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How I feel when I lob a sick burn across several cubes at the office... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]peter_j_ 75 points76 points ago

It took me a while to understand what on earth this gentleman (OP, not cleese) was talking about.

Lobbing a sick burn across a room sounds revolting.

[–]nskuse79 23 points24 points ago

Please enlighten the rest of us who have run to the comments to no avail!

[–]BricksWereShat 33 points34 points ago

Burn = insult

[–]mrpickles 43 points44 points ago

I thought me meant he farted all over.

[–]djbriandamage 6 points7 points ago

OP meant to say that he uses infected fire to melt ice cubes at his place of business. He's a stinky melter.

[–]peter_j_ 0 points1 point ago

Well I suppose I did work it out, but the first thing I thought of was someone throwing up on themselves. That bit of the skin would burn from the sick, so they rip off the offending sick burn, and throw it across the room. Covering the target in a burnt, bloodied, bevomited chunk of his arm.

Of course he means that he's espousing a particularly hurtful or amusing comment to the detriment of one or some of his colleagues (sick meaning "good", burn meaning "comment given as part of a derisory comeback bringing embarrassment or humiliation on the recipient".

[–]FishPilot 6 points7 points ago

I read it as "how I feel after I lob a stick bum across the cube office..."

I reread it and it still doesn't make sense.

[–]kog 3 points4 points ago

Keming is important.

[–]thedeerpusher 2 points3 points ago

I see what you did there...

[–]guntfuddler -2 points-1 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/BM82a.jpg

[–]friendswithbennies 0 points1 point ago

I once lobbed a sick burn and had to visit the free clinic for some ointment.

[–]Metrollster 0 points1 point ago

I would expect those that use the term "sick burn" also use Yolo and Cray...

[–]mackpack -3 points-2 points ago

Even harder as an MtG player, watching this on my other screen.

[–]Zeldafiend 21 points22 points ago

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[–]soylentcoleslaw 6 points7 points ago

I wave my private parts at your aunties!

[–]anthrax704 7 points8 points ago

I fart in your general direction!

[–]PfhorHunter 1 point2 points ago

Now leave, you tiny-brained wipers of other people's bottoms!

[–]Koozey 0 points1 point ago

What a strange person.

[–]guessthequote 6 points7 points ago

Fetchez la vache.

[–]Poddo 12 points13 points ago

For those looking to the comments for context:

When you nail someone with a witty insult, it is considered a "burn." A "sick burn" is a particularly well crafted insult. I assume by "lobbing a sick burn across several cubes" means that he overheard someone talking a few cubes away, and shouted out a rather hilarious zinger.

[–]adamzep91 17 points18 points ago

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time-ah!

[–]Flyinghogfish 2 points3 points ago

What are you doing in England?!

[–]adamzep91 2 points3 points ago

None of your business!

[–]overtoke 3 points4 points ago

sick burn could take the form of a fart in their general direction

[–]btnels 4 points5 points ago

Just a heads up. If your "lobbing sick burns" across the office, you are also "that guy" at the office.

[–]lulzcopter19 10 points11 points ago

TIL Reddit does not understand bro-speak.

[–]Horny_Troll 4 points5 points ago

Reddit does not understand retarded-speak.

[–]NextName 1 point2 points ago

Then how do people understand you?

[–]lulzcopter19 -2 points-1 points ago

But Sir a "bro" is simply a tragically molded gentleman. Strip away the society which causes the phenomenon of "brah" and you have yourself a perfectly acceptable scholar, bro. Like bros aren't retarded. That just, like, not cool man. We don't come into your place of self-entitled, like hipster bullshit bro and get all up in your face about your glasses man. Every part of society, like, has its own vernacular. Just cuz, like, you are too cool to admit that your a judgmental hipster dude doesn't mean that, like, you have to bring us all down cuz your coffee was all like not fair-trade.

[–]mustardgreens 2 points3 points ago

Here in Canada, the youngsters often say things like "sick burn."

[–]Nomae13 3 points4 points ago

What the fuck is a sick burn?

[–]Definitelyperhaps 11 points12 points ago

An insult of surprising creativity or harshness.

Ex: Your Momma is so fat, when she walked in front of the TV i missed two seasons of 30 rock.

Ohhhh shit, someone call an ambulance, that was a sick burn"

[–]AmazingRealist 3 points4 points ago

I feel confused, people often talk about others being "burned" in the comments. But the people in here act like they've never heard about it

[–]eldog 2 points3 points ago

i think the lobbing of the burn is what is confusing.

[–]ParadisePark -1 points0 points ago

Upvote for title; also you are the son of a silly person.

[–]SomeFokkerTookMyName -1 points0 points ago

Now go taunt them a second time-ah!

[–]benuntu 0 points1 point ago

now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

[–]ILiveInACube 0 points1 point ago

I can relate to this post.

[–]MrFatCactus 1 point2 points ago

The amount of British in this post is overwhelming.

[–]roscius 1 point2 points ago

Cheers, cock.

[–]halfveela 1 point2 points ago

Steaksauce, brah.

[–]Felttrip 1 point2 points ago

I don't want to grow up.

[–]FirstTimeWang 1 point2 points ago

I wish I had a cube.

[–]I_KILL_CHILDREN 1 point2 points ago

This never happens.

[–]jarvispeen 0 points1 point ago

lob a sick burn... i... am getting old.

[–]djbriandamage 2 points3 points ago

or literate

[–]Threedawg 1 point2 points ago

How I feel not working in a cubicle...

[–]r0kud 0 points1 point ago

ahahah "burn". Just like grade school!

ಠ_ಠ

[–]Elshar 0 points1 point ago

Do you know what happens after?

Now you do.

[–]daxattacks 0 points1 point ago

Sick burn? You mean like herpes?

[–]rasmusdf 1 point2 points ago

John Cleese, you magnificent bastard ;-))

[–]_TheFifth_ 0 points1 point ago

Kelso?

[–]UZUMATI-JAMESON 0 points1 point ago

Get down with the sickness

[–]Anaract 1 point2 points ago

what the fuck does that mean

[–]sunkissd4u 1 point2 points ago

This is me, three cubes over from my sworn enemy. No Paperclip, thumb-tack or stapler is safe.

[–]Zebidee 1 point2 points ago

Then you realise you work in a cubical farm, and you do this.

[–]furatail 1 point2 points ago

Lob of sick burn? I had a friend who figured out how to project farts. Some how angled them under the chair. The first person to yell "OMG who farted!" would be 3 people down. It was impossible to tie my friend to the crime.

[–]Xtravity 0 points1 point ago

Take this to /r/reactiongifs

[–]codemunkeh 0 points1 point ago

In the name of national pride I have some bagpipe and drum music on. The combination of the hands tapping and music like this is pretty good.

[–]pantoum 0 points1 point ago

"sick burn" sounds like one of those sulfuric smelling farts

[–]foltan 0 points1 point ago

What are cubes?! Are they like the little office rooms that you often see in American films, like Office Space?

[–]ThreeTwoFlu 0 points1 point ago

Yes.

[–]jubba 0 points1 point ago

translate

[–]MattLevy 0 points1 point ago

FETCHEZ LA VACHE!!

[–]buttonforest 0 points1 point ago

I so rarely laugh aloud at the content here, so I felt the need to let you know, this did it for me.

[–]SkippyTheDog 0 points1 point ago

The fuck is a sick burn? And why are you lobbing it in your office? You use words funny...

[–]negative_v1 0 points1 point ago

What are you, 15? "lob a sick burn"? across cubes? No. Absolutely not.

[–]ENoland8 1 point2 points ago

"You're mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries!"

[–]n1i2e3 0 points1 point ago

I have no idea what you mean but I like this gif. Upvote.

[–]CubedRoot 1 point2 points ago

goddammit I am getting old.. I have no fucking clue what a sick burn is.

[–]SpecialBrownies420 0 points1 point ago

I thought he meant carry a heavy burn (physically) around (like lobbing it around, idk) across several ice cubes while he was at work, baha.

[–]realkalm 0 points1 point ago

Here's some candy. Please don't aim at me when you shoot the place up.

[–]JohnThomasJ 5 points6 points ago

Thanks for the snickers.

[–]SatanIsMyCopilot 0 points1 point ago

I blow my nose at you!

[–]insaneacorn 0 points1 point ago

Yet again... I have to turn to the comments to figure out wtf the OP is talking about.

I am still confused. :(

[–]insaneacorn 3 points4 points ago

I'm assuming an insult... but my first thought was a fart... ಠ_ಠ

[–]Elkkumania 0 points1 point ago

Lobbing a sick burn?

[–]adaramichelle 0 points1 point ago

always upvote for monty python.

[–]Biebal 0 points1 point ago

your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[–]pisspoorpeter -2 points-1 points ago

Fucking bellend, speak the English

[–]Tribbey22 0 points1 point ago

I fart in your general direction, your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.

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