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[–]OdinW 14 points15 points ago

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That's a very groovy mutation.

[–]StarScythe7 66 points67 points ago*

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[–]tmga 5 points6 points ago

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If it makes you feel any better, here is an original picture of my Hetero Chromatic Kitty: http://i.imgur.com/cBf0u.jpg

[–]Notagtipsy 1 point2 points ago

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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And mine!

She's also a polydactyl (she has extra toes) and deaf.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Aren't these cats deaf on the blue eye's side? I heard somewhere that white cat with blue eyes is deaf, am I correct?

[–]onewombat 4 points5 points ago

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I have a heterochromatic cat that looks almost exactly like this and he is indeed deaf!

[–]Notagtipsy 0 points1 point ago

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I have one that is deaf but has normal blue eyes. However, his hearing sister has those gorgeous eyes.

[–]Rodder22 3 points4 points ago

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Owner of a 13 year old cat with the blue/yellow eye combination and he is indeed deaf.

[–]HorseGenitalia 1 point2 points ago

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According to wikipedia, it's a common misconception, but they do have a "higher incidence of genetic deafness".

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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My kitten is deaf on both sides even though her left eye is a greenish-brown.

And not every blue-eyed white cat is deaf. It's just common.

[–]Cane_sugar 0 points1 point ago

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From what I remember it is caused by the cat having both the "all-white" gene and the "white-spotted" gene. A larger percentage of them are deaf. But mine is not :] http://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/ofm44/i_have_a_real_heterochromatic_kitty_who_is_not/

[–]nosprings 13 points14 points ago*

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Cute kitty? Check. Groovy mutation? Check. Source? Who gives a fuck?

[–]ProstheticBabe 1 point2 points ago*

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Who cares.. It's not like he was claiming it as his own.. I'm glad he posted it

[–]Heath24Green 0 points1 point ago

And here is my street bound kitty nommin' on his tail.

[–]optimus_maximus 8 points9 points ago

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This looks like my cat, powder:

http://www.judytran.com/2010/03/cuteness-overload-button-and-powder/

She's the second image and I used a ringlight on her.

[–]fiafia127 0 points1 point ago

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Beautiful cats!! Great pictures too =)

[–]ShutNot 2 points3 points ago

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I'm tagging you on RES as the guy who stole cats pictures from wikipedia.

[–]Rodder22 1 point2 points ago

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The ultimate crime, tagged him for justice too.

[–]Session7 2 points3 points ago

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Reddit has taught me that this cat is most likely deaf on the side with the blue eye.

[–]ggrieves 1 point2 points ago

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came here to share this too, lol! the things we learn.

[–]shezbot 1 point2 points ago

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My heterochromatic kitty is not deaf on the side with the blue eye nor is his sister (who is solid white with blue eyes).

[–]BeauxtiesRcool 4 points5 points ago

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I would have named her Yuna from FFX :D

[–]Micotu 2 points3 points ago

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Tyrion Lannister

[–]shezbot 2 points3 points ago

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Here is my Heterochromatic Kitty, Bowie, also known as BoBo. He is the sweetest cat I have ever had. And here is my tattoo in tribute to him.

[–]Seriphe 5 points6 points ago

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  1. Get picture of heterochromatic kitty from Wikipedia.

  2. Upload on imgur and post on reddit.

  3. Collect karma.

[–]Defenestresque[S] 0 points1 point ago

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  1. Contribute time to the WP project by helping to edit the Heterochromia article
  2. Notice a photo that would be perfect for Reddit, post it on imgur to save WP bandwidth (the image is over 0.5MB and imgur is for-profit while Wikimedia is not)
  3. Get called out for sharing the work from a page you helped write

Seriously, what's the deal, bra?

[–]Lafonquisha 1 point2 points ago

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das qt kat, ware u git his eyez colerd? mah nigg@ nashawn haz kontacks n dey baby blu dat boi fiiine

[–]razzertto 8 points9 points ago

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wat?

[–]ThatFuh_Qr 1 point2 points ago

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Look at her name.

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[–]razzertto 8 points9 points ago

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I tried google translate and babel fish.. Both come back telling me they don't recognize this language. Is it farsi? Perhaps a phonetic chinese? Oh, it's aramic, right?

[–]Lafonquisha 8 points9 points ago

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i aint got no interest googlin no babel fish. u should git yo a$$ to church boi u need Jesus n stop messin wit dem fish u gon go blind. h8terz to the left <------

[–]phillixican_PINOYMEX 6 points7 points ago

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Lol?

[–]piratepixie 1 point2 points ago

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Can't tell if you're trolling, but posts replying to yours appear on the right, not the left.

[–]razzertto 0 points1 point ago

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You're get paid in Australian dollars to read messages and go to church?!? I hope you use the money for your English lessons. Also, I don't think fish make you go blind, unless you're talking about mercury poisoning.

[–]ras344 0 points1 point ago

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DAS QT KAT, WARE U GIT HIS EYEZ COLERD? MAH NIGG@ NASHAWN HAZ KONTACKS N DEY BABY BLU DAT BOI FIIINE

[–]Ahnita 1 point2 points ago

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Heterochromia in my dog Terran (Shepherd/Husky/Heinz 57).

This is an actual real picture! http://i.imgur.com/CzlNr.jpg

[–]aSimpleMan 0 points1 point ago

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isn't Heinz 57 a ketchup?

[–]Ahnita 0 points1 point ago

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It's also a joke that people who work in Animal Shelters use to describe the crazy mut's that they see everyday. "Heinz 57 - 57 varieties!"

[–]aSimpleMan 0 points1 point ago

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oh, cool.

[–]bob__loblaw 1 point2 points ago

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[–]kosmoney 1 point2 points ago

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[–]beersmoker 0 points1 point ago

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Heres an original for you guys. Took this in Haiti in December. CLICK FOR KITTY

[–]fiafia127 0 points1 point ago

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Looks just like my cat Brie! She died about 10 years ago but she was also hetero-chromatic =)

[–]Cannabrain 0 points1 point ago

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I dont see how this cats sexual orientation is important.

[–]thebes 0 points1 point ago

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All I can say is that i hope that this cat in all its
Glory has a wonderful life. She needs someone to feed her and take her
To The vet when she so needs, even if her eyes make her look a little like a
Hypnocat

[–]kiss_my_grits 0 points1 point ago

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Shouldn't it be heterochromic?

[–]MyCatsNameIsBob 0 points1 point ago

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Might as well show my cat who has this... true story can make more if you want, I uploaded this one (and others) to aww it drowned in all the other submissions.

Edit: Album

[–]LaserZeppelin 0 points1 point ago

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Lets dance!

[–]scamperly 0 points1 point ago

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Groovy mutation.

Mutant, and proud!

[–]redditmoose 0 points1 point ago

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My sister and I both have central heterochromatism, and my mom has one blue eye and one green, with one of them being blind because of neurodegeneration. Apparently it's a very rare recessive genetic disorder.

Further, I have a binocular vision thing. When my right eye is open, my brain completely ignores my left eye's input where there is overlap. So if I look down a microscope with my left, I don't see what the eye-doctor expects unless I close my right eye.

[–]karlaleanne 0 points1 point ago

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I had "twin" kittens like this when I was a kid. One had a green left eye and a blue right eye, the other had the opposite (green right eye, left blue eye). Was kinda neat, it was like their eyes got mixed up in utero lol

[–]sundae14 0 points1 point ago

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I had a cat just like this. He spent 11 good years with me until I was 14. He was the best pet I've ever had. Heterochromatic cats are the best!

[–]loproblem 0 points1 point ago

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One of my three kitties is heterocromatic. Two pictures of her:

Pic 1 Pic 2

I actually posted these pictures of her about a month ago but they got buried with less than 10 upvotes. Goes to show how beautifully the reddit voting system works :p

Here's a nice picture of all of them sleeping.

[–]IAMANaquariumdrinker 0 points1 point ago

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I have one!!

[–]Soldats530 0 points1 point ago

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I WANT YOUR DAMNED CAT!

[–]shaesteel 0 points1 point ago

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i have a cat like this and she isnt deaf and has a blue eye

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Is this rare? Cause my 9 year old cat has eyes like that. Cause if it is rare its pretty freaking groovy.

[–]mellooo 0 points1 point ago

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its a turkish van vat i have one and if both their eyes are blue then they're deaf-which mine is. different colours mean they can hear

[–]Serendipities 0 points1 point ago

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When I was child I badly wanted to have this mutation.

[–]FULLRETARD88 0 points1 point ago

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Hey, there is something wrong with its eyes eh..

[–]parkerdel 0 points1 point ago

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AWESOME!!!!

[–]not4u2see 0 points1 point ago

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I'm honestly shocked at the lack of Portal or GLaDOS comments.

[–]liebchan 0 points1 point ago

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My ex had a white cat with one blue eye and one green eye.

[–]OverlordSoS 0 points1 point ago

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I could have had a Hetrochromatic puppy, but my mum thought that it might not be healthy because of it. In hindsight I should have pressed the matter further.

[–]primus202 0 points1 point ago

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Protect that cat with your life. Its DNA will be key in curing the Kitty Zombie Outbreak of 2012 as predicted by the Mayan calendar.

[–]_femme 0 points1 point ago

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I have a cat like this. I will post a link later if anyone wants to see her. :)

[–]g0027717 0 points1 point ago

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Like David Bowie.

[–]SirCannonFodder 2 points3 points ago

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Actually, David Bowie isn't heterochromatic, they're both the same blue colour, the left one just looks different because it's permanently dilated from an injury sustained fighting with a friend over a girl (his friend was wearing a ring when he punched Bowie).

[–]g0027717 0 points1 point ago

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Cool story. How do people know these things?

[–]SirCannonFodder 0 points1 point ago

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Well, I learnt about if from his Wikipedia page and, judging from the citation note, they probably learnt about it by asking him what was up with his eye.

[–]m0ng0o53 0 points1 point ago

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I learned it from the wikipedia page that was reposted to imgur

[–]Sweesus 0 points1 point ago

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This is extremely common in white cats. My grandma has one

[–]thiscanbethrownaway 0 points1 point ago

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Brooksie cat!!!!

[–]hobitopia 0 points1 point ago

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For some reason this picture makes me think of playing zelda as a child.

[–]Otaku-sama 0 points1 point ago

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It's probably deaf.

[–]layhne 0 points1 point ago

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Most likely deaf in its right ear (blue side)

White cats with blue eyes are most often deaf, heterochromatic white cats are most often deaf in the side with the blue eye.

[–]Trevsweb 0 points1 point ago

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was so going to post the love of this kitty but you nicked the photo so boo to you

[–]Dereklikesmetal 0 points1 point ago

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:3

[–]freakzilla149 0 points1 point ago

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I wish I had hetrochromatic eyes.

[–]Throwasdas 0 points1 point ago

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Max Scherzer

[–]thoothsk 0 points1 point ago

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Upvote from Detroit.

[–]londontime 0 points1 point ago

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That's so adorable! Is she/he deaf in the blue side's ear? I know some white blue eye'd and heteros that are deaf. But some aren't.

[–]Commies 0 points1 point ago

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I'm gonna say Desu. But not to piss of the moderators, Desu is a heterochromatic anime character. >_< Also, this picture is old.

[–]FlashByNature 0 points1 point ago

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Desudesudesudesudesudesudesudesu

[–]DefinedVariable 0 points1 point ago

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I believe the only appropriate relationship between cat eyes is heterochromatic.

Homochromatic kitties are what's causing our current high unemployment numbers!

[–]razzertto -1 points0 points ago

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[–]banished_one -1 points0 points ago

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I think it's a Van Cat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Cat

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[–]banished_one 0 points1 point ago*

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I just did a bit reading on this. Apparently Van Cat and Turkish Van Cat are two separate breeds. Turkish Van cat originated from 2 half-breed Van cats that were bought from Turkey in the 50's and can be recognized from the markings on their heads and tails. The pure breed Van Cat is always white and has long fur where angora cat has short fur.

Edit: Meh some people say they are both pure some say turkish van cat isn't but i don't care that much to look into it tbh.

[–]yardwolf -1 points0 points ago

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0_o can't look away... so... pretty.

[–]teamsupercool -2 points-1 points ago

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omg he's(she?) gorgeous! must know name !!

[–]xxUndaunted -2 points-1 points ago

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It's a Turkish Van ;) apparently a odd eyed one in this picture :D they swimmmm btw ;)

[–]teamsupercool 0 points1 point ago

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god damn I love cats... it's eyes are amazing!

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[–]ThatFuh_Qr 0 points1 point ago

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White cats with blue eyes are most likely deaf. Odd colored eyes means that it is most likely deaf in that ear.

[–]Mach07 -1 points0 points ago

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I have two of these. One recently disappeared. Is it a he and has no tail? :o

[–]Commies -1 points0 points ago

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I'm gonna say Desu. But not to piss of the moderators, Desu is a heterochromatic anime character. >_< Also, this picture is old.

[–]doranchak -1 points0 points ago

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Pangur Ban has it, too! http://i.imgur.com/SYKfD.jpg

[–]aSystemCollapsing -1 points0 points ago

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My cat has this, I'll post an HD picture of him later on today.

He's a bit dirty seeing as he spends most of his time outside, but hey he's still cute as hell.

[–]tadthebuilder -1 points0 points ago

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I have one of these white two colored eye cats. He is very sick, gets cat colds a couple times a year. I wonder if it is related.

[–]mcritz -1 points0 points ago

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David Mewie

[–]mintykitty -1 points0 points ago

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We used to have a cat that looked exactly like this. My dad went into nostalgia mode

[–]shempcaligula -1 points0 points ago

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Spose its deaf in one ear ?

[–]RareCola -1 points0 points ago

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I have heterochromatic eyes, one brown and one blue. ujelly?

[–]heruur 0 points1 point ago

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Not me, I do too, one blue one green

[–]mrupyours13 -2 points-1 points ago

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Your beautiful eyes stare right into my eyes and sometimes I think of you late at night

[–]cicadawing -2 points-1 points ago

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Could be a chimera).

The difference in phenotypes may be subtle (e.g., having a hitchhiker's thumb and a straight thumb, eyes of slightly different colors, differential hair growth on opposite sides of the body, etc.) or completely undetectable.

[–]dpants -2 points-1 points ago

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  1. Read wikipedia article wrong
  2. Think you have a tumor
  3. Better reread that sucker.
  4. Tell reddit.