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[–]CreepyFable 152 points153 points ago

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There were once two boys, Ted and Billy. They both lived happy lives with their respective families. They both attended public school, where they learned about "stranger danger".

Afterward, each boy questioned their parents about "stranger danger".

Ted's parents explained that sometimes people hurt each other, and that sometimes adults even hurt children. They explained that most people who hurt others are sick, and that there are signs that indicate danger, which they enumerated. Ted's parents taught him that most people can be trusted, but that all people should be watched.

Billy's parents explained that you should never talk to strangers, never let them touch you, and that you can only trust the police, your family, and people that Billy's parents say are safe. They instilled in Billy a powerful fear of unfamiliar people and taught him to rely absolutely on his parents' judgement.

One night, the dark ones in the lake awoke after a hundred million years of slumber and rose from the inky depths. They hovered high in the sky, as static as celestial bodies and nearly as bright.

Their impossible light etched the details of their frames deep into the psyches of all who beheld them. The details were many; they left little room for the rational thoughts whose sum we call sanity.

Ted, who understood the sickness of men's minds, recognized that his parents no longer behaved like safe adults. He fled, he hid, and through a mix of cleverness and luck he found one of the only remaining healthy and sane adults. Together, they escaped into the wilderness.

Billy did not recognize the signs of his parents' insanity. He cried out for their protection even as they ripped at his skin with their bare nails.

Eventually, the government's bombs would reduce Billy to ash. Until then, his corpse would bear the confused expression of a boy unable to think for himself because his parents had always thought for him.

[–]LoveGoblin 79 points80 points ago

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There were once two boys, Ted and Billy

And together they went on an excellent adventure.

[–]yodoleehoo 10 points11 points ago

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And together they are.....WILD STALLIONS!!!!!!

[–]to0muchfreetime 33 points34 points ago

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And together they are.....WYLD STALLYNS!!!!!!

FTFY

[–]yodoleehoo 5 points6 points ago

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Oh thanks, It has been a while. Been spending too much time at Waterloo eating Ziggy Piggies.

[–]xelf 1 point2 points ago

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[–]bernardolv 4 points5 points ago

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same thought, i was sad to see the text wasnt about them after all

[–]CreepyFable 18 points19 points ago*

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For years he lurked. A shadow. No... an albatross. A discarded piece of a shameful past. His name, mentioned in passing, often preceded a spiteful chuckle. He was a Stain.

A patch of midnight cut into the trendiest styles, a face unmarred by lines of expression, a body sculpted by a succession of action movies. Lean. Watchful. Intelligent. He was a Raven.

As was his custom, the Stain stood in the alleyway, huddled within an over-sized coat, and watched the Raven walk along the other side of the street. The Raven came here every morning, that vapid bitch on his arm.

For many years the Stain had watched the Raven, his "friend" and "partner", avoid any reference to their time together. On the TV, in chair after chair, he perched and promoted, caw caw, watch me be serious. So. Fucking. Serious.

Why was he so ashamed of laughter? The Stain was once beautiful, a curly-haired, blonde clown. They'd made art together. The art of laughter. Why was that so bad? Why did the Raven leave?

The Stain, he didn't laugh much either these days. He had a new life too. A life filled with the exercise of desperate men. The Stain didn't have a six pack abdomen and a size 32 waist. No, he had real strength. Ugly strength.

The Raven pulled open the cafe door and held it for his woman. She twirled as she crossed the threshold, afraid to take her eyes off of him. Smart girl. He'll fly away.

They'd said it to each other once, in the early morning, drunk on wine and success.

"Love."

The Raven might try to erase his past. Scrub, scrub, and scrub. It wouldn't work. Not on a Stain. It'll never be over. It was time to create a new sort of art together. Just like the old days. Their names writ large, side by side, one last time.

The Stain stepped into the sunlight, checked for traffic, and then jogged toward the cafe. The Raven reached the door, coffee in hand, as the Stain stepped onto the curb. They both took two more steps, then froze, staring at each other.

"Alex?" The Raven said, blinking against the sun. "Is that you, man?"

"Party time," the Stain replied, pulling the pistol from his coat. He pointed at the girl, then the Raven. Twice flicked the finger of God. Someone screamed. A car peeled away. Mocha and espresso ran together along the cracks in the sidewalk. The Stain dropped to his knees.

"Excellent," he sobbed before turning the gun on himself.

[–]takatori 0 points1 point ago

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Bill and Ted's Demonic Adventure?

[–]KBPrinceO 5 points6 points ago

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Nice, please do more.

[–]RockKillsKid 1 point2 points ago

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This is a novelty account properly done. Assuming he sticks with it and doesn't overreach, I see potential here.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Ted, who understood the sickness of men's minds, recognized that his parents no longer behaved like safe adults. He fled, he hid, and through a mix of cleverness and luck he found one of the only remaining healthy and sane adults. Together, they escaped into the wilderness.

Billy did not recognize the signs of his parents' insanity. He cried out for their protection even as they ripped at his skin with their bare nails.

Billy cried out to Ted that the woods they were venturing into were dreadful and consumed him with a sense of fear much deeper than the crazed look in his parent's eyes filled him with.

Ted, turning to the boy and slowing his pace, could only respond with the truth. "You think you're scared, Billy? I have to walk out of these woods alone! Cthulhu fhtagn!"

FTFY ... this is what I was expecting anyway.

[–]CreepyFable 78 points79 points ago

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Once upon a time, a novelist, a screen writer, and a director had a meeting at a popular downtown restaurant. The novelist's most successful book would soon be a movie.

"Listen, guys," the novelist said. "This is gonna sound... however it's gonna sound. I wrote this book as an answer to a cultural question. The plot, the characters, none of it's coincidental. It's meant to make a unified point."

The screen writer nodded. "No one's taking that away from you, here, buddy. I just feel like my ending has, you know, a twist. It really pops, grabs the audience by the balls and squeezes, you know."

The novelist sighed. "Honestly? Your ending is probably more entertaining. But with your ending, the story no longer answers the same question. It defeats the whole point of the work."

"Yeah, but people go to the movies to be-"

The director raised a hand, silencing the screen writer. "No, he's right. We should keep the original ending. The story doesn't need a sharper twist at the end. Your ending is better, but it's not the ending to this story."

"Are you sure?" The screen writer said.

"Oh yes," the director said. "Bad things happen to writers who obsess about story devices like plot twists. Before you know it, you lose track of why you're writing in the first place. Everything becomes flat and contrived."

The novelist nodded. "That sort of obsession turns talented young writers into tone-deaf old hacks. Your craft abandons you and you end up in some sort of existential hell."

Across the restaurant, an eavesdropping M. Night Shyamalan stared down into his soup and shed a single tear.

"What's wrong, papa?" his daughters cried.

"SHUT UP AND EAT YOUR SOUP BEFORE I FUCK YOU WITH IT!" Shyamalan yelled.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Creepy fable ending is creepy.

[–]die_troller 5 points6 points ago

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You are one talented sonovuabitch. Upvoted and friended

[–]Anonymo 2 points3 points ago

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[Directed by Clint Eastwood]

[–]ArJooDeJew 5 points6 points ago

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[Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.]

[–]nabokovian 0 points1 point ago

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this is absolutely amazing. do you have a compilation of shorts like this posted on the web, besides reddit? it'd be a pleasure to read through them.

[–]childlover 0 points1 point ago

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It's ok Ted, you're safe with me. Let's run into that dark forest over there, no one will find us there.

[–]michaeljonesbird 0 points1 point ago

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Phenomenal novelty account.

[–]Radica1Faith 0 points1 point ago

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So basically the plot of Chicken Run

[–]Rabid_Llama8 40 points41 points ago

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I play Arkham Horror and D&D with a couple that has a 3 year old kid that will, on occasion, run around the house with his hands over his mouth like little tentacles making the WoW Murloc sound going "I'm Cthulu!" It's pretty epic.

[–]askheidi 40 points41 points ago

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When I have a kid, he will only learn mythological animal sounds.

"What does does a murloc make?" "mrrggllllrrr."

What sound does a hypogriff make? "Rwargl!"

"What sound does a Sphinx make?" "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?"

[–]ruutanansissi 6 points7 points ago

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I think it's "hippogriff".

[–]askheidi 4 points5 points ago

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I've seen lots of different spellings. Unfortunately, this mythical creature wasn't in my dictionary.

[–]Poromenos 3 points4 points ago

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"Hypo-" = "under". "Hippo-" = "horse". Is it an undergriffin or a horse-griffin?

[–]askheidi 2 points3 points ago

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I don't know, the hippogriffs in Harry Potter certainly seemed like they were kinda shady.

[–]Sidzilla 0 points1 point ago

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On the Amazon the hypodermics howl and sting Zodiacs on the wing.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Are you preparing your kid for that special school which will send him an invitation on his 11th birthday?

[–]amoisaurusrex 1 point2 points ago

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mmm murlocs <3

[–]BugeyeContinuum 1 point2 points ago

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"What sound does a troll make ?" "I feel ya mon"

"So trolls are Jamaicans ?" "Pretty much."

[–]markatto 0 points1 point ago

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Whaddaya mean what kinda accent is dis? It's a TROLL accent! I swear, jamaican me crazy!

[–]MoonPoint 3 points4 points ago

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I do not breathe, but I run and jump.
I do not eat, but I swim and stretch.
I do not drink, but I sleep and stand.
I do not think, but I grow and play.
I do not see, but you see me every day.

Answer

[–]vventurius 1 point2 points ago

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a ninja?

[–]MoonPoint 0 points1 point ago

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No, try this one:

Thirty white horses on a red hill
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.

[–]herpasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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Some kind of fucking mutant robo-dog, thats what!

[–]LoveGoblin 0 points1 point ago*

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He's removed the video of it from YouTube, but Gabe at Penny Arcade did exactly this with his son.

Edit: Blog link. Holy shit that was four years ago?

[–]askheidi 0 points1 point ago

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I recall this, but he taught his son real animals, as well and I seem to remember murloc being the only mythical/fictional creature in there. I want ALL mythical creatures and none of those sheeps and cows that most kids learn.

[–]LoveGoblin 2 points3 points ago

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The problem with Gabe isn't that he lies - that would be too easy - it's that he mixes lies with truth.

[–]mkrfctr 0 points1 point ago

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Video has been removed by user.

[–]LoveGoblin 0 points1 point ago

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He's removed the video of it from YouTube

[–]mkrfctr 3 points4 points ago

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lol, i was like, "d'oh thanks for repeating exactly what I just said, but in different words, you dope."

then I realized it was me.

I need a hug.

[–]wubwub 1 point2 points ago

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You must get a video of this and post it!

[–]JadedArtsGrad 0 points1 point ago

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Ctchulu looks a lot like the flying spaghetti monster.

[–]lifesundeath -1 points0 points ago

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Arkham horror....ugh worst board game ever.

[–]thefamousmoe 19 points20 points ago

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when i first started frequenting chat rooms i thought i was talking to this chick but then she sent me a webcam invitation and it was just some dude jerking off. that was the day i lost my internet innocence.

[–]herpasaurus 8 points9 points ago

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I'd like to think of it as losing your internet virginity. Losing your innocence is being tricked into a goatse.

[–]chokie_roberts 0 points1 point ago

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Does that still happen?

[–]herpasaurus 1 point2 points ago

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More often than any of us would like to imagine.

[–]User38691 7 points8 points ago

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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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My mouse is hovering over that link. It's the same sort of feeling as when you're standing at the edge of the grand canyon, and a little part of your brain is saying 'jump!'

[–]Mr_A 2 points3 points ago

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I did. I have no regrets.

[–]herpasaurus 0 points1 point ago

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Considering the title of the post they'd be idiots to.

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point ago

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OH MY GOD THE HORRORS THE HORRORS!

[–]tso 1 point2 points ago

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or it could be a chick that had the computer set up to play a video as if it was a webcam feed. Cant say for sure these days.

[–]gipp 28 points29 points ago

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Amusing, but the submission title+background image kinda ruins the punchline

[–]Rubin0 2 points3 points ago

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Nonsense. If anything, it needs MORE punchline in the title and background.

[–]LoveGoblin 15 points16 points ago

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Yeah. And the "holy fucking shit" needs to go.

[–]mrallen86 23 points24 points ago

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But that was my favorite part!

[–]ArJooDeJew 10 points11 points ago

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I kinda liked the "holy fucking shit"

[–]thephotoman 10 points11 points ago

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The first god I will teach my children about is not my God, but Cthulhu. They must be warned.

[–]KBPrinceO 8 points9 points ago

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You will need a copy of Baby's First Mythos then, won't you?

[–]beast_in_black 6 points7 points ago

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On the Internet, nobody knows you're an elder god.

[–]shub-niggurath 1 point2 points ago

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As one of the lesser known Great Old Ones, I can definitely say that this is the truth.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Hey, weren't you in Quake ?

[–]mincer 0 points1 point ago

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I remember telefragging her there.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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he probably give the best cunninglinguis ever.

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[–]altf3 0 points1 point ago

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I think he's trying to say that the author of this was a cunning linguist.

[–]bonaducci 5 points6 points ago

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and introducing the newest cast member of Dating in the Dark; Cthulu! So tell us Tiffany, What did you think of your Date in the Dark? Well, I liked how he was very attentive. He kept hugging me and telling me how he wanted to become a part of my dimension, which was reeeally sweet. *But** He kind of smelled like sulfur and brimestone. Thats a turn off!*

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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You can't apply modern Earthly smells to the scent of the Old Ones.

[–]ChaiOnLife 2 points3 points ago

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It's Old spice. Look at me I am an Elder God, now look at your man, now back to me. not every man can be an Elder God but now thanks to OldSpice any man can smell like one. Made with sulfur and brimstone and not a sliver of sanity. Now look back to me the man your man can smell like. I'm Cthulhu fhtagn!!

[–]wonderfuldog -1 points0 points ago

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Rule 34.

No, I don't want to see whatever you Google.

[–]Luminaire 4 points5 points ago

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Cthulhu gets a bad rap. He really just wants a friend!

[–]bithead 4 points5 points ago

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IT WAS MOTHERFUCKING CTHULHU.

Could have been worse. Could have been motherfucking Ctheney.

[–]OnkelOnd 4 points5 points ago

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[–]itsnotlupus 0 points1 point ago

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TEACH THE CONTROVERfthlaghan kr'glui whgla ya! ya!

[–]RaRRaR52 2 points3 points ago

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I'm confused is this like some sick Japaneses thing?

[–]knellotron 2 points3 points ago

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I'm upvoting this so redditors more clever than I may mock you. Remain strong, good lad.

[–]wonderfuldog 1 point2 points ago

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[–]arsmorendi 2 points3 points ago

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na'ar! r'leah!

[–]3unknown3 0 points1 point ago

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ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

[–]AQUA2 3 points4 points ago

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Why must you all hate on Zoidberg?

[–]Mr_A 1 point2 points ago

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YOU ALL HAVE ZOIDBERG!

[–]2ply 1 point2 points ago

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i love this almost as much as stross's fuller memorandum!

[–]RenegadeGeophysicist 1 point2 points ago

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Ahhh, I stayed up til 0230 reading that on tuesday. I think Jennifer Morgue was more fun tho, if only because Fuller Memorandum has such a similar plot to Concrete Cows.

[–]2ply 0 points1 point ago

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i agree.

[–]SpaceApe 1 point2 points ago

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[–]krowface 1 point2 points ago

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I dunno. She said "I party til I black out n I fuck til I bleed."

She seems legit.

[–]mitigateaccomp 1 point2 points ago

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A couple years back my friends set me up on a blind date. I got into my best outfit, did my hair, smelled all pretty. I got to the restaurant early, had flowers and chocolate waiting. When she finally shows up, bam, MOTHER FUCKING CTHULHU!

[–]radix89 1 point2 points ago

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At first I thought it was a joke. Then for a second I thought it was serious. Then I thought it was a joke. Then I realized I had been mind fucked by cthulhu yet again.

[–]noseeme 1 point2 points ago

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Cthulhu just wants to be loved. :'(

[–]intothelionsden 0 points1 point ago

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anyone know where we can find a plush stuffed Cthulhu?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/plush_cthulhu.html

I bought one of these for a girlfriend about five years ago. It didn't work out, but the plush Cthulhu was awesome and I was tempted to fist fight her for it when we broke up, but it was a gift after all.

[–]zdogcypher 0 points1 point ago

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Some more good advice: "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

[–]cst 0 points1 point ago

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Don't trust anyone.

[–]davidreiss666 0 points1 point ago

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Fuck. You guys are on to me.

[–]rocktopotomus 0 points1 point ago

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i'll just leave this here

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I wonder how many Cthulhu fans have actually read Call of Cthulhu. It's only like 20 pages.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty much none. I dated a girl (bought her a cthulhu plushie) who was all like "Yeeee Cthulhu! Eeeee!" how spooky girls do, but she'd never read any Lovecraft in her life. I actually offered her my collection of Lovecraft but she never bothered. It was all, "eee tentacles! eee spooky things!" never "eee, reading!"

[–]xenucide 1 point2 points ago

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I suppose it depends on if you're a fan of Lovecraft or Cthulhu. If you like Lovecraft, there's a pretty good chance you've read a story or two at least. If you're a fan of Cthulhu then you probably just think elder gods look adorable in a stuffed chibi size. Which, admittedly, they do.

[–]Leatardo_Duh_Vinchi 0 points1 point ago

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and never yank on Cthulhu's udders. Unless you enjoy milk of the dammed.

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[–]gmpalmer 0 points1 point ago

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Why vote for a lesser evil?

[–]dtriana 0 points1 point ago

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I endorse this message.

[–]redwich 0 points1 point ago

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i'm living with a cthulhu...he stole my money and bought beer with it

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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One "fuck" too many, ya dope.

[–]4erlik 0 points1 point ago

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Where is MrOhai when you need him? :P

[–]LucasKane 0 points1 point ago

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mmofan eh...

[–]HungryHungryHobos 0 points1 point ago

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I met my ex-wife online. She turned out to be very untrustworthy.

[–]derpage 0 points1 point ago

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That's not funny, my sister died that way

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You know, these days meeting people you met on the internet is really not all that dangerous. Voice confirm, bring pepperspray, meet somewhere public, and leave if they aren't who they claimed to be.

[–]SLNH 0 points1 point ago

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/Rolls a Sanity Check. You lose 1d10 Sanity Points.

[–]KBPrinceO 0 points1 point ago

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r/Lovecraft

You DO know who Lovecraft is, right?

[–]amazing_squirrel -2 points-1 points ago

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Get your ass to mars!