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[–]BoxMonster44 175 points176 points ago

Why macromeme? Why?

[–]the5souls 384 points385 points ago

Day 46: The bottom half finally began to load, but I'm almost running out of food and water. If anyone finds this message, tell my family I love them very much.

[–]Madonkadonk 132 points133 points ago

Day 135: Ha

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[–]POTATO_ANAL_ETC 16 points17 points ago

How do you remember your username? Especially if the login is caps sensitive.

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[–]aPoUkNcZxVmLeQsAoLvA 24 points25 points ago

And what is the deal with potatos and anuses on reddit

[–]JarlaxleForPresident 18 points19 points ago

nobody fucking knows. best not to ask.

[–]GramarBoi 2 points3 points ago

If you put potatoes in your anus, crap comes out of your mouth. You should try it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

How does RES help you remember it?

[–]GotBetterThingsToDo 0 points1 point ago

Click the little snoo beside your username at the top right of a reddit page and you can have it remember your username(s) and password(s).

[–]mahandal 5 points6 points ago

Uhh. I do that without RES. Am I a wizard?

[–]GotBetterThingsToDo 0 points1 point ago

You can have reddit remember your login via a cookie, but only for one username, and it remains logged in ever since. RES can remember as many usernames as you like and let you switch between them. Handy, if you use multiple accounts for professional/personal purposes, or for those with novelty accounts.

[–]Hindulaatti -1 points0 points ago

reddit enhance

You shoul've pushed the Reddit Enhancement SuiteReddit Enhancement Suite button.

[–]LifeBandit666 -1 points0 points ago

Reddit Enhancement Suite My thoughts exactly. Now I know where it is...

[–]likeabowlofsoup 5 points6 points ago

46 days and the coal ran out

[–]Kernel_Forbin 3 points4 points ago

[–]TeddyRuxpin 1 point2 points ago

Expanding exponentially like some recursive virus

[–]likeabowlofsoup 0 points1 point ago

thank you sir!

[–]JuhJuhJOHNNY 0 points1 point ago

I don't get it... It loaded just fine on my iPhone -- which takes like a few minutes to load most normal imgur gifs.

[–]nahojjjen -2 points-1 points ago

He´s trolling us all.

[–]Madonkadonk 225 points226 points ago

[–]dassiearwen 82 points83 points ago

I didn't even realize it was supposed to be a gif till I saw this, thanks!

[–]MSGPresident 14 points15 points ago

Thank you.

[–]Se7en_Sinner 40 points41 points ago

Good Guy Imgur.

Loads instantly.

[–]ThirdDegree 40 points41 points ago

...when not under "Heavy Load"

[–]Minyme2009 5 points6 points ago

I'll take consistent fast gif loading for the occasional site crash. Still the best option out there.

[–]firesquasher 58 points59 points ago

macromeme... where gifs go to look like theyre loading on 56k.

[–]ferocity02 65 points66 points ago

18 Mbps internet, takes 2 minutes to load 1 second gif.

[–]smellycatjazz 36 points37 points ago

Mind -> Blown

[–]kingtrewq 14 points15 points ago

You mean M....i...n...d... -> ........B....l......o.. Fuck it I get where this is going, close tab

edited: tap to tab.

[–]whoadave 7 points8 points ago

Having a close tap must be convenient, mine's pretty far.

[–]smellycatjazz 0 points1 point ago

I was actually poking at the OP

[–]kingtrewq 4 points5 points ago

I know, I just wanted to add a little extra to the joke.

[–]drokly 1 point2 points ago

[–]tenhotuisku 0 points1 point ago

100 Mbps internet. Took me less than a second (started showing immidiately at regular speed). I doubt the internet speed is a factor though, maybe I was just lucky.

[–]Psythik 0 points1 point ago

No problems with my 40Mb line either.

God I love fiber optics.

[–]jesset77 0 points1 point ago

took over a minute on my 60Mb (as measured by speedtest.net) wireless N link to a 300Mbit fiber line.

I blame the servers. :P

[–]murderousmarty 0 points1 point ago

mine is 14mbps according to speedtest.net and mine loaded instantaneously on macromeme. i don't see why people are having such a problem getting it to load

[–]ohoona 0 points1 point ago

I'm on my phone, 3g...loaded in like two seconds. Idk.

[–]TajesMahoney 11 points12 points ago

I noticed this in the theatre as a kid. Ya'll small time.

[–]HarpuaScorpio 74 points75 points ago

Your mind is easily blown.

[–]Se7en_Sinner 39 points40 points ago

It was his first time and the gif was very attractive.

[–]whoadave 1 point2 points ago

I have that problem with my other mind.

[–]Covette 25 points26 points ago

yeah its cool that disney sticks to their promises...we have seen it here but yes its cool

[–]DANS331 26 points27 points ago

Mind -> Not patient enough to wait for this to load

[–]Beeslo 48 points49 points ago

What is even cooler? This actually gives a date for when the Lion King takes place. Well, a date of sorts. Ancient Greece (which is still pretty broad in terms of exact date)...but still cool.

[–]Brisco_County_III 15 points16 points ago

It also means that either hyenas don't do a lot of skin damage, or Hercules had a really, really good tailor, and used slightly ratty imported goods to replace his old, worn Nemean lion fur.

[–]kropserkel 44 points45 points ago*

Alternatively it could simply be a silly reference by the animators and not at all canonical to either movie.

I mean, you could also say that The Lion King takes place at least after 1966- the year "It's a Small World" attraction opened in Disney World, and 22 years after the Lovely Bunch of Coconuts song was composed.

EDIT: And I wouldn't make the argument that Zazu is omniscient in the way that the Genie from Aladdin is, making Woody Allen references and what not.

[–]HotwaxNinjaPanther 13 points14 points ago

Some delicious copypasta, but relevant:

In one scene, Genie calls Al's clothes "so 3rd century." Genie has been trapped in the lamp for 10,000 years, so there's no way he could know of the fashion trends which have happened since he's been trapped. Which means the latest Genie could have been trapped in the lamp is the 3rd century. If he spent 10,000 years in there, it is now AT LEAST the year 10,300 AD when he gets out.

Aladdin takes place IN THE FUTURE. A post-apocalyptic world where only Arab culture (and some Greek) survived. It has been so long that the name "Arabia" has been corrupted to "Agrabah." The Muslim religion has atrophied to the point where there are no mosques, Imams, or prayer mats, but people still give praise to Allah in moments of happiness. Amazing technological marvels left behind by the previous civilization, like sentient flying carpets or genetically engineered parrots which comprehend human speech instead of just mimic it, are taken for granted by the locals or considered "magic."

The Genie proves this by making impressions of ancient, long-dead celebrities like Groucho Marx, Jack Nicholson, etc.

[–]Torus2112 0 points1 point ago

I love shit like this. I had to exclaim it.

To make sure my post was not a waste of time to read though, I leave you with this:

R2D2 and Chewbacca were secret rebel agents.

Edit: I still subscribe to the theory that Genie has traveled through time at one point or another, whether it was to the future and back or that he was naturally somewhere at or beyond the time of the 20th century references he makes when he was sent back, possibly in the same event that trapped him in the Cave of Wonders. He could have lived the entire span of recorded history up to that point multiple times, perhaps carried by various master's time travaling wishes. Maybe the differences between the movie and real middle eastern culture at the time is due to it being an alternate timeline caused by something like that as well.

[–]Haz3rd 18 points19 points ago

Well yeah, if you want to ruin the fun...

[–]kropserkel 10 points11 points ago

And talking lions? I mean come on. Totally inaccurate.

[–]Rhendal 4 points5 points ago

It was dubbed for the English release. Duh.

[–]gsabram 1 point2 points ago

What about those wildebeest running vertically? There's no way it didn't take place in the future.

[–]kropserkel 1 point2 points ago

You got me.

[–]ChiperSoft 4 points5 points ago

You're assuming Zazu wasn't the original author of those songs...

[–]NewCommenter 1 point2 points ago*

The Genie from Aladdin makes Woody Allen references? Seriously, can you show me?

Edit: found it

[–]Beeslo 2 points3 points ago

Actually someone has a pretty awesome break down on how Aladdin is actually in the future because of those references that the Genie makes. A post apocalyptic wasteland that takes place thousands of years in the future.

[–]UpsideButNotDown -3 points-2 points ago

What is wrong with you?

[–]suugakusha 6 points7 points ago

Apparently, Scar was the Nemean Lion.

[–]chchrogers 16 points17 points ago

How did Hercules get to Africa?

[–]NewCommenter 35 points36 points ago

Is there a punchline to this?

[–]gunks 7 points8 points ago

No respect! No respect I tell ya!

[–]ScubaPlays 23 points24 points ago

Greece isn't really that far.

[–]SensibleMadness 8 points9 points ago

The Lion King takes places in the African savannah, which is all south of the Sahara desert. So, coming from Greece, the closest it could possibly be is more than 3,000 miles away. Kind of a long walk.

[–]Exaskryz 10 points11 points ago

Not for Hercules.

[–]CaptainE0 24 points25 points ago

He can go the distance.

[–]atl2rva 3 points4 points ago

He can go for speed

[–]5evertim 2 points3 points ago*

She can go all alone in her time of need.

[–]Classicrocker07 1 point2 points ago

Every mile is worth his while.

[–]StaticPrevails 0 points1 point ago

He will find a way.

[–]hideisalive 5 points6 points ago

Scar, after being turned on by the Hyenas, escapes (Because he is the Nemean lion) and makes a trek north. He wanders for several years and settles in Nemea. Out of bitterness, he begins his reign of terror here anew until eventually he meets his end at the hand of Hercules.

[–]guinness_blaine 0 points1 point ago

Pegasus.

[–]NinjaKow 3 points4 points ago

Does that mean Scar is a Nemean lion?

[–]Sinternet 25 points26 points ago

Bad title -> BLOWN.

[–]catsbaconronpaul 27 points28 points ago

Title level: Reddit

[–]Deewayne 8 points9 points ago

[FIXED]

[–]djslim21 2 points3 points ago

Found this slow, shitty .gif Am I doing it right?

[–]wob_wob_wob 12 points13 points ago

Old news. How did you not notice this watching Hercules?

[–]Artzee[S] 11 points12 points ago

I knew that it was Scar, I just never knew it was referenced in the Lion King itself.

[–]seawest_lowlife -1 points0 points ago

Agreed!! I thought everyone caught that? High five for being attentive kids!

[–]amazingGOB 0 points1 point ago

but did you catch it being referenced in the Lion King?

[–]seawest_lowlife 0 points1 point ago

Yes. The Lion King came out first, and it was by FAR my favourite movie as a child. I was 6 when it came out and saw it three times in theatre, and MAY or MAY NOT still have/sleep with a baby Simba stuffy till this day... ahem.

Essentially, I've been able to recite that movie back and forth ever since. So yeah, when I saw Hercules I definitely caught that reference.

[–]amazingGOB 0 points1 point ago

same here! I was 4 when it came out but I got the vhs when I was six and made my sister put it on for me literally every day after school for I don't know how long. I recently caught it on tv and had a blast watching it. (simba's return seemed to happen much faster than I remembered, but it was still a trip to watch).

I don't remember anything about hercules though.

[–]seawest_lowlife 0 points1 point ago

I REALLY dug Hercules when I first saw it. I think this had something to do with my life long love of soul singers and musicals. I watched Hercules a LOT for the tunes.

Funny enough, I just did the Disney cruise with my family a couple weeks ago (it was my Mom's 50th birthday, she picked it, 15 of us went including a bunch of Newfies). The lady who did Meg's voice had a show and I was quite gun-ho to go... buuuuut I got drunk on a patio instead.

[–]seawest_lowlife 0 points1 point ago

Simba's Return was totally slow, agreed. I only had The Lion King on VHS, but recently I was incredibly sick and my dad bought it on blu-ray for me! My parents and I watched it on my dad's insanely large tv with the surround sound all the way up, haha he insisted to "recreate the movie experience". One of the few moments I was happy to be living at home again.

[–]amazingGOB 0 points1 point ago

It's Elton John! Of course you have to blast it all the way up! I'm just glad I can finally appreciate knowing who wrote the score. Can't say the same for the kid from Home Improvement though... I kept picturing him every time simba talked. Then I kept picturing Matthew Broderick. It was just creepy after a while. lol

[–]seawest_lowlife 0 points1 point ago

Okay, I found out that was Matthew Broderick waaaay later in life. I try to ignore that fact now. It makes Simba seem less powerful.=

[–]seawest_lowlife 0 points1 point ago

Okay, I found out the Matthew Broderick thing waaay later in life. I try to ignore it now. It makes Simba seem less great and powerful.

Sorry Ferris.

[–]pseudolobster 9 points10 points ago

If that blew your mind, you'd better sit down before reading this:

That bird, Zazu, was voiced by Rowan Atkinson, the actor who played Mr. Bean.

[–]CaptinShmit 9 points10 points ago

[–]underdabridge 38 points39 points ago

Scar-y.

[–]SpacePineapple 35 points36 points ago

Oh fuck off.

[–]underdabridge 34 points35 points ago

:D

[–]BreakRulesGetCoins 2 points3 points ago

Wait. How does a bird from the African Savanna even know what a throw rug is?!

[–]lastnamefirst 3 points4 points ago

Wait. A talking bird?!

[–]Sarabi05 2 points3 points ago

Parrots talk.

[–]chanderson90 5 points6 points ago

Didn't you hear? All Disney movies occur in the same universe. This is canon! (1:29 is where Disney stuff starts. The rest is awesome too, though.)

[–]thejoyoflex 5 points6 points ago

Your mind must get blown more than Peter North's dick

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

WHY THE HELL HAVEN"T I REPOSTED THIS YET TO GET EASY KARMA

[–]phab3k 1 point2 points ago

I caught that when I saw Hercules in theatres lol, I thought it was great

[–]mrpopenfresh 1 point2 points ago

That's a cool easter egg, but I wouldn't consider it shocking in the least.

[–]steezyliketheez 1 point2 points ago

I noticed this as a kid and always thought it was just a nod to the other movie that they made, not a direct correlation to a quote from that movie. Apologies if there are any grammatical errors, I am under quite the influence of pain killers after my surgery.

[–]Hawful 4 points5 points ago

I don't feel like it was a reference to that line, I think it was a homage to lion king while referencing the Nimean lion, the lion that Heracles is almost always pictured with.

[–]JarlaxleForPresident 2 points3 points ago

both

[–]BlowfishinThisUp 2 points3 points ago

Shh...no one tell the OP about all of the Pixar references to their characters in other Pixar films. It might kill him.

[–]funfungiguy 2 points3 points ago

On May 14, 2012, funfungiguy was admitted to the IRC unit of Deaconess Hospital after dehydrating while waiting for a .gif to load. Please pray that he recovers quickly or dies quickly. The longer he lays there in a vegetated state, the more expensive it gets to feed him through a tube.

[–]lubeinatube 1 point2 points ago

OMG one isney movie referenced another disney movie???? WHAT ARE THE ODDS????

[–]WezVC 1 point2 points ago

That blew your mind? Really?

[–]leogg_lyl 1 point2 points ago

Ahhh mahh gaahhhdd! It's almost like Disney plans these things!

[–]Lagoot 0 points1 point ago

Can anyone remind me why Hercules is wearing a mask again

[–]WezVC 2 points3 points ago

He's not wearing it like a mask.

He's posing.

[–]longshot 0 points1 point ago

I remember getting this connection and being a little weirded out on the follow through.

[–]Mybrainmelts 0 points1 point ago

I didn't know the hyenas dabbled in the black market fur trade.

[–]nottinghampan 0 points1 point ago

Disney does this in a lot of movies. Like the Beast and Sebastian are both in Aladdin.

[–]Listerdude 0 points1 point ago

really? now your noticing this?

[–]Tannerbe 0 points1 point ago

Is there not a possibly better title that you could have come up with?

[–]dutchoven8 0 points1 point ago

Wait, that's a scene in Hercules?

[–]F_stop_cruz -2 points-1 points ago*

Before being engulfed by flames Scar was mauled by the hyenas. Therefore, this is impossible.

[–]Squidmonkej 0 points1 point ago

This was on the frontpage a few weeks back. My mind still remains unblown

[–]Artzee[S] -2 points-1 points ago

sorry about using macromeme... I'm a fairly new redditor... ducks at thrown rotten food

[–]Fragmaster 0 points1 point ago

Noticed this when I was twelve.

[–]bluejacket 0 points1 point ago

it was loading but then again i already knew it was the rug joke and the actual rug in hercules so meh

one of these reposts i think if you come here regularly you will have seen it, multiple times

[–]ToastMilwaukee 0 points1 point ago

Mind greater than blown.

[–]iMediaMonster 0 points1 point ago

Re -> POST

[–]abcmom2009 -2 points-1 points ago

I forgot about that! Very cool.

[–]supergimp -4 points-3 points ago

Whoa, good find. Does anyone else find it peculiar/fascinating that Lion King takes place before the Hercules' time?

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[–]Mathesar 0 points1 point ago

C'mon dude, you got enough karma from it the first time around

[–]yockinnottou -1 points0 points ago

na tsi gwinya, ma ma ki thi ba ba

get it the fuck right, jeez. AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO SUNG THE LION KING THEME FOR CHORUS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?!

ing wi na ma ing wi na ma ba la

[–]k3duckfan -1 points0 points ago

The better title was right in your face the whole time - Rug: Thrown.

[–]Pornobalken -3 points-2 points ago

SO. OLD.

[–]sladoid -1 points0 points ago

I noticed this but didn't ever mention it _^ glad someone did!

[–]tacobellassasin -1 points0 points ago

came in here to see other cool facts about childhood movies... comments are all about the shitty gif :(

[–]manlydishwasher -1 points0 points ago

I don't get it. I see a parrot speaking about a lion being a handsome throw rug, and it is performed below. Can someone tell me what I'm missing?

[–]kyrie-eleison -1 points0 points ago

The first is from Lion King. They're talking about Scar, the film's villain. The second is from Hercules, where, for a moment, Hercules wears a lionskin, which happens to look exactly like Scar.

[–]ninjabartender -1 points0 points ago

How did you not know that the lion was scar the first time you watched it?

[–]SonicWafflez -1 points0 points ago

Is it a law that this must be posted every week?

[–]ojolejano -4 points-3 points ago

The thing is: Hercule's story is set in about 10000 BC; but what about The Lion King? is it in modern time? or medieval times? what! please someone get an answer...

[–]hardwarequestions 8 points9 points ago

Hercule's story is set in about 10000 BC

say WHAT?! i'm sorry but i can't let you go on thinking this. almost all ancient greek mythology was meant to occur in the same timeperiod greece itself existed (ancient greece, that is, not the modern version). yes, some mythology was meant to explain the origins of all sorts of things, so some stories were meant to predate greece, but most were in time-step with ancient greece. ancient greece existed between 800 BC and 145 BC, so the hercules story is meant to have taken place between those years.

[–]ojolejano 2 points3 points ago

wow, you are right, they were....

[–]bluejacket 3 points4 points ago

YOU MEAN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!!?

[–]hardwarequestions 3 points4 points ago

would Disney lie?

[–]free_dead_puppy 3 points4 points ago

Well this implies that they take place in the same time period.

[–]Kuusou -2 points-1 points ago

I am on basic roar runner internet, on a normal computer, this fucking gif loaded just as fast as any other gif I have ever seen.

I really don't understand what is wrong with all of your connections/computers.

[–]brianbrianbrian -2 points-1 points ago

Congratulations. You got an intentional reference.

[–]whitey-ofwgkta -2 points-1 points ago

Ah! You hit me right in the childhood.

[–]Festivalen -3 points-2 points ago

this is probably the 10th time i've seen it today on reddit, and 1000th this week, and 100000th this month

[–]i_love_younicorns -3 points-2 points ago

This is probably the most obvious Disney reference in "Hercules."

[–]Peatore -4 points-3 points ago

What a descriptive title.