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[–]Eriden 128 points129 points ago

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Good old r/politics. Motivating people to sign up so they can unsubscribe from r/politics.

[–]UnknownArchive 42 points43 points ago

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But where else will I get 20 Ron Paul links a day?

[–][deleted] 103 points104 points ago

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[–][deleted] 45 points46 points ago

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SO BRAVE

[–]UnitedStatesGov 18 points19 points ago

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SHUT IT DOWN RIGHT HERE BUDDY.

[–]ReverendGlasseye 4 points5 points ago

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THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE.

[–]darkviper039 2 points3 points ago

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THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE NIGGA...THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE...IT'S CALLED DEAF

[–]shepardownsnorris 6 points7 points ago

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LOGGED IN TO SAY THIS, UPBOATS TO YOU GOOD SIR.

[–]Noctune 11 points12 points ago

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/r/conspiracy

Seriously, I have no idea why.

[–]AnonUhNon 3 points4 points ago

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I can tell you why. Over the past several years, a growing portion of the population has 'learned' the 'truth' about how money is created (as if it was a fucking secret). Through movies like "Zeitgeist" people were emotionally abused and psychologically preyed upon. The result of which has been an alarming knee-jerk reaction (business as usual for everyone) and a witch hunt on The Federal Reserve. Ron Paul is against The Federal Reserve. Case closed.

[–]Turk182 4 points5 points ago

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That's what I by gold from gold line - sell it to cash for gold - and then use it to buy more gold. I will be rich forever!

[–]anthony955 17 points18 points ago*

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/r/Libertarian

EDIT: Oh you meant a day, thought you meant per page.

[–]pungkow 10 points11 points ago

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It's ok. Sometimes it leaks to r/ pics and r/funny. You'll get your Ron Paul.

[–]rendevouspoo 5 points6 points ago

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Also, don't forget. IT'S ALL CONGRESS. NOTHING IS ON THE PRESIDENT. NOTHING. HE IS THE GREATEST EVER.

[–]Darth-Kolbold 0 points1 point ago

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facebook

[–]Eriden 0 points1 point ago

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[–]interkin3tic 1 point2 points ago*

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Your local college campus. Spend an hour in the student union and someone will start talking to you about Ron Paul.

[–]Glorify_Mediocrity -3 points-2 points ago

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[–]rebel3120 2 points3 points ago

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I don't see what you did there.

[–]appleburn 19 points20 points ago

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this and r/atheism...these are the only reasons I log in, to not see them...and to complain about them :)

[–]grassmunk 0 points1 point ago

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Oh good, I wanted to say the same thing. The only reason I log on is to get rid of the multiple r/atheism links on the front page

[–]HaloZwrath 1 point2 points ago

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That was r/atheism for me. Seemed like every post was about how everyone who believes in a religion should be killed in the most brutal manner possible, and how fucking stupid people were. Reddit is so much friendlier when you get rid of r/politics and r/atheism.

[–]barrowsx -1 points0 points ago

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Good old /r/politics, it's like the liberal version of Fox News

[–]BlorfMonger 29 points30 points ago

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they should rename r/politics to r/ThisIsAnOutrage because the vast majority of the links are not any sort of constructive politics, but rather just being outraged about something.

[–]onefingerattack 30 points31 points ago*

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When I saw a self post with the title:

DAE want an atheist pro-legalization anti-war president?

on the front page with 1000+ upvotes, I literally thought that I was in r/circlejerk. The sad thing is that these people actually consider themselves to be intelligent/informed members of society, when the truth is; they basically spend their time reaffirming the opinions of those who hold the exact same views as themselves. Pointless pseudo-intellectual masturbation at its worst. It basically boils down to a bunch of guys sitting around and smelling their own farts all day.

[–]TheBestPlaceEver 15 points16 points ago

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This is why /r/circlejerk is the best subreddit by a mile. It's Poe's law in action.

[–]bungtheforeman 7 points8 points ago

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it's worse than that-r/politics spreads disinformation and paranoia like wildfire. It's like an online Glenn Beck.

[–]RMSBeardedLesbian 3 points4 points ago

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The irony of bitching about Fox News' slant is completely lost on them. They also have a lot of love for ROFL Maddow--the liberal equivalent of Sean Hannity.

[–]Reptar69 1 point2 points ago

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Well said

[–]appleburn 0 points1 point ago

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I can breath now...hit the nail on the head, I've been slowly visiting reddit less and less due to retards like you've mentioned. It's reassuring that people besides myself feel this way.

[–]BlorfMonger 0 points1 point ago

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"it smells good, man. We need everyone else to realize it smells good!'

[–]TheAntiJoker 29 points30 points ago

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Have you tried /r/spacedicks?

[–]GonzoVeritas 52 points53 points ago

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What a great subedit, it has so many cute cats! Everyone go take a look.

[–]zeekx4 51 points52 points ago

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[–]HanAlai 9 points10 points ago

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[–]bitch_im_a_lion 8 points9 points ago

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What's funny is whenever I link to /r/spacedicks I actually link to /r/aww so if it were me who posted that, you'd be right.

[–]fuhblarg 5 points6 points ago

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I see what you did there.

[–]Leafar3456 2 points3 points ago

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/r/aww is an awesome subbreddit

[–]hesus_kristo 3 points4 points ago

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ಠ_ಠ

[–]Cygnus_X1 0 points1 point ago

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aww so cute

[–]hesus_kristo 2 points3 points ago

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ಠ◡ಠ

[–]WistopherWalken 2 points3 points ago

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This guy.

[–]LeRickyBobby 3 points4 points ago

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Brace yourselves. Spacedicks are coming

[–]LykDisIfUcryerrytime 1 point2 points ago*

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Edit: Put r/spacedicks back in r/spacedicks.

[–]Ikarus3426 5 points6 points ago

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NO. BAD. You keep r/spacedicks in r/spacedicks.

[–]todesbratze 0 points1 point ago

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What is there actually? I'm not going to click the link, but I'm still curious...

[–]Setevin 1 point2 points ago

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It's just horrible, horrible NSFW/L stuff.

[–]littleson912 1 point2 points ago

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I've seen stuff there that I genuinely wish I had not seen.

[–]Udstrat -2 points-1 points ago

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You may want to NSFW tag that. Even if someone is stupid enough to browse a subreddit called /r/spacedicks at work, its a common courtesy when there's a small dick under the logo.

[–]I_RAPE_CATS 10 points11 points ago

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SMALL? SMALL? SATELLITE PIZZADONG #666 IS ONE FIFTH THE DIAMETER OF THE FUCKING EARTH YOU SHITWAGON

LEARN SOME RESPECT FOR SENTIENT SPACEBONERS

EDIT: SHIT MY CUNTS

[–]Sanderlebau 2 points3 points ago

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It's been a while since I've seen you around here!

[–]I_RAPE_CATS 5 points6 points ago

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I'm going to dress up as Santa. And when you sit on my lap and ask me for that mechanical crane you want for Christmas, I am going to get an erection. You will feel it on your little butt cheeks, and know what it is. You might even struggle to get off. But I am going to hold you there and jiggle you up and down until I cum in my big red trousers. Your parents won't even know why you never looked forward to Christmas after the year you all went on vacation to Florida.

But yeah, I haven't been posting as frequently as I was back in April.

[–]UnknownArchive 44 points45 points ago

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[–]ThaddyG 5 points6 points ago

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What the hell was "LOLZ cat gif 1 (many more to come)" thinking? That's just terrible.

[–]marsneedstowels 2 points3 points ago

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6 months ago, the planets aligned for panicat.

[–]flinxsl 1 point2 points ago

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The first time I saw it was in /r/starcraft and it was something about muta harassment.

[–]johnmcawesome 0 points1 point ago

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Stop stalling, were there more cat gifs?

[–]MoreSpikes 0 points1 point ago

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For Science?

[–]shazper -1 points0 points ago

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Kewl

[–]FunnyMan3595 -1 points0 points ago

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When ~theists~normal people first find r/atheism (X-post from r/gif)

Theism has nothing to do with that one. /r/atheism is a wretched hive of scum and strawmen. It's just as inhospitable to the open-minded athiest as the close-minded theist.

[–]amarton 4 points5 points ago

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[–]kayla_kixx 28 points29 points ago

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This is me once I realize I clicked on /r/atheism

[–]grisioco 30 points31 points ago

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this page sums up r/atheism nicely. http://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk/comments/np5gc/i_am_an_atheist_born_in_a_western_country_that/

for those too lay to click the link, this comment in particular is what im referencing: "WOW THIS IS REALLY EMOTIONAL FOR ME TO SEE THIS ON THE FRONT PAGE. I TOO GREW UP IN A UPPER MIDDLE CLASS CHRISTIAN AMERICAN FAMILY THAT GAVE ME EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM FOR PROVIDING ME SUCH A GOOD LIFE AND ONLY ASKING THAT I ATTEND CHURCH ONCE IN A WHILE. I FEEL YOUR PAIN MAN."

[–]kayla_kixx 14 points15 points ago

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That's too good... and accurate

[–]gunner2188 14 points15 points ago

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I'm not a religious person myself, I study at a catholic college in Mexico but I don't pay attention when we talk about religious topics. But even if I'm not religious myself, I find /r/atheism to be incredibly annoying. What the hell are they trying to prove? For me it's just like: "oh, yeah, look at me, I make fun of my christian friends on Facebook. I'm so intelligent and superior to them". It's just as inmature as christians saying they're better people than atheists and "sinners".

[–]conficius 1 point2 points ago

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their just having fun with people who get up in their face with religion, alot of us have to deal with that shit daily. feels good to have a few laughs and from time to time help someone who suffers under religion. you find that terrible? nice guy

[–]grisioco 2 points3 points ago

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thats exactly my problem with it

[–]ReverendGlasseye 3 points4 points ago*

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You should pay a little attention in those religious classes gunner2188! ಠ_ಠ Because technically Christians identify themselves as sinners who need salvation from Jesus Christ.

Sorry, but I had to do it so people won't think Christianity is all about being high and mighty.

Nevertheless, I wholly agree with you that r/atheism is a circlejerk and more than incredibly annoying.

(coming from a guy who has no clue what he believes)

[–]gunner2188 1 point2 points ago*

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Yeah, that's true. Thanks for the correction, good sir. Lol, maybe I should pay a little attention to what the priests have to say.

[–]fuck_pants 1 point2 points ago

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Allow me to present a rebuttal:

/r/Atheism is a subreddit for atheists. What do you think they would talk about? That they didn't pray today?

[–]Schroedingers_gif 6 points7 points ago

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"Any prove of God yet Tim?"

"No Rob, still nothing."

"Alright, I'll check back in Tuesday, tell the missus I say hi."

[–]gunner2188 2 points3 points ago

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Well, maybe religion, ironically. Or maybe reasons as to why they believe religion is bad and/or false. Maybe real debate about it as it used to be, not just mocking peoples beliefs and circle jerking. Even when they donated money they felt the need to rub it in the face of Christians and non-atheists which is kind of childish. Maybe it's a response to the religious-conservative American culture that brings God into everything, even politics. But as a Mexican I comes off as annoying. The other day a joke about evolution was upvoted, I checked it out and it was funny, then I realized it was posted in /r/atheism which doesn't made any sense to me. ¿Only atheists believe in evolution now? Of course not, but maybe that's the way the American society has divided itself: Science believer/religious person. In other cultures one thing is not contrary to the other (to some degree).

[–]otherwiseguy -3 points-2 points ago

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The types of topics you mention are the reason why there is an /r/atheism faq. Talking about why one doesn't believe ends up not being a very long conversation (or at least ends up being pretty repetitive after a while). I think of /r/atheism as kind of an atheist clubhouse. It is a place for atheists to hang out. We don't try to avoid offending Christians because we don't really expect there to be a lot of them reading /r/atheism. It is our hangout. People should free to stop by, but if they are easily offended (or not used to having people question their beliefs) it might not be the place for them.

In a similar light, there is no rubbing things in the face of Christians on /r/atheism because /r/atheism is a place for atheists. If individual atheists went outside of /r/atheism and behaved badly, that isn't necessarily a reflection on all of /r/atheism. Assholes abound in most groups.

As far as the evolution joke in /r/atheism goes, of course many Christians accept evolution as fact, but atheists who have to deal with religious people who don't accept evolution might enjoy a cartoon about how absurd that is and said cartoon may get upvoted.

Many of us live in areas where the majority of the people are not only religious, but are also evolution deniers. We may occasionally retreat into the /r/atheism clubhouse and blow off steam. No one forces anyone to come in and read things that will offend them.

[–]SubmittedBuy 1 point2 points ago

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CTRL+F "PUNCHED HER IN THE CUNT" NOT DISAPPOINTED

I'm all interneted out after this one. Good find.

[–]conficius -1 points0 points ago

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not very accurate...

[–]orangegluon 13 points14 points ago

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Was I the only one who heard the Scooby-doo/other old Hannah-Barbera cartoons "scramble-y" sound effect while I saw this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9rN4w1MXO4 (Wasn't quite this one that I heard in my head, but it was close.)

[–]drago3svsu 2 points3 points ago

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anyone have some wet-naps? I just spit pop on my screen.

[–]sailawaysail 2 points3 points ago

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I am shocked this wasn't the Simpson's grandpa .gif

[–]T-rexEyes 11 points12 points ago

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you turn into a cat?

[–]TriggerCut 1 point2 points ago

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pfft no.. that would be silly. he's saying that he runs back and forth on the bed real fast and then jumps off.

[–]The-Sky 1 point2 points ago

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Ah, the old reddit switch-a-roo..

[–]HokeyReddit 10 points11 points ago

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[–]DocBrown1984 7 points8 points ago

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James May?

[–]Sir_Meowsalot 1 point2 points ago

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Italian Spiderman.

[–]sgtpppr 15 points16 points ago

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/r/politics is the far left side of the Democratic party with a sprinkle of communism and they absolutely do not like dissent. As long as you don't get on the wrong side of the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, you're probably ok though. Just keep moving and don't make eye contact with them.

[–]otherwiseguy 5 points6 points ago

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Bullshit. There are more Ron Paul stories right now making to the top of the /r/politics than any kind of far-left Democratic party stuff. I guarantee you that there are many things that Ron Paul and the left disagree on.

[–]gunner2188 5 points6 points ago

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That's exactly what happens to me when I click a link from /r/atheism

[–]Isai76 6 points7 points ago

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Feets Don't fail me now!!!!!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Totally expecting the Abe Simpson brothel gif.

[–]stickygnargnarbrah 1 point2 points ago

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I watched this after clicking it a solid 9 times in a row, and could not stop laughing. Would laugh again.

[–]jturkish 1 point2 points ago

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Fuckin hilarious, people at work are thinking I've list my mind cause I randomly break out into laughter thinking of this

[–]iamjackfosho 1 point2 points ago

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Wait, you're a cat?

[–]physicscat 1 point2 points ago

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Holy hell I needed that laugh...thank you!

[–]cletus-cubed 1 point2 points ago

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this entertained my 2 year old for two solid minutes.

[–]teejaydub 2 points3 points ago

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I was listening to a glitch/dubstep song, and the cat's movements fit perfectly with the song. I shit you not. I just kept it going until the song was over.

[–]Pointy130 2 points3 points ago

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What song? I have to try this now.

[–]teejaydub 1 point2 points ago*

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I can't, for the life of me, find the original song I was listening to on SoundCloud or Youtube, just remixes that don't work, but it was:

Mord Fustang - In the Air

Ninja Edit: Uploaded the MP3 to my server, listen here.

[–]crysco 0 points1 point ago

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Listen to Dave Chappelle's 'Fuck Yo Couch' skit while watching this. Eventually it will sync up right.

[–]Spice-Weasel 3 points4 points ago

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How does he keep teleporting back onto the bed?

[–]foil-time 4 points5 points ago

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Feline Sisyphean.

[–]OnAPartyRock 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah. r/politics gives me the chills. Scary knowing there are people like them in the world.

[–]Bizazz 2 points3 points ago

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R/politics is great, just make sure you take your hypertension meds before going in there.

[–]Otaku-sama -1 points0 points ago

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I do this for /r/atheism.

[–]Damn_Allman 2 points3 points ago

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UNSUBSCRIBE

[–]russate 0 points1 point ago

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God I'm so glad other people realize what a tragedy the "views" in there are.

[–]Frankstg 0 points1 point ago

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The ninja cat: When you see it, it's already too late.

[–]MyBatmanUnderoos 0 points1 point ago

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When I view this .gif, I can't help but hear the Flintstone's running sound effect.

[–]ReaganYouth 0 points1 point ago

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I don't know, man. Sometimes /r/politics has a nice informative article that isn't about Ron Paul and bias free. But still, stay the fuck away from the comments and if you want to get unbiased, non bullshit news, try /r/news and /r/worldnews.

[–]iodinehead 0 points1 point ago

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hahaha I love this

[–]beetrootdip 0 points1 point ago

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Or you could just unsubscribe from /r/politics

[–]ddshroom 1 point2 points ago

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He is on /r/all

[–]howitzer86 0 points1 point ago

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That's me in /r/atheism.

[–]ddshroom -1 points0 points ago

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Me too.

[–]digitalburro -1 points0 points ago

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Fuckyea Pussygifs INDEED

[–]idwolf 1 point2 points ago

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I was going to send this gif to my mom, but then... ಠ_ಠ

[–]digitalburro 0 points1 point ago

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DO EEEEEEEEET

[–]roland333 -1 points0 points ago

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You should have learned by now everything on reddit is a circlejerk, including this post. Just to illuminate the actual sub, here is a list of the top 10 stories from today:

1-It's vital to pick TWO pro-SOPA congressional targets, one Dem and one Rep. Otherwise we can kiss credibility goodbye. (self.politics)

2- Dec. 29 - Move your domain day. Namecheap is donating $1 to the EFF for each transfer today. (namecheap.com)

3-Anonymous hackers to publish U.S. security firm's 2.7 million client emails... 'providing a smoking gun for a number of crimes.' Stratfor has been dubbed the 'Shadow CIA.' Firm uses sources to create daily intelligence briefings. (dailymail.co.uk)

4- Congress is downloading pirated material while trying to pass SOPA. (dailytech.com)

5-Rick Perry didn't meet the required 10,000 votes for Virginia's primary ballot. His next step... sue the Commonwealth of Virginia (charlottesville.injuryboard.com)

6-2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties (wired.com)

7-Michele Bachmann Iowa campaign chair defects to Ron Paul (politico.com)

8-The Compassion of Dr. Ron Paul (youtube.com)

9-Fox News finally says Ron Paul is a frontrunner. (youtube.com)

10-SOPA PROTEST IS TODAY! Vote with your dollars, transfer your domain! (self.politics)

These are the top 10 stories sorted by "best", not "hot". A simple analysis reveals that of the 10 stories:

-3 are explicitly related to Ron Paul. Of which, 1 is a video of the first time fox news has declared him a front runner, 1 is a campaign ad related to the racism issue, 1 of which is a news item about Bachmanns Iowa campaign chair defecting to the Paul camp.

-3 are explicitly related to SOPA, a law which would likely end reddit as we know it, with a further 2 related to the bill.

-1 is related to Anonymous releasing confidential emails from a security firm that works closely with the DOD.

-1 is related to the hijinks of the Rick Perry Campaign in Virginia where they didn't get on the ballot.

I won't deny there is a definite circle jerk and upvoting of the same few topics, but they are important topics and if you learn to pick out the good stuff, its a good source for political news.

[–]iamplasma -1 points0 points ago

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SOPA, a law which would likely end reddit as we know it

The circlejerk nature of reddit is particularly exemplified by the fact everyone has simply taken this as fact. I get that it's a law with potential for abuse if the courts allow it to be abused (something that can be said of virtually all laws), but aside from hyperbole I've not seen any reasonable explanation, let alone proof, that SOPA is actually going to lead to reddit shutting down or being incapable of operating in a way similar to how it always has.

[–]roland333 1 point2 points ago

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*eventually. I don't think its going to end the day after the law passes.

[–]iamplasma -1 points0 points ago

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Oh, I didn't take anyone (or at least many people) as seriously suggesting it would close the next day. However it's really rather unclear how SOPA would cause it to ever close. So long as Reddit doesn't endorse the creation of "/r/movietorrents" and ignore all takedown requests, I don't see how SOPA could take it down. (And yes, I've seen the articles quoting reddit founders as to how it is a threat, and even they don't really do a remotely decent job of explaining this "threat")

[–]Brittanywur -1 points0 points ago

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I usually turn into a white cat too.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Just wait till you visit /r/spacedicks

[–]ddshroom -1 points0 points ago

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You and me.

[–]zoso33 -1 points0 points ago

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I do the exact same thing when I accidentally click the donation link on Wikipedia.

[–]baconlvr13 -1 points0 points ago

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This is me when I click on r/spacedicks. Cannot be unseen.

[–]volado -1 points0 points ago

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Made me laugh, thanks :)))

[–]yugehtderf -1 points0 points ago

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[–]FionaSarah -4 points-3 points ago

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And/or /r/clopclop.

[–]AwkwardSegue 0 points1 point ago

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I'm pretty sure you have to go out of your way to click a clopclop link.

[–]TheMonitor56 0 points1 point ago

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I'm ao confused...

[–]globalchill -4 points-3 points ago

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by whoops1995.

The future looks so bright.

[–]AllDesperadoStation -4 points-3 points ago

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You give a shit about politics about as much as I give a shit about video games.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

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I was expecting the GIF of Grandma Simpsons doing the walk-in/walk-out thing. I'm disappointed.