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A good example of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. (imgur.com)

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[–]takamofo 111 points112 points ago

It's cool guys, the bird is ok.

[–]A_Is_For_Atheist 66 points67 points ago

That GIF is obviously fake. Here is what actually happened.

[–]DankBeard 9 points10 points ago

You are a god among men.

[–]MagnusExcelsior 3 points4 points ago

Thank you. I always appreciate a hearty lol.

[–]CeRipH 21 points22 points ago

How can you be sure? Maybe it was just trying to look nonchalant to avoid embarrassment.

[–]Jackdaws7 19 points20 points ago

came here to find this out. left happy. i thank you.

[–]brasscaribou[S] 2 points3 points ago

He then died later of internal bleeding.

[–]kontra5 0 points1 point ago

He tried to walk it off but who knows if he was bleeding from his ears.

[–]Ragnalypse 0 points1 point ago

Could easily have a ruptured lung, or any number of injuries that would slowly kill it.

[–]clothes_are_optional 21 points22 points ago

you must be fun at parties

[–]Ragnalypse 24 points25 points ago

At what?

[–]BlueberrySnapple 8 points9 points ago

At par-- Oh nevermind.

[–]FUCKLEBERRY_WIN 36 points37 points ago

that whale should play soccer.

[–]Apostolate 31 points32 points ago

Why? He totally missed.

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[–]MrMartinotti 7 points8 points ago

I'm sure he is for the < eight month division. But technically /u/maxwellhill was the first.

[–]Yvugvygichuv 0 points1 point ago

Yeh, he has only been going for like 9 months where as as1986 and maxwellhill have been going for years

[–]Tinkerboots 4 points5 points ago

Nah Andrewsmith1986 got there first (comment karma)

[–]Yvugvygichuv 1 point2 points ago

Shit dude you're like 200 away from 1 mil

[–]Want_the_JOJ 1 point2 points ago

Gratz on 1m you magnificent tosser

[–]482123 3 points4 points ago

I don't get it. "Congrats on never leaving Reddit and having no life."

[–]mikeno1 2 points3 points ago

Thanks to smartphones its easy to use reddit from anywhere. Many a time I've drunkenly used reddit when I've nipped out of a nightclub for a smoke on a night out. A social life and heavy redditing aren't mutual exclusive.

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[–]mikeno1 3 points4 points ago

When your the only smoker it gets lonely in the smoking area :-(

[–]StubbsTheWolf -1 points0 points ago

Your going to get over 1,000,000 comment karma today, I'm going to Upvote your shit just for the fuck of it before I go to bed

[–]FishBonePendant 0 points1 point ago

You're*

[–]Steevo9000 1 point2 points ago

I almost gave a fuck.

[–]StubbsTheWolf 0 points1 point ago

Upvoted

[–]HolocaustExaggerated 0 points1 point ago

At the time of your posting was he still below 1M? He's just over it now, so I'm wondering if it just happened or if it was yesterday. Also, I assume that means Andrewsmith1986 beat him? (since he's at 1,008,000 currently)

[–]StubbsTheWolf 0 points1 point ago

Yeah it was about 7 am and he had around 999,600 or so

[–]Sorkijan 1 point2 points ago

However stupid this "competition" seems to be, you do have to take into account that Aposolate's account is much newer than Andresmsmith1986's account.

[–]R2Lowber 1 point2 points ago

Plot twist, they're the same person.

[–]Sorkijan 0 points1 point ago

Dun dun DUUNNN

[–]HolocaustExaggerated 0 points1 point ago

I'm hoping this doesn't become a "thing" to try to beat his ~7 month record. It was cool watching the 1M threshold get broken, but anything beyond this does not interest me at all.

[–]Sorkijan 1 point2 points ago

I agree. I would just hate to see this website turn into more of a place for people just try to post pictures and little one liners for the sake of getting karma and really say nothing of substance. I know a lot of that Artie goes on right now. But it seems like that's what he was doing more so in the last few weeks

[–]calicojones 0 points1 point ago

..that's so Artie.

[–]Sorkijan 0 points1 point ago

Damn phone.

[–]annoyingrelative 0 points1 point ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUTzrMZVAAw

[–]gorlak120 0 points1 point ago

He can't play soccer, he isn't able to fall down on the field at the slightest touch

[–]OnlyAMuffin 20 points21 points ago

Looks like team rocket is blasting of again.

[–]Itchy_Craphole 7 points8 points ago

WABBBAFETTTT!!!!

[–]thedinnerdate 16 points17 points ago

On some level I really want the whale to have meant to do that.

[–]zvuk 6 points7 points ago

i think killer whales hunt this way. At least i know for certain they slap sea lions with their tails to hunt them. source

[–]No_Warhawkz 4 points5 points ago

From what i understand, killer whales enjoy palying with their food. They will catch a seal and toss it, with their tail, around between their pod. Just for funsies.
Edit: spelling (typed from a phone.)

[–]theevilpower 4 points5 points ago

Whales are fucking jerks.

Amazing amazing jerks.

[–]silent_p 2 points3 points ago

This is probably the best evidence that whales are more like us than we thought.

[–]theothersteve7 2 points3 points ago

It probably did. Intelligent animals are cruel and horrifying. And pretty funny.

[–]Osiris32 2 points3 points ago

"Bitch, I told you to bring me my money!!"

[–]thunderpcats 6 points7 points ago

"Today's going to be such a great day!" - The bird five seconds previously.

[–]gH0o5T 4 points5 points ago

title comnts points age /r/
A good example of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. 52coms 1082pts 8hrs funny
Whale Tail Slaps Bird 11coms 102pts 1mo WTF
IN THE FAAAAAAACE 9coms 340pts 2mos gifs

source: karmadecay

[–]JRPoopenmeyer 0 points1 point ago

This gif remains funny after 100 viewings.

[–]evilbob 0 points1 point ago

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[–]bendedheadtube 0 points1 point ago

the bird is ok, right RIGHT????

[–]jdubd 0 points1 point ago

TIL; sometimes whales are dicks.

[–]maxcaliburx -1 points0 points ago

Bad luck Brian. Bird edition

[–]PumpValve 0 points1 point ago

Angry Bird. Angrier Whale.

[–]Turious -1 points0 points ago

At last, the Jecht Shot is perfected.

[–]whisky_grip -1 points0 points ago

It's goin...goin...goin... GONE!!!!!

[–]fr3n -1 points0 points ago

All the other birds are jealous cuz he got a headstart.

[–]TheUnrulyYeti -1 points0 points ago

Unrelated: I hit a bird with a bocce ball this one time.

[–]branman1228 -1 points0 points ago

Wrong place? That looks awesome!

[–]PilotKnob -1 points0 points ago

"GOOOAAALLL!!!"

[–]Urbanviking1 0 points1 point ago

And it's out of here!

[–]DocShadeball420 0 points1 point ago

This makes by buttcheeks moist.

[–]ZACHtheSEAL 0 points1 point ago

i loled so hard

[–]kmturg 0 points1 point ago

"And it's gooooooood!!!!!"

[–]carloscarllos 0 points1 point ago

Can somebody edit this with rage faces?

[–]lolo1163 0 points1 point ago

HOMERUN FTW

[–]GMTanvis 0 points1 point ago

Maybe whales are just assholes.

[–]rockydennis 0 points1 point ago

This kills the bird.

[–]LamentTheAurochs 0 points1 point ago

Came for the Team Rocket joke... was disappointed

[–]flutt3r5hy 0 points1 point ago

All I could think when I saw this:

Get outta here bitch birds got nothing on me.

[–]GaikokuJohn 0 points1 point ago

Walord used Tail Slap on Pidgey. ITS SUPER EFFECTIVE

[–]Cis4Psycho 0 points1 point ago

Wailord Uses TAIL WHIP

ITS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[–]boxxa 0 points1 point ago

You got knocked the fuck out!

[–]TheKonamiCode 0 points1 point ago

Well, he got a kick out of it.

[–]ScreamingSockMonkey 0 points1 point ago

Angry Birds: Shamu Edition.

[–]cubnotbear 0 points1 point ago

During SXSW a few years ago, I was planning to see 'The Raveonettes' play a showcase at 'Atonoes', but for some reason I had noted they were playing at 'La Zona Rosa'. So I went to LZR. I stayed and checked out a whole bunch of other bands thinking 'The Raveonettes' were gonna play as well. NOPE. When they kicked everyone out, I thought, 'The Raveonettes' were a no show. Turns out, the showcase I was thinking of was the next day at 'Antones'.

[–]fmdc 0 points1 point ago

Do you think whales get creeped out when something above water touches them?

"Omigod something just touched my fin!!"

[–]MonkeyvsRobot 0 points1 point ago

Well... That's a hunting technique used by whales (mainly Orcinus orca) to disable their pray... He was probably just hungry.

Nothing like watching a pod of Orcas throw around a bunch of seals...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale#Mammal_prey

[–]gimelnus 0 points1 point ago

Cue unnecessary, comma post.

[–]freakflagflies 0 points1 point ago

Wrong, comma, wrong, place.

[–]iconography853 0 points1 point ago

FUCK YOU, BIRD, I'M A WHALE.

[–]negus11 0 points1 point ago

did he died?

[–]laughs_at_your_fail -1 points0 points ago

the episode of breaking bad with the tarantula in a jar is a good example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

[–]rybread761 0 points1 point ago

Breaking Bad...upvotes for you sir

[–]laughs_at_your_fail 0 points1 point ago

apparently someone didnt get the joke, btw that is my new least favorite episode...

[–]rybread761 0 points1 point ago

Why? I loved how they ripped off the train

[–]laughs_at_your_fail 0 points1 point ago

the ending was fucked up. not wanting to give any spoilers incase anyone hasnt seen it.

[–]rybread761 0 points1 point ago

I don't think it would be considered fucked up, but the kid did have a point though about witnesses

[–]ThatAgnosticGuy 1 point2 points ago

Damn. Imagine the odds. Those birds had an entire ocean to fly over, and still, somehow, that managed to happen.

[–]0311 6 points7 points ago

The odds are a little better than you think. Birds don't randomly fly around the whole of the ocean, nor do whales. They follow the food. So, sometimes, birds and whales meet up in a place where there is food for both of them.

[–]ThatAgnosticGuy 0 points1 point ago

Ahhh. I see. I didn't account for that.

[–]slickpete 1 point2 points ago

technically, that's being in the right place, at the right time.

[–]mschmid3 1 point2 points ago

Yeah I came here to say the same thing. I was thinking wrong place, right time at first, but then the bird wouldn't have been there if it was the wrong place.

[–]xAngus 1 point2 points ago

How's that pregnant chick getting on OP? I tagged you after that thread and this is the first post I've seen of yours since.

[–]Blazorge 1 point2 points ago

Wow, what a fluke accident.

[–]Pass_The_Soma 1 point2 points ago

My favorite.

[–]AirportA1 -1 points0 points ago

The gif cut off one second too early.

[–]TurbidTwatCocktail 0 points1 point ago

Came here to say that. I wasted so badly to see a spashdown

[–]hboo 0 points1 point ago

I laughed uproariously for at least the first ten repeats. That's great. Poor bird though.

[–]temptingtime 0 points1 point ago

I think this is an equally good example of being in the wrong place at the right time. And also being in the right place at the wrong time.

[–]mcknicker 0 points1 point ago

FUCK YOU, BIRD, I'M A WHALE.

[–]usernamo 0 points1 point ago

If I'd be a whale, I would play this game all the time

[–]Joe__Dirt 0 points1 point ago

I think this gif is in the wrong place (/r/funny) at the wrong time. Not funny. Interesting, but not funny.

[–]TilDuh -2 points-1 points ago

Also a good example of the right place at the right time for all the other birds and photographer

[–]JunkintheBattleTrunk -1 points0 points ago

But did he stay flying? I mean he must of hit the water right?

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