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Let's make posts of historical events and pretend they just happened.

Pretend the historical event is happening now and you are making a reddit post about it.

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Good posts - Clever, smart, witty posts pretending the historical event is actually happening right now, and what a post on reddit about the event would look like. Example of a great r/RedditThroughHistory post. Oh, and don't forget about RAGE COMICS! These can be great RedditThroughHistory posts if done correctly. Give it a try!

Bad posts - Posts that link directly to wikipedia pages for the most part are not very creative. If a big historical event was happening right now, you wouldn't really post the link to its wikipedia page on reddit. Also, posts of something that got famous and end in "I sure hope this catches/doesn't catch on", or some variation thereof. These posts aren't very creative and lack substance - you might as well just say "HEY HARRY POTTER THAT WAS NOT VERY WELL KNOWN AND THEN IT WAS WELL KNOWN!" or some variation. And lastly, try not to post about events from the last 5, 10, even 20 years. They are too recent. Get out your old Social Studies textbooks and get more creative!

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[–]theworldscreams 35 points36 points ago

I'm going to be rich when I invent the egg decuber, for those who regret their decision.

[–]doodledeer 8 points9 points ago

I just feel like it is an appropriate example of consumerism gone too far. Precious resources and time gone into creating something no one needs.

[–]CitizenPremier 1 point2 points ago

But it gives a reason for the wealthy to pay the poor factory workers, ay least. In our topsy turvy world this is a good thing.

[–]Debra_S 22 points23 points ago

Never again will we suffer the indignity of boiled eggs rolling away from us!

[–]b1rd 4 points5 points ago

[–]n734lq 2 points3 points ago

Halt! Thou can link to a certain point in thine YouTube video! All one does is add #t=3m20s to the link!

So, like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2QqrvSryQA#t=3m20s

[–]sighsorry 16 points17 points ago

My mom has one of these still in the box. Every time I see it just baffles me.

[–]micoolnamasi 24 points25 points ago

For those moments when you are feeling a little edgy.

[–]Sub-Rosa 10 points11 points ago

For those moments when you are feeling a little eggy.

FTFY

[–]Telionis 9 points10 points ago

Wait just one moment my friend, that advertisement states that the product was made in China. Unless they mean to imply our yellow friends in Formosa, the product was made by communists!

Never in my kitchen!!! Who knows what Mao had done to these items at the behest of those slippery Soviets. Perhaps it imbues the egg with some substance that, when consumed, will pollute our precious bodily fluids!!!

[–]SanchoMandoval 2 points3 points ago

I dunno I've heard that China has made a Great Leap Forward recently.

[–]nothis 4 points5 points ago

That is literally the most useless thing I have ever seen.

[–]chem_101 12 points13 points ago

Literally? No, please don't lie to us. There are far less meaningful things out there.

[–]IAmAQuantumMechanic 2 points3 points ago

Square eggs is a major plot point in one of the most famous Donald Duck comics in Norway. Source: the "Impact" section in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_the_Andes!

[–]franksvalli 2 points3 points ago

So modern? Bah, I think the cubists will claim this as their own.

[–]contextISeverything 0 points1 point ago

I saw one at CostPlus World Market the other day and it seemed rather useless.

[–]you_filthy_animal 0 points1 point ago

...just like everything else at CostPlus World Market.

[–]Jloon36 1 point2 points ago

But... WHY?

[–]evilgwyn 1 point2 points ago

Hi guys,

I'm from the future, and I can confirm that these are in every kitchen. It's required by law.

[–]chem_101 0 points1 point ago

Ahaha, simply fantastic!

[–]dudecow 0 points1 point ago

whats with the chines and square things first watermelon and now eggs!!