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[–]SomeKindOfOctopus 202 points203 points ago

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I was expecting to see some kid mowing the lawn. I'm pretty sure that's the only reason my parents had me.

[–]zachv 78 points79 points ago

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You forgot about shoveling the driveway in the winter.

[–]benihana 24 points25 points ago

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Didn't have snow in Florida. Just lots of grass.

[–]khamul 37 points38 points ago

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Well then shoveling the grass, work with me here...

[–]klystron 1 point2 points ago

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Weren't you a tax deduction as well?

[–]khamul 0 points1 point ago

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Well, yes.

[–]seekret 0 points1 point ago

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That's a pretty expensive tax deduction.

[–]klystron 0 points1 point ago

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It's a long-running one; 0 - 18 years.

(Your mileage may vary under different tax regimes, and with different kids.)

[–]toastspork 4 points5 points ago*

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The parents of a friend of mine in high school once let slip that they deliberately waited the dozen years to have her younger brother, so that she would be old enough to babysit. Needless to say, that did not go over well with her.

The lesson here, is that once you reveal to your teenage child that you planned for their indentured servitude, however bad things were between you and them, it will only get worse.

[–]MorboKat 0 points1 point ago

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My Dad let slip that he had 3 kids in quick sucession because, as an only child himself, he always wanted siblings who would be his friends.

I am apathetic towards my younger sibling and hate my elder with the cleansing fire of a thousand H-Bombs. I think the lesson is, if you intend something for your children, that is the only thing guaranteed not to happen/not go well.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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I hope my future kids never win the lottery and buy me a jet pack

[–]Terex 0 points1 point ago

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But that sounds sooo 1970s, 80s, etc.

Nowadays we are locked in perennial physical conflict that determines who is the eternal warrior.

[–]EatSleepJeep 22 points23 points ago

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Shoveling snow, too.

[–]dino_soars 9 points10 points ago

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And starting the car in the winter due to their laziness.

[–]gzcl 14 points15 points ago

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And picking up dog shit.

[–]gustoid 6 points7 points ago

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Even though you probably said "can we have a dog... pleeeeeease, I will walk it and everything!"

[–]gzcl 20 points21 points ago

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Damn that "everything" part. I did say that, damn.

[–]seekret 0 points1 point ago

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In my case it was "No, don't get a dog because you work all the time and I'm NOT walking it in the winter!" That was 10 years ago and now we have two dogs...

[–]carinda 6 points7 points ago

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Dishes.

[–]tradjazzbaby 3 points4 points ago

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My parents would say they had kids to do the dishes. I still resent them for it. Scrubbing cast iron and giant stock pots is not easy when you are four feet tall and a perfectionist. It would literally take me hours, and I would have wrinkled hands and be soaked down to my feet. As an adult, I don't fucking wash dishes. I cook, boyfriend washes up.

[–]santa4nt 1 point2 points ago

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In third world countries parents have (or try to have) lots of children precisely because they're much-needed hands in the farm.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I thought it was for the extra body parts.

[–]Scarker 0 points1 point ago

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Checking to make sure there weren't any monsters under their bed.

I was the only one, huh.

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[–]RarneyBubble 35 points36 points ago

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HADOOOOOUKEN!

[–]jamessnow 6 points7 points ago

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Can someone please edit this to include a fireball?

[–]johnflux 7 points8 points ago

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[–]V2Blast 0 points1 point ago

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scroll down to iheartbakon's post.

[–]collinmurphy 24 points25 points ago

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Actually, I think it's a Kamehameha. Yes I am a complete geek :)

[–]Eurynom0s 40 points41 points ago

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Can't be kamehameha because he doesn't spend five minutes acting like he's pushing out a constipated shit first.

[–]BugeyeContinuum 37 points38 points ago

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five episodes

FTFY

[–]mship 6 points7 points ago

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Doesnt five minutes in dragon ball z equal five episodes. I thought everyone knew how time flowed in that show.

[–]ReducedToRubble 10 points11 points ago

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This planet will be destroyed in TEN MINUTES

[–]sinndogg 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah, Namek saga kinda proved that.

[–]b0jangles 18 points19 points ago

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I'll go with Street Fighter over Dragon Ball Z any day. Hadoooooken!

[–]likwidtek 3 points4 points ago

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No, you are a complete youngin. Get off my lawn.

[–]sicgamer 4 points5 points ago

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They were only created two years apart, give the DB lover a break.

[–]iJeff 6 points7 points ago

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The Dragonball manga started 1985, Street Fighter only 1987. I don't think that's your lawn.

[–]likwidtek 0 points1 point ago

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Don't bring logic into this.

[–]rntksi 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, it is a Kamehameha, by the hand motions.

[–]kdellz 2 points3 points ago

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Also same motions as hadouken

[–]melbatoasTX 1 point2 points ago

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TIGER KNEE!!!

(you know you heard sagat's voice)

[–]b__d 1 point2 points ago

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SONIC BOOM

[–]b__d 0 points1 point ago

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Or how one of my childhood friends played that game:

ZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZTZZZT

[–]iheartbakon 69 points70 points ago

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[–]TheHalf 5 points6 points ago

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nice addition =]

[–]Johnny_Blaze -2 points-1 points ago

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this is much better. [FIXED!]

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points ago

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Yesterday I made a slowly opening alien egg pod and a facehugger with my hands and attacked my kids' faces with them. First I'd open up my fingers like the egg pod making squishy sounds and then I'd yell out "face hugger!" and make like a spider with both my hands running at my kids and gently but quickly wrap the legs (my fingers) around the heads for a second, which they loved. (1 year old and 4 year old.) I think I did it at least 30 times while my kids laughed their heads off. Kids are easily entertained. :)

[–]realfinkployd 26 points27 points ago

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I'm sure they are thinking the same about you :)

[–]chaircrow 9 points10 points ago

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Ah the halcyon days of youth, when we don't yet know the origins of "face hugger."

[–]shantm79 29 points30 points ago

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pretty much... yesterday, my 3 year old son and i got light sabers and played for hours. we went hunting for monsters around the house. found one, it's name is mommy.

[–]achilles 7 points8 points ago

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Did you spear it in the midsection repeatedly to make sure it doesn't cause any trouble?

[–]smurfjoe 33 points34 points ago

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Not doctor yet? Hadouken in the face!

[–]shantm79 14 points15 points ago

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not coding next googles? Haduken in the face

[–]greyjay 10 points11 points ago

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Kid just got blasted in the face full force with some heavy qi. Not even old enough to defend himself. Shit's messed up. Shouldn't someone alert the child abuse authorities?

[–]mrmoelester 12 points13 points ago

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Speaking as a stereotypical Asian, I can say from experience that this is a perfectly common and healthy conditioning exercise (haven't you read the Tiger Mom article?). 1pm: repeated hadoken in the face, 2pm: Trigonometry lessons.

[–]the_Freshest 13 points14 points ago

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My mom remarried when I was a little kid so our family grew from me and my brother to include a stepbrother and stepsister. When I was 9 my new parents had a son to "seal the deal/tie the new family together" sort of thing. Well, I was around 14 when DBZ hit big on toonami.

Everyday id get home from school and watched the series religously from the saiyan saga all he way through maijin boo. My little brother was now around 5 years old and we would dragon ball z fight during the episodes: he was named Chi Chi and I was Master GoGo I believe.

I remember flipping him through the air and onto pillows, doing kamehameha's and battling like crazy.

It's a fond memory we both remember to this day. I'm 24 now and he's going on 16. He went from a little karate kid to a lumbering 6'5 and weighing 230 lbs. And we still play fight all the time.

Good memories

[–]papatooth 3 points4 points ago

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could i borrow one and do that. not feeling the 400k the rest of time.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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He was actually abusing his baby using Ch'i.

[–]bobored 2 points3 points ago

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To practice mystical power of kung-fu?

[–]richie_ny 2 points3 points ago

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But he didn't even have a wand!

[–]flukshun 2 points3 points ago

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it's all fun and games until you find your inner ki and release a hadouken

[–]Logan_Jennings 2 points3 points ago

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One of my roommates when he has kids...

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Is it haduken or is it subzero freezeball? :O

[–]Tryingalways 2 points3 points ago

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Lovely.

[–]jfpbookworm 2 points3 points ago

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Nah, I can just get a fainting goat for that.

[–]RubyRhod 2 points3 points ago

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Keep telling yourself that. Excuse me while I do absolutely whatever the fuck I want during the day (weekend), stay out as late as I want boozing and then using my disposable income as I see fit.

Not to mention how much having a kid contributes to pollution and natural resource depletion.

[–]brufleth 8 points9 points ago

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I'm pretty sure you could train a dog to do this.

[–]MorboKat 0 points1 point ago

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[–]MrSketch 0 points1 point ago*

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[–]brufleth 1 point2 points ago

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This is way cuter and way more awesome.

[–]MrSketch 0 points1 point ago

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Well, thank you for the inspiration. I started this project immediately after reading your comment. It only took about 2 minutes to train, but then another 10 to find a place to prop up my cell phone to record an adequate video. My dog is really smart and even trained in agility so teaching her new things is pretty easy, and this will be a fun trick to pull out when friends are over, etc.

[–]breddy 11 points12 points ago

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First time I have upvoted a GIF in ages.

[–]johnflux 6 points7 points ago

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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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I am thoroughly disheartened by the number of people in here who did not immediately recognize this as a street fighter reference.

[–]quantum-mechanic -1 points0 points ago

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The secret password is the verbalization of a hurricane kick.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Well phonetically its like High-taut-sparagat? I have never been so ashamed to admit I am part Japanese.

[–]quantum-mechanic 0 points1 point ago

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I'm impressed. I avoided putting in my spelling "ha tsh tsha tsha da!" /not Japanese

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I really should have googled the real spelling. I have shamed the ancestors!

[–]dxcotre 1 point2 points ago

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Then the dad taunts.

[–]orthogonality 1 point2 points ago

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Tiger father.

[–]toastspork 1 point2 points ago

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Huh. Who knew that qi moved so slowly? If the kid had been more on his toes, he could have pulled a Matrix and ducked it.

[–]emtcj 1 point2 points ago

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Funny...my Mom had her knee replaced a few years back. While she was in the hospital heavily medicated with morphine, every now and then she would sit up in bed and talk and half way through the sentence she'd fall asleep again.

Well my brother and I were there and she was telling us what we need to do when we get back home and she stopped talking and you could tell she fell back asleep sitting up. My brother pointed his finger like a gun and went BANG and perfect timing she fell back without trying to catch herself.

She woke up and said wow I just had a dream I was shot.

Ah good times

[–]bropez 1 point2 points ago

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Goku and Gohan home movies.

[–]kagneokami 1 point2 points ago

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Ha! I thought I was the only who did this! Repeatedly, and with great humor.

[–]OriginalSyn 1 point2 points ago

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This is why you wait for friends and relatives to have kids.

[–]digitalmediamaster 1 point2 points ago

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KKAA MEEE HAAA MEEE HAAAAA

[–]youngceb 1 point2 points ago

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for training in martial arts

[–]fuzzb0y 0 points1 point ago

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The next trick should be "BOOM headshot".

[–]MoonPoint 0 points1 point ago

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"The Force is strong with him."

~ Emperor

[–]ingolemo 0 points1 point ago

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rm ~/.local/share/applications/wine-ex*

[–]hal2000 0 points1 point ago

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That's what I do to my wife, except I fart in my cupped hands and throw it at her. Same effect.

[–]jsmayne -2 points-1 points ago

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surprised he didn't gimp in some lightning :)

[–]bvimo 4 points5 points ago

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In one of the previous reposts there was a gimped version, but IDK how long ago that was.

[–]V2Blast 0 points1 point ago

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There's already a shooped version in one of the main comments.

[–]walcob -1 points0 points ago

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His power level must be over 9000....

[–]TheSlinky 7 points8 points ago

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Street Fighter, not Dragonball.

[–]collinmurphy 4 points5 points ago

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If you read his lips I think you'll find you are incorrect, sir.

[–]TheSlinky 3 points4 points ago

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I tried. There's no way you can tell what he's saying by that video.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Does it only work on asian kids?

[–]xiainx -1 points0 points ago

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FALCON... PUNCH!!!

[–]jmiles540 -2 points-1 points ago

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this has been posted to death.