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[–]KennyFuckingPowers 407 points408 points ago

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YOUNG MUMMY

Best wrapping I've seen.

[–]felatedbirthday 101 points102 points ago

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LIL WAYAN

wait, that doesn't work like I wanted it to

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm 69 points70 points ago

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LIL TOMBCHI

[–]perfmode 4 points5 points ago

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This isn't getting enough love.

[–]Sweddy 6 points7 points ago

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Prob because nobody gets it. [Tunechi]

[–]triple_OG 37 points38 points ago

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well done on the rap pun

[–]poompt 22 points23 points ago

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son

[–]ImJustJokingCalmDown 1 point2 points ago

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If I was a rapper I'd be Big Pun.

[–]spazzmckiwi 31 points32 points ago

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So, I've seen this image re-posted at least 4 times here, and everytime I see this comment.

Can we just go ahead and add it as a caption?

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 8 points9 points ago

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Yeah!! Then let's just replace the Reddit logo with it! Then it wont have to get reposted.

[–]Pyro636 12 points13 points ago

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Nah, then people would just take a screenshot of the logo and title it "DAE see the new Reddit logo!?" Boom frontpaged.

[–]Gecko99 177 points178 points ago

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That sculpture doesn't look Mayan to me, I think it came from some African culture.

[–]ohmygulay 664 points665 points ago

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Yeah but what about the one on the right?

[–]SweetNeo85 308 points309 points ago

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Ahh, the old Reddit Gofuckyourself.

[–]distantland 32 points33 points ago

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Ahh, the old Reddit 'Ahh, the old Reddit Gofuckyourself'

[–]MestR 50 points51 points ago

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k_1 = "Ahh, the old Reddit Gofuckyourself."

k_n = "Ahh, the old Reddit 'k_(n-1)'"

n -> inf

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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Recursive relations arouse me lol

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[–]Zantier 2 points3 points ago

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an infinite sequence of defining the same sequence over and over, hmm.

[–]NeoSolid 3 points4 points ago

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[–]Panu_Magish 60 points61 points ago

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Now I'm no cultural expert but, to me. It clearly looks like, a neo-classical, post Madabramon era, Rain god. Or the grand "Rain Maker." Yes, the descendants of the Madabramon's, the Madobro, used statues like this to, "Make it rain, make it rain." the females, would ungulate wildly and the males would throw coin at them. This was done so that the Rain god would see, and be pleased, and grant them rain. It's all very beautiful really.

[–]Sahih 21 points22 points ago

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The texts from this century indicate they particularly wished for the rain to fall while they tilled the land with their hoes.

[–]Panu_Magish 3 points4 points ago

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A fellow Madobronian linguist! My what class, this post has. That they did, also the males liked to catch the rain in, krunke cups. Really, us and them is just a shiny illusion. We are no different, it would seem.

[–]SuperDuckQ 7 points8 points ago

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u Madobro?

[–]pitchpipe 1 point2 points ago

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Brother, are you angry?

[–]Askalotl 13 points14 points ago

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ಠ_ಠ Although 'ungulate' for 'ululate' was pretty funny.

[–]smeezy 17 points18 points ago

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Or "undulate", even.

[–]McShizzL 8 points9 points ago

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of course I know what a eugoogly is!

[–]EltaninAntenna 1 point2 points ago

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Ah. Ululations never fail to put me in a Lovecraft mood...

[–]Panu_Magish 1 point2 points ago

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Oh another Madobro scholar? Fascinating people aren't they? Such culture!

[–]sprankton 0 points1 point ago

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Maybe they're into that. Who are you to judge?

[–]ramidowler 0 points1 point ago

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[–]Gneal1917 1 point2 points ago

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[–]spazzmckiwi 7 points8 points ago

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I'm goin' in guys! See you in a couple of years.

[–]Merc_Mike 0 points1 point ago

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BA-DUMP-TINK!

[–]swimmingmunky -2 points-1 points ago

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I will suck your dick

[–]richard_photograph 12 points13 points ago

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mom..please stay off reddit

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm 24 points25 points ago

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[–][deleted] 41 points42 points ago

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I was expecting a morph gif from your user name.

http://i.imgur.com/PGbHO.gif

[–]jamiewhat 7 points8 points ago

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Is it weird if I request that you make one with the statue morphing into Lil' Wayne as well? I feel like it would have a more hilarious effect. Nice idea for the morph gif by the way.

[–]Pizzaman99 11 points12 points ago

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[–]YoungWildNigga 2 points3 points ago

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use the reverse gif tool

[–]bluejacket 0 points1 point ago

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Lil wayne vs Medusa

[–]Gecko99 1 point2 points ago

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How did you figure that out and find the image? I actually tried cutting off the guy on the left and then I put the resulting image into Tineye. I just got more copies of the photo with the guy on the left still attached.

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm 4 points5 points ago

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[–]ndchristie 9 points10 points ago

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looks like west african carving, possibly from nigeria or a nearby culture. it's hard to tell, though, as it lacks some of the distinctive features, and we don't have the rest of the object. from the teeth i would think senufo, but it lacks the protruding jaw and scarification markings that are common to those works, as well as the heavy polish. I cannot identify his hat/headdress, but I do know i haven't seen that in sculpture from benin or ghana, so i lean towards cote d'ivoire or nigeria.

edit : know what this could be an igbo or senufo depiction of a fulani figure, who are depicted in art as having feminine features, large headgear, and straight, clean teeth, which would explain the mix of traits in the carving.

[–]evildarkarmy 131 points132 points ago

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My god. The world is really over.

[–]UsernameFanfic 103 points104 points ago*

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He'd been watching him since they'd made it to the foxhole. He was too damned young to be here, and the fact that he was gripping his rifle like a lifeline made that even more apparent. The poor boy was shaking like a leaf.

"Hey," he said, "what's your name?"

He looked over, hands wringing on the barrel of his rifle.

"Tick. Well, I mean, that's my nickname."

"How old are you, Tick?"

"Eighteen."

He grins. "I phrased the question wrong. How old are you, really?"

Tick pauses, then looks down. "Sixteen," he says.

"Ever seen a deader before?"

"No," he admits, though he quickly adds, "but I've heard about them a lot."

He nods and sits down next to him, pointing to the notch on the end of the barrel. "Hold it at eye level and look through there to your target. Aim for the neck, got that? The neck or the head; either will do. Don't let them get too close, and don't be afraid to switch to your sidearm."

Tick nods quickly, soaking it up like an information sponge. When he's done explaining, Tick pokes his head up over the top of the foxhole. They can both hear the sound of groaning echoing through the desolate, war-torn valley. Through the rising plumes of black smoke, they can just make out the shuffling, shambling silhouettes of the walking dead.

"There are so many of them," Tick whispers. "How are we gonna live through this?"

"First rule is to stop thinking about it," he answers, cocking his rifle. "Second rule is to be faster than they are."

The air raid siren wails lowly. Tick swallows and grips the rifle to his chest.

"Stick with me," he says. "Hear that, Tick? Stick with me. I'll get you through it."

Tick nods, and he knows there's a good chance that both of them will die. The first zombie clambers over the rock.

[–]MinnesotaBlizzard 22 points23 points ago

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I look forward to more of this

[–]internetUser0001 23 points24 points ago

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It was a dark and blizzardy night.

In Minnesota.

[–]srsstuff 4 points5 points ago

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He was the first user of the Internet.

[–]omg_itzahaxz 2 points3 points ago

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Al Gore?

[–]felatedbirthday 1 point2 points ago

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Nope. Itzahaxz.

[–]Communist_Party 14 points15 points ago

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10/10

Thrilling and captivating, a must read. The plot carries a momentum that pushes the reader along. Character development is strong, and the apparent progression of a new found friendship shines through a dark setting. I'm sitting on the edge of my seat to uncover what lies ahead.

[–]phira 6 points7 points ago

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9/10 This review is informative and accurate with an appropriate level of effusive praise. It would have been 10/10 but the reviewer failed to identify the phrase "shuffling, shambling silhouettes" as one of the stand-out features of the text.

[–]imthefooI 5 points6 points ago

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One of the better novelty accounts.

[–]HolyCheck 1 point2 points ago

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My my, this is actually very well done. I look forward to your continued posting, if you'd be so kind as to oblige the--clearly responsive--general public.

[–]ElSexoMachino 0 points1 point ago

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pretty fuckin awesome, man. Wish there was more. :(

[–]IceK1ng 0 points1 point ago

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ooh ooh do me do me

[–]Contradictions 76 points77 points ago

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They were right about something else too

[–]zarus 7 points8 points ago

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I have never seen pics of the statues on the left.

[–]yumwafflez 44 points45 points ago

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I'm a fan of this one too.

[–]Chinnydaisy 3 points4 points ago

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he has some f'd up teeth

[–]churro89 4 points5 points ago

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He says "gonna end your life like the mayans" in one of his newer songs

[–]thatishcray 5 points6 points ago

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"Put an end to your world like the Mayans"

[–]churro89 1 point2 points ago

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oh yeah... close enough.

[–]TheSystem_IsDown 0 points1 point ago

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Man, there was so much potential for reddit's beloved puns here and churro just comes in and fucks it up. That shit cray.

[–]churro89 0 points1 point ago

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lol

[–]420Warrior 0 points1 point ago

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i didn't read his username and thought you were using 'churro' as an insult.

[–]Sweet_Bro 15 points16 points ago

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I'm the Mayan man, Maya-Ma-Mayan man.

[–]UnknownArchive 2 points3 points ago

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Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Still don't believe aliens have taken over our world? 1com 21pts 11dys funny

source: karmadecay

[–]netpastor 9 points10 points ago

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game over, man. game over.

[–]Kognitive80 6 points7 points ago

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This is how I look at the point of ejaculation.

[–]AQUA2 2 points3 points ago

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Lil wayne is one of the most hideous looking people I've ever seen. He looks like fucking Predator.

[–]r0ugew0lf 21 points22 points ago

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[–]Gregophocles 9 points10 points ago

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BIN IN TZ'UUTZ' A CHI

Bin in tz'uutz' a chi

Tut yam x cohl

X ciichpam zac

Y an y an a u ahal

Translates to:

I KNOW THE FUTURE

Nigga I got good luck

Nigga bye bye good luck

Got your momma shook up

Little bad ass nigga who thought Popeye wasn't tough

[–]juicexe6 7 points8 points ago

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Maya = the people. Mayan = the languages.

The nerd in me had to, I'm so sorry. D;

[–]thatishcray 1 point2 points ago

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TIL

[–]TheLoneHoot 2 points3 points ago

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understandable mistake though...

English-English
Spanish-Spanish
Chinese-Chinese
Japanese-Japanese
Hawaiian-Hawaiin

[–]OldCrypt 3 points4 points ago

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You're still ten months off from finding out if they're right on The Calendar. (cue suspenseful music here)

[–]SuperDestructo 1 point2 points ago

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WE PROPHECY NOW

[–]13yearoldredditor 1 point2 points ago

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looks like he's pooping.

[–]Zenithen 1 point2 points ago

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TO be fair it isn't jan 2012 its dec 2012

[–]Nurfy 1 point2 points ago

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I've said since day one that he looks like a lizard.

[–]ErVsEst 1 point2 points ago

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Is that Quetzalcoatl on the right?

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[–]wharpudding 0 points1 point ago

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I first saw that movie when I was about 9. That segment in particular gave me nightmares for years.

[–]wiz_khalifa 1 point2 points ago

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damn that is too close to be just a coincidence ... aliens!!!

[–]itsaliensfromdfuture 1 point2 points ago

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we mayans now

[–]electronaut21 1 point2 points ago

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i'll be honest, i too, used to hate on weezy all the time. then i started listening to him. and i mean damn.

[–]PotatoMusicBinge 1 point2 points ago

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[–]grimblegromble3 1 point2 points ago

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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The prediction wasn't for January 1 2012, it was for December 21 2012. So, don't give up yet ...

[–]whatsdis 5 points6 points ago

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Maybe the Mayans had a similar society to our own.

[–]snouzer 3 points4 points ago

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nice repost bro

[–]Dxub 2 points3 points ago

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This is probably isn't from the Mayans. It's probably from the Olmecs.

[–]cheechy2 5 points6 points ago

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I am drunk and this scares the shit out of me.

[–]Great_Chairman_Mao 1 point2 points ago

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He's the harbinger of the world's end...

The Carter V slated for release Dec 21st, 2012

[–]lily1346 1 point2 points ago

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Can someone tell me what it is about his teeth that's so unnerving? Is it that they're small? It's weird as fuck.

[–]dogfartmonster 3 points4 points ago

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I bet the statue makes better music.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

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i know of very few people who make better music than lil wayne

[–]dogfartmonster 1 point2 points ago

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I suggest you learn more musical artists.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I don't know if you're joking, but his wordplay shits on Reddit's godawful puns.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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[–]DeepRoot 2 points3 points ago

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... on it's fuckin' head. Golf clap.

[–]nancylikestoreddit 1 point2 points ago

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This guy bothers the shit out of me. I can't believe he's worth millions.

[–]mocotazo 3 points4 points ago

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I can't believe Nickelback or Dane Cook are worth millions. To each their own.

[–]draco207 1 point2 points ago

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"I speak the truth but I guess it's a foreign language to y'all."

  • Relevant lil Wayne quote

[–]floresitabonita 1 point2 points ago

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I'm an archaeologist and I approve this message.

[–]gmz_88 2 points3 points ago

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No, you wouldn't. If you were an archaeologist you would know that that carved piece of wood does not look Maya. Have you ever seen a Maya artifact made from wood? If anything, it looks African. You Quack.

[–]newguns 1 point2 points ago

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I don't know who the guy on the left is...

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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American rapper Lil' Wayne aka Weezy.

[–]woodc85 -4 points-3 points ago

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worst "artist" ever. I really don't understand how anyone can listen to his "music" without shooting their speakers

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 22 points23 points ago*

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Real G's move in silence like lasagna.

[–]richard_photograph 2 points3 points ago

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this line killed me for weeks..i was so mad i must have said lasagna a billion times to make sure i wasnt retarded

[–]couchdute 1 point2 points ago

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Im a man who appreciates your screen name.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks dute

[–]accio_chocobo 2 points3 points ago

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I can't not feel like he's talking about shifty lasagna. Like lasagna won't just sit in a perfect square on your plate, like it does in pictures. It moves, silently.

I really don't think this simile is "genius" like so many people claim. And what makes it even more annoying to me is the way the words are arranged. "Like lasagna." Not "like in the word lasagna," not "like the g in lasagna," just "like lasagna."

I think I'm over-analyzing.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Oh man. I thought he meant the way that lasagna bubbles in the oven until I just googled it.

[–]MisterMean 6 points7 points ago

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I absolutely love his music(omg I said that on Reddit!?!?). He has some of the best lyrics in rap like KFP here is pointing out.

This is an opinion, so take it how you will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbmTj-u1LMg

[–]richard_photograph 0 points1 point ago

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i met talib kweli in atlantic city...he was a complete dick

[–]BoSu 0 points1 point ago

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I wouldnt say best lyrics, but some of the funniest.

[–]Gnarwhalrus 1 point2 points ago

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That lines actually pretty funny if you get it ( The "G" in "lasagna" is silent)

[–]RaginReaganomics 9 points10 points ago

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And here the whole time, I thought it was because it's really quiet when you chew lasagna... u know because it's all soggy n stuff

[–]oceanrudeness 2 points3 points ago

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Thanks for explaining. I was so obsessed with the vision of a lasagna silently stalking its prey, undulating across the plains or possibly ceilings that I couldn't figure it out.

[–]Gnarwhalrus 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah I thought it was pretty fucking stupid at first too

[–]wellisthistakentoo 23 points24 points ago

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[–]Gnarwhalrus 16 points17 points ago

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Anybody posting this image has no idea how rap music works

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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And also doesn't realize black people still write jazz music.

[–]Sprags 14 points15 points ago

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that's kind of true because rap emphasizes lyrics more, but lil wayne is just horrible. if i hear another "implied metaphor" of his i'm gonna lose my shit. to make matters worse, the actual sound of his voice is really annoying. its not like he sounds cool like rick ross or young jeezy, regardless of how good their lyrics are, he doesn't even sound good at all.

[–]Propolandante 2 points3 points ago

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I can enjoy rap, but I just can't stand the sound of Lil Wayne's voice. If he at least sounded good, his music would be passable. I think Biggie Smalls, Kanye West, and Nas have cool sounding voices.

[–]Gnarwhalrus 0 points1 point ago

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Don't get me wrong, I can't stand Lil Wayne's voice, I never listen to him

[–]Reptarftw 0 points1 point ago

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I think it's weird that anyone would think Jeezy sounds cool. But then, this is an interesting debate, because between the three specifically mentioned here (Jeezy, Weezy, Rozay), I'm sure there's at least one that everyone finds grating as shit.

That said, you really want grating: Quasimoto or Magoo should do the trick. In my book, at least.

[–]vegetarianBLTG -1 points0 points ago

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To each their own. I find Wayne's voice a lot more "cool" than Ross' or Jeezy's.

Say what you will about his lyrics, but Tha Carter III will forever be the anthem to a great summer of mine.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Exactly. Listen to "Dr. Carter." The way he uses emphasis and plays with his voice and breath, even independently of the lyrics, is pretty awesome. It's exactly the kind of thing people who think "rap is just talking" miss.

[–]richard_photograph 0 points1 point ago

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carter 3 is his best work aside from some of his early cash money work and freestyling

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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If he wanted a straight analogue to Coltrane, he could've chosen A Tribe Called Quest (1990s). If something to show an increasing or decreasing progression towards complexity in Modern African-American Music, well thats kind of subjective. Wu-Tang Clan was built on minimalism with its complexity in its lyrics, from storytelling and stream-of-consciousness lyrics (Raekwon/Ghostface) to a "scientific" razor-like approach (GZA= Rap's John Milton if Nas of Illmati is its Shakespeare). Their lineup itself showed a microcosm of the Black Community (Its educated, its Ents (Method Man), its Muslims, and its Crackheads (ODB). Replace "Lil Wayne's A Milli 2008" with "Raekwon's House of Flying Daggers 2009" given what I said and it would be a more appropriate comparison.

Hell, Here's my story of the evolution of Modern White-American Music (which is based majorly on the jazz, blues of the South).

Emerson Lake and Palmer Karn Evil 9.....Sunn O))) Richard. Youtube them.

[–]Gnarwhalrus 0 points1 point ago

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Exactly. Whoever chose that image just chose Lil Wayne because the hivemind hates him. I don't particularly like Wayne, but rap is about lyricism more than the instrumentals. Oh god, SunnO))), they always get posted on r/metal, I just don't get it

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I listen to them for ambience whenever I'm studying math/chemistry. And to add to the point always said that Velvet Underground anticipated the rock/metal subgenres that came after them, Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music is even worse.

[–]NWAH_OUTLANDER 5 points6 points ago

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Judging rap as a genre by lil wayne is like judging all of jazz by the works of kenny g.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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When Coltrane wrote Giant Steps there were racist assholes at the time who derided the whole Jazz genre as nigger jungle music. Your sound a lot like them.

[–]Bout_It_Bout_It 1 point2 points ago

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You should also read Little Richard's write up in rollingstone. Rock and roll was also derisively called "jungle music" and "primitive" and all other kinds of niceties.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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tell me, what was the point in classifying them as "black"?

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Really? You REALLY don't understand it? Ok, here goes. In the human race, we have things called cultures. They can be very different from one another. Any time a lot of people enjoy something that you and those you know don't enjoy, this is the answer. Can't understand why Chinese people eat dog, or half grown chicken eggs? Culture. Can't understand why Canadians say "eh" so much? Culture. Can't understand why Hawaiians love spam so much? Culture. Can't understand why europeans use bidets? Culture.

Lil Wayne grew up enjoying Southern Black culture (important note - not all southern blacks enjoy this culture. But A LOT do) in this culture, music is enjoyed for different reasons than in the culture you grew up around. It is pointless for you to criticize it, as your criticism has no relevant basis. The music wasn't made for you, and you aren't supposed to enjoy it. The music is primarily in the sound of the voice and the cleverness of the words. The notes are secondary. The example of big steps vs. a milli is counterintuitive, because his choppy lyrical monotone matches and intertwines with the music in a pleasing way if you know what to listen for. Speaking of John Coltrane and jazz, I don't understand how anyone can listen to cacophonous grace notes, unstructured melodies, and irregular bass patterns. Oh wait yes I do. Culture.

[–]heyguyz 4 points5 points ago

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culture....u mean like yogurt right?

[–]awestrom 0 points1 point ago

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You are a good person, and I appreciate that you wrote this comment. Most people are looking for a way to shoot somebody down so they can feel better about themselves, but you choose to be tolerant. I think that will take you far.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Wow, thank you. Honestly, I thought I was being just a little dickish about it, but I've never understood why people think that simply calling something stupid counts as an argument. That's why I always try to fully explain, it's the only way to help someone understand what you think. I don't think anyone's ever been told something they like is stupid and been like, "oh shit you're right!"

[–]Witloof 0 points1 point ago

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Your examples are horrible though, get your facts straight.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Which ones are wrong?

[–]umbama 0 points1 point ago

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The music is primarily in the sound of the voice and the cleverness of the words.

I appreciate what you're saying...but 'cleverness of words' isn't itself much to do with music qua music.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not sure what music qua music means, but what I'm saying is that the cleverness of the words and sound of the voice are more important in rap than the musical notes.

[–]RaginReaganomics 5 points6 points ago

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Because... they're free to have an opinion. Honestly, I'm not a fan of The Beatles. I understand their intense cultural significance, and respect them, but I honestly don't like the music that much. Does it really matter though? Like, at all?

I used to be like you, and then I grew up.

[–]Propolandante 1 point2 points ago

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I'm so glad we, as a Reddit community, can now say "I used to be ________ like you, and then ___________" without making an arrow-to-the-knee joke.

[–]JefferyDonghammer 3 points4 points ago

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It's because music is subjective man.

[–]umbama 0 points1 point ago

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Can someone be taught or trained to be better at music? Performing or composing?

[–]GeorgeTaylorG 0 points1 point ago

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Have you heard 500 Days of Weezy? It's great in a Girl Talk-esque way.

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm -2 points-1 points ago

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Best rapper alive.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Probably because you only want to like the same insipid music that everyone in your young-white-make demographic likes, such as Mumford and Sons and Bon Iver because you read on a website that it's supposedly smart, authentic and meaningful.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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you dont get it MAN reddit is in touch with urban black culture as much as anyone else! lenny kravitz! donald glover!

[–]JakesAddiction 0 points1 point ago

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Best thing I've seen all day, cheers.

[–]big_star 0 points1 point ago

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It's the reincarnation of the god Sizurp...the prophecies were correct, yo!

[–]cranialmeltdown 0 points1 point ago

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You say "at least" like it's December 22. ;o)

[–]virtyy 0 points1 point ago

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Feels good man

[–]jrskim 0 points1 point ago

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The longer I look, the funnier it gets. Fuck, this is brilliant!

[–]ZiggyOnMars 0 points1 point ago

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Young Mummy Crap Mummy

[–]myb167 0 points1 point ago

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You should have posted this 321 days later.

[–]velocity010 0 points1 point ago

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that is a mayan harp darp!

[–]jabbaj7 0 points1 point ago

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I just LOL'ed so hard. This is the cause of happiness for my morning- I thank you.

[–]awesomesauce615 0 points1 point ago

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the mayans didn't actually predict the end of the world. That is interpretations based on the fact they stopped their calendar. Which obviously could be any reason.

[–]kappafox 1 point2 points ago

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I'd like to think the guy building the calendar ran out of rock and decided to call it quits.

[–]lLoveLamp 0 points1 point ago

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I love lil wayne but this is hilarious

[–]JankstarrK 0 points1 point ago

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That's an Igbo Kola Nut Bowl

[–]gseals17 0 points1 point ago

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I wonder which one is more stoned....

[–]divester 0 points1 point ago

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Hey thats Li'l Wayne! Don't know WHO that is on the left though.

[–]nickertine 0 points1 point ago

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Just gotta say I dunno why people say the Mayans were wrong. Everything ends, just because their calendar ended, doesn't mean they predicted anything. One day our civilization will end too, and hypothetically if it ended in 2050, people thousands of years from now will find our last calendar that says December 31st, 2050, and all this shit will happen again. Mayans weren't wrong, we're wrong about the Mayans.

[–]maxkush 0 points1 point ago

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Dude the likeness is too identical to be dismissed as anything less than an actual prophecy.

[–]fitnutz 0 points1 point ago

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And we all know what happened to Mayas after that

[–]northbayray -5 points-4 points ago

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This feeble little hack giggles when he raps.

Biggie and Pac had glocks for clowns like that.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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they probably would have worked with him actually

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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this is the most blatantly white comment in this entire sun-block guzzling thread.

[–]northbayray 0 points1 point ago

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Haters gonna hate.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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I'm assuming you meant for that to be the pretty awesome mini-rap it is

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah and you're just speculating about the whole thing on reddit, so where does that put you?

[–]Eatshrimp 1 point2 points ago

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Lil'wayne is the fucking scum of the earth, he is fucking four foot something with those ugly fucking teeth, makes my blood boil.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Two crack heads

[–]ProstheticBabe 0 points1 point ago

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I wonder if Wayne will be getting a tatoo in the center if his forehead

[–]Jardun 1 point2 points ago

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[–]OneMillionDollHairs 0 points1 point ago

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AKA Mr. Make it Rain on them Hoez.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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one of the best songs on III. which is saying a lot.

[–]CaptainJax 0 points1 point ago

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haha..."minorities", am i right?

[–]u8eR -2 points-1 points ago

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The Mayans were right about a lot of things.

[–]titations 0 points1 point ago

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holy crap...the resemblance is unbelievable

[–]baker875 0 points1 point ago

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Lil ugly lookin retard

[–]apullin -1 points0 points ago

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THATS RACIST

(the joke is that people call everything racist)

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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Das Racist

[–]PawnzzZ -3 points-2 points ago

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Meh, I really don't like Lil Wayne at all.

[–]Ruiner23 -2 points-1 points ago

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You are contributing to the lack of education in America. They are not the Mayans. They are the Maya. Mayan is the language, please learn and get it right so the rest of the world (including the History channel) does not look moronic to scholars.

For a brief history, the name Maya is derived from the city Mayapan in the Yucatan Peninsula. The Maya did not actually call themselves Maya or Mayan, it was a name derived from archaeologist by using phonetics of glyphs derived from the remnants of codices that the priest Landa did not burn.

Since you all hate being educated, let the down voting commence.