now.
Now I need to wait to get fucked by life.
tick tock
EDIT: Burned tongue on pizza. There we go.
The-Asshat ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey buddy, fuck you too.
marpro15 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sigh...
username checks out
ForeverInaDaze ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what
ItsSaintN ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username. Checks... Out.
Failure_To_Care ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As if it even matters
hiltojer000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/Pyongyang
fullforce098 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna need an imgur album of all the PMs you've received.
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 21:18:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me happy.
PM_ME_SNEKS_IN_HATS ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:14:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great! Good to see that my collection's being appreciated!
Tatayou ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:22:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No picture of a dick with an hat on it? I am very disapointed:(
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Brandonmac10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn it, Reddit. Always posting things I don't want to see but my curiosity makes me want to find out if it really does exist.
Cronurd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I approve of that last one.
Morningxafter ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then there's guys like this. Don't post way too frequently so when you see him show up and do his thing, you're genuinely surprised and amused.
Mk3supraholic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
clever..
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im laughing so hard im crying jesus fucking christ
kingzorb ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think... you misread that post
Kolecr01 ยท 645 points ยท Posted at 16:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't he the one with a great story, on topic, that always ended with "and then my dad beat my ass with jumper cables?"
NewBliss ยท 449 points ยท Posted at 17:45:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, or sometimes he'd throw it in the middle of the story and carry on like nothing happened. /u/rogersimon10
alfredbester ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:13:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fucking awesome!
Thanks for the link.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:56:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP in peace
ATCaver ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he finally got that new insurance so now he goes to a therapist instead of venting to ass credit.
CRAZEDDUCKling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, their last comment was nearly a year ago.
Sad times.
MQ2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that long already...
bobtheplanet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...beat me like a rented mule.... Classic.
caretotry_theseagain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You never rent a mule, you lease that surely bastard!
RedditingWhileWorkin ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like I missed my chance at some sweet karma
SmpsonH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No he was the other jumper cable guy
Just_Look_Around_You ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:07:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. /u/rogersimon10
EliteNub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:18:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link please?
TheKevinShow ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:23:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/rogersimon10
giganticpine ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 17:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, nothing for 10 months. I never saw it coming any time I'd read his posts. I'm sure it helped that he had a generic username.
umopapsidn ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:45:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes, life gets in the way. I found a new girlfriend, took on some new responsibilities at work, and didn't have the time for Reddit. My mother got sick and I had to take care of her. The worst part about it was her husband beating me with jumper cables, but other than that it was a good time to bond with the old lady. She's in hospice now, and losing grip with reality, but at least she's comfortable.
trickyboy21 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:55:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dutchman must have a captain...
higs87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're playing games with my feels.a
giganticpine ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could.....could it really be you??
Dickinmymouth1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but we got /u/_Vargas_ now as alternative with his bullshit storys
FolkSong ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that wasn't him.
iEatFurbyz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:35:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did he quit?
[deleted] ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 16:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
his dad finally beat him to death
obrier30 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With jumper cables.
AliceInGainzz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mercilessly
Samster912 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To shreds you say....
mr_ewe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And his wife?
corran450 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:07:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
to shreds you say...
MyUserSucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He still reddits just doesn't post.
BrandiSnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you know?
MyUserSucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some guy provided screenshots of him talking with rogersimon10 about no man's sky.
Megamean09 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I'll bet he doesn't miss his dad beating the shit out of him.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dude got hit too hard
cjohnson1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss /u/MediumPace
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yeah! Where is that guy? Probably dead from all of the beatings he took from.... Well, I'm not cool enough to say it. But, if you're not dead jumper cable guy, fill us in on what happened!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also the guy whose nephew had a yellow ford iirc
DuhTabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best.
jak1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Paging /u/Rogersimon10
NotFromCalifornia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So does his dad...
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His scarcity adds to his value. He will be there
FluffyBunZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss him too...and that shittyscience guy...he got me every time.
Umbrella_merc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly daddy beat him too many times with the jumper cables
Plaeggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never Forget.
AngryJirgins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jumper cables are still around, dude
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:59:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u/rogersimon10
jackunderscore ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 16:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a ride or die /u/fuckswithducks fan
[deleted] ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man he really goes the distance on that account. He once posted links to like 10 different porn scenes that all had the same rubber duckies in them.
Mad respect.
Uthorr ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's their fetish, they funded those
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa whoa whoa....back peddle.
Please elaborate.
Uthorr ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:24:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They paid for those to be made, it's what they've been into for a long time
Edit: http://reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4yxffk/what_weirdobscure_fetishkink_do_you_have_and_how/d6r6ca8
An example
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Newfound appreciation for the guy. Which I was that on top of my shit when it comes to know what I want outta this cold cruel, duck less world
BlindProphet_413 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:36:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Related, and NSFW: /r/ducksintheway
Sriad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He falls under the "actually work hard for their karma" category, you ask me.
The_Duck_Fondler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I too am a fan.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 16:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I take a silent pride in my novelty account. I don't usually announce it. I just quietly down vote and move on.
I ONLY downvote spaghetti.
PackOfVelociraptors ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do too. Downvotes
Naouak ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you downvote yourself for saying the word?
csun723 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:01:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Person who draws the r/roastme caricatures is amazing. Love that one
IamKroopz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got a link?
PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 15:13:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, fuck you dude.
PM_ME_JACKALOPES ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right there with you.
PM_ME_YOUR_CORNS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UNITE!
PM-ME-YOUR-SUBARU ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:55:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Together until the end!
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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I-REVIEW-PMed-TITS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed
_Charlie_Sheen_ ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanna say all of them. I'm tired of seeing 9th grade level poems spammed on every askreddit thread.
If it's irrelevant to the discussion and exists only to get the novelty account attention it's not cool, even if it's "artistic".
Sedasoc ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like you're directing this at sprog. I love sprog. :(
Theorex ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:32:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It can't be, they said 9th grade level, sprog is definitely 'I'm at a university majoring in poetry' level for a fair amount of their work.
Telefunkin ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:01:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sprog is a reddit treasure.
JinJaBud ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love PFYS too. They're my favourite of them all.
MundaneFacts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u/_Charlie_Sheen_ has chlamydia.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:12:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! You canโt escape the fucking poems! I hate it
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Even u/awildsketchappeared or whatever his name is. I get it dude, you've drawn a pic of a guy fucking a bowl of spaghetti. Thanks, I guess..
thgril ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/Downvotes_Spaghetti
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OH SHIT
deepfatthinker92 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 13:40:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the poem dude...forgot his name but he has 1mill karma
YuviManBro ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 13:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People's bard, poem for your sprog, there's many
greenphilly420 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the people's bard! Haven't seen him in a long ass time
BlindProphet_413 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries he's still around. Saw him two or three times this week.
Backslashinfourth_V ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a fan of his, but for no really good reason. I also think the Beastie Boys were overrated, so maybe I just got shitty taste
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah yes twas' poem for your sprog. thank you
MadZee_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy Otto is awesome with his limericks!
lying_Iiar ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:28:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The poem dude
I am he
This one's a bit crude
Accept my apology
The_Ghast_Hunter ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 16:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
roses are red,
and dinner is ready,
so don't be upsetti,
and have some spaghetti
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:54:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u/Downvotes_Spaghetti
lying_Iiar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the best
and you're the worst
if we race
I'll be first
The_Ghast_Hunter ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you fight
'gainst my spaghetti
you'll be filled
up with regretti
lying_Iiar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh em gee
Those lyrics, so clean
I so wanna be
Your hype machine
The_Ghast_Hunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my spaghetti needs no hype
and although some may start to gripe,
that despite my skills i am not sprog,
the fact remains, you're just a dog.
lying_Iiar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sprog? i had to look it up
i'm not a dog, i'm just a pup
we get it, your spaghetti is the bomb
how does it compare to eminem's mom's?
DoesCheckOut ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
15thpen ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If anyone needs pen 15 I'll be right here.
Natanael_L ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which color is it?
EX-Manbearpig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And if anyone wants to head over to pen island pm meh
FlyinPurplePartyPony ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Paging u/Poem_for_your_sprog
bjt23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll always love /u/THE_OFFICE_BLOWS
xhieron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss /u/struttingleo
karpomalice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey you, /u/theearthquakeguy is fucking awesome.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/poem_for_your_sprog
yeeeeeehaaaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/42words is an up and coming though.
42words ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Holy cow. Thanks!
Of course, you've also completely fucked me with this comment. Bitter neckbeards are poring over my post- and comment history as we speak, downvoting into oblivion this asshole who's just SO IMPRESSIVE with his, with his trying and shit.
Edit: word count (don't count this)
_ILP_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think /u/itsadndmonsternow is dope though
esoteric_enigma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope awildsketchappears is a millionaire in something other than karma. He/she deserves it.
Lord_jyraksiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about him, but in r/comics and r/behindthegifs artists don't do it only for karma. The more popular they are on reddit the more visitors for their real site(and in turn donation or ad revenue).
throwmeupyourahole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You called?
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing the definition of artistic varies based on what you consider to be cool at the moment
animeploter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, I'll keep posting fanservicey things on /r/animeplot until the day I die.
Mogey3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The top post of all time is great, I'm glad you guys let it stay
Faustias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and that guy who writes poetry.
funkyb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy who asks for feet pics is getting attention lately
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck. :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, /u/poemforyoursprog, hit this guy.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially the poem sprog guy. Sucks when you go into a subreddit for information and his dumbass poem is the first thing you have to scroll through
Relevant_LilWayne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm a diamond in the rough, like a baby in the trash."
Mightymushroom1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not being rude but can you give me an example of a lazy novelty account?
I cant think of any really.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U/fuckswithducks is a God amongst men
PM_ME_Y0UR_B008S ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man leave us alone
tacsatduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โซThey work hard for that karmaโซ
โซSo hard for it, buddy.โซ
โซThey work hard for the karma.โซ
โซSo you better upvote'm right.โซ
LiesOnWednesdays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like them :(
PackOfVelociraptors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clever girl.
GaffiganWhispers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey buddy, I still think they're nifty.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mind the ones that don't karma whore, mostly the novelty bots or the PM-ME-RANDOM-PORN accounts.
PM-ME-STEAM-CODE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i loves me some steam codes though
sjf13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u/shittyjokeexplainbot is the best
otherhand42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Underrated one: I really liked /u/gradual_blackbeard
slaya45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been liking /u/slowlyturnsgay
It's pretty great. Brad seems like a real winner.
Novelty-Accnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
A_Wild_TIL_Appeared ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am just not cool anymore.
UrFaceLand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss POLITE_ALL_CAPS_GUY, a lot of famous redditors actually. where the hell are POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS, Trapped_in_Reddit and Apostolate nowadays? At least Shitty_Watercolour is still kicking around
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss poorly timed gimli.
Jonezzzzzzzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really like that guy who goes through r/roastme and draws people
novelty-alt-account ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey fuck you context makes me cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah fuck you poemforyoursprog
RBeck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yah I misread that one twice.
coldhearted_dontcare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had originally planned for this to be a novelty account. As soon as I made it, I didn't want to really do anything but browse.
Replies_With_Faces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
gives-out-hugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work plenty hard. You know how hard it is to lead a flockagainst the wind? Downright dreadful
PasteBinSpecial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What ever happened to nonsensical analogy?
OurSponsor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need to have a word with you.
ITranslateToBadLatin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sum frigus adhuc!
Mikkels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like /u/shittyexplainbot.
Cronurd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/gradual_swede is pretty good.
Mikkels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like /u/shittyjokeexplainbot.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still miss seeing POLITEALLCAPSGUY show up in random threads.
I-REVIEW-PMed-TITS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah we suck :( mine doesn't even work anyway
DWells55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever happened to the stump girl? She was the best.
ahairychest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
people always be misinterpreting my mine.. >_>
I_creampied_Jesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just like people with a thought-provoking name
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was supposed to be a novelty account but it just ended up becoming my main.
I still draw crappy aliens though, just not very often.
prrg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
psshhh
/u/PM_ME_LOLI, get him
PartysaurusRexx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't read a loch ness monster story in years :/
jacyerickson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like novelty accounts. I wish I had come up with something more creative then a dumb inside joke that everyone probably thinks is my name.
Mixedload ยท 8803 points ยท Posted at 11:30:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strappin a book bag
Ozwaldo ยท 6405 points ยท Posted at 12:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I would no-strap it, if that would even be possible.
14thCenturyHood ยท 6240 points ยท Posted at 14:37:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I complained to my dr when I was in middle school that my back hurt from all the heavy books I had to carry in my backpack. She suggested a way to not have to carry them - rolling airport luggage.
No.
Daitenchi ยท 1088 points ยท Posted at 15:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doctor - "Would you rather have back pain for the rest of your life or risk looking uncool in middle school?"
Middle School kid - "I'll have to think about it"
[deleted] ยท 428 points ยท Posted at 19:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Middle school kid -
"I'll have to think about it""There is literally nothing more important than how I am perceived."[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I guess older me will have back problems."
FuffyKitty ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:24:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god my oldest is like that. Shoulder hurts, hey weird I know, wear it on both straps so it evens out the weight. "nah".
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Full disclosure, I read that in Peter Capaldi's voice.
THIS_IS_GOD_TOTALLY_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the guy who tells that lady "It's your husband's life, or a case of Wonka bars!"?
SwirlySauce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:40:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back pain might be for a lifetime but being cool is everlasting
[deleted] ยท 2949 points ยท Posted at 15:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1864 points ยท Posted at 15:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pdf. Weighs literally nothing. Back cured.
Edit: yes, I know a full battery or a full hard drive weighs more than an empty one. In theory. In practice the difference is so ridiculously tiny not even the most accurate lab equipment on earth could tell the difference. Your shoulders certainly can't. It's technically not nothing, but it effectively is. You can all stop telling me this fact now
Edit 2: Yes, a full battery or hard drive weighs more than an empty one. When you save data onto a storage media, you either change the voltages or magnetization (depending on the type of storage) of some particles in the device, which creates magnetic or electrical potential energy differences. Since energy is mass, this means the mass of a HDD depends on what's on it. You can all stop asking about this fact now
baheeprissdimme ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 17:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually the pdf weighs literally nothing, it's how your phone encodes it that has mass. You're right in your original statement.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 17:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God fucking dammit
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:26:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
relevant username
CardboardHeatshield ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:59:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jfc you people are pedantic as hell.
DonnieJepp ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 20:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These fuckin' "Well, ACKSHUALLY" dudes who populate Reddit are definitely not cool anymore
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well actually, they were never cool
geel9 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 16:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not true. It definitely weighs something, depending on the storage medium of course.
Dank_Meme_Police ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 16:25:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I save my PDFs on an array of helium atoms.
[deleted] ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 16:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Man those atoms weigh 4 grams per 6.02*1023 of them, get outta here
Dank_Meme_Police ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:33:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family tried to split our hydrogen atom farm with Farmer Hiro but the deal blew up in our faces. All we have now are helium atoms
Naelavok ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't split hydrogen, but you can fuse it to get helium.
Dank_Meme_Police ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to split karma with me please
Naelavok ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would splitting karma... blow up in my face?
Dank_Meme_Police ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't split karma, but you can fuse it to get hydrogen.
AMasonJar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So Reddit is the source of the world's hydrogen?
Naelavok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:52:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You win this round, Dank_Meme_Police.
ghostofpennwast ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:23:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Avocado's number
Lilscribby ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to be that guy, but that's mass, not weight. They weigh less than nothing (in the air) because they float when in air. So unless your school is in space, it weighs nothing at most.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're gonna be that guy, at least be right. Weight is defined as the force due to gravity, so helium does not weight less than nothing. It weight less than air, which is why it floats, but the weight is still positive
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exactly. The weight force is less than the buoyant force, which means the normal force required to support it would be negative.
Scales measure normal force. Balances compare normal forces. But we claim that they measure weight and mass.
A pound of feathers and a pound of bricks weigh the same by definition, and have the same mass by application of Newton's third law, but they would not read the same on a scale because the feathers displace more air. A ship on a scale in a drydock would give a different number than the exact same ship floating in water, but it's not the ship that changed - it's the buoyancy from the medium.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true, but weight is not "what the scale says". If you put a bag on a scale, then pull up a little bit, the number on the scale goes down. That doesn't mean the bag magically weighs less
Because the normal force acting on an (still) object is usually equal to the weight. Unless there are other forces, like buoyancy. In that case scales don't measure weight
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is literally what I was explaining when I said that they measure normal force instead of weight.
Which is why the scale is never measuring weight. There are no perfect vacuums. They're equivalent because the scale generally isn't accurate to the level of the difference, but they're not equal.
JustAnotherPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Air weighs more than that, we should get rid of it too
TukerIsStupid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:19:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... Mass (grams) =/= weight. So while they are 4g per mole, it is much more difficult to calculate their real weight
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Multiply by 9.8. Done. That's the "real" weight
TukerIsStupid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right, it's been a while since high school chemistry class! Thanks for the clarification.
Matt2142 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mind. Just memorize all your books. Duh.
noized ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't have to carry cloud storage, assuming the classes you go to utilize computers then it really doesn't weigh anything.
Zaldabus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If we're talking about any kind of electrically based storage there would literally be no difference. All that's happening is that some electrical bytes are getting changed from 0 to 1. The relative weight of those bytes is the same regardless of their state.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically not true. Since digital storage uses different voltages to store data, the weight can vary depending on the data. Potential energy is mass. That said, the difference is less than negligible
geel9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. You have an amount of voltage for a 0 and a different amount for a 1. Electricity weighs something, so data has a weight.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
congratulations you win pedant of the day.
geel9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I like discussing topics that interest me.
Mindless_Insanity ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:06:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, because all you're talking about is the location of the electrons. The device still has the same number of electrons whether they're locked in the battery or a NAND bit. Potential difference does not have weight. Electricity weighs something because of energy to mass conversion but potential difference is not electricity.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A potential difference is potential energy.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The information still has no mass. The device required to store and display it does.
This is like saying that when you buy a house you're paying thousands of dollars for the air contained within it, when really you're buying the items listed in the title and the air just happens to be there. The air can be moved, replaced, removed, or increased without affecting that list.
beardedheathen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually wasn't they're some study that found a full hard drive weight a tiny bit more than an empty one? Like a ridiculously small amount.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In theory it does weigh more, but by such a tiny amount I don't think any scale on earth could detect that. It's effectively literally nothing
noobto ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought empty and full hard drives weigh the same. All that you're doing is realigning what's inside - you're not adding mass.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You "realign" what's inside by changing voltages. Since mass and energy are equivalent (E=mc2) changing the potential energy changes the mass
ChefBoyAreWeFucked ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In an ssd, but not a hard drive.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same idea in an HDD except you change magnetization instead of voltages
ChefBoyAreWeFucked ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that makes all the difference.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:58:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it still affects the mass so not really
ChefBoyAreWeFucked ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:04:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The mass of a magnet doesn't change when you realign it.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It does, since magnets create potential energy in much the same way electrons create potential energy
blargher ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why I followed this conversation all the way through, but do either of you have any evidence to support either claim? I want to be sure that when I eventually regurgitate this random bit of knowledge that I'm actually correct.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/31326/is-a-hard-drive-heavier-when-it-is-full
LowlySlayer ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:09:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that means it's not literally
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If effectively is
LowlySlayer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. It's not. That's not what literally means.
brickmack ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:35:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is. The meaning of literally changed. Literally is not literally literal anymore.
Jorrissss ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally means either literally in the strict sense, or figuratively. Neither seems quite appropriate here. It's not literally zero in either sense, as I'd interpret it. It is effectively zero though, I'd agree.
Halvus_I ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in theory, in practice. It IS heavier.
" It's effectively literally nothing"
This is just ignorant. You are dismissing something because you cant wrap your head around it. It is something. Like it or not, bits ARE 'physical' things. A Hard drive is still very much physical storage.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:27:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not dismissing it because I can't wrap my hear around it I'm dismissing it because it's inconsequential. I assure you an extra 10-20 grams in your bag will not hurt your back
drummaniac28 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:40:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one is arguing with that, they're arguing with your incorrect usage of the word literally
null_work ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That ship sailed a long time ago.
brickmack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd hardly consider a difference so small that no scale in the world could detect it to be practical
Halvus_I ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The universe doesnt care if you can measure it or not, it still exists.
brickmack ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right, but its not practically relevant, which is what this discussion is about
null_work ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In practice, we do not possess equipment to measure the difference between an empty 1TB HDD and a full 1TB HDD.
In theory, it is heavier. In practice, it is not.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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beardedheathen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On mobile, sue me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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beardedheathen ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:56:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess if I had a micropenis I'd go around calling people names for miniscule grammatical errors too.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has a old 15 pound laptop full of PDFs. Back still hurts.
Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't teach you about that in medical school, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, so that's why they are called "Portable". Seems legit.
SomeRandomItalianGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does a full hard drive weigh more than an empty one? Where does the mass come from?
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Energy. Data is stored by aligning the bits into patterns of 1s and 0s by changing their voltages.
Toppcom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually a full hard drive weighs just as much as an empty one. Because a hard drive is always full, it's just full of 00's.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the point is a 0 has a different mass from a 1
ChewBacclava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can tell the difference between a full and empty battery pretty easily by weight or density
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cannot.
For example, Chevrolet Volt has batteries that may store 16 kWh. [...]the mass difference in kilograms. It's about 16ร1,000ร3,600/1017=0.6ร10โ9
GaslightProphet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait it does? I just figured it was just that there were a bunch of 0s and when things got saved to the disc, some of them became 1s or something.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically, but what is a 0 or 1? That's the voltage of the bit. Voltage is a potential energy, and energy is equivalent to mass (E=mc2 ), so when you change 0s to 1s you change the mass
GaslightProphet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah.
We live in such a complicated world, it's fantastic.
the_shermanator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No e-textbooks allowed in law school exams, so we need the heavy textbooks
Ezreol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And this is why I think kids should have tablets or netbooks all they need is one device to carry all the books and stuff so teachers can email assignments or anything else plus it saves paper and utensils, I would think buying a kid one device is cheaper than all the paper and stuff the school buys since one time investment but then again it seems schools are making us pay for half the stuff now. The only issues is kids destroying stuff but I think special otter boxes would help with accidents and if a kid does destroy it because they are a little shit (and not truely and accident) they pay for a new one up front or payments. Would it not be cheaper and greener?
2LateImDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey budzino, actually I gotta tell you, a full hard drive actually does weigh a little bit more than an empty one. So ur so wrong XD u can nvr be smrt like a gentlesir such as me.
*tips fedora*
Zardif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact pdfs aren't weightless. A 4ish meg pdf weighs 1.03948*10-27 g.
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in school, you couldn't use laptops in class.
yourusagesucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it can weigh more or less, depending on the font size
Alertcircuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My middle school teachers took phones the second they popped up, let alone keeping a large tablet out the entire class period.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad we didn't have portable PDFs in the 90s.
LewsTherinTelamon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was once a time long ago when you weren't allowed to have electronics in school, beyond maybe a calculator.
Nathan16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HOLY SHIT I HAD NO IDEA DATA HAD MASS
h2ogie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be the dick to point out that more information is absorbed through paper than screens
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For the last time, that's not how osmosis works
I_Came_For_Cats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm dying thinking about all the extremely pissed off PMs you got explaining this to you.
Blopbop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the phone is the only thing that weights. Not the way it encodes. Even if the phone's memory full it still doesn't add up any weight, no matter how small. The same with a battery. It doesn't matter if it's full or not, it still weights the same. If you search on google how a battery works you will see that the difference beatween a full one and an empty one is just where the electrones are not how many there are.
Sorry for commenting so late on this thread, but I couldn't let you go with that. Sorry for any mistakes, I am on mobile and its late here.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you should search on Google. Where the electrons are does affect the mass. Potential energy relates to mass
Blopbop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:00 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to say I didn't thought more about this, so yeah I think I made a mistake.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waaaaaiiiiitttt...
Shouldn't the battery weigh the same? It's not electron count that's different, it's where the electrons are right? And same for HDDs, it's flipping a magnetic switch, not adding anything extra.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you save data onto a storage media, you either change the voltages or magnetization (depending on the type of storage) of some particles in the device, which creates magnetic or electrical potential energy differences. Since energy is mass, this means the mass of a HDD depends on what's on it. Same with a battery, You're adding potential energy to the device.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's the thing. You're not adding or removing anything, you're just changing the state. Melting ice to water doesn't change its mass.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By changing the state you change the potential energy.
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's not adding mass. You have two mols of hydrogen atoms and one mol of oxygen atoms. That's 21g+116g=18g. One mol of pure water is 18g. In combusting the hydrogen and water, I think it's 572 kJ/2mol released. You have a change in enthalpy but no change in mass.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is. E=mc2. More energy means more mass
Energy can't come from nowhere. Water actually does weigh less than the sum of its parts. By very little - 3.182ร10-12 kg per mole, to be exact - but the mass does change.
tylerchu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:42:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's how relativity works. If you have two magnets pulling at each other and then you release them, you've changed magnetic to kinetic potential (and then it's gone from the impact) but you haven't changed the mass of the system. From what I understand, the relativity equation becomes relevant when velocity enters the equation. From wikipedia
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is and you have. Read this http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/31326/is-a-hard-drive-heavier-when-it-is-full
tylerchu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still inclined to disagree because the top answer is assuming that the equation is applicable without explaining why, but the math using that assumption is sound. But regardless, I concede mostly because I don't care to debate further.
GTAIC3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't a full hard drive actually weigh less since (from my very very basic knowledge) it takes little bits out of the drive to create data?
tk42111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Print then out and they will weigh a lot
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:50:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you print it out it's not a pdf anymore
tk42111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess thats true
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically, bits have mass, so it does weigh something.
nihaopengyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.cultofmac.com/299069/ipad-filled-apps-weighs-one-nothing-installed/
Interesting if accurate!
icallshenannigans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever someone rage-edits like this I can never find the posts they are having a frothy about.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know how to read?
icallshenannigans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hooo! Spicy!
Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck is the Melvin that threw out that lame piece of trivia lol
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like 30 people that replied to me
g0atmeal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good luck finding a pdf of this year's textbook edition. Not only does it cost more, but it encourages them to keep reselling the same shit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was able to...um...locate PDFs of nearly all of my required texts this semester in college. A tablet with those is about a million times nicer than physical books. So happy.
mortiphago ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, not literally nothing
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming you carry a device to school anyways (say, a smartphone), literally nothing
TwerpOco ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not literally nothing. It's very close to nothing.
null_work ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so close to nothing that nothing we have or do can detect the difference.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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null_work ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It data isn't made of electrons. The data exists as different voltages.
ThunderFuckMountain ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually incorrect. If you fill a hard drive with pdfs and compare the weight to an empty hard drive the former will weigh more
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In theory, yes. In practice, I'd be amazed if any scale on earth could detect the difference
ThunderFuckMountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The point is that a difference would be detectable.
hokiedokie18 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I never understand why people complain about bringing a book to class...
Angdrambor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Strange.. carrying around pdfs seems to cost me 144grams, no matter how many or few of them I carry, I can't get it to zero.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. I should say weighs differently
R_Q_Smuckles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:29:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol wat?
Changing digital 0s to digital 1s doesn't add mass.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:33:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does. Changing 0s to 1s means changing either voltages or magnetizations. Both of those are potential energy, and energy is mass
R_Q_Smuckles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Energy is expended in flipping a bit. No energy is actually added to the device. Hard drives are non-volatile. 1s don't maintain an electric potential. They are solid state, so flipping a 0 to a 1 doesn't store any voltage. It just changes the physical arrangement of the medium.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, but that energy either came from a socket, which means the potential energy in the device increases (or decreases), or the battery will presumably later be charged, again resulting in more (or less) potential energy in the device
R_Q_Smuckles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:48:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hard drives don't usually have an onboard battery. And as for energy coming from a socket, that doesn't mean the energy used to move the bit went into the disc. When I drive a car, work is done to move the car's mass. But the car itself isn't any heavier at the end of the journey.
whatIsThisBullCrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And?
That's because work is done to give the car kinetic energy. When you stop, the kinetic energy is gone and there's the same amount of energy as before. In storage media, work is done to change the energy of the particles in the HDD/flash, and hopefully it stays that way
14thCenturyHood ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember, but I was probably just being a whiny middle schooler. I just remember cringing at the thought of that rolling backpack idea.
B0yWonder ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 15:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone who would go to the doctor because his school books are too heavy is exactly the type of person I would picture with a rolling suitcase for said books.
14thCenturyHood ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at the doctor for strep throat, iirc. It was an off-hand comment. My annoying 7th grade mindset was likely "I'm at the doctors, better complain about literally every uncomfortable physical feeling I can think of"
datdarnkahlfin ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i work in healthcare and that 7th grade mindset continues into adulthood
say they are coming in for a sprained ankle, then end up trying to discuss every aspect of their health from the past 5 years
Bald_Sasquach ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that not ok to do? I don't think people go to the doctor often enough to address only one issue at a time...
malaiser ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, exactly. Where do you think we live? Canada?! Doctor ain't cheap!
alyosha25 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same price. I wait until I have at least two ailments.
ChaoticMidget ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if you tell them that you're complaint is a sprained ankle, there's an expectation that forms in the mind of the physician. It'd be like saying you're going into the mechanic to get an oil change and then mention that one of your tires is leaking air, your brakes are making grinding noises and your AC is leaking. Completely throws off the person helping you in terms of time and mindset.
datdarnkahlfin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its not that they dont want to address your issues, but that they usually dont have enough time
say you sprained your ankle 2 days ago, and its just isn't getting better, can't put weight on it etc
when scheduling the appointment, they'll typically slot away enough time for the sprained ankle, maybe 20-30 mins
if you also bring up your insomnia, back pain from last year, weird rash from 3 months ago, that tends to extend the appt beyond what they prepared for
and they dont want to screw over the next patient by making them wait, because you weren't all the way forthcoming about what you needed to be seen for
and forces the doctor to awkwardly tell you they can only address the ankle and maybe squeeze in one other thing
and you get billed for everything you mention, s
legendofspock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better safe than sorry, but if you had a headache 3 days ago or something. and it's gone now your doctor isn't really going to do anything about it
mysticrudnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what
isn't the stereotype that people simply don't go to the doctor, and even when they do they don't discuss anything, even the thing they went for?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, gotta get that other co pay
mischimischi ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:22:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dr develops an anti-gravity device for whiny middle schooler!!
Bald_Sasquach ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Future chiropractors hate him!
FlyinPurplePartyPony ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doctor? Steve Buschemi, 9/11 firefighter.
KerberusIV ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:55:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doc should've suggested deadlifts.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:28:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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KerberusIV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing non PC about strengthening your muscles.
Etiennera ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's definitely been a non trivial emergence of backlash against doctors critiquing physique
KerberusIV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's usually in response to weight loss issues, not strengthing issue.
Hallidyne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She said to pour a can of SlimFast over each one before school
Lampmonster1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fire works.
rugmunchkin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously just looking for the easy painkillers.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Patient, do you even lift?"
daninjaj13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he was hoping for a note to not have to go to school anymore or something like that
xbuck33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Either that or he/she was expecting the doctor to give them roids and a sick work out program
PhysicsIsMyMistress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe their Dr was Doctor Strange?
Gorehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like ebooks?
BukM1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
self study and education!
BrianInYoBrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Inject this in your ass once a day. You may notice some mood swings, aggression, and.. ahem.. some shrinkage but i can assure you, those books will be no problem."
shizzamX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could have gotten a note so he/she didn't have to carry such heavy books
meghonsolozar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya, like a note that says you can't carry all these damn books.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google textbooks name.pdf
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Doctor actually wrote a note to my teachers to reduce my homework load.
uReallyShouldTrustMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Balloons
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well he did magically put wheels on them.
theinsanepotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I think they wanted the doctor to write them a doctors note to get out of homework.
"14thcenturyhood is hereby excused from having to do homework or participate in class due to back strain."
-Frank Doctorman, M.D.
YourBabyDaddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh...exercise? You know, to build muscle and become stronger? If your textbooks feel that heavy, you probably need to strengthen your back.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never carried text books in highschool or middle school. I would steal a copy usually in a cabinet in the back of the class rooms during the first week of class and keep those in my locker. The ones that needed to be returned where kept at home safe and stationery.
rattledamper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I have just the thing!"
(rolls out enormous helium tank and hundreds of balloons)
The_Third_Three ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Helium filled backpack
Dinosawrrbeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My cure for this was to stop bringing them
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My doctor was Jeff Bezos, so yes.
does_not_read_inbox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitch should've just cast feather.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Download pdf copies and read them on a tablet?
Where's my medical license?
setfire3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Doctor of Philosophy in atomic physics is working on anti weigh something something device. so ... yes!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lots of balloons
The_Brain_Fuckler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tie like fifty helium balloons to the backpack. If I could figure that out, the doctor probably could too.
NeverEnufWTF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just rip the individual chapters you'll need for any particular class out of the book. Instantly cuts 90% of the weight.
EccentricFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Must kids have the straps let out completely on their backpacks, which is the absolute worst way to carry weight. More or less, tightening up the shoulder straps will bring the the weight up higher and closer which makes it a lot easier on your back. But that's probably uncool so idk, I just didn't take books to school and shared off a friend in class.
AOEUD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would expect him to refer to a physiotherapist to make heavy things easier to carry.
poohster33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Micro text and a magnification sheet
aallqqppzzmm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you use both straps of the backpack and tighten them so it sits snugly against your back, then you don't get back pain. At least in my experience as a middle schooler. I suppose it's possible that I'm a superhuman Adonis or whatever, but it seems pretty likely that it was just using the backpack correctly instead of having the straps as loose as they could possibly get like everyone else in the world.
I'm no doctor, and the concept of leverage isn't exactly magical... but it fixes the problem.
Dynamaxion ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 15:09:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a roller backpack in middle school and I still had friends! You just have to own it, acting all embarrassed about it makes it embarrassing.
EstherandThyme ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one in high school after my back surgery. People still made fun of me for it even though I could not physically lift the weight of my books.
jon_titor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two kids in my school had them, and neither of them had any friends. One of them also got caught masturbating during our 7th grade science class. Not claiming causation between the two behaviors, but I'm not denying it either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you somehow have the raw charm of JFK, you are going to get fucked with for having a rolling backpack in middle school.
HadrianAntinous ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:23:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, I had one for a year and it was cool
JarlaxleForPresident ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's still pretty lame. Very few people had zero friends, but I'm sure a lot of people looked at you weird.
Killa-Byte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have one, people gave me shit about it. I dont give a fuck, I'm using what works for me. I dont have back problems, and rolling backpacks better work for me, and unless I'm getting bullied very hard for it, I will continue using it. I use a rolling backpack in high school now and I'm proud of it.
hoboballs ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a chick in my high school that pushed her books around in a baby stroller
MrDerpsicle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that the only weird thing about her?
hoboballs ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh hell no. She was full on aspie. Like should have been in a zoo instead of public high school. She had some kind of back brace that people would stick magnets to. She would always wear this bright yellow jump suits so we called her banana girl. She couldn't write legibly, so they gave her this electronic typewriter that she would loudly type on in class (this was before cheap laptops). This might sound cruel, but I assure you after being around her for 5 minutes you'd hate her too
Edit: it appears that I have triggered her fellow autists
PreposterousOwl ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This might sound cruel but you sound like a dick.
hoboballs ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 19:26:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too close to home?
clothes_are_optional ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you sound more weird than she is, since empathy is a common human trait, and you have none of it.
hoboballs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got plenty, you don't know this bitch
Lunyxx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might as well put me in a coma
Mendozozoza ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:06:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wearing a backbrace and becoming the aluminum monster isn't cool either.
bukibukibukibuki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. These were never cool.
amaROenuZ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a roller bag in middle school. I was told I wasn't allowed to roll it, because apparently carrying 50 pounds of textbooks on your still-developing back every hour and a half is a core part of adolescence.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolling bags were hot stuff in my middle school. That was right before it became cool to wear both straps with your bag high up....which was previously the "nerd" thing to do.
gnoxy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:42:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think your Dr. wanted more work. After taking that suggestion you would have been back with all the wounds from being thrashed.
14thCenturyHood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I was already considered uncool at the time by my peers. Imagine what a rolling backpack would have done to that which is already uncool.
gnoxy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I had a friend in middle school that I built computers with. Take old parts and try and make them work again mix and match. Talk about fucking nerds!
6/7th grade summer he gets into working out with his newly released dad from prison. Quality father son time. I don't know wtf they did over the summer but I think he took a turkey baster full of steroids and shot it up his dick every morning because when he came back to school in 7th grade he was yoked!
He also wore a white suit and tie, white pants, black button down shirt and metal briefcase for his books. With the reputation of being a nerd and dressed like that it didn't take long for some kid to start laughing at him. He took the briefcase and cracked that kid over the head with it. Nobody laughed at him ever again.
I think he could have pulled off the rolling suitcase. But nobody else.
IWantToBeAProducer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:07:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just before I entered middle school and high school, our district removed all the lockers. They were worried about drugs and weapons, and decided it was better to just not have them. As a result, the schools had to figure out how students would handle their books. The solution: every student had a full set of books at home, and every classroom had a set for it's subjects. So for those 6 years I never had to carry a book to/from/around school.
Highly recommend it.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I crazy, or is that an irresponsible allocation of funds? Textbooks aren't cheap, and your school bought two for every student.
IWantToBeAProducer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not 2 per student. They bought exactly the same number as they did before, plus ~30 per classroom. Given that each class is given 4-6 times each day, that's only a 15%-25% increase in the number of books.
Then consider that they no longer had to maintain the lockers (wear and tear, vandalism, etc), and had fewer incidents (theft, contraband, etc). It was also better for the students learning because books were always available, and no one ever had an excuse. I think that it probably worked out pretty even in the end.
37214 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So your doctor fixed your back, but then you have to go back when you got your ass kicked. Its the perfect answer.
volar92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every university has a couple of "those" people rolling around.
crazed3raser ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These days i just do whatever the fuck I want with how I carry my stuff and don't care what people thing
ObeseOstrich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno where you are "these days" but in grade/middle/high school that mindset is a good way to get your ass kicked.
FolkSong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You absolute madman!
IRLImADuck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were all the rage when I was in Elementary school!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i had a guy in highschool that on field trips would carry those rolling luggages
Afin12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a highschool classmate who did that. It was so damn painful to watch him try to get through life.
Silly_Balls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your doctor wanted you to get your ass kicked so he could get a paycheck apparently
puppyhugs- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But with that suitcase you could be rolling in pussy!
ReverendDS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did that in Junior High and High School.
Got bullied, had it kicked while I was passing people between classes, got in fights because people would grab it out of my hand and throw it down a flight of stairs.
Didn't matter - wasn't carrying thirty pounds of books on my shoulders.
CheneyIsALizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, did he suggest headgear too?
7472697374616E ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's always that one kid who shows up to the first day of highschool with a roller bag. Cynthia wherever you are, ๐
canadianbydeh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A cured back for an atomic wedgie extraction is a trade I would not make
OrangeKlip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never heard of birth control being used to treat back pain.
MadBroChill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes. Rolling Airport Luggage: the magical sure fire solution to ensure your child gets mocked merciless for their entire adolescence.
AnneBancroftsGhost ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember those kids.
SIAMESEDICK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in 5th grade I was the guy with the rolling book bag. Thanks for reminding me of my shame.
butneveragain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmfao I had a rolling backpack at one point. It was dorky when it was "in". Though it was never really in.
BrutalWarPig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was that kid......in hs.
jbronin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good God, I hated seeing that when I was in high school. Oh look, a freshman with a rolling backpack, they think it's so cool.
I was not a bully in high school but if I was, that kid would be the one I beat up.
Judo_Guy07 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is is about rolling back packs that make people become insufferable little assholes?
I had one in middle school because we had so many heavy books for classes that all gave homework requiring all of those books every night. Just because I'm not carrying the weight on my back doesn't mean people should kick the shit out of my backpack for no reason. Especially since I wasn't hurting anyone otherwise.
goblinpiledriver ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never saw people kick roller backpacks, but we disliked them because our school was overcrowded and you take up double the footspace of a person with it
jbronin ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So on a thread where people talk about things that they think aren't cool I point out something I thought wasn't cool and I get called an 'insufferable asshole.' My suggestion is you stop reading this whole thread before you find something else that people think is not cool about you.
Judo_Guy07 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't call you one, you insinuated it. I am more venting about people from middle school than yourself, especially since you said you wen't a bully back then.
I simply do not understand what it is about rolling backpacks that make people become irrational kicking machines, regardless of how uncool it may have been back then.
youareaturkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolly backpacks were all the rage when I was in elementary/ middle school.
confusedsquirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wrote a paper in school about how those would be worse over all due to overcrowding in schools. It ended up getting a 5 out of 5 at some state writing exam.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolling backpacks = social suicide. I work in a high school and I can see it first hand.
toobroketobitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolly backpacks might as well have been kickballs in middle school
Kyser_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad made me carry a duffel bag with 7 textbooks wherever I went around school in 4th grade.
People started calling me duffel bag boy.
I also think it fucked up my back and shoulders. To this day, my left Trap is huge compared to my right one
blackthorn_orion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rolling backpacks were cool in grade school. then they just vanished.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually they used to be fun as hell. My buddy had a roller back pack that he could sit on and we used to make him do jumps with it.
Killa-Byte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:57 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can actually sit on it while you roll it to class? How? Wht is that?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:01 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should have clarified - we used to pull him. He sat on it and kind of caved in the front of the backpack, and tucked his feet up while we pulled.
The-Potato-Lord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually started doing that this year. It's all fun and games until you hit the stairs or have to run while pulling it.
Killa-Byte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:25 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school doesnt have stairs.
BeerBellies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I HATED kids in school that had rolling suitcases. The hallways are entirely too packed for your lazy ass to be lugging a huge suitcase behind you.
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one of those in sixth grade. I felt like a huge goon.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft, what next sensible shoes!? Doctors just don't understand.
KhabaLox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet, all the backpacks at my kids' elementary school have wheels and retractable handles like carry-on luggage.
My son wants me to buy him a $120 one that is basically a metal cage with 4 wheels on it. Apparently the cool kids have them and use them to ride down the hill after school.
RedditShadowBannedMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had back surgery in high school and literally could not carry a bag for a couple of weeks. I had to get a roller for a while but as soon as I could lift it, I got rid of the roller. I would carry the bag even if it legitimately hurt my back in order to not have to look uncool. There were a few times after that where I had to miss class because my back was too sore, and one of my teachers suggested that maybe I should go back to the roller backpack for a while... Not happening man
FISTED_BY_CHRIST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I pledged a fraternity a couple years ago we had to have our backpacks with us at all times. If you were caught on campus without your backpack by one of the brothers you would have to bring your books and everything to class in a suitcase for the next week.
radical0rabbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a roller backpack when I started my nursing program. Fuck carrying three 1000-page textbooks around campus when you have no locker and are parked far away from your building. Those 18-year-olds can look as cool as they want, but my back is going to last the longest!
elitepenguin4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously? I asked my parents to get me one, and it's great.
Then again, I do have the slightly sociopathic habit of slowing down people while going up the stairs in school.
fradrig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy at my school did just that. He wasn't exactly considered cool.
Domriso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I carried around a piece of luggage for years, starting in 8th grade. In high school I upgraded to a rolling bag. Best decision ever.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids use them now. They're really popular for young kids in different parts of Europe.
MrDerpsicle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every school has that kid with a rolling backpack who probably had busybody helicopter parents
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's always the retards with those rolling backpacks. It's the one area where they're smarter than normal people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get swole. No more problem.
baylithe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend's little brother is in 8th grade. All of his books are eBooks that go on his MacBook that the school provides. He downloaded League of Legends and plays with us on it. I thought it would have restrictions, but I guess not.
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont you love how the judgement of others forced you to carry a heavy burden? The doctor's advice was wise and pragmatic, you really should have listened. Can you explain why you said 'no'?
Ringosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were just looking for a repeat gig when you had to come back and get stitches after having the shit kicked out of you.
kitchenmaniac111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in elementary school people who had the wheel backpack were cool.
reh888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried this because fuck heavy books, but the loud wheel noise on the pavement constantly was just too much.
redaoife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weirdly, rolling backpacks are all the rage at my daughter's school.
User1-1A ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
those rolling backs were all the rage when I was in 4th/5th grade.
cmonster_75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zuka rolling bags are surprisingly popular at my daughter's elementary school. Of course, she wants one too, I told her she better start saving because there's no way I'm spending that much on a book bag.
brickmack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most schools don't allow roller bags unless you have a medical condition. Ine of my friends sisters had MS snd got a roller backpack, so jelly.
PM_ME_MESSY_BUNS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just carried my heavy textbooks in my hands
ZoDeFoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brothers and I used luggage. We weren't cool anyway.
blacksheep998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My high school was very overcrowded, which made it very difficult to get to class on time and almost impossible to hit your locker between classes.
As a result, rolling luggage briefly became very popular, until it was banned for causing even more congestion in the hallways.
CosaSalvaje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A good friend of mine did this throughout high school. He also wore a Mickey Mouse shirt. Indeed, he was not cool.
Cajuncrawtator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could of possibly started a new trend. Will never know now though.
UrbanToiletShrimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school literally had hundreds of lockers, that no one was allowed to use because of supposed drug and weapons being hidden in them. Was awesome having to haul around 6 massive textbooks as a tiny 7th grader.
coinpile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a rolling backpack. Cool? Maybe not. Convienent? Absolutely.
lorralorralarfs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those kinds of backpacks actually got banned in my school unless you had doctors note. Too many kids getting their feet run over.
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school, we had these two brothers who both wore poofy blue jackets (you know the kind), had rolling backpacks, and sounded like cartoon nerds from the 90's. They were pretty nice guys though.
Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just had a flashback to middle school and I remembered some poor kid had one of those and some other dumbass kid ran up and straight booted the airpot luggage backpack so the kid picked it up and fucking smashed it into the bullies head. lol middle school was crazy.
lawragatajar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom suggested a rolling bag in high school. My high school was a 10 story building and I almost never had 2 classes in a row on the same floor. A rolling bag would have been more of a hindrance.
Killa-Byte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:08 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, 10 floors? What the fuck...
Was it yuge?
snakeeyes91214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to do this when i broke my arm, not so bad except nobody can see it so they constantly trip over it
bornfrustrated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. I had one of those. Somehow, it just broke one day.
shamallamadingdong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to use a rolling bag when I broke my back while bowling. All the other kids were jealous. I was just pissed because it kept hitting my ankles or people would trip on it.
dr-carrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...oh.that's what I had in grade 6.
It had a denim print and everything.
Nerf_Herder2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't want to be the wheelie backpack boy/girl
badbeatsbydre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was such a dick when I was a kid I used to run up and kick those things out of kid's hands like I was kicking a field goal.
I'm so sorry rolly backpack kids.
RagnaBrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put as much weight as low as you can. That worked for me.
Tre2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother did this. 6 years after he graduated people still talked about how wword that was.
teejermiester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are two kids at my university that do this. They're known affectionately as Rolling Backpack Kid and Rolling Suitcase Kid (RBK and RSK)
thepugnacious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who thought it would be a good idea to carry around all her books this way so she didn't have to go to her locker.
It took up space between the desks and was massively awkward all the time. I think she ran over ten people's toes and she was constantly knocking shit over. She was already kind of odd, and it didn't make her any cooler.
Monarki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where i'm from trolley bags were big at one stage. They werent the same size as airport luggage bags (same size as normal backpacks) but they had wheels and a handle.
comfortable_madness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a kid come to school in like the 8th grade using one of those backpacks on wheels. He got so much shit for it. He was generally a mommas boy and one of those kids that was the embodiment of the term tattle tale. Looking back though, I gotta admire him. He gave no fucks about people giving him shit and wheeled that thing around proudly.
JAYDEA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone in school had one of those with freekin lights on the freekin wheels.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Books aren't that heavy. Should have just worn it more so your back would get stronger.
boreas907 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A girl at my high school actually used one of those for all her shit. She carried so much stuff in there; she'd have literally every textbook in there even on days when they weren't needed. Nobody really bothered her about it, though; for some reason she made something that would normally look retarded seem normal.
Maybe it's because she was hot.
welcometomoonside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Couldn't you like, carry some of the books in your arms
The48thAmerican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a kid at my school who did this. He was ridiculed mercilessly.
FluffyBunZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar problem, the textbooks weighed almost as much as I did. I got two sets of books though, so I could just keep one set at home.
bcrabill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a rolling bookbag for a year in elementary school. Everyone had them for like two years and walking through the halls was complete chaos.
HighOnTacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rolling airport luggage would get you mocked forever... But those cool rolling backpacks were always a legitimate option.
Blacknikeshorts ยท 1432 points ยท Posted at 14:22:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my highschool last year, guys would hold their backpack in one hand by the strap at the top, at waist height, so they could flex their arm.
[deleted] ยท 1266 points ยท Posted at 14:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery basket.
MightBeExaggerating ยท 1496 points ยท Posted at 15:11:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery cart.
[deleted] ยท 962 points ยท Posted at 15:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery store.
[deleted] ยท 3100 points ยท Posted at 16:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That Tescolated quickly
edit: Thanks kind strangers for breaking my gold virginity, you double-teamed me no less!
AliceInGainzz ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 17:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only a Lidl bit.
mister-rik ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 17:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't play it down, you do this Aldi time
PPL_93 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're confusing all the americans
jokersbrother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pls explain
PPL_93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:41:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lidl and Aldi are budget superstores.
ManBearPig128 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come on guys, let's be co-operative
OgGorrilaKing ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right. let's just go to the sauna and Spar so we can relax.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Safeway to recuperate, I must say.
PVC_Patrick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:22:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel safer with Mace.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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gingerdude97 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they're really hitting the Target every time
thedog123123 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:57:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sobey it. A good comment chain with No Frills
Fondren_Richmond ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:09:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do we really need to keep discussing this out in Publix.
Impriv4te ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, this is a Co-operative discussion
TicklesThePickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Walmart
four_four_three ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waitrose
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:58:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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scyth3s ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now here's one I can get behind!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the only Safeway to do it.
solarlexus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:35 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Asda voice of reason, I must put an end to the nonsense.
WallabyRoo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats in Sainsbury.
BlinkStalkerClone ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:54:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That joke was insainsbury's.
simondo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:23:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Asda be the end of it
wesevich1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actual questions because thats a good pun:
Does that just pop in you head or are you like "how can i make this funny"?
If option 2, how long does that take?
Not bring sarcastic, genuinely curious
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just thought of grocery stores I could reference for a couple seconds, and for some reason my brain thought of Tesco which I've never been to an they don't even have where I live. That and I enjoy will Ferrell references.
poptimist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the safe way.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:00:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doubled gold must've Costcoed a lot.
fsck-y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright everyone, it's time to Stop & Shop.
Panoolied ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice
schmeasy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Testicool
theweirdbrosinc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a bad instagram meme page.
LordoftheScheisse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The baskets are quite Hy-Vee.
Nathan16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretending to get this
blackomegax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could say he's a Giant
itsmike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry all your moms... Just saying.
mukster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:41:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gilded twice for this? Really?
LGBTreecko ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tesco like the store, or testosterone pun?
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That testosterated quickly.
Tynford ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overflowing with preposterone
RocketLawnchairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tesco like the store
operatorasfuck5814 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:25:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how my groceries carry me.
ieatsushi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be from Russia.
edorhas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my hernia belt.
sivadon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my Farm
konrad-iturbe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many groceries do you have in your grocery store account?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:58:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my farm.
MyonicS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out
Convincing_Lies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my nutsack
pyroSeven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's now I carry my grocery company.
mlambie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery store brand.
fairak17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guys winning
TeamTripleZero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery franchise.
thecrimsoncoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery store distribution warehouse.
_Kramerica_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found Gregor Clegane's username.
PM_ME_UR_THIGHZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to do handstands and push the world forward a good centimeter
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:25:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One-upper...
CodeBlack777 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
HAC522 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I carry my grocery pallet
OMG__Ponies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Women cooing at you all the time, then they see what is in the cart . . .
-baxtothefuture- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that you might be exaggerating
ecurrent94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out
imn0tg00d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always take the groceries back in one trip. Always.
Penelope_Brewster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
Novelty-Accnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/MightBeExaggerating
G0PACKGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did that the other day my girlfriend sighed and walked away I was curling one of the little carts
webwulf ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:00:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to carry it over your head for maximum bad-assery.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was using my dick for a while, does that count?
webwulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you can hold the cart above your head with your dick, I would count that as pretty bad-ass.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You absolute madman!!!
probablyhrenrai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And my axe!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that how you carry your produce, man?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:38 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I only go grocery shopping after lifting too so I'm nice and pumped while I check myself out in the reflection of the frozen food glass doors.
bongggblue ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where you go to high school bruh? Gainsville?
Ay_bb_u_wnt_sum_fuk ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:45:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh yes, the no-strap-bro-strap... How could anyone forget?
ejoman113 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:04:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a high school guy: This is fucking ridiculous.
Platinumdogshit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would do this because the school was super fucking cramped and there was more room down there cuz I'm short. Except I wouldn't flex too which would help
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I carry mine like that but it's because my back gets really sweaty otherwise
Wellhowboutdat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:13:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats how I carry my kids so all the MILFs know I'm da bomb.
frankchester ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason my school (all girls) was known for holding a bag strap around the elbow with the forearm horizontal (like women sometimes carry handbags). I have no idea why but it became "SchoolName carrying"
ralphie0341 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:10:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if my forearm were as strong as was before I was sexually active I'd look for excuses to flex too.
ohdaso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So people who are sexually active don't masturbate?
troway0912 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:42:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah that backfired. he basically outed himself as not being sexually active while trying to be mr cool
"mr cool" probably isnt cool anymore, oh well
ohdaso ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it "not cool" to not be sexually active? So are people who are sexually active better people than people who are not sexually active? Tell me exactly what the fuck your'e saying. You're syaing people who are sexualyl active are just better as people than people who aren't sexually active. Tell me what the FUCK you're saying. Why are they better people? Why are they "cooler" for being sexually active versus people who are not? Why does this make them cooler people and better people? Tell me EXACTLY why the FUCK this makes a person a cooler person and a better person.
troway0912 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
jesus fucking christ..
you sure took that and ran with it
hes trying to be "cool" by saying now that hes sexually active he doesnt jerk off as much as he did prior to becoming sexually active, so he doesnt have as large forearm muscles, while ignoring the fact that most guys still jerkoff just as much.
the whole thing is dumb and no one was being serious, yet youre getting all bent outa shape about nothing
or youre just one of those people that comes on reddit to "debate" pointless shit. fucking lighten up
csonny2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:17:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My senior year, I didnt even carry a backpack. My schedule worked out that I could get to my locker or car to get whatever book I needed before each class, so I'd always just carry a thin notebook and one book.
qwertyuiop1231 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love this comment. Do you have any other cool stories for us?
hamletitgo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then I found five dollars.
Betasheets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I find that as a better way to carry bags. It feels like my shoulder is being pulled when my arm is fully extended. Plus, you're getting a little bit of a forearm workout.
BlankittyBlank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do that to hide my boners between classes.
IKillCharacterLimits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Static holds will actually give you a sick pump though.
rad2themax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I can think of is like the Pan Am girls all holding their bags perfectly in the promos for that show
KillgarOfKillgaria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then there is always that mutant farm kid that doesn't even need to do that because his arm is already 20 inches cold.
GenkiElite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dear God.........I hope they alternate.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:35:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the fact that this is a movie quote is being unjustly ignored.
Ozwaldo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's cracking me up reading some of the replies
Tommymair ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i was wondering why it sounds so familiar , 21 jumpstreet right?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
correct
Bromageddon ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:33:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everybody's two strappin!
fastdub ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:28:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does a fanny pack count?
Gregorian_Rants ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love fanny packs and I love them even more because every time I see 'fanny pack' I think about how somewhere in the world a British person is reading this and in their mind, it says "vagina pack" and that makes me giggle because I'm a child.
Phaedrus360 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conversely do Americans think that "bum bags" are those that are carried by tramps?
Gregorian_Rants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize "bum bag" was another name for it in the UK until right now, but (as an American) my mind instantly thought "ass bag"... I really like the idea of people making this translation as well. Equally enjoyable scenario and laugh.
apra24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude give me a tater
fastdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tina you fat lard
meldroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say those aren't cool anymore, but fanny packs have never been cool.
fastdub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to Canada http://imgur.com/qbSvI9x
hamletitgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're cool among graffiti writers. Supreme ones sell big.
MrTheodore ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:31:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like just holding the handle, like it's a briefcase?
TheRealBrummy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jenko?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just swung my backpack around my body like a helicopter swapped the straps between my hands behind my back picking up speed the more i do it.
InALaundryRoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Petey Pablo? is that you?
jooes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A girl I went to school with just dragged hers around.
I'm not really sure why she thought that would be better, it seems like it would be easier to at least carry it, but that's what she did. You could hear her coming from down the halls just by the scraping sound her bag made as it was dragged across the floor.
squiddie96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Air Force Academy does that...
logdogday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude.
Bunnyhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that. Two straps with a chest strap. Feels so much better carrying a heavier backpack.
theultrayik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is.
LeprosyDick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did all through high school and still managed to pass.
Finger11Fan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need a wagon.
fuzzymidget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller backpack for you, cool kid.
Rprzes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You, sir, need a hand bag. Or as manly men call it, a "Dopp Kit".
Brodeci ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother did that for a while
He dropped out
intheBASS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ: The high school years
Metoocentaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love that movie
jlange94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother carried a briefcase in his senior year of high school. He wasn't a weirdo or anything but more like our small town's only hipster.
huge_boner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's called a briefcase.
gabthebest99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easy. Drop out.
emmarose1019 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://lesson.website/how-to-nugget-a-backpack/
AndyMagandy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the fanny packer
thwinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carabiner through the top grab handle, clipped onto the back of your collar. Boom.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
roller bags.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So carrying it by the handle?
rave2020 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called a fanypack
Lonecoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put a magnet in your backpack, and another on a harness underneath your shirt. Captain America that shit and be the coolest there ever was.
MacDerfus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the cool kids electromag it.
SpiderDeUZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Just drag it around in the ground with a rope leash
whalehome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carry it by the handle dummy.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's a quote, dummy
whalehome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, ya got me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got teeth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's called a quote from a movie
Beardman_90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, that exits now.
http://www.me-2packs.com/
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get a monkey to carry it for you.
meatmacho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Allow me to introduce you to the new and ultra cool no-strap solution: The Fanny Pack.
devildog2073 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd strap it on if I......oh, wait.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is, mate
DJAllOut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easy. Just leave your bag and books at home
fuckitsfixed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did no-one get this reference?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotten a shitload of replies. I'm gonna say about 1 in 10 got it.
The majority seem to think I want a fanny pack or a briefcase.
fuckitsfixed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad day. Think I'll watch this movie again tonight haha.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just use the waist belt strap thing. Damn it's still a strap.
bugbits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just throw my book bag 5 feet ahead of me, then pickup and repeat.
wip30ut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's definitely possible, so many kiddies have these ginormous backpacks with handle bars & roller wheels.
serg303 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got the 21 Jump Street reference
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make the back of your shirt and front of your backpack velco. Bam no strap
HopelesslyLibra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean like a suitcase?
GenkiElite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
39 year old in collage here. I still one strap that shit. Fuck the establishment!
iamatfuckingwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Briefcase.
USxMARINE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aka leaving it at home.
Cabooseaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carrying it in your hand?
Sweetune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just hold the little strap at the top in your hand. It's also a workout
UnderwaterDialect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does the waist strap count?
Doo-Doo-Manjaro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/eF6ZSLDwLhM
fuegitoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:48:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would drag my books behind me in trash bag
GrizzBear97 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LPT: if you want to no-strap a book bag just drop out of school
Kamal965 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
21 Jump Street references ahoy?
all204 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:25:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hover bag!
DrDisastor ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If your dick is still out for harambe you can just hang it off the loop on the top of the bag like I did in school.
FirstyouMakeAPaste ยท 1373 points ยท Posted at 15:38:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm taking college classes now and everyone two-straps it. My 14 year old daughter is in high school now. When she saw me two-strapping, she grins and goes "Let me show you how the cool kids are doing it." She proceeds to one-strap my backpack. My point is: ITS COMIN BACK
anomie148 ยท 2770 points ยท Posted at 18:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah mate your daughter is just lame.
ColinFly ยท 462 points ยท Posted at 18:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
14 yr olds are just lame in general. You don't even have the potential to be cool until you've made it past your freshmen year in high school.
Anti-AliasingAlias ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freshmen are just too awkward and uncomfortable to be cool. Seniors are too tired and jaded to give a shit about that stuff (which also makes them automatically cool to the underclassmen). Really you only have 2 years to worry about being cool in high school.
Sweetune ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:55:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean the first year is the year you worry the most
surfnsound ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 19:33:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or had sex, so sorry FirstyouMakeAPaste, your daughter is the coolest kid in school.
SillyOperator ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:36:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn...
casupn ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:04:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is called "getting wrecked", I believe?
baconworld ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's called Rekt
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:47:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-tame burn- OOOOOO GIT REKT
My little brother every time
Touchmycooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
didn't realize I had an older brother.
TrapHitler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITS NOT A PHASE MOM!
FrenchSurrenderUnit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, 14 year olds are (in most cases) freshmen.
Source: Somewhat recently was a 14 year old Freshman.
ColinFly ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well are you still lame?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:46 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sophomore here, can confirm, no longer lame.
TheFlagpole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, I got a certificate for "Sickest Wheels" my freshman year.
margananagram ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice Heelys bro!
nitrodog96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I've got the potential!
...not.
TBoarder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I might be wrong, but I think saying "...not" like that isn't cool anymore either.
nitrodog96 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. (Although was it ever "cool?")
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:36:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah freshman year was when I was cooler than any other point in time.
Leprechorn ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In which year do they teach you to spell "freshman"?
For_the_salt ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was fully picturing some skinny teen with dorky glasses and a frizzy bun showing her dad how to one strap a book bag and then proceeds to do some weird teen dance that prompts dad to take a long, cold drink out of the emergency whiskey bottle.
Pachinginator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or maybe she can see the future
bjerwin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:56:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's kick his nerdy daughters ass!!
Zerez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found this hilarious lmfao
hurley21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'let me show you how the cool kids are doing it.' proceeds to one strap.
LOLOLO ya. this is definitely lame as fuck. who actually cares? not many people care how u wear a bag.
Tamespotting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO.
Anjunabeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao Odom
AOEUD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When she fucks up her back she will be.
Princemidas_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, but he's correct
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol damn
arch_nyc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt--oh that reminds me; Rekt isn't cool anymore :-/
mightymouse513 ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 18:10:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's because college kids are already starting to have old age symptoms and realize that it's less stress on your back if you two strap it.
Jucoy ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that and the 14 year old doesn't have three 20 lb books to carry throughout the day.
EkiAku ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What hellish place do you go to? I thought it was pretty standard to have the most homework and textbooks in high school. In college I had like two notebooks and two thin textbooks at most. It was fantastic.
Stingerbrg ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:50:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The price of the book makes it feel heavier.
EkiAku ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too real, man. Too real.
FightingFairy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could upvote this infinity times.
PM_ME_YOUR_EROTICA__ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also the weight of what you had to do in order to pay for those books weighs on your soul as well.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I wasn't a poor college student I would give you gold.
mode7scaling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My eyes actually just watered a bit.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the major. Go ask an engineering/chemistry/law student.
Cartain ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Engineering student here. A small child could carry my bag no sweat. It normally contains a laptop, several books, a few folders, a couple pens, and my lunch.
Then again, I'm studying computer science so I have all my textbooks in PDF format.
I'm also a dirty one-strapper.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:54:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since son I was one-strapper in my day. Class of 2004 represent!
Interesting to see the times change tho. Back in my one semester stint as a civil engineering major I had a metric fuckton of books to lug. Plus all this drafting equipment (large paper, protractors, and all sorts of crap).
hio__State ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:14:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really depends on the student.
Ask me my first couple years and I would say my books were a huge pain in the ass to carry.
Ask me my last few years and I would say everything was easy because I was too broke to buy books and just found digital copies online.
mightymouse513 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:30 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really depends on the student. class schedule and living on campus helps cut down on the number of books I carried at a time because I had the time to go back to my dorm after every couple of classes. Once I started living off campus it was a different story.
serael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Logistics and operations is pretty savage on large books
mrbrambles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was biomed engineering, who the fuck brings a book to class
mightymouse513 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:31:23 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
chemE. books were for keeping at the dorm/apartment to do homework in later. they weren't really needed for class.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:50:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a law student. Had about 3, 2-3 inch thick text books to lug around each day. Plus my laptop. And there's no online replacement for these damn monstrosities since the professors had a penchant for going over the hypotheticals they put in them.
slanid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My anatomy book weighed at least 35 pounds.
beepboopbadiba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? I had more books in high school. All of em huge too. And because my locker was too far from all my classes, I had to carry them.
Jucoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sucks.
dogsn1 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:25:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus at college looking like you have your life together is cooler than looking cool
oheyson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its ice cold
Treyman1115 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I find myself groaning every time I sit down after school and work now
Turning into my dad
thecabbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because all of this college kids are 35 years old going through their 4th career change.
phatboy5289 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you get to college you just realize that no one actually cares and while one-strapping a bag is fine when crossing a high school building, doing it across a college campus is really impractical.
Mikeippyy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:39:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I just started college after being out of high school for 6 years and I completely agree. By the end of my three class day, I realized it's much easier two strapping instead of one strapping
What I do though because I have an hour between each class, I only carry the books I need for the next class and leave the others in my car. If I didn't do that I wouldn't even be able to carry my bag because of how fucking bulky it would be.
Man, I love college
phatboy5289 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised you even have that many books. I just finished my degree in computer science and I hardly ever carried more than one or two small "textbooks," a Kindle with some books, a super small laptop, and a spiral notebook. I stopped buying the textbooks before classes started because only a few classes ever actually required them for reading, and many could be found as PDFs or even rented on Kindle. It's awesome.
Mikeippyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heavy ass books for math, computer lit, and Intro to business. I don't have my own laptop yet so I didn't want to get the soft copy version.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:05:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, one strapping college books are how you end up with a sore back.
Bear_Barbecues ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon they'll be tight rolling their jeans
Sursion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never stopped one strapping it, so this is excellent news.
SwolieMammoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol 2 strapping makes everything easier especially if you have to walk far for classes. Hell I even use the across the chest strap sometimes when I'm biking.
Dynamite_Noir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a school bag cycle. Give it ten years and the college kids will be one strapping and the middle schoolers will be two strapping
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's because most college kids are at the point where being practical in most things outweighs any sort of cool factor. At least that's how I see it in myself and others. Everybody is tired as fuck from working a job and having a full course-load so no one cares about cool things anymore, they got other stuff to worry about. Also college books are heavy as fuck and we don't have lockers to store the ones we're not using in between classes
I'm assuming your backback is pretty full of large textbooks? Tell your daughter to one-strap your backpack around for a day and then ask her if she would rather use both straps lmao
ImHereForTheFemales ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree: when in school everyone two straps. When out and about all my friends two strap. When were holding beer and alcohol in our backpacks everyone two straps. Never have I once seen a single strap in all my high school days.
2LateImDead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, it never left. I'd have to say it's probably because once you graduate high school, unless you're developmentally challenged, you realize that nobody gives a shit how you carry your backpack. So maybe in high schools it still is "cool" to one-strap, but after high school, 99% of people aren't going to care.
blackbirdsongs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah because when you drop $1500 worth of text books and dent or rip them up, you're gonna be fucking pissed.
mablesyrup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Run to the hills!!!!!!
TheTatCat213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's cool is always just opposite or different than the preceding trend. Kids don't want to look like their parents, who didn't want to look like their parents, ad infinitum. And if the "parents" try to adopt the modern "cool," they're mocked as delusional try-hards. Enough parents usurp the trend, the trend will change in reaction as what's cool really is "whatever the fuck the old people aren't doing."
SlicedBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't aware it left...as I sit here in my university's library, I am suddenly aware that I've been the only person one strapping it for a long time....
Rangerfan1214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College dictates what's cool, then exactly 3 years later in becomes cool in high schools. About 2.5 years after that the trends go from high schools to middle schools, where they die off.
Suppafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We 1-strapped in highschool, but in College everyone 2-strapped because college books are heavy and you can't stop at a locker all the time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait for the return of the messenger bag
LastStar007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit fam, I do 2 straps, sternum strap, and waist belt. I may look uncool, but when the bus is coming, I can fucking sprint.
ColburtleTheTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I two strap it because it's more comfortable to me, and quite frankly:I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of how I'm wearing my backpack. I'm there to get an education. Not to worry about how I'm wearing my backpack.
No_Bear_No ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always ended up with a locker on the opposite side of where all my classes were, so I just carried all my books with me. Freshman year high school in CA, everyone two strapped it. Moved to TX sophomore year, I'm the only one two strapping it and get made fun of for it. Next year, whole school is two strapping it. Pointed it out to some of them and they have no idea what I'm talking about, they don't remember making fun of me for it. Fuck Texas.
tigress666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As some one whose habit is to one strap it, it's too bad one strapping it is coming back. Two straps is way better on your back. There's a reason they designed it with two straps (distributes the weight better).
Ekkias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't take "cool kid" advice from someone who calls them "cool kids"
Tyler11223344 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always just used a messenger-style bag....two strapping isn't an option without strangling yourself
BetYouDownvoteMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo man, uh, you think I could maybe get her number? Pics maybe?
Of her wearing nothing but that one strap... maybe?
tuckman496 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By some old reflex I put on a backpack with one strap recently after having not done it for like 6 years. It was super uncomfortable, and I had forgotten it was even a thing. Why was that a thing???
LeepySham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I one-strap because it's pretty warm where I go to school. I have to choose between being covered in sweat because of my hot back, or being covered in ladies because of my hot backpack style. Easy choice.
Robbiebuddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I always 1 strapped it in HS (as did everyone). When I went to college everyone 2 strapped if (as did I... So much more comfortable.. Especially with college text books).
I think once your college age you realize that your comfort/ lack of back pain is more important than trying to be "cool". Thus making 2 strapping popular.
EDIT: FYI. Graduated HS in 09, started college in '10
alternativespecs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a senior in high school. I haven't seen anyone do that in over 5 years unless they're in a hurry or their bag is broken.
Normal backpacks are still in but now it's mostly about those drawstring bags or big designer bags.
Dr_Bukkakee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And if you're over 40 and taking college classes you should have rolling luggage that you pull behind you.
Jiggahawaiianpunch ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were you having sex when you were 4-8 years old? Now thats cool
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could be taking college classes when he's older
Jiggahawaiianpunch ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah
mrbrambles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:52:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping is always cool, literally since the invention of backpacks
KilledTheCar ยท 972 points ยท Posted at 13:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, where the hell did that go? I just find it easier to wear that way. After a couple people telling me no one does that anymore, I just bought a messenger bag.
MDKrouzer ยท 1984 points ยท Posted at 13:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was still in school more than 10 years ago, we were two-strapping it. The fashion was to extend the straps as far as possible until the pack is practically hugging your arse like a WW2 parachute bag.
massif_gains ยท 914 points ยท Posted at 14:20:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's normal for younger kids. That's typically how you tell middle schoolers from high schoolers
4nik8U ยท 358 points ยท Posted at 14:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like an xpost from r/predatorLPT
Gumby621 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Subreddit not found"
Thank God.
amd2800barton ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't think the military would be happy if there was a sub for tips on how to use a Predator Drone.
Extramrdo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:46:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LPT request: How to tell the difference between a hospital and insurgents?
0 comments, 3 years old
sel3ctsoup ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jesus
KingKhamaIII ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll click just about anything marked NSFW, but stayin away from that^
legalize_incest ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm disappointed that's not an actual subreddit.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:29:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two weeks and it would no longer be a joke sub. Those two weeks would be glorious though.
ifusydjcknmadlamjh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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chinacat99 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one actually cares but people do different things and the majority two strap
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strap just doesn't cut it tbh
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:42:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same with guitars. The older i get the more it cups my boob.
Lord_Fluffykins ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Wait. What?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Lord_Fluffykins ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:18:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here I am as a 20 year old reading this chain of comments and feeling like a nerd
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep. middle schoolers wore theirs super high and tight because they're kids, high schoolers wore them super low and loose because it was cool.
skytzx ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 15:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, where I'm from its the opposite. I graduated in 2012, and the cool thing in highschool would be to tighten them so they are snug to your back. That's what I see a lot of people in college do too.
J_Supreme ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd have to agree with you. I graduated in 2008 and I wore Jansports super snug. Same in college. Backpacks were never worn loose unless in middle school.
matrixreloaded ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can we also agree that tightening the bag to your back is also the more comfortable option?
dupelize ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:28:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the person saying low for HS is a bit older. I graduated in 2002 and the trend seemed to be just changing. I think middle school kids just don't know what they are doing, but in the mid 90's everything hanging low was cool.
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schiddy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same exact years for me too in the north east. Tiny bit different here. Most wore one strap but there were some who would wear two and have it crazy low. Also, those small bag nike nylon bags with the thin cord straps were just getting popular and were always 2 strapped.
Ghostronic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to high school from 2000-2004 and I literally saw the one-to-two-strap metamorphosis happen before my eyes. I one-strapped all the way up until 11th grade where I realized I was one of the only people doing it, and instead of making the change I just got rid of it and visited my locker after every couple periods to change what I was carrying.
Dicky_McBeaterton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit I just got tired of the booksack trends in 7th grade and got me a bright-ass spongebob booksack and rocked that bitch til I got out. I got looked at like I was an idiot, but fuck em.
GetBenttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High School trends go to middle school to die
Armada102 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:12:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I graduated in 08 also, but it was split by cliques. The more unpopular cliques like the punks/goths wore messenger bags/one strapped backpacks/wore them as loose as possible while the more popular cliques either didn't carry one or 2 strapped it tightly
Baron_Von_Blubba ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:20:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High schoolers have real books and actually need the back support
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Wegmans4Ever ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:36:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one at my high school used their lockers. Every just went in the backpack and stayed there. I mean you only had 4 minutes between classes, and it usually would take 2 to 3 just to get to your locker.
I never even opened mine after freshman year.
Middle school on the other hand, your classes for the year were all in one wing so everyone used their locker. I think most people just left their backpacks in the locker.
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Sandmaster14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school had bomb scares and weapon worries so we couldn't carry a backpack to class, fuckin sucked. We all had to rush to our lockers between classes
ferociousfuntube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we weren't allowed to have backpacks either. So I just left everything at home. My buddy used a black trash bag that was torn to shit and had stuff falling out.
Dicky_McBeaterton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, full disclosure: I'm slightly geeked out right now, so this will be long winded, but slightly relevant, although only to the person I'm replying to. My school was (and still is) a little odd in its layout. It wasn't built to be a school, but a man's home. Its an antebellum plantation home, which was then used as a hospital in the civil war, then made a women's college for a few years. It was then closed for decades, then made a highschool (I believe in the early 60s, but I could be slightly off). It is three essentially separate buildings connected by open "breezeways," two of the buildings being later additions the owner made to his home. Two stories, with classrooms on both floors of all three, and lockers placed by grade, located closest to the home class of that grade. Its a bitch to navigate, 5 minutes between classes, and we were required to use our lockers. I always wanted a locker as a kid, the I hated those things from 5th grade to 12th as you had a new one, every year and it was usually on a totally different wing of the school. To conclude, I apologize for the likely irrelevant rant folks.
Wegmans4Ever ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than the inability to get to class on time that sounds like a pretty dope school.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
huh, little kids in middle school didn't wear their bags loose here either, nor did they in high school. i think they just looked like they were because they were short.
MeInMyMind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did anyone have those kids in highschool who wore cereal boxes as backpacks? I always assumed it was borrowed from poorer schools where kids couldnt afford good backpacks but I went to a private school and these kids were all jocks. It was weird, man.
schiddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, strange, never heard of that.
jesusyouguys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm in my area, high schoolers either have no bag or its worn correctly, middle schoolers are kicking their backpacks with the backs of their calves with every step like some kind of melting turtle.
herbhancock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was that way about a decade before you graduated.
Source - I am old
CaneVandas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wore mine up because I actually rucked that bastard. My locker was on the other side of the school from all of my classes and not enough time to get there in between. I also walked to school since I only lived about half a mile away and I could usually get home before the bus even left the parking lot. Still, that bag probably weighed 20-25 lbs.
beepbeepitsajeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In college, 23 years old, my bag is snug to my back and I fasten the chest strap because that's the best way to support the weight without causing an injury and it's the most comfortable. Yes, I'm pretty cool.
HalfEatenBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also graduated HS in 2012 and saw the same !!
coherent-rambling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By the time they're in college, they realize nobody gives a shit how they wear their bag and are much more interested in keeping it comfortable.
Seriously, college students are dumb as rocks sometimes, but they're also much lazier than they are image-conscious.
massif_gains ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely the opposite. Wearing your bag loose is the easiest way to make yourself look like a loser
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol and little kids in middle school were wearing their bags all droopy? and you consider them losers? haha okay
massif_gains ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're a loser if you do it in high school. Middle schoolers are just kids, you can't blame them for it
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol high shoolers are just children too ha. i never saw kids wearing their bags low in middle school or high school unless they were just short kids and it looked like it was hanging low. whatever makes you think you're superior to other little kids lol.
Synonym_Rolls ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If you're judging someone for how they wear a bag you've got some growing up to do. Whenever I need to wear a bag I find wearing it loose more comfortable
EDIT: This site is swarming with edgy teenagers. It's summer Reddit year round now.
GetBenttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the opposite for me, they yank it all the way up in high school while if you put it all the way down you were probably a stoner
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
must be an age thing. i went to school a long time ago
shenanigins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it was because the bags were so big compared to their little bodies and the straps were as tight as they could go already, haha.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same with guitars. The older i get the more it cups my boob.
Shraker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man you gotta tighten those straps so you're rockin it high up on your back, cholo style.
QPCloudy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL am 34 year old middle schooler.
Holyhermit2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The older you get the less fond you are of losing all your shit for the sake of looking cool.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The older I get, the less I can tell middle and high schoolers apart. It's like my generation was the last one with decent nutrition, because HS kids today look tiny.
burtwart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College kids do it now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, am in high school rn. Its all small, square jansport or vans backpacks that have suede bottoms and those little diamond shaped clip things, with the straps pulled in so tight the thing is almost on your neck.
superhannahish1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's because middle schoolers put way more shit in their back pack.
alternativespecs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowadays where I live, there's no way to tell an average high school senior in late 2016 from a 5th grader in the early 2000s (or any recent decades) unless you either ask or are lucky to run into a senior that actually looks near their age. What broke our new generation?
lying_Iiar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I usually tell by reading the name of the school.
Tridian ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:36:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was still a thing between 5-10 years ago.
jkalama ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the trend. Then sometime in the 2000s it reversed, and everyone had their bags up as high as possible.
Barrel_Titor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that was the cool thing when I was as school.
fouxdefafa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Class of '05, can confirm.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, lower that center of gravity! Doing more work is so cool
DeeSnarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging your backpack. Cuz u gangsta. Watch out Mrs. McGillicuddy...
Banana_Pants80085 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Opposite at my school, everybody had Jansport bags as tight as the straps allowed. This was Scottsdale, every ones reasoning: easier to run from the cops.
MDKrouzer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eastpak was the brand we seemed to latch on to.
schiddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In grammar school it was LL BEAN!
the_cereal_killer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Europe?
nyaloma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And i never found it to be cool. Not the day i first saw it. Not today.
meghonsolozar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I did that in the 90's. So so cool.
Sokkumboppaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hahah yeah I remember that, it was popular up until like 6 years ago, then it became popular to have your backpack as empty and high up on your back as possible. It was a total reversal.
lIamachemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school 5 years ago the fashion was to cinch up the straps as tight as they could go. This may have been a joke, now that I think about it.
Pingvinfing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had the same thing. In middle school it was super cool to have a giant backpack with the straps loosened all the way out so it was pretty much on the floor.
And then in highschool everyone had jansport backpacks with the straps tightened all the way so the backpacks were practically glued to their backs.
Such a strange transition.
Nick_Germ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The good ol days
clay_helmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 40 year old boss does that ๐
RippyMcBong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always went the opposite, strapped up super tight.
e2hawkeye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carry a WW2 parachute bag for maximum cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We did both.
APenitentWhaler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember this.
Then it became common to pull the straps as taut as you can so it looked like you had a bomb strapped to your back.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my highschool this is standard practice unless you want to look like a fucking idiot.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you want a fucked up spine? That's how you get a fucked up spine.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wear it like that, otherwise the vinyl straps touch my arms very frequently, and it is a texture I do not like.
LittleMarch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've done high school year in Japan. Can confirm that nearly every Japanese student still does this.. I didn't follow the trend though, it just hurt my back :/
p5eudo_nimh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about you, but I find it quite difficult to put the backpack on unless I let the straps out that far. First arm is easy. But getting that second arm in the strap probably looks like I'm having some kind of seizure.
superhannahish1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's in to tighten the straps!
OfficeChairHero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just finished a weekend hike with my teenage son. He was wearing this 60+ lbs backpack like this when we first started. That lasted about 4 minutes.
smartburro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:04:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was cool when I was in high and middle school. But recently I've actually seen kids wearing them at proper ass height, it's weird. I'm a grad student and I've been wearing my backpack at proper height just for the sake of my back- holy moly- it's so amazing.
RockintheShockin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i went into the army after high school and then college and out of habit from the army carrying my Ruck Sack every where, i would have the straps done all the way loose and then when i put the back pack on i would just do a little hop and sinch the straps as high as i could on my back. One of my professors saw me do this and asked me how old I was (im a baby face cant grow a beard to save my life) she was floored when I told her I was almost 30.
roboninja ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:04:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talk about bowing to peer pressure.
KilledTheCar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like my messenger bag better than my backpack, anyway.
AccountWasFound ยท 158 points ยท Posted at 13:26:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High schoolers get so much hw that using one strap can actually damage our shoulders (wish I was joking)
[deleted] ยท 326 points ยท Posted at 13:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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el_loco_avs ยท 169 points ยท Posted at 13:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep. one strapped that shit regardless.
Banthrau ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:29:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm: have chronic scoliosis
MrBokbagok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or just didnt do homework
CarnieGamer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn straight. If I used both straps, people would have known how much of a nerd I was... Well, people already knew that, I guess... But I would have been an even BIGGER nerd. Sure, my shoulder and back are still screwed up, but it was worth it.
el_loco_avs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just how it worked
ratchet457l ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:48:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm in school right now, it really does make it better though. If I had to 1 strap it all the time my arms would give up as functional things.
suckswithducks ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've gotta disagree on this one. 2 strapping has always been the thing where I am, and it just feel as its meant to be.
ratchet457l ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant to strapping is better, sorry if that wasn't apparent.
suckswithducks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I see now, sorry.
afschuld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure that's why my back is all fucked up now and is noticeably more developed on my non dominant side.
el_loco_avs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Switching sides is allowed !
dvaunr ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 14:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no. You obviously don't understand. High schoolers have it way harder than you ever could have.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, we just weren't bitches about it.
kaufe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how far back you're talking about, but homework has objectively increased in the last couple decades.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have more work in high school than my parents remember, and more than my friends CURRENTLY in college.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 13:54:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why I never did homework in high school
Hot_ham_h2o ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just don't do your homework you nerd
Comrade_Falcon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's not new at all. We just pushed through it anyway because we were badasses.
Simba7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:17:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never the amount of homework and always the 5 textbooks.
BlueFalcon89 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:32:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol sounds tough. Just wait for college and grad school.
Dantes111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College had more than 2 minutes between classes and I didn't need to bring 8 textbooks with me at all times. I could also use a rolling bag of I really needed to.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends in college get less homework than juniors get at my high school...
AwesomeAutumns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:54:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also depends on whether you need to take your books to school every single day or not
Unsounded ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school less than five years ago and I never had more homework than I could get done in advisory or at lunch.
InVultusSolis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:22:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the advent of the digital age, isn't homework supposed to be getting lighter? Why can't they just issue textbook PDFs and make all homework assignments through a website?
rapter200 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Textbooks PDFs are probably the worst way to learn though since you lose the spatial memory that comes with an actual book. Textbooks are probably the only books I would suggest getting the actual book over the ebook.
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean they're worse for your information retention or that they're hard to use because there aren't actual pages to open to?
rapter200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean that they are harder to use for actual studying when you have to flip from spot to spot. Woth an actual book you memories the general area of what you are looking for. Like say if it was in the middle of the book. It is much harder to do this with a PDF.
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good E-books can be indexed by chapter and section, though, so you might be able to find what you're looking for even faster.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have some teachers that can't open email attachments, so some classes are paperless, others required is to carry an 80 page readers companion EVERY day.
twiggymac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait, highschoolers get a lot of homework? graduated in 2011 and I don't really remember ever doing work at home, always in study hall
AK_Happy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I graduated in 2006 and had a lot. AP classes and whatnot.
twiggymac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had AP classes too, still did it all in study hall
AK_Happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even know what "study hall" is. Was that a free period for you or something?
twiggymac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea free period except we had to be somewhere specific (or the library. did all my homework then
AK_Happy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would've liked one of those!
AtomicFreeze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on how many study halls you get, which vary a ton from school to school and even student to student.
My graduating class was the last one without a weighted GPA and since I had the required total credits I needed for graduation going into senior year, I only took classes I wanted to instead of feeling like I had to load my schedule. So I took AP English, AP Psych, and Anatomy (considered AP Bio, but I hated that teacher and loved the Anatomy one). This was at a school with 8 classes a day, so I also had two study halls, band, phy ed ("advanced phy ed" aka golf, archery, and bowling), and was a teacher's assistant (basically making copies and grading some homework of younger kids...). Phy ed was only one semester, so I had to pick up art because I wouldn't have had enough credits to be a full-time student otherwise. Art and assistantship were super relaxed and could be used as a study hall if needed. Basically, I had 3 classes and 5 hours of more or less free time. I never took homework home, and enjoyed the hell out of my senior year.
If my class had had weighted GPA, I would have added AP Calc and suffered through the terrible AP Bio teacher instead of having the fun Anatomy one. That would have added a ton more math homework, and harder science homework, and I would have had one less study hall meaning way more take home work.
TL;DR: Depends on what classes you take and how your school is set up.
twiggymac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
weighted vs unweighted GPA would not have done what you said it did. weighted GPA is simply AP and honors courses being worth more (which is why the maximum GPA a person can receive is a 5.3). I worked in admissions at my college, we actually unweighted all of their (high school transcript) GPAs and then reweighted them in a specific way since high schools like to include phys ed, health, home ec, and other classes they use to boost their average "weighted" GPA
AtomicFreeze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school only gave points for AP. I would have taken two more AP classes if it had started with my class instead of the one below me. When I was choosing my classes, I was thinking in terms of class ranking and high honors (above 3.6 GPA), which were completely changed with the new system. I wasn't worried about college admissions.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school not only doesn't allow study hall, my easiest class is IB computer science!
EruptingVagina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends. At my school you could go through high school having like an hour a night absolute max of homework. Or you could take on 5 AP classes and a college writing course. Most of that homework was digital though so things weren't terribly heavy, but 10+ years back it may have been worse.
twiggymac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took AP classes, it never seemed to be a crazy amount of work. the AP classes I didn't take seemed to be the classes that weren't hard but had a large volume of work (English, history, environmental science, biology, chemistry) whereas in Physics and Calculus it was sort of just the same thing the year before but harder
EruptingVagina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I never thought it was that much work either, but I didn't have a lot of hobbies or thriving social life so eh. At my school Environmental Science was the AP class that people who didn't want to take AP classes took. Some people took the test and did fine just from reading the textbook. History wasn't hard, but a lot of work, calc/physics was hard but not a ton of work. English was 100% bullshit.
twiggymac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so it seems like my "I'm a senior in high school, I know everything" opinion on APs was correct! I mean im 23 now so it doesn't matter but still makes me feel better
Psuphilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids carried more books and paper in the mid to wary 00's than now.
Flash drives, iPads and laptops helped reduce a lot of needless shit
Call_Me_Fai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, and your spine. Source: I developed a slightly curved spine in high school, courtesy of carrying heavy-ass books on one shoulder, and jutting my hip out to compensate. Doctor suggested carrying them on the other shoulder periodically to even it out, but that was just uncomfortable (probably because of my now curvy spine), and I did not.
It's been 5 years and I'm still crooked. >_>
T-Luv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This video explains the damage wearing a back pack by one strap can pose to spinal development. Fun fact: I am one of the kids from this video.
iamkoalafied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what happened to me. Either one strapping or using a messenger bag. I had so many textbooks I fucked up my shoulder and it took years after graduating high school for it to get better. I couldn't lift my arm from my side for a while and had to have my friend help me use my locker because it was up too high. When I have kids I don't care how much they beg, they are not getting a messenger bag. Hopefully by then rolling backpacks will be in style again :P
Bl0bbydude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, no we don't.
Source: Am in high school.
Hazzmando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good joke.
Source: studying theoretical physics and applied mathematics at university.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends in college get less homework than I had last year. They told me they got more homework junior year than in college, and I'm pretty sure they are right.
crowquills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If anything, this is probably less of an issue now because they can use tablets and computers, instead of textbooks.
Altilana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my shoulders are different lengths from doing this elementary through college.
DrobUWP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
got a bit of back pain in college that I'm sure wearing my bag 1-strap was the cause of. stopped bringing any textbooks and started wearing both straps and it was fine the rest of my time there.
kbslasher88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My right shoulder has a weird bone spur sticking it out from years of one-strapping
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a high schooler sounds so hard!
Redhavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Years and years of guitar strap and one-strapping, no damage
Burgher_NY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I work with a couple high school kids that always nice tell me about how much HW they have to do. Can you tell me what you need to accomplish before Monday? Or an average night? I always tell them that doing homework constantly (through HS, College, and maybe grad school) just makes you learn how to do work more efficiently or better. I would guess that I could knock out high school homework in a fraction of the time. Not because I'm "smarter" but because I've learned how to learn.
iamkoalafied ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of HW in HS is just busy work. You also have to consider that HS kids go to school for a much larger portion of the week compared to college kids. I felt like I learned more in my first semester of college than I did in all 4 years of HS. HS HW still feels like a lot more work than it is simply because they spend so much time physically in school.
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iamkoalafied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college classes were usually about 3 hours per week. Some were only 1 hour per week, some were slightly over 3 hours. The main exception was if it had lab portions, in which case the normal class was sometimes still 3 hours while the labs usually were also 3 hours (but with labs you can leave early if you finish early). Even if I was taking 4 classes with 1 class having a 3 hour lab, worst case scenario was about 15 hrs per week.
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iamkoalafied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess that is the thing about college. In high school, it isn't flexible at all. But, especially when it comes to labs, in college it is much more flexible. I very very rarely had to stay to the end of those 3 hours labs. Usually staying 2 hours for the labs seemed like a lot.
But the thing is, while I had maybe 15 hours of actual "in school" time in college, my out of school work was significantly higher compared to high school. Some semesters, or during certain parts of some semesters, I had no free time at all. I even skipped some classes just so I had more time to work on my projects. The actual classes (besides labs) just gave me the basic information I needed, allowed me to take notes, etc. But the real work and real learning came from everything I did outside of school. I barely ever had to study in high school and a lot of the work was done in class or I worked on it during lunch or study hall (senior year only).
It is interesting to me that you say you took 38 credits in a single semester. At my school ~15 credits was basically a soft cap. If you wanted more than 15 credit hours you had to take to an adviser about it who could overrule the cap. Then you could go up to about 20 credits. They usually only allowed that if it was necessary for graduating on time/due to prerequisites. There is no way in hell they would allow anyone to take 38 credit hours in a single semester. Labs usually only count as 1 credit hour despite being typically 3 hours long though. I was a computer engineering major and I'm not sure if other majors had longer labs than us or if their labs were worth more credits or not.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burgher_NY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See. That's what in saying. It should never take you 3 hours to read 40 pages and take notes. 40 pages should take about 40 minutes. Absolute tops. Probably closer to twenty when you get better at it.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if your skimming it, actually reading 40 pages of textbook style writing about Latin American history and taking notes will always take longer than reading a novel (the text is smaller and the book is bigger, so there is more to read) and reading a novel without taking notes is about 1 min per page. So I am incredibly jealous if you can read and take notes on 40 pages in 20 minutes.
Burgher_NY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:11 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It won't take that long if you keep practicing for the next 10 years.
QualityAnus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God this reminds me of college. I had a Chrome messenger bag as my everyday bag and on big study days (finals week, weeks with lots of big projects) I would be carrying multiple 2.5-3" thick textbooks, a laptop, writing materials, food and drink, etc. on one strap and I consistently questioned my own life choices.
Gravesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, I remember the feeling. It feels like your shoulder is caving in. I kept having to switch shoulders because it hurt so much.
Trust_Me_Im_a_Panda ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is typing out "homework" that much of a struggle?
ashesarise ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol thats why you just put it in the trash where it belongs. I thought I would tell you since you seem to legitimately not know that is the norm.
AccountWasFound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is not the norm at my school, most of my classmates are trying to get into good colleges so we actually do the assigned work.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:22:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So there's an art museum in DC (actually there's lots, but I'm only talking about one that I can't remember the name of) that won't let you use both straps on your backpack. Apparently they think that if you're wearing both straps, you'll accidentally hit stuff with your backpack when you turn around and stuff.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm, I'm not sure which would be worse. One-strap would make you hit more things (wider swing area), but two-straps would make you hit things harder, since it's more securely attached.
almightySapling ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I don't understand... who is watching how other people wear backpacks just to inform them on the proper current techniques? One strap, two straps, no straps, six straps, whatever. It's your backpack, your body. Carry on.
wiseguy68 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids say that a lot (especially my niece) but my memory of highschool is if i had hw for a morning class id do it on the bus on the way to school. If i had hw for an afternoon class, id do it at lunch.
didnt stop me from getting in to college .
bullitt1680 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:38:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried that in middle school, my new nickname ended up being Satchel-boy.
Islanduniverse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once you get to college, nobody gives a shit.
DisarmingBaton5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was easier until my bag got to be so heavy that it hurt after a few minutes.
nahuatlwatuwaddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's when you say; "I still do it, so there IS at least one person." And continue on your merry way.
Coffee_fashion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping is good for short distances still IMO
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my college the style was triple strapping it. We used these back packs with both straps on our shoulders, but they also had this strap that connected across the chest between the two straps.
MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around a standard backpack being easier to wear using just one strap. Can you explain how you found it easier?
KilledTheCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you get up or sit down, it's just one strap to slide down your arm, instead of the awkward, time consuming act of taking both straps off.
MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that makes sense.
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See, marketing in action
muchachomalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to one strap it when until I got 5 textbooks in 7th grade and had to walk home. Really every single class except for pe gave me a textbook. None of them were small ones either.
Drudicta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got made fun of art work for having a messenger bag. My response? "I can carry all my shit and you can't."
lnsulnsu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It went away when schools started requiring kids to carry 50 pounds of books. Can't do that comfortably with one strap.
BWANT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand. Are you missing a shoulder?
KilledTheCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easier to put on/take off when getting in or out of a chair.
f3nd3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still do it, but everything else has to look cool to make it work.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should have asserted dominance by buying one of those giant-ass hiking backpacks with the metal frame and water dispenser.
Jombo65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, I got a messenger bag too, for a similar reason.
armyboy941 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup same. But getting a messenger bag was maybe the best choice I've made in a long time for my classes!
Lastnv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my first messenger bag ever in my 22 year old life. Its still coming in the mail from Amazon.. I'm interested in seeing how different it is to use than a backpack.
KilledTheCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love mine infinitely more than I ever loved a backpack. I got a nice canvas one from Fossil and it's just so much easier to use.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Find it odd you actually cared about what "peoole do".
Fuck em.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many messages have you delivered so far?
KilledTheCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to be at like six now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People over the age of 18 respect caring for ones back. Messing that up ain't cool.
FrozenNexus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did this aswell, and then after awhile people began telling me messager bags were weird, so now I just carry everything in a laptop bag that was made for one of those 1990's cinder block sized laptops since it fits my laptop, 2 textbooks and a binder perfectly. So far people keep asking me where I can get one. Mission accomplished.
For now.
2LateImDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of want a nice messenger bag, less back sweat that way. But backpacks can typically hold more and don't rattle around as much.
scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
messenger bags are so two thousand and late
LordGalen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I one-strap it and after a thousand motherfuckers telling me no one does that anymore, I'd still one strap it, because who gives a shit? I'm not running in up their bathroom telling them how to wipe their ass, why the fuck is anybody telling me how I should hold on to a goddamn book bag? Who the fuck has so little of a life that they would even notice?
BurnieTheBrony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've got a nice looking messenger bag and a guy at my Uni said he liked it, that it made a statement. I was like "what statement is that? I'm just comfy."
clevername71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck 'em all. I'm in law school and I'm still one strapping it. Haters gonna hate.
millenniumpianist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I one strap mine in college. Mostly it's out of habit though from years of one strapping, as I'll switch it if I realize.
superhannahish1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sophomore in college and I still thought this was cool - I mean, come on, it's way easier! Anyways, I walked all the way to class with my back pack hanging off one shoulder. Apparently wearing a dress and hanging your bag off one shoulder causes your dress to hike up. A sophomore girl came up to me and let me know my entire ass was showing. "It's a common freshman mistake, don't even worry!" :(
Princemidas_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a sophomore in high school now and everyone two straps and a majority extend the straps pretty far
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you get shot often?
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been doing it so long, at some point it actually became difficult to put the 2nd strap on. My shoulders just reject the idea.
Ezmar ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 13:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is that looked down on now, or just not cool? I wouldn't give it a second thought if I saw someone doing that.
PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 15:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just not really cool anymore, not really looked down upon. I still do it all the time, and nobody really gives a shit.
Ezmar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:08:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes more sense. I personally still think it's pretty radical, but radical isn't 'in' anymore so it all works out.
Kid-Moe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say radical, that's my thing that i say.
McCl3lland ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now kiss!
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never do it to be cool, I do it to stay cool. I hate wearing a backpack when it's hot out and having the back of my shirt all sweaty, so I go one-strap to get some airflow.
metalkhaos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, never realized it was a 'cool' thing. I always 1-strapped it unless I'm trying to book it somewhere then I'll do 2-straps if necessary.
ADreamByAnyOtherName ยท 213 points ยท Posted at 14:13:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i have one of those single strap triangle bags. no ragrets.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You really have no ragrets?
ADreamByAnyOtherName ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even one lettar.
RECOGNI7E ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait 5 years and you will be shamed
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya it is the shamers. But murdering all of them isn't an option at this point.
matixer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:27:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You probably look like you camp for fun though
egoods ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:52:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*regerts.
niallmul97 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:45:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*rugrats
ZombiePrincessKenny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His chiropractor has no ragrets.
clothcutballs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These don't have a single strap at the top though (at least mine) I kinda wish it did for when your shoulder gets tired from the strap.
TimboCalrissian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carry mine everyday. +1 for you.
quantum-mechanic ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U on the rag fam?
[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 14:51:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that went out off cool around 1991 when Johnny Depp left the show.
[deleted] ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 14:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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TheBallsackIsBack ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:13:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm too cool for this town.
one straps out of the thread
that_looks_nifty ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:30:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did this in high school, but once college struck, I stopped. Mostly because my backpack was so heavy and I had to walk so far so quickly across campus, if I tried to only use one strap I would've hurt seriously my shoulder. And possibly fallen over. I'm not very large.
Wadriner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I only started doing it now in college, It's hot as hell where I study and it's the only way to get some air flowing on the back without buying a new backpack.
Bunnybaguette ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:24:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand what you mean, could you explain ? (genuine question and google isn't doing the trick here ;) )
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Bunnybaguette ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
light bulb lights up in brain Oh thanks ! I thought the verb was "strapping" and "one" was the subject so I pictured a person putting straps around a bag full of books...
McCl3lland ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why you wouldn't unless you're walking a quarter mile or more.
columbus8myhw ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:47:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can probably give you back problems though
fnord_happy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool people don't care about health issues when it comes to looking cool. That's like 101.
That's how smoking got popular
kilopeter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just alternate shoulders every few minutes, or at least days.
CaptainJAmazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember seeing a Channel One story on how bad it was for kids' backs in 8th grade (1999 or 2000) and a kid demonstrated how cool it looked. The whole class I was watching it with laughed at him and one kid said "That is so '80s!"
Swing_Wildly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It keeps going back and forth.
davis482 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only use 1 strap of my backpacks and people are ok about it if it count for one strapping.
Plstcmonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling a backpack a book bag
EntroperZero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta work on that scoliosis.
_AISP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guess I'm cool now, huh guys?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta keep the other arm free for cool Yoyo tricks.
FuriousNik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Strappin' a book bag is totes uncool.
masimone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was told that was uncool when I was in high school..... 16 years ago.
Bear_faced ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit stopped as soon as we hit college.
Bitch I'm trying to get an education, not scoliosis.
BushidoBrowne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still cool
Excalibur54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was cool when I was in high school two years ago.
How quickly times change...
Old_man_Trafford ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now that no one really needs books anymore with everything being digital, my answer is a book bag.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What I always did was use both straps, but over one shoulder.
Ptr4570 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this still enforced on military bases?
OMG__Ponies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People still carry books? That is SOoooo 1990s.
TrojanBunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what about summer sweaty back? Gross.
bluescape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still find it weird that this was an "in" thing and therefore now an "out" thing. I used to and still do one strap/two strap a backpack mostly depending on how heavy and how long I'll be carrying it for. I don't recall anyone ever giving me shit for it no matter which way I carried it.
p_gama_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive always two strapped. Im what the kids call "relatable".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took a backpack on vacation last month and realized that somewhere, between 2004 in high school and now, I had gone from only using a single strap at all times to always using both. I have no idea when the change over happened or what caused it.
This bothered me so I decided to one-strap it for a bit just to see. It was uncomfortable as shit! I had to constantly readjust, hold the bag in place, make sure it wasn't swinging and hitting anyone. Just a whole slew of problems that two-strappin' solves. Fuck that, says I, and I went back two double-strapping.
Never again.
warhawk1856 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling it a "book bag".
lilnomad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did this in college quite a bit on the sunny days to avoid my back getting sweaty from my hot book bag.
Bethkulele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in school I would not only have both my arms in the straps and have the straps tightened all the way, I would also tie the loose ends at my belly for added support. Like a hiker. Is that the style now? Did I start that?
cream-of-cow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recall as a kid in the mid 1980s how much one HAD to single strap a backpackโlooking different from the herd was not an option. One day I took a good look in the mirror and noticed my shoulders were seriously sloped to one side, ribcage compressed, I looked ridiculous; right then I started single-strapping on the other shoulder to balance things out. It was a while later when double strapping finally happened.
Polarbear0007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so not cool, you could like.. Ruin your back that way. Only losers ruin their backs.
MRC1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alternatively, roller backpacks. But I guess those were never cool, so...
BlueEyesWhiteObama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to college in florida has made me quit judging people for this, because if I see someone doing it I can be pretty sure it's just because it's 101 degrees out and it's the only way to not drench your back in sweat
King-Spartan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to do this, just puts too much strain on your shoulder, messenger bags are the new "one strappin it"
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still do that when its convenient. Like if you don't want to tangle up your headphone cord or something.
Butler_Drummer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad because 2 strapping is way more comfortable to me, but one of my buckles broke off so I'm forced to one strap ;_;
Siggy778 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hasn't this been uncool since like 2006?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I STILL one strap my backpack... Guess I'm old, huh.
BLASPHEMOUS_ERECTION ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm planning on still having a functional spine in my 40s so I'll use both straps thanks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While it's still hot out you best bet I'm one-strappin my ass all the way across campus. I'm not dealin with a sweaty back.
TGAmpersand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real benefit to one strappin' a book bag is preventing that nasty lower back sweat when it's a hot day.
PippyLongSausage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try to look cool running with both straps on. Not possible.
SamuelAsante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I one strap my gym backpack after workouts so it doesn't press against my back and make sweat stains show up. Fuck the haters
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh, that was 15 years ago!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fashion is circular, at school I 2 strap it at almost the tightest setting I can pull. It helps my back better than one strap.
iamkoalafied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad that has gone out of style. I fucked up my shoulder really bad from doing that. By the end of high school I could barely lift my arm from my side and I had already started using my backpack properly.The damage was already done. It took years for my shoulder to go back to normal. :(
parlezmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye made two strapping cool. My theory anyway
epicbob12346 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This isnt cool? I've done this so much that it just feels awkward to wear it normally
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
at the time that i upvoted this, you were at an even 2000 karma. now you have 2001.
Just want to let folks know i'm the reason your OCD is firing off.
Dolphin_Titties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Strap fashion comes and goes too, I've lived through both straps about 3 times each now. It was one-strapping at middle school in the 90s, but by high-school you had to do two. Fuck knows how often that's swapped since
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laziness is always cool. One strap is less work to get on and off. The fact that people think it's "uncool" to do it, such that everyone is using two straps to fit in, means that one strap is in fact very cool.
somethingsomething86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I one strap because the second one broke :( but it still works!
jetpacksforall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been one strapping since 1987. I was one strapping before, during and after it was cool.
TL;DR - fuck yourselves, I'm one strappin it.
DaGranitePooPooYouDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell. I didn't even know people paid attention or cared. Sometimes one strap is better, sometimes two. What difference does it make?
jermdizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 28 year old college student. I one strap it between classes because it's 96 degrees outside and 2 straps = giant sweaty patch on the contact area on my back. 1 strap leaves a little hope that i don't drench my shirt in sweat between classes.
fosterwallacejr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to one strap occasionally for air flow or ill arrive everywhere with a back patch of sweat and grime
Mimos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I did that 25 years ago, it's not cool anymore.
RichardMcNixon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But i feel like such a dork with both straps on. seriously feels weird. I'll never double strap.
4B796C65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was about to reply this o
President_Skoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sooo, I still do this. I'm a student teacher lol. It is just easier and my bag isn't heavy enough for me to care to put over both shoulders.
AlwaysUsesHashtags ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling them book bags.
nastasia8989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in High School, it was all About that... Until I realized how much my back was in agonizing pain, I slung that second strap across my shoulder.
One strappin a book bag is a straight gamble with your back.
doihavemakeanewword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IDK about you guys but I use a satchel and it's pretty rad.
dirtyhappythoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that just a comfort thing when you're gonna have to take it off soon again? I don't get how this can be cool or uncool?
wastemeaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was this a cool thing? I just do it when I'm being a lazy POS and don't want to make the effort to put my other arm through the loop.
iseman08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapped backpacks
BrownChihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The most uncool thing about this is that you called it a book bag.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I'm in college and I still see people doing it. I do it myself. It's just so much easier.
Leakimlraj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what the fuck is a book bag
ethanrhanielle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ONE STRAP EVERYWHERE I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS
vincentfuckingbrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I missed the memo. I don't consciously deal with my backpack straps, but if I'm only walking a short distance I'm not bothering with that second strap. That half-mile trek across the school parking lot though, two straps for sure.
boot2skull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the jam back in my HS days. You were so square if you carried your 50lb bag with both straps!! Didn't even feel right to wear both. Now it's the total opposite. If you one strap, you're trying too hard to look a certain way. Wear both straps so you don't have to keep thinking about the damn bag. Plus easier to skate with it that way.
nuclearbunker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also calling a "backpack" a "book bag"
hoofglormuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do at the airport when I'm shouldering another bag
GrimmGiddyCordy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not uncool it is more of a way to wear a backpack some do it some don't but you're not more or less cool for doing it.
8805 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the first day it was disseminated knowledge that both straps were socially acceptable. It was like Christmas wrapped in Hanukkah wrapped in the 4th of July, and smothered in queso.
arclathe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom says this is why I have scoliosis.
pessimystix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this was a trend. I've always one-strapped my backpack because the walk from my apartment to my car (or between classes when I was in school) isn't far enough for me to wiggle into both straps, then wiggle back out.
Laptraffik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still do it.
Though I have a one strap only bag.
LoneManx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That wasn't cool after 8th grade. When I was in school you 1 strapped it in middle school, but by the time high school rolled around you were just like 'screw that' - you rarely had time to hit your locker between classes, but you brought your backpack with you everywhere. So you had the full day's books in there. One strapping wasn't gonna happen. Everyone 2 strapped in high school.
(For reference, I graduated in 2000 )
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still do it on hot days. The breeze on my back is just too important.
Srgndestroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still one strap my backpack. It's easier and I don't have to deal with a sweaty back.
kn33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you have one of these
amorsemper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't one strapping hurt people's shoulders or back? I can't do it for too long.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the same vein... Letting your bookbag hang down as low as it possibly can
mrbojenglz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know it was done to be cool. I do it for comfort.
Andernerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see people do this all the time at my university campus. I do it all the time at my university campus.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for real??? I thought this would never die
DrBadFish420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A book bag? Who the hell still calls it a book bag? That like calling it a satchel these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, what? I do this all the time...
brantman19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool for guys to wear book bags at my middle and high school, so we just did the "carry it all between your side and forearm" method unless you had too many books that you had to use both hands like you were carrying a box. Then you got branded as a nerd. lol
nerdcost ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 17:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trapper keepers. Kids today don't even know what that is.
why_the_fuk_not ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my girl just started law school this semester and i REALLY wanted to find a few for her. and maybe some lisa frank stickers too. :D
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lisa Frank's FB page gets me to laugh every single day. I love bad jokes.
why_the_fuk_not ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit!! I didn't know this was a thing! Thank you!!
I'm not really on fb anymore but I will look this up. You have made my girl a very happy woman and thus, me a very happy man. Thank you again.
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shes still cranking out products. Theres even Lisa Frank Sheets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:43 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've recently seen LF leggings and shirts too!
SmallzMafia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the day I discovered the Lisa Frank Instagram account, I got so nostalgic and bought a bunch of stickers. I have no idea what to do with them.
kandiemandie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:45:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stick them on the back of envelopes when I pay bills by snail mail
Amsteenm ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:51:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's what Lisa would want!
kandiemandie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:58:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to believe it brightens the day of whoever opens the envelopes!
SmallzMafia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:48:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's on Instagram too.
Hooman_Bean ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... doesn't that mean they ARE cool again?
nerdcost ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That depends; what is the minimum age requirement to be a hipster?
Hooman_Bean ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:36:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was going to say, old enough to grow a beard, but according to this thread hipsters are shedding their beards.
onewordnospaces ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good. I can finally grow my beard back and not be labeled a fucking hipster.
yParticle ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still get the ghetto version though! (Repurposed 3-ring binders like "the rest of us" were stuck with.)
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elementary school kids use them. In high school the teachers don't even tell you what you need for the class until a few days in, so most people just buy a bunch of generic binders and notebooks.
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw one on stranger things and my slightly younger gf didnt understand why I was losing it.
SmallzMafia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:50:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a "kid today" but I don't know what it is either...
Cloak_and_Dagger42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My school has a ban on those in the rulebooks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 20 and what is this?
nerdcost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:58:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A binder-folder combo that holds all yo shit
Zogeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you'd be interested in some home woven handy crafts?
melonowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such a fucking weird name.
REDDIT-IS-TRP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
..what is that
Longboarding-Is-Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 15 and I know what that is.
WallaceWellWellWells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had two trapper keepers for school last year! (junior year of HS) They were Star Wars themed and they were the shit.
LiesInRuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im 20 and i dont know what the fuck that is.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just an older name for a fairly popular type of folder. They're not out, but no one calls them that anymore.
77remix ยท 3638 points ยท Posted at 12:56:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dog filter on snapchat
titaniumjew ยท 2409 points ยท Posted at 14:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many basic bitches on tinder though
[deleted] ยท 2282 points ยท Posted at 15:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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bongo1138 ยท 1689 points ยท Posted at 18:03:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also gives you dog features. You left that out.
TheAdAgency ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That isn't what you look for in a woman? Weirdo.
wookie_dog ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 18:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else do you think I get bitches?
ian_is_bobo ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant username
TheBurtReynold ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would be a great name for some sort of hotdog
Pickled_Kagura ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In for a penny, in furry pound.
bongo1138 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck me, right?
Hairy_Viking ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which, amazingly, makes some chicks look less like dogs.
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Alexanderspants ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:36:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean every thread involving the discussion of how women should behave on reddit
Hairy_Viking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:15:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you forgot to mention the presumptive pricks with a superiority complex.
weezermc78 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds rough
bongo1138 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ruff**
You dropped that ball.
Better fetch it.
Touchmycooker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WOW GIT FUCKIN REKT
ihateradiohead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:14:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/furry intensifies
ImDaRealOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait it does? I never noticed
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the #1 attraction for me.
IMR800X ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many furries.
RalTheron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also lets you know they're DTF.
Wasitgoodforyoutoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SWIPES LEFT
SF1034 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes on you, I like a girl with a tongue long enough to tonguefuck my prostate.
Rabid_Chocobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sluuuurp slurp slurp
Touchmycooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now its socially acceptable for me to fuck dogs, so I'm not complaining.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I always thought it was because I didn't have a PhD in Photoshop. I pull it out twice a year and each time I'm mesmerized. Oooohhhhhh, look at all the shiny buttons. Each button leading to 30 more buttons. I eventually abandon any attempt at intricacy and mash my giant dumb hand over the McDonald's-like fix-eye command.
It may have made me a better photographer though - knowing I have to take a great shot here or go home and face Photoshop mocking me and my tiny brain.
iamsuperflush ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:49:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything that I actually care about goes through photoshop. All of my commercial stuff can just go through batch editing in Lightroom though.
zerotetv ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just recently started using photoshop as part of my image editing workflow. I still use lightroom as a library of my pictures, and to develop my pictures, but photoshop's shake reduction tool and magic erase tool are just too good to not learn to use. Shake reduction doesn't always work well, but I find it quite often does a good job of improving sharpness of images. Magic erase is useful for removing thins that shouldn't be in the shot. Say you got a perfect picture, but there's a lamppost in the background, pretty easy fix. It's easy to go overboard and end up removing all imperfections, so just try to keep it to a minimum.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks - Photoshop is one of those things I'd like to learn to use well but haven't spent enough time with. I'll look into shake reduction and magic erase.
zerotetv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After you have gotten your non-raw image out of Lightroom, just open it up in photoshop and click Filter -> Sharpen -> Shake reduction. I usually zoom in to some details in the photo (such as hair, eyes, or other hard edges) and wait for it to process (can take a bit, even on a fast computer). I switch the preview on and off to see if I like it. Sometimes it produces some artifacts, you can try lowering or upping the Blur Trace Bounds and see if it helps. On some pictures, it produces a weird artifact on the bokeh part of the picture, which I solve by quickly making a rough mask around the in-focus part of the picture. Sometimes it won't work, sometimes you will be jumping up and down because it saved an otherwise slightly unsharp or even unusable image.
With the Spot Healing Brush Tool, you want to either use the proximity match or content aware modes. I mostly stick to content aware. It's a bit more fiddly, unless you're removing something from a solid background. Something like removing the leash from a dog with multiple colors of fur, and making it look natural is quite hard, and will take some re-tries.
Red-eye you really want to be doing in Lightroom. The more of your editing you can do in Lightroom, the better.
purple_sphinx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to learn from scratch when I started University. It was hard, but it's so useful now I have the hang of it.
Aurum_MrBangs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am i like the only person that doesn't have a problem with it and thinks it looks cute?
algbs3 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My nose looks great. But the rest of my face... :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
Yanqui-UXO ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is a lot of chins and eyes, maybe even too many
algbs3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double chin? Pfffft.
TheOriginalGarry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Turn your screen the right way, and you get a bunch of smiley faces.
tomoose0529 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find myself rating women's noses more and more nowadays. it's one of those things that I've recognized can make a face look good (to me at least)
Tyson_Wilkins ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 16:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also a really easy way of weeding out hoes while swiping
Balind ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... why?
You do know you're on Tinder, right?
Tyson_Wilkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never said it couldn't work both ways
longdistancelesbians ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 16:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly this is why guys on reddit are so lonely you make yourself miserable by hating everything. It just some fun lighten up, godaamn. Pretty sure I've used the dog filter and I'm a fucking 21 year old lesbian who has only had one girlfriend. Weed me out bruh
____whatever ยท 171 points ยท Posted at 17:11:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you see? It's silly fun that appeals to girls, so it's awful and should be shat upon always
crowneroyale ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 18:44:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Girls that use the dog filter aren't deep and intelligent like me! They use mainstream apps and thus have a vagina the size of a hallway. Case closed.
deedlede2222 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure most girls that use snapchat use the dog filter. It's a cool filter.
alexandrabb ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:09:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the dog filter, and I have a dick. It's adorable. Don't know if I count as a dude though.
Yanqui-UXO ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:21:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhh I'd say the penis qualifies you
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:10:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason people don't like it is because it makes people look a lot more attractive with how filtered it is. People use it on tinder profiles so it is sort of catfishy.
1337Gandalf ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL clinking a button = "silly fun for girlz only 4ever!11!"
Csehaka27 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. It was the same thing here when that "damn Daniel" video got popular. It's suppose to be dumb. It's dumb fun. Not everyone appreciates learning curves and technicality as much as redditors do, and I honestly think a lot of redditors may have depression.
dunkaroodle ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dying
deedlede2222 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:46:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know it's really sad. A lot of this thread is really insecure nerds ripping on people confident enough to pull stuff off that they can't.
Tyson_Wilkins ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:54:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not saying you can't use the dog filter. Hell I've used the dog filter! But if it's a profile pic in some variety I'm going to save myself the effort
longdistancelesbians ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 16:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure that was my lazy profile pic on fb for a few weeks. So i dunno man. Dating apps fucking suck for meeting people anyway
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd argue people just fucking suck at striking up conversations with strangers in general.
Everyone (yes, girls and boys) is expecting some hilarious and super charming opening line, and when that doesn't happen they think the other person must be boring.
Most people need to knock themselves down a peg or two and face the music: You're not that awesome. Have some humility and give that cute girl/boy a chance instead of writing them off based on a super regular first impression.
Got a little off-topic there...as for the filters, meh...whatever. They were cute for a while, but now they're just overdone. I don't think face swapping will ever get old though...shit's hilarious.
longdistancelesbians ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's true! Dating's just hard full stop.
npsnicholas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pickup lines are dumb. Even if that one line, was the best thing you've ever heard a person say, chances are it's not even their words.
jacob8015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pickup lines aren't hilarious or charming?
nahfoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:26:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man I'm all about tinder. Went in there and dated around a good amount, not wanting anything serious, had a bunch of fun then found a girl i really liked on there and we've been dating for 4 months
npsnicholas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fine to make it your profile pic, but if you're trying to find a date, people would rather see the actual face of the person they're signing up for.
As for dating apps in general, they were designed with the intended use of finding a quick fuck buddy, not long term relationships. It's really good for that. If you're looking for a life partner use something like e-harmony that was built for that purpose.
WhatIWannaSay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's... not fun, though. It was fun for 1 day only, and the filter keeps showing up and dumbass attention whores keep using it.
Mobely ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the dog filter. But it really is used heavily by those of easy to bang variety.
felldestroyed ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're also not using a dating app/website and posting pictures of your dog look.
It just feels so..juvenile (also, I'm in my late twenties and most of the women I see with this are <21)
_YouMadeMeDoItReddit ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personally it's not the filters themselves that bother me, it's when people use them as their profile picture as though to say; yep this is what I look like!
Also it's a pretty blanket and twatty statement to say that because someone doesn't like something then they must be lonely.
SkyrocketFilms ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 17:46:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calm down love, I think it's this thing called a 'joke'
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, but come on there's no reason to use gendered language like that. That's super condescending of you.
SkyrocketFilms ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, darling.
thor_away92 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rite so you probabaly wouldn't be on Tinder being swiped by dudes?
longdistancelesbians ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:34:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never had a tinder account or any dating app
woopsifarted ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He probably assumed you had used one before since you literally just said dating apps suck for meeting people. Was a safe assumption you werent making a claim about something you have never tried
longdistancelesbians ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both my best friends use them regularly
Cyralea ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 18:20:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well at least you managed to disprove the stereotype about man-hating lesbians.
Or not.
longdistancelesbians ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:23:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said guys on reddit, not guys.
crowneroyale ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How on earth does using a goofy filter = promiscuous?
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Wekk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the argument is more that Tinder is meant to match people almost 100% on looks, and when you're making it impossible to know what you look like it sort of ruins the intention. To each their own though, obviously you can use it however you want
Typicaldrugdealer ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuz it turns them into bitches
mcshmeggy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:10:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow man how miserable are you
throwaway92715 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This
thetwwitch ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:36:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By "Weeding out" I think you mean "singling out".
Ragnrok ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:26:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More line highlighting them for a easy right swipe
uGGo7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also makes your eyes bigger and chin thinner
LennMacca1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. So that's why.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And when you finally meet them you don't recognize them. Who are you?
getinthekitchen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a filter specifically for that without the dog features, though.
The3DMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or not good enough to use photoshop
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that somewhere on reddit before too
jacob8015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same.
afreakonaleash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this from something? Did I miss a memo? Every dog filter comment has this almost word for word.
jacob8015 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guilty.
Lou_Bhang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For people to dumb to use photoshop.
Rihannas_nipples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one that has the big eyes and goofy smile also does the same. Gives your face a new color, hides blemishes and it's not as "basic" as the dog filter
tickerbocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit! That makes total sense! I never understood why girls use that boring ass filter. I just assumed they used the "pretty filters" to make themselves look better not the animal ones.
We need to bring back duck face.
Geenafalopezz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes your eyes bigger too. Lengthens eyelashes, perfects eyebrows and your liquid eyeliner. I don't like snapchat filters for that reason. Girls use it as their profile pic. Like c'mon! We all have snapchat too and that's not you lol
hpliferaft ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or have no idea how to use photoshop.
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat in general does that. It makes you look better.
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it says "I can fit any 7 dicks in my mouth at anytime, so grab six friends."
jackandjill22 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find it funny when people on Tinder make fun of people for being uncool. While on Tinder.
justice_warrior ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, right? I too am superior
sheepcat87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry dude but casual sex will never stop being cool
taylorsloan ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Immediate left-swipe. The only thing more annoying is the "flowers in the hair" thing.
Anrikay ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:57:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that many people left swipe is why I right swipe girls with those filters. Gotta improve my odds somehow.
sheepcat87 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this guy fucks
taylorsloan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:15:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, that's actually pretty smart.
andKento ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:13:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Id rather have the flowers in the hair one than the dogface one. With the flowers you can at least see their face.
spleenwinchester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes.
Gentlescholar_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:04 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now theyre onto the princess one
LA_all_day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so many!!
jefesignups ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
basic bitches is one of my favorite terms
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah crazy! I just remembered that girls tinder dp too ..who went viral after his date got gold in olympics.
M002 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It let's me know who's a basic bitch though so I can save time and just swipe left.
tearsofsadness ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 17:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanna start a Tumblr with all the basic Tinder bitches who use Snapchat filters as their picture.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:09:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you must be really sad.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right? I'm a moderately ok looking female who enjoys snap chat filters more than I should. Am I basic? show me a girl in her 20s that doesn't have at least a sliver of basicbitch in them and I will show you a liar. But am I a ho for liking filters? no. No girl is.
Sigh. Men/people like that are awful
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:57:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny enough, I'm a 25 year old man and rather enjoy Starbucks and PSLs.
tearsofsadness ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it more in the stereotypical sense not basic.
It's the new duck face to me.
tearsofsadness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it that obvious?
mikeadocious ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 14:45:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool though.
1337Gandalf ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right?
SpookiestBus ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a picture of it used on a gecko, that was pretty good.
BeefSamples ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:02:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'm so sick of that fucking dog filter.
SquaredUp2 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never found that one cool, to be honest.
FeministsLoveMe ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
National dog day was a goddamn travesty this year
Summerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least there was a reason for that I guess.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:32:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Mattman276 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks pretty basic!
gueriLLaPunK ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:47:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna tell her that
kayyyes ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
she does!
kevzor64 ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 19:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd fuck her.
gueriLLaPunK ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ
KaptanOblivious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:20:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. And this was the last time you posted a picture on reddit.
burner5555785 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:06:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never even figured out how to use filters anyway. Too much bloat on snapchat now and I find myself using it less everyday. I used to really like it.... oh well.
NotHannibalBurress ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:45:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly still don't get it. Are you supposed to download the filters, or are they built in? The app has all these icons that apparently I'm supposed to know what they mean, even though they seem to be exclusive to Snapchat and aren't universal.
Same goes for emojis. I have a Galaxy S5 and don't think it comes with built in emojis...But it might? I dunno, I don't see them on my keyboard.
Kotakia ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just figured it out like 2 minutes ago. Just tap the screen when you're on the camera. It'll list them all and you can go through it and try them out.
Galaxy S5 didn't have the emojis built in. At least, I never found them on mine.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On your keyboard hold down on the little mic thing that has the settings sign on it. A small popup menu will have a face. Click that. Those are your emojis.
burner5555785 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:57:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Took me a while to find the emojis on the keyboard as well. Getting older has just led me to not giving a fuck about much of this stuff anymore. Just wait, you kids will get there someday.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally could of said that word for word myself. Also 25. I have all the apps but I rarely use them, let alone actually post some shit.
Omvega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have to hold a button for emojis (on my galaxy it's the enter button but idk about the s5). On Snapchat, just tap and hold on your own face in the camera screen and the overlays will display in real time. If you just want a filter, swipe to the side on the picture after you take it.
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put it on selfie mode and tap and hold on your face.
agelessbeauty ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:05:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relax
FISTED_BY_CHRIST ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me, this one is still going strong.
1337Gandalf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit made literally 100% of people look like shit with it tho...
I_am_so_lost_hello ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean ppl actually look better with it. It Slims your face down and removes pimples.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
puppies just want some attention
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a grown woman I know on Facebook and she's constantly posting photos of herself with that stuff. It's not funny one bit. I wish FB had a thumbs down icon.
The-Juggernaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up "theraywhang" on snapchat. Her nose is jacked as fuck and surprise surprise she ALWAYS uses that filter
DucksDoFly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever?
Hanta3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool though. It's creepy :/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of those filters are dumb as fuck. The dog ones are the worst though. Were they ever cool? They were never cool.
Heroshade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool.
quesadillapants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, that flower crown one that warps your eyes and makes all girls look like anime characters.
-Swade- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah everyone knows the garland of flowers is where it's at now!
Though I suspect that'll be replaced by something else within a month or so easily (it's already peaked)
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I hate that shit. That is why I don't use snap chat
peppers_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of goofykins that I've seen on reddit. Creeps me out and even when a hot chick I crush on posted it.
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh I love it.
PuddleOfRudd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was ahead of my time. I hated that from day 1
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still cool, guys just don't like it. The coachella head band of flowers is the new dog filter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:54 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God, I loathed that trash
MissMarionette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:17 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool, it was weird and freaked me out.
Dagwood_dogg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:31 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That rose and fell quickly
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 15:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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CallSignIceMan ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 17:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fuck dude it's a snapchat filter. It should not affect any well-adjusted person that much.
NeikeaX ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you're right. Idk why it bothers me so much. I'm a successful individual with no history of mental illness, but for some reason it makes me rage.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't sweat it, some things are inexplicably rage inducing to people. I feel the same way about dabbing.
ALT_F4iry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reading through this thread the whole time thinking "Jesus it's just a Snapchat filter who cares" but then I saw this comment and you're right. I can't stand when people dab, and it's basically in the same category of "who cares, it's just a silly small thing"
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more creepy than anything.
Ladies please fucking stop. Makes my eyes roll into the back of my brain when I see that shit.
DeadlyUnicorn98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
????? I'm 14 and this is still going strong. Half the people using it only use it cos it does some editing to your face (blurred skin to appear smoother, slimmer chin and larger eyes)
MattTheProgrammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:25:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My toddler disagrees with you.
Digital_Rocket ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
>implying it was ever cool
Jin-roh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool.
hc_220 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any filter on snapchat*
celestisdiabolus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean the thot filter?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh. It's the new cancer of facebook and has just edged out Minions posts.
Jackdyochange ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yo - if you have a snapchat filter as your profile pic on any social media site, you're fucking out. Kenny Powers don't bangs with that shit.
mlkk22 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate that one
blackbirdsongs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd just go with Snapchat in general. So tired of it.
anonmymouse ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:37:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
was never cool
sohetellsme ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like it. It's a useful nonverbal signal from trashy people. Just like the duck face and using a selfie-stick.
Internet-justice ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:29:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure why, but that filter makes me irrationally angry
Driftkingz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that even cool sometime? it was just cringy from the beggining
Tarantulasagna ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what is up with this Prisma filter all over Facebook. It is not flattering.
awakeosleeper514 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tells me everything I need to know
dudeperuvian323 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat in general. It's getting annoying, and don't want my kids taking shit like snapchat to the next level lol
skiskate ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking please please please let that die. It's so damn cringe worthy.
...fuck...fuck it's just not cool....
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
helps filter out the bitches
hotwingsofredemption ยท 514 points ยท Posted at 17:36:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully obnoxious car subwoofers with 1000% bass has died in the bay area
BeefSamples ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 20:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i wish it would die out in my neighbourhood. we have this fuckin' minivan we call "the bass master" (pronounced like the fish). the guy just drives up and down the street playing dominican music and polluting the streets with noise.
Grevling89 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DOO ka-Doka, DOO ka-doka
I an I need no worry, me Breda.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 22:43:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Inside the car: DOO ka-Doka, DOO ka-doka
Outside the car: BZZZRATTLEBZZ BZZZRATTLEBZZ
BeefSamples ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Yes. This. I live on the 5th floor and can hear the rattle with my windows closed
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares as long as it's loud in the car?
/s
37214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's usually folks that have up to buy the two main pieces (subs and amp) then have nothing left over for quality wire, install, mats, etc. Plus, dynamat was hella expensive, might still be?
longstairs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South 5th St.? If not, he's got some friends over there...
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
East 170th. Pretty sure he does have some friends at south 5th though.
__Noodles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's always tire spike strips...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fuckin' brutal. I am sorry to hear that. While I appreciate a bad ass sound system, what is the point of jamming it all into a car? I can never tell - do you think they just don't care if people are annoyed, or do they not even realize how obnoxious that is?
im_thecat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LA i dont hear it much either. Once in awhile youll hear it, all in all not much thank god.
Although when it does happen I love when the car is a total piece of shit and you can tell they spent more on the system than they did on the car. Because what happens is that the already rickety parts on the car start vibrating, all you can here is the vibrations that will eventually cause the parts to start falling off. So dude thinks hes a badass w a big system on the inside, but all anyone else sees on the outside is a dude whose car is literally falling apart in front of everyone.
blackoak365 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:16:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South San Jose checking in, That shit is going strong
idrissrocks ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:05:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, this is still a thing in the greater boston area. It's always the same song too, I always hear Ginza
suomynonAx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're coming back again in my area. Seems to happen every year around this time when people are going to drop off their kids to school. (I live between 4 schools)
So mornings at 7 am there are those loud cars that wake me up
Brandonmac10 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:44:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like when douchey teenagers are driving the cars mommy and daddy bought to school trying to look cool.
I fucking hate people who do that and say they have a "system". Blaring pure base isn't cool and it sounds like shit. How shitty it sounds just shows how hard they're trying. Actually knew a kid who put one in his shitty Hyundai elantra. The whole car just rattled. The rattling sound was more noticeable than the actual speaker. There was no music. Just loud booms and metal rattling.
I'd love to have a system in my car, but it would include all kinds of speakers so you could, you know, listen to music instead of metal rattling.
guy990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:36 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda late to this thread but here's some advice for you: more speakers would never solve your rattle problem. That's just throwing money away. Look at sound dampening material like Dynamat or don't buy a shitty economy car that's worth 1500$ and put a 2500$ system in it.
Brandonmac10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:18 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know that, a shit car is a shit car. He spent like $700 on his bass or "system" as he likes to call it when his car was barely worth $1500. The bass he got was overpriced as shit too. He spent like double for a certain brand name that wasn't even that much better than the cheaper ones if they even were.
I'm just saying you don't buy a ridiculous bass that's going to just overpower your shitty stock speakers. I'd get tweeters and the other kind of speaker along with a moderate sized bass so the sounds mix well. I had a friend write me up a good list one time and I almost had enough to buy the entire thing (it was like $700-800) but then my car needed a ton of cash to pass inspection out of nowhere over simple little things that added up.
jbrandon ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uh...nope...West Berkeley checking in here...not dying AT ALL.
kfuzion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:55:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason, bikes with boomboxes are a thing out there... god some of those people are obnoxious as hell.
IllusoryIntelligence ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 10:31:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear I would start carrying a bundle of sticks just so I had something to jam in their damn spokes if I lived somewhere like that.
37214 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluetooth speakers on bikes!
Skywalker87 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha my husband was a car sound system sales man in the 90's, he still wants to go all out and install a system in my car.
Hey_im_miles ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
does he like xanax and overcharging people for mediocre equipment and work? thats the only car audio people ive ever met.
Skywalker87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Nah, he's a straight arrow, more of an audio nerd than anything.
Hey_im_miles ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:03:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good. give him a high five for me. i wish the custom sounds guys near me fell into your category and not the one i described
Skywalker87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:52:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate high fives, he loves them. So I hate you, but I will give him one since you requested it.
Hey_im_miles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:)
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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FatStratCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've got my crossover on my subs set real low (50/60hz) and a slight dip in the "bass" on my EQ on the head unit. Definitely more of a balanced sound but with the added low end weight.
Irorak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha exactly. My friend got a $900 sound system installed in his car, most of that went to the subs. They were so strong that, while sitting in the back seat, the seats would jiggle like massage chairs. You couldn't hear the lyrics in the music whatsoever.
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hotwingsofredemption ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:26:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I can hear it from inside my house, its a little too much! No offence.
JuicePiano ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got my ears raped by one of those today... It actually physically hurt.
hotwingsofredemption ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't understand the point of them, it's not even music at that point!
CaptainQwarkk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're into industrial noise music
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And statements like this are what leads to creations of threads like these!
cheeseoftheturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's competitions for such things. SPL and sound quality type. My SO competes in them. The people we see there are 99% not gonna go around and piss you off (my SO and I don't play loud in residential areas). Every groups has a bunch of assholes that ruin it for everyone.
cyberrico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep non existent in SF and almost non existent in San Leandro and Castro Valley. In the 80s and 90s every jackass had those horrible distorted speakers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say but I'm kinda that guy. I have two ten inch subs in the back of my little scion. I keep the bass modest, unless if I'm on back roads and ready for the bass to drop
Tamespotting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't sound like San Leonard and Castro Valley material to me. Just kidding though. I heard subs done well and it sounded great, but its those people who just do it for all bass and nothing else, with a rattling car that really suck
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in redneck maryland lol. No I totally understand, the bass you can hear from a mile away, the rattling of each plastic piece that's about to break off, the illegally tinted windows that are always down (why are they always down?), it's terrible all around.
After I got mine installed, I pumped up the bass and walked around my car to do a noise check. My license plate was rattling, so I glued some rubber to dampen the noise. Now it doesn't sound like a cheap sack of shit.
ItinerantSoldier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reviving STRONG in rural New York the past couple years.
JeepStuffSeason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother is one of these people, except he drives a diesel pickup truck so it's directly behind his seat.
ravioli_bruh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GHOST RIDE DA WHIP! GHOST RIDE DA WHIP!! NOW GAS, BREAK, DIP!!!
VideoGameCoach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not dead. I'm sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot right now in pleasant hill and the car next to me is vibrating so hard his lug nuts are going to fall off.
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They did actually die. They were rattled apart.
Oshinagaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol that was me four years ago. Oh man do I look back at that time with shame
senormatanza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had this, for almost an year, from my upper neighbors... inside their apartment. My walls vibrated, our skin would get goosebumps. He's now living in another neighborhood and sometimes I drive by his van. Always smile for not living near that asshole anymore.
hotwingsofredemption ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not leave a note on their door asking them to be more curtious of their neighbors
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in small towns in the Midwest. :'(
donnysaysvacuum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately loud truck and motorcycle exhaust have more than made up for the loss.
EmperorBrendan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has hot wings of redemption really been a year ago? Wow...
hotwingsofredemption ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It all started about 5 years ago with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NinQOyj6I
EmperorBrendan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotcha gotcha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not in the valley.
Dontmakemechoose2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just this week I saw my neighbor pulling a homemade speaker box out of the trunk of his car. I thought I went back in time.
bendjamama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still alive and well in Hayward
CannedBread15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly its alive and well in michigan
Th3assman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chicago checking in. Still going strong
buckoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao come to Poughkeepsie
PurifiedVenom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have a friend who just as a ridiculous sub in his truck. Can't even hear the rest of the song when there's bass going and it shakes the back seats. It's dumb but he's a good guy
BrassyGent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replaced by bro-trucks / douche-rams that sound loud and lame.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bub Rubb and Lil Sis!
KestrelGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, you're right. But a trend for really fucking loud engines took its place.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Berkeley checking in here: I wish you were correct.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:08 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got so angry at this guy who was blasting the bass in his SUV and his little kids were in the backseat. I could feel my car vibrating and I was about 10 feet away from him and all my windows were rolled up. Why would you willingly ruin your kids hearing with your shitty bass?
LambOfLiberty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:02 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still going strong in Sacramento :/
Laskers_Pawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you live? I'm moving there...
hotwingsofredemption ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the east bay, just south of Oakland
hare_in_a_suit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so sorry...
hotwingsofredemption ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? I don't get it
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hotwingsofredemption ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, what's wrong with that? I'm in between Hayward and Fremont (Niles Canyon).
savagedrandy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing is. People give Oakland shit but it's actually a pretty poppin town. I've always had fun there and never felt threatened.
Laskers_Pawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... just moved here like six months ago and, while not the most ritzy place, it's definitely not as bad as everyone made/makes it sound.
You guys wanna go ride bikes?
CreamyHampers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say its completely dead, I had a few drive passed here in Hayward over the past couple weeks. Is it as bad as a few tears ago when every moment spent outside was accompanied by a deep buzzing sound wherever you went? No, not at all, but it does indeed still happen.
I-REVIEW-PMed-TITS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad has always botched about these and he was hitching about them again last night at a family dinner and I told him that nobody really uses them anymore and he kind of had a "oh yeah, I guess your right" moment
Chode36 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 15in sub in my volvo.. Fuck it, I will bass rape the block with no remorse. but I don't pull up in traffic with the system bumping. That is just rude.
AndreasVIking ยท 2969 points ยท Posted at 12:02:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag, Yolo and The Harlem Shake
TrueMrSkeltal ยท 1898 points ยท Posted at 13:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These haven't been cool for many years
ReadInBothTenses ยท 521 points ยท Posted at 14:03:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, get out of here you
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:10:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright, see you guys later. Have a good weekend.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You username upsets me because I automatically read it as:
(Reed) in both tenses
and then went back and read it as:
(Red) in both tenses
d3n14l ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 14:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that might be the point of the username.
ReadInBothTenses ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:42:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hah yeah it is, but now that you pointed it out it's not cool any more.
Rotten__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo only applies to wallstreet bets anyways.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well then technically /u/AndreasVIking gave a correct answer to OP's question.
MattWix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*ever at any point
MusteredCourage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:07:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally many months!
elitegenoside ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One or two years means "many" now? The future is moving fast.
ZeroZer0_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True.. Mr Skeletal
SquaredUp2 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Ever
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They weren't even cool when they came out... just obnoxious
soapbutt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:02:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake is an interesting one. It was popular in the 90s because of the craze that happened in Harlem https://youtu.be/dKAjnYffoaE ... I remember even seeing it around in the early 2000s. Then it went away. Then it came back with Tyrone Biggums. Then it came back as some weird YouTube craze that was nothing like the actual dance. Now that's dead. So, I just have just have to assume it will come back in some form of dancing.
BeckerHollow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:42:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool. Ever.
Source: Get off my lawn you stupid kids.
EX-Manbearpig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im with you on that
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, CJ was a proud black man with a large, full afro. He was also shirtless and wore the oversized continent of Africa pendant.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they are so uncool that newscasters are using them now. That's how you know something is completely dead.
KrabbHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When was the Harlem Shake again?
RedTheSnapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2012-2013 roughly I think.
Hooman_Bean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they never were...
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP didnt specify a timespan.
thestrugglesreal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We got meta, asking for not cool anymore, but if it's TOO old, you look like you're not just out of touch, but TOO out of touch.
"Vinyl Records? That was old, like, 2 months ago! It's all about how mustache wax is old, now!"
chillchase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever?
T3hSwagman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I rocked the name Swagman since vanilla wow release. Back then people would whisper me asking if I was Australian. After "swag" became a thing people would just call me a loser :(. I'm still salty about that period in time.
christianskins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doot
bringonthegore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know you're dealing with a very young person when they refer to something from 2012 as 'many years' ago. For us old people, 2012 was like 5 minutes ago.
TrueMrSkeltal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll have you know I'm at the ripe age of 20
bringonthegore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And thus my point is proven.
KillgarOfKillgaria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Porn Harlem shake still awesome tho.
mode7scaling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank Mr. Skeltal.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Many" in this case meaning "two".
Disk_Mixerud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag and Yolo can be cool when applied ironically in the proper manner now.
TrueMrSkeltal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps in dank memes
TheFoxGoesMoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like maybe 3-5
PM_Your_8008s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait years? that shit feels like it was here yesterday time flies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:21 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, now it's not even cool to mention that they're not cool
andrak7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Says Mr. Skeltal
TrueMrSkeltal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is known
jdepps113 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:10:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"many"= like 5
[deleted] ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 15:27:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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throwaway92715 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, you know it's uncool if it's got the quotation marks
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:05:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That might actually be cool, with some jazz, brass, and guitars. Maybe throw in a bit of swing dancing or the Charleston.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 15:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People are still uploading videos of the Harlem Shake everyday.
buttaholic ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:35:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but those people aren't cool
MakiseSedo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, it has been awhile since I saw that.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sleeping bag man always makes me smile
fantasyunderfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which one, rolling pin or party crunches?
spacelemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That fucking sleeping bag noodle gets me every time.
GenkiElite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone stole that video. It's about as old as the Harlem Shake itself.
skelebone ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:05:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I no longer cool with my swaghetti yolonaise?
No, it is the children who are wrong.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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toolschism ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was cool to say yolo swag ironically to make fun of the kids on xbox live who used yolo swag gamertags ironically to make fun of the kids who said yolo swag ironically...
It's yolos and swags all the way down..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so swag
yolo-swaggot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, dude. Why you gotta be such a ball buster?
higuysimonreddit ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 13:39:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss YOLO. It used to be that you could make any and all decisions by simply saying "Fuck it, yolo" and going for gold. Nowadays you actually have to think about consequences and things.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 14:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I frequently YOLO internally. Nobody has to know.
fb5a1199 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You only yolo once, bro
Meskaline ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:31:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yoyob
higuysimonreddit ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, I needed this
rg44_at_the_office ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is okay now but you have to say the whole thing instead of just the abbreviation. Although, if you really want to disassociate from the uncoolness of YOLO, its better to say "We're all going to die eventually" or some other such thing that expresses the same concept.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wy-oh-el-oh doesn't sound as cool in my head
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for letting us know.
TheBallsackIsBack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yoloing intensifies
random_user_name1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tried and true redneck "yolo" is still valid though. "Hold my beer and watch this" never goes out of style!
dryj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so a dumb phrase deeply affected your decision making process and it not being cool means you make decisions differently?
higuysimonreddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ye
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say it as a meme now.
weaksaucedude ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:38:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of these were "cool" from 2010-2012.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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weaksaucedude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would fit in that window though.
PigHaggerty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was so cool, it transcended time itself.
Howie_85Sabre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:36:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever been to Yolo County? There's no way anything about that was ever cool.
TRFKTA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo Swaggins brah
BurritoBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and the Fellowship of the Bling
FieelChannel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ the Harlem shake. Cringes.
40inmyfordfiesta ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 14:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was fun while it lasted. Not everything has to be cringe...
FieelChannel ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 14:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not everything is cringe. The Harlem shake, tho, was cringe from the beginning.
40inmyfordfiesta ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:04:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking hate Reddit
fivetickaticka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah dude. It's not Reddit, it's just life that sucks.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand why you're being downvoted. It was pretty cringe, but even if people disagree with you it's like. Oh no downvote this opinion that is not same as mine!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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D4RTHV3DA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So cringe is no longer cool?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:12:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To the point were it's worth several upvotes?
Damn.
yogi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
to the point that several people agree...
MeInMyMind ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake from a few years ago started as a joke from Filthy Frank if I remember correctly. Then it went viral and the joke turned into a cringey phenomenon. I doubt most people who did the Harlem Shake thing even know where the meme came from, or even that it originated as something completely different from the 80s..
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why was it cringe? People were just making silly videos of themselves dancing. I was in one. It was fun. Who gives a fuck? There is nothing cringe about it.
MeInMyMind ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:37 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, don't get me wrong, I never minded the trend as a trend. It was just something people did without context because other people were doing it, and it got stale for me.
Cringey was probably the wrong word. Maybe I meant (or should have used) "overused" or something. After awhile I just got tired of it and would roll my eyes.
you-ole-polecat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bummer part is I actually liked the song. I caught Bauuer at a festival right when that shit was blowing up, Harlem Shake was huge of course but the whole show was pretty great. But yeah, the meme became lame quick.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real Harlem Shake will always be cool though.
PEEDUR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were cool for a year or so and that was it
ArcticPickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On Fleek.
Imonlyhereforswag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be the judge of that sir.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Shweeeeg ??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9eIgg0ArDg
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were these ever actually cool?
daviee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
was it ever cool? only middle school ''cool'' kids said this
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it's all about Stanky Legs and Nay Nays now
treesquatch420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO is common terminology in the world of investment.
/r/wallstreetbets
Afflicted_One ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You only Yolo once.
camouflage365 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag is still going strong and growing every day over at /r/streetwear
deaux-p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I started saying swag as a joke and unfortunately it's a part of my everyday vocabulary now...
tearsofsadness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word Epic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still pull out the old yolo on video games. It's like a more modern, shorter version of Leoroy Jenkins.
UltimaGabe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yo dog the harlem shake is #craymazeballiciouswagyolo
BlueHighwindz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of these things were ever cool.
widowmakeR24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of these were ever cool, These are the bread and butter of a retard asylum anyone who ever lived their live with any of these phrases playing a slight role deserves a slow painful drowning death in a bathtub full of petrol.
Dnemesis123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus....I hated the swag era. Nobody could stop using the damn word because just knowing its meaning made you soooooo "relevant." Friends, celebs, online discussions -- everyone needed to mention it in conversations. No wonder it became uncool.
OccamsMinigun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think those were 75% ironic to begin with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think those were ever actually cool.
Iateapencil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It all went downhill when everybody started using them ironically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yolo and swag were never cool :^)
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These things were never cool.
DoYouQuarrelSir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You clearly haven't been to r/wallstreetbets, where YOLOing your student loans on AMD earnings is a way of life.
cheezstiksuppository ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the harlem shake videos made me so mad, because I actually liked that song and Bauer in general. I knew it was going to make me hate the song from being overplayed.
RippyMcBong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One could argue they were nevercool.
Underpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ey b0ss, fuck you mang
GetReady4Action ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake was popular when I was a freshman in high school and now I'm a freshman in college. Crazy how time flies.
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure Yolo and the Harlem Shake were never cool. Swag had a brief period before being horribly overused. Honestly by today I think you can get away with using it sparingly.
Of course, the internet is incapable of not driving something into the ground.
SpookiestBus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom wears a Smurf harlem shake shirt all the time around the house and it makes me sad.
xsists ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They kept playing the Harlem Shake song during the Olympics when I was watching volleyball.
Navae26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake was popular for like a week
lazyboy0337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag and Yolo are still dank, you're just not on enough levels of irony.
thecrimsoncoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking?
FantasticHamburguesa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy, those were cool for maybe a month each. If that.
Salsentorishka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The cool thing now is what are you fucking gay? And the classic heyyyyyyyy thats pretty good
blargher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, now the cool kids are saying bravado, carpe diem, and epileptic fit.
Poops_McYolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People stopped saying yolo because everyone who said it did so much dangerous shit because "yolo" that they all died.
ArabRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really enjoyed the Harlem shake videos
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you tell me you have "swag" you're permanently a cocky asshole in my book.
Firemanz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are still plenty of Harlem shake videos posted every day. Maybe you should tell them...
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlem shake was cool for two weeks maybe.
MidnightRanger_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say and hear yolo in gaming contexts like cs:go
almondbutter1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the word swag.
I am also decidedly not cool.
Checks out.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope twerking is outdated.
twentybreadsticks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah, 2012. The year of the particularly cringey fads.
legobartman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the real Harlem Shake is still cool to me. not that stupid viral shit.
IusedtogetitinOhio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just saw Baauer in concert a couple months ago, me+10k people agree The Harlem Shake is def still a cool song.
vimo777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who fapped to the harlem shake videos?
Rabid_Chocobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In high school there was this guy who got in a fight with another guy. As security was taking him away, he said "You can take me away, but you can't take my swag.".. The whole fucking crowd exploded with laughter. Word about this cringe fest spread through the school like wildfire and soon everyone was saying it. If you got in trouble with a teacher, just reply with "Whatever, at least you can't take my swag." Cue classroom laughter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol many being 3-4 years?
DodoDude700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag and Yolo have actually done a 360 and are now in the "cool to say them to make fun of people who actually say them" phase. Swagtastic.
p5eudo_nimh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag and Yolo each always evoked sort of a sense of bully duty in me. I felt as though some cosmic force was telling me, "Beat this idiot's ass for saying that word."
I never did, of course.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"swag" and "yolo" should NEVER have been cool in the first place. :/
Auricuen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlem shake is still cool!
jiminylickit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work on a college campus and i like to counter the YOLO with "well.... you only die once too....so I'd think it through"
TheDudeWeapon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlem Shake got ruined too soon, that shit had more potential. I thought swag and yolo were never cool and everyone said them as a joke.
kalechipsyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of these things is not like the others.
you_cant_banme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure none of those things were ever considered cool.
greenhouseboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
However it gets used ironically daily
fastfurious555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All those poor, poor people with their "YOLO" tattoos are today's version of those poor, poor souls from the 1990s who got barbed wire/tribal armband tattoos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haven't you heard of sweg?
Sexy_Chocolate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Moxie>Swag, but swag is still a good word!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I managed to avoid the Harlem Shake. I have no idea what it is to this day
akjoltoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were uncool the day before they were invented.
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its been replaced by the Harambe shake
lateral_jambi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nowai dawg, yolo iz totes swag, bitch! #foshizzle #KONY #420N0Sc0p3
PurifiedVenom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I still say YOLO sometimes I said it "ironically" so much 3-4 years ago
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked the Harlem Shake videos, until they got to be just awful (similar to the Keep Calm and...)
Speaking of, the new Running Man dance? IT'S NOT HOW YOU DO THE RUNNING MAN!
Oh wait, that's old too. Fuck.
Keeerss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But one of my favourite things in the world is to drop shitty yolos
dogsledonice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You only yolo once.
JayTheLoser ยท 1827 points ยท Posted at 14:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos haven't been cool since the 90s
pfloyd102 ยท 1218 points ยท Posted at 16:52:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pretty sure the limo has been replaced by the "party bus"
quintinn ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:15:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
which was promptly replaced with the "bang bus"
LordSoren ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which was temporally displaced by the Venga Bus...
LeftyNS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only when everyone was thump'n.
mred870 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then came along the F shack.
2015redditor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Real players rock the "conversion van"
1stLtObvious ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a really excessive version of already convoluted gay porn.
TheDexperience ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:48:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the party bus has been replaced by taking bong rips in the back of your friends car.
Craftword ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:49:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh I think that was pretty much always a thing.
slvrbullet87 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:04:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stretch hummer/Yukon is such a better choice. you aren't scrunched over because of a low roof and the boxy shape gives you more area in the cabin for speakers, etc.
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 17:22:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is far less cool
[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 17:44:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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tinykeyboard ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:51:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nothing says "i'm from a small town and just got hitched to my douche boyfriend who has a truck with truck balls" than a stretch hummer.
Gin-Ger ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This fits my location perfectly and it's hillarious because I saw a stretch Hummer last weekend.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 17:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you want to reaffirm that your water ride is a douche canoe.
slvrbullet87 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what is the better choice for taking 8-10 passengers with a driver?
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should think that it depends an awful lot on the details. If you're heading from a wedding to the reception, a black stretch limo is a great choice. If you're going to or from an airport, a shuttle bus is likely a fine choice. If it's a bunch of friends trolling bars and night time hot spots, a party bus is a good go-to. Youth basketball team? Try a passenger van. If, on the other hand, the objective is to look like a bunch of self-absorbed pricks, then there's no better choice than a stretch Hummer.
acend ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15 passenger van, youth group style?
ChIck3n115 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what if you want any type of comfort at all?
bcrabill ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Party bus with seating around the outside. Last one I was on had more than 15 on it. Seating was fine plus there were stripper poles in the middle.
Gumby621 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos aren't comfortable at all. That's kind of the problem.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see them being uncomfortable. You have a normal seat, (maybe a bit nicer) than you would find in a mini van, but even more leg room. Plus open space and you are facing each other so you can talk to everyone as well.
ChIck3n115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still better than a passenger van. I use them a lot because they are cheap and efficient forms of group transport, but even without counting the last one I had which shocked me repeatedly none of them have been comfortable.
Thanos_Stomps ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:18:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
party bussssss
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Magic bus.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too much...
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An airplane.
mcs3831 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soul plane
CanadianRegi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
School bus!
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what? You have to scrunch a lot more in a stretch hummer or yukon than you do a party bus. Not sure what kind of party bus you've been in
InukChinook ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, our party busses have stripper poles
PMmeyourBacon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
party hummer, right on
StillwaterBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bonkers Bus in the UK....
CaligoAccedito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, not for the better:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/29/41-injured-2-dead-including-la-fire-chief-as-unlicensed-party-bus-driver-plows-into-crash-scene/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think was replaced by not being so shitfaced that you need a car that big to find it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mafk.
harrymuesli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the beer bike.
4775795f4d616e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The vengabus is coming!
shut_it_down321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or in Nashville, the party pick up and party tractor.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
which has been replaced by the FUCKING PEDAL TAVERN
pfloyd102 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right!
9009stinks ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imo, those aren't cool either.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude party buses can be awesome when your 15 miles from the show with 20 people, you can drink and there's stripper poles.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1025 points ยท Posted at 16:52:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I have a teenager, and I have to say this one shocked me. I offered to get her and her friends a limo for Junior Prom last year and was told "Oh GOD NO mom, nobody uses those anymore!" Punctuated with eye-rolls. I was taken aback a bit, because when I had my senior prom in '95 there wasn't a limo rental available in April, and everyone booked months in advance. I'm tempted to get her one for her Senior Prom just to fuck with her. Also, there are only three dances a year now. Back to school, homecoming and prom. She never went to any of them, because according to her it's all "just stupid freshmen trying to twerk". We had at least one dance a month.
Edit: My kid isn't lame. She just doesn't see the point of spending the money when all of her friends have vehicles. We have a "no questions asked" policy about pickups for whatever reason, but she and her friends aren't big drinkers. Her class (all-girls school) only has about 100 girls. They are all quite aware of each other's financial situations at home, and I think it's more that they see the girls with limos as "showing off". I would say that only about 10% of the girls will use something besides a private vehicle.
Also, I'm seriously considering getting a couple of her teachers and a few other parents together (that I graduated with) to dress up in our best late '80s, early '90s apparel and going rollerblading around the school on her last day, with a boom box on my shoulder wearing studded belts and screaming about our new cable. After she got over the embarrassment, she would laugh her ass off. Excuse me, I have to make some calls.
DaGranitePooPooYouDo ยท 3314 points ยท Posted at 17:34:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You should rent a limo, go to her school, get out with rollar blades and wearing a studded belt and one-strapped back pack, zoom into her class and sit down A.C. Slater style, and excitedly shout "Sweety we just got cable TV!!!"
Muugle ยท 322 points ยท Posted at 18:20:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for saving me having to read through the rest of the thread :)
iushciuweiush ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:48:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He just wasted some of my time since all of those were above limos when I got here.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Muugle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a joke
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That'll be "the bomb"
meyerkn ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pack it up guys, this thread is over
Voice_Of_Sad_Truths ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:57:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm literally done. This was great.
[deleted] ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 17:57:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going meta is still cool!
Meh_Turkey_Sandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For now...
WrongShelf ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:04:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2meta2fast
FrozenNexus ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:17:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace the roller blades with Heelies(or however you spell those stupid shoes with wheels). I feel like that would be the golden ticket.
32Dog ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:47:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saving this comment for when I'm old and can do this to my children
adamthedog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 20 years
Realtrain ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:40:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget to add in some "lols!"
SpookiestBus ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:34:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you unfurl a blurry .jpg of longcat and shout "I brought the lols!"
spacemanspectacular ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ftfy
s_t_s_e_c_t_o_r_9 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ayy lmao
LochnessDigital ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ayy limo
nyloneducation ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/3meta5me
SparkyDogPants ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The koolaid man busts through the wall and says 'DUDE YOU'RE GETTING A DELL!!!!"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2 meta 4 me
Melemakani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Queue the laugh track
GreatBabu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cue.
Voice_Of_Sad_Truths ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Q
Melemakani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I'm too British..even though I'm not.
GreatBabu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easy to type the wrong one.
theniceguytroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Que?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also read the comments on my way to this one.
Tony_Balogna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is amazing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a car phone in here!!
Entbriham_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We've gone meta. Or is this anti meta?
JinxsLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Family actually put off getting cable or satellite until the time where there is no point getting it today anyway.
spiderlanewales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 24 and the thought of my parent doing this made me actually want to cry for the death of my "rep." Excellent work.
arriesgado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a half shirt if you are a man.
frizbplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bravo.
NowWaitJustAMinute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2 M E T A
Strategyboyz21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
toometa4me
TheUnbelievableLiar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So meta
FishBonePendant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son there's a FUCKING SPEED LIMIT YOU NEED TO OBEY on shitposting!
The-Asshat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The amount of meta in this comment is too damn high.
heretakemyupvote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"And I finally finished setting up my AIM account!"
Bjixla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very well done Sir !
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then tell the world about it when you're invited onto Ellen the next day!!!
brownbubbi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should write those anti smoking commercials
MTurmanator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This just got meta as shit.
TheShattubatu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how you did it, but you listed exactly every top level comment above this one, and no others...
It's so unlikely that reddit showed us exactly the same comments...
Are you a wizard?
xMuttonChopx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2meta4me
LurkingforCenturies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the fanny pack
calum231 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Rekt" said the daughter's classmates.
AcrobaticEmu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this even meta yet?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's da bomb!!
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just might. She goes to a small private school and her teacher is a friend I graduated with. She would totally go with this.
BIGGUYsmalljohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U slick motherfucker u
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
someone give this dude gold for me
Siphon1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3Meta5Me
advertentlyvertical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metastasis
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, now I'm going to start a family just so I can do this.
Will update you in 12 years.
BlackBeanTaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should rent a limo, go to her school, get out with rollar blades and wearing a studded belt and one-strapped back pack, zoom into her class and sit down A.C. Slater style, and excitedly shout "Sweety we just got cable TV, yo!!!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pics needed.
SIacktivist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Too meta, too fast. So meta I am using grammar. Way too meta.
FondSteam39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
meta as fuck
stodolak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite comment in this thread.
Willyjwade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then beat her with jumper cables.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get that 80's perm with headband too
Jed3344 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was an impressive amount of meta.
LegitUsernameTbh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:08 on September 27, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imagining that was awesome
Voice_Of_Sad_Truths ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one deserves gold.
_coyotes_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:24:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT!? Nobody told me limos weren't cool anymore. What type of vehicle are you supposed to use then?
Horsedawg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If her date is a bad kid, he'll rent a Lamborghini. That's what my cousin did.
Netzapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm shocked he could drive it!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not shocked he could drive, am shocked he could rent. I know a few people who tooled around in their older friends'/siblings' overpowered drift cars, know very few places that let you rent nice cars before you're 25.
Netzapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mom or Dad probably rented it and let him drive it. Not smart, but totally doable.
HammletHST ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:54:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's incredibly American. We had one dance, after graduation
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it's American even, my school had homecoming and prom, that's it. This is the first I'm hearing of anything more than that
iushciuweiush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, maybe twice a year back in middle school but high school? Must have been an 80's thing.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Early 90's
AnnieB25 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:31:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is sad, I loved school dances! I graduated in '98 and it seemed like we had one every other month or so.
circularlogic41 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:43:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lame
taylorsloan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk... we have this gem in Indianapolis: https://chickenlimo.com/
voltism ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:39:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol what, a lot of people still use limos for prom
most people at my school did
AlmightyKangaroo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it... I graduated in 2015 and EVERYONE was in a limo. Maybe Canada is different...
pfloyd102 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you know Canada is 7 years behind America. The 80s didn't hit Canada until 1992
smudgyblurs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canada is going to fucking love Inception next year.
Jucamia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school 3 years ago. Can confirm, it's just freshman doing their best twerk and grinding and hormones and ugh gross.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She made the right choice. Limos are cool but I wouldn't say they're right for a prom. It's just high school. I still remember my proms a bit because they were great fun but a limo would be strange.
RIP_Hopscotch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my school it was the same thing, but thats because the dances sucked. I went to Homecoming freshman year and there was some awful deafening bass playing and it sucked. Only dance I went to after was Senior Prom and I drove myself & my date, we didnt rent shit lol.
Infinitell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, limos aren't cool anymore? I'm really bad at teenaging
kfuzion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about the Escalade and Hummer limos (which are perfectly fine for a wedding, prom or whatever). Plain old 90s Town Car limos are dead as hell.
ShorelineShaman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read "senior prom in '95" and got confused. Then did the math in my head. Then remembered my prom in '97. Then got sad because I remembered my age. Then bought a 12-pack.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pass the geritol please. Have you tried the new dark chocolate ensure?
chuckb218 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, our era is getting outdated. My teenager and 12 year old remind me of that daily
heavysausagedublin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently the whole prom and frat/soriety thing is "Lame" these days
lambeau_leapfrog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ain't early '90s without some Zubaz and a No Fear cap.
bunker_man ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, getting limos is pointless showing off. Some people now are actually starting to catch on that doing pointless things just since expensive is stupid if you don't really want it.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know that's what she meant by it. She's just super down to earth and the majority of her friends are the same. They're good kids and I'm going to miss them all terribly next year.
bunker_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe eventually people will realize that spending thousands of dollars on engagement rings because engagement ring companies told you it was a tradition when it wasn't will stop being cool too.
Zogeta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:17:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As much as I love limos, I gotta say your daughter's pretty wise for those thoughts and observations. I kinda saw those lame parts of high school dances as I was going through it, but I wanted to fit in so I'd go and look miserable trying to fit in. I wish I had the insight then to actually do something better with my time somewhere else. Also, seeing limos as showing off to the girls in lesser financial situations is a good quality to have at that age.
SuperBeast4721 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Christ a dance a month sounds awful. Though to be fair I spent all the dances in high school getting high as fuck so maybe I don't really get the whole dance thing.
mablesyrup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A hahaha mine is the same way! I was like wtf no limo???? It's a dance!?!?!?!?!!?
Edit to add: one of the best parts of them being teens is doing things on purpose to get a laugh because we are such old Fuddy duddys who just don't have a clue!
tattooedgothqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm not embarrassing her on a regular basis, I'm not doing my job. She does the same to me, so it's all fair.
iushciuweiush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good god you're old.
justrun21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Graduated 2013, everyone who was anyone was in a party bus (like a limo, but can hold more people and usually has drinks and music) with alcohol snuck in. I wasn't anyone. My parents drove me and my date. Our prom location was 60 miles from the high school because the rich ASB kids wanted a ritzy location.
Isthisgoodenoughyet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know where you live but we still have one every month
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you should get her a pink hummer limo. go bezerk.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen one around the city that is a REALLY old limo painted hot pink.
But I was actually thinking about a hot rod hearse. I know a few people, plus I would get to hide somewhere nearby to see the principal's face.
(She goes to a small catholic school and the principal is a nun. She hates my guts. The feeing is mutual.)
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. That's a viral video in the making
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think blacked out suvs or suv limos (non hummer) are what's cool atm.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your daughter sounds like a loser
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No not really. She just happens to be 21 years younger than me and times are different.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is homecoming not "back to school" for you?
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They start back the first week of August. Homecoming isn't till early October.
spacelemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like i need to go to highschool dances ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Azusanga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had two in my highschool, three for upperclassmen. Homecoming, Spring Fling (which no one went to), and Prom.
2LateImDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why waste the money, though?
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what she said. Heh.
No, really. She said that.
2LateImDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's good. Limos are actually still in style I'm fairly sure, they were a big deal when I was in high school last year. But really it doesn't make any sense to spend that much for such an unimportant event.
neocommenter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ADULT: Hey how about I spend some of my hard-earned income to do something nice for you?
TEENAGER: OMFG why, I just want to die, go away already!
tattooedgothqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She really isn't like that. She sees it more as a "waste of money" and doesn't like to draw attention to herself. Apparently most of the girls feel the same way.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace the word "twerk" with "grind" and it definitely accurately describes dances when I was in high school.
Prototype_es ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I graduated in 13 and people still got limos, I think she's just trying to pull the "everything mom says is lame" clause
teebob21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, a school dance every month? My high school would have been 30% pregnant girls.
Graduated 2001; three dances a year.
malkav54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whaaaa? School dances aren't a thing anymore? I was voted best dancer 7th aaaannnddd 8th grade. Man, I was so cool lol
malkav54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whaaa school dances aren't a thing anymore?! I was voted best dancer 7th and 8th grade, damn I was cool lol
relsthrough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We killed it in '05 predicting this. Everybody else showed up in limos, we showed up in three luxury sedans.
ChrisRunsTheWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're an awesome mom.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully she would agree. I fuck up a lot, because I'm human, but she has the good graces to let it slide.
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember going through the yellow pages calling each limo company, fingers getting dirty with black ink and taking notes in the margin on prices.
SEND_ME_BITCHES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait, why are these not "cool" anymore? limos are fucking cool. :(
toxicgecko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In England we get one usually, and thats prom. before that (like 10 years ago) we'd have a leavers disco.
legendofzeldaro1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did too up until I switched schools my sophomore year of high school. It was weird to say the least.
TheDudeWeapon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell? I don't get her issue, but I'm 17 and I'd probably blow a dude to ride in a limo.
efhs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't realise school dances were uncool?
they're literally the worst!
quick_escalation24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my school the only dance we have is prom.. We do spirit weeks and stuff but prom is the only dance.
concisekinetics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I envy your daughter. We only have prom
apfelmuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
our 4th dance got cancelled permamently because freshmen the year below me decided to sneak vodka in water bottles and get super messed up and i guess that was the last straw :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol what is wrong with your child? I'm only 20 and when I was in high school all the kids thought it would be cool as shit to get a limo for prom or some shit.
superalienhyphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my school underclass weren't allowed to go to the formal dances it was a good rule
CallSignIceMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird. At my 3 school dances, everyone twerks (grinds) and it's awesome. Especially for the guys.
ElGreatFantastico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fine line between trying to be funny to fuck with her and just being an asshole parent. Learn it.
lsda ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nothing says asshole parent like renting their daughter a limousine
tattooedgothqueen ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:35:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? She would laugh her ass off and invite me to ride along.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
06 grad, it was still cool AF then but I think that changed in the next couple of years.
mayargo7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
High Schools are increasingly get rid of dances even proms from lack of interest. All kids today want to do is sit on their asses and text.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laze is far from the only reason for a lack of interest. Shit is expensive, time consuming, and increasingly stressful (ever hear of a promposal?) Why would I choose to go through all that?
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos are fucking awesome, your teenager is going through and "I hate everything" phase. Don't listen to her.
gharveymn ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? No. We don't do limos anymore. We don't really do dances anymore either, they just aren't very fun. It's mostly a see and be seen sort of thing. Source: graduated last year.
dkiscoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9 years after graduation and i finally fit in! yay!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still love Limos, bite me.
tattooedgothqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's how she put it. Like only the pretentious kids worry about impressing everyone. She wouldn't want to draw that much attention to herself. She said she'd rather me use the money to bring her and her friends to the zoo and water park for skip day. I like the zoo, and the water park, so I'm totally game.
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still cool but party busses have become much more popular for group events (e.g. prom).
EvaBehemoth ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I felt pretty cool riding in a limo getting picked up for a fly out gig with my band, but our drummer didn't get the memo we were wearing suits and wore cargo shorts. Coolness averted.
Csehaka27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in fear of this happening so as a precaution I always wear a suit, all the time.
BonerCrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah, musicians...
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:58:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A limo passed me on the freeway yesterday and it struck me as odd just cuz I haven't seen a limo since my high school prom...12 years ago...
DarldmeirReturns ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where in the world do you live? I don't see them often, but at least once every couple of months.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego. I honestly haven't seen a proper limo since high school, but I guess if I'm being honest I've probably seen a stretch Hummer or Escalade once or twice since then.
But either way, extremely rare.
MeInMyMind ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a pink Hummer limo a few days ago and almost threw up in my mouth.
troyareyes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me that's a weird thing to not be cool. I figured any symbol that showed off how important or rich you were had a sort of timeless cool to it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limosa Nostra!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I see one now, it's always a driver with an ill-fitting shirt and a certain kind of rich white person getting out the back.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
in my world, it will always be the 80s
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:46:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly you've never been in one
spongebue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a junkyard a few weeks back to get something for my car, and there was a legit limo there, I believe a Lincoln. It had definitely seen better days, but it was still awesome to go in and look in the back. Still had the CRT TV inside, too!
Sichno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
was just thinking that the other day when i drove passed a home with a bunch of DUB'd out limos in the front yard
Nyan_Cat_Chick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but if you see one you're gonna look.
take_this_username ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Essex people partying hard in London didn't get the memo.
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos have never been cool. You get one so you can drink with your friends in a car.
agumonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And mollys since the 80s
ScarletCaptain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For laughs my uncle took a full-on limo in trade for a car he was selling (he has a lot of weird cars). The kicker is the car he traded it for: a Smart.
bassclarinetca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my area for weddings - classic car for the bride and groom, short bus for the rest! ๐๐
nazgulkoopa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But we rented a limo for grad, so how- ah right, we were the drama kids.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting because I haven't seen any in a long time. How do snobs travel these days?
havahampa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
have limos ever been cool? even as a kid in the 70s-80s whenever I saw them I basically thought "there goes a tool"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that, I get one every time I land in Vegas
jrakosi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno about that, in 2010 for my senior prom I had to call 4 places to find a limo that wasn't completely booked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the dates who bring limos to high school proms every single year. I had people ride in limos to my high schools' prom a few years ago as well. I get it would be neat to ride in one but maybe for something more fit to the occasion.
INEEDACIGARETTE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still the best way to have a night on the town in Boston, though. We didn't have to worry about navigating the traffic and, if we got stuck in some traffic between bars, we had a cooler full of drinks in the back. Only cost us about $75 apiece, even after giving the driver a 100% tip (he was awesome). 10/10, would recommend.
gsr142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Called a Lyft the other night and the guy rolled up in a limo. Unexpected limo rides are always cool.
JoeDiesAtTheEnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stretch limos aren't cool, But midsize ones still are. Shit is classy as fuck.
ClearlyClarified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I threw a full blown prom this year for my 28th birthday. I never went in high school and seeing as it was my 10th year reunion, I figured it was perfect.
We rented two limos. One with a middle butterfly door, all the fixins. And another with a space galaxy spray painted down the sides.
Fun fact: both were equally applauded when we pulled up to bars.
bigpoppawood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
FrankieNukNuk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...really?
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still see people in limos once in a while.
puggatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad drove a limo in the 90s
definitely_yoda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rented limos are lame, but personal limos are still cool.
rasouddress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psh. Limos? My female homecoming date drove ME to Olive Garden, she paid for herself and I had a free bowl of croutons with melted cheddar cheese over the top, and then she ditched me that night, so I lost my virginity to some other chick as revenge.
why would I use a limo when i have that gem of a memory?
cartel3341 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about that Mercedes S600 Maybach now.
Silist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We should listen to you, you're a loser
akjoltoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos were replaced by Uber drivers trying to get you to invest in their small businesses while you pretend to be interested long enough to get to where you're paying them to take you.
I miss the limos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit no any kid that had a limo for prom or some shit was cool as fuck in 2012
My_GF_is_a_tromboner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos to events maybe. Still a pretty great way to get to the airport and not have to park. Or have an on-call DD when you go out drinking.
andourfootballteam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos are still cool, in certain contexts. I got one with some friends last year after a big event we had to go to, so we could get fucked up on the way back home (it was a long drive). So we all pitched in and had a blast. So they're cool, but not for things like prom that high school kids want them for.
CaptnCarl85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It used to be amazing that a car had a TV inside.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:34:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie. I was partying in the city not too long ago. Somehow got in a limo. It was definitely cool. I think this girl we were with busted out her dads credit card to get it. We were going to a thing called "bounce boat". Had a hot girlfriend at the time, dolled up and in a leather dress next to me. I was rolling too. No drinks or cigars in there- but the tinted windows made me feel like P Diddy.
INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But LMAOs are still cool though.
gjtaylor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:03:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfff that coming from a loser
I_love_coke_a_cola ยท 143 points ยท Posted at 16:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dorsia
motionlessnight ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:16:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey Paul!"
"Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you stupid fucking bastard!"
I_love_coke_a_cola ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:24:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody goes there anymore
riegspsych325 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved how much hateful restraint he had in that line, he had to look away or else he would have killed him right there on the spot
478607623564857 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:09:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a great sea urchin ceviche, though.
spunkychickpea ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to return some videotapes.
JonRisengerIsBAE ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:12:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand this reference
Kb03226 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This comment made my night
i_am_serious_jk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tex-Arkana
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks away "Nobody goes there anymore"
EtherBoo ยท 8056 points ยท Posted at 11:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Rollerblading. Used to be one of my favorite things to do. I started talking about it at work and I got the "You know the worst thing about rollerblading?"... "Having to tell your parents you're gay."
Had no idea it was not only uncool, but looked down on now :-(.
No fucks given, one day I'm going to use them instead of doing my normal run.
EDIT:
I see this may be throwing people off and I'm getting a ton of replies telling me to just go and Rollerblade. I still do, I just haven't in a while because it hasn't been part of my training regimen. Once I can drop some of my running down I plan to Rollerblade again.
Also, by used to be one of my favorite things I mean 15 years ago when my friends and I had no money and would spend our Friday/Saturday nights skating at the beach. We'd go out for a couple of hours, get a pizza slice or two, look at hot girls going into clubs. We're grown up now, the beach kind of sucks at night now (the night life that used to be focused there has dispersed), and we would rather spend Saturday night indoors playing board games since ALL our friends can participate.
[deleted] ยท 1886 points ยท Posted at 13:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading stopped being cool for me around age 35, When I ate it and damn near killed myself. I won't put them back on I'm too old for that shit. Only problem is now that I've stopped rollerblading I don't know how to break the news I'm no longer gay to my husband.
The_red_one_sucks ยท 1347 points ยท Posted at 15:51:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I gotcha bro, here's what you do:
Everytime you're about to become intimate with your husband, you throw down the "no homo."
By citing the Absent Homosexuality Clause (aka "no homo"), you have made absolutely clear to all consenting partners that the sexual experience about to occur is in NO WAY related to, involving, or reminiscent of a homosexual activity.
Understandably, your husband may object to or perhaps be offended by your invoking the AHC. Sit down with him and tell him that rollerblading was just a phase for you, part of your "wild youth" and now you're ready to settle down and try a more mainstream activity, like golf or horseshoes. Reiterate that the you abandoning rollerblading doesn't mean you're abandoning him or your identity, you're just exploring other recreational activities.
[deleted] ยท 702 points ยท Posted at 16:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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A_Wizzerd ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 17:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Honey? We, uh... we need to walk"
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:30:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For a second there I read golf and horseshoes and I was like "that sounds like it's either a vast improvement on golf or horseshoes but shitty."
JennyBeckman ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:31:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read it as on horseshoes and assumed it meant horseback golf. I imagined a polo-like game with a much smaller ball and then decided I should probably go to bed.
hobbycollector ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:27:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... but... I've been rollerblading "no homo" all this time!
KelsierV ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read this in PC Principals voice
j-willi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
buy some regular old school skates, slam them on the table with sad eyes and tell him you cant do this any more. the stopper belongs in the front.. not the back..
Nexus_Turtle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:13:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is gold. (This gold is not redeemable for actual reddit gold, sorry :(. )
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have an upvote my friend.
my-chemical-warfare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like it should be in a South Park episode
Linearts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or sleeping with women.
JCAPS766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...brojob?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Either my town has more gay people than i thought, or roller blading is making a comeback....not sure which one
vmlinux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait wait wait... next thing is "No hetero". Would you look at the ass on her? No hetero bro.
Slinkwyde ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Every time
Smcmaho2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a problem. Does he know he married a fruit?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hi might have a suspicion
Smcmaho2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:45:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you said no homo before the vows you should be in the clear.
NorthStarZero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:44:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simple cure for that - buy a Miata!
dwsinpdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You were like 30 years late in figuring that out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IT looked so good tho.
AdierteSanchez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I know that every time I see someone rollerblading, they have a big ol smile goin. That and ice cream
a_smith51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so you slapped it on the Murtagh list?
Kafir_Al-Amriki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you get a pair of hockey skates and skate around holding a stick, like you're on your way to/from a game of roller hockey?
That's still considered cool right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I think as a Canadian I'm only allowed to do that on ICE by some National or Genetic Code.
fairak17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That comment was like a short "long-con" or a#shlong-con
bergie321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let him down easy. Maybe switch to a Prius?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, so this is unrelated, but I tagged you in another thread after some old lady plowed throw a house in your subdivision.
Did you ever get those pics?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I forgot to ask. I need to make a note of that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries. /u/ me or whatever if you ever post them.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that.
northrupthebandgeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try taking up musical theatre instead.
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you could just keep it up and let him join. Husbands like that sort of thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
attempting to murder one's self?
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being gay.
lucy_eagle_30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I snapped a strap and Supermanned it last year while skating, also at age 35. Sent those skates back as defective, waited until the scars broke thru the scabs, and started up again. How else am I going to burn off all of that delicious beer with so little effort?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you tried sucking cock? That's incredibly gay still, I believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm we might have a plan here
ericstern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Not suitable for adults"
imbadatdecisions ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:01:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I refuse to believe roller blading was ever cool
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor hubby. Was your entire marriage a lie?
Whirlybear ยท 21274 points ยท Posted at 13:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being gay is accepted now so strap on your fruit boots and start rolling.
Phillyfreak5 ยท 4135 points ยท Posted at 13:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit boots. Thanks for the chuckle
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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load_more_comets ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rainbow rollers also accepted.
Adamapplejacks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too many god damn fruitbooters at this park!!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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MaxnJaxnWaxnFlaxn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone out of the scene before Scooters became a thing at skateparks, You made me lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like something a wood-pusher would say.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's what I was going to say. I remember getting "fruit booter" thrown at me in 2000 at the skate park, and that was while rollerblades were still socially acceptable I guess.
Poem_for_your_sprog ยท 215 points ยท Posted at 16:45:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have hurried and raced,
And I cheerfully chased,
Till they told me my rollers were gay -
So I silently sighed,
And I showed them with pride,
That my fruit boots are leading the way,
Yes they are,
That my fruit boots are leading the way!
angusshangus ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:56:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are my favorite person on reddit. I'd totally wear fruit boots for you.
ObjectiveRodeo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:42:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My god, if I can't hear Tom Lehrer singing this in my head.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Omg first person to upvote on a Sprog poem. My redditing journey is complete.
To Valhalla!
mecrosis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just voted the Sprog, this is Valhalla.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would explain all the Chrome....
shamestick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the lowest I've ever seen a sprog poem. Especially at 2 hours.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
101 at the 4th hour, last third of the loaded comments... it's a bit hidden away here, but folk are still seeing it so that's decent.
I swear if anyone says i have a relevant username i'll stamp on a duck:(
Burned_it_down ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you tampon a duck?
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this but on a duck
Burned_it_down ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That really is a relevant username. My interpretation wasn't nearly that nice.
moopymooperson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All my skateboarding friends called me a fruit booter
angusshangus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fruit boots!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:27:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit Brutes. Thanks for the unsatisfiable craving.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have been called this by skateboarders and bikers since ~14 years ago (when I got into aggressive inline).
Had a ton of fun skating when I was younger regardless.
GoldenAthleticRaider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't chuckle too hard though the buttplug might pop out
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the thanks, here's 3000 upvotes
thundertool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He must be a wood pusher.
Iamjesusbutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarders are called wood pushers also.
JohnBoyAndBilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I too chortled.
LordStrogar ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They say the hardest thing about roller blading is telling your parents your gay
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Phillyfreak5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who knows man, Reddit is weird.
Absolutelee123 ยท 611 points ยท Posted at 14:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember all of my skater friends in middle school referring to rollerbladers as fruit booters. Sometimes even yelling "FRUIT BOOTER" as they rolled past. Never got what was wrong with it.
[deleted] ยท 467 points ยท Posted at 15:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood why the skater kids would call us rollerbladers posers. I'm not posing as anything. I'm not trying to be a skater. I remember I built a rail with a 4x4 and a piece of PVC pipe and within like 30 minutes of getting it skaters roll past and they start jumping my shit. Fruit booter this, poser that, show me a trick. No man I just fuckin made this come on I can't even do a frontside. Fuckin skaters man. The ones in my neighborhood were assholes.
buttaholic ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was like 9 I remember hating all the skateboarders at the skatepark cus they'd drop in, try to do a trick, mess up and fall, then take forever to get out of the way so I could drop in on my rollerblades and not fuck up my tricks like them.
But yeah. Skateboarding's a lot harder
workaccount_3 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 16:19:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just call them wood pushers and giant pussies. They don't know the pain of not being able to bail out on a trick.
AerThreepwood ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And y'all probably never caught your skates to your nuts. That being said, I skateboard but when I was like 13 skating was still vaguely popular and I thought about trying it but it was much cheaper to get a CCS blank than a decent pair of Solomons or Razors.
RandomMandarin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
D: what
nevmind i don't wanna know
workaccount_3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y'all probably never cracked your tailbone grinding a 12 stair cause you can kick the board out and bail. But yes, it's much much cheaper to get into skateboarding at the start than rollerblading. Boarding can be expensive once you start to get good and know what set up you want though.
AerThreepwood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, but I have slipped out of grinding a handrail on a 4 step, landed on my elbow, dislocated my shoulder and tore my rotator cuff. To be fair, I had just gotten out of the sling from dislocating it the last time.
And honestly, I've been using the same pair of trucks for like a decade, just with new bearings and bushings.
workaccount_3 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're both risky. I've seen my fair share of broken wrists and rolled ankles from skateboarders sliding out. With blades it's lots of torn ACL's and cracked ulna's.
Null225 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are they Independent trucks, by any chance?
AerThreepwood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. Tensor.
Null225 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once had some Tensors and I thought they were super heavy, donated them to a friend
AerThreepwood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like them for that reason. It help me control my kick flips a bunch when I was younger. Everything else had too much spin.
Very_legitimate ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:48:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Based on how many skaters have told me they get bigger air air than skateboarding I'd just assume you guys have time to take your skates off in mid air
workaccount_3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well we do get more air, by a lot. But it's easier on skates to get higher, just a lot more risk due to not being able to bail.
DuchessJulietDG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also helps to know how to fall properly. When i briefly skated with a derby team we would spend hours learning how to fall down to save ourselves from worse injuries.
RayLewisKilledAMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha that's my favorite thing to tell people about skating. I'm reeeeally good at falling, go with the fall and you'll usually be ok. Unless your falling straight down with no forward momentum, then you might be in for some trouble.
thebacon8tor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grant Taylor and Raven Tershy beg to differ about getting more air.
XxCanu_Dig_ItxX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Former skateboarder.
The usual reply to Fruit Booter was mainly Plywood Pusher around my area.
kougrizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea they called us "wood pushers" in response which still makes me cringe thinking about it. Makes rollerbladers even more lame
Mimibear1990 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but come on lets be real skateboarding is way cooler and harder. you can hit a handrail your first day of rollerblading
veggiter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but I've almost never seen an amateur skateboarder who landed any trick with any regularity.
workaccount_3 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but lets be real, youre just talking shit and haven't actually tried anything but the basics. I'd probably mop you up on a board or skates in all honesty.
Mimibear1990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol relax man i was joking around. but if you wanna show me some clips i will too.
CrawdadMcCray ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad to see you can still revert to the childlike state you were in when the skaters made fun of you to reciprocate it on the Internet.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like a 14 year old..
workaccount_3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hush child. It's called a conversation. If you don't like the tone, that's your problem.
Mysteri9 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:33:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was always my argument! Not that bailing is great in any circumstance but shit at least they could kick their wheels away.
[deleted] ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want the truth? It got too popular. Skateboarding companies didnt like it was encroaching on their sales, so they paid magazines and pros to shit on it causing all the little skateboard fanboys to parrot the same shit.
CrawdadMcCray ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it's just cause they think it's lame. There's not some big skateboard illuminati out to get the rollerblade industry. It's just lame.
Tofabyk ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:21:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw, the problem is that you cannot fight when wearing them.
So anybody wearing normal shoes can talk any shit without fear.
Fuzzy-Hat ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:54:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spoken like a man who has never been drop kicked by some one wearing roller blades.
workaccount_3 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or never had his ass beat by a hockey player. Tell those guys they cant fight cause they aren't in shoes.
Mr_Smooooth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having giant sharp blades mounted on your feet is an advantage in a fight. We're just too polite to use them.
Source: Canadian, have witnessed and participated in hockey fights
anomalousBits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a code to hockey fights. It ain't just random mayhem.
zootered ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was an asshole skater. Harassed fruit booters regularly for being fruit booters, not a single one ever even said anything back to me, I was never once worried about being drop kicked. I did once see a guy in roller blades try and pick a fight with a dude on a bike at a skate park. Dude got off his bike, walked over to roller bladed guy and just pushed him over. Then got back on his bike and that was it. I think the fruit booters should have taken a cue from our playbook and just been assholes.
God, teenagers are evil little shits. Sorry to any fruit booters who's feelings I may have hurt.
Tofabyk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really a good strategy. I've tried it. Works much better in your imagination.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was originally in the 80s/90s
DynamicDK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are they lame? Seriously, explain this to me?
I don't rollerblade, nor do I skateboard. They both suck imo, but I don't see one as being cooler than the other. It seems like they are just different styles of manually moving on wheels.
zootered ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they would hog up the skate parks with their bullshit that just looked like they were gliding around, not using the park like people on bikes and skateboards who were actively trying to do tricks, cause that's what's cool, duh. When I was a skater we saw them as pussies cause of this and the fact they never stood up for themselves when we would shit talk. Still feel bad about being an asshole over a decade later because that's he opposite of who I am now lol.
DynamicDK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you are better now!
CmrnDrgn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DArRi_PooDc
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
who gives a fuck what activities people like?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure it's not because of Nick Swardson's role on Reno 911? That's what I always thought.
BostonRich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was a roller skates. Not an inline skater.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That could of also been a factor, i havent watched but it wouldnt help.
But nah there was a rollerblading doc out a while ago, and they got the editor for a skateboarding mag at the time, he admitted that he got paid money to run some anti blading ads.
drk_etta ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, that makes sense.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What i said is correct.
And your comment is mildly bullshite. Yes its easier to grind on blades but the expectation on blades is sooo much higher.
Jumping on a rail and boardsliding is fairly impressive in skating, on blading doing a farve isnt unless you 360 into or outof and/or do a switchup.
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's easy as hell to do a 360 out of it. You just proved my point.
workaccount_3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet I can front lip a rail before you can 360 into and out of a grind.
CrawdadMcCray ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's easier, plain and simple.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are a moron.
Lasmamoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Been skating for almost 10 years. Can confirm, most skaters are assholes.
fappolice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah those people just sound like pieces of shit who happen to skateboard.
Choking_Smurf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of us are, unfortunately. Sorry you had to experience them
gnoxy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can take much better air in rollerblades using those smaller speed bumps as launching pads coming down a hill at unknown high speeds. Have the skaters try that /grin
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to see a skater handle Devil's Backbone!
rapter200 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:11:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God it's like a 90's made for TV teen movie.
rangemaster ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:18:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brink.
bl0odredsandman ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? You didn't want to be a Soul Skater?
rangemaster ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pup 'N Suds 4 Lyfe.
Taurothar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean Airborne*
Danivan_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:11:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mitchell: [to Jack] Chill Brah.
Augie: Did he just call you a piece of underwear?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:42:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same joke is also made in another classic, Surf Ninjas.
Danivan_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Films that launched the careers of Jack Black and Rob Schneider respectively like a rollerblader launches off a sick jump.
ManSmash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/My4Z4WRrPQE
MadZee_ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Longboarders have the downhill shit down.
TheAmishAreComing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a skater, I read this and thought "a 'frontside' what?"
FS/BS refer to your position while doing a trick, they aren't a trick in and of themselves.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:15:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the default no trick grind. You're just on the rail facing it.
SpookiestBus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:27:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What part of the board is on it? Being on the rail at all is a trick and has a name.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm talking about rollerblading. Just hitting the rail straight on is a frontside afaik
B-Sproutzz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On a skateboard I thought just saying frontside/backside implied a boardslide? Could be wrong though.
TheAmishAreComing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FS/BS refers to your position when landing on a rail/curb, or the rotation of your spin. E.g. Frontside 50-50 is a 50-50 where you ollie frontward onto the rail; frontside flip is a kickflip while rotating 180 frontside.
AndyMagandy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same as the surfers bitching about "sponge boarders". I just chalk it up to insecurity.
FuckFaceMcQueefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there such a thing as a frontside on fruit boots?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just the basic grind. Hit the rail between your 2nd and 3rd wheels facing forward. Frontside. Backside is having the rail behind you. Every other trick is either a frontside or backside (insert trick name) like a frontside royal.
bitter_caroline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of kids are assholes without reason.
deadweight212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell them you're just doing summer hockey practice.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
because ya'll were annoying as fuck at skateparks. Never waiting your turn, always getting in the way, flying past mother fuckers trying to learn a ground trick and worst of all no respect for the little kids. That's one thing I've always been proud about being a skateboarder was how we all respect the little bros who show up wanting to learn
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't have a skate park within a hundred miles back in the 90s.
yeahokayiguess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Former middle school skateboarder here!
Maybe adult skateboarders are more chill, but being in a group of middle school skaters is basically what I imagine being in a pack of orcs is like.
Everyone hates each other, you don't show any weakness or else you'll get called out, and any opportunity to take the aggression from inside the group and push it outward would help keep everyone from tearing each other apart.
Pretty much anyone who wasn't us was a poser. Riding a bicycle? Poser. Roller blades? Poser. Walking on the sidewalk? Poser. Like Tony Hawk? Poser. Wear a helmet? Poser. They're not "posing" anything but it wasn't possible for anyone to not want to be like us so we decided they were trying too hard.
We were just a roving band of douchebags in those days. It had nothing to do with you.
Whopper_Jr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting called a poser in middle school was so deflating
Amputatoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly never met an avid skater that wasn't a huge piece of shit.
Rambles_Off_Topics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's tons of threads like this. But the main thing is that it's just too easy to progress on blades (aggressively). Grinding/jumping is just "natural" on roller blades. Skateboarders get upset by this because it takes us a long time just to learn to ollie, then grinding, grab tricks, etc. take tons of time to progress to. Whereas you strap on your boots and BAM, grinding, grabs, air, it's all there. I love in-line and still "rollerblade" (street/aggressive skating) but I can see where the hate comes from. Some think it's "cheating".
Jagd3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of them were assholes, it wasn't just your neighborhood.
marcAnthem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skaters can be like that. I used to get called a poser because i was fat and skated. For that reason I've never identified myself as a skater but I still ride my board to this day. One thing I noticed about skaters is how obsessed with their image they are. They base their tricks and clothing style and lingo all based on what is cool in skating at the moment.
Tony_Balogna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I would suggest that that kind of behavior is indicative of a personality type. In your case they expressed that as the asshole skater stereotype. They sound like garden variety bullies.
ntermation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Near as I can figure- once kids started using scooters, roller blading was no longer the 'too easy' activity at the skate park. So skate boarders now seem to be out numbered by scooters and hovering mothers, you might find them nicer to roller blades.
ForeverInaDaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of the hockey players aren't gonna give you shit. Street hockey after school in junior high was some of the best days of my life.
SoulrektMarshal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost every single person I meet who rides a skateboard is an utter twat
modemthug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ones in everyone's neighborhood were assholes
veggiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because 90 percent of skaters back then were douches for no reason.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want the truth? It got too popular. Skateboarding companies didnt like it was encroaching on their sales, so they paid magazines and pros to shit on it causing all the little skateboard fanboys to parrot the same shit.
Very_legitimate ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because compared to skateboarding and BMX rollerblading is easy as shit. You know the difference between a new rollerblading and a professional rollerblader? One week
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:45:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come on in. We were just talking about you.
Waxgains ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:20:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a skater, I logged in to talk about this. I don't understand it either...it is practically a part of skateboarding culture to dislike rollerbladers. The best explanation is that at skateparks, rollerbladers are constantly going and all over the place (They don't fall off the board and have to get back on; they get up and keep going). Because they are always going and all over the place, they might sometimes "snake" someone, or cut them off. But it really comes down to miscommunication, immaturity and bullying in the fact that skateboarders can't communicate with the rollerbladers to just tell them try to let everyone go and don't cut anyone off.
studioRaLu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that. They're just always waxing the rails. Bitch if I wanted my rail waxed I'd go to a Brazilian salon.
Seriously though the bladers were not bad other than that. It was the bikers that were dicks to everyone
RayLewisKilledAMan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:57:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One thing both sides agree on is fuck bikers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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studioRaLu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:57:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waxing a rail is fine but the bladers at the park in my hometown would wax it to oblivion. There were 2 rails in the whole park and it's a dick move to people who are learning or aren't good enough to hit the whole thing because it's impossible to learn on a stick of butter. It wouldn't have been as bad if they'd just picked one of them but it was always both.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:03:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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studioRaLu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:31:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You really are full of yourself lol. Have a nice day bud
-Badger2- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:20:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing wrong with rollerblading, and there's nothing wrong with being gay, but rollerblading looks pretty gay.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
zerosuitsalmon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a point
beardface84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that and "BMXICAN!"
BrotherRufio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only problem I ever had was the local rollerbladers being total dicks at the skatepark because they never had to stop like skaters do when you miss a trick so they'd keep going even after we'd ask them to let someone else go so we just stood around waiting for them to get tired and some people would push their boards infront of them. I don't miss being a teenager.
Killface17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rufio knows what's up about skateboarding, bangarang
ThinksShesPeople ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BUS WANKER
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fruits are healthy and important for you, so they might just have been jealous... or so.
poopinmysoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep another classic was "fairy booter" everyone was a "wood pusher" as far as I was concerned. Middle school is dumb.
tinycole2971 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's almost as bad as calling someone a "gaypher".
Absolutelee123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is that a homosexual gopher?
studioRaLu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because they always wax the rails so slippery that no skateboarder can use them. To be fair, i always wanted aggressive skates but could never afford them
RayLewisKilledAMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When skateboarders would skate with speed the wax doesn't bother them cause it makes it real smooth. When you go slow up to the rail and your center of gravity isn't centered when you land on the rail you'll slide out. That's the main problem with wax. Even with rollerblades if you're going too slow and off centered you'll eat shit.
YungZingis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
instantly thought this as soon as i read "rollerblading"
DocMN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did the aggressive blading for years. Some of the best times were had wearing those damn boots.
Game-of-pwns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids at my middle school were much bigger assholes; they called roller bladers "Dildo bladers"
TesticleMeElmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wood pushers ๐
veggiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What was wrong with it was that skater culture was overly obsessed with being judgmental and unaccepting for some reason. Most uptight slackers ever.
Before you throw around "poser" let's see you land any trick, skater kids.
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's because skateboarding is a great deal harder than rollerblading, especially at a skate park. Rollerbladers can do tricks much more easily due to their ride being attached to their feet, and it still looks impressive. This is an insult to skaters because it's like playing on easy mode.
Source: I used to do both at an intermediate level for 5 years or so.
Another edit: I'm not trying to insult rollerbladers. It's fun and impressive in its own right. I've done them both extensively.
Absolutelee123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or...just something different.
gordymills ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to agree with this.
I started as a skater, and slowly built up my skills to the point that I could Ollie over things, do Kick Flips and Shove-Its, drop in on ramps and bowls, etc. This took years to get to this point. Then one day, I saw a kid on skates do a Misty Flip over a fun box, and was blown away. Never saw someone at my local park do something that impressive on a board. Then I tried on a pair of skates... Rode them around for a bit on flat ground, jumped over some things. Within 15 minutes I figured out dropping in on quarter pipes and bowls. Within the hour I was doing simple grinds.
It was definitely easier to learn the basics of skates as opposed to boards.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No its not harder. You were just a terrible blader
Source i understand both sports apparently a lot better than you do.
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're making 2 assumptions here with absolutely no grounds to make either of them. You're ignorant.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually have grounds. Your opinion on blades vs Skating.
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did both throughout my entire teens bud. Any skater with any skill will tell you blading is easier.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you also dont have a brain either.
Yes as i said just grinding a rail is easier on blades. But Blading is not easier overall, as more is expected.
Your logic is the same as saying darts takes more skill than snooker because you get to lean on the table in snooker.
dlxnj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're missing the point though, rollerblading is easy to pick up and do some basic tricks and still ride around the park. That leads to a lot of newer kids jumping on the sport who can move around the whole park but don't really know the etiquette yet. Same thing with scooterers. Skateboarding weeds kids out in the beginning so you mostly have the kids in the park a bit to learn how things work. And most inexperienced skateboarders get one go at a trick at a time and usually sit back a bit more. A rollerblader can jump into a bowl and just keep carving around which then leads to the skateboarders getting annoyed waiting to go. Just offering a perspective
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You seem to only be focusing on grinding for whatever reason. There's much more to both than just grinding.
And about logic? You feel you know all there is to know about a person's experience based on a single statement. That's just plain dumb.
Your comparison is also irrelevant, those two activities are vastly different. Apples and oranges.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im just using that as an example...Want another a 900 is pretty nuts in skateboarding. But before Tony Hawk pulled it off bladers were doing 1080s and higher..
And i dont know everything about your experience. I know a lot about my experience though. Which is they are different. Neither one is a harder or more difficult craft than the other. Because they both have very different expectations.
NostalgiaJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough, but that still doesn't say anything about my original point, which is entirely about perception and why skaters called bladers fruit booters. It was pretty much unanimous with any skater I talked to.
Killface17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they were bladers were doing 1080s before skaters could do 900s than that kinda proves blading is easier.... you can do harder tricks easier/quicker.... what was your point?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a little confused. Is the argument that skateboarding is harder than rollerblading? If so, then yes skateboarding is harder.
farenhite451 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a really good comment submitted to bestof where a guy explained it pretty well, I'll see if I can find it
Edit: This
Absolutelee123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that thread! lol
montanagunnut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then the fruit booters call is skateboarders "platter pushers"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was "wood pushers" in my neighborhood. There was one for the kids who rode the BMX bikes everywhere too, something less offensive and having to do with gears, but I'm drawing a blank.
nappyman21 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:32:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got called a Fruit Booter all the time at the skate park, me and the 3 other kids that inline'd called the skateboarders Wood Pushers.
nathanb065 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 13:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit boots. That's a term I haven't heard in a long time
Source: ex wood pusher
InVultusSolis ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:14:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I used to drive by the skate park with my friends and we'd unleash a volley of paintballs at both the wood pushers and the fruit booters.
Source: Ex teen degenerate
warhawk1856 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get this because the skaters were probably teen degenerates just like you...
InVultusSolis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Warring factions of degenerates was a thing. The skater crew was, well, the skater crew. My crew was more about mischief and mayhem.
We had our attack skills on point. We'd let the air out of their cars' tires so they couldn't chase us, and we had my friend's parents' sedan which had tinted windows so they couldn't figure out who we were. The best was driving away just slowly enough where they thought they were going to catch us and shooting them the whole time as they ran after us.
warhawk1856 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very true, I forget about the teen group rivalry thing. I was confused cause my crew was the skater crew but also about mischief and mayhem so they were mutually exclusive to me haha.
InVultusSolis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:55:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The skater crew only ever really got in trouble for smoking pot and having lame "parties" where they sat in a basement and drank purloined warm beer.
My crew did all kinds of shit, but mostly protection. For example, some slim shady wannabe asshole threatened to rape a girl, so we decorated his car with used motor oil and sent pizzas, taxis, and a plumber to his house using his name. We would also drive around, find discarded appliances, and smash them with crowbars and sledgehammers.
hodgeka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, you smashed appliances? You were hard...
InVultusSolis ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fight with tact, not violence. Violence was always an option, but a last one.
warhawk1856 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:27 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your skate crews and our skate crew sound very different. We pretty much did the smashing of shit and causing havoc.
workaccount_3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You would have gotten away once before a baseball was through that kids back window around my skatepark.
InVultusSolis ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're just mad because you got drive-by'd with paintball guns.
darleysam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also: bin liners
kimjongunderdog ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't been called a fruitbooter since the 90s
deusnefum ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely! Fuck the haters. Wear some goddamn short-shorts with pride, doesn't matter if you're straight or not.
dwsinpdx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am gay and I approve this message.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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nucular_mastermind ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hooray!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gay and I walk everywhere. So you better learn to hover, unless you're, ya know, a knob gobbler... in which case call me...
kscharger ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:26:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for FruitBoots
Maxpowr9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:27:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make sure to wear those cutoffs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't mind me--
Just new boot goofin'
Tje199 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strap them
Chupathingy12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruitbooter lol
Gregorian_Rants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am crying from laughter. Thank you for this comment.
gnoxy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So accepted in fact you will get some quality ass after your exercise routine .... or give some quality ass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I still had mine around so I could post a pic of them, complete with pride stickers!
I, too, miss the acceptability of rollerblading.
Jackdyochange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
brb - going to watch Brink and beat off
suchathrowawayyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha thanks for the laugh ๐
M4DM1ND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good ole Tony Hawk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Appropriate user name?
ERJohnson07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much for this hilarious line, may you have many more upvotes including this one :)
rebeccanau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/U/PHILL0406
skunchers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scoot scoot on my fruit boots!
doctorherpderp8750 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollaids
vandenbeastmode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
are you tosh?
deeplife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They see me rollin'...
chatatwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was called gay when I was rollerblading around in the 90s
they were right
RoninRobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fruit Boots" is my new band name.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damnit, I can't laugh right now
doogie88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are pretty common in Canada still.
miked1be ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gayblades
dog_in_the_vent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah go sell some bananas on the street corner.
Bandin03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, but blades still aren't.
Brotherauron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer the term queelies
Ridethepig101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the other skater.
ManWithYourPlan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The hardest part about rollerblading is telling your parents you're gay."
bkilva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f58e763460/human-giant-rollerblading-from-human-giant?_cc=__d___&_ccid=8d218e92-6a6e-4518-b0dd-c7e965a3ed84
MadafakerJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP was born to skate skate skate on his officemates faces and desks.
empyfunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/150968/rollerblading.jhtml#id=1636017
TR0YbuttsoupBarnes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will be saying "fruit boots" at least 15 times today...cheers!
onzie9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In like 1999, I saw an ad in the local swap sell magazine that just said "One pair of fruit boots, $10." I chuckled pretty hard at that.
LevelSevenLaserLotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dibs on the band name!
M1keHonch0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FRUIT BOOTER!
pootiel0ver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best comment I've seen on the Internet today. Thanks!
foamingturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a wood pusher when I see one.
-_-C21H30O2-_- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Golden
ltp1984 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit-roll-ups?
rottenbanana127 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg fruitboots
Grizzly_Berry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit Booters are obnoxious, but not as bad as scooter kids or fucking BMXers. Scooter kids because their moms think their little angels deserve special treatment because they're young and yell at you for cussing near their kids or skating too close to them or asking them to fucking move. BMXers because they're assholes and literally throw gravel to make you fall. Local skatepark here, isn't uncommon for the bowl to have a good deal of gravel at the bottom. Local trail had gravel scattered on the pavement with "Fuck Skaters" spraypainted nearby.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao... never heard that term before.
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have an upvote good sir.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fruit boots oh my fucking god
BruleMD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if Gabriel wants to rollerblade, Gabriel rollerblades!
Neracca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, just because being gay is acceptable, that doesn't mean we can just say that degenerate activity of rollerblading is alright.
ShontoTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG
ANTIROYAL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but can two fruitbooters get married yet?
ShionKaito438 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not
swampy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just caused everybody to look at me on the plane from laughing so hard
RiotingMoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
never calling them anything else ever again.
BEHOLD: Fruit Boots
cursed_deity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you call a homosexual on rollerblades?
rollaids
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la-wolfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally laughed out loud.
snoodbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very small window in the 90's. However still waiting for a reboot of Xanadu.
MagicMicah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:58 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I legitimately choked and laughed out loud when I read this. Thanks. :)
Aggraphine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm half asleep at 11am and just about snorted water. Thank you.
aahagerr ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:36:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still laughing about Fruit boots. The fun never ends.
dbelle92 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you call a gay person on skates?
Rollaids.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
disclaimer, if done in the south eastern United States you may be stoned to death
ActualMerCat ยท 232 points ยท Posted at 12:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get ragged on so much when I did it in high school, but it's so much fun. I miss it. Maybe I should go dig out my old rollerblades...
bilgewax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw a very chill looking bearded dude cruising around on his blades in a downtown area last night. He looked cool. Thought I must be getting pretty old if I've seen the return of rollerblading as a cool thing in my lifetime.
GrizzBear97 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, dad please dont...
Tofabyk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny because many of us are dads now. :(
GrizzBear97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:34:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dont feel too bad i'm only 19 and I used to rollerblade. I had a friend who had a pair of shoes that had retractable wheels, which released with those little pain in the ass button release things. a sort of precursor to heelys
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say the word funny, but I feel depressed. I must have read that incorrectly.
Tofabyk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw, nothing better tbh :D
Let's just all forget about that 'being cool' thing - it's over and that's ok.
w0lrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://vimeo.com/87622894
goodolvj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck the haters dude! Go out and show everyone that you don't give a damn what they think as long you've got your blades! I wish I still had my old pair but I gave them away to my little cousin who uses them more than I do.
dwsinpdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/50slvn/what_is_just_not_cool_anymore/d76oyzb
BrassMunkee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah sorry about that. I was a "skater" in Jr. High and Highschool in the 90s. Looking back, I'm really not certain why there was a rivalry but good lord we hated bladers. I guess we had nothing better to do and we needed a pecking order to feel good about ourselves.
Kwyjibo08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did a couple months ago. I had the same pair since 10th grade (1998), and hadn't used them probably in 4 years. They were in my detached garage. Well, my kids wanted to get into skating, so they got some, and I pulled mine out.
About 2 minutes into it, one of the buckles snapped in half. And that was it. My 18 year old rollerblades were done. The weather must've weakened the plastic.
But, what's great about being a dad in your 30s, is you don't give a shit who thinks your gay, not gay, cool, not cool. Or at least I don't. I fully plan on getting a new pair and getting out there with my kids.
The_Cantabrigian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading - or "aggressive inline skating" - was my life from 8th grade until I finished high school. I even still did it a little bit while I was in the marines. I'm too old/too worried about breaking something to keep up with the sport now but, for awhile there, it was all I thought about.
kidbeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's better than biking or skateboarding! Your shoes are wheels.
p5eudo_nimh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought new in-line skates about a year ago. Great exercise. I even took them to a local skate park. But at 34 years old, I ain't doin no damn tricks.
I gave myself a few good laughs when I busted my shit. Went through a walmart parking lot and ate shit when a car was crossing in front of me, and I tried to stop quickly. Pretty sure I gave them a good laugh too.
taysteekakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do it and join us at r/rollerblading
[deleted] ยท 1846 points ยท Posted at 13:21:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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redditmortis ยท 1429 points ยท Posted at 13:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is legitimately the first time I have seen 'lit' used in this sense on reddit.
[deleted] ยท 370 points ยท Posted at 14:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you haven't spent much time in /r/hiphopheads or /r/BlackPeopleTwitter then lol
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/trap is full of that sort of talk. To be fair, their subject matter is pretty fucking lit
ViolentEastCoastCity ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:26:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't say "lit" followed by calling him "fam", so I'm skeptical that's where he got it from
ShutTheFuckUpBryan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:52:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or /r/teenagers
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't expose us!
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me man, nobody who isn't a teenager wants to go anywhere near that place
Crumpgazing ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny because the whole "Don't expose us!" thing is such a teenager thing to say.
It's like the internet version of "Mom, get out of my room!"
ShutTheFuckUpBryan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I AM us
boot2skull ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฏ
TheMeta40k ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or /r/trap
redditmortis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:25:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm afraid I haven't.
Dantheunicornman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Girl you wild, Wyd tho?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but this doesn't sound as forced as it does literally every time it is used in those subs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm banned from BPT for about the next two years. So.
TheMoves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or /r/dota2
Source: memes
methAndgatorade ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:42:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funnily enough, those words are only uttered by white people who have zero black peers
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So like 85% of /r/blackpeopletwitter
methAndgatorade ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo.
"That shit was lit af fam"
Going through their comments... Paragon, MOBAs, /r/learnprogramming, /r/aww,
"but bruh this new Action Bronson is fire"
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean, I'm whiter than wonder bread and I love hiphop. The kids that act like that are just trying to be a part of something they like. Yeah, they're doing it the wrong way, but as long as nobody is dropping the "N" word I dont think they're hurting anyone.
tastar1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a part*, apart is actually the complete opposite, lol.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, Grammar Nazi
tastar1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
just doing my part!
Yeahdudex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:15:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true, but there's a difference between trying to fit in and pretending to be something you're not.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
People always say this but I see what would be "black opinions" (like support for Colin Kaepernick, support for Trayvon, Michael Brown etc...) on that subreddit all the time. As in, opinions only black people have because reddit doesn't support them. /r/blackpeopletwitter does have a solid "black" user base, you can tell by upvoted content.
They also have some pretty solid anti-white people moderators and some solid anti-white people content. I'd wager 25% of content is just making fun of something white people do. (white people always be, why white people, #stopwhitepeople, when white people, you know youre white when..)
DubTeeDub ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:28:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really
grandmaster_zach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol yeah, the entire sub is pretty much race jokes, thats the whole point if you couldn't tell by the name
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
its fucking annoying. We can tell its beyond "laughing with you" and now its just "laughing at you"
Making race jokes aren't the point of the subreddit, its any posts made by black people/hip hop/black culture- Which doesn't focus on making fun of white people all the time.
I struggle to hang out with black friends recently, because every. single. time. I chill with them they constantly are pointing out what white people do. "Oh, that shit is soo white" or "white people always doing this" or "why you dress so white" "only white people like those flavours" "oh you work at a golf course? White people smh" They cannot go a single day without comparing, contrasting, or pointing out differences between black and white people. And its the same for nearly every black person I've known, Im beginning to think most black people do this.
Its not even good natured "white people jokes" its literally; hahahaha lets just fucking make fun of white people.
grandmaster_zach ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well i'd say you should get some new friends, but clearly that won't help since all black people are racist towards the white man. i'm only half black, so if you could find it in your heart to forgive me i'd be mighty appreciative masta.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally said "Im beginning to think most black people do this"
as in, it wasn't my belief prior, but since my experience has been black people doing this, I've changed my stance. I still know black people who don't call race into attention all the time. I never said black people are "racist" either.
Unlike many black people (generalizing for the win) I don't pull the race card at everything. I know, even when these black dudes are comparing and contrasting, and or saying "thats so white," I know they aren't being racist. I know they're being dickfaces, and maybe jealous, but not racists, because what they're saying doesn't imply the superiority of black people. Stop throwing "racism" around. Not everything you face is racism.
LegatusBlack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what the fuck kind of black people you're hanging with, dumbass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a good half of that sub now is shitposting race baiting, along with one of the mods doing it anytime anything happens to a black person in the world. In fact, I can't wait for them to somehow find this post and then comb through my post history for that one time I said something racist. BPT went downhill pretty quick
RobertGryffindor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they're really not though
The-Juggernaut ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah /r/hiphopheads.....speaking of things that aren't cool anymore...
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has BPT actually gone back to being funny or is it still like 85% racebaiting shitposting from the users + that one mod, along with Harambe memes?
Velkyn01 ยท 628 points ยท Posted at 14:02:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I... did we just see it used unironically and casually?
I_ForgotMyOldAccount ยท 687 points ยท Posted at 14:56:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how most use it.
twas_now ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White people been hiding hockey from us for years bruh. This shit lit
A great moment from the past NHL season (read bottom to top).
CardboardHeatshield ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is gold.
twas_now ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:57:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was great. He had his 15 minutes on Twitter and /r/hockey at the end of the season. The Blues got him tickets to see a game live, and he was even supposed to present something at the end-of-season awards show in Vegas (but missed his flight).
rezheisenberg2 ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:16:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is Reddit, where we despise "most"
ayyyyyyyyy1mao ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:12:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
- Reddit
the_random_asian ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For example, if you use an emoji you get at least 6 comments complaining
Fastriedis ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:32:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ
ninjallama14 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:04:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This, i think, is first time I've seen emoji on Reddit.
Perhaps most people don't know they're an option.
thardoc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of people are on PC, less convenient to add emoticons.
tomgerson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell man
unampho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
insert -comment that detracts from the discussion and harps on some meaningless technicality you were right to ignore- here
Spartan1170 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is 2016 Reddit. We are most....
andthendirksaid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not redditors. They're better than other people.
I_ForgotMyOldAccount ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'd sooner be caught using proper old English than using SLANG."
-Reddit
andthendirksaid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slangโฝโฝ Like some bloody commoner? Or one of those negroes?! How dare you even suggest such a slight against my intellectual prowess! This is reddit for Sagan's sake there is no place for unscrupulous plebeian antics! Now if you'll excuse me I'll be in the /r/lounge.
priceisalright ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone used it not ironically on reddit. Add it to the list. It's no longer cool.
Vindexus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not on reddit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not very lit of them
CruxLomar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's lit fam
jonesg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is not cool anymore to use the word "lit" after that comment.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:04:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
umm why not? Just because your old now doesn't mean slang stopped evolving when you were a teenager.
Velkyn01 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I'm not exactly old, I just think it's stupid slang.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What exactly is stupid about it that can't also be said about the slang of your teenage years?
shiningmidnight ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man the slang in our day was cherry, don't try to harsh our mellow, y'dig?
arbalete ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is it stupid? Because it's not your slang?
CardboardHeatshield ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:50:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still mentally replace 'lit' with 'drunk as shit' and not 'cool'.
My 14 year old cousin said something was lit and I was like "Why are you drinking? Where are you? What are you doing? Does your mother know about this?!"
BlueHighwindz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Irony only lasts the first three uses. Afterwards you are what you're satirizing.
TheDavesIKnowIKnow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This kid rollerblades around town collecting pokemon and drinking beer in public. If any bro is totally lit it's him.
Badluck27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenagers say it all the time.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
zebedir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His comment was lit brah
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stoners are all about "lit" right now.
It's pretty surf-rock (which is also interchangeable with snow-board-rock)
Yanqui-UXO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing as it wasn't followed by fam, I'm gonna say yes
abbott_costello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's being ironically-unironically used. Like, /u/idontgrammartoogood used it unironically which in itself is ironic. We're past the point where people would see a word like "lit" used in it's true, unironic form, especially on a place like reddit.
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just gave me a headache.
MagnusT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:08 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, by a dude that thinks rollerblading is cool.
suckswithducks ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take it in. It won't happen again, I assure you.
decimalsanddollars ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You did fam.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, now we know 'lit' is no longer cool.
bigoldgeek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:35:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to put it in an ad?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lit-erally
Farts_McGee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that lit meant drunk. Am i wrong?
FuckFaceMcQueefer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a teenager it meant you were stoned. Now it means cool/fun. I don't know about drunk. Fucking whippersnappers...
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Used as a synonym to 'cool' nowadays.
But it usually refers to something involving alcohol yes.
semi-bro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:31:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're just in the wrong subs then, I see "lit af bro" everywhere.
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's likely.
TheSovietGoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/blackpeopletwitter
Jdrawer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else do you see it used here?
redditmortis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:33:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When referring to light.
Jdrawer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Engineering threads?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe.
TreyDood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're seeing it on Reddit now does that mean it isn't cool anymore?
Maguffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this mean lit is no longer cool? It's become mainstream.
EternalStorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
EternalStorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:20 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't mean to call you that.
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:39 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure?
willmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
im 29 years old and i use lit all the time. Im from brooklyn so i suppose im exposed to that stuff more but its still just a catch all for anything 'fun'. Like oh we're gonna go to six flags? Its lit.
y2knole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit officially uncool now. Rip lit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assumed it was a typo and he meant to say "it". Does that make me old?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:02 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:37 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:|
caseycubs098 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's how we know lit isn't cool anymore
Yeahdudex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're kidding right?
Dooglers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially because in that post if there was going to be a 'lit' I would have expected it to be in reference to the back pack full of beer.
MelodyMyst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make lit a thing. It's not a thing.
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't trying to.
taysteekakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Officially not cool
jiggabot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just thinking about how using the word "lit" is uncool.
Unless you're talking about the band who played "My Own Worst Enemy".
Kolbykilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit is basically "cool." Like "yeah brah that party was lit last night."
GRat9717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sentence? Having a stroke, mate?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say "sense" in the meaning of "form." It's saying "I've never seen that word used that way here."
GRat9717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh 'this sense'. Sorry, I misread you.
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:54 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay.
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lit af
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly use it all the time and usually get replies like "LOL HELLZ YEAH BRAH SO LIT" and it's just like damn i'm young how are you shocked that i speak like a young person
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally the normal and correct usage of lit
fache ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:14:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah same here now that you mention it. I thought Reddit hated Instagram lingo. Is that Instagram lingo?
redditmortis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I generally think of that as general teenager to college student speak, but not the speak that reddit-style nerds use.
scarahbones ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 13:32:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm mad I haven't thought about this sooner.
sonnymojo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Exactly this. Camelback full of gin and juice, abec 7 bearings, and I hatch me 9+ eggs a day bro. I even made it on the news once and they included a shot of me rollerblading off into the distance, looked cool as hell like jet set radio or something.
Destillat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The jsrf soundtrack is amazing rollerblading music and idk how they knew that while making the game, but it works.
InVultusSolis ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Add public drinking to anything and it becomes a lot more fun.
Paddy_Tanninger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same for private drinking.
Creepy_Boner ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going fast, Poekmon Go and Booze. Sounds like fun to me!
JaxMed ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does the portable charger double your Pokemon Go playtime from 10 to 20 minutes?
Paddy_Tanninger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
10 * 2 = 20, the math seems to check out.
EtherBoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:12:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine did that. He told me he fell on his ass not prepared for a break in the sidewalk. He threw his phone in the grass to avoid shatter.
NYCmichael ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you end with a BUI?
Shitmybad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's a BUI?
NYCmichael ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blading Under the Influence
Destillat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone with a fairly common Vietnamese surname
Bone_Throat_Bonanza ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that in Morgan Freeman's voice.
Jesta23 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How old are you?
My guess is you are not a teenager, and thus you doing it actually makes it less cool.
a-r-c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same but a skateboard whattup
Bearence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not going to say you're wrong or anything, because it actually sounds pretty cool. But I guarantee you, that comment is exactly the type of thing kids will be laughing at in 20 years.
Source: old guy who looks back at his own similar comments from the 90s.
fenderguy94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That describes my friend perfectly
Abu_Hajaar_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lit? Really?
_mjr4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
beer is lit
BarryMacochner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Been doing that on my bike since day 1. Camelbak, and a handlebar mount for the phone is the way to go.
notaunicorn-yet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that sounds like a blast
gusborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds fun actually. I might have to get me a pair of skates now.
missy070203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now I feel the need to trot on over to /r/Legaladvice and asked if I can get arrested for DUI on rollerblades....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"DGAF mode engaged"
-/u/idontgrammartoogood
i like your style sir
wlkngmachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinkin this same thing, Pokemon made rollerblading cool again, win win!
Chaotix2732 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this count as drunk driving? Are roller blades considered a vehicle?
Waxgains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just admitted to RUI.
WillKaede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally thinking about picking up some Heelys for PkGo.
Kickpuncher82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon isn't cool anymore... 90's maybe.
BrownChihuahua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying lit, rollerblading, and pokemon go. Have you no shame?
doogie88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On another note, the term "lit" is dumb as fuck and should die.
twosummer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly think rollerblading could make a comeback. I kind of wish it did. It's seems like such a really utilitarian way to get around. You can still use the sidewalk, you can just put them in a backpack when you're done, and you don't get too much of a work out from it to the point where you're dripping with sweat.
Now that I think of it, I bet that the first company to make some modernized, smoothly designed looking blades will have a really successful product on their hands. Maybe even if there was an electrical assistance aspect.
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
drinking and driving, got it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did this guy just say lit??? Fucking irony wash all over me.
subtle_nirvana92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemongo is still a thing?
bigblackhotdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just use the GPS joystick and auto walk imo
bryan_sensei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least beer is still cool.
Cheesemacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are Heelys still cool?
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still haven't started playing. Can you not just drive around?
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:08:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need rollerblades now.
postapocalive ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:25:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the most uncool thing I've ever heard, and I know you're lying about the beer.
jimofwales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That post was the catalyst for me getting the fuck off Reddit for the day.
Wtf. I'm done. Laptop closed.
Mawx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:04:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet rollerblading at 7mph was a blast!!!!
Old_man_Trafford ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell is lit?
Pseudonymico ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 13:03:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky you, I still prefer quads.
plantbabe667 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:14:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quads are how you tell people you're a lesbian, according to my family.
Lisagna ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if you're playing roller derby, you might as well be. Source: I used to play roller derby.
plantbabe667 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I just started playing roller derby.
MortiseLock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, it takes about a year for the lesbian to set in.
plantbabe667 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:43:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, it's been 4 months and I'm only bisexual. I was starting to think there was something wrong with me.
Rachelle1016 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quad skates are making a huge come-back, thanks to roller derby. It's one of the fastest growing sports in the US right now. (And it's getting huge worldwide, too.)
Ladyingreypajamas ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:13:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got back on them for the first time in nearly 15 years when my daughter started derby last year. I forgot how much fun skating was. I'm considering joining our adult league if I can find the time.
Rachelle1016 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should, it's worth it!
totaltomination ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:07 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try heading to the skatepark instead! Much less time commitment, but plenty of social especially if you bring along a few friends, or find a CiB chapter in your town.
Ladyingreypajamas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:28 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CiB?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:19 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
Ladyingreypajamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just looked and we don't have a chapter. :-\
Maybe I'll talk to some of my friends on our teams and see if they'd be interested.
Thank you!
agumonkey ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quads are forever cool.
JainaOrgana ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:10:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude! Quad skates are so much cooler than blades. I skate at least twice a week and it's fucking awesome.
Skate park on quads is great, also hitting bitches on the derby track is the best.
Dawkinsisgod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a Japanese cowboy, Or a brother on skates. Like a blizzard in Georgia, Or a train running late.
I called out your name girl, In the heat of the night. And nobody answered, Cause something ain't right.
JainaOrgana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know many men who skate. Mens world roller derby champions was just in Calgary last month and it was amazing.
JukeMastahFlex ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:33:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah blades are infinitely more awesome, you can do so much more on them.
JainaOrgana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of things you can do on skates that you can't do on blades
JukeMastahFlex ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 08:50:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but there is a lot more you can do on blades.
JainaOrgana ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:49:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At the skate park quads are better
JukeMastahFlex ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:32:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, blades tear it up at skateparks especially, the flexibility of in lines is amazing, you can come in with crazy angles and tricks besides it takes more skill to use blades. Like a quad bike v.s a motorcycle, motorcycles are way more flexible in terms of what they can do.
JainaOrgana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you know how to use quads you can go in at crazy angles too, you are my confined to all four wheels down at a time. Also you can get sliders (also called grinds or slide block) which are sweet.
JukeMastahFlex ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:08:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While you can go at angles, they aren't as precise in movement as in lines. In lines are just more precise at what they do, and they do that well.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean roller skates! In all seriousness can you still buy those? I haven't seen a pair of roller skates in probably 15 years.
keokhaos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, do roller derby, just put new wheels on my quads
Rachelle1016 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:44:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too!
tooMany_Monkeys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just put new outdoor wheels on my skates so that I can get those sweet perplexed looks as I go by, wobbly as hell, on uneven sidewalks
keokhaos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just put on some poisons and it's like when the baby horse finally learns how to be graceful. I had some horrible indoor sonar and could barely do a crossover
totaltomination ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:49 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you feel like heading to the skate park, try checking facebook to see if there is a Chicks in Bowls chapter in your town, they would love to show you all kinds of new ways to wobble and fall!
But seriously, kneepads and a helmet, wrist guards if you can't afford to not use your hands for a month.
ManintheMT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 12 year old son came the other day with roller skates from a garage sale. He was so proud. I didn't understand why it was such a big deal. Apparently he had never had a pair on his feet. No he spends time roller skating around the garage, looks like he is having great fun.
moidea ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 13:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, I think those jerks at work are just bozos. Keep doing what you love to do! Nothing wrong with rollerblading. Please use them instead of running! Where I run there are rollerblades, skateboards, bikes - all kinds!
murderboxsocial ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hard to take advice on being cool from someone who calls people bozos
datdarnkahlfin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i thought he was being sarcastic at first, but turns out he is just a goober that actually uses words like bozos
WallabyRoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your welcome,
Tai Kwan Leap
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The politically correct term is jabroni.
EtherBoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:12:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I don't really care. I'm married and don't care if I look like a nerd. The only person I care about impressing is my wife, everyone else can fuck right off.
I'm running because I train for Spartan Races. I've been wanting to get back into rollerblading for a while now, but I just can never find the time.
Jadings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just do it, man. I picked up some rollerblades this summer and have been having a blast doing so [aside from the break-in period :( ]. A
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It just hasn't fallen into my training schedule. I'm running more now since I have about 2-3 OCR events a month. I had knee surgery earlier this year so I wasn't able to Rollerblade as much as I normally do during the "offseason".
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you have something against running?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Re-read the comment he replied to and you'll understand.
CardboardHeatshield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
prove____it ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also a LOT easier on your knees, which gets more important as you age. Save you knees early.
Words2LiveBy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Words to live by!
hypertown ยท 385 points ยท Posted at 13:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One homophobic joke brought down a whole entire sport.
[deleted] ยท 205 points ยท Posted at 13:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Then everyone threw out their rollerblades!
They end up in the ocean, some fish eats em, you go get sushi, you're eatin' your old roller blades!
Brancher ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:08:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really know enough about marine biology to dispute this statement.
dogfan20 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:52:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Burr?
NSTiG8 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wat
Misinglink15 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This whole commenting section about rollerblading comes from comedian Bill Burr's rant on the subject.
underthebanyan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:50:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
7:52 if you want to skip to the part
https://youtu.be/_vJty38k7n4
torik0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like an Always Sunny quote.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:03:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a Bill Burr joke.
Yuktobania ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you like fish sticks?
esoteric_enigma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you're gay again.
pepsi109 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have my rollerblades and they will be buried with me. Never forget.
ZsaFreigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like one of Paul Rust's famous New No-Nosโข
Pooch_canoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They actually make deluxe mobile homes for hermit crabs.
IAmBadAtPlanningAhea ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:17:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you threw them out? asshole just donate them to some of The Gays
somekook ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:29:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of worldwide skateboarding mercilessly mocked rollerblading for years, to the point where pretty much everyone into aggressive inline quit.
We're currently working on doing the same thing to Razor scooters.
not_a_morning_person ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought skating was the sport for kids who weren't cool but really really wanted to be. I just thought rollerbladers were generally uncool folk who just wanted to get around quickly. But I'm not from the US so maybe there were different feelings on it. Skateboarding just seems a very American thing.
Whackedjob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No this is a pretty spot on observation. Skaters were the kids who weren't jocks or nerds and needed something to define them in middle school. Roller blading was never cool, I thought roller blading was lame way before I heard the joke. Roller blades really need better PR
biznatch11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Canadian and this is fairly accurate. Rollerblades are/were also for exercise and playing roller hockey. I never once wore Rollerblades to try be cool.
Legolihkan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading is to skating as scootering is to bmx
kabanaga ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:15:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Kmart sucks." -Rainman
This brought down an entire company.
giveer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I too, enjoy Bill Burr.
taysteekakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sport lost popularity because people realized how hardcore it was and gave up. No joke, every fall on rollerblades can potentially fuck your shit up. It's like skiing on sandpaper.
zangor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'l preface this by saying I love rollerblading:
But I think it's fucking hilarious the lengths inline skaters have to go to keep up with skateboarding. Ok, so lets match the coolness of a kickflip, what to do. Maybe a 360 or something like that, no rollerblading is seen as extremely gay, I'm gonna have to fucking bomb off this 3 story building and hit that spiral rail all the way down.
lolol42 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what you said, but you sound confident
TrainOfThought6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They mean that since rollerblading doesn't have the inherent coolness that skateboarding does, rollerbladers had to go huge in order to be noticed next to skateboarders. You ended up with people doing fucking triple backflips and stupid amounts of spins, to the point where it's almost more comparable to straight-up gymnastics. Some might say that makes it more fruity, I say it's just badass.
EntropyFighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hey guys, it's Bill Burr!
caldera ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought of the joke as a non-sequitur and found it funny in that way
MrQuizzles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the thing is, as a gay guy who is an active member of my local gay community, I don't know a single one who rollerblades.
gigglefarting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks a lot, Aziz.
For those of you who don't know, that joke was from a sketch show called Human Giant.
HideousNomo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That "joke" is from the 90's. I loved Human Giant but they didn't invent that joke.
pajam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From back in 2007: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f58e763460/human-giant-rollerblading-from-human-giant
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 16:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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quistodes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:01:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a genuine issue faced by people trying to address the problems faced by the lgbt community. For whatever reason the word we've ended up to describe discrimination against lgbt people is homophobia or transphobia. This allows people to almost dismiss issues by picking up on that word and saying exactly what you said.
On the other hand, a phobia is defined as an irrational fear or hatred of something. This may account for some cases of discrimination but didn't cover casual use of the word "gay" as a pejorative or the joke about roller blades we are discussing. These sorts of thing are sometimes referred to as "casual homophobia" but obviously there usually isn't malice aforethought.
Therefore a new way needs to be found to call out this behaviour that doesn't leave people open to defending themselves by claiming they're not afraid of or hate lgbt people.
I hope this helps you understand a bit better.
Oklahom0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simply put, the phrase "X thing is gay" as a put down of thing X is equating homosexuality with something bad. It's essentially the same as the word "gyped" or even "jay," except everyone actually knows that it's being compared to gay people.
Essentially, imagine every time a person was going to say something was stupid, they referred to it as "That's so Black." The shit storm that would cause would be justifiably terrible.
Also, "homophobia" was chosen as a way to excuses homophobia by claiming their hatred came from fear, and fear was the reason a manager was tied to a fence pole and beaten to death.
Team_Rocket_Landed ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 13:22:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a young guy and skater I can tell you roller blades are still pretty sick man
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:13:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's one of those things that if you're not poppin' flips or grinds, you still feel lame though. Sometimes a dude just wants to zip around.
Team_Rocket_Landed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to shoot around the park on a friends skates but the only time I think you look lame in them is going up a really steep hill
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So it's not my ill-fitting jean shorts...
mangofishsays ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:09:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I still rollerblade 3 days a week. I still love it. I go on rollerblading tours of big cities, on riverwalk and Greenway, to roller rinks and roller discos. I really enjoy it. I don't care if people think it's lame. I met my boyfriend roller blading, my best friend skates just as much as I do. You know what's lame, spending all your free time drinking, watching shitty TV and talking shit about people healthy hobbies. It's way more fun than running and other kinds of working out. Anyway come over to r/rollerblading if you want to pick it up again.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's honestly just a matter of time. I'm married so very little fucks given about how other people see me. My training is mostly taken up by running (OCR Training), Calisthenic Carido, Swimming, Yoga, and Weight Training. Fitting rollerblading in right now is just difficult.
I may try and get my friends to do it again when it cools down though and I don't have so many OCRs coming up.
DunkinDonuts_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:40:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I love rollerblading
ThatGoob ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 13:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the only aggressive rollerblader in my city and I skated in a spot where skateboarders hang out. They seem interested in my grinding on a curb.
[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 14:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You should keep some kind of journal.
Day two. Saw skaters again near overpass. One of them came near. Seemed eager like he wanted to communicate. They were all wearing the same kind of patch. One had a bigger one, seemed to be the chief. We weren't able to talk effectively, though he did draw a kind of sign on a wall. Still trying to decipher. There was also a female. I think she smiled. I will call her Grinds with Arc. Beginning to have high hopes to talk. Will come back tomorrow for another attempt.
(Kind of ripped from Dances with Wolves)
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:21:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss Daily Bread mag, Brian Shima, Justin Latimer and my Razors...
andy83991 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell Ya! I miss the VG (Video Games) series, Senate (as an overall brand) my K2 Fatty Pro's and Rollerblade Chocolates.
layneroll ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:23:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Dustin Latimer haha
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mindgame was the shit.
workaccount_3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shima 3's or get the fuck out! I miss my Jug liners :(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My last skates were Shimas...
RayLewisKilledAMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite skates I've owned by a mile are Shimas when he was on razor. I tried his brand Nihms? I think those h-blocks sucked so bad it ruined the skates for me.
NHsucks ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are rare enough that we no longer feel the need to roast you, it's actually kinda interesting when a rollerblader is shredding the spot. You guys always have huge over the ear headphones on and never talk to us.
m1rado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jet Set Radio Future was right!
somekook ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's true. We took care of this in the 90s and early 2000s. Any remaining rollerbladers know their place.
TheInfamousMonk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My worst nightmare.
scorcher117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
incase you don't know im pretty sure he means the type of skates not his personality or attitude.
NorthStarZero ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's an app for that! Look up "Grindr"!
Mini_True ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care, I just do it. Instead of jogging I'm going skating regularly. They see me roll(erblad)in', they hatin'...
ColWalterKurtz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:00:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss playing roller hockey
Clamgravy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:55:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still lots of good leagues that are very active (depending on where you live). It's a lot cheaper and has better hours than ice!
Monkeh123 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:36:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, rollerblading is awesome. My wife bought me some for my birthday cause I've wanted a pair for years and I use them more than my bike now. I can fly on those suckers. Plus, if you think rollerblading isn't cool or its gay, then you're a dick.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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beissenderbonsai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Germany, too!
Many cities have regular skating nights during which parts of the city are blocked off from traffic, so all the participants can skate around safely.
veloace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:34:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing here except with figure skating...everyone who isn't in the sport jokes about male figure skaters being gay.
Jokes on them. Male figure skaters are surrounded by athletic women all day long and are outnumbered 80:1. I met by current girlfriend by figure skating. So I say we win in the end.
Chernograd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like being a male ballet dancer. Surrounded by nothing but women.
LaPiscinaDeLaMuerte ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, roller blading is still kicking out here in Spain. Go up to one of the touristy areas in Sevilla and there's usually at least two groups of people playing bad German dubstep and going through their routine.
workaccount_3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading is big in Europe in general. Once they fell off in America the main companies focused on the European market and its been pretty successful for them. I hope it makes it way back to the states in a more favorable light.
Muffin_Cup ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Haters gonna hate. We have a ton of public paved trails for non-motorists and I see a bunch of rollerbladers, cross-country ski's with wheels (dunno name?), etc. Do what you do. Get outside and have fun.
HardlyNever ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:44:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now we're eating our old rollerblades.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was looking for this.
joe_gdit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's becoming popular again with hipsters.
Source: Live in Williamsburg.
PeaceMaintainer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in Paris recently and it is still very much cool over there, though I did laugh when I saw two policemen in rollerblades chasing a guy down.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude rollerblades still cool in my eyes but I can't fuckin do it lol
know_comment ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah yeah yeah, we've all seen the bill burr bit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Switched from rollerblading to figure skating. Figure skates are similar to roller skates in that they have a 'stop' sort of thing on the front (a pick, you're not actually supposed to use it to stop, but it does halt you from going straight over and you can use it for some neat tricks)
Anyway, the stopping mechanics on ice are so different to the ones on roller blades that, when I tried to go back to rollerblading, I fell face-first into the cement rink and bit into my tongue hard enough for it to bleed. Took them off and just used the small arcade area there while my friends who had never ice skated sped around.
Honestly the most terrifying thing I've done, I can't pick it back up. Been years since I figure skated, but I can go back to the ice rink any time and easily pick up the memory of how to go backwards, forward, some simple tricks, all the stops, a little edge work, basic spins and basic jumps. Rollerblading just ends up in blood.
It sucks too because the parties at the roller rink were the BEST. They had a toilet seat hanging above one rink that you'd throw a roll of paper in to, and all sorts of games, then they'd bring out a shitty, metal, meter high ramp to go over, and you could request any hit song of the 00's whenever. God damn I miss it.
Also sometimes I'd push my mother's wheelchair around for fun.
B-ace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:34:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still done in many shapes and forms. This being my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_fFrdSKlg&spfreload=10
Spiritofchokedout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JET GRIND RADIOOOOOOO
Teleported2Hell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:03:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is inline skating still cool tho?:(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:06:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indoor Inline hockey is pretty popular in most major cities. I love it, it's cheaper than ice and easier to get rink time.
canadianguy1234 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:07:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's terrible because I do it to train for speed skating in the winter. I always feel self conscious about it though
Pseiz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come to Denver! Where people still rollerblade. I think it has something to do with skiing (same muscle group, I imagine). But whatever it is, I regularly see 10+ people of all shapes, sizes and sexually orientations (though I do not stop to ask) doing it on my bike rides. I'm considering buying a pair of skates.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, just going to sell the house and move over :-P.
Don't you have a lot of steep hills?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once upon a time rollerblading was the cool thing to do. In fact rollerblading was cool whereas rollerskating was considered stupid and outdated. Ah, I miss the 90s. But you're right I can't remember the last time I've seen a person rollerblading (or rollerskating for that matter)
ChildofValhalla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:14:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is your coworker Ill Mitch?
imhereforthemeta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller skating however, is getting really popular again in a lot of circles. With the rise of roller derby and chicks in bowls type stuff, I see a lot more people at rinks and at skate parks than I used to.
MJ_83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! While walking the dog yesterday, there was a 40-something guy sitting on the steps of his apartment strapping up his blades. My only thought was that guy has balls!
Gravitom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Inline is pretty big in Europe. Organized skates in London reach the hundreds and Paris gets over a thousands. Also big in Warsaw.
MOHSHSIHd84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/5RePk4ztXYc
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:24:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually saw a guy rollerblading to my highschool this week. No fucks given.
remierk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have no fear, it's coming back! I have seen the signs.
SleepySlowpoke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But.. I like it.
We even have events around town where you can make a tour on rollerblades at night. It's called "Skate by night" and has usually around twohundred people attending.
It can't be THAT uncool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:30:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friend rollerblade all the time and even play street hockey in them. They have no life and dont know what they are talking about
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft.
I'll stay uncool if that's the case. I love rollerblading.
nahuatlwatuwaddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, fuck that stereotyping nonsense, put some air gear engines on that bitch
stokelydokely ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, I think what's just not cool anymore is making fun of people who rollerblade.
pics-or-didnt-happen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't listen to them. Rollerblading is hardcore.
Chernograd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:35:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell happened? In the 90s and early 2000s they rivaled skateboarders in numbers. I remember skaters always being pissed at them. "Dude, you snaked my run!" "Yeah, well, I only need half the runway to do something twice as rad!"
And then it disappeared from the face of the earth. What happened!?
Seventh7Sun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cycle a lot and I gotta tell you I am seeing more and more people on Rollerblades. I say go for it man. We ain't judging you.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I plan to! I'm just running more than anything right now. Once my Spartan Races are done I want to put rollerblading back into my training!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rollerblade more often if we had some decently paved paths around my area.
clunkclunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do it.
I'm 35, so I was the perfect age for rollerblading's peak in the early to mid 90s, and it was the only athletic thing I've ever been good at. Pulled mine out of the garage closet a few months ago, had a blast. Since I'm also pushing a stroller often while I'm out blading, idgaf what anyone else thinks.
Also all sorts of 90s things are coming back, just last month traveling I saw more fanny packs than I've seen in 20 years. Rollerblades can come back too.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh don't worry, I'm 34, married and with 0 fucks to give. I just don't do it much because I'm focusing on Spartan Races, which has more running than anything. Once the "season" dies down in December, I'm going to start up again and send pictures to my work friends telling them to suck it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually crazy because I never thought about that, how in the 90s everyone I knew rollerbladed. I haven't seen anyone rollerblading in over a fucking decade
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, us skaters used to call them gayboots :)
dinnaegieafuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do wearing rollerblades and having a guy suck your cock have in common?
They both feel pretty good until you look down and realise you're gay.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It terrifies my dog when roller bladers ride past us on the trail. But I still see them a lot, maybe 1 a walk
WanderingAlchemist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My local sports centre hosts all-night roller discos, complete with a fully licensed bar. They've done a few 24 hour events of this too, so you can literally get your boogie on drunk as shit, on rollerskates.
If I could skate worth a damn, I'd totally do it.
youngosama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AGRESIVE inline skating get it right
leocusmus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently rollerblading got brigaded, so to speak, by the skateboard industry in order to make skateboarding more popular.
Skateboarding was able to explode in popularity due to its low cost compared to rollerblading.
mylittlekony666 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a kid who rollerblades everywhere on my campus. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere. Dining halls, classrooms, I even have watched him play pool with them on a couple of times. Honestly a pretty cool dude.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just saw a guy rollerblading down the street in my small town. My first thought was "those still exist?".
goldenharmonica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about quad skates. Rollerblades are totally 90s. Get with the times!
Kittypie75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller blading is totally cool again, at least in NYC. But its a teen thing, not an older person thing.
MitchFish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In college settings it's actually very popular. I see several people go to class with rollerblades on and then blade out when spring came around this year.
LambentSpoiler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course it's looked down on. Its exercise.
the_perhapsinator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see rollerblading much around where I am, but if you like rollerblading, you rollerblade as much as you like.
Crasty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I rollerbladed to get an ice cream last week. If that means I'm gay, cool. They have it pretty good.
folkadots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rocket Power made rollerblades look like the Bomb Dot Com
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude Rollerblading is fun as shit. Keep doing you.
Lolzzergrush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This joke was popularized by Aziz Ansari on his MTV show 10 years ago
LordAnon5703 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's this kid in my college who Rollerblades literally everywhere. He sometimes doesn't even bring shoes, he just wears them in class.
commonabond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry about that guy. He's not funny. The real joke would be "You know what the best part of rollerblading is? Not having to tell your parents you're gay."
youareaturkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think rollerblading is making a comeback.
M12Domino ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:46:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been hearing that joke since like 1995. I don't understand why rollerblading has a stigma, it's a pretty efficient way to travel.
InfamousSabre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One day? Use them on your next running day. I'd rather be going 15mph than 8mph any day.
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could keep a pace of 8 mph. That's something like a 7:34 mile. That's not sustainable for me for more than 10 minutes.
InfamousSabre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I can't sustain 15mph on 76mm blades for longer than a couple mins either, so it kinda works out. lol
Excalibur54 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know who you've been hanging out with, but rollerblading has never been not cool.
I've picked up girls by rollerblading and I can barely stay on my feet.
professor_max_hammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you have dogs it's a great way to take them for a run! Instead of just taking my dogs for a walk, i roller blade with them so it's still kind of cool. Plus it gives the dogs a really good word out and tires them out
gabriot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is making a comeback
ENGR_Demosthenes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might have been a reference to this Aziz Ansari skit on Human Giant. (before he was cool)
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/150968/rollerblading.jhtml#id=1636017
jcpinbkk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Thailand and have a Thai wife. She totally missed the Rollerblading craze. Well, just a few weeks ago the #2 rollerblader in the world opened a new skating dome close to our house. She is getting into it after just to visits. We are the only adults skating, but it's fun. I am going to get to live through the craze one more time. I myself never really got into, so now I can enjoy it too.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck people dude, I still go to a big park nearby and rollerblade. Shit ton of fun, especially going around curves and trying not to fall haha.
Just-Call-Me-J ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And here I keep seeing people say that scooters make a person gay.
Personally, I don't care. A scooter can be used as a blunt weapon, so I think the people insulting them have a death wish. And roller blades/skates are cool in my book. Next time you here someone insult them, just sing that lyric:
xXxBluESkiTtlExXx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:10:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still love me some blading.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy how this changed too.
I graduated high school in '01 and virtually everyone I knew owned rollerblades. I played hockey through college and most of my friends spent a good portion of our lives on rollerblades. Now, whenever I see someone on rollerblades it's a creepy old guy.
BORKBORKPUPPER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't seen anyone roller blading in years but a couple months ago I saw a middle aged man in all dark clothing carrying multiple grocery bags while roller blading. It was 1am and he was skating with traffic (so he wouldn't be able to see oncoming cars) on a dark country road.
Not sure if he was high on meth or trying to kill himself.
chiminage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:16:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure you will honey
apra24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man, Lucio is "the bomb" and he rollerskates
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am carhop, do Rollerblade frequently. I had no idea I was gay. Thanks for the info.
ReligionOfPeacePL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually making a come back in Poland it seems. I'm seeing alot more people on rollerblades lately after not seeing them at all anywhere for some 20 years.
fondleyoursweaters ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck. I used to be hard core into inline skating. I had a pair of Roces and would hit up the local skate park every Friday. The halfpipe was my favorite. Man I wish I could teleport to like 17 years ago.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 951 points ยท Posted at 15:38:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Micro bead and Antibacterial soap, RIP
NapQueen202 ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 20:09:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Microbeads were bad for the environment and I want to say will be officially outlawed in 2017. The plastic beads would pass through water filtering systems and go straight into the ocean.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I am aware of the impact/consequences of these beads, never used the bead soap but antibacterial seemed most common when shopping for generic* cheap liquid hand soap
arcanemachined ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 20:42:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Got some good news for you then:
EDIT: Obligatory bitching about the single downvote I received. SUCK IT TRICLOSAN LOVERS, YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!
BigGrizzDipper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I don't have a preference
metastasis_d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We are antibacterial.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are they taking it out of toothpaste, too?
scy1192 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can switch to alcohol-based stuff like hand sanitizer if you're really worried
RAproblems ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:04:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you can't. Norovirus and C. diff (two of the germs that make you vomit and diarrhea) aren't killed by alcohol based hang sanitizer. You need soap and water to wash them away.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am not, but do use alcohol sanitizer occasionally
Krivvan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:54:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've noticed that too. Whenever I ended up with antibacterial soap it's always because I just picked up something generic on the cheaper end. You'd think it'd be more expensive not less.
ncnotebook ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk if antibacterial was ever cool, but you still see them in public restrooms.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:21:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are they limiting use *to public restrooms after the FDA ban (pretty sure that's the agency that banned it)?
ddosn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are they banning antibacterial soap?
scy1192 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Triclosan is ineffective and contributes to antibacterial resistance (pathogens become stronger as a result of improperly applied antibiotics). Consumers are convinced they need it to be clean though so it'd be suicide if a company stopped using it while everyone else does.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't lie to us.
Obama hates this country so much he is opening our bathrooms and our innocent hands to FOREIGN bacteria.
iushciuweiush ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't banning them, they just can't be labeled as antibacterial anymore because they haven't been shown to give any added antibacterial benefit over standard soap. Consequently, soap brands are just removing the antibacterial ingredients because they're an unnecessary expense if you can't advertise it as such.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+they+banning+anti+bacterial+soap&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS700US701&oq=why+are+they+banning+anti+bacterial+soap&aqs=chrome..69i57.17035j0j7&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
ddosn ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, the bars of soap, not the bottled liquid versions? My mistake.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on if it contains any the 19 ingredients they added to the banned list, regardless if liquid or not
ncnotebook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not exactly knowledgeable in that, but I would guess it's not an instant ban. They probably would have a year or so, I suspect.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:07:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti bacterial soap is only good in your head. They have said there is no data to support that it's an effective methods to reduce infection.
SonicCharmeleon ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except micro-beads sucked ass.
BigGrizzDipper ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:15:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Luckily the FDA agrees, never used them myself really
ichegoya ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rest in Pieces all over the ocean.
:(
BigGrizzDipper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:52:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah when I first read the report a few months ago I was appalled. Luckily I didn't use it more than a handful of times (never bought a bottle)
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anal beads and lube, let it rip
BigGrizzDipper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
let it riiiiiip
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ojs_CK2tGfc
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rip-p-p-p-p
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:50:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rest in Hell, microbeads, the ocean hates you.
vrgr23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This harmful shit shouldn't rest in peace.
JRBrandon15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, topical
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good riddance
KSPReptile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, I just had to google what microbeads were and I have never ever seen them before and didn't even know they existed.
spiralheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved those damn beads before I found out they didn't degrade and were going to taint the water supply for everyone :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank god.
MrPickEm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They replaced micro beads with sand and diatamatious earth.
Killa-Byte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:17 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit's fucking sandpaper in soap form, glad its being banned so I dont have to wash my face in sandpaper on accidnet.
posamobile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:02 on September 23, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anal beads are the in thing now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it counts as micro beads, but the soap I have at work has pumice in it I think, and it is the best soap. I know micro beads are the devil when it comes to the environment, but they work really well to clean hands
SoWhatComesNext ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:30:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pumice is stone/dirt/minerals, microbeads are plastic. Small but significant difference.
Most mechanic soaps come with lots of pumice.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a mechanics soap. But I've used micro bead soap before, it works in the same way
SoWhatComesNext ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, but microbeads don't break down. That's why getting rid of microbeads was such a big deal.
oOshwiggity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava soap? Lava also has orange oil in it. That stuff cleans off EVERYTHING and gets gum out of hair. Magic
BigGrizzDipper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pumice infused soap I believe is fine, and I have apumice infused bar I've been using
BlackBox- ยท 3109 points ยท Posted at 11:18:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making a circle with you fingers and punching anyone who looked at it
Womblist ยท 2038 points ยท Posted at 12:36:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Circle's gotta be below your waist, too.
Also they get to punch you if they can put their finger in the circle.
Mini_True ยท 703 points ยท Posted at 13:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you get to punch them if you can snap your fingers shut fast enough to catch their's!
snowdoggg ยท 329 points ยท Posted at 14:01:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, you get to punch them for as long as you can hold on to that finger for!
Womblist ยท 368 points ยท Posted at 14:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oooh, a spicy variation!
ego49er ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:28:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If these were the rules amongst my past classmates I'd appreciate it more.
wolfbear ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're in my gang
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah fuck this is Guna be cool again, & I'm defiantly guna be a part of it...
Disk_Mixerud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My friends and I played the variant where you get to punch them if you can punch them. However, if they can punch you, they get to punch you.
No silly circles, or other bullshit.
We punched each other a lot.
Pretty sure someone tried to introduce this game at some point, and it went something like:
"You looked at the circle! Now I get to punch you!"
"Huh?"
*Punch*
"Yeah, if you make this circle, then when somebody looks at it you..."
*Punches back harder*
avanross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then you kiss
Spirit_Theory ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maintains the spirit of the game, I'll allow it.
yolo-swaggot ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But if they can slip it in and out, then you gotta soaka dey cork...
gavriloe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you just get to break whatever finger you catch. High stakes
metompkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then you get to fart because they pulled your finger.
Womblist ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 13:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES! I couldn't remember if the rule was catching their finger or just dodging the poke. I guess if you dodge the poke you still get to hit them, cos they totally saw the circle.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not about them seeing it, its about them looking directly at it. Seeing it in peripheral vision is how they win (didn't know the stuff where they get to hit the person making the circle though)
Mountain_Dougie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:48:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can look at theirs if you look through your own circle.
jbarnes222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So really its a major advantage to have the circle deployed rather than be observant for ir.
Hawklet98 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The circle must be broken.
StephenNotSteve ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:36:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just theirs. No apostrophe. Like hers.
Mini_True ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
English is my second language. Thank you for correcting me! Would you happen to know why there's no apostrophe? Is it because it's already a possessive determiner?
StephenNotSteve ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:13:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something like that. English is full of confusing quirks; however, yours is better than that of many here.
Fendicano ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya but if they break the circle fast enough then it's two punches
Mini_True ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At that point, I think the game has changed from "circles and fingers" to "let's just punch each other"
nollan454 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And if you can snap your fingers shut so fast that you take their finger off, you get to go home with their hand.
Throoweweiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my school you got to punch them till they get their finger out
Cdf12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
House rule, not officially sanctioned.
AdamBombTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At what point does the game stop and the fighting really start?
aNightOwll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you get to punch them if you are faster and just punch them!!! Yay
trullette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is where the differences in boys and girls becomes a more realistic thing.
leroyyrogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such a homoerotic game over all
SurfaceThreeSix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you get to break their finger and punch them in the throat...
andthendirksaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What like looping their loop? I never had this part involved but I like it.
Mini_True ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no what I meant is: When they try to stick their finger into your circle, you close the circle and catch their finger.
andthendirksaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhh that was kinda a while separate thing. Then there was the upside down version of the "ok" hand sign and you got to punch someone if they looked at or below the waist. Those were just two diff things we played in totally different years now that I think of it. Had no idea that was all one game for people.
h83r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our rule was you can punch the person as long as you could hold their finger
jbluntt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thought that got nerfed?
triple_OG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:10 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and if when you throw the punch you get them to flinch by stopping yourself you get to hit them twice. "Two for flinching"
Pillagerguy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:31:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Catch their is?
Mini_True ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apostrophe followed by an S doesn't have to be contraction. It may also show posession, as in โfast enough to catch Peter's fingerโ.
Pillagerguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"their" is already possessive, idiot.
Mini_True ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, English is my second language and this was a rule I didn't know yet.
Please try to be nicer!
mostdope28 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta break the circle
Schaggy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Below the shoulder where I came up
ShatsnerBassoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Two for flinching"
RetroRN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite high school past time.
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Below the shoulder were our rules
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard that rule
That's the best... payback!
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has to be below their waist too
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, never encountered that one. We kind of had a "don't be a dick" approach. If you jump into someone's eyeline and circle them, nobody's gonna let that count..
Letsbebff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone is sitting down then you can walk up to them at eye level. That's why we have a rule that it has to be below both waists instead of just yours.
fltemp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When my friend first did that to me I had a good chuckle. The next time he did it I was ready. I whipped out my limp member and shoved it in that circle as hard and deep as possible.
We all know who won on that day.
a_white_american_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best trick I learned in the army regarding that game is you can punch those assholes who try that game whenever you want.
Bradp13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We play below the knee. But the knee can be raised.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
....that seems so obvious now, but I never remember anyone doing it.
zerogear5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no homo
MuonManLaserJab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to play a different game where I punched people who made a circle with their fingers below their waist.
Rhllor_Lordoflight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you put your finger in someone's circle, we normally tell them they have to suck our dick.
offsprung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We always played by the rule that they had to break the circle to be able to punch you!
hezur6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck, was that "game" played over at the US too? It just blew my mind, with all the cultural differences between places, you'd expect silly kid games in the '90s to be at least a bit different between the US and Spain, but it's the exact same thing.
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:05:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the UK, but it certainly seems that way...
fourunner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:06:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
West coast U.S., yes it was.
DontLaughAtMyName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two for flinching!!
mhead526 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's making a comeback. I'm 17 and this summer I went to a precollege program. People played that constantly. Even during a habitat build, people played it on the scaffolding. Probably not the safest idea
G00bernaculum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where did the finger in hole thing come from? I feel like that evolved everywhere spontaneously
LocalMexican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that. If someone tries to finger my fingercircle, they're getting punched.
Pinecone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was this game made up in Malcolm in the middle?
ReeceChops44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did anyone else have strict rules about the punching process? Our rule was mark it, punch it, wipe it off. If you didn't do that, you got punched back.
QQcumber ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wouldn't they call the cops if you attempt to finger their vagina randomly?
Womblist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mentaljewelry ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no NO. That's not how it works at all. If they look at the circle, you get to swipe your finger across their tricep in an X shape, then punch it, then wipe it off. If you do not wipe it off, they get to return the favor.
Edit: If anyone can tell me the proper way to play Thumbmaster, I will give you Reddit gold.
Womblist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's probably not a "proper" way. Odds are there's some regional variation like we've seen here...
mentaljewelry ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then give me the correct regional variation. Heh.
Black_Hipster ยท 223 points ยท Posted at 13:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend got the idea of taking a picture of his hand doing this, then sending it to everyone on his friends list.
xCloudbox ยท 615 points ยท Posted at 13:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend sent me this the other day
http://i.imgur.com/cP2bYu7.jpg
I rolled my eyes and asked him how old we are now. We're over 30.
vearson26 ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 14:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine broke his hand playing this game at the bar one night
Havana_aan_de_Waal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:49:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did he manage to do that?
vearson26 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he's a drunken idiot.
Crumbletoast ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:34:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same
aaronrenoawesome ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm thirty and my friends and I snapchat the hand-circle at least weekly. ๐
briandamge ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/sIlNIVXpIns
netmier ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're friends with the lead singer of Nickleback?
Metoocentaur ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at this graaaaph!
docfunbags ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:46:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
40 here, just shared it to facebook!!!
edit: sweet 6 FB likes!!! almost as satisfying as karma.
has anyone ever worked out the FB Like to Reddit Karma ratio?
sp00ks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing how you have 6 friends and 6 likes and there is over 200 million users and you got 40 likes... I would say you do better on facebook over strangers on the internet.
(โ๏พโ๏พ)โ nahh, we love ya
rasheemhashmir ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:06:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the fucking Brian.
smiles134 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
now I just sent this to all my friends
F0LEY ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't count, he's holding it above his waist
SarahFJ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 42 and sent this to my 36 year old brother and his friends the other day. It's hilarious. No shame.
im_at_work0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like your question to him was unnecessary :)
mrbugle81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't count, has to be below the waist.
Our sales manager would do it when we were talking to customers and then when he got us he'd be like "come into my office when you're done" and then punch you.
SapienChavez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but it has to be below the waist.
SteelyEly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's hilarious. I'm almost 30 and remember this game quite fondly.
It gave me an excuse to punch my friends. :D
meanderling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good thing he told you how old you were. It must be difficult to go through life not knowing.
Panoolied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sending this to my wife, and I'm 30 on Sunday. Idc.
the_CA_speedball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's also clearly above the waist. You should have met up with him to punch him.
GenkiElite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Above the waist. Doesn't count.
N0T-PENNYS-B0AT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stay gold...
thebrennc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It makes me laugh.
sonny_goliath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ooh big responsible adult man wouldnt dare have fun with his friends
Wikidclowne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I'm over 30 and still do the circle on rare occasions.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty good! Have to seen the weird video edit where they make him say 'look at this graph'? ... I don't know why but it makes me laugh every time
https://youtu.be/sIlNIVXpIns
myheadhurtsalot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I put this on my Jeep, it's fantastic seeing people punch each other at stoplights.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My husband did that to me years ago, in a text msg
lynchedlandlord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Post it to your snap story then you've got them all
JennyBeckman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I drew it on a sticky note then left it on the floor by my desk. Whenever someone stopped to pick up the paper, comprehension dawned and they had to take the hit.
Abraxas212 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐
thor_away92 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:24:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son of a bitch my phone is crotch level
InVultusSolis ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 14:26:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard of this, what the fuck is it?
OutOfNiceUsernames ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 15:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to UD,
So something rather similar to The Game, Iโd say. Incidentally, youโve also just lost the game.
scansinboy ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My boss at my last job tried that. He is also a coach of a HD football team and can be a little bit of a machine asshole at times, and said that they do this all the time. He made the symbol, got me to look at it, and then proclaimed that he got me to look at it.
I just replied, "I have no idea what that means." He tried to explain it but I was all like " Yeah, sure. Whatever." He walked away with a defeated look on his face. It was glorious.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He... he might be a robot.
I_make_things ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:52:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HA HA I ENJOY HUMAN FOOTBALL ALSO.
Phaedrus360 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:29:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God Dammit
TRFKTA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What that doesn't state is that if you put your finger through the hole before they take it away, you get to punch the person who tried to get you to look
thenebular ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:36:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAMMIT!
PM_Me_Somethin_Juicy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:27:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called ball gazing. It's like a "haha you're gay you looked at my dick that I framed with my hand"
Loneluna ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been like 6 years and I still don't understand The Game. sigh
Gumby621 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I concede that I've just lost The Game. Now, given that I've already lost, would you care to explain what it is?
Juicebox2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GOD DAMMIT ITS BEEN ALMOST HALF A FUCKIN YEAR AND I LOST
TheReallyRealNick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dang it I lost at the game
baltihorse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn you, I had a good streak going! I don't care if people in high school even thought it was dumb, I'm 26 years old and I'm still playing The Game. It's just corny enough that I like it P:
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you! I just lost the game.
fcmk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You little shit you did this to me
Smarag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fUCK YOIU
rasheemhashmir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forgot the part where fingering the hole nets 2 punches on the circler.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son of a bitch
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeembo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:51:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a sfw version of the dick game from Waiting..
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:01:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You can't just pull down your pants and say 'Hey look at my dick!' You gotta be sneeeaky...."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go home tonight and play with yourself. Were always looking for something new
Da1Godsend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It always bothered me that they never blatantly said how many kicks "The Goat" was worth.
578_Sex_Machine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids these days... They've lost our values!
9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me neither. I'd be like, "WTF?" and punch him back.
draco974 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still going strong in the uk :/
scalding_butter_guns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Australia :\
snipethencelly ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:29:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother and I still bust this out randomly from time to time.
Phaedrus360 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had to check you weren't my brother then
derpface360 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:50:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punching? It's a slap on the neck at my school.
RapNVideoGames ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 12:28:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slap? You got to poke him with a box cutter at my school
hamburger_2 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 12:40:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poke him box cutters? We slice their arm with a knife at my school
Another_Average_guy ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 13:02:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slice their arm with a knife? We could put a bullet in their leg at my school
dolphinhj ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 13:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullet in the leg? We could kiss them gingerly on the small of rheir back at my school.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:00:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Ragnrok ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:15:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gay
PsychoAgent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I AM NOW CHOPPING OFF PHYLLIS' HEAD WITH A CHAINSAW!
Ollietron3000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Appropriate
vayneonmymain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullet in the leg? We got to poke them in the eyes at our school
5upralapsarian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:48:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put a bullet in their leg? We would take them to Detroit at my school
APPLEZACKS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bullet in their leg? We torture their families and then mercilessly rip them limb from limb at my school
TakeMeToChurchill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put a bullet in their leg? We drop a few mortar shells on their house at my school
Derpywhaleshark7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:08:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys don't use chainsaws?
noitems ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We called those coofy in my elementary school, but it was always after someone said something stupid or incorrect.
derpface360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much the same here. They're just called "necks" (so clever) , and people did it when they did something stupid and when they saw the sign.
CakeSwag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THATS A NECK BOIII
krackbaby2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta punch them in the arm or in the tit if they're really fat
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever someone would punch me for this I would just punch them back. This was never cool, it was always something that annoying kid trying desperately hard to be cool did.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Ok punch me.
LaserBeamsCattleProd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or punch buggies. If someone punches me in the shoulder because they see a stupid VW Beetle, I'll brood. I'll be super angry and keep it inside til I die.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:47:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called "slug-bug" in developed countries.
empyreanmax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In second grade a beetle parked right outside the window of our classroom and everything was chaos
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The asshole game! We still play it. Fuck... I was got last week... at work!
bonerchamp316 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dez Bryant brought it back for Cowboys training camp
Ziggy_Drop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had this too, it appears to be continental, where the fuck did it start?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few coworkers and I go on a walk after lunch every day. And one of them always has his hands in that symbol. They were all confused when I brought it up. He wasn't doing it on purpose.
darleysam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try, now take your beatings.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was already uncool when I went to elementary school. Like 25 years ago...
rhino2348 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend group still does this constantly lol
Kingdomheartsfan891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah we brought that back at my high school a couple of years back lol, it spread to the other schools around the county
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why was that ever a thing?
jkfgrynyymuliyp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did it to my brother the other day. I'm 35 and he's 33. That might be more about brothers than the timelessness of the fingercirclepunchthing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my friends just recently started doing this and I love it.
gabriot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
farting and saying safety
sidhantsv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/circlejerk
treywhited ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We just got a new guy at work who loves doing this. Everyone already hates him.
hoaxoner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's making a comeback!
Source: I still play it. I'm in my 30s
Spe333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it still cool at high school reunions?
Just the hand sign, not punching someone for it. (I don't remember us punching each other)
north_west16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still do that hahaha so much fun
clarko21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you serious! Thats the epitome of cool... Probably invented by The Fonz himself! My friends brought that back a few years ago (as mature adults), its still classic trust me
TRFKTA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone has obviously looked at one too many circles below the waist
jk147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am so old that I don't even know what that is.
We uses to punch each other when you see a classic Beatle. Punch buggy no punch backs!
RedPill0829 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still around in Port Jervis NY
Source: My Brother
2016canfuckitself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit was never "cool". Everybody just did it and by the time everyone caught on it just disappeared. God I hated middle school
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah cause you'll probably get sued for "assault" and have a felony on your record these days.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off! This is the only legal way I get to hit my wife.
lukenog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never done it as a circle, where I live the game has always involved an extended thumb and index finger like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/lmYMN
Also we do a slap on the neck instead of a punch, but if the target says "self serve" before the perpetrator can say "no self serve", then the target is allowed to slap himself on the neck instead. Also if the perpetrator says "friends and family" everyone in the room has to slap the target on the neck too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, no, my friends still do it. Mind you they're all huge nerds.
Just-Another-Person ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, I didn't know that was uncool now. I still do that to my younger brother.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone explain what the fuck this is?
bananaman15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a game school kids have been playing since forever. You take your hand and make the "OK" sign and hold it below your waist. You then have to trick someone into looking right at it. If they do you get to punch them. BUT if they get their finger through the O in your hand without looking then they get to hit you.
wolfgang8810 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ballgazer!
GreenAce92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh bro you flinched! You owe me a mortgage.
DrRocknRolla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. This was big in my High School in fucking South America and I absolutely had no idea a) that it was that popular and b) where the hell it came from.
isubird33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 25....this is still cool.
ewd444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a student teacher for middle school and a 6th grader did that to me yesterday, so apparently not.
bambuubanga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait.. my friends played this game but never punched me... what kinda violent friends do you have?
BryceBee123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot about this! My friend inserted a full page picture of himself doing the circle on the back page of the yearbook our senior year.
jdepps113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My father and his group of friends were doing this shit in the 50's.
MountainEmperor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends and i haven't stopped doing it for about 10+ years. Not that often anymore but everyother day you look into that circle and feel like a idiot.
x47-Shift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man everyone I work with still does this. Get punched at least twice a day.
pine420apple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost 30 and my friends and I have started playing this game again recently, guess I'm no longer cool
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone does that to me I just punch them in the face immediately and tell them to grow the fuck up.
Or say, "If you punch me, prepare for the beating of your life"
duhmountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool, mainly because it's no longer cool.
jalapina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends and I still do this
TamarinFisher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is an ongoing office game.. I knew I wasn't cool anymore.
RunningForIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 23 and started doing this with my coworkers. They all dissed me at first but then we all did it to each other (about 10 of us ranging from 23-30yo). Instead of punching I just flicked peoples noses though when they would look down.
It got to the point we would email pictures to each other or print them out and hide them in a stack of papers. It was pretty fun but after a month we all kinda stopped doing it.
widowmakeR24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didnt we use testicles for this? Or was everything a little to sexually hektic when i was growing up.. and alot of people saw my balls.
krackbaby2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had our 10-year high school reunion earlier this summer.
They got me :(
bongggblue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We never had a name for that game, it was just "the game"...
Bitlovin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, two for flinching.
DigNitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah prison
Good memories.
Msmadmama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since when is that not cool. That is fucking timeless!
entreri22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the hell? How did my small middleschool class have this game!? We had no outside contact with other schools!
allothernamestaken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need to start doing this again.
CurraheeAniKawi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, my son and his best friend in high school are still doing this. They're freshmen but both captains of their football team and considered "fire" (aka cool). But instead of punching they slap each other on the back of the neck. And the circle either has to be below the waist or above the head.
The_LionTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is still a fun game to play if you work in restaurants/bars.
Booty_Is_Life_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a billboard near where I live with that on it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e0JCmHBA44
One of my favorite episodes from Malcolm in the Middle is "Dinner Out", where the boys play the circle game throughout. Stevie's is the best by far.
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how these things spread. I'm from Belgium and here we do this too (or used to, although my brother still does this occasionally). I'm assuming they do it in Asia too, and maybe in South-America, etc.
And it all started with one kid who thought it was funny to punch someone for looking inside a finger-made circle.
workana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My coworkers still do this.
PM_ME_SOME_STORIES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Highschoolers still do it
Source: worked with high schoolers over the summer
Karpman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking christ I hated that the moment I saw it in middle school. You get to punch me after I looked at your hand that you moved so I would look at it? You just get to make this up? How about I make up a rule where I gouge your eyes out if you try that again?!
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean this, yeah a lot of people i know still do it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, guys at my job are still doing this.
MightyBooshs2e5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never stopped playing
OiiBlowHole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We still do that at our highschool. Yet again, this last year at our school you weren't cool unless you had a kendama.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I'm pretty sure that's still cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit, I still pay this along with my close friends and family and coworkers. One of those stupid games that bring moral up a little bit.
We just don't punch each other though.
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or you're simply not cool enough to understand it.
zakkalaska ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah man, just got back from deployment and this kept us very entertained.
fearmypoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is still popular. Not cool, but popular.
edit: circles around your eyes with your fingers is a thing, and if someone looks at you while you do it they punch you. but you can put 4 fingers (like paper from Rock Paper scissors) between your eyes to break it and hit em' back.
xthemoonx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its called ball gazing. try and guess how that started considering the rules.
Annabelle_Sheffie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deutsch game
Tana1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and "The Game" If you don't know what that is then you won't ever lose if you do know what it is......Ha! You lose
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? When I was at school people would just punch me for no real reason, or kick me against the bins, throw things at me. But now look who is laughing! While they left school and got somewhat well paying jobs, I am sat here unemployed for most of the last 4 years and don't even have any friends! Haha..ha...cries in the corner
HopsDrinker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a name for this game? We did it as kids and everyone I know knows the game no matter where they are from, but I've never heard anyone use a name for it.
ManWithYourPlan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool.
anonymousclimber ยท 298 points ยท Posted at 12:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Windows needing to restart for any reason ever. It's 2016, just do it live!
SquaredUp2 ยท 132 points ยท Posted at 13:54:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' thing sucks!
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:40:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"To play us out" What does that mean? It doesn't mean anything!
mutantbabysnort ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:41:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no words on it!
alt213 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:24:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://youtu.be/Qy-Y3HJNU_s
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is throwing a giant manbaby tantrum still cool?
SquaredUp2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ask Bill O'Reilly. He might know.
ser-bounce-alot ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calm down Mr. O'Reilly.
randarrow ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than Windows 3.1. Oh, you want to switch between programs for any reason? Better reboot first, just in case.
gameld ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Windows 10 will still require reboots to update, and you may not get to tell it when it is going to update.
michaelfarker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:03:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We were saying something similar with regard to Windows 95. Understanding the word "kernel" and the pros and cons of patching one without restarting may not ever be cool though.
CRAZEDDUCKling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say that as if you don't need to restart your phone after a firmware update.
kjjones08 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Linux master race
ddosn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like Linux, but a lot of the distros for consumer use (as opposed to the ones that mainly focus on corporate/expert use) are overrated.
The only good Distro I've used is Mint, and even that has issues.
I also think the percieved issues with Windows are also exagerrated.
JuicePiano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Switched to Linux Mint a few months ago and I'm never going back to Windows. Ever.
Bluespeaks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing keeping me tethered to Windows is certain software and games... Have a dual-boot but it's not the same
FrenchBread147 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:20:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That seems a bit like saying "I shouldn't have to stop driving to have maintenance performed on my car." You just can't change core files while the OS is running. Do you shut your computer down at night? I've never had Windows 10 ask me to restart.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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FrenchBread147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never had Windows 10 restart on me without asking. And I really can't even remember it requesting a restart either.
superdisk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had it happen. Just once is too much.. I lost a lot of effort while working on a program.
It's a pretty common complaint about Windows 10, and I was surprised to see how sudden it really was... one second, you're computing, the next second the screen fades to black and it's restarting.
FrenchBread147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry that happened to you. I'd be pissed too.
Was it a while ago? I only got 10 in January, so maybe they changed the update procedure due to complaints?
Anomalyzero ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you gave it permission to automatically restart.
Maysock ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:26:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that a certain other operating system doesn't need to restart every time something is changed in system, even as low as the kernel level. And that's been the case for decades.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Maysock ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No booboo, the one that doesn't come with an aluminum, passively cooled pricegouge. It's the one that's incredibly effective birth control.
illonlyusethisonceok ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can if the OS isn't garbage.
FrenchBread147 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:43:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much negativity.
I'm really not impressed by Windows 10 and have criticized it on Reddit before, but calling it garbage is just being overly dramatic.
illonlyusethisonceok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An OS that can't update without restarting is garbage.
FrenchBread147 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I realize you think it's so great that Linux doesn't need to restart to update, but there is a catch. The changes in the update still don't take effect until the system is restarted. Any processes that are running will still be running the older version.
So you can say, Windows can't update without restarting, but I'd argue Linux doesn't truly run the most updated version without a restart either. Window's is just asking you to get it over with (likely for security reasons), where as this may be a lesser concern on Linux where in the install base is much smaller.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It never was cool. Windows still does restart at times for updates.
Jiiprah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Linux machine doesn't need to restart. Why the fuck does my windows machine? And why doesn't it know I'm playing Rocket League? Don't do updates during gaming.
dcel8 ยท 10233 points ยท Posted at 11:14:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Bourne2bwild ยท 4940 points ยท Posted at 11:39:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After parents infiltrated
luckytaurus ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or users became parents over the last decade
NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those poor people.
YellowCulottes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes this is me. But my Mother and Mother in law are now both on Facebook. Yeah killed it.
superjerkingoff187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is reddit affected by all the parents on here?
CrazyOtto87 ยท 2547 points ยท Posted at 12:37:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A limerick for ya...
A half-billion kids in the pool!
My friends were on Facebook at school.
But no one was glad
To be friended by dad.
With parents, it ceased to be cool.
[deleted] ยท 493 points ยท Posted at 13:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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CrazyOtto87 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 13:17:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or some small-ass kids.
screen317 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:59:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Small ass-kids
NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:09:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes indeed.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:56:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just 500,000,000 Milpools.
Digital_Rocket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Petty sure that children usually don't have big asses
InsanePsycologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some small ass-kids
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*bomb-ass
TheCatcherOfThePie ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's even bigger than my big ass-pool.
darksingularity1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:16:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant xkcd but I'm on mobile and don't want to find the link.
ALoadingScreen ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got you fam
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:20:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant xkcd.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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westhoff0407 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite thing.
LevelSevenLaserLotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beat me to it by 3 hours!
Billybobsatan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:38:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For you
angry_badger32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:46:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you grind 'em up first.
Firegrazer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a bomb-ass pool.
SoManyNinjas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, someone just...uh...contaminated it.
pyroSeven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom already takes half the pool.
Bitlovin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a lot of pee in it too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bomb-ass pool
bitwize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's too many kids in this tub,
There's too many elbows to scrub.
I just washed a behind
That I'm sure wasn't mine,
There's too many kids in this tub.
Horsedawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's average-sized for the kind of money one makes directing mutant movies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sized for your mom
thecrimsoncoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It could be the ocean...
coifox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like Michael Jackson's pool
unclefishbits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much pee.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone came in the pool.
michaelfarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"That's a big ass-pool"
... is no longer cool. Time to read XKCD to find a new hobby.
PM_ME_A_RANDOM_THING ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I clearly heard this in my head as read by Bill Kurtis.
SnoopWhale ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:19:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no this was clearly meant to be read by Carl Kassel
Joe4422 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard Frank Ocean.
KrabbHD ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook isn't about it being cool, it's practically infrastructure at this point.
dirtyLizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a shameless plug for /r/OCPoetry
We don't get a lot of funny poems and we'd really appreciate you!
CrazyOtto87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! I wasn't aware of that sub. Looks interesting. I've been posting at times on /r/limericks but there's not much going on there.
If people would be interested in my crappy limericks, I'd be honoured to post them.
What's the policy on obscenity, though? Much of the stuff I come up with is somewhat (or very much) NSFW.
dirtyLizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as you aren't actively trolling another user anything goes.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, again. I subscribed and have been reading the feedback guidelines, posted poems, and sharethreads.
nelsonmavrick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok Parzival, now do one as a quatrain.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iambic pentameter? ABAB rhyme scheme? No sweat. :)
In days of yore, the Facebook base was young.
I'd post my vids, I'd chat and like with friends.
But then with me my mom was there among,
So there my Facebook story sadly ends.
nelsonmavrick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol awesome
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
thefugue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the most NPR joke I ever saw on Reddit.
booknerd24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's sad that I saw this on facebook before than the original comment
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I made Facebook! Big time, baby!
booknerd24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He made it seem like it was his though lol
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's ok.
salikoid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:15:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To the tune of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"?
CrazyOtto87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure that it exactly fits, given the syllable count, but perhaps it could depending on what lyrics you use. I've heard variations. How do you sing it?
salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well oops i guess my syllable counting was really off this morning
GetItReich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Works better when you match the syllable count.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Not a bad idea, however I'm not sure I agree.
The traditional limerick meter is anapaest, which is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one (da da dum). Sometimes the first unstressed syllable per line is dropped. This is called acephaly.
For To be friends with dad to be line four, "be" would need to be stressed. I don't think that's a natural way to say that line. "Friends" stressed would make more sense, but this doesn't fit.
Also, traditionally, if there isn't a natural break after line three (period, comma, semi-colon, or pause in speaking) limericks often keep the anapaestic meter through lines three and four together, reading and scanning as a single line:
But no one was glad to be friended by dad.
Anyway, thanks again, and YMMV.
GetItReich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I'm no poet (though limericks are my favorite), and you obviously know a lot more about this than I do. It certainly makes a lot more sense to read lines three and four as one line - I didn't know you could do that.
Thanks for the interesting knowledge :)
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:25:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries. Again, you don't have to read those lines that way, and you can't assume that the reader will do so. Given that, your point is certainly valid. Many limerick writers do match syllable counts in lines three and four for that very reason.
DOAKES_MOTHAFUCKA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limericks are fuckin lame.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No argument there.
carraway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you doing this.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find it amusing, and an interesting challenge to stick to the meter, rhyme scheme, syllable count, and try to tell a little story.
auxiliary-character ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine when parents get on 4chan.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sign of the Apocalypse...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds like Migos.
KO__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahae stealing this one !!
KO__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I'll use this one! Thanks for sharing ;)
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries. Use away. Be my guest.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see so many limericks with clumsy cadences, it's kind of a relief to see one written with the proper flow.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Appreciate it. Mangled ones drive me crazy as well. I try to stick within the traditional guidelines for meter.
ProlapseFromCactus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted just because you aren't /u/poem_for_your_sprog.
MacDerfus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do I win Carl Kasell's voice on my voice-mail now?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you get what syllables are? cuz...
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think so. Something wrong?
setsewerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of Shel Silverstein
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Nice of you to say.
SteelTheWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look Carl, you're not supposed to say the last word. That's for us to guess for meaningless points.
CrazyOtto87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. I'll keep that in mind next time.
bulletm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Settle down, Carl Kasell
tygamer15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My guy friends all added my dad because they thought he's cool (though he hardly posts anything on Facebook besides his golf scores). And my mom added my chick friends. I never heard complaints.
Chyld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get an upvote for writing a limerick that actually follows the limerick cadence properly, which seems to be a rare talent on the internet. Good show!
Redhavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really jammed those words in
DooDooBrownz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and tinder is now 18+
where does a young man look for ass?
there is always grindr
or black people finder
but most prefer sites with more class
NCSUGrad2012 ยท 365 points ยท Posted at 12:11:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got rid of mine 2 months ago, don't miss it at all.
RapNVideoGames ยท 515 points ยท Posted at 12:22:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would delete it but then I get logged out of other websites
AtomicHM ยท 359 points ยท Posted at 14:06:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
looking at you spotify..
[deleted] ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 15:30:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's possible to dissociate your facebook and keep your spotify accoint. A pain in the ass, but doable in 5-10 minutes
officialxian ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:15:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ninja Edit; if you made the account through Spotify and didn't link facebook, then later linked to FB, then you can unlink them, but that's the only time you can unlink them
No you can't, not anymore at least. Earlier this year I was setting up to delete my Facebook and I even contacted Spotify to see if there was a way to remove the association - there isn't. I had to make a new Spotify account.
Cowpunk21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? When did you do this? I ulinked mine like 3 or 4 months ago. I had to create a new account and they moved all my playlists over to the new account.
officialxian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably 7 months ago. When I signed up to Spotify I signed up using my Facebook. They said I had to create a new account but I had to manually move my songs and playlists over.
Cowpunk21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird. They did all that for me.
officialxian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chock it up to bad luck I guess haha
veganchaos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was able to unlink FB from Spotify earlier this year. Now my username is a long number.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure I made my account through facebook but I could be wrong about that. I'll have to look into it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even though you have to make a new Spotify account, if you contact support@Spotify.com they can help you by transferring your old account information (playlists, followers, etc.) to the new account. I deleted my Facebook and it is permanently gone and this is the only solution to recover your information.
Source: Currently going through this with their tech support and they assured me that they can reconnect your old account with the new one, will update once I have access again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Special Delivery: http://m.imgur.com/nRCSFVu,FTqf0jt
OMG__Ponies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is? Any links?? Advice on how to do it?
MathTheUsername ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:26:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to Spotify support, you have to create a new account without using Facebook. Then you can submit a support ticket to have all your playlists and whatnot transferred to your new account.
lost_james ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/comments/2phwhb/found_an_actual_solution_to_deactivating_facebook/
99Winters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff like that makes me happy I got Spotify when it was first starting out.
BeerBellies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And during that 5-10 minute time you need to keep deactivating your facebook account because spotify keeps logging you into facebook. GAH I'm pulling my hair out just thinking about it.
Daven-McClellan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHY CANT I LOG IN WITH MY GOOGLE?
folkadots ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:35:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there nothing you can do about this??? I wanted to delete my FB SO many times but then my Spotify account disappears :(
Unclecavemanwasabear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You totally can! I did it a few months ago. There are a ton of guides out there. Here's the one I used. . Hopefully it's still relevant!
folkadots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You rock, thank you!!
Unclecavemanwasabear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem! I remember how pissed off I was when I thought I'd have to lose everything or keep Facebook forever.
MathTheUsername ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:29:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I talked to support about this just a couple weeks ago. You have to make a new account, and then request that they transfer your playlists and everything to your new account.
ssean13099 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:53:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you send them an email they'll separate the accounts ;)
uberharderon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:02:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you did that?
ssean13099 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it's magical.
MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming you had an email account that you linked to Facebook rather than signing up with Facebook.
If you signed up with Facebook, there aren't two accounts to separate.
sophaloph ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy cakeday to you!
psymonprime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely a pain in the ass.
64BitCarbide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just login with yodur fb email and associated password. You dont need to do anything more.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can make a new account and request a transfer for leaving facebook. They move all of your stuff over for you. Did this last month and their customer support had great turn around.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have facebook and I have a spotify account.
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, that's /u/RapNVideoGames
jarrettbrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad that I never did this.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to create a new account and then contact Spotify to merge them when I deleted my Facebook. Worth it, but it shouldn't be that difficult. Haven't been on Facebook at all in 2016 and it's such an amazing feeling!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I have a dummy Facebook account. Has no friends, no posts, I set all the security settings to make invisible. But I can sign into stuff on my phone with 2 taps if I need to.
Deputy_McNuggets ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just realized how stuck with Facebook I am.. If I ever wanted to get rid of it or make a new one, all the things I couldn't be bothered signing up for and just clicked "log in with Facebook" I would lose.
Raf99 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:29:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The worst thing you can do on the Web is sign in with Facebook through other websites. You should just send them your wallet and house keys in the mail.
clarko21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:14:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always wonder about this, but why is it actually bad?
sharpie36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not. The worst they're going to do is show you targeted advertising. People are just paranoid because "omg corporations are evil"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:27:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lastpass.
Master_Tallness ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What an absolutely absurd comparison. The worst thing you do on the web is have a simple and easy to guess password that you use for everything.
sharpie36 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understand this line of thinking. What, exactly, do you think is going to happen?
Raf99 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:15:29 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you think will happen when one of the sites gets hacked? Your shared info will tag along. This and you don't know what the sites share between each other. There is a documentary about this scenario on how to get in your bank account they need into your phone account. To get the phone account they needed into your email account. And to get that they simply hacked one of the sites you shared your login info with.
sharpie36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:33 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of this made any sense. What do your phone accounts and email accounts have to do with Facebook? You can't use Facebook to log in to your Gmail or Verizon account. You also shouldn't be putting anything on your Facebook that isn't already publicly available information.
tinyporcelainunicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they pay for postage! I don't want to go to the post office just to buy stamps
slothsandbadgers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck it. If those sites want to force you to use facebook, delete it anyway. That's a business model that's going to receive backlash in upcoming years.
Marimba_Ani ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. It'll be painful for a minute, but start converting account logins to email address or username or whatever.
andy83991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yea, shit! I forgot why I re-downloaded it. That's such a pain in the ass.
hpliferaft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's indeed how they getcha.
BeerBellies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats easily one of the most infuriating things about facebook. Its way too integrated with EVERYTHING.
ApprovalNet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, some people use their real Facebook account for logging in to other sites?
StickyGoodness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tinder
CptSandblaster ยท 330 points ยท Posted at 12:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Messenger is great though. Easy to get in touch and everyone has it
FuckingKilljoy ยท 361 points ยท Posted at 12:50:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when the messenger app first came out everyone was all up in arms about it, saying why do we need two apps for this? But now I've been able to delete the Facebook app and keep messenger as a handy free messaging service everyone has, it's great!
[deleted] ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 13:08:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The regular fb app is so ridiculously bloated. I got rid of it on my old, underpowered smartphone and the speed doubled straight off.
KlassikKiller ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 13:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It restarts itself constantly even if you force quit it. It's literally a virus.
Emerald_Flame ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The messenger app really isn't better. I used the mobile webpage for as long as I could, but you can't even look at your messages there anymore. It still pisses me off.
AngelKnives ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can if you request the desktop version of the site (I'm still holding out and have the FB app disabled and no messenger)
Emerald_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, but the layout is bad enough I don't really find it usable.
Back on my old phone when I was routed I had an app that reenabled messages in either the base app or the webpage, but since getting my 6P I haven't rooted so I could keep android pay support.
Lavenderanus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you remember the name of the app?
Emerald_Flame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook Chat Reenabler: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-facebook-chat-enabler-t2934179
It looks like development has ceased on it though, so it probably won't work anymore.
Mulletman262 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're really assholes for forcing everyone to use their almost malware apps. Facebook is a cancer.
whenweriiide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Metal for Facebook or Twitter. Really improves battery life. Fb drains that shit.
ocarina_21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a decent workaround, but it needs to work on not being such a shitty app. The occasionally deciding that the top buttons don't do anything is a giant pain.
SciGuy013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source?
KlassikKiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not going to reinstall it, but my Hibernator app that closes restarted apps told me it restarts five to six times in a span of five minutes. That's pretty awful.
ZeDespo ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 13:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Download "Tinfoil for Facebook". Tinfoil let's you browse the mobile web page with a layer of protection to keep your information safe from Facebook's grubby hands. To message people (since it doesn't work on Tinfoil for now), download Disa. It is an all in one messaging hub that can use Facebook's plug ins to interact with your friends, without giving messenger all those permissions to snoop on your phone. Also, these apps are VERY generous on your phone in terms of computational resource hogging
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swipe for Facebook is another great facebook wrapper if you are on Andriod
decerian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I'm pretty sure the creator of swipe is a redditor, because that's how I learned about it.
meldroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Metal - I think it's based on Tinfoil. It makes Facebook not suck on your Android devices.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can try Lite, it still functions like an asshole, but needs much much lower resources
pr2thej ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are alternatives. I use Tinfoil for Facebook
Amator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, battery life too. I just created a Shortcut to open the Facebook URL in Safari that lives on my home screen. 99% of the functionality and less of a bastard to my phone.
jfreez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same.
Raf99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use the old app on my phone. The one that is part of FB. Anyone using the newer app is crazy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just log on via my Chrome app. I find it much more convenient, and obviously a lot easier on my CPU.
ANUSTART942 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, really? Does the Messenger app not do this?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And me, got rid of the app and just use the mobile site on Chrome.
Xzeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only reason I kept it was to link photos and info to my contacts but apparently that broke some versions back on the android side....so yeah..no real reason to keep it around these days.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been posting less and less. I stopped notifications on all pages other than friends i know in person to get rid of the memes and retarded ultra conservative posts only to find out that is all that my friends post anyway.
I actually can't delete Facebook because my Galaxy S7 literally doesn't allow you to. There's just an option to Turn it Off, which I just did.
Gurrb17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like free Tinder.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:36:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
... Do you pay for Tinder?
thor_away92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...you can...
ReverseGusty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same - messenger is like one of the last apps on my phone because the memory is so crap
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did the same exact thing and I love it.
C-Star ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly my thought for the app.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait. i can do this?
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
STOP
poobly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is it superior to texting/iMessages?
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why i'm pretty sure facebook is one of those pre-installed trash apps now, like NFL Mobile.
qwaszxedcrfv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit. I did not realize that.
I thought you had to have fb for messenger.
bright__eyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why haven't I thought of this. Your so right!
IamEclipse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:46:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally the only reason I still have a Facebook, I have a lot of long distance friends and phoning them (which we love to do, our conversations last hours) is completely free
Patiiii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:17:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why not discord? Or Skype?
ironiccapslock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he likes Messenger.
notaunicorn-yet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the permission requirements for messenger are outrageous... i do not understand this messaging apps craze... i see 0 advantages over texting in most of them. i like hangouts though 'cause conversations transfer seamlessly from phone to computer.
azn_dude1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
0 advantages? Are you serious? SMS is old and slow. Also the phone/computer thing is supported by messenger too, but you can use apps like Join and Pushbullet to do it with others.
enrodude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the reasons why I don't want to delete my account.
Daven-McClellan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't. crowd starts screaming burn kills self from cringy use of asterisks
CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would probably just say Huh too bad and then it would be more troublesome to start a chat for our projectgroup
NanoNarse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not alone.
I still have a Facebook account. It's a tool that occasionally becomes useful. But those are rare occasions and I prefer to distance myself from it as much as possible in the meantime so I never have to think about it.
Everyone I would care about messaging me has my phone number/WhatsApp anyways.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I'm doing: logged out of Facebook, only post important announcements (I moved abroad, gotta keep in touch with my family), keep Messenger logged in.
conalfisher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they've been slowly killing the app though, which is shit. They keep adding terrible features and not fixing old ones. Half the time I don't even get notifications for messages, the app crashes constantly, it takes up fucking 800 megabytes with only something like 7 chats, counting PMs.
eramais ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And messenger scans all your text messages for data aggregating to FB! What a benefit to us!
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or hey Your phone has a number your friends can call or text to. If they cared enough theyd message you there.
CptSandblaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My point was that it is easier to connect via fb than giving people your number
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personally I like not having an extra app on my phone. Thats all. All the people Im connected to on facebook have been given my personal number.
CptSandblaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah well for me it is the opposite
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I... I dont have it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How come nobody that I know, here in Houston, uses Whatsapp? I spent the last 9 years in Germany (dual-citizen) and that was the most popular texting app.
CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah idk. It didnt really hit here in Sweden either. They were bought by facebook anyway. Still a good app though, but less convenient to connect to people compared to fb
thenebular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN messenger died about 6 months after facebook brought out theirs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the absolute rapiest apps you can download on your phone. I highly, highly advise against downloading it. You're basically willingly installing spyware when you use any facebook app.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they cannot connect to people via fb right? which is the main thing about messenger
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CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but that is my point. no one is using these apps. So I would have to convince ppl to get them. Everyone has facebook, that is why messenger is successful. The solution that is second after facebook is regular texting, because everyone has a phone number.
skraptastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't use messenger. I refuse to install a second app. I just use firefox and "request desktop site" if I need to message someone.
CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that sounds really unpleasant
skraptastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a nexus 6 so the screen is almost as big as my monitor. ;)
CptSandblaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but compared to the app...
skraptastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It works just like it does on the computer, and I rarely use messenger.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word. I've been off since April 2013. You won't start missing it.
Mithrilion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too but the judge didn't like it.
mental_mentalist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents?
ontraslay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
as in put them in a home or "got rid" of them?
partingtheredditsea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not easy to just get rid of human beings, I admire your determination.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you miss them?
attofreak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disavowing your parents for being on facebook is a bit harsh, don't you think?
KuronekoFan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got rid of your parents?! What a horrible guy!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understand the people who feel the need to "get rid of Facebook." What's wrong with simply not visiting the site anymore?
misselectronica ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I may be a bit of a paranoid patty, but I just don't like the idea of having my past (no matter how innocuous the picture/comment/etc is) being readily available to anyone who can click on my profile. I've changed a lot as a person in the last 10 years (when I first joined Facebook in middleschool) and there is just way too much from my impressionable teen years that I would rather not have floating around the internet. Got rid of it more than a year ago and it's like a weight off my shoulder. If I want to reconnect with friends or family, I'll call or text them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough, that makes sense. I had a friend who, for months, would talk about how he needs to get rid of his Facebook; like doing so would be this big symbolic gesture. He never mentioned about having his past available or anything like that, just that he was getting tired of it. I always found it strange.
azn_dude1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean getting rid of the evidence doesn't mean you weren't a dumb teenager. Everyone was a dumb teenager, and on the rare chance somebody find it, you can have a good laugh about how you've changed. But that's just me.
jfreez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep mine for occasional contact/creepin', but I haven't scrolled the newsfeed or anything for a long time.
beka_targaryen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Dropped it about a year ago, no ragrets.
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you contact a bunch of your friends at once? Are you bringing back the lost art of the email list?
kydogification ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good for you man.
IGaveMyDaughterCrabs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't miss your 2 or 3 friends?
Yuzumi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never really started using it.
brapbrapbrapbrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*them
alexja21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got rid of it 2 years ago. Still don't miss it.
textposts_only ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people always say this? The don't miss it at all bit. Even the comments you got are full of it.
penguinpenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like getting rid of your parents would be a bit much
personman000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook, or parents?
xLeveticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a harsh way to talk about your parents...
ChristophCross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting rid of your parents is a bit of an extreme response, no?
NCSUGrad2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't see their life insurance policy.
specialpatrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They didn't get rid of you though.
Therrion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I don't miss my parents either!
meekamunz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I keep it for is the messenger
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you know if someone doesn't use facebook? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
"I don't use Facebook" is the new "I don't even own a tv". It doesn't impress anyone and you just come across as s pretentious asshole if you constantly mention it.
Feedthemcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know how someone doesn't have facebook anymore? They tell you.
macye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But without Facebook, how do you easily find all friends, have group chats, have events and handle invitations, organize contact especially with people you do t know very well, are pictures of all your friends, etc?
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went back on it after 6 months. Still just as shitty as usual. None of my people do anything but share other posts. It's just meme spam.
Yourfriendyouhaventtalkedtosincehighschool shared:
"Im not a bitch until you step on my toes HURHUR"
-ecards
pm_me_psn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you also hit the gym and lawyer up?
NocturnalToxin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only reason I don't is because I'm worried I'll miss some sort of news. I mean, I do suppose Reddit usually posts about anything "big", so maybe I wouldn't miss it, but I don't know.
Torger083 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you not own a microwave or watch TV, either?
iamthati ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go pack!
Sorry, I got a bit excited
NCSUGrad2012 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wolfpack!!!
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually a really solid replacement for email(which doesn't have a good look up and has 1000% more ads), and facebook trade groups are better than craigslist. Using it for SSO is also pretty solid for sites you don't want to bother making separate accounts for.
The feed is pure cancer though.
Yokhen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing it the physical face-to-face way is alright, but...
Isn't using facebook for events easier?
I mean, in my case it's how I get invited to everything and how I find the time, date and address or wherever I'm trying to get to.
As for everything else. I salute your independence from it.
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would miss all news regarding college and dorm because that's the only way to get notifications when there is some new info. Facebook is not that bad, people just can't filter out people and pages they follow and they end up with wall full of bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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NCSUGrad2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:40:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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jfreez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a certain feeling of bliss that comes from not knowing what other people are doing
cool_slowbro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:18:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP parents.
MrTheodore ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
even before then when farmville and other bullshit showed up, it went from being online chat and arranging activites and meetups to shitposts everywhere and I remember what phones are for
housewifeonfridays ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:25:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After the first wave of people to use Facebook became parents. FTFY.
uptonhere ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:24:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. Facebook gave me a good 10 years worth of slutty Spring Break and Halloween pics. Now, it's babies, those fucking annoying overhead recipe videos, pictures of dinner, and 40 and 50 something posting shitty memes about Muslims and how they were the last generation to play outside.
Comafly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is a reflection of your social circle. Sounds more like the people you know are just shit m8.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Comafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It brings out the shitness in already shit people. If someone is being shit, you remove them. Now your facebook isn't shit.
roboninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:01:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was more like eyes were opened. Facebook was never cool, but it took parents for people to see how they looked to others.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always hated facebook but left Myspace to join all my friends that hopped over to to FB. Myspace was way cooler. Each page was like walking into someones bedroom, playlists playing, leaving notes on their fridge with magnets and what not.
Chino1130 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After Corporate America and "news" networks infiltrated.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
However, /r/oldpeoplefacebook is amazing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey...I wasn't a parent when I signed up. Do I quit now? Maybe sign up for the snapchats? Guess I could always look up my old myspace pals.
Edit: anyone still on Friendster?
NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Or, don't post photos of your kids except to family - no one wants that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But how else will people know that I've had relations? With a real girl.
NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh, 4Chan?
olds808esm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:53:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really all of the ads and click-bait that did it for me.
momonsterr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I read this my phone lit up, and it was because my mom had tagged me in a post. Opens phone to see some weird right-wing post about ISIS.
*groans.
NotSayingJustSaying ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had less than 100 contacts for over 11 years. I mostly use it for my neighborhood watch now. Lol I'm old
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TheHornyHobbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? No. FB Was college exclusive until like 6 years ago and it was cool before then. I'm pretty sure most people on reddit beat their parents to FB.
PrincessBucketFeet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 10 years ago I think.
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TheHornyHobbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How young do you think the average redditor is?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol get off my lawn. My kids just got on Facebook but guess what? I was an original user when it was only open to .edu addresses. Your parents MADE facebook.
TheHornyHobbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook only started like 12 years ago. You must have been an older student or your kids are on FB really young.
NEEDLE_UP_YOUR_PENIS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which shouldn't be the case. 13 or older.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never understood this. Both my parents tried to add me and I straight up told them no. My status updates are designed to be shared with friends and so can be a little foul mouthed sometimes. I don't need that crap.
No parents. No bosses. Simple.
incessantnoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep my fb just to please my parents. I only post a few pictures just so they know I'm "hanging with the right crowd" and won't flip out ๐ฉ
toolazytoresetmypass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing that kills me is the WAY parents talk, you don't even have to see their picture, you just know by the message:
"Oh WOW! Nancy what a nice picture! The whole family looks wonderful and Jack is getting so big and strong LOL xoxo"
kumminehyayha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's when the parenthood nation attacked
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parents didn't infiltrate, 90's kids just became parents.
Bloodyfinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parents didn't infiltrate it.... everyone on there just became parents.
intensiifffyyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came to Reddit because my mom will never find me here.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it was still kill even with parents lurking around. It was grandparents getting on that truly killed it. You might as well be on LinkedIn with Grandma lurking around you Facebook feed.
rwv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh.... parents infiltrated in 2006-2007.
Though I think by now we may be at a tipping point where parents are the majority.
SamuelAsante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Used to be great when I could post something dirty on someone's wall, or insult my friends, and generally just have no censor. Now I get "Dude! My grandma can see that"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
back when it was just .edu facebook was ok
franch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right? i see my awful aunts tagging their just off to college kid in baby pics and asking why he's not wearing his childhood favorite color and shit.
JCAPS766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...or you just don't have to add your parents.
descender2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After
parents infiltratedoriginal facebook generation became parents.AudgieD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After you no longer needed a .edu email address to have an account.
FastRedPonyCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Grandparents
El_mochilero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't infiltrate. We were the early pioneers on Facebook. We became parents 10 years later.
NOMADlC_DUDE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like people became parents
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, everything's not cool once parents infiltrate it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty easy solution.
Don't add your parents to Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like after anyone without a college email address infiltrated
HeyDude378 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's the kids who infiltrated. I've been on it since it was invented and I'm a parent now. Get off my lawn.
Avastz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Essentially, after they no longer required the .edu email address.
[deleted] ยท 2613 points ยท Posted at 11:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
45 year old Dad with relatives all over the place. This is perfect for me. I post a picture of the boys on the first day of school or at the beach and it's basically touching base with all my relatives. No uncomfortable phone calls or visits just to "catch up". I love me some facebook.
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Fiennes ยท 927 points ยท Posted at 11:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No need to remember anyone's birthday either!
SoulSerpent ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 13:22:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I removed my birthday from Facebook because I wanted to know who actually remembers my birthday and who only messages me because Facebook tells them to. The first couple of years I was surprised to see that not only a few cousins but also some old acquaintances from high school still sent me birthday notes. However, from there the number waned a bit each year until this last year, when absolutely nobody wished me a happy birthday :(
To be honest though I'm not really someone who cares about birthday wishes, so it's all good.
Edit: To everyone who has pointed out that I obviously care about birthday wishes because of the frown face in my post or simply due to the fact that I took this action, yes, if someone wishes me a happy birthday, that's neat. If nobody wishes me a happy birthday, I'm not really bothered by it, despite my use of the emoticon for humor. I would never get mad at someone or think less because they don't know my birthday.
I was interested to know whether people had just decided to learn my birthday while growing up or if it is just a token gesture that Facebook urges them to do. I got my answer. There are no hard feelings about it.
To those who think I'm a jerk for not letting Facebook remind you it's my birthday, sorry. Just put it in your phone or something. I won't be mad if you don't.
UnoriginalGinger ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 13:57:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who purposely puts the wrong birthday on Facebook in order to see who are her real friends. I think it's the most BS thing in the world. If we're friends I don't need to pass a test to prove that to you or anyone else. Now I just don't comment on their birthday regardless
yoLeaveMeAlone ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 13:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you remember the birthdays of all the people that you have on Facebook?
SoulSerpent ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:02:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I certainly do not, and I also rarely if ever wish people Happy Birthday via Facebook. To the few people whose birthdays I know by heart, I'll usually send a text or give them a call.
But I'm not trying to say people aren't "real friends" if they haven't memorized my birthday or anything like that. I'm just curious to know who would have had a reason to learn and remember my birthday.
Like I said in my first post, I personally don't place a ton of stock on birthday wishes in general. There are plenty of other good ways to know how a person feels about you anyway.
fanatic66 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:22:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I barely remember my immediate family's birthdays, let alone friends. I'm terrible with dates in general (especially holidays) so FB is great for reminding me
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally have a piece of paper in my wallet with 3 birhdays. My wife, my son and my daughter.
I'm THAT bad. The guy you were replying to puts a test on his friendships? WTF!!!!
fanatic66 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I know what you mean. I recently started putting my family's birthdays on my google calendar so I get reminders on my phone. Otherwise I have no idea.
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just started doing this as well!!! Took me awhile but the list is growing! Without it I would be so lost.
Fiennes ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 13:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy Birthday for whenever it is this year!
thecatererscat ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it might be the same day it was last year.
sunset_blues ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what if Christmas is on Friday the 13th?
alexanderman888 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:41:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you know it's this year? /s
fqh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy birthday to whorever celebrating it this year!
pyroSeven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! It's today!
JoeM104604 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:41:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell man, I can barely remember my own close family's birthdays, it's better to just remind people if you want any birthday wishes.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is kind of a tough one, though, because most people who remember birthdays are remembering through some means-- maybe it's an alert in their phone, maybe it's in a Filofax or some analog means.
As time passes and the technology improves, maybe someone decides that they don't need to migrate all their birthdays from their old phone to the new one because Facebook reminds them. They're not relying on their old means of remembering because they have a new one, from which you have decided to opt out in order to "test" them.
YourBabyDaddy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eventually that's how we'll remember anything... facts and figures will all be remembered by our augmented reality devices, it frees up the brain for creative processing.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:46:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have your presents
PrestigiousWaffle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to get kinda depressed around my birthday cause nobody would post birthday wishes, while even the weirdest kids in school would get them. Only recently realized I never actually had FB set to notify them.
HopCrazedPollux ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:32:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My plan for next year is to wait till after my birthday and then reset it as 3 months later and see who wishes me happy birthday twice in 3 month span..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An old friend of mine did this. To not surprise, most fell for it.. Only a few were like "wait, what?"
Attila_22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For what it's worth I almost never wish people happy birthday on Facebook. It's a meaningless shit gesture. If I care about them I'll give or send them a card.
hardman52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife didn't tell me it was my birthday until late in the evening one year. I went all day without thinking of it until then. I've never seen what was so special about them, but that's probably just my own misanthropy.
Bloodyrave ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also hid my birthday on Facebook and the same thing happened. Year after year the greetings dwindled and only those who remember my birthday by heart greeted me. To me that's mission accomplished because I get agitated when people flood my wall or my chat logs. Plus, I hate doing the obligatory thank you comments to their obligatory greetings. I disabled wall posts and tagging on my timeline for similar reasons.
haloraptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A friend of mine did this and the first year only one person remembered his birthday (me).
GuerrillerodeFark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's possible they thought you didn't want it recognized.
battraman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine shows up on Facebook. The last two years no one called, not even my parents. My wife remembered at least.
uprock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone that is not on social media at all, I have witnessed this same thing. Starting about 6 years ago, the numbers of birthday wishes started waining... until last year and this year... when no. one. called.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Belated/Advance happy birthday!
Hitchie_Rawtin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Threesentencesago...
In all seriousness though, remembering birthdays has gone the way of remembering phone numbers (we actually had to remember or write things down).
Actually... We probably had most people's birthdays marked on a calendar. Not much has changed then, just the method of noting things.
Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The frowny face in the penultimate sentence shows that you're not being completely honest when you say that you don't care if no one remembers.
Happy next birthday, however old you'll be, internet stranger!
felesroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did the same thing. I think about four people independently remembered my birthday.
Whatever. I don't remember most of their birthdays either.
SoulSerpent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right on. It seems like a lot of commenters think I'm an asshole for doing this. Or that I'm passing big judgments about people over it.
It's more of a curiosity for me, and of course when random people do remember, I think it's neat. But I agree I don't remember other people's birthdays and it's nothing against anyone who doesn't know mine.
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really think you aren't being honest if you act like it is no big deal. You do it for a reason. You have a grudge for people who forget your birthday. Just admit it, you don't have to dance around the concept.
SoulSerpent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do I have to gain by lying about my opinion of birthdays on Reddit?
kleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is on you, pal. I think you are trying to justify it to the world. Like, "Hey this is an okay thing to do to 'friends' I have, right?"
I just find this sort of thing very mean and unkind. Do you understand that some people have trouble remember numbers, names and dates? Not in a malicious way, but in a durpy, I can't remember way.
I said this in another post above but I have a piece of paper in my wallet with 3 dates on it; my wife and 2 kids birthdays. That is how BAD I am at remembering birthdays.
I would honestly be so horrified if my kids feel like this is me being a bad dad. I just have a shitty memory.
So this idea that you are testing loved ones to see how much they care and actively making it harder on them to do so, I feel is very mean spirited.
Sorry..
Thisisdansaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I removed the notifications for my birthday off. You'd be shocked how few people remember your birthday once you take it off Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same experience. That and marketing stuff, even though it's hidden, it's not my real birthday anyway. Putting the tin foil hat aside, I have always been put off by the seemingly mandatory duty of FaceBook birthdays. So I hid the date. This year I received 1 birthday remark on fb, which honestly, is totally good with me as it was a nice little surprise. It was two days ago, so maybe someone will post something this week, but I doubt it.
Edit: 1) I am not a big fan of my birthday, and 2) find it odd that social media keeps track of people's birthdays.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it might just be people not using Facebook as much. I used to have like 100 birthday wishes a couple years ago, but in my most recent one I got like 30. My birthday has always been visible so it's not that either. It works the same for the opposite too. I used to check Facebook daily in the morning to wish people a happy birthday. Now I barely check Facebook and usually only give wishes to close friends.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty convinced that nobody outside my immediate family would remember my birthday if not for Facebook. I'm no better myself, I quite often forget my brothers' and nieces'/nephews' birthdays too.
I actually like that part of Facebook. It's nice to get birthday messages, even if it's from people who wouldn't remember it by themselves.
groundhogcakeday ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:35:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the other way around. I rescheduled my birthday to a more convenient date. (Yes I can do that, it's my birthday and I'll do what I want.). But I leave the old one on Facebook in case anyone from a former live needs it to track me down. So I get random Facebook friends wishing me happy birthday and the first one is always confusing.
alex3yoyo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't care about birthday wishes, yet you removed your birthday from facebook to see who actually cares? Sounds like you care
Pallis1939 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:29:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are misinterpreting the outcome for the cause. The reason no one remembered your birthday is the same reason no one remembers your phone number. We have off loaded that to technology. Everyone is on Facebook and everyone has their birthday on Facebook. People didn't remember it was your birthday because they only know their immediate families birthdays.
Also, you had your birthday on there, so no one bothered to memorize it because they figured FB had it. When you removed it, people just assumed it was still on there and it wasn't in fact your birthday.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I removed mine after meeting up with a friend and mentioning my birthday, he was offended "you didn't tell me it was your birthday!!". I showed him his birthday wishes to me on my FB wall.
I'm glad I removed it as I don't really much celebrate my birthday anyway, and the messages always made me uncomfortable. They weren't much different from those automated birthday messages you get from shops you sign up for the mailing list of. Well meaning but insincere.
probably_on_a_list ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now you can ignore people's birthdays intentionally!
ModernTenshi04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used something to take all my friend's birthdays listed on Facebook and put them in my actual calendar on OS X. Now people I haven't been friends with for whatever reason for years I still have birthdays for on my Mac.
I'm kind of weirded out by it.
Salohacin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like Facebook just ruins birthdays. You get tons of messages from people who never talk to you (if you befriend copious amounts of needless people which I don't) saying happy birthday as a formality and it's too much effort to reply to each one. I've seen many people just post: "Thanks to everyone who said happy birthday". It feels to me that the people posting don't care much and the person who's birthday it is just comes back after having a nice birthday, checks facebook and sees lots of notifications that he has to trudge through. If you cared about their birthday you'd give them a ring or do something in real life.
I hate Facebook...
Zombare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, once you reach a certain age you tend to just forget about yours as well.
Spider_Dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy birthday /u/Fiennes ! Make it a great year! ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐
Internal thought: "There, that's done."
strapaty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then someone deletes their birthday from profile and you can't remember for the love of god when they have their birthday because facebook has been reminding them to you for years.
xdig2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or buy them presents or sent a card, just 'like'!
prof0ak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats why I used to set my birthday to April first, I got a whole bunch of happy birthdays, joke is on them, that was clearly not my birthday.
Zardif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except if you're me and hide it.
knowstheknowing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the real deal. And even though Facebook reminds me, I still only tell like... 10 people happy birthday a year. I dont want some of my Facebook friends to assume me saying Happy Birthday to them is an inviation to be actual friends. Fuuuuuck that.
Smoothuser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I removed mine from Facebook to see who remembers.
No one remembers.
NPIF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook, you the real MVP
14thCenturyHood ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 14:35:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I've noticed that "I don't use Facebook" has become the new "I dont watch TV".
Facebook is lame in a lot of ways, but it's also a very cool, useful tool! I stay in touch with people I care about that I wouldnt otherwise.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:07:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's complete contrarianism. It's fine if you don't want to use it, but wearing that as some sort of badge to be proud of is just silly
What_Teemo_Says ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great, I began using FB just before people would start calling me a hipster for never using it in the first place!
But you are so very correct about it being a useful tool. I don't know how else 200 new english students would easily exchange information and aid eachother at my university. The whole group thing is generally pretty damn neat for university level students!
B0BtheDestroyer ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 15:22:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems pretty valuable to me then. If I want something more personal, I just contact someone directly and maybe even meet up, you know, in person. I don't actually want an app that makes me want to spend endless hours on it.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. It's got some utility and that's enough. It's for casual interactions with people you may or may not see frequently. I don't really understand why people have such a problem with that
PigHaggerty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I use it for as well. Though I don't think people are arguing that it's not useful anymore, just that it's no longer cool.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, many people use that as an argument against it using it at all.
dbag127 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's way cooler for those of us who've finished school. Kids don't get how hard it is to keep up with folks once you graduate.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I don't know if that makes it cool, but certainly useful
marilyn_morose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use fb for personal contact pretty effectively to one! I have a running conversation in fb messenger with my three siblings that has been in use for five years at least. We each check in every couple days and pass info around. Share photos. It's great! We can all be perfectly silent in the fb wall while we're having a scintillating conversation in messenger!
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Curri ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, just like how Google is only good for searching web pages these days.
IMadeFetchHappen ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty crucial for gig announcements etc if you go to lots of small shows.
yoLeaveMeAlone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true. In general it's also good for businesses to communicate with customers (sort of the same thing)
KongRahbek ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:42:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So basically what it always was good for?
McGilla_Gorilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook events is also fucking killer. Amazing tool to manage social schedule as a college student.
mastjaso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, don't know who this is always missed. My primary use is event organizing ... and facebook messenger since everyone has it.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah no one texts any more where I am, we all just use messenger
schwagle ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite everyone. Some of us still refuse.
mastjaso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And some people still refuse to own a tv cause they're such rebels, but weirdly enough I don't tend to have a need to message those people.
Attila_22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Facebook messenger app is awful. It takes up a huge amount of battery and processing power for no good reason. That alone has pushed me away from using it more than maybe once a week just to check any notifications
mastjaso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't necessarily mean the app, I just meant Facebook messages which are useful for contacting aquaintances or friends of friends that would be difficult to reach otherwise.
Attila_22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. That and the events feature are the only reason I still have my account.
sohcgt96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or if you're in a band or any other type of group with regular get-togethers.
borari ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:54:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep track of raves with that shit. Nobody flyers any more, nobody has an info line anymore. Without facebook I would be stuck going to shows in my city. With it I can keep track of shows in my relatively niche preferred genre.
DoctorJones222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the only reason I keep my account. I live overseas, so Facebook helps keep my family/friends up to date on me, and vice versa. If I still lived in the country and saw those people every couple of days, I wouldn't bother with Facebook.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fucking families, what are they good for anyways
Mr_Rottweiler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to keep it that way, thanks.
UncleGrga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly! i also use it as a way to store vacation photos, since I'd never remember to back them up and eventually lose them.
CapOnFoam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use Google Photos for that.. it has auto-backup from my phone, too, which is useful.
UncleGrga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
does google photos make it easy for friends/family to still see vacay photos?
CapOnFoam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not as easy as Facebook, but if you put the pics in an album, just share the album and they can see all the photos.
You can make albums collaborative, too, so that they can add their own photos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's all I use it for, it's great.
Note that I'm 29.
EKomadori ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And sharing baby pictures!
wordsonascreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never used Facebook, but wasn't that the point of it almost from the start?
Daniel_A_Johnson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...is that to imply that it was good for something else at some point in the past?
LooseSeal- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is really good if your the kind of person who likes to post questionably researched political memes.
ManintheMT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP Hallmark!
Grandparents Day? Oh come on, that isn't a thing. Love you gramps, nonetheless.
mysticrudnin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only negatives of Facebook are privacy/ad related
All of its functionality is amazing. I use it for everything. Organizing events, talking to people, learning new stuff... it's basically reddit but curated so only people I like can do stuff.
tonyharrison84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather just ignore the bastards altogether tbh.
Mr-Messy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that was what Facebook was for though...
GamerKiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also an IM client that you can bet everyone has.
Gumby621 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget getting into arguments about politics with friends of friends.
Destinesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say that like it is a bad thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
bukibukibukibuki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And shitpostbot5000, don't forget it.
PracticalAnarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And for the Government to spy on you
off_the_grid_dream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And getting to know who the racists and feminists are...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what Facebook does for me is remind me why I dont associate with most of past friends.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that not always the point?
BKachur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The messenger service is also pretty great, I don't honk I could go a day without sending a pusheen.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or using it as messenger to chat
SinkHoleDeMayo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo!
Although I do use it to talk to other people as well. Sometimes I'm on my computer and don't want to go grab my phone it comes in handy.
HANKHILL-AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use it for smash bros tournaments so it's not just for that but it's definitely not for a lot more than that
abbott_costello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But think about it though, the world needed a "stay in touch" service and Facebook really filled that need. Before Facebook the best way people could stay in touch was through email.
daxlzaisy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What other purpose does it need to serve?
fatpad00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same here. being in the military, i know hundreds of people all over the planet, so its really the only way to keep in touch/ contact people
Master_Tallness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see anyone complaining. I sure am not.
DeathbyHappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also useful for organizing events
UltravioIence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did it used to be good for?
Dragonsandman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is basically what I use it for. I've also made sure that I don't see the stuff on a whole bunch of facebook pages at all, mostly to make sure I mainly see stuff from people (and the occasional business set up by people I know) that I actually care about.
SoreWristed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use it as a newsfeed to get gaming and tech articles all linked in one place. My feed is 60% articles and news sites and 40% friends, and my friends would be the first to get muted from my feed if they get annoying (looking at you vapers, dog fanatics and facebook mommies!)
peanutbutter1236 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And for groups and events. I never had a Facebook but my smash scene puts all the tournaments up there and that's all I use it flr
Arch_0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly the reason I was forced to make an account.
ILikeFireMetaforicly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's what facebook has always been good for, never used it for anything else
nailz1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that all Facebook has ever been? Really?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously though, thank god.
dabosweeney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's all it was for in the first place, nothing has changed. The people it was created for (early 2000 college students) are the ones now posting stupid parent shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is what it's meant for. Doing any more than that is a waste of time.
thx1138- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not that we were really seeing them before, lets be honest...
dagp89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A social network that makes you less social, perfect!!
andourfootballteam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's true, but that's not all it's good for. I'm in college, and college kids use it for EVERYTHING. Club meetings, events, coordinating with big groups, spreading information. I don't know what we'd do without it. We use twitter for some things, but it's obviously more restrictive.
Hoogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine is literally just a book of faces. Mostly people I've been acquaintances with over the years whose pages I sometimes creep on to see what they've been up to. Sometimes I'll think of a person randomly and check to see if they've removed me as a friend, then get slightly relieved when I see they haven't. I would feel too awkward messaging these people out of the blue, but at the same time I want to keep this virtual "tether" between us alive.
I'm weird.
yoLeaveMeAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such is the Human condition
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My facebook is 99% creamy memes, 1% actual keeping in touch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:27:39 on September 22, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly that's always been the whole point of Facebook.
Freevoulous ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
was this not the point of FB all along?
beezah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is cool for truth is and tbh posts man come on. I love hearing what people think about me. /s
esoteric_enigma ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I don't like about social media. People don't want to hang out nearly as much because the little interactions we get online sustain us. No need to get dressed and go out somewhere for real human interaction anymore. I swear it's like pulling teeth now to get people to come hang out.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehh, speak for yourself. If anything, I find being able to engage in those little micro-interactions only strengthens my bond with friends.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was speaking for myself...
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to be harsh, but if your friendship can be replaced by the occasional post, there wasn't much there to begin with.
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The friendships aren't replaced. They're just evolving into being more digitally based, which many people like, but I don't.
[deleted] ยท 616 points ยท Posted at 11:55:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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IfWishezWereFishez ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:00:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But don't people do this in real life anyway? I mean, if I talk to my aunt and uncle, they're only going to tell me the good things in their lives. If I happen to run into an old high school acquaintance, same thing.
No one but my best friends and extremely close relatives are going to tell me the bad things that are happening to them.
Trucoto ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:37:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The difference is: you don't have many tools in real life to paint your life perfect, they are not as good and as easy to use as they are in Facebook. On the other hand, in FB world, people struggle to keep up with those illusions made up by others, in real life things are, well, more realistic.
IfWishezWereFishez ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:00:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Without Facebook, you wouldn't be seeing 95% of those people on a regular basis anyway, so why does it matter?
They do that in real life, too. That's why "keeping up with the Joneses" was a thing long before Facebook. You see your brother/neighbor/high school friend/whoever with a big house, taking frequent exotic vacations, with happy, healthy kids, but you don't realize that they're ass deep in debt or their oldest kid is a drug addict or whatever.
Facebook hasn't changed anything, it's just allowed people to do what they used to do on a grander scale.
vmlinux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I blame facebook for stupid shit like tooth fairy dust. No longer is it OK to just drop a fiver for a kids lost tooth, I have to make some sort of decoupage shit out of the five dollar bill.
Cricket627 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's not even talk about Pinterest...
IfWishezWereFishez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what do you blame for the tooth fairy in the first place? Or the rise in prices? When I was a kid, I got a buck per tooth. Should I blame Facebook for inflation even though it was 15 years before Facebook existed?
Shit changes, culture changes, that's the way it goes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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IfWishezWereFishez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Again, my point is that this happens in real life, too. I guarantee you see couples all of the time who seem all lovey dovey but "behind the scenes" they have major issues.
And if you think someone is fake, you can always delete them. It's not Facebook's fault that you choose to remain "friends" with someone who is fake... which seems a bit hypocritical to me, btw.
Master_Tallness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From that standpoint, I would say Facebook is doing you a favor. You would never have known that person was "fake" without it; or at least it would have taken longer to find out.
2wheelsrollin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's some of that but also it could be because it's near impossible to see your friends. I have friends i met in Italy on facebook and i talk to thwm from time to time. But its not like i have any alternatives as i cant just meet them for espresso tomorrow morning. Thata the only way i can maintain our friendship and contact.
bluescape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, for me, if I can see someone face to face, I probably will (ie they live in the same city). For people outside of that, FB is a great tool for me to keep in touch with all the people I still wish to that exist all over the place. People sometimes go on those FB friend purges where they unfriend people they haven't talked to in a long time. To me, that's basically all I use it for...well and sharing stuff from the internet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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2wheelsrollin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time zones, and them not being fluent in english doesn't help. The photos I see from their feeds keeps me connected better than speech or typed words as translation still isnt the best. Forgot to mention that we found commonality in the hobby we both love while i was visiting and we had very simple conversations using hand gestures mostly.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AceMcVeer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:42:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook groups is where it's at. I joined some local hiking groups and gaming groups and it's great for meeting new people or finding out about trail conditions, etc.
SnatchAddict ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:37:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would you rather see the dramatic Facebook is my diary posts?
I'll take happiness any day over that woes me bullshit.
Pillypin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of enjoy the Facebook drama honestly.
SnatchAddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love drama. I don't like the same women who bemoan their life and make the same stupid choices. You know, the victims
Bkm72 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:22:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you have to cringe seeing their religious/political rants. As a politically moderate atheist, I used to find my self having to use restraint to not publicly admonish those with extreme views. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a candidate for /r/iamverysmart, but holy shit some of the ignorant things otherwise intelligent people believe is scary at best. I deactivated about 3 years ago and haven't looked back.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Care to explain?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A smug political rant wrapped up in a comment complaining about political rants. Just humorous.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, we found the downvote button. I suppose you're one of the people flooding people's feeds.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://i.imgur.com/FjYNpHg.png
Haven't downvoted you once but please keep crying about them.
Bkm72 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not crying. I stand corrected. Hope you have a great day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheers
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which brings us full circle to the reason I deleted Facebook.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't trying to be smug at all. Was just setting the tone of what I believe and where I'm coming from. I'm not the one on Facebook shoving my beliefs down others throats or trying to make others feel inferior for their beliefs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're doing the same thing.
Bkm72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or would have. Yes, I see your point. But by exercising restraint and not saying anything I haven't stooped or tried to make myself feel superior. My point being that not everyone has the same view points on politics and religion and they are better kept as personal beliefs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, I only know my very close friends birthdays and use Facebook to keep track of others. I may not remember their birthday but if Facebook lets me know, I like sending them a nice message and happy birthday. I never understood this real friends would know thing, that may be true but some people are just busy and happen to forget but will be more than happy to wish you a happy birthday and offer some nice words if given the chance.
Dubious_Squirrel ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only that but there is something very presumptuous about assuming that anyone is interested in your personal shit. Most people would find it weird and arrogant if you would personally inform all your relatives, friends and acquaintances about this recipe you made just now or little Timmy's first school day, but on social media it's somehow ok.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:08:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If they decided to be friends with you on Facebook, why wouldn't you assume they were interested in what you're posting? What would be the point otherwise?
fanatic66 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I don't see the problem. I unfriend or block their content if I don't want to see their shit
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just more "too cool for this" attitude that everyone on the internet has to have now. It's "weird and arrogant" to share pictures of your kids and shit with friends and family, apparently.
fanatic66 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with you. I love seeing pictures of my little cousins and family members. I don't see the big deal and this is from someone in their 20s who grew up on facebook
Dubious_Squirrel ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well sort of, but still in real life usually some modesty is expected even if speaking to friends and relatives. Talking about oneself publicly is a bad taste. I sometimes am quite surprised that someone I know as a very reserved and polite person who will avoid drawing attention to himself is so prone to that kind of behavior online. I think one must act online exactly the same as in real life and in real life silence is golden.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you just don't like Facebook, which is fine. But sharing stuff with your friends and family is literally the point of the site.
pm-me-a-stray-cat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it gets weird when you have... 500 'friends' or whatever, basically every person you casually know. I think if your Facebook friends are your actual friends and family (not second cousin thrice removed) it can be a nice way to keep in touch. I like seeing my Facebook friends' kid photos. But I only have about 100 friends, and honestly, I could probably cut half of those.
AffirmativeMD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just anyone who's interested in people's personal stuff. Presumably, if you can see someone's page or if you DO see someone's page a lot, you have subscribed to their life. If you don't care about what's going on in their life, you shouldn't be seeing their stuff.
It's ridiculous to assume people who use social media are just broadcasting to everyone on earth. They have reasonable expectation that readers will be interested.
chuntiyomoma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to know several people who would post incredibly mundane details many times a day. Just narrating the trivial minutiae of their lives for all to see.
"Nap, then study" "Getting ready to start dinner, spaghetti today!" "Just hit up the carwash"
And on and on it went. I literally can not understand why someone would think anyone cares about this. No exaggeration either. The banality of it was unbelievable. WTF?
yes_its_him ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a holiday letter anymore.
vTheCurrentEvent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is Facebook's intention/purpose to maintain genuine relationships with people?
slothsandbadgers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. I've taken to only putting things on facebook that I want an employer to see.
thenebular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like Thanksgiving with family
TotoroMasturbator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's life.
mcdade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are the real MVP here.. hits it right on the head, "Polite contact with people you don't care to see."
slipnslider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like Facebook or not, people always try to put a front on that makes them look happier or better than they actually might be.
TheLAriver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This is true in person-to-person interaction, too.
fleentrain89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that just life though?
djasonwright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think my friends and family put on a "good face" for Facebook. God I hope they don't.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, to be fair, facebook is public so it's for exactly that, to put on a "public face".
LevelSevenLaserLotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use it to read webcomics and post my own shower thoughts for friends and family occasionally.
These are just two examples of the absolute gold that my mind comes up with.
glendon24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's one big non-stop Christmas Letter.
jazzcannibal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, just like every other Thanksgiving.
SkincareQuestions10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with this. Facebook even guides you into acting a certain way, eg: "It's so-and-so's birthday today, make them feel special!"
It's like, jees, you could hand this thing to a 5 year-old and he would be able to conduct himself according to our modern social norms.
throwsmc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happens with phone calls too. I live far away from my family. Every time I go visit, there's a ton of messed-up gossip to catch up on.
I have to keep asking my siblings to warn me about major melt-downs - if someone is separating, losing access to children, having money problesm...and I don't know, then I'm going to put my foot in my damn mouth. Share that info.
seaquesting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in my 20s, but I use facebook messenger to keep up with my friendships. Regular facebook I use very infrequently. Maybe that's a dirty millenial thing but I use it even more than texting. Mostly because when I got my first smartphone I had limited texting but unlimited data...habits
CapOnFoam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I unfriend these people. I don't have a TON of friends on FB but at least my feed is 90% stuff I find useful/interesting/entertaining. It's mostly just my good friends & my hobby groups (triathlon, cycling & homebrewing) so I find FB to be fairly relevant & interesting. People posting stuff about upcoming races or events, posting articles about how to be a more efficient cyclist, brewing gadgets on sale, etc
Maybe unfriend or mute the artificial people.
Tokenofmyerection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is like the sportscenter of people's lives. You gotta remember that all those people have problems and issues too, they just don't post it all on facebook. Well most normal people don't. Plenty of weirdos out there airing their dirty laundry on facebook.
lazylion_ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's that, but it's also my photo album/memorabilia album. I don't post stuff there just for others to see, but for older me to see.
Captain_Trigg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is funny, because I don't remember sharing my deepest and darkest confessions in annual Christmas letters either.
SolarisIX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not meant for maintaining real relationships. If you want a real relationship it's going to be in the real world. But even still, I can quickly check in on what's going on with the people I care about through Facebook, and that's what it's for.
yosemitesquint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's PR for unimportant people.
jojoblogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can tell you now, if you've ever been to someone's house who is not a close friend, that's likely the cleanest its been in weeks.
akslavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard others say this before, but I have to disagree that it's fake. It's no different than a photo album from back in the good old days. It's not like those things were full of pictures of family arguments and unhappiness. People want to remember the good things in their lives. They want to share happy moments. And they should. And other people should be happy for other people's happy moments! Facebook (for us oldies) is a great method to capture those happy moments. I don't think anyone really believes that people's happy pictures in Facebook are the whole picture of someone's life.
brainwise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that depends on you, your social circle and need for impression management.
On my (small and close fb friends only) very rarely do I see the whole perfect life crap. Most people put up a reflection of their real life, warts and all without the overshare (mostly).
Fb is as individual as those on it, and can be a brilliant social support tool if used maturely and carefully.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I concur, alas the face to face method is leagues ahead of the [insert adjectives] internet shenanigans!
Platinumdogshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jobs will look up your fb profile now and some will want you more if you have more followers on insta
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Platinumdogshit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I don't think it's super wide spread yet and even if it was the vast majority of people aren't internet famous so it would only matter a little but the hope is that you'll tweet about your job so they can get free advertising out of you so it's a plus for some companies.
JessicaBecause ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my thinking to a T. I'll post a picture on occasions, but Im not staying to keep up with the Jones' and try to put of some sort of facade that my life is perfect.
Tyson_Wilkins ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:07:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're the reason all of the young people moved to Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter. Not because they of anything you did, but the whole point of them using the site was to get away from the older generation
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:37:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter...got it. HERE WE COME! I may have missed talking about the first day of school, but Halloween costumes, here we come! I can say something like Trick or Tweet!
lergnom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking hell, go to DadStuff.com or wherever you belong. I'm basically "old" by now (30+) but the day weird uncles started using Facebook it basically died for me - just as all those places you list are totally irrelevant to your kids. Either way, there'll always be a new thing that you'll have no clue that it even exists.
alexbhood ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:23:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly why younger people don't use Facebook anymore. People don't want all their relatives on the site that they use to keep in touch and make plans with their friends. I've added so many relatives out of social obligation that my feed is nothing but pictures of people's kids and shared cooking recipes and Bible quotes. Sure I could hide a lot of those from my feed but then they can still read everything I post and grandma still comments on everything I post with totally irrelevant questions...it's just not worth it.
Like I love my parents and family and stuff but you don't invite them when you're going out with friends, you know? Or into your conversations with friends.
IneedmyFFAdvice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know you can make a list of "friends" and then exclude them from seeing things you post right?
Once you add all your family to a list takes like 2 seconds to select "share with: friends, don't share with: fam"
Backstop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife finally got her mom to understand that questions like that should be done over text. "You know, everyone in the world can see you asking about my infection, that's the kind of thing that should be one on one" and I could hear the light bulb go on.
alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha that's hilarious. But I was more talking about how my aunts and grandma don't understand where to say certain things on Facebook. Like if you comment on a status you're supposed to be commenting on that status, you know?
For example I would post a status asking if anyone had the notes for my history class and then various friends would comment on it talking about that history class and then my aunt would comment in the middle of this conversation and say "Hey Alex it's Aunt Susan. How have you been? I've been good. Your brother was telling me your mom is coming in for Thanksgiving. We're on vacation right now. It's pretty great. See you later! -Aunt Susan".
And just murder the flow of conversation.
Backstop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's the kind of thing that precipitated the phone call. Her mom would see a post where we put a picture of whatever and say "Oh looks like fun, I heard you guys are going camping all weekend, hope it doesn't rain". So my wife called to say "we kind of don't like to advertise we're going to be out of town. Stop using Facebook like it's personal correspondence."
It's worth a shot at least, some people just don't figure things out on their own.
alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there's an etiquette to social media that older people don't get. I had to have a very angry conversation with my mom about blocking her because she would comment on anything I shared that had a curse word in it and say that I shouldn't be saying or sharing those "dirty words". To the point where she would get mad if I shared an article and the author used curse words in it. lol I had to unfriend her for a while.
okthrowaway2088 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is why it's not cool anymore.
Decestor ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the beach pictures are just creepy.
jbaird ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:38:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
99% of people who hate Facebook seem to just have not found the 'unfollow' button.. You don't HAVE to see anything on there..
keep the people that throw a random pic up what they're up to one a week, unfollow the people that post 5 pics of day of what they have for lunch or random bullshit memes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then there are people like me who have unfollowed everyone, and now literally don't have a facebook feed.
Backstop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I unfollow the source of the bullshit memes, it's more effort to keep pruning back. Until they add some way to see only people posts and not their likes and re-shares it's the best I can do.
jbaird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah.. good idea..
You can also do "I would like to see less from X" but that doesn't seem to work all that great..
Sevnfold ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
32 year old, single, no kids. I also enjoy facebook. I use it to touch base with friends and family. Facebook is great when you keep your friends list down to relevant people. I know people with 3,000 friends, but why? You don't know 2900 of them.
AccountWasFound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom actually stopped talking to my cousin because she didn't post enough baby pictures on Facebook...
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:28:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom's a tool
DizzySpheres ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dadbook
streamstroller ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. 44 year old Mom represent...takes a minute to update and make a pile of relatives all over the world happy.
AtomicFlx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But if you don't care enough to have an actual conversation with these people, why only brag to them with photos?
widowmakeR24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It feels like young people sold facebook to old people talking up how great it was and how easily you can share all this stuff now all the young people think facebook is stupid as fuck and its a major problem in the world and all the parents are like this stuff is great for sharing photos of my kids at the beach that NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT.
MochiMochiMochi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Precisely why I treat Facebook like an uncomfortable, perfunctory visit with relatives I don't really care about.
walesmd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. 32 year old father of 3 here - Facebook is nothing more than a photo delivery mechanic to the rest of the family.
earthgarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
man facebook is the sh!t now for us Gen-Xers LOL
Banzai51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I'm 45 y/o Dad, my parents live in Florida. Best way to share the grandkid photos with them is Facebook.
No fucks given for the younger crowd.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the good guy social medias
havoc3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my 30s and I created my FB account a few years ago in response to all the "you'll have to send me baby pictures!" I was getting from family members when my wife was pregnant.
Fuzzylojak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can do the same with WhatsApp or Viber, create a group, invite people and share whatever
INEEDACIGARETTE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been a very valuable tool for me and my wife as well. We relocated 2600 miles away from both of our extended families five years ago, and Facebook has been a great way to keep in touch between visits.
ShadySuspect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also in the category of extremely uncool - saying "I love me some X"
nmuncer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One thing I really like about my dad:
he has strong and close minded opinions about what's good and wrong, having your ear pierced is wrong according to his standard. Having kids without being married is also a problem for him, he's not religious at all, just a question of strong views.
He's also quite intellectual and loves to read philosophy...
But:
he's friend with my sister and hi, he never ever did say anything about our dull FB conversations, nor interfered in it
And this, despite the fact my sister tend to post trashy pics of hers with raunchy comments. I guess I also have my fair share of lame stuff.
He just told me it was not of his business and was happy with the pics of the kids we would share sometimes.
notquiteworking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's fine - but it doesn't make it cool
fleuvage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like these things plus the ability to have something pleasant but personal to comment about to coworkers while at work.
Most of these people I know only at work, but we're friends on Facebook. I see pics of their family & friends, vacation photos. Nice to have a "hey, that was a great pic of your family" to say in the coffee line up.
posterior_thoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like Facebook for this exact reason, too. I'm from Canada living in the US, lived in Ireland for a few years before moving to Texas for several years and now living in New Mexico. I have family and friends all over and Facebook makes it so much easier to keep in touch, share updates and photos, etc.
I can understand the superficial aspect most complain about but personally, I treat my Facebook as a blog sometimes. Yeah, I post pictures and share funny things occasionally but I also talk about more personal things like how parenting is fucking hard and confusing sometimes, what I learned that was new and exciting to me, asking opinions or advice from those I care and trust, etc. My husband among others feel I'm too personal and worry that I'll be judged or taken advantage of but it's my personality type; I'm overly open and accept that there are some people who can't stand people like me. But anyway, I like Facebook.
BZLuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. (48) When going to school, I had a lot of very good and close friends that I've known since the early years. As we grew up, got married and started families, we grew apart. It happens.
Facebook allows us to keep in touch. We just had our 30th high school reunion last month and because of Facebook we didn't have to do the, "So, what have you been up to?" You know, the awkward moments when someone has to tell you that their wife died, or they were recently divorced or their kid needs to go to a special school.
Facebook got all that "big stuff" out of the way for us, so we could just hang and laugh think about the old days.
crypticthree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From a teenager's perspective everything you just said explains why facebook isn't cool anymore.
atomicspin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once the under 30 crowd gets older and actually has friends in different parts of the world and starts caring about family again, they'll think Facebook is great. For now, Snapchatting their friend across town will do just fine.
frizbplaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Parent's love it" might be the litmus test for whether something is cool.
Retroactive_Spider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what I use it for. I'm 46, my sis is 55. She keeps me informed (via Facebook) what all our whack-job relatives are up to so I don't have to call anyone. I don't use it for anything else.
My sister is the hero I need, but certainly not the one I deserve.
Frankandthatsit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I love me some"
p5eudo_nimh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. And you ruined it for all of us. :P
Nah, but I think the point at which I started wanting to rid myself of facebook was when I had cousins trying to friend me. I don't keep in touch with them. I liked the separation of my online social circles from my RL social circles.
I finally did leave when I realized just how stupid and inane most of the content being posted was. Oh, you went to a bar? Thanks for sharing that ground-breaking news. I'm riveted. Oh hey, a snarky comment clearly directed at someone's ex, but plastered on the feeds of everyone they know... AWESOME.
Yeah, I don't miss facebook one bit. Life is better without that shit.
marilyn_morose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen! Family spread all over and I'm in charge of my mom, matriarch of our very large family. Facebook fulfills everyone's needs. Thank you fb!
Treypyro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a 22 year old, even dealing with relatives on Facebook just became too much effort. I don't call or text much, or use Facebook. I'm just hoping my family and old friends just forget about me. I'm far more interested in what the people I physically see every day are doing, not people I haven't seen in months or years.
KopitarFan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. My family on my mom's side was mainly military. So we're spread all over the world. Facebook has been a great way for us to keep in touch and to share moments from our lives. We had been kinda disconnected before FB showed up. It's great feeling connected to them again
monk_e_boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same for me. My brother-in-law posted up that skateboarding will be in the olympics, I replied "Hope it's not street skating, that would be a major yawn fest" and I was promptly unfriended. This led to a massive family argument about who was more childish. This is still unresolved.
iamatfuckingwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That explains all the surface level baby-boomer posts on there that seem pointless. "Catching up with relatives on a nice Sunday in downtown blaabaderb." It's all strategy to avoid lame phone calls! Respect.
galwegian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i agree. FB is great for immigrants with kids. worldwide photo sharing service. if people are irritated by cute pix of my kids, fuck 'em.
SkyPork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See everyone? Facebook is still cool!
domesticHorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
081890 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said every old person ever
ANUSTART942 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
20 year old not dad and I love Facebook. Easy to use the messenger to talk to people and honestly, I kinda like seeing what old friends are up to. It's like a small window into people's lives.
henrythe8thiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live across the ocean from my family. This is what I love Facebook for also. Between this and FaceTime, family doesn't feel so far away.
DaGranitePooPooYouDo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, fuck people who actually care, those losers.
CrystalElyse ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 25 and this is why I still have a Facebook. None of my friends are on it. But all of my family is. I don't want to have to make 100+ phone calls just so that some aunt twice removed doesn't feel jilted that she didn't know whatever boring stupid shit is going on in my life that I barely care about. I can't imagine how much worse it will be when I do have kids. Good lord, people.
philosofik ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've got about ten years on me, but that's all I use it for, too. If my mother could figure out any other way at all to use a computer to see pictures of her grandkids, I'd dump my account immediately.
[deleted] ยท 393 points ยท Posted at 13:20:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I think if they got rid of the "share" button it would be way better
[deleted] ยท 441 points ยท Posted at 16:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Share isn't the problem, its showing other people's likes in my news feed. Neither of us wanted that shared, but we have no choice in it.
Edit: spelling is hard
Vladkar ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 18:22:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad I get to see Ted and Rachel's wedding photos. I don't know who Ted and Rachel are, but one of my old highschool acquaintances keeps liking all their posts. I love Facebook.
Panda_Bowl ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So go on an unfriending spree. About once a year I go through and unfriend anyone who I haven't talked to or cared about in a couple years. No need for them. I mean, I still barely ever use Facebook, but when I do I at least see thing from people I give a shit about (it's not many).
RainbowDissent ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:07:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My rule is, every time a birthday pops up and I don't care, I unfriend.
My problem is, I check FB so rarely that I maybe catch one birthday a week. That's not actually a problem though.
IONASPHERE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find the 'Unfollow, but stay friends' was custom built for avoiding this annoying shit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually you could select down arrow on any post and select "stop seeying Jims posts" if Jim is your friend, but there's also a "stop Seeying Rachael's posts" option. This way I blocked loads of people and sources without losing a good post or two.
CrayonFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still don't get the birthday pop ups.
If I care, I already know. If I don't know, I don't care.
CallmeDevMaybe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have the same rule! I thought I was the only one.
mipadi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:51:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That has the potential to be hilarious when your friend's 55-year-old likes photos of hot Facebook models, though.
Kiwi_bananas ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy I know will often like photos of models in sexy poses and make comments about how hot she is and it comes up for all of his friends to see. It's pretty awkward.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:37:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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ohrightthatswhy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/oldpeoplefacebook
JinxsLover ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else would I tell which of my friends think Hillary Clinton is going to destroy America and give it to Syrian refugees? Besides it useful for unfriending people.
Gorexxar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"So-and-so liked this photo from 'Manly bears unlimited'."
Thanks Facebook, I always wanted to look at softcore bear porn.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well according to my news feed, everyone loves Goldie Hawn. What the hell.
KrishaCZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to my sister who liked like 5 shipping pages at once... At least nobody else in our family uses Facebook.
PatternPerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is also a problem. So is sharing
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure they did get rid of that shortly after it popped up
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely not. I'm still seeing my friends' likes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weird. I don't. Occasionally I'll get a post like "so-and-so commented on [mutual friend's] post" but not lime random likes.
RoguePoet ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hide everything that's not native to Facebook. It's daunting at first, depending on how many friends you have, but totally worth it.
techtchotchke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is that a setting?
donies ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not OP but I use a Chrome extension called Facebook Purify that lets you hide a bunch of stuff. I use it to hide shared videos but you could probably use it hide any shared link.
ohrightthatswhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good idea. Sometimes I want to see what my friends are sharing and stuff or what pages or groups post, but sometimes I just want to see what my friends post, and it's frustrating that the two things are lumped into one newsfeed
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, unfortunately. I've just blacklisted every website that has been shared on my feed.
egus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Totally worth it. Blocked a couple serial offenders.
housewifeonfridays ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Back in my day, that's how it was! Just a list of what your friends were up to and information on how people met each other. Ah, the Salad Days of Facebook.
Eperiod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try Social Fixer. It's an add-on for browsers where you can set filters. If it finds a post that includes "(friend) likes this... " or "shared this..." It'll hide it.
Out if 200 posts it hid 120 from me.
wehooper4 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:31:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This!
Tell me what you're doing, or something cool that's going on. Don't share viral crap.
CheetahLegs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But those sweet monetized clicks.
Neon_Yeti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then what would half of my friends list even do on Facebook????
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's perfectly fine the way it is, you need to curate your friends list better.
kohcoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How would I share squatting Slavs, then?
itsfoine ยท 430 points ยท Posted at 12:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is very true. I staff a leadership seminar for high school students every year and the staff told everyone to join the facebook page and barely any of the students had it. They told us that "facebook was for old people" and it is "insta or die"
[deleted] ยท 274 points ยท Posted at 12:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well I mean if you're gonna have a seminar for high schoolers it may help to have one to tell you what's popular and whatnot.
Lampmonster1 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 15:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just do a rap video to show them how cool you are.
TouchDownBurrito ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked for lunchables
gdogg121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:26:15 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol hilarious
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:14:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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zebMcCorkle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:59:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
Source: am that teenager
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know what's cool and what isn't as a teenager. I'd totally help with a seminar.
AlecHunt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:23:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're
dropEleven ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:43:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
knock it off
pttoau ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dropEleven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โ_โ
ChunksOWisdom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:57:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dropEleven ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
หหแดฅหห
noodlyjames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and as soon as they mentioned it in a seminar everyone would flee for the hills.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It depends how it's presented IMO. Something as simple as having an Instagram instead of a Facebook makes a huge difference without being "weird" or /r/fellowkids
silentcrs ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 16:00:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it's a leadership seminar they should be bending over backwards to learn the tricks of senior leaders. If that means the senior leaders are on Facebook, they should make a Facebook account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they should but that doesn't mean they will
patrickkellyf3 ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 12:42:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Insta is owned by/is a part of Facebook, and is a totally different service... I don't get it?
itsfoine ยท 195 points ยท Posted at 12:45:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think high school kids who just want people to double tap their photos know that
pHScale ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 13:22:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure it wouldn't matter to them. You go where your friends go.
Plus, facebook really has gotten to be for old people. The people who tolerate pushy ads, political commentary, minion memes, and incessant game notifications all thrive at facebook. Kids don't roll that way.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:19:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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santacruisin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:54:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's time to get woke, son.
DaBestGnome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah fam, real youngsters have 6 rattatas fr ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like someone doesn't know how to filter their content.
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know how, I just know what facebook does by default. Old people love defaults.
And facebook doesn't offer any appealing content to me anymore anyway. The only reason I keep it around is for messenger and my own photos. Occasionally to see pictures from back home, but even that's waning in importance.
Plus, you try getting rid of facebook ads. You never will. You can only modify them.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's plugins to strip out all ads. Facebook customizer or social fixer work great.
If you don't like any content, you need to find more interesting friends or subscribe to more relevant pages. The content is all down to you, nobody is going to spoon feed it to you.
pHScale ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok well that's a lot more than "filtering content"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It tries to. But it does a really bad job with me. I don't "like" a lot of pages, so anything facebook thinks I like, it assumes about me. It thinks I support the Australian Labor Party. I'm not Australian, and I don't even know what the Labor Party's views are.
bamfbanki ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 15:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I'm 18 and I use Facebook.
I'm also hyper political as a person and have a thirst for memes that kinda suck but kinda are great
LaserWraith ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bamfbanki ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:27:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that feeling when you say something absurd that's intended to be funny and people just think you're retarded
pHScale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get that a lot.
jimbo224 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here man, I thought it was funny
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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OEMcatballs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's what me and chad did to ur mum last night m8
drunz ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 12:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly enough, my guess is that Facebook is too private and a limited circle of people you know who get to you and your profle while Instagram allows you to have roughly the same kind of group of friends but also able to show off and connect with people outside of it. There is a certain appeal to being able to have a group of followers like a celebrity that randomly like your stuff and comment.
pabbenoy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:23:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But its two completely different things too, come on dont play stupid
patrickkellyf3 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, so why would they say "Facebook is done, insta or death?"
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are kids in a casual setting, and are being colloquial. They don't care that Instagram is a subsidy of Facebook. They don't care that demos between 20-30 years old still use Facebook. They're just saying "We're kids, and to kids Instagram is cool, and Facebook sucks."
pabbenoy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cause its two different applications? Theyre not hating on Facebook the company but Facebook as in the services it provides. So insta or dead cause Facebook sucks. How can you not grasp this concept?
patrickkellyf3 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My point is that it's like saying "Photobucket is dead, YouTube or death." They're just entirely different, so why make that comparison.
pabbenoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why fucking not? Cause youre talking about teenagers in high school saying "insta or death" like thats even logical to begin with.
Facebook is just out the door like myspace was, its not cool anymore. So the hype have died so people spend time on instagram and given up facebook.
Its not a hard concept to grasp, at all. The fact that you cant comprehend why one would say that is beyond infuriating.
patrickkellyf3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just thinking a rhetorical question out loud, then got bombarded with all of these. If you find the whole conversation "beyond infuriating," then that's on you.
pabbenoy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes its on me that youre retarded.
iushciuweiush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they use them for the same purpose, social networking. Kids don't post 'status updates' or have 'profiles' anymore, they just snap photos all the time and post them with captions and comment on others photos.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 13:10:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could give you a million and one reasons why things just aren't cool anymore but I'll just not say anything. However insta is now owned by Fb, people could care less because...insta is still insta, thus far
Creepy_Boner ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is so cool about Instagram anyway? I have it, but I don't use it that much because it more or less reminds me of Facebook, but you're just liking people's photos. I don't really ever see any discussion of any kind going on.
ChecksUsername ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its the lack verbal of discussion, ads, news, and activism that they like. Its all about being cool, where Facebook is like 70% about being cool and 30% other stuff.
Creepy_Boner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see. Thanks for responding!
Sounds_of_a_Sax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapagram, since it included the option to have Snapchat like stories
RoyalHorse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*couldn't care less, I'm assuming?
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:04 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is correct! have a cookie and an article : http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/could-care-less-versus-couldnt-care-less
coleosis1414 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't matter who it's owned by. Facebook is lame and instagram is cool. And Facebook was REALLY smart for diversifying in that direction when they had the chance.
Frix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like this?
Pit-trout ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're owned by the same parent company, sure, but they're still very different platforms, with different conventions, different typical approaches to sharing, friending, following, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't get that they're entirely different services in both function and perception?
mocisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the parents and teachers haven't fully started using it yet. Facebook is no longer "cool" because everyone's mom and grandma is on it.
Unsounded ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you're just not ~cool~
But it serves a similar purpose in that you post your life through pictures. It's like a simpler Facebook without the stupid shit and old people. You post a picture, and who can't do that? Everyone has smart phones with cameras now, and it's easy to pop it into the Internet. The app is easier and sleeker than Facebook, and there's not as much clutter. You don't deal with memes and fluff crap, you get pictures and people responding, the good things about Facebook without be bad.
sir_mrej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What don't you get?
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't care who owns it. They care who is on it. And for the most part parents aren't on Instagram.
Duuhh_LightSwitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's about the functionality and content. Kids couldn't care less who it's owned by. They're not bailing on Facebook because they dislike the corporate ownership structure
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is just the picture part of facebook. Not the ads and annoying posts.
Kinda what facebook used to be.
Sevnfold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I had to guess I'd say the appeal is short attention span with little or no reading.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing to get. Kids just moved to instagram and their parents stayed on facebook. They don't care if insta is owned by Facebook and that its largely just marketing.
AccountWasFound ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:20:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in high school, but hate Twitter, and never bothered to use Instagram or vine, and it is about 50% of the current senior class on Facebook, older everyone has it, younger no one uses it.
Shasve ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 12:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is pretty damn big in europe. Everyone i know uses fb messenger to chat.
[deleted] ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 12:57:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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UrbanToiletShrimp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As an American, I always find it odd whenever people speak of Europe as if it's own super-homogeneous culture blob. Hell the US isn't even like that and we all speak the same language and have the same government. Is this just people using personal anecdotal information and assuming everyone does the same things too, or is Europe really that uniform?
Zabunia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's people making assumptions based on anecdotal information and assuming everyone else is like them. I'm sure there plenty of common denominators, but there are big differences between European nations in terms of attitudes, religiosity, app use, nationalism etc. etc.
Shasve ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a lot of people from all over Europe and everyone seems to be using fb messenger, with whatsapp being the 2nd option.
WineAddict ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:11:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but everyone I know uses whatsapp, barely any people here in Europe use facebookchat as far as I know
blindgynaecologist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:23:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Finland/Scotland, and everyone I know (with the exception of my sister) uses Messenger over WhatsApp.
Alexanderspants ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:47:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know everyone in Europe. It's 50/50 . Please stop fighting you guys!
blindgynaecologist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming that everyone in Europe only uses one messaging service, just providing a counter-claim to what u/WineAddict said.
Alexanderspants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
willing to back down from your argument in a non confrontational manner,your Finnish side is showing mate ;)
Shasve ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:18:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What country you in? Both in poland and denmark ive seen everyone use fb messenger. Many spanish people ive met use either one or the other.
WineAddict ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from the Netherlands
AdventurousTurtle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean guys, Europe is a pretty big place. As a student in the UK I use a mix of messanger, Whatsapp and snapchat to talk to people. The only pattern to which I use with which circle of friends is genuinely whichever one comes to mind first.
jimofwales ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:46:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UK here. It's definitely a mixture of FB chat and Whatsapp. No logic to it. Just whichever the person who set the chat up decided to use.
NinjaN-SWE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sweden reporting in, about a 90-10 split in favor or Facebook Messenger here in the age bracket of 20-30. Might differ in the lower brackets, I honestly wouldn't know.
vezokpiraka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:08:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone uses wapp when we have the phone numbers of that person. We use messenger when we don't/
Shasve ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Messenger is so much better than whatsapp though.
vezokpiraka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:23:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No?
Messenger's layout is good only for quick messages, the quality of the calls is somehow worse than wapp's and you can't change a lot of stuff.
Not to mention that wapp has end to end encryption which is nice, while messenger doesn't.
Shasve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has a much more convenient overlay, and it just so much faster and easier to use. I use both equally and messenger is just so much better.
Calls are better on whatsapp though. About encryption i dont care about that.
vezokpiraka ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you should care about encryption.
Just don't send sensitive information like passwords or PINs over messenger and you'll be fine though.
jangxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? In my bubble people are mostly using WhatsApp exclusively and that's a good thing too, since FBM sucks so bad it's always a pain to use.
marcusss12345 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a european (danish) teen who is fairly active on social media and stuff, I have no idea what WhatsApp is. Facebook is the way to go.
nessie7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:03:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the country, in Scandinavia people don't even know what whatsapp is; whereas in Spain, for example, it's whatsapp or die.
tradingten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:36:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Holland it's Whatsapp for sure
nessie7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish it was whatsapp in Scandiavia too, it's so much better.
I'm apparently the one person in Norway who doesn't have messenger on their phone, and just checks the mobile website manually for messages.
arbalete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you not have messenger on your phone?
nessie7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's a seriously bloated piece of software that spies on more things than it ought to.
Whatsapp is lightweight, and until last week, managed to keep its privacy infringing boner in its pants.
Conzo147 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UK also.
tradingten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.casengo.com/blog/the-personal-messaging-showdown-whatsapp-vs-facebook-messenger/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Although I didn't say WhatsApp was better, I just said it is used more.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Although I didn't say WhatsApp was better, I just said it is used more.
evilf23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
be sure to opt out of the data sharing with FB that was annouced this week. doesn't WA do E2E encryption? you should be using that exclusively as well.
StagNation0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:19:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which fb owns
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:16:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which still doesn't make it "fb messenger"
ChickenOfDoom ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owned by the same company either way
WaterStoryMark ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get that. Why do they want less things to do? I use all of these services, but Instagram doesn't really do a lot of the useful things Facebook does.
SpaceOdysseus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:15:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every new generation of social media is pretty much just the last gen version but missing features.
itsfoine ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking the same thing. In Instragram you can't be in groups, write just word posts, can't even zoom in on a photo, all you do is post pictures with a quick caption. And if you search a tag, half of it is porn spam
safetydance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can zoom now!
ShredderZX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:39:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My entire high school uses facebook.
FlatronTheRon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am 24 and i have never met anyone younger than 30 who doesnt has facebook.
helloimcold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait a second.. Are we old? I'm not ready to be old.
daveblu92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm old but I just don't understand this mentality. These are two completely different things
22fortox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my high school literally everyone uses Facebook but only for Facebook Messenger.
ShadowJuggalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah...but that's only true for high school kids. Here are the latest demographics: http://www.statista.com/statistics/187041/us-user-age-distribution-on-facebook/
broff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Insta is lit tho.
Definitely a good switch.
Cyntheon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in college and many people don't have Facebook and the ones that do never use it. Out of my 60 or people from here only 2 use it regularly and 3 semi-regularly (only to upload sorority pictures TBH, no commenting or making posts or anything else).
schoolsbelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Snapchat and Twitter.
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instagram is the same sort of shit. They think they are cool but they are just facebook posers.
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"omg facebook like KYS" lol
lapzkauz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was in high school four years ago, and Instagram was much more popular then than it is now. The old women have taken over Instagram, so I mostly keep on Facebook and Snapchat.
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, insta and snapchat seem to be the successor to Facebook.
I was in the first 5 million users of Facebook, so that makes me a little sad :(
Sallyjack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I (33) was at a concert, enjoying myself, when a someone asked me what my instagram was. I don't have an instagram account, nor did I care enough to lie on the spot; two indicators that I had jumped the generational gap. Flattering to be hit on though.
cyberine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is not true in some areas. I'm from London and here EVERY teenager has a snapchat, around 60% have snapchat, 40% insta and almost 0% Twitter
theafonis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I think most kids these days are on snapchat
itsfoine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:06:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even Twitter is becoming less and less popular I feel.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I presume people getting deaththreats and other wierd shit outside of twitter.. is something that has affected the twitter population a bit
piezeppelin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because Twitter has become a dick-measuring contest on who has read the coolest articles about professional development or business strategies first.
lukin187250 ยท 704 points ยท Posted at 12:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is completely unbearable now. The only reason I have an account is it is helpful with my job and I need to monitor the page of my employer as well.
It's stupid politics, fake news articles relating to politics and fast forward recipes that quite frankly most of them look disgusting.
I do like the occasional drama though, people have no qualms about putting their personal shit all over facebook for some reason.
undead_bench_presses ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 15:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta learn to curate your feed. The "Unfollow but stay friends" feature is 100% necessary for making Facebook bearable.
ed_on_reddit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to unfriend a dude who posts nothing but political garbage, and saw that option. It was amazing.
However, It makes me feel bad, because I definitely respected him when I was growing up, and it hurts knowing that either a) I was blind to the kind of person that he actually is - and I wonder how many of the people I looked up to like that, or b) how did someone who was once a pillar to the community fall so hard?
Its also followed by a dash of "If I block all the people who I don't ideologically agree with, am I actually turning facebook into my own personal echo chamber and following the footsteps of my once heroes?"
mojowo11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The funny thing is that you don't even need to do this. If you just ignore someone's posts for a long time, that person will naturally cycle out. Unfollowing is only for people whose content you've been hate-reading.
mocisme ยท 875 points ยท Posted at 14:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is bloated and all, but your feed is what you make it. The people you add as friends, the pages you follow, etc...
Also your reading and clicking habits are taken into to account. So your feed is partially your fault.
DoYouMindIfIAsk_ ยท 319 points ยท Posted at 15:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exactly this ! I think about this everytime someone complains about their feed..
I got tired of seeing crap, clicked on "don't show this shit to me" and started adding pages that are more useful. Anyone can do this.
Edit: kinda surprised how many of you guys are subscribed to meme pages
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:51:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just hid all of the repeat offenders from my feed, which now consists of about 20 people and a bunch of ironic meme pages.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fascinating how so many people that run facebook meme pages seem to have a superiority complex.
hopefullyhelpfulplz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the same, but now I don't get to have any arguments and the feed is just those 20 people's lives (they're not more interesting than the rest, just less irritating) and stale memes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people I kept are either funny or take a lot of really cool pictures, or just don't post much, and if the memes on one page get too shitty I just unfollow it. It's not perfect but I don't spend that much time on Facebook anyway.
Bald_Sasquach ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:15:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. My Facebook has never had more than 40 friends, and the only pages I follow are science magazines and webcomics. It's a good place to see my friends' latest car projects when I'm bored of Reddit.
Colluder ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is Facebook starts suggesting shit for you to like, and yea you can click on "don't show me this shit" but then it suggests another almost identical page for you to like a minute later, after doing that maybe half a million times you don't get that kind of stuff anymore.
The interface is bloated, maybe if there was a button that was something like "only show self posts on my feed" I would use it as getting the shit out of the feed becomes a few clicks instead of well over a thousand
MelodyMyst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would LOVE it if it actually said, "don't show me this shit"
I would back a company with my own money if it could be this honest.
mipadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you can tap "Show me less from this person," but if that person posts every five minutes, you still see a ton of their crap unless you totally unfollow them. Which is fine, unless it's someone that you want to keep up with, just not every 5 minutes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My quality of life increased a lot when I unfollowed Upworthy and other par of similar sites.
quinncuatro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My problem, though, is that I've had my Facebook account for like ten years, or so, now? It's been built up over a time of me going to middle/high school, college, and being a graduated working adult. My tastes have changed so much over the years, and there's really no tutorial on how to get your feed back under control.
rhllor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I installed a Chrome extension that just looks for keywords I specified and then it hides those posts from my view - mostly names of politicians.
When Pokemon GO was released in my country, I posted a link to the extension in case people's feeds were flooded by me liking and commenting on posts by Pokemon pages.
Of course, I also have a very fresh account. Deleted the account I made in 2007 early last year. I created a new one a few months ago because Messenger chatting is very convenient.
mipadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can keep unfollowing people and pages, but eventually it just becomes...boring. I stopped following a lot of my angrier and stupider friends (or unfriended them completely), but now my feed is a lot of baby pics instead. Pick your poison, I guess.
azn_dude1 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get better friends?
JayTS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I just have to dig through and remove all the stupid shit I liked 11 years ago.
xelabagus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't dig, just use it. Next time you open FB and see a shitpost, block that user. Keep doing that and soon you'll only get the stuff you want to see
mipadi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or just a lot of baby pics.
YayTheRedHead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My frustration is that I don't want to see any pages. If it's not a text post or photos posted by a friend or family member, then I don't want to see it. I would kill for a "block all links/pages" option.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love any recommendations you might have for pages to follow with high-quality content. Had to unfollow CNN and several other major news outlets because they all hopped on the clickbait train.
LavenderFox23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have about a dozen Minion meme pages blocked. For the longest time it felt like if I blocked one, three more would appear!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Don't show this shit to me" is an option on Facebook?
pirfle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes and it's brilliant. I've blocked a ton of shit from my feed. I never have to see a David Wolfe post again.
DoYouMindIfIAsk_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, it's also called "Hide Post - see fewer posts like this" you can access it by clicking the icon in the right hand side
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:19 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody seems to be understanding my point, that they have "shit" in the options. I already knew about Hide Post.
RonyTheTiger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the feed that bothers me, it's Facebook blatantly asking me to help them market shit to me. Fuck off and stop treating me like a peon. I hardly use it except to get in touch with people from time to time. I keep my personal life almost entirely off of it.
SFbud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for those of us who like pages that are not featured and get hidden from the news feed.
AesotericNevermind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will still regurgitate everything 14 times with a different blend of ads.
gimjun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also if you hate a guy's posts but can't unfriend him, there's a click to unfollow their posts
Master_Tallness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like redditors complaining about their front page when that is entirely comprised to what subs they subscribe to.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Preach, plus Facebook's meme game is off the charts. So far ahead of anywhere else I've found
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it makes you cooler and more edgy to complain about it on reddit
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except those fucking "suggested" posts that show up in your feed now.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are ads, ignore them
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know they are ads, but it's hard to ignore them when they're slipped into your news feed and look just like regular posts from your friends.
GeneralRectum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90% of my Facebook feed is sponsored ads, shit posts from pages my friends have "liked", and automatically shared Twitter/Instagram posts.
I don't even mean that my friends liked a post, and then it shows up in my feed... Say they have a page called "shitty Facebook memes" liked. I will see posts from that page, even if none of my friends liked that particular post. From there I have two options, unfollow that friend and never see anything that they themselves actually posted, which I don't want to do unless they spam Facebook all day. The second option is clicking the "don't show me posts from this page" button, but then it'll just cycle to another page and do the same exact thing with that.
I block posts from pages every time I use Facebook yet there are always new ones from other obscure pages that someone I'm friends with liked and there's no way to stop it. Block one, another takes its place.
The remaining 10% or possibly less of my news feed is stuff that my friends have actually posted, liked, commented on, or shared. Which is all I'd like my feed to be.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then hit "hide post"'then go "See less from Cindy Clarke" you're only seeing the stuff that they like because of you stopping and looking at it whenever it comes up, so they give you more.
_Fibbles_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:55:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped using Facebook when they altered how the feed works. It used to be that the feed was a chronological list of everything your friends posted. Now it's a curated list of posts that Facebook thinks you want to see. There's a "most recent" filter option but all that does is show the curated list in chronological order, it doesn't show every post.
I had nearly 200 'friends' on Facebook, about 50 of which I'd say were actually close friends. Yet my feed would only ever show posts from the same dozen people. After that I gave up. The price of Facebook harvesting my data wasn't worth it for a service that didn't work any more.
frickineh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like people are afraid to unfriend people because they'll get offended or whatever, but who the fuck cares if some high school friend you haven't seen in 10 years is mad at you? And I just refuse to be friends with my coworkers in the first place so I never have to see their crap. My life was a lot easier once I realized I don't actually have to care about fb politics.
mipadi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. At various times I'll just unfriend someone I haven't talked to in 10 years. Are they really going to be offended? Will they even notice? Will I ever see them again? Probably not.
What's weird is that sometimes that person will send me a friend request a few weeks or months later.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't even have to unfriend, just hit unfollow. That way you can still see what comes up when you wonder "what's Bob Smith up to these days"
frickineh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just figure if I either don't care about or dislike everything someone posts, why even keep up the pretense that we're friends? Might as well limit the audience for my own posts to people I care about
AlienAmerican ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I especially don't understand people who share articles or things they see and no one seems to like/comment any of their posts. Whats the point of sharing if no one reacts to them?
Bald_Sasquach ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who must want everyone to know he doesn't work. He shares roughly 3 memes an hour, and god are they trashy.
JohnnyVNCR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:25:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is all the people I knew in high school and college that still use Facebook are complete morons. The platform is just dead for me, I've moved on and just use Facebook to login to tinder honestly.
RokushoCom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:30:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
....So, like Reddit?
Twilight-zoned ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but when I was younger I followed hundreds of pages when likes first came out. Huge mistake. I can't unfollow them all because it feels like a waste of time so my feed is full of bullshit half the time. Plus, most of the posts I do see are just shared videos. No thanks. I prefer just not getting on.
Uhmerikan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I reactivated a 4 year old facebook account on accident recently and went through the feed a little bit. Click bait and fake news articles are there still. They don't go away. They might change shape so you don't notice, but they're there.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, get rid of all those people you don't really know, or those that post shit, and just follow pages that interest you like bands, dj's, whatever. It's so much better.
abundantprocreator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very true. I grew tired of all the political crap and started hiding posts. I seldom see anything election related on Facebook now. I go to actual news sites for that type of news. I've liked a bunch of pages and groups, which makes my newsfeed mostly full of the things I like. It really doesn't take that much effort to tailor the newsfeed and once you do, it's well worth it in my opinion.
mouseknuckle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At some point I realized my feed was crap because most of my "Facebook friends" I knew in high school are kinda shitheads.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While true, I still remember the greatness that was facebook when it was exclusive to not just .edu emails, but certain schools. When it might not be as cleanly put together but it was not serious, just jokes and party planning.
TornadoTarget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And listening to key words through your microphone according to a very mad deputy sheriff
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I never get tired of reddit: if the stream of links consists of funny ask threads and bewbs, then all is well. Also, blok politix.
YourTokenGinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really spot on. Once I see someone regularly posting/sharing conspiracy articles and pseudoscience bullshit I unfriend them. Seriously Kyle, you were cool when we ran cross country together, but you've gone full anti-vax now. I don't need that friend.
NocturnalToxin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I mean, I've added friends from high school and then friends from college, and I've since unfollowed most of them because of the dumbass shit they post. It's getting to the point where I almost have no one but close friends and family, which I don't really mind, I'm not interested in most of the stuff other people post hence the unfollowing, but even now I'm getting close to just unfollowing the close friends and family members too.
I mean, I don't really care who you are, if you post some shit ass minion memes or a special "Home remedy that cures cancer", I'm going to unfollow you. I've already unfollowed my own brother because he seems to think he's some kind of gangster.
Aero93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
100% agreed
rgumai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have unfollowed a ridiculous number of people this election season. Facebook is actually back to being somewhat fun again.
KarmaPoIice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
god damn, thank you. FB is actually wayyyy better than it's ever been. But if you refuse to delete every single dipshit you've ever added and just allow it to become a bloated nightmare...then obviously it's going to suck. You have to curate it and if done right it can be incredibly useful. It's my favorite social media network by a wide margin.
PiggySoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only problem I have with this is, we all have people on our facebook which we can't remove for whatever reason it may be and their crap spills over into your feed.
mocisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you too worried about what happens if you block them, then just choose "hide all posts from this person"
ReflexEight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, there's a reason why I only have 50 fb friends
Corpseharvester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is too true, like so many others, I've learned that ultimately what I see on Facebook depends entirely on me. I was pretty close to deleting it not too long ago, but I decided to see if I could get it under control. Now 90% of what I see on Facebook is shit I actually care about. Although I do agree Facebook definitely isn't cool anymore, it is still useful for me.
Ukuleleyuii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:53:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Home oh whu u mae ih."
"Huh? You like to see homos naked??"
masterpate ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been on Facebook since the very beginning, back when you had to have a college email address just to sign up. The last few years though have been absolutely unbearable. I unfollowed over 600 people recently, yet my newsfeed is still polluted with bullshit about politics and multi-level-marketing.
Good example is a few weeks ago I saw a girl post about migraines, asking if anyone knew of any legitimate treatments they would recommend. All the responses were bullshit about essential oils, or plexus, or some stupid patch you put on that is supposed to cure all ailments. I actually felt sorry for the girl who posted the question because she ended up just being solicited a bunch of garbage.
Anyways, for the first time in almost 15 years im thinking about deleting it. It's just not fun anymore at all.
WtotheSLAM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friend's regularly gets banned for shitposting. The he complains to me and makes another account just so it can get banned as well for bypassing the first one. Hearing all the drama without being involved is great
farmtownsuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is he posting that he's getting banned for?
senior_chief214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit
garlicroastedpotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people on my Facebook have turned off broadcasting so that you have to go to their pages to see what they're up to. Everyone who started on Facebook in 2002 are all working age adults and professionals. No more drunken Facebook pictures or political messages. Employers are watching.
It's also why like 99% of women's pictures are of them doing some variation of a kissy face instead of one of them somewhere or doing something.
farmtownsuit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this last part. I've cooked and been cooked many a good dishes thanks to all those Tasty and Helpful Panda or whatever it's called videos. I'm doing slow cooker pork carnitas tomorrow and my mouth is already watering just thinking about it.
lukin187250 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:37:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some look good, but I've seen some, especially lately for some reason, that just look gross as hell.
Also, I crack up at the ones that are actually a shit ton of work, but they just "snap their fingers" or they're sped up.
Most crock pot ones are legit though, I'll give you that.
farmtownsuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might be a somewhat picky eater like myself then. It seems like as time goes on they're running out of ideas so they're using more and more ingredients you wouldn't normally use and as a result I reject them.
Also I've seen a lot of stuff lately that's just fucking loaded in sour cream which I find repulsive. Overall though the recipe videos are probably my favorite "new" thing to happen to facebook.
CaptainKate757 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll tell you what drives me crazy about these: the increasing frequency of naming recipes "roll-ups".
lukin187250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It drives me crazy how they call everything "crack"
browsewhilepooping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're on Android, not sure of IOS I highly recommend downloading "swipe" instead of Facebook. It's cleaner, faster, won't kill your phone and you don't have to have an independent messenger app, you can reply to messages in the app just like a desktop!
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only use the Facebook messenger app. For whatever reason, many of my friends use it more than texting.
MrGlayden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot about the thousands of links to buzzfeed pages that are taken from reddit
Daniel_A_Johnson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't hate Facebook; you hate your friends.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed.
The only reason I still have it is for uni basically. Convenient way to communicate with group members and share files etc
That and buying/selling car parts. I used to use the forums but unfortunately where in from they're now dead and people solely advertise stuff on Facebook groups. Makes me a bit mad cause its the shittest platform, infinitely worse than a forum.
lillyrose2489 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, the recipe videos. I have a few friends who post them constantly, and it takes a lot to stop myself from commenting and asking if they have ever made a single one of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lukin187250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's advantageous for me to have a huge facebook friends list in my job and not curate it at all.
For my personal use or enjoyment, I really don't care for Facebook that much.
GazVW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Complete bollocks.
Facebook is what you make it. So if it's unbearable, it's because your friends and interests are unbearable.
Produceher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a weird statement. Facebook is your friends. Maybe you need some new ones?
lukin187250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's advantageous in my job to have as big a friends list as possible and not try to curate it at all, most people aren't actually my close friend.
Pheorach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BACON AND CREAM CHEESE AND DEEP FAT FRYING AND IMPROPER PREP/ COOKING TECHNIQUES WHY AREN'T YOU HAPPY ABOUT THIS
pizza143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the stupid recipe posts SO much. So many no bake dessert recipes which freak me out so bad plus like you said none of them look good even if they were that easy to make!
solidSC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use facebook maybe 5 minutes a day. In that time frame I can maximize the information I get from family and friends I care about, like "oh so-and-so's having a birthday, I'll remember that. Oh there's a Halloween party at this persons house instead of that persons. Cool. Oh yep, looks like I'm not the only person who knocked up their wife, good we should all be miserable." Then I go! I just go, I don't look at peoples religious/political/outrightcrazybatshitranting None of it! I just go. I get what I need and leave. I've maybe posted 5 pictures in the 2 years I've had facebook, they can't make me post more, fuck them and their messages and condescending attitude.
JaRoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love me some facebook drama. If a certain 5-6 people delete their facebook for whatever reason then I'll have no reason to use it anymore.
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think my favorite thing about Facebook is the fake news articles. Clickhole is the best.
GetBenttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just have an account for adding Events really
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is for cats, parents, and people bitching. My mom asked me to post something so she could show someone, the first post on my timeline is my boss showing pictures of his newly adopted cat, so I scroll down to look because they're cute and the next post is someone vaugly bitching about her job. Now I use it to text my friends in Canada, so just the Messenger app. I refuse to have the actual app on my phone or be logged into it for any other reason.
Geenafalopezz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My feed lacks drama. No drama in sight. Can get boring sometimes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lukin187250 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like it's full of stupid political posts and shitty recipes.
bakkerbard ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 11:34:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped using facebook about seven years ago. My account still exists though. Maybe I should check it out again.
_ReCover_ ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 12:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. Don't. You haven't missed much.
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 12:23:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But think about how many bad memes he's missing!
Seriously though, with anyone being able to create memes... it just means the Meme Bubble is about to pop.
alldawgsgotoheaven ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should I liquidate my pepes?
Chaotix2732 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No man, keep your Pepes! They're worthless now, but once the meme bubble crashes the Pepe/meme exchange rate will be really favorable.
GrizzBear97 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:24:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sell your rare memes now the market is about to collapse
NowWithVitaminR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:56:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Big Pepe?
millionsofmonkeys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As was foretold
CasualFridayBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying... I should invest in memes before the bubble pops? Gotcha!
TrymWS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that hot girl from high school messaged him.
Bluest_waters ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you should definitely check in!
There's a couple of really important messages from people who haven't talked to in 10 years who want to sell you a really super incredible exclusive product you can't get in stores!
This shit will change your life!
jfreez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just started stopping. I have it cos sometimes I get a message from a friend overseas or something but I haven't logged in to scroll the feed for a long time. It's fucking trash. Better to be bored than fill your time with that garbage
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped using facebook in 2012 and I recently got a social media marketing job so I signed up again. I do sometimes wish I could just deactivate it all over again. It adds nothing to my life other than distractions.
swarley_scherbatsky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait a week or two, and you'll get to see everything that was on Reddit today again.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you keep in touch with friend groups and events? With my social circles, if you're not on FB or use it actively, no one will usually realise you're not on the invite list and you'll miss pretty much everything unless someone mentions it in a whatsapp group. It's the major reason I can't bring myself to delete.
bakkerbard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As you said, whatsapp. Events like festivals and other special nights get thrown in, and sometimes we just go out to clubs. Also what do you mean invite list? We usually always go with the same group(s) so it would be pretty obvious if someome is missing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have a fairly large and geographycally dispersed social circle, so when you're just checking people from your friend list it's hard to notice a particular someone missing. Even worse they might have an account but never use it, so they're invited but never check as "coming". Since rarely everyone attends, the organiser is unlikely to hound all of them for "are you coming or not" personally. Smaller get togethers are different, we just toss into Whatsapp if people want to do something, so it's not a complete contact blackout, but definitely means you'll miss some major events.
veganveal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else am I supposed to get my political news?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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noitems ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even want to use FB messenger anymore because it datamines the fuck out of your conversations.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to move on, but i don't know what to move on to. instagram seems popular, but as someone who doesn't take many pictures that doesn't seem like my thing. twitter? seems kind of crap tbh.
inline-triple ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I still have my account but almost never go there anymore. Many people have their own reasons, but for me it was the abundance of SJW and political posts.
It used to be a pretty fun place to go look at lolcats, and have a laugh. Then I noticed that it was being flooded with SJW posts that could all pretty much be characterized by, "I AM AN ENTITLED WHITE GIRL CHECK OUT TODAY'S MICROAGGRESSION." ... Man I agree with the sentiment behind those things, and those people, when I talk to them in person, aren't so hostile and angry. But on facebook, it's terribly painful to read all that shit.
So I started muting them and for a while things were nice and lolcatty again.
But then trump reared his head. Again my facebook was flooded by really angry posts (from both sides). So I started muting anyone that made a political post, whatever camp they were in, whether I agreed fundamentally or not.
Turns out, it wasn't good. The posts that remained were pictures of peoples food and baby stuff (the horrible inane stuff) ... and SHITLOADS of advertisements. Every other post on the feed was an ad.
So I started "hiding" ads and muting food/baby pics.
Now only ads remain.
Goodbyeeeee facebizzle.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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inline-triple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social justice is totally cool. The problem is, facebook is a poor forum for it.
BelieveEnemie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget YouTube.
bakkerbard ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 11:36:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube is still cool but only because there is no alternative right now. The copyright system needs to be revamped.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 11:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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EtherBoo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Seriously. I honestly don't think the issue is the platform, there's plenty of other just as good platforms. Channel Awesome was using "those other guys who's name I can't remember but aren't Vimeo" for a while for a while and some people use Vimeo.
Every one of those seems to have some aversion to mobile. I don't see why making a mobile app so it just plays in the app is so difficult for these services. Even Vimeo, which has an app, hardly has any content on it. Any time I try to load web content in the app, I get "This content is not available for our app" or something.
Why is this so complicated?
EDIT - Just saying you can view the content fine in a mobile web browser. They just seem to refuse to build an app for quick access to the content.
evilf23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can make your own lite apps with webwrapper apps like hermit for android. i use it to replace bloated or downright shitty apps like amazon. they have some prepackaged webwrapper lite apps for a lot of common services. first 2 are free, paid if you want more than that. Great for battery draining social media apps like FB and IG and even has notification support.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chimbori.hermitcrab&hl=en
ben7amin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:28:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laws
EtherBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't explain why the content can load in a browser but not an app.
ben7amin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it can, the licensing of the video makes it possible to view it on a pc but not on mobile devices. There are all kinds of different licensing markets.
EtherBoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you can view the content fine on a mobile browser. It even has a mobile layout and everything, so it's not like you're tricking it into using a desktop site.
ben7amin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could be a wierd licensing agreement ๐
myusernameranoutofsp ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
vimeo, streamable, vid.me, there are plenty
Or do you mean ones that share revenue like youtube? I'm sure those exist too
WingerRules ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Its hard to compete with a business whos strategy is to control the market by operating without a profit for a decade+.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:22:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's hard to complete with something that is as totally universal as Youtube. When shit really hits the fan, maybe a few more will convert to Vimeo. Google and Youtube are practically synonymous with the internet.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:07:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PlzBuyMyBook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but being a billionaire allows you access to top tier lawyers when someone eventually sues you over something.
But you're right, creating a video hosting site isn't a feat only accessible by billionaires.
Man_E_No ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To MAKE one? No. To RUN one? Yes
cumulativebutton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even I made one, although it's more for images.
poopellar ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if Youtube were to ban creators from using the word 'the', they would still be the most popular video search engine. Content creators will still work through the hurdles to upload videos as Youtube atm is the only viable source of making money from videos. Even if a competitor comes up, change won't be instant, if at all. Youtube is just that ingrown now into the web society. Viewers got to Youtube cause of creators, and creators will stay at Youtube cause of viewers. The cycle has been set and will hard to stop.
Lurker_Since_Forever ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:37:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are some cool self hosted youtube alternatives. You just aren't using them.
bakkerbard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:41:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The alternatives can't bring enough viewers for content creators to move over. They would lose out on alot of ad revenue and other incomes so they are forced to stick with youtube unfortunately.
rectal_beans ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 11:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we have twitch
GunzGoPew ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 12:50:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube is INSANELY popular, especially with kids. Kids don't even watch TV anymore, they just watch shit on YouTube...
deepfatthinker92 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:23:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
just like my 10 yrs sister "dad can I use hdmi the laptop to the tv" shit's off the hook.
evilf23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like you should buy her a $25 chromecast for her birthday.
Nambot ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:41:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was YouTube ever cool? It's less a cool thing and more of a utility upon which cool things may be hosted. Individual videos and channels may or may not be cool, but YouTube is just the facilitator.
samuraibutter ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:18:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube is huge with really young kids. None of my younger sisters friends or her watch tv ever, only YouTube.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am horrified and supremely annoyed at YouTube's "recommendations" for me.
With all the data Google has on me, can't it come up with something better?
If I pull up one video from Reddit that I'm not remotely interested in, or pull up a video to get a piece of information, those videos get plastered on my recommendations.
It's downright creepy. All I need an account for is saving my favorite videos.
azn_dude1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well um how is it supposed to know you're not interested in the videos you chose to watch? That's literally how they get their data on you.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because after like, 6 years of watching movie spoofs and Honest Trailers, and a Google search history to boot, watching a video about French 2 class lesson plans for Australians should be taken with a grain of salt before French lessons and Australian videos plaster my YouTube home page.
Also it's just annoying.
azn_dude1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Think about it from their end. Somebody who has a somewhat normal pattern in video watching recently watched a video out of the ordinary. Is this a one time occurrence? Or is it a start of a new interest? I'm sure they have data showing how people all of a sudden discover something new and binge watch a lot of videos about a new topic. That makes sense right? You've already seen a lot of videos on movie spoofs and honest trailers, any recommendations they have for you will most likely be something that you've seen. This new anomaly data point you gave them is the best thing they have to make you watch a lot more videos. Obviously it's not true all of the time, but it makes sense.
aaronr93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, I suppose you're right. That does make sense now. I guess it just has no way to tell if I'm finding something for research, or if a friend used my computer, or if I watched it myself. :P
LordDescon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
stupid me linked my spotify account to it. I don't want to redo my account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I deleted mine a month ago don't miss anything apart from the dank memes
cadomski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank fuckin' god. That shit is like cancer.
alackofcol0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just use it for dank memes.
strong_schlong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went into the app for the first time in a few days and they replaced the friends tab with a marketplace. Horse shit I tell ya.
kaoss77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook killed the traditional discussion forum. I'm only on face book to keep up with the custom truck builds that I used to look at on streetsoucemag.com.
OWLONGCANAREDDITNAM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I and most of my friends basically only have Facebook for messanger.
hypmoden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got kicked off 2 years ago and i don't miss it
nyrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet everyone I know (in our mid 20s) uses Facebook regularly. I met a couple people who use instagram and twitter, but they all use Facebook. I've never heard of it becoming "uncool".
Pollomonteros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the next cool thing then? Here everyone uses it
APartyInMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But by whose standards? Cool to kids? Definitely not.
Cool to parents, the people who actually have the money and the purchasing power to buy the things in the targeted ads on the site? Definitely still cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they only reason I still have one is for messenger, and because the 100 other sites I use log me in with it
Afin12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I joined Facebook back when it was just college students in Boston and it was pretty fun.
I got rid of Facebook a year ago and it was the best thing I ever did. It turned into a cesspool of drama and terrible memes and political arguing and general bullshit. I felt like Facebook was turning into a public discussion board where people just put up the interesting things in their lives so that they could make themselves appear cooler than they really were.
ShadowJuggalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The demographics of Facebook users are still pretty evenly split between all age groups, except for high schoolers: http://www.statista.com/statistics/187041/us-user-age-distribution-on-facebook/
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Facebook when I was in college. (2004-2008) It was completely insular, and you didn't have to give a shit about what kind of stuff you posted.
Now, anything say do can be used against me in the court of the job interview.
Emm03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this changes a little bit in college. I graduated high school two years ago and no one really used it, but now people use it all the time for events and most teams/clubs have pretty active groups. I don't really post much but most of my school friends have pretty active personal accounts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than my space
scubaguy194 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still have it. It's the only way I can keep in contact with a lot of my other friends and I refuse to get instagram.
I_Speak_For_The_Ents ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mentioned to someone that i have a fb, and they laughed at me.... And they were only 2 years younger.
DextrosKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. I was never big into Facebook in the first place, but just when I was starting to use it somewhat regularly, my mom joined. She made a post on an old picture on one of my friend's pages that was someone holding a blunt near me, remarking how she didn't approve, and I went "welp, I can't use this anymore" and had to ask some of my friends to take various photos down so she wouldn't mompost on them.
Flem_guzzler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to admit that facebook was a lot better when the 50+ generation wasn't on it and it was only people in college who could get on. I still use it to keep up with friends and family but it has become a bit unbearable to use since every time I post something, it has to be bombarded by every member of my extended family. It's like an outlet for grandma to bother you about why you don't visit more often these days, so I just hardly every use it.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's annoying when 99% of the shit is shared videos and shit. That's what Reddit is for, I miss when it was peoples own words instead if an endless stream of memes
JibFlank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That happened years ago.
DenizenPrime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was a high school senior in 2006, the year Facebook exploded. Back then, the site was only for college students, and you needed a @~.edu email address in order to sign up. I remember it being a huge deal when you finally got your email address for the school you were going to because that means that you could sign up for facebook. Back then it was SUPER COOL because it was so exclusive. No kids, and no adults. Only college students allowed. That didn't last long.
PAdogooder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hit a hard wall of aging when I was working with a teen program and said told them I was going to put the event on facebook and they said "Why?"
I use it for my business because my biggest demo is 35-55 year old females.
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is for events and looking people up. A pokedex for humans basically
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish parents would consider the privacy rights of their children when posting.
Toux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live, it is still going strong. (I'm 20) I use it not only as a communication means, but also to join groups. And stalk.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much just use it for concert and event updates which it is absolutely amazing for.
Derpwad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=facebook
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had one, so I wasn't cool when it was cool and I'm still not cool now because everyone's gotten rid of theirs as well.
So now instead of conversations of "Oh my god I hate facebook so much but I have to use it" it's now "Oh yeah, I totally got rid of mine. Your life gets sooooo much better without it. Have you tried it?"
No, I haven't tried it because I've always been this way you dillholes.
MissMystified ยท 4033 points ยท Posted at 15:26:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
one of my customers keeps coming in with his collar popped...that hasn't been a thing in 15 years
*edit- RIP inbox, never in my wildest dreams did I think a guy wearing a popped collar would be my top comment.
robstads ยท 1426 points ยท Posted at 16:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15 years...sounds like it's about time for him to be an accidental trend setter
[deleted] ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 17:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it was a trend 15 years prior too. In the 80's people popped collars.
DukeElliot ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:14:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pops collar
cmckone ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:50:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ever since I can remember i been poppin my collar
schlonghair_dontcare ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:15:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And ever since I can remember I been workin' these hoes, and they better put my money in my hand, in my hand
mcs3831 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and his name is JOHN CENA
profile_this ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:14:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interestingly enough, I, too, have been "poppin' my colla". In addition, I think you'll find it quite fascinating that ever since I can remember, I've been workin' these ho's.
Swan_Writes ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:31:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My collar was accidentally popped yesterday and I received a compliment on it. So, maybe.
SpookiestBus ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:19:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So it's due! pops collar
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most definitely it was an 80's thing. That and wearing 2 or 3 different colored polo shirts at the same time and popping all of the collars on them.
Pretty sure in the 80's my parents told me it was a 50's thing to pop your collar. So the cycle continues.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jams! Hell yeah. And converse totally. I had a red and blue pair.
ArrowRobber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do realize most fashion is recycled, it's all about proportion and timing.
Twilight_Sparkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a decade earlier than 15 years ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ailish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shudder
BBA935 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was. That's where it came from.
donkeymonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 9 year old pops his collar. Good little bro.
Queen_Blackfyre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba... It's the cyyyyyccle of trends!
serael ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not yet pop collar was early 2k. 90s is the new throwback vogue, give it 5 years. But by then he will be wearing tpain grills and neon pants
mr_trick ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:27:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, not gonna lie, I would be intrigued if a guy was otherwise well dressed and had a popped collar. It might be due for a comeback.
iheartanalingus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:22:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ginger here. Popping collar on a Ginger is not cool. Ever.
tanhan27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been more like 10 years for the collar pop
Runs_towards_fire ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's due to return. It's already being done ironically with frosted tipped spiked hair and silver ball bearing choker necklace and baggy jeans.
vetelmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it stopped being a thing in 1987. TIL
ailish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please no.
theiceman831 ยท 725 points ยท Posted at 17:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many people dont realize that the original purpose of the collar was to be upturned on a tennis shirt. It was to protext the wearers neck from sunburn during a tennis match. Perhaps it was functional?
Xenotoz ยท 1027 points ยท Posted at 17:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah, if your outside playing tennis and it's sunny, pop your collar.
If you're inside working a desk job or whatever, keep that collar down.
Or do whatever the fuck you want, it's your life.
theBonesae ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do what you want, I'm not your fucking mom.
greengiant89 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do what you want, I'm fucking your mom.
2Girthy4Anal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too.
iheartanalingus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do what you want, I'm fucking your mom and his mom. Which means we are in the same room. Gross. You are bashing with you and your mom's uglies exposed in the same room.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:47 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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theBonesae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:52 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What?
Wjb97 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:52:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On my motorcycle jacket I keep the collar up. But it's to help keep sun off my neck and just cover that little spot underneath my helmet.
Blackbirdrx7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Use a balaclava and soak the neck part in some water. It helps keep me cool whilst riding and keeps the damn debris and bugs out of my neck.
Wjb97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:02:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My helmets got a few vents around so it doesn't get too bad. But I'll keep that in mind for future reference
Blackbirdrx7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aha, I didn't mean just for cooling.
Priority 1: Sunburn on neck. 2: Bugs and rocks and dust not hitting your neck 3: Cooling.
A balaclava is seriously perfect for riding. Not to mention the fact that it absorbs all your sweat so your helmet (or removable lining) doesn't reek after a while.
Wjb97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhh ok
natophonic2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:57:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't say that! We're trying to make America safe and great again!
Blackbirdrx7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pick one. ("Safe space" comes to mind when "safe" is said)
trumarc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"...Live it however you wanna; marijuana is everywhere, where was you brought up?"
jaddaprog ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It don't matter as long as you get where you're going 'Cause none of the shit is going to mean shit where we're going
teebob21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
obligatory mom's spaghetti
itswhatyouneed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That lyric always brings me back to the time in college when we were driving around with no weed and that song came on to make us extra sad.
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell him what to do!
TriceraScotts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polo shirts. They're called that for a reason
higs87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's my life! door slams
FajitaofTreason ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
continues muffled...
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
CalmSpider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm inside working a desk job in a henley. What do?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP said one of their customers, meaning they probably just came in from outside.
immerc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3/4
TheBaronOfTheNorth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep one collar up and one down to promote entropy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eventual apathy.
Bendaario ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:43:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't do a popped collar. Makes me feel like a fucking vampire
ian_juniper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:11:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or don't, and keep your fucking head and your fucking collar down.
-Unnamed- ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 18:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was to hide your tie strap around your neck.
And the tie was to hide your buttons
Your buttons are to hide your disgusting belly. GO ON A DIET!
JacquePorter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in shape so I attend all interviews and weddings topless.
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice!
restepo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prove it
_Rage_Kage_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:43:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is a plain t-shirt is the highest evolution of clothing with no need for all that excess material.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:54:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See....i get comments for "popping my collar" on my winter coat...and I'm like: "That's the whole point of a fucking wool collar!"
neogod ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My company issued us shirts that have the collars sewn down. I promptly cut mine free because we work outside and I use enough sun screen to prevent cancer that I'll probably get cancer from the sun screen itself. I tell people to stop looking at me funny because I'm the only one they've ever known that uses them for their designed purpose.
twinfyre ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess that explains why vampires do it so much.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, that's the original purpose of collars. 'Unpopped' collars are a weird trend from the ~1800s of, essentially, droopy collars that caught on like wildfire.
woolash ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mexican construction workers here favor polos with arms cut off and a popped collar. Belgians still like popped collars too.
PM_ME_YOUR_MUTTS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate getting sunburned and being in the sun in general and sometimes I pop my collar for this reason. I feel like a fucking tool doing it but I prefer that to getting sunburned.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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TRIPEL_HOP_OR_GTFO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I do the same when I am out in the sun on my boat. Better than burning my neck again.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should be wearing sunscreen.
theknightmanager ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When it's really cold and I suddenly find myself underdressed the popped collar can be a lifesaver against the windchill
Sozaiix3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL the purpose of collar coming to a front page near you
YouGonnLearnToday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, coat collars for the cool wind
totalscrotalimplosio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh I get it now. And if you're playing doubles, you wear two shirts and pop both collars.
I'm sorry for all the judgement bros /s
Pachinginator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
played competitive tennis my entire life and didn't know this.
Time to pop my collar on the court I guess
Kinjir0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't it for polo? Hence, polo shirt?
Towelenthusiast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a swim coach and I will often do this for this exact reason. I hate the hard line from a t-shirt tan.
bigpoppawood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not for ties?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sailing, too. Helps prevent the area that a collar rubs from getting sunburnt. Tons of sailors at my yacht club do it, they totally pull it off too. It looks pretty good when you're all disheveled, slightly sunburnt, and covered in salt. But it looks super forced to me when it's just done for fashion. Kind of like scrawny hipsters dressing like a lumberjack when they don't look like they could lift an axe.
gh0st_st0ry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original purpose was a leftover from formal wear. The semiformal use of the collar on the "polo" shirt in upper-class sports like cricket, golf, tennis, and polo was a class statement, not a practical statement.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do it playing golf any time I forget sunscreen
CndConnection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the OG purpose for all collars period.
It was literally invented to keep the sun off the back of your neck. Pop it when it's hot Hahahahahah
Isthian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The really funny thing IMO is when you look up the origin of these tennis polo shirts - the original 'hipster' thing was to un-pop the collar because you were one of the rich spectators with a sun umbrella.
AtraWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Protects your neck from mosquitoes too
KCE6688 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And during golf and sailing
StudentMathematician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On polo shirts yea, but we had collars before that on other things.
Areyoubillyidol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still very much a thing here in Australia for that reason. Most tradesmen wear polo-style work shirts, especially if they work outside because the sun fucking sucks in the summer.
jorellh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my Nautica shirts actually have flags and stuff under the collar that imply they are meant to be seen.
RockintheShockin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you know I always thought it was associated with the whole "douchebags drive BMWs" thing because while i was driving my BMW with the windows down and the sunroof open my collar popped itself from the wind going through all the openings and it was then i was like "oh, ok this is why people associate douche baggery with BMW drivers....totally understandable now."
High_as_red ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have litterly never thought about the purpose of a collar. Sunburn outisde and formal inside could totaly be it !
SirHallAndOates ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many people don't realize the fashion trend of popping your collar started with the gay community. Popping your collar was a sign that you were willing to have anonymous gay sex. Another person would approach and unpop the collar. The deal has been sealed.
Everytime I see a dude with a popped collar, I can't help but wonder if they are looking for gay sex.
Crott117 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that unlikely, given that people have worn shirts with collars for hundreds of years and it's highly unlikely it all started as from tennis.
widowmakeR24 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:38:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he doesnt want to burn his neck..
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, he might not be trying to be cool, it might be just how he likes it, what he thinks looks good on him, or what he is comfortable with. Not everyone dresses to make an impression on others, especially after you get a bit older.
Skippyjohn_Jones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you'd be shocked just how many people dress with the intent to set an impression, even while they're old, not looking "impressive" or willing to admit it. I bet that 90% people you see are dressed with an intent to set an impression, even if the impression is that they don't give a fuck.
Qui-Gon-Whiskey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I buy my clothes so that I look professional, but when I get dressed in the morning, I don't give a fuck. It's whatever is cleanest/least wrinkly.
WormSlayer ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:39:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone needs to tell the CEO of Unity.
the_cereal_killer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh god wtf is he doing
oldbatballs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It just looks messy
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:33:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've noticed that the Brazilians still like to do it. So 10 with the collars popped yesterday....in Iowa...
CurrentRiver ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you actually trying to say this doesn't look cool to you?
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh my god, I'm dying laughing right now
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever since I can remember I been poppin my collar...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poppin poppin mah collar poppin poppin mah collar
Ah the mid 2000s were a time to be alive.
daddydunc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it Dennis Reynolds?
Meuses ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 60+ year old father in law still does this...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was just playing tennis.
PenguinBomb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:43:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A local mall I frequent has an older guy with sleeked Elvis hair and a leather jacket. He's recently stopped wearing the leather jacket, but still has the hair. Now he just tries to wear what teenagers wear, it really creeps me out, tbh.
angie6921 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My neighbor's 5 year old had his collar popped on the first day of school. I went to fix it and he said stop, I look good.
leinaDkraM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has some confidence though ;)
Nehabje ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:37:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has it ever been cool?
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:01:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically collars were designed to be popped, thru were meant to protect from the sun
Then some people flipped it and that became fashionable
Then some popped it back, back to its normal position, to be more fashionable
nocreativityx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In their official presidential photographs, James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce both had popped collars.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So badass.
Buchanan
Pierce
johnnytifosi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes if you are Eric Cantona.
Nehabje ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:54:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO, you just look like an idiot. https://inanutshellca.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/4popped-collars.png
Embeast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, back when I was about 12, so around 1980. The preppie look had just emerged and everyone, guys and girls, wore their pastel Izod shirts with the collars popped. It lasted a couple years, into the mid 80s I think.
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some of us are just shitty/sloppy dressers and don't realize it's even popped. then we walk by our reflection and get embarrassed and wonder how long its been popped
FrankenBerryGxM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now that we are back in the 90s for fashion, only 5 more years until popped collars
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he's trying to hide a hickey.
Midgetforsale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes, when I'm wearing a polo shirt, I'll not realize that the back part of my collar is popped until I see a reflection of myself in a mirror or on my car. Then I'm horrified. And I wonder who all i've interacted with that thought I popped my collar on purpose.
super_unique_user ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still big among Hispanics. I think it started with them to prevent sunburn though. Same reason smart roofers wear long sleeves.
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm all for function over fashion
atcoyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too be fair, if I could be four popped collar cool, I would probably try it... but no one is four popped collar cool.
OhTheHueManatee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Save a zit, pop a collar.
twinfyre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does he only come in on cloudy days?
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, he came in today with his polo shirt collar popped and a pair of white linen Capris
twinfyre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was his skin very pale?
Sunwoken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he just needs more popped collars. There's cool, and then there's four popped collars cool.
anandlpatel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well of course they forgot the fedora
SpottyNoonerism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His name is "Chad", isn't it?
Butternades ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to friends that still go to my old high school our rivals have their collars popped all the time (both schools are all-make catholic schools)
TheLonelyScientist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he about 55 and extremely tan - like, carcinoma-level tan? Those are the people that I see with popped collars anymore.
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe around 45, but yes pretty much
iarrrrpirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many polos was he wearing?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While driving around a few days ago a guy with a popped collar crossed in front of me at a light. I remember thinking it was odd seeing that in this day and age. Maybe people are trying to bring it back.
deceasedhusband ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My autistic coworker pops the collar on his lab coat. It's a level of uncool hard to achieve even among nerdy scientists.
Average_Giant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way! Just did that in high school.... In 2001. Oh god. I, I have to go to the bathroom.
Spider_Dude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL 1985 was fifteen years ago.
theveganalmond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god I have a school picture wearing 2 layers of popped collared shirts
MissMystified ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this photo should already be plastered all over reddit
theveganalmond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately I live far away from said photo... But it might turn up.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or coming in dressed up like Eddie Murphy from Coming to America.
Incognitroll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A popped collah brah?!
dapp3erdanny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously have not visited some of the finer parts of Northern/western Europe
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he is trying to prevent sunburn on his neck and just forgets to put it back down, or isn't in your store long enough to bother.
MK_Grimm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:26:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The COO of our company wears a Polo with her collar popped. It's strange to see in a professional setting, she is from England so I assumed it was something Europeans did.
surfnsound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just one? I'm up to three popped collars, thinking about adding a 4th.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming it was a polo/tennis shirt? That's actually how they were originally meant to be worn so that they blocked the sun.
SleepyConscience ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a co-worker who still refers to pretty much anything good as "da bomb." I haven't heard a significant portion of the population say that since the late 90s. In her defense, she's like 50. Also, who gives a shit? But still. I hated that phrase even when it was popular.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he Italian? Everyone still does it in Milan.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i have this old guy who does that at my work. every time i see him with it, i just shake my head and want to tell him he is just embarrassing himself
andrew_Y ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying RIP inbox
MissMystified ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing your collar is popped right now
stellacampus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/YYwWjX8mtJY?t=161
ctrlaltdeload ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does he work outside? Maybe he's just using the collar as it was intended.
daprospecta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was big when I was in college along with the big belt buckle and this was the mid 2000s.
Hokoganbrother ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. It's over 2000!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never quite understood the "rip inbox" fad. Your comment currently has literally two direct replies (not including mine), and one reply has its own reply. Is your inbox really that bad or am I missing something?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love all the 30-some year old dude bros working on their laptops at Starbucks with that pop-collared prep style, with the Ricky Martin hairdo. Nothing says "I've had this same style since high school, and I was in a frat circa 2006," like that look.
tommytom69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When people say RIP inbox.
MissMystified ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ooh bitter much
localsmostly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Currently living in Italy, still a thing. About half of men aged 35-50 pop their collars.
omgsideburns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The late 50s check out clerk at my Walgreens still does this. Picture Creed Bratton with a popped collar.
MonkeyWithASpatula ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I start popping my peacoat collar every Autumn and don't stop until late Spring. Hey, it's cold, it's windy, and that's exactly what the collar is there for. I'm popping it. Besides, I can't hear you tell me about how I'm not cool through my massive wool collar. (โโ _โ )
jazsper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Reddit. You might've been here awhile but welcome.
milkthistle_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the ones that had words like "PREP" under the collar?
Chordata1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss high school, not really but that really makes me remember it.
Morningxafter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read your comment while sitting in the lobby of a Pep Boys waiting for my break repair to be done. Just as I read it a guy who looked and sounded like a tweaker walked in with a popped collar.
Sensiblechuckle.gif
Drunk_Klaus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my english professor wears his collar popped, on the first day he said "I'm not cool, I'm not going to try to be cool"
Vinvect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't cool when it was popular either
__mauzy__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would you happen to be in England? Specifically just North of London?
bombis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
20 years*
cicatrizesp94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now eva since I can remember, I've been poppin' my collar....
3s_a_circle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You would be mystified in Europe, Miss.
thedreaminggoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You saw this shit all the time when cantona was on Manchester United back in the 90s. He was cool back then. :)
loungerpricegouger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless your italian
pgm123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, it was a thing more recently than that. It was "still done" about 6 years ago.
woodelf86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach at a private preppy high school and a ton of our girls pop the collar of their polis. Drives me insane
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That died out after Eric Cantona didn't it?
elitegenoside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like the look. Not with something like a polo but a jacket for sure. Elvis did it; it's cool. Guitar; cool, pompadour; cool, peanut butter bacon and banana sandwich; super cool, and especially dying of too many of those super awesome sandwiches; cool.
Gumby621 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even when it was popular, it was pretty much just douchebags doing it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please.
Ever since I can remember, I've been poppin' my collar.
Poppin', Poppin' my collar.
Devilb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... but... it's my understanding that a popped collar encourages the bitches to holler?
thantheman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was pretty big from 2004-2006 in the NE US. So he is really only 10-12 years behind.
gaybewbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he of college age? Still very common for fratboys to rock a popped collar
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No he is a 40yr old man from Syria and he had also been spotted wearing white capris with his popped collor. He's still not as bad add the guy who wears head to toe Ed Hardy...I wish I was joking
benbernankenonpareil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still a thing in Italy
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15 years you say? That's retro. Retro is cool.
MisoMoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The classic prep boy move. Is he possibly trying to attract 40ish ex sorority girls?
todayismyluckyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does he golf? Golfers still pop their collars because it helps with sunburn on the back of the neck. I sometimes get weird looks after a round of golf because my collar is popped and I forget to put it back down. Once I realize people are looking at me, nonchalantly put my collar down and try to act cool.
WutangCND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About 11 years to be more exact.
Dualyeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can only pull it off if you own a yacht.
arclathe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he from Africa or Eastern Europe? Cause that's still a thing there.
Interminable_Turbine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw it pretty frequently in Eastern Europe over the summer.
MissMystified ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's from Syria, so maybe it's popular there too
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'll come back. It always does.
Baranix ยท 1382 points ยท Posted at 11:55:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras and other similarly shaped hats.
Tip_Tip_Fedora ยท 2999 points ยท Posted at 12:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you good sir
sir_mrej ยท 335 points ยท Posted at 17:22:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'outrage
anachronic ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:50:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/tipping-intensifies/
420theatre ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:52:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'chandelier of lite beer gets a few more bottles this eve.
Danger_Possum ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 12:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you happen across someone with two X chromosomes, are you actively compelled to tip your fedora?
[deleted] ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 15:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the current year. You are supposed to take part in equal opportunity tipping.
UltimateShingo ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
#AllTipsMatter
i_sigh_less ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:29:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
#OnlyTheTipsMatter
jackmanzo98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
JustTheTip?
i_sigh_less ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put a space before the hashtag if you want to use a hashtag.
jackmanzo98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'm new to this whole reddit thing...
i_sigh_less ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know you can edit comments, right?
jackmanzo98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep...
DerpsterIV ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:00:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, it is no longer the previous year, but rather, the current year.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, M'LadyBot!
Tyson_Wilkins ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kumminehyayha ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
angrily tips fedora
OGMagicConch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bite my thumb at you
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how insulting that was back then.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do you tip your fedora at me, sir?
droo46 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:17:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'user name.
noitems ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:50:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
novelty accounts being uncool was mentioned in this thread...
dapp3erdanny ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
m'hat
ParnoldPrunce ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 12:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:05:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the point of novelty accounts.
Pwangman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:05:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'sir must not know of the wonderful fedora sect of the neckbeard clan.
mynameispeterm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Account name checks out
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's probably one of those common douche bags who disrespect women and know nothing about class like us /s
SuperMajesticMan ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 16:46:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like fedoras if you go out with the full wardrobe, mafia gangster style. But wearing a fedora with a Minecraft shirt and gym shorts? Hell nah
Abraheezee ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:45:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahahaha I came here to say this. It's like the apparel version of the mullet. Mafia business on top, keeping Mountain Dew in business on the bottom.
Poppin__Fresh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:43:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ, that's the lamest thing I've read all day...
SuperMajesticMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? I'm just saying don't wear pray of an outfit with a different one. It's called mismatching. I'm fine with fedoras if you wear an actual nice suit with it.
Poppin__Fresh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A fedora can ruin a nice suit just as easily as a cheap watch or poorly-chosen shoes can.
atzenkatzen ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:45:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In that case, you just look like you're playing dress-up
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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joeverdrive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:51 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a mustache, this is a look that is worse the younger you are.
JessicaBecause ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck? lmao
Digital_Rocket ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 15:30:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
angry neckbeard noises
vergalis ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's called very heavy breathing
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:45:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EquipLordBritish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:31:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always makes me think of this: https://www.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/16i9an/too_good_to_miss_the_story_of_neal/
Djkhaled1337 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 13:12:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'lady Drops fedora FUCK
probablyhrenrai ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're supposed to Tip Tip your Fedora, not drop it!
skelebone ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras are fine for the right person*, but trilbys are terrible.
*The right person is probably over 50.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:50:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And rich, with a fancy suit and places to be.
Most people who wear them have none of those things.
lozo78 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finally someone who knows the difference!
Indiana Jones wore a Fedora, Ronald Jenkees wore a Trilby.
nvolker ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're attractive and non-white, you might be able to pull it off with the right outfit.
for example
skelebone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is neither fedora nor trilby.
nvolker ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't decide if I'm mad that I got that wrong, or happy that I don't know much about "fedora-looking" (for lack of a better term) hats.
skelebone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The hat in the picture looks like a tight-brimmed Homburg, though someone more versed in haberdashery is free to correct me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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nvolker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:41:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Show me a young white guy who pulls off a fedora-style hat and maybe I'll change my mind.
Cloak_and_Dagger42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:16:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A guy by the name of Yahtzee used to. I mean, he doesn't wear it anymore, but he used to.
BobSagetOoosh ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's sad really, I think they look really sharp, just not when your 300lbs and have a neckbeard.
tinykeyboard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can still wear one. it's just based on context. music festival, grabbing coffee or drinks on a patio, etc.
xdert ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are enhancers. A cool musicians becomes even cooler, an unclean neckbeard with a Star Wars t-shirt becomes even nerdier.
appelbreg ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really.
rynshar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tosin Abasi owns it, at least.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tom Waits....
appelbreg ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:27:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't use Tom Waits as the example when trying to prove anything at all. Dude's an outlier in every single category.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why can't I use him as an example? He's a cool musician and he wears a fedora type of hat all the time and it works for him. It doesn't make him look uncool at all.
appelbreg ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because he's Tom fucking Waits. He could literally wear a trash bag and still be sort of intriguing because he has this larger than life, actual demon aura to him. The fedora doesn't make or break him.
A better example to use would be, I don't know, Justin Timberlake. Cool without it, looks like he's trying a bit too hard with it.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:58:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh gotcha. yeah that makes sense. Waits could pull off just about anything I suppose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but that's just because he is Justin fucking Timberlake.
AVestedInterest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exhibit B: Neal Caffrey (not a musician, but cool)
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:17:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Buckethead's released 264 albums in 20 years, and he plays guitar with a KFC bucket on his head and a mask on his face. But in the right context, fedoras can look good with musicians.
MattTheProgrammer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:24:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still appreciate a good pork pie hat. I'd never wear one, but I think they're dapper on other gents.
BigbyWolf343 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not fair really. I tried on a bowler hat one day for shits and giggles. Turns out they fit my face damned perfectly. Can absolutely NEVER wear one, though.
awsomehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got one recently. Everyone except my aunt and the guy at the shop it got it in calls it a fedora. Such is life.
2mice ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
only certain folk can pull it off, still in style for them
Sammyboy616 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this applies to really any fashion really. It goes out of fashion for everybody who doesn't really suit it, but there'll still be one person who can rock it.
2mice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea, i like to think i can rock the camo paints every now and then... . then i again, i'd never take them bad boys downtown
tinykeyboard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for fedoras to work properly in menswear, you have to have a certain kind of wardrobe. you have to over simplify the rest of your outfit if you want to wear a hat else it looks too busy. it doesn't work well with classic menswear since it gives off the outdated vibe. so do a mixture of streetwear and classic menswear.
JustBigChillin ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:05:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could be wrong, but I don't know if fedoras were ever considered cool...
EmporioIvankov ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 15:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every working man in the US used to wear one, according to the movies.
PsylentKnight ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, has this guy never seen a movie made before 1950?
MikoSqz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:30:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think the point of this thread was "what hasn't been cool for fifty years now?" though.
EmporioIvankov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I replied to. It's above my comment, there. The topic occasionally changes in the middle of threads.
Baranix ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:11:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were back in the days of Indiana Jones and the glorification of Mafia gangs like The Godfather if I'm not mistaken.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:48:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever seen a Noir crime drama?
hbk1966 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don Draper could sure as hell make it look cool.
thrashette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I can imagine is a cardboard cutout of a fedora, which is held up to other hats to determine whether or not their shapes are cool.
sheepcat87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes when you're online often enough you start to think everyone else is as well so there are a lot of things they should just know
So I'm close to 30 starting college so late after the military. I get to class and the first kid who walks in. . . fedora, cargo shorts, pocket chain, button down shortsleeve shirt with flames. . .
It was like he fell out of the cliche tree and hit every branch on his way down
GameRender ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That went out of style 60 years ago.
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am still waiting for the Holden Caulfield backwards hunting hat to make a meaningful appearance much like the fedora did. I really want those cringe videos.
ShonSolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worn ironically or as part of nerd gear...no. Classic hats with classic, clean, and timeless clothing...yes.
juggleaddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean trilby? If we're going to wear fancy hats with woot shirts, we may as well name them properly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If fedoras aren't cool, then how do you explain THIS?
MeInMyMind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trilbies are where it's at. Might not be in, but I'll make it in.
JainaOrgana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras are cool. Trilbies are not. Learn the difference.
splinterthumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The prompt was not cool "anymore".
tony2zmax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a trilby!
waltjrimmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really like the noir look, a suit and hat with a long coat if it's cold or raining. But now I dare not wear them for the implications and 'tips fedora' memes.
hooterpooter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/JUVOgPzXm7g
doihavemakeanewword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get yourself a newsboy hat. They're making a comeback.
ImNobodyFromNowhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had my autographed by the Reel Big Fish, so I'll never have to worry about its level of cool subsiding.
Come to think of it, maybe I should have them sign my rollerblades too now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As soon as they die off I can go back to my badass oilcloth Indiana Jones shaped hat.
You know what? Screw it. I'm over forty. I'll do what the heck I want.
Bbenet31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How else will m'lady know what a gentleman I am?
Salammar77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear a flat cap during the winter. (shaved head). I had a colleague who was a self proclaimed left wing liberal ask me why I was wearing a "retarded looking nigger hat."
Both white dudes...that one just confused me for a week. He's dead now so I try not to think bad of him.
KingInterweb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really too bad, 60's and before everyone wore a hat and a jacket. They looked dapper as hell! Shame.
drcshell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a bald dude, I really want any "non-baseball" hats to come back in fashion so people will stop commenting on me wearing one. "Why are you wearing that driving cap?" Because I don't want to look like a sports bro, but I also don't want burning headskin cancer.
53bvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever cool actually?
CHUBBYninja32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bucket hats are in for us teens and young adults tho. Those are pretty close
iHeard_that ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Jeepers Creepers monster's hat is all the rage now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is unfortunate. I'm waiting for the 50's era noire detective look to come back. Greaser is already pretty alright among Rockabilly dudes, but no noire detective...
Lillicsispe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were those every cool?
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like to see women wearing them. It looks so ridiculous.
amytee252 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tips fedora.
oberon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until you're going to work in the rain and want to keep your hands free.
FedoraFedoraFedora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
back the fuck up
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those arent even regular fedoras. Real ones had full sized brims and didn't make you look like a tool
-FedoraTheExplorer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Find your inner fedora. Explore it.
DT777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3gvaer/what_would_happen_in_an_episode_of_fedora_the/cu1swuf
Chordata1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2004 me looked awesome in a fedora.
IdleWorker87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, older black men can still pull these off with style.
Vocabularri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. Fedoras are kind of in for women's fashion right now.
PtolemyShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trilbies or actual fedoras?
Fartoholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, fedora jokes aren't so cool anymore either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw a guy yesterday with a fedora, cargo pants, and vibrams (the toe shoes). It was a weird combination.
shaggath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wide brimmed fedora does an excellent job of keeping the vicious Japanese sun off my pasty Irish American flesh, so I find it quite cool under there myself.
amightymapleleaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:58:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My bfs little sister wears hats like this. Its funny because she is the least like the stereotype. I think she looks adorable with it
xpnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a functional fedora that I love to wear outside -- it blocks the sun and protects againts rain.. It's not a full on fedora though.. a stetson explorer.
Jin-roh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the neckbeards have to ruin fedoras? I knew plenty of guys who looked good in them. I actually liked that male head gear was coming back for a while. The driver cap and the bowler cap I was also a fan off.
But then the neckbeards...
VagrantStingray ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to wear a big fucking top hat, but ever since the whole fedora thing, anyone wearing an interesting hat is a douchebag tryhard and it just bums me out
Jin-roh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for baseball caps. You can still wear a baseball cap right?
I really hate baseball caps.
VagrantStingray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, you can, but like, it's not really that fun.
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear a proper Panama hat because caps don't provide enough sun shade... It's cooler when you don't wear it to be a tool
Baranix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it's for function, it should be fine. :)
357Magnum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought one while on vacation in mexico last week because I needed the shade, it was a good quality hat, and only cost 20 bucks US after some haggling. I wore it the whole trip and loved it.
But I just can't seem to bring myself to wear it in the US. It might be because I don't need it as badly, as I'm inside most of the time and not walking around in the sun all day like on vacation, but I feel like people are judging me.
Kolecr01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trick, I found, is not giving a damn about what other people think. I dress well and wear what I want. That's enough.
tacknosaddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lost my job because I wore an Urban Sombrero to work.
Shane4894 ยท 2306 points ยท Posted at 12:42:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully, the Whip / nay nay song.
Like come on people ... really? Why the fuck did it ever catch on.
Frostoriuss ยท 1157 points ยท Posted at 14:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Funny story about Watch Me. I was running karaoke at a bar and had a playlist of random top 40 songs on auto play. That song kicks in and, from the restaurant end of the place, a small army of white middle schoolers rushes in to start doing the dance that goes along with the song. There had to be 20 of them from ages nine to eleven. This was my introduction to the song and the dance.
EDIT: It was a restaurant with a bar attached to it.
SoManyNinjas ยท 577 points ยท Posted at 16:12:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wherever the song is played...they will emerge
General_Pants ยท 941 points ยท Posted at 16:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like the horn of Gondor for middle schoolers
defileyourself ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:59:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since the only time the horn of Gondor gets blown is by Boromir and he is either running away from the Balrog in Moria or getting punctured with arrows, I'm gonna say you meant the Horn of Rohan cos when that thing gets blown the Riders of the Mark get to fuckin thangs up.
General_Pants ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well the story behind the horn of Gondor is that of it is blown within the old realm of Gondor it will always summon help. Unfortunately for boromir the fellowship proper never enters gondor
Velorax ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Fellowship passed into Ancient Gondor (past the Argonath), but by that time, the realm of Gondor had shrunk considerably from its height, though I seem to recall a character later in the trilogy saying that the sound of the horn was heard in Minas Tirith; there just wasn't a way to send help with no one around and a war on.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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defileyourself ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're on the internet beavis, everybody's nerdin about somethin
SenorDangerwank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the Horn of Helm Hammerhand correct?
IHaveTheMustacheNow ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:44:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of an entire thread full of comments making me laugh out loud, yours made me laugh the hardest. Well done, good sir.
PantsInOrbit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Muster the awkward teenagers!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck if I wasn't broke, I'd gild your comment.
Sigma1977 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When it was intended to be the hokey-cokey for black people.
awakeosleeper514 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I regret only having one upvote to give
General_Pants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:30:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's appreciated nonetheless Nathan Hale
awakeosleeper514 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well played
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Horn of Gordor was way cooler and had an actual purpose.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE BEACONS ARE LIT!
General_Pants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GONDOR CALLS FOR AID
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...and Rohan will answer!
MCbrodie ยท 262 points ยท Posted at 16:22:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't understand why anyone would ever want a stanky leg.
mctheebs ยท 315 points ยท Posted at 16:30:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your leg is stanky from having stank puss ground up on it.
MCbrodie ยท 666 points ยท Posted at 16:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do not want this.
TheScatha ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:01:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For whatever reason this comment made me snort very loudly on the bus and get some strange glances. So well played but fuck you.
MCbrodie ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
thatvoicewasreal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the stank puss.
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:17:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do not want this, sam i am
mctheebs ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:31:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do not want the stanky leg
from puss that smells of rotten eggs
I do not want the stanky leg
from vag that stinks like a week old keg
I do not want the stanky leg
I won't ask again or plead or beg
I do not want the stanky leg.
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're the real MVP
HereditaryMediocrity ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:45:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is no longer cool.
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm bringing sexy back.... baby
TicklingKittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This comment thread is the best thing to happen to me all day, and it's been a pretty good one. I hate that song so much.
Sporkazm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:27:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hehahaha
bamboo-coffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He ha.
RangerNine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No...it's called a hoo-haa.
Spider_Dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting Pinocchio turning into donkey flashbacks. :(
illsmosisyou ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of us can't be so choosy about the puss we get. Count your blessings.
schmeasy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And don't you tell me how I feel!
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf you think you're too good to have stank pussy juice on your thigh?
scyth3s ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ghey.
Panoolied ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather have gangrene
omghooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who thought stanky leg was from ball sweat?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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MCbrodie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
perhaps I could get behind supermaning hoes.
sexface420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a classic!
TicklingKittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much, I laughed for five whole minutes.
Books_and_Cleverness ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:31:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been told that Top 40 is geared toward middle and high schoolers, since they are a huge portion of money spent on music.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They haven't heard of limewire?
bacondev ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limewire isn't a thing anymore.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:58:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frostwire then?
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:02:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pirate Bay. That's still going isn't it?
Natanael_L ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:09:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Pirate Bay can't die
1mikeg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it can be severely diminished to a former shadow of itself....
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:10:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, but Napster is still going strong.
PatMac95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear they must just keep updating it for me because I have not met anyone who uses it anymore and I have no idea why. It is absolutely awesome for whatever you need. Music, Movies, Games, Programs all under one searchbar, torrented and seeded from every torrent site you can think of. Plus the viruses and bloatware are easily avoidable just with a little bit of common sense. Just letting anyone reading this know that it's much better than whatever you are using now. /r/HailCorporate
Frostoriuss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is my wire.
stretchpharmstrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it finally died from the cancer it gave every PC it touched
bacondev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs funny that you say that because every single illegal torrent for Windows applications that Iโve downloaded had a virus. Thankfully, my AV caught them all, but I eventually decided that itโs way too risky to go down that road. I will say that the most popular Visual Studio Ultimate torrent was simple. It had the VS installer and then another application for โactivatingโ it. Turns out that the VS installer was already cracked and worked without the additional program which was just a virus installer.
weezermc78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kazaa?
chokingonlego ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:14:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beeer good. Fiiiire bad.
YOLO4YOLO ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a bowling alley with a friend when that song came on. The group 6-7 middle schoolers next to us immediately stopped what they were doing and did the synchronized dance for the entire song. It was fucking hilarious.
Skiddoosh ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's like the Cotton Eyed Joe when I was in middle school.
totalrecarl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haha, my experience wasn't with this song but it was in a bowling alley. I was doing photography for a youth parliament and they all went bowling. Gangnam Style came on and over 50 kids stopped bowling to do the dance in the lanes. I pretended I wasn't with the group.
YOLO4YOLO ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:06:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids think their parents embarrass them. Naw you little twerp, you're the one embarrassing me!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the cha cha slide back in the day.
pepsi109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Slide to the left, slide to right"
margananagram ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:34:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at my nephews football game. Full pads and tackle but they are 8-9 years old. For stone reason music was always on, unless a kid stayed down longer than normal. Watch me comes on as everyone os at the line and both teams lose half their players to that song before the ball hikes. Parents are laughing, coaches are yelling, and players are whipping and nay naying.
cooleymahn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coached 10-11's football last year. They didn't even need the music. They were always whipping and nay-naying during team drills. Sucha funny looking dance. Good times.
margananagram ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really was great to see.
vetheros37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I don't even know how this dance goes, I'm picturing something like spinning a lasso and a pelvic thrust, and I'm just crying to myself on the bus laughing.
imn0tg00d ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:44:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How were there that many middle schoolers at a bar? Wtf?
shamallamadingdong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like there was an attached restaurant. Kids were likely there with family
konrad-iturbe ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:57:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watch me whip did 9/11??
Wiinounete ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait there is a dance?
mmann-ion ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The entire song is literally "do this dance move, now do this other dance move."
theaceplaya ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that's not uncommon. Cha Cha Slide, The Macarena, Cupid Shuffle, The Hustle etc. There's always been songs that are purely about the accompanying dance.
Hell, The Hokey Pokey is "do this dance move, now do this other dance move."
GenocideSolution ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The macarena is just a dance; the actual song isn't instructions, instead it's about a guy's wife being a cheating whore who fucks 2 other dudes while he's being conscripted into the military.
JessicaBecause ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I dip you dip we dip!
eyemadeanaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if you put your hand up on my hip.
robroy78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 3 year old dances to it and I think it's cute. Grown men and women? Nahh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why where there twenty 10 year olds at a bar
Buki1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 9, Macarena did the same to people. Still don't think it's bad, I mean those cheesy with dance moves in it. It makes groups of people / sometimes whole families have fun together and I dont care if that look cringy from the bystander point of view. Actually people nowadays care too much about being cringeworthy in someone elses eyes, If I had a kid who would like it I would whip and nay nay the fuck out of this song.
mateorayo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what kinda middle schooler is 9? are you surrounded by baby geniuses
_TheBgrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why has no one asked what a bunch of middle schoolers were doing in a bar?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeeze man. I'm sorry. Is that why you left the business?
Frostoriuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly it was because I didn't get enough work.
tacknosaddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might want to have a chat with your bouncer about his carding skills.
prancingElephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nine to eleven is definitely not middle school age
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gross.
PeridotTheNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We were at this car show and it came on the radio in one of the cars across the convention center. My 11 year old sister somehow heard it and ran over to dance to it with other middle school aged kids. She is obsessed with "the dab" now.
IAmAGuyOnRedditAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And this shows that it was popular because it was a song corny white kids could sing along to do and dance to.
That_Internet_User ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why are there middle schoolers at a bar?
Scaasic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it was a nice kids song. Watch the video it's literally made by a young teen and featuring kids under 10.
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why were there 20 little kids at a karaoke bar?
SF1034 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like kidz bop hit top 40
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can just imagine how funny they thought they were.
kaiju-taxi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People still do the whip, but it's usually right after they hit the dab at 1000 miles per hour.
probablyhrenrai ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 15:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like "dabbing," I will never understand. It's a ridiculously simple and basic move that isn't interesting to watch.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 16:40:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even dabbing is 20 times better than fucking naynay.
yogi89 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the songs are both terrible though
Bior37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can you compare vomit and shit?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of them is bad but can at least finish the process. The other just gets rejected.
nmbr4 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 15:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never understood this as a dance, makes more sense to just be a gesture.
TheNorthComesWithMe ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still don't get it.
darkhindu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cultural and you're not part of the culture that uses it. Just as a lot of hand gestures that make sense to others don't make sense to you.
I don't get it either, shits weird.
TheNorthComesWithMe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of cultures I'm not part of that have traditions that I get because there's some kind of explanation behind them. But so far the best explanation for dabbing is that it's just funny into and of itself to some kids. Most cultural traditions kids do are just a different version of ones their parents did. I guess the closest approximation would be flashing a peace sign or hang loose sign in pictures, but even those were a kind of signaling.
louyang ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 16:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because dabbing alone isn't supposed to be a dance. It's meant to supplement a dance. Like for example, dabbing on the first count of a beat and doing other shit in between. People who only know how to dab, don't know how to dance.
High_Commander ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait, there is a meaning for dabbing besides smoking THC concentrate?
jesusyouguys ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:58:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a dance move that mimics coughing into your elbow and passing the rig off to someone so you don't drop it while you cough.
It's basically the new "Drivin the Bus"
GloriousFireball ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, we're gonna be like 65 at our kids weddings and dabbing aren't we
jesusyouguys ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Honey, remember this one! dabsohOOOHHH OWWW MY ELBOW honey it came loose again, call Dr Spaceman."
Radek_Of_Boktor ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:19:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is that actually why they call it dabbing?
yogi89 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:30:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats what I always assumed but never really looked into it
coolguy696969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, created by a hip hop (really trap) group called Migos.
JessicaBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supposedly. He heard it from Timmy at the playground yesterday. Has to be true.
Joystic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Timmy Timmy Timmy Turner?
High_Commander ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh thats what that pose is called!
fuck, I guess I am getting old.
Pwncho ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:47:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. A lot of people outside of the culture haven't really seen it used in context. Usually you hit it every now and then on a down beat, the first/last count of a beat, or when a drop hits in a song. It isn't meant to be done by itself. There are a lot of improvised dancing done in between them and depending on the feel of the song, you can throw in other dances like "hitting the quan/qwan" or "the milly-walk" just to name a few, not to mention other filler moves you can use on down beats instead of dabbing like "hitting the folks" which is also insanely popular still.
Confusioncorner ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing [7]
AlfLives ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 16:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was really concerned when I heard on the news about kids across the nation dabbing. They seemed totally ok with it. Then I saw what they meant.
*Angrily shaking fist at TV* Thats our word! You can't have it!
JessicaBecause ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is any of those kids would have a midlife crisis right then and there if they actually had a dab.
Phaedrus360 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I have no idea what "dabbing" as a dance is
bakedpatata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just the pose you would be in if coughing and passing the bong after a dab.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same [6]
hman0305 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At school [0]
aaronrenoawesome ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In prison [5 to 10]
JessicaBecause ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Solitary confinement [18 and life]
yogi89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
at work [9 to 5]
A_Pillowcase ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it being simple and basic is actually what made it so popular. Anyone can do it, anywhere, any time, and for any reason. For awhile it was just a dance, but then evolved into a goofy-but-cool celebration. I'd say now it's on the decline, but I still see winners of friendly games hitting the dab once in awhile.
alt213 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it gets you high as fuck.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still don't know what dabbing is.
GaryBettmanSucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just watch a video by Desiigner
AtlUtdGold ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Kids everywhere "dabbing" but have no idea it's about smoking dabs
edit: typo
verossiraptors ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly it. The stereotype is that white people cant dance, so any song that tells them exactly what to do seems to get popular in dance environments. Whip/Nay-Nay, dab, stanky leg, Macarena, that "cupids shuffle" song or whatever that is like a rap version of the electric slide, the electric slide, etc.
eyemadeanaccount ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The move "dabbing" is actually just imitating what people typically do after taking a dab. Coughing into their arm.
For those who are unfamiliar, dabbing is smoking highly THC concentrated marijuana wax or oil off of an extremely hot surface, normally heated up with a blow torch or lately, with an electronic heating element. Typical THC concentrations for dabs range from 60 to 90% THC, whereas typical high grade marijuana will typically hover around 30%, typical common strains are less. You have to smoke more of it to get the same amount of THC as you can with one dab.
DABBING WILL FUCK YOU UP.
throwaway92715 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:41:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like every generation has a song or two where some upstart hip hop musician tells you how to dance to a really boring beat. Gets the "YAYYY OMG TOGETHERNESS" feeling going at parties.
You guessed it: meanwhile, I am being a wallflower with my beer.
gizzomizzo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:57:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being lame must be even harder when you're also hella self-aware and perceptive.
DOAKES_MOTHAFUCKA ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah don't cut yourself with all that edge, bro
Pardoism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus it's very confusing for pot smokers.
Tibbs420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That confused the fuck out of me. By the time it came around 'dabbing' had already meant something else to me for several years.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing was still better than nay-nay though IMO. Still a dumb trend but much less annoying.
DoorframeLizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dabbing is more ironic i think
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
migos, 21 savage, desiigner, lil uzi are all "cool"people
allent1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is only one way to dab
probablyhrenrai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretend to sneeze, right?
allent1992 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
....no
michaelfarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is tradition. Do you remember Walk Like an Egyptian or the Macarena? Give kids a simple dance they can copy and you might have a hit.
Enrys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny and it has drug connotations. I love dabbing.
RelevantCommentary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do I want to hurt people that dab?
sephlington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One day, I'm going to google "dabbing" and find out what it is. I'm still not motivated or curious enough to do it yet, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dabbing thing was crazy annoying to me for some reason. I think it's because whenever my thirteen year old did it (all the fucking time) it came with this "you just not cool enough to get it" air.
I showed her the video of those spelling bee kids all doing it. That fixed the problem.
bantoebebop ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Popular African-American culture is primitive. More news at 11.
Nyan_Cat_Chick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the point... Just embrace it and not be a grouch about it.
manute-bols-cock ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might just not be cool anymore
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You people are a bunch of social retards
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 14:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuz white people saw the dances online, thought they were cool, but were never sure when to pull them out. So someone made a song that tells you EXACTLY what to do when. Its like an updated version of the Cha Cha Slide. And I say this as a white man who understands the plight of the dance floor.
TheNamesVox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because lots of people can't dance and that song made it easier for them.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last week we had a Student Convocation to welcome everyone back for the Fall Semester. I walk into the venue and behold, a crowd of 200+ students formed a circle to watch a group of people do the Whip/Nay Nay dance shit while a DJ blasted it over some speakers. I wish the peers at my Uni would catch on to this songs utter uncoolness.
BTBLAM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just think it's hilarious that my ten year old nephew knows how to dab but doesn't fully understand the meaning of the word
nateonsideways ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My arch-nemesis learned this dance for his wedding.
Every time me and my wife would see him and his wife (mutual friends), he was always super quiet and weird. Seemed nice but never talked to anyone, and he saw all these people all the time. I'm quiet too but this guy just would never say anything or react to anything.
At his wedding, after all the formal stuff, he starts doing the whip/nay nay. And apparently he had been practicing it for months to do at the wedding. What? It was horrible. I knew I had a good reason that he was my arch-nemesis.
Trogdor_T_Burninator ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This would make an excellent children's book.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you have an arch nemesis?
Commando388 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it only used what like 10 different words throughout the entire song? Nothing against modern music, I like a lot of it but it just seems like Silento or whoever he is took a bunch of party dances that were dying in popularity and put em all in a song with a pop beat.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Songs that tell you what dance moves to do seem to get ultra popular and stay ultra popular for a while. Macarena, Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle.....
Nuggyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still insanely popular. I was running audio at a backpack giveaway event this last week. We were playing songs for background music and this kid comes up and requests the nae nae song. I put it on and no joke kids stopped what they were doing and just started dancing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never even knew it was a thing, maybe because am not Murican. My first and only exposure to it was Tina Fey's drunken cover of it on The Ubreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I thought it was a jingle created just for the show, or that she was parodying a song with completely different lyrics.
OathOfFeanor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's dance music, with a dance that anyone can do no matter how shitty they are at dancing. Like the Macarena or YMCA.
hymness1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... 1 billion views on YouTube and I never heard of it before.
And I'm with you, Why the fuck did it ever catch on?!
nmdarkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the macarena ever catch on?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's basically the Hokey Pokey of 2016.
DemIce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simple lyrics, simple tune, dance moves even a 3rd grader can do - and thus 3rd grades will do..and parents being so happy their kids can enjoy music and be physically engaged beyond Kidz Bop, while the kids are just happy that for once in their lives, their parents actually are watching them when they're saying "watch me!", feeding their self-absorbed little minds :D
Same thing happened with Soulja Boy "crank that".
kperkins1982 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know when it caught on, but I know FOR SURE the moment it made everybody who thought it was cool at one point change their mind
https://youtu.be/Pe8d2W2Ma98?t=18
Pls_Send_Steam_Codes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's how i feel about most trendy songs similar to those. why the fuck did they ever catch on. But sadly that's just how it goes
hoofglormuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard a bunch of drunk dads trying to still prove they got it at a college football game singing it last night
LoneManx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They play it a lot at Chuck E Cheese. I'm not lying. :(
Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but now I see people "dabbing" and feel old and angry.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time I heard this song I shut my damn radio off in anger. That was my first real "get off my fucking lawn" moment, age 24.
Kids these days man.
MorgaseTrakand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I was at a wedding a bunch of kids between 8-10 years old requested it...that's how you know it's dead
DrBadFish420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I know right. To be honest I wouldn't even call that music, just a puddle of pure unadulterated SHIT.
hiimkris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because Maddona's company created the dance and video and orchestrated the viral success of the it all.
TheNorthComesWithMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's always going to be a popular shitty song with a weird group dance combo.
agonzal7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Little kids still freakin love this song. It's hilarious to see my nieces and nephews go nuts when they hear it.
Clarkbar08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had no idea what this even was until a week ago. Up until then I just thought kids around me were having a stroke.
weirdshitometer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The answer is, teenagers. Source: I'm a teacher. My kids are nuts for any of those simple dance moves hits songs.
tlollz52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last summer my 14 year old cousin, whom I hadn't seen in six or more years, introduces himself by whipping and nae-naeing. I look at him and say "that's not cool. I don't want to ever see you do that again." He never did it in front of me but he did it in front of some kids his age and they loved it I guess.
forgetfulcoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea what this is.
Poops_McYolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That song has like 12 unique words in it. It's fuckin terrible.
JitteryBug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For people who worked at a school, though, it was kind of a blessing.
Our managing director put it well: "It's just nice to have a song where it's only about dancing. The kids have fun, and you don't even have to worry about any of the lyrics."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this song is the worst thing. when I saw the video of that middle school choir singing and doing the dance, a part of me wanted a plane to fall out of the sky and land on them.
legobartman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the whip and nae nae were really cool until that song happened. blame madonna.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything about that song is absolutely awful except for the whip. If someone is genuinely good at dancing they can do it well and actually make it look good.
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Songs that give dancing directions have the inherent strength that a large group of people can do a coordinated dance to them.
marilyn_morose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My son was trying to tell me about the cool Whip song. I played DEVO Whip It. He was not impressed. "No, mom! Not this dumb song, the awesome Whip song!"
I'm ashamed he sprang from my loins.
Shane4894 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not too late, to whip it. Whip it good.... Just don't tell anyone and buy some long sleeved clothes. You'll never live it down unless you whip it.
MufinMcFlufin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who works for a DJ, people still ask for this song, and they still do the dance.
Slappymcnuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am in the army, was at the bar once with a group of guys from work. When watch me came on a damn near entire company of grown ass army infantrymen were doing the dance, it was one of the highlights of my life.
tonermcfly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw it being done in a McDonald's ad. It is officially uncool.
jman4220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's for kids, man. Get over yourself.
Pascalwb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
just googled it wtf.
oracle9999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yaaaa'lllllready know who it issssss!!!!
no, I fucking dont. months of that song and I don't know nor want to know the idiots name. his voice has been made to sound like everyone else's and he's the only person I've heard combine you, all, already into one word.
Enrys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the dance and people still do it in the dance community. It's just fun. Nothing to hate really.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hasn't been cool for like a year dude
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ghetto black people
piratemonkies64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I hated that song... It was already uncool for me, but by the time Nickelodeon tried to do their own 'hip' ad for it, that's when it went from bad to even worse.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it was pretty bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:58:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty happy I've never heard it. I moved back to my home town a few months before it came out. No radio stations here and everyone still listens to music that was made before 1990.
ixijimixi ยท 291 points ยท Posted at 19:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Samsung Note 7 batteries
NordsOnAcid ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy, that was quick.
mimibrightzola ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That blown up quickly
itallgoestohell ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Those assholes. I'll stick to my note 4 until it dies.
Anomalyzero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:14:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note 3 represent
Buscemi_D_Sanji ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note 3 up in this bitch!! Rep!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If Note 7 had removable battery, it would be dozens of times better than Note 4.
itallgoestohell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:37:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. But note 4 is still holding up though. Before I got it I was the kind of person who bought two or more new phones each year. There was always something that annoyed me with my phones, but now I've had the same one for two years. It's still not slow, it takes good pictures, and there's no annoying bugs. So even though I'm looking at new phones, I can't find a compelling argument to buy one.
cartel3341 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:49:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burn
feralparakeet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Went to get a new phone this morning. Wanted a Note 7. Guy comes back after we sorted out some other screwup on my carrier's end and tells me they've been recalled because of the battery issue. Ended up with an S7 Active. It's still new and shiny, but not a Note 7 :(
ixijimixi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hear that. I managed to score a pair of Note 2's on renewal, way back when the Note line was just breaking out of the "giant redheaded stepchild" status it used to hold compared to the Galaxy. Had a hell of a time finding a case for it back then, but man, that thing kicked everything's ass. Mutant large phone, but not dumbed down like they did with the Mega. With those great specs and XDA-Developers, I kept those things trucking along for 2 years, until my son hurled on one in the middle of the night. Was trying to score a Note 4 when that happened (my re-up), but then AT&T screwed me over, and I finally just gave up and took a pair of Optimus G Pros. Nice phone, but nobody does a screen like Samsung.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brutal. Savage. Rekt.
OriginalDjinn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:23:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Went for an upgrade Wednesday. We were at the T-Mobile store for like 3-4 hours. Didn't have a Note 7 in stock, so we ordered one. Got the news that they recalled 2 days after we ordered it. Got an S7 Edge now.
ixijimixi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can just never get the hang of that edge. I mean, I already accidentally hit buttons on my phone. I don't need to accidentally hit buttons that aren't even really there...
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
getgoodkid ยท 425 points ยท Posted at 15:59:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abercrombie & Fitch... Hollister... $40 for a beaten-up t-shirt and jeans with holes. "Nice shirt" "Thanks, it's A&F" "Oh I couldn't tell. If only they made the logo a bit bigger next time."
madonnas_saggy_boob ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 18:52:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's funny here is that the brand has entirely switched aesthetic and is now no longer any of those things.
JayVee26 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:55:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A&F actually is completely rebranding to go back to their original style before it became bro/frat-wear http://fashionista.com/2016/07/abercrombie-fitch-denim-campaign-2016
Also, amazing username.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:50:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing about what A&F used to be is frat style.
JayVee26 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:56:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What their original branding was? Or what it's been for the last 15 years? I believe it's decreased in popularity now, but A&F was complete bro/frat wear when I was in college in 2003-2007 and it carried on for a little while longer after that.
AllCaffeineNoEnergy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:52:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit. Their photo gallery has black people!
Deadrussian ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. Maybe it's me being a teen, but they have great clothes now. They have nice T-Shirts made from wonderful material for $20 and the jeans aren't bad either.
hehbur ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:44:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It amazes me how well-dressed teenagers are now. Back in my day, we all wore hoodies and pajama pants to school.
GildedNevernude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I was born way too fuckin' late
alienumnox ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their aesthetic is whatever the rich fit kids are wearing.
madonnas_saggy_boob ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except at not rich-kid prices. And this time around, their focus seems to be a lot of the same stuff you'd see promoted on /r/mfa : clean, minimal, crewneck sweaters and flannel, denim (sans holes and rips), etc.
Hate to say it because I used to loathe A&F back in high school, but their stuff actually looks decent, mature, and wearable by an older crowd now. I'd wear their shit.
nin_halo_8 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy made a fortune though, albeit this materialistic avenue. I don't know much, but I do know that his house will always be bigger than my house.
ailish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but his is wallpapered with the smell of douchebags.
nin_halo_8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:47 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hahaha, so good. so good. have an upvote, mate.
b3team ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, sure... with an attitude like that
jpropaganda ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm seeing so many more expensive jeans with holes this season than in the last ten years. I think they're coming back.
fusdomain ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now I'm wondering if people still wear Billabong...
BestIsMatty2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't heard "Billabong" in years, haha! I'm sure some people wear it, but not many. They tend to be expensive for their simple styles.
TrapHitler ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the company with the melted face lizard man as CEO?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TrapHitler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yet he looks like sloth's retarded cousin.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
$40 bucks for jeans? Where are you shopping, Good Will?!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollister is still very popular (am in high school). I have no idea what you're talking about but nowadays the look is wearing a simple contrast-color Hollister v-neck and a pair of khaki shorts that match the color of the logo. It looks nice but you kind of immediately come off as a preppy asshole. Also if you're lean or slightly muscular the fabric and fit accents your body very well (for guys)
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I like to wear apple crumble and fish..."
DoctorJones222 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:06:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New kids on the block got a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's also not cool is people judging your clothes because you only have two old pairs of jeans and they think you went out and bought them that way.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:56:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm actually wearing a beat up t-shirt from Hollister and ripped jeans now. Imma change.
AtoZZZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what it is about their cotton t-shirts, but they're just so soft. Softer than any other t-shirt I've come across. I wish they made variations without any print.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For soft go lacoste. Pima cotton. Their long sleeve tshirts are my fall weekend and telecommute staples.
IamKAR ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollister was cool when I went to high school and I still buy their clothes regardless of popularity, Idk why. But one of the hottest girls I ever met mostly wears hollister too so I don't feel so bad.
savealltheelephants ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am Lol at an adult straight dude that continues to wear hollister ironically. Come on dude.
IamKAR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It happens, that and it forms my body better than other brands do and it makes me look more fit than I really am lol. Im out of college now so Idk what the popular brand is these days, but I know Vineyard Vines was the last one and I refused to wear those ugly ass clothes.
UnNumbFool ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
asos, uniqulo, primark, urban outfitters, etc
oOshwiggity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An ex of mine only wore Express when we started dating. He paid $175 for a pair of pants a woman told him he looked good in once and never turned back. Until I introduced him to the unbreakable REI brand...
IamKAR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually unfamiliar with both of those. I'm starting to just buy anything that looks decent now, I don't care as much as I used in how I look.
oOshwiggity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to care when jncos were wide and tshirts were made from cotton. Now I just make sure my bits are covered and i don't smell like armpits. All these wretched see-through shirts and skinny jeans have broken my spirit.
swampy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wear Abercrombie all the time. I just buy from the clearance section and I don't like the logo clรดture, but i love the style.
ajsmitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you been in a Hollister or A&F store lately? It's completely different, and I would actually wear a lot of it if it weren't so expensive.
Erotic_Abe_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/as-you-can-see-from-my-name-brand-clothing-i-am-no-10836
BeefSamples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
somebody needs to inform europe about that trend being dead. that shit is everywhere over there.
lobodelrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still pretty popular amongst middle school kids, I see them and their parents shopping there all the time at the mall. But yeah I wouldn't be caught dead wearing anything from that store.
CorbenikTheRebirth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only buy some of their clearance stuff because they tend to make stuff in the smaller sizes than other places and I'm pretty short.
I try to get the plainest looking stuff, though. Most of their clothes are tacky as hell.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, I still love Hollister t-shirts. They fucking fit.
(And this coming from a "goth kid" in middle/high school, who always swore I'd never set foot in a preppy store like Hollister)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They fit? I've always thought Hollister was made for very, very small people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
6'0, 145lbs. I am small =(
madman555 ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 14:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing visors flipped upside down and to the side
sisterfunkhaus ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 16:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of those trends where you know people are just trying to be an annoying idiot.
9009stinks ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw an early 20's fella at the bar with it upside down, backwards and it was at night. That visor hit the trifecta of useless.
poptimist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:29:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was storing something in the space between the back of his head and the top of the visor? Or collecting rainwater?
9009stinks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:12:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Optimism is still cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He probably didn't know he was wearing it. My friend would inform people they were wearing a visor as a PSA.
the_supersalad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Change & smarties, maybe.
samsquanch42069 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
J to the R O C nomsayin
lemmalime ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Underrated comment.
willienelsonmandela ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Visors in general.
edspencer85 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:39:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's a visor? I'm picturing Geordi La Forge
dinosquirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad they do, it tells me from afar who I'm dealing with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And for that matter, wearing sun glasses on the back of your neck (lookin at you Guy Fieri) just let it die already. You look like a total d-bag when you do that. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some visors to throw out...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone in my spanish class does this. I thought he was just trying to look stupid.
IStayLurking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
instantly thought of malibus most wanted
beavercommander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally saw a guy with this the other day, but then again, it was in lawton Oklahoma so I'm wasn't surprised
Man_On-The_Moon ยท 165 points ยท Posted at 15:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies. Those things were the shit, now I can't find a pair
steeltowndude ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:48:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those things were a death trap that's why. Heelies fizzled out for partly the same reason hover boards did. They were a huge liability. Hover boards were a fucking cancer though.
motionlessnight ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys were fun as shit. Who needs girls when you got wheels in your shoes.
Had a black pair with urban camo laces. Those things were sick.
tdrusk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And soap shoes.
DepressedKazakh ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:12:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys Online Shop
KillerDJ93 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit they come in my size now. They used to stop at size 10 or 11.
EpochDesire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had some around 09 and the adult sizes had a bigger wheel, but the wheels sucked so bad, they wore out after less than a week of moderate/heavy use, and wore uneven so you felt like you were constantly going over speed bumps, the replacements were too expensive for my college budget X_X
They also didn't make adult ones with grind plates so we modded ours... it didn't work out too well lol
KillerDJ93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wore my size 9 ones with the grind plate when I was in a 10 1/2. Haha
Tatortot15 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:50:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still want a pair...but I feel like as a 21 year old female I just can't get away with it. I used to be so good.
ailish ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:58:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please, I'm 36 and I'm pretty sure I'm about to get some.
Undercover_Chimp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:08:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 33-year-old man who was already "too old" for them when they came into existence. Yes, I own a pair.
Several-raccoons ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:16:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're back in. And in adult sizes. Also, so are light-up shoes.
Get them quick, either this trend is going to end soon or mutate horribly.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But can I at least get them with ALF on the side?
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ride heelys to escape my feelys
mgoldie12 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:30:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am 16 and I bought a pair and just ride around the hallways in my school. Obviously people laugh and I just laugh along with them. I am aware of how incredibly juvenile and outdated they are but that's part of the fun ๐
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:42 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure I got laughed at for mine for the same reasons... About 17 years ago.
fastfurious555 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:57:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guaranteed a re-issue edition in the mid 2020s will sell like hot cakes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ihateradiohead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've been cool forever
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are still alive and well where I am.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i see them at the goodwill all the time. check your local thrift shop.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got myself a pair.. they're just like i remember!
RoboticThoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still see these things around theme parks all the time!
SIacktivist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a kid with them the other day, I'll send you the video maybe probably not.
definitelynothannah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dude I saw a kid wearing heelies the other day. blew my mind.
Nikoli_Delphinki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watching this dude zip through the airport has me some days think it may be worth the investment.
edwards_j ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Online. (I bought a pair)
ihateradiohead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IDK I'm in high school and I still see people using those
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG I remember wanting those so bad when I was 7 or something
now I'm 12 and I havent seen hide nor hair of them for a few years.
kettuperkele ยท 2287 points ยท Posted at 11:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The shitty balance scooters or "hoverboards". They were never cool and hopefully will never be too common.
Zjackrum ยท 236 points ยท Posted at 14:00:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw them demoing 'hoverboards' at some event. I'd never tried it before so I thought I'd give it a shot.
$5 for 3 minutes.
Seriously? Fuck that I already look stupid enough as it is without your help.
jet_heller ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should have started a competing business right next door: Look stupid for 3 minutes for only $1!
CapitanChicken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-heavy sigh-.... I saw them being advertised as "swagways...
MaxPotato08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than lying and calling them hoverboards when they don't hover. Personally, I call them swegways.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My co-worker: "Why are you still single?"
Me: *Points to face*
My co-worker: :o . . . :I
DontEatTheChapstick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as demoning. I had a very different image in my head until I reread it.
cookingforassholes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shoulda got on one and run off
Or should I say rolled off.
UnNumbFool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but with the speed they go anyone who can move at a brisk walk would be able to catch up with you
Koras ยท 1380 points ยท Posted at 13:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still bloody everywhere here, some of them even have bluetooth fucking speakers in so that the 14 year olds can roll around blasting out their awful awful music. I hope whoever thought of that has trouble sleeping at night. On their bed of money.
[deleted] ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 14:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully, they can never take off in my country as it's illegal to use them on the road or pavement. Just like Segways.
LePontif11 ยท 366 points ยท Posted at 15:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They can never take off in my country because our paved roads are shit :D :) :| :/
Alexr208 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 16:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically they can't take off in any country because they can't actually hover.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Dewgong550 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone always gets there first
CaptainZapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happens to me all the time
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Belgian detected
LePontif11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are the third persin who thinks i'm Belgium. It seems streets over ther suck just like in the Dominican Republic
JinJaBud ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because the roads in Belgium are shit. Highest European country for taxes, yet we have third world roads.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amo Republica Dominicana =)
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:48:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They can never take off because they're not real hoverboards. Ugh.
Michafiel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Belgium?
LePontif11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dominican Republic.
Nimweegs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Belgium?
LePontif11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dominican Republic.
jostler57 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where we're going, we don't need roads.
thepretensiouspeanut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up indian
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some kids in my city were riding them around midnight on dirty gravel roads.
I think we just can't stop them.
CitizenKing ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grab a stick, where there's a will there's a way!
Cherrytop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where there's a wheel, there's a way. FTFY
goaliebw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian?
ImNobodyFromNowhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're not practical in a good majority of situations. Whether it's the pavement or the width or the speedos turning radius or whatever, I've seldom found a time that they can replace walking without becoming tedious for some reason or another.
funkyfanny82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
UK?
Pecoste ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
French-speaking part of Belgium? :P
RationalLies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
California?
northrupthebandgeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if they go fast enough, they could literally take off?
smoby06 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Romania ?
mwad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen them in Cambodia, they just use bigger wheels. There's no escape
kwiatekbe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:24:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm worried about you, your face looks unbalanced, are you having a stroke? Do you feel numb (Not on the inside that's all of us)? Slurring speech? If yes please seek help immediately.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kwiatekbe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was trying to be funny, but I suppose it does sound needlessly edgy.
Koras ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:48:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like it's poorly enforced, I live in the UK too (as I'm assuming you do as we're one of the few countries to have a ban on Segways and other non-pedal-powered electric vehicles on pavement...and call it pavement) and I still see kids rolling around on them all the time because i live near a school :/
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, it's like cycling on a pavement, the police ignores it a lot. It does stop them becoming extremely popular, though.
TF_Jackal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They can never take off in my country because that would break numerous aviation laws
JohnCrichton42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What country is that? Also, would you like some toast?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the UK.
(Talkie's the name, toasting's the game)
FrostedCereal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've seen 1 in my entire life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish simply making something illegal were enough to stop it happening...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming you're in the UK. They're everywhere in certain areas. Or were. People have gotten bored of them already it seems.
shakarat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But how do you change the subject then?
dunder_mifflin_paper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live in Australia too!
Norwegr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, it's not supposed to take of.
They're not real hoverboards.
Halvus_I ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, take pride in your lack of Liberty....I hate hoverboards but i would never pretend that it was a good thing that the government doesnt allow its lawful use.
DrDoctor18 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:06:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It because due to old UK laws, bikes and non human powered vehicles are banned on pavements, from when cars were first invented to prevent use off the roads. Now since swegways have been invented it applies to them too. Most police ignore it tho so you could ride one and likely no one would care
Halvus_I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the informative response.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's perfectly legal to use them on your own property or in parks.
kettuperkele ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:35:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck that sounds obnoxius. There are plenty of those where I live as well, but it's not that bad thankfully!
Samazon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:19:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I've never seen one in person, to date. And I'm in Denver, no shortage of youths or idiots.
BTBLAM ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:00:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This threads for you ole' thymer
Some_Stupid_Cunt ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any music blasted through hoverboard speakers becomes bad. I don't care if it my favorite band, I'd rather not listen to it
BTBLAM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I heard any sort of person blasting periphery or between the buried and me I would instantly assume that person is superior to others around me.
Dabrush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I have never heard good music being blasted through speakers on the street. Also not 10 years ago.
So I guess it's more a case of "People that blast their music tend to have bad taste".
jgoettig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a guy at my apartment complex who rolls around the halls on one while looking at his phone. The other day, I saw it outside the door to his apartment in pieces. I'm probably happier about this than I should be.
kemushi_warui ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The speakers, sure. But god damn those things are fun to ride.
m0nkeybl1tz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol holy shit. That sounds like the winner from a "You know what would really piss people off?" contest.
Kolecr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mostly just see ghetto people blasting bad hip hop and getting into useful people's way on them
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the prematurely old person...
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where do you live that is this rich? I've never seen one in real life. I think they'd be fun to try out but I wouldn't pay for one.
Koras ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A very middle class bit of southern England, think lanky white 14 year olds with stupid hair and skinny jeans hovering around blasting gangster rap and you've pretty much got the area around my flat... to be honest there's not a huge amount of them, they're just super noticeable due to the sheer annoyance factor
wartornhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw a couple of kids (using kids to me someone younger but I assume that anyone who plays music while walking through a bluetooth speaker is a kid) Just sitting by the river and listening to pandora.... with ads. I was reminded of the big boombox days and wondered if I should bring back a bluetooth version of the boombox.
superfudge73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was this teenage black kid in my complex last year who would ride around on his hoverboard with led lights and speakers blaring Fetty Wap. He would literally just ride around in circles in the parking lot. I actually thought it was pretty dope.
hnfr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I hope they roll in an ankle deep puddle
tastar1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't worry, that dude didn't make too much off of it. It got copied in China and it's near impossible to enforce IP there.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/08/hoverboard-inventor-money-rights-knockoffs
TotalFire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, anyone playing any their own music out loud in public should be shot on sight. Get a pair of earphones or stop annoying me with your shitty music.
AdamBombTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's all coins?
McPoyal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 27. I want one. With subs. And off road tires.
IActuallyLiedToYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music is subjective.
Alexwalled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just imagine some chavy kid rolling down the sidewalk with rap god playing out of his hover board
mmmm_whatchasay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry, they get papercuts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just call it a "new segway model" and they'll put it away. Segways were never cool.
Spurioun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, we really are just a bunch of old fuddy duddies. "Those damn kids with their pop music and hoverboards."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: saw a guy commuting on a bloody hoverboard.
RazorDildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
You say 14 year olds. I say new USAF airmen fresh out of basic with nothing better to spend their money on in tech school.
AutisticIntegrity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't wanted to clothesline a teenager in quite some time, maybe a week or so. This makes me want to.
-GheeButtersnaps- ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit likes to shit on them for the user-base and the name. I wouldn't buy one personally, but I've used one before and they're a lot of fun.
TheBlackBear ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't get the hate for them. It's just a dumb toy to mess around on. I know if I was a kid I would have had a blast on one. Hell I probably would now if I ever had the chance to try one out.
But nooo, it doesn't literally hover burn them all
SpaceOdysseus ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:18:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about those obscenely expensive electric skateboards now.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Sky_Hound ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not a bicycle? Just out of curiousity.
S1ayer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:01:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to get to work all sweaty. The skateboard is also faster (22mph), can go uphill, goes between cars much easier, and I can take it inside so it can't be stolen.
npsnicholas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't own one, but being able to keep it in a backpack or carry it is a huge plus if you're worried about vandalism.
foo757 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense. May cost you a lot on a single purchase, but saves money in the long run. I suppose you could argue the value of a car if you plan on traveling long distances, but if you have everything you need nearby, why spend all that money?
Spacejack_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no, there is no worthy practical consideration for any non-car transportation invented after 1900. He must be shamed out of using his device.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thing is they are alot more practical in the cities. In the burbs where every street is 45 you get honked at and harrassed by police. Still very fun recreationally though!
Source: own an electric skateboard
Bandeezy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, I've got a Boosted Board. Cost me $1200, but I normally pay $300 a month in parking for work. So in 4 months, it pays for itself since I can use it for my commute. Plus it cuts the travel time from 45-60 minutes to about 20. Cheaper, faster, and a lot more enjoyable than sitting in gridlock traffic for two hours a day.
robotzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love my GT. My car sits in my garage the majority of the week unused since getting it, though things might change with winter...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering it has been described as "not fit for wet use" I wouldn't consider it
Pa5trick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying Parking expenses total 1900 so you're only spending $100 for the first year and saving money for the other years? If I'm following this correct at [5]
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Pa5trick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't drive often, I'd consider it! I started biking everywhere in uni, and I saved myself $100-200 a month in gas and maintenances on my car. I still had parking though because I travelled often enough for a weekend or something that it was worth it.
carbonnanotube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not buy a folding bike? You can get a very nice one for less than that and you don't have to worry about batteries or range.
robotzor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they are ugly and not all the rage
carbonnanotube ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bromptons are a work of art you uncultured swine!
robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll give you that, but they're still 5-10 pounds heavier than some of the heaviest eskateboards, require sweating/possible clothes change at work, cost similar, and won't go nearly as fast. They're also missing the constant fear of grizzly death to which I've become accustomed to on my eskate.
ImViTo ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:14:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boosted boards, blame Casey Neistat
blargher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've looked into getting one of those boards (or a knockoff from Alibaba) because I used to ride my longboard to work every day but stopped after moving several blocks away. Now I ride my bicycle instead because it makes me a little less sweaty for the distance traveled. Hopefully electric skateboards really take off so that the prices drop down to something a bit more reasonable.
KingOfWickerPeople ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So those are somehow ok, but the hoverboards arent? I don't get you, reddit.
greenphilly420 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:43:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They only became popular like a year or two ago. Still seems like they're considered cool among the mainstream
mothstuckinabath ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:24:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will never not be offended that they DON'T HOVER. Please get your offensive technology out of my face and don't come back until it's the real future.
nastasia8989 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:43:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh they're common. I see them all over college. In front of two of the main buildings, we have a huge lawn filled with lawn type chairs. Super comfortable and a popular place to nap. The other day, I saw a young man "hoverboarding" across the grass, dragging a chair to a shady area and sat down.
When he placed the chair in the desired section, he then got off his hover board, took it apart, set it in his backpack, sat down, and pulled out a Monster Energy drink, and a PSP.
kettuperkele ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit that sounds douchy as hell!
robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that was all before he turned his ballcap backwards
notsoawkward ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know everyone hates them, but I had quite a bit of fun with it. But after a couple days the novelty wears off
3e8m ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they are incredibly popular with black people
robotzor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mike Tyson disagrees
ohrightthatswhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
.... Thanks for that insight?
Just-Call-Me-J ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The misnomer was bad enough.
Sven2774 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boosted boards on the other hand,still seem to be cool. And fucking expensive.
Bagel_Mode ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:03:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean swag-ways.
euthlogo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I finally tried one and was quite annoyed at how fun it was. Now that it's uncool I may have to get one.
jmkni ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Screw you guys, I love my hoverboard!
Examplie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have yet to understand why these get so much hate...
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean "douche segway's"?
UncleGrga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You couldn't even use them on water without looking like a fucking Bojo
KingOfWickerPeople ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you got POWAA!
keithzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're illegal here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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keithzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NYC. Idk guess too many accidents and injuries. $500 fine
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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npsnicholas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine everyone trying to ride one in downtown Manhattan? Might be worse than the actual traffic.
itallmakescentsnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to see these things in downtown LA at every block. Recently, they've disappeared.
Does that mean all the owners collectively decided to stop riding them?
robotzor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:23:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They all exploded most likely
npsnicholas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if they still sell? Might be a market in trying to find owners and buying them to sell used.
Moonhawk_digital ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards are the modern reincarnation of the segway and are just as stupid
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean those hands-free segways?
DickVonFuckstick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The restarted child of a segway and a skateboard.
Joxxill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate them, not because they aren't fun, but because people call them hoverboards. It is a segway without the goddam steering pole.
2legittoquit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, those are still pretty cool. Stupidly fun.
rwv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So the term "anymore" doesn't apply. They belong in the /r/AskReddit discussion "What is something stupid celebrities spend hundreds of dollars on and then post on their Tweet/Vine/Instagram/Facebook"
jerkmanj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't they have a nasty habit of catching on fire?
HotgunColdheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you rode one? Tried my first one yesterday, it was my 12 year olds request. They have some potential. Much cheaper than a Segway, and you can still use the platform for Jousting.
kettuperkele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I haven't, but I'm pretty sure it would be quite fun. Doesn't really still make me like them tho. I can see how they can be ok if ridden on private, but at least where I live there are too many kids riding around the streets with them and it seems super dangerous and silly.
dirtyhappythoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope they will. They're basically slightly faster walking.
kettuperkele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least walking has health benefits. If those things become popular, it will seriously have a long-term impact in people's health and overweightness will become an even larger problem.
dirtyhappythoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. I'm in a cycling country so I don't think it'll matter, I'll still cycle longer distances. But simply going through the neighborhood would be way easier with that thing.
kettuperkele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in a cycling country as well so I get that. I don't think sensible adults will be the problem, but reckless teenagers and little kids. I won't hate you for riding around the neighborhood with that. Kudos to you for being a good sir.
dirtyhappythoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hooray for cycling countries. It's so much fun and so easy to go through traffic. I'd never want anything else, especially not those public transit areas. Blech. I like going with PT for longer distances, but not through a single city.
Knappsterbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're fun as shit though
Cywren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what if you dance with them?
Still no? Ok. As lame as dancing in Heelys?
kettuperkele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm afraid still not cool :( sorry!
Cywren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the dancing is cool but in general tainted by the uncoolness of the product in general haha.
mitchdwx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My college banned them because apparently they run the risk of catching on fire.
DrBadFish420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a fucking hover board! It has wheels for God sake!
xXZHeatWaveZXx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CorridorDigital's second channel makes them look cool.
sjf39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are definitely still cool to younger generations whether Reddit likes it or not
Advacar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No joke, first time I saw one in the restroom. Dude was seriously pissing in a urinal while standing on it. Risky as fuck.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw 2 fedora wearing guys vaping and riding those things in front of Best Buy trying to show off to girls. That's the moment when I realized that somehow an uncool thing became even uncooler.
kettuperkele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my, that's awful. I hope the poor girls were not tricked!
GeneralRectum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, they're kind of cool...
The_Holy_Muffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are the type of things I enjoy riding when someone else bought has bought them. Fuck that they are too expensive
Kiro0613 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know I look stupid on mine, I just don't care.
stoph311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear I am not making this up.
I was at a store that carries these, and there was a company that was selling one under the name "Swagboard".
I wanted to burn the store down.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Christ. Those folk who stand on them cross-armed and with a vacant/determined look on their face...
[Relevant Zoidberg]
Firm_as_red_clay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went a Casino for the first time the other week. There was a dude rolling around on one on the casino floor amongst other horrors...
mass_of_gallon_sloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see them now more than ever.
BillygotTalent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seem to notice that longboards are the new cool right now.
The_UnitedKingdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've clearly never ridden one. I love it, I understand it's ridiculous but it's so much fun to ride
istara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually like them. But until there are better quality controls, and they get integrated into commuting systems, they'll remain niche like going to work by scooter.
I see a lot of potential for them. I've only had a 10 minute test ride on them, but the feeling of your brain rewiring in a few minutes to "think" right and left is pretty incredible. Skateboard riders and surfers may already have this ability and not notice.
SketchersOnMyFeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just at a college party last night and some dude brought it in and was riding INSIDE the frat house and all the chicks were walking up to him and asking him about it.
ChrisKantor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they got banned in most places before they could really become popular (ex: schools, college campuses, few cities)
Drpantsgoblin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conversely, I want electric skateboards to become more mainstream, therefore cheaper. Not so people can roll though stores like an ass, but for better last-mile transit. I can take a subway pretty far, but then have to transfer to a bus, or annoy everyone with cranking my bike in the train (which can only be brought on during non-peak hours). Worthwhile models are still around $900+, which is more than I can toss around.
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw an overweight woman in a run down neighborhood pushing her baby on the stroller while gliding along on one of those. It was sad.
waitingtodiesoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a gaggle of kids like 5-7 of them riding them in a group on the way home once
Econdg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone at my college had a scooter I was like----what
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're just the Marty Mcfly version of segways.
granniesfishfingers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:22:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually hope they become really normal so I won't ever have to walk again. I'm 18 so I'm just a little too old to get one and not be fucking weird. Fingers crossed for the future.
Cenzorrll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw someone cruising through the airport on one of those, that was the only time I thought it was genius.
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand the stigma. If you pull your head out of your anus and think about being able to roll around the street on your feet without kicking, they're honestly kinda cool.
timeywimey207 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:23:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone ran over my foot with one, while we were standing in a line. He doesn't have one anymore
ObnoxiousLittleCunt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:48:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats on your new hoverboard.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh. I thought he got a new foot.
[deleted] ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 17:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bronzed tans, pukka shell necklaces and frosted tips
rowech ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:12:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna make you jizz..........cuzzi with me in the night.
BrandonTheBeast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:45:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I miss frosted tip cuties
e2hawkeye ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:38:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm hanging on to mine, anything surfer culture is pretty cyclical .
AWPerator_X ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:30:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐ถgo to the beach and frost your tips... Stay in the sun 'till it looks like you have jaundice๐ถ
JuicePiano ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta frost those tips tho finger points
yungswaggboss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about view finders in the garbage?
Treedogbowwowwow ยท 2393 points ยท Posted at 13:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You. Fukin nerd ha
ProfessorMetallica ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 15:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boom rekt haha
UltimaGabe ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 17:24:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dog that was the bomb
tree_jayy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BombMetaRektMe
Lonestarr1337 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:52:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
owned!!!
thepkmncenter ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:59:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word rekt
QuantumBeef ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:26:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucker got bwnt.
Reddit_Is_Addictive ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:10:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt the word
Joxxill ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:28:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got em
This guy seems cool. I wanna hang out with this guy more than i wanna hang out with Zac.
PrettyDemented ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But my mom says I'm cool.
ottohero ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:09:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not as cool as dis dik shes ben ridin all nite long wile u been slipin bru
SweetSawlt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:,(
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
D:
aedansblade36 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes on you, I've never been cool. But I've been chill.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This
Over_Pressure ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
O'doyle rules!
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling your whole family is going down.
allothernamestaken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sick burn brah
Hellspark08 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn, look at OP, I kinda wanna punch him
hpliferaft ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:45:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
roflmao!
dogfan20 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:08:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, lol
KingsleyZissou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol haha nice
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
635 upvotes. Great job Reddit.
Horsedawg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of these, such as hoverboards, dog filter, etc are used by "cool" people such celebrities and popular people I know. The ones who don't follow these trends seem to be average Joe and people who THINK they are too cool for them.
yParticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but nerds are cool now right?
Turkweesen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. He's trying
SequenceofLetters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say that like I was ever cool
rippel_effect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[X] rekt
[ ] not rekt
tbends ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't I know it. And haven't been for a very long time. You know, sometimes that's just fine with me.
MattTheProgrammer ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rat tails.
BeefSamples ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh man. inform eastern europe. i just came back from poland and there were loads of under 10 year old kids running around with rat tails.
MattTheProgrammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll catch up.
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2020 the year poland cut the tail.
darthpeng12 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that was cool at some point?
MattTheProgrammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some used to think so in like 1992
Saint-Peer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jedi rat tails...
I mean they were never cool but I had a friend who tried it in college. Bleh
why_the_fuk_not ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i thought the same thing until this morning when i saw a young mother and her probably 3 year old boy in my building. the mother looked like a normal, mid 20s mother with a solid sense of style. her kid was in pretty nice athletic clothes; not too flashy but not trashy either. then i saw the back of his head.
apparently the rat tail is making a comeback but this time around it has expanded horizontally across the kids head. the line would have connected his ears if it had only been a couple inches longer. its like the original rat tail grew towards his ears only. the thickness (height?) remained the same. and it wasnt tied up either. it was like a tiny, trashy wave of thin kid hair that extended to mid shoulder length. i actually went outside for a smoke so i could walk past them and verify what i was seeing. i tore the filter off of that cig and hit it hard. this is in the american southwest. :(
Bzerker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am 27, work in a respectable job and I was considering growing a rats tail just for fun. My friends advised me against it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My name is Matt, and I was born in 1984. I once had a rat tail, and I thought it was the coolest thing. Then I wised up and cut it off because every time I got into trouble, my mom would grab it and attempt to pick me up with it. I learned quick that I had to let it go.
poptimist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a mid-20's hipster dude at a crystal castles show in Portland with a rattail a couple months ago.
mrs_dalloway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone inform my I s s o.
fbiagentmoose ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 12:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying the word swag
jayjake9 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cool when someone stabs you. If someone stabs you, say "Too much swagger for this dagger" and walk away like nothing happened
ricochet_rico ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Again, never "cool" to begin with.
splinterthumb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the "ch" .. schwag.
lozo78 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Completely different word/meaning.
splinterthumb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is it still cool?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid in the 90's we used to say swag. But it was an acronym for scientific wild ass guess. So how did it get turned into the way people use it now? Now credit card commercials even say get your credit swagger on!! Makes my ass hole pucker up when I hear people say it...
AtoZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
However Michael Scott gets a free pass
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just call me YOLO Swaggins
SpaceNinjaBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
When schools and organizations started handing out "swag bags" at events, as they were specifically called, it really does seem like it's run its course. I guess that reflects what that one top comment said about words no longer being cool once they've been adopted by the mainstream as advertisements and whatnot.Edit: So it doesn't mean what I thought it meant. It seems "swag" was a slang term that originated in the 1800s for stolen goods, which makes more sense given this context. I was unaware of this definition and assumed that "swag" was just a shortened form of "swagger," also mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swag
ricochet_rico ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear this website is getting stupider
colonel_p4n1c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're just getting old, man.
ricochet_rico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These damn kids and my lawn.`..
mighty_bandersnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:58:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really is. You see posts with bad enough grammar that they make no sense.
like2000p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...that was the meaning before...
SpaceNinjaBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually did not realize this was an older term originating from the 1800s. Wow. It seems "swag" can be used to mean a bag of goods (originally meant as stolen), which makes a lot more sense in this context opposed to being short for "swagger," which is what I assumed it was originally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swag
Huomenna ยท 4736 points ยท Posted at 10:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the planet
global warming
mothstuckinabath ยท 173 points ยท Posted at 16:26:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, global warming isn't cool anymore. It's climate change. (Various extremes and changes, not just increased heat)
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The liberals changed the name because they know it's not real!" -my dad
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:19:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually coined by conservatives to make global warming sound less intense. We just adopted it because it described it better.
Oxbridge ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:00:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it can be used to describe any change in climate, whether good or bad. We're going to be stuck with "climate change activism" forever now, whether we fix the problems we've allegedly created with our CO2 emissions or not.
An0therB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know my brother had a Reddit account.
Chlorophilia ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well both terms are correct, they just describe different aspects of the phenomenon.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:07:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He meant "cool" in the most literal sense, as in "cold". The earth IS getting warmer, even if we replaced the term "global warming" with "climate change".
User839 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, way more storms this summer than previous years
Edit: in the Netherlands
allinonborrowedtime ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The water's gettin' warm so ya might as well swim/ My world's on fire, how 'bout yours/ That's the way I like it and I'll nevah get bored."
-Smash Mouth
lukin187250 ยท 327 points ยท Posted at 12:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, didn't you know this is just a global liberal conspiracy? Don't be such a sheep. The liberals want tax credits for green energy. /s
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 14:46:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck dude, I know way too many people in real life who think like this
bwohlgemuth ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:20:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it doesn't help that Al Gore who was the poster child for Global Warming lives a lifestyle that is anything but "green".
AaronSF ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does that have to do with anything?
WilliamofYellow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing really, but it still puts people off.
shut_up_greg ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:42:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It makes him appear like a hypocrite. He put himself out there as the poster child for climate change. It really doesn't have any thing to do with the argument, but unfortunately, part of the battle is public perception.
senormatanza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Al Gore means nothing to cientific side of this issue.
bwohlgemuth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So the Nobel Prize and talking on behalf of the IPCC?
danceswithwool ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just had an argument with a friend who thinks like this. I told him that science doesn't have a political party (for the most part). What benefit is it to NASA to cater to liberal agendas?
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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danceswithwool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy I was arguing with also believes the earth is 6,000 years old and was created in a literal 6 days. So...there's that.
tanhan27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took biology at a Christian college. One of my classmates didn't believe in dinosaurs.
ConnorF42 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See I can understand refusing to 'believe' in global warming or that the Earth is 4.6 billion years old, as that takes some science to proof. Dinosaurs, on the other hand, you just gotta look at the fucking fossils.
tanhan27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Satan put the bones there to trick us!
ConnorF42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's Chapter 3 of my Physical Chemistry textbook.
tanhan27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine too! Solidarity dear fellow scientist/revolutionary
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naa dude it's beyond politics, these postmodern globalists don't have any morals so they're tearing down the fabric of society and democracy and freedom and shit. The real truth is that NASA and 'climate change' scientists made up and continue to preserve the myth of global warming in return for unlimited research 'grants'
tanhan27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/s ??
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't leave the house without it
CallOfCorgithulhu ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was driving my old boss' truck a while ago and flipping through radio stations. I landed on Rush Limbaugh's show, and I had my mouth agape at how insane he was talking. Things like how global warming just a hoax that democrats created. My old boss was pretty conservative, so I left the radio on NPR for him.
CERNest_Hemingway ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:11:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny how NPR is considered far left when in fact it leans more center than most news stations.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:48:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People like him that go over the top give conservatives a bad name.
SexLiesAndExercise ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, the mainstream conservatives who don't call him out give conservatives a bad name.
This article sums it up. Top conservative politicians & personalities associated themselves with him to piggyback on his support, and somehow his racist, harmful rhetoric came to be associated with the conservative movement.
newoldschool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:33:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
Macktologist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think overall, people that listen to and regurgitate the opinions of any of those political shows (from either side) give both sides a bad name. The whole conservative vs. liberal thing is kind of stupid. I hardly ever come across people in my daily life that feel a need to state their extreme political view, but man, you get onto the computer and it's like, "where do these people come from?" I have to wonder, for every outspoken conservative and liberal, how many middle of the road folks are there? I guess we aren't heard because we can see both sides to most issues, so no need to demean and argue any one side.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What you said really makes a lot of sense. Both sides, to me at least, have some really great points, and champion some good causes, but both sides also market some points I completely disagree with. When you talk to someone about it though, they support one side with such passion that you'd think they agree 100%. It's almost like two kids arguing about Xbox vs. PS4. One isn't that much better than the other, but the fanboys will insist that there's no reason at all to support the other side.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 16:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Fanc1dan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:48:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, where's the "/s"? You forgot the "/s"
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ae_89 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:42:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I could say "fish don't swim in water" is my opinion. I have that right, but that doesn't make me any less of an ignorant jackass.
unassuming_squirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 19:07:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ae_89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:53:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll find nothing controversial about global warming with a basic education in chemistry and physics.
Does the subject get exploited? Sure, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening.
JumpyPorcupine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The greenhouse effect exists, nobody is argueing that.
servohahn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My house recently flooded in Baton Rouge. No prior flood history. We're not going to have trouble finding a buyer in a few years because this is a "thousand year flood." Since the people who live out here don't tend to accept global warming, they'll probably count on the rapture happening before that house floods again. In actuality, these rivers will probably cause a similar flood within the next 50 years. Massive infrastructure upgrades will be needed to make sure that this kind of flood doesn't happen again.
Macktologist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except they call them Libtards. I can handle a little party-affiliated generalization from time to time, but when i get into a comment section and it's clear how ignorant and immature a lot of the comments are, I lose a little hope for us all.
ashishvp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't even make sense. Like in what way is green energy ever a bad thing?
InVultusSolis ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of science is a conspiracy, man! They're all in the pockets of ... wait, who?
lukin187250 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:39:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Grand Liberal Conspiracy
SaggiSponge ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE CHINESE!!
InVultusSolis ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yes, that's right. All scientists who currently conclude that global warming is a problem are secretly being paid off by the Chinese because the Chinese want to make US industry less competitive. Can't the sheeple see that?!
totalscrotalimplosio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big Environment! They control all the trees man and it's a big plot with the Federal Forest Reserve to control the color of the leaves.
Dynamaxion ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:12:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those green energy corporate giants buying out the government to make them bully the little guy, oil/coal...
Bastards.
LemonLce ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You use a /s but my uncle actually said this to me the other day. I honestly have no idea how to convince him otherwise, so I just don't even try anymore.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LemonLce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My uncles are at least open minded enough to understand that people will have different opinions than them, but they just think that so they can justify them thinking/saying things without needing facts or evidence to back up their claims.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That little /s is way more necessary than it should be.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:15:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cold today. See? No global warming. The proof is right in front of our eyes.
LePontif11 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:07:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming was an inside job...literally :|
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you've unironically said conservatives are all paid for by big oil though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shaddap goyim, you're geddin' too nosy!
SgtFinnish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hah, you're just a sheeple. Didn't you hear that Trump told that China made it up?
LazlowK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But...I do want tax credits for green energy....
Nutcrackaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.google.ca/search?q=what+if+we're+making+the+world+better+for+no+reason&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-79v3ofHOAhXMZiYKHSD5AOQQ_AUIBygB&biw=375&bih=559#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=Global+warming+comic&imgrc=_0JtJf4Y7OuBlM%3A
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all them elites; Wall Street, the EU and those pesky Chinese who invented the concept of global warming in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming was created at the end of the Cold War as a new public enemy for everyone to gove their money to the government. /s
Benramin567 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice job ruining a not so funny comment in the first place with a /s.
F117Landers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The Latinos are mutating.... and they're heating up the planet!"
pheanox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pulls out snowball I ask the chair, do you know what this is? It's a snowball. And just from outside here. So it's very very cold out. Very unseasonable.
CLIMATE CHANGE REFUTED sunglasses
redyouch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only comment in this thread that made me LOL.
Wait, I think I saw that text-speak isn't cool any more either...
_prettyhatemachine_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
HerbAsher1618 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you say...global warming ?
ottohero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh ffs
aklesevhsoj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climate change is real, but technically were in an icehouse cycle right now.
hazillius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐๐
foxiisof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is too real
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not just imagining that every summer I'm melting more and more... rite? You deserve gold, but I'm too cheapo
stinkytoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see "the planet" listed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you were a fucking savage in science class weren't you?
fenix3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You belong in a museum
Eldis_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tumblr auto-generated chat as a sample for your theme.
GRat9717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You fucking clever bastard.
knexcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a hoax.
Nathan16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roasted
Maverickki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't make me take my head out of my butt :(
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you.
Sygma_stage5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good job
ColWalterKurtz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean global heating?
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1 degree oh noos
998999998999 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 12:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
to the top with you
READMEtxt_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 12:31:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You seem to be lost, 9gag is that way
serendipitousevent ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[Points to floor]
RedRiverBlues ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cutting the balls off of kids so that they sing better.
shetrotsthemoon ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literal lol
CinnamonToastedWaldo ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 13:59:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Candy Crush
kjjones08 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:09:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But was it ever cool?
Rayziel ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well all the moms played it..... I guess.
cirquefan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that, my wife is at level 5000 or some shit.
allster101 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not for my mom, it isn't. She discovered it a few months ago and is now on level 380.
CinnamonToastedWaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats the thing, my mum plays it too. It's like they are immune to the 'uncool' stigma because they just don't care - Or as soon as mums catch on, it becomes uncool
B_A_Pain ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank GOD
Turkweesen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone still plays it on the tube.
SmartAlec105 ยท 4792 points ยท Posted at 13:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The word "cool". It's such an old person word. Now we say "coral".
And also, the Pyro update should be called the Forest Fire update. I totally didn't just edit an old comment of mine.
And also, I made this. This is also not an edit.
MaineSoxGuy93 ยท 963 points ยท Posted at 14:46:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Jenny, it's Pearl. Coral is definitely out."
[deleted] ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:58:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how I haven't heard this quote in 10+ years but I can hear pearl's voice and inflection in my head as if I'd seen it yesterday
bwohlgemuth ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how my 13 yr old still watches SpongeBob. And is starting to appreciate the first season for what it is...
metalflygon08 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:16:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First 3 seasons you mean
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:57:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I think the breaking point was "Have You Seen This Snail?". My god, it's just Spongebob crying and Gary getting psychologically tortured.
metalflygon08 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean are we supposed to think Grandma ate those snails? Or did she kill them with diabetes?
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
SnakeEater14 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact, the same person who voiced Pearl voiced The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3.
screen317 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
have a coral day!
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where's Zack?
The_MoonlightKnight ยท 1409 points ยท Posted at 14:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you said it with a different inflection? Coraaaale
[deleted] ยท 625 points ยท Posted at 14:32:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coraaaale with Cheese.
GhostOfBarron ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:39:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know why they call it a Coraaaale with cheese?
probablyhrenrai ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because of the Metric system. But what do they call a Big Mac?
GhostOfBarron ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:50:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well a Big Mac is a Big Mac but they call it Le Big Mac.
QCMBRman ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:50:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do they call a whopper?
thesearstower ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know; I didn't go in a Burger King.
atmmachine7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
La krabby patty
random_user_name1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they got free range chickens. They wouldn't know what the fuck a corral was.
He-Who-Must-Be-Lame ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:54:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at the big brain on Brad!
SeductivePillowcase ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:37:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You smart motherfucker!
Rapidler141 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:21:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so that's how they call the quaterpounder with cheese in europe?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:55 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coraaaale with Cheese. 3/10. Coraaaale with Rice. 10/10.
Jericho454 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what they call a dairy farm in Amsterdam?
TheGnexus ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here ya go, two suh-lads!
oktofeellost ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Coorall, get back in the house" -all of season 2
word_vomiter ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NOT LAME
kaiju-taxi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:39:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jenny, it's Pearl. Coral is DEFINITELY out.
OnscreenForecaster ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:16:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...Don't you have to go to work or something?
darkbreak ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:22:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
.........Don't you have to be at work?
Uranus_Hz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Stay in the house Coral!"
karl-marxman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK coraaale
ABucs260 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you have to go to work or something...
mexicono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's Carol now.
Z_T_O ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be O.K.
MoodyMoony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, when you say it sounds so uncoral
utb040713 ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 14:37:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ew. The way you say it, it sounds un-coral.
Roupert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It sounds so uncoral". God help me I couldn't not correct that.
columbus8myhw ยท 222 points ยท Posted at 15:03:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually โ unlike any of its synonyms ("groovy", "rad", etc.) โ "cool" has been consistently popular for decades and shows no signs of going away.
kenbw2 ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 15:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool will always be cool
-14k- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you know what's cooler than cool?
SassyCommander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having enough money to support your family.
stahngun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice cold!
Dim_Innuendo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All right, all right.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Groovy and rad are coming back mostly ironically though
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:41:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say "dweeb," "swell," and "nifty" ironically, but I haven't heard/seen much of the 70s stuff coming back.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rad is still (or back?) in style. Source: am in high school.
DrDongStrong ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:25:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this is the weird one in this thread. I use cool just about daily. Never have been given the impression that's its not popular anymore.
PPL_93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:39:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoooooosh
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't "badass" - a term a really hate - kind of supplanting cool half the time now?
Like in the 90s people would have said Tarantino movies were cool. But now people say they're badass.
dirtyLizard ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:34:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're different qualities. Cool means interesting/relaxed/casually detached. Badass is usually used to mean intense/hardcore/powerful.
northrupthebandgeek ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:31:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do overlap, though. Some people are badass because they're cool in situations that would not normally allow for being cool. It's the "casually walking away from explosions" effect.
MorningLtMtn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we said badass in the 90's too...
[deleted] ยท -24 points ยท Posted at 16:29:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except it has. Now things are "on fleek", only the middle-aged millennials say "cool" anymore.
Taco-Time ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's very short sighted. On fleek will pass. Cool is so far timeless
Bear_Barbecues ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard "on fleek" being used unironically.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because you only hang out with old people.
Darth_Mall ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 15 year old brother said the kids use on fleek but nobody thinks it's cool... So unless you're hanging out with middle schoolers, it's already uncool
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, and nobody your age thinks the word cool is cool either, do they? It's just what you use. How fucking retarded are you, why would using the word for fleek be on fleek? It's just the word for it. I mean using the word crime doesn't make you a criminal, when somebody says shiver they don't start shivering....
Darth_Mall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take the bait
By saying "kids use on fleek but nobody thinks it's cool" I meant "kids use on fleek ironically, nobody uses it in a serious manner as a replacement for 'cool'"
Your other arguments are completely irrelevant since I didn't say "saying cool makes you cool"
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you said that saying things are on fleek is dying out because people don't feel on fleek while saying it. However people don't feel cool while saying cool, and that lasted hundreds of years all the way up until 2015.
ricochet_rico ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a troll aren't you
Drachefly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not pertinent to the 'cool' conversation, but this reminded me of Fleep. Dangit.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Privatdozent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:13:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure cool just became a word, like the rest of the words in this sentence. It's not slang.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:04:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 129 points ยท Posted at 14:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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xanif ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/heycarl
Natanael_L ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral, that kills people!
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Click was exactly what I was expecting and wanted.
NewWorldOrder781 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 14:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why don't clams like to share Carl?
Dad stop!
Because they're shellfish Carl!
They're Shellfish Coral!
artnerd299 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:36:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That nose job is so coral
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:50:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Mechanical_Owl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raises spork...
pezpants ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:17:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool will always be cool.
jmccarthy611 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Na man. Cool is one of the few timeless words.
halfmanhalfvan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That, and cum
metalflygon08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh cum's on a timer, about 5 seconds at best
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:18:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think "cool" will ever go out of business. I never heard of "coral," but that will be short lived and go back to 'cool'.
JakalDX ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:27:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a spongebob reference
Stupendamatic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I've never even seen anyone online use it until now.
Must be his/her circle of friends or area, or trolling.
Janube ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spongebob reference.
(which may incidentally make it timeless in its own right as a joke)
Evilsbane ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is this it? Is this my first old person moment? I am so young, I thought it wouldn't happen for a while longer...
This can't be right, I will look this up... It's from Spongebob... Surely that can't still be so popular..
My god, it is. No, the youngsters are just pranking me this can't be real.
SmartAlec105 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My older sister who is 24 still makes Spongebob references. At college, you can make friends by just making Spongebob references with strangers because we all watched it.
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
26 year old checking in. Love references from the first 4-5 seasons of Spongebob. Those episodes will never not be funny.
Evilsbane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am also 26, and enjoyed it, but I have never run into anyone saying this before, I also had no idea kids in school had started using it instead of cool. I work in a small office and only really hang out with 4-5 people, so I guess I am pretty cut off from the social changes lately.
Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no- no one says this. That's the joke OP was making. Sorry for misunderstanding.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:42:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a joke, a reference actually, coral was never a thing, cool is eternal.
BestIsMatty2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, but season 4 was the revival season. It was supposed to be cancelled after the 3rd season and some writers had left, but then they continued (and made season 4) and it was so different from "old" spongebob (seasons 1-3.) I don't even know why I wrote this whole paragraph about spongebob I just really miss coming home from school and watching it :(
Janube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Season 4 has some really quality episodes, but there are some lesser ones mixed in, definitely.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:41:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors are in their early 20s on average, therefore we're at the age where we reference the TV shows we all watched as a kid, that being SpongeBob.
DeathFrisbee2000 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since when? Oh wait, that means I'm...
Oh. Oh God.
I'm old.
kenbw2 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's the children who are wrong
Zayrt5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Sir would you mind giving us the ball back?"
"How about I join you kids?"
"That's okay you can keep it"
artnerd299 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do old people always ruin the fun
jdepps113 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're just gullible. Nobody is saying "coral".
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:35:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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gerald_bostock ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:11:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Loop de loop
SmartAlec105 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And pull
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a SpongeBob reference.
mr_blanket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ain't coral unless you pee your pants.
Wonderingwanderr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:43:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/heycarl
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITS HIP! ITS CORAL!
artnerd299 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITS LOSING MONEY
eclecticfeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey now, that's Rick's son you're talking about!
ryanknapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pail, man. Really bucket.
SmartAlec105 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why you're making a homestuck reference in response to my spongebob reference.
skelebone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/heycarl
hellojocelyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't you watched Mean Girls?
It's 'Grool' now
ArtSchnurple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge_speak
BigBillyGoatGriff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral is bleaching
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. People have been saying "cool" since the fucking 20s and we'll be saying it straight through to the next 20s and beyond that as well.
vahex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lori where's Coral!
Chenroke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral.. Stay in the house coooraaal
giveer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral is so fetch.
HotgunColdheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh, that kid from the walking dead.
abdhjops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dinkin flicka
dngaay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That nose job is so coral
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about you girl!
On your 16th birthday!
It's all about you Pearl!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what?
waltjrimmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did I hear this in Cheryl/Carol/Cristal/Cariรฑa/Cherlene's voice?
RECOGNI7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you are on to something here. Being different, walking your own path and even making up words is what is truly coral.
secondlogin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like, "CORAL! GET BACK IN THE HOUSE!" Like that coral?
Jay-Em ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear this was in the 'what things from the 90s are still cool?' thread on here last week...
dbaby53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stay in the house coral
BCuzMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 18, I like the word cool. It's cool, cool cool cool.
widowmakeR24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what happens when all the coral vanishes ;(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The kid from walking dead ?
dfnkt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was just Rick who says Coral?
whatsreallygoingon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "cool" has alternated between cool and uncool half a dozen times in my lifetime.
I'm riding it out until it comes back again.
Count_Joshoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rick?
nahteviro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
liarliarplants4hire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get random SpongeBob references... I also know what not to do at a stoplight.
SmartAlec105 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL IS
artnerd299 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOU ONLY NEED 3 MORE WORDS
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
?
riversfan17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CORALLLLL
THAT KILLS PEOPLE
robolink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool and dude will always be relevant and cool.
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, it's coral blue #5
GhostriderFlyBy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cruel
Arion_Miles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get back in the house, Coral!
Twat_The_Douche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, like Rick Grimes son.
jojoga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
koral-aid?
RagnaBrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm bringing groovy back.
songoku9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't know coral was the new cool. Any time I see/hear the word coral, I think of that stuff you find in a reef in the sea, or Rick and Carl from TWD.
IHaveTheMustacheNow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rick Grimes? Is that you?
eyemadeanaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey now, that's not how we pronounce cool. It's how we pronounce Carl
sausage-deluxxxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I respectively disagree. I think "cool" is pretty timeless.
Syzygye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pffff... I frequently use 'neat'
kroen071 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KAAAARLLLLLL!
ruminajaali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kewl
moderndukes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral!!! Get back to the house!!!
gambiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And instead of "off the hook" we say "surf party U.S.A."
MidnightRanger_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coooooral that's not cool!
The-Juggernaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut the fuck up Rick.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "cool" will never go out of style. Who the fuck says "coral"?
julbull73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn you reddit...the word coral is only associated with THIS in my head now! YOU BASTARDS!
leroyyrogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are shellfish, Coral.
poop_poop_mah_goop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That nose job is so corale
Randyfreakingmarsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My buddies and I all use "cooh" like how Cartman says it. "That's cooh"
k-uke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids need to learn this kind of thing is cool.
testa12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually quite amazing how long the word cool has remained cool. It quite literally lives up to its own definition.
Pulp_Ficti0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Tits"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gucci. That's Gucci!
PtolemyShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this real?
jarohe318 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
COOORRRAAAAALLLL
SquaredUp2 ยท 192 points ยท Posted at 14:05:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk's not dead. It's just old.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:29:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I heard it tried to destroy the metal
-Chareth-Cutestory ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They did try, but they failed as they were thrown to the ground
Sedasoc ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:55:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one can destroy the metal.
mimibrightzola ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even jet fuel can destroy metal
Don_Cheech ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:53:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats going over peoples heads
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:21:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because almost all punk, it doesn't hit the same scratch. It's good fun stuff, but it's a lot lighter and mellow than metal, to the point where it would never fit the same genre ever.
AtoZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get what the other responders are saying, it killed the shit out of metal
eyememine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/qR7U1HIhxfA
w_lee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. After the Punk movement died, Metal proper began.
danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No disagreement here
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends. It's on the up and up in the UK for the last couple of years
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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a57782 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had similar experiences, I was kind of done with it when I realized that these two bleach blondes decked out in abercrombie and fitch and gucci and shit were generally nicer less judgemental about what music you listened to or what you wore than the punks were.
Punk died because it suffocated after crawling up it's own ass.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just wait if Trump is elected. The one good thing out of that would be the new resurgence of anti-government punk rock.
df-automata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the "rock against trump" albums...
SquaredUp2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, actually. Never thought of it that way.
PMmeabouturday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald trump will bring punk back to life!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Punk rock died when the first kid said 'punks not dead...punks nooooot dead'"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:32:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, its getting there... Theres only a handful of bands that are actually good nowadays. Soap charge is aight and total chaos are pretty good but there will never be another black flag or the cro-mags. I cant even call them hardcore bands anymore without a bunch of whiney emo kids getting upset and telling me "thats not hardcore" but little do they know... It is...
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all pretty local now, that's all. Most cities have an active punk scene with touring bands from other cities. Plus there is a ton of experimentation, which is refreshing. Like Days N Daze are getting bigger, and their just some gutter punks with acoustic instruments.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guttepunk bands are pretty dope, you should check out the railyard ghosts if youre into that kind of thing. Where i live theres a lot of crusties but they dont play music, just panhandle. But youre right, unfortunately seattles punk scene is pretty dead. There used to be an awesome crossover scene with thrash bands and hardcore punk bands but a few years ago deathcore kinda took over and now thats pretty much what the scene is all about. I like some deathcore so its not that bad but i miss the brutal pits from the crossover days, deathcore kids dont know how to mosh haha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's still plenty of shows at The Highline and the Black Lodge
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah im going to highline for an iron reagan gig this october, should be fun. Hopefully i get to chat with landphil again
chokingonlego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chip tune punk is awesome, try listening to a band like I Fight Dragons.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tis better to die than to fade away.
SquaredUp2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jello Biafra once said: "In some ways, punk has to die, so it can be reborn."
ed_on_reddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
from a real McKenzies song:
"pour decisions, a punk musician just ain't as cute at 53 i have forsaken money makin' yeah, you still wish you were me"
Cloak_and_Dagger42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, Greg Graffin is doing pretty well at 51, and Dave King is 46.
Reascr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was funny being fairly young (Teens) but being into punk and going to a DRI show and everyone is at least like mid 30s or older, easily. And DRI is all old too. Or how Descendents is made up of guys who are now in their 50s but they're still going on about being a teen with their new album and whatnot.
It's not dead yet. But it really is just old
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Descendents are sooooooooooo creepy to see live now. I get they play Milo Goes to College songs since that's like everyone's favorite album, but hearing a teen sing those songs is one thing, hearing an old man pushing 50s singing those same lyrics is just downright CREEPY
Reascr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see it. DRI wasn't too bad since it's just your typical hardcore punk/thrash stuff which doesn't really have any age, but as age oriented Descendents is having some old dudes singing about it is weird as fuck.
I kinda want to go see that now, but I didn't jump on tickets for the show here quick enough so I can't.
quesadillapants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NOFX is still kickin after like 35 years
HALmonolith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ska is dead though.
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never knew there was a second part to it
quaswhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's just gone to bed.
MechaMelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk it's still rock 'n roll to meeeee
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk will be dead after UFC 203, though.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the ironically trying to be edgy kids listen to [insert word here]-core these days.
levelxplane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't the core suffix fad dead too?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, apparently some people like it so I doubt the genres will ever really die.
skeeter1234 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just realized that someday punk, like everything else, will in fact die. How punk is that?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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cirquefan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:04:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raving was more punk than punk ever was
SilverSnipes ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 14:19:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
MikoSqz ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:32:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is "What hasn't been cool in your lifetime?" for a substantial number of redditors at this point.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PartTimeBarbarian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:23:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's basically every worst trend from 2000 on. Nauseating
sisterfunkhaus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:10:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God.
theniceguytroll ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Gay Ferrari is still kewl, rite?
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FLAVOR TOWN
_quantum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on the swim team, and a few of us get those whether we want to or not.
Kloudy11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2004 was an interesting time
thedesignproject ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pacey Witter made this work.
P0sitive_Outlook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:I
quadraticog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell Warnie.
Davidoff1983 ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 16:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raping and Pillaging.
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 20:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one appreciates a good razing anymore.
Davidoff1983 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can think of some swell guys down in Syria and for that matter a few crazy cats down in Mexico.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I'm just not cool enough to be invited :(
AMongolNamedFrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y'all are invited when I invade China again.
ncnotebook ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rape and pillage the villages. Women and children.
Davidoff1983 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leave it to the Pros ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc
ncnotebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol, I just read that quote on an older askreddit about "what are your life values." Thought it was something cleverly original, but now I know.
Davidoff1983 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conan should have a cameo on GoT.
wildabeast861 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:07:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
in band we sang "Rape.. Kill.. Pillag.. and Burn... Rapekillpillageandburn, EAT THE BABIES!" we did pretty good
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burning villages, killing the king.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take a long boat and twenty of your finest men then head to where the sun sets. There you will fond a village : PILLAGE! PLUNDER AND BURN ALL THAT YOU FIND.
LastPageofGatsby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that we would focus on the rape.
tinykeyboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but but... that's our way of life daenerys!
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone tries to copy Ghengis Khan
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MidnightRanger_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not really what reverse psychology means but sure
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MidnightRanger_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No
Or do I mean yes
TrapHitler ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:58:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raping villages and pillaging women and children?
ReallyCreepyPervert ยท 1012 points ยท Posted at 11:26:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stealing underwear from a washing line, and sniffing it.
Zediac ยท 655 points ยท Posted at 12:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... it's clean. What's the point?
[deleted] ยท 581 points ยท Posted at 13:15:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why it's not cool anymore.
Zediac ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 13:23:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good point.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, Yer telling me that at one time it WAS cool?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah it was.
Multiincoming ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Before they washed it.
TONKAHANAH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its not cool to like clean undies?
bsoren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not dank anymore
Zimboi178 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laundry detergents have gotten a lot better at dissolving the crust.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:34:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Zediac ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 13:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Look. Unless there's enough of her left in the fabric to brew up some pant-tea, it's not worth it.
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not using enough soap.
telephant138 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat clean linen smell
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
stains?
slinkywheel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tide smells sooo good
TrendyMcTrendface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spoken like someone who has clearly never used Gain detergent, now with FreshBoostTM
kemushi_warui ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a detergent fetish. Don't judge, man.
Ganaraska-Rivers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gooseberry lay
ntheg111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Problem of Induction, brah
Elencha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fabric softener is happiness?
lunchtimereddit ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 12:41:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smells like clean washing, maybe you are doing this wrong
ScapingInTheCloset ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nirvana - Smells like clean washing
no_life_liam ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 11:41:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speak for yourself..
VladimirLemin ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 14:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am ALL sexual degenerates on this blessed day
Kato504 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're all sexual deviants now.
Emphasises_Words ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:44:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stealing underwear from a washing line, and sniffing myself.
jkalama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dolt.
GetItReich ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please nobody do the Ken M thing, it's not cool anymore.
Mycoe ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:23:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dolt
noreligionplease ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GOOD point.
konrad-iturbe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vulgarity is the fools fig leaf
[deleted] ยท 194 points ยท Posted at 11:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Anaract ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that is the joke
lying_Iiar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thatsthejoke.jpg
IMadeFetchHappen ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, Arnold Layne.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess your gonna miss- the panty raid...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the panty raid?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:09:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, plamphing.
Taxouck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bonus points if you're an elderly midget.
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ol'scent without the stain trick. works every time.
Creepy_Boner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, right!?
AMultiColouredZebra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Name relevant
amethodicalmadness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A dude in a Finnish university campus got caught doing that this year and got some jail time for it. It's definitely not cool anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arnold Layne, don't do it again. :\
tlollz52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time I did that my mom caught me and screamed "take your hands off my underwear"
Lmperfexion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username.. doesn't check out?
marpro15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out
ser-bounce-alot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Washing line?? What a loser.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All you smell is freshness.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
EvrythingISayIsRight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still popular in Japan
HenryKushinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
User name checks out. Wait... Is it still cool to say that?
GalacticPoltergeist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Panties (deep sniff).....Glorious Panties!
YouAreADoghnut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:06:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying I should sneak into their house and sniff used undewear? Got it.
theshinygreen ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you feeling it now, Mr. krabs?
manniac ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 16:28:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Karate, or so says reddit:
http://imgur.com/a/k6NxC
yParticle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
car-a-tay'
jorellh ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 12:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This side of the pillow
HALmonolith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to get one of those mรถbius pillows.
Digital_Rocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm
Wrest216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
time to buy more pillows.
WilliamJoel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, Billy Dee Williams!!!
dueindiligence ยท 225 points ยท Posted at 14:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck face while taking pictures!
-baxtothefuture- ยท 222 points ยท Posted at 16:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool.
newsheriffntown ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell Trump that.
dueindiligence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently cool enough for adults to start doing it pisses me off
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That along with fake tans.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:23:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya, apparently half the world doesn't know it yet.
2mice ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:43:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i still have friends that do this.
what do i say to them?
Wolfkillerq ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait till it is duck season, then when they make a duck face... shoot them in the face!
OathOfFeanor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
QUACK QUACK QUACK
They'll figure it out.
dueindiligence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'll take time
MISREADS_YOUR_POSTS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am thrilled at its extinction
dueindiligence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now moms do it
MISREADS_YOUR_POSTS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn teen moms
Sweetune ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Desiigner bringing it back
AnnoyinKnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:26:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But what if I'm a duck?
dueindiligence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:59:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what on earth are you doing on Reddit, don't you have some quacking to do?
Crumps_brother ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Camera a foot higher than your face, chin up, face tilted side ways, cleavage, duck face, try to look like you're interesting, forget to smile, forget you're actually having a good time, forget the picture should be about you and your friends' memories and not strangers you're trying to impress. Forget how vein you are. (^ ~^
dueindiligence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:03:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being vein, you have no clue how important it is to carry all that blood to the heart :P
shersheyquirt5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to do that, but as Zoolander. Then duck lips became popular and I can't whip out Blue Steel anymore.
Millkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck face + snapchat dog filter. Almost every second girl on tinder like apps has at least one dog/duck face photo and IMO it just looks fucking stupid
dueindiligence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:03:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well honestly, most of em making the face are stupid!
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thank fucking christ.
dueindiligence ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not cool to me, guys make duck faces these days :P
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dueindiligence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They probably posted it on Instagram with multiple hashtags #ugh #ootd
plax1780 ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 10:57:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reaction videos
ntslade ยท 207 points ยท Posted at 11:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But were they ever that cool to begin with? I think not
DeathFrisbee2000 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I enjoyed watching G.R.R. Martin giggle like a demented Santa Claus as he watched people freak out over the Red Wedding.
But then again, that was a reaction to reaction videos.
GuitaristHeimerz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of them are so fucking forced.
ImGayHmu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:30:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you must've not been around for 2 girls 1 cup reaction videos
ntslade ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:37:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LITTLE KIDS REACTยฎโข TO TWO GIRLS ONE CUP (GONE WILD) (GONE SEXUAL)
GildedNevernude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(GONE FOGLE)
Mr_fun_bags ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't h3h3 count as reaction videos though? Not all of them, but how they got big.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a commentary channel, two different things.
i_make_song ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems pretty close to a reaction channel to me. Tomato/tomato.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very different.
Reaction channels just show the video in their entirety and make a dumb comment every once and a while. They basically do nothing constructive. That's the whole reason people have problems with them, they are basically just content thieves.
Watch a jinx video, and then an H3H3 video.
GildedNevernude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it's still a reaction channel.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:01:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Papa Bless
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They got a bunch of views.
iinnssoommnniiaacc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i don't know, i think Ethan from h3h3 productions had some gems on his early reaction videos, but yeah now it's just forced and not that funny, he's been tryharding a lot this year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only liked the red wedding reactions.
tinykeyboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they weren't. it was just an easy way to take advantage of youtube's old monetization based on view count.
farazormal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:32:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "I think not" is definitely not cool either.
GamerKey ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on how it's made and what's being reacted to by who.
On that note, fuck The Fine Brothers, they're assholes.
But I like watching some Elders React now and then. Having your generic dude react to something is boring, but get an easily identifyable demographic (people over 60, kids, ...) to react to something interesting, and it might interest me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't watch many but I've enjoyed the Kids React ones when it featured a video game I loved playing when I was younger.
_Invalid_Username__ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hating on the Fine Brothers is old news therefore not "cool"
zombiegamer723 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like reaction videos to things like the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones, where there's definitely something to react to. Maybe it's forced, but I don't care, because I love watching people react to that scene.
But I still don't know why we need a reaction video for every little thing. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but sometimes I'll be looking for some video, and I'll see reaction videos to said video before I actually see the vid I was looking for...and there's really nothing to react to...
savealltheelephants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a video yesterday that was a girl "reacting" to opening up her Macy's box with her new purse in it. That she herself ordered and knew what it looked like. I was like why does this exist and who is watching this shit?! And then realized I was
josecouvi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:02:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds more like an unboxing video. That's another YouTube trend.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. I hate those things. My reaction when....I'm trying to poop and my cat sits in my drawers. Hoo hoo so funny!!
BrianSketch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BigQuint is still killing it
_SpacePooh_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish you would tell this to people doing this to "Les Twins" videos, I follow those guys since 2009 and always check out "this week" videos but now it's flooded by "REACT XXX" videos and THEY ARE FUCKING AWFUL HOLY SHIT.
And using "Les twins -react -reacts -reaction etc etc" doesn't even work well.
zanderklocke ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 16:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Kony 2012
Csehaka27 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... jacking off in public is a good way to kill your movement.
sdvr1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still never watched that... Seemed like a waste of time.
jacyerickson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Argh! I was one of those people who reposted that without knowing what it really was. Stop making me relive my shame. :(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:10:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:47:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always imagine Kony woke up one day, turned on his laptop and was like "what the fuck"
katerynabbcan4 ยท 182 points ยท Posted at 18:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Thankfully, smoking. All my friends now (23-25) who smoke are only doing so out of habit because it's too hard for them to quit. None of them WANT to be smokers, the way it was cool to be in high school. I asked one of my sisters (17F) if it was cool to smoke and she also said no.
Edit: Sister felt the need to add that she was only talking about smoking cigarettes. Smoking weed is still cool, apparently.
Edit 2: I don't think smoking weed is cool, okay?!?
tittywhipboomshit ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 19:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because smoking weed is still cool
MidnightRanger_ ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:08:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, weed is pretty edgy and cool right now
It's honestly obnoxious because people brag about it like 80% of the people in school aren't smoking
hamletitgo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed is so cool people lie about smoking weed?
MidnightRanger_ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, most people (or at least a good number) smoke weed. But the ones who do still brag about it like they're special or something.
i_make_song ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:36:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's sort of hilarious in a sad sort of way.
I thought I was hot shit for drinking/smoking pot from 14+. I now realize that I was just a teenage substance abuser.
Current me absolutely hates teenage me. Almost everything I thought was stupid/useless/lame happens to now be some of the most important facets of my life. I guess that's just a part of growing up. :/
reflexe_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
drinking weed?
ForeverInaDaze ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah bong water gets you fucking ripped.
aldenhg ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:38:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please everyone, do not listen to this person. They are not your friend.
peace_love_mcl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:32:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, listen to them! Immediately go grab your bong and pour that shit into a cup! Bonus points if you record and post it. GO!!!
i_make_song ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant drinking/smoking weed.
Although I did frequently do alcohol THC extractions, as well as pot brownies about every week.
Teenage me had some serious issues...
Brandonmac10 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are also the little kids who buy a "dime bag" and split half a gram between 5-6 people once or twice a week. And then they talk about how fucked up they got off that one or if they're lucky two hits.
jackmanzo98 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People more so say they smoke more than they do. Like people will smoke one joint and instantly purchase bob marley shirts and put 'stoner ๐๐จ' in their instagram bio. its bad.
HALmonolith ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:26:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in high school people definitely lied about it. "No, mom/officer/teacher/preppy chick, I swear I wasn't high that's absurd. I would never do something like that." Things have changed.
ClannyRob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:51:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely, i only got out of high school three years ago. And we would never openly admit we smoked to anyone who wasn't in our circle. Things sort of changed in grade 11 though. And well now we have preppy cousin jessica rolling a blunt with braceface daisy.
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:14:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool in the 2006 to 2010 when I was in high school. Only kids that smoked were the ones basically screaming I don't care about what happens to me cuz my life's fucked up at home.
LiesInRuin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping is cool. Whats not cool are the annoying shits that use the boxes (we could end this comment here really) and fog an entire room in public places. I know it smells good, I know its safe for others. Its still rude.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait til she goes to college.
I_am_at_school_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:17:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish you were right , i still see a lot of kids smoking. And according to my brother a lot of people in his class smoke and he is only 15
Miu_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, that's pretty strange. In my country, people start smoking when they hit 13 years old because it's 'cool'. I'm one of the few people among my friends who hate smoking with a passion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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yass_kween ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:36:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, those 1-3 are always at least 15+ years late.
lostmyaccountagain85 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is now smoking is demonised. Non smokers are WAY to aggressive. If you pull out a cigarette imfront of most groups of people now you might as well pull out an AK-47 it will get less of a reaction . absolutely people have the right to not smoke and breathe "clean" air. Just as people have the right to smoke. If you don't like it don't stand or be in places were it is likely to happen. I gave a ride to my 19 year old niece and cracked the window to smoke a cigarette. She immediately got a snotty voice and holier than though attitude. She demanded not asked that I pull over and get out of my car to do that. I told her if anyone is getting out it would be her ; ). In someone else's house or car I would never smoke, or even ask unless they are doing it. Now kids think justbecause they are non smokers that they should never have to encounter it no matter where they are. Sorry kids but the world does not conform to your personal preferences. Also she said that because 2nd hand smoke could give her cancer. She goes to the tanning bed 10 times a week. Lol
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Spazzmatic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There would be a lot less smokers if we started calling and treating them like what they really are...addicts...just like heroin addicts and cocaine addicts. Remove the idea that's it's cool, and it will lose its appeal very quickly.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah because smoking weed IS coolong, loser!
Spazzmatic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's face it. There's nothing cool about being an addict, and that's what smoking is...addiction.
aldenhg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, after school special authority figure.
rorasaurussex ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:05:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I call bullshit on this. At least where I am, it's still very much a cool thing to do. Obviously everyone knows it's awful for you, but I think that's sort of the point now. It's cool in a not giving a fuck sort of way. In college though. Maybe thinking changes afterwards.
LanAkou ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, in college there was this incredibly cute chick. Very pretty. Very thin. Kinda short, gorgeous hair. She just really did it for me. Then one day I found out she smokes. Instant turn off. It's that way with any girl. As soon as I see them smoking, I just stop thinking they're attractive. It's the biggest turn off. Still friends with that chick, she recently quit smoking. Proud of her, she looks great again. Better late than never I guess.
Tl;Dr, smoking will keep you from getting laid, and nothing is less cool than not having sex.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LanAkou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh is that what we're doing? Sure I'll play.
Yes, because I'm the only guy who's turned off by smokers. In a world where smoking is gross and uncool, it's completely unreasonable to think that simply by smoking, you cut yourself off from lots of people. I'm absolutely sure I was the only one who was turned off after that, and absolutely no one else on campus shared my opinion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LanAkou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, probably.
To clarify, I've actually been dating a really great girl for a couple years.
I only mentioned the other girl quit because I'm genuinely excited for her. It seemed like she hated that she did it.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/justneckbeardthings
Rhysiart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If she smokes, she pokes.
TheHeroicOnion ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 18:17:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Halo machinima videos :(
Fuck Let's Plays for replacing those.
Tyler11223344 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Red vs Blue is still going though!
GameRender ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been watching RWBY and it is the shiz.
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Machinima's in general have died out.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:04:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The network, yes. But the whole thing of using video games to tell stories had died out
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Arby and the chief is still fantastic
TheHeroicOnion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't that end with them killing themselves a few years ago by burning the apartment down?
PublicUrinator ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chinpokomon. Sucks too cause I just got Shoe last week โน๏ธ
ejbalington ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got to buy it!
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:21:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bragging about being one of the first with the newest iPhone. People who camp overnight to brag are not cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wishful thinking?
ProteinStain ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 17:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what ISN'T cool, but what is? Birkenstocks.
And as a 30 year old man with kids and a mortgage who has worn Birkenstocks for over 20 years......
I'm really pissed off right now, because it looks like I'm trying to be cool and "fit it" with the youngters. I actually had a neighbor kid roll her eyes at me the other day when I walked past, she said "You just, can't really pull off that look"......
Birkenstocks are comfy as FUCK (after the initial bleeding stage....) and I will continue to wear them until I am dead. Fuck you youngins and your stupid fashion trends!
I do however, have NO response to my wallet chain....that one is just...indefensible.
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sexface420 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:16:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐๐
theletterandrew ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:27:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone needs Erlich to pay those kids a visit.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favourite scenes from the show. Makes me laugh all the time. We all need a Erlich to do that for us
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:06:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how else do kids talk these days?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what youngsters are trying to steal the look proudly held onto by 30-50 year old men everywhere
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pepsi109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no, what is he dying of?
bushybearmuffinman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try chacos, I used to wear birks and I still own a pair but I wear my chacos daily. I don't think they are any more in style but for comfort holy moly we've got a sandal
ProteinStain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya, I don't like the way they look. I'm all about that Jesus look
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From what I was told, Birkenstocks are still very much in and so are Sperry boat shoes. I have never liked boat shoes and think they look like odd loafers. Someone told me that those shoes are super comfortable though. There's no way I'm paying $80.00 for a pair of shoes.
droppur ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, Birkenstocks aren't cool. Unless maybe you rock them with black socks and a button up short sleeve. Kids must have mistook them for Crocs.
GoldlessDragon ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 11:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry the phone
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 14:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry the fruit is still fetch, though.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:36:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, it's the bomb
mrnathanrd ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bomb-diggity
I2eflux ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:18:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make fetch happen.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dear god.
DEADxDAWN ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll probably get down voted to hell, but I love my Priv. I've been a blackberry owner for 10+ years, and have never had a major issue or complaint about my phones. I've destroyed a lot of other brands/platforms at work though.
alyymarie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:49:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry is still my favorite, I've had androids and iPhones and they're just not as intuitive for me. Plus it's easily the best keyboard I've ever used and I can't get over how much I hate not having a physical keyboard :(
ruminajaali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agree. Love that tactile keyboard and that lil phone and operating system is rugged. Ohhhh Caaaanaaadaaaa
colonel_p4n1c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My girlfriend has a Priv and she loves it too. Solid device, she dropped it on the screen one time and the only damage was a crack in the speaker grille
I was amazed.
I was so impressed with the performance that I grabbed a Nexus 5X (same SD 808 chip but less RAM) and still envy her Priv for its aesthetics and overall package.
Shadowyugi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got a priv too but its slowly dying. Was supposed to be using a note 7 this week, but well... sigh
DEADxDAWN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a shame. I've dropped my Priv so many times, it's insane there's no cracks or major damage.
funnybuttrape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Q10 finally died after a long fought battle (Construction). It sat in a puddle after falling off a roof and survived fine, plus a shipload of other abuse. Then one morning she wouldn't turn on. I'm pretty sure it died of old age.
So now Im using a shifty Android until BB release another non android based model. 10 was the most intuitive phone OS I have ever used, and I've used pretty much every kind of phone OS to come out in the past 10 years
Cm0002 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to break it to you, but there probably won't be another non-android model from RIM.
Good riddance I say
Chichimonn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I thought Blackberry was cooler than ever before now thanks to the new Android they released! Have you seen the thing? It has a full sized touchscreen with the curved edges like a Samsung GS6 Edge, but also a slide out keyboard so you can type stuff without the keyboard taking up 19/40ths of the screen.
Perhaps it clashes with the trend of people who never go underwater getting an underwater phone case. That wouldn't work with the sliding screen.
theo198 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's hardware isn't great and it's priced way to high. Just by looking at the camera, the cpu, and the feel of the device it shouldn't be as expensive as it is.
Weep2D2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:43:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nokia the phone, too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About a decade ago I was playing a gig in the patio of a fancy restaurant, and was alerted that there were Nokia big shots sitting at a table. I acknowledged them from the microphone and mentioned I used one of their phones. They were pleased. Then I suggested they hook me up with an endorsement deal. They were no longer pleased.
User839 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are coming back with android tho, I guess indestructable android phones will be quite populair (or atleast more populair than with windows)
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're the best.
Lillicsispe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One time they gave me a blackberry as a loaner phone. Trying to use it was absolutely infuriating. I just stopped texting until I got my phone back.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry the fruit.
yParticle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was never cool. Just a cheap Treo knockoff with a proprietary backend that made it briefly popular for business users.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this on my shitty q10. Free work phone with unlimited data, though, so I can't complain too much. And it's being replaced with an iphone 6s next month anyway.
poopellar ยท 1186 points ยท Posted at 11:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple.
This social media experiment was brought to you by HTC
[deleted] ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 13:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple went mainstream, the fanboys no longer felt special
logdogday ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 15:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even in the early iPod days they were mainstream, but they were also really innovative and had great marketing, almost something to look forward to. No one is looking forward to seeing a commercial of a good looking family in an upper middle class house dialing up Grandma on FaceTime.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 15:26:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ipod wasn't the first, but it definately refined the concept into something both easy to use and functional (before that, the storage limit was so small it was a pointless purchase)
YourWizardPenPal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:54:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah my first MP3 player was 32MB. I could basically put a CD and a half on it.
jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine too! Rio PMP300 with 20 songs at the lowest rate possible so I could cram them in there.
Redd575 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:15 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have mine that is about that size. Ran off AA batteries and would screw up the memory when you had to replace them, so every time you had to reload your dozen and a half songs. And it took forever.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ejeebs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved my click wheel iPod. Couldn't stand my iPod Touch.
jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember getting my archos. It could play video when iPods were only able to show photos. Wow that takes me back.
Grevling89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are so goddamn on point.
Creative was the shit until the 3rd gen iPod. Also, it wasn't until the iPod classic (fifth gen?) that they had a functional color screen. And even then you were bound to use iTunes for Windows, which is basically testicle cancer in software form.
Some heavy revisionism in this thread!
alexbhood ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say they were super innovative even in the iPod days. They were late to the mp3 player party and even when they released the iPod there were far better mp3 players out there with more storage for cheaper and a lot more features. But it wasn't cool to have those. Their best skill has always been making aesthetically pleasing devices and then marketing them really well.
I'd say the invention of the modern smartphone and app store were the first and last innovations Apple has had in a long time.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:55:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just aesthetically pleasing, incredibly easy to use with great customer service.
Fragarach-Q ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AKA "Dumbed down and locked in a walled garden".
The reason other devices were harder to use was that they were actually flexible.
locked-8-20-15 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/iamverysmart
People have more important shit to do in their life than tweak their MP3 player.
I use a Mac because it's easy and it "just works". Not because I don't know how to use Windows or Linux, but because I want to spend more time using the tool than adjusting the tool.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:16:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it "just worked", the Genius Bar wouldn't exist and wouldn't always be crowded when I walk by an Apple store. I can understand people preferring the look or feel of iOS but pretending that Apple products don't break any more often than similar products that cost a fraction of the price is a sad reminder that advertising really does work.
locked-8-20-15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It works for me. And Apples products sell incredibly well and Apple stores are relatively sparse. Of course things go wrong, and as a result it's always full, but Apple products in my experience work better a vast majority of the time
jelatinman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree for the most part but I feel like there could have been a nicer way to say that.
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, where's the love?
MadZee_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason I use Android is because I can't do most of the stuff I do on my phone comfortably on an iPhone. It's just so inconvenient for me. Tweaking my Android was so worth it, even though it took a couple of hours of adjustment, because it's much more streamlined now.
Fragarach-Q ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:30:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taking 20 minutes to figure out an MP3 player is your threshold for iamverysmart? The world must seem amazing to you.
zeebious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:08:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously great customer service. I shattered an ipod video going of a snowboard jump. Took it to apple, I told them what happened. They just went and got me a new one.
alexbhood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:11:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah. They've always been about style over substance, by which I mean ease of use and image over horsepower or features. Their products do a couple of things in a very intuitive way and they look nice. But most of their "innovations" have always been in marketing and presentation.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The iPod took something that's technical and complicated to regular people and made it easy to understand. 8 gigabytes became 4,000 songs.
alexbhood ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. And that's mostly a presentation and marketing change like I said. They didn't reinvent the mp3 player. They just made it appealing to a broad audience.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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colonel_p4n1c ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Creative Nomad Jukebox would like a word with you, sir.
alexbhood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were plenty of other mp3 players available with a few gigs of storage around the time the first iPod came out for less than 400 dollars too. And especially after the iPod opened up the market for mp3 players there were cheaper, higher storage mp3 players everywhere with more features.
Apple definitely nailed build quality though. But they tend to do this thing where they make something really cool and popular and then kinda stagnate while the competition passes them up. That happened with the iPod and it's been happening with the iPhone for a few years.
Natanael_L ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not even the app store. Getjar.com was were I got my J2ME Java app freeware for my phones back in ~2004-2008
Edit: ITT butthurt Apple fans
alexbhood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh yeah. There were definitely phones with app stores before the iPhone. But they were wholly different beasts from what the iOS app store became. Sort of like saying there were touch screen phones before the iPhone.
Natanael_L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:35:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How so? What's the difference? Paid and free apps, games, utilities, browsers (Opera Mini, and more), SSH clients, calculators...
The OS integration and updates? Not much different, really.
alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were horrible to use, they weren't as accessible to developers, they didn't have nearly the amount of content, the phones didn't have the horsepower to make them intuitive, the phones didn't have the hardware to make real utilities, etc.
Once everyone had a decent platform and widespread adoption, the app store exploded into something else entirely. Now the only limit to what your phone can do is it's hardware. You don't have to wait for a software update or get a new phone to have new features like back in the basic phone days. If you can think of something your phone should do, there's likely an app for that.
Natanael_L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So basically the argument is that the UX was better, so it got used more. J2ME had API:s for most things you can imagine.
And also, software repositories was already an old idea (see Linux). It just hadn't also been made into a storefront on that end.
detourne ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Apple has always been mainstream. They were the first truly successful mass produced personal computers. My elementary school had Apple computers, and then the iMacs in high school.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:50:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say at first, but after a disasterous early to mid 90's, they kind of became a joke among non apple users. In the late 90's and even in the early 2000's, their userbase was not that big, but it was dedicated.
Like or hate Apple, their turnaround from failed attempts at selling the company to becoming an industry juggernaut is impressive.
detourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I was always using Apple computers so I never really noticed (studied video editing and web stuff in early 00s at uni) the only Apple product I owned before an iPod was a IIe though, just always used them at school. In my mind Apple has only ever been mainstream, regardless of business turbulence along the way.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My elementary school had a lot of IIe 's (I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are sitting in storage there). I believe it was the last ones designed and produced (the Apple II line was retired in 1993)
MadZee_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The IIGS was the last one, but it was basically a whole different computer, with an Apple IIe SOC fir backwards compatibility.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For all of the products in the 80's and early 90's that apple tried to push as the next big thing, the Apple II line is one of the things that kept them afloat. The macintosh may have been iconic, but the original was very not very powerful, and was extremely proprietary (something Jobs would bring back to apple's designs upon his return).
The Apple II line was based more off Woz's vision of the ability to expand (He really did design it for someone like himself)
MadZee_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The IIGS was actually a bit more capable than the Macintosh, all things considered. The Mac was pushed by Jobs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Jobs liked stuff out the box and ready to go.
Kind of the reason now you see Apple notebooks with memory soldered onto the board
nvolker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the Apple II - the original Macintosh, Apple was mainstream. Then the "wintel" boxes started eating up their market share, which gradually pushed Apple into more of a niche. When they started making Windows-compatible iPods, they broke back into the mainstream, and the iPhone and iPad have kept them there.
There were a bunch of people back in the System 7 - OSX 10.3 days that were really into Apple, which (if I remember right) is when the term "the Cult of Mac" started to be used.
CoMiGa ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than when they nearly went bankrupt multiple times because they couldn't sell their products, sure.
detourne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That didn't make the company some underground start-up that nobody had ever heard of. There have been quite a few mainstream corporations that have had bankruptcy scares. GM and Marvel didn't become obscure brands, why would Apple have become an obscure brand?
CoMiGa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it just made them an undesirable brand with a product no one wanted.
applepwnz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:38:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's honestly a big part of it, back before iPods were a thing, if someone had an Apple sticker on their car, you'd wave to each other because you knew it was a fellow Mac user, now it's rare for someone to not own at least 1 Apple product.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only have iPod, don't really like apple products.
i would buy a mac if I did music tho.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not enough for some people to like a thing; some people want to feel unique for liking it too
fullOnCheetah ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 15:41:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple's laptops were really, really nice for the last 5 years. If they replace the function keys on the MBP with a cringey little touch screen I will make the move to Asus since I need those keys for work, and if the iPhone 8 (I'm on 6 and won't buy 7) doesn't have USB-C I will make the move to most likely Samsung, because fuck your 30 dollar shitty cables that I end up buying 6 of during the life of the phone.
A lot of people bought Apple because they made a quality product with decent software, but increasingly that doesn't seem to be the case.
jonneygee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the outrage when they switched from 30-Pin to Lightning? After, what, 10+ years? I don't look for them to switch to USB-C soon for that reason.
fullOnCheetah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Cook intimated that the lightning connector was going to stay on for a while. If it's true I'll be getting my first non-apple phone since 2007 when I'm up for an upgrade in a year.
jonneygee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see retaining Lightning as a reason to switch. I'd actually prefer that they stay on Lightning since I have several cables already and don't have any USB-C cables. IMO, the only advantage of USB-C for a phone is that cables are compatible with Android, which makes no difference for me since I don't own an Android device.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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fullOnCheetah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'll admit the cables are a lot cheaper now than they were a few years ago. The bigger point is that usb-c is going to be a world standard and Apple is doing it's own thing at the expense of the user.
Different strokes, I guess.
WilliamMButtlicker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple played a big part in developing USB-C so I'm gonna be pretty disappointed if they don't start incorporating it in their mobile devices
fullOnCheetah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's on the macbook. Holding the iphone back to sell proprietary cables is a fucking bonehead move, but that doesn't mean Apple won't do it. Tim Cook seems like a nice guy, I bet I'd like him if I ever met him, but he doesn't have vision. He's a nuts and bolts executive and it absolutely shows. To have a better user experience you have to be creative and you have to love the product; love the idea of the product as a solution, an experience, a fucking way of life (you spend more time with your phone than you do with your lover; I spend more time in front of a computer than I do in bed.)
Steve Jobs was an asshole, but he loved products and he romanticized them and believed the bullshit he was spewing, and so did the people that followed him. Tim Cook ain't got that. People have been saying Apple is doomed as long as Apple has been around. When your whole company is built around the iPhone and the fucking thing never changes the argument for Apple making a graceless exit from dominance becomes a lot stronger.
alexbhood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no way. They have to do EVERYTHING proprietary, especially when it comes to their mobile devices.
WolfMan889 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The new MacBook is already USB-C only. But where mobile's concerned you're definitely right.
alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. I just can't see them abandoning lighting for a while and that's especially true if they're going to kill the headphone jack and start shipping with lightning ear buds.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:25:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rhllor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never owned an Apple product, but isn't Lightning actually a superior technology to microUSB?
That's not a reason of course (see also, Beta vs. VHS).
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Farull ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean? USB, firewire, displayport, thunderbolt, and the USB-C connector are all "world standard" connectors which Apple were early to introduce (if not first), and many times helped develop. What they do though is to help technology move forward by scrapping things that suck. Micro USB is one such thing.
fullOnCheetah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:31:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's all well and good when your product is better than the competition. Apple won the professionals by having great software and focusing on user experience.
Now, professionals still use macs. Here in the bay area just about everyone has a mac. When they scrap the function keys I really wonder. I use f12/f11 thousands of times a day. I'm not going to hunt for those keys on a fucking led touch monstrosity.
With respect to professional grade software they've been on the decline for quite some time. The Mac Pro is absolutely ancient, and the "pro" name doesn't really fit with products that are consistently a year out of spec with other, comparable offerings.
I've been a mac user for a long time, and my current job requires me to run xcode, so I have a mac that dual boots fedora/osx, but the tinsel is losing its sparkle. I don't at all represent the typical user, and macs might appeal to your regular web and email employee, but I wouldn't be surprised if the winds start blowing away from Apple as professionals start using better tools; they'll lead the exodus, and they're already doing so.
Sashoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive been using the same 2009 imac since, well.. 2009. It has lasted me 7 years of essentially constant use. Thing is made damn well.
fullOnCheetah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Apple will keep making quality rigs for a while, with respect to build quality. It's the lack of vision and the dumbing down of everything that I think will start killing the brand. If the professionals start leaving as they make it harder to do real work on a mac in favor of gimmicks all the cool kids will move on to the next thing. When the cool kids move on the "premium" identity will go with them.
dassub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
X1 Carbon master race.
fullOnCheetah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in a forgotten age I used to work at UCSD's computer center and Apple, Dell, IBM, and Sony were the only things anyone recommended. Dell used to be king of bang for buck, but their customer support shit the bed and they started cutting any and every corner. Sony, Apple, and LenovBM still have the premium going, but Asus just appeals to me for some reason. They're probably a little closer to Dell than those other 3, but I've had great luck with their gpu's, etc. When Apple starts ripping out the function keys they're going to fall out of the top 3 like a ton of bricks, though.
colonel_p4n1c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thinkpad master race checking in.
Sent from my X230.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:29:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The irony is they would quote lines from Fight Club while touting how unique they were.
Karfroogle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hah I love when people take satire seriously.
sartaingerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah they're called Android users. They're SO opposite of the rotten terrible sheeple who use Apple products.
2mice ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:46:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
steve jobs really was apple. he cared about the little details like no one else. apple has been getting worse year after year since he passed. theyll soon be just like every other company.
and no i aint no fanboy and realize apple always had its weaknesses but it made up for them....which isnt really the case anymore
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple is also ridiculously overvalued now (likely because people expect them to innovate everything, from computers to cars) that it has nowhere to go but down.
MorgaseTrakand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just that, there was a couple years in there where they made a comeback and did a lot of cool stuff (e.g. iPhone) but since then they've been sitting with a lot of the same old ideas, a couple generations behind everyone else and with a higher price tag
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus, people have kind of gotten over the idea that every calendar year, their hardware is now out of date (it's nothing new with technology, but with it being scheduled and celebrated, it kind of soured people). Many people are no longer annually refreshing their tablets and other devices, and those on enough of a budget who just want to read and surf the internet are gravitating toward lower cost things (a $50 amazon kindle fire will do those things at 10% of the cost. may not be as powerful, but it's like someones grandparents buying an alienware when they don't even game).
Archenoth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago before they were common, I used to make a game of walking by the Apple Store and counting the berets.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had gone to a training class in the early 2000's, and my hotel was near a mall with an apple store (at the time, one of two in one of the largest cities in the US). I thought it was funny they were using an IBM Point of sale system at the time.
AmericanOSX ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 16:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple just kinda sold out, and there has been a noticeable lack of innovation since Jobs died.
Tim Cook has certainly taken the company is a great direction financially, but instead of staying true to their roots of quality and function, and letting the products speak for themselves, they've started spending too much time developing gimmicky bullshit and trying to convince people its something they want.
Also, Windows is A LOT better than it was 10 years ago, so there's less incentive to use OS X now.
nvolker ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:46:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're still pretty much as innovative as the other big players. It's just really hard to match the iPod/iPhone/iPad levels of disruption that they had in the 2000s."
MadZee_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, Apple used to be the innovator (early iPhone era, that is), while Google was heavily inspired (read: copied) many features. Now, it's pretty much the opposite.
CoMiGa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple was never the innovator. Apple would wait for something to be "nearly there" by competitors then make their own version. There is not a single product that I can think of that Apple made that was not just their version of something else that didn't take off because it was ahead of it's time.
iPod was the Diamond Multimedia MP3 player, and creative labs and many others.
iPhone was countless smart phones by Palm and Motorola, and probably others.
iPad, Microsoft tried tablets for years and never could get them to catch on.
bking ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple didn't invent the MP3 player. They invented an MP3 player with an interface that anybody could use. Same with the iPhone vs the Palm Treo, or any of the other smartphones that were around in 2006. They were garbage, and ordinary non-technophile consumers knew it.
CoMiGa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree completely. Apple put marketing behind it. That is all apple is. If Diamond, or Palm or even Microsoft could figure out Marketing there wouldn't be Apple.
bking ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:21:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scroll through a list of 1,000 songs with single-action plastic push buttons, then do it again with a click wheel. You're either trolling or delusional if you think there's no difference in usability.
locked-8-20-15 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I firmly believe that if Steve Jobs were still around, they'd still be as innovative
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Reascr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've never particularly made good products... For the money. They're good, but you pay a price premium for them, even more so now with a clear drop in quality and reason to advance on
Of course early on with the iPhone and whatnot, yeah they were good and innovative but they're not that anymore and haven't for a while. I've heard that they basically just wait for stuff to be ready, then jump on it and beat their competitors. Like touch tablets existed with Microsoft but they never caught on
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tim Cook is like the Roger Goodell of the Tech world. Like the NFL, Apple is making more money than ever before but the product is and has been steadily declining and he gets all the blame for it.
thewoodsterix ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Osx development is pretty stale at the moment too.
AmericanOSX ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. I like the redesigned look that Yosemite brought, especially the return of the 2D dock, but there aren't really any useful new features.
kat413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I'm in the minority of preferring the 3D dock
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean my rMBP2013 was and is pretty much the perfect laptop - fast, feather light, insane battery life. They didn't really leave a lot of room to innovate.
thewoodsterix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:55:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey I wasn't talking about the laptop, they are great hardware wise.
MacOS still has a lot of room for improvement though.
jonneygee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:23:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's a fair criticism to call Apple's products "gimmicky." The smartphone market has matured so there won't be another breakthrough "wow factor" feature, but their recent additions โ Apple Pay, 3D Touch, etc. โ are anything but gimmicky.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're a corporation. They've always been "sold out." The difference is that Steve Jobs knew how to deliver innovative products and turn a profit. He knew the fine line between "gimmick" and "game-changer." Had he been alive when the Apple Watch debuted, I 100% guarantee it would have been a far more successful product.
spicyitallian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They stopped innovating even before jobs died
1337Gandalf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, Windows will remain shit until it's finally killed.
there are wayyyy too many sub menus, and they need to redo their entire library registration process, and the registry needs to be rewritten to be an actual fucking database.
tl;dr Microsoft is lazy and takes every shortcut possible, resulting in shitty software, and it's wayyy too entrenched at this point for them to fix their technical debt.
dblmjr_loser ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Windows was never...utterly horrible, it was just mostly uncool. And insecure.
NovaSAurora ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple hasn't been cool since the 90s.
ApprovalNet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:17:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple was always trendy but at least they used to make top quality products. Now their products are middle of the road, so it's gonna be harder to justify overpaying for something just for the logo.
MikeKM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:42:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you meant THC. Crazy Apple and their tree loving employees. Especially since, you know....Apples come from trees?
netmier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't seem like it, HTC doesn't have near the sales Apple does and the only company that beats Apple is Samsung, but even that comparison isn't 100% accurate. Samsung makes a whole range of cell phones, including the majority shit cheap phones you get for free from carriers. Apple just recently started selling a slightly downgraded phone, and it's still not as cheap as Samsung has on offer.
If we're measuring "cool" or popularity, Apple only sells premium phones compared to its competitors and manages to sell around 70 million of them, Samsung sells around 80 million of all varieties, from cheap to premium.
HTC isn't even in the same ballpark as Samsung and Apple, at least for sales for the last several years. It's debatable if Samsung is cooler than Apple, since I doubt a lot of people would necessarily call $100.00 phones "cool." Unless you're taking the position that HTCs smaller sales is what makes them cool, but I'd argue popularity is coolness, which would put Apple and Samsung at the top, since more people want their phones than any others.
-Unnamed- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what are you talking about? people still set up tents for new phone releases
RagnaBrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the way they intentionally slow stuff down made me get over them completely.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, not paying taxes makes for some really bad PR.
Jawsbreaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THC*
EccentricFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just bought my first Apple product ever recently. Damnit, I was so close to being with it!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
Westastical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my iPhone although I did jailbreak and tweak the fuck out of it
RKO- ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 13:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
Csehaka27 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:38:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to give MySpace credit for taking my favorite hobby (internet) and making it mainstream. No one at my school cared about computers until MySpace came along.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well it was like Facebook sort of. Then one day it became a place for musicians.
me323me ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:39:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would have been a great novelty if they just kept it the same. I'd like to relive it a bit.
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here ya go
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newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:13:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been so long since I've been to MySpace I can't remember how it was.
DuchessJulietDG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I can't stand Facebook. I loved being able to create my profile page with music, slideshows, funny gifs. And also was a regular blogger. Once they took away the fun stuff I got bored and stopped using it. Have no idea what my sign in info is, have no idea if it is even still a site!!
me323me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a weird social media thing for music now, I've taken a few peeks a it.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one cared who you were...until you put on the mask...
omgsiriuslyzombi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M'Space
maxout2142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I.M.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hard to believe it's still online.
TheDudeWeapon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a thing for small time bands I think.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:13:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you're right.
han_man1927 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shitting in the sink.
shrimpnwhitewiiiiine ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:31:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What gives? Back in '82 we were all shitting in the sink.
goldenhourlivin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just tested this one out and nope, definitely still cool.
DaddySafety ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think its still cool
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's been replaced by Debra's desk.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah, the double-decker.
0Boomhauer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When and how was this ever actually cool?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP the infamous Poopertrator
MasterJaron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You win.
[deleted] ยท 888 points ยท Posted at 13:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bunch of nerds from reddit deciding what is and isnt cool.
Furthur_slimeking ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 16:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a nerd! Nerds are smart.
hpdodo84 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:43:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's a geek not a nerd, get your insults straight OP
-eagle73 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:50:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything is coming up Milhouse.
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'm just a dumb, hateful little troll man.
GameRender ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a nerd and I'm sorry if being interested in things makes me un-cool.
Joxxill ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:29:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hell, to believe you or not to believe you?
This is such a paradox!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's "the liar"
BigBillyGoatGriff ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is your name not "you're beautiful"?
Gelus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:06:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's my beautiful 2015. Not you'res.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank
schlebb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forget who you're surrounded by most of the time. I always visualise redditors as average, reasonably cool people but I've had a sudden realisation a couple of times.
Usually it's when someone makes a comment about how a conventionally cool/fashionable style or piece of clothing "looks dumb/gay/stupid" and I realise that there's probably loads of cargo shorts and XXL t shirt wearing fuckers around here.
Pardoism ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least dissing redditors on reddit will never not be cool and edgy to some people.
Jackdyochange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Franco! You fucking nerd.. You designed a house with goddamn iPads in the walls and you're jerkin' your dick like a pilgram!!
LedByAnimals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least nerds know the difference between "your" and "you're". Check-mate, username.
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of them said "cyberpunk" as if it was cool at some point.
mothstuckinabath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No that's still cool
Source: nerd
ihm96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you stop using words because other people use them then you're uncool in my book. Do what you like not what "people" think is cool
debaser11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very trite comment.
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He said anymore.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This exactly.
BranWendy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Likewise, giving a shit about what other people think is cool.
straps on rollerblades and fanny pack
elchucknorris300 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
pissing on other people's fun
edit: who down votes this? How is pissing on other people's fun cool?
Hexdra ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...is literally all this community tries to do
Moarbrains ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, about once a week, I open one these bitch about other people threads.
This is a better one because I didn't even know that some of these were ever cool. I just do the same old things my whole life. I have been cool twice for a limited amount of time. I should be cool again in about 3 or 4 years.
elchucknorris300 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:48:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
apparently. You mean the reddit community? Or the ask reddit community?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah wait think I missed your point my bad
feeble_attempt ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Man's Sky. (Too soon?)
Chappie47Luna ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too late
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it really that bad ? I feel like people were expecting too much. It wasn't supposed to be Mass Effect.
feeble_attempt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly have no idea. My kid is a Minecraft kid, so I was curiously hoping it was going to be rad. I like it when she likes space stuff.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't played it either. I rarely buy games, last one was fallout 4 on release- so I was sort of looking forward to it- it looked like it had a lot of potential. A unique formula so to speak. Ill admit - the whole release and reception makes me curious. It just seems like if the internet community was saying "no mans sky is awesome!" than people would go about playing it and calling it a classic. But- the internet community has found joy in making it out to be a joke. People are going in now with that mindset and just hopping on the bandwagon - saying it's the worst game ever. Something tells me if people were playing the game by themselves with no outside critique - they would think it was cool. I saw the gameplay- it looked cool.
I don't know- maybe I'll buy it in a couple months to see what really happened.
anylchemist ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:37:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL a lot of things I thought were cool aren't
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too. sigh
source: am 12
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Starter Jackets
Everyone wore them when I was in middle and high school. I'm not even sure if Starter is a thing anymore.
EatYoGreens ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are and im a proud owner
Loveyouguysbut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to love those.
otter0808 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The term "webmaster."
DrunkPoop ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sportscenter
Mew16 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:48:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Canadian version hasn't been the same since Jay and Dan left.
nordy540 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
came here to say the same thing. I hate how half of SC is reviewing what player "X" said on Twitter.
JDogg_of_RS ยท 3563 points ยท Posted at 11:21:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Astramancer_ ยท 799 points ยท Posted at 13:42:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things that would have made Pokemon Go more than just a month-long fad:
The ability to get items that doesn't just involve physical proximity to landmarks. (may be personally motivated: I'm in the country and there's like 3 pokestops within 10 miles of me. There are people who have it worse).
The ability to train pokemon. Grinding duplicates into powder is all and good, but why can't we fight each other or wild pokemon?
Speaking of fighting wild pokemon... The ability to improve your capture chance by fighting wild pokemon. It's not like that's been part of the series since day 1 or anything...
The ability to trade. Possibly proximity-based, but pokemon has long since embraced internet trading.
So, basically, give people something to do! besides catch another damn pidgey for the 600th time!
dirtyhappythoughts ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 17:48:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about an actual combat system? And fighting with friends? Honestly, the worst thing IMO was the lack of competitive social play in a game largely played by groups IRL.
Grevling89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thing is, if they implement those things no one would have an incentive to buy nintendo's handheld game consoles with their licensed Pokemon games.
Sad but true. Not that anyone is buying them anyway, but that's another story.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:08:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Niantic is a different company, if they fail with this, it's only their loss. Nintendo has a minor share in the company, but nothing more.
shokalion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:12:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not the point being made though. If Niantic implemented a full combat system into Pokemon Go it would be more or less a free real-world Pokemon game. At the moment without battles between each other, or between you and random Pokemon you encounter or even Gym battling (outside of tapping), it's just a month-long diversion which is what it's proving to be.
They make it what it can be, and Nintendo would not be happy as there'd be zero incentive to buy their (Nintendo's) actual Pokemon games.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How it isn't the point?
Niantic couldn't give less of a fuck if Nintendo lost sales to their game. The worst thing that could happen to them: Nintendo buys the rights to PoGo to kill it, and Niantic now has a shitload of cash to pursue another project.
shokalion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right but surely Niantic is operating under a license from Nintendo already. A license that will have a pile of fine-print associated with it.
Pokemon is Nintendo's IP, period. Niantic have just fleshed it into a pretty thin game.
It wouldn't surprise me if there are stipulations in place to keep it from becoming a full on Pokemon game, because it sure isn't one at the moment.
Nintendo being Nintendo, they'll have made it completely within their rights to legally force Niantic to shut down Pokemon Go if they have to.
FangOfDrknss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trading is coming though, so in person battling can't be too far off.
Cornelius_Wangenheim ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:19:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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jklsdhu490 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:34:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to open that app every chance I could. Then I got to level 19. I've been on level 19 for at least a month. I open the app, it shows Rattatas, Pidgeys and Weedles in my general vicinity and then I close the app. In the rare case that I try to catch one of those three that I mentioned, they usually have a very low CP and manage to escape regardless of how "nice" or "great" my throw was. There is the rare occasion that it'll show a Magicarp in the vicinity and it's the only one shown but when the Pokemon appear it'll be 3 Rattatas. I can hear the developers at Niantic laughing and saying "You thought you'd catch a Magicarp, PSYCHE!" When was this game released? In that time frame I've only collected 69 different Pokemon in my index and 22 of those I wouldn't even have if you weren't able to evolve them. They really need to mix it up a bit. I have 2 more beefs 1: How can I walk 5 miles according to my step counter on my phone, but only get credit for a .8 KM on my incubators? I'm not the best at converting miles to KM, but I know if I walk 5 miles it's more than 5 KM. and B: I really hate it telling me to not drive while playing when I'm not driving, I'm walking, but your GPS isn't locating me properly and my guy is dashing around the screen.
Csehaka27 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:21:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The incubator thing is interesting. I've found it isn't actively recording the distance you move, like a step counter would. Instead, it "pings" your location every so often, then uses the distance between pings as how far you've walked. What this means is it's better to walk in straight lines than circles or arches. I could walk .2 kilometers, but if I end up close to my original location, it won't appear, to the system, that I've moved very far.
Megamean09 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 16:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, I tried the game for the first time the other week, and I found the most bare-bones, void-of-features Pokรฉmon game I'd ever played. All there is to do is keep feeding hundreds and hundreds of 'mons to the professor's candy machine until you have a single 'mon with a high-enough CP to attempt a gym battle.
SpookiestBus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather play the Minecraft pokemon mod, at least I can do pokemon things and then build a giant butt with muddy water coming out and laugh because I'm secretly still 6.
Tyler11223344 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me, I need to try that again....
proweruser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Red and Blue came out on virtual console not too long ago and it reminds you how many features those games already had and Pokรฉmon Go doesn't. They couldn't even replicate features of 20 year old games.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:21:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was much cooler at first. It really was. The first update completely ruined it IIRC.
the_mighty_moon_worm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then look for a gym to battle, realize it takes three people to beat it, then have it taken over in fifteen minutes before you could collect any coins.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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mr_ewe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would 100% love the game if they added battle wild Pokรฉmon to train.
Shitty battle system? I DON'T CARE! I'm not catching pidgies to grind candy for exp anymore. My Pidgeot is ripping their wings off in perpetration to battle at the gym.
We should also be able to buy TMs at the store for like 20 coins. So I can make my vaporeon have the best move set, bitch was lucky enough to have perfect IVs and the shitest moves.
Just copy/paste battle into Pokemon catching and the game is basically fixed. Add some exp for defeating would Pokรฉmon and it's all good.
We will still ask for features like tracking and trading, but battling wild Pokรฉmon will be a huge step in the right direction!
Coal_Morgan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Turn based combat, training Pokemon. PvP.
That's what would have made the game an enduring thing.
jayydubbya ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:37:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried the game out for a couple days when it came out but never got into it for all those reasons. They took everything that made the series and took it away. It's completely pointless. Who cares what pokemon you come across when all you do is flick balls at it until you catch it like every other one?
Gynthaeres ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:01:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agree totally. I tried Pokemon Go, made it to level 10 or so before I decided to quit out of boredom. The game just wasn't any fun. It wasn't good. I couldn't understand why people seemed to adore it so much.
It COULD have been good, it could've been amazing. Give me the ability to form a proper team, let me train them up, let me battle wild Pokemon / AI trainer / other players, making capturing more like the games and less of a microtransaction-focused tedious minigame. Have Pokemon show up in places other than heavily trafficked areas. I go for a nature walk around a lake and see like 6 Pokemon in an hour. I go to Walmart and see 6 Pokemon in 10 minutes.
But no, we got basically a proof-of-concept rather than a proper game. Why it turned into this huge, massive obsession is beyond me.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one friend take his kayak out on a lake to catch more water pokemon. Nothing. It's impossible for rural players to be competitive at this game.
Serinus ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:57:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are going to be case studies about how to capture the entire world's attention for two weeks and completely blow it.
ImNobodyFromNowhere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying is you want a new 3DS version with the AR camera feature included??
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It came and went in about 3 weeks.
Dasbubba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
So far one feature that got data mined seems to be the ability to set up a buddy Pokemon that when you go walking you will earn candies for it like if you were hatching eggs. We'll see if they add that in any time soon. It doesn't fix most of the problems the game still has but at least they are expanding it.
That being said they needed to roll that stuff out in the first month or have it in the game to start to keep most of the people leaving interested. The current systems are pretty flawed.
Edit: I guess the data mining forced their hand because they just announced it as an official feature.
Chemical_Scum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ability to fight your friends! And win their pokemon if they lose
Jawsbreaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Craigslist?
conspiracypizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i think it will happen eventually with updates or even with a sequel maybe.
Hyrulean705 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokecenters or heal after a specified time!
ptdoggo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played it for like 2 weeks but I live out in the boonies so the only Pokestop I could walk to was literally a water tower in the middle of a corn field. Forget getting to any gyms. And I'm not going to be that dedicated to a dumb phone game to drive somewhere just to play it.
tinykeyboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i always said they should have just duplicated the pokemon games. you pick a starter and train it by battling random pokemon you encounter in the wild grass or other trainers. there are local gyms that people can battle, quests that people can do, etc. you get money for pokebattles and you can buy items. maybe have a team rocket plot where random gyms get taken over and you have to team up and beat them, etc.
jesusyouguys ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but that would be an entirely different game with a different premise. Someone else can make that game and then everyone's happy, except the happy part.
Slyadlel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:26:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think licensing works the way you think it works...
jesusyouguys ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think what I'm thinking is what you think I'm thinking.
N0V0w3ls ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:02:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And more generations added after all of this as well.
peenegobb ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things they also could have done to keep it longer than a month long fad-
Not remove tracking
When they removed tracking, not shut down websites that helped with it
Not make Pokemon harder to catch. (When the game really started dying they decreased the catch chance by 20%)
Not have the worst fucking costumer service in any company that made over a million dollars ever. Which is possible by not fucking having one.
SoupKnotSeer ยท 2680 points ยท Posted at 13:13:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK fine, people who are trying to be cool can go do something else but I'm not done with this game yet.
FieelChannel ยท 242 points ยท Posted at 13:58:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. And to be honest when it was released people who didn't play hated it so much. Now that the hype is gone nobody gives a fuck anymore, fortunately.
notaunicorn-yet ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i don't know of anyone who hates it... i don't play, but i think it's kinda brilliant. way cooler than most phone games. i hope it sticks around / more games follow suit.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 17:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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notaunicorn-yet ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fair enough. i did not have any of those experiences... never saw groups larger than like 5 or 6 people, and i certainly never had anyone run into me or get in my way at all. that would likely have inspired some hatred.
AlgernusPrime ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lived next to a park where Dratinis spawned at. That park went from a few people to hundreds of people within a week. It was crazy, when a Dratini spawns, it's like a mass migration of people going from one side of the park to another.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People always had their faces planted in their phones before Pokemon Go.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its net coolness might be higher now than before because of how much time and energy people spent hating on it in its prime. I've never seen so many people so outspoken against something which reignited a lost inclination in people to be somewhat active and social.
sohetellsme ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It brought a shit-ton of people to my local downtown, exposing them to the new restaurants, bars and shoppes in the area.
A new generation of customers was created from PoGo.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played it for awhile, it was fun and gave me a reason to stop by local parks and be outside. Suggesting that's a bad thing comes across like bitterness that others like things you don't.
prosthetic4head ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:41:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never saw any hate for it. It was all fucking over reddit and no one that I know complained about it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw it mostly in the real world. My one coworker said at one point "I'm so sick of this stupid game" and it struck me as really funny. Like, what is stupid about an AR game inspiring kids (and young adults) to meet up out outside more as opposed to sitting on couches crushing candy and flinging birds? I think in large part it's a trained response to the urge some people have to "be an adult". To some people cartoons and games are for kids, franchises like Pokemon are for kids, so they prove their adultness by vocalizing their distance from these things, and they get the biggest chance to do so when one of these things becomes very popular. I think that's sad.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the biggest reason people hated it was because no matter what you did, all you heard was "pokemon go" this or that or the other thing and it was all over youtube and the news and anywhere else you could possibly look. You heard about dumbasses driving and playing then crashing into other people. Or people walking off cliffs, or other ridiculous shit and it got annoying.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like literally any craze or movement, you have a handful of dumbshits and the posts and news stories about them will be shared. That doesn't make it right to assume everyone who partakes is one of those dumbshits.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah because people looked stupid as fuck walking around like zombies running into signs and shit
Cragglemuffin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:54:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the hype is gone because the developers sucked and dropped the ball and everyone realized they released an unfinished game.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially Niantic
TheIceCreamMansBro2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never played it (which I maybe regret because it seems like it would have been fun to get swept up in the literally unprecedented hype), but I loved it because you could tell exactly who was playing and it formed instant connections between so many people and made community centers come alive with small and large crowds of people playing it. That's kinda what makes me regret not playing.
IAmBadAtPlanningAhea ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:22:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personally i never hated the game just the people playing it who acted like i was expected to play it. people wouldnt ask me "do you play pokemon go" they would ask shit like, "what team are you", or "whats your highest level pokemon". just like expecting that i was playing.
Literally_A_Shill ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually saw way more memes complaining about people complaining about PokemonGo. There was a big persecution complex that developed.
IAmBadAtPlanningAhea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
people would also get super butthurt when they asked why i wasnt playing and i told them its because there no real "gaming" content. I still play actual pokemon blue on my gameboy color when im on a train or airplane so im not really interested in swiping up.
MrGlayden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont forget it was a "revolutionary game thats going to change the way all games are made in the future"
GreatBabu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because some of you fuckers (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) that did play it were stepping in the road without looking and shit like that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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GreatBabu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And while driving...... Yeah.
RECOGNI7E ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is still an awful game and a waste of time. The graphics suck, the gameplay is dated and who wants to go for a walk only to look at their phone the whole time. Kind of defeats the purpose.
I gave it a try and have no idea why anyone would waste time on it. But then again I never understood any of this pokemon draw.
Skiddoosh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gameplay needs only an occasional glance at your phone. Just go walking with the app opened and your phone in your hand. When a Pokemon is near the phone vibrates and then you look down for a moment to catch it. Why would anyone need to continually stare at their phone in order to play Pokemon Go?
city-runner ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I currently hate it, but that's only because people congregate in the lobby of the building I work in to play it, so it's an issue of people just being in the way for no good reason.
Morgraxian ยท 1608 points ยท Posted at 13:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure everyone stopped playing it purely because it's not cool, and not for the reason that the game is a pile of shit and the developers don't know how the fuck to maintain a game after it launches.
1800OopsJew ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 16:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was barely a game there at launch.
[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 17:08:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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1800OopsJew ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 17:16:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a game!
The game is: Drag your finger quickly and accurately to the circle. Gym battles are stupid, trying to catch rares is worthless (you'll never find another to level it up.) Having pokemon in general is worthless, because what are you going to do with them?
Battle? No.
Trade? No.
What else is there to do in a pokemon game? They basically kept all the walking your character does in Pokemon, and got rid of nearly everything else.
CptSnippy ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:48:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They dont even fucking keep that. I can't take the app out for a walk since apparently my normal walking speed is "too fast". Bitch I'm barely breaking 6km/h
1800OopsJew ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheat detection: You did not get a bike voucher.
Yeazelicious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฅ1,000,000 pls
ViridianKumquat ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's very thoughtful of it to admonish me not to drive in my house.
neon_cabbage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No! You can't use your bike here!
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you missed the tagline: "Gotta Catch 'em All"
Pokemon Go is a collecting game. I only mess with gyms when there is a free spot. Otherwise, I'm simply trying to fill out the Pokedex. I would rather find a 10 cp Snorlax then level up a 2000 cp Vaporeon. If they marketed this as a Pokemon Snap game and added features to get the pokemon to dance or pose then it might have gone a bit better.
1800OopsJew ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but that was also the exact same tagline for the game with actual content and complexity. That's the tagline for Pokemon in general. It's not like they came up with, "Gotta Catch 'Em All" for Pokemon GO, in order to justify the lack of content.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dryj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If all you deliver on is a tagline it's a shitty game. That's not a great defense. The tagline originally went along with a solid rpg game with clear goals and story and characters.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a mobile game. Don't compare it to other Pokemon games. Compare it to it's peers such as Angry Bird and Candy Crush. It still falls short, but not nearly as much as people let on.
dryj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right I'm comparing it to its namesake which was an actual game, but your comparisons seem totally unfair. Angry Birds is a pretty damn tactical game with tons of replay value and even a sort of tech progression. Angry Birds is way more substantial.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I said:
dryj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure that's fair
julbull73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The lack of use of the take a picture of pokemon was odd.
Even more so, given you could've given other "currencies" for better pictures.
That struck me as especially odd.
ejeebs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
They're adding a bit soon that lets you walk one of your Pokemon to get candies for it.
Apparently Niantic was going to put it out later (with more features) but Nintendo pushed them to put it out early.
EDIT: Proof from Niantic's mouth: http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/buddy/
flamingeyebrows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are bring in a way to make catching rare Pokemon worth it. You set a Pokemon as your buddy Pokemon and when u walk it gives u candy for that Pokemon.
d33pwint3r ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well there is also the fact that it really is just in open beta. The game isn't even to version 1.0 yet. So to people bitching about it not being a full game, it's not supposed to be yet!
BlueFalcon89 ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 16:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I quit because the game is a pile of shit, if it wasn't a pile of shit I wouldn't give a duck's fuck if it was cool. So much blown potential.
hathegkla ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I love pokemon games and was willing to put up with a bit of bullshit but as you said the game is a pile of shit. There is nothing to do but farm pidgies and take over the same gym every day. You can't even chase pokemon anymore ffs.
labrys ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you can even find a gym or a pokestop anywhere outside of a city. I'd probably play more if I could catch pokemon while walking round the countryside with my dog, but nope - absolute deadzone if you aren't in a city.
shiningmidnight ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wouldn't fix it all the way, but I think they should rip locations from Geocaching.com and use them as pokรฉstops or gyms for the wilderness
labrys ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:03:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's a good idea actually
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gyms in the wilderness is a bad idea imho. Those would be too easy to hold because nobody is around.
yokaishinigami ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My problem was all the city people would take over the suburban gyms. There was no way my 600 CP scyther (and a bunch of pidgeottos), was going to compete with a bunch of 1500 CP Eeveelutions.
I had friends working in the city, and they would literally catch 20-25 pokemon sitting at their desks in a day because of pokestops and lures.
labrys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that would be a problem. Guys at work choose which bar to go to based on which ones have the most lures. But, with no pokestops or gyms anywhere near where I live, and nothing in the areas I like to go to, there's not much point playing
folkrav ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:54:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heh. So many Drowzees around here...
red_sky_at_morning ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. And rattatas and pidgeys....
seven3true ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were so many eevees around until I decided to name them pyro and sparky. Now They're hardly around and now i get a fuckton of spearows
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Pheorach ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:17:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should have had that shit in the FIRST PLACE.
Student179 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:41:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh the Johto expansion is not required for first launch and in fact imo it would be better as an actual DLC/future update to regain lost users. However, having almost zero multiplayer interaction in a game which is about going out in the real world and exploring is pretty bad as it essentially makes it a loner hobby after the initial fun wears off.
frozensun516 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My experience was different, my town has a Facebook group for each team, and people still collaborate to take over gyms and hunt rare pokemon together. Seems like quite a few friendships have formed out of this.
CocodaMonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their problem is if they launched a feature complete game it would die anyway. It would last a little longer sure but ultimately it would die. So they went with launch with minimal features and add features every two weeks to keep it fresh. But then they failed with that plan because they spent the first month just trying to get the servers to stay up and bug fixes. They are only just now starting on their planned new features every two months goal but they've already lost a lot of players.
I wouldn't write them off yet. They might make a come back but they certainly bungled the launch and are in desperate need of much better communication.
newloaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being able to tell the future doesn't make you a prick.
Saying I told you so twenty or thirty times...
Chem_chem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't done any "I told so's", execpt for the aforementioned friend I sent him this:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/pokemon-go-sheds-more-than-10m-users/
Thas when gave the Trump esque "Its gunna be great" response.
SovereignPhobia ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, god forbid someone have faith in something improving in lieu of their cynical friend.
Uncivil_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:27:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just curious but where do you live that summer ends in late september?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Uncivil_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:33:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From wikipedia: "Inย Australiaย andย New Zealand, spring conventionally begins on 1 September and ends 30 November.[3]"
In my country winter ends at the end of august, hence my question about where you are. I don't have a memorial day or labour day, and my summer holidays are in december. Way to jump to conclusions and get super defensive though.
Famixofpower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When it's made in Unity, just masturbate instead. There are some good Unity games, but it's rare, and they become so big on release that we forget.
punriffer5 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:01:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah there was a thread on pokemongo clones, my gut reaction was dismissive and then i realize... maybe thats the answer. Great idea, bad execution... go find someone elses better execution.
Ruckus ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:39:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
They basically released a beta,but it's now stable and the Devs are listening and bring features (slowly) that the users are asking for. I don't give a shit if it's 'cool' my young sons love it and as a whole family we go out every weekend hunting on our bikes with phone mounts on the bars. Doing 20k's in a day with a 6 and 9 year old is pretty good going if you ask me.
rillip ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Don't try to speak reason to them. They're gamers who've decided a game is bad and beyond redemption. I've seen this before. They're beyond reason. Better to just lay low and let them stroke their egos. They'll go away eventually.
Edit: Ooh I caught one!
ParkerZA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol dude get off your high horse, people complain about bad things. Welcome to the Internet.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except the game itself is actually bad. It is more of an excuse to spend time with friends and family as he stated. The game itself doesn't really have any content. It is fun to screw around with friends, but you don't need the game to do that, and it doesn't really bring a lot to the event.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:10 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly! It got me to go outside and bond with my mother, who loves the game. I can actually talk about something with my parents, because we take walks to hatch eggs often, and my mum keeps up on all the updates. People are just impatient and looking for something to bitch about.
Tracker? Added back and they're beta testing an amazing pokestop tracker in San Francisco.
Crashing constantly? Hasn't crashed for me in a month.
Trading and 1v1 battles? Confirmed for later.
Srirachachacha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHERE DID YOU FIND A 20K EGG
Ruckus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who said anything about eggs? This was just hunting.
We do normally hatch a few eggs while we are out though. It's hard to manage everything when your wrangling two young boys on bikes..,
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Ruckus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The buddy function has just been announced, it will be out next week.
drketchup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon game: can't trade or battle people.
How do you fuck this up?
SoupKnotSeer ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 13:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh for fuck sake, niantic has like 20 people working for them and they're doing the best they can and each update had improved the game. Give them a break.
Edit: woo, my new top post (if sorted by controversial)
I'm sorry I ruined your enjoyment of complaining about a game you don't play by continuing to enjoy said game despite it not being perfect
swatkins818 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 14:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the game brings in $44 million in a matter of months maybe they can afford to hire more people to work on the app?
SoupKnotSeer ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 14:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and they did, but the game had been out 2 months ands getting brand new developers up to speed on your code takes... more than 2 months.
Or maybe not since the servers never crash, they've been very responsive at fixing the things people bitch about and they still have time for new features and minor text fixes
dafern ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Removing an essential feature of the game โ fixing it
Kaludaris ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. The battery saver mode on iOS stopped working for some people, so they literally just removed it from the app. It came back eventually though after they realized that solving problems by making more problems doesn't work.
CowboyTrucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is pretty doubtful they would not have been able to get the additional funding necessary to hire more people before the game even got released with the contract they got.
Func ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:35:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Removed tracking
Removed bonus xp from throws
Made pokemon harder to catch
Didn't write patch notes about any of this
GAME IMPROVED
corky-st-clair ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 14:05:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah...but they knowingly took on the massive burden that is a Pokemon game. Any person not living under a rock for the past 20 years should've known the fan expectations and taken it a liiiiittle more seriously...
TheSlimyDog ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one anticipated the release of Pokรฉmon Go would be this massive. There was almost no hype in the days before release. Honestly it was just good timing and the fact that people had nothing better to do or talk about that made it a big hit.
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 16:32:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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IamtheSlothKing ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:34:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that version numbers are meaningless?
Takeme2yourleader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smh. Do you even know what the version numbers are
SoupKnotSeer ยท -43 points ยท Posted at 14:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time pokemon was currently relevant, the twin towers were part of the NYC skyline. A good part of the popularity was because it was a great idea for a game and pokemon allowed then to get the attention of the 99% of us who had never heard of ingress, but if it didn't have an innovative game underneath, it would have continued catering to a niche audience like every other pokemon game of the last 15 years
BigDaddyDelish ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 14:20:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well that's not true. Pokemon has been one of Nintendo's best selling franchises since it's inception.
Just because you didn't think it was cool after 9/11 doesn't mean that it isn't one of Nintendo's headlining franchises one of their biggest moneymakers.
Not everything carrying the Pokemon license is going to be huge, but you shouldn't take a project with this much hype behind it so lightly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing about Pokemon is, it's not as well-known as you might think. It's just Pikachu people recognize. Just like how a lot of people have heard of Hello Kitty but probably can't name anything else associated with Sanrio.
hothrous ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:12:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/11/26/pokemon-omega-rubyalpha-sapphire-sold-3-million-worldwide-three-days/
The last release of a main franchise Pokemon game saw 3 million units sold in 3 days. It was a re-release.
The game before that sold 4 million in 2 days.
Torcal4 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do have to pop in there and say that just because something sells well it doesn't mean it's regarded as cool. World of Warcraft is a very popular game that sells really well but most people on the earth would not consider it a "cool" activity. So I do have to agree with the other guy that Pokemon hasn't been what it used to be since around 9/11.
It was a huge phenomenon around the world. The movies would be in cinemas all over the country. When's the last time you saw a Pokemon movie actually sit in many movie theatres for awhile. Pokemon Go reignited some interest into the franchise but Nintendo actually shot themselves in the foot by forcing Niantic to release the game earlier than Niantic had projected. A lot of people blame Niantic for the faults but in truth they weren't done the game when Nintendo told them to release it.
World79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:42:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The person being down voted used the word relevant, not cool.
mdkss12 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
this argument makes NO sense. If the game were actually a well built one, then it wouldn't have needed the Pokemon brand to be successful. There's a reason Ingress has essentially no following and that's because it's not a good game.
The explosion of early popularity of Pokemon Go should be evidence on its own of how much desire there was for a mobile Pokemon game. It was obviously going to lose some steam, but the attrition rate wouldn't have been close to as bad if the game were halfway decent, but it's not. It's a horrible game that's being propped up by a huge brand, not some niche audience
beardedheathen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The lack of core pokemon features is what really kills of to me. Training your pokemon, battling, being able to do something even if you don't live in a city.
waterbucket999 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Niche? I'm pretty sure Pokemon is one of the most successful gaming / media franchises of all time.
razorpiggies ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:02:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The newest 2 gens have sold more at launch than the 1st 2 did by far. The franchise is bigger than ever.
There's more media, merchandise, advertising, and overall, well, money. It's one of the top (if not the top) Nintendo franchise, and one of the biggest in the world.
You're just not their target audience. Those are the kids still into it and the adults that continue to eat it up.
iLiektoReeditReedit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like both pokemon and arguing. If you've played any of the other pokemon games by Nintendo you'd probably see how vastly unintelligent Niantic's version of the game is. I'm a pokemon nerd and I don't really play Go anymore because it's just a silly game. Which is fine I guess. The pokemon have cool animations but that's about all its good for.
ghastlyactions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon
FeministsLoveMe ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have to say though the thing that killed the game for me was one update where they OBVIOUSLY lowered the catch rates really dramatically. It felt like such a money grab because it became insanely easy to run out.
I understand the struggles implementing new technology in the game, the whole tracking drama was a bit overdone, but tweaking the capture rates was so irritating I uninstalled the game 2 days after
GeneralRectum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I was progressing very nicely for a while. Played 4+ hours daily of dedicated Pokรฉmon go playing. I put effort into learning how to do the curve balls consistently, I'd pass up Pokรฉmon that I didn't need or care for, and just sort of played it "smart" the whole time because I desired nothing but having as many Pokรฉmon in gyms as possible. I read spreadsheets and did all that stuff that the less casual players were doing to optimize leveling speeds and all of that.
I should also mention that I never once bought pokeballs, and from the very beginning never really dwindled too far below having 40 in my inventory at any one point in time. Then one night I go out for only like 3-4 hours, I had ~65 pokeballs and was in an area absolutely swarmed with lured pokestops. That night, for the first time, I had to call it quits early because even with my selective catching and all of the pokestops around me I could not keep up with the captured rate. I was level 21 at the time and felt pretty good about my ball throws, yet somehow I completely ran out of pokeballs when I was only going for weak 12cp evolves and the occasional cool Pokรฉmon that I just wanted to have.
Needless to say I went from playing daily for hours and hours to not touching it even when I'm sitting in a public area with nothing to do.
MrBokbagok ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:44:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did. By not playing the game anymore. Now they can get all the breaks they need.
Sweet_Mead ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:25:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Why give them a break? They have a product on the market that's been released. That opens them up to scrutiny. They weren't prepared for the launch; that's just a fact. The game doesn't even have half the features promised, they're purposely vague when dealing with customers and updates, essential features are bugged to hell (footprints) and instead of fixing them they remove them completely (so that the game becomes unplayable).
You don't get a pass just because you're a "small company". If you release a product onto the market then you're going to be judged just like the big players in the market. If you're unprepared for that then you don't release a product on the market. Especially if it's an officially licensed Pokemon game, for god's sake.
Takeme2yourleader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have a bingo
SeanTheLawn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao stop
ilikedonuts42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But, the last update completely fucked the pokemon tracking system. There is ZERO actual method to finding pokemon now. You just have to stumble around and hope you run into one.
SoupKnotSeer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:17:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not the last update, there have been like 3 since and it's not hard to find anything on the nearby now
_TheGreatDekuTree_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:29:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and all the spawn locations are unchanged so you just need to have learned what spawns where and you'r fine
TheMarkerTool ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? I don't understand why people expect them to do everything perfectly when they're an insanely small company. They cut features to fix them and add them later, but for some reason people are expecting an entire pokemon game for free?
newhereok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Niantic is not insanely small. Why do you think Nintendo picked them? They proved themselves on the market already.
TheMarkerTool ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have less than 50 employees according to their LinkedIn page
Sweet_Mead ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
So? They published a product. We get to judge that product however we see fit. I don't care if you're a small company. You're selling a product. Being a small company is not an excuse for having a broken product. If you don't have the manpower to deal with the release and hype of a licensed Pokemon product then you don't release until you have the manpower to do it.
No product gets a "break" just because it's a small company. My money doesn't get me more stuff just because I'm single and don't have the benefit of a double income.
TheMarkerTool ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if you know this my dude.... But Pokemon Go is free
Sweet_Mead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:06:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
http://venturebeat.com/2016/07/19/sensor-tower-pokemon-go-has-already-passed-30m-downloads-and-35m-in-revenue/
That money isn't appearing out of thin air. Plus that's irrelevant. There are plenty of free to play games that we can compare the game to that have not had nearly the abysmal "first 3 months" Pokemon Go has seen so far...
TheMarkerTool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just because they're making money doesn't mean your paying for it
Sweet_Mead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Just because we don't pay to download it doesn't mean they are free from their product being judged. Especially when the catch rate has been lowered so much as to effectively require cash transactions if you're not in an area with many Pokestops (read: not a city).
TheMarkerTool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure you're never going to be satisfied with their app no matter what they do.
Sweet_Mead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would be satisfied if the shit they promised would be in the game at launch was actually in the game at launch. And when they stop removing vital features from the game that are broken rather than fixing them. That was the last straw for me. I can't play the damn game if I can't find where the pokemon are. And don't try to lecture me about memorizing spawns. The world is huge and I shouldn't be needing to rely on 3rd party sites to actually play the game. That's awful game design.
TheMarkerTool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They removed the fracker because it broke with the intent on putting a better one in. They're beta testing the new tracker currently. There's no use in keeping something in the game that doesn't work. Also, what did they promise that would be in the game at launch?
Sweet_Mead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which speaks to releasing the game despite it not being ready. If a vital feature hasn't worked properly since day 1 that speaks volumes about your QA process. It shouldn't have been released in the state it was in, period.
Trading, battling against random people you meet on the street, and group battles were all promised in the first trailer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Sweet_Mead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm still not seeing how that has any relevance on giving companies special treatment in terms of judging the product because it comes from a "small company".
It's the real world. I don't give a fuck about how hard your company has it. I only care about if your product is any good. Pokemon Go isn't a good product; it's a broken mess of a game. Company loyalty is a fucked up notion when the CEOs and proprietors can't even tell you your first name without looking it up; loyalty to anybody that can't tell you your first name is fucked up, actually. They don't care about you. They only care about the money you can give them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is never an acceptable excuse for releasing any shitty product. You want to make a product to sell, make a fucking product worth selling.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this company wasn't making money off this product! That changes everything.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you're correct: they don't charge for this game, but they sure as fuck are selling items in it. Arguing the semantics of how their business model works isn't going to preclude them from their responsibility of creating a product worth buying. That's like bragging about how you're giving away coffee but selling the cup for 5 bucks; you're still a business making money, and if the coffee sucks you need to fix it. This is an argument that needs to die in a fire 15 years ago; it's that very mentality which has made the quality of early access game development take a nose dive.
If they want to make big boy dollars, they need to put on their big boy pants and make a game worth selling. You don't hide behind "oh, we're a small group of developers with little experience"; you fucking do your job and make a product worth buying, or you shut up and get out of the industry.
That "game" is a total shitshow, and a prime example of how the quality in mobile gaming will never increase.
DoublerZ ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's your point? If a 4 year old wrote a book and it would be released as an actual adventure book in real stores etc., we couldn't say it's bad because "he did his best"?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agreed until the part that insinuated the launch was successful.
AOBCD-8663 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The vast vast vast majority of casual game players don't give half a shit about Niantic's actions. It just got boring for people that don't like this type of game. I'm still having fun.
Sound_of_Science ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I only started playing it because it was cool. The first time I logged in, it was obvious the game was a pile of shit. I actually uninstalled it and said "this will be dead in two weeks." All my friends and coworkers were playing it the next day, so I reinstalled to have an excuse to exercise with them.
I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.
chikcaant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has flaws but it definitely is not a pile of shit.
SanityInAnarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't seem to have a huge problem maintaining it, it's just that it's now been long enough for everyone to realize there wasn't much there to begin with.
bigfinnrider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The amount of venom poured out on Pokemon Go is really weird. It's a free game. It wasn't really designed for adults. It got massive really fast and some shit broke.
I enjoy it. Sorry it doesn't appeal to you but I think the thing is it just isn't your game. Relax.
blackhat91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You say that, but look at Ingress. Launched and maintained well. Don't know what happened that caused Go to be so lackluster, but the obviously can maintain a game well, adding features and all.
john_stuckert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hit the nail on the muthr fuckin head my dude
Not_Just_Any_Lurker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r
ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good grief chill out. It's a great game. Drives me insane, seeing the absurd levels of salt just because the game doesn't have a feature or two
The-Asshat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It felt rushed and incomplete. If they had waited another year and kept the closed beta instead of releasing it when they did, the game would feel so much more complete.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I quit playing because I live in a semi-rural area, it's summer, there's bugs out, and I ran out of pokeballs but the nearest pokestop is a 20 minute drive away and every time I pass it I forget about pokeballs but when I do remember I don't get anything from spinning it so...yeah :'(
13luemoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it was a combination of the fact that it wrecked your battery and had endless "bugs" that they "fixed" and the servers were constantly shitting themselves. Lots of straws on the metaphorical camel's back.
laststance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game was rushed out the door by some of the owners of the Pokemon brand/license. The creators did not want to release it that early.
downvoted_your_mom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lemme guess, you're one of the top users in your city.
Pancakewagon26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped playing because it was just too much of a goddamn grind. Catching a Pokemon gives you 100 stardust and 3-4 candies. You need 1700 stardust to power up a Pokemon by 19 points and and 100 candies to evolve it. I don't have the time to catch 25 of these fucking pokemkn
ForceBlade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They made millions. They made their quickie and left.
_poh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't make sense at all even in the slightest...
Th4tFuckinGuy ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it's not that bad you tool, it's not perfect but it's not like it skullfucks you with ads or asks you to buy extra shit all the time. The backend needs work for the rural players to have a chance and there needs to be a way to add pokestops for places where it really makes sense to have them, maybe by gathering enough players in one area and all voting to plant one or something. But it works just fine, it just needs more features added to make it a faster experience and they need to up the chances of encountering pokemon you've already caught so you can earn more candies to evolve/level them within a reasonable timeframe.
ThrowawayusGenerica ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't make it good. That doesn't even make it not bad. That's just basic criteria for not being bottom-of-the-barrel terrible, and it's nothing to be grateful for.
Th4tFuckinGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:51:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay Mr. Nitpick, let's take ONE part of my comment and ignore the rest. The game works, it functions exactly as advertised, the interface works just fine and looks nice, the graphics are pretty, the micro-transactions are fairly priced, I'm not sure what the fuck makes you think it's a bottom-of-the-barrel game. They've promised additional features and given that it's only been out a little over a month and a half I'd say it's fair to give them the opportunity to make good on those promises before lambasting them. Between players cheating and ruining the fun for others and their lack of rural location data you're absolutely right that the game isn't fun for a lot of people, but what do you expect them to do? They don't really have the full backing of Nintendo for this, if they did they would never have had the server issues that plagued them at launch. It's clear they're a small team of developers who put out a game that people like to play even if it has flaws.
I think the problem here is that you aren't applying standards fairly. There are plenty of complete garbage, shit games available for people to download and waste money on that barely function, have shitty interfaces clogged up with ads, and are designed specifically to target kids and gamblers with microtransactions. This game IS a good game. It's not a GREAT game, it's not as good as it could be, but goddammit it's still a good game.
ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember dude? Reddit hates everything. There is no dislike, just pure, unadulterated hatred. If you don't hate what you're supposed to hate, you will suffer the consequences. No mans sky? Screw it. Pokemon go? Literally cancer. Jennifer Lawrence? More like AIDS. Conservative politics? Actually just Satan forgetting to use his turn signal while scratching a chalkboard.
Hate things or be down voted.
emohipster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:39:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped because I have all the pokemon available here.
peekoooz ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a Pokemon Go event at the zoo in my city last night and it was awesome. There's like a dozen pokestops and they put lures on all of them. It was nice to be very blatantly playing it without being self-conscious because everyone was there for the same reason. It was really fun. Plus, it was in the evening and there were a lot more animals out, at least half a dozen of which I've never managed to see at that zoo until last night because they hide during the day.
But as a suburban/semi-rural player, hatching eggs is all I can really do without going somewhere. It's a good excuse to go check out some parks and stuff though.
ailish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John Ball Zoo!
CamazonTiger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't wait for them to release gen 2!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:03:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ImBored_YoureAmorous ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it reinvigorated my love for pokemon, and I picked up alpha sapphire like a month ago. I put 40 hours in to it and just beat the elite 4 last night! Now on to X in preparation for sun/moon.
mkicon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think people playing it to "be cool" still are. I think people that got fed up catching pidgey all day in a game with no real depth are the ones that quit. Once I held a gym for 3 weeks straight, my interest in the game took a nosedive.
ImBored_YoureAmorous ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. Almost level 30. 136 dex. I plan to stop when I complete the NA pokedex, but there is no end in sight. I only have like 35 abra candies and no Alakazam. :(
elitegenoside ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not done. People still play it, they just aren't talking about it anymore. I personally think I'm done (at least until they add something new). I've only got like 15 pokeballs and 7 greatballs and I'm not putting in anymore money in to it (I've only spent $1 though; just don't like spending money on free to play games).
sohetellsme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO the bandwagoners stopped by the first week of August.
FuzzyMannerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you tell them! OP can Pokemon Go fuck himself!
smiles134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just trying to hatch this stupid fucking 10km egg and then I'm done
woodsoffeels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love it! But I don't live inner city anymore so I'm a kid in a candy store when I go there and my dex is building up so slowly.
MrReapersSon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have yet to catch them all so I'm still playing. Also, I seem to hold gyms longer now since so many people stopped playing. That 10 gold/gym gets me incubators so I can finally hatch my eggs.
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join the club, mate!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I wish I could play a game that removed all of its core features and still have a blast. I wish I could sit in my chair and be entertained by looking at the ceiling too.
SoupKnotSeer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing that is not in the game which was there on day 1 is the number of footsteps to show distance. That's literally all the "core features" that were removed. And the current tracking system works and they are treating a better one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. I haven't even gotten a Squirtle yet.
starryeyedq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped playing because I can't track Pokemon anymore and I don't live somewhere where there's enough Poke-diversity for me to not be bothered by that:(
krsvbg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not done until I get my Gyarados. I need 4 more magikarp, damn it.
EkriirkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game?
jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Been on vacation in Japan and my fiancee is sick of me playing. but I'm not stopping until I find a damn Farfetch'd.
Where are you?!!! You were supposed to be my main souvenir and I haven't seen a SINGLE one in the 9 days here! My vacation is almost over! Grrrr!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't caught them all yet, I am a goal meeter, I will not stop until I catch them all.
TechnoRaptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
after level 13 i find leveling to be nearly impossible for casuals
barstooljaes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahem, some people don't need to try to be cool.
I wonder what that's like?
NewAccAfter9Years ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty great thanks
-Gaunter-O-Dimm- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Game" you mean a money grabbing pile of shit that was only successful because of nostalgia? Ok.
saltedwarlock ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:06:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the story progression was horrible. I just got bored with it
jdepps113 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get how you could possibly have been playing it this whole time, and still think it's fun
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's gotten my hubby and I out more for walks, bike rides, and the bar.
I'm not a big bar person, but luring up a stop and getting tacos makes it much more fun!
aka_Foamy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:20:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you. Don't give a fuck if it's cool or not. This is the only Pokemon game I've ever enjoyed. Ok, it's buggier than I'd like but the stability has improved so much. In general the game has improved and I see it continuing to improve. All the raging about what Niantic have and haven't done is what's not cool. Accept it for what it is and then either enjoy it or move on.
[deleted] ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 14:30:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still several hundred people going to the hotspots in my city every night, and we aren't a huge population. The game just lost the initial wave of users that were never going to play long term anyways.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Bandin03 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is me. I really want to play but...why? Leveling up my pokemon is pointless because gym battles are pointless. I'd play it to get some exercise while hatching eggs but they decided to make that just as pointless since you can't move any faster than jogging. And even if you walk in a perfectly straight line, it still only tracks about half the distance you walked. I would actually spend money on incubators if they hadn't removed my ability to hatch eggs on my bike.
And, of course, the biggest issue is the fucking tracking. Let's remove the tracking, shut down every website that actually made the game playable and give the players zero communication about the future of tracking. Great plan!
The one thing the game has done a great job with is warning me to stay away from anything that has Niantic's name on it.
bbeach88 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:19:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well isn't there sort of an entry barrier now? Can anyone who hasn't played since the beginning ever have a chance at taking a gym now? That's the reason I quit playing, your pokemon level was just a reflection of how much time you were willing to sink. I knew I wasn't willing to sink that much, so I quit.
Bandin03 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, you can take gyms at a fairly low level if you know how to time your dodges and attacks. The problem is that taking gyms is pointless anyway.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree, I was planning on being a long term player until they had those 2-3 weeks of total shit
proweruser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It lost me. If it was a good Pokรฉmon game, one where I could actually do something with the Pokรฉmon, like trade and fight with my friends. I would have stuck with it. I played Pokรฉmon since red and blue and I will buy sun or moon when they come out.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, now the pokestops here are much less crowded. I can catch my pokemons in peace now _^
jesusyouguys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still so popular in my city that I have to avoid areas that are TOO thriving because the pokestops and spawns are too laggy.
bakkerbard ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 11:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still wonder what would've happened if a big company like blizzard took over in the pokemon go scene.
poopellar ยท 337 points ยท Posted at 11:52:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buy Pikachu's SpongeBobSquarePants skin for only 4.99$.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GhostBeefSandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking this. I haven't spent a red cent on Pokemon Go. :D
Dynamaxion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:04:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Either that or they treat it like Starcraft with no paid content at all and a hyper competitive, twitch streamed professional gym battle scene. And all anyone ever talks about is how imbalanced various Pokemon are.
Zediac ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, but to be fair that would be the Activision side of things doing that. Bastards.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Zediac ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overwatch loot boxes are a mess. The way that they handled the Summer Games boxes was disgraceful. It's was so obviously a cash grab but they wouldn't own up to it.
They said that we couldn't buy the new items with in game currency, duplicates were allowed to happen, and could only get the new items from new boxes in order to make them more rare and special.
Right. They're rare and special. Unless you drop $200+. That's the way to reliably get the new stuff. They turned it into IRL money gambling but tried to convince us that it was good for the community.
And then they had to gall to say that if they ignored the complaints about the boxes and loot then the Summer Games event was a success. Motherfuckers, 95% of the feedback was complaints was about the boxes and loot.
Sweatyhamster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
95% of feedback was complaints. If that was my company, I wouldn't bother making them available for free at all.
To make those skins costs money... What a terrible business idea to give them away cheaply.
VagrantStingray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I could buy the skins straight, the same way I can buy skins in HotS, I would have spent 90 fucking dollars on that game, the same way I have on HotS.
Soaringeagle78 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cry me a river. They're giving free maps and characters, but nothing was ever said that they'd give free skins and the like. Besides, they already have talked about plans for bringing them back again next year, so it's not like you'll for sure never have any opportunity to get these items ever again.
You may not have been able to buy it with in game currency, but you could still grind. Besides, how do you get the in game currency to begin with? Grinding or paying for it anyways. They just took out the 'paying to get it directly' part. If they hadn't, then they could be bought for "$200+" until you amassed enough credits to just get them all, so that point it mute. It IS gambling for loot boxes and if people are stupid/salty enough to pay for lootboxes and then bitch about it after they don't get the exact shit they want, then they can go hang out with sore gambling losers in Las Vegas or go play a claw machine or something.
"95% of the feedback" like you speak for a wild majority of the community.
TL;DR: Yes, it was a cash grab. Color me surprised that a company is trying to make money and isn't pandering to the fans that demand something that they were never promised and doesn't affect any core gameplay like most other games with these type of systems do.
Inb4 Blizzard shill comments
Derpywhaleshark7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buy Infinite Warfare, get the game we actually want too. But it's 70 bucks, mate. This is the biggest dlc I have ever witnessed, and we haven't seen the multiplayer yet lol
Zediac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want expensive DLC? Here's one game with enough DLC to equal the price of a decent used car.
Derpywhaleshark7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah. Activision would weep
KhorneChips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Train Simulator is kinda a special case. You're not really supposed to buy all of it, just the specific few trains you want. It's expensive because of how niche it is and the work that goes into the reproductions.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is Elon Musk doing a duckface in the sidebar pic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:40:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Costume pikachu is a thing, I could see this... unfortunately.
SoSeriousAndDeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a Cosplay Pikachu available in ORAS, that gets some special moves based on their outfit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in calc rn, legitimately laughed out loud, fml
DnA_Singularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but first they make a good game. then later maybe skins. truly Blizzard is the best with this kind of stuff.
ThrowawayusGenerica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think you do but you don't
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sounds like EA
Everything_Is_Koan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In case of Blizzard it would be "Or play for 3 hours so you can get in-game gold and just buy the damn skin with it".
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:36:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must obtain additional pokeballs
bakkerbard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
Quetzalcoatl490 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'd probably have much better customer service, in that they would actually respond to their customers.
ARoaringBorealis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It depends on the team developing the game. The Overwatch developers communicate very clearly and frequently, while the Hearthstone team only says something every now and then, usually when there is a situation at rock-bottom, and even then they give some sort of unclear PR response.
[deleted] ยท 391 points ยท Posted at 11:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should have released Gen 2 to keep momentum.
NCSUGrad2012 ยท 1667 points ยท Posted at 12:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should have released an app that actually works. Not to mention all the stupid ways the app was designed. The gym battles are terrible.
ThoughtRazor ยท 631 points ยท Posted at 12:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if we could just trade Pokemon, the game would be 100x better.
I saw a friend from across the country last week, and we had vastly different pokedexes; it would have been great if we could have swapped a few.
But nooo, Niantic; let's keep cutting features instead of making the game better
ConceptualProduction ยท 514 points ยท Posted at 14:57:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My biggest gripe with the game was levelling them up. Like, great I have this super cool rare Pokรฉmon that I can never level up because I won't ever find another one, instead of...oh I don't know...leveling up through battling like every other damn Pokรฉmon game!
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 15:17:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially because you wouldn't even be able to level it up after finding another. You'd have to find MULTIPLE ones.
DiarrheaPocket ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's changing soon. They're implementing a system where you can specify a pokemon as your buddy that walks along with you and apparently they poop out candy that you pick up so you can level them up.
Juz_4t ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh... Bit too late.
DiarrheaPocket ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:23:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think quite a few people feel the way you do. I still play occasionally but honestly for about a week I've had enough pidgeys, weedles, and rattatas in my bag to pop a lucky egg and do my 60 evolves and I just can't be bothered to do it. About the only time I fire up the game is when I go for my nightly run and even then it's kind of ridiculous that I seem to get credit for maybe 2/3 of the actual distance I'm traveling. The game is still a mess but hopefully they'll try and keep improving it. Probably too late for a lot of players though.
seven3true ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:15:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm waiting in line somewhere, I just force quit the app, and reload it several times. I get an easy 1/2k from the game trying to figure out where the hell I am in just about 5 minutes worth of doing this.
Ilikeshinythings223 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:35:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have not up my horsey.
uReallyShouldTrustMe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sigh.... Everyone complaining about Pokemon go ITT, and all I am hoping for is that it gets released in Korea :(.
notathr0waway1 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not true. You get three candy for catching a pokemon and it costs two to level up
Danstrada28 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:20:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah try finding a 25 of them so you can evolve that rare ass Pokemon that you never run into
notathr0waway1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK. Evolving is different from leveling up, though.
Danstrada28 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that shit still takes forever too
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I somehow interpreted evolve... I'm sorry.
notathr0waway1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yeah. Gotcha.
Wh0_am_I ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rumor has it that they are going to release an update next week and you'll be able to level then up through walking.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:48:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where did you hear that? I'd be super excited if that's the case, but I don't want to get my hopes up.
torik0 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:08:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-buddy-system-data-mined/
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome. That's exactly what the game has been needing.
torik0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also now tweeted by PokemonGoApp (Niantic) themselves.
nermid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now we can start talking about the immense battery drain and data usage!
torik0 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Data usage isn't bad at all. Unless you play for 16 hours a day every day.
ShitFacedEsco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:17:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T-Mobile had two weeks where on their t-mobile tuesday app they gave you free data for pokemon go for a year.
6890 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:16:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought the specific Pokemon candy was poorly thought out. My starter Pokemon still has 20cp or whatever he began with. The simplest of fixes that seems obvious is scrap candy for particular pokemon and convert to "Type" candy. Catch Grass pokemon? You got Grass candy. So these god damn Paras I'm sending through the blender can actually help my Bulbasaur.
ejeebs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-buddy-system-data-mined/
EDIT: http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/buddy/
intheBASS ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:40:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get a Vaporeon, you get a Vaporeon, YOU GET A VAPOREON!
Thank_You_Love_You ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why didnt they just make random pokemon battles. That'd be fucking sick.
slaya45 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure someone else has told yah but next tuesday they're adding a system to let you get candies for rare pokemon you've only caught once.
lwbritsch ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's where youu went wrong, believing Pokemon Go is a Pokemon game. Literally nothing about it follows the same CORE ideas or mechanics of any previous game in the Pokemon franchise. Nothing about it relates to Pokemon besides the names/skins.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:57:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell I'd be game for getting rid of many features to have a turn-based system similar to the games and get rid of that stupid poke-ball throw thing. Grow your pokemon the old fashion way OR with candies!
nermid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best part of the game, imo, if the mechanics made any sense at all.
I've gotten 200+ strength pokemon in one throw, but razzberry'd 30-strength pokemon sometimes take three or more curveballs (which, of course, means three or more razzberries). It makes no sense at all, and I want to punch their algorithm in the face.
Fuego_Fiero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:00:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Razzberries just lower a Pokemon's flee rate, making them less likely to run. CP had little to do with capture rate, capture rate is directly tied to pokemon level. So a 1000 CP Hypno can actually be easier to catch than a 300 CP Weedle, because the Weedle has a higher level. You can tell this by the colour of the inner ring. The more red it is, the harder the pokemon will be too catch. Starters have a huge capture rate multiplier, so Charmanders, Bulbasaurs and Squirtles are always going to be harder to catch. You can also increase your catch rate by throwing the pokeball when the inner ring is the smallest. Doesn't matter if you get the nice great excellent bonus, it only matters the size of the ring.
nermid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a ridiculous system for several reasons, not least of all because the razzberry item description explicitly says it makes the pokemon "easier to catch."
Fuego_Fiero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you catch a fleeing pokemon? So the razzberries do what they say. But it's very much the same as in the original games. A level 1 Dratini is much easier to catch than a level 50 rattata, although i would still use ultra balls on the Dratini and not bother with the rattata. The system is as deep or shallow as you want it to be. You can tell at a glance how hard the pokemon is to catch by the colour of the inner ring, and change your strategy accordingly. I dunno I guess you don't like the game but I'm still having fun with it. Different strokes I guess.
nermid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's bullshit and you know it.
I didn't say that. I enjoy the game and I still play, but these are major, systemic flaws I would like to see fixed.
Not everybody who complains about a thing hates it, man.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only mechanic that is worth it is the actual tossing (which can stay there since you need to catch a weak pokemon after damaging it anyways). Its just the rest of the system is entirely random BS that doesn't make sense, as you mentioned.
nermid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if they don't want to use full battle mechanics, you should still be able to throw rocks at them, like in the Safari Zone.
Missing_nosleep ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:09:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make candies rare again.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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snoopiku ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is done by GPS spoofing. Basically make your phones GPS think you are in France and poof, Pokemon Go thinks you are in France.
It is a bannable offense so, I wouldn't recommend it.
Regvlas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I want is to be able to find pokemon that show up on my radar. That's it.
jklsdhu490 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey look there's a Magicarp!" Psyche, it's a Weedle with 30 CP and it shook off your balls.
nitiger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:10:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trading comes out in October.
pyroSeven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People in different parts of the country have different pokemons?
TIL.
vantharion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:31:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree on the trading.
Trading would encourage lots of account farming and super-users who are fed very powerful Pokemon and impossible to take down. People are already selling Pokemon Go accounts with significant progress. No need to create a further market for that while bullying out legit users.
ARoaringBorealis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped playing when they took away the footprints feature. I understand that they had to because apparently it was broken, but I never had a negative experience when using it, and living in a suburban area, I practically needed it to enjoy the game. Supposedly they still haven't added it in at this point.
Most games tend to get better after launch, but Pokemon go somehow managed to get worse.
bigfinnrider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so weird that they made a Pokemon game for kids, isn't it?
Ucantalas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to be able to hatch my eggs while my screen is turned off, partially so I don't burn through my battery in ten minutes, and partially so I'm not some dumbass with his phone out constantly tapping on it and shit just so the screen stays on.
professor_doom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of phones have settings that keep the phone from going to sleep. Might be worth investigating.
Ucantalas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ended up trying this today.
Turns out my iPhone does not like being turned on for a half hour straight while in my pocket. It felt like it was going to set my pocket on fire.
3226 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
App called 'caffeine' keeps your phone on. It's what I use. Fire it up and you can walk with your phone in your pocket. Still eats battery though.
pazimpanet ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they would have maintained the tracking system and made it so that you could battle wild Pokemon to increase the CP of your current team it would have been an amazing game. I want to choose my team, not have it be chosen by some arbitrary algorithm and what is most common in my area. It is just missing the heart and sole of the originals.
Qwik_Sand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SERIOUSLY THOUGH. There is NO reason why NOT to have the normal battle system.
Teraperf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which part doesn't work for you? I haven't had any crashes in ages.
AltairEmu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck releases a pokemon game without the ability to battle your pokemon??
boobie_squooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What they should have done was make it like the Game Boy games. Where you run into a Pokemon, battle it a little to weaken it (get some battling practice at the same time) and then catch it. You would then continue battling and leveling up Pokemon as you catch new ones, hopefully getting good enough to be able to battle at a gym with a decent levelled up Pokemon.
That's how the games were, thats how the show was, so why the fuck are we running around like stupid Ash Ketchum and just throwing balls at pokemon hoping one of them sticks Misty would be laughing in our faces saying "That's not how you catch Pokemon"
That's right Misty; it's not.
Edit: Also โ trading Pokemon. Why not?
Jourdy288 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should've at least slapped a "beta" sticker on it to let people know it wasn't nearly finished.
criticalbuzz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
App works fine. It's just boring.
DnA_Singularity ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:00:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean they should have made a game?
What is this shit app? why didn't they make a game? Oh it's not even Nintendo but some shitty shitter that wants to make easy cash off of it and somehow got approval.
JosephND ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Identify cheaters and spoofers, go beyond a few hours ban and into a two-strike policy: 3 days, lifetime. For accounts with retroactive evidence, hard ban them immediately, why the hell should I be lumped in with the ass who spoofed and went to France via swimming just to get Mr Mime.
Bring back tracking, improve it or bring back rustling grass. I drove around my area like a maniac once I saw a Vaporeon on the map, no clue which cul de sac in which development it was hiding in.
Make gym content scale. If I'm lvl 15 I know I can't take down the lvl 33 dude in the gym, but let me take on the other lvl 15 dude who has a Pokemon in the gym.
Bring in trading only if you can control it closely to discourage eBay $$ trading along with it, and only after accomplishing #1. Treat it like account selling on MMOs or closely monitor listings, no pay to "win" BS. Trading doesn't reward you with candy, XP for new Pokemon, etc, and the icon should be represented differently in the pokedex to reflect that you haven't caught one yet.
Fuck places' requests to remove pokestops, it's been abused like in the instance of one high school student removing stops near their rival high school, or one comic book shop screwing over another. Undo the requests, they're infantile and very (very) rarely warranted.
Give me shit like NPC trainers and team rocket who will fight me, give me routes that have a few dedicated spawns (not exclusive spawns), make me give a crap about augmented reality by letting me see my caught Pokemon in AR, give me another way to improve Pokemon beyond stardust (which TF where does that fit into Pokemon).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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arcticsandstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's talking about requests to take down pokestops, fam
franch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'll pass your concerns along to the holocaust museum.
JosephND ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why allow certain apps to be checked and not others? People still check texts, emails, Yelp, whatever the hell they want to and it isn't disrespectful. Why single out Pokemon? Because they don't like the extra foot traffic of people visiting?
franch ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
because people were using AR to take pictures of gas-type pokemon in exhibits about the Holocaust.
piezeppelin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no such thing as a gas type in pokemon.
JosephND ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were doing that with ghastly in hospital beds, TF is your point
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 13:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. I play pretty regularly, but not hardcore, and haven't yet completed my dex. I'm level 26, but would probably be closer to 28 if I hadn't waited a week for a new phone.
I think they should raise the level cap and update battles, as well as allow for local battles, trading, and shiny sprites that are incredibly rare all before gen2.
If they release gen2 so soon, they will be pushed and pushed to release more generations very quickly and the game will die out within a year
projimo87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You probably going to quit soon. Not many people make it to lvl 30 before it becomes unbearably boring
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I play it on the bus and while I'm walking. I don't go out of my way to play it except at the start when the 'mons spawning were less diverse. I'll probably play it until the game dies entirely, just like my main games.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 11:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
September 5th. I don't really know what was holding them back, they didn't make the models.
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 12:25:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Niantic doesn't really strike me as a company that looks towards the long term... They should've began creating the gen 2 sprites as soon as the game was about to be released - if not sooner. I think dropping Gen 2 in the fall would be the perfect time to keep momentum up.
Edit: apparently Niantic doesn't create the models, it's from Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby.
Per - /u/solidcake
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:12:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like I said though, they didn't make the sprites/models. All they had to do was add the stats and such and set some spawns or whatever. Couldn't take longer than a week, not to mention how much money they have to do it.
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially because Gen 2 was very much "Oh, this is the Gen 2 version of ___". They literally could keep the spawn locations the same and just map the newbies to their Gen 1 brothers.
MikeKM ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like your username, it reminds me of my cat who we realized he was Jewish and liberal 8 years ago when Sarah Palin was a thing. Come to think of it, we never considered the fact that he could be gay too.....wait, Wyatt, when did you figure out how to turn on the computer?
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone on Reddit is your cat except you
TheBreastIncarnate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cat.
Tenn1518 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought everyone was a bot.
RhysPeanutButterCups ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beep meow boop.
Trace6x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does make you wonder what the hell they're doing in their offices. I'm no game developer but I can't help but think you're right, a week and a budget and they could bash that out in no time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well why ? Gen 1 is fine for now. Most of the people have not yet completed their Pokedex. And I personnally still get excited seeing a lot pokemons. And a lot of people are still figuring out the pokemons available and how to effectively battle with them etc...The game is full of problems but Gen1 is not one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:52:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to what you saying, they should release a new Gen every 2 months to keep the hype however that doesnt make any sense. In 14 Months the game will be over. What should they do then ? And Overwhelming people with content is not going to make them stay longer. Also you need to take into accoumt that the game evolved a lot in Gen2 and after. It is not just copying stats from the previous Pokemon games and making 3D models. Just imagine adding Slaking from Gen3 with the current battling mechanics. It's going to be a catasprohe and will make people hate the game even more.
SolidCake ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't make the models, they used the ones from the 3d pokemons like alpha sapphire
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:58:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, didn't know that. Thanks for that.
kaiju-taxi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually the models date from X and Y, the first games in that generation.
kutuup1989 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got a source on that. Nothing is confirmed as far as I can see.
A-Perfect-Triangle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:13:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's on September 5th?
import_antigravity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... what? Gen 2 is releasing on September 5?!
Csehaka27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gen 2 wouldn't be enough to persuade people who stopped playing before catching all Gen 1 pokemon. The real issue is there's nothing to the game: it's nonstop grinding with no reward.
marcuschookt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Someone in one of the PokemonGo subs mentioned a very gaping hole in the way they designed the game that would make releasing new generations even worse for the game.
With the way it is right now, releasing even a dozen more new Pokemon into the ecosystem would mean making already hard to train/find Pokemon even harder. With Gen 2 you're adding 99 new Pokemon. Good luck trying to even find a Dragonite then, let alone training it up.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:17:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There aren't enough generations to save that game
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even. Just support your game and fight to make it work in KOREA DAMNIT I JUST WANT TO PLAY SOME DAMN POKIMANS
DoctorOctagonapus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should have released more than a dozen or so Gen 1 pokemon to those of us who don't live in massive cities!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or gym battles that don't suck Or a tracker that works Or not disconnect themselves with an entire fan base by banning 3rd party sites that did what they couldn't Or released trading Or made PVP battles Or made spawn rates better for rural areas Or updated the spawns in general so I don't catch my 928294892947482nd Drowsee.
Burritozi11a ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are going to release gen 2 soon, but at this point it's only step one of a long list of things that need to be done to make the game worthwhile
ten_dolla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there any evidence that niantic is planning to ever release gen 2? I keep seeing talk, but nothing solid.
Space_Cowboy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gen 2 honestly would've turned me off. I really just wanted gym battles to be a little more meaningful and have the ability to battle my friends.
theSeanO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that would help even the slightest bit
sohetellsme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think they'll do it until next spring. There isn't as much time available to play in the middle of a school year, and the weather conditions over winter will make it not worth the time and risk.
sycophantasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shineys would have helped too. I loved it as a geo cashing type of game but once I saw that people had every rare Pokemon I didn't give a shit about finding rares. Early on you felt like your Vaporeon was valuable, then you felt your snorlax was valuable, then not even Garados was really all that uncommon in gyms. But if I could be the only one with a shiny Raticate to flaunt I'd have a lot more fun with it.
FranceGall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should release it to the rest of the world first. Us in korea still don't have the game.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should have done A LOT of things. But they're fuckin morons so ya know..
LePontif11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lack of pokemin didn't kill pokemongo, pokemon go killed pokemin go.
cupcakesordeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not even that it's not cool anymore. But, who the fuck has all the time for this walking? I have to work too!
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 12:31:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a player who never played the original game, just the bastardized Pokรฉmon Stadium and Pokรฉmon Snap, I'll be deleting when gen 2 comes out. I'm already frustrated that I can't get the gen 1s that I want, once the desirable Pokรฉmon become unfamiliar to me, I'm out.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're planning on getting rid of the game when they add more content?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming nothing else changes, yes. Every single update has made the game worse. I don't expect the game to be any better just because there's new Pokรฉmon.
DeeFB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand this logic.
I guess I don't understand the seething hatred fro any Pokemon that's not from gen 1 in the first place.
STAAAAAALIN ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's just a genwunner. Nothing to see here, move on
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not seething hatred, they're just unfamiliar to me, so I don't have any desire to see them.
I'm close to deleting anyway. I had knee surgery this year, and can't walk very far, but riding a bicycle is fine. Since the refresh rate changed, I rarely see Pokรฉmon on my rides, and my eggs don't hatch. Adding a whole generation of Pokรฉmon before fixing those problems would be a slap in the face.
BooAnna ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go to the polls
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 15:48:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only on Reddit though. Everywhere else it's still going strong for a mobile game.
I think Pokemon go will be like WOW. It'll have peaks and slopes when they release new stuff, for example when gen 2 comes out we'll see a spike and when trading happens we'll see another.
Groodles ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just on reddit. The only people I see still playing it are cringey nerds.
NaisaDuck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be cool.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The recent updates have been kind of cool. After the first weekend I realized that the game was unfinished, so it'd be best to just put the game down until more content was released. I open it up like once a week now, go "oh neat" and thats about it.
What really sucks is that I think this will be a great game in 6 months or so. Problem is that no one will be playing in 6 months.
FuckingKilljoy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:53:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such massive hype for a week and now it's up there with flappy bird in the annals of fad apps. Could have been a good game too if Niantic gave a shit. It's almost like they figured that because it was so big nothing could happen that would stop it. I guess they underestimated how fickle the mobile gaming market is
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except Flappy Bird was pulled from the app store because the developer saw how addicting it was to the users and he didn't want to be a part of creating an addiction, or something like that. He pulled it off the app store when it was still really popular. People were selling their phones that had Flappy Bird installed for insane amounts of money.
MurdervilleRS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:02:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see you every fucking where
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go outside!
Inkertus_0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:12:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm utterly unsurprised about that with what I hear about it. There's very little to it and not many pokemon to go and get plus all the running around you have to do (which most people don't seem to mind). It does get repetitive after a week though. If they had more to it like Nintendo handheld Pokemon games then I'm sure more people would be into it.
Quests, local trainer VS trainer battles on the spot, Gen2 and 3 Pokemon, reasons to hold Gyms (rewards and whatnot), etc. The massive server load and outages certainly didn't help it but didn't hurt it hugely from what I heard.
hthu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does that mean I've successfully skipped yet another fad? like it never happened...
PMyourself ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking hope so.
down4good ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hello fellow rs player :>
itsfoine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:11:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once they removed tracking it was extremely difficult for someone in the suburbs to play since there aren't many pokemon to begin with.
MP-SL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:19:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the app is a piece of shit, still - its gets me out of the house sometimes to go for walk with my gf
gabriot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:52:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything played by a ton of hot chicks is probably still considered cool
Throwaway616-4711901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I encourage everyone to stop playing... So the servers don't crash anymore when I play ๐
AsterJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I ran out of pokeballs and can't catch anything anymore. If I wanted to start playing again I'd have to first sit at a pokestop for hours and farm more balls. Why would I want to do that?
vTheCurrentEvent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you can, go to an urban area with 50+ stops within a square mile. Walk around for an hour and your bag will be full.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn, that was a quick flash in the pan.
andysaurus_rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh. It just lost the support it got from people that saw it in the news and thought "oh hey. I guess I'll try that out." until they realized it was basically just a walking game. so a lot of people. But it's still plenty active among my friends, and at my school.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On one hand, the player level DID drop a full 1/3.
On the other hand, 30 million players is still a ton of players.
JP193 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering some young kids stopped and said I look like I should be a local Pokemon trainer or a gym owner, I don't know what that implies of Pokemon Go.
notaunicorn-yet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that game is only like 2 months old?? is it really "not cool" already?
5082050 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like it for the nostalgia, I got the other games but I like the simplicity of pokemon go.
asol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like the game, but it's too "shallow" for me.. I am bored of fighting at gyms, don't care to spend the whole evening wandering around aimlessly (I never cared too much about the 3 step tracker or the pokevision site or whatever it was called, I would walk miles and catch what I saw.)
I heard rumors they were going to implement trading and trainer battles, I hope that happens soon.
TheHeroicOnion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped because Weedle and Pidgey are the only two Pokemon in Ireland I'm sure.
Sevnfold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The people ruined it for me. I was in a local facebook pokemon go page, for tips and such. But all the comments were just bullshit. Then there's the 2 or 3 guys who are just WAY too into it, they comment on everything, and they know all the stats etc etc. I'm like Jesus, it's a phone app, get over it.
JustTheT1p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it gets worse every day... Once something becomes popular the goal of the company changes from "make a good thing people will want" to "maximize profit from huge audience", and suddenly even crappy pokemon took me 25 pokeballs to catch.
It became a dull grind that heavily encourages spending real money, rather than chill but exciting logging pokemon in my pokedex. I never even got to win a gym! So sad! Pokemon just line up to get spanked without even attacking at all.
Racing2733 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't wait for the obviously superior game, Digimon Start!
mccoyster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't to begin with.
studioRaLu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that it isn't cool, it's just that the app sucks too much to withstand fad status.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They should've let you battle and trade with your friends that would've kept people
runetrantor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is sad, it could have been the best pokemon game.
Have normal battles, trades, and such in, basically, a normal pokemon game, set on our world.
But nope, let's make it a weird mess without battles, leveling up, or anything. (Like, what's the point of the starter or the early pokemons when I can get better ones later on? In the main games you grow attached to pokemon. Here they are fooder for candy)
BarrelOfDuckVaginas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait is Pokemon Go not cool anymore? Did I completely miss that fad?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you still want some free mobile pokemon style nostalgia, with an alcoholic mad scientist grandpa thrown in for good measure, /r/PocketMortys is pretty fun. It is more like a pokemon game than pokemon go.
weedwhacker7 ยท 258 points ยท Posted at 11:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cornrows
[deleted] ยท 212 points ยท Posted at 13:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I always used to give CJ cornrows in San Andreas.
Edit: Now I'm drinking booze and listening to K-Dust fun fact Axl Rose provided the voice for DJ Tommy 'The Nightmare' Smith.
super_awesome_jr ยท 235 points ยท Posted at 14:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's cuz you're a buster.
[deleted] ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 14:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, Ryda.
MattTheProgrammer ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 15:23:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
watch the road, CJ!
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All you had to do was follow the damn train CJ!
MattTheProgrammer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still fucking hate that mission.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:25:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everythang you do is a joke, Ryder.
Athabaska_Jones ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That ain't true!
super_awesome_jr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:18:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just noticed your username. I popped, brother hoot.
JuliusJex01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice username, hoot.
Deathxstalkerx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me laugh pretty hard and I'm not sure why. thank you (:
UltimateShingo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:23:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the contrary.
In the mission "Ryder", where you drive with said person to the barber and the pizza shop, and you buy the cornrows style at Old Reese "who lost it years ago", Ryder will compliment your hairstyle and admit that Reese still got it. Also you get a respect bonus that can be large enough to unlock recruiting 2 people.
fatthand9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A mark ass buster
Mikevercetti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A trick ass mark
Doonvoat ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:04:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd give him an afro and make him as ripped as possible
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:11:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My CJ was ripped I also liked to dress him like Denzel in Training Day and drive around grove street.
ChadtheJabroni ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's PCP muthafucka
ryanknapper ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But could you follow the damn train?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I fucked it up a lot in my pre internet days then I read about what your supposed to do then I still fucked it up.
-eagle73 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, it wasn't easy to get 500 bucks before the mission where Ryder forces you to get a haircut, so I beat up prostitutes for the cash.
The ghetto is tough.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I feel ya gotta get that paper. I remember doing the pimping missions so the prostitutes paid CJ, fuck man CJ had a better life than me.
Deesing82 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this whole comment really took me back
ceetc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blonde cornrows. Those fucking things gave like the most "respect."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL nothing like having blonde cornrows and flying around on a jetpack shooting folk with an Uzi.
todaystomsawyer0 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 13:10:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kendrick Lamar rocks them pretty well.
K_multiplied-by_K ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 13:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So does Kawhi Leonard. Are we sure they're not cool anymore?
destroys_burritos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kawhi would be recognized as a superstar if he had a dope fade.
daddydunc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or a "yeast dough rising" Afro a la Justice Winslow.
So hot right now.
blaisemescal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
low key cool
Jdrawer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So does Paul. Totes cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care what y'all say, I think Jeremy Lin's cornrows are dope
narek23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you only think that cus hes famous and cool otherwise
LePontif11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much. They make the style cool, not the other way around.
daddydunc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta be a true OG to rock the straight-backs.
NCSUGrad2012 ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 12:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool for white people to begin with.
weedwhacker7 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 12:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm black, but yeah
PM_ME_UR_LARGE_TITS ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 12:36:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
then you're cool no matter what, that's just the way it is
Eymou ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 13:18:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you sure?
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just provided more evidence
collin_sic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some things will never change
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:23:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like it or lump it, you're cooler than us.
WeegeeJuice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:07:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God knew black people would go through some struggles, so he gave them a lifetime supply of cool to compensate.
StickyGoodness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And big dicks.
PsychoAgent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even Steve Urkel? Or Bill Cosby?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Steve Urkel turned into Stephan Ur-Kel though, so even him. Cosby though.....
Kingdomheartsfan891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the various all white schools I attended. I'll leave it at that
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The kid who works at the redemption center in town who wears a sonic shirt and blasts chip tunes while he sorts cans rebukes this.
good_morning_magpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things will never be the same
AMFsnp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things'll never be the same...
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:03:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Lol
TheLivingLegends ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool for white people but it never made me not want, so I could be like Allen Iverson. Thank god I never did get them though.
UncleGrga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
unless you're on a mexican beach!
FappDerpington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bo Derek made them look pretty cool, way back when once upon a time!
I__Need__Scissors_61 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't tell Kristaps
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We thought this was pretty cool back in the day.
bobo42o24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riff Raff always has some nice braid ups. Even if you don't like cornrows, some of the designs are pretty fucking unique.
therealityofthings ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you see a white girl with cornrows know that she is down for anything. She is 'bout it, 'bout it.
HughGWrecktion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah its kind of sad that they died. I've started seeing durags again so its only a matter of time.
MeadFromHell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:10:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Over the last couple of days I've seen 3 different girls in my little UK town with cornrows. I'm actually scared that they're making some sort of comeback!
Ozwaldo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like 'em on chicks
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
Vague_Intentions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:07:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Kawhi Leonard tho
weedwhacker7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
Plays for the Spurs
Pick one
Vague_Intentions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk winning is pretty cool
T-Luv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Patty Mills is cool as fuck.
Boofus101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cornrows are the black man's mullet.
dogfan20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone please tell Kawhi Leonard.
DesiignedTheFuture ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The long cornrows on girls are still cool
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They seem to be making a comeback, but for white people
BarrySands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Raheem, he only just got his.
2RINITY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're coming back, but now white people are starting to call them "boxer braids" for some stupid reason.
YOU_CANT_GILD_ME ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well the original name of "cottonrows" never really took off, either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll be back. I've seen several transitions in my time. Back in the days when I was young everybody had fades, uptown fades, hi top, low tops, then cornrows were in, everybody and their dad had their hair in cornrows or out in a fro letting it grow long enough so that it could be put into cornrows, then the next one that always comes after that are Caesars.
We're back in the hi/ low top fade era now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duh, haven't you been paying attention?
It's cultural appropriation and racist.
dfnkt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and manicured toes?
bmth310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kawhi Leonard and Kendrick Lamar would like a word
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll come back. They always do.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought braids were good for black peoples' hair. Is that not the case? Or is it still acceptable to braid it, just not in cornrows?
boot2skull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cornrows on white people was never a good idea, yet every time I go to a beach in Mexico, girls gotta ruin all their photos with a look they'll regret in a year.
TooneysSister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're making a comeback amongst women
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finger waves.
prancingElephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When were they cool?
TheBeatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But cornrow kenny
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Corn rows on white people.
Nickyjha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No love for Cornrow Kenny?
bkrugby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood that
Wrest216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin in Nebraska is gonna be so pissed.
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thick cornrows on women is actually a very popular style right now.
beefstewforyou ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought they literally look like shit.
CasuallyInsaneLP ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guy with cornrows eats corn while listening to korn
de_sente ยท 1387 points ยท Posted at 10:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice cream, fucking freezer broke down.
Ozwaldo ยท 891 points ยท Posted at 12:36:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit that is hilarious how you flipped the question on its head with a literal answer
Mfiore000 ยท 450 points ยท Posted at 12:52:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this sarcasm??
JimmlyWibblie ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 13:08:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this sarcasm?
PassionOnThePavement ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, this is Patrick.
SirPickleLick ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Patrick S/ tar
jinklebadober ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit that is hilarious how you flipped the question on its head with a literal answer
TheySayItDonBLikItIs ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:52:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this sarcasm
kiddo51 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:46:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟIs this sarcasm
Mitchel-256 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:44:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't fucking know why, but I could swear the I is upside-down, too.
Srirachachacha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟษฏsษษษนษs sฤฑษฅส sฤฑ
Playcate25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how the fuck do you even do that?
Mitchel-256 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
หsแดษฅส วสแดหฅ
pttoau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like what?
Pro_Scrub ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฟDonde esta la sarcasma?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยกMe llamo T-bone, la araรฑa discoteca!
TomSawyer2112_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this sarcasm?
FredAstaireTappedTht ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boys, I believe we just hit peak Reddit.
GallopingGorilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:48:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you mocking me?
QuintonFlynn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AM I BEING MOCKED?
PM_ME_ALL_THINGS_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we sarcasm
Delliott90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's that taste like?
ejoman113 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I don't know. Is it?
Mfiore000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We are all sarcasm.
FoxyBrownMcCloud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Trump?
mothstuckinabath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How Can Sarcasm Be Real If Our Ice Cream Isn't Real?
BowtieMaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the real life?
no_ur_cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is not sarcasm.
ThexJwubbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait...is...is this sarcasm?
Kinjir0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS STATEMENT IS SARCASTIC.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:08:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in the slightest.
(also sarcasm)
fricTionjpeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:43:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
totally not sarcasm.
Phasechange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:45:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does it matter? Enjoy the moment on some level.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this real life?
fatn00b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this just fantasy?
Oral-D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:52:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course not
ASK_ME_IF_IAMA_BRICK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
Dynamaxion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sarcasm just isn't cool anymore /s
chux4w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even know anymore.
mechathatcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or is this just fantasy?
MidnightRanger_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No
leroyyrogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nawwwwww.... /s /s
Kingimg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
lateral_jambi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it not?
HitlerWasADoozy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah dude I think he's serious.
WtotheSLAM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:12:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is real?
spirit_spine ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/madlads
Doctor_D_Doctor_MD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:41:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you new to reddit?
Ozwaldo ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no king whoosh i am not
ottohero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he's six years old.
his reddit profile that is.
FatbeanerIRL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The absolute madman.
Nathan16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. Sarcasm.
GotTheNameIWanted ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is quite a literal response...
wgc123 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is cool how you so totally explained everything
ottohero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is cool how you so totally continued the joke but still got lots of downvotes because fuck you.
SquaredUp2 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That means...
You have no choice but to eat it all. NOW.
Graerth ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:09:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm cool with that.
BlondieClashNirvana ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:31:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not cool bro
SquaredUp2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's an interesting music taste combination.
BlondieClashNirvana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:55:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm an interesting guy
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol keep telling yourself that
basmith7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait... how many tennis balls?
Hellspark08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frozen foods manager here, FUUUCK that shit.
ALLSTARTRIPOD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the freezer breaks down, and it is no longer Ice, do you just have cream?
Freezeboltpanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is now merely water-cream, or if only partially melted, soggy-cream.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Work at DQ, can confirm when this happens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit humor
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, this is the one time you have license to engorge yourself on ice cream and not feel guilty, and you didn't take it?????
Redhavok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully you will not have to go and catch it
Cruyff14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats. You broke reddit.
blaptein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:35 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like the rest of the food in my fridge/freeze.. fuck you harry potter hurricane :(
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:05:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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yoLeaveMeAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least it's easier to catch when it isn't running
buster_de_beer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the old reddit icecream-aroo
[deleted] ยท 413 points ยท Posted at 12:25:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Comic Conventions.
Maybe it's just me, but they've started losing a lot of the charm and fun of them all just to be giant three day nerd shopping malls, and video game runway model shows. A lot of the exclusivity and fun of being a dork being around other dorks is slowly fading away.
rjjm88 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anymore, cons feel like I'm playing to be advertised to.
PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 15:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more about pop culture now than actual nerd culture.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:13:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 15:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Ekkosangen ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 15:40:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Panel on Star Trek through the years? That's pop culture.
Panel on the ins, outs, and intricacies of speaking Klingon? That's nerd culture.
hpliferaft ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A decade ago, this was still considered nerd culture.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Ekkosangen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's really that conventions have changed, it's that the larger conventions are the ones that cover a broad selection of IPs, and do so shallowly, while the smaller conventions are where you're going to find the narrow, but deeper, discussions.
Not that one is better than the other, they're just different kinds of conventions. Support the little guys too!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Panel with ST:TNG actors recounting stories about working together is nerd culture.
Panel with JJ's ST actors trying to do the same thing is pop culture.
e: Thanks /u/prosthetic4head
prosthetic4head ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahem...ST:TNG
nateonsideways ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:32:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like all the pop culture stuff too, but hate that comic-con/SDCC specifically (I don't hear much about others) is all about pop-culture. It's cool that that stuff is getting attention and all, but it's hardly comic-con when any slightly nerdy/funny/sci-fi/whatever show can have a panel at SDCC.
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because actual nerd culture is only cool to actual nerds, and there's a lot fewer of those than you might think.
krom_bom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, because things that used to be solely within the realm of "nerd culture" are now completely mainstream, absorbed by mass popculture.
slyweazal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the dot com / internet revolution made nerd culture pop culture.
trevorthecerealbowl ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 13:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why you just switch yo anime conventions and get absolutely shit faced.
MasterBaser ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, you can get shit faced at any convention.
columbus8myhw ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 15:18:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get shitfaced anywhere
ForeverInaDaze ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting shitfaced at a fetish convention is a whole other story.
Sassywhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can get shitfaced anywhere. Doesn't mean there might not be consequences.
casualrayet ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know who downvoted you but I'm definitely part of a group of people that both go to several anime conventions a year AND never go to any panels. We just dress up, people watch and daydrink
LadySmuag ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also like Renaissance Festivals for this purpose.
lilappleblossom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:49:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ren faire day drunk is the best.
TheWastelandWizard ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:55:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wenches and Mead are what we need.
Lvl1bidoof ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going travelling around America in a couple years. I'd love to go to a ten faire and have some drunk guy say I had a great accent (I'm British)
LadySmuag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a British roommate in college that I took to the RenFest. I'm not sure if it's because she was British or a history major, but she spent most of the time flailing and shouting, "You've got it all wrong!"
It was a great time.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like another Halloween!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah all of the anime cons i attended were basically 4-day hotel parties with costumes. and there was absolutely a lot of fucking going on.
Paul-ish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sounds amazing.
Imanual_robriguez ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 13:33:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
^
This guy fucks
Xenomemphate ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waifu pillows maybe.
famoustran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking got him.
salamislam79 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 15:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No he doesn't
TheProphecyIsNigh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:03:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You haven't been to Anime Expo
metalkhaos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck goes on at Anime Expo?
sinsinkun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
metalkhaos ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still hasn't answered the question.
Describe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I add this pre-canned response to the list of uncool things?
Dabrush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not here, where you will be banned from the premises for that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
unless you go to Anime Expo
....then u just go to anime LA instead
SquaredUp2 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 13:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic book conventions were the shit in the 80s and the like, when there was no internet, a significantly lesser amount of comic-to-film adaptations, and it was generally a lot more underground (although, if we compare that to the decades before... yeah.) You could feel cool and special about your niche hobby that only you and your friends could understand. Nowadays, it's just become too mainstream to be cool.
/comic hipster rant
TheBreastIncarnate ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroescon is one of the only ones that is still purely for the comics.
7457431095 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yeah Heroes Con!
Laureltess ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:53:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure. Nowadays you can browse any number of sites related to that thing you like and spend hours reading fan fiction or trivia...before the widespread use of the Internet it was harder to find people with the same niche interest, so cons were a way to meet up and be like "hey you like x? Me too!"
adorabletea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when Wizard magazine was a thing and they'd list every comic convention in North America in the back pages. Hopping around to obscure malls in the tri-state area made for some great experiences.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know that smaller underground conventions still exist. My coworker goes to "con" all the time, always for sone weird obscure thing. My sense is that most of the goers are older people still doing what they were doing decades ago.
ageowns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm doing Baltimore Comic Con this weekend. It's fantastic, and still has that nerdy, non-mainstream glossy feel.
mr_blanket ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:31:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno man... have you SEEN brony-con?? It's bigger than E3
pearlmessiah ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:11:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An acquaintance of mine went this year and put a bunch of stuff on her snap story. Holy shit you're right, that event's fucking huge. Never have I seen so many grown men singing along to songs from a TV show targeted towards young girls
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:32:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Aquaman52 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:57:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Believe it or not, it was Justin Bieber the con coincided with this year. Pretty much the same story, but slightly older screaming girls.
Few years ago, it was a national Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity convention. THAT was interesting.
mr_blanket ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:04:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha. Pikes. At least at the college I went to, they were known to be rapists, drug addicts, and general ass holes.
Aquaman52 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PiKA's the exception that proves the rule of "each chapter of a frat is unique from the others".
Janube ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:59:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ours were somewhere between nerdy drug addict assholes and sleazy drug addict assholes.
They weren't the rapists of the campus, and half of them were alright people.
GenocideSolution ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't this thread about what is no longer cool?
Wouldn't comic conventions and brony-con be something that used to be uncool and is becoming popular?
SaneNSanity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brony-con? This is a thing?
To be fair though, E3 became an invite only con because of how obscenely oversized it had become.
WitchyWristWatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, the first couple years, there were pony cons everywhere. Then Las Pegasus Unicon in Vegas crashed and burned and everyone had to take a step back and reconsider how these things would be run so the community didn't take a bigger hit.
Jourdy288 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I went to NYCC in 2011 and it was awesome, a great variety of stuff was shown off, it wasn't crazy crowded, and the folks in attendance were incredibly friendly. I had the time of my life.
I skipped 2012, went again in 2013.
Um.
It was still good. Just, different. It was a lot more commercial, there were more people selling stuff- specifically, figurines and other clutter. There was less cool original stuff on the floor, but it was still a good time. Also, it was a lot more crowded.
NYCC 2015. I had a lot less fun that year. Still had fun, but it just wasn't the same. A TON of junk for sale, less variety, heavy crowding and a notably less friendly crowd. I'm not going to NYCC 2016.
EDIT: I feel that the show needs re-organization (among other things) if it's to be worth attending again, I wrote about it here.
GSUmbreon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a similar experience. 2010? Great. 2011? Probably the best one, partially due to IEM NY happening there (a place to sit and esports? Hell yeah!). Then it just started getting way too big for its own good. I didn't even bother trying to get tickets this year; its become a lot of effort to even have fun while you're there. I mostly go to cons for cosplay purposes, and NYCC is too crowded to really do that anymore. People knock into you and break your props by accident constantly.
Jourdy288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I decided to go to PAX East this year and had a much better time there!
GSUmbreon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard great things about PAX East. The only problem is that NYCC is roughly an hour away from me by train, whereas I'd need to make travel accommodations for Boston (~5 hour drive). Its is a little too far away, but I hope I can get there eventually.
Jourdy288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, as a CT resident I decided to stay in a hotel for PAX East- totally worth it. It's a long journey, but so totally worth it. If you're going, make sure you book your hotel accommodations early as nearby hotels tend to fill up fast. That said, I stayed at a hotel about 15-20 minutes away from the convention center- it was out of "town" in a sense, but notably cheaper than staying closer- you may want to consider that if you're on a tight budget.
CorbenikTheRebirth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tried going to smaller cons? There are a few local ones of about 300 or so people that meet up every year near me, and they're a blast. Not as polished and nice, but most people there are there because they fucking love the media.
Jourdy288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to Connecticon and was honestly a little underwhelmed- then again, that was some years ago- I might go again next time it happens.
CorbenikTheRebirth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the place, I guess.
B_A_Pain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, this hit me a little to hard. The difference from this year's Megacon to the one four years ago is just.... Depressing.
Wasn't this bad four years ago. Don't think I'll be going to another anytime soon- to depressing
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Megacon and Supercon have gotten so bad in the last couple of years.
DreadPirateGillman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/Gatekeeping
Jokes aside, I get the idea that conventions are less fun, but that's not a result of them being more accessible. If anything, it's more people to enjoy the hobbies we all know and love. I think it's more people trying to commercialize them. And in practice it doesn't really work, it just makes everything less enjoyable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good way to put it. Even when cons were big, they had a sense of intimacy among the community, and now that people have their mitts in trying to commercialize it, it's lost that special feeling. I've stopped going to cons because now, it's only an excuse to go on a three day alcohol bender. I can do that at home.
DreadPirateGillman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a few cons that still have that feeling, but the giants like NYCC and SDCC or PAX have all lost that spark. It's really a shame, they were so much fun.
ArtistBlock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you been to one convention you been to all of them.
Khnagar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comics are pretty mainstream these days. It's certainly not an underground nerd thing anymore.
I'm not saying thats a bad thing, just that its different than it used to be.
DarkNFullOfSpoilers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I miss is actually getting to meet my favorite actors and voice actors. It seems like over the years, Anime Cons have replaced actual industry stars with Cosplay "Stars".
Don't get me wrong, I ADORE cosplay, but I miss my voice actors, gosh dang it!
kaiju-taxi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic conventions have grown a lot, actually. They're becoming more popular the way I see it.
ChildHater1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And 300 lb Harley Quinns.
Pvtpenguin311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to my first one thinking it would be so cool. Then realized it was just a bunch of vendor booths trying to sell me crap. I could buy stuff of stand in a super long line to get an autograph. That was my first and last CON.
weirdmountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially the Wizard World conventions. I live in Philly, and that's the only big con we get in this town. The cost of admission alone is so outrageous that I don't even bother.
Goldenface007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, those have definitely gone mainstream.
adorabletea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's quite a paradox. I remember when being a nerd was still an uncool niche. You see the positives of that in hindsight, but at the time you couldn't help but wish really hard that the cool kids would understand what you're into and be into it too. I mean, your comics and that mindblowing anime are just objectively amazing, right? So we have that now and, my god, the horror of so many people not enjoying the things you enjoy the right way! And yeah, also all the cheap commercialism.
cartoon-dude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now it's all about furry conventions :P
fulthrottlejazzhands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I stopped going to NY Comicon a couple years back when I saw legend Neil Adams's stand nearly empty and a line of 50 people waiting to play a new video game for 2 minutes.
Now I just buy tickets and resell them to suburban kids for a 300% markup.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's amazed me how much things have changed. These days, you can't go on any comic, sci-fi/fantasy related video on the internet without it being presented by some hot chick. You never would have seen that back in the day.
thepurpleskittle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I miss this too :( I had only been going to conventions for about 2 years when I noticed the sudden shift to pop culture and I'm bummed I missed out on the real nerd culture for so long.
KnowMeBourgeoisie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got older and the general attendees stayed the same age.
Ardal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Comic Conventions were never cool.
zories3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many people go in there just because "man I'm such a nerd! Haha" and what not. It really sucks, because some of those people were the same people who would bully others in middle/highschool if they knew they liked comics and such. Now it's just part of pop culture to be into Hero's and tv shows such as Game of Thrones. It's hip to have a certain small streak of nerd in you. "Oh yea I play D&D here and there and I love the Batman movie series!" Something like that. It's only cool though as long as you have some nerdiness, but not too much. I hate it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad. I haven't been in a postion to attend any conventions for various reasons and I'm sure I won't get to go for a few more years- 2020. Is it gonna suck by the time I get to go :(?
ChaosFireV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, they are still good. Panels are usually a blast and being able to buy random nerd shut that's hard to find is just a plus.
BoogKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you're thinking of the "Comic Cons" like sdcc and nycc. There's a ton of actual comic conventions that aren't those and are meant more for comic books that can be pretty cool.
EkriirkE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive never attended one, but from the news/photos I see its all about the current anime + 1 or 2 trekkies.
Chronogos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Salt Lake Comic Con was so huge, i doubt there could be that many nerds living here. It has essentially become a giant trade show. I miss the show we had before, called GeeX, which was significantly smaller and more authentic
skeeter1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So basically you are saying being uncool became cool for a short while, but is now back to being uncool again. I'm pretty sure it was still uncool in the middle phase too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read that as "commie conventions". Anyway, never been to a big one. But i can't say i disagree.
alexpixie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to want to go to SDCC but the desire is now gone, I stick to the small local ones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw man, I love Cons. It's still so fun!
-Swade- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've done SDCC for quite a few years in a row and while that's always been the most commercial and largest of them all I have noticed an interesting shift that nobody else has called out specifically:
See even as little as 5 years ago most San Diego locals would flee the city if possible during Comic Con. All their bars, restaurants, and even just the streets would be packed with con-goers anyways and you can list your place on AirBnB and make a month's rent in just a few days easily. In those days I noticed that the few locals who had stayed but were very frustrated with all the nerdy traffic in their city.
Then a funny thing happened: the locals stopped leaving. The dude-bros (etc) who normally fled realized that they could stay and party; a weird nerdy spring break was coming to them and they could enjoy it, even if they didn't care at all for geek culture. Not overall a bad thing but this has led to a number of culture clashes where your local San Diego club-scene kids try to muscle out the Comic Con people at events and just generally harass the more passive visitors.
So in the past couple years some of the larger party events have actually gotten a bit dicey as the types of people who normally make large parties/clubs awful have started to filter into the otherwise pleasant crowd.
CountHonorius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. Especially the fashion show aspect of it all.
RazorDildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any time something gets too big it gets ruined. Comicon, E3, The Olympics, Formula 1, Burning Man, Reddit...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially that last one.
Damn redditors. They ruined Reddit!
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it's the creepy shit like old ppl hitting on younger ppl. There's a lot of drugs and more alcohol now that the 13 years olds from a decade ago are older.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when San Diego Comic Con didn't sell out and you could just show up and get... and maybe 10% of people were in cosplay.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because comics just don't matter anymore. Not to be mean, but why would anyone have a convention for a dying medium?
That's why "comic" con is about movies, tv, WWE etc.
LadySmuag ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:48:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My SO works at a comic book store in a small town in bum-fuck nowhere. The shop does $10,000 a day in sales. I can only imagine what a comic shop in the city would do. Comic books are far from a dying medium, if anything the movies have inspired a sort of Renaissance.
rhllor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is that from people who actually still buy and read comics or from those buying $1000 toys? I have definitely encountered a lot of fans whose knowledge about the lore of their fandom is minimal, but have spent a lot of money on merchandise.
LadySmuag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still buying and reading comics. I think its Thursdays that all the new serials come out? Those are always the craziest days because the shop is full to bursting and they have a line out the door. My SO works Wednesdays at the warehouse to prep everything for Thursdays so that it all goes like an assembly line- you come in, say which comics you're picking up, they grab you one of each, then pass you down to the cash register. Imagine those Harry Potter midnight release book parties, only they're every week.
a-r-c ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:45:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
too commercial
Frostoriuss ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 14:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The phrase "awesomesauce".
alt213 ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 17:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe this falls in the "never was cool" category.
i_make_song ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totes McGoats. Totes McGoats.
ncnotebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a Ponzi scheme or fiat money of coolness (coolness sounds so uncool. Same with so uncool, apparently). Everybody thinks it's cool because that was what the last person seemed to think. Keeps passing on to the next generation of overhearers until the whole system collapses due to lack of substance.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:41:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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alt213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be cool, but in that situation she could say almost anything and it would be cool.
SpaceNinjaBear ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:15:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With a side of cool beans.
ncnotebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Valve made it cool, temporarily.
digitalbastard ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:43:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kyle?
mccoyster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's weak noodles.
Wormhog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can we make it a two-fer with "amazeballs"?
zombaychick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I hate the one commercial with the twins god it makes me want to punch something
spoobles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:28:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jooolie?
Mast3r0fPip3ts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The new guys at work just nicknamed me Awesomesauce. A-Sizzle for short.
:(
atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah they go by BitWit now.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You saw the commercial didn't you?
Hoiwalla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:55:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
biiiiitch
[deleted] ยท 427 points ยท Posted at 12:07:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Cyberpunk sadly :(
Hope CD Projekt RED will change that.
Edit: I didn't said it's dead. I just think it's not so cool anymore. It didn't aged well and now feels kinda fake. Could use a complete overhaul so it feels more connected to our potential future.
Black_Hipster ยท 320 points ยท Posted at 13:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, I think it has been the exact opposite as of late. Cyberpunk is coming out, Shadowrun is gaining more traction, Mr Robot is awesome, Psycho Pass, Vaporwave being a thing, etc.
The only difference now is that the genre has stretched a bit more to where it's not only neon lights and motorcycles.
[deleted] ยท 181 points ยท Posted at 13:56:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deus Ex is also still an incredibly popular series and it very readily incorporates elements of cyberpunk.
Black_Hipster ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh right! Can't believe I forgot Deus Ex.
Xenomemphate ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:20:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, the latest one came out and from what I heard, it isn't terrible.
last_callout ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:54:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you enjoyed Human revolution you'll really enjoy mankind divided. It builds upon the first game, fixes alot of the combat and stealth issues, and the story is well done; including the side quest.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is best girl Marika alive?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you meant Malik, yes, but she doesn't show up in the game (other than in a small cameo)
YourWizardPenPal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The the control scheme annoyed me so much that I got a steam refund. This coming from a fan that has every other game.
last_callout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't a big fan either. Busted out a controller to give it a try and it definitely made it way more manageable.
Evenfall ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am loving mankind divided. Sure it has some issues, but there's so much story to the world and it really makes you think about social issues.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard it's fantastic but it does have an issue with micro-transactions, which on a 60 dollar game is a bit of a huge issue.
Milk_Cows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not terrible, but it doesn't come close to topping the best in the series either. Nope, Invisible War is still number one.
GhostofJeffGoldblum ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:09:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're gonna get death threats for that one.
Dreizu ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... you're gonna have to go ahead and give me your address. /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Shadowrun series had made a comeback as well,
joelthezombie15 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:33:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hiw is Mr robot cyberpunk? It's just a normal dude who hacks shit.
vagusnight ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 15:40:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As /u/anaract correctly stated, a lot of people miss the ideas of cyberpunk for the neon-and-robot set dressing. Mr Robot /looks/ like cyberpunk (hackers, EvilCorp, anti-consumerism, drugs) and that's enough for those who aren't paying attention.
hpliferaft ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 16:46:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hi tech, low culture. Mr Robot fits that.
vagusnight ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"High tech, low culture" /is/ the aesthetic of cyberpunk, without the ideas it explored. You make my point for me.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr Robot is a pleb-tier rehash of fight club. Nothing cyberpunk about corporate media trying to subvert the anticapitalist themes of cyberpunk.
slash213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also Mr. Robot has of "anarchistic" bullshit in it, because writers think that it's important to the theme, and people (I think correctly) associate it with cyberpunk.
But honestly Mr. Robot fucking sucks, I don't get why people like it.
hett ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Massive corporation running the world, running the government behind the scenes, people kept distracted by mass consumerism, drugs, and "news", the economy crashing, political and social upheaval and unrest... These are all very cyberpunk themes. You're saying the show is "basically just normal life" but the thing is the world and normal life have become much more cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk is more than an aesthetic. What the show lacks in the aesthetic it makes up for in the themes.
joelthezombie15 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So the entirety of the united States is cyberpunk? Because all of that happens.
To a somewhat smaller scale sure but it all happens.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. This is why cyberpunk as a genre is in decline. Real life has overtaken it and the "futuristic" themes are real. We have massive corporation hiking prices on life saving medications, globalisation is in few swing, and the only rational candidate for president is a plutocrat.
chaosfire235 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If only we could've gotten the cybernetics with them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well we have smart watches and smart phones and super computers are getting small and we have robotic drones so we are getting closer.
hett ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean, it's not black or white, like something is either cyberpunk or not โ the entire modern world in general has taken on a lot of aspects that were considered part of cyberpunk fiction. It's become reality for a very large part. That's why the genre is in decline and has become little more than an aesthetic, because the genre itself has become largely normal life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, if reality has a "theme", I guess. By that definition it's also romance, comedy, drama, etc., since America has all those things too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
define 'normal'. heh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not so normal ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Black_Hipster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:49:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I commented about it before.
You have an oppressive corporation that controls everything, a group rebelling through the use of tech, and a point where Tech pretty much becomes divine. I don't want to really spoil things, but Mr Robot ends up as cyberpunk as many other series.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know people didn't like Psycho-Pass. I'm normally super critical of anime, and I thought that was a mostly good show.
Laureltess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Robot is cyberpunk in content, but not in aesthetics. Like if you palette-swapped it with shit like Dredd, it could easily be cyberpunk.
Gravesh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:08:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And
JudgeDredd, which didn't come out all that long ago.EDIT: My bad
nermid ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:48:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just Dredd. Judge Dredd is the Stallone movie (which I love and always will).
FlickApp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:19:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked the neon motorcycles though, I hope we can still get some of that.
quitpayload ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The System Shock series is also picking up pace again after a seventeen year hiatus.
Motorgoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the thing that held off a system shock sequel for a long time was licensing issues. Someone had the license and wouldn't sell it.
worldnews_is_shit ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
radusernamehere ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:09:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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BEEF_WIENERS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:44:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that's because everything Cyberpunk predicted became true. We DO walk around with a connection to the sum of all human knowledge in our pocket, we DO have a device that can communicate with everybody, we DO have connections to a global network in everything with a plug.
So I think calling modern techno-fiction "cyberpunk" is like calling Inception sci-fi. Sure, it's got ONE piece of science fiction tech in it, and the "20 minutes into the future" genre is technically part of sci fi, but it's definitely pretty fucking close to the line. You're not wrong to do so, but you should probably be able to elucidate that opinion and defend it in a discussion because it's not obvious.
Black_Hipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well okay, I think I can.
Cyberpunk, to me, is more than just tech futurism. There has to be a dystopia, characters who try to rebel against it, and technology being the thing that makes or breaks.
EliteNub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaporwave isn't really a mainstream thing though.
rasamson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But neon lights on motorcycles are so cool!
lotus_bubo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It went from gritty-glam to gloomy and existential.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if i consider vaporwave cyberpunk... It doesnt really fit the aesthetic well, now aggrotech and futurepop, most of the time cyberpunk is exactly what theyre going for
Lvl1bidoof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does blade runner count as cyberpunk? There's a new one coming out!
CatTaxAuditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet Netrunner still lacks a player base anywhere remotely rural...
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is Mr Robot even cyber punk though?
Black_Hipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A world basically controlled by corporation, a pentester rebelling against the system with hacking, tech based spirituality. I'd count it.
Anolis_Gaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Continuum was also a thing for a few years. Wasn't 100% cyberpunk, but i think they came up with the time travel angle because doing everything in cgi future would have been too expensive.
isildursbane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Mr. Robot isn't very cyberpunk.
Or, at least not the contemporary cyberpunk. Hell if this is the new cyberpunk I'm all for it. I've always hated the fucking brass cyberpunk bullshit
Edit: whoops totally thinking of steam punk.
KaiserVonScheise ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brass? Cyberpunk? Sounds more like steampunk.
isildursbane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OH SHIT
Thank you lol
Falanin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard many bad things about 5th ed Shadowrun. Have they fixed it?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Falanin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really sure where you're going there.
I started playing in 2nd ed. 3rd was just better, though there was some bitching about the initiative changes. 4th was more of a mixed bag. There were a lot of changes, and Catalyst seemed to have a bug up its ass about "no errata". So the rules were both better, and wrong, for pretty much the whole run.
5th ed on release was a bloody shitshow from the critical response it got. Bad formatting/editing, crappy reference, clunky rules changes, and the guy who was the "no errata" nazi was still running the show.
Now, my Shadowrun group fell apart near the end of 4th ed, so I never got the 5th ed rulebook and I haven't been following Dumpshock for awhile, either. So I have zero idea how things went since then.
My question was "Has Catalyst fixed the problems 5th ed had on release?"
I'm still waiting for an answer to that question.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You seem to know about this game. My friends and I have been looking for a board game. Can you give me the basics of what it?
ambivouac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:46:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a board game, it's an RPG. Think Dungeons and Dragons, but add near-future tech.
Falanin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shadowrun is a tabletop Roleplaying Game.
If you've heard of Dungeons and Dragons, it's like that. One persons runs the game (the Game Master, or GM), playing the part of all the other people in the world, describing the setting, and adjudicating the player's success or failure. The rest of the players run their own character (which they have designed, and level up as they go along). The player characters are the main characters of the story.
Now, where this differs from D&D is that Shadowrun is set in 2075 or so. Think Gibsonesque Cyberpunk world.... only magic and dwarves, elves, orcs and dragons returned to the world in 2015.
The players play Shadowrunners. Most people in this world have a System Identification Number, or SIN. You don't. While this means you have no real human rights (you don't technically exist to receive benefits), you also can act outside the system. Sometimes people want things done without having records... that's where you come in. Deniable assets, easily disposed of, but being outside the system also can give you power. It all depends on how close to the edge you can run, and how fast and smart you are.
nahfoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oohh Awesome thanks for the write up
FoiledFencer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. The cyberpunk of the 90's is more realism than sci-fi at this point, so it makes sense to pioneer.
rugmunchkin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:03:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Is Mr. Robot still awesome? I loved season 1 but everyone I talked to at the beginning of it has said that season 2 has been off to a slow start.
Edit: thanks for downvoting me for asking a question. Jesus.
TheSmex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm loving season 2.
garfieldsam ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Stranger Things and DX!
Black_Hipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not very sure about Stranger Things. Awesome show but it has always struck me moreso as Lovecraft, though admittedly, some of the tech those stories show would be cool in a cyberpunk setting.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:52:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah that shit is lame
Anaract ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 15:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO, it's because people miss the point of it. Modern cyberpunk is all about aesthetic. Make some sexy robot girl in a dark city full of flying cars.
What was so great about cyberpunk when it originally came out was the ideas. It was all about technology blending with society, and all of the interesting implications. Neuromancer, the flagship cyberpunk novel, was all about a hustler selling drugs and illegal software in the streets who used his hacking skills to help an AI become sentient. It's all about exploring these interesting ideas about near-future technology in a neo-noir setting.
Modern cyberpunk is just trying to capture an aesthetic. I haven't seen many original ideas or full stories. It's usually just generic action in a dystopian setting.
yogi89 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:20:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join /r/Cyberpunk where we argue about whether something is cyberpunk in the comments of every post!
rift_in_the_warp ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:38:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snow Crash is fantastic, I highly recommend it if you're looking for something.
I agree with you completely though, it's all about aesthetic now. Which is why I really hate steampunk now. I wasn't really a fan to begin with, but it became almost entirely about slapping some gears and pressure valves on something, plus the whole community seemed extremely pretentious.
BitGladius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need to read snow crash, of only because of how closely it predicted VR headsets.
rift_in_the_warp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been a while since I read it, but it also seemed to predict Second Life too.
BeeCJohnson ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:08:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the Takeshi Kovacs novels.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:14:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually just finished Altered Carbon. There's a series? Also, I don't think this is cyberpunk but it's definitely not straight up hard sci fi either. Its a weird hard boiled middle ground.
BeeCJohnson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:33:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'd say it's definitely Cyberpunk - downloading your brain into a prisoners body to solve crime in a big city with your sweet cybernetic implants?
There are two more books, both very good. The second one is more Sci fi, and the third goes back to Cyberpunk. Maybe even more than the first one.
adrian783 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's not cyberpunk because the main character is not the punk. he's not the one exploring technological possibilities and implications. he's certainly living in a cyberpunk universe where it seems those explorations are rampant and unpredictable, but he's only on the receiving end of it.
number6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not punk, but he's definitely not establishment either. He's guy with dangerous skills, making his way through the crap underneath a shiny pretty future. Cyperpunkish, at least.
poeir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the world of Android: Netrunner . (Though the designers prefer to call it cybernoir.) It seems to be designed from the perspective of if all technological and political trends continue, what would be the outcome?
FieelChannel ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:01:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Damn I miss that blade runner/ghost in the shell/deus ex feeling of dystopic future
vagusnight ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 15:10:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're living in one.
We have tele-interviews with hackers hiding out in Russia for outing massive domestic surveillance aided and abetted by telecoms; we have kidnappings and killings in a private war for Soda Pop choice; we have complete paraplegics regaining ability to walk with exoskeletons and VR training; we have brain-machine interfaces that give us mind-controlled machines and remote controlled insects; we have super computers in the palms of our hand that perpetually spy on us; we have computer-generated hologram pop stars; we have every serious investor in the country throwing money at an AI arms race while pre-eminent scientists stand at the sidelines crowing about incoming disaster; 3D scanners and 3D printers that allow us to Xerox actual goods.
Slap some neon on your motorcycle. You're good to go.
Thompson_ ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, almost. The only thing missing is that it has to be night time 24 hours a day ;)
bp92009 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Raining, don't forget raining.
Thompson_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:58:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I forgot about the rain!
pablossjui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And black coats, don't forget those
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming will catch up... dont you fear.. or rather we should.
chipperpip ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's that about a Soda War now?
MyUserNameTaken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I need to know. Most of the rest of it I knew but the private corporate armies and intra corporate wars I hadn't found any examples of.
carl_pagan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:17:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is an augmented athlete on trial for murdering his girlfriend. Home VR porn is now a thing. Cyberwarfare is now more commonplace, more large-scale, and increasingly insidious. Everything you do or say on the internet gets harvested by several mega corporations with the purpose of creating neural net algorithms that simulate the function of the human brain...
vagusnight ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah, now you've got it.
Folks that are waiting for someone to fire a starter pistol and announce the future is here are going to be waiting a long time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:21:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, wait, when do we get military-grade physical augmentation? That's what we all really want to know.
grav3lface ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looking at the progress of companies like OpenBionics (who cooperate with Eidos Montreal and even disney) and the way they're moving forwards itcould be within a couple of years. Physical augmentation hasn't reached the "is it moral and better than the real deal" yet and is mostly giving those without limbs some limbs.
Sweet_Mead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm honestly afraid of augmenting my body with computer technology. The last thing I need is someone hacking my brain, arms, or legs.
NESoteric ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd think things like arms and legs wouldn't be closed systems where they only communicate with the brain and potentially power chargers, and not actually connect to the internet unless plugged into the computer for diagnostics.
yogi89 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, yeah, we have that, but most of the stuff you mentioned is still in its early stages and/or not widely available to the public. I'd say when it is, over the next 5-20 years then we're cooking with (neon) gas
vagusnight ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:16:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The future is not going to be equitably distributed. ... So... Pretty much cyberpunk
yogi89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true, but as tech gets cheaper and the masses catch on to it's usefulness, it creates a demand. The machine your responding to me with (be it a phone or PC etc.) was a luxury item 20 years ago and now everyone has them.
vagusnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people on the globe don't have meaningful access to this tech, and a lot of punk-ish stuff stuff isn't subject to Moore's law. Pharmaceuticals, for instance.
Florient ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People won't believe me now but they will in 15 years, this new breed of radical SJW feminism will create a very dystopic future for us. One day-maybe soon- a white man won't be able to walk around in a major city without risking being assaulted. You watch, it's happening.
chipperpip ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:20:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always saw Ghost in the Shell as fairly post-cyberpunk (the TV show moreso than the movies). The world is flawed, but in a more realistic and optimistic way than most cyberpunk, and the protagonists are official parts of the system, and do some good despite the attendant ambivalence.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 15:03:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that. Cyberpunk is best genre. Goddamn better than zombies and wasteland shit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Though I still love wasteland dystopia.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Exploring the breakdown of society and all conventional notions of civilization is what makes zombie and wasteland stories interesting. When they're just being pimped out for the wasteland setting or the zombies is when it becomes shitty and derivative. It's what made Fallout so good, it's what makes TWD good.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. I was actually implying Fallout in my comment. Such a great take on post apocolyptic wasteland, with a fresh blend of neo-retro Americana.
LibraryNerdOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about zombies and dragons AKA Game of Thrones?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like it, but not like Cyberpunk.
i_make_song ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get the fuck out of here with that!
Fantasy/Sci-Fi combo for life!
WhatIWannaSay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck zombies. But wasteland/cyberpunk needs to be redeemed.
Asmodeus04 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:54:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. Cyberpunk is back on the rise.
OmniProg ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:06:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shameless /r/outrun plug
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only just came across this Soundcloud tag today. I am mesmerized.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason cyberpunk is no longer cool is that it isn't sci-fi anymore. We're living in the dystopian future cyberpunk described in the 80's, and all cyberpunk fiction serves to do now is show us how we didn't get any of the cool virtual reality or chrome-plated cybernetics. Basically we got all the sad parts of cyberpunk in reality, and none of the cool stuff. :(
lolredditor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? We have prosthesis(including eyes..), virtual reality and alternative interfaces is on the verge of making a rise, everyone has a personal mini computer/communication device with encyclopedic ability and a mini AI(siri, etc), we have plenty of crazy transports but they're prudently regulated, robotics is one the rise, 3D printing, open source tools like blender make creating things accessible to anyone with the time to learn(with say, a $9 computer), neural interfaces are even a reality. And yeah, corporations and government are an issue...but it could be worse, they're corrupt but at least they're mostly stable. If the middle east got resolved somehow the world would be about as good as you could realistically hope for. This is a fairly golden period of progress.
yogi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that stuff is still in the future though
wisdumcube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Also, no flying cars. Virtual reality is coming though. Cybernetics and implants are coming eventually but with how much miniaturization going on in electronics, they will probably be impossible to see with the naked eye by the time they are useful enough to use, and we will just have a bunch of nanobots floating around in our bloodstream instead.
Who knows if useful augments will come before advancements in medicine and genetics will just let us regrow a lost limb. People might become genetically tinkered with at conception to improve cognitive and locomotive attributes of humans without the use of synthetic technology, so that stuff might eventually not be needed at all. We are living in a cyberpunk future without the cool aesthetic of cyberpunk at it's peak. That's the real issue.
A lot of people say that smartphones help us realize our interconnected cyber future, but I really don't think that we are really there. It won't actually happen until our technology is directly tied to our consciousness, and are a complete part of our person. True information/cultural singularity begins with the idea that we are not separate from each other. Smartphones still prevents optimal productivity while still giving the full benefits that a multi-purpose information/entertainment device could give, because you still have to hold it in your hands, to put it simply.
Of course cyberpunk will never be the end all be all scifi vision of the future, if we go far enough who is to say that all of humanity might not just become one large virtual super consciousness singularity?
undead_bench_presses ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:13:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk is totally coming back
RetroRocker ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:54:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Listen to some Synthwave (or retrowave or darkwave or whatever it's called). Cyberpunk is still kickin'.
Randy_Jefferson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's all about future funk now
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fricken love like 99% of the -punk genres. Solarpunk, Aetherpunk, Cyberpunk. I think that the message does need to make a comeback though, but i'm just not sure how. Our old tech lent itself to the aesthetic (thinking like Cowboy Bebop's version of cyberpunk) but all our new stuff isn't nearly as modular so it just ends up being too damn clean.
tamagawa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk was only cool when it was fiction
BlueShellOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casual plug for /r/Outrun
It's not dead yet!
(yes I know it's not the exact same)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sigh. yeah. that is pretty sad. :(
TONKAHANAH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait.. why isnt cyberpunk cool any more? their little promo thing looked cool as fuck, what changed?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was talking about cyberpunk as a genre, but insinuating that Cyberpunk 2077 might bring it back. Personally I don't think it ever went anywhere. Never did for me anyway, I still have all my Shadowrun novels.
TONKAHANAH ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard good things about the new desu ex, the last one was good (in my opinion) so I dont think it really went anywhere or stopped being cool.
MyUserNameTaken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mini-rant. It was one of the few games I actually finished over the past 10 years. I liked the story. But I was pissed off at the illusion that you choices meant anything. You literally pushed a button to choose your ending rather than getting to have it a consequence of your choices throughout the game.
TONKAHANAH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked the dialog system from last game. Maybe it didnt change much short of who lived or died but it worked really well and if i recall correctly usually meant successful dialog paths meant rewards for you or easier access to facilities, not necessarily story changing events which I prefer. I'd rather have a solid, fleshed out, well directed story path than handful of different narratives throughout one story. I really liked the way they did it and wish more games would approach things that way.. I hate missing something in a story or having totally different shit happen in a different play through simply because I missed some bit of dialog. Im not the kinda person that plays through a story mode more than once, at least not often and when I do its because I REALLY like the story/game and when I revisit it im looking for that same story/game I fell in love with, not something that differs from my first experience.
Havik989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait is the game cancelled or something? I was really looking forward to that :/
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Much the opposite. The more "sci-fi" the future becomes, the more people want to mix it with older stuff. Fallout, bioshock, dishonored, deus ex, etc. probably some others since you mentioned games. So yeah, maybe there just is not enough steampunk/cyberpunk for you.
motorstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What?! How could cyberpunk ever not be cool? No way.
sir_mrej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk will always be cool
Sokkumboppaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean they're making a new Blade Runner, might bring it back a little.
MadGeekling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you read Altered Carbon? They're making a Netflix series for it I've heard. Totally coming back I hope. I love cyberpunk!
Fallenangel152 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A new cyberpunk 2077 rpg would be awesome. I can't wait.
lilappleblossom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk and all other punk subgenres are always awesome. I don't care what anyone says.
TheHeroicOnion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That game will be a hit.
Superkroot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree, Cyberpunk is cool and always will be cool. Deus Ex is cool. Ghost in the Shell is cool. Even Cyberpunk 2020's neon drenched vision of the future from the 80s is cool!
jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked on a pc brand that defines itself around cyberpunk. We tried explaining that that's irrelevant to pretty much anyone in the USA but they wouldn't listen.
I like Blade Runner as much as the next guy but it's a weird way to define your gaming computer.
spent9109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
just wait until my cyberpunk novel comes out in a year or so... you'll love it all over again. ;)
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk themes are incredibly pervasive. The issue is just that media isn't grabbing the exact set that typically defines the genre. The stuff Neill Blomkamps directs is fairly cyberpunkish but isn't quite 100% for example. Antiheroes(lowlifes), dystopias/government corruption, mechanized suits/prosthesis, AI, etc are all present in modern scifi. Probably the biggest thing that hasn't been popping up much is neural uplinks, though Transcendence made a go of it and Lucy kind of brushed against it.
The movie industry is just coming off of superhero movie franchises tying up a lot of the sci fi movie budgets, and book adaptations tying up fantasy movie budgets. I don't think these trends are going to disappear in the short term but they are definitely dwindling down, and hopefully there will be some extra space for more cyber punk type stuff.
Cyberpunk shouldn't be a big box office blockbuster affair though unless they're going the matrix 'mostly action' route. It should be lower key, Transcendence had an issue because they had Johnny Depps salary weighing down their ability to succeed for example. $20m definitely was the difference between that movie being a meager success and a total disappointment.
yaxkongisking12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk is still cool and I think it is going to resurface soon enough, well hopefully.
bobtheplanet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spot on. I just bought a brand new paperback of Burning Chrome at Goodwill for 79 cents. Gave them the whole dollar to help feeding the Lo Teks...
wschoate3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're making a new Blade Runner film. There is hope...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things tend to become boring when reality catches up. Between technology and corporate power, we already live in a cyberpunk world.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can thank cosplayers for that. So many good things get ruined by cringey bad cosplay from neckbeards and tumblrinas.
NESoteric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similiar, I use to REALLY love Steampunk Aesthetics and the styles, the crafts that would get posted, and all that stuff.
Then the cosplayers started going nuts. I still find the aesthetic appealing, but I avoid the culture except for a few bands like Steam Powered Giraffe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah ... hasn't been cool since 1994.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool
probablyhrenrai ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:07:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about Total Recall (the remake), Chappie, Dredd, Tron Legacy, and Robocop (the remake)?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh when did cyberpunk die? I never thought of it as being overly huge, but it hasn't declined much in my view.
ejeebs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:33:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyberpunk isn't cool because everyday reality isn't cool.
AskMeAboutRepentance ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Star Citizen! Check out GrimHEX
JaySmooth88 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Home decorating signs that says cheesy shit like; Home Sweet Home, Live Laugh Love, Carpe Diem etc.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other day I walked past a yard that made me smile. There was a "Welcome" sign immediately adjacent to a "Keep Out, Private Property" sign.
BeefSamples ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that shit is still popular as hell in the midwest. now it's just spelled out with giant letters.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my favorite:
boy (noun): noisy cloud of dust
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"We don't skinny dip, we chunky dunk"
Fuck you, chunky dunk!
BukkitGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine says 'Fuck off and don't come back'.
bojiggidy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently cargo shorts. But I'm not letting that stop me.
RockintheShockin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:43:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my method of clothing
home: no pants
work:Slacks or Blue Jeans
Informal get together: tan cargo shorts
formal get together: blue jeans
if cargo shorts are uncool now then fuck 'em. They'll take those away from me when they remove my belt, because the button broke on them and i only use a belt and zipper to hold them together now.
bojiggidy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm basically the same way, except I can only wear jeans at work on Fridays. But I definitely agree with you!
WilliamJoel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank god, I thought I was the only one who mega-belted the buttonless ones on.
EggOnYoFace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:04:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just realized like two months ago that cargo shorts are apparently very uncool. I feel like that one snuck up on me.
bojiggidy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. NY Times or something did a write up on it a few months ago, but I didn't think much of it. Then someone on the radio this week brought it up again, so I guess it's more of a deal than I thought. Oh well...cargos on today!
soyacan ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 16:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would gangnam style count?
Csehaka27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say so. I went to a pop festival for kids just because I wanted to see PSY preform. He played one song-- that song. What a letdown.
Gigablah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:16:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling his other songs aren't quite appropriate for a kids' festival...
Kahlessandro ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 13:52:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shooting someone in the dick
callmegecko ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 16:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God DAMN it Butters
shark_monkey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hamburgers
alt213 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you kidding me? That'll always be good for a laugh.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it ever
Z_T_O ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:24:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing is cooler than Robocop and 21 Jump Street
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and wearing it around your neck
ramier22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cucumber is the new thing for cheating partners.
Janube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shootin' someone's dick off instills fear... In the enemy.
kitjen ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 14:40:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being on TV. It was once pretty prestigious but now with so many reality TV shows it's just not an accolade any more. If anything it's a detriment to your life afterwards.
Csehaka27 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:13:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was watching old Mr. Rogers episodes recently. It's jarring how the little kids would wear custom-fitted suits and ties because they were on television. Not so much anymore.
testa12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A solid way to destroy your music career is to become a judge on one too.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're not real.
jim55ll ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 11:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The music industry.
secretgingerbreadman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:09:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the machine
ign108x3 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:50:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen to this.
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:20:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate when ppl say that. Pop music sucks yes but they're are still lots of great music and musicians. You just gotta put effort into it like everything else in life.
broziel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:54:32 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're confusing the music industry with music. Sadly, they have very little in common.
SilverKnightOfMagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:23:48 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if you want the music industry to be just the record companies. I consider music industries to be record companies, studios, and booking companies.
MrPersidant ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how do you mean?
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably referring mostly to major label conglomerates which squeeze artists dry to saturate radio with expendable repetitive hits, draining off soul and artfulness while maximizing profits.
MrPersidant ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:27:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not going to argue with that, but it seems to me like that has been the case for a long time.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:32:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but when you ask "what is just not cool anymore?" there's no implicitly stated era that we are comparing to. Also it could be said that the exploitative attitude has long been the backbone of major labels, but now in the information age consumers have a better glimpse into this and thus more awareness and ability to be a discerning consumer. There are also more alternatives to perpetuating that cycle today, thanks to the increased ease of distributing music and art via the internet which has opened up serious opportunities for independent production and smaller labels.
MrPersidant ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:40:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, maybe not. But on the other hand, compared to any EXPLICITLY stated era - when was the music industry cool? Also, I could not agree more with the last part, which was going to be my whole point, basically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The implied answer to that was basically when the exploitative nature and practices of the music industry weren't so well known to the end consumer, and/or when the end consumer had little choice but to accept it.
MrPersidant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Access to that information made the music industry not cool anymore, gotcha.
TheHeroicOnion ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:16:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything is like this now. Games, Hollywood. It's sad. At least TV shows are in a good state.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel this way particularly with hollywood and popular cinema. The amount of superhero movies for example is numbing to me, they are seeming like gradually more of an automated, soulless commodity. I realize it's supply and demand so I'm really just angry at the moviegoing public for wanting what they want, but so be it.
marshallu2018 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are still a few artists out there who seem like they have a good head on their shoulders and don't just produce music for the sake of cash. If you like country/rock, I recommend Eric Church's new stuff. I absolutely love every song on his newest album, Mr. Misunderstood. Every song feels like he consulted his heart, not his wallet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like country in the slightest but I don't doubt Eric Church is a soulful artist who cares about his work. I didn't mean to sound like I'm making blanket statements about radio artists, I like a decent amount of what gets played on the radio. My point is more to do with how to major label execs the bottom line is money regardless if it takes pushing permutations of the same top ten singles ad nauseam to get there.
marshallu2018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely get what you're saying. A good bit of new country is guilty of sounding similar. There's even a mashup of 6 country songs that someone put together on YouTube and it's crazy how similar they all sound and how well they fit together.
Here's the link if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8SwIvxj8o
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, and it goes for any genre. I've seen that video, it's hilarious but also pretty telling.
whereswalto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try it with math rock
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, any genre in the sphere of radio/pop music.
sleepingonstones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone literally majoring in Music Industry...thanks for ruining my week by giving me a whole existential crisis, asshole
PimpedKoala ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if a comment on reddit is enough to throw you in a crisis, I don't think you did enough research before picking your major
sleepingonstones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's been on the out for a while. There's a Lester Bangs quote that I'll have to dig out when I get back to my apartment.
yaxkongisking12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Music Industry today, while some good stuff is still coming out, seems to be focused on a selected group of already popular pop artists and the radio seems to be only playing anything they do while making it very hard for new artists to be recognized. To find the best music now, you have to seek it out your self and it is worth it. I've been looking online, primarily YouTube for music to find and there is a great selection from pretty much all genres.
BigBillyGoatGriff ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Napster! Power to the people
newsheriffntown ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:31:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good music died in 1999 IMO. Everything since then sucks ass.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assume you mean popular music? I dunno. Time tends to filter out the shitty music. Every decade has their classics and their stinkers.
bricktamland48 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/lewronggeneration
Blanco_tipo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully.
Wiligu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Ocean ๐๐
[deleted] ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 16:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Everything middle aged white women on Facebook post about, when they're not posting infinite selfies or "sharing" Marilyn Monroe meme's, or recipes they'll never cook, or "ironic" posts about wine/grapes/fruit/red wine...we get it...you're an alcohol abuser.
"Peeps" They say peeps a lot.
Anything I start saying ironically to my high school and middle school sons. Things I've killed lately: "lit" "fam" "dank memes" dabbing, Pokรฉmon Go, "sick" and a lot more. Once the husbands of fat middle aged white females start saying your shit? Parties over kiddos...lit fam amrite?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just discovered we have the power to guide our youth into what is, and isn't "cool".
We just have to make everything uncool until they come up with something that's actually cool.
MidnightRanger_ ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:10:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a rare breed. The guy who thinks he "knows what the kids say" and actually does .
the_supersalad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably has kids and actually listens to 'em.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like me. I love ruining words for my kids. It's fun AF!
berttney ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:17:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've just reached the age where the teens I work with blush in embarrassment when I say anything 'cool' or recently cool. At first it worked great to build rapport, but now I do it because it's so goddamn fun.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what I do to my teens. It's fun as hell. Or should I say fun AF...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage.
PachinkoGear ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
F'kin cuck
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:10:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one too, I guess. I'm not sure if the kids are as into that one as the middle age tough guys are.
i_make_song ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always liked embarrassing myself around others.
I'm pretty sure I've always been a father in a boys' body.
TrapHitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
Cobalt_Theremin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:53:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Middle aged men can't melt dank memes
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a variety of ages on my FB. I never see the word "peeps" being used but I do see "fam". I hate that. I had to unfriend someone because they posted nothing but Elvis stuff, unfriended someone else because all they posted was religious stuff and affirmations involving prayer. There are a few more I'm thinking about unfriending. One in particular because she's a 30 something woman who doesn't work and all she does is post selfies.
itswhatyouneed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elvis-obsessed people are the worst, aren't they?
newsheriffntown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:10:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. Pedophiles and murderers are the worst.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say peeps... not irl, but online and I've been saying peeps forever..
This makes me sad :(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you can still say it.
Just stay anonymous ;)
toughbutworthit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you killed dicks out for Harambe for them yet? ..... :P
Dudewheresmygold ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:38:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or Tasty recipe videos of some of the worst food I've ever seen, and I cook for a living.
ed_on_reddit ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean to tell me that putting a cut up hot dog and half a can of baked beans into Pillsbury crescent roll dough, rolling it up, dipping it in strawberry jelly, then wrapping it in bacon and baking for 14 minutes @ 375 isn't 5 star dining?
mipadi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh God, yes. My friend's mom's posts are mostly about drinking wine, smoking cigars, or how much attention she got for her pink or purple hair, sprinkled in with the occasionally SJW/"girl power" post.
Stronghold257 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a high schooler, "lit" is one of the few words that we actually use unironically.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Opens tab on bing: middle aged white women.
Yeah :) EDIT: think im kidding? came here now just for the ctrl+c
_ILP_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:17:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS. And my god kids are so stupid these days lol. At least our slang somewhat made more sense... I do the same thing to my daughter by dabbing, saying "lit" "bruh" and whatever else. Her response is usually "eeeewwww noooo dad!"
cheerios_r_gud ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like a shitty dad and husband
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, little fella. That cuts so deep.
Some might say it's dank savage, lit too.
Thanks fam.
ILikeAnalAndImVirgin ยท 335 points ยท Posted at 12:27:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fake tits in porn
aerospacemonkey ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 15:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My general rule is that if I can touch them, they're real.
quotejester ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:16:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...but it's porn! You can't touch them either way.
aerospacemonkey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:28:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Did you think porn was real, or something? Because if it were, there would probably be a lot more guys picking up a trade, like plumbing.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless VR
Idaho_In_Uranus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jack Black Shallow Hal reference, amirite?
renernavilez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taste real to me.
Shmink_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's porn for everything so there are plenty of people getting of to the idea of fake boobs alone.
anoobitch ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 13:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still like em ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
BigDaddyDelish ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 14:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they are well done then it's not something I'd complain about. Some girls just want bigger tits.
It isn't something you should do for cheap though. To me bolted on tits are a massive turn off and it's really obvious.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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npsnicholas ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they look really attractive with a tight shirt on. Once they're exposed, they just look weird though.
NESoteric ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really hope that, when mine are healed up, they look natural. I found the absolute best place in a three hour radius, did my research, looked at his before and afters, and paid a higher premium than the local places, but the local places around me have such terrible results and reviews.
I had mine done submuscular, so once they "drop" they'll look more natural. But regardless, my upper body is on the broad side and having a small chest made me stand out for the wrong reasons, at least now, even with them in frankenboob state, I look more natural.
OPdopy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My lady had them done over year ago. After 6 months they look great. The only sign they are fake is the small incision. I absolutely love them. Funny thing is that she covers up more now. Which I don't like.... :(
NESoteric ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I hear, about 5-6 months for them to settle into place.
And once the scars are healed up, I'll just get an underboob tattoo
hockeychick44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Congrats on the surgery! It's something that I've considered - I have a similar problem (not trans, just small chested). Broad shoulders are the worst :(
NESoteric ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my shoulders will bug me for life, but at least people don't notice as much. Also, self confidence boosted like crazy.
And i learned something, I use to think people did plastic surgery to attract mates and to live up to some superficial standard of beauty, and I'm sure some do. But I found most that do it, do it just to be comfortable in their own skin. I know a girl who has no chest at all, like flatter than most guys, and her entire life it's made her feel crappy. It didn't affect her luck with guys, but she wants it done for herself. So she can be happy in her own skin.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take just 20 seconds to click on Neso's account and browse through the submitted links.
Then ask the same question ya dingus.
NESoteric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I use to think like that. I really did. When I was a guy, I bought into that "people should just be happy in their own bodies." That women didn't need make up, and that plastic surgery was for superficial people. But nothing i did made me happy in my own skin, no matter how much muscle, how lean, how fat I got it. I grew up hating my body as long as I could remember. The only way for me to be happy in my body was to modify it.
"You can be happy in your body as it is." Is a nice sentiment and it works for most people, and if you can rock it, fucking rock that, yo! But a lot of people choose to modify their bodies: piercings, tattoos, weight loss, weight gain, working out, dying hair, these are all forms of body modification, all things people do to make themselves look better to themselves.
I love myself a lot, and transitioning has provided me confidence and self esteem, at levels I never had before. The boob job has made my dysphoria recede even further and I feel a lot more comfortable, as I said, in my own skin. My issue wasn't self esteem, /u/GuyFromDenmark got it from looking at my submitted links, my issues are from Gender Dysphoria, and shoving bags of silicone into my chest has further beaten down the dysphoria and made me even more confident and happy.
You be you, and do your own thing, it's your body. Do what you want and rock it! I'm going to do what I want with my body and rock it, too! And whether you understand my point of view or not is fine and dandy, but I'm going to be me, you be you.
KRIEGLERR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alison Tyler has one of the most well done boob jobs in the industry while Ariella Ferrera is just erggh.
NSAyyylmao ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:43:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heathen.
eclecticfeel ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 15:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take it slow
ItsValor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait for them to ask you who you know
WBLer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't make any sudden moves
trippyhippie94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't know the half of the abuse
NESoteric ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love mine, they make me happy and they make my girlfriend happy :)
Alexanderspants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:02:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer them in RL though
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I don't despise them, but I'd rather not have them. Probably won't change the outcome of the fap anyway. That's for the bad ones of course. The well done ones are always welcome!
sarcasticorange ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just got better.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Here, look at these lies. You can even see the scar, if you want. Isn't that hot?"
GamerKey ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:47:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I won't say 4k porn has ruined fake tits, because I didn't even like them 10 years ago, but I bet for some people it has.
TheWastelandWizard ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never played with a pair have you? They're like marshmallows of happiness with a chick attached. Fake tits are awesome if you have a good type.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could never get over the fact that they aren't real.
Sure they might feel good, but that notion would never leave my brain, it would taint the experience far beyond any enjoyment I'd get from it.
TheWastelandWizard ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:03:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a recent experience with a girl that had breast implants, and honestly it was the last thing on my mind. We had talked about them before, and she discussed getting the surgery and whatnot, but didn't really spring to mind.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Dolewhip ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your first fucking comment ever....
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well ultimately tits are just a bunch of cells connected to eachother, together forming something our eyes perceive as spherical.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? It's like why do anything at all when you can just think about it until it makes no sense.
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? That sentence is actually just a bunch of photons coming off my screen which together forms random lines that we can both comprehend.
WillRedditForBitcoin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the same way about tattoos.
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't understand the hate for these. Some of them are quite good.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who loves big bolted-on silicon balloons? I don't care if they're fake - they look and feel amazing and basically just scream for attention.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tits are tits.
BobSagetOoosh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Petite seems to be the fashion now eh? Mind, Mia Khalifa and Lisa Ann are 2 and 3 on pornhub right now.
ILickWieners ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They both stoped making porn a long time ago. I think Pornhub is up to hijinks and that most of the views are fake.
npsnicholas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their old videos still get views and retain their old ones though. Just because psy hasn't put out another hit, doesn't stop gangnam style from being one of the all time biggest YouTube videos.
renernavilez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mรญa stopped making porn? Is it cause of all that curfuffle from before?
ILickWieners ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What curfuffle?
BobSagetOoosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She received a lot of criticism from Muslims, especially for wearing a head scarf in one video.
When she retired, she cited pain problems and issues with finding clothes to fit due to her tits.
This smells quite strongly of bull shit to me.
I think she just decided porn wasn't a nice industry and left.
BobSagetOoosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wouldn't surprise me, but I don't really care. I'm not sure what happened to Faye Reagan's rankings after what happened to her either.
The thing is, porn doesn't have to be new like a youtube video for people to fap to it, it just has to be good material. However, all the top channels seem to deal primarily in younger/petite girls. I do wonder what future those girls have in an industry obsessed with teens; two years ain't a career.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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BobSagetOoosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course, but there is a point where they can't be called teens anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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BobSagetOoosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole
ILickWieners ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ยฏ\ ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)/ยฏ
ser-bounce-alot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
seriously. I can't be the only person who just gets instantly turned off by that shit. it's gross.
NoPlasticTits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wholeheartedly agree
Wellfuckme123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theyre expressly made for tit-fucking, I never understood why people didnt work this out. Fake tits have been around for half a century. Edit. I mean in porn people, fixing your body is fine.
DubPwNz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There is literally nothing less attractive about a boob than it being fake.
EDIT: I forgot. I can't have an opinion on here whoops
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 15:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AMasonJar ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has, he just didn't know it wasn't real
jdepps113 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have always thought they were gross
Nyan_Cat_Chick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:27:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a good thing imo
Pardoism ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever cool?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No.
Teaflax ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keeping the gold sizing sticker on the brim of your cap. I mean, it was pretty silly even to begin with, but now it just makes you look mindless.
msxenix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:03:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand doing this if you're a sports team cap collector. But, If you're actually wearing them, it looks dumb.
Janube ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was (is?) done as a status symbol for people usually in more impoverished areas. Being able to afford a nice hat and prove that it was "new" meant something for people without much money and something to prove socially.
I would never do it, but I'm not poor, so it's hard for me to judge.
Teaflax ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right - I know that's how it started, but if you're a middle-class, or even working-class, European brodude, it's just mindlessly following a trend (that was played out several years ago). And I bet you most of them could not even begin to explain why they do it.
getgoodkid ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ryan Lochte
LeByron3 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:59:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying #YOLO
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YODO (You Only Die Once) never really caught on, I wonder why...
kjjones08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well you only live once so why not?
FlyingPeacock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget #YOLOSWAG
Wrest216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im sad i had to scroll down this far to find this.
MKSLAYER97 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:48:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A newly-evolved Tentacruel.
unomaly ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:26:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the top comments are talking about stuff that wasnt cool like 7 years ago, which just further reenforces that reddit has no idea what is cool today
SUDoKu-Na ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:50:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But if they were cool back then, and aren't today, then they've pretty well answered the question.
scalding_butter_guns ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well they're not wrong are they
hypertown ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 13:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google Glass
[deleted] ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 15:21:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that was ever cool.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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hamletitgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Neato, I think
dougb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:34:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was always creepy.
lupuscapabilis ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, if you want to record a bunch of stuff hands-free, the best remaining option is the even less cool "go pro strapped to a helmet" look.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It never had a chance.
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may have been cool to the tech community quite possibly?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:35:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was initially, until Apple fanboys realized their "fashionable tech" monopoly was at risk so they started the whole "glasshole" insult as a counter, sadly it worked.
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not an apple fanboy here - I just don't like the thought of wearing electronics on my face while going about my daily business. I think that's why it fell out. You can, at least, put your phone in your pocket. Glasses are fragile.
As someone who wears regular glasses all day, there are so many times when they get wet or dirty or nearly break... If they cost $1000+, I'd be really worried.
alexbhood ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:33:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what everyone said about smartwatches when the first couple of them came out. Who wants to wear expensive tech on their wrist? And charge your watch overnight? And those people were right until they weren't.
nahfoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know many people who actually wear smartwatches though. And I wonder how many actually use them instead of just wear them to show them
alexbhood ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I have a few friends with smart watches and I see people all over the place with Apple watches. Soccer moms, old people, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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alexbhood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you not seen the Apple watch and Samsung Gear S2 sales numbers?
Top_Gorilla17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But how else are we supposed to know if someone's power level exceeds 9,000?
hypertown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go watch some x games footage of inline vert. It's awesome.
yanroy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a prototype and proof of concept. It will be back
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot that existed. Wasn't it going to change the world?
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rangemaster ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it's going to be the same as the motion games we have today. My gaming area just isn't designed to handle people jumping around, dancing, or flailing their arms around. It's designed for people sitting on a couch moving their thumbs.
DrDoctor18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can do that in vr too though. The oculus is completely sit down, just more immersive cause of the 360 view
GreenAce92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta wait for the contacts version
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still don't know what it does (and I'm not going to watch the 45 minute video everyone links when I ask that.)
PuttsMoBilesiCit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't need 45 minutes. Just a few.
Mobile: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
Non-Mobile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
Summary: It Incorporated AR (augment reality) + VR (virtual reality). Really it was a mobile device that you wore on your head. You could use all the normal Google apps. Was great for navigating and taking photos on the fly (had a great camera). It was a proof of concept that was a trial run for a year, they shut it down and will bring it back to the business world for construction and other uses. Potentially to average users again.
Source: I owned a Google Glass for a short time. Would own again.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
ALLSTARTRIPOD ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 11:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The mullet.
Midokiioo ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 11:19:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank goodness for that.
Stabfacenotback ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 11:25:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My son thinks he's bringing it back as a freshman in HS. All his friends make fun of him. But honestly, my kid is one of the most popular frosh. So it's all in good fun and I agreed to let him see if he could successfully pull that off as a freshman. haha
Stellaaahhhh ยท 110 points ยท Posted at 11:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read that with maximum vocal fry and imagined you drinking a cosmopolitan while saying it.
Stabfacenotback ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:07:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meant as, the making fun of him isn't of the social horrible bullying type. It's of the "friend" type. He has a lot of friends. So a lot of people make fun of his mullet.
dazmo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or that's what he tells you, meanwhile he's paying them off with muleing drugs and sexual favors
yfrlcvwerou ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 12:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he a Canadian hockey player? If so, he can definitely pull it off.
Stabfacenotback ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 12:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! Actually, we live about 2 hours away from Canada. And he's a hockey player.
The_Karate_Emu ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He'll be fine. Jagr said he was bringing his mullet back this season and Pat Kane was rocking one the 2014 season.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:29:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If he's a good hockey player, a mullet is absolutely acceptable. I went to high school with plenty of kids who had hockey hair. It's kind of funny and fun. Hockey is a solid excuse.
It's like how being on the lacrosse team is a good reason to be named Chad and shop at the banana republic.
Groodles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:18:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah dude Vineyard Vines not Banana Republic
source: played lax in college and was the one kid who didn't wear vineyard vines
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being 2 hours away from Canada basically means you're one of us, welcome to the family.
punter715 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:33:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you by chance near Duluth or another northern MN town?
Stabfacenotback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Northern WI. I admit, it'd probably take me 5 hours to get around Lake Superior. But I'm a decent swimmer...so.
JK
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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SlapMyCHOP ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:14:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say tolerated would be a better word. Unless youre in the hockey community, mullets arent considered nice.
ALLSTARTRIPOD ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 11:27:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's got balls, fair play to him. But it's not coming back.
CanuckPanda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:51:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've never been to Canada. Greasy flow with handtrimmed bangs is a staple of sports bros in this country.
Trogdor_T_Burninator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it you who said "If he doesn't have a greasy flow, he might as well not be on the ice."?(quote from memory; might not be exact)
ChocolateGautama3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a son in high school and you say the word "frosh"
Stabfacenotback ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with you? "Frosh" is the short name for "freshmen", silly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Stabfacenotback ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My bad. I'm 46
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:36:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
congrats on your son being popular in high school
Stabfacenotback ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like congrats on my son having a lot of friends and he's not a total dick.
andy83991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sureee... A lot of parents think that about their kids
Stabfacenotback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha - so true. But honestly, it's a tiny town. He's my 4th kid. I work at the school he goes to.
Pretty sure he's one of the most liked people in his class.
In fact, I think he just said he just did your mother.
Just totally kidding. I'm going with the normal kid-crap on reddit here, just to make myself laugh at my own self.
andy83991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just messin with ya anyway. Love your username by the way..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, the mullet is just old enough for it to be possible.
gracieRL ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 12:07:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my freaking gosh that's too hilar. Your son sounds like a total playa. Lol it's too bad mullets are legit ugly af but if he tells you he's the most popular freshmen than I'm sure it's true! Everybody loves freshmen! XD should I tell them, guys? Lol my bf was a friggen basketball player in HS so he was actually popular, as a freshman he was already like 6' tall (he's now 6' 3") and I can just tell you that he woulda kicked your sons butt for looking like a weirdo xD my bf is fricken glorious
Stabfacenotback ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:10:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your sarcasm is not lost on me. I totally agree with every sarcastic word. And I'm just like that with my son.
I mean, might as well fuck around with your looks as a frosh instead of be a total dweeb doing that when you're a college grad looking for a job.
Get it out of his system. Nothing permanent. Well, pics on the internet of his mullet will be....come to think of it. I should shun him and take him to the barber. /s
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freshman is a first year yeah. It goes freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Idk why she's using the term frosh though, that's usually meant for a first year in college/university. Colleges also host a week long orientation event for their first years known as frosh week or simply frosh.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:22:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell my friend that
CanuckPanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Josh Donaldson is bringing it back in Toronto.
And the greasy flow will always be a staple of Canadian (and Minnesotan/Wisconsinite) hockey players. And Jaromir Jagr is doing his best to bring hockey culture to Miami.
420kbps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:46:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still going strong in Australia thanks to bogans
HankkMardukas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately it's having a HUGE Australian Hipster resurgence.
blindgynaecologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
one of my favourites words in the world is a Finnish word for mullet, takajeejee, which roughly translates to 'back yay yay'
I would take a mullet comeback just for that word to become more widespread again
Tridian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The mullet is coming back. Slowly, and it's starting with the bogans (of course), but it's on it's way back.
Sorexscalemvir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to my dad who's had the same haircut since he was in high school
Jackdyochange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disagree. If you drink Miller Lite, bang your sister, and drive a late 80's t-top Camaro with " bitchin' " written down the side of it, you fucking earned that mullet.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only guy I ever thought rocked a mullet was Mel Gibson in those Lethal Weapon movies.
yParticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was so disappointed to hear that was already "out" when I was a kid. The mullet sounded like the perfect way to hair.
Similarly, when I first heard the term neckbeard I thought, "That's a thing? I hate shaving my neck, I'm gonna check this out!" Only to be promptly disappointed. Again.
TheBloodEagleX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly hope it comes back. It's all business in the front now. We need the party in the back.
Call_me_Cassius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool for lesbians
kfuzion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in a small town and I saw 2 people (a man and a woman) with a mullet today.
I'd say that mullets are at least as common as black people around here. That's not saying much but you'll probably see 1-2 most days.
Whiskeylung ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 16:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The call of duty franchise.
stuffu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This right here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually makes me sad because I put many hours into Cod 4, Waw and MW2
I couldn't even play the newer ones for longer than an hour before getting bored
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, i miss the old less multiplayer focused Cods. I liked the single player and only the singleplayer. It started getting bad at around black ops 1 in my opinion
PopeTheReal ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:53:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that thinks revving the shit out of his motorcycle at every red light makes him Billy badass
DrFrantic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:25:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The phrase Billy Badass.
bushybearmuffinman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you sure it wasn't his cousin Tommy? You know Tommy Tuffnutts?
Yryakhrbybm ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:01:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Guyrannosaurus_Tex ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:52:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Puka shell necklace.
WoolyTravis ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:43:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bandz
Zaphod1620 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts apparently, but they will have to pry them from my cold dead hands.
NoCarrierHasArrived ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you might be wearing them wrong.
Fyujbbgg ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a bona fide 17 y/o, I can confirm that Facebook is basicially irrelevant for people my age and younger. Once our parents got accounts, everybody flocked to Instagram and Snapchat, which are WAYYY more popular now than the ol' FB.
F4GG0 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:13:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fb owns Instagram though so you're just on a different version of fb.
Csehaka27 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:15:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except kids don't care about that. As long as parents aren't constantly posting pictures and comments, it remains cool.
PMmeabouturday ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being owned by the same company doesn't make them the same thing. Are triscuits just a different version of Oreos because they're both owned by nabisco?
F4GG0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true. Although, slap some sugared up crisco between the triscuits and it might count.
TheBloodEagleX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The context and posting dynamics are much different though. If Facebook is a "book", IG is the summary; way less filler.
TheChronicKing5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat was bought by Facebook after it gained in popularity. So it was different at first
LoneManx ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry... we oldies are moving over to that now too. witch cackle
aNightOwll ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya my experience with fb for the last few years has been organizing events or group projects in university
spent9109 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone in their 30's I can tell you the same the happened to the internet overall... back in the early 00's it was a wild west, family free, dreamscape. "adult" adults really only used it * check their Hotmail*... then the dark times came, grandma got a FB & everyone started carrying the internet in their pockets.
it was great while it lasted though.
testa12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social media has definitely wrecked the Internet. It used to be like millions of awesome little unique boutique stores and you could easily be surprised on a daily basis. Now it feels like a few big mega malls.
creep_with_mustache ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to ask how can possibly facebook compare to platforms based solely on pictures and then I remembered that my facebook feed is mostly pictures of people I don't know. Oh ,where are the days when people would actually write some interesting status updates every day.
CallMeJakeyBoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 16 going on 17 and I don't even have Facebook on my phone. I only have messenger. To be honest, if there was a way I could maintain contact with everybody on my friends list without having a Facebook account I would go for it.
mitochondrial_steve ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a phone. You could....get their phone numbers.
testa12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha. They're 16. They don't know what a phone is.
Haaaarry ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatsapp?
Wrest216 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do i get on this "Snap Chats?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can confirm: am 12
shyne151 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you think us cool college kids felt in 2006 when they opened it to the public and no longer required a *.edu e-mail address? That was when it's true downhill spiral started.
_TheOtherWoman_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mom to a 17 yr old and I had a facebook when she was maybe 7. No longer have a facebook though since I would agree, it sucks.
bunker_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is irrelevant to tons of people. I don't know anyone who uses it for almost anything but an instant messaging service anymore. Despite it being a really shitty version of such.
shark_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes on you. I've had an Instagram and snapchat account since they first came out. My kids are gonna hate me taking over their social media stuff. Muahahahaha
Beinglewd ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 11:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool. It's too mainstream now. Rather be a secluded introvert. Bitches line up for a taste of that.
Csehaka27 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if being a secluded introvert does become cool, it won't be because of secluded introverts. It will be because of the popular kids who decided to seclude themselves and pretend to be introverted because other popular kids did it. (source: highschool, the uncool emo kid (actually depressed)).
MidnightRanger_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heh, no
ZacBank ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:53:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember when people used to say "boss" when they were describing something really cool. Like, "those shoulder pads are really boss man." "Look at that perm, that perm is so boss!" It's what made me want to become a boss. And I looked so good in a perm and shoulder pads. But now, boss is just slang, for jerk in charge.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who recognizes the office reference?
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or go back further to California when people said, "that's tough" meaning, it's bitchin' meaning it's rad meaning it's cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still hear "bossed it" every now and again but mostly "beasted it"
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my acquaintances joined this "startup" called Young & Boss. I'm not sure what it did, except give douches free "swag" to wear and take their money.
yParticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of those terms (e.g. "choice") were ludicrous and contrived to most people I knew; popular but never cool.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:13:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
mrsaturn42 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one remembers that Dad.
TheFirstCrew ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not slang for a jerk in charge. It's always meant that. Retards started calling things "boss" for their own retarded reasons.
imsoupercereal ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like Fetch is just never going to happen.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop trying to make it happen.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But why not? I certainly think it's pretty fetch.
Newbasaurusrex ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby
enoughwithcats ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:33:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those stupid ass family stickers that people put on cars...not that they were ever cool though.
tjfoz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:53:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Call of Duty series
virindimaster ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hairstyle.
Scource: Everybody that has ever seen it.
In case anyone is wondering what it is. I have an undershave with long hair on top. I do not have a fucking man bun. The hipsters took my hairstyle that I have had for 25 years and made even more uncool. I never thought that could happen, but it did. Fuck you hipsters.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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nailpolishfumes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:17:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that entire trend genuinely grossed me out
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck no, bacon-wrapped food is the greatest
jeb_manion ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 10:55:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Rekt" or "rekked"
NyteMyre ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 12:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In that regard, where the hell did OWNED and PWND go?
Same with noobs... nowadays they are called "plebs"
READMEtxt_ ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 12:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dota 2 still has pwns
iSachman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:26:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meepwns maybe
READMEtxt_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:09:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No like when you kill another player you 'pwned' them
Dynamaxion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As it should. Isn't it from DOTA? Or at least Warcraft 3?
READMEtxt_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes off course
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have like 3000 hours and I've basically never heard someone say or type pwns.
US east and sometimes West, for reference
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody says it but it's on the screen at the left. "Player 1 (Kunkka) pwned Player 2's (Bloodseeker) head for 322 gold.
APenitentWhaler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
322 FeelsBadMan
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I thought you meant people say it. My bad.
READMEtxt_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:17:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuh, dude it's on the left side ofthe screen when a kill occurs haha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah i know I've playing since wc3, but no one says it still.
READMEtxt_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh haha yea I guess not
probablyhrenrai ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But isn't that using the literal meaning of the term, as in "to kill someone right as they spawn"? Because I don't think that counts; it's gotta be the slang version, IMO. For example, calling Homer's Illiad an "epic" poem doesn't mean that "epic" is back, sicne that's the literal meaning of the word.
READMEtxt_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:08:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuuuuh, it's not the literal term its just used when you kill another player I don't get what you are trying to say
HungInSarfLondon ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heard my twelve year old referring to someone as a pleb - "what does that even mean?" I asked. "It's just a word me and my friends made up!" Ummm...
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Tell him he's wrong. Pleb is old. Pleb comes from Plebeian which was a word used by the Romans to describe the poor people in their cities ( like the populace I think). Don't quote me on this because not everything might be exactly right.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:59:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It comes from plebeian
HungInSarfLondon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol - I told him to google it as I knew it comes from plebeian. I guess plebejer is Germanic version? I should google it. It was more a comment on kids thinking they have 'invented' something.
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah plebeian is the word in English. I, for one moment, completely forgot that what Plebejer is just the word in my language (Dutch).
JosephND ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:27:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or w00t, l33t, uber,
The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
w00t, always used on Runescape I remember.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DING!
grats bro. grats. wht lvl? grats. noob uve got a lot2go
JosephND ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BOP don't roll, huntard
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to think that XD had died, but I've seen it around on reddit and some other forums lately, maybe it's an age thing?
darkcyril ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My gf and I use it all the time in our texts. And we're late 20s/early 30s
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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The_Godlike_Zeus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
git gud m8
fripletister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Rocket League player
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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fripletister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is voice chat and predefined-message quick chat via the d-pad on all platforms, but PC (my platform) has full text chat capability.
Gravesh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:04:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still see newb being used in a non-derogatory way. I have not seen noob unironically, "newbie" is cheesy as hell.
Lurker_Since_Forever ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:43:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwn still exists, but not in pop culture. It has returned to its old definition, when you gain unauthorized access to a computer system that you shouldn't be able to control. It is now effectively your system, so you "own" it. "pwn" is still used as an intentional misspelling of it.
ApostleO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or " filthy casuals."
BobSagetOoosh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty funny to me really; pleb is British slang for a poor person/ white trash. It had a revival after Plebgate (look it up), and pretty soon everyone's using it.
TrymWS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still get called noob in Rocket League.
eclecticfeel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Noob replaced pleb a long time ago, now it's full circle
CareerRejection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owned and "pwned" get used as common "jargon" in Mr. Robot. Every single time it comes up it seems kinda forced..
jvctheghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it pleb? I thought it was casual
gerald_bostock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scrubs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nah its nonce now
Janube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My group never stopped using "scrubs" for baddies. I like it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt is the new pwnd. i don't know what the new rekt will be.
MizterUltimaman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably controversy on how "racist" it is to say "OWNED" to people
PoonaniiPirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah I mostly just say "trash" everytime I win in overwatch even if it wasn't impressive and was a close game. That or "G's" which seems to tilt people.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I must be a hipster, I've been calling people plebes for the past few years.. in a non gaming context of course
retailextraordinaire ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:41:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I will never not say pwned, you noobs.
tobiderfisch ยท 150 points ยท Posted at 12:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They replaced it with 'gg ez' which is just as annoying.
Knives_Ciao ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 13:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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AMasonJar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so brilliant.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Solid response to "X ez". "Sorry about your insecurities."
floatablepie ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 13:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They recently added a change to Overwatch that replaces "gg ez" when it is typed with various lines such as "mommy says at my age I shouldn't suck my thumbs anymore."
deluxejoe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:59:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I use gg ez more now because the lines are so funny
ChaoticWeg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC that was on the beta server, did they push it live?
Jellyka ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:58:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they did yesterday ! With the new competitive season and the new map !
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn censorship.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you have been banned from /r/pyongyang
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is that a subreddit for regressive leftists? i cant tell.
TheHornyToothbrush ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't believe you.
WhatsEngrish ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:58:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad then
akeyjavey ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:08:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's true
TheHornyToothbrush ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow!
gonemad16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of diff phrases it replaces gg ez with
Rahl199 ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 14:57:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Muh safe space
SoSeriousAndDeep ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 15:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, people got so incredibly salty about not being able to type gg ez in chat any more.
Some people really should stay in their hugbox.
AMasonJar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:57:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never for a "safe space." It's so the rest of us can laugh and ridicule you for your pettiness.
Koras ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me."
Legownz ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 13:30:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One time, I met a guy on TF2 who literally spammed "ez" to anything.
His team rolls? "ez"
He gets a kill? "ez"
Random Crit One Shot? "ez"
He gets killed? "ez"
His team loses the round? "ez"
Someone outplays him? "ez"
Dude didn't understand the point of spamming "ez"...
Floirt ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 13:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a TF2 "tradition" to have an obnoxious copypasta to spam in chat whenever something happens. I bet he had "say ez" bound to his numpad or something, though usually its better stuff like "pshh nothin personnel kid".
RadiantSun ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 15:05:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I live here with my old zookeeper and banana, Big Yellow. Everything in here has a heart and a mind. One thing I've learned after 17 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come over that fence.
RoboticChicken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit, you know what to do...
weres_youre_rhombus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:29:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gg ez
FauxPastel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perfect example of something that isn't cool anymore.
chipperpip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should see if you can do that in Overwatch so I can have a macro for sending "Get on the damned point!" to my team.
SkinnyMc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he understood the point perfectly
ezray11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:05:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My nickname is ez :( (ehz)
gerald_bostock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AD or AP?
ezray11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's AD and what's AP?
DrLeprechaun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do that too sometimes. Especially when I die/lose/etc. maybe I'm the only one that finds this funny
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm old. Explain this to me so it's not cool anymore.
MasterPoIsoN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've played pubs with people like that... Not only are they intellectually limited, they were also horrible at tf2.
Groodles ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This alone makes me glad I don't game anymore
ZefMC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:18:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ez
tannimfodder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, I find gg ez much more infuriating for some reason.
MasterBaser ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:33:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It rhymes too much and it comes off as passive aggressive. Least that's what bugs me about it.
tannimfodder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's probably it. With "rekt" or "n00b" or whatever I can just pass it off as poor spelling.
officeworkeronfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:01:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really that's just code for:
Look how fat and sweaty I am.
the_denizen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its a text-based version of teabagging.
columbus8myhw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:07:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Good game, easy"?
AMasonJar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a sarcastic/ironic insult basically
tobiderfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
Zeifer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blizzard agrees :-)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-17-blizzard-changes-overwatch-gg-ez-messages-into-something-very-different
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GG EZ was around for starcraft in 1998.
Pepsi4me97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does ez mean
tobiderfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Ez' stands for 'easy'
Pepsi4me97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok I get that, but what does it mean when it's put together with gg? I have never heard of this before.
tobiderfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As in 'beating you was so easy, didn't even break a sweat'
Pepsi4me97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for clearing that up.
mr_blanket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GG IS THIS EZ MODE?? DID WE JUST PLAY BOTS??
Welcome to overwatch.
JumpSimon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only time I'll ever say gg ez is if I win like 90 minute dota game.
mr_blanket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same, but with HotS.
If both teams are hammering each other, max levels, completely even, no griefers, trolls, or AFKers... those are the best matches. I usually have to go for a walk after that, win or lose.
15thpen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does gg ez have anything to do with GG Allin?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood people getting annoyed at gg ez and rekt. Its all in good fun
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, gg ez has been around since like 2009 in DotA. How is it cool now?
acalmerkarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, people used to say "gg ez" that all the time during the subspace/continuum days
Torgoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah not sure why people can't just won with class. Do you win so rarely that you have to squeeze extra satisfaction out of those rare victories. Act like you been there before.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowadays I see straight up "outplayed."
zekneegrows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I is so confuse
ashesarise ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gg ez is older than rekt tho
I remember seeing that when LoL first come out.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 11:46:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "Savage".
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 12:02:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calculated.
R0FL_LAUNCHER ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 12:19:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a save!
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 12:21:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Chat is disabled for 2 seconds
RoboticChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or "Brutal".
gerald_bostock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nippy Kind Langur
Mitchel-256 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:45:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a proud member of the gaming community, I can confirm that "Rekt" is certainly alive and well. "Rekked", however, I have never fucking heard of.
mothstuckinabath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phew, glad to hear it, I just transferred over from pwned. Plus someone upthread posted that pwned isn't cool anymore, it's been replaced by rekt. Now this guy is saying rekt isn't cool and it's been replaced as well?! I can't keep up with these words that are cool for just 2 hours
Mitchel-256 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rekt has not been replaced, I assure you. In fact, "pwned" died out due to association with a certain micspam.
PSPHAXXOR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stick to pwned, and go pawn some nubs.
TGrady902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll use this in Rocket League. It really gets on people's nerves.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:26:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whats the alt then?
jeb_manion ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Passing 7th grade
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a really useless answer. At least we know you're passively aggressively hostile about this.
babedipoopi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about rektified or t-rekt?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:25:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rigged is the word now
faian0re ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
?
RektRadio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damnit..
Marvelite0963 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โ Not REKT
โ REKT
ocha_94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โ Not REKT
โ REKT
โ Really REKT
โ REKTangle
โ SHREKT
โ REKT-it Ralph
โ Total REKTall
โ The Lord of the REKT
โ The Usual SusREKTs
โ North by NorthREKT
โ REKT to the Future
โ Once Upon a Time in the REKT
โ Full mast eREKTion
โ REKTum
โ ResurREKT
โ CorREKT
โ IndiREKT
โ Tyrannosaurus REKT
โ Cash4REKT.com
โ Grapes of REKT
โ Ship REKT
โ REKT markes the spot
โ Caught REKT handed
โ The REKT Side Story
โ Singin' In The REKT
โ Painting The Roses REKT
โ REKT Van Winkle
โ Parks and REKT
โ Lord of the REKTs: The Reking of the King
โ Star TREKT
โ The REKT Prince of Bel-Air
โ A Game of REKT
โ REKTflix
โ REKT it like it's hot
โ REKTBox 360
โ The REKT-men
โ School Of REKT
โ I am Fire, I am REKT
โ REKT and Roll
โ Professor REKT
โ Catcher in the REKT
โ REKT-22
โ Harry Potter: The Half-REKT Prince
โ Great REKTspectations
โ Paper Scissors REKT
โ REKTCraft
โ Grand REKT Auto V
โ Call of REKT: Modern Reking 2
โ Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of REKT
โ REKT It Ralph
โ Left 4 REKT
โ www.rekkit.com
โ Pokemon: Fire REKT
โ The Shawshank REKTemption
โ The REKTfather
โ The REKT Knight
โ Fiddler on the REKT
โ The REKT Files
โ The Good, the Bad, and The REKT
โ ForREKT Gump
โ The Silence of the REKTs
โ The Green REKT
โ GladiREKT
โ SpiREKTed Away
โ Terminator 2: REKTment Day
โ The REKT Knight Rises
โ The REKT King
โ REKT-E
โ Citizen REKT
โ Requiem for a REKT
โ REKT TO REKT ass to ass
โ Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the REKT
โ BraveREKT
โ BatREKT Begins
โ 2001: A REKT Odyssey
โ The Wolf of REKT Street
โ REKT's Labyrinth
โ 12 Years a REKT
โ GraviREKT
โ Finding REKT
โ The AREKTers
โ There Will Be REKT
โ Christopher REKTellston
โ Hachi: A REKT Tale
โ The REKT Ultimatum
โ ShREKT
โ REKTal Exam
โ REKTium for a Dream
โ EREKTile Dysfunction
ryanknapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh doG, I hope all of these thread-ruiners die.
Hurr durr something
Muh freedom!
FTFY (no, you didn't)
Murica!
That's a funny way to spell "other thing" (how dumb are you?)
GamersComm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
www.howrekt.ru
Bourne2bwild ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 11:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about 'Rampage!'
TacoCommand ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:51:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about Rampart?
MrHobbits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great game!
TacoCommand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank Dad!
MrHobbits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:46:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome! Do you want to be player one this game?
TacoCommand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah fam.
hits blunt
You're the co-pilot to my cooperative game play.
Thanks for coming back to the birthday party.
READMEtxt_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:33:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dota 2 still has rampage
KRIZTOFF ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rampage Jackson??
presidium ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 11:24:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keeping things to yourself.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah- I remember cool used to be about being laid-back, not giving too much of a fuck and getting your confidence from internal resources of self-esteem rather than external validation but I don't think people really aspire to that anymore
Maybe its still cool but there just aren't that many cool people anymore
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every five years seemed to vacillate between extroverts (like typical athletes) and introverts (typical musicians/artists) being cool, but now with social media, the extroverts seem to have gained the upper hand. Seems like being a musician, at least in rock, isn't really cool anymore, maybe because it's seen as unhealthy/unsustainable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I pray for the day it swings back the other way
Loveyouguysbut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've all committed suicide.
Neurobreak27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I like keeping things to myself.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's a damn shame but what are you gonna do
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 10:49:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
mpak87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
We still do it here in Alaska. Popcorn popped in rancid fryer oil covered in expired cake frosting works best. Though you may be referring to the ancient practice involving large numbers of dogs. In that case, I'm pretty glad it's gone.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go away, bear batin'
UncleGrga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pffff go tell that to alberta
ghostofpennwast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool .
ericarlen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about bearbating? Is that still cool?
Sloptit ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:23:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One things for sure, peeing your pants will always be cool.
iwascured_alright ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just call me Miles Davis.
OlafForkbeard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would imagine it's quite warm.
yParticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First warm, then cool.
KryptoJunkie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adam Sandler is now Pauley Shore and Will Farrell is falling into Adam Sandler territory
Sloptit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god you're right. Don't wheez the juice though.
Burning133Beard ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 11:43:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava?
Irememberedmypw ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 11:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava will always be cool in my book. Not in my dictionary but in my other books.
SanityInAnarchy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool lava isn't lava anymore.
Pabrunthhu ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:43:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understood this reference
dances :D/-<
dances :D|-<
dances :D\-<
thebigdonkey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet.
chappersyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:40:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what really sucks?
unwind-protect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vacuums.
chappersyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what sucks in a metaphorical sense?
poobicus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
black holes
Just-Call-Me-J ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, a lot of lava is cool.
We just call it rock, though.
poobicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but rock isn't cool
Just-Call-Me-J ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew somebody would play with the double-meaning.
SonicSingularity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But does rocks float on lava?
Chaotix2732 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, cool lava is rock.
And rock isn't cool any more. Guess this one checks out guys.
MySuperLove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When molten rock is underground, it's called magma. When it escapes to the surface, it's lava. All lava, therefor, is just ex-magma which is by definition hot. So no, lava wasn't cool. Not for a long time, before it became magma.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:22:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I walk on fire alone. And still consider it's cold.
itsfoine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:13:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FUCK THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!!!
Burritozi11a ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The floor is lava" is making a comeback
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cool compared to the big bang! Now that was hot!
SeeMyThumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly first thought of the soap. Then, "why wouldn't lava be cool?"
GrapeMelone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:57:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
single strapping backpacks. Never seen anyone doing it nowadays.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to do it for 2 days in a row now, my right side broke. I Absolutely HATE IT. I need a new bag lmao
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have fun with a tucked back
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say thanks for your service but would just come off as ungrateful
Dang_M8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just do it because I'm too lazy to go through the struggle of getting my arm through the other strap. And I don't walk to school so nobody sees anyway.
yParticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that you can buy all kinds of single-strap backpacks.
euantel4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mildly acceptable political leaders
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying an onion to your belt.
Atheizm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's still cool if you're in Shelbyville, which used to be called Morganville in those days. Back when the trend started, young carpetbaggers were showing up hailing from as far away as Prussia. There was a huge shortage of onions back then, because the Kaiser (damn his eyes) was sending spies over to ruin the onion (and to a lesser degree, rutabaga) crop using gypsy curses. Now, us being Americans, we did the right thing to show that improvident cur the Kaiser (damn his eyes) couldn't stop us with gypsy curses, no siree. So we got out best turnip carvers from alllll over the county, and whittled up a million bushels of false onions, and every mother's son of us tied that beautiful lie to our belts and strutted around for all to see. Well, you better believe that the news got back to the Kaiser (damn his eyes), and the moustache damn near spun off of his face! Well, he gave up trying to ruin our onion (and to a lesser degree, rutabaga) crops, and within a few months, our Morganville (today called Shelbyville) onions grew back in as big and beautiful as ever. Some of us old timers still have some of the carved turnips that we used to beat the Kaiser (damn his eyes), but they're as dried up as we are now. But to this day, every proud Shelbyville (previously Morganville) man can still strut proudly with his onion.
Atheizm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ThatCrazyL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:49 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the style of the time
TehMascot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:51:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently cargo shorts. Fuck yall though, they're comfortable.
XCorazonX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? I see a lot of people still wearing those. Jean shorts would make more sense
TehMascot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:55:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do a search...apparently cargo shorts carry a stigma almost as bad as crocs now for some strange reason.
EggOnYoFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I don't get this! Found out like two months ago and was blown away
XCorazonX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's crazy. What do people where for shorts now a days then? I doubt plaid is any better if not worse
EggOnYoFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:50 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just like the preppy colored shorts that are shorter and only have two regular pockets. They used to only be worn by frat bros but apparently have replaced cargo shorts as the acceptable warm weather shorts for dudes.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. I was a tutor for Middle School and all the students thought I was cool. I was 18 at the time and they were 12-14.
Now that they're in high school and I don't tutor anymore, I'm just there. I'm just some other adult because I'm 23. I have contact with majority of them on social media but now it's just like... oh it's him.
MachDiamonds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you haven't changed, you know...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know I didn't change, lol. They changed. They grew older, so I'm no longer considered cool like before. They're in high school now.
I might occasionally see them in public because it's not hard to come across someone I tutored in my city since I tutored over 500 students but it's different than if they were younger.
NeonMoon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not wearing your seatbelt
bleahdeebleah ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:14:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the ring of an old dial phone as your ringtone
ouijahead ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well then ... I guess uh... I guess I should change that. ..i hate this thread.
bleahdeebleah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:26:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm beyond hope
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:47:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The battery in my Note 7.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have fun trying to replace it when its capacity goes to shit in a year.
beefjerkymt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:52:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Three days after Olympics - any Olympic sport, until 3 days before the next Olympics
R-A-X ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:33:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replacing the letter S with Z at the end of words. Honestly, I don't even know how that was considered cool in the first place.
[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 12:26:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Any memes from a while back. Dat boi, fish meme, rick harrison's pawn shop, ESPECIALLY advice animals.
EDIT: Spongegar
impingainteasy ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 14:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL a month ago is "a while back."
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 14:37:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A week is like a year in internet time
RexFrostshadow ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:54:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rick Harrison memes were being made ever since the show came out. They were fairly common but it didn't blow up until now.
jdepps113 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:30:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? It was all over the place years ago.
It has had a little resurgence lately but it's not like this meme didn't originally peak a long time ago
atsu333 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was still seeing a couple hit /r/all 2 days ago.
TIL 2 days ago is "a while back"
droppur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God I hate that meme
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in the 'day'.
ChaoticWeg ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL less than six months is "a while back"
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:36:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In meme terms, a year ago is basically colonial times.
rastavision ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just have a slow meme game, some those are over a year old
fucksweens ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:17:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat boi never dies.
Gravesh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:14:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't use the Internet for basically six months. And I started using it again at the height of "Dat boi". I had no fucking clue what people were talking about. Then I looked it up. I still didn't, don't, and won't get it.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Negative_Erdos_Numbr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:05:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat boi is the purest meme. It is completely nonreferential and therefore beautiful.
whiskeytab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dat boi is by far my favourite meme. its just so pointless and stupid that its constantly hilarious.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just looked it up and apparently it's about a frog.
herecomedatbot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:57:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here come dat boi!
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Soldier1317 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GO DIE IN A HOLE!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aggresive
AMasonJar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The pizza is
DarkeonWarlord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bond with me Jimmy
probablyhrenrai ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here come dat boioioiiiiiii
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat boi was stillborn. It was never alive.
Tridian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I have no idea what any of those memes are. I leave the computer for 5 minutes man.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't know what advice animals are?
Tridian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah I know that, but Advice Animals isn't really a meme in itself, more like a collection of memes.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:04:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the idea of advice animals is a meme and a very dead one at that. The whole "white-impact-text-with-black-border-on-some-random-picture" is the meme.
Negative_Erdos_Numbr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when advice animals used to legitimately be cutting edge and found only on 4chan. Back when it was only a dog on a rainbow background giving intentionally bad/absurd advice.
pepsi109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now they give good advice.
Breadmako ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old enough to be used incorrectly but too young to be used ironically.
CarnieGamer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a pretty good answer. It's worth about 1 upvote. Best I can do is 0.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i just wait for memes to get replaced with something less annoying, they are the emo kids of today
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just getting into Reddit when advice animals were the thing. Almost killed Reddit for me.
tdogg241 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 15:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huge multi-day music festivals like Coachella, Sasquatch, Riot Fest, etc. Everyone knows about them now and they've become insanely expensive as a result, especially if you don't live near the festival site. And these days, the major attraction is typically some band that's been broken up for a decade plus, with little attention given to emerging artists.
OmicronMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe just because of location, but I live near Atlanta and they have never been more popular than they are today. Coworkers save up for months and intentionally come to work sick so they can save up their off days. I think it's dumb but the mid 20 somethings all love them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supply and demand. If it's expensive, that means there is a high demand and short supply. Ergo by definition, it's quite popular.
tdogg241 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, I get that. My point was that these festivals are no longer cool because they've gotten so huge and therefore expensive. They're now gigantic arena events with huge headliners rather than smaller festivals focused on local bands with a couple of mid-size touring bands headlining.
As an example, here in Seattle we have the Capitol Hill Block Party. Not necessarily a huge festival and it's not terribly expensive, but it draws so many people that it takes 20 minutes to get a drink, and once you do, finding a spot where you can actually see the stage or get into a venue is nearly impossible. And you'll still be dealing with a shit-ton of people who aren't even interested in the bands that are playing. There's just no point to it anymore if you actually care about the music.
I dunno, in my opinion, the bigger a festival gets, the less fun it is to attend.
astroskag ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's it exactly. The most popular car in America is the Toyota Camry. No one would ever look at a Toyota Camry and say 'cool car' unless they were being sarcastic. 'Popular' and 'cool' are not synonyms. In fact, often 'popular' is the antithesis of 'cool'.
legaceez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never known about unless you've been living under a rock.
B__Malz ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 15:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling things "gay".
Height of comedy in 2005, now borderline slur.
the_surly_cashier ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 17:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my students (high school) has taken to calling things "AIDS." Assigned seats? "Come on, Ms. surly_cashier, that's so AIDS"
He was a little young to be calling things gay in 2005, no idea where he got this.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:34:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Csehaka27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did 4chan start the "cancer" thing? Or was that around before?
the_surly_cashier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:15:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it might be 4chan. One of my best friends in high school would address my (annoying) sister as "cancer" and I know he was hitting the 4chan pretty hard.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:17:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a friend who describes things as "gayer than AIDS."
...she is gay.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who would call things "gayer than Rock Hudson", little bit of a throwback, that
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Right.. but calling things offensive words that involve your demographic has always been a thing. For example, black people and casual use of the n word.
PachinkoGear ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:27:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, asians and their wonton use of wontons
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was hungry.
BeefSamples ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but is she gayer than aids?
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess because she is gay she gets a free pass? d
ShockinglyEfficient ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:41:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a thing kids sometimes say
Mikevercetti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything is aids and cancer. Get with it
Leafs44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats me right now and Im 23. Everything is aids
siouxftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friends are doing it for like 2 years now and i thought we were the only ones until i heard it this year so many times from other people i guess its pretty common atleast in my area (middle europe)
TheFlashOfLightning ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do that all the time though.
Explanation: Assigned seats = Bad AIDS = Bad
Therefore, by the reflexive property of bad things, assigned seats are AIDS. It makes sense, right?
But seriously, you should let them sit wherever they want.
Csehaka27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:22:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's surprising, but Kanye West might've had something to do with this. He reprimanded other rappers for using the word "gay" in a public interview back when it was still cool. (his cousin came out to him as gay).
dblmjr_loser ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:35:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which, to be fair, is pretty gay.
JuicePiano ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:00:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It's flubber!" "It's gay..."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the height of comedy like 4 years ago
wschoate3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and I were just watching What I Like About You (2002-2006)--yes, it is my shame--the other day and there is common use of GAY as a slur.
...takes me back.
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still remember the first time I heard "gay" used as a joke when it was a little too late to be doing that. It was Vince Vaughn in The Dilemma describing the sound of an electric car. If that movie had come out two or three years prior the joke would have been fine.
Having said all that, it was never really ok to begin with.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vince Vaughn is AIDS.
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
False. They have drugs that can really suppress AIDS effectively. Vince Vaughn is still getting work.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Straight people
padadonan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's something which couldn't die hard enough
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has been overtaken by 'cancer'
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How old are you? Maybe it's a country thing, because I'm.At college in nz and it's definitely still very in. People say it all the time, it's not that it's cool or funny. It's just another way to describe something that's bad.
gadnuk3013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:17:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't use gay as a slur against homosexuality. It's more because shit is lame. That's gay = that's lame. You aren't coming to the party? Don't be gay
troyareyes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it took me a while to train myself off of that juvenile reflex. In hindsight it's pretty cringy to think how common it was.
npsnicholas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:34:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing was it didn't mean homosexual. Kinda like how when people say lame, they don't mean something that can't walk.
posam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South park did an episode right at the big turn of the words acceptability.
Supercoolguy7 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can say that but lame isn't associated with with it's original use in everyday speech for the most part, gay most certainly was and is. Plus gay had and still does have a significant amount of social stigma attached to it, just less now
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:46:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one has said gay as a response since 2008 but for some reason our school put a bunch of posters everywhere telling people not to use gay as a derogatory term guess what it came back
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got banned from a battlefield 4 server for saying a "No flashback grenades" rule was gay.
testa12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a slur if it's not intended as such. Don't make it one either.
madd74 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
stephannnnnnnnnnnnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kabooom!
/u/toastio11, carry that thing around in a splosion proof box.
Toastio11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:09 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol they offered to give me a loaner phone while they work out the issue... ugh, such a hassle. I opted for the dangerous side of life...for now.
Of course this would happen with my first droid :/
neihuffda ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
;)
[deleted] ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 10:45:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Galtrand ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 15:47:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't do it to look cool, I just want my God damned nicotine fix
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get the gum. Nicotine by itself isn't really unhealthy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was able to quit with it.
cryztlmath ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 10:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joints or cigarettes?
Sporxable ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 10:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the UK, both. Smoking joints in public is seen as chavvy.
StabbiRabbi ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 11:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As is coming from Birmingham, so what's your point?
Sporxable ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 11:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I come from Birmingham. Like any major City, the closer to the centre you get, typically the lower the socio-economic class. The outer area, where I live (closer to Staffordshire), are very rural. I'd say London is certainly more associated with chavs then Birmingham.
Regardless, smoking weed in public is obviously chavvy. That's my point.
XIII1987 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:21:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk dude I'm from cannock in staffs and it's chav heaven.
Sporxable ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:36:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah my mother's from Hednesford. There was a lot of council estates up there but it used to just be old people from how I remember. That's a shame.
XIII1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol no way out of the entire world on this website and im talking to someone from En'sford, im from heath hayes so its not too bad here its more Chadsmoor and Norton East where the chavs are from these days.
Sporxable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Small world for sure haha.
hiakuryu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, we let the midlands have internet? What on earth is the world coming to?
XIII1987 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
calm down its only BT internet, were not swanky enough to get Virgin Media :P
apollo888 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Stan Collymore?
apollo888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Stan Collymore?
He scored the best ever debut goal for Liverpool I've ever seen in real life.
Pity he's such a cunt though.
XIII1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sorry i dont go dogging :D
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 12:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love seeing the 0121 mandem on Reddit.
ALLSTARTRIPOD ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big up Alum Rock fam.
TacoCommand ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 11:53:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in Seattle, everyone smokes joints in public here. You can light up at any beach and nobody says a word. (Obviously, be cool and don't spark up next to kids).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:52:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah we figured, they do it in Amsterdam too.
mitchellele ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to live in Amsterdam, people don't smoke weed in public very much. They do, but it's not that common.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I visited Rotterdam, the Dutch don't exactly smoke wherever they like they know all the good spots so they don't have to which is part of the fun in my opinion.
If I had come not knowing anyone I'd probably join the tourists smoking wherever the hell I like cos it's a bit of a novelty for us.
that__one__guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does your city not smell like one giant skunk-ass?
TacoCommand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mostly everyone uses edibles, wax or oil pens. No smell.
that__one__guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So they're not really smoking then are they?
TacoCommand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, people still smoke: it varies by neighborhood. West Seattle (hippie central) love joints. Nobody really minds the smell. Downtown, it's usually more oil pens.
n0tcreatlve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true. I don't smoke, but I was at The Seattle center last week and there were 4 guys sharing a blunt....just sitting on the grass near the orange sculpture. Cops passed by.... and a myriad of adults.....and no one even batted an eye.
TacoCommand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL sounds about right. The first day we legalized, the Seattle district attorney got himself on the news proudly showing off the two ounces he just bought (one to smoke, one to keep as a collectible). Nobody gives a fuck about pot.
poopellar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a non Brit. What's 'chavvy'?
Sporxable ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:01:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
low class, wearing full body tracksuits, swearing lots and typically living on welfare. Associated heavily with smoking weed and spending most of their time in pubs during the day.
Ozwaldo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that sounds pretty sweet, do these "chavvy" dudes get lots of chicks? They sound like they get lots of chicks... I mean "birds" I guess
Sporxable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:43:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 'birds' are usually all akin to Vicky Pollard except they wear pyjamas or full Adidas tracksuits in public.
Ozwaldo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:44:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to google Vicky Pollard
What the fuck
Sporxable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha welcome to England.
Radek_Of_Boktor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. I was hoping they'd be closer to Lauren Socha.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tiny little legs, but excellent tits.
FappDerpington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sweat pants, no verbal filter, and there's beer? Sign me up mate!
Mr_Rottweiler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See: Redneck.
UnicornPantaloons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kind of like the british equivalent of a douchey bro, with a spinkle of pot head
TrapHitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
British rednecks.
Rhysiart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Council. House. And. Violent.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:47:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Manchester non-chav living in London the past few years chiming in. Industrial cities anywhere non-south like Birmingham, Manchester etc. will always be thought of as chavvier than London and all of the British south, based off zero research into class and economics. I find Southerners enjoy cracking jokes about my geographical background, always have. London is always thought of as a cosmopolitan mix of poshos, both by London's visitors and the up-their-own-arse Southerners who live there. I don't think chavvery is the first thing that comes to mind when someone says 'London' the same way the term wouldn't immediately spring to mind when somebody says 'Paris' or 'Milan' to many, although we know these cities have this side to them. It's just natural order.
Anyway, I think people find smoking chavvier than weed in the UK nowadays. And I think it is, on the whole, related to the medical prestige of smoking vs. cannabis.
jpowell180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from the Birmingham area, and if anyone were to light up a joint in public, someone would immediately call the Birmingham PD, and they'd be arrested, as pot is still illegal here in Bama.....even on the South Side.
Also we have no chavs here....but there are some hipsters.
RapNVideoGames ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What can you do when you can't smoke in your apartment
Hugh_Jampton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super chavvy. Get that shit out of my face
misskarenina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Define chavvy
HungInSarfLondon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Council House And Vulgar.
metalkhaos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck is chavvy?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mind defining chavvy for us Americans?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mind defining chavvy for us Americans?
Emperorpenguin5 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude Don't do either. Get high or Poison yourself all you want but don't force others to inhale and feel the effects.
cryztlmath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:12:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's kinda different in Germany. I dont Know.. Sometimes i See it like, lots of people here think it's like cool or important to have a bad habit, and also to show it. Or the people dont try to hide it anymore. U can See it on like everyone. Smoking in Public is socially very accepted i guess, it's not the best thing but also germans Are sometimes very shy when it comes to Human interaction with strangers, ecspecially over here in Potsdam, Germany, cause their little social bubble could pop so no one will tell them to stop Smoking Joints, when they dont standing around. It's a double bladed moral i think when Smoking and consuming drugs Is totally accepted in public as long As you Are moving through the City (smoking joints, cigarettes, drinking alcohol) or sit in a Park (drinking, Smoking, even swallowing and snorting drugs) if you just dont make a big mess around you and piss People of, no one will stop you consuming (a "park" could also be just a field with grass tbh) As long As you dont try to impress anyone with it and/or dont make a big deal out of it, no one cares. Strange world.
Mestyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, period.
Photo_Synthetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking at all, really. Most adults I know that still smoke know it's stupid and hate that they do it. I don't understand how kids still get into it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
whoever smoked 'to be cool' was never cool anyway.
fordahor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say smoking in general.
bendorbreak1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking at all
Elfish-Phantom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking in public never was cool.
LLRTurner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's the ultimate FU and that's what cool is, no care, no trouble, just doing a thing, it's cool.
whohw ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking anywhere
Luder714 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:59:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
When I was in high school, everyone smoked, at least at parties. Even jocks smoked.
There was some coolness factor associated with it for awhile, Banning it indoors made smokers look like idiots out in the cold, puffing away. Also, cost and the first ever halfway decent anti smoking campaign helped too.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How old are you?
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:31 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
48
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:21 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes sense. I'm 36, and while smoking was still very much a cool thing to do, it had already been banned from happening inside, and there seemed to be a slight decline in it popularity.
cookingforassholes ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah since when was teenage smoking in schools a thing?
RainbowEffingDash ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely was and still kind of is
cookingforassholes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:31:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay yeah teenage smoking may kind of be cool, but not inside the actual building right? Shit would be locked up in a matter of minutes, everyone does it behind the 7/11 or something.
RainbowEffingDash ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not inside the building. That being said smoking in the bathroom used to be a thing. See relevant song
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone in high school I can guarantee you smoking in school and in the bathrooms is definitely still a thing. Although it's always marijuana, cigarettes havent been popular in a while. Thank God for that, at least.
Lord_Boro ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 12:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is my space even around anymore?
Bloody_sock_puppet ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 14:18:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reckon it's all relative myself. I got to thirty and started feeling the sort of cringe I'd normally reserve for Peep Show when hearing teenagers on busses etc. Now I'm thinking I need to double down on my smoking, block anyone with Insta on my FB, and go catch some 'mons on my rollerblades. Seriously though, these conceited little shits with their selfies don't get to choose any more than they get to vote. Edit-premature postage
StalkerNoStalking ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:42:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My SO and I were sitting next to a high school couple on a lunch date and their entire conversation was so full of cringe that we couldn't help but stop talking entirely and just listen to them. It really puts into perspective how weird it is for anyone in their late twenties+ to date an 18 year old.
SaneNSanity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:20:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My SO and I went to dinner this past Wednesday. The table behind us was just a couple women older than us. I'm partly deaf so couldn't make out what they were saying, but my GF was cringing a lot. Then another forty something joined them with a loud obnoxious "WHAAAAAAT UP BITCHES!"
I cringed so badly my GF thought I was choking on my food.
BeefSamples ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i dated an 18 year old in my mid 20's. Fortunately we didn't talk much because most of what she had to say involved the spice girls or shit about the healing power of crystals.. To quote a friend of mine when i let her move in for a couple of months "bro, just get it out of your system then find a real person".
she started carrying on a relationship over the phone with a dude across the country (for like a month apparently). I started saying other peoples names during sex for fun (she kept getting pissed at me, i kept doing it), bought her a plane ticket and packed her shit up while some of my female friends took her out for drinks. She got home , drunk, to a locked apt door that her key didn't work in and a note that she had 4 hours to get to the airport (she was from phoenix and i live in new york). I haven't seen or talked to her since.
i'm happily married now. i found a real person.
FultonPig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the reason rollerblades became not cool was that it was really hard to catch some mons. Venus mons.
yogi89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mons pubis?
SoSeriousAndDeep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:00:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great, we got to experience what it's like for your
wifehand.notsherriseeley ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 14:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hashtag "blessed". Just stop it. Now.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate it when cashiers say that to me. "Have a blessed day"! Don't tell me what kind of fucking day to have!!!
HuewardAlmighty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:08:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always do, Satin is a generous master.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:07:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer cotton.
Bam-BamBoyles ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Differing Opinions
F3d0ra ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:13:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage Comics. 07'-10' were like the prime for rage comics. It was so bad but it captured our feeling's so accurately. Then after a few years it just blew up to the point where all the content got stale and it just seemed like the same scenarios over and over just change this "derp" to that "derp" and you'll get some upvotes/thumbs/whatever magic internet points you had. Then marketing teams got a hold of it and you'd see this shit printed on shirts, notebooks all that garbage. I loved them in their prime but that shit fell off quickly.
RitoFreak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except on 9gag, that shit is still 'cool' there for them... leepicmemeXD
griddlemancer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:23:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bae, fam, etc...
Elfish-Phantom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People still say those words. Someone is uncool
griddlemancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But those words are crap words.
xchaoslordx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HaramBae ...
griddlemancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dicks out!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yus fam!
griddlemancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bahahahahah.
EggOnYoFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:11:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still hear these a lot. Not that I think they are cool, but I think we're still very much in this phase.
peace2222 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talking on the phone...I dated a guy for 7 months and only spoke to him maybe twice on the phone....
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno...I talk on the phone a lot with my significant other..and it's not a LDR either.
peace2222 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get me wrong I still talk on the phone...and texting annoys me..but I feel the majority of people text
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:57:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Between 9 and 5, text unless it's important. After work, if I want my SOs attention I'll call her.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even remember what my kid's voices sound like any more. All they want to do is text me.
_ILP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! WTF I tell my kids all the time. "Why the hell are you still texting? Just call them!
To which I get "NO ONE DOES THAT, Dad!"
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:29:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black lives matter.
testa12 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because people are finally realising how toxic they are to society.
[deleted] ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 10:55:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold and such.
MelodyBeeshop ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 12:10:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A7x is still pretty good to me ...
HuewardAlmighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dated a guy in the early 2000s with a kid named Linkin (spelled thusly). Cute kid, but gah. Good sex fun, but when he picked up my hipster friend's 10 speed and hit him with it, gave me a good excuse to call it off...
probablyhrenrai ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:09:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still love Linkin Park, and I really liked Living Things. Their songs come up on the radio a decent a mount; their not popular, but they're popular enough that everyone knows them, I think.
bacondev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't really like the direction they went after Meteora. :(
tykam993 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:23:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Living Things was really good, but I was so happy that Hunting Party was more of a return to form. Can't wait to hear their new stuff soon.
CharybdisXIII ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 11:37:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Avenged sevenfold is still good live but Jesus the last album was terrible
_0110111001101111_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:08:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually like HTTK :|
CharybdisXIII ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well everyone has their own taste but you can't really deny that it's a lot different from their previous stuff.
sidepocket13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. Much more guitar driven stuff on httk. Good for what it was though
KRIZTOFF ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:01:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear all harder rock is all starting to sound the same and it's like god smack.... Example ;: volbeat, A7x. It's not a good thing for music
CharybdisXIII ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say it's bad for music as a whole. It is bad for the bands that do it but there's no shortage of other good bands.
It's just hard to accept when one of your favorites changes their sound to something worse.
Trivium is an example of a band that successfully changed their sound. Their new album sounds much different than anything they've done and it's fantastic.
LaPiscinaDeLaMuerte ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
10 Years changed too. And I like it. They went from softer more melodic beats to more aggressiveness. Deftones went the other way and it works for them too.
a57782 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Mastodon would also be a pretty good example. Crack the Skye was a good album, but I could see why somebody who really liked Remissions might not like it as much.
RexFrostshadow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try Alter Bridge. Probably the best rock band of the past decade.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myles Kennedy is a fucking fantastic vocalist, and Tremonti is phenomenal. Their first album I didn't really like that much, but I really enjoyed their last two albums.
dirtyjew123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saw alter bridge live in July, they were awesome.
Mikevercetti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think you know me...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:49:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason why is that there is only so far you can go before you're too weird for the mainstream crowd or before you sound like previous groups.
statix138 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything after Waking the Fallen was terrible.
DavidG993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
City of Evil was better instrumentally. Not sure why the singer went with singing when his voice isn't really suited to it, but it's his call.
statix138 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I believe he blew his vocal cords out.
DavidG993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a rumor, but they put out some stuff saying it was what the singer wanted to do. Scream vocals for seventh trumpet and waking the fallen, then singing for the rest. Until Nightmare came out anyway.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah come on, City of Evil is an awesome metal record. The rest of it is a bit ehh but the later albums do still have some good material.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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runninhillbilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I thought the same thing. The self titled album was mostly crap and everything I've heard from them since then has also been bad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The s/t still had some great stuff on it though, especially the riff ~15 seconds into Almost Easy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unbound and A Little Piece of Heaven are great too. A Little Piece of Heaven actually sounds closer to Synyster Gates/ The Rev's side project Pinkly Smooth than it does A7x.
Liquorace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw them live before they blew up...they sucked bad. Then I found out they were Florida conservative douches.
statix138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:26:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I used to really like Avenged Sevenfold. I saw them live shortly after they released Waking the Fallen and got to meet the whole band. Everyone was cool except M. Shadows was a complete douche bag. Stopped listening to the band after that which turns out was a good thing, City of Evil and everything afterwards was complete garbage.
GDudzz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Each to their own, but City of Evil is an awesome album. Struggling to think of a song I don't skip, and I'm the type of person who likes 1-2 songs in most bands' albums.
Panichord ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:01:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO City of Evil is their magnum opus. Aside from the huge strides that album did for them popularity-wise, they hit a really great sound that is still pretty unique to this day. It was a massive step-up technicality-wise: killer drumming, plenty of vocal harmonies and backing parts, some orchestral stuff, guitar lead harmonies up the ass and an awesome solo on pretty much every track. The album is so substantial, with the shortest track being just under 5 minutes long. The writing is really good on the longer tracks and they stay interesting rather than repeating verse-chorus 100 times. I think the album often gets slept-on because of the mega popularity of the three singles, but there is so much more to it.
I do understand though how some Waking the Fallen fans were disappointed with it because it's a change in direction. I like WTF too, and their later albums, but CoE will always be the best for me!
GDudzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:11:37 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nail on the head with this. My favourite A7x songs are their longer 7-8 minute ones. Sidewinder, Strength of the World, The Wicked End, Betrayed, Save Me and of course, A Little Piece of Heaven. Four of those all from COE!
I got into A7x just as their self-titled album was released so going back through COE was great. Waking the Fallen was just so different, but still a great album. Still a lot of great songs on there, but I can see why the original A7x fans didn't enjoy COE and onwards.
statix138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bat Country is the only song I like on the album. I read a bunch of Hunter S Thompson in high school so the song content hits a soft spot for me.
I just don't dig the vocals since M Shadows blew his voice out. His vocals changed and then the music behind it got way softer.
dontpanic38 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he didn't blow his voice out, he wanted to do a record of singing. bands change their sound.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of curiosity, how was M shadows being a douche bag?
statix138 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We were all hanging out back with the band, minus M Shadows, for about 45 minutes to hour, everyone was really cool and bullshitting with us. One of the dudes (this was like 10 years ago so my memory is foggy) found one of those toy megaphones that had a keyboard attached and was playing a bunch of songs on it, just everyone in the band was just being cool with the 10 of us hanging out back.
Finally M Shadows comes out and won't give anyone the time of day and completely ignores everyone, even the band members were asking him to come hang out. M Shadows stopped, looked at the group, rolled his eyes and walked off. Pissed the entire group off, I mean I get the dude doesn't owe us anything but fuck man, you can even just say hi? It was honestly a great show and that run in with M Shadows kind of soured it for me.
One of the band members we all swore looked like Bam Margera at the time. I wish I could remember who because everyone started just calling him Bam; not sure if he really liked the name.
Though the girl I was at the show with showed all the other guys in the band her boobs, it was awesome because I got to see her boobs which I had wanted to see. She later became a stripper, who saw that coming?
DavidG993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was probably their guitarist or the Rev.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It had to be synyster gates. He always reminded me of Bam haha
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was definitely Synyster. He looked so much like Bam back in the day.
PartyLikeAWarChild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both of those bands are still pretty damn popular.
JuicePiano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I enjoy a lot of bands people associate with "edgy" kids but I'm not edgy in the slightest. I just like the music, you know? I feel like I can't talk to anyone about my taste in music without them being extremely judgmental. And most of the people I know who like the same stuff are annoyingly edgy and shit, so I feel like I need to change the kind of music I listen to in order to not be ostracized by society...well, my point is that the bands may be popular, but it's definitely not "cool" to like them for the majority of the population. Which kinda sucks for people like me...
theshoegazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were never cool; just popular, which isn't the same thing
Emperorpenguin5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Linkin park still does some pretty good stuff. But I will accept it isn't "cool" anymore as in not part of the mainstream consumption of music.
icebrotha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In middle school I fucking loveeedddd A7X.
poobicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they were never cool
dblmjr_loser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the fuck were those cool?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hybrid Theory was huge when it came out, with my 6th grade class at least.
andy83991 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They haven't been cool since 1998, if they ever really were. Same with Nickleback
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:40:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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joshdts ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:49:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was google+ ever cool?
fezfrascati ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joining the beta was cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted to get that invite so bad.
_ILP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT IS FRIENDSTER?
Kidd_Funkadelic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:30:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes, in the US anyway, don't have the same charm anymore.
Camdennn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:54:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It took me a while to find you, but I did.
KingMurazor ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those animal rubber bands. What happened to those?
PopeTheReal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:05:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Letting 14 year olds dictate what's cool to you
Steve_Wiener ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:14:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wanna be gangster rap
Bagelcriminal ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:55:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abercrombie
YelnatstreboR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about Fitch?
AnotherPhilosopher ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:04:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning people.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:11:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gauged ears. If they were ever cool...
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:16:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook. Bunch of e-cards quotes, faked videos and news articles I saw here first.
JonnyEh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:24:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not trying in school. No one thinks you're cool anymore for skipping class and not getting good grades, people realize how important school is now, so not putting in any effort makes you look like a loser.
Malt_9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:23:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats something an uncool nerd would say. NERD/
vasquez3103 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:29:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts. Definitely jorts.
SilkyZ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This side of the pillow
greeneyesontherise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coachella - or just simply music festivals. It used to be about the music and the art, not about going so you have an excuse to wear a flower crown and take an instagram picture.
felldestroyed ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The larger ones are pretty stupid now, but because of the larger ones, there are many, many small/medium sized festivals that are really, really worth it.
Then again, I've been called a hipster and according to the reddit hive mind I need to shave my beard, because it's not longer hipster.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This dipshit named Jacob calls me a hipster every time we bump into each other. I wear chinos and a blazer. He wears cargo shorts. I honestly think anyone who puts effort (or more than crude afterthought) into their appearance is considered a hipster by some.
felldestroyed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wellll.
I mean, after hanging around those "hipster" bars in different towns/cities I've lived, touring in bands, and having haircuts that are before their time (I have a very hip barber) - I think the title could fit, but then again, I work in a very not hip field and don't give a shit what my friends look like, even if a lot of them would be considered hipsters by most.
I guess, if it fits it works. Good luck with the dude in the cargo shorts; I'm sure he pulls alllllll the ladies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, not everyone who puts effort into their appearance is well dressed. Your reaction suggests that you probably are more of a hipster than you think, after all.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
probably.
testa12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because that's exactly what it is. You're literally trying to be hip/cool. Which is about the most uncool thing you can do.
There's a difference between dressing well and dressing to be cool. The later is what hipsters are guilty of.
HD64180 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bae. I freaking hate "bae".
Call_me_Cassius ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:41:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just cause you hate it doesn't mean it's not cool
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"when bae doesn't like you calling them bae"
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 15:19:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-theism. It used to be cutting edge teenage rebellion against the institutes and the old world order but now it just seems to be a cliche war cry for the Internet Educated Douchery For me, a child of the 90s, it brings to mind images of fat IT goths wanting to express themselves more than their black lipstick can.
wolfkeeper ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still far cooler than theism though. Theism has never been cool.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:33:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's good though. It became boring. That's just it being normalized.
testa12 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still there it's just transitioned to BLM style bulshittery.
lchoate ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me, evidently. Source: my kids.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. :(
[deleted] ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 12:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music. And it's a damn shame.
PartyLikeAWarChild ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:44:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tehre is plenty of rock that has large amounts of popularity
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 13:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's so weird. It's the thing I never thought would die. There are undoubtedly great bands out there, but the 'Generational Spokesman' ... where is he ? Where are the scary motherfuckers channeling Guns n Roses ?
... I suppose it's Kanye.
LocoRocoo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:21:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
plenty of good bands representing this generation. But Kanye is obviously a musical pillar, and he's a great producer even if he is a plonker. Rock isn't dead, just music changes and rock is changing with it.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 14:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Certainly, but I'd say guitar bands generally occupy a different position in the musical landscape, today, no ?
Compare the 1992 MTV Awards with the 2015 MTV Awards.
For 'Best Rock Video' in 2015, we have :
In 1992, there are effectively two categories for this :
'Best Metal/Hard Rock Video'
And 'Best Alternative Video' :
I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad thing, because the nature of life is change, transformation and reinvention, but i think there's a real difference there that's not just 'muh generation' : the amount of guitar/rock bands in top positions in charts is simply lower today.
People probably listen to music differently today, too. They might get more of it from different sources, like video games. And Hip Hop and electronic music in general are both at a different place in their respective life cycles.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are bands like Tedeshi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket, The National... They are kind of non MTV mainstream rock. MTV ruined popular good music imo. It just went a different way without the music videos. Its all mostly live music bands that are still guitar driven. Kayne is a sad human being.
ArmchairHedonist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck, I didn't realise until you pointed it out, I assumed there were lots of new rock bands and I was just too uncool to have heard of them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That could be true of both of us. ; p I have considered the side of "You're not a teenager anymore, Speaker".
But at the same time, i didn't just invent all those band names and musicians, of course. You can see the difference in the balance. Rock isn't 'gone' : but it simply doesn't 'culturally' dominate the way it used to, at least not the VMAs. I'm sure if you looked at sales for those years they'd reflect a similar pattern.
ArmchairHedonist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I lost track sometime after Arctic Monkeys, regressed a bit and spent a lot of time listening to awesome back catalogue stuff. Guilty. But can't a bunch of new rock kids turn up here, post the awesome rock bands I'm missing out on and downvote me to hell (as I disappear in a pool of lava holding out rock horns to the last, like SUM41 dude from In Too Deep video whose name I'm too lazy too look up)?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll do my best.
Royal Blood - Figure it Out
Highly Suspect - Lydia
Kaleo - Way Down We Go
Periphery - Marigold
Meg Myers - Desire
If you go into progressive metal (which has a pretty huge following at the moment) there are more, but there are a few rock-oriented or guitar driven songs that have come out within the past year or two that are still popular.
ArmchairHedonist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sweet, thanks dude. I will hire a hotel room and listen to these whilst trashing it, then chuck the telly out of the window.
Cyndagon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm absolutely in love with Nothing More. Listen to "Jenny" or Mr. MTV"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I forgot about Nothing More! Both of those songs are awesome. I got to hang out with their singer for a little bit at a show a couple years back.
JuicePiano ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:11:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dave Grohl is probably the closest thing to a "rock god" of our generation, but even he seems to be slipping into relative obscurity at the hands of society's lack of interest in rock. It's kinda sad...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And he's 46.
I honestly ... I'm a big Pearl Jam fan, but I think both Vedder and Cobain killed this side of rock culture, to some extent. Maybe that's crediting them with far, far more influence than they could possibly have.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean by that, exactly? I'm not challenging you, I'm legitimately missing your point.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well, Ed was vocal about his dislike of the image and expectations of a Rock Megastar, vocally and under no uncertain terms. Wasn't a fan of ( hard ) drugs, very progressive, railed against the excesses of the glam bands etc, who were openly materialistic and championed wealth and fame with big-haired strippers in their videos.
Cobain was similarly all about his so-called 'integrity' and yet sadly fell to the pressure - and his vices. So one rejected that image and lifestyle, the other was an unfortunate victim of it. I suppose the same could be said for Staley. They all ultimately demolished the myth.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm interesting, thanks!
I have to admit that despite being a teen and then twentysomething with a bunch of their music in my collection back in the day, I had my own personal dramas going on during that time (don't we all) and was only vaguely aware of the goings-on in either of their lives outside of their music. Obviously I knew Cobain struggled with drugs and then his "suicide", and that Vedder was nothing like David Lee Roth (as a random example), but I never looked much deeper than that nor considered them in the larger context.
Thanks for explaining!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
YVW!
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The good rock & rollers are old now and many have died. It's very hard to fill their shoes. In fact, no one can.
JuicePiano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly true. But I have faith that our generation will inherit the soul of rock and will carry the torch. We can't replace them, but that doesn't mean we can't become new ones. Rock never dies \m/
poobicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol never change reddit
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:04:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say this because there are positives to this as well, but the field is too crowded for there to be a generational spokesperson. While this creates a nice amount of music for people to enjoy, and also dilutes the pool with mediocrity.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that part of the problem ? The democratization of music making via the internet, perhaps ?
I_Am_Ironman_AMA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:13:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe. Plus, amazing artists and mediocre talent alike have an equal ability to speak via the Internet. I don't mean to be condescending but there is a lot of riffraff out there and it can be hard to wade through.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:14:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, man, i'm not reading you like that at all. It's a good question.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:09:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye is the greatest rock star there is right now.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:11:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, he certainly ... uh ... he's got that level of egocentricity and weird genius required.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:31:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye is the 'generational spokesman' now?
I'll have a cup of bleach with a chaser of arsenic please.
I hope he marries Courtney Love.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:36:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's ... pretty harsh, dude. How would you like it if someone suggested you should marry Courtney Love ? Not so nice on the receiving end, is it ?!
busche916 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not defending Mr. West's cultural status or anything, but who else would you put as the dominant rockstars of today? Maybe Kendrick Lamar? Maybe Drake? The point is that rock music has lost the cultural gravitas it once held.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 12:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough money in it and the main demographic of rock music and the main demographic of music piraters had significant overlap.
GGAllinsMicroPenis ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funnily the music industry is still making record profits. Piracy did some damage, but really, like every other industry, the wealth just started accumulating at the top.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:37:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a whole, sure. But I think piracy hit rock music harder than the other genres. Every nerd kid music pirate I knew in the 90s-00s was huge into rock music. No one was pirating the latest Brittany Spears album. We all wanted Chevelle, Metallica, Tool, etc.
randarrow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:40:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was signed up to Rolling Stone unwillingly, a concert came with a one year subscription. It's a weird little old lady magazine at this point. Pretty sure has been a little old lady magazine for 20 years. The covers are just creepy.
OscarM96 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music just has so much variation now that it ate itself up. Slipknot is very popular, so are Bring Me the Horizon and Arctic Monkeys. It's just that no one really makes that archetypal hard rock anymore.
franch ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:31:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what fucking year is it
OscarM96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, lady gaga hasn't done pop in several years but I'd say she's still very popular
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock became too formulaic.
BTBLAM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I die has brought it back in chaotic form
Harvester913 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:02:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/metalcore has new, good music all the time. Architects, Veil of Maya, After the Burial. Dillinger Escape Plan will be releasing a new album soon.
Playcate25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah it sucks, you could kind of tell in the early 2000s how downhill it was going.
SKDBrow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look for underground/none sigend rock bands, they usely put out some good music
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bandcamp has a fuckton of great bands, you just have to search for them. Most of the stuff I listen to now I found through bandcamp, and the only reason I found new bands was because I ran a radio show at my University. The music industry and the media just doesn't care about rock anymore so you don't hear about these guys. Record labels aren't searching for new bands and signing them because they don't make them money anymore. The music industry works follows trends though, hopefully at some point rock becomes popular again and we can get some more quality stuff.
Philestor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus bandcamp is great to the artists who use it. Artists gain way more profit per song from bandcamp than any other site (ie. iTunes, Amazon, etc.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bandcamp is fantastic for musicians. Whether you're a hobbyist who just needs a place to host the music you share for free or a serious artist trying to make a living or anything in between, Bandcamp has you covered.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one said "good" rock music doesn't exist. It's just not cool. That's why it's underground.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Chernograd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More along the lines of sad mumbling over computerized bips and boops, isn't it?
juroden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmfao basically. Radiohead just isnt the same anymore. I used to be a massive fan back in The Bends and OK Computer days but their last 10 years have been utter garbage
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deerhunter
felldestroyed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
60's garage rock is certainly making a revival in the underground. Give it two or three years.
vitor42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are absolutely wrong about it. There's lots of great new rock bands and styles coming out every year. The only thing about it is that is definitely not cool is rock fashion.
splorf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still cool, went underground where the dweebs cant find it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since when? Rock has never been uncool. Bands come and go, sure, but let's not get all /r/lewronggeneration here.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music gets better and better the less mainstream it gets. The fact that most of the shows I want to attend are booked at smaller, more intimate venues is fantastic!
aNightOwll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? Its not trendy on the radio but people still like it cuz a lot of the new stuff is garbo
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap is the new rock and roll
Negative_Erdos_Numbr ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:02:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What you mean to say is rap/hip hop replaced rock as the basis of what constitutes "pop" and therefore becomes a big part of culture. Instead of pop being watered down rock, pop is now watered down hip hop.
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also yes
CareerRejection ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:39:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hasn't that been the case since the early 90's then? Same for trance/EDM scene. I'm torn between being happy from that it has blown up as it has for the past 10 years, but sad since it's heavily diluted in terms of quality across the board.
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well considering how popular hip hop is it only makes sense that a bunch of people try their hand at it because so many people were going at it it makes sense to have a wide spectrum (ex from Young Thug to Lil Dicky). This is a good thing imo
1butanol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'We the new rockstars'
...'been that way for a minute'
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BEEN THAT WAY FOR A MINUTE, HEDI SLIMANE!
fordahor ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, only in dumb fuck USA. In the rest of the world rock is the king.
chickenshitmchammers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironic you say that, since rock came from here too.
elchucknorris300 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:16:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's true at all. Hip Hop is big in lots of other countries. I went to a french music festival in Montreal recently and a bunch of the headliners were hip hop
mailtruckwhorehouse ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:45:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"dumb fuck USA": where everything important happens and 99% of rap happens
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mailtruckwhorehouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thanks
loremusipsumus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I prefer Western Classical so did not listen/know about the history of Rock. What happened to it??
sarcasticorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock was mostly about being harder, faster, and nastier than those that came before. However, much like CPU clock speeds, there are limits and those have pretty well been reached.
Chernograd ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids don't pick up guitars anymore. Now they just drag and drop bullshit loops on their iPhones while dreaming of being the next David Guetta.
spacelemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i like metal.
and i like EDM.
Don't knock something because you don't like it.
Watch.
Metal sucks, all they do is rehash the same chords over and over again.
Chernograd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:09:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People have been rehashing the same chords since the 1950s. Yet somehow it kept working for decades.
snotbowst ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/lewronggeneration
DeliciousRice ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:25:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5 Seconds of Summer is carrying the rock scene. Pre-teens are digging them now, but give them 20+ years and they'll be considered legends like The Beatles.
snotbowst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt those guys will influence the next 5 decades of music.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure about any of this, but that last part I know is a stretch
krom_bom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said every teenager, ever, about their favorite band.
croxy0 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 13:07:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGS!!!!!
GGAllinsMicroPenis ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not PAWGs.
DeFy_Logicc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jim Sterling would like a word with you.
unethicalturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess Dirty Old Town isn't just hip and cool anymore then...
SirCarollus ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:44:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like having big balls aka fat nuts was cool in the 90's. No one brags about a fat ball sack anymore. I imagine the perceived notion is just not cool anymore.
Goryaccident ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's called cancer now
WhatIWannaSay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking funniest response here.
longstairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were hairy too... Pre manscape.
Crumps_brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember in middle school when guys would brag about having a hairy dick. I'm 33 and still have never had a hairy dick. I've never had a giant nutsac either by the way.
Hawkins782 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:44:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eyebrow piercings! I cringe when I see an adult with one.
Rosetti ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:55:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Celebrating your cake day.
afolk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy cake day
planteater8 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:46:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a cis gendered white male
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:07:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
BRi7X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:'(
Sdqr ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:07:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its not even "straight white male" anymore but "cis white male"
Gays are officially completely accepted
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now you can bend over and accept them.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:40:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being white
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:47:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go get a spray tan. Orange is the new black.
-random- ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:25:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
It lost its cool factor as fast as it received it
lupuscapabilis ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It might have been popular, but there's nothing even remotely cool about finding cartoon creatures in public.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 11:44:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:39:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll never catch the REAL Napster
ranstephens ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that movie
MikeKM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, Napster was The Bomb back in the day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:34:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool
LocalMexican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:44:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you know Rhapsody just changed their name to Napster?
Yes, I am old.
y4uy4u ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:41:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supernatural genre books/movies (or more specifically vampire romance...)
gonemad16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The correct term is 'paranormal romance'
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully the supernatural.
colinbellmcfc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lean cuisine
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Lockedup4years ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cause they turned to ash as they burned your house down
AngelLeliel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
nycagent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saggin ya jeans...please stop
M4DM1ND ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging pants. I was in the public school system when it was the trend and didn't think it was cool and now no one thinks it's cool. Makes you just look gross and ghetto.
indiefolkfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Last person I knew to wear them frequently dropped out of Highschool in 2015.
_ILP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, still part of hip hop culture, therefore everyone is still doing it. Oh, and the pants are tighter now :/
M4DM1ND ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You definitely don't see it on college campuses.
_ILP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There ain't no colleges in the hood, son.
Sunnyside711 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:00:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy
CtrlAltDelish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hardstyle
2MOIST4U ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:47:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging your pants.
Wait that was never cool in the first place.
ChiangRai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CNN - politically WAY biased and I guess since they're all about ratings, 24hrs of sensationalism.
Drkshadow1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:12:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmie Saville
frosted1030 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sudden anal.
saugustam ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:44:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying swag
DiegoBPA ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking factory towers. Like, they used to be the symbol of progress, modernity and the developing world. Now they are a mark of antiquated money making industries, that don't care about the future. That's a 180 degree turn in just around 50 years.
laioren ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word, "hipster."
KenPC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinners on rims.
D1sc0nn3ct3d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit was stupid when it came out. Like little kids putting cards in their spokes...
krapzz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:28:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Being an emo or scene skater with tight sperm-killing jeans.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Standing for the National Anthem
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:19:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barbed wire tattoos.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenage Sex. Generation X was actually the most wild and crazy generation, their teenage pregnancies were through the roof. Seriously you guys fucked like bunnies. The age of losing Virginity has gone up dramatically with the Millenials and especially generation Z (born 2000+). However our drug and alcohol use is VERY high.
Malt_9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say that the 60's and 70's teenagers/Twenty somethings were much more "crazy" and sexually active. Less STD's and such. GenX had this blase , depressed nothing really matters attitude. I always got the impression that Gen X'ers were kinda boring and didnt care one way or the other about lots of things.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right, sure. I lost mine at 16 and kids are now performing oral acts at 10. If anything I would say we stupidly used way too many drugs while having a normal amount of sex. Then again I am not sure of my generation. 1977.
relentlesslyawesome ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hypercolor t-shirts.
Failingadult ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:39:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha! Everybody had those in the 90s, nothing like walking around with your armpits a different color!
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean tie dye?
ThatCrazyL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:57 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No hyper color changed color based on temperature.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:27 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ooh. I heard about wallpaper that did that. pretty cool idea but I've never seen it IRL.
jennydotz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were actually kinda cool. I had forgotten about those!
vikster101 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:05:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 10:43:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy jeans (unless you're a hip-hop artist)
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:20:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rappers dont wear baggies since 10 years..
yuhcallmebreezy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:00:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kevin Gates does tho
armada127 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta have baggy jeans to hold both of his phones.
Stabfacenotback ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 11:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even IF you're a hip hop artist. Someone needs to come up with something new.
FuckingKilljoy ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 13:02:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bro rappers haven't worn baggy jeans for years! Even 50 is wearing more fitted fashion these days. Not necessarily skinny jeans but jeans that fit
newsheriffntown ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:55:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to all the guys walking around with their pants pulled down past their asses still.
chickenshitmchammers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol. Now i see dudes with tight ass pants sagging. Weird times man.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:12:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw that too and couldn't believe it. Saw a couple of tallish slim guys wearing tight pants and they had them pulled down so the crotch sagged. What the hell is the point of that?
TheOlMo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see you dont follow hiphop
n0tcreatlve ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have. I mean where has everyone been the last few years? A lot of rap artists are wearing VERY FEMININE clothing. Tight jeans/pants (Look at Future as an example). Furthermore the baggy style has been out for a while, there was a transition onto fitted clothing and suits, yet now the style is to wear high end designer clothing.
Edit: The biggest and most obvious rapper to change it up.....is Gucci Mane. Check out his style for the song "Lemonade" or "Vette Pass By" VS his style now... the game has changed!
newsheriffntown ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess now some of them can afford to wear designer clothes.
Clever_Losername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:54:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skinny pants?
BigFatNo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elastic skinny jeans are in right now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not. With. Me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oo oo. Neck ties! And suits, with nice loafers. And what they do is they get in on the ground level of a job, maybe working cashier. Then slowly accumulate power, and then at age 65, boom! retire. Take all the money from your 401k, retire to Mexico where the feds can't touch you. Its perfect, yo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfyEff263A
ign108x3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:54:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rip 90s skateboarding
RobRiguez2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, Never wearing chick pants.
I'll keep my baggies till I die.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hip-hop artists don't wear baggy jeans anymore either.
jdepps113 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't wait till they come back. Tighter pants are uncomfortable.
DetroitHustlesHarder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the hipster
IAMA_Printer_AMA ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 13:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Salty Redditors naming current trends hoping they'll go away
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 14:15:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Salty must be having a resurgence. It was popular with young black girls in my area in the 80s. I dont think it belongs on any uncool word list. It's more of a neutral word in that respect.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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LeeSinSmokesWeed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lately?
Lonely_Kobold ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a deer, I would have thought you would enjoy anything salt related
MeanMrMustardMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Salty means experienced, not mad.
It's been a thing since way before it was redefined.
testa12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like trends they were once deeply invested in themselves only to one day questions their benefit to their imagined popularity score and are now trying to public denounce in order to preserve said score.
theshinymew64 ยท 213 points ยท Posted at 10:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes.
trulyniceguy ยท 560 points ยท Posted at 12:38:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In west Cincinnati I was born and raised,
On the zoo grounds is where I spent most of my days.
Chillin' out hangin' out actin all cool,
eating bananas outside by the pool.
When a mom and her kid who were up to no good,
Crawled over the fence into my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my zoo keeper got scared,
heard a gunshot just before I stopped breathing air...
RadiantSun ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 15:11:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I live here with my old zookeeper and banana, Big Yellow. Everything in here has a heart and a mind. One thing I've learned after 17 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come over that fence.
hnfr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:19:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic copy
WallOtterCarpetSeal ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:46:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I wish I had some gold to give. โญโญโญโญโญ
Lereas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Accurate, though the zoo is pretty much central Cinci.
Famixofpower ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You got me!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the first time a Harambe comment actually made me smile.
32Dog ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because I was crying for the rest
Cookiedrengen ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 17:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody seems to notice your reference to fresh Prince of bel air
[deleted] ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 11:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SquaredUp2 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 14:01:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I am fascinated about in this Harambe meme, is that it just won't die despite the fact that massive meme overload and overreferencing has lead to people calling for its death numerous times. (Which is actually the natural cycle of memes: Birth--->Rise in popularity--->Reference overload--->Death). This is the only meme I've seen that manages to escape such conventions and actually thrives despite protest, rising stronger and harder than before.
Plus, it's been hot shit here on Reddit for the past...3-4 months? Which is like 20 years in internet time.
BigDaddyDelish ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:28:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe transcends all mortal logic.
In all seriousness though, it's a meme that thrives off of people wanting it to stop. It's like that annoying kid who keeps asking, "Why?" after every answer you give him. You reacting to that is egging him on to keep the meme going.
Honestly though, I find it funnier than most memes that were put out both for the subject matter and how people react to it.
calmybalmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of the times I see a Harambe meme and I think, "Stupid, not funny, and I wish it would just die." Once in a great while I see a Harambe meme, and I turn a slight smile. Then I feel terrible for having derived pleasure from a meme I hate. I think it's because his name is really fun to say. Harambe!
Alexanderspants ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like that time in Middle East about 2000 years ago when the romans were all
" Like, shit, when you gonna let these Jesus memes die off, they ain't cool no more"
And the Christians be all like
"Oh, die off? Like Jesus died for our sins?"
And the Romans be like
"Oh , FFS"
porqtanserio ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly think it's because that meme has become the irony for reference overload therefore resulting in no timely death because it continues to bait itself.
celestisdiabolus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't know a damn thing about the Streisand effect do you?
Summerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because the zoo specifically asked not to have them sent to them. People took that as a reason to continue harder because they were asked not to, and now it doesn't matter anymore that everyone is sick of it, not just the zoo.
danzey12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say it's that overused, or at least in my own anecdotal experience, that's why I still enjoy it every now and again.
Someone was feeding in a LoL game I was playing and a dude dropped "Harambe didn't die for this," that was pretty funny.
PointOfFingers ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 11:29:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shots fired!
piezeppelin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not again!
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 12:48:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...at Harambe
lukin187250 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 12:49:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe died for you
lawthrowaway69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:32:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take a shot for Harambe. He took one for you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe died for your sins.
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 12:06:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool
FuckingKilljoy ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 12:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's be honest, no meme is really cool. It's cheap humour, on the level of references. It's pretty much like "hey! That's a picture of that thing that people say! I know that! Oh shit waddup!" people like feeling apart of something and that's what memes thrive on. It's easy karma for me tho :)
DirusNarmo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Name checks out
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to hijack your point just want to vent for a second... I fucking hate memes. All the 7-15 year olds running around talking about the newest memes is grating as shit, especially when internet culture invades real life - I know we live in the digital age but a meme by definition is simply a unit of culture passed from one person to another. The fact that this drivel is considered part of American/world (I suppose) culture is really disheartening and imo is just annoying/time wasting. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, obviously, go be a "memestar" if you want I'm just going to think you're a total moron. Go read a book or go on a hike or some shit. Trust me it'll make you a more well-rounded person and much less of a boor to talk to. End rant and I'm bracing for downvotes (:
Edit: By you I mean in the general sense not targeting anyone specific just the youth who seem meme obsessed.
danzey12 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with a little bit of what you're saying but you're being so melodramatic about it, it's hardly the end of all culture as we know it, and the irony of the dude telling us to go read a book misspelling "bore" is pretty funny.
Anyway, i assume pretty much everyone who was used to the internet before like 2008 feels the same way, the whole thing got too generalized when individual "Rage Faces" and "Advice Animals" got labelled as, those things you said you hated.
2006 4chan was a simpler place of in-jokes, now everyone's in on the joke and it's just not funny any more.
Damnit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Haha I was hyperbolizing my thoughts, and what's even funnier to me is you didn't understand my meaning of boor - as in obnoxious, rude, or unrefined. Nice try though pal.
Edit: But yes I agree with your second paragraph for sure, the Internet was such a wonder around the late 90's/early 2000's, people weren't even really sure what it was/how to use it properly, but it was awesome. Although maybe it already started it's descent into madness when the Dot-com bubble burst.
Booshur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you tell the neighborhood kids to get off your lawn?
I agree with you mostly. Which is why i try to stay away from default subs.
mahatma_arium_nine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So safe to holster my Nixon now?
Nixon references are still cool, right?
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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m8thsg8 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:10:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe is in every corner of this here website.
Lets go onto /r/funny - oopsie, Harambe.
Lets go onto /r/ERRC - oopsie, Harambe
Lets go onto /r/science - oopsie, Harambe.
Lets go onto /r/askreddit, I'm sure they have some serious and mature content - motherfucking Harambe
There is no leaving Harambe, Harambe follows me everywhere I go, everywhere I flow. There is no getting out of him. My Grandkids are all posting Harambe memes onto facebook to the point where I have unfollowed most of them. It is an overran and cruel joke.
Being uncomfortable is an understatement - I'm disgusted. A Gorilla is killed for being a danger to a young kids life and so now we turned the Gorilla into a meme. That's not a legacy I would want, to be mocked by teenagers around the world in such a fashion. It absolutely disgusts me and if it doesn't disgust you too, you disgust me.
SlipperySherpa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:55:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 13:32:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like you're in favor of what is effectively harassment (to those who were close to the gorilla). It's cheap humor but the heightened meming after the Zoo asked for it to stop is just childish.
Velkyn01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, they should know better than to publicly announce that it makes them sad, and that they would really wish everyone would stop. That extended the life of that stupid fucking meme by weeks.
snotbowst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those fucking idiots, politely asking people to stop. Like, what, did they think we're reasonable people with an ounce of dignity or respect?
Velkyn01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not, but basically, yeah.
snotbowst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah its sarcasm.
That's the worst defense ever. We should expect people not behave like petulent children when asked not to do something.
Velkyn01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But by now we know that the Internet is full of anonymous assholes, and people will act in the exact opposite way that they're asked to, because there's no repercussions.
snotbowst ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:23:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, well let's not blame the people who behaved like normal people.
Let's blame the people who act like spoiled brats.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 12:43:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, but they're now funny in a meta post-post-post-ironic way.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin'-A-Right on the money.
SeanTheTranslator ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:10:05 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/DoesUsernameCheckOut
Hey, this one does!
DoesUsernameCheckOut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:19 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does not check out!
Question was asked 9 days ago, account was made 9 days ago. If the account has been made at least a month before the username is relevant, only then does the username check out!
SeanTheTranslator ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:56:42 on September 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, gg.
Thereminz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's ironically cool again
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try, Cincinnati Zoo.
GreatBabu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dicks in.
TrapHitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut you're fucking whore mouth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
D I C K S O U T W I L L N E V E R D I E
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it was cool til about two weeks ago, then there were four different events about "jump off the bridge for Harambe" "Harambe for pm" and it just seems so low effort and like 14 year olds trying way too hard. Literally up until that point it had been really cool, most of the joke was the very fact that it was still a joke, despite it being around for so long. But Its gone from people being creative with the meme to kids trying to fit in and look cool posting "10k likes and I'll shave my head for Harambe". The shift has been palpable. Each day they get noticeable worse and it makes me sad.
jdog90000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:19:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Then why's your dick still out?
hilberteffect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's in your mom's mouth
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw. Still cool. As long as someone is QQing in protest it will remain cool.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:11:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dick's still out
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Harambe, and this is my zoo. I work here with my friend, Cecil the lion, and one thing I know after being here for 21 years, you don't know WHAT is gonna come over those railings.
Ewalk ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:36:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. Harambe is love. Harambe is life.
IHaveACookie ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 13:57:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We can put our dicks away now?
akatsuman132 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO! You keep your flacid flesh noodle out for Harambe!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who said anything about flaccid?
Wandertramp ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:28:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game
Arkaeriit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You monster !
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has an album coming out next year, though
Wandertramp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ol Reddit Game-a-roo.
yParticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uncool, dude. UNCOOL.
Wandertramp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mission accomplished then?
7_Down_8_Up ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cunt
Wandertramp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shh bby is ok
kjjones08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well everyone here lost...
Taco-Time ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically you only lose if you know what the game is
kjjones08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. You lose though
SonicSingularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FUCK
CamnitDam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GODDAMN
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GOD MOTHER FUCKING DAMN IT I'VE BEEN WINNING FOR A WEEK
JessicaBecause ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:33:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone please tell me the hatred for "moist" is over.
jacyerickson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. It's still popular to hate it. It makes me think of deliciously soft cake. How can that be bad?
Ohaiyogozaimasu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just talking about this with a friend last night; I liken it to how everyone seems to be "deathly afraid" of clowns.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Lonely_Kobold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bud-wise-er
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pants down to your ankles.
BigOldCar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, I think you're right! I haven't seen that particular stupidity in awhile!
Oh blessed day!
whiterabbit1021 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. Knock it off, you fucking stink.
Malt_9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You stink and you dont even smoke.
sugarplumcow ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:37:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A melted ice cube.
the_supersalad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfff that puddle of was-cube is still pretty chilly to a sock.
wonderdolkje ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:16:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drinking at work.
EgonAllanon ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:21:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh? Drinking at work is cool as shit. Getting caught is deeply uncool.
wonderdolkje ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, but it didnt used to. My grandad had a little wiskey station in his office.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. Construction workers still do it.
Pardoism ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:37:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This will get me downvoted to hell but: Tattoos. They used to be rare and mysterious, now they're like fucking cellphones. Everyone has one and they all look the same, except for a few cool ones.
lupuscapabilis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People have been saying that for years. There's a reason half the 70 year olds I know have some sort of tattoo. They're always gonna be around.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:31:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Are you saying people were getting as many tattoos 70 years ago as they are today? That's blatantly just a lie, tattoos used to be far more taboo.
elchucknorris300 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. They look dumb to me now.
Crumps_brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ones with words are the worst
krom_bom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you are getting tattoos for other people, attention, to "look cool," etc, then you are already doing it wrong.
afolk ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:24:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can get a tattoo for whatever fuck reason you want. there's no "doing tattoos right"
mudasworld ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 11:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies
ToddGack ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 12:22:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft. Whatever.
SaiyanSquad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. I bought some recently.
TheAmbiguity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
skates away on Heelies
Smelly_Umbrella ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:53:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that, I ride my heelies everywhere
SaiyanSquad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:20:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MY PEOPLE I FINALLY FOUND YOU!
Treedogbowwowwow ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 13:23:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wear Heelies to hide my feelies
MeadFromHell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies will never stop being cool.
Tridian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me sad. I always wanted them back when they were cool but I could never get them. Now I could, but they're not cool, which means I can hardly find them even if I want them.
maxout2142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me that a good chunk of users on this site are younger than my youngest brother.
BMulk3 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:50:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
AMasonJar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was so two weeks ago
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bragging about being a nerd.
Hipsters.
Using the phrase "on fleek".
Storebought jeans with tears in them.
mona_tony ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:06:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Political correctness
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 10:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Your mom" jokes......
vigpounder ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 10:57:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom's not cool anymore.
linc007 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She ice cold
juxtaposition21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT OK NOW LADIES
LadyManifesto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEAH?
jpowell180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT'S COOLER THAN THAN BEING COOL?
ThatGoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://youtu.be/8qMtsir0l9k
Lonely_Kobold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know but I been told
Your mom's pussy is mighty cold
de_sente ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
she is fucking hot!!!
Doctor_Cornelius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:07:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How are your arms healing?
Scarnox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler, jolly rancher, swamps of dagobah, yeah yeah, let's just get this out of the way already
gumlip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rekt
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sensitive topic?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is?? Oh, well, okay then
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm asking. Since you brought it up. I think 'your mom' jokes can still be pretty good. Problem is people using it wrong.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think........its been overused....and its....childish..... but yeah......
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about "My mom" jokes?
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad Leslie Jones didn't get the memo.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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hardman52 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:29:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you mean almost-the-entire-period-of-human-history rug?
ChezzaFentoozler ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pretty thrilled about this
FultonPig ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:05:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oddly enough, you're right. Back to flossing it is, then.
randarrow ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:44:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nooooooo!
skiskate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sure?
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too late now. Hair won't grow.
JohnnyTorso70 ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 20:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO! NONONONONONONONO...I hate it when a woman takes off her pants and Sasquatch is staring back at you.
Man_E_No ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:12:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[A]lliance ใฝ( เฒฅ๏นเฒฅ)๏พ
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
European dota in general seems to be declining.
7_Down_8_Up ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alliance are back!
dzernumbrd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:12:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUVs? Can we make SUVs uncool?
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somebody please get on this!
They're mommy wagons wearing a false tough-guy mustache.
DrZephyr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook.
Tysciha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go, the younger ones at work laughed at me for still playing
ouijahead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so a few weeks ago.
Melgibskin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"No Fear" shirts
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This US election cycle.
joke's on me. It was never cool.
CloudMage1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:51:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wind breakers. swish swish swish swish..... swish....
Jiggahawaiianpunch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:51:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure Hillary Clinton and tons of white kids killed dabbing
bromandawg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:57:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nice try dad
redflagbear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:59:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casual homophobia. Rewatch old 90's shows friends and it's hard not to see it.
buck9000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:06:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The beans. Stop saying cool beans, joe. I want to like you.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:08:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Country music (the modern pop crap).
Hooman_Bean ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:51:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Fake Shelton, Carry Underpants, Keith Suburban, Jerk's Bently, Darius Fucker? I have to listen to it at work all the time. The amount of times they sing about singing country songs is so lame, and the shout outs too. Also the other song lyrics that they sneak in there.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you haven't already seen this...you will love it.
https://youtu.be/uTUP4ET2IE0
Hooman_Bean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fantastic, it IS pandering. How do so many people not see that?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Now I need to go listen to some Highwaymen and relax.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not going to college. Maybe it was always like this, but now that I'm 18 it really seems like if you're not studying something, people think less of you.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of understand why though in some cases, like most people I know who decide not to go to college either couldn't get in, can't pay for it, or are doing nothing with their lives.
The only one I wouldn't judge people for would be if they didn't go because they couldn't pay for it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah true. It's honestly kind of an enoyable experience though. I literally have no idea what I would be doing if I wasn't studying right now. I used to tell my parents I wanted to "take a break" but I have no idea how I would even use my time, because I really don't want to work a minwage job or anything like that.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's sort of how I feel about college as well. I'm only in highschool now, but I have no idea what I would even do after highschool if I didn't go to college. I just can't imagine having to work at a shitty retail job my entire life.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah bro agreed. I understand some people NEED to work jobs like that, and I might need to soon (mostly during the summer if I don't find a software internship) but the prospect of being able to get out of there and into my dream career because of college is what would make it bearable.
The thing is though, in the moment, school is kind stressful :P
showtimebabies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wearing an onion on your belt.
Gruffily_Wilkins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"That was the style at the time"
meebalz2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything being X- TREME
KamuiT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "OMG." The letters.
Source: My mom was saying this throughout our entire vacation last week. I wanted to strangle her, but didn't because, y'know, that whole love thing.
benjitooreal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinner car rims
fnordstringthing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me... i'm just not cool anymore.
wewladdiehoney ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"funny" image macros
sorry /r/adviceanimals, you suck
Jaychillin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:04:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Non-fitted pants. If you wear straight-bootcut, you look like a dad. Slim fit is where it's at. Oh and regular sweats aren't uncool but joggers are cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
notmah5inalForm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:14:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom..
Seriously your mom jokes are more played out than your mom ,for real forreal .
Thedaveabides98 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The battery on my Samsung Galaxy note 7.
LostArt_999 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:36:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
iraqibukkake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gangnam style.
watusa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beans. There are no more cool beans.
apoc_rising_bandits ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
bettr30 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go, I think.
Intense_introvert ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're a single guy looking for someone of long-term mindedness, I'd say if you're financially stable, have a career, no criminal record, no tattoos, don't treat women like crap and have a decent relationship with you're family... you're not cool anymore.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New music from Kanye West? Or anything he says.
rotorRat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:11:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "That's gay"
Steadyshot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jinco jeans
kairon156 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teens react - Jinco Jeans
Personally I never seen them before but I can definitely see why they are not cool any more. Most people tend to wear tighter fitting jeans now days.
chitonetochi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking seems like the most obvious. Though the cool factor may have left a few decades ago.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was watching an older show and people were smoking in a bar which caught me off guard because I haven't seen that sort of thing in years.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
COOLGUYCOREY ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
themissedconnexion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
lizziecole12 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
gmasstaa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace. Ahh how I miss the simple days, logging in to a mysterious new message on my fridge everyday.
Recycledlecturepad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Pokรฉmon Go is starting to lose out in popularity. I know it's lost its appeal for me entirely at this point.
Borders ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:37:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking cigarettes
VictusFrey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:44:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hats with curved bills. I think the flat bill trend looks stupid. Sorry, America.
nonconformist3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:37:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a righteous and just person who isn't hypocritical while not living in a fantasy world.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie
TechWalker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:34:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emojis. They're just way too overused now and they're getting annoying. Long ago not many people knew how to enable emojis and if you sent one someone who didn't know how to enable them, you were the coolest person in their book. I guess once Apple started adding an emoji button to the keyboard they became too popular. It's amazing how many people fall for those overpriced pillows and hats by "Emoji: The Original Brand". Emoji was never a brand.
SonofGauran ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:35:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pixelized NES-style indie games. I don't get why there's so many, and to me it seems like an excuse for lazy game development. I pick games that stand out, not games that are much of the same, and if your game looks like everything else on the list then there is a good chance it will be overlooked on that basis alone.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:34:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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CpnStumpy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Lester8_4 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
HanukkahMonster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too much censorship. It's really sad.
Splortched ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:29:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social justice warriors.
Rinthrah ยท 141 points ยท Posted at 11:30:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Misogyny. Used to be cool in movies and the like, now mostly just cringeworthy. Classic Bond movies are prime examples.
lukin187250 ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 12:50:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watched Revenge of the Nerds the other day and the main dude essentially rapes the girl but it's all good cause he performed well?!?
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure several felonies are committed during the panty raid scene.
LaGrrrande ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should re-watch the original Rocky. His date with Adrian was seriously rapey as fuck.
jwalker16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NERDS!
TrapHitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 80's were fucking wild.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 13:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 16:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PharaohJoe ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:24:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you trying to argue that morals should dictate what is ok to show in fictional film?
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't say anything at all about what is or isn't okay to show in film.
IndianaJwns ยท 225 points ยท Posted at 12:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever listen to old men talk about how they met their wives? It's usually something like "she wouldn't give me the time of day, but I kept hounding her until she finally said yes! And once I had her I never let her go!"
In a modern context, that's incredibly fucking creepy.
FuckingKilljoy ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 12:59:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are the people we laugh and cringe at on /r/niceguys and shit now. The people who think life is a romcom and the key to getting Stacy to leave Chad for you is constantly harassing her with annoying 'romantic' shit
AlkarinValkari ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Times have definitely changed. My grandmother was engaged to someone and at a party, my grandpa went up to her and basically said "hey if things don't work out with that guy here's my number" and two weeks later they were dating and were together ever since.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats not sexist at all, that's just a bold personality and might work for either gender.
He left the power of choice and the option of reaching out To HER. So long as a competition dont pester, tease, stalk, provoke foghts, or try to sabotage your relationship, seems fair game.
Give them your number and then give them SPACE. Sounds pretty good.
GallopingGorilla ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but seriously? Fuck Chad. Any Stacy anywhere should leave Chad for someone else
Csehaka27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:10:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stacy's are the female Chad.
olivias_bulge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But stacys mom has got it goin on
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:37:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you blame them if that's how the generation before says they met their wives? People have very little else to model their behaviour on
Negative_Erdos_Numbr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they are doing it today? Yes absolutely I can and do blame them. Are you seriously suggesting people have very little to model their behavior on besides the stories of their parents? Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell. Really.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not being sarcastic - everyone learns their behaviour from somewhere
FlickApp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At some point in time we managed to stop clubbing people over the head and dragging them back to our caves, I still have hope for humanity's continued improvement.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt that was ever a dominant mating strategy in humans but point taken nevertheless
Radek_Of_Boktor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:29:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say it sounds like it was probably the most dominant, though probably not the most prevalent.
-Comrade_Question- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I was walking on a seaside boulevard the other night, and noticed this guy on a black car driving near me, trying to make eye contact.
After about 20 minutes of this, I slowed my pace so he would pass me by. After about about 10 blocks, I saw him again. He had parked and was waiting for me.
As soon as I realized that in it was in fact him, I crossed the street, and keep walking hastily.
When I turned around, I saw him. He got out of the car, and was trying to cross the street in my direction.
I stop and loudly and nervously said something like: "Stop! Why are you following me?!"
And his response to that was : "I just want to talk to you, you're very pretty". As if I was just going to go: "Oh, all right, then... You should have said so! Go on then, grab a boob!"
I told him I was not interested, and to stop following me, and kept walking. He got back in his car and drove away.
I started thinking how weird it was that he probably thought he was doing a big romantic gesture he learned from a dumb rom-com, and saw nothing wrong with following a woman for several kilometers at night. I also did that thing where you leave a confrontation, and then all the way cooler things you should have said come rushing into your mind... And then all of the sudden there he was again, this time seating on a bench, smoking a cigarette, and staring at me. I said: "Are you serious?". He responded: "C'mon, I just want to buy you a drink".
Now, the good thing is that I got to say all the insults I had been thinking about for the last 20 minutes... The bad thing is that I probably created another misogynist that night.
On happier note, now that this story has been posted, I believe I have peppered enough details in it to make it more fun for when the time comes and Reddit tries to solve my murder.
snotbowst ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:51:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one creates a misogynist. They choose to embrace ignorance and (to be a bit hyperbolic) evil.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:51:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty awkward for me to read that shit because I remember times when I actually came out with things quite similar to those posts.
So glad I've done away with the misplaced sense of entitlement now.
apollo888 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was there too dude, the point is we are talking in the past tense!
Many of us had that phase in high school / young adult hood, its not surprising really when you consider the culture of the disney and romcom movies that we all watch as kids.
It is a weird film culture that needs to change.
There should be a deadpool type romcom that basically shows the guy doing that 'make her love you and leave Chad' shit and being promptly slapped with a restraining order, for example.
fripletister ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the "film culture", it's the culture.
Bigfluffyltail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And film is one of its facets.
fripletister ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, there's a feedback loop there, but this part of our culture existed long before film.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a number's game now. Instead of hounding one Stacy over and over again, you get better results (and are less creepy) hounding a bunch of Stacys once.
TrapHitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Romantic = Autistic attempts at love.
skylarsurrey ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 14:38:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems a bit like a feminist(spits on the ground)-influenced subreddit.
apollo888 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:34:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A you a real person or a bot?
Ziggy_Drop ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck Chad rolls up in a corner.
A_Traveller ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:06:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to remember that in their context it was ingrained that a "good" woman should turn down and avoid romantic interest and that the only way to find a "worthwhile" man was to find one that would chase after you and make the effort. Nowadays it's creepy but back then it made sense.
strawberryblueart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a lot of women who still act according to this way of thinking too. They play hard to get then get upset when you don't chase after them.
farazormal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because women want to feel sought after. It makes them feel desirable and in some cases they do it for validation.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can relate to that. I guess that's why I don't mind guys who are a little persistent to an extent.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, my bad Lmao I thought you were some neckbeard abstractly complaining about being lead on.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's okay. I think that happens occasionally because I don't aggressively hate guys who are looking to get laid. I kind of live by the notion "it doesn't hurt to ask".
HanaNotBanana ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:21:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College Humor did it
I have no clue how people here feel about college humor here, so sorry if you hate it :/
MySuperLove ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:04:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandma once fondly told me the story of how she met my grandpa.
She was working as a secretary for some politician who had organized a dance for WW2 soldiers. My grandpa came in and asked "When is the dance?"
Grandma told him the details and my grandpa said to her, "So when do I pick you up?"
"Oh I am seeing a man already!" said my Grandma.
"Yeah that's nice, but when am I picking you up for the dance?" And the rest was history.
My grandma told this story like he was such a dashing and charming guy. I'm sitting here like ". . . but you said 'no.'"
metalkhaos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only did she say no, she was seeing someone else too.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've had guys do stuff like this with me. I just say "sorry" with a light hearted laugh and walk away and they usually except it and sometimes they'll leave me with a comment about how lucky my boyfriend is or something. It can be annoying if they're overly persistent, but there's really no harm done.
As long as she broke things off with the other guy first, I don't see anything inherently wrong with it.
farazormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't mean he should've given up right away. I'm all for not harassing women, and if she's seems uncomfortable or anything then that's not okay, but asking her out on a date again isn't rape, it's being assertive.
ksiyoto ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:08:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that was the whole style of courtship back then. Now they do give you the time of day. They may ask males out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly. cultures change and so do styles of courtship. it's a funny juxtaposition, but nothing to get hung up on.
sarcasticorange ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:59:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of that was "Playing hard to get". That game was definitely two-sided and actually pretty natural. You see it in the animal kingdoms pretty commonly (not that that makes it a good thing).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally Obama has the same story.
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sting wrote a song about it.
fatmand00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I served on a jury earlier this week, as you can imagine it was pretty heavily weighted towards older men, but there was one early 20s girl in the group as well. None of them acted in any way creepy towards her but you could still see how uncomfortable some of their casually sexist jokes made her. It was a bit awkward.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah now you are supposed to romantically swipe left.
Lereas ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:45:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similarly, racism. I had a professor that was pretty old and he was like...50s racist. Not like I HATE BLACK PEOPLE but like...imitating japanese businessmen during a lesson about project stakeholders. We just kind of shifted uncomfortably and all decided he'd be retired soon enough it wasn't worth causing a stink.
Crumps_brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in grade 9 in 1997, the teacher had a cartoon that said SOHCAHTOA with a Chinese face with a black line for each eye, a big pointy hat, and big buck teeth. No one ever mentioned it and I just thought of it as a cartoon chinese face. Now a days? Geez.
programmers_are_evil ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 16:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually making a bit of a comeback with the Alt Right and Game communities speculations about female nature.
Rinthrah ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fear you might be right. Fortunately neither of those groups are cool, so whilst more popular it might be, more cool it is not.
bunker_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that really a comeback or is it more the smaller amount getting louder because they realize that the more extreme things they do are considered less able to be stated in polite company anymore?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sometimes the best argument against a subculture is a photo album of its participants....
So yeah, the bitterness and broken capacity for intimacy speaks for itself, those guys are losers and in real life everyone picks up on that underneath the posturing.
Similarly to bronies or poly or many other things that may be frustrating to argue with, they all copy paste their walls of "facts" and overwhelm people, no real open minded argument with that kind of agenda, regardless of civility. Their hearts and imaginations are closed, their emotions are on lock down protective mode - "We discovered the Truth" is not exactly a growth mindset....
Their entire sense of self is on the line, so no one will convince them otherwise. Their twisted logic will be internally consistent which makes it sound powerful on the inside, but anyone looking at them from the outside feels the squick, the dissapointment, and the off factor. Whether the false ideology is posturing strength (red pill sexism women are lesser dumber creatures) or embracing weakness (bronies just let me be who I AM mom!) it is very obviously compensatory. A mirror and dissillusionment is the only way to 'outgrow' those mind-cults, same as any other personal growth.
The whiff of desperation, pain, and lack is an unconscious warning sign beneath the level of words or logic. Its unfortunate that our discussions and understanding is being shaped by digital mediums divorced from intuition of the speaker because its anonymous. Motivational speakers and personal gurus had to embody someone worth mimicking, the Tony Robbinses of the world had to be full of heart, strength, and positivity to get that huge audience. Theyre good looking, charismatic, wealthy, and you want their magic to rub off on you.
The only "evolutionary psychology" that will always be relevant is judgement lol.
Mindsets fueled by negativity take the oxygen out of the room, it only takes a split second to unconciously register that something isnt kosher. The reason these ideas fester and grow in internet communities is that the gut reaction only kicks in face to face. It's sad that fucked up impressionable kids get advice from washed up adults they cant see behind a screen. Having a way with words is a skill seperate from having something valuable to say, and a ideological tool of persuasion.
The best gut level skeptic's tool: Never take advice from someone you would not trade places with!
Fun1k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. Firstly, what is and isn't "kosher" depends not only on year/age, but also on the specific culture. Genders always were in conflict due to their inherent difference, and various colored "pills" are a result of that, it needn't to be compensatory, but their acceptance varies (redpill would be more accepted 70 years ago). (Btw being a brony is not embracing weakness, you don't know what you're talking about)
I'd argue that internet communication doesn't really impede people's ability to catch if something is off. Yes, there is the lack of facial expression cues and all that, but on the other hand with the internet you have neigh unlimited options to find out what is bullshit thanks to information being just a few clicks away, which in turn is something face to face communication lacks. Moreover online communication provides more time to sort through it all.
strawberryblueart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a really interesting way of putting it. I'll keep it in mind for the future.
apple_kicks ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 15:23:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or those 'lets spy on the girls bathroom' jokes and scenes lot creepier now
apollo888 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah imagine that in a school with cops and metal detectors?
Sex offenders registry for life, Biff.
sarcasticorange ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:08:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is interesting that in a world where almost half of the people have published nudes of themselves in some way that being seen nude is held as a greater violation than it was in times past. Not saying the shift is wrong, just interesting.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 16:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not being seen nude. It's being seen nude against your will. The common thread is an increased focus on personal freedom.
sarcasticorange ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:55:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed.
Greedwell ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Publishing their nudes isn't creepy, secretly spying on people in the bathroom is really, really creepy.
sarcasticorange ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:53:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First, I don't disagree.
However, you make your statement as if those judgments are absolute and timeless. They aren't. 50 years ago, someone that published nudes of themselves would have received much greater social stigma than a guy peeping on girls in the shower would have. My point is simply that it is interesting that the two have changed places, not that they shouldn't or any other value judgement.
C2H6Oforalladults ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:40:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sigh You're in an Internet comment thread. People post self-righteous and judgmental statements in them because they're really talking to themselves and bolstering their own self-image in the process thanks to the solipsistic introjection effect. Efforts to convince others to not be judgmental online are therefore largely futile. Sorry to break it to you.
sarcasticorange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHAT??? I thought I was sitting on a beach talking to my pet crab.
I get that my comments will likely not change anything, but sometimes it results in an interesting dialog and writing the ideas out can be a fun exercise in and of itself. For example, had I not written my comment, I would not have learned what solpsistic introjection was today.
C2H6Oforalladults ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now that you know what it is, you can shut off the computer, go to your local populated area, and start arguing with random people face-to-face like a sensible upright crazy person. Take from me it; it hurts less after the first 10 slaps to the face, and teeth can always be replaced if you have the right dental plan like I do.
sarcasticorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol... thanks for the chuckle.
PharaohJoe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:23:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Classic Bond never goes out of style.
drketchup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shh. Quiet toots, the men are talking here.
heavy_metal_flautist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shouldn't you be making a sandwich?
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:23:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People keep using that word and I dont think they know what it actually means...
The word you should be using is Chauvinist. Bond was not a misogynist, as he clearly had no hatred for women, but he definitely seduced them.
Rinthrah ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People do know what the word means, and the fact that it used to be more socially acceptable is no big deal really, we've moved on, just like we have with racism, xenophobia, homophobia etc... What is more concerning is this tendency I'm seeing to want to pretend that misogyny must mean something, I presume, more specific than the conventional definition. I suppose it's the equivalent of people saying "I'm not racist, 'cause I don't 'hate' people of other races, I just don't think races should mix (for example)." Which I guess does happen, but I do think most fair-minded people understand why such an argument is flawed; when it comes to misogyny people still seem willing to use the "I'm not a mysogynist cause I don't 'hate' women..." line of argument.
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But hating women is the literal definition of the word...
Its like people try to have a debate and the words that some people use dont make any sense...They just toss them out there and then assign some new definition to things that arent even remotely accurate to 99% of the people. they then get mad, because we are using an actual language with words that have actual meanings.
Rinthrah ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But meaning is best understood through context, hate is afterall quite a vague term, plus you can find a more expanded definition in other dictionaries. Literally homophobia means fear of homosexuality, but we don't go around saying "that wasn't a homophobic attack because they clearly weren't scared". I think you probably are aware that misogyny has come to mean attitudes that demean and or/insult women, intimidate them etc... as to why you are clinging to such a narrow definition, I'm not sure. I don't know whether you're simply arguing for the sake of it; or you're trying to apologise for behaviour that was considered cool 30 years ago, but isn't anymore; or maybe you treat women badly but are uncomfortable identifying as a misogynyst. Whatever your motivation might be you must surely accept that I have considered all of this enough to not have my views changed by a link to a definition from Merriam-Webster.
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because meaning is understood via communication and communication in our civilization is built on the understanding of words.
I have narrow definitions, because narrow definitions give the greatest leverage for understanding of context. When you start expanding meanings to encompass items they never were intended to encompass, you end up with misunderstandings, just like this one.
Take a much easier and broader example...Can a black person be racist? The easy answer is "Of course they can." The definition that is commonly accepted confirms this. In a progressive lexicon, the definition has strange additions relating to power structures, oppression and history. None of these have any place in a definition and turn an objective word and definition into a subjective mess. It goes from understanding of anybody can be a racist to you, "those people can be racist, but not this guy," even when all objective facts maintain that their behavior and actions are the same. It gets even more clouded as you introduce subjective analysis into the argument. Now in order to deine the word racism, you need to take into account, not just the predefined "hatred" and the color of their skin, but what about situations where you have a woman, lets say Oprah, who is arguably one of the most powerful people in the world, but is somehow unable to be racist (not saying she is...lets just use the example) because she is, via some random metric, more oppressed than a West Virginia hill billy that cant get more than a minimum wage job at the local liquor store.
The problem with using your version of definitions is that you expand them with so much subjective baggage that the word no longer has meaning, can be applied to anybody and can be changed to fit any narrative, based solely on how the person using it feels.
Communication starts and stops with understanding and language. Words have solid meaning to foster community understanding and growth. When you break definitions, you break language and you break the possibility for political betterment.
Rinthrah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:58:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, I'm broadly Wittgensteinian in my understanding of language, I think his concept of language game gets to the heart of how we use language. It is very difficult to argue for an objective basis to language, words and their meaning. I'm not entirely sure I quite follow what you're saying about black people and racism; but obviously black people can be racist. To suggest otherwise is a somewhat bizarre form of racism! Your last sentence I do not follow at all, not even sure exactly what 'political betterment' is supposed to mean.
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism is a word that has been thrown around lately and in the world, so its a good example of "definition creep". Classic definition is hatred based on race. The "new" definition being used by the left is based on some version of "power + prejudice = racism". By using the new definition, you can subjectively exclude just about anybody from the definition, based on your own personal ideological lens.
With this definition, you need to first define a subjective power structure, then, and only then, can you attribute the classic definition. Under this lens, only white people can be racist, or only Asian people, or only rich people, or only people with Chevy cars. It doesnt matter that the hatred is hatred, its now subjective and can be assigned to give your own biases an easy exemption from fault.
It can look like this: "I hate all cis-white men!" The easy out is that the person can say "I am a gender queer black woman and I am oppressed". Now the person defined them self to have no power, they have defined the cis-white man to have all the power, therefore, no racism and the hatred is cleanly justified. In the traditional definition, this is as racist and sexist as saying, "I hate woman and hate Tuetonics."
As for the last line, when no communication exists, the ability to solve problems via peaceful means is gone...politics. the only solution is warfare and violence. By altering language, you eliminate peaceful avenues and widen the lanes to strife.
Rinthrah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:58:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got you. This is well thought out, and you are clearly an intelligent person. I'm sure there is a danger that someone could be hateful and discriminatory and then try and use some perceived victim status to try and mask there abuse a la your "I hate all cis-white men!" example. My original point was that there are lines of dialogue and actions in classic Bond movies that were considered "cool" at the time, but are now "uncool" because they perceived to be misogynistic, and I do believe in some instances it is correct to describe them as such. It is indeed important to be able to discuss the merits of such designation in the peaceful arena of politics, rather than resorting to violence.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Understanding Language as a tool of ideology (carriers and transmitters of political will through context, subtext, and power) is much more rich and natural. Our huge anomalous brains were built to 'read' and size up foes, allies, kin, and danger.
Language as a tool for conveying mere information is way more limited, ultimately the most specific use would be akin to computer programming, yes, no, 3 apples, with some simple grammar to fine tune the list of words. Thats the tip of the iceberg, the least important and most easily replaced aspect.
Thats why autistic folks miss so much "hidden" information. They have the same dictionary, but their social language encoders are in black to white spectrum. Thousands of finely tuned gray values, how the hell do you explain 'missing' color as a value?
We are not a functional dictionaries. Everything left unsaid has huge power. How can an accountant's understanding of communication account for all the invisible elephants?
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While you're cracking out definitions, have a look at this one.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/male-chauvinist
Being a chauvinist isn't just about seducing women, it actually has nothing to do with seducing women.
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thinking less of or incapable...this is exactly what he did when he seduced women to get information. He obviously thought less of them or he would have just grabbed a henchman and started beating them for info.
The actions are Chauvinistic, which is exactly what I said. He wasnt out to kill women, hate women or anything else. He treated them like he was better than them.
ythms2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhuh and then go google "misogynist" and see what comes up in the synonyms.
Literally_A_Shill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From google.
But even then, it could very well be that Bond's sexist and chauvinistic ways could have come from a subconscious hatred for women. It's kind of hard to be an asshole to someone you really like.
MyL1ttlePwnys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can be an asshole to someone that you are neutral towards...i dont hate my ex, but I am not going to go out of my way to be friendly to her.
bunker_man ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:27:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think the term misogynist has to include hatred. It could include belief in inherent inferiority. And bond is the type of character who definitely treated them as implicitly inferior even if in a way that wouldn't be something one admits.
misskarenina ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:25:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally agree. Watched a Michael Douglas film from the Nineties the other day and was uncomfortable over that.
Pseuzq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disclosure?
Ozwaldo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:40:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that's really Misogyny. More like a dominance thing. It's not really contempt or hatred for women, but more of a superiority complex.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 13:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get what you're saying but it does kinda fall under the same umbrella
Ozwaldo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does thinking that women are inferior to men not fall under misogyny?
Ozwaldo ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 14:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's not contempt or hatred. It's machismo.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any sort of prejudice against women qualifies as misogyny
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it does now, because the word has been bastardized. Kind of like how "literally" has changed.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:54:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Ozwaldo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:28:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does not.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:35:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you need to look up the definition of misogyny
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miso- as a prefix means dislike of, hatred of, contempt for and gyny means women. Just because your ilk came along in the last 10 or so years and declared the definition changed doesn't change the definition in the minds of thinking men and women.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's literally how definitions work. And either way, if someone's defense is "no, I'm not a misogynist, I just think women are lesser than men" that doesn't make things any better, that's just pointless pedantry. It's like when people go "I'm not racist, I just hate group of people that's technically not a race."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that isn't how definitions work. A decade or so of misuse should not constitute an alteration of a word that has centuries of defined meaning.
The reason why people do that is because a large segment of the population uses mysogyny and racism as rhetorical hammers to smash opposition without regard to the argument. Pedantry seems to many the only defense against this ad hominem assault. And it is important to properly label people if you are going to use ad hominem in your rhetoric because not doing so reduces your effectiveness to discerning observers. Someone who dislikes all nationalities (e.g. prefers americans over mexicans and thus likes both white, black, asian, and hispanic americans over mexicans from mexico) outside their own is not a racist but a nationalist. Someone who disbelieves gender equalism yet harbors no ill will toward either sex cannot be labeled a misogynist. Perhaps they can be labeled a chauvenist, but that sounds too refined and sophisticated so that may not be an effective line of attack. In short, words do matter. And for belligerents of all alignments.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No, that IS how definitions work. Popular usage changes definitions, that's how it works and how it always has worked. You can argue about the original meaning of the prefixes or whatever but if you look up the definition of misogyny, any prejudices towards women are considered misogynistic. It's not a huge jump from thinking women are lesser than men to hating women. There's really not much of a difference at all, to care so much about making that distinction is pointless.
If there isn't a word specifically for "the thought that women are inferior to men" then I'm gonna call it misogyny, because it's equally as stupid as hating women.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it has to stick. If in 15 years from now people are still using it the way you do, then I'll assent to the change in definition. But looking it up in a dictionary doesn't make it right.
It actually is a big jump from thinking someone or something is inferior to hating them. How many people hate animals but acknowledge their inferiority? Children are mentally and physically inferior to adults yet they aren't hated. Most men with traditional views of the sexes harbor zero ill will towards women. In fact, they love them very much. That is the single biggest issue with your argument - hatred and perceived inferiority are unrelated.
If youre looking for a better word, use sexism or chauvenism. Theyre more accurate and will improve your argument. Then you can focus on the actual issue instead of mislabeling your opponent and allowing them to drag you into an argument about pedantry.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I...what? If we're discussing a definition of a word, what on earth would be a better way to get an objective answer than a dictionary? Don't get me wrong, I do sort of see where you're coming from, but thinking a particular group human beings are inferior to your group of human beings is not the same thing is recognizing animals as inferior to all human beings. If you're going to argue with the dictionary on the definition of a word then there's not really anything that can be done to convince you.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A dictionary was written by people like you and me, having the same argument. Chances are, most of the people writing them think more like you, which is fine, but to simply appeal to their authority as one would appeal to God cannot, and will not settle the matter.
If, as you say and i agree, common and persistant usage of a word in the English language determines its meaning, then so long as a sizeable portion of the english speaking world dissent to that definition, then my argument retains its validity.
Contronatura ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:45:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not mutually exclusive
VY_Cannabis_Majoris ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:33:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's painfully sexist.
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 13:56:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The belief that masculinity is superior to femininity is misogyny. You seem to be giving that word a really narrow meaning that only includes some kind of aggression. Contempt and prejudice can be done casually.
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:03:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, that's that new school method of using hyperbolic words to add gravity to your platform. Like how homophobia now means people who don't like homosexuality. Misogyny is contempt or hatred for women, not the machismo prevalent in the aforementioned movies.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just because your view of misogyny is le wrong generation or whatever doesn't make a slightly amended definition factually untrue. Factually, your definition of misogyny is outdated and no longer wholly accurate.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"le wrong generation"
oh jesus you're a child, never mind
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:27:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Language changes over time. Especially English
sarcasticorange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:14:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not always for the better though.
Before we had two terms; sexism and misogyny. They had two different definitions and allowed one to clearly articulate meaning. By broadening the definition of one of the words to encompass the other we lose the ability to articulate properly.
The word "literally" is a perfect example. Because of the relatively recent changes we no longer have a word that exclusively describes meaning exactly what one says.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sexism and misogyny are still distinct terms... above there was an argument that some sort of "machismo superiority" or "male dominance" should not classified classified as misogyny. This seems like an arduous way to describe disdain/contempt/a superiority complex toward women.
I'm all for greater understanding and education of the english language. In the case of "literal" and "figurative" I'd agree with you that it's useful to have unique ways of describing different ideasโespecially ones that distinguish "actual" vs "symbolic." But for ideas that are so close, and often intertwined (machismo superiority dominance vs misogyny), why not roll meaning it into a word that already fits the definition like 90% of the way? I wonder what usefulness arises from keeping a separation between something like "machismo superiority dominance" and "misogyny?"
Slightly changing the definition of a word might also give more people access to a way of describing what they are feeling/experiencing when they might not have been able to articulate before. So is the language shrinking or growing?
sarcasticorange ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are different terms but not distinct in the current usage. Under current usage, all sexism is misogyny but not all misogyny is sexism.
They were distinct terms in the past. Sexism was the belief in the superiority of one sex over another. Misogyny/Misandry was the hatred or dislike of the other sex.
To use the Bond example, he very much liked women but did not see them as equals. On the other hand, you have people that have been abused by the opposite sex that may develop feelings of classically defined misogyny/misandry while simultaneously feeling that their own sex is inferior. The latter can no longer be expressed in a single word due to the change in language.
I see it as the same benefit that comes from having different names for the colors blue and red or for depression versus bipolar for mental disorders. Feeling you are superior to another sex is very different than hating or disliking another sex. Each of those states has different underlying causes and solutions. Co-mingling them clouds the discussion.
What could they not express under the classic definitions? Broadening the scope of a word does not increase articulation, it reduces it. Had a new word been created to encompass both, then that would be growth and allow for a possible improvement in articulation. However, watering down words through ignorance or intentional misuse is something that I see as a pure negative.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Homophobia has always been used to mean a dislike of gay people, as well as hatred and fear or whatever.
I've seen your point of view more than a few times, "but homophobe means fear, phobia!" but that's just being obtuse. Take basic level science for example, when we talk about hydrophobic tails, does it mean that part of the cell is afraid of water? Of course not, it means it's adverse, repels, fails to mix.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it has not. Homophobia used to literally mean "a fear of". Its use has changed to be more of "a disdain for".
ythms2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:35:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give me a source then because you are talking out of your ass
Ozwaldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn stop getting so defensive. You can't even have discussions on this site anymore because people like you treat every disagreement like it's some personal fucking insult.
Here dickhead: "[A] phobia about homosexuals.... It was a fear of homosexuals which seemed to be associated with a fear of contagion, a fear of reducing the things one fought for โ home and family. It was a religious fear and it had led to great brutality as fear always does."
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So aggressive. Nice cherrypicking, go back and read the "origin of the term" section of your source. Dickhead.
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is literally the section I linked you to dumbass. Maybe try re-reading it yourself. I provide you a source and you want to pretend it supports your argument? You're a goddamn child.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From your source,
And then the part you've cherrypicked,
Please note the years, 1969 and 1972.
Now referring back to your original comment,
You do know 1969 came before 1972, right?
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now who's cherrypicking. You're fucking ridiculous. You're trying to point to the word "apprehension" to say it supports your argument instead of what the page actually says it is referring to.
ythms2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:35:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
did you reply to the wrong person or is your comprehension that poor?
I'll help you out, "Time described examples of negative attitudes toward homosexuality as "homophobia".
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, okay champ. I'm surprised you're this active on Reddit, I thought school had started again.
ythms2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:41:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao you've realised you were wrong, can't come up with a decent rebuttal for your failed argument so you're gonna try and insult me. Tell me again, who's the child? hahaha
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol i gave you a source, you tried to pretend it supported your claim, and now you're going with the "lmao i'm so right and you know it" defense.
So, yes, you're being a child.
ythms2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I talked to you about the problems with your source, remember 1969 comes before 1972 and you had nothing to say
Ozwaldo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes you tried to have a rebuttal. I was there. It was an impressive work of pretending you were right.
ythms2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you're impressed ;)
Ozwaldo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Willful ignorance always surprises me.
blackbutters ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Females are the weaker sex.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't cut yourself on that edge, son.
blackbutters ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your point is well taken but it would seem to me that the "misogyny" described here is isn't a result of dislike of women. Most chauvenistic men of prior eras liked women and thought them inferior at the same time.
Ozwaldo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:04:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I don't think that it does. I think that some people would like to believe it does, but I think that's just playing the victim.
Bulukiyya ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Books are worse EDIT: The books may be extremely misogynistic but I still enjoy them regardless. The sexism, racism and elitism etc. all provide great insight into the times they were written in. It is also pretty funny.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and to think, most of those books are written by women
Bulukiyya ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:02:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was referring to the Fleming books which is what I have read. Which ones are written by women? Are they still pretty sexist?
ColWalterKurtz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:59:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bond loved and respected every woman he had. It just was very short and brief.
Rinthrah ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:26:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very short and brief? I suppose that explains the need for all the bravado.
Alexanderspants ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was lucky to get it up at all with all the smoking and drinking he did.
cubitfox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You never see him do the deed. I assumed he came within a minute of the camera cutting away, leaving every woman unsatisfied while he takes a martini soaked nap. The men of that time weren't known for understanding the nuances of the female orgasm, or their generosity in bed.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do realize that misogyny means the hatred of women right? That has never been cool and bond was certainly never misogynistic. Chauvinistic maybe. That word just gets thrown around and has list it's meaning.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually chauvinism gets thrown round more innacurately than misogyny. Just Google the word and you'll see it originally referred to a blind sense of patriotism, which maybe Bond has too, although his defiance of authority would maybe suggest otherwise. As to misogyny, I'm referring to the kind of incidents you see in the compilation I posted above. Typical attitude of so-called "alpha males" up until at least the 1980s; demeaning, tacitly violent, sometimes actually violent. That attitude is no longer seen as 'cool' in the way it once was. We now, typically, understand such posturing to be a sympton of insecurity and inexperience. If you don't want to call that misogyny fine. Call it something else, at this point we're just dealing in semantics.
n0solace ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're not dealing in semantics we're dealing with completey wrong use of a word.
Rinthrah ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:08:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what semantics is. But, anyway, please do clarify what would count as misogyny according to your definition. You mentioned 'hatred' of women, do you think that means finding them repulsive and wanting them all to die or something like that?
n0solace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not what I think that matters. It's the definition that does. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/misogyny
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but linking to a dictionary definition doesn't help illuminate us to what behaviour you would consider exemplary of, for example, 'mistrust of women', or 'prejudice against women'. It is my contention that some of James Bond's behaviour,comments and actions exhibits these trates. Not just Bond either, mid twentieth century guys who demeaned women were held up as cool role-models. Those attitudes are now generally derided and mocked, they're not cool anymore.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if the dictionary doesn't help when we define words what will? It was my premise that you misused the word to characterise Bond and I stand by it.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Context, helps when we define words, I'm afraid that the meaning of words isn't set in stone, that's part of the reason we have more than one dictionary! But if you feel you must stand by your premise that it is wrong to observe that James Bond sometimes exhibits a misogyny that was cool decades ago, but isn't cool anymore, that is your inalienable right. Quite what your position achieves, I don't know, but, whatever, it seems important to you.
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No more so than you're opposing position, I might add. If I'm totally honest with you, I see that word used everywhere inappropriatly and it irks me. You're use was perhaps on the side of proper use but still not quite right in my opinion. Not sure why it annoys me but it does. Hope that helps you understand my original premise. I fear the word will become diluted by overuse, an irrational fear no doubt but we are strange beings.
Rinthrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fair.
ythms2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know what chauvinistic means?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/male-chauvinist
n0solace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I do thanks. Do you have a point?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for a moment i thought the use of the word 'misogny'. guess not.
Haughington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, you're right, it was never especially cool to misspell it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yawn
kasumi1190 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was trying to explain this to my fiancรฉe. He doesn't quite get it.
The_Poopsmith_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's cool when Jim Jefferies does it
Pardoism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there's a difference between "cool" and "accepted".
Katten_elvis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TRIGGERED
RazorDildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite Bond scenes is from Goldfinger when Felix Leiter shows up to talk to Bond and...well, I'll just let you watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcNGYRKBfHA
uhh, man talk. SMACK
bunker_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bond movies have always been cringe to me. They seem to exist to a type of person to represent an ideal that is barely even coherent, since its a weird mix of incompatible properties. Ones which the type of person who glorify them doesn't even want half of, but still represents their ideal for some reason.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psh, the fact that everyone is so hostile to chauvenism today makes these old manly heroes seem even cooler that theyll flout the mainstream and continue on their badass way.
ZS_Duster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:34:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please describe what exactly was misogynistic about Bond films.
SaneAids ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:31:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the book version of Casino Royal bond straight up says he doesn't like women.
ZS_Duster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure he does.
Rinthrah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This compilation covers it quite nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7qn5Iw5TDM
ZS_Duster ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:55:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FunwithGuru is a joke Channel. Is that all you have?
Rinthrah ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may be a joke channel, but the video shows a series of scenes in which Bond's behaviour towards women would no longer be considered "cool", that was/is the original point to this.
ZS_Duster ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What you're basically saying is that humor in general is no longer considered cool.
Rinthrah ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sort of, but not all humour. In the 1980s alternative comedy took issue with previous forms of comedy that had relied on a victim as the butt of the joke. '70s sitcoms like 'Mind your language' are held up as prime examples of the kind of comedy (in that particular case racist) that were no longer considered cool after the '80s cultural revolution. Misogyny was something else that was no longer considered cool. But we've plenty of other forms of humour since, mostly more self-depricating, Friends and Seinfeld are probably the finest example from the 90s, in more recent times Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Vaskre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, now it's all about the misandry.
yelnats25 ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 12:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the feminist
lianed ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 12:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone can dislike misogyny and not be a feminist. Or does that just make them a "beta?"
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 13:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No, the inability to differentiate between someone showing indifference to women vs. actively hating women.
yelnats25 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 13:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Childish
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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yelnats25 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:25:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:55:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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StopThePresses ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:12:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Triggered tumblrina" jokes are also a good answer.
PixelMagic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:32:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/BdjZnCanVbM?t=10s
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 13:10:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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RexFrostshadow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry phones.
BaconBeerBattlestar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Steve
Nicebirdie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Steve.
Daven-McClellan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread
bicyclemom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The term "adulting".
Expert__Witness ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:48:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "dank."
berniewoulddoit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've only ever used Dank to describe cannabis and burritos. That's it's only application any other use was never cool. "Dank memes" in my opinion was sarcastic and uncool since it's first use.
metsh8er ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:34:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://images1.tickld.com/live/257263.jpg
metsh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted to find the clip where chef from South Park had a rant about that
ASAPpinecone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anal. After it gets messy.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 11:03:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
skylarsurrey ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Non-smokers and their ''we're better and morally superior'' complex...
EDIT: The ''I've chosen not to poison my body'' argument is bollocks, I'm afraid. Bet you like them fizzy drinks, fast food, alcohol, etc. I could apply this logic to most things and activities; skydiving could potentially lead to one's demise, but I don't belittle and nag people who choose to participate in it.
I respect your decision not to bloody smoke; I hold my cigarette behind me whenever someone walks close by me on the pavement, I don't smoke directly at bus stops, I cross the street if a child or a pregnant woman is close by. Alas, I never get that kind of respect back, because I'm just a ''filthy, foul-smelling, uncouth smoker'' (My gay arse probably smells nicer than yours). At the end of the day, I don't care if someone likes my lifestyle or not, and I'm just tired of the social crusade (a small exaggeration, but it's true nonetheless) against tobacco.
I smoke for the taste a few times a week, the same way others indulge in McDonald's on their way back from work. That's all.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it just used to he seen as 'cool'. Now it just is what it is. I couldn't care less if you smoke.
LLRTurner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and that's cool, too.
Liquorace ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could. Go smoke somewhere else. You reek.
Lonely_Kobold ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:31:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go take a shower, you reek
Liquorace ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:43:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just did. Thanks for the advice.
Also, your clothes smell like an ashtray.
Mikeippyy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:01:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all good we like smelling that way, makes us feel secure that the rampant stink of tobacco is never too far away
69SRDP69 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:05:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think I'm morally superior than smokers, I've just made a better life choice than you.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha. I hope that was sarcasm/a joke. Or am I just laughing at you?
69SRDP69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on how long you've been smoking, I'm surprised you can laugh at all.
KryptoJunkie ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I see. You weren't. I don't smoke, but wow, you definitely feel superior. It was so obvious I took at as sarcasm. Thanks for clearing that up. Good luck on the "I'm better than you" attitude. The people around you really enjoy it. Such a treat. (That's sarcasm)
69SRDP69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks I appreciate it. I am proud of myself for choosing to not poison my body with an addictive substance that is the cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in just the US.
Edit: keyword is "choosing". No one is forcing cigarettes down anyone's throats. And with nicotine patches and vapes, there's literally no good excuse to still be smoking.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You proud of yourself? No way. You're so humble! Haha. Note you've really convinced us all of your "non-superiority". Remember? What we were talking about? When did I question the health of cigarettes? You are kicking ass at the imaginary argument you just made up though I'm sure. Although I can't hear the other side.
69SRDP69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure what you want from me. Should I not be proud of myself for making smart choices in life?
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want you to see how blind you are to your hypocritical thinking. You sound silly and I'm trying to let you learn on the Internet instead of in real life. Read the whole thread over again and this time, understand the words.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you're saying is, you forgot the point you wanted to make
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good one. You are really proving my point for me.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually not proving any point, neither are you. This is just a pointless conversation about nothing because you don't know what you're talking about
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:25:43 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This conversation is about you claiming you don't feel superior when all your comments show otherwise and make you look like a clueless dick. If you want to keep showing everyone (or try) how superior you are, be my guest. 2 things will happen. You will look delusional and I won't reply. You've already proven my point many times over.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't, but if you need to tell yourself that to get off then go ahead
SeaBones ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Eww gross! Smoking isn't cool don't you know that. It's bad for you too!"
This kind of thought process is childish. Like, I'm not smoking because I think it's cool, I'm smoking because I work hard and need a break. I'm fully aware that it isn't healthy. I definitely don't need some fat ass at a bar telling me what's healthy.
jacyerickson ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:44:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry for not wanting to end up in the hospital with an asthma attack.
elocin1985 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I was going to say. I don't smoke cigarettes but if other people want to I really don't care at all. But it's just not cool anymore. It used to be marketed that way and since they're not allowed to do that anymore, it's not cool. Which is what they were trying to do, make it look uncool so that kids stop smoking. And I think they succeeded. No more RIP Joe Camel.
goofball_jones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, these people look pretty cool.
http://i.imgur.com/DxiUkOU.jpg
69SRDP69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:04:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All those are really old pictures. Fedoras look cool on 30s gangsters, but most people look silly wearing them now.
madness817 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:54:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Fail!"
Or any joke having to do with Napoleon Dynamite.
ser-bounce-alot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fail
JuicePiano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tina you fat lard
ThatCrazyL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:52 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gosh!
afolk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Napoleon Dynamite is still cool.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:57:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:03:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social justice. Just go live your life. Stop getting offended, you pussies.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Movements come and go. They're too loud and obnoxious to be a sustainable movement, and are creatign their own backlash.
Octosphere ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:31:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
freym ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 13:44:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing outside.
What ever happened to staying at the park or some wooded area all day until you hear that heart-stopping whistle from your dad?
joelthezombie15 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 15:36:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except kids still do that. They also still read and sit at the table to eat dinner with their family with no phones present.
Sure they do other things too now and not everyday is an outside day but it's not like it literally never happens anymore.
I live where it hits 118ยฐf frequently and kids are still out riding bikes so I'm sure kids in more neutral climates go out too
-baxtothefuture- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a gang of like three kids that skateboard where I live. Thats all I see outside though.
joelthezombie15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might be doing shit while the other kids are out. and it summer right now.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:30:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing gets your attention like that dad whistle! I can hear it now and he hasn't used it in over a decade.
GhostofSora ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:45:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got a chill down my spine...
Even if it has been a long time it will never be long enough to forget.
AMasonJar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear, whatever method your dad uses to get your attention and to get you to come to him, it's always something that makes your heart skip a beat.
m_lar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did they stop going outside, or did you?
Csehaka27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More entertainment options.
Going outside was a way for kids to socialize and also have fun. Now they have Snapchat and Instagram and online gaming and Netflix etc. etc. Kids still go outside, but it's not their only choice.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Video Games
dipper94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cellphones
elchucknorris300 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Becoming my own dad
garlicroastedpotato ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:57:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jennifer Laurence.
laterdude ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 11:31:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Describing yourself as a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman).
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:35:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BBW = Big beached whale
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:39:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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YouJustDownvoted ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:05:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These days you are curvy
I__Need__Scissors_61 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 13:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I prefer the term "fat bitch"
probablyhrenrai ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Curvy has 2 distinct meanings, though, which is why I hate the term;
there's (A) what women call curvy, which is being decidedly overweight while still having hips and boobs, and then there's (B) what men call curvy, which is having a massive ass and boobs while maintaining a relatively normal waistline.
Csehaka27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, Marilyn Monroe is used as an example in both cases (depending on who is doing the talking).
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot (C) what men call 'round'.
laterdude ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 11:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's uncool because you're bragging. Imagine the hate if a guy unilaterally declared himself an SSM: Sexy Slim Man.
Plus when you browse the personal ads, BBW pops up more than Harambe memes.
VY_Cannabis_Majoris ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't that mean that it's still cool?
laterdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, that means it is dank.
redditmortis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:02:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd think for that purpose there would be a lot of men with their dicks out.
HappyGoPink ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:27:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am SHOCKED that I did not see something along the lines of "dicks out for BBWs" in response to this. Could that meme (finally) be on its way out? School has started up again here in the States...
AxeManJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
School you say? https://i.redd.it/k2zkj68rpyix.jpg
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh. Oh yeah.
UncleGrga ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:14:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
which part do you like best? the brown skin on their inner thighs?
newsheriffntown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you like about them in particular?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing in particular. I just like them.
trokker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh.. I always though it meant big but willing.
Emmary_man ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rawr?
QuinstonChurchill ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:46:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww I love you too!
kenwheadon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:31:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glomp
yelnats25 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Independents supporting illary Clinton.
BOSS_OF_THE_INTERNET ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts, apparently.
I must have missed that memo.
Soap2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, I see them worn everywhere.
JohnnyTorso70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? I still wear cargo shorts AND cargo pants!!!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ew
Tumerking ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tony Stark's facial hair
the_supersalad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naw man, still cool.
BV1717 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buzzfeed
DepressedKazakh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was never cool
BV1717 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:53:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our polar ice caps..
blurarara ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chuck norris and john cena jokes. Just let them die please.
TheCatcherOfThePie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought Chuck Norris jokes died in like 2008. Was there a resurgence?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's only one other person that has tears which cure cancer.
AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA
trumpets
testa12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Norris jokes will never die.
blurarara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have to put them out of their misery.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Pepsi. I left it on the counter overnight.
DirtyDanTheManlyMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The real tragedy, no human should have to drink a warm soda.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:58:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The water I put on the stove for ramen.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:29:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
jdom07 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The saying, "What the ACTUAL f*ck?"
Can't. Stand it.
yParticle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WTaF never really caught on.
SquidLoaf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy pants
dranide ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Staying up late every night. I need my damn sleep.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mind wants to stay up until 2. But my old person body demands 11 at the latest.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the opposite. My mind says fuck the world I want to sleep. My body says stays up. So I feed it sleeping pills.
salikoid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ratchet
Lonely_Kobold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
clank
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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salikoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
all of them
WeirdQueen97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag.
PinkEyeball ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:13:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yu- Gi- Oh Cards.
TheJhenMohran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You take that back or I'll send you to the shadow realm!
PinkEyeball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you believe I use my first Yu-Gi-Oh cards as a bookmark when I first got them about 12-14 years ago?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO. the novelty was great at first, but it wore off pretty quickly..
Not_a_doctor_6969 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You
CardSpecialist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards
RRUser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:44:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Negan_Is_Back ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:01:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. Definitely.
Asl687 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global hyper colour t-shirts...
rollingstonebadger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace and Xanga. Do people use these anymore?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Zomeese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've used "lol" more than "hey "
angrymachinist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well my smart ass kid said "old ice cubes" but I'm going to say, my kid
StrangerMonkeyThings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapchat
filthcradle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zipoff pants
Slimwalks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP
Zbignich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ThIs ShIt WaS nEvEr CoOl. NeVeR wIlL bE.
Xeno_7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:39:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any and all mtv "VJ's"
Hitlerlikemylemonade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:41:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning the latest Iphone!
Luis1597 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the shit back when the 2g and 3g came out, now I see kids in elementary school with one.
MerelyJoking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
turbo_chuffa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Arctic circle.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:48:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm tired of people who are too busy. They sign up for too much in life and then can't do it justice. They think they're so cool and important when saying, "I'm too busy."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.. I think I'm the only one I know still playing
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/AskReddit
so_wavy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Superhero movies. I think the fad has pretty much died.
algbs3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging your pants
AtomicFlx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:57:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Car stereo upgrades. No one really gives a shit, all you are doing is destroying your ears and your Mp3 rips sound like shit on anything other than earbuds.
Angel-OI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
jumpxman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of the pillow
Yatta99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:04:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a giant boombox.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
MyCardboardSword ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a backpack on one shoulder.
IllestRolla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:08:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigs
jcp510 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tattoos
Rookworst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
E-cards
Ririchu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brands like Abercrombie.
ZettaMaximum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:13:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being married with children.
halfbreed_prince ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:17:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mushroom hairdo with a sweet undercut...sigh
gay2016 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:20:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colin Rapernick
Bwalker247 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:21:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Walking around with a music player (Ipod, CD player, etc.).
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies.
In elementary and early high school they were all the rage. Students wheeling down halls, hills, anything they could to save themselves from walking. Always wanted a pair and never had one. Fast forward 12+ years and no one wears them.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO
Tiffanimorgan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scene hair, which proves that maybe God is not dead.
MagicalGiraffe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:25:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
ChewyLovedHan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You.
asus3000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black leather jackets.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
Nyan_Cat_Chick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:30:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying deez nuts
dbaby53 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wassssssssssup
joshcomley ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flying stopped being cool around the 90s I think. About the same time as Tom Cruise.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Redmed427 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ihy
rko9k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
livestrong bracelets
juicyboy2011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When one guy pinches another guys nipples. Never was acceptable for me. Ever.
aidanc00l ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go? Also Yo-yo balls, or yo-yos in general
BigOldCar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Generic Calvin peeing on logos while flipping you off.
9/11 Terrorist Hunting Permit stickers.
dirtydicktips ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Car mods.
When I was 16/17, I had the sound systems and loud pipes and all that and thought I was the coolest thing around. Now when I hear the bass of a loud sound system I just think about how douchey it is and hate my 16 year old self even more. Same with the after market pipes. I hear that shit now and my first thought is you have a hole in your muffler and you can't afford to fix it. I'm turning into an angry old man.
Damn kids and their Kenny Loggins records.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Committed monogamous relationships between cisgendered men and women.
two_black_eyes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing multiple Polo shirts at once with popped collars.
Chappie47Luna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao I did that freshman year of high school more than a few times to try and be cool. Ah the good ol days of adolescence and insecurity.
BigOldCar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Mall.
forkandspoon2011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Peace" instead of good bye.
TheGoreyDetails ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:50:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go. going live on facebook. inviting people to play facebook games.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has probably been posted like a couple hundred times, but sagging your pants. No one wants to see your ass. Second, how are you comfortable having limited mobility?
cleancottoncandle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics.
darisma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters
mtwestbr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:53:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares what you think. I do what i want
beargrease_sandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluetooth headsets. Then again they never were.
ouijahead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My ex mother in law used to walk around with one to try to look cool. 2008 I'd say. Thing is no one ever called her.
johnchapel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feminism
Attila_22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Jrepicness101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bakugan!
The_Dipster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
saculmot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hope and change.
ctrlaltl337 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Acid wash jeans.
obeyyourbrain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give it 5 years
TheJhenMohran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about boots with the fur?
briggsandstratton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Posting pictures on social media of the copious amounts of alcohol you and your friends are going to drink this weekend. Bonus points with caption "Turnt as heck!"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironic hipsters
camo_tnt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like people only use emojis ironically at this point.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐
am i cool yet
DoorsToZeppelin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigarettes.
Cancer, not cool bro.
juner8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to high school, people would carry back packs with nothing in them. The more flat and up against your back the better.
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying "owned", or any derivatives like "pwned" and using the word epic.
OldBarns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of the replacement words for "cool" aren't that cool anymore...but cool seems like it will always be cool. That's pretty cool
azick545 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing your sunglasses at night
JohnnyTorso70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're Corey Hart.
legalremedy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a douchebag.
BarcodeNinja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Working without hope of a vacation.
wpk1990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
vanrysss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
luv2belis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not wearing a seatbelt.
Gooleshka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barb.
ifartsometimes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wheres barb >:(
Corrorus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sillybands
HuskyLuke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sayin' racist things 'bout them N...ice folks of darker complexion.
(Ninja) EDIT: And just to clarify I think it's a move for the better.
tuffguy45 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:17:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
apparently when you have to study for something and you have a big pile of books on a table in the library.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The direction in that GGG pushes PoE.
Sinyk7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bae and bruh
XCorazonX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might as well add "fam"
OnchiBonchi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:20:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't say if they were ever cool, as I was pretty young when peopled started to wear them, but white framed sunglasses. Ugh!!!! Gross.
MyNameMustBeUnique ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes... come on guys the jokes dead now
umanouski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like Harambe
ytuiiko9ok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts, but you can pry them out of my cold, dead hands.
hardman52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giving a fuck whether something is cool or not is uncool in my book.
Goose_Man_Unlimited ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a bunch of things which have passed the "not cool anymore" phase and progressed into a second era of coolness e.g. monoskis, one speed bikes, sodastream, kilts ... wait, maybe thats just in scotland...
Pootanium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scrolled comments looking for Fanny packs. Didn't see it once. Still cool.
JohnnyTorso70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work part time in a high end retail store...can confirm...they're coming back.
Pootanium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time to grow out the ponytail I guess..
JohnnyTorso70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:00:35 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A rat tail would be waaaay better.
nailpolishfumes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking weed.
I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but for some reason you have like 17 year olds thinking they're super cool and rebellious because they smoke. Newsflash: nobody gives a shit if you smoke weed.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually proven factual information that the more legalization that pot has, the less people use it. It becomes less of a novelty and more of like an "eh, whatever".
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could definitely see that. The main reason I don't think people are cool for smoking it is because the fact that it's so common and widespread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think 17 year-old weed smokers are cool because newsflash: persistent smoking as a teenager can cause permanent IQ drops. Wait until you're an adult and smoke in moderation if you're going to smoke.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah true lol.
hexiron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
ashdelete ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
superdanjo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:36:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
brooklynbotz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasssssupppppp
Bluescentric ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hummers
Chilledlemming ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:39:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts, apparently. I believe it's a rumor started by Big Running Shorts money. I will not cave.
42undead2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My oven. I just turned it on.
PolloPicante ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Affliction Clothing. Thanks Jersey Shore.
Timmy_j_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try Hillary.
Zeppsgaming ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this needs to be stickied to the top and stay there forever so we can all keep up with what's not cool anymore.
PsychedelicRenagade_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Faith hilling
redneckrockuhtree ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitting on teenage girls.
I'm married and over 40....
gizmoeatmysh0rtz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go. shit died overnight
SimplyDad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
InvalidKoalas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upstate NY. I'm dying here in my 5th floor room w/ no AC. 2 fans going and it's still hard to sleep.
Captain_America_93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looney Tunes announcements when you're just trying to exit your plane
noyfbfoad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conversion vans with bubble windows.
Braytone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently interacting with people rather than your phone is no longer cool.
MexiShadow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Early Access Games
vbosselaar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meetup.com meet ups. The term "yolo" and hopefully "lit".
ITagEveryone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Caring about what's cool and what isn't. Just live your damn life
lanzr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. Pogmasters used to be a serious thing.
Manitobaexplorer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please someone say man-buns
thecwestions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. We kept it real while they were a thing
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:02:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
becauseimbatman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:13:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to tell you but rap is on an upswing its getting better the music is changing and evolving mac miller is coming out with an album this month called The Divine Feminine http://milk.xyz/feature/meet-the-new-mac-miller-brilliant-singer-unlikely-feminist/?su=r59ayw5 im not even a feminist and im intriqued look into anderson paak. This guy is the most soulful dude rapping right now hes changing how rappers rap and hes blowing up currently
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully this doesn't come off as verysmart but the Earth
DJvinylmeningitis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. No disrespect to smokers as people, I just find it to be a gross habit. I feel the same with drinking excessively, but other people still seem pretty okay with that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A broken fridge
hapoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing an onion on your belt.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trapperkeepers
jimvo99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of people, or raunchy comedy. Because everyone has turned into a fucking pussy who takes everything seriously.
fskoti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Edit: well. Smoking cigarettes.
LiftedStarfisherman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deez Nuts. Just stop
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGs
izzypop112 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Walking Dead
afihavok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rollerblading. i wish it was though.
GnashtyBounce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans, dragon flannel button ups, push pops, MySpace, Lil Bow Wow, soul patches, and cabbage.
ribull ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
AnonymousBromosapien ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
Eesa_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peace hand signs in photos
mrskitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jnco jeans
ruminajaali ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos. Unless you've committed to a half or full sleeve or some other kind of interesting art work, I don't want to see your patchwork of shitty tattoos randomly placed all over your body.
teachhikelearn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the opposite, I think sleeves are cool or w/e but I love the look of single tattoos placed all over. It has to be done right though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This might be obvious, but CROCS
jdom07 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts.
:(
HeroOf-TheAbyss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Labeling conservatives bigots
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed hardy
Zah96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
FortuitousBounce ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberrys
kannonkloud ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flipped up collars.
SquireDalbridge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets.
freenarative ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:36:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The globe isn't cool any more.
maearnheart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Puka shell necklaces.
BillWeld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"At the end of the day..."
BarrelOfDuckVaginas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "hashtag [something]" in conversation. You know, spoken conversation, where the words are made out of noise.
soapergem1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go
cyclejones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google Glass
OriginalName457 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
mdubskee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:41:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
barsouth1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
NigelTheGiraffe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad, I know that's you. You are never going to be "hip" and "with the times" just give up.
AizenShisuke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping.
Gnutella01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitting children?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool.
bepseh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ICQ
Uh-oh!
evanfx123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taylor Swift
Septem_151 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heely's. :(
Ashenspire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
DittmerSmash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "other side of the pillow"
Odeate40 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go
probablylamecomment ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:50:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. Hah, I was never cool, so i've got my bases covered.
Dyeredit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet
badxvirus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nickleback.
mahatma_arium_nine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using Reddit as a marketing research tool.
Oldamog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dubstep. Does anyone even remember it?
bmujagic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy
one-punch-knockout ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ryan Lochte
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
These things aren't cool (anymore):
These things are still cool, but others might not think so:
hellslave ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth's various regional temperatures, for starter.
MegaTron10000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing beats this joke of a commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPS9Op5dhCw
I genuinely thought my TV had landed on SNL but it was realer than realty.
FIRST_DATE_ANAL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A firm, open-palm slap on the behind.
Algiersron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys with an earring in their left ear
Mo-D-Accuser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3-D Televisions
PapaSmurfPowns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That popular girl in your highschool after a couple of years.
MajorFuckingDick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9gag hopefully.
Kraut47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were else will the simple people go to Internet tho?
oakage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy pants... It's just a waste of fabric..
jakesmith78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
7107 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/f7u12
anonymousart3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not cool.....thinking that Climate change is a hoax
rayongoogly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO
Jay794 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters, I mean, they've never been cool, I'm just sick of seeing them thinking they're cool
ExtraCheesePlease88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having songs as your ringtone.
analest-analyst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
Well, it never was.
DocJRoberts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game.
But i guess by now everyone's lost the game...
Namelessgrifter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social Justice Warriors..... ;)
whywilson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing long sleeve shirts under short sleeve shirts. Or specifically wearing a single short sleeve shirt with those stitched in sleeves to make it look like you are wearing a long sleeve shirt underneath.
Monster-_- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of Justin Beiber has kind of gone out of style after his roast and new songs. I'm convinced his PR guy is either a wizard or Satan.
BlinkBlink9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO, just a month ago everyone was outside on a journey to be the very best like no one ever was.
steavis77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The average temperature of the earth.
Makabajones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hats with stickers.
PopChipsLover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hashtags on every Posts. #fucking #hashtags #gotohell
SaulJoker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smosh
Millennialsblow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Affliction and all other "designer" jeans and clothing
CrzyJek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limp Bizkit
=(
cakeisnolie1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. Seriously, fuck those of you trying to make it a thing again. There is literally zero excuse.
timdongow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:28:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters.
mtb12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
lil_wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think fanny packs deserve a comeback
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are handy. Handy fanny packs.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I don't watch TV"
edgarpickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The expression "cool beans."
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it still cool to say Coolio?
gregorkas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
scotterbug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This "Prayers for___________________" Praying for a bad situation to get better doesn't do Jack Squat! But if gives people a warm fuzzy feeling inside. But the people in the Earthquake/Flooded area/Tornado demolished town doesn't feel anything. Better you get of your sainted butt, go down to your local church, organize a food/clothing drive, and rent a semi tractor/ trailer to cart the donations to where it's needed. The Red Cross is a rip-off, they ask for money to help a disaster area by name. But the money goes in their coffers for future disasters. Plus if the stores, gas stations and restaurants end up being without power for weeks how can you spend your money when nothing is open? A donation of ready to eat food, and clean clothing and toiletries are most appreciated to folks who have lost everything.
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It does about as much good as internet hugs.
Mr_yellow7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How would Reddit know what's cool? Cmon OP.
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about that. I know that I and the other middle-aged blobs on this site fell that we are indeed very hip. And even, on occasion, a little funky.
Propanex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap..or hip hop. Wtf happened?
rollmop1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pants hanging down
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only. I hate that look.
Damasticator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of the pillow once Stuart Scott died.
JumpingBean12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yahoo chat rooms. There was a time that was awesome. Then came the bots...
1touchable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hashtags. I think they ruin the text.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking OP's mom. Long dead man
shadowlukenotlook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
World temperatures? I'll let myself out.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spikey hair.
HugCollector ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Backward baseball caps.
chambertlo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hip-hop
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
Nossie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the tramp stamps killed it for everyone.
and the tribals,
and the tribal tramp stamps.
Fuck_it_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe. It's not fucking funny anymore. You've killed him twice now. It's just annoying as shit.
ehazkul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ugg boots.
not attractive then, still not today.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
Myster_Perfect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cringe is no longer cool as mindless morons tend to overuse it instead of choosing a better and more discriptive adjective the English language has to offer out of lazziness and blindly following social trends.
musclenugget92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the longest sentence ever.
Myster_Perfect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I thought that too, it looks right as far as punctuation and more importantly content.
Source: I'm a terrible conversationalist.
fatburger16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
UrNotFly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global temperatures.
thisguynamedjoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
George Takei the moment he did that Taco Bell commercial in full /r/fellowkids style. That and all his Facebook "posts" are clickbait as shit.
PsyJak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arrow
warscarr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think smoking, very little people left who do it for the "cool factor" any more.
pimpinlatino411 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
DouglasJFisticuffs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
_ANOMNOM_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minions.
brokenwinds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this. I thought the minions used to be funny. The movie was so bad my niece and nephew asked to leave early because they were bored. And those stupid ass Facebook "memes" that have a picture of a minion and some stupid quote. Stop it.
LsDmT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cargo shorts/pants
PM_ME_HKT_PUFFIES ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos and pulled pork. It's enough now.
Orsum_1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slinging your backpack over 1 shoulder.
litl_bear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not caring
BoSox5265 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The phrase "treat yo self". Hasn't been cool in years now
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Tommytiernanfan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carrying a suitcase.
skaag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That very low grungy sound they use in all movie trailers now, and that narrator who sounds like a radio advertisement. In general, movie trailers now seem to reveal the entire movie for some reason. It's almost like I'm done after watching the trailer, I don't feel like I need to watch the actual movie; The trailer is basically a boiled down version of the movie, and they just saved me 2 hours of my life, money on popcorn, driving to/from the theater, etc.
kinokomushroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That deep horn sound from the Inception trailer.
GayDarGalaWhore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands silicone bracelets.
sneakerslhmo3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Top knots
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. I've never felt more discriminated against than when I was a smoker. "We need more money for the state? Raise the taxes on tobacco! We'll make them pay for our stuff." "This is a smoke free campus, pal. GTFO." "Oh, you smoke? Higher health insurance costs for you."
Even the looks I would get. The shock from people when they found out... it was like I was a common criminal or something. Smoking is definitely not cool anymore.
stinkubus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread after reading most of it.
Michaelareed123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands
zappy487 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smacking your female coworkers on the ass, and calling them "doll," and "toots."
jdliu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts
ravioli_bruh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom
lazylion_ca ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Lusiggy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the polar ice caps. wake up sheeple!
also the phrase "wake up sheeple!"
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns. Fullheads are privileged to have all that hair but make themselves look like cucks with that style. WHY?
Badkarma0311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I could upvote this more!
10lawrencej ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby :(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
whaaassssuuupp! Suuuuuuup! Suuuuuuup!
God that shit wrecked my head.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Jsweet404 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Catcalling
edspencer85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colonialism
Atomicpenguin101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shark tooth necklaces.
Nyt_Owl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keeping up with the Kardashians...not kool.
PlasticHobo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a gentleman!
Steamjunk88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those little moustaches people would draw or tattoo onto their fingers the hold up under their nose
BitFlip32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck lips. Even if you to that silly drunk face demi duck lip thing that they're still doing on Instagram, it's still not cool.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duck lips were always weird to me. I have no idea why it became so popular in the first place.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's supposed to make your lips look more poofy or something. But really, it just looks silly, especially if you're also throwing out a peace sign with it (another thing I don't get...why do people do that?).
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it's better than a gangster sign and less "boring" than waving to the camera.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:00 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really, when so many people do it.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:41 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see it too often myself but I can see how it can get annoying if it's over done.
Gabranthael ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It's a great thing that fewer and fewer kids are starting the habit. That said, the current trend of smoker-shaming is going a bit too far. I recently quit smoking, but for the past year or so before quitting I have been ridiculed, sneered at, yelled at by strangers and have even found myself in some very scary situations because someone saw me light up a cigarette. Seriously. It's great that smoking is no longer cool, but can we please stop demonizing the people who are still struggling with the addiction? That shit's hard enough already.
jacobjacobb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Loozerid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pc culture oh wait it was never cool
a_large_rock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
NinjaCorgi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hanging out with teenagers
RoscoesWetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
SoupCanNort ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slap Bracelets
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you say that but Red vs Blue is selling them. RvB Slap Bands
JedBartlett ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
J-ohnny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom jokes
jediblocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning blacks. Just can't any more just not cool
ebbermix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "overly manly" way of doing stuff needs to be on this list.
"F_CK THAT SHIT UP WITH SOME BACON" and all that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
aUsefulTool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a redditor.
DrConnors ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
will smith
kashiruvana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
randomreddituser6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Webkinz, they're at the dollar store now, but in this prime, they were like $20.0
HillaryPutin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
skookul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "right?" at the end of every sentence... right?
Kyro92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My broken fridge.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dressing like shit. I.e huge saggy, holey jeans, t shirts, etc. Nowadays its popular to dress in well fitted, fashionable clothes.
mlgoodma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling something retarded
filouza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
SaphireHeart1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burning crosses in front of houses.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
espn.
TxFritoBandito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iPhones
billbrawne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Christoph3r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flirting by grabbing a girls ass.
snobord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TyPiNg LiKe ThIs.
resinis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
32" tv's
BearWaver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casual racism
GeniusMike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yugioh cards. I miss those things but no one really plays them anymore.
RLGjr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
" _________ Strong" after anything bad that happens..... Am I an asshole for that?
Mashed_peas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like it was really recent but, I feel like the "hover boards" are non existent now. Feel kind of bad for the people who were on it early when they were close to $1000 then all the other brands started popping up and prices dropped and stopped being cool a couple months later.
mptorz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sexism
davideverlong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ripped up/frayed jeans.
BeKatiFul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"____ and chill"
whisperfactory ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras YES I KNOW YOU ARE READING THIS
ichbinfisch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if this is wrong or if I'm young and naive and ignorant but conforming? It seems to me that back in the 90's/ early 2000's (when I was just a wee youngling) people were really concerned with wearing similar clothes and seeing all the latest movies and TV shows and having the coolest new toy and if you didn't have/know about something you were an outcast. And nowadays we've done a complete 180 (probably thanks to hipsterism) where everyone strives to be unique and know something other people don't and find some special niche. That's all good and well but it's kind of evolved into an unfortunate Special Snowflake Society.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
A lot of hipsters end up looking exactly the same in the process of trying to look different, which I find amusing.
But I think the trend of looking the same is still relevant to some degree. For example, I remember way back to when I was in middle school (probably not the best example haha), almost everyone had the same skinny jeans + Vans + t-shirt with Hollister logo on it look.
I think that you're definitely right about it being trendier to look different rather than alike now though.
_reverseflash_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
6 CD changers. Practically pointless at this point.
uspeoples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Email tagged with "Sent by my iPhone/Windows phone/Android"
arnorb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Che Guevara.
Intelijegue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Antarctica, global warming is doing some damage.
NukaColaCaps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Straight outta _______." Glad that died off quickly.
CarbonFP- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn Harambe memes!!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing. 12 year olds have started doing it, so it's not cool anymore.
deathgaze5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was never cool
theriz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Killing It" Saying anyone or anything is 'killing it'. It's been done. To death.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rockband, Guitar Hero, and all their clones.
Wife is playing Rockband 4 as I type this and would kill me if she saw what I'm writing. But they really screwed the pooch with this one. It's still fun to sing (because it's basically karaoke) but man... execution falls so far short of potential.
plai679 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
vaping
AevHolm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Personalised ringtones... Ok who am I kidding I can never grow out of that ๐ค
IfUnlikedEquipShirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Dabbing," that dumb dance craze?
ozybonza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was always retarded, some people just mistook it for cool.
rexthegawd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bootcut jeans
iyZes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs. Actually never mind, crocs are life
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever Reddit's last obsession was.
oddball_tilly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Charlemagneffxiv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the 90s:
Fanny packs.
Tribal print pants.
Pagers.
This haircut.
Imthatjohnnie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth.
ezpotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the Offspring.
What a shame.
MrEvilPHD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
frosted tips. Frosted fucking tips
K1ck3rTW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The wave at sporting events
Pathfinder24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global temperatures.
Oops639 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racist humor.
Elvensabre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking! People are hugely ostracized for it. Big change from past decades.
carlaalreadyexists ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mtv
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit
tetronic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
TheTulipWars ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Newgrounds unfortunately. Many evenings after school checking out new flash and playing Thing-Thing Arena.
k_o_g_i ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Sent from my iPhone" or "pardon spelling errors, sent from my phone"
Those always struck me as thinly veiled humblebrags
Cheddarlicious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarding vidja games!
GoredonTheDestroyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TBH I would dump the $80 on a true blue Tony Hawk game.
Cheddarlicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, same, unfortunately there's seemingly zero demand for one.
CanisMaximus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lynching. It's just so 18-1950's....
RoboReeb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supreme
Vokean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Big Bang Theory
stromm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You
:)
throwaway13579_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So this chemistry teacher in Louisiana, his class room flooded, duh, but in an interview, he said that there won't be anymore low cool. I asked around and it turns out they're replacing the window unit that he'd tell a student to turn on ("lets get a little low cool", it was his catchphrase apparently) with a central unit. So I guess.... that.
MooseBeLoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Girls don't like my power ranger briefs
quillshot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having an opinion
kayasawyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When people online ask what song is playing and someone replies saying darude sandstorm.
It was never cool actually but still. Now it's slightly more annoying.
PatientCancer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants
RonaldTiedeken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:41 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This needs all the upvotes
pcteknishon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
skinny jeans, gandolf beard and bald head, Hipsters(rich kids paying extra to look"poor")
waterwalker3c2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rice burner fast and furious modded POS fart can sporting cars
SpruxHD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics.
Was popular like 5 years ago, but now they're just annoying.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Le me disagrees ;)
Lefthandtaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice caps
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything duck dynasty related.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:54:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
kandiemandie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
those testicle things idiots put on the back of their cars
erer1243 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:15:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jaden
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You. OHHHH
CanIBeEric ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:40:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motorola Razr. I remember it being extremely popular when I was a kid. Now whenever you see someone using a phone like that... Welp.
BoogsterSU2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mattress stores. Like, why the fuck are there so many Mattress Firm stores in a block near my house???
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll always get good business. People will always need something to sleep on. $$$$$$
detailedenigma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:18:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shooting paper death projectiles at your friends with a rubber band.
siirka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:37:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like it's about to be youtube.
Boiled_Potatoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly...
characters_on_screen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:52:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nu metal.
frossenkjerte ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:58:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winter. :(
edugcj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:24:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatsapp groups
I-think-Im-funny ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:46:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblades.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely making a comeback
I-think-Im-funny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I haven't seen them around, but as fads go, no doubt they'll make a comeback.
RapNVideoGames ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:30:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine everyone rollerblading with their phones.
tarwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is right. All of a sudden I've seen three rollerbladers in the last ten days, one of them a very attractive very cool girl.
๐๏ธ ferry888 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:49:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have rollerskates!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are straight chill. I don't care what the others say.
I hope you skate to this like I used to.
Liquorace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The hardest part about rollerblading?
Coming out to your parents. I'll be here all week. Try the fish.
HanukkahMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool.
MindStalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollergirls are still cool.
superduperspam ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:36:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
public displays of your genitals for a dead gorilla
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Liberterianism. It is now the hipster of political parties.
The logo is a fedora and m'lady away from self parody.
Chernograd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:25:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I accept this.
applemus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michael Kors
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What
CapThanh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, no.
Fen1kz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:32:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth climate ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
ElderlyPowerUser ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:19:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.
Sedu ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:54:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cops. When I was young, they were seen as trustworthy and reliable. Things have changed since then.
BeefSamples ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well you're clearly white.
Sedu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, definitely part of my perception there for sure. I think a big part of it is that before cell phone recordings and things like that, white people were pretty much totally disconnected from how wildly racist cops are. It doesn't seem like cops have changed, just our ability to catch them being shitbags.
BeefSamples ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's kind of my take on it. the world isn't falling apart, we're just recording it now so we know what's happening.
mochapenguin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Believing in 9/11 conspiracy theories. Just stop
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:37:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "that's retarded"
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:52:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
ALLSTARTRIPOD ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 11:05:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs are and always will be cool as fuck.
Whalers7997 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:24:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Behold! The Steve Allen Pog!
overkill77 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:46:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still got my ALF pog
boilerlib408 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:37:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's back! In pog-form!
jpowell180 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was waiting for someone to make that comment!
A_Baconing_Narwhal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:40:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging
gaykoo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth, hottest ever now
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It used to be like a "bad boy" thing I guess, but now when I see it, I just see someone who understands the risks but have become addicted to nicotine.
HanlonRazor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:30:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
bunchedupwalrus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Newsy_Lalonde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:25:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Longboarding.
Brooksdriver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A chain wallet
Cherrytop ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:38:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dudes wearing baggy ass pants so low that they have to shuffle about, clutching on to their belt buckle. With pants that low, I'm smelling your cheese when I'm standing behind your ass on the escalator.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, pull up your pants, son. It looks stupid.
ensiferous ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:39:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
SerialRomeo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anorexia, thankfully. I love me some thighs and ass.
TofuBB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anorexia nevrosa (which is what I assume you're talking about) is a serious mental disorder and has never been "cool", nor is it going away any time soon. It goes a lot deeper than just appearance.
Idealizing specific body types (whether it's super skinny or "thighs and ass" like you describe it) is never a good option because people will always be different. Embrace all shapes and sizes instead.
how2beautiful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, now it's all about being fit. Everyone wants to be a Crossfit-er, etc. would take that over eating disorders and self-loathing any day.
Bmmick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes.....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but feeling the cool breeze on my unsheathed dick will allways be cool
dustyholepuncher ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:53:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth ๐
the_mojonaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you did there
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Str8Faced000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps :(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reality TV shows. Just let them die. Please
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Samsung Note 7
chasethatdragon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon Go
juanes3020 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/thread
chasethatdragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:37:32 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol thanks.
Zaqudon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:11:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These threads
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:32:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a heterosexual white male apparently
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:12:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well they are being a bunch of racist dicks. It's pretty shitty.
itsfoine ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 12:12:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
standing for the national anthem ...ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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The_dog_says ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:53:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes. please
SuperRette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People are kicking a dead gorilla with those.
krom_bom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is your dick out?
Unheroic_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:19:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras/trilbys may have been fashionable once upon a time, but then people who wear them with cargo pants happened.
slapuwithafish ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:21:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Trilbies suck. A true fedora worn well with a suit and tie is still a classic look. Fight me reddit
PM_SARAHPAULSON_PICS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:43:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're black and in a jazz band, no
MikeKM ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:00:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people or things "gay" or "retarded" in a derisive way. I feel like 15 years ago that was very acceptable, or maybe I've just matured as I've grown older.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:34:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lupuscapabilis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:33:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time I've laughed out loud all day.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:11:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a huge lover of the word retard as a slur against people. I've known mentally handicapped people. My mom worked with them. I'd never in a million years think of hurting one. I'm so fucking ok with them that when a group of them and their handler were out and about I didnt move away when a girl got really close to me and poked me in the fricking eye! But man... I love that word.
I moved to potato though. Before the potato girl exploded after her asshole of a mother showed her the shit on the internet. I can count to potato was just fucking funny. So I mostly made the switch... but sometimes I find myself calling someone a retard out of old habit.
(please no one get upset at the word handler. They often call themselves that. There is a group home of mentally handicapped kids down the street from a place I frequent. One of the special girls just has this thing about poking people in the eye.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up "iDubbbzTV." He is constantly called a gay retard.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 11:37:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crack doesn't have the same edge when your mom does it.
Exsanguination_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 10:54:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Socialism.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:00:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sniffs
its true comrade
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:41:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you comrade
Holdin_McGroin ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 12:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Socialism was far, far worse 40 years ago.
commit_bat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
kingJoffi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:05:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
dopkick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:11:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snowboarding. Not entirely un-cool, but the "cool kids" are definitely skiing these days. You're more likely to see random overweight, middle aged people learning snowboarding for the first time and people too old to be one of the "cool kids" desperately holding on to the "stoner bro" attitude on snowboards than anything else.
Chernograd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did that happen?
dopkick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything your parents do is decidedly un-cool. Snowboarders grew up and had kids. Their kids are now switching to skiing because who wants to do what their lame parents did?
On the less social side, there have been significant developments in skiing in the past 10-15 years. Today's skis are significantly better than skis from not that long ago. Skis are also more capable of handling varying snow conditions than snowboards.
dipper94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got a pair of 5 year old skis, coming off a 20 year old pair, the difference is wild. The first time I used them it was almost like having to re-learn skiing. I'm not old, I just had a really old pair of skis that I bought at a swap on the cheap when I started skiing. Upgraded a few years later and got a much newer pair.
Chernograd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could it also be that kids these days want to emulate the upper classes? Like, it's cool now to imitate New England blue bloods or something?
GodEmperorDJTrump ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black lives matter.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using "Gay" as an insult or to say something is bad.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that ever cool? I thought it was just a term people said regardless if they were cool or not.
Most people around me would say "that sucks" or "That's stupid" when talking about something bad. I've been using the word Lame which works for allot of sucky situations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if it ever was but for awhile I heard that a lot, started to assume it was. Didn't really care if it was or not, couldn't stand it either way.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was popular in the 90's and died out around the 2000's give or take.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still hear it every now and then. It's been used as an insult to me or things I do or like.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's lame. I haven't heard it in quite a while unless someone was talking about how it's not used any more.
matt_puka ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:51:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton.
newsheriffntown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump. Actually, both of them.
chickenshitmchammers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But was she ever? I feel like Bill had the cool points. Had.
saremei ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this needs a hell of a lot more upvotes.
JuanCarl23 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:26:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a job and being white.
snotbowst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently victim complexes are coming back into style though.
69SRDP69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone's doing it! Come on, just try a little, you scared?
snotbowst ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you giving me shit for not having one technically is the first step towards me getting one...
Nostalk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:27:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a job and I'm white and im cool. But i can recognize socual inequities and the privilege that i have from birth. I appreciate it and actively stay aware of that status and how others are treated. I don't see people wanting equailty as meaning my being white isn't cool
eviI-banker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything you just said leads me to believe that no, you're not cool at all
Nostalk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me believe you are just ignorant and whiney
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Katten_elvis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah because people though very criticaly in the 90s! /s
lotus_bubo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit went out of fashion after ancient Greece.
dum1515 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rappers.
cubitfox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amateur rappers, yes. There's so many and often shitty. Famous rappers? Still considered the coolest people alive
joe847802 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:18:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool. Not the ones that get mostly played on radio tho.
HerpaDerpaShmerpadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why be a. Rapper? When you can be a star?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Namely Kanye West
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 12:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't cut yourself on that edge
RapNVideoGames ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 12:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you think rock stars are still cool?
blackbutters ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:16:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing a guitar or drums takes infinite more talent than a drum machine.
cubitfox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:49:39 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think what rappers do is just program beats? They, ya know, RAP.
69SRDP69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think both are pretty cool in a very general sense. There are really cool and really lame from both sides
banal_animal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:49:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
disco music
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:08:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It is what it is"
I'm not sure why or how this saying became cool, but I hear it so often I instantly cringe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
steam punk stuff
Katten_elvis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:53:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it looks so damn cool tho
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SquaredUp2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 14:02:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut up, beards will always be cool!
VY_Cannabis_Majoris ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:47:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think beards will always be cool because they are too much of a common gene in people. However, you cannot deny that it is indeed a trend right now.
When the trend changes, not doubt some beard growers will go back to shaving.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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VY_Cannabis_Majoris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand what you are or are not agreeing with me on. I said "I think beards will always be cool", and also that it is indeed a trend right now. "A lot of people" doesn't really give me an idea of the ratio to people who wear beards otherwise.
No not just because of that. People will also wear beards becaus sometimes they don't want to waste money on shaving products. Or maybe their skin gets irritated by shaving. Or maybe they thinks it looks good and they love grooming it well and often. Or maybe they are lazy and have poor hygiene and don't care to groom themselves.
There's many reasons why someone would wear a beard. Not just because they're fat. That's why I said that it will always be cool. However it doesn't meant that it isn't trendy right now. Maybe someday shaved clean look will become trendy again then the people who follow the trends will also shave their beads.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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VY_Cannabis_Majoris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that it is a trend and that it will eventually become "untredy". If you compare the ads commercials from a decade ago to now you see more recently they feature men with beards.
For instance I have seen some car commercials feature men with beards as opposed a decade ago they would have featured shaved skin men. Also you can tell by artists, celebrities, and sports stars.
The Game
George Lopez
Shia Lebouf
.. All have beards now. I know this is a short list, but you can probably think of more on your own. I'm not too familiar with sports stars but you can see that musical artists now more often have a beards now. How long the trend will last I think is irrelevant as to whether it is or is not a trend.
gurenkagurenda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:31:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're talking about "cool anymore" and you point to something younger adults do, you are almost certainly wrong. Cool is decided by the young.
The_Drugstore_Cowboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool is obviously up for interpretation, but I think the majority of young people I see now are not cool. I dislike beards somewhat because it's been co-opted by so many uncool young people.
HanukkahMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found this guy who can't grow a beard.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:00:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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CallMeProdigy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:20:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
ToBuildAFire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:08:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a home phone.
uncledaddy69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:14:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spiked hair
Weep2D2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 12:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rethinks life decisions
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:20:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "p'wnd" or however the fuck it's spelled.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:00:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:( and with it they took teh. I loved teh.
bigbog987 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:43:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The pizza I look out of the oven
Digital_Rocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO SWAG
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts:( So useful, yet so uncool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:23:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giving a shit about whether your pants are fancy is not cool either.
AsianFetish69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gauged ears
brandonmcgritle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Milky Pens
sisterfunkhaus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My teenager did not know about gel pens. She loves to draw. I got her some black paper and gel pens and it was as though the heavens opened for her. Cheesy? Yes. But still fun.
snoopyonderdonk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:13:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs, also uggs. Same with ripped jeans.
Redditbroughtmehere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a social justice warrior.
nebasi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO...
Lobanium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:15:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoying life/being happy
Katsie463 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gaucho pants
mi_piace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:51:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the Gaucho-esque style pant is very big right now. Culottes and cropped flairs, specifically.
weirhere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was IM'ing with someone on AIM...circa 2007 and they said "l8az"
I stared at that screen for probably 30 minutes thinking WTF am I looking at?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lolz
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
laters, but with a southern accent
Geaux2424 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Clinton
aznsniperx3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:35:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying the phrase that's gay.
Br3k ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apathy.
Not caring was all the rage when I was in high school, but now I think genuine concern and effort are much more desirable.
SirPounces ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:43:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
rusty_square ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:06:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
TheRockhasreturned ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole make me a sandwich thing.
Give_Me_Karmuh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Man's Sky
imboredmuch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
staying a virgin till your wedding night
icebrotha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a Bernie Sanders supporter.
Oznog99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Purge holiday. Back in the 90's me and my dad would kill about 3 people every Nov 8th. Now people don't even remember it being legal to do that. It's not like my dad just made that up!
Earthos83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants. Nobody even knows who Miles Davis is anyway.
ScienceAteMyKid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:03:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Neckbeards have pretty much fucked the fedora for the rest of us classy gentlemen.
becauseimbatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This fucking guy
donownsyou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DICKS OUT!!
Waffle_qwaffle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice cubes I put in my glass an hour ago :(
iiadej ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Being an atheist, apparently.
A few years ago whenever i'd say that i'm an atheist, most people were cool with me, a lot were actually interested to know why and even to discuss about religion. I also used to meet many people telling me that they were atheists too.
But now whenever i say that i am an atheists, people look at me like i am just an arrogant asshole and i don't have a heart. Basically, i'm a bad person. Usually, it depends on the person's political tendency.
If the person leans toward the right-wing, he will see me strictly as an "anti-christian" type of person, with no moral values.
If the person leans toward the left-wing, i am "islamophobe" and now apparently i am "racist".
(notice that i am French and live in France, so it's not even a Trump vs Hilary thing. Although i feel like it would be worse if i lived in the US.)
Luis1597 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because the world is so fucked up nowdays. I guess people are trying to comfort themselves before we all die.
BabyCryBabyCry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos
WhySoFishy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ricers and smoking
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Polar Ice Caps.
HaywoodJablomie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Political correctness. I can see a revolt against this shit right before my eyes and I hope it continues. If you don't like it, then fuck off.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "RIP inbox" or "Thanks for the gold kind stranger"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(I've never got to say it )
redguy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A brilliant plea for gold. Take this pity party elsewhere though. We earn our gold here son.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have some gold, you smart prick?
A_Sad_Frog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you asked in 50 years time, I'd say Antarctica.
cbcfan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooooooh! Climate Buuurn!
peanucklejive ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How has nobody said vaping yet?
darkshadow250 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes/memes. Seriously go to hell if you think a dead ape is worthy of being a meme. It's just annoying.
Loveyouguysbut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos. You used to have to be a total bad-ass to get one. Now it's commonplace.
KennyCody ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Clintons.
HillarydidHarambe
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:16:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My novel...
SquaredUp2 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 13:47:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not helping by telling us to buy it with your username...
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit
Ziggy_Drop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:08:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not cool anymore, not never...
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:14:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:'(
Digital_Rocket ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
DoesCheckOut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:09:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
KyleForCongress ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im gonna buy your book just cuz youre from cinci
PlzBuyMyBook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love you
KyleForCongress ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
<3
Go Reds!
ericarlen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/QZg8E72xXFA
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:24:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
bsnyc ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:04:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never cool.
Imanual_robriguez ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:30:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idk about homophobia, but calling shit 'gay' definitely used to be a thing.
bsnyc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but that was never cool either. That was just middle-school kids being idiots, as they are in the natural order of things.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:52:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Um, wrong. It was acceptable and considered cool. Wasnt just kids, it was adults still thinking it was cool well into the new millennia.
Imanual_robriguez ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:53:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if it was just middle-school kids being idiots they still thought it was the cool thing to say so your still wrong.
bsnyc ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitionally, nothing middle-school kids do is cool.
Imanual_robriguez ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:18:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is such a gay thing to say
gosgood73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That shit was never cool, regardless of what you've been told about old people.
CoffeeAndCelery ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:24:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping. You look like a damn idiot if you do that crap.
sisterfunkhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hence why I do not vape in public. It looks so douchey. I'm trying to quit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:06:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flat billed hats
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tshirts with a long sleeve underneath
_Secret_Asian_Man_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:31:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:59:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling something "retarded" or "gay". That just ain't cool nowadays (thank god).
lillyheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cynicism. I feel like with hipster culture, it became cool to be cuttingly mean and pessimistic, and to just expect the worst and the ugliest out of most people. Being cynical meant you were cool.
It's wearing off thankfully. Being sarcastic and witty, even in a dark way? Totally fine, still a way to show you're smart or cool. But the ugliness of cynicism? Nope, it just makes you an asshole again.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:20:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll take cynicism over ironic appreciation any day, though.
sorrymydickbroke ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:58:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing both straps of your back pack. I'm bringing back the one shoulder. Two straps are for nerds!
BeardsuptheWazoo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:32:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It never SHOULD have been cool, but it was.
Now smokers have been driven into corners and are harassed by many. They used to be the majority, now they're looked down upon from a societal stance in the USA and some other countries.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a liberal idiot.
Bigfluffyltail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're right comrade, down with the liberals, long live the proletariat!
BigOldCar ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 17:55:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But being a conservative retard is really where it's at.
It's hard trying to look down your nose at other people when your presidential nominee is a global laughingstock.
ztejas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recognizing PC Liberals as morons doesn't require any sort of alignment with the GOP
spacelemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's hard trying to look at anything when you're in prison.
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll have to take your word on that.
spacelemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can write hillary soon
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool cat.
GeT_NoT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:46:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slide phones.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're still cool. Just impractical.
Initial_E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:57:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather
dues_ex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:05:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mustangs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans.
noobogoblin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCOs? They are just never gonna be popular again
CpnStumpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So comfortable though... Goddamn this skinny jeans revolution, no one can fit their huge phone in their tiny.pockets, why do people wear this shit?!
lupuscapabilis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The funny thing is that now everyone's got the "skinny jeans with weird bulges by the pockets" look going now. Way uncool.
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the 80's, saying bellbottoms would never be popular again was very common. And look what happened.
baecation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kik?
Utegenthal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "cool"
deepfatthinker92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
why_you_ask ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
partypatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
AsianFetish69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Star tattoos.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
PsychoAgent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCOs.
AuthenticWeeb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holding your bag on one strap.
2u3e9v ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinners
LynxingParty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leg warmers.
Clymbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ill fitting clothing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The end of spring
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hanging out at the mall.
HighOnNicotine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arcade games, I guess.
I used to spend hours on Arcade games like 10 years ago, but now it just isn't as attractive.
TheMmaMagician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Mans Sky
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:30:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy pants
kwizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs, devil sticks, tamagochi...
Raf99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice bucket challange
rainingramen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those "I Love Boobies" rubber bracelets...
that_is_so_Raven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China
Pardonme23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:34:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MC Hammer pants
Maq_S ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:36:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate?
_zarkon_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big Game Hunting.
LeFrogKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy bands.
prjindigo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook.
PsychicCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP
InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being XTREME and cynical and sarcastic all the time.
That's what the "cool" people did during the 90s. I was not cool so I don't have firsthand experience, but I imagine it being so sarcastic all the time must have been exhausting.
goggleblock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... But... Zach Morris will always be cool
InVultusSolis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:04:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking of "things that were cool in the 90s", let's talk about the name Zach.
gorgonz014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:48:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wazzzaaaaaaa!
DJSimmer305 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global temperatures
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I REALLY want to say JNCO.... but sadly they are making a comeback. Maybe an ironic comeback but a comeback nonetheless.
emmetmcd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokemonGo
joethepenguin13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP's mom
cudde530530 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather in Cali
Booishmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This question.
IGotSkills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch
miasma992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth
Getitredditgood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People!
rodrigueznathaniel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips. Fake oakleys. Anything that was kinda cool in the late 90's and early 00's that was similar.
donkey_rhubarb85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Adin-CA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Segway. Need I say more?
Jourdy288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Pacific Ocean.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slinkys
SavingPrivateHenk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grandparents...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys.
obsidian713 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
StingMrgn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:05:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dinosaur hammers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's "coral" now.
toocontent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recycling only cans
Adin-CA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not cool: Selfies
Bitterly uncool: Selfie sticks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gisela
JonathanLi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bad Harambe memes
cncpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth.
(Relative to its overall temperature 1000 years ago)
aqvila ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AIM Messenger, or Myspace lol
Boltatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waaaaassss uuuuuuup :p
OverkillerMKii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP
blazeit710 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emo kids
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an adult and trying not to reach out to my famous true love over the internet like a child. Yep.
SettleThisOverAPint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:16:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting arrested after a certain age (28)?
Imbruglia50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
MrDreamThief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using a belt to carry your books to school.
Yes, I am that old.
bearssurfingwithguns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading
Warpslide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using a Blackberry
LLCoolJay1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A suitcase
nman68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping
_AISP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO.
KansanLesbian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the word coral
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is simply not cool anymoreโ to teens, study finds.
word_vomiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing your hair like Guy Fietti.
dvallej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
archer7319 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate.
WoiYoii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Life.
bossk123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Invading Russia. It was in vogue for centuries, but recently it is seen as something you just shouldn't do.
TheIcedKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Shakabrah' :(
burythecoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people gay as an insult.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP.
And his mom.
.
Mahtaycafe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My freezer. It stopped working.
WhosTheRealRobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word awesome. It's now Tibly-tin. Don't do Google it.
a-r-c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Used to be something the cool kids did in the bathroom while cutting class.
Now it's something the losers do in the bathroom while cutting class.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leather jackets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:37:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes, man. Fuck cigarettes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
ad86mets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Slimpebble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chain wallets, were those ever cool actually?
E-HeroSSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed gear culture :[
PookieJunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sock'em Boppers. Pulled my old one out, showed it to my nephew, he went right on with his minecraft. Bastard.
Lockedup4years ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More fun than a pillow fight!
Dunkin_Deez_Nuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands
Polymemnetic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
ReverendEarthwormJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It takes courage to be a Devo fan these days".
idrewyou21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hat Visors
professional_novice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
mistrbrownstone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying an onion to your belt, especially the big yellow ones.
atinylemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me :(
AlanBeads ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing the lute
Not a flange magnet like it used to be back in the Middle Ages
perpless18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice caps
Faust8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading. And windsurfing. Both used to be huge. Like, who even windsurfs anymore?
tommmwalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet earth #globalwarming..
iulioh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ASD
evilf23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Spinners. The custom rims, not the funsize women. Those spinners are still cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs. Oh wait they were never cool, my bad.
reserva_privada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, but that hasn't stopped me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My taste in dance music.
apparently Lil Jon and Justin Bieber count as EDM these days, according to the SiriusXM stations
gabriot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chuck Norris
donemessedupthistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word 'trendy' is not.
mnwinterite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "boom". And I don't know if it was ever cool but I heard Jason Biggs say "on fleek" the other day.
fuzzycuffs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
Mountain_Dougie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, Eastlands.
novablinkblink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having Rock and Roll Part 2 as a goal song in NHL arenas....
anoootherthrowaway23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
TheGodparticle3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nap sacks.
Flyingbananamonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a backpack super low, or the good ol' one strap.
Lockedup4years ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A generation of scoliosis made this uncool
HanukkahMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drake.
He was not and never will be as cool as Drake Bell.
NapkinsUnite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
dennnish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music. Although I'll always love it, lets accept it though, most 21 year olds don't really enjoy some Zeppelin or Skynyrd anymore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your parents and grandparents were saddened no one liked music from the 40's or 50's too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My lunch. I just re-heated it.
Noodle_pantz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being streets ahead.
Andolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U must be streets behind
TheEnchantedHoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global Climate
WakaFlakaPham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My beer :/
CommanderKenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somebody that I used to know
_idek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being racist
_Fantastic_Mr_Fox_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. Unfortunately. I just miss having all the pockets. They're the make equivalent of a purse.
legaceez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slim cargo shorts are still in. It's their baggy counter parts that are out of style.
Although to be fair slim cargo pants kind of defeat the purpose as as soon as you put something in them they are no longer slim. Never mind the fact that they are barely functional anyways so why have the pockets? Just so you can say that you can make cargo shorts trendy again? end rant to designers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
Tsquare43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad - your jokes are lame.
NDaveT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Arctic.
saltedwarlock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
Yajirobe404 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marijuana.
Alex_Javier_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking - in the UK at least
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an asshole
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anime and learning languages youll never use
advicemeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump's speeches
Nickaplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KONY 2012
ArcticPickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying the word cringe in every other sentence.
xrebel21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jazz music
simplex117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The words "lol" and "swag"
Pseiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Naa the city isn't so bad and there are a lot of paved bike trails that also accommodate skaters.
Captain_Blood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
OMG__Ponies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polygyny. For some reason, no woman wants to be in one anymore.
landingstrip420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy stuff, was it ever cool?
valwow187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being what used to be considered "cool," didn't care about anything, didn't participate in anything "nerdy"
Now its cool to be nerdy.. everyone loves star wars and pokemon these days but back when I was younger those people were outcast for being uncool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having no FUCKING paragraphs in a long post
arunnair87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Showing up on time apparently.
Asstadon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Che Guevara T-shirts
FitPCOS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vinyl. Saw waaaaaay too many middle-aged moms & dads last time I went.
crblack24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
raising the roof
Voldemosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:08:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buzzfeed, not that it ever really was..
ThisChaosWithin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
not_a_gun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
PromNightDumpstrBayb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kool-Aid
Mr-Snarky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
getgoodkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
dancing to "Crank That" by Soulja Boy
standardnameline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts
markko79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It's seen as a poor white trash thing that uneducated people do now.
rarestpepe783 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys. The old tennis shoes that you had wheels on your heels. They're still pretty cool but they aren't around anymore.
clarko21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking?
-baxtothefuture- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You.
got 'em
twoliterdietcoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
nin_halo_8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ZONZ Jeans
Just-Call-Me-J ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most memes.
Shibs33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinners
littlmanlvdfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
diamondhead24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hair Gel and Spiked Hair. That was Rad back when people wore colored Oakleys and baggy jeans with big colorful T-Shirts. It used to be fly as hell to have your crew sitting around some stairs looking like a Sketchers or G- Shock ad in S.I. for kids magazine.
spacegh0stX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Really died off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
lukeitsmeurbrother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Antarctica.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those gigantic scarfs women wore around their necks in the fall for fashion purposes.
Knight6294 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging your pants.
beatkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like... Baggy loose fitting clothing.
XSeverePigeonX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
Waffleking74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say dabbing, whipping and nae naeing but I really hope they were never considered cool in the first place
olivergrayson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clickbait.
John74929477482 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finger guns.
emd2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me
mytwowords ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
small phones.
DarthKegger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cavaricci and IOU clothing
brmlb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantasy football
joncology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The hot pocket I just took out of my microwave.
cmpgamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brah. Calm down brah
Citizen_Spaceball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Starter Jackets. Although, part of me feels like there's some hipster in Brooklyn that's wearing one as an "ironic" fashion statement.
yarash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on John Cena. All hate has been transferred to Roman Reigns.
onADailyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not 'cool', but it was 'acceptable' back in my days, as in people wouldn't go all PC about it, when calling someone 'gay'...
To be honest though, back in those days, we were kids and we didn't even know what homosexuality was. "Gay" was merely an insult.
Zomeese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use that as an equivalent to "stupid" or "dumb."
Like that's so gay that we have to stay after school.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking made a brief come back but I think it's going again.
McNozzo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Smelly and lethal.
Enforcer444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras.
Airazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climate.
papasweets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
DarthKegger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs...or were they ever cool?
michellestrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ecko jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:20:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Custom Vans. But it's coming back, mark my words.
zamirre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
DarkPaladinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrestling. When I grew up it was rare to find someone who didn't watch WWF or WCW. Nowadays it's usually talked about in a condescending manner (e.g. you do realise the Undertaker isn't really dead? Oh shit I had no idea...).
TheCrimsonCloak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargos.
fabelhaft-gurke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crimped hair.
s0nderv0gel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being alive
Flem_guzzler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Even a decade ago, a lot of kids were into grtting cigs or cigars from an older friend and smoking behind school.
These days, seeing a young person smoke is like seeing a unicorn. Drinking seems to be getting more rare too. I'd say those are both good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once school starts I'm going to test this theory and see if kids are smoking.
Zdub117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
Oneupper86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fucking planet man!
BukM1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the planet! thanks global warming
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo momma jokes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ESPN
mattress117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrist flame tattoos
nishath5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My ice cream.
Yuktobania ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Sun
thenewsisalie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
thankstowelie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fitted hats
m15cell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mom Jeans
Dr250TM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Harambe memes
noafro1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:28:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He ded.
Dishevel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The truth.
Always make sure that feelings are more important than truth.
Theallknowingwizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps.
alex37211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
hellojocelyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yelling out 'MOTEDDDDDD'
Defiant05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
ZacZackk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"wassup dawg?"
Happysnackers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Console and mobile gaming, all about the pc now
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes......not cool bro!
jimmyjazz2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When i met my wife in the 90s, she rollerbladed and made fun of me for my trad. roller skates. Said I couldn't skate the lake front with her in them, just too dorky.
Let the record now show that I was on the right side of history. Old school roller skates are, and always will be, the shit. And rollerblades are about as cool as neck beards.
russianout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black O-ring bracelets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps.
throwaway92715 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punctuation in band names, Parenthetical (Song Title), saying "word," working for a hot tech startup, pioneering gentrification, Apple products, being a 20-something drifter, smoking weed, beer snobbery, and indie games.
im-a-turtle_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
gregfox89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Montage parodies
Mirrielle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Molten lava
comoas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Games with poor or old graphics but awesome gameplay.
RelevantCommentary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes?
imstillfly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth.
driftworthy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never was cool but to the few that think it is: using gay as a synonym for stupid.
CallmeDaddio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking - it's not cool period
ReadTomes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAB.
Just no kids, god no.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bionicle, apparently.
EvixiusKane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing baseball caps backwards.
Strawberrycocoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leather jackets cigarette and fluffed pompadour.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pranks.
LittleAlaca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"My pants saaaaag low, even though That went out of style like ten years ago."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted Tips
name600 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My chemical romance and myspace
Texy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White cops shooting black people
whipmydick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
croolshooz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Slavery. Used to be everyone down here did it. Don't know what changed.
scootermcturbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet Earth.
MGM-Wonder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This fucking question
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After school specials
props2me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping
heyeveryonewhatsup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portable gaming devices
kalmarsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo-yoing
rplusj1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My soda can. It was cool few minutes back I swear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
philmcracken27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
According to my teenage son, I never have been.
Smart kid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate
esoteric_enigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards. They were an ultra fad. There was like a month or so where they were interesting and everyone wanted to try it if someone brought one around. Now you just look silly on one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You still look fly when you're casually stealing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakWZtuWkjs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Man's Sky
Detach50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Debuting
an albuma single on MySpace.SkittlesMcClure ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go and Roller Blades
galapagos_tortoise4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weezer
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCOs
RaggamuffinTW8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last night's Ben and Jerry's
DoctorDiabeetuscake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Liking the Chronicles of Narnia movies apparently.
22jam22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed
The_Upward_Arrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
After the hype died down, people seem to have stopped playing it and being excited for it
Imaliberalpussy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaudville, folksey racisim, doin your own pickles, bias ply tires, smoking in the car with kids, smoking anywhere, myspace, espn and if you listen to hippies, the north pole.
mrpotatoeheadjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
bluemandan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGs
TheOneToRuleAll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leaving kids and animals inside of cars.
saintbienyld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump
Homebrewandsteak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This hangover
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube
bigbupkis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nickelback.
Also, Rap-metal. In retrospect, that was one of the things from my youth i'm happy to see go away.
DamnedWhenIDid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Invoking God.
bigworkty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thinking for yourself and formulating your own opinion, based off of basic research.
fsm-bdsm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Education
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
mr_chanderson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic the hedgehog.
sobrique ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
memes.
All of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying 'wazzaaaaap' It's so cringe worthy when someone brings it up
THSSFC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes
AEC-MCR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the concept of something being cool
Insaneclown519 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Battletoads
not_bonnakins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. I used to be cool, but then I got old, had a kid, go to bed early to go to work early to pay my bills, sigh...
catsinhatsandwigs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having one of those visitor counters at the bottom of your geocities webpage.
Reclaimer69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oceans. They keep warming up, and each year they just aren't as cool.
It's a bit of a problem.
kolombangara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mountain bikes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Matasaga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs.
driverx22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:38:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fuck bitches, get money" - so early 2000s
shark2pus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblades
Royalty_In_Exile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if I've just changed as I've gotten older, but I can't stand people are super jaded. When I was younger, I saw jaded people as "cooler" or "edgy" in some way. Now, I just think "shut the fuck up and do your goddamn job." I find it much more appealing if someone can be sincere and maintain a positive outlook, regardless or their situation.
wildgriest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling Asian people Orientals.
TheWilbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China
guy15s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GAAAAAAAAY!!!
Meganomaly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grammar, apparently.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe..?
PlackBlague ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying an onion to your belt.
Kalean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soaping
ToastOfTheToasted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crusading, I guess?
SkyMaro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
sy029 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"fetch"
KillerKenyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Le reddit army is here"
KillerKenyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Le reddit army is here"
ThatguySteele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Referring to things/people you don't like as "Gay"
Stuckin_Foned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool.
BisonBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
Kissmystuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading. Its time to bring it back!
GGAllinsMicroPenis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having an opinion about art/movies/music/shows/video games/entertainment. People's personal tastes have become a part of their identities now (in no small part due to advertisers wanting it that way). So if you say you don't like a thing, people get pissed off at you like you're making a personal attack. It's ok for you to think what I like sucks and vice versa. You are not your tastes.
Cyntheon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Weed is where it at now apparently.
PM_ME_CUTE_PANDAS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me :(
josmu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:40:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone hating each other. I'm pretty bored of it.
Flaano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
latinlovermike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any meme that gets broadcast on TV
seraphius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
loopywolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember Alf? He's back. In pog form
juanpontoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sno-Bordsโข
summerkhan786 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
t might be due to people always want the new things day by day
incognitotho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading.
StateofWA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bucket hats.
STOP TRYING TO BRING THESE BACK.
stos313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it hasn't been cool for like a decade...but fucking mustache shit. It. just. needs. to. stop.
sirtyzachnewton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What seems to not be uncool is outted Racism recently....which is super uncool...
1h8fulkat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bleach stained jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging.
rheama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MoonShoes. So many rolled ankles...so many...
PsychoticRahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monster energy hats
MjolnirDK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Listening to music so it's audible in the whole train.
stos313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, and the phrase "DISRUPT!"
so tech! much profit! waaaaay disrupt!
(oh and probably doge speak)
sundayboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me
DailyTatTwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny Packs.
-Venser- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube
WikipediaBurntSienna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it fits here really. But I still see people popping their collars around here
postmasterp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fitted baseball hats.
Glasses_Brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
War
BULL3TP4RK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The side of the pillow that I've been sleeping on for 10 minutes.
FuckYaMudda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't really see a lot of people smoking cigarettes nowadays.
WattledPenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Club Penguin.... My username has no more relevance.
Honorable_Sasuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casually making jokes about how you want to die.
Krakrokk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
ecancil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limp Bizkit
XandalorZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being white. Memes. Samsung.
yuckf00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO Jeans.
BeingNasir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boys donโt even know what this means anymore. Maybe try twerking?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It never was, to be honest, but it's good to see that more and more people are rightfully repelled by addicted smokers and the mess and stink they create.
And don't give me that shit about 'I smoke but I always pick up after myself'. Like one out of a hundred buttsuckers do that, and they're NOT all on reddit.
original_4degrees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pwnd
silverkeith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
micronesia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
ItsValor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ur mom
Br4586 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me๐ฆ
frogmire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGS aren't cool anymore.
huxrules ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After spacex's accident yesterday I quipped a few old challenger jokes to my fellow gen-xers. Everyone realized they weren't as cool as when we were kids.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
freefreebradshaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:49:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
False. Mall goth culture was never cool, and therefore cannot be considered "not cool anymore".
Smokenspectre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
ecurrent94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the pawn stars meme. never was funny to begin with and the meme itself is about 7 years too late
VillainLike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obama
wickedhahhd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bayblades
88monte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punctuation and proper grammar apparently.
Snowmittromney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes and not wearing a seat belt
theglowcloudred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Holy Roman Empire
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
saying things like "fuck you" "fuck" "go to hell" "pussy" "shit" and shit. Basically everyone started using it and it became a normal thing in our century, in the past when you said it someone would be really surprise with mouth open and everyone would look at you, it was really cool on the situations it was used.
But it lost it's meaning. While it's good that nobody will slap our mouth if we say it, it won't have the same impact.
lupuscapabilis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man, it's spelled "its!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Apparently I'm a hipster
prajnadhyana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure that asking "What is just not cool anymore?" is not cool.
RyghtHandMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only got to say bling bling for a week
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those cellphone carrying cases that attached to your belt like a mini-fannypack.
Absurdly long bangs with medium-length hair everywhere else.
Manbuns.
Frosted tips.
Physical game consoles. From about 2008 to 2014-ish there was a massive boom toward the 360/PS3. Now everyone I see has more or less given up on the Xbone/PS4.
VR's already going down the tube like 3D televisions, unless you're a let's play-er who's trying to get chuckles.
3D TVs, speaking of which.
Siri/Google Now. For a while everyone and their grandma would be using them, asking silly questions and the like. Now nobody uses them unless they're driving.
4chan. It was never 'cool' for regular people but if you were an internet edgelord you'd go on there for hours. My group of social outcast friends and I used to just go on there on our saturday nights and giggle like idiots. Now it's just an empty shell of a site.
creepypastas, they used to be great. Now it's basically "my wife is dead but sending me messages on facebook" or "my best friend went camping and then died or whatever".
Movie theaters
That gum candy that was just one long strip coiled into a small plastic package. Bubble tape?
Thrifting - It was popular, then everyone went thrift shopping and those stores marked up the prices like crazy. Wal-Mart will sell t-shirts for 5 bucks, and then those very shirts (but used) show up in thrift shops now for 15 bucks. So everyone stopped and then the prices never went back down.
Weed - highschoolers lost interest when adults began doing it more and more.
Energy drinks - I never see idiots wearing monster energy drink stickers on their hats anymore.
Flattening the beak of your baseball cap so it's useless.
Heelies. (I wish they sold them for adults because I'd totally get them.)
joshombroso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an asshole. It used to be that my group of friends only ever communicated via sarcasm and talking shit, but as we've entered our mid 20s, you find that just being a genuine person is much healthier.
rideac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pocket monsters go
cbass23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping your back pack
GreenAce92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller blades
travelbeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pushing people in swimming pools
sweetplantveal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cargo shorts
toad_mountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs are cool again
wreckitarash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cars advertised to "get you more MPG". fuck those adverts. I'm looking at /u/Mazda
Takeme2yourleader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts
ChadMaltoMaNigga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something that just came out of the oven.
PM-ME-YOUR-TRAINS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kardashians
MissFushi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vampires. Dammit Twilight.
Autarch_Kade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The mullet.
The man bun will be just as uncool soon enough.
NovaSAurora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My melted ice cream. ;-;
HardGayMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beating your wife.
heavymetalcat1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/bW756Ws.png
jlange94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
reven80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Around 25 years ago (man that seems long!) when I was in high school, pen flipping and pin rolling of jeans was the cool thing to do. I'd hope they got out of fashion by now.
Pleaseluggage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The spin doctors. Sadly.
-TQL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Suprised noone has said it : smoking.
dasoberirishman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns.
Smellzlikefish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Segregation.
Neko8768 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bakugan :(
Humblebee89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Preordering video games.
chudd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading. I haven't seen anyone outside Rollerblading in over 10 years.
stinkload ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying All lives matter...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
having the most amount of facebook friends. I have like under 2 dozen, which is the amount of people I actually have interest in keeping up to date with.
OneOfGus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
dortuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorado
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My space, aol IM, air walks.
strangeparker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one seems to say rofl anymore
bingoslimz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A/s/l?
im_your_bullet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tall Tees (the shirts)
HolisticPI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still waiting for meme'ing everything to go away. I like some memes, but holy hell some people basically speak in meme now.
Dassiell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies
ggixxer599 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigs...?
chappy0215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking (cigarettes)
usrevenge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
BonerSoup696969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being gay now
jacksonbh98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes
JehovahsNutsack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homophobia
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beepers, razor flip phones, razor scooters, wind breaker jackets.
wilsghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the earth apparently.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"owning" or "pwning" something or someone.
Tonydanzafan69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad jokes. Hugh mungus ruined it for everyone.
uhwhatjusthappened ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
McChickens ...
Or so I'm told atleast
sirgog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
JimBrad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:53:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My thin, wire framed glasses.
_amaste ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To care about what's cool.
Source: My students
I like it!
_STONEFISH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace...
Goofypoops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Letterman jackets? Seems like they were an icon in 80s and 90s high school movies. I went to high school 2007-2011 and not many people had them. Of those that did buy them, they consisted mostly of band kids. Seems like they became passe and associated with the dumb jock stereotype
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That got cool again? I thought people stopped doing that when I was a kid.
ki11bunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google Glass..... who am I kidding, it was never cool
robnaught ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The god damn thick black glasses. They were an interesting accessory in 2003 and it took guts to wear them because they hadn't been commonly worn in decades. Now evvvvverybody is wearing them and I can only assume they think they're being boldly stylish.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My popsicle :[
burrheadjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube
TheFlashyFinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fam, bae, all the letters.
ColoursRock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lil Wayne
themage1028 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm over the whole "list of burn centers in the united States" joke.
orangy57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any meme that gets put on TV.
DJEB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Where's the beef?!"
It just doesn't get the laughs it did.
CaptainBeer_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freebasing, no I'm joking of course it's still cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
teenagers would probably say, "If you have to ask, then...YOU!
somedude456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
groverwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:56:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go!
Ring_ding177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Jimmy tap
skepticaljesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism.
cookiemonsta57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MULLETS AND SMOKING
mani486 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 16 y.o. siblings advice: "if it shows up in a commercial, it isn't cool anymore". Text speech, slang, a social media follow-up at the end, ect.
Liquorace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoting comments because they asked a legitimate question, and then downvoting the people that defended them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sanity
gehenna_bob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. Shed not a tear, though, I had a good run.
Chosen2One3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being homophobic
SketchyConcierge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fezzes. Sorry guys.
peter_the_panda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Rage" memes (thank god)
Whisker_dan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cell phone holsters
Absurdionne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My collection of Bill Cosby comedy records.
fremenator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That thing where you bump fists and then do a little explosion effect.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Adulting", i.e. "Just bought a car today! Adulting so hard!" It's not even a damn word. And good on you for doing something responsible and reminding everyone that you're old enough to do said responsible thing. GTFOH with that bullshit phrase.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting drunk at 7am, no longer cool. Getting older and becoming responsible sucks.
hardonchairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, drunk at 7am was never cool.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:11:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me it was....key is the past tense.
Okay, I agree.
Let me resubmit my comment as Overall Jean Shorts.
Oh wait, that was never cool either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Galaxy Note 7...literally!
tragicherohimself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin.
YJCH0I ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Selfie sticks? Anyone?
Nimgoble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Devil sticks.
Doomdoomkittydoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dap.
Please god, make it stop
AtomicFlx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harley Davidson. Only shitty rich baby-boomers can afford them. They are loud annoying and rather ugly with design straight out of 1970. They are too big and heavy to be useful in a crowded city and they have no storage.
crs8975 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People in their busted up civics with their "performance exhausts" trying to act like Paul Walker.
ChickDagger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just browsing a paper published by one of the big real estate broker companies describing "cool urban environments." It was filled with stock photos of older downtown buildings with Bed Bath & Beyond and other strip mall stores retrofitted into them. Saying that's what cool downtown is.
Since when is Bed Bath & Beyond cool? Since brokers started writing papers about what is cool.
Skankinzombie22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talking about dead gorillas
hardonchairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China.
What happened to you, China? You used to be cool.
dragoncat_TVSB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking! But this one is really for better.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackface.
Just...not cool guys.
mehennas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the northwest passage.
ClintonHarvey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bellbottoms
sinRes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:01:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The North Pole.
jet_heller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Waaaaayyyy too many things that have been through several cool/uncool cycles in my life time. Don't worry folks, if you remember it being cool and it's not cool now, it'll be cool again soon enough.
erratic_behavior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flagship smartphones
dangersurfer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos.
whitoreo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking tobacco cigarettes
willmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
SJWs were huge around 2013-2015, but I've noticed the trend is definitely against them as of late. Even on Buzzfeed and Huffington Post, if you look at the comments on a lot of the videos its a ton of SJW-hate. I see a ton more people denouncing SJW activist stuff now than supporting it.
I think the movement originated as a small thing on college campuses, but once it got more attention its now a nationwide issue and everyone has an opinion. A good example would be that polls showed something like 84% of people do not consider themselves feminists in 2016, up from less than 50% in 2013.
Of course, the fall of SJW-ism has been taken over by the alt-right, arguably a lot more terrifying.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people "salty". It's going the way of le gem.
Neuro_Prime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
y2knole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.
Johknee5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thinking that you're a free, independent, autonomous human being that is accountable to yourself, who has the right to do with its own body as it sees fit.
Good bye Freedom.
Chadhhc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pagers I remember when almost everybody had one or wanted one, oh the amount of info we could get in 10 digits
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being a white male
TheHighestSparrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice caps.
schmokeymang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I hear you say "awesome-sauce" I instantly know I do not want to talk to you, was never cool..
duded07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The most popular cellphone at one time SIDEKICK
Dark_messengeR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing Elephant pants. Used to sport it back in the early 2000's. Still have 1 pair in my closet as a remembrance of the good ol' days.
nobono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth.
mcparker05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Rhinomeat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
TJ_Fletch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.. Like it ever was. but really how can anyone under the age of 30 keep doing it.
mccharf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pushing someone into a pool. They probably have a $750 phone in their pocket.
sup9996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using words like "LOL" and "LMAO" in a sentence
bodhemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the concept of things being cool.
LBJSmellsNice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reaving along coastlines and burning villages to the ground
321cmg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drunk driving. Not that it was ever "cool," per se, but it was at one point fairly accepted and there was a jocular and social atmosphere around it. Most of that, thankfully, has come to an end and people mainly discourage it in social circles.
Atropos911 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rape
Albitt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Table manners.
Mat145 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not having air conditioning.
stokeskid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantasy football. It was fun playing for about 6 or 7 years when it first started. Now that I'm in my early 30s, have a family, read, travel, etc - I find it super lame. The only way to win is to focus all your energy into reading about updates on obscure players, updating rosters, making trades and such. I never won a league because I tried to have a life and would miss updating a roster from time to time or not be up to snuff on who the best suited kicker is for the week. Now I actually have a life (ironic I'm commenting on reddit, IK), and I see adult people in these fantasy leagues as kinda sad. They need to find productive hobbies and experience the world. On your deathbed are you going to be glad you can regurgitate player stats better than all your friends? Or will you be glad you turned your phone off and went to Patagonia for a week in the spring (Fall in northern hemisphere, middle of NFL season)?
svenniola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Be Cool.
That is never out of fashion.
Cool heads prevail.
Angry makes for stupid.
That is the difference between hot headed and cool.
Hot is good. But this world needs to chill.
Phoenix6247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My apartment. AC went out, hasn't been fixed. Thanks landlord.
dilespla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tight rolled jeans.
Darenflagart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Itt stuff that hasn't been cool since the early 2000s.
nexguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
frenchy559 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me, anything fictional with a lore. People get so caught up arguing over what is or isn't and seem to forget that it's not real.
Take Star Wars for example. I understand wanting to know what happens before or after the movie, but the fact that people were outraged when they decided to rid all of the old EU, is fuckin dumb. I saw people claiming that their time was wasted, when in reality, your time was waisted either way if you want to think like that.
Porksta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans
iam_acat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bad news. Cynicism.
Jason_Is_A_N00b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Carbonsilkthread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is gonna sound weird, but I kinda miss seeing unpainted bodykitted Hondas driving around with huge wings and loud pipes...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV
TV in general...who needs that shit?
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do.
joedelvicario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
bundleogrundle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tamagachies. No longer cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to think pokemon
friendzone_ho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KCCO
Then again, it was never cool.
jackzilla13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zombies.
Ebbboorsma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genocide.
Teller8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats what she said jokes. But then again, were they ever cool?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snorting coke off a hooker's ass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Subreddits with over 50k subscribers.
icecyrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word 'Dench'
nero51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your SideKick phone.
descender2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Venus.
Anal_Gravity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokemonGO
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking....
Not that I ever thought it was, but lots of people did....
MorbidCorvid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gay bashing, as evidenced by this scene from 21 Jump Street
Peakomegaflare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being Vegan.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man-buns. Surely this has been noted before, but based on the fact that they are now commonplace on tech campuses, it's officially, 100% over.
idiothaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being OP of this post
choicemetal4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
parachute pants
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Groovy.
achillebro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game
MasterEth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My name's Jeff...
thevagrant88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to say vaping before I realized that it actually was never cool.
daddydunc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking your mind if your viewpoint goes against the grain.
junaiiid94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using 'uber' as an adjective.
E.g. 'uber cool' or 'uber pwnage.'
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, you know, it works so much better than Lyft.
"Lyft cool?" "Lyft pwnage?" Nah.
eduardomac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping a backpack
njgreenwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd no strap it if I could.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
eduardomac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea I'm going into my senior year and no one really does it. The only people that do are the "losers" who smoke and skip class
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
sswitch404 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sun.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to cool.com to look at pictures of me
Bukuvu_King ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
Covenisberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking anything but weed.
k1llbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word, "cool".
iamanatertot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves is frowned upon these days I heard, idk I've been out of it for a while
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redbull
StylzL33T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
Valnac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Swipe right!". It shows up in marketing on billboards and in radio ads and annoys the piss out of me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silk shirts
shavedcarrots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of my pillow.
Trussy1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
hi_123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sketchers
speelmydrink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Capes and cloaks. Back in my day they were practical and stylish for those long treks to the French front. I mean, Prince Edward looked positively dashing on the march with his cape.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
Hydroloik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not cool anymore.
mastercheeze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go
milesofkeeffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-bacterial soap.
LLCoolJD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
someecards
Chris_2525 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The PT Cruiser - got about 10 minutes of being cool...
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well they managed to milk ten years of continuous production out of those ten minutes, so... not bad, Chrysler!
glasspheasant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that cargo shorts and ketchup are both officially out. Funny how the masses I work with read an article online about how stuff is out of style and then suddenly start calling people out on it. Buncha lemmings...
JesteroftheApocalyps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guarantee you if you invest in the Heinz company, it will be one of your most solid stocks in your portfolio. There would have to be a tomato apocalypse to sink your money.
And didn't Seinfeld declare that ketchup was on it's way out 20 years ago? Ain't gonna happen.
mrleebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ketchup overpowers food.
glasspheasant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One might argue that ketchup doesn't work with certain foods. Putting absolutely anything on a quality steak is a sin to me, for example.
On the flip side, what's a burger without ketchup? Not as good imho.
It's just funny how something is declared in the WSJ per say, and then everyone at work is suddenly a food expert who have all always known that ketchup is for Luddites. Lemmings I say...
mrleebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are better sauces for burgers than ketchup.
A_Sinclaire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rofl and the roflcopter went out of fashion quick after having been part of online language for quite a long time.
While they used to be a superlative for "lol" it now seems that lololol has taken their place.
mrleebob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or that stupid crying emoji.
Mewmaster101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
making harambe memes, actually scratch that, because it was never cool to begin with
ssdrum2007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:18:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sidekicks (those phones you'd spin open)
tanay31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
treefrog24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarding
phaedrusTHEghost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking tobacco
everno99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My chemical romance and MySpace
Love_N_Rhythm91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Call of duty
Iron-Lotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beanie babies, silicone wrist straps, pogs, and crazy bones
see2keroppi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. (written while wearing cargo shorts)
DFTBA32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hollow them out and hide less heavy drugs in them.
thatswuhtshesaid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hover boards
amiga1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
memes. we have them on tv and shit ones for normies like minion memes. they ruined it
gladamirflint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bands.
parampcea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being a social justice warrior
Agarax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
kenn4095 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ocean man
woodstock01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit poems, I don't read them you stubborn, pretentious, neckbeard, shit fucks. How come I have to look at a slew of stupid ass poems in every askreddit thread every time someone tells a wacky story.
some_clickhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace.
faceplant34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
MrAppleSpiceMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whipping stopped being cool about 15 days after it came out
bigchocolatethighs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Egdey/edgelord/wow don't cut yourself on that edge"
lame
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO. And thank gosh that's out of the youngsters' vocabulary nowadays...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
shane201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
doing that is not cool anymore
newo32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gay panic.
ZenLikeCalm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even know what that is.
newo32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a situation where comedy comes from the fact that straight characters are horrified at the fact that whatever they're doing is potentially "gay," or are trying to avoid seeming "gay" while doing something that isn't gay to hilarious comedic effect.
There's a lot of it in (slightly) older Seth Rogen movies, and he's even kinda commented on how much they used to rely on it and how it really wouldn't fly now.
gentlesir123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies
Tarindel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melted ice.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Walkmans?
iced_kape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth because of, you know, global warming...
newo32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. How has nobody said pogs yet?
aworknprogress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
danielmyers76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No comment
Bshsjaksnsbshajakaks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery. Not cool.
DextersQuest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People that need to ask Reddit what isn't cool ๐
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AskReddit
amillionbillion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like there's no absolute zero temperature (K), there's nothing that is entirely uncool... Since it's theoretically cool to disregard what other people consider cool... then categorizing something as "uncool" makes it slightly cooler. So the more votes a suggested uncool thing gets in this thread... the cooler it becomes in our collective mind's eye O_O
Thatsnowconeguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being cool
ice cold is where it's at
NOMADlC_DUDE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
misterdylicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fan" theories about my favorite childhood TV shows and what the characters "actually" represent. Stop ruining cartoons, internet!
mastermind225 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs... They were a big deal back in 2nd grade
shane201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what about Alf pogs
SailingPatrickSwayze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big penises...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't watched AMC lately? Damn near everybody in their most popular show as smoke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts
wunkadurgenfaceball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
SailingDevi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
guitarplayer0171 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Active volcanoes.
Raggou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
viperfunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to tell people what's not cool anymore
racerx21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully, spinner rims
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it is not the thing, but the person doing the thing that makes something cool / uncool.
If a ugly guy goes full swag and a hot person does it.
the hot person is cool, while the ugly is just fucking retarded.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deeze nuts, ahah GOTTEM!
Academic_Gamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying YOLO
toomuchoversteer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said it last week. I was promoted king of the plebs.
xmatheus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards
ghostdm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People.
samsquamtchassassin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. Never were cool, still arent.
RNGeeeeesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit..............
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
r_bhasin7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing Heely's
bomi3ster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
BatmanDontGiveNoShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Acting cool
ADXMcGeeHeez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trenchcoats.
Holy cow did those drop out of fashion within 24hrs of Columbine
whorcruz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning other humans
MysteryPerker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaccines?
FrankNgo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys unfortunately
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good riddance!
You heelie hooligans zipping around WalMart really ticked me off!
(Also: Stay off my lawn!)
jmontyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
wallyholly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Malt shop waitresses from the 1950's
BigOldCar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, man. Retro is a big look these days.
JesteroftheApocalyps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guy Fieri
InCurrentStanding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "epic". It's overused and you sound like a loser when you say it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitching about your feelings.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, there's just such a game coming out shortly. It's right around the corner. Have you seen the pre-rendered FMV clips showing on the TVs in GameStop? You can pre-order it right now! Just put down your hard-earned money on the promise of the commercial and you'll not only get the privilege of purchasing our product, we'll even reward you with this ultra-exclusive sticker for the back of your car! Think of all the advertising you can do for us!
lookylookitzadam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps. =(
Gregrox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minecraft.
gryffindor918 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips and spiky hair
KingStokie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my broken fridge.
Razor488 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aqua socks
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything that requires effort to do... Source: teenager
M1g1v3r111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ESPN, I have thought for a long time that it is just not the same as it used to be, might a well be "The View: Sports Edition".
GeneralWasteOG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will smith
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvotes
vkat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism, drug rugs, curry, pokemon, politics, sexting, graphing calculators.
Gefroan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
boom3rang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
JesusIsMyGayCousin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WINNING
NachoTacoYo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being Radical!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
TheHatblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People who have to ask Reddit what's not cool anymore to stay cool ;)
Alateriel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beyblades.
Hooman_Bean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:37:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"Country music"
Edit: Jerk's bently, Kieth urban, Darius Fucker... etc.
If you have to mention country song(s) in your country song, it aint a country song.
SuperHexeract ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth isn't. I heard it's been going through global warming lately!
VariXx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Layering polo shirts. Why in the hell was this ever a thing?
bbrosen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same reason leisure suits were popular in the 70's
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those huge JNCO jeans. :( They were so comfortable!
throwmineawry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool. At least the indifferent, blase, "I don't care about anything" sense of the word.
It's very hard to be successful in life without hustle and passion these days.
BaggyBadgerPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw an AT&T commercial yesterday that had a "Keep Calm and..." at the end of it. I felt so much hate inside at that moment.
Om-Tom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
datfredburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on adults playing Pokemon. Seriously man, it's 2016. It's just like any rpg system, but for some reason the creatures make it too much of a kids game to people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those shoes this the wheels in the heels
everydaygrind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Bakonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
Beaver_Taint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say sexual assault...
candyflipperman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eating mcdonalds everyday for lunch.
clinto1980 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeking validation on social media.
Garblon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
diablo1086 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forwarded messages on WhatsApp. Seriously, who thinks I want to be bombarded with spiritual or helpful wordy forwards everyday???
GarugasRevenge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips, although I still see prisoners with them
PresidentChaos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite) is not cool anymore. They fucked it up completely.
glaynus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talking to strangers in public.
The_sergeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin chic
Show. Me. The. Booty!
CoffeeStrength ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
StarkRavingNormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This post. Way to mainstream after it hit the front page.
Nyklot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skinny jeans for guys. They've become the standard rather than something particularly cool.
Eloaen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boiling water.
crayonofdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean jackets
weelluuuu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my jean vest is still cool though
Right?
Icandigsushi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SOAP Shoes.
Dnemesis123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(at least here on Reddit) -- saying "It was glorious" to describe something they really enjoyed.
hl-99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
patriotism. thx Donald
rowanbladex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
elaksation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
Megaseth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
bofm_overflown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. Now it's vaping.
ssgeorge95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking 10+ cigs a day
xxsilverkillxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
LittleWhiteDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Battleborn, but I don't know if that was ever cool to begin with.
herbtarleksblazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adidas shorts. Damn, when I was in high school they were soooooo popular.
Snomann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My beer.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
Phaedrus360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If The Offspring taught me anything then Being Positive
Sumbodygonegethertz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the earth - its warming n shit
ADONGINMYMOUTH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POG
(1990s game)
EnderSavesTheDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth. #globalwarming
Yes I know Reddit hates hashtags, but Reddit just ain't cool anymore either.
cjbrigol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokemonGO
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Macarena
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making jokes in serious topics.
Oh wait this is reddit and that's all anyone ever does...
guru__prasad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenagers.
ppapperclipp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 3 letter 'f' word. (so stoked when that died)
CreeperCooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun ? :(
SAT0725 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Things that "aren't cool" anymore to high school sophomores...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes, and hopefully soon enough vaping
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Deez Nuts.
yikyikyikyikyikyik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
arnar202 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube.
usetheion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tight rolling jeans, parachute pants, and Steven Segal's running form. But let's be honest, none of those were ever cool in the first place.
z-na ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Watching tv"
harambedonaldocean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Working at McDonalds
darth_armis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parachute Pants?
Dr_Chappy13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double denim
npsnicholas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts
Yarota ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Villionic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fedoras
EsteemedHams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
LeroyTetris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the orly meme
kram6275 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Caaaarl
wonderland01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Dodizzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
midzenga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Used to be the coolest of the cool and now it's pretty much a guaranteed cancer card.
lionessaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
Thespiderandthefly_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looking like a stoner and playing hackey-sack outside the college / high school / shopping mall.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube after their bullshit new terms and agreements.
PrivateCorporation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies ๐ข
Chappie47Luna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are always cool in my book.
AldoVernal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras
manwithfaceofbird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes.
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tits out for Harambe!
(Please?)
absynthe7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
evilknvn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather
bongdreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking tobacco
ricoza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global warming
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets.
masami21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
games with start with the word "Clash".
thanks a lot PokemonGo
Ymirwantshugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing M rated games even tough you aren't even 16 yet. Used to be cool, now it's common practice.
ridingshotgun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube Poops. They used to be all the rage when I was in HS ten years ago and sometimes Ill still see people making them...in 2016.
EmbraceInfinitZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Subjective questions.
trpotter72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
amyloves321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor advertisers cannot grab the breaks
landontbr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Fetch
spiderpig339 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be square
Wilikersthegreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freedom of speech
PowerfulBrandon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans.
matthias7600 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, I haven't heard of it quite yet.
horoblast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Just keeping it fresh"
LAND0KARDASHIAN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uncle Jesse. Have mercy.
Kickpuncher82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon
mattfrench ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jumping a shark
Sker5555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sensible slacks.
CurraheeAniKawi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The term "cool"
Mph2411 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
johnchapel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally everything that we used to do but arent doing anymore.
james_w_bottomtooth3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excessive scratching in songs..
synoptico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemongo
dinkmoyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAAAAZZZZZUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPP?????
mandrews905 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading
zachquinn08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not quite downgraded into the "not cool" category yet, but I think smoking is on its way there.
With vaping and the sorts becoming a "healthy alternative" our generation is fazing it out.
Now people just look at those who smoke as people who don't care about their health, and today, one's sense of physical well-being is becoming more and more important, and even used as a reflection of one's character.
It's a regional thing as well. I lived in a college town for a few years and virtually no one smoked. Or at least not as often or in public. If anything they vaped.
Thoughts? Would anyone agree or disagree? Like I said, I don't think its quite deserving the title "not cool anymore," but its on its way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chuck Norris, a meme so stale that even Facebook doesn't find it funny, I shudder writing this.
cc010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy, non -fitted pants
zcohen7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.
uprobablywontlikeme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted Tips
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/circlejerk
Cypher_Shadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nazis
(To be fair, they were only cool in certain areas of Europe during the late 30's and early 40's)
Henshin-hero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying Radical!!
dad0ughb0y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie Sanders
sqrlnsty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a yahoo email address.
Klopp_of_the_pops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Slinkyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
(was it ever cool? It certainly isn't positioned as a cool thing in movies and TV anymore).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit
gawlowizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking butts
viderfenrisbane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me one time, when I wore penny loafers to work (4-ish years ago). I (30-something man) was in the locker room changing from my work boots back into my loafers, when a co-worker (50-something man, grey hair) said, "You know, I think penny loafers are coming back." I told him, "Don't go by what I'm wearing as a judge of what's in style."
I'm not sure I was ever cool, but I'm quite certain at this point in my life that I am not cool.
sirble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heely's
Chappie47Luna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
cptedders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying WHAZZZZAAAAAUUUPP while sticking your tongue out. Usuh duh has replaced it.
broniesnstuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. Man I loved those things when I was young.
Verily_Amazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Things that are still cool if done ironically.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gear snobbery, especially in the guitar community. Nobody gives a flying fuck how expensive your guitar is or what the name is on the headstock, and it SHOULD be that way.
The only people perpetuating that are the "old guard" who are still clinging to their vintage instruments as an "investment" rather than to do what they were designed to - to be played.
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you were going to go on a rant about the gear wars or something at first until I kept reading
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I probably would have if it were 2006, LOL.
I think a lot of why this sort of thing has gone out of vogue is the wealth of information on the internet about luthier work, guitar setup and maintenance, and the general truth that just about anything will work well if you take care of it and have it managed properly. I think the last time I really heard a bunch of it was a few years ago when there was some kind of Tone Wood debate going on on youtube.
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahh, I remember that debate haha. I was talking about these gear wars though
Michealmas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller Blading. I wish It was though, it's such an easy way to get around.
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So rollerblade, who cares man?
Hellron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
Jrepicness101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards, they where cool for about 4 months then they kind of went away...
Anfinset ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
xD x)
jackaphee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigs
Pork_Bastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
drunk driving
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets
Ditto8353 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves.
a_pirate_life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants.
Oh wait...
ellesde9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Antibacterial soaps
jackwiththefro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands
louberred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
Bananawamajama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The John Cena thing ever since a phone company made a commercial of it
Tarasaur84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not that it ever really WAS... but I see sagging pants less frequently and it makes my soul happy. That shit is ridiculous.
girtab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
omg-sheeeeep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
playing video games all day
havegunwilldownvote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barn wood, rustic inspired bullshit decorations and furniture. All things reminiscent of Mumford and Sons. And anyone that speeds or weaves while driving. We get it. You're super cool and you're going to beat everyone else to the gaping convention.
mirkafederer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
ZlGGA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prank videos.
SeanCumm007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Birddawg65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
theskymoves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube.
Uzelott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being the only one that can do else than being shit faced drunk on weekends.
kcnncth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go that was cool for the first week
sillysidebin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kratom, according to the DEA.
MentalMojo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
4td1game ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
furiousD12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
DozingPanda15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets
AidenHeyltor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
TheLightningbolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Clinton
elchucknorris300 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Vandelay_Latex_Sales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lobo. What did they do to The Main Man?
dacalpha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Karate I guess
mack3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking tobacco.
Compile_This ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool
Elgin_McQueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not pogs, they're forever cool. Especially ALF ones!
elfinito77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby.
unorigionalscreename ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.)
I miss the old days.
UXM266 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
Sicksnames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being emo
skylin4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking! It used to be very macho and now its usually regarded as gross or generally looked down upon.
jr_G-man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
felipebizarre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zoos, actually they're very very sad for me now since Harambe.
Poeticyst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
MrBlahg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarette smoking
Dmcnama3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those were never cool...
Gufnork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It used to be classy and make you look cool, now it just looks trashy.
lawnmowerparades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch.
Stop trying to make fetch happen.
Salt_Powered_Robot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meritocracy, egalitarianism.
Speedking2281 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not so much "cool" as it is "how the world should be". However, you're right though. It's not cool anymore.
478607623564857 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole "hashtag X" you're not on twitter right now, you're in line at the grocery store, shut up.
kazfiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
notatthesupermarket #justkidding #actuallyreallyatthesupermarket.
LordOfDustAndBones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some of my friends and I do that ironically, and it can be funny #blessed
tylerdwhite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tongue piercings, eyebrow piercings.
queenofthesands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being mean isn't cool anymore. As a child and teenager, being mean is cool and will warrant more friends, because in some twisted way, exclusion of other kids is super cool. Now, we recognize it as bullying and avoid all mean people in general for the most part.
kazfiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullying just gets more sophisticated. Take a good look around you for the next couple of days/weeks and you'll see people still get excluded, bullied and whatnot but in entirely different ways.
And it's STILL the "popular" people doing it to the less popular ones. Though I honestly believe nobody really realizes it still happens.
italianapples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
twowordz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
daled57 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am the gold standard. If I know about it, like it, and or use it, it's totally not cool.
Reibu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China.
vacvovsmind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cargo shorts
melvincholy2010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tube tops....
Yappymaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holographic cards, it had to be holographic cards...
_ShowMeYourKitties_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
skharppi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yoyos
Twist3dTransistor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Corruption. An accountant at a local business embezzled so much money it put 28 people out of a job. She is in jail now but the jobs are gone forever.
kazfiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really only not cool because she got caught though.
Twist3dTransistor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She got caught after the business filed bankruptcy.
kazfiel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly though, had she gotten away with it? That's bragging rights for years in some circles. So in a way it's still seem as cool.
I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, but if someone were to pull that off I would definitely be impressed.
And yeah, I've been impressed at how people can get out of certain situations or just lie themselves through things. Might not admire their goals, but you can admire their skills..
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totes ma goats
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate
jenktank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO Jeans
reddit_dude_71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HyperColor
manfrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on [half the things listed here]. MTV? Harlem Shake? Talking about how those things aren't cool any more is itself not cool any more.
Nateddog21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging
Speedking2281 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still see a lot of people do this. Granted, they're usually pretty unintelligent looking, so maybe they just haven't gotten word that it's no longer cool.
Hooman_Bean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but its been decades. Thats some slow ass word.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Southern Ocean
sir_froggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When Disney channel makes a thing out of it. Some Disney shows are okay still but when they get the whole emojii and memes and hashtag deal going in their commercials and shows themselves it really gets old fast.
poetical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casey McCall. At least, that's what the media would have you believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those goose down vests. Also "visor" caps.
MeggaMortY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Galaxy Note 7
I_can_pun_anything ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Razer scooters
gunsandsomeroses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My house, my air conditioner busted and needs to be replaced. Now it's hot as sin.
Gr1pp717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psych
Throwaweiye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plaid shorts
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now now. That was never cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple
darkultima ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dick out for harambe
Universehiker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Cigarettes are so 90s.
superbiondo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
badnewsblair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
benjaminikuta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying a jacket or sweatshirt around your waist.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or a plaid flannel
people should really stop doing that
benjaminikuta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
It's practical.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it looks stupid; imo it gives the vibe like the person is trying to look edgy and trendy. and not really, the only way that would be practical is if you had it just in case you got cold.
in which case tying a jacket or hoodie around your waist would be more practical...
thehumungus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
Wilsonnn03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ESPN, I haven't been entertained by the constant loop of not cool sport memes in a long time...
pathtoruin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
obeyyourbrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nostalgia, especially when used as a replacement for a punchline.
wonderwy211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "that's totally wizard "
caldeezy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, Bey Blades.
volunteervancouver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Acid wash jeans
n4pth4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melted ice
giraffenhut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Coral"
Baldar538 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a slightly dated but decent documentary related to this called the Merchants of Cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ which is basically about the corporations figuring out who the trendsetters are, exploiting whatever they can that's cool, and repeating it. Even though it's a bit old, it'd still interesting if you are into subjects like this.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
dollarsandcents101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word "gay" to describe things
papijaja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global world temperatures.
rambocommando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Artic
PinkUnicornPrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:11:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigarettes!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. If there is one thing I love about the anti-smoking spiel in America, it's that there's a lot less smoking (ar at the very least the highlighting of it) in film and TV. Because fuck me every time I see Humphrey Bogart light one up or whomever the fuck else, I just GOTTA go outside and smoke.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Expressing your own opinions.. (It's still cool to parrot what everyone else thinks, but having a different personal opinion is highly discouraged today.)
fearmypoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pet rocks.
LukeLC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not being some form of geek. Justice!
proffelytizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
stuff_and_THlNGS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using 'artisan' or 'artisanal' to describe something
LegendaryRightClicks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zoo keepers
jpd87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying the word "neato". As in "thats so neato" Although they should really bring it back.
HangLoose717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco Jeans
BigBobby2016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From what I've been told by the young people I know: cargo shorts.
I'm not supposed to wear 75% of my shorts now.
Fashion is so stupid.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm young and every guy I know wears cargo shorts
ghastify ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that frozen banana you took out of the freezer earlier
Miranda210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hella . as in " yo homie those jncos are hella dope ". Was a big part of my late 90s vernacular
cuntfromacuntscunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
sunshinetime2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What times does the narwhal bacon?
fathercreatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Aragross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking is definitely not cool anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
misskarenina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guess you were cooler than me
Feverbrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the dab
MrGodMode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pooping in my backyard...
El_Nasty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaporwave
Mr-Filthyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Division
TheJhenMohran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:(
socool111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not me.
wolfbear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crack is wack
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch.
joeschmo28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
SpectreFPS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag
rockstarfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trump
N2O_Hero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever middle schoolers are doing
ItsJustGizmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My kids.
slyzxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Socks and sandals
skiskate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage Faces and Rage Comics
coolhands1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
planet earth
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
lborkowski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Knee high converse...smh
sega31098 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The water in the kettle I just heated.
Danimal81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cats... And Pokemon
hallese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Thanks Obama" when every little thing goes wrong that cannot possible be attributed to the President.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mj ni
whitedevilwhitedevil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking. Planking is definitely not cool.
ohMoweee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any of the "Harambe" memes.
biffpowbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit
shadowcelery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. PSA's and public education on the dangers of cigarettes have flipped public opinion on smoking.
blackstone17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping
Rufi000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans
Collinnn7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tech decks
qctum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Jakesta7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Razor Scooters!
bloomsburycrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
WarmNights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go!
Bloodwank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My refrigerator.
Should really get that fixed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes
toxic08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back in my Bible days, Incest is the norm. Now, not cool anymore.
Jonchow77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
dr_seussewitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sidekick cell phone's. Bedazzled Sidekick cell phone's.
MightyBooshs2e5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Game.
ILookLikeAKoala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry phones.
intheville ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technology.
bradmstone1992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
captaintactical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Master_Broshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Showing off for girls by things like driving fast, jumping over stuff, wrestling with my friends, etc.
source: I'm 28
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube
iwantmorekittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, not just vaping.
Hart_Of_Grey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAZZAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHP
Cooljazz58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Because, you know, cancer.
cleverguyjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.
arey36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dab and Harambe jokes
AlienVoice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a Galaxy Note 7.
tc2007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SJWs. Twitter. Social media for the most part.
eternalbachelor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to go out on a limb and say tattoos. It's actually rare to see clean skin at the beach now. I've got nothing against them, some look amazing but the vast majority look like they were impulse decisions that will be regretted in few years.
Helnik17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
countryboyathome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
global warming
RealRoyal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember"boob" rubber band bracelets?
avenlanzer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP
UnexpectedlyGangsta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:27:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bowling
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wishful thinking. Overuse of smartphones in public.
kestrel4077 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Devo, they are through being cool
pm_me_ur_suicidenote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking and any article of clothes, except jeans, that are made out of denim.
strawberrylightbulb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Prophet_Of_Loss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Arctic
BookEight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Butt chuggin
ponys197 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinners
zendar81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The words Fail and prank.. nahh just whishfull thinking
mollyisacat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kappa tearaway pants!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "NOT!" at the end of a statement
john5220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Islam is not cool anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
almox21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To wear sandals anywhere that is not the beach or a pool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a douche. Nice is the new cool; it will get you more friends and get you laid more than acting like you're cooler than everybody. The 90's are over.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom.
phauxtoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, straight up.
sherewilpower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool.
Thighbreaker13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Killing Harambe
OwlOfFortune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
HulkingSnake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems that anytime someone way older than me or way younger than me is doing something I'm doing, it is no longer cool to do. Facebook, 'rekt', throwing rocks at trains etc
Reaching2Hard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The phrase "that's tight"
madmetalman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twitter.
LiquidLite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking.
KingDoink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word mofo. Won't stop mg from using it though.
MongoJazzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
following_eyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "majestic af, as fuck" or any iteration that uses majestic to describe something objectively not majestic.
looptyparadise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vice news has gone downhill lately.
Locknars1976 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
youtube
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
timo_hzbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drinking like a jerk till k.o.
max1001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word cool
triplea102 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom!
RoachboyRNGesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5 year's ago I would say Myspace. Today, it's Facebook.
HeavierMetal89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blonde tipped highlights on dudes. When I was in 7th grade that look was all the rage. At 27 if I tried to do that I'd never live it down.
Twat_The_Douche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cable TV
john3182 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gene wilder. Wait, he's probably cool 6 ft under...
thesabre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am anxiously awaiting the day when I can answer my phone with "Whaaassssuuuuupppppp?" again. It will come back around.
JGBloodworth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go!
andreasbeer1981 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
melted ice
HouseDjango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth
Moistllama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hover boards. That trend died so quickly
Wackyal123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "wicked". Tried it, sounded like a tit.
DaTwatWaffle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Aeriestars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
this_guy_here_says ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat boi
IJustWantComment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, at least not as "cool" as it used to be.
Elmattador ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
apparently my cargo shorts
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
Annabelle_Sheffie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emo kids
RawDjGeneral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BlackBerry (the phone). Up until just a few years ago, (I'm from Scotland) if you had a BlackBerry, you were cool. Simple as. Then iPhones became the trend.
vitor42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any type of tribe, gang or fashion related to a music style.
Subsinuous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' Crocs and Uggs I still see ppl prancing around in all day.
secretname55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Things that were never cool.
FatalKoala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DC Superhero Films
Turquoise2_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you think it's 'cool', it probably isn't.
YolandiVissarsBF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying epic, woot, leet, ftw, stileproject, and beards.
OptimumOffline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abercrombie
porradavfr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is Fitch still ok?
LoneManx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hemp necklaces.
Or really the dude culture in general. If you remember the late 90s, you knew someone who wore khaki cargo shorts, a beat up t-shirt, a corduroy fishing hat (in tan/brown), and drove a white JEEP Wrangler with the doors off while listening to Dave Matthew's Band.
endurablegoods ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahahhaha... This is great.
Oblivious_Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teamplay apparently. I play Overwatch.
InfinitySupreme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool isn't cool anymore. You have to not care.
Finz95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
ahappyidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Political Incorrectness!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes and the internet today.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Acting Manly
rahlious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
HollywoodLook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Definitely smoking
Meateous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aol
KinderVerkrachter77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby
maribari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Typing lyk dis
NationTang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth's atmosphere
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal. I cringe everytime I see a kid at my school listening to metal and telling his friends how much he wants to kill himself everynight
318Reflexion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"potato Shoes"
These things were seen on girls and boys everywhere in middle school. So glad i never owned them.
travesso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly, the word "cool" itself is still cool.
A little background: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/cool_story/2013/10/cool_the_etymology_and_history_of_the_concept_of_coolness.html
MangoParo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo momma jokes. My momma is dead.
capt-chris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
DJDudich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
PM_ME_YIFF_PICS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My will to live
Arachnapony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
mansomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
Cr4zyCr4ck3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
elliottulane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game.
typicalredditor8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rollerblades
jordanlund ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid it was throwing trash out car windows while driving down the highway.
everas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth. Global warming is a bitch.
mutantbabysnort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
pickadillybeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Definitely not cool anymore.
Source: I'm a smoker
Biggotry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Killing Jews
camcar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Valley Talk
gopher33j ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arctic summers.
CaptainJaXon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go ๐
Shit_Posts_For_Karma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compact Disks - CD's
tr1xus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people "dad"
Frostymagnum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
Moeparker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
MAGAlution ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys. It's rare to see them these days but when you do it's hard not to cringe.
GIfuckingJane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading, to my everlasting sadness
diabetus_newbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsterism
clon2645 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wheelies
sausageslinger11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mentioning OP's mom.
hungoverhippo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My page answered the question for me.
Beardman_90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The CGI cartoon Transformers Beast Wars, as a kid it was frig'n awesome. But the CGI just hasn't aged well.
cher-ami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wazzzzzaaaaaap
typicalredditor8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "dog." Now we have "doggo" and "pupper."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those little yellow people that all the old people are obsessed with
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, the ones with the glasses. Minions I think
i_spot_ads ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans.
BearFashionAddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby. He's kind of lame now.
tom641 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on "the new 'autistic cancer' fandom" that's only that way because it exploded in popularity.
AKA your MLP fans, FNAF, Undertale, etc. Turns out that a bigger fanbase has more shitty fans than smaller fanbases, and when that thing is uber-popular and in the public eye, it's easier to find said shitty fans. But it'll never die out because middle-school children need outlets too.
AlligatotMoses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beatboxing
AtomicForceM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tying a jacket around your waist or shoulder. Efficient and useful, and you just can't do it anymore.
Also, cloaks.
Glutting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
League of Legends
TheShadowCat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teenagers.
When I was young, adults tended to look at things the teens were into as weird, and they didn't get it. They viewed our music as loud noise, clothing was wild and crazy, and we hung out wherever adults weren't.
Nowadays, the music teens listen to is lame, the clothing is boring, and all most teens want to do is play video games, or chase Pokemon.
I don't even know what teens would consider to be the cool kid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing things, liking things, based solely on the fact that it is "cool"
elpinchegil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rap music.
Dankey__Kang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
Wake_up_screaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zubas.
aedroogo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being ironically cool.
photocist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fubu
GaslightProphet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
davidarwood6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool.
GreenPotato-2483 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
World of Warcraft
NotCoryBaxter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes.
HBlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Free Tibet
All the big tech and movie people can't say it any more because making china mad is much more expensive than it used to be.
Wake_up_screaming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AOL
originaljayno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Psych! Not!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
Seems like everybody jumped off the hype train.
Beers4boobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
youtube.com
adxmehdi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a group orgy with family at the reunions. This generation just think they are better then our family tradition
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to be a certified reddit comedian.
plumeofsmoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Webkinz.
Booker_J ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrestling. :c
yosemitefloyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BEAT_LA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being normal
bitwize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grumpy Cat. Subway (still reeling from splash damage from when Jared fogled those underage kids). Angry Birds. Emacs.
MadChirimoya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT tech
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ebola jokes
A-G-l-e-t- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flip phones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just chilling in cedar Rapids. Never forget
chancellorofgermany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
thisnameisnotmyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap.
vonnegutlives ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. I loved pogs.
SArham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bell bottom jeans.. Ok till early 2001 but not now.
AminusBK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants, that stopped being cool in 1996
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U mad bro?
thewubdoctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mitosis
yeasayerstr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Movies based on comic books (replaced in coolness by TV shows based on comic books).
Xmorpheus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
harmbie
milesdizzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
Mcnuggetfly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ska.
typicalredditor8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your AOL e-mail address
karmajuney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Hedgehogbear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
adxmehdi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hi5 was the coolest social media site out there until MySpace came out and that was fun as hell and everyone had stupid ass gangster sponge bob wallpaper and everyone had there own music on their profile. Omg and how butthurt people got when they weren't on your top friends. Also the phrase "butthurt" is not a thing anymore it's now "triggered"....
BornAgainCentipede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCOs, chain wallets and Air Walk shoes.
silasbrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The National Anthem
Kryptic_Anthology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bonzai Buddy
forlong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
hagenjustyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social Media fame
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying Netflix and chill.
Black_Santa_FTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The nae nae. Thanks Hillary.
shrop21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PT Cruisers. Source: Have a PT Cruiser.
OnoOvo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beads and fringes on clothes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing basketball jerseys
PtolemyShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
Farpafraf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage memes?
redserenity1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
roller blades. and apparently thick phones.
Rattler5150 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, disgusting habit
tronxa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube
jimboslicewu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ha.....gay
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Presenting an imaginary person with an extreme belief and then argueing against said person or belief.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Fallon, but he may never have been cool in the first place.
Pust_is_a_soletaken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snowblades
Royalwolf96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's become clear to me from these responses that I am highly uncool.
mamelov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
aedroogo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Date rape?
It wasn't really that long ago that getting a girl drunk/high out of her mind with the intention of having sex with her was widely deemed a somewhat legit if not humorous method of getting laid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Earth [isn't cool anymore]"
shawncall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word "amazing"
Sleepysam86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netscape
LiBunE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Webkins
rfpmt9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ringtones
RapperRoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying Boss.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping, apparently.
I still do it though
DownvoteTheHardTruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
dtrabs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Doctor-B ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking?
sewerwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretending to be dumb. I remember people bragging about not reading back in high school. It seems that is now flipping, which is great.
BabyCryBabyCry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quentin Tarantino. Just because his name sounds cool does not make him cool!!
Antrr80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sports jerseys, big baggy jeans
DigitSubversion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes.
Noremac717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
szury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the word cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MTV was once cool, now its fucking disgusting with its shit. It's just stupid fucks with trash tv. And if there is any news, its only going to be "for teens"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What i mean is: they will put something relevant to the demographic only, like a new law being passed or twitter shit
junberi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon GO
obeCHuD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been collecting vice magazines for like 15 years now. The last couple of years though i have seen them go down hill pretty fast, click bait titles on facebook got me wanting to unfollow them.
lets_trade_pikmin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Domestic abuse. Old movies/TV shows are bizarre
Skaggered ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motorbikes
Woooooolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good ole fashion racism.
LordStrogar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism. Its just not cool
cowo94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting sports news from ESPN
l3lades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me not getting Gold.
evilxerox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Simpsons
RumbleZen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yoyo's and Reddit.
ProZBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading
rata2ille ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP
shortbread22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff being "_______ Strong". It always ground my gears for some reason.
canucklehead200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE CHIVE
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblades :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby
CaptnHarryButtBeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
Trubbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
sauerpatchkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flash mobs.
Fuh-qo5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs are pretty uncool these days
qodobop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
white power
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather.
Katieness8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
mrbrambles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that I recognize all the things that are no longer cool means that this is the wrong group of people to ask about coolness.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokรฉmonGo just doesn't cut it anymore
thecrimsoncoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If anyone else does it, its not cool!
FluffyLe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cigs
NakrebZulfiqar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock
evilbadgrades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs - pretty sure they've lost their cool by now
meonmypotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This shit.
Ghengiscone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns.
Malcerion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pog.
I know today you could not get away with most of their crazy designs and pitch it to elementary school kids. I even remember the "OJ slammers" that was pretty fucked up.
But I am curious if they still banned in many schools (consider some teachers did see it as "gambling" ect)
I kinda miss how much simpler it was for being kids and how "sheltered " we suppose to make our kids today or we are "bad parrents"
Pep_Gorgonzola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My fellow southern Americans Pretending soccer isnt mainstream
Dogalicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool.
Pistoffchristoph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
jwjody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently cargo shorts. http://www.wsj.com/articles/nice-cargo-shorts-youre-sleeping-on-the-sofa-1470082856
qodobop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michelle Obama's arms
BitCthulhu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bubble skirts... bubble skirts were never cool.
domo135 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts and nickelback
Leasj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flappy bird
Mrskinny8569 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ritual sacrifice. Miss the old days...
Colonelcoleslaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fred Durst
MarkSteveFrank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those t-shirts with a single, usually snarky, sentence ("I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm correct", "I'm not trying to be difficult... it just comes naturally", etc). My mom's wardrobe is at least 50 percent these shirts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hyper color T-shirts. Much to my sadness.
HamWatcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
thecrimsoncoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HIT CLIPS!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice cube up my butt
sharkbait1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
QR codes
Spyrothedragon9972 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies
Yu-Gi-Oh cards
Trkelley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Debuting music on MySpace
Mikeippyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking bud out of a vanilla Dutch Master instead of a wrap or cigarillo.
Vanilla Dutch all day.
BlokeLOL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bebo
jevous2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those No Fear shirts
k2rolla503 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts/Pants.
Toenailclipingz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casual Racism
jasonbice15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pooping in public.
Cheesemacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth
DeeperThanNight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo-yos, like the brain and the fireball
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
heelsmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lumpy8583 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The mass opinion that you must have kids. Kids are a choice, not something that defines on as a human being.
tails555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Call of duty
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit Gold
Donkeytonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NOT!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth
BanjoMike8585 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. It used to be the definition of cool, but now most anyone you talk to will say they're disgusted by it and would never date a smoker, much less think it's "cool"
BBQheadphones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My high school letter jacket. Even if it had 8 chevrons on it.
NEVERDOUBTED ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texting and driving.
Talking on a phone while you are getting waited on.
Posting your life, minute by minute on Facebook.
gianbardales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being male
jaspersnutts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves.
Featuringlouonkazoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eating a stuffed crust pizza, crust-first. Actually that was never cool. Good job dipshit, you are your pizza holder. What are you gonna hold your slice with now??
DevonMG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yolo?
AsevenX99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Duel Masters
Shinyie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"xD"
Speedstr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts
Exodus111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Knit high-leg stocking for men. Used to be all the rage a few hundred years ago for some reason (dem calfs though?), not any more.
GrayFoX2421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the song is sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks. Just... why. Why is it a thing.
Groudono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Gregarious_Raconteur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yik Yak
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tablets and Fedoras.
rapeturd2006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool.
Arab_Dictator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
PM_Me_Disc_Pics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
Xerroxian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry. They used to be the shit and now they're just second rate androids
Electricengineer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clowns
imdabomb43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Water beds
CdrVimes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Urubuntu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recreational hunting
hollakris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overalls and Pogs
Fancy_my_Talon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying random to everything
Heyyyyy dude yesterday I fell in a pile of mud while going to school!
Whaoowwww that's so random Wtf!
TENRIB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cancer, years ago people would say they had cancer then they would get a standing ovation nowadays people with cancer are nothing special.
Dudle44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras. Back in the day they were the trademark of gangster films and post war private i's. Now it is the trademark for neckbeards
Smilie_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pizza with cheese in the crust.
wrestlingfan007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carlito
Mad_Flatter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will Smith
SuperBawang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. The fad has died.
Incognitroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Refugees
hhajahmad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global temperature
space_honey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
synthead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
djklmnop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
conmcmon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "gay" or "that's so gay".
bonjourlewis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Loads of CGI in a movie
conmcmon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
longboarding
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth, due to climate change.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Old schools.
bonghitsany1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chained wallets
DingoMontgomery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCO jeans.
tear runs down face
dontKair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
peeing in your pants is still cool
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no it's cooling.
Shroffinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
idc what anyone says RingPops are cool
Ahryi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing. Tbf I didn't ever think this was cool.
cwood1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me (เฒฅ๏นเฒฅ)
sn0wyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guitar Hero and Rock Band
i still play it tho
Dirth420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything "extreme"
Bubba_Junior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earths temperature
MrPockets_Grizz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beating your kids. Not cool.
gravyzappa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The party I'm at
trevy_mcq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler
RationalBaphomet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
Wright87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Man's Sky
User839 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The soda I left in the kitchen... Whoops
crumbbelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
millsapp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pogs
pduffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Three-quarter length shorts.
The_Hammy_One ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It still is a bit, but no where near how it was.
Pokemon go.
C3PP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Milk
markovich04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather.
WeebayBtoozie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
maccunth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
Digital_Kahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MP3s
Pokemon Go
Facebook
Apps
Smartphones
Tablets
Mall Brands (Old Navy, Gap, Aeropostale)
FluffyBlueKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miitomo
WienerBee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Driving a Hummer
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
also the word joke has been replaced by the word meme, at least on the internet any way.
rekkx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Bluesoulx12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy bones...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things lose their coolness once they become saturated by mainstream approval. Being disaproved is cool. Dats xaktly y i hav da hol world in my hands
tvandy123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
ZCLoki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck it. I know they're not cool, but I still wear bright orange parachute pants.
Stellar_Spud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If your mom says it, more than likely the phrase is uncool and played out.
dochear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying posting frickin, da bomb
CanadianRegi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ripsticks
lexxmasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guns
rocky8516 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth. #climatechange
mind_elevated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: stuff that was never cool to begin with
WellThatsPrompting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
POGS! I used to have some sick slammers
Corbotron_5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social media. Mum, stop posting about your dogs.
jonnyb61 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
baggy jeans..and it makes me mad
firefly80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking and pet rocks..
Valpodoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bloody surgical scrubs
asiangangster007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts
v-unit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"bro"
humblepotatopeeler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
SquireDalbridge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9/11 jokes
mpdg99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool.
imstarlordman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's CORAL!
ser-bounce-alot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blink 182, and 30 seconds to Mars. Just pop punk in general. Wearing sleeves that go up to your elbow with cut outs for the hands, and your hair covering EXACTLY half of your face.
Just had a run-in with a 25 year old guy who still thinks that all aforementioned is still cool. -_-
RZ1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantasy football-related jokes.
blaze-and-praise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In England smoking cigarettes is still very common. When I visited the States a couple of months ago, I was very surprised to see how few people smoke cigarettes. As a 20 year old I felt I was getting a lot of strange looks from people when I was smoking.
Br0DudeGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOU, yes you reading this. Reading the "New" in the comments, You are not cool, and yes also me
vadre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe im not trying to be! :,(
joshTheGoods ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facts. Though, at this point I'm beginning to wonder if they ever mattered in the first place.
FoxFourTwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Intelligence.
Buzatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: whipper-snappers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
PurelyVaporGW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "neat"
Hopsingthecook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
80's gym pants
happy-cig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Radical dood!!!
ClutchCity88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monkey balls. The necklaces thay were just big ass ball bearings connected to each other. In middle school it was all about who could find the biggest balls
banksnsons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to be cool.
Piktudd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:42:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Religion.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlGqN3AKOsA
Gamecrazy721 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube
FrismFrasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did you bold the e
Gamecrazy721 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/EmboldenTheE
FrismFrasm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol what the hell. You caught me I guess!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing Minecraft as a teenager or adult.
Back when the game was new, most of the fanbase were people over 13 or so. Nowadays it's widely considered to be a "kids game."
BraveLilToaster42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bieber
sadmadmen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The glaciers.
friskfyr32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
Thersabugonmytv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
RetroSwagSauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
D.A.B.B.I.N.G.
Gourry007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of the pillow
GiantRobotChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava?
monkeymoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meth.
BejeweledCarrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigs
Alcaasi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those studded belts from Hot Topic.
CoolBeansMan9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If there was ever a picture of Harambe dabbing, I think that might take the cake for me.
halflife_3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stumble Upon
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby
atPhillWcx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Long colorful straight hair on guys
Grantonimo_bay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading
EggsEgg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
espn
randomizeplz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit, ugh
petrichor8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently, the Earth, it keeps warming...
kthxbubye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Election talks most likely.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LMFAO (the .... "band"?) I'm pretty sure.
DocFail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
humans
Harmless_kitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SWAG SWAG SWEHHHHH 2012
ieatass2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
eating booty. wait...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just sayin'.
kreusch1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The side of the pillow on which I lie my head
iamsorri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am surprised YouTube is not one of the top ones. I hope this is not too controversial.
aNightOwll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TypINg lIKe thiS ON SomEOne'S FACebOOk PaGE
imstarlordman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool.
aNightOwll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh ok. It already wasnt when i found out about it. Im usually behind on these things so I kind of just assumed.
imstarlordman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No worries. Funny comment though.
aNightOwll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HaHA. THanKs BrO
ok ill stop..
ComicCroc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: People who think that what one group of people think is cool is any cooler than what another group of people think is cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My glass of ice water.
airdry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flash mobs.
NovaStorm970 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
VashVenture ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking... yup, I'm THAT guy
TMisner2424 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.. unless you're a dad
Henniferlopez87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:55:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can ask someone else to sneak in your theater snacks then...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism (atleast not in Europe)
Gorbitron1530 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having sex with the teacher. When I was in high school all I wanted to do was nail the math teacher I could see her underwear through her dress. fuck.
tomanonimos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook.
Now its just another method to communicate and handle logistics.
I personally use to talk to my friends, buy stuff, and organize events/hangouts.
CardinalBuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything with the word Zone in it.
Henniferlopez87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the term "on fleak."
Spoopsnloops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using a public bathroom as a makeshift office like Fonzie from Happy Days.
successadult ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The air coming out of my car vents. My a/c has been out for months.
MiDusa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fubu
ae1177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truck Nutz. Been fun explaining to my 4 year old daughter.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo, swag, baggy pants and shirts
bazoos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller Blades
TrustyOneHit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Farting in the elevator. I used to think that was so cool
MayhemY0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being yourself.
fappyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My house. Hurricane Hermine knocked out power to the whole town last night and it's hot and sweaty here.
Fjcdyhdseyvfg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a decent human being
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
benshenton16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cats are no longer cool.
Parobolla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably 15 years ago now but when people updated their status on things like MSN messenger and they WoUlD aLtErNaTe UsInG cApItAl LeTtErS lIkE tHiS.
I am 28 and there is one dude who still does it on my facebook feed and seeing that shit makes me want to do bad things - drives me fucking nuts.
ImJustRick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is Pogs not the top - and only - answer in this thread?
EpicSausage69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Malt Shops
Kinzuko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
heat death of the universe
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread
C0uchT0mat0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plad shirts with hoods. The green Ranger was the coolest mofo back in the day.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basketball shoes have been shoved off the top of the list by casual profiles, and within that category Nike has been beaten by Adidas.
JAZEYEN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go, the dev are really fucking it up. Creating huge bugs with each patch and refusing to patch them and occasionally even deeming them as features like how broken tracking is.
It's still the #1 app on the app stow but it's significantly lost players.
ThatHipsterTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harlem Shake
2_poor_4_Porsche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trickle down economics.
Ins0mniak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Referring to black people as negro. I know, you hardly know what to call us as it is. All I can say is... not that.
PM_ME_YOUR_WABOES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
Twisted-Nerve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"All the things"
DrDougExeter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tattoos
BiKEhandlebars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pwn
codechris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Straight white guys?
superpotato20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genji
247world ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any trend my 30 year old daughter discovers
GenXer1977 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wallet chains
MarkReddits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Intolerance
Ooooooooohhhh
JarekBloodDragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scooters. Every one had one in middle school
MrWutFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whip/ Nae nae is dead please stop
iamdpt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Broken freezers
hadesflames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth. This shit is fucking hot.
Oswarez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism.
Stormlight_General ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO
Princessrollypollie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Transition lenses on your glasses. Used to see people rocking them frequently. Now you need to have two at least two pair of glasses.
a_toy_soldier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bumper stickers
lightfire0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dab.
Grumpy_Kong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google.
HingleMckringle555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything I do.
KorporalKronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parachute Pants!
isaactive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
976chip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. At least that's what my wife tells me whenever I wear and/or buy them.
dumpweed113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
zonker77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This question. Seriously, this is at the top of askreddit every couple weeks like clockwork.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone said smoking? I haven't seen a comment about it, and it's the most obvious thing here. No one things smoking is cool anymore. I rarely see current teenagers doing it, and if they do, it's because their parents smoke as well. Society in general frowns upon smoking.
JoeyMaddox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go.
PrincessSheogorath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs. If they ever actually were cool? But a lot of people still wear them
imeansa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hotpockets
TheAbyssGazesAlso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It used to be the epitome of cool, these days it just makes you look a bit pathetic.
Slimshady0406 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe.
rmsst62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earrings on guys. Strictly the ear, the rest of that shit is cool. But when fucking every dude had one ear pierced... nah.
google700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking cigarettes. instead of cool, you look like an unintelligent fool.
Foxon316 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eyebrows that haven't been coloured in using crayons or sharpies. When did eyebrows change? There was nothing wrong with them before.
Ins0mniak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh... and Hummers. The obnoxious 4-wheel kind! You're just in the way! And you're paying too much to be there.
NightsKing13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO
Screwnail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
stenrude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Posting statuses on Facebook, the cool thing is to share stuff now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even the Ancient Greek ones with the penis broken off?
Makebags ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come on man, mixed-media installations are what's hip on Facebook now. Don't you know anything?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what are you saying?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:40 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
did you edit your comment from "statues" to "statuses" lol
DickyDonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scooters, you're not hard you look like a twat
Pizzarolls23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything Ellen Degeneres puts on her show
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
popped collar... or the dreaded double popped collar
JhopkinsWA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes about Harambe. I'm a middle school teacher and it's all I have heard for three days.
feeb75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is this even a thing...most retarded meme ever.
Shanksdoodlehonkster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
textiles and shipbuilding
JoelLCreations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This may be slightly off topic but I will purposely not do things hipsters do just because I think it's too mainstream/not cool. I don't like Starbucks.
booleanerror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meta-hipster
thatdav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are tattoos still cool? I feel like everyone has them nowadays to try to be "cool"and hence they have lost their cool factor. You see some Goofy people with some dumb tats thinking they are so cool..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
lekoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"edit: RIP Inbox" has definitely lost its charm. Looking at you, several top-posters.
amytee252 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN messenger. No idea if it even exists now.
Tombstoned65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Lit" until this year. Lit had the same meaning in like 99-01, then it was fucking so uncool to say lit, and now its fucking lit again.
Psyche68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
SMW22792 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube for their new ToS.
CyclistTravi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say heely's, but those will never be uncool
-venkman- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iPhones
Back then I got my 3g and always had the newest, most awesome apps which pushed the limits. Now every mum/boss/suit has a 7plus in champangnerpeegold as soon as it gets released and there is so much rubbish on the store...
Eieioreo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing your ass hanging out of your pants. Not cool, never was.
Bobbsen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras.
RTGBENNETT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
BoobDetective ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4chan
TheMaesterRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manbun
heyimabear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Runescape
noizy14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climate.
ColezyYT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
visionquest1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huge jean shorts or those big starter jackets. Some terrible fashion in the 90s.
zaphodmonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This planet
Talos_the_Cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
iceflame2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word swag. That got overrated pretty fast
brooksjonx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chariot Racing, hasnt been cool for thousands of years..
honeydyl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to tell other people what is or is not cool.
exiledmanchild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White socks
brjh1990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts. Just...no.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meth.
Don't Meth Around
carpet_munch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
qbenni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The atmosphere.
locotxwork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SlowClap80'sMovieStyle
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Riff Raff
Iridebike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
I_know_Gun_fu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ใฝเผผเบูอเบเผฝ๏พ raise your dongers ใฝเผผเบูอเบเผฝ๏พ thingy
TheRealFizzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bands
randoboy98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
zaraphiston ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being radical
Josh_From_Accounting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "cool."
GermanPretzel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
It's the one big thing that has done a complete 180 from being the cool thing that everyone was doing to being the thing that makes kids embarrassed if their parents are doing it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ponytailed men.
Prince_Edward_IV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ripsticks
SquatchOut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet. Global warming is a bitch...
Konfessions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
WinterCharm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets.
theinfamous99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were they ever?
WinterCharm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm... probably not.
DOCTOR_DAVEZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soaps and heelys, Not that they were ever cool.
raybanwayfarer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy pants. Sagging pants are still cool, though. They just sag skinny jeans now.
Bmoney420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Full sleeves with a special emphasis on anything tribal, saying the word rad, liking movies, and pure breed dogs.
frenault ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
OscarGroucho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This subreddit
FlametopFred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climate Change is no longer cool. Climate Change is hotter every year.
Unless a big volcano blows, spewing ash into the atmosphere.
Then Climate Change will be cool again. Ice-Age cool.
Sirpiku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The great global cooling scare of the seventies. It was a real thing.
someonepoorsays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes
gruetzhaxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The NSDAP
cch123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Creed... oh wait...
daniwaris1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disney Channel
Skynflute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goin WAAZZAAPP??? I miss those days...
Josliuon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
California
TheMaestro2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
trying to be funny by being "random"....Funny Bot in South Park put this in the coffin
bombilla42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool was never cool. If you're trying to be cool you are immediately not cool.
LordOfThePC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids now a days. My generation was the last one that was cool.
Aidanm77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
Leharen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the subject of the recent Showerthoughts thread, Garfield.
paranoidsystems ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
anonymau5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Accounts spamming old /r/AskReddit questions isn't cool for one.
ArmchairHedonist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
SSurviv0r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swearing on YouTube.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
60's hits, come on baby it's all about the 70's and 80's
sausepan_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. (Sorry)
Alucard661 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overly baggy pants.
Rotten__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my ice-cream :(
Erkiseppes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
xD
rder0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sexism
mrbigcoin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soul patches
NeverEndingButtParty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Small cell phones.
Maculate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "Lit". Jesus, give it a rest.
Lordsputnick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perms.
cshady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
OJimmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This side of the pillow.
SmellyWeapon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth (due to global warming)
jdeere_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Serialtoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Tex__Mechanica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Chive and YOLO.
Slowpoke87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Saxophone17 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:25:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username does not check out
Slowpoke87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuck
Slowpoke87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Wshreek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dumb politicians arguing with expert scientists about climate change.
ShutTheFuckUpDonny00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism.
steal_this_eel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
DeadInTheFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instead of saying "Thank you" saying "Spank you"
DomHaynie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Browsing /r/BlackPeopleTwitter and seeing a J. Cole Double Platinum w/ No Features post. We get it, he accomplished that. Imo
jacestar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs . Always my answer to this question. For a brief lens flare like Moment they were the 90's.
silver00spike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"clutch or kick" and "don't peak". STFU noobs
EthanRavecrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "noob"
JoelLCreations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough.
uziau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
gimp2x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullying
Clap4boobies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys who rock the full goatee mustache thing or pencil beards
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being disappointed they didn't name it Hermione. I won't apologize for being uncool though.
Auto_Text ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
silver00spike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently me, after turning 30
ikilledtupac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apple
L0rd_Cthulhu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool.
indexcardpills ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
trying hard to be cool
JeffTennis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emojis.
RationalLies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spinners, as in sinning rims.
That was the shit in high school, now it's a joke.
saddetective87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dressing like you are 13 when you are closer to 30.
Wyverz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
super baggy jeans showing your underwear.
goldenmirrors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "epic," "fail," or "epic fail."
TaekwondoTokyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gang Bangin hahahahaha its lame as heck.
MBafus13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
bt456mnuutrk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
vanquishingcrowns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flip phones
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch
Entbriham_Lincoln ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anybody who says "Gang, gang!" I don't know if this was ever cool but jesus christ fucking stop it please.
MMO_Addict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes ..finally not cool anymore!
kirkers99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes
Jawshee_pdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. It's not cool and fucking stupid. I immediately lose respect for anyone who decides that is a habit they wish to continue.
Yes, I used to smoke and quit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes all of the cool kids used to do it, now it's only the no hopers.
PeridotTheNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of things on here are things my 11 year old sister and her middle school aged friends find very cool. I pretty much assume anything she finds cool is now lame and it usually is.
wip30ut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
according to the 14yo post-ironic post-hipster teen across the hall dabbing is cringey & un-cool as efff, especially when 30-somethings like me try to hit it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adding cheers to the end of online posts
Thickroyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards
letsalIpoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN messenger, as well as the language people use on it, e.g "Wubu2?"
Cowboywizzard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dress shoes with square toes.
ZeXexe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate the term "squad"
Avogadro101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Popped collars.
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finger boxes
Mildly-Interesting1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Office of the President of the Unites States.
gimmedatpen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being edgy. Now everyone wants to be a nice person who doesn't eat animals and gives money to pan-handlers and isn't racist.
MyriadMuse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic the Hedgehog.
SergItUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The power balance bands for your wrists. Only professional athletes make it look reasonable.
treeskiing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava?
Guitargeek145 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes. He's dead and his memes are too
hoopsrule44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. There was a time when seeing someone smoke a cigarette was the coolest thing out there.
Now it just seems like you're willing to kill yourself to be cool, which just isn't very cool.
AggressiveOsmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, Racism, Sexism and Pillaging/Rape.
But making fun of children is ALWAYS cool.
br0kenr3crd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope someone is taking notes.
jholds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is dating itself very well
Pinkmongoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skinny jeans. Someone please say skinny jeans!
Prototype_es ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wazzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! Seriously I know people who still do this
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Juggling on a unicycle
Raspberries-Are-Evil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
TheSunOnWheat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rage comics.
Kolawa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys. No one wears them anymore for some reason.
sdhjfkahsdfkjjlkashd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Caring about whats cool.
LosingHopeWasFreedom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Masturbating on planes
Phister_BeHole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being ignorant.
surfkaboom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything related to the Chive. serves as a douche alert whenever I see it on a car or clothing
bozzarm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
loftzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now the cool kids rollerskate everywhere, you should get with it!
Tonyli97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
clubfungus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys wearing their pants halfway down their ass.
Icyalex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
World-wide temperatures, thanks climate change.
Yukon27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
Great_White_Buffalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Karate. Used to be the cool sport to do. All the kids tell me its nerdy now.
pennhead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those nerdy kids can kick your ass!
Myanto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It's disgusting.
Prince_Deji_of_Ghana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dab, Hill- Dawg Clinton and Ellen ruined it on the Ellen Show
nathew42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That cup of ice water I left sitting in a hot car.
shebama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Caring
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe. My dick is getting frostbite.
vyxxer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters ruined the fadora
BassHeadVet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hit Clips
Lorunification ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking waterpipe (Shisha).
LiveLikeYoureDying ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Butthurt.
jsting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the last 60 years, hats. Full brimmed hats
rehtuS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
goldenmirrors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teh 1337 speakz
w00t
deftware ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
materialism.
randomphoenix03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not juggling tennis balls on a unicycle while being hit by an ice cream truck.
Playerking12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps. You know cause they are melting and stuff.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Puka shell necklaces
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth. Damn global warming!!
bdelswag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JNCOS
cjthomp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The globe.
fusdomain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U$1n6 $ym3ol$ in a message...
ived_nella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TyPiNg LiKe ThIs
buy_the_moose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me
Msraye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I say cigarettes? It seems like a lot of kids/teens thought someone was bad ass for smoking.
indiesunday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns
tigerbignits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fanny packs :(
sonicdm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My reheated dinner.... I'll let myself out.
OldCatPiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus is ____
matthewhale28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
slap bracelets and pogs
trevisan_fundador ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White people pretending to be black...
Mcfearsom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy pants. I know it's been out for awhile but this is a friendly reminder to keep it uncool.
EngelbertHerpaderp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bright neon pink / green / yellow everything. Oh Carls Jr. shades and parachute pants, how I miss you.
Txtking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cartoon Network. I used to think that channel was the best place to be as a kid and into adulthood. Now it's like 24/7 acid trip with severe ADHD.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My melted icecream
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spitting at the end of a blowjob
woleykram ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rhythm games, it started with DDR but then games like Guitar Hero, and Rock Band got less and less cool as time went on also.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice caps.
pointerbunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Electronic music. Nihilism. Leftism.
Zeerover- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one mentioned Tattoos yet?
Specifically the Tramp Stamp, (tribal) sleeves, and generally just having too many of them.
HansenTakeASeat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism :(
coffeetablecoaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Untrained dogs and humans.
bkrugby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you even lift/squat quotes. Also the use of the word Bro
Officer_Rabbit_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slapping women... The good ol days
_REGNAD_KCIN_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flash mobs & pre-rehearsed wedding entrance dances.
heroinheroine2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin
Beepbeepimadog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller blades
l3lack1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mullet hairs
acourtem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
Urzuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
TheGeorge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You.
CubbieBear1017 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Handjobs
Papahub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tech Decks. Imagine trying to pull off a sick grind on your boss' desk today. Instant termination for being lame.
Likes2Nap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying something is "dope"
hoth_system ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dope reply man. * Doh! *
uba_mtz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "no shoes=dead" joke
Cilantro42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care if you ARE Miles Davis, but peeing your pants is just not cool anymore.
sonofbaal_tbc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking cigarettes/vaping
stahp
Touch_Me_There ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO
_reverseflash_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
outside
todayismyluckyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gangnam style and anything Psy related.
Although Kpop seems to be more popular than ever.
jimminy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Microsoft Bob
Jacevr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth?
vmack7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Lynchiscool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe Rick Harrison and the dab
TheDunsparceKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The North Pole.
nothingmore19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom
Time_Table ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing drugs.
PopeOfDestiny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Not since at least the 70's.
Nole77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
Daedricbanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth use to be so much better when it was a ball of molten shit :/
Nole77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True that, now it's infected with the humans
cholbirosi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Galaxi Note 7
ObsessiveRaptorNoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those damn Live, laugh, love quotes. It needs to be permanently exterminated off the face of the earth. Seriously.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
hoth_system ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will never not be cool if cool people do it.
LiquidAlabamaPipeS8k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its getting hot in here.....
Z0MB1EQU33N ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snap pants/tear-away's
Rycn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a backpack with only 1 strap
hoth_system ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sheeeeeit. Only just started doing that.
lil_wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For so long I thought it people that wore both straps look like mega nerds, even though that's how they're made to be worn?
Zachtastic7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips. God bless the early 2000s.
Brothership ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flossing.
stareye8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed hardy and oakley
courtesyflusher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying YOLO
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raping and pillaging........ so last millennium.
phish95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock music. Sadly.
hoth_system ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But.. but... rock'n'roll will never die. Right? Right??
bajohnaboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jam bands
satellite-boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
flat brim hats. stop wearing them lol you look like a bobblehead
puggatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go lost its cool factor in my life when I woke up at 3 in the morning to find a guy who was at least 30 in my front yard chasing pokemon.
Ha harambe isn't cool anymore either since people are so in your face about him
NiceFormBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying that something is "legit".
It's finding it's way to adults.
Slobotic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every reference you're thinking about making to your tenth grade class when school begins this fall. Good luck though!
Mello2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bands. To me, they were never cool in the first pace though...
schuy_bruh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many other 17-23 year old Redditors like can agree that Jerking and Dougie-ing went out of fashion really quick. It was dope at school dances around 2010 though but that's about it
steele2509 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zombies
Melcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit
Agileslol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"boosted animals" or "boosted"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
bergr01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Discman
bottledhorchata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Like a Boss"
indieuser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
xninjagrrl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco's . Why does this brand still exist
_Major_G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Outside
jtluebbe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism. It's so 1890's.
plainguy01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ranma 1/2 if it ever was
hyperthermia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The beer I forgot to drink while thinking of a good answer.
ophelier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying 'Cowabunga, dude!'
Noob_Al3rt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wallet chains and JNCO jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roller blades
Abraxein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The surface of the sun hasnt been cool for a couple billion years :/
Li0nhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin.
0xBEEFBEEF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fingerboards
C-McCain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skip it
mrrainandthunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OPPAN GANGNAM STYLE!
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipster fashion. Actually, it was never cool.
C-McCain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo mama jokes
weiyan21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Convertibles
salad_thrower20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
Comemichiamo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dalรฌ moustache. Please stop, it's hideous.
Marimboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth :(
pinoyviking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ICQ
Or does that even exist now?
wellsdb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ME
According to my kids
and friends
and wife
and coworkers
Hopefully my mom still thinks I'm cool
Cwardw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Humans
Jm_777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
run_likeacantaloupe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Cool Beans"
crsteel7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sillybands hahaha
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace. But it's cool died a long time ago. RIP myspace cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
JaysPoomPoomNaniNani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truss blood....naw mean
jazsper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs. But I don't think they were ever cool soooooo
atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
December in Florida.
RollingTit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
INITIALS.fellow ladies,i don't want to see your initials on ur car,ur necklace,ur shirt,ur "Vera bradley" purse.fuck the south man.
AirdaleDucky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbin
baddecision116 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taking responsibility for your own actions. The best character trait I look for in an employee is the ability to admit fault and accept criticism.
Funkyc0bra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say minion memes but they were never cool yet people always use them
MrChocolate007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White socks with black sneakers
sr20inans2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
Sofa-King-Slow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waaazzzuuupppp
Mianro9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goodbye motherfucking Felicia.
Good riddance too.
alleks88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winter
dustfinger94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
slavery
annRkissed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
PeanutHolder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
lil_wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overly exaggerated side bangs cringe
timthetollman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Game consoles.
DeadlyRedSpirit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree, even though I've ascended to the master race, consoles are still the shit.
paxtini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That whipping finger snappy thing that was apparently cooler than snapping your fingers
DeadlyRedSpirit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was never cool, just really popular.
lSadyl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minecraft. It's not a bad game but it's just not cool anymore.
FragileEclipse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something being radical, as in what people meant when they would say something was "radical dude" vs what we mean when we say something is radical now
eatKONG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone said smoking yet? Smoking is not cool.
I_THROW_U_AWAY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Don't call them hoes...it's not cool anymore." - neighbors 2
Radicle_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
Freddit- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Claiming stuff isn't cool anymore. We live in a very accepting society now days. Many many things are cool, even to people who don't fully get whatever it is.
difficult_easy_stuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tax evasion.
vhmvd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
hazarada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
harambe :/
Gramage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's not cool, he's cold by now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit probably isn't the best place to ask people what's cool.
tc3590 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokemonGo
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
Gramage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
t3h l337357
sirman1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Dab, whip, water bottle flip, Justin bieber memes, Multicoloured metal braces, Rubber wristbands, Heelys, Hoverboards.
hashtagpow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being a straight male
asecondeffort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
mattkenefick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sidekicks
tominscv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would think that needing to reply to 15,000 comments would be kinda uncool.
mystriddlery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Duke_Shambles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kazaa, Limewire, and anything else that isn't torrents or streaming.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters. But they were never cool to begin with.
sean7755 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White socks
cosmicblob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yugioh cards
Uniqron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking...
crisd6506 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These answers are old and making me feel old.
jscarlet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Highlights in guys hair. Pumpkin anything. It's done now. It's done.
aman4456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
School.
Cophorseninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Dropping the mike"
Lailanii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Posting your life on social media. I feel like we are all kinda past the whole "let me share everything I did and thought today on Facebook"
teaching-man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pagers/beepers
Gazatron_303 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The world
angry_burmese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pranks.
TotWcreator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Micro beads
Elrichzann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know I'm a couple decades late, but smoking used to be tubular when I was younger
JacobPariseau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Green Day
Powerism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now your kids with your loud music, and your Dan Fogleberg, your Zima, hula hoops and pac-man video games, don't you see? People today have attention spans that can only be measured in nanoseconds!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reeboks, Fila, Starter jackets, Pogs, Counter-strike 1.6 :'(
rotomhead7375 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guitar solos (I still love them but they aren't as common in mainstream music anymore)
TheSeaOfThySoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, when you consider, mainstream artists are typical Pop artists - the music doesn't primarily feature heavy guitar use. However, there's certain rock groups that find some success in the mainstream, but they do so by keeping the music quite tame - they're not shy to a solo or two though. I recall, "Shut Up and Dance With Me", a song by indie-pop group "Walk The Moon" had a short solo - and that song was in the top 5, both on Billboard and the UK charts.
As for their coolness, even in pop songs they can still be excellent; https://youtu.be/2jLHr89CX6E?t=90
thomasmyhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed hardy....never was thouughhhhhhhhhhhhh
NHMasshole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone remember kabbalah red strings?
blackjesus1997 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking skateboarding
kidhacks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word fetch
Shitlets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
President Clinton.
RubberDorky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
RoadYoda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "dicks out for Harambe." Seriously. It makes no sense.
the_simple_ent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Netflix and Chill"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"couple goals" cringe mannn
IdiotOracle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New music
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9gag
Excuse_Me_Mr_Pink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Macklemore :(
jinklebadober ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That crappy 2009-ish music like Party Rock and Dynamite. Honestly have no idea how anyone liked that music.
DH2007able ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I was in high school everyone used to say "You just got told" or "I bet you feel small". Haven't heard anyone say those in years.
HarryParatesties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hammer pants.
Capnlanky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trivia crack
casintae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything found at Hot Topic is by definition one layer of coolness back from actual cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
Fghtkk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing my pants, I'm no longer Miles Davis.
FecalThunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The man bun
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skinny jeans. Please tell me skinny jeans... And vaping, yes? No? 8(
MRSymmonds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Git 'er dun!" I lived in Virginia during that time (originally from WI). Horrible.
Tyler6594 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Country singers who wear designer jeans.
Looking at you Luke Bryan.
ZTomiboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy clothing... or jeans that ride below your ass.
Alexwalled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Healies
neuron_fc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dyson airblades in restrooms. Lame and unhygienic--air just made my hands flap against each side.
Edit: airblade, not blade
Bashthis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAZZZ-UUUPPPP?
ssshield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts.
alexpancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dabbing isn't cool anymore, just plain annoying
MoldyBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a million dollars
another_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dab. It just became to popular.
TheBloodEagleX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a mallgoth seems to be dead now.
arethereanyids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being hairy?
samdryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pulled fucking pork.
Deetraz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it's still tasty.
uno_dos_tres ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
SharpHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Swag"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game is still cool right?
patrickpdk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The killers
TheUnorthodoxBlack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You
Oscar_Mild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The oceans.
theefishy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
rosekayleigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trucker hats.
nero1012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
Lokarin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slapping a waitress' butt
rosekayleigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White-rimmed sunglasses
rosekayleigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Body glitter
the_montster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bleached tips.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soaps and Heelies
0LORD-VADER0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HARAMBE
reyis23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
squidgymon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those songs they feature on the "YouTube Music" ads; they were cool at first but now they're just triggers
winstonsmithwatson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swearing in MOBA's
Aluthran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soaping.
StrangeAndUnusual618 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being a redditor
therealdevilphish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth's climate :(
GRat9717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Sun.
CapeJacket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nu-Rave... That shit was popular for about 2 years at the end of the 00's... I'm looking at you Klaxons, friendly Fires, Digitalism et al
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton. Also the Macarena. Together they are powerfully uncool:
https://imgur.com/EdxY3p9
huet99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics
BlotOutTheSun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Neopets.
koalalips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans
LikeASewingMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
maeelstrom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I know, right?!"
AtoZZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vestigial organs
T0M1N4T0RZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TV in general
Tittsburgh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently cargo shorts are not cool anymore. Poor freshmen on my school's campus get ripped on hard for those shorts.
aquaneedle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps.
D21sag0326 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Von Dutch hats
RedditnuB2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit?
ovthkeeper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Weasel_DB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nun-chucks and butterfly knives.
scyaxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chad.
LetsRunTrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrestling.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes are uncool, but Coffee is still very cool except when its hot.
emeraldember ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
uh oh, mormons...
oh wait, just some JWs.
kid-vid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Razor phones
MOSh_EISLEY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I have never been cool. So many missed opportunities. So many fucks not given. Kinda bittersweet.
WhiskeyJake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
boxtrotcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One time in math class we were doing a stations, and when we were rotating I said to a friend
"See you on the flip side!"
Then I got alot of weird stares
Also this was last year, and no, I'm not from that generation
rhymes_with_chicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Samsung Note 7
TheSupremist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanboyism on any and all levels.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're asking people on reddit what isn't cool? Haha!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Modern music across almost every single genre...
urbananchoress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry phones, MSN messenger, teenage boys wearing their jeans really low down around their thighs (thank fuck), chavs in Burberry ...
Richie97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ICQ and MSN
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being edgy.
ayyrabmoney93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon go
JaysPoomPoomNaniNani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Halal meat.....
bubbleztoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
whirlwindjenn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conspiracy theories.
parvicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slouchie socks.
Lamshoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Invading Poland. I stand by it but sadly no one else does...
TheGoonk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure Putin agrees...
SwagSerpent69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
kaiwen1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A middle age bald man cranking a bright orange kick scooter down a busy highway shirtless in a pair of padded crotch triathlon shorts head bobbing to smooth jazz from a pair of earbuds. Apparently.
TheGoonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn it - now I'll have to do something else with my spare time...
OwnageCubedYT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
funnybuttrape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Part of me already knows this...
By the way, RIM no longer exists, so sadly we'll never see an epic fuckup like the rim.jobs link they had when advertising. Reorganized into BlackBerry Inc sometime after the CEOs got drunk and kicked off their plane ha.
thisisdell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Visors.
Wrest216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im gonna get a ton of shit for this, but Vaping. Its not even about nicotine, its about making yourself look like a giant insecure douche wagon on fire for attention.
JUGGERNAUT0014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My buddies and I call them "douche-flutes" and as they are blowing out the cloud of smoke we all say doooooooooouche in a whistle like sound.
keith2154 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying stuff like "dank memes" and "dank memes melt steel beams."
I love memes, so much, but stop saying this. Please.
FreezingIrish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Europe
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rad
Lschu1010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts
silverlancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabomb
Shimme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marrying a 15 year old is definetly not cool anymore.
chuiu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes.
chuntiyomoma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Acting like you're an English gentleman from the 19th century on the internet. The "kind sir", "methinks", "whilst" kind of stuff. Distasteful.
TobiDaDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minions.
irelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eminem
jordanosman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. take a hint guys.
TekStarUK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BBM (blackberry messenger) or just blackberry phones, fuck them pieces of shit.
bassfeelsgood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on Justin Bieber
Jelese111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. :(
datguyariel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like soon cringe is going to become the new cringe word, people are just using that shit up lile oil
Muff_Muncher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm watching The Sopranos right now and AJ, who is a freshman in highschool in the year 2000, said "that was so phat!" Whilst talking about the movie Gladiator. Pretty sure "phat" qualifies as not cool anymore.
mattvw9287 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The troll face
Remember battlefield trolling? That was the last acceptable use
r3dlazer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook.
over_and_over_again ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I work with a guy that says "Oh, snap" as a response to everything. Not cool.
nicelifeyoulive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking QR codes. Especially when Janice from Marketing throws them on everything. "NO ONE USES QR CODES, JANICE! NO ONE!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a white heterosexual male.
18aidanme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblades
deathfox919 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go and (sorry true needs of hype) the hype for Rogue One (7 was really cool and all, but Rogue One is just Disney being a money hungry fucker who's too impatient to reveal whether or not Rey is a Skywalker!)
American_Scarface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
KosaVibez212 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BAPE sneakers.
iitxmpii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Incest
animetommy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblades
Pillowwillow62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goodbye, Abercrombie & Fitch/Hollister/Aeropostale/American Eagle.
Hello, Uniqlo/Zara/H&M.
corgandane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whichever side of the pillow my head is on at any given moment.
Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has dank become dank yet?
ThatonetheycallJimy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
Shantotto11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"On fleek". Seriously, the same amount of letters and syllables as the much less stupid "on point"...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs
ptyson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hyper color t-shirts!
brokenwinds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom jokes. Never liked them in the first place.
tramplemestilsken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump
bruteneighbors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First!
ewelch88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet
Killa-Beez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts
thebearjew0717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying safety after you fart.
k0let ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mean climate?
D-Shap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You like that you fuckin retard?"
Jk thats still cool.
General_Pancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plaid shorts
m_aslin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MacGyver reboot
torlad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys and soap shoes
headsh0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
Rice-Queen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton.
teasus_spiced ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me :'(
Sahlmos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/7oIhcM5 Whichever table is being compared to this one I guess.
pitselehh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
Jk. I have no life outside of here
Reddit____noob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
studflower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
mGDivinO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
Anarroia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The average temperature on Earth...
thats_abingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Limos.
Chuncey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taking an upper decker at someone's house during the Super Bowl
mdbrockman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ask Jeeves.
Westie540 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
clepre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes. I honestly just don't get them.
HappenedOnceBefore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My step-dad still says "Oh, it's Da Bomb". That's not cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Average Global Temperature
WV_Matsui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jorts
Hendrik4L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baggy style clothing
Hanging_Brain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Songs as your phones ringtone. Seems like only older people still have them and it's like a 2007 Britney Spears song or something.
alimanac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Moon boots
smokey132 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
Hartescout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I deleted my comment in protest of being led away from the tenacious d.
simplejack66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO!!!!!
BH18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"It's peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time..."
j12gage46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts AKA jorts...also saying "jorts"
Watsonathan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Straight Outta (blank)
witty-as-something ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby.
The whole serial rapist thing is a huge downer.
brokenwinds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Second post...it used to be normal to recycle years ago just because it made sense to. Nowadays it's "cool" to do it. What i hate is it became a trendy thing for a political agenda. I still life my life normally but Cmon.. now it's influenced peoples lifestyles.
OrignalRECIPE92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin minions...those cocksuckers are EVERYWHERE
DearCory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bands
cr1swell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This side of the pillow.
Phtiffler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
Sonadel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waterbeds.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
rahrness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
imgur
Bassmeant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Passive aggressive behavior
Hanarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs. Everyone had them when I was in middle school. They were always ugly, but no one realized it until a year after they became popular. Now anyone who wears them is a loser.
phthophth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
slavery
StuckInCubicle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cigarettes- how has NO ONE posted this?!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abercrombie and Fitch
joeblow72006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
Metalhed69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently articles of clothing with the word "cargo" in their description. But you know what? Fuck cool!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips
Alphamatroxom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
Shipp0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Offensive based profiles
Ben_Chokin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
yourstrulyjarjar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have and will keep my Rollerblade CoolBlades in tippy top form until they make a comeback. Solar babies, the movie, will eventually come to fruition and I don't want to be left with a nice new pair of roller skates. I'll be the Mad Max of that shit. And they have the 3 buckle straps for easy strapping for my carpal.
ikAAA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy! !!1
stevrm77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
Octane14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
133t $p38k y0
geduksz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
League of Legends
Burgoonius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Removed by user
sherrlon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Water vapor
_KanyeWest_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
KryptoJunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin
Wetmelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
thehumblepaladin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
owning slaves
Riotsla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you say 'anymore' how far in the past are we talking? Cause I'd say racism. Im sure there was a time when having a slave was cool, I think we should all agree that that's not cool anymore, no matter what trump says...
monsieurkiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barb.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kony.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking or any tobacco product use. That shit is not only disgusting but it kills you too.
The_chosen_turtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedoras
sleepy_archer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
harambe memes... plz stop.....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a resident of Miami, evidently rock music is not cool anymore. We don't even have a single modern rock station. You never see a rock music video on the front page of YouTube for the most part. I miss the early to mid 2000's :/
Macemoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being kind to other people, apparently.
kungfuchameleon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FOMO
lucavi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Banana for scale
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reposting on reddit
eviI-banker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Diversity"
DocImpaired ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Barbed-wire tattoo's... only now do I regret the decision to circumferentially ink my shaft.
Phinigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism, sexism, bigotry, discrimination, religious intolerance, homophobia, and pretty much all forms of negativity. People so sensitive
Poopymcfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Carrying a handkerchief. I just hate Kleenex they always break apart and leave fuzzies on my face. I definitely am gonna keep going. My wife got me nice monogrammed ones for Christmas last year and I carry one every day. I had a friend that used to make fun of me and then as a joke for Christmas I got him some nice ones. Yeah he's a convert now so I'm guessing it's gonna find its way back just like pickling shit and raising chickens.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 80's. And I'm so glad.
DominusAstra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my mom has mason jars. but she makes jam with them from time to time so, yeah.
13-Deth-13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit, reddit is no longer cool
sirchnoslen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/AskReddit
danielkorner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
U2
Lap_Ras ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps.
GodsMagicDildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
JeBalon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately the Rock Harrison meme/copy pasta
AlphaDogTRP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
in_me_bum_mum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO
DestructiveDinosaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
zangzude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lower back tattoos
tifugod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heroin
unclejello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool is no longer cool.
AWaxy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
slavery
romanmonstrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed
XthrowawayyX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Islam.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Searious: was Islam ever cool?
Pulp_Ficti0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go
iknowwhatyoumeme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO!
KCE6688 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
GaelicCyberSquatter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tlkn in prdctive txt
odiggz360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That fucking dog filter
AnalogueWaves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarding.
PsySom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm definitely no sjw, I make quite a few off color jokes and comments that many could be offended by. What's really not cool though is making a homophobic or racist comment maliciously.
goddamit_adam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"epic fail"
Cryptic-Panther ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone who uses the word fam
Dazzyreil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO.
Who have content when you have nostalgia.
devicedecieves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Matthew Berry
TheStrumbella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth.
(global warming)
edsonmedina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Really. What the hell?
Lou_Bhang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Farting in a room full of friends and having to yell out safety, before someone says doorknob. If they called doorknob, you were fucked.
JeepStuffSeason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Decals on the side of your car.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Consoles.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
imaminion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bands
GEHovenUHC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bring em back!!
GEHovenUHC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bring em back!!
GEHovenUHC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bring em back!!
Thaarki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hide and seek and other outdoor games
Oshanii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube...
grantnel2002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
SasakitheMinor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As of today: ARK.
SpeakerCone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
okultistas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Regular cigarettes.
dinosquirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP inbox
France2Germany0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
itt: shit that stopped being cool fifteen years ago
TheycallmeHollow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
In old 50's movies it was super cool, like James Dean gazing off the sunset. Now it's just a display of ignorance. That shit will literally (and I mean literally) kill you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's harder to quit than heroin. I speak from experience. Duh, I made some very, very stupid mistakes and choices but "smoking" every third reply after seeing my most loved relative die from it? Seriously? I think about that every time I light up and often toss the damned thing after lighting it and still the monkey rides my back. YES I have tried vaping patches gum hypnotism cold turkey blah blah blah and finally... as I rant at you, a total stranger, I realize I can do this. I can go to the mental ward for my depression (it's real and really bad right now anyway!) and they won't allow me to smoke and BAM! Done. I hope you enjoyed this flow of consciousness reply. Thank you all for telling me what I knew intellectually and emotionally but physically could not face or overcome. I hope I don't die like my beloved grandmother did. (edit) I have insurance and they will be fine with it. I am not a "drain on taxpayers" so for the love of pink, healthy lung tissue can we not assume I am a deadbeat with no money, insurance, etc? FFS I kicked H years ago. >.<
chris1767 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
palacetwo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After global warming, Earth.
IncognitoSaint98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People wearing those 3D glasses you get from the cinema, popping out the lenses and taking selfies with them on.
ElChupacabrasSlayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Putting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in every damn movie.
Seriously, i was a fan but seems like he's on everything now
MrSceintist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Penn State football
arebours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
j_overland_f ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. It's one thing if you've been addicted to them for years, but we know now that they kill you, so why would anyone even start? Don't get me wrong, I have friends who smoke but... At least vaping doesn't kill you...
Laverne-nation ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denim mini skirts. I see girls in their late 20s/early thirties who were in their prime when mini skirts were the pinnacle of cute...I'm so sorry, girls. You've peaked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go. Thanks Hillary.
erico_mart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
LettuceSea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"xD"
RandomSomething98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO. Even the fact it was Pokemon couldn't keep it cool when it had a crappy launch, and features were removed.
bitchyoldman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
facebook
worstfatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Make Reddit great again!
TribalScissors ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Build a wall around Facebook!
mister_bono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
SpeakitEasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, littering, fast food.
...good job everyone. We did it.
Lokeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants.
PungentBallSweat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
nmathiou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Neon lights under wanna be racing cars.
Heavenly-alligator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ringtones
Starcast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
homophobia
WolfgangDS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You, OP. You.
Sbornot2b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes. Decades of cool, now merely disgusting.
keepitdownoptimist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facial hair on non-burly people
ShadowWriter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
PeetsG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boat shoes.
PiNKCaNDYxOxO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking weed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Believing in God.
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: "Username checks out."
ggaston1960 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Miami meat tents.
Curkthual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jyncos. Jyncos. Jyncos.
scifi_scumbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Samsung Note 7 batteries
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice in hot water
Cpz28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bass! Cars with big 15inc speaks !!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wheelies
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still see people doing wheelies around town.
rottengold3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch.
BigDaddy_4406 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OPPA GANGNAM STYLE
Wilikersthegreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last time i was this early comments make me want to hang myself
SlaxerMelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic...
ampinjapan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluetooth earpieces (but it never was...)
Clasnikh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing some workouts to just get girls
Trvshnnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
_Cowley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy and gaudy pocket jeans.
Trevasaurus_Rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denim shorts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boot cut jeans!
eleanor61 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tamagotchi :-(
Ranikins2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Memes about harambe.
It was ages ago.
kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most clothing from the 80's and early 90's.
LanceBriggs7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twerking
URnotmytype ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thee internรชt
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Walkmans...lol
blazed22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool beans.
ClassicsMajor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool is not cool anymore. Because that's all so many people strive to be.
sweettrip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China
Augustohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tamagochi
CyndaquilTurd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading. :(
cthursto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to think of something COOL a long time ago and tbought of Fonzie. Then thought Nawww Fonzie is still cool. Then realised oh my god Fonzie could NEVER be Uncool no matter how many generations pass because HE IS THE FONZ!!! ๐
i_forgot_my_sn_again ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you Peter Griffin
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slammed cars
silvercipher7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pagers. Man those things were all that back in middle school..LOL Mine was electric blue, and wish the sh*t. The 90s are calling...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards
_Face ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pogs
emieyl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eminem
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP's mom
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Paintball. That shit was briefly on tv.
Christoph3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Played my first "real" game of paintball last month. Had a ton of fun, 100% will do it again. Definitely recommend it as a birthday party event too.
vich523 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking in airplanes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
QR codes. Not even a has-been
Shadeauxmarie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the "n" word.
littledetours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The toothbrush mustache... Thanks Hitler.
tmolesky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the Fonz
notsaintly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ponchos
RunningSimulator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo pants. But God dammit I wish they would come back in. They were so practical!
BeastMaster0844 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trolling on the Internet.
JuntaEx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Surprisingly, not the word cool itself. That one seems to survive every fad.
Luke90210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A million dollars. You know what's cool? A billion dollars.
The_Smashing_Pears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone up for a nifty game of chopsticks? No? How about we make a nice cat's cradle instead.
Chef_Chantier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing cargos and DC, and monster-branded clothes.
SlimmyJimmy855 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Life
JoniDaButcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It has become mainstream and even these one meter tall plebs from primary school smoke.
secretgardenguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Kardashians
spunkenhimer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stacy's mom.
Rcab210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Grills
thedigitaldork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GRANNY HAIR
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good. I never managed to do that stuff anyway. :D
_____username____ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FRED
Kot337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube copypaste spam
xmu806 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lynchings.
Edit: Oh god, I'm going to hell...
Broooowns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feminism
SweptFever80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smosh
Te-Rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rewinding movies.
Wait. That was never cool.
humming-bee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
koenigsaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice I forgot to put back in the freezer last night.
rjstamey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People walking around with pants/shorts below their waste and their ass's hanging out.
jeff_the_nurse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate.
ch111i ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go...ne..
l3ane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Myspace
1_2_3_Foreskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish we could put Harambe on this list
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Man's Sky.
kick6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Patriotism
NotsoNiceGuy22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polar Ice Caps
mgoldie12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/funny
LiquidIce25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motorola RAZR. Even without the vowels.
HookDragger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
TonySoprano420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Organized crime
SketchyFella_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Home phones and a TV subscription.
Edmund-Dantes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harlem Shake.
Goldbastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth... thanks Global Warming
tigerbear79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kony2012
Mithmorthmin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Jersey :/
Cerberus_01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The north and south pole.
Schleckenmiester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth, used to be covered in ice at one point in time.
FiddlyDiddlyDoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disco...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby
ThatOtherGuy_CA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
motypl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crying Jordan... it's over... we had a lot of fun, but it is time to move on!
domo101dc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Christianity
Icanfixthat1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one cool uses Facebook anymore, but no one is ready to uninstall due to birthday reminders
dude_from_ATL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's something about Facebook that I think a lot of people don't realize or forget. For a brief period of time, in its infancy, Facebook was an exclusive club that only allowed college students to be members (yes I realize faculty and others with .edu accounts could sign up but by in large they didn't in those early years). This period of time for Facebook was when I was in college and so I was able to experience it then. Facebook of course is no longer this way and no future generation will ever experience it in this way. In fact one could make the case that there currently exists an untapped market for a social media site (or even Facebook offshoot) that allows only active college students to participate. I feel like people were much more free spirited on Facebook back then. Either way, I'm glad I got to experience Facebook during this short time in a way no one ever can again. I no longer have an active Facebook account.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The 90s Skechers punk shoes.
RedditAndy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Hydraulic Channel
SRoyG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
Jared8254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snapbacks
Newbluenew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitchhiking
skylar1146 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me :(
danjr17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning a Motorola Razor flip cell phone
system3601 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iPhone
BeauKomorebiGespenst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
galacticboy2009 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arctic glaciers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recycling recent posts
spitefilledballohate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
thelosermonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth ZING!
colb0lt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar icecaps
--butt-hurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' Pogs, man. Pogs.
manu-alvarado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The goddamned Kardashians. If they ever were.
jamesinc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava.
Ping_and_Beers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Wait, what?"
ladyshivafan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying things are 'cool'. Saying 'right' as a filler in conversations.
WhiteStar274 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heeleys.
Mgmegadog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullshit. They are legit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trend of the average global temperature
slid3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly for me, it's people declaring what is not cool any more.
Examples:
Articles on LinkedIn about not taking a backpack to a business meeting.
Articles on LinkedIn about, "Don't say, 'check in', or 'circle back', or 'touch base'. Those are no longer cool and your coworkers hate you because you're uncool"
The witch-hunt on cargo shorts. Who gives a shit if cargo shorts exist?
Who the fuck are you, the Fonz? Ayyyyyyy.
YorkP0rk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dubstep.
Kinbaku_enthusiast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reasoned, calm, debate.
BigVanilla9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag xD
SportsBed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately pogs. But hold onto your collections, these fads always make a return.
Dsvstheworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Religion.
ProtegeAA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread.
Samfletcher66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When people on England call there other half "bae" FUCK OFF
Zwandi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How has nobody mentioned silly bands. Like cmon guys
TW1971 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
ProbablyMiles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having heelies... You know, those shoes with wheels hidden inside the sole of the shoe? Those things were the shit...
justinbieberfan42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom! jokes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My house. In Florida and the powers out.
sonickay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rings.
anti_dilettante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Apprentice
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
White People
demon1177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets
athoresen001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pwned
HazmatChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cigarettes
fun_n-games ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, unless you're smoking weed
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon GO.
scottap26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
Dradunov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game, that you just lost.
GeneralSarbina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAMNIT
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
moejazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
baggy jeans...please stop
CarterScottM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hashtags? Please God let hashtags be not cool anymore.
Y_wouldnt_Eye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
30 years ago some snotty teenage girl told me I was lame because nobody said "cool" anymore.
ZeroCL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cyborg Bill, he hasn't been cool for a long time now...
alienware99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
ThickLipsLeroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Formal headware for men.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scooters.
greenbuggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The Tea Party. Not a single one of you crybabies nowadays has the balls to dress up as a Mohawk indian and wreak havoc on a British vessel. You can't even go far enough outside your comfort zone to vote for parties that aren't Republican. Suck it.
IrvineFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vine celebrities
trident042 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-bacterial soap, apparently.
GeneralSarbina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
Daxiongmao87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
Stra1ght0utaCompt0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Starting a sentence with the word "So".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go
curemode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Superhero / comic book movies.
Back in the '90s, my friends and I dreamed of Hollywood making these kinds of movies. Now I'm drowning in the saturation.
Baggabones88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"WAZZZZZUUUUUUUP???!!!!" "Wazup." "WAAA---ZUUUUUP!!!???"
Baggabones88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember? Remember when everybody and their motherfuckin mothers said it?
MidwestAction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word Cringe. Or I wish it was.
xerocomplex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of someone for being gay. Homophobic jokes aren't gone by any measure, but they're no longer tolerated by mainstream culture. I think (hope?)...
Nisas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth
baruu_and_me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. For a few years in the 90s they were everywhere, now I doubt anyone under 25 even knows what they are to make fun of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fedrench coats.
calmybalmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tamagotchi pets/equivalent. They're probably just stupid enough to make a comeback soon in app form though.
ifuckingloveophelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sun.
WhiteRabbit86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
tuffghost8191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90's nostalgia.
coffee-and-coffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands. Oh where did the time go.
d1770 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ed Hardy. Wow.
thatotheritguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.
EndlessMike15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
kalamarininja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly bands
monopolyqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
morebohrshells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
IPAs? mid-century modern? pokemon go? sorry, but those three things really should not be cool anymore
edit: pokemon go was never cool.
itchyshiels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but if I enjoy a nice pale ale who are you to stop me. I was drinking local pale ale(Irish pale ale so IPA counts for this) since I've started drinking
morebohrshells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haha more power to you! to each his own! i am just over going to "good" breweries/bars and nearly all the beers they have on tap are either India Pale Ales or very hoppy styles of beer that are not meant to be hoppy. like a pilsner. a pilsner used to be the safe option to order to ensure that your beer will not be hoppy. not anymore! thanks IPA/super hoppy trend!
PrecogNfog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pantyhose that are nude/skin tone. If they're still in your drawers , trash um gals
tripletstate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fascism.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit. You college bros are right fucked up.
khanline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waterbeds!
TheAnsweringMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finishing a cell phone conversation by flipping it closed. It used to be THE cool ''finish'' move, instantly making you look like a businessman for whatever reasons. Now if you have a flip phone you're silly.
medsandmoodswings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My house. Thanks to Hurricane Hermine: no power for 24 hours so far. (Thankful to be safe though.)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon cards.
Bikesandkittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Fonz
BowtiedButcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bowties. Thanks, Capaldi.
DI0GENES_LAMP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that green "M" for Monster that people put on their trucks? That.
Nliicnkk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My body temperature when I'm outside
three6hunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I see kcco I go "bitch please. Reddit"
heebro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
kdot_24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When girls put a pic of another girl with the caption "MOOD"
PoisonTaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
deityblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics
Sam_Mack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MP3 ringtones on your phone.
Some app that makes your flash pulse when you get a new text.
Polyphonic speakers so you can play music out loud on the go.
Viltris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lava? http://bash.org/?99835
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon GO
sunnybye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything hashtag
FilthyWallower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soaping
Tylomin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards. (Yes, I mean the handleless segway.)
squeejie09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bath salts
d3wy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Picking your nose and eating it.
Tylomin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that ever cool?
stelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts.
HotTabascoSauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Star Wars The Force Awakens has made the prequels a lot cooler
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"SO"
RH734 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heely's
ProjectD13X ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John Oliver's show
C U R R E N T Y E A R
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AssistedSuicideSquad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jnco :(
Nutella415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing Skechers
Ilovecats96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking, vests. I cringe when I see people still trying to pull them off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yelling "run Forest run" to running people.
curemode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
MorePinky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Men's cargo shorts, apparently.
DafuqStonr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dead baby jokes
clintwn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Referring to teams as team _______.
pizza_dreamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using a slowed down, "creepy" cover of a classic song in a movie trailer.
torchboner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Light Up (incoming call) aerials for older dumb phones
skykek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the cx face
pearwater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards.
Spiritofawoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth apparently, stupid global warming:/
cstetson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jynco jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trucker hats.
MVBsq10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Manners, apparently.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those pants from the Tripp brand with chains all over them. God I loved those in high school.
whethersweater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word cool. It's moved from being slang to being merely descriptive.
UrbanSurvivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polar ice caps
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what she said.
Tamagotono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feeling the Burn...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool.
Just don't try anymore. Everything eventually becomes outdated, including you.
Everything you do will be considered stupid from some angle somewhere.
Just live miserably and wait to die.
Glacious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pooping on the floor.
StoneMaskMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beheading your enemies and putting their skulls on a pike while you parade your family down the street. I miss the good old days of the 11th century.
skullshank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
econobro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying turn up. RIP.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/dadjokes
Whiskey177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate
s2514 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disco. I think I've seen like 3 disco places in my lifetime and they all looked like they were on their last leg.
Also, drive in movies but not because they're no longer cool so much as the cost of running them not being worth it. I've seen one drive in movie in my life and it was a great experience. I'm sad they're gone.
SHOoff11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bitstrips
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom
PeterMode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PHP
JesusDiedTooYoung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tap out clothing, that shits wack
Pawys1111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mens lycra for sports and relaxing
bigperms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fake mustaches
L00fah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flipping off the camera.
WHIZ_CALEEBA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Viral videos . Not the actual thing just the term
sadmagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs.
Screambloodyleprosy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alf pogs
sadmagic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alf slammers
runed_golem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frat guys
GotSomeOliveInYaSkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winking at people.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"hoverboards"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wallet chains
waggonerja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slap bracelets.
fobsloveric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The North Pole
Pr0pH3t_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taking the middle urinal
Badgrassbh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs. Anyone else remember?
Misty_Rose98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ripped jeans on guys....ugh especially when any guy thinks they can pull off that look :/
GoredonTheDestroyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know who probably could? James Dean. Hell, he's the reason perennial loser Philip J. Fry has his red jacket, white shirt, and blue jeans.
Misty_Rose98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh well of course! I certainly believe the original bad boy rebel icon could. But these modern day wannabes just look pathetic xD
TheTulipWars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying "Yolo"! That was all over the place around 2012, and then suddenly stopped. Nobody says it much these days and I cringe if/when I hear it!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rainbow Looms. Shit was the bomb back in the day.
SMofJesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Cosby.
L1tso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting over a thousand karma for posting on this thread.
Howaboutew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys. The shoes with wheels in the heel. Never see them anymore.
savannahwithnoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a heel skate now that you attach to your shoes and essentially have the same damn thing. If you watch Cartoon Network the commercial is on 5 times or more within the span of an hour followed by the "Flip-a-zoo" pillow bullshit.
DragonAite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laughtracks. Unless you're in Britain.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.
No, I never was.
kabooozie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T9 texting
cenznyc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Raising the roof mentioned yet? Cause that had a life span of what a summer before everyone's mom dad and grandma started doing it?
FSU_seminole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zip off pants...
uneditablepoly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xfire
SanityBeech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing and Nae Nae
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word chillax.
Jreeder04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go
juiceunit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretending to be a snakey snake
mcvilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emojis..
People and parody accounts use the same, like 5, emojis for everything. Like the laughing crying emoji has got to be the single most over used emoji! It's kind of annoying..
Also merchandisers have definitely picked up on the emoji hype making pillows, back packs, t-shirts, and various other merchandise.
Not gonna be surprised at all when other companies besides pepsi start incorporating them into their commercials. You know it's coming!
sirius_moonlite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth's climate
supamesican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well cutting lettuce and washing it in the shower will always be cool, sooooooooooooo I'ma have to say ironicly saying lol
MiguelitoSanchez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A school backpack with wheels.
Dr_Mrs_TheM0narch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
Hondo95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harambe redemption jokes. Not because I'm some butt hurt environmentalist. It's just not that funny to me, too many current events to still be referring to that incident.
GoredonTheDestroyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On top of that, you have people going "Well, these OTHER gorillas were praised! Why didn't we give Harambe a chance?!" Because if we did, Harambe probably would have yanked that kid's spine out as if it were nothing.
Roflolmfao ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rage comics
leekroa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me :(
123ABCStreet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go?
canadian_wakenbacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Gangsters"
Wtf you broke ass bitch pull you fking pantz up.
Timmay13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bananas. Cool Bananas died in the '00s
Pedroshat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
National Socialism
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
trump
datguyisaac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the 'han solo dies' thing
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woodgrain. Chain wallets. Zip off pants/shorts. Selfie sticks. Selfies. Snapchat. Smoking cigarettes. Sending dick pics. White or high socks.
datguyisaac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
most of this shit u talk about havent ever existed in europe. lol "The bomb"? like no one ever spoke like this.
doggirl77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
vests
CherrySlurpee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe.
rickthecabbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying the word "hashtag" If it ever was cool, it isn't anymore.
See also "doing it ironically."
GoredonTheDestroyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about #hashtag?
rickthecabbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It should die in a tire yard fire.
GoredonTheDestroyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about spelling out, like this: H-A-S-H-T-A-G
rickthecabbie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop it...
Bnetter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"That's what she said"
adalheid72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Network television
lifeoflogan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burning coal to make energy.
compactdigital1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Party Rock Anthem
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag
SickeningDegree1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing, whipping, all that
alkyjason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tramp stamps
vercundus62 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Not cool anymore", is worrying about what other people think is cool. Do what makes you happy as long as you don't hurt anyone else.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This attitude is not cool anymore
yesi1758 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's up dawg?
b0utch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit.
Kighla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word 'quirky' to describe yourself
Xzeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
California's not cool anymore
Lovenomad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
bryanslamjam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say chokers but I am really happy to say I've seen some girls bringing them back
Summbuddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
DanStaircruiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully minion stuff. I saw yellow minion tic tacs yesterday for fucks sake.
tjyounker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tamagotchis
stromm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flip phones.
Land lines.
Over the air TV.
Ocean Pacific clothing.
Izod.
Smoking.
High School drinking parties.
bytemebich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
Kighla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1337
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP's mom.
republicanloverz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bath salts
muppethero80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
bino991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
The entire time I grew up it actually made some people look a lot cooler if they smoked. Granted, a lot of people just looked like bums but I digress.
Now, people just see you as negligent towards your own health and you seem careless.
My ass chose the perfect time to get hooked
captain_yoshii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MSN
RagnarokAM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Once upon a time, every action star or sexy person was smoking. Now, you're disgusting.
HarryPickles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y2K. I'm so over that shit.
Ghostkill221 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pubic hair
kingofthings754 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
MoonlitDrive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
College.
If only it were free.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Neon rubber bands for braces.
Rad_Thibodeaux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feminism.
wrestlechick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came here to say fm radio, but it is still cool to me. Radio is the really the only way I listen to music nowadays. Tune in app really brought it back for me especially the commercial free stations. I do occasionally turn it on a regular fm radio station for kicks. Wmmr is pretty good not just for Preston and steve. Z rock is also awesome.
Longboarding-Is-Life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heeleys. Damn my I loved those things. I remember they came out when I was 5 and got them at 8.
jdjeff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ageism
jacobothehobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes. That shit makes your teeth gross... Despite their aesthetic value.
MasculinePineapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hammer pants. This is a problem guys. Lets bring em back
PennSullivan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portland, OR. Please stop coming here. It's not as cool as everyone has made it out to be. Our infrastructure was not designed to handle the influx of people we've been getting and shit is going downhill fast. Traffic, rent, and development is ruining this city.
True_Dovakin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it's gotta be pretty cool in winter, eh?
Darkchylde89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans
fakeeric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:25 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Readin this while smoking. I still feel cool, but it's just me out here.
jairusc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice I put on the counter.
cove4allz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing cards. Outside. Seriously, when i was 10-15 that was the thing that my entire life was based around. Begging my parents for cash to buy Duel Masters pacts. We were printing fake cards, trading them daily, spending hours building a deck, running around parks trying to find more kids to duel with us. Those were the days, i think i made the best out of my childhood.
THISGUYMANN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If its uk then, one word ' CHAVS'. Roadman is the new trend. BOOM
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elephant / Hippy pants
Stephen4400 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Warm things
thefireislit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters. People hate hipsters. Even people who don't know they're probably hipsters hate hipsters.
infamousbutfamous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool
Ajvailbro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the term "binge" to refer to watching tv shows continuously on Netflix. Every other tv commercial now uses that joke
nibel2068 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Kardashians
ScrotumMcNuggets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Farting in a plunger and shoving it in your best mates face
Pressingissues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uncles
BabiesSmell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
BayouDeSaird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Que Cat http://i.imgur.com/Uhasylq.jpg
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
danieljay691 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it's on kidzbop it isn't cool anymorr
I_Feed_The_Tr0lls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pipes jeans
psykotic24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
onohugo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Belt buckles with scrolling marquee led text.
TheKingNoMore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:36 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
manofchat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
manofchat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
BeerTodayGoneTomorro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted Tips
reallifelucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should I Control+F for Nintendo?
isthatpesto718 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably jazz
c00kies44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. So many people have just stopped playing it.
TryhardCore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Peeing your pants
Paradise5551 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying lit and fleek.
mysteriousmisery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rollerblading ! Technology has really changed childhood
Chupoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Children. They remain the the anti cool.
ramdmc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:30 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tramp stamps, tribal arm bands, Asian tats
SmallzMafia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Throwback Thursday.
Apollo3519 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:49 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The weather
oscaarmanuel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys.
Blewedup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipster restaurants featuring "new American" farm to table bullshit.
FoggyBearr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO!
Astyanax1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
hellogovna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cargo shorts unless you are hiking or have another good reason to need those big pockets. also novelty t-shirts are going out.
Neverninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:12 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going to your highschool's football game.
hellogovna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mustache everything
DeQuan7291 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you turn off an old windows computer and goes: DOO DOO DOO DOON.
Uniquemane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The news
AfterBirthSmell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was like $.10 a message.
hairypsalms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YTMND
nightsmystic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nipple twists aka thirty twisters.
Fucking easiest way to piss me off.
jaeldi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worrying about what's cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cartoon Network. Man they had some awesome shows before.
General_Welfare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't get it, I love good sounding music with clear highs and appropriate bass. Not ear drum piercing crunchy highs and bass that drowns out the rest of the song. But hey, what do I know.
CozminoDomino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
goodies_mcgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The song "Who Let the Dawgs Out"
brownmagician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man buns.
If you're not Josh Donaldson, then you can't have one
PrdFthr84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
_ILP_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vampire teen flicks and shows.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything duck dynasty related.
momamoma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys blowout hair styles with hardened hair gel. Think Pauly D Jersey Shore.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Antarctica
Klokwurk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jnco jeans. seriously, middle school me was retarded for begging my mom to buy them for me, and i mow completely understand why she refused.
Thourough_ah_weigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
myspace
zalbring2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:01 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
Theflyinthesoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying fetch
RumThief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying the word uber other then referring to the car service Uber l337 hax0r
itsmike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Simpsons... These new episodes have nothing on the older stuff...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap mixtapes.
theloosestofcannons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:14 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
teens trying to be original on the internet
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it just me or is "txtspk" not popular anymore? Gone are the days on msn messenger when you could tell your friend that you were going to "brb cause your mom was being a db" and have animations pop up over every third word. Now that kind of language is used sparingly. I mean it's grating now seeing a word misspeled or lots of shortenings used in excess.
HKdestroyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bottle flip game. Thank god that died quickly
studybee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bulky televisions
JustAnOctopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scooters and Skateboards, maybe more of an age thing was super cool in high school but not a mode of transportation suitable to grown men. With Tony Hawk being the exception not the rule.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Runescape!!! That game was great and so popular 7-8 years ago. It wasn't even cool among only nerds. Even some of the tech-savy girls made accounts. Now barely anyone gives a shit about it
PBAUI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hoverboards and drones
Kolax_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:32 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Commercial retail
Threeofthree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
United States of America political season.
Babyskin_Wallet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. Strip club DJ for years with huge house parties. Now married with 2 kids, 401k, life insurance, and a Chrysler Pacifica that seats 6 very comfortably!
FBI_Michael_Scarn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
greensparcs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:20 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word "savage"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Controversial prank channels.
jellybeansfortoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Popped" shirt collars.
shivers
bjr4799 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sack tapping.
electrostaticsnooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Microsoft Office Assistant. Lol fucking paper clip was annoying.
lilc2819 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That "because im happy" song, I didn't even like it before they played it out.
LedByAnimals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Movie theaters. It's overpriced, probably already streaming on some website, and people never shut the fuck up. Also, paying for a movie that ends up sucking balls is just a let down. The screen and sound is nice I guess.
lynzzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace
clayhamburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my room. I turned off the fan.
mechanicalperson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Swag
dukevyner ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about sweg? Is sweg still hip?
GarrisonFjord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth.
Moshiee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes/tobacco
bushybearmuffinman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flatbill caps, you kids are so special
Pikassassin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:50 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chinpokomon.
psychnah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Silly Bandz
K3rdegreeburns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MySpace was already a punch line over a decade ago
ihateradiohead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:29 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soaping
LiesInRuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing thats really cool is rocking your own style what ever it is. I used to get irritated because my friends would wear blatantly, irritating tacky clothing and have the nerve look fucking amazing. Until I realized confidence looks good on everyone.
SrsSteel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:10 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a pessimist
PattyMMMelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Safety" after farting
Mopateli0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those Diablo stick things.
TofuChef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelys. Maybe
faithispoison ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice cold
OutlawAggie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice in my soda that I bought 5 hours ago from McDonalds
Heavy_Flower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dudes with earrings.
mellifluousy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Moving to Portland. Seriously. There's no more room here. Just don't.
Dulceniaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
SHEISTHEFURY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PokemonGo
TOM-CRUISE-MY-SHOES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trump's hair
mellifluousy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Periods.between.every.word.for.emphasis.
volks2167 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Scienceduh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pumpkin spice lattes
Slick_McFly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me
byskm_t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having the Motorola Razr as your cellphone. When I was hs, that phone showed status. Now, its just like "eww, why do you have that thing?"
MattyNiceGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:51:22 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Bill Murray sticker on your window. Usually accompanied by "Keep calm, and chive on". Regardless, I still like Bill.
TheColorOfWater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bandanas.
DabblesALot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Staying up too late. ZzZz...
sebbohammo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
skinny jeans
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook
FaeWood95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:15:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bigotry and unnecessary hatered?
genericguysname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
Pookies_Dreams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:34 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word "raw"
BataReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:28:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Asking a question at the end of your blog or social media post. People now know they can leave their (highly rated and obviously overthought) opinions underneath.
Also: Twitter, Instagram etc now are not for conversation, but for stating that (highly rated and obviously overthought) opinion.
CLCUBING ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo momma jokes
darrenturn90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:42:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberry Nokia Virtual pets Furby 3D Hd 3G
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Abercrombie
ClowninOnYa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:53:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagging. But yet it still happens.
Chikku_7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sharkeisha
Slermss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:56 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smokeing.
A-Wang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:03:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fred.
granniesfishfingers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Montage parodies, thank god. They used to be great for, what, 2 years? But then they got mainstream and everybody was all over the random weird "mlg parodies" and sucked all of the fun out of it in a day. The worst part was that none of them got it. They didn't know the early internet well enough to get the jokes and just thought it was random shit.
I miss the old days when it was just a little community, not overflooded with idiots :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Selfie sticks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:49:51 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put ios10 on that list too.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:22:54 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, right after your mom's pussy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:10 on September 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tasteless and reported.
Octopus_Tetris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:30:27 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This question and all it's derivatives.
ImSaltyBoutThat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling a girl shawty
Ender1215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crocs, unless your deadpool or the joker
Hang on.... I feel like I've commented this before
Sporkspunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:24:58 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homophobia.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:33:18 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar bears toenails, you know... Global warming and all.
breytenvt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:45:48 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:03:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol
sswanso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:20:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Devo
Source
TheRealFagg0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:38 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me ;-;
Witcosky_Worldwide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:31:44 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
Kingkritical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:03:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
Nietzsche19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:38:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For now......
wannymoob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:09:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The jeans they sell at Buckle. The ones with all the studs and glitter on them that scratch any thing you sit on. Once white mom and dads started wearing them they were confirmed extinct.
lejefferson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:17:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yahoo IM. There was a time when large companies relied on it and also most of my friends.
PM_ME_WETCATS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:10:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yolo.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:44:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
9/11 memes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:10:07 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jean shorts
lmeach00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go.
rtz13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cringe and awkward.
peasNcarrots8675309 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:41:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ringtones that are actual songs. No one wants to hear Nickleback every time you get a call from your divorce lawyer.
Boiled_Potatoe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:52:26 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
mzkp54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The arctic
skinkboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a CEO. Of anything.
Adsy101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:17 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool. People get too caught up in wearing the right clothes or having the right things in their pockets or the right people in their lives. That isn't being cool, that's hard work. Just do what you like doing, wear what you like wearing and hang out with who you like hanging out with. You'll be happier and more involved with whatever it is you do all day, which is pretty cool.
BlurDynamic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:36:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blackberrys used to be a cool kid must. Now if you have a Blackberry you're just seen as behind the times.
Don_Cheech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:38:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk... I saw the phrase-- thought of Bane. Personally I could care less. There are much worse things that can be worn. I'm bothered more by yuppies wearing huge faced gaudy watches. It looks dumb. LPT: A huge gold watch on your wrist doesn't mean your cool or rich.
pootie_tang007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:08 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Rocking" clothes.
Emperor_of_Judgement ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:45 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Dab.
Brilliant999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mp3 players
MuricanWillzyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:37 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lbry
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that old meme font. ew
cleanbubble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking (tobacco)
getDense ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:55 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe Memes.
Yup4545 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Kaysuhdiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alcoholism
skylarsurrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:21 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you question my existence, stranger?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:56 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word for describing things as cool: "tight"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:16 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking.
SmellyPenis69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:13 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having an iPhone; since Steve died.
ammuica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:29 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Heelies
smashthattrash1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on September 5, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climbing into a tub full of marinara sauce and pretending to be a meatball.
thelongestusernameee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:18 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the climate.
i had to
Mattums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:56 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The rabbit hole is so deep!
MissMarionette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:38:25 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The KKK in the United States. Used to have, what, 5 million members in the 20s and now when you see a KKK member on TV (as long as it's not a period film) they're getting their asses kicked by black people or painted as functionally retarded hicks.
REAPER98s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:06 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Racism oh and don't forget anal fisting
Katsie463 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:33 on September 7, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good point.
Wugambino604 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:09 on September 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs. Come on bruh
Aprilflowerpower2444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:49 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Gumby" is not cool anymore. Ha!
Greathorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:26 on September 9, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Heely's are ironically cool but to the general populous that was a 2006-2007 fad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:34 on September 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a Democrat
agangelz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:17 on September 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
myspace, like cmon now
Yolodolf_Hipster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:26:31 on September 22, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarding
evn2rzn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:29:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes.
prizefyter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:27:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, can we get rid of that 'cringe' word yet??
(Stop saying it!)
atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a bad word. It's just not an adjective like so many people seem to think it is.
thebabbster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes, black lives matter, and "bae".
Feuriel5 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 12:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Atheism.
Katten_elvis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well Atheism is on the rise all over the world when people get better education and better living standards, so it's not just a rebelious teenage phase, but a change in the world culture as a whole.
skylarsurrey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:42:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not cool, it's just not stupid.
CpnStumpy ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 14:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems to have a much bigger coolness factor now than ever before... It's never been"cool" though. Sounds like your own perception used to see it as such from personal experience.
Chernograd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:28:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too many fedoras.
CpnStumpy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh, atheists are just like everyone else, there's no uniform... Sounds like you just don't like hipsters, they're not the same thing... Most atheists don't talk about it because they don't care. Lack of religion makes your views on religion a low relevance thing to you...
Chernograd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:28 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters? I think you mean... neckbeards.
Anyways, I'm just taking the piss. I'm agnostic myself.
spacelemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
E U P H O R I C
Salt_Powered_Robot ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can thank the shitshow that was atheism+ for that. Thanks feminists.
WhatTheActualPanda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:44:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Doing things for Harambe
xkipp21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 14:48:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still cool, even if it makes you cough up your lungs.
xkipp21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:52:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dance move. The other kind is still cool
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
LivedThroughSomeShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of gays
e6dewhirst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh the sagging of the pantalones. I am a large white fellow who grew up in a pretty rough area, so one of the first things I ever did to assimilate a little was loosen that belt and hang my baggy jeans down half off my ass. Well, that stuck until my late 20s. I had to literally stop wearing underwear in order to break the habit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
TacoCommand ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:52:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Portland native. ;)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slacking off in school and being a wise ass to the teachers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:28:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
segway
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:50:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was never cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:54:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They sure are fun tho. The moped of the 00z.
invader39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:34:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One strapping your backpack
QuinstonChurchill ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give me one strap or give me death!
a_gnoll_pup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Razor scooters
kjjones08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nnnnnnnooooo
XIGRIMxREAPERIX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The colors of Teal and Maroon.
Edit: appearantly someone is still rocking that 90s hornets jacket.
tubewatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being publicly drunk.
jakeof_statefarm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using Allstate or Geico
BILAKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice cubes I left in my drink last night. Dang things are at room temp.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:24:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
kjjones08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:09:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No if they're so uncool why does everybody have one?
RittMomney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joking about Donald Trump as president. That shit will end the world.
davis482 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an underage illegal immigrant driving a stolen ice cream truck stop being cool when some dude got hit while riding his unicycle and juggling tennis balls.
Pikmints ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earth. RIP icecaps.
BleedingEars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
bitternold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
redit.
GaryBlauman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts - despite their practicality
d_r_benway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Critical thought
DTX180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
viceroy76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homophobic humour.
Unuhi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using your phone to actually voice call. When you could just more efficiently email or text, why would you want to call someone?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
untitled24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery
youngkunta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a bully
Jannik2099 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
Mitchel-256 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing a baseball cap backwards, and thank fuck. You idiots looked ridiculous.
Lowkey_ilovenudes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wearing belts with jeans and a polo
legitsrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fedora detected
diabeticporpoise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 6-letter f word. It never was "cool" per say, but it is definitely not cool to say it now.
Songin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
TRFKTA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes Abbreviating 'as fuck' to 'af'
Inb4 someone replies something like 'garam be memes are cool af, dicks out'
dannybw824 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:08:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's cool af
TRFKTA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:30:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I called it spot on
Invincible_Yoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melted ice.
nyaloma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you.
AnAwkwardWhince ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOLO and Beiber
NotKevinJames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hating on Adam Sandler. Grown Ups 2 was tight, dudeskis.
MikeyKnutson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate.
rottens_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:21:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes. Only old people smoke cigarettes now. Cool people vape.
spencerg98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping
donteatmenooo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes.
programmers_are_evil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's only just starting, but anything that offends Muslims - particularly homosexuality, or at least the public acceptance of homosexuality, like gay pride parades and flamboyant self expression.
Now that 30 million Muslim young men have emigrated to the West, traditional liberals have to choose which interest group is to have primacy. Despite occasional rumors, Muslims are not gay but polygamist.
And since there are more Muslims than gays, guess who will have to go back into the closet...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dubstep.
thewrench26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
runs_in_the_jeans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:31:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
roller blades
reefun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lava
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reddit shouldnt be the arbiter of what's cool and not cool
gregorythegreyhound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar regions.
Dozenpaper336 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
DeathByMedicine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth
feck_less ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Stuff redditors wish would stop being cool because they're too socially stunted to participate in contemporary trends.
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the least cool thing I've ever read in my life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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bigmike67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alf is back and pog form.
Readeandrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos and piercings. It's possible for them to be cool but it's almost entirely based on the person who has them rather than the tattoo or piercing itself. That is, now that you can get a tattoo and/or a piercing in a mall next to a cinnabon it has lost it's coolness by and large.
Travo79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big fucking beards, and memes about how your a little boy or a girl without one. These are mainly worn by fat fucks hiding a double chin anyway.
CreepyGuy83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is basically 30-40 yr olds commenting about what they think isn't cool lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The average temperature of earth.
blore40 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
Sheaviom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fall Out Boy
wintremute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. I grew up in the 80s and everyone smoked. Everyone on TV smoked. Everyone in movies smoked. I smoked (when I was old enough). My parents smoked. My grandparents smoked. My friends smoked. We knew it was bad for us, we didn't care. We were addicts and it was just the thing to do.
23 years later I was finally able to quit.
prim3y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
wonderbrad100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe. Ffs let it go.
mrashtail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Antartica
ThunderCr0tch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making a joke about literally anything
datums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
Azamansari7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:10:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The planet.
Source: Global Warming
swiftisasuperhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tramp stamps
DarthRumbleBuns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Walking Dead hasn't been cool since season 4ish. Actually, now that I think about it, the whole zombie craze is dated thanks to COD and TWD.
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a "party dude" or "party girl" after about 22.
It's just pathetic. Self-destructive, too.
DrakeMaijstral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice... it all melted in this hot summer. :)
FunKipAte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:23:16 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Justin Bieber
Forever__Lame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My pizza rolls that just came out of the microwave.
truthinlies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the environment! HAH!
samiam0007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Planet?
bufftbone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Harambe memes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the crowd you hang out with.
thehusk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
throwing cigarette butts in the street
iAMA_DipStick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, the reason it's still so popular is because it used to be the 'cool' thing to do (just looking at old ads/commercials from cigarette companies will tell you that).
Of course, now we know about all of the associated health risks, it is no longer cool to smoke.
SeamusCowden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aviator sunglasses. Bit of a turn off when a girl wears it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The north pole
Source: Al Gore
cyberpueblo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big Game Trophy Hunting
oberynshead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The polar ice caps
CourageKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
CH-47AV8R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
ilikegar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Unless it's the reefer.
Also the phrase "the reefer".
kethian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
casual racism :( oh the good old days, if only we could find SOMEONE willing to make America great again
iansch243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:14 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Clinton used to be really cool until his wife started her political career...
SAT0725 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth.
Global warming, am I right????
Rypat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
HeadForTheSHallows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pokemon go, apparently
ben1481 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
Cytokine-Storm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social just warriors
I_Bin_Painting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
LonnyF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jnco jeans
LyanGamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
R/askreddit
SpicedSickness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:04:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Social Justice Warriors. If they ever were...
berniewoulddoit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:39:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only to themselves
Yuhara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing drugs.
kazfiel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This, along with smoking and drinking will never not be considered cool by a decent amount of the population.
You just think it's not cool anymore because you're getting older.
I've seen it happen, it was cool between 15 and 20. All of it. But between 18 and 21 everyone suddenly got their act together and quit most of it.
fast forward 4 years and people realize it doesn't make any difference whatsoever and suddenly everyone is smoking/drinking/doping up again.
I've smoked for +- 8 months, I quit 2 weeks ago. haven't touched a cigar since. Though I've got 40+ longfillers left. Guess I'll keep them for special occasions for the next few years :)
Yuhara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:04 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For contextual information, I've not done drugs, nor am I in my 20's. However, yes, that seems to contribute to transitioning between high school/teen years, and college/adult years. Nice, man!! I'm glad you decided to quit, whatever you decide to do with those cigars, I hope you're safe.
pizzamacaroni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
war
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
germinik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trump memes. Like a year ago, kinda funny but they get old. And they've all been done.
tehbach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Planet Earth.
The_Lone_Dweller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Climate
Ha...ha...ha...
sunny99tunes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How has no one said MTV? Definitely MTV.
LewLew123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our World.
Yeah I said it... Global warming ain't a myth bro.
prove____it ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thankfully, homophobia--at least in public. Sadly, Antisemitism is back "in."
Neither7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Dimondfiend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigarettes.
servo1056 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SJW's.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some smartass will come here and say flip-phones, but he is WRONG, flip-phones are ALWAYS cool.
fearmypoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing, and those hover board things.
sarcasticastic0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes
ElGreatFantastico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing.
NicoDeGuyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kanye
dph11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one has said smoking yet? Of all kinds YUCK
Jack6566 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a straight white male.... honestly I don't think there is a more universally hated stereo type today. Unless maybe you add Christian to the definition
becauseimbatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah whats up with that im a straight white male and i love everybody
VanillaSkyHawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP is definitely not cool.
LeJabbaNoBother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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becauseimbatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude i play like 24/7
becauseimbatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its definitely still cool.
King_Barrion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing video games on consoles
JakeSnowy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Now everyone just thinks you smell and that you make bad decisions. It's reached "Single mom with misbehaving kids level", Where random people will walk up to you and try to give you a impromptu intervention.
sd_ward ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone tried that with me at the airport recently. I know it's bad but for fuck's sake I was in a metal flying tube for four hours AND I was in the designated smoking area.
This person started to list off how dangerous smoking is for the people around me. I just responded with, "Shit, I'm glad YOU showed up then."
Asshole.
pardon_the_mess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. Tell me Brad Pitt doesn't look cool in every movie he smokes in.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dubstep.
IronchefPancakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Cigarettes.
argyle_323 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigarettes
MrChris33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullying. Back in the day, the cool kids were the dicks, but now, the popular kids are the ones who don't bully.
Aestheticcunt1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Are there any of the "I smoke to be cool" species left?
fuck_harry_potter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
harambe memes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stereos
Baggy jeans
Desktop computers, or even laptops
Dial up Internet
Aol/msn/yahoo
Webcams
Chat rooms
TVs
Vhs/dvd/cd/cassette (records are in style again so hold onto those cassettes)
Hotrods
That odd chopper cross everyone had on their wallets/back pockets.
UncensoredChef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
signifi_can ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
Vaping.
Pretty much any habit-forming drug. It's not cool to be chained to a substance.
Oh and getting tattoos just for the sake of having one. It's irresponsible and childish. Don't wanna hang with a guy that's 22 tatted up with gauges and smokes every night. That's not normal.
taelion64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning slaves.
Katana314 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melted ice cream.
ryflect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth
KennethDA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Religion
cynicallist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Smoking. Between young people doing it less and less and celebs not wanting to be seen doing it, it's definitely no longer the cool habit it used to be.
PM_me_Dope_things ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a bully. Being nice to people should be cool
shaggy1265 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glamrock, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Bashing Pot Smokers, Polyester Suits, Gas Guzzlers, Hate Speech, Anti-Education, Commercialism, etc. Not an exhaustive list.
Not_a_fucking_wizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My ice cream, it melt :(
DeadlyRedSpirit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rip ice cream :'(
FuzzyGreenCobra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anti-bacterials in soap
Anonym626 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. Definitely not as cool as they made it out to be some decades ago.
cbcfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but that's only because it makes you smell like a hobo. Oh yeah, and the cancer. And the expense.
Just_Nid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube.
TheRealTempest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking ;D
11001101011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The climate.
lost--girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie Sanders
Pornthrowaway78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please say vapeing. Watching a bearded twat trying to look like Thomas the Tank Engine is equal parts amusing and irritating.
Sid2k16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying in school, apparently. I'm saying this as a 30+ y/o Freshman surrounded by apathetic teens.
musclenugget92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you didn't think trying was cool either back in the day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alcohol. It's become the new 'smoking'. Stop the annoying glorification/romanticization of something that makes you so empty and ill, and frankly, doesn't even taste good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blowing shit up and killing people because they like a different sky god
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sideways hats
grimlokslefttoenail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Treating women like shit.
migidamac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool isn't cool anymore. It's now cool to be a raging SJW, offended by everything.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kairon156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still say it but it's usually because I have nothing else to respond with.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes. The most forced meme I've ever seen.
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Real women have meat on their bones"
Thankfully most people have realized that accusing size 0 girls of not being "real" is just as bad as calling a big girl a cow. Douchebaggery comes in all shapes and sizes.
NBABUCKS1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dabbing. wish middle schoolers would get the memo
VintageBurtMacklin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Picking on the gays
dogGirl666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling people "retard" at any time and/or "autistic" [as an insult].
sir_darkside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:05 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: a sense of amazement at the term 'cool' still being cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:19 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When everyone was watching Seinfeld, I was binge watching all ten seasons of FRIENDS with my wife (yay torrents).
We still make FRIENDS comments. I make fun of how my wife runs like Phoebe. WE WERE ON A BREAK!!! and so many Joey Tribbiani moments.
Boiled_Potatoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So...what's your point?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you talking about? Like, Friends isn't cool? If that was the point, why'd you even mention Seinfeld?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:13 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seinfeld was the cool show all my friends were watching.
Nobody watched or cared for FRIENDS, it was the uncool show and I was the weird one for not liking Seinfeld.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:29:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohhhh
nivijah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, picked it up when I was in high school and I unable to let go
buangjauh2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe meme
18YearOldStud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:00:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WWE Raw, its just not cool anymore!
gingerneko ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was cool?
18YearOldStud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:38:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, once! But now all the real talent's going into Smackdown Live.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be joking.
Owens, Rollins, Reigns, Balor etc. are all Raw people.
18YearOldStud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:58:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but Balor's injured! I'll give you Roman though, I wish Smackdown Live had him, its the one thing they're missing.
freym ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:45:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice, when it has been melted and then evaporated.
shelleymalmgren ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a democrat
Only_One_Kenobi ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 10:45:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You OP...
๐๏ธ ferry888 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 10:46:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never knew I was cool in the first place!!
insert-words-here ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the plus side, OP, you're now hot!
Only_One_Kenobi ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 10:49:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You were, for about 3 minutes that one time...
IMjudas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better to have been cool and lost than never to have been cool at all.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 12:39:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instagram
rratnip ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:27:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austin Powers. I love that we as a society have just collectively decided to pretend it never existed. You don't even see it on daytime cable. I remember back in high school when it came out everybody was quoting it like mad. I was gone to the UK for a month when Goldmember came out, I remember coming home and everybody was dropping new stupid quotes that I had no idea where they came from.
Unfortunately it and that other stupid movie killed Mike Myers for us. I guess I can still watch So I Married An Axe Murderer and pretend none of it ever happened.
DeadlyRedSpirit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping (It was never actually cool)
itsmethunt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:51:46 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking Weed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:11 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/trees disagrees...
Allisade ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:25:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking.
JBHedgehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:48 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black people.
-- Sincerely, the Chicago and Baltimore police departments
Hydra3219 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:49:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
ythms2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:29:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
6 comments sitting in a row all saying smoking/cigarettes, couldn't have done a cursory ctrl+f before you posted?
Hydra3219 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got excited sorry lol
TheLastCartographer ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:25:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin vapes dude. You just look so stupid
izzypop112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't do it to look cool. I'm doing it because it's safer than cigarettes.
TheLastCartographer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Regardless of why you're doing it, it just looks so dumb. Sucking on a giant battery. Just quit man you can do it. Nicotine is so bad for your heart
aaybma ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:32:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might not think they're cool, and neither do i, but a lot of young people do and they make the rules unfortunately
stillragin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At 28yo I had never smoked cigerettes before - but my undergrad neighbor let me try his vape. Oh balls what a buzz. I was ready to be addicted, the only thing stopping me is my extreme frugality. So, I dare say, that is why they do it. It felt great and didn't smell bad, and giant puff of vapor is fun.
Yep, young ppl make rules, not us "older people".
MistaPitts ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 14:39:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Casually making racist/sexist/homophobic jokes.
69SRDP69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:09:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you, gay?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:18:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MistaPitts ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not "cool" though. Like it's a cheap laugh, you're not impressing anyone.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MistaPitts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, a witty remark makes you look smart and cool. An off-color joke usually just makes you look like tactless asshole.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MistaPitts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not supposed to be punching down when you tell jokes either.
eviI-banker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easy targets are best targets
MistaPitts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Completely disagree
sillycephalopod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A witty remark commonly makes you sound like an ass
chickenshitmchammers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they're funny.
slapuwithafish ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. It was an essential element of style back in the Mad Men era. Now, only poor people and trailer trash still smoke.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pedigree dogs. There are so many rescue dogs who need good homes!
Maynard078 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:59 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
guns.
NoNiceGuy71 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:02 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guns are more popular than ever. 1/3 of American home now have at least one gun. Sales are at an all time high as are applications for conceal carry permits.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 13:31:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends / family / myself try to play off drug & alcohol problems as "socializing" or wacky hijinks.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:32:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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YouJustDownvoted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:07:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta put one in your pocket and a peace sign with the other then you are on point
CallMeProdigy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:16:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Call of Duty.
Doganay96 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:25:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making fun of Bieber
thetruckingbearking ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:31:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being cool is overrated now days
JackTheGuitarGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:50:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bassists wearing shorts on stage.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:11:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fanny packs
kshucker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:52:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mom jeans.
Actually, any trend that early 20 year olds follow. It's just a rip off of trends from previous decades. High waisted shorts were cool in the 80's (ladies). Neon sunglasses glasses and neon t-shirts were cool in the 90's (dude bro's).
Nothing was cool in the 2000's.
Jolcski ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:08:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs
Lockedup4years ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:09:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pogs are out pawgs are in
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:54:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
feminism?
ArcticIceFox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:31:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Earth. Global warming is real. Bush did 7-11, and trump is the founder of ISIS
Butterbee13 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:35:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying anything without prefacing "possible trigger warning."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Post-modern Radical left is starting to go out of favor as well though.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:44:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say 'Thus' a lot. I'm not sure that's been cool for a very long time, if ever!
Though, I don't think I've ever been into or liked much that was considered cool.
Also, is reality TV still cool? I wish it would just feck off!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:54:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying jive turkey or kool kat. Smoking cigs. Using AIM. Using MySpace. Using a CD player or cassette player (Walkman). Using anything with wires (it's all about Bluetooth). Having large bulky televisions. Saying television instead of TV. Spiking your hair with gel. Sandals with socks. Sandals with socks on the beach (shoebees).
rayrayrayray ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:07:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sleeve Tattoos are going the way of those barb wire armbands. Downvotes ahoy!
splinterthumb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:13:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giving "the finger"
Funkybrains ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:17:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Helping folks with minor struggles. I swear I've gotta be the only dude in my area that's willing to stop to try to assist someone. And more than half the time, I'm the asshole weirdo putting my nose in business.
"Woah sir, that washer/dryer looks kinda heavy, need some help getting it upstairs?" "Fuck off, you calling me weak?"
Howdy ma'am, looks like a flat, need some help getting the spare on? "My husband is on the way, so leave me alone."
In all fairness, I do look like a grunge hippie, so I get the apprehension, but I can't think of a good reason to be a dick to someone trying to help, unless it's uncool to accept help from strangers.
JesteroftheApocalyps ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel ya, brother. I once tried to help my elderly landlord drag the 8 extra-heavy garbage cans down the stairs of our steep front yard after X-mas, and he looked at me like I just asked if I could fuck his mentally challenged daughter.
__thiscall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[removed to meet the diversity quota]
Funkybrains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it makes sense, but damnit it sucks. It feels good to help those in need, even if it's small crap.
gazephy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:22:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Fuck off, you calling me weak?" either you made that up or you bumped into the biggest cunt on the planet.
pretentious..
Funkybrains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hand to god, words from his mouth. Folks are jerks in my part of the country. Dude had to hulk his washer up to the third story. He was one of those cowboy types, who only wears camo, and stuff with that deer logo.
yoursweetlord70 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Op's mom, because everyone's doing her!
Synapse-Decisions ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:19:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.com
vrsick06 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:32:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess new era 59/50 fitted hats aren't cool anymore. The younger crowd I skateboard with say its all about 5 panel hats.
Driftkingz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:35:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sponge Bob
Dataeater ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:35:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being an asshole and excusing it by saying your being politically incorrect
Snatch1414 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You know me I have no filter hahahaha"
0000010000000101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:40:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only type of shorts men are allowed to wear anymore are golf shorts and athletic shorts. WTF guys there is nothing wrong with jean shorts, literally the only thing wrong with them is the epithet 'jorts'.
bunchofpants ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:42:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards
TwoBlackDogs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clackers, leg warmers, green and pink together. Double prints, baby posts on FB, and I hope man buns make the list very soon.
CringingBear ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:46:17 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Driving a Ferrari with personalized plate abbreviated Maverick. Yeah douchebag that cut me off, maybe I'm driving a piece of shit candy van, but fuck you for your arrogance.
solidboss ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:52:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using the word "gay" as a negative descriptor. From middle school through high school this was the norm.
ProbablyPooping23 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:57:13 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo Shorts
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:58:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Popped collars.
Death-Grind ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:05:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Next month: Anything relating to Harambe.
madewithrealgingers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:13:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but using the "R" word is thankfully not at all cool anymore
HolyMollyGodBless ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:14:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polaroid cameras. JK , they're fucking awesome. I'd say potato shoes. Birkenstocks!
Jimjawn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:15:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How has no one said smoking? Everytime I see someone doing it I retch just a little bit.
21ST__Century ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:21:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Wickid"
isweedglutenfree ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:21:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking cigs
Revacf ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:33:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This same post getting reposted every month.
pedrobeara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still not as bad as TIL tho.
DestroyedAtlas ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:35:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
woot
I miss that word.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:37:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually really happy no one said smoking. It's lack of mention I think means it's so uncool now that no one ever thought of it as cool in the first place for a long time
Fhane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:39:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When parents start doing it
AyyLmao0o01 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:39:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:40:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tepid water.
Barnezhilton ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:40:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phone batteries exploding/catching fire
Wake_up_screaming ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:46:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reebok Pumps.
Feelngroovy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:59:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Telling people who are affected by gluten that if they don't have Celiac disease, it's all in their head
https://chriskresser.com/still-think-gluten-sensitivity-isnt-real/
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:03:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
judging by the sounds of things youtube it might be replaced by say vid.me or something similar soon
AshenVader ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:05:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Windows down, rocking out.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:12:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Baggy cargo shorts.
For goodness sake you guys in your 30's/40's, I know they're utilitarian and were cool when you were in college; but it's 2016 and have you not realized they haven't been on the front racks in 10 years? It's time to let go.
TheLonelyScientist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:12:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Game.
ciezczak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:14:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon go
elaflin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:16:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winamp
hobbit-boy101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:36:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying burn after making fun of someone. Like how they did in that 70's show
AGentleBee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:40:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teeth
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:20:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
Lonsdaleite ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:21:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Democratic Party.
They used to be the "good guys"
The Clintons and the DNC's hostility to Bernie along with their collusion with corporate media has infected it with corruption. The only thing saving the DNC right now is how unpopular Trump is.
ChaseSanborn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:25:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
tallmiller ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:30:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things going "viral". Especially seeing something on the news that was on REDDIT two weeks ago, and that was Facebook last week and that was forgotten just as quickly
slavy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:35:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
Max_minutia ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:40:43 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baseball caps --- frontwards, backwards, off at an angle, trucker hats.... I never would have believed it, but they're over.
hyperforms9988 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:43:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Being concerned with whether or not others think you're cool. Star Wars is back in business, comic book superheroes are all the rage and everyone has a mini computer in their pocket that they can't help but play with several times a day. What in the world even is "cool" anymore? Cool is outdated.
Arx95 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed (still smoke though haha)
Secretly_psycho ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saying cool. It's idiotic
Trisdos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:16:10 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe Memes!
Duke_Shambles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dicks out for Harambe.
It's over, you all killed it.
DeadlyRedSpirit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like they killed Harambe #DicksOut
Posada-_- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Malt Shoppe
lactose_free_milk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing pool/billiards.
I love pool, the strategy and geometry of it, coupled with cheap beers/smell of beer that has stained the carpet for decades and just simply a venue where random people congregate regardless of skill level. I have a "Pool Night" every other Thursday with some friends. Most of the time a few show up and we have a grand old time playing cutthroat or 8-ball. After a few months, it was harder to get people to show up. A friend of mine came in half and hour late and said to me, "dude, pool is just not cool anymore." We played a few rounds and since then haven't gotten the group back together.
xRicelle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tentacruel
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:30:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a liberal. Fucking facists.
evantahler ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
mikefvts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:42:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like some people still think smoking makes them look cool. I'm here to state that I disagree.
theshiznut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel as if only a thin amount actually do it because it's "cool"; everyone else is just doing there thing
jolly_erich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone taking time to figure out what is was cool. Or isn't.
musclenugget92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3edgy5me
Shazer51 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coral is totally uncoral
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:06:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
China
backspace93 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:08:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music festivals
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:10:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The year 2012.
YOLO, hashtag ___ and Harlem Shake + Psy are all dead fads. Maybe not YOLO but it definitely isn't used that awesome.
Superbluebop ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember during the 5th grade if you went to a 3D movie and came back with the glasses you would remove both of the shades from it.
TheGoonk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kale, avocado smash, homemade muesli, dick pics, "Friends", "Crocs", anal, Subway footlongs, Brad Pitt, Sharknado
Drillbit99 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos
EssoJ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:03 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spending time mocking old fads
Turbosuperfastlaser1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking or vaping inside.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread
Gymrat777 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:45:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth. (Literally)
Pablothesquirrel ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Galaxy note 7 BOOM
JimmyR42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:22 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money, it brings the worst in humanity... just another religion.
Same benefit : its convenient.
Same problem : its ONLY "true" if you believe in it.
Same solution : we would be better off without it.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:06:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The human condition is the problem, not money or religion. Selfishness and self-centeredness causes all human suffering. The world will never be better because man-kind is self-centered.
typicalredditorscum ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:23:01 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
2008-2012 reddit was super interesting. Since then it has got progressively more vanilla and boring.
The discussions are about movies and stupid "uplifting stories", or worse just long chains of mind numblingly stupid humor, instead of being deep and meaningful conversations about revolution and fixing the world.
Ihatethemarinecorps ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:25:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "yo". If you hear any adult begin a sentence with yo, you're probably in Jersey.
nailpolishfumes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I must be really uncool, lol.
Reading through all of these posts is making me realize I do a lot of uncool things.
clapoutloud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Text saying something like, "when, (description of situation in thug English)" over top of reaction image.
Sendmeloveletters ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feminism.
homboo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Religion
FWNCN ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not knowing what you are talking about and not developing skills that align with the future economic state
_Moregone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:32:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The word "Hella" When I was young everything was "Hella cool" "hella funny" and so on
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being white
jakemeister101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:44:47 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anybody remember when it was cool to make fun of gays, blacks, women, and so on and so forth??
Aaaaahhhh those were the good ole days. /S
BlueDaBuDeeDa ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:47:37 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
happychineseboy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:09 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hipsters. Not so hip anymore.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:12:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try dad.
TLanon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:18:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
THE_GR8_MIKE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:00:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Scion tC.
Venuswrinkle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:27:24 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Money
cool_hand_luke ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Epic, Majestic, Like a Boss
They stopped being cool about a breath and a half after they were first used.
Zitheryl1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:34:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon GO!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:38:57 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your Mom
DrProfessorDr ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:39:42 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:41:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FEDORAS!
Gankdatnoob ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:42:04 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
MolestingChicken ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:44:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo Entertainment System
succulentsucker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:11:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mullets.
ViralPoseidon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:31:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
Ubernoobster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:47:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frosted tips.
kjjones08 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:33 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a reason you deleted your comment? Nothing wrong with having an opinion.
MistakesTasteGreat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:02:47 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice cold. Evidently it's even cooler.
maplecheese ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:22:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This yogurt I forgot to put back in the fridge this morning. Eww.
Forkyounot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:22:31 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully IPhones, very soon.
tommygunz007 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:56:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors who argue invalid points, almost shouting through the keyboard, and invent some so radicalized side to an argument that it's on the verge of total absurdity, mixed with bullying and stupidity. 'Merica!
disambiguated ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:18:53 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAE Reddit sux XD
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:49:21 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you talking about Castles and Coasters? That place is great, but it never prepared me for Six Flags!
OffsetFreq ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:30:41 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shoes
LuffyTheAstronaut ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:34:43 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reddit
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:43:35 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting to see someone comment about MySpace not being cool anymore. Personally I prefer MySpace to Facebook and use it more.
nivijah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:53:51 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, picked it up when I was in high school and I unable to let go
nivijah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:53:52 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking, picked it up when I was in high school and I unable to let go
RufusYoakum ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:30:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nationalism
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:15:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
80's high school sex romp movies where the girls are betrayed as mindless conquests.
Men referring to women as "honey" or "sweetheart."
Drug use
Being anti-science
Punching someone
Bullying/picking on people (yes, it once was considered cool)
047032495 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:55:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like a fucking nerd. Bullying forever!
legaceez ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:23:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will never go out of style. Just the generation that once used it and was involved in that culture now grew up and is replaced by the next.
titleunknown ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 19:22:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping
nousernameusername ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 14:39:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tattoos. No, we're not judging you for your tattoos. We don't think they make you look like a criminal, or a bad mother, or whatever the shitty memes you post on Facebook claim. We just think you're a bellend.
cubitfox ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:55:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'We're not judging you' 'We just think you're a bellend.'
Pick one.
Holdin_McGroin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Polar Bears
:(
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:14:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe
XDiator ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:51:41 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Outdoor activities.
Allorex8008 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:00:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
KeithMyArthe ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beyonkey
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cussing and smoking.
ThatDarnRosco ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:28:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dabbing
King-Kunta24 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
sobieski84 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:48:53 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie Sanders
SITONMYPICK ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullying
mean_ass_raccoon ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cigarettes
Texasaurausrex ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the vaping trend is finally at its end...
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:17:40 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
pokeyclap7 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:36 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking
BearClaw1891 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:41:23 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Using songs as ring tones
sohetellsme ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 'buy American' an 'support your small business' movements.
Globalization won. People don't want to go out of their way and pay more than they need to for the same products.
If there's a new business that provides a unique product or experience for a fair price, they won't need 'Small Business Saturdays'-type programs to draw in customers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile people complain about all the jobs that left America.
BongRipsMcGee420 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dubstep, tomigotchis
LuxFixxins ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a guy that acts like a guy.
lupuscapabilis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen. Although we still do it, but now it's only around other guys.
NickTheSushi ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:22:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Self deprecating humor. I might just be outside the loop on it because I dont have CRIPPLING DEPRESSION, but I dont understand why everyone is calling themselves trash anymore. It was funny for a few months but when everyone starts saying literally all the time.
Not trying to belittle mental illness, I've got plenty of it in my family and my ownself. I just dont see the point anymore.
The_Pizza_Rat ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything Hilary Clinton knows about
spinteractive ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rap music
snotbowst ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:09:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? It's definitely the dominant form of pop music at the moment...it's definitely still cool
neverevereven ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spelling words with an unnecessary u such as flavour and behaviour.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:58 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking weed.
asharenko ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:56 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
smoking
yoursweetlord70 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:30 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Op's mom, because everyone's doing her!
AztecWheels ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:20:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting drunk. After age 29 it's not cool, it's just sad.
snrfgbbler ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:20 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LIES!
treefrog24 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blue Jeans. I'm not sure about the rest of the country but where I am from, Blue Jeans aren't nearly as popular as they use to be. I see them less and less, and the people wearing them look like they are fashionably oblivious anyways.
SteamBlitz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:28:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exact opposite in Texas
BigOldCar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just because cargo pants are so awesome.
Aramillio ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pumpkin Spice everything.
MuckYoFama ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:26 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The party lifestyle.
Carnivorous_Jesus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:05 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Racism
BigOldCar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, you just watch. It's coming back.
The first step to making something "cool" is to try to ban it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:32 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will probably help to normalize race relationships, by white allowing white people to get it all of their chest, then realizing that the world still turns and finally being able to move on.
notoftendotcom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:29 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Average global temperatures
MagicDonObi-Jaun ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Netflix and chill"
The phrase has lost its power.
not_gern_blanston ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tattoos and piercings. that couldn't be anymore played out if it was government mandated.
spicy_memes_only ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:28 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes/memes. That bastard got what he deserved.
teeksquad ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:15 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe jokes
SkippyJonesJr ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:27 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cargo shorts. And anyone who thinks otherwise
ObiwanKinblowme ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:18 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Making a woman respect you with your hand
TheMightyPathos ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. As someone else put it, it died faster than a new gym membership.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MarshmallowMolasses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But I was raised that dope wasn't cool.
Me and my dad joke will see our way out
Wake_up_screaming ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ska music (thank god).
JerkwaterJeff666 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Vaping
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:06 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
weed
AmishSilk ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie Sanders
seasew ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:33 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting your dick out for Harambe.
DapperFowl ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:09 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rape
MmmBra1nzzz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
`Search "vaping"
"No comments found."`
Wtf.
Kalkaline ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stranger Things, you had your week of glory.
guyanonymous ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Body shaming, bullying, sexism, racism, and otherwise being a dick while yucking on other people's yum.
s_m_d ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:50 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
being racist
trimolius ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:54 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twitter.
Turpen_the_savior ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rape. The vikings love to rape and pillage, now if u try u get arrested.
c0lleen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:02 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having a bachelor's degree. Have fun going back to your shitty high school job and living at your parents' until you "go back to school" for a worthwhile higher level degree or you get really lucky and somehow obtain a real person job with a lowly undergraduate degree.
Source: Am 24
RonaldTiedeken ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:11 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rape. Rape is not cool anymore.
MessedSeed ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:44 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slavery.
wolflikeme23 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:19 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
beards
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:59 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speaking your mind and having an original opinion.
BuddhaGongShow ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:25 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beards
sherrlon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:24 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish. I am so sick of seeing those long gross ass beards.
Kittymeow123 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skechers keeps trying but.. They need to give up
smoothberry ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:39 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How devolved slang terms have gotten.. It's toddler babble! Examples: Lit, fam, af, bae, woke, fleek, etc... If I hear someone using one, I assume they're a tool, and it immediately devalues anything else they say. That's not to say they're bad people, but It'd be groovy to revive some lingual flavor is all I'm saying.
releasethetides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:31:06 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
because saying gnarly was so intellectual
smoothberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:00 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said lingual flavor, nothing about intelligence. Gnarley comes from surfers/skaters, it's a more authentic culture to me than all these post '93 kids using the aforementioned slang and pretending to be money or art focused. In most experiences I find these people to be talkers, not doers.
releasethetides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
funnily enough, you put all those words in order, and they still mean absolutely nothing
smoothberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what opinions are, I'm not trying to get you to agree with me. It's the internet, I can do that shit here for no reason any nobody cares. It's a great place.
releasethetides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:54 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean your previous comment literally makes no sense
smoothberry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:42 on September 4, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's use some deductive reasoning skills to help you out. Your original retort said you didn't think gnarly was very intelligent slang. My point in my reply was to state that I feel the skate culture, from which that slang originated, is more authentic and 'cool' than the '' fam, lit, bae, etc.. '' I'm assuming you belong to that crowd since you are clearly incapable of basic comprehension skills.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 12:11:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:55:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just call my ass fat?
Scrappy_Larue ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 13:22:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ethnic jokes.
Dean403 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 14:26:38 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking. If you smoke cigarettes your a fucking idiot. I can't event take my friends who smoke seriously. And if you smoke around your kids..... Well, you're a special kind of ignorant.
EmptyCalories ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Optical media. Seriously, don't hand me a CD unless you want me to put my drink on it.
NilbogTroll ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:42 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Misogyny
zombaychick ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:51 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skateboarding and other extreme sports
D_rotic ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:16 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bernie Sanders
Ultimate_Asshole ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 15:14:57 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
White people doing anything that black people made cool.
EDIT: LOL at the pathetic white people down voting me. You don't realize how lame you are! HAHA
kimniels ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:21:35 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon
waterwalker3c2 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:14:07 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pokemon go, beards, brewing your own beer, cross fit, skate boards, mopeds, selfie sticks, bmx bikes, saying "rad", apple products, clubbing, ice bucket challenge, spencers, jordans, myspace, lycos, hotornot, kanye west post kim, mp3s, limewire, napster, ipods, black berry's, MTV, VH1 and soon to be anti-microbial soap
SweetestDisposition ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking/vaping. Only the old people do that shit now, at least where I live. The young kids are all on about juicing and soylent and being healthy and stuff like that.
Cuss_bucket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:49 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know soylent is made of people, right?
SweetestDisposition ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:54 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only the green.
Calkky ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 02:25:23 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The overgrown Oompa Loompa we call Donald J. Trump
PyroSatan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:15 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh FFS you're just salty that he's actually going to beat Hillary
Calkky ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:03 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's always black and white for you Trumpies.
PyroSatan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:40 on September 3, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps you'd explain further than such a vague response?
OnyxIsNowEverywhere ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 12:58:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harambe memes. Stop. It's not funny, its boring and repetitive.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:12:00 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your protest makes it funny. Want it to go away? Ignore it.
OnyxIsNowEverywhere ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:39:12 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it doesn't at all. I'm starting to see how less and less helpful Reddit is becoming for me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:31 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This isnt just reddit. This is everywhere. The more you protest the funnier it is.
OnyxIsNowEverywhere ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Well at this point IDC, my point still semi-ish... Maybe... Stands. Okay fuck it, I hate arguing with you people. (Though I'd hardly call that an argument)
kenwheadon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:39 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But how else am I supposed to know when my dick should be out?
OnyxIsNowEverywhere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:38:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I take it you don't have a girlfriend or sex life...? If not that explains much. But then again I don't either.
kenwheadon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:52 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha :) there needs to be an app for that
OnyxIsNowEverywhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:21 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There needs to be an app for a lot of things, TBH.
imeeme ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:37:55 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Male facial hair.