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[–]zuptrack 675 points676 points ago

The grass is equally green on both sides of the fence when he is climbing over it. So, live life on the edge?

[–]Torus2112 366 points367 points ago

Always sit on the fence as long as possible.

[–]averagejoeee 87 points88 points ago

"the trick is to do it with post in your mouth" Dwight schrute

[–]here_for_the_lols 18 points19 points ago

amen.

[–]CoachSnigduh 10 points11 points ago

I say sit on the fence and ask each side why.

[–]NagisaK 16 points17 points ago

Canadians!

[–]Torus2112 12 points13 points ago

Take a bow for this man; for I am, no shit, Canadian.

[–]NagisaK 9 points10 points ago

We Canadians always sit on the fence, one of many things that I learned from my ESL teacher.

[–]shutupjoey 0 points1 point ago

Just like the cats.

[–]thjoki 42 points43 points ago

on the fence you don't have grass at all

[–]zuptrack 34 points35 points ago

Depends on the lenght of your legs and the height of the fence.

[–]essenceoferlenmeyer 35 points36 points ago

Oh God, my testicles!

[–]mr-peabody 20 points21 points ago

'taint so bad.

[–]Wargall 5 points6 points ago

Starting a pun thread? That's ballsy.

[–]MrPcGuru 9 points10 points ago

No

[–]oracular_spectacular 3 points4 points ago

so many variables

[–]InterstellarPancake 16 points17 points ago

I think the point here is that the world greys out around him.

It's the guy with this worthless dry personality that sucks the life out of life.

[–]drgnworshiper 10 points11 points ago

Water the grass

[–]db0255 1 point2 points ago

By peeing, right? But which side?

[–]asshatnowhere 8 points9 points ago

holy shit.... you have found the answer to life!

[–]anddup 5 points6 points ago

We're not free until we're all equal. Tear down the fence.

[–]IAMGodAMA 6 points7 points ago

The problem is, if you tear down the fence all the grass dies, because communism.

[–]Kalivha 1 point2 points ago

I'd very much appreciate different immigration policies, though (which would remove one kind of, sometimes very literal, fence). I tend to avoid staying in a place long enough to notice the grass isn't green anymore (within limits of how much time I have to spend in some places to actually have a career). Having to deal with visas is a pain; I'd quite like to move to South Korea next year, but I'm not gonna get ESL certificates just for that.

[–]MpegEVIL 0 points1 point ago

I guess so, that seems about right.

[–]aboojoo 1 point2 points ago

Equally green or equally grey?

[–]x_Steve 0 points1 point ago

You could but it would be a pain in the ass.

[–]Measton42 0 points1 point ago

I hope you know this is probably the best bit of advice on reddit to date.

[–]BoringUsername1 -1 points0 points ago

So do I vote for the giant douche or the turd sandwich?

[–]SquidAttack 0 points1 point ago

Fuck the edge.knock that fence down!

[–]Magnora 1 point2 points ago

So, stop caring if the grass is green and just enjoy whatever color it happens to be.

[–]Asanokyo 0 points1 point ago

The grass isn't the same on both sides though. If you cover the guy up and just look at the grass you can see the change happen.

[–]deadbydesign 0 points1 point ago

This is not an optical illusion. If you place your hand in the middle, and not allow the man's position to manipulate your mind, then you will realize that both sides turn from green to gray.

[–]Peregrine7 0 points1 point ago

Wreck the fence with a hammer! Live life in a larger, greener field!

[–]GreatGreen286 195 points196 points ago

As someone is colorblind i'm wondering if this is supposed to say the grass is always greener on the otherside, or climbing fences is fun.

[–]KAMalosh 127 points128 points ago

Definitely the latter. Never stop climbing fences.

[–]zuptrack 67 points68 points ago

Parkour!

[–]McBurger 20 points21 points ago

hardcore parkour!

[–]cymbalxirie290 0 points1 point ago

[–]ImaNarwhal -5 points-4 points ago

guice chek out ma 1337 parker!11!!!

climbs over fence

[–]ThisNameIsOriginal 3 points4 points ago

You're mixing stereotypes

[–]ImaNarwhal 2 points3 points ago

well shit.

[–]RommelTJ 3 points4 points ago

This is the motto of the Mexican migrant. I can say this because I am Mexican.

[–]therestruth 2 points3 points ago

Or use a ladder.

[–]mweep 14 points15 points ago

So how do you know which links you've clicked already?

[–]pythonpoole 17 points18 points ago

This is actually a common problem for people who are colorblind (specifically for those who cannot distinguish blue from purple).

The Reddit Enhancement Suite now includes features specifically for colorblind users which, for example, change link colors in CSS page styles to make regular and visited links more easily distinguishable. The colorblind subreddit also has a custom style which makes normal links a blue sort of color and visited links a reddish color (instead of purple).

Note there are several different types of colorblindness. Being colorblind doesn't mean you only see black and white, it simply means that the person may have deficiency in sensitivity to certain colors or you may be unable to distinguish certain colors (such as red and green) from each other. At the same time, perception of other colors such a blue may be unaffected. As as side note, I believe some types of colorblindness can also make it more difficult to distinguish similar shades of the same color like in OP's GIF.

[–]mysticrudnin 2 points3 points ago

it might not matter

in any case you can very easily change the link color in any modern browser (where modern is basically anything in the last 10 years)

[–]nitefang 0 points1 point ago

You can change the settings in your web browser to display links you have gone to be a very different color. I tried making all links I visited a super bright green once but it was too hard to get used to.

[–]here_for_the_lols 0 points1 point ago

Its black and white man, it's sort of a PA about getting exercise wherever you can.

[–]DCBizzle 2 points3 points ago

Just FYI since no one has really given you an answer, the other side of the fences grass is green while the grass on the side the man stands on is dull and gray. Whenever he hops the fence the shade of green moves to the other side so he tries to get to the green again, loop.

[–]ObligitoryPuzzleRoom 84 points85 points ago

Always been a fan of this life summing gif, personally.

[–]prose-before-hoes 31 points32 points ago

Why is he so angry?

[–]FrogDie 39 points40 points ago

It's a race and he's not angry, he's just motivated and determined.

[–]Grabowerful 2 points3 points ago

Life is short.

[–]callmeWia 16 points17 points ago

Can someone slow it down a bit? It looks very interesting, but it's a bit too fast.

[–]sawu 44 points45 points ago

I can't tell if you're actually asking for it to be slowed down or making a sly joke about life... It just fits too well.

[–]DCBizzle 13 points14 points ago

Deep, man. So deep.

[–]callmeWia 4 points5 points ago

It goes both ways. :P

[–]kdpha 12 points13 points ago

If that's a legit request, http://i.imgur.com/jGVOF.gif

[–]callmeWia 9 points10 points ago

On behalf of everyone who wants a clearer view, thank you.

[–]falousco[!] 11 points12 points ago

I... think that's kinda the point. Life passes by quicker than you can ever imagine. Your life isn't a rehearsal, this is the only chance you have to do everything you've ever wanted, or you will spend your last moments on your deathbed riddled with regrets and in the knowledge that your life was in your hands, but you were too ignorant to realise how little time you have control of it for, before your atoms inexplicably separate in death and leave to serve another purpose. You were lucky enough for the atoms that compose of your body to come together in this extraordinarily complex and rare manner to allow you to fulfill whatever purpose you see fit for your life. The sad thing is that the majority of people take life for granted and never understand their purpose in life or what they really want as they simply don't put thought into it, and maybe think that 'their dreams will come later when they have time' or any number of reasons. These people reach death, full of regret and finally realising how long they have let their dreams gather over time and how now it is too late for them to do what they wish in life. The people who realise how short and precious life is, and how incredibly lucky they are to be simply living and breathing at this moment are the ones who go after their dreams. They spend their last moments in a content state, recalling all the great things they experienced in their short lifetime and proud of themselves for everything they have done.

Who do you want to be?

[–]emu420 3 points4 points ago

Wow, that's very moving. Here's a list of common deathbed regrets, which personally I take to heart more than most advice, because these people have been around the longest and have had the most time to reflect on how their life played out.

[–]VoiceRecognition 0 points1 point ago

Thanks for this.

It's giving me the extra bit of perspective I needed today.

[–]usernamemadetoday 0 points1 point ago

I read in another article that something people regret is not spending enough time with their parents

[–]Wiskie 2 points3 points ago

What the hell is going on when his face turns orange after he gets old? He looks happy in that part but I don't understand why.

[–]fallinginholes 4 points5 points ago

He's drunk, so his face is red.

[–]ObligitoryPuzzleRoom 1 point2 points ago

That would be drunkenness.

[–]GingerBeardMann 24 points25 points ago

I watched this way too long waiting for him to get a job, get married, have a kid, then die.

[–]Residue 10 points11 points ago

In this economy? Meh.

[–]novicebater 160 points161 points ago

here's a secret to life:

The grass is greenest where you water it.

[–]RedZaturn 22 points23 points ago

Brilliant. Can I quote you in my next english essay?

[–]novicebater 9 points10 points ago

well I'm paraphrasing something I heard somewhere, but you have my blessing to do anything you want.

[–]snickles19 12 points13 points ago

A rap song

[–]Berdiie 8 points9 points ago

A Justin Bieber song, "As Long As You Love Me."

[–]McBurger 4 points5 points ago

Isn't that like, a Backstreet Boys or something?

I don't care who you are,

Where you're from,

What you did,

As long as you love me!

edit: maybe it was nsync.

[–]Berdiie 1 point2 points ago

It might be, but it's also Justin Bieber's latest chart topper. It sounds like his voice changed with puberty so he's lower pitched.

[–]DCBizzle 3 points4 points ago

The kids 18, he finally hit puberty?

[–]offconstantly 10 points11 points ago

Justin Beiber is a rapper?

[–]phejster 7 points8 points ago

It's actually Big Sean who says that line. It just happens to be a Beiber song.

[–]lllunchbox 1 point2 points ago

Big Sean said it, and he is a rapper.

[–]Panthertron 0 points1 point ago

but I'm not a rapper.

[–]Ptothetwo -1 points0 points ago

Apparently it's by someone called Neil Barringham.

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[–]phejster 0 points1 point ago

He's quoting Big Sean - who's in the Justin Bieber song you're thinking of, but Bieber didn't actually say this.

[–]RedZaturn 1 point2 points ago

Ohgodwhy.jpeg

[–]offconstantly 83 points84 points ago

Subtlety quoting a Justin Beiber song and getting a hilarious amount of upvotes.

Love it. Take that hivemind.

[–]Battletooth 18 points19 points ago

And it's the worst part of the entire song. That's the part where it's just kind of talking fast with no real rhyming or rhythm. Kind of like, "Let's throw this line in there randomly about the grass is not always greener. Let's not worry about making it fit in with the rest of the song though."

I mean... I never listen to Justin Bieber songs. He's so gay. I never even heard the song in question. Ever.

Edit: Autocorrect hates my far fingers.

[–]Gr8WhiteGrammarNazi 12 points13 points ago

Do your near fingers suffer from the same prejudice?

[–]Battletooth 5 points6 points ago

-sigh-

Actually, my near (This almost said bear, but I won't let any typos happen in this comment!) fingers are actually loved by autocorrect. It's just my cursed far fingers that are truly hated.

[–]CuzinVinny 0 points1 point ago

which JB song actually says the grass is greenest when you water it?

[–]offconstantly 0 points1 point ago

I believe it's called "As Long as You Love Me."

Objectively, his part is not bad. The part that includes this line is pretty terrible.

[–]be_mindful 7 points8 points ago

That is awesome.

[–]bigbear816 1 point2 points ago

Didn't Bobby Frost say that the grass in every possible yard that you can exist in are all an equivalent green in "The Road Not Taken?"

Edit: I misread this as saying "the grass is greenest where you're at." I'll just leave this here and wallow in my shameful off topic ness.

[–]GreatLookingGuy 0 points1 point ago

Robert Frost didn't say that all choices are equal, he said that it isn't worth regretting something that it is too late to change.

[–]spock1959 28 points29 points ago

What I get out of this is that everyone should stay on the fence.

[–]Annealed 37 points38 points ago

You kill the grass no matter where you are?

[–]friday6700 45 points46 points ago

He needs to stay the fuck off my lawn.

[–]McBurger 12 points13 points ago

And also stay off my WLAN. I need this bandwidth.

[–]Uhrschnur -3 points-2 points ago

in germn "grass" is dope... so yes :3

[–]HeyWhatWasMyPassword 3 points4 points ago

I thought grass was greener where you water it the most. Even if you have to deal with fertilizer, hard work and other shit.

[–]hienvo12 7 points8 points ago

someone once told me the grass was much greener. on the other side

[–]Baege 13 points14 points ago

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me, I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.

[–]skakruk 3 points4 points ago

Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas.

[–]kharmakazy 3 points4 points ago

I said Yep. What a concept. I could use a little fuel myself.

[–]Notacleverredditor 3 points4 points ago

And we could aaallllll use a little chaaaaaange!

[–]millybartin 0 points1 point ago

And now I'm listening to smash mouth.

[–]DCBizzle 1 point2 points ago

And we could all use a little change.

[–]conrad98 3 points4 points ago

and i paid a visit, but it's possible I missed it. It seemed different, yet exactly the same.

[–]Sparke28 -1 points0 points ago

I wish I didn't get this reference.

[–]Tb5 0 points1 point ago

looks like Napoleon Dynamite... when he looks up i hear 'gosh'

[–]Airazz 0 points1 point ago

Grass is not greener on the other side. It's greener on that side which you water.

[–]XadeSuper 0 points1 point ago

The guy looks like a younger version of Hank Hill.

[–]Shadowstep33 0 points1 point ago

This sums up about 90% of my break ups

[–]E-Squid 0 points1 point ago

Only if you're someone who hasn't learned to find contentment in what you have.

[–]cinnabartourguide 3 points4 points ago

Dammit, Bobby!

[–]matt01ss 0 points1 point ago

Clever

[–]KningKonor -3 points-2 points ago

Girl.

[–]Curtor 0 points1 point ago

I would be impressed if it was an optical illusion and the grass was not actually changing color when he climbed over the fence.

[–]Accipehoc -1 points0 points ago

Too true :\

[–]Davidking1975 1 point2 points ago

Anyone else automatically thought of Hank Hill when they saw this.

[–]AQUA2 -1 points0 points ago

Yes.

Someone make a propane joke. And it had better make me laugh.

[–]Slayergnome -1 points0 points ago

Sad life.

[–]MpegEVIL -1 points0 points ago

The grass is always greener if you install artificial turf.

[–]ConstructorTrurl -1 points0 points ago

Always stay positive, kids!

[–]devils0508 -1 points0 points ago

So I should destroy the fence and see what happens?

[–]EricClipperton -1 points0 points ago

Reminds me of that Tom Robbins quote from Still Life with Woodpecker:
"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love."

[–]triplea20x -1 points0 points ago

Any one else have the King of the Hill theme Stuck in their head?

[–]zuptrack -1 points0 points ago

I would like to hear OPs opinion on this.

[–]roy_cropper -1 points0 points ago

Look after your grass son...

[–]A_British_Gentleman -1 points0 points ago

This is exactly how I feel when creating characters in MMO's

[–]clinteastwood1990 -1 points0 points ago

the lunatic is on the grass!

[–]OlivettiFourtyFour -1 points0 points ago

Every time he looks around I imagine a Hank Hill-esque "Ghad-dhammit!"

[–]TIffanySF -1 points0 points ago

i kept watching it cause i wasn't sure when the ending would come up

[–]celestial_wombat -1 points0 points ago

the key is to not keep climbing over the same fence

[–]kharmakazy -1 points0 points ago

This is why I prefer astroturf.

[–]Dvdrummer360 -1 points0 points ago

That spider and the end scared the shit out of me!

[–]someguy945 -1 points0 points ago

[–]Gankstar -1 points0 points ago

I honestly think I may be the only person in the world who doesnt do this. I understand it. I see it. I'm not bothered one bit by how green someone else grass is. Fuck, im even happy for them if they are doing well with whatever it is. I'd rather be around people with greener grass than I.

[–]RommelTJ -1 points0 points ago

The file extension is ".jpg" yet this is a gif. Are you a wizard?

[–]lurker_becomes_lurkd -1 points0 points ago

The grass is only greener because it's fertilized with bullshit.

[–]MultiMegaGus -1 points0 points ago

Anyone else think it was Napoleon dynamite at first?

[–]stlnthngs -1 points0 points ago

If he stopped standing there and turned on the sprinklers maybe his grass would stay green :)

[–]Schwarzwind -1 points0 points ago

'The journey is where true appreciation can be found, not the destination.'

[–]sgvprelude -1 points0 points ago

Does this gif ever stop?

[–]heybrotherrr -1 points0 points ago

This was just posted, like 2 days ago!!! Wtf Reddit?!?

[–]Shway1000000 -1 points0 points ago

We don't want what we have and we don't have what we want.

[–]i_hid_the_bodies -1 points0 points ago

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence....mainly because it is fertilized with bullshit

[–]Calibas -1 points0 points ago

The grass is always greener on the other side, until you get there and you're the one that has to mow it.

[–]sinisterlefty -1 points0 points ago

And guys who are color blind say fuck you.

[–]idontcareaboutnames -1 points0 points ago

Have his balls get cought on the fence an that's life

[–]MN_Se7en -1 points0 points ago

Being content with what you have leads you to a dull boring life.

[–]captianbob -1 points0 points ago

Sometimes more purple too

[–]absolute_panic 0 points1 point ago

TIL: whichever side of the fence you are on, that side sucks because you are on it.

[–]Nocturne501 -1 points0 points ago

Perfect. I could watch that shit for a while.

[–]breezyent -1 points0 points ago

the grass is greener where you water it

[–]Tmeesseman -1 points0 points ago

The grass is greener over the septic tank too.

[–]nitefang -1 points0 points ago

Knock down the fence.

[–]stealthosaurus -1 points0 points ago

I love this.

[–]kHartos -1 points0 points ago

Because where ever you go. There you are.

[–]MissSonnenschein -1 points0 points ago

FUCK THAT FENCE. TEAR IT DOWN. EVERYTHING IS YOURS.

[–]Joe0793 -1 points0 points ago

But... that image is a jpg, you can't do that...

[–]You_Better_Smile -1 points0 points ago

Someone once told me the grass is much greener on the other side.

[–]jabbaj7 -1 points0 points ago

King of the Hill

[–]Waaaghkopp -1 points0 points ago

Oh my god, today (or yesterday... however) at the pub we have been talking exactly about this topic! :O

[–]Nutsowiseguy -1 points0 points ago

damn you, economics class

[–]SumthingStupid -1 points0 points ago

You should try to shower every once in a while

[–]rarededilerore 0 points1 point ago

Isn’t this Google SketchUp?

[–]thegregorylee 0 points1 point ago

The grass is always greener, where you water it.

[–]seafoxx 0 points1 point ago

The trick is to hang out on the fence.

[–]crackerplz 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of changing lanes on the highway. Always the wrong lane!!!!

[–]pyro357 0 points1 point ago

I'm colorblind, what's going on in this gif?

[–]fetusinmytummy 0 points1 point ago

i have never seen a more true gif.

[–]court101 0 points1 point ago

you forgot the part where everyone shits on him and he dies alone and in debt.

[–]Thimble 0 points1 point ago

Learn to like the grey grass.

[–]TheDarkKnightX 0 points1 point ago

I'm color blind. It took me about five minutes to realize what the hell was going on there.

[–]WIDE_OPEN_BEAVERS 0 points1 point ago

On a wall in my neighborhood once - "the grass is just green"

[–]AcolyteRB3 0 points1 point ago

Unless you're in Denmark. The grass is greener on both sides.

[–]Iamgoingtooffendyou 0 points1 point ago

You left out the anal raping.

[–]frikitariqi 0 points1 point ago

this made me think about my life and all the decisions i have made thus far.

[–]RageFace_Bacon 0 points1 point ago

I'd break the fucking fence

[–]bestg0d -1 points0 points ago

If he'd fallen on his balls while climbing over the fence it would've been more appropriate.

[–]FinestManInTheLand 1 point2 points ago

When does this gif end? I have been watching it for like a hour now.

[–]catfoodparty -1 points0 points ago

Your side would be as green as the other side if you watered it.

[–]RxDirtNap -1 points0 points ago

The grass is always greener on the side you water it.

[–]jacobstrix 0 points1 point ago

YES! my fav quote.....FTW

[–]knight4646 -1 points0 points ago

"Life hates you"

[–]felixthegreatomlette 1 point2 points ago

"You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting" - Spock

[–]lurker_becomes_lurkd -1 points0 points ago

I love that quote. It is so true.

[–]holyravioli -1 points0 points ago

I believe this depicts life more accurately.

[–]ExpectoPatronum13 -2 points-1 points ago

Accurate. Shit.

[–]JulezM -2 points-1 points ago

Where's the lightning bolt that hits him in the arse the third time he jumps the fence?

[–]frumpi -2 points-1 points ago

the grass is greener where you water it.

[–]hilarioussagittarius -2 points-1 points ago

Accurately reflected in dating site profiles with the statement "I love to travel."

Because of the internal subtext "I am unhappy with where I am."

It has nothing to do with where you are, nor where you go.

[–]Narfle_the_Garthok -1 points0 points ago

The world is an amazing place to see, regardless of where you are. That is why people travel.

"I love to move", would probably apply more to the people you are talking about.

[–]elbruce 0 points1 point ago

The green color of glass is displayed on vertical blades. Therefore, grass viewed from an acute angle will appear "greener" than grass viewed from above, because you're looking more at the sides of the blades and less at them from the direction in which they point. As such, grass which is further away (such as that on the other side of a given fence) will always appear greener than the grass which is closer to you.

[–]PresidentO6ama -2 points-1 points ago

[Insert Romney joke here]

[–]MulderFoxx -2 points-1 points ago

Sara's friend she lost her mind
She left him and made it look sexy now
I fear you won't be far behind
Thinking I'll be the next to leave
I know I might be anxious
But I'm still not crazy

And I don't need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you

I used to be the one you saw
When crying alone to sad songs
But then we go and we hit the wall
When nothing has changed and nothing's wrong
You're not the perfect hand
But I don't hit on nineteen

And I don't need another kind of green to know
I'm on the right side
I'm on the right side with you
With you

So go and drift away from me
Adopt some new philosophy
That doesn't hold the two of us in mind
Move into someone else's place
Stare into some other's eyes
But slowly only come to realize

That you didn't need another kind of green to know
I'm on the right side
You're on the right side
I'm on the right side with you
Oh, I was on the right side
You don't need to lose to know that you had it good
You don't need to lose it to know that you had it good
You don't need to lose it to know that you had it
Know that you had it
Know that you had it
Don't need to lose it to know that you had it good

[–]uglyfatbroketinycock -2 points-1 points ago

So, uh? Fuck White people?