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[–][deleted] 129 points130 points ago

My friend from Barcelona told me this was actually street art, not something the city put there.

[–]heavyboy 87 points88 points ago*

I live here and I can confirm this.

Barcelona is actually an awesome place. A few weeks ago, they left pianos all over the city which said "play me, I'm yours". People would sit and play and crowds would gather to admire the talent of anyone with enough balls to do so.I saw a british girl nailing "Comptine d'un autre ete" by Yann Tiersen as her classmates where watching in awe at the Diagonal station.

Fucking amazing :)

Edit: Unfortunately I couldn't record it :/

It was on this piano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3AXMUn7HyA

Another example, this one on the street. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2W4zxO-mc&feature=related

It baffles me how talented some people are, and I love to see them play with such passion and joy.

[–]BananaPowder 34 points35 points ago

In 2010, 60 pianos were placed in public parks around NYC through the same installation. The one in the park down the block from me was vandalized and destroyed overnight. This is why we cant have nice things.

[–]heavyboy 2 points3 points ago

I'm sorry to hear that. For me, it was magical getting off the metro and starting to listen some great music.

I was actually looking forward to go to work each day to see who would be playing and what would they play.

[–]Adonis_in_a_fat_suit 5 points6 points ago

I am fat and I can confirm this, fat people cannot tell a lie.

[–]macdonaldhall 2 points3 points ago

Oh man, I want a video of this so bad...I love that song.

[–]CrayolaS7 2 points3 points ago

I hate to take away from the awesomeness of that project because I visited Barcelona in October and it really is an amazing city but funnily enough the thing with the pianos was done in my home city Sydney a few years ago. They were right in the middle of the busiest parts of the city. One night my buddy and I were there playing and taking requests for over an hour, encouraging people to sing along to their favorite songs. We could do this because my friend has perfect pitch and most pop songs only use a few chords.

Edit: Ahaha in a funny coincidence Yann Tierson is one of my friends favorites too, he is much more talented than me and can play most of the Amelie songs from memory.

[–]heavyboy 4 points5 points ago

I don't see how you're taking any of the awesomeness of it :P I love to know that there's been a lot of people enjoying the same experience we've had here :)

[–]grtttt 10 points11 points ago

wow your friend must be some sort of genius

[–]btardinrehab 2 points3 points ago

I lived in Barcelona for a while and will back you up. In fact, I would say the vast majority of passersby take the escalators there. Some metro stations even have escalators for ascents of only about 10 steps. Best metro system in Europe, though, if you ask me.

[–]psymonp 179 points180 points ago

I stared at the pictures for 30 seconds looking for something before i scrolled down

[–]HelpMeThink 40 points41 points ago

You're not alone, buddy.

I thought the escalator was actual stairs and that was the joke.

[–]Roboticide 26 points27 points ago

Man, I miss that guy.

[–]Kornstalx 70 points71 points ago

I used to miss him. I mean, I still do, but I used to too.

[–]mastersprinkles 14 points15 points ago

I was waiting for the .gif to load...

[–]Astrodogg 14 points15 points ago

Jokes on you, at the 4 minute mark, the magic happens...

[–]kaze06 13 points14 points ago

"Escalators can never break, they can only become stairs." -Mitch Hedberg

[–]henryblobby 8 points9 points ago

If your comment wasn't at the top I would have just thought that all the people who upvoted this have a sense of humor which too advanced for my mind to comprehend.

[–]spazmodic- 11 points12 points ago

But then you realised it is reddit after all

[–]ChurnedIntoButter 681 points682 points ago

That's the problem, should be backwards and make the fat folks burn some calories.

[–]SuperTurtle 464 points465 points ago

But wait, doesn't reverse psychology work better? People waning to go against the grain will try to beat expectations.

Also the escalator should include people with suitcases, they're fine

[–]Ragnalypse 269 points270 points ago

Agreed, this is kind of a "go on fatty, we know you can't do it" goading. Opposite would probably just make people say "nah bro, I'll take the damn escalator if I want to."

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[–]HighschoolFreshmen 125 points126 points ago

Yeah, we should just cleanse the fat people from the population.

That and the Native Americans.

[–]GrumpyHour 18 points19 points ago

Don't forget the Goobacks!

[–]rustyshacklefurt 16 points17 points ago

They took our jobs!!!

[–]skyline987 19 points20 points ago

DEY TERK ERR JEERRRRBBBS!!!! rabblerabblerabblerabble

[–]jackcreambun 73 points74 points ago

and the French.

[–]adubjose 49 points50 points ago

There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch.

[–]ShootStation 61 points62 points ago*

If this was done in America it would be painted over for 'being insensitive to fat people'.

[–]aepac 26 points27 points ago

Dude that's a graffiti, nothing to due with the town council

[–]otterpopheadache 7 points8 points ago

Its graffiti.

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[–]alexincode 8 points9 points ago

What other people do with their bodies is not your responsibility. Sit the fuck down.

[–]angrywhitedude 69 points70 points ago

People are already dicks to fat people.

[–]Chipware 96 points97 points ago

Where's my pitch fork, it's hate-on-fatties day.

Next up, old people who can't drive, and jews.

[–]Provably 60 points61 points ago

...and the Dutch.

[–]bobloblaw11 4 points5 points ago

Seriously tho, dont get me started on old people who cant drive. An actual real problem.

[–]dueljester 56 points57 points ago

Until we can start being insensitive to stupid people instead of giving them prime time television shows, and reality shows to make money off of leave fat people alone. Fat people at least have awesome personalities that match the girth, stupid people don't.

Disclaimer: I am not a fat person

[–]Fellows23 41 points42 points ago

Thank god you put that disclaimer there, or I would have downvoted your fat ass.

[–]angrywhitedude 18 points19 points ago

Fat people at least have awesome personalities that match the girth

There's absolutely no reason why this would be true.

[–]wholetyouinhere 40 points41 points ago

Gee, mister, you sure are right. I reckon fat folks never have to deal with constant hatred and humiliation. Why, them folks have had a free ride long enough!

It's time to "start" being insensitive.

[–]Styvorama 18 points19 points ago

YEAH! Because worrying about your own problems and letting other people worry about theirs is a bad idea.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

"Working"? What, is it your job to tell other people how to live their lives? I'm sure shaming fat people will really help, because none of them have self-esteem issues already or anything like that.

[–]AnticScarab3 5 points6 points ago

Fat people are just another group of people that it's socially acceptable to hate. There's really no rational reason to demand that they cease to exist.

[–]hobbitfeet 5 points6 points ago

Right, because people are so nice to fat people about being fat.

[–]thadjudkins 15 points16 points ago

Seriously, you have so few issues in your life that this is your goal? Go invent a method of making atomic dipoles or a perfect carbon sequestration system and quit bemoaning the fact that we're not mean enough to a class of people you apparently don't like or respect (or whatever).

[–]monkey3 5 points6 points ago

We should probably hate whatever you are too.

[–]BZenMojo 8 points9 points ago

This sounds funny until you realize that Native Americans suffer more violent hate crimes than any other group.

But, yeah, keep laughing.

Makes you wonder though, "Seriously, assholes. You're not done YET?"

[–]lud1120 2 points3 points ago*

That and the Native Americans.

While I'm not taking any "offence" from this, I just wonder what's the context of the joke?

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[–]JustBrowsing4Chan 7 points8 points ago

gooby pls

[–]nixity 11 points12 points ago

And old people.

[–]FreeToadSloth 31 points32 points ago

Vote for Obama. That Hindu wants to euthanize everyone older than 250k per year.

[–]dbe 22 points23 points ago

Ug. I'd hate to be fat and simple enough to be outsmarted by a floor stencil.

[–]TapsMan 45 points46 points ago*

What if that escalator is going down, that way the fat people will have to run up?

[–]TheAwesomeTheory 10 points11 points ago

You can't run up an elevator.

[–]SensibleMadness 17 points18 points ago

You can if you're Spiderman.

[–]FreeToadSloth 2 points3 points ago

That's the angle, see? They try and get smooshed.

[–]Misifuca 11 points12 points ago

I call bullshit. I'm fat and i always take the stairs when it's crowded. All i see in the escalators are old ladys, dudes in suits and moms with children.

[–]zeppelinfromled 7 points8 points ago

I always take the escalator unless there's a line to get on it, but I walk up the escalator instead of just standing there (as do most people on the subway).

[–]cacawate 5 points6 points ago

'Cause disabled people don't exist.

[–]alaskanfarmer 10 points11 points ago

which station is this?

[–]fireinbcn 3 points4 points ago

Jaume 1

[–]DaneAndrade 9 points10 points ago

Also known for this:

VERY NSFL

[–]balletboy 13 points14 points ago

And now my fears about all metro stations are confirmed. I

[–]bsrg 8 points9 points ago

That's why I always stand next to the wall in metro stations.

[–]clickforme 7 points8 points ago

always have back to wall, not only in the metro.

[–]the_phet 4 points5 points ago

as far as I remember the killed man was blind and deaf.

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[–]Roboticide 10 points11 points ago

Wow. What a dick.

[–]MilkDaddy 2 points3 points ago

That comes nowhere near my feeling about the situation. Cutting me off when driving, "wow, what a dick." Murder = something harsher.

[–]Solomaxwell6 95 points96 points ago*

The escalator on my commute is the third longest in the world. Today, both of the up escalators were broken. They reversed one of the down escalators, and virtually all of the traffic was taking that. It amazed me how people were waiting in line five minutes for the escalator, while I (and a few other daring adventurers) went to one of the broken escalators and bounded the stairs without any wait.

Edit: Stop trying to argue about the length of your damn escalators! This is Rosslyn in the DC Metro. You can find a fuck ton of sources saying it's the third longest in the world. Here. Second longest is Wheaton station, longest is some Moscow station. That's ONLY talking about continuous escalators, because fuck noncontinuous ones. There are tons and tons of noncontinuous ones that are longer, including in the DC metro station. For those of you not from the area, it's a hell of a lot longer than it looks in that picture, it's just an issue of perspective.

[–]SenTedStevens 28 points29 points ago*

Definitely DC metro. All I needed to hear was the escalators werent working. They're never working.

[–]trout45 103 points104 points ago

Did anyone else expect that escalator to be way longer?

[–]Von_Dredd 25 points26 points ago*

It may not look long in that picture, but it's VERY long. Here's a little story of mine from riding it...

This was a couple of summers ago, for me. I had been enjoying the night life in Adams Morgan, and was headed back to my dorm via the Rosslyn exit. Nature had called on me a number of times already that evening and early morning, and I was very thankful that it had blessed me with a break during my metro ride home, and then blessed me again by redirecting that frantic experience towards my buddies, giving me the best entertainment of the night as I watched them squirm and groan. As I would later realize, my blessing was really a curse in disguise.

As they spilled off the train and let fly from their over-pressurized bladders, huddled around pillars and daring each other to hit the 3rd rail, I confidently strolled over to the main escalator with an attitude that only a drunk college student sporting a seemingly empty bladder can muster. In class that day we had talked about the ambushing tactics used by the Vietcong and the thousands of casualties they claimed. I was woefully unaware of how personal that lesson was about to become.

For those of you who don't know, the escalator at Rosslyn station is more massive than many of your feeble minds can even begin to comprehend. During one of my trips to DC, I entered the station to take the train in to Federal Triangle for an interview. Upon realization that the down escalator was closed, and the elevator was for handicapped use only, I chose to walk to the next station instead. When you divide a number by zero, that is the number of steps this escalator has.

I was about 4 steps into the escalator when the desire to piss charged into my concious like an enraged rhinoceros. I looked up the escalator at the never ending set of stairs and, sensing the futility of a panicked dash up, turned back to try to make my way down. My so called friends were quite aware of just what the terror stricken look on my face was born of, having only recently felt the same pressures. As I desperately clawed at them to let me pass, they stood their ground, relishing in the sweet taste of swollen bladder justice.

With my last bit of free will, I turned again to the intimidating task of climbing the massive mechanical hill that awaited me. There was no way out. I surged forward, plowing through those in my way like a NFL linebacker, laying waste to bureaucrats, foreigners, and old women alike. Nothing was sacred except my desire to not piss my pants, no cause just except my own.

Each frantic step I took jolted into my painfully enlarged stomach, threatening to burst forth with the force of 9,001 stampeding mustangs. But I did not falter. I carried on, certain that my success of my future -- my very life -- lay in the outcome of this quest.

As I neared the top, I could begin to taste the victory. Strangely, victory tasted a lot like 50 cent wings and Miller Lite being chucked up to the top of my throat, but I paid it no mind, focusing solely on my goal. As each step fell to my conquering stride, I began to anticipate the appropriate place to void my urine. The presence of metro police was considered, and then ignored. Nothing else mattered at this point other than letting out the surging tsunami that waited in my belly.

When I finished my crazy dash to the top, I ran through the turn still, smacking my quick pass to the card reader like an Olympic sprinter passing the baton to the next man in the relay. I made a beeline to the empty wall between the phone booth and the metro pass pay machines, undoing my belt and pants as I ran. No sooner did my feet stop moving, than the pee started flowing. I have been known to write my name or phone number in golden cursive, but this night I could have written the Emancipation Proclamation, in it's entirety, in at least 3 languages. As I stood there, letting wave after wave of relief flow over me (and out of me), onlookers stood by. Some were offended, others laughed, and even some took pictures.

But I did not care, they were barely more than a faded haze; I was free. My bladder was free. The heavens sang, the trumpets played, my friends fell to the ground laughing, and I just smiled. From that day on, I have appreciated the value of indoor plumbing and toilets like I never did before. My life has changed. I feel like I was touched an angel that day.

TL;DR: Ghana bars do not card for pitchers of Miller Lite during the World Cup.

[–]ForcedZucchini 38 points39 points ago

I like the part about the escalator

[–]fucksmith 8 points9 points ago

Post this to /r/EscalatorStories.

[–]Kornstalx 3 points4 points ago

You almost got me there...

[–]himnae 7 points8 points ago

dcmetro: where the escalators are just decoration

[–]nix831 7 points8 points ago

my friends and i like to race small die-cast cars down the middle of DC metro escalators. it's actually some of the most fun we have on a night out, good way to finish off the night.

[–]felix_jones 3 points4 points ago

I was expecting it to be much longer.

[–]Citizen_Snip 2 points3 points ago

What bothers me are the people who take an escalotor, or the moving walkways in airports and dont move. Move your ass, you move three times quicker, and you inconvenience everyone behind you by blocking the entire thing.

[–]dontnoticeme 7 points8 points ago

I'm not fat, I'm just lazy

[–]bigcountry5064 186 points187 points ago

[–]drewkj 8 points9 points ago

I assume they are both going up, so are you trying to kill the fat guy by making him run down the up escalator over and over again?!?

[–]pip_pip_cheerio 9 points10 points ago*

Not kill him! No! Never! ...Just help him get fit/healthy and to a socially accepted weight EDIT: This is sarcasm, I used a hyperbole. When I say 'socially accepted weight' I mean to exaggerate what society thinks you should look like. Lighten up.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 17 points18 points ago

Last time you said that I ended up with no bones in my right arm.

[–]thefitz138 8 points9 points ago

Oh, I take issue with this socially accepted weight idea. I have always been skinny no matter what I do, and all my life I've caught shit for it. For my non-american readers, yes this actually happens in America. You will be given shit for being skinny.

[–]Arduinna 2 points3 points ago

I think it's better to say, "a healthy weight for your body" since there are those on both ends of the spectrum- naturally curvier and larger people, and naturally skinny people. The "socially acceptable" thing bothered me too. I've seen the skinny person torment and it's unfair it goes unrecognized.

(I'm a curvier girl. Not curvy = rolls of fat either. I'm talking shoulders-waist-hips ratio. So I've faced the fat torment but I wanted to say I understand what you mean :) )

[–]notgonnagivemyname 2 points3 points ago

It is actually really awkward. I live in a really fat city and my girlfriend gets teased at work for being skinny. And she isn't skinny, she is an average weight for her size, it is just that all of the other ladies there are fat.

It is also funny how they bitch and talk about her good jeans as the reason for her being skinny at the same time eating fast food while she brings her lunch every day.

[–]GamesR4FITE 2 points3 points ago

Confirmed for truth. I can't go to a single family function without getting a half-dozen or more bitterly resentful remarks of "gawd, don't you eat?!" or "I wish I could give you my fat!"

Sorry for not eating huge amounts of junkfood/having a fast metabolism, Auntie 400lber.

[–]lgspeck 66 points67 points ago

[–]skaterape 34 points35 points ago

[–]godsdog23 14 points15 points ago

I'm offended and not fat

[–]DaComDotBomb 2 points3 points ago

hello. i saw a box of cereal called 'gorilla munch' a year ago, it made me laugh so i took a picture of it. then one day i was changing my phone back ground and saw that old picture, and zoomed in on the gorilla face and made it my background. its been that way for months. imagine my surprise when i see it has become a meme. seriously its the direct pic from my phone, i didnt think anyone had ever seen that box of cereal before, what is real. where was that meme launched? just now ?

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[–]sd66 9 points10 points ago

Someone will eventually.

[–]Erasmus92 2 points3 points ago

But then they're not getting the workout of running back down.

[–]josephsh 6 points7 points ago

It's an up escalator, so they're getting quite the running back down workout

[–]diddleparty 63 points64 points ago

As a fat person, I find this quite humorous. While very true in most cases, not all fat people act like fat people. I prefer to take the stairs not only for the small amount of exercise they provide, but they're also conveniently quicker than escalators. The more you know. ~~~~~*

[–]mdwyer 67 points68 points ago

Here. Use mine:

★≈≈≈™

[–]Schroedingers_gif 31 points32 points ago

It's going the wrong way.

[–]Scorpionsblade 50 points51 points ago

™≈≈≈★ There.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 41 points42 points ago

Now the tm is on the wrong side.

[–]sapo916 51 points52 points ago

CANT EVER PLEASE YOU

[–]Scorpionsblade 37 points38 points ago

WILL YOU NEVER BE HAPPY? ≈≈≈★™ There.

[–]Hedegaard 11 points12 points ago

[–]ALieDetector 21 points22 points ago

the star is going to hurt the poor tm sign :(

[–]lordofthederps 8 points9 points ago

That star is leaving behind a trail of delicious bacon.

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[–]NolanRoss 15 points16 points ago

This is anarchy.

[–]devjunk 10 points11 points ago

≈≈≈★ There. ™

[–]fco83 27 points28 points ago

Yep. Plenty of those that are overweight do things like take the stairs, get some exercise, etc... the hardest part (and most often the cause) is eating habits. Can exercise all you want but if you're loading up on more calories than you burn off, youre gaining weight.

[–]muteterror 14 points15 points ago

Another fat guy here, I confirm stairs > escalators.

[–]MrCleanupman 7 points8 points ago

And I, yet another fat guy, can confirm that as well.

[–]KoopaTheCivilian 13 points14 points ago

It all checks out.

[–]SOhp101 10 points11 points ago

They're not faster if people don't stand on the right side to allow others to pass on the left.

[–]mikeythedolphin 9 points10 points ago

I'm not fat but i'll ride the escalators because they're fucking awesome.

[–]yep45 11 points12 points ago

Yes, how dare we try to make our commute a little more convenient by using technology as it is intended to be used

[–]Howard_Beale 53 points54 points ago

It's Barcelona; this translates to "locals to the left, tourists to the right".

(Also, this is not official signage; just someone's awesome art project.)

[–]ctc23 26 points27 points ago

"American Express"

[–]PageOfLite 2 points3 points ago

Thank you for pointing out its an art project. Fucking hilarious, but still an art project, this isn't everywhere. I would love to know where it is though.

Although it is quite funny, I will see lines for the escalators here, but no one is using the stairs. And they make fun of Americans for being lazy. Bah.

Source: Takes the Barcelona metro daily.

[–]jon_titor 15 points16 points ago

I'm a fat guy and I have a no elevator/escalator policy for anything less than 5 floors.

[–]nick041 23 points24 points ago

I don't think it's telling it like it is. I mean, yes escalators are pretty lazy, but at the same time they're a luxury. If America didn't have an obesity problem, no one would relate escalators to the obese. Escalators are great for older people and people like my mom that have knee problems.

[–]jonnyrotten7 31 points32 points ago

LOL ONLY FAT PEOPLE USE THE ESCALATOR AMIRITE??

[–]Derptinia 3 points4 points ago

Or people with suitcases, disabilities, young children and the elderly...

[–]racecarspacedinosaur 8 points9 points ago

lmfao upvotes 4 u..... those fat fatties probably even use elevators!!

[–]hspindell 5 points6 points ago

Fat guy ^

[–]yeropinionman 10 points11 points ago

We built this escalator and you're paying for it with fares and taxes, but fuck you if you use it.

[–]FitnessFascist 19 points20 points ago

It is encouraging to see that The Message is reaching our brothers in Spain.

Soon we shall lay to waste the ever growing glutton of massives who threaten our peaceful existence with the thunderous sounds of their footsteps. Soon, the heaving, wheezing, and groaning of the obese will be replaced with the pure crisp sound of lycra-adorned slim thighs swishing in unison as we march a hundred, a thousand, a million, no... a billion strong across the cities of our dominion. Soon we shall rend the adipose tissue from bodies of the slovenly and leave their stripped corpses to be eaten by carrion birds.

I implore you, citizens of fitness, to take up the struggle... to buy the latest in technical clothing... to drive proudly through the streets in your Volkswagen Jettas and your Toyota FJ Cruisers and your Honda Elements... to Cycle the pathways with extreme intent (and to differentiate yourself from the casual "bicycle riders" with your extreme racing gear)... and to PAINT THE CITIES WITH THE BLOOD OF THE FAT.

ONE PEOPLE!

ONE NATION!

ONE FITNESS!!

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

That is all very interesting, but how much do you squat? Let's quantify the progress in terms we can all understand, like pounds on the bar full ROM

[–]progeda 11 points12 points ago

I'm sure disabled people will appreciate that.

[–]Erikthenomad 3 points4 points ago

Completely off subject. How do you like Barcelona? I'm thinking about studying a semester there

[–]pdcgimpy 3 points4 points ago

I know where thats at.....you can get some hash just down the hall from there.

[–]betabandzz 5 points6 points ago

Since I hurt my knee I can't do stairs so i have to use electronic ones. I feel like everybody judges me as been lazy. Im not fat im great physical conditions actually I hurt my knee because of working out to hard. From now on I will not judge someone for using the electronic one.

[–]dangeraardvark 3 points4 points ago

Aren't there only like 2 and a half fat people in Spain? The rest being lithe, tanned, raven-haired supermodels?

[–]ara_p 9 points10 points ago

Is this for real or just clever graffiti?

[–]krush_groove 11 points12 points ago

[–]Gumbo72 4 points5 points ago

Clever graffiti

[–]misslurk 6 points7 points ago

I'm fat and I NEVER take escalators because they fucking terrify me. Plus I like feeling like I conquered them damn stairs.

[–]buckX 2 points3 points ago

Pfft, the correct answer is to walk or run up the escalator and get to the top quickly.

[–]cananball 2 points3 points ago

What about the sign for us semi-large men that walk up the escalator?

[–]M_daily 2 points3 points ago

Stairs were originally designed to make ascents easier and yet many of us can't be bothered to use them ಠ_ಠ

[–]rear_smeller 2 points3 points ago

This reminds me once in college, sports people deactivated elevators on purpose, well I was kinda mad because I had my class was in the 10th floor, anyway the point is no one should be forced to use stairs if there a better option

[–]MontrealBornanRaised 2 points3 points ago

I walk up the escalator because it's faster.

[–]Billistic 8 points9 points ago

I'm glad we're finding a new segment of the population to blame all of our problems on.

[–]myrd 30 points31 points ago

Honestly, I hate shit like this. I'm disabled, stairs fucking hurt, so now I would feel even worse about myself. Feelsbadman.

[–]aggibridges 14 points15 points ago

Same here. I'm not fat, but I have bad joints, but I still always feel guilty about taking the escalator. I'm young and I'm active, I should be taking the stairs, but they just hurt too much.

[–]myrd 18 points19 points ago

yep, i am only 22, but my joints are destroyed from the military and i have fibromyalgia, breathing hurts, yet i get judged on escalators and elevators all the damn time.

[–]AdrianBrony 5 points6 points ago

I know. I hate how people tend to forget that convenience is not just for the lazy.

[–]shaidoninja 5 points6 points ago

Oh ha ha ho ho....fuck you

[–]lgspeck 32 points33 points ago

HAHA, fat people, they don't have feelings

[–]qdpb 36 points37 points ago

They probably do.

But who cares?!

[–]NolanRoss 19 points20 points ago

They're hardly real people!

[–]omg_im_drunk 5 points6 points ago

They do, but it's a deep search.

[–]sinjax 60 points61 points ago

or like, you know… people who are pregnant, infirm, disabled, carrying luggage etc. The kind of niceties which make our societies easier to live in and enable normal lives for the most vulnerable.

but yeah awesome let's all laugh at fat people. HAHAHA FAT PEOPLE. THEY ARE FUNNY BECAUSE THEY ARE FAT. HAHAHA.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 64 points65 points ago

lol fat people

[–]Ayatrolla 6 points7 points ago

We hate them because they're different than us HAHAHAHAHA.

[–]picu 13 points14 points ago

Thanks for saying that. A small accident, even for the young and healthy, can be a strong reminder of how much of our urban setting is not designed to accommodate people with disabilities.

[–]KarateRobot 22 points23 points ago

Everybody takes the escalators if the stairs are more than a 2 story climb.

Except you, internet person who is about to hit reply.

[–]shanes3t 11 points12 points ago

Nope, I do too.

[–]poompt 22 points23 points ago

Not to mention the fact that walking up an escalator is faster than walking up stairs.

[–]simbazz 12 points13 points ago

Sure, but most people forget that and just stand still on it.

[–]Oo0o8o0oO 16 points17 points ago

This is even more annoying in the airport. On an escalator, I can understand people going "oh this was invented to save me from having to walk up steps". On the travelator people immediately stop and stare, treating it like the Six Flags Drive-Through Safari.

Why the fuck do you think these exist if not to help you WALK FASTER?

[–]RichardPeterJohnson 9 points10 points ago

Only if it's unused. 98.3% of people on a escalator just stand there.

[–]thefitz138 5 points6 points ago

This sounds legit.

[–]SensibleMadness 58 points59 points ago

It would be if there weren't so many fatties blocking the way.

[–]NolanRoss 12 points13 points ago

People who don't walk on airport moving sidewalks and block everyone else deserve the death penalty.

[–]Mozzy 9 points10 points ago

Anybody else really dislike people who just stand on the escalator and make everyone else wait?

[–]Arquis001 17 points18 points ago

As long as they follow the rules it's ok. Stand on the right, walk on the left.

[–]QuarryBrosen 8 points9 points ago

I...always thought that's what you're supposed to do...

[–]stopstigma 4 points5 points ago

Stand on the right, walk on the left.

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[–]lmack28 2 points3 points ago

I hate it, but not as bad as groups of people who stand on the moving sidewalks at the airport.

[–]skibblez_n_zits 3 points4 points ago*

Nothing gripes my jimmies more than when I'm at the airport and people do not stand to the right on the moving walkway. People constantly do this in spite of the blaring announcement overhead on the intercom telling them to move the fuck over so others can pass. Then I wonder, are they simply that clueless and dense, or do they really have that little regard for other people trying to catch their flight? It hurts my head and also my faith in humanity to think that either one of these is true.

I have also concluded that these are the same people on the interstate who stay in the left lane and drive exactly the same speed as the semi-truck next to them.

Argh! Okay, I'm done now.

[–]TheFirstBardo 2 points3 points ago

I'd just like to take a moment to say that Barcelona is my favorite city in the world. I'm from Baltimore and I've traveled to numerous cities in about 20 countries and if I were to pick up and move anywhere that I've visited, it would be Barcelona.

Second would be Toronto.

My home town is very, very far down on the list.

[–]the_phet 1 point2 points ago

Hi, I am from Barcelona. Baltimore rules -> the wire

[–]Howard_Beale 6 points7 points ago

Es veritat!

[–]luckylohrke 10 points11 points ago

És veritat!

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

Barcelonas metro are assholes.

[–]ReaganYouth 6 points7 points ago*

You know what I hate about modern society? That it's not PC to make fun of people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, and now sexual orientation, but it's still alright to make fun of fat people. Now, I'm a fan of comedy, and I think that it's fine if you make fun of a group of people as long as it's funny. Great comedy has no boundaries. But, isn't it wrong to be ok with people making fun of one group of people whilst being a crazy shit when people make fun of another group of people. If Barcelona were to do something like this to muslims or Papa New Guineans, everyone would be all up in arms. And while being fat may not always be something you're born with (although depending on your economic status or physical disabilities it can be) it is still not an excuse for the state or any one else who labels themself as 'PC' to humiliate fat people.

EDIT: I realize that this was a piece of street art, which is fine, but still Reddit's reaction to this is inappropriate and I'm sure many do not know that it's street art.

[–]Bthulhu 7 points8 points ago

Fat dude with a rebellious streak here. Seeing that would make me sit down on one one the escalator steps. Possibly while enjoying a snack.

Haters gon' hate.

[–]BelugaTaquito 1 point2 points ago

As part of their splendid strategy to encourage healthy living, Toronto's metro no longer has any working escalators.

[–]swypemademesayit 1 point2 points ago

Once dash because Gary people should use the status.

[–]wavefunction84 1 point2 points ago

On the Seoul Metro nobody, I mean NOBODY takes the stairs going up.

[–]retitled 1 point2 points ago

I walk up the escalator, makes me feel super human.

[–]SonicFlash01 1 point2 points ago

I'm slim and take the stairs, but not for health reasons.
Escalators have slow people that get on and stop.
It's not a fuckin ride; it's supposed to make shit faster.

[–]Karunamon 1 point2 points ago

But.. But...

Escalators are fun :(

[–]costabrava11 1 point2 points ago

plaza catalunya is an awesome place lol

[–]Scuttlebuttz93 1 point2 points ago

What if you walk up the escalator, are you then just mildly overweight?

[–]therealbgreen 1 point2 points ago

Im skinny and much prefer escalators.

[–]klparrot 1 point2 points ago

I think it's not trying to tell it like it is, but rather how it might turn out. It's suggesting that taking the stairs will keep you more fit.

[–]yourparadigm 1 point2 points ago

Old people or people with disabilities?

[–]tillandsia 1 point2 points ago*

pues que mal educados que estan esos catalanes!

[–]RockuMental68 1 point2 points ago

What the hell is so bad about fat people? I'm a bigger guy. I can walk up stairs, run more that 30 feet, eat a salad, go long periods of time without eating, and most importantly I exercise. Anyway, it seems like everyone hates fat people just based on their appearance. What have they ever done to you besides look ugly? So what if they like escalators, they went and fattened themselves all up and took their own ability to walk up stairs.

[–]DancePartyTaco 1 point2 points ago

Why is it ok to make fun of fat people?