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[–]Shinks7er 1626 points1627 points ago

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DaveIsMyBrother is a gentleman and a scholar

...may his crops be plentiful.

[–][deleted] 160 points161 points ago

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She's a gentlewoman, actually.

[–]SaabiMeister 58 points59 points ago

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So, may a thousand bears seed her belly?

[–]ProbablyHittingOnYou 1167 points1168 points ago

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May a thousand women bear his seed

[–]shinu666 1405 points1406 points ago

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May a thousand bears seed his women.

[–]Cohomotopian 634 points635 points ago

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Reddit isn't just a place for snarky comments, but sometimes its snarky comments are fuckin awesome.

[–]techdawg667 333 points334 points ago

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Reddit is a place where snarky comments can make you laugh when you've been cutting onions seconds before.

[–]krispykrackers 375 points376 points ago

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Laughter is the best cure for Face Rain Syndrome.

[–]TimmerTheTank 143 points144 points ago

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But.. sometimes I just get some dirt or something in BOTH eyes..

[–]weaddababyitsaboy 80 points81 points ago

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♪ I'm not CRYYYYYYYYINNNN ♪

[–]PuppyWhirl 61 points62 points ago

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♪ It’s just been rainin, on my face, And if you think you see some tear tracks down my cheeks Please. Pleasee, don’t tell my mates ♪

[–]koew 33 points34 points ago

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I'm making a lasagna

[–]the_hitchhiker 14 points15 points ago

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May every child on the street call him "Dad".

[–]PuppyWhirl 18 points19 points ago

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A burka works even better.

[–]mintyy 24 points25 points ago

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"Burka" is Latvian slang for a very potent mixed drink.

Either definition works, really...

[–]mibir 32 points33 points ago

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I’m making a lasagna - For one.

[–]Pugilanthropist 4 points5 points ago

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Upvoted for beer and lasagna party reference.

[–]ProbablyHittingOnYou 40 points41 points ago

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We don't always make snarky comments...

But when we do, they're fucking awesome.

[–]alienangel2 66 points67 points ago

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Relevant (but slightly NSFW, a cartoon boobie)

[–]jinja 18 points19 points ago

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Damnit, this made me cough out my raisin bran

[–]darktask 16 points17 points ago

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Serves you right for eating Raisin Bran! Healthy cereals, ugh, give me some Lucky Charms anyday

[–]ClemsonPoker 18 points19 points ago

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And now Frosted Flakes has a reduced sugar version. If I wanted less sugar on my Frosted Flakes, I'd buy some fucking Corn Flakes.

[–]misplacedme 12 points13 points ago

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And then pour sugar on top of it.

[–]monkey3 47 points48 points ago

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Where is the bear torrent site that lets you download women?

[–]Sarah_Connor 40 points41 points ago

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Thailand

[–]Alcnaeon 10 points11 points ago

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May a thousand bears

[–]ProbablyHittingOnYou 21 points22 points ago

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May his women seed a thousand bears.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

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May a thousands seeds women his bear??

[–]Sil_E 16 points17 points ago

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May a thousand seeds bear women.

[–]gidgetsflow 14 points15 points ago

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May a thousand bare women...sorry lost my train of thought

[–]jarxg 6 points7 points ago

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I laughed loudly and sincerely. Thank you.

[–]kellysmith 6 points7 points ago

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And grace us with a thousand daughters

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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May the seeds of his loins ever bear fruit in the belly of his woman.

(I miss "The Young Ones")

[–]this_isnt_happening 6 points7 points ago

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"Darling Fascist Bully Boy,

Give me some more money, you bastard.

May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman,

Neil."

[–]oh_bother 4 points5 points ago

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He'll never understand "Boom Shanka," you'll have to write the whole thing out.

[–]Beneventan 6 points7 points ago

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Erm, THINK of the child-support fooey that such a situation would bring up.

[–]Beneventan 41 points42 points ago

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May DaveIsMyBrother never lack for praise or chocolate.

[–][deleted] 114 points115 points ago

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MAY HIS FIRST BORN CHILD BE A MASCULINE CHILD.

[–]puffinmuffin 51 points52 points ago

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masculine females ftw

[–]deadapostle 20 points21 points ago

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MAY HIS FIRST BORN CHILD BE A TRANNY.

[–]sluggo140 10 points11 points ago

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and may his first child, be a masculine one.

[–]raskali 9 points10 points ago

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You sir, are a gentleman and you have a nice collar.

[–]lodemann 11 points12 points ago

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... may a flock of beautiful vaginas find their way to his crotch by days end.

...or cocks, if DaveIsMyBrother is, like some have hinted, a girl. exept if she is a lesbian. then vaginas again. 'xept gay. cocks.

but that is one disturbing image.

[–]bl4k 70 points71 points ago

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I hate farmville

[–]Stoop-Kid 6 points7 points ago

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there are more people playing farmville than there are actual farmers..

[–]too_many_secrets 7 points8 points ago

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That's actually the reason I quit. I didn't play that long but I got hooked, then one day it suddenly dawned on my that my actual garden outside was dead. Hmmm.

[–]andrewsmith1986 20 points21 points ago

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May the virgins flow towards him.

[–]sigint_bn 19 points20 points ago

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And seeds be plenty.

[–]owenstumor 44 points45 points ago

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And the wind always be at his back. And the sun shine warm upon his face. And his cock and balls never be parted.

[–]BillBrasky_ 11 points12 points ago

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Dave is My Brother.

[–]kromdorr 26 points27 points ago

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Dave is everyone's brother.

[–]REALLYANNOYING 21 points22 points ago* 

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[–]strictlyfiction 17 points18 points ago

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Dave, my mind is going. I can feel i...t.I can feel it. I'm a...fraid.....

[–]holmeszk 13 points14 points ago

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DDDAAAAIIIISSSSYYYY....DDDDAAAAAIIIISSSYY...GGIIIVVVEE MMEEE YOOOOUURR ANNNNNNSSWWEERR DDDOOOOO...

[–]AerialAmphibian 9 points10 points ago

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He ain't heavy.

[–][deleted] 277 points278 points ago

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As a new Redditor - i'd just like to say WAAAY cool - nice to see some humanity in this world...

[–]andrewsmith1986 57 points58 points ago

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Wait for secret santa.

Seriously my favorite thing to happen the past few years. Just going through redditgifts makes me beam.

[–]krispykrackers 31 points32 points ago

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I still use my gift almost every day. It took a month to arrive, since it came from the UK (I'm in the states), got here a few days after Christmas, and it still blows my mind that a stranger on the Internet took the time and energy to send it to me. I love my gift, I can't wait for December, and kickme444 is the fucking man.

[–]andrewsmith1986 17 points18 points ago

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What was your gift?

I had to leave all my gifts when I moved to germany.

They are on a shelf waiting for me.

I did use my buttons and stickers though.

[–]krispykrackers 47 points48 points ago

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[–]andrewsmith1986 25 points26 points ago

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Those are fucking awesome.

[–]ZeppelinJ0 20 points21 points ago

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I want a goddamn pair of those goddamn slippers, they're so fucking goddamn cute and awesome as so much fuck. I swear I'm a guy, that's why I'm goddamn swearing.

[–]andrewsmith1986 138 points139 points ago

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Stick around, you'll see more.

[–]casiopt10 122 points123 points ago

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But wait, there's more!

[–]LikeASimile 129 points130 points ago

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Order now and we'll give you TWICE the humanity! For the same low price of $19.95!

[–]AAAAAAAAAAAAA13 63 points64 points ago

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WE WILL INCLUDE FRIENDSHIP AND KINDNESS! just pay additional shipping and handling.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points ago

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JUST ASK WHEN YOU ORDER AND YOU CAN GET A FREE SHIPMENT OF MORALE!! FREE!!**

[–]AuntieSocial 36 points37 points ago

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The beatings will continue until sales improve.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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I'M TR-Y-YYING SIR-IR (cries)

[–]AuntieSocial 19 points20 points ago

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WE NEED MORE MORALE IN CUBICLE 6-A!

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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Did you file the proper morale requisition forms? In triplicate?

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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I thought Reddit Gold cost 29.99...

[–]andrewsmith1986 15 points16 points ago

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I miss Billy Mays. :(

[–]SmartAssX 10 points11 points ago

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Billy Mays here.

[–]roastedbagel 23 points24 points ago

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As a new Redditor, check out the Noteworthy page, it's what prompted me to stick around here full time from Digg.

Digg never had any community-helping events like Reddit does. Mainly because it's too big, and no self post type threads. Without those, it pretty much makes digg NOT a community.

[–]Bit_4 6 points7 points ago

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I didn't even know about that page and I've been here for well over a year. Thanks!

[–]borez 615 points616 points ago

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DaveIsMyBrother, you're one of the reasons we come here... good man. If I was an admin, you'd now have a special 'giving in times of need' badge in your trophy case.

Any admins reading this... make it so please ;)

[–]Rudacris 299 points300 points ago

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The first annual William J Lashua Award, for exceptional internet kindness.

[–]notcaptainkirk 160 points161 points ago

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He didn't do it to get a pat on the back. He did it because it was the right thing to do.

[–]desai827 257 points258 points ago

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and that is EXACTLY why he deserves it

[–]kingtrewq 51 points52 points ago

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wouldn't this lead to people making fake accounts thanking their real accounts for good deeds just to get the trophy? We all know how valuable trophy's and karma are to redditors

[–]MrDubious 63 points64 points ago

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THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME!!!

[–]krispykrackers 29 points30 points ago

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You'll pry my trophies from my cold dead fingers, UNDERSTOOD?

[–]bleedingoutlaw28 12 points13 points ago

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hmmm...You know, I've never seen daveismybrother and OP in the same room together...

[–]lildeam0n 16 points17 points ago

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This is true. While is it refreshing to see somebody do something moral end ethical on the internet, we still have to remember that this is the internet.

[–]Rice-N-Shoeshine 6 points7 points ago

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If it led to more good deeds, who cares?

[–]dt_vibe 14 points15 points ago

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I'd rather have a dundee.

[–]swilts 36 points37 points ago

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daveismybrother undoubtedly seems awesome, but with regards to the trophy case I strongly disagree. I think this will promote more of the pathological liars to the front page with their fake stories and efforts at community manipulation (wiggly, geocache girl, vommit wedding etc...) There's just too much incentive for sociopaths to make shit up, adding a little icon will just make them try for that too.

It's much better to let it be done for the sake of good deededness and real-world karma.

[–]ezekielziggy 17 points18 points ago

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The idea of giving badges for good deeds is an interesting one...however I feel a bit iffy about it. I feel introducing badges could attract the wrong sort of crowd. It could get to the point where the suicidewatch subbreddit is flooded by people giving bad advice (unintentionally) in the hopes of getting these badges... Its just a thought.

[–]gilligvroom 5 points6 points ago

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We can just point those people to circlejerk, or alternatively, "Achievement Unlocked 2" on Kongregate for all their "silly internet badge" needs.

[–]ezekielziggy 12 points13 points ago

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However I'm all in favour of 'free hats'. There's nothing silly about hats!

[–]frickindeal 7 points8 points ago

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FREE HAT!

[–]Bobknight 32 points33 points ago

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no. it cheapens the act IMO.

[–]borez 7 points8 points ago

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Fair enough. Just a community spirit thing to be honest.

[–]KenjiCrosland 19 points20 points ago

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Seconding that motion.

[–][deleted] 87 points88 points ago

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AS WELL AS MY AXE

[–]thepodgod 41 points42 points ago

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Why do you always misuse the AXE meme?

[–]NotTechSupport 91 points92 points ago

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The axe meme is a cut above the rest.

[–]PaulRay 25 points26 points ago

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You have to be sharp to see what you did there.

[–]DANMEGA 18 points19 points ago

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You all hatchet a plan or tree to make those puns.

[–]SpellChick 14 points15 points ago

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I still think the AXE meme is funny, even if it is a bit overblade.

[–]R3MY 18 points19 points ago

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Now you're just hacking away at this pun. Surely, it's no axecident.

[–]kromdorr 17 points18 points ago

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See, now you're just axeing for trouble.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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You’re likely confusing him with this guy.

[–]thepodgod 3 points4 points ago

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I am, and I thank you.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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incorrect_meme_use has only ever misused a meme once, and it was just now.

[–]Starayo 6 points7 points ago

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The confusion clearly stems from the fact that this account is a clone of incorrect_meme_user.

[–]MobiusTrip 8 points9 points ago

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His/Her account is only 2 hours old and that is the first post. I personally expect great things to come.

[–]Starayo 5 points6 points ago

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The confusion clearly stems from the fact that this account is a clone of incorrect_meme_user.

[–]nicksnothome 273 points274 points ago

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As an ex-digger, I feel rather uncomfortable whenever these threads pop up. I never really commented on digg. Come to think of it, i never even made an account, because it was such a process to do so. I just decided to jump in and actually make an account here, and it took literaly two seconds. I can't believe i have been on digg this whole time and not reddit. I hope you guys are welcome us with open arms, because as there are a lot of idiots migrating from digg, there are just as many talented, outspoken individuals who have something to say. Just thought id put in my two cents.

[–]Pecka 18 points19 points ago

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I'm in basically the exact same situation, never really got involved in Digg, but used it regularly. Since migrating here, I've been constantly amazed at the ratio of good/useful/compassionate comments to unfunny/mean spirited, etc.. comments. Particularly considering the size of the community!

That said, I'm very fearful that this influx of ex-diggers that I'm part of will end up making this place the same as it was over there. I don't need that on my conscience man! So far, so good, haven't seen too many ascii art posts just yet!

[–]mk04 9 points10 points ago

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Ex-digger here. I followed the great migration (immigration?) to reddit... mainly because I forgot my digg username. Oh, and digg sucks.

[–]Lohi 43 points44 points ago

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Welcome! Have an upvote :)

[–]nicksnothome 16 points17 points ago

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EDIT: I realise i made some gramatical errors and left out some words. I appologize whole-heartedly to all of you fellow grammer nazis. I had a long night last night and was sitting to down breakfast as i was writing that, and hangovers can make you do funny things.

[–]robertskmiles 23 points24 points ago

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It may interest you to know that you can edit posts here so you don't have to reply with the edit. I think it's the third link under the comment.

If you make an edit very quickly after posting there's no sign of it, but if you edit a comment after someone has replied, or after a certain length of time, you get a * next to the comment so people can tell it has been edited. I tend to dash out a comment, post it, then read it once I've posted and notice the mistakes, and I can edit them out without any penalty. It's a pretty nice feature.

[–]ThrwAwyAccnt 8 points9 points ago

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Redditors are just so helpful. I've lost count of the times, that others on reddit have given me good advice or taught me something. robertskmiles comment is an example of good redditing.

Sure you'll run into a bad apple every now and then but for the most part this is probably the nicest place, on the internet, to be.

(Before you ask; No, I did not need to use a throw away account to say that, but sometimes you've just got get your words down right now, regardless.)

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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I can't believe I've missed reddit all these years. It's so much more than Digg. The comments alone are worth the stay here... Digg is a complete steaming pile of horse shit in comparison.

[–]nicksnothome 10 points11 points ago

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Ah! I am using a Reddit app for Android, I just realised you can edit through this too, didn't see it at first. Thanks!

[–]notadigger 124 points125 points ago

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Wow, what a heart burning story.. I meant house warming... errr...

[–]malack 23 points24 points ago

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This morning, a redditor (DaveIsMyBrother) showed up at my door with >some stuff to help me back on my feet,

I'm curious to know how that interaction went down. Did you know he was coming by? Did you offer him a beer?

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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We had been interacting via PM and email, and we finally found a time that worked for both of us. It was really nice to meet her and her husband.

[–]borez 8 points9 points ago

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He is a she?

[–]squaggles 159 points160 points ago

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I'm an ex-digger (for 4ish years), and admittedly one of those that always believed the myth that reddit was just digg's little brother. After I gave up on digg I decided just to try reddit out, and what I saw really surprised me. This community is so much better in every way. Random internet-people getting together to help an old man celebrating a birthday? That doesn't happen just anywhere. The comments here are generally respectful, rather intelligent and often times very funny. I'm happy I decided to give this site a chance and since I have been here I haven't missed digg in the slightest <3. tl;dr Reddit's cool. I'm gonna stay here too, byebye digg.

[–]LethargicMonkey 54 points55 points ago

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Plus the subreddits are awesome. There's a place for everyone here.

[–]xinehp 53 points54 points ago

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Even white supremacists........

............. .

[–]No-Shit-Sherlock 66 points67 points ago

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I may not like what you have to say but I will fight for your right to say it.

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points ago

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  • Shania Twain

[–]No-Shit-Sherlock 8 points9 points ago

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-Not Voltaire
-Abraham Lincoln
-Michael Scott

/retardedmeme

[–]Christophomicus 31 points32 points ago

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I'm an ex-digger (3 years or so here), and I've been lurking around at Reddit for about a week now ever since Digg went down the shitter, and I am just completely amazed at Reddit. The articles on the site are interesting, but more importantly, I get not only a sense of community, but FAMILY, from this place. Here to stay!

[–]scoops22 10 points11 points ago

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Welcome, make sure to explore and not just stick to the front page Reddits; that's how you get the full experience.

[–]KJGJ 11 points12 points ago

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I came to this submission looking to say the exact same thing. For the longest time I thought reddit was the place for old memes and snarky comments. I sure am glad to be wrong.

[–]gattuzo 16 points17 points ago

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only thing i hate about reddit is the constant circlejerk

[–]jmone 29 points30 points ago

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Me too! Oh man we're all so alike! Have an upvote buddy!

[–]mistergoomba 6 points7 points ago* 

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My sentiments exactly. I left digg about a week before the redesign drove people away. I love it here!

Edit: I also love that when I post something, even if it's kinda lame, it still gets views and nice comments! Thanks, reddit!

[–]Karagar 3 points4 points ago

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ONE OF US, ONE OF US

Gooble Gobble!

[–]mutatismutandis 5 points6 points ago

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that has been the exact case for me. I left digg right as v4 came out and haven't looked back. Within a few hours of being on reddit I bought gold, cause this place is awesome.

[–]AnimalHouseMD 19 points20 points ago

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[–]ikid_ikid 8 points9 points ago

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SHE

[–]ishmu07 82 points83 points ago

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I am one of those "Ex-Diggers," but I have to say I never felt comfortable getting involved with the "discussions" held on Digg. It seemed like any comment that wasn't witty enough or smart enough would be torn to shreds by the "community."

Here, though, I have discovered that it really is a community. I truly love that people can come to reddit and post that they feel uncomfortable in college because they don't feel "smart enough" and that leads to a conversation. Or an atheist doesn't feel comfortable with his Christian roommate and that leads to discussion, not ridicule or name-calling. Or an old man can have the birthday party of a lifetime because someone on reddit got ahold of a flyer.

So, although my arrival at reddit is the result of the mass exodus from Digg, I have decided that I will stay here at reddit regardless of whatever happens with Digg. I have found a place that truly is a community, in the greatest sense of the word.

[–]ri0tnrrd 12 points13 points ago

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I found Reddit and Digg the same time but made an account over here for that very reason. I mostly lurk but I love/d the conversations that go on. The community here is amazing and once you start finding all the little sub-reddits it gets even better. I welcome all of you who have recently found this place and for some reason watching comments like this warms my heart.

[–]I_love_creme_eggs 51 points52 points ago

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Well, if this doesn't warm your heart, nothing will.

Also, very cute cats.

[–]andrewsmith1986 25 points26 points ago

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Besides lava.

[–]sandozguineapig 168 points169 points ago

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karma: it's not just for penis jokes

[–]j14vv 114 points115 points ago

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  1. My dick is so big that we're all a part of it, and it's all a part of us.

[–]boqo 52 points53 points ago

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My dick is so big it only plays arenas.

[–]tekron- 79 points80 points ago* 

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My dick is so big that Coldplay opened for it.

Edit: there are at least 4 people with coldplay usernames that replied to this thread.

[–]coldplayer 53 points54 points ago

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My dick is so big it has its own subreddit.

[–]boqo 28 points29 points ago

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My dick is so big King Kong is gonna climb it in the next remake!

[–]Hallucid1 31 points32 points ago

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My dick is so big, that when I entered it into a Big Dick contest, it came in first, second and third.

[–]boqo 46 points47 points ago

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My dick is so big it wont return President Obamas calls.

[–]R3MY 54 points55 points ago

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My dick is so big that it has its own dick. And that dick is so big it has its own Facebook page.

[–]boqo 13 points14 points ago

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My dick is so big it's against the law to fuck me without protective headgear.... Also I see what u did there ;)

[–]somethingrelevant 8 points9 points ago

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Well, that was moderately terrifying.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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My dick is so big that Kanye let me finish.

[–]casiopt10 13 points14 points ago

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My dick is so big that it was present in all levels of Inception.

[–]akindablue 5 points6 points ago

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My dick is two inches... from the ground.

[–]beebhead 59 points60 points ago

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Dude please stop calling them "diggers". The politically correct term is "degros".

[–]cb43569 6 points7 points ago

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Or Digerians.

[–]Izminko 5 points6 points ago

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watch out for those Digerian scams.

[–]Xiol 31 points32 points ago

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Jesus Christ, don't let /r/Cooking know he provided you with anything less than cast iron cookware...

[–]DJPho3nix 6 points7 points ago

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Holy shit, there's an /r/Cooking? I've been here for over 2 years and for some reason it never even dawned on me to check that out.

[–][deleted] 77 points78 points ago

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my house burned to the ground and I everything I own.

Accidentally?

[–]RyanOnymous 58 points59 points ago

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The whole thing!

[–]rectum-derived-stats 44 points45 points ago

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This is amazing and its great that redditors have spawned more than an online chatterbox, its a community.

DaveIsMyBrother, you done good.

[–]MediaMoguls 8 points9 points ago

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that'll do, pig

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points ago

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Whats even more interesting: Only a redditor for 4 months

http://www.reddit.com/user/daveismybrother/

[–]fortuitous_bounce 12 points13 points ago

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Reddit might be more than meme-sharing and snarky comments, but not by much. This is the top story on my front page. #2 is a picture of a ruminating bovine with a lil tyke car stuck to its head.

[–]Gryphith 11 points12 points ago

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As an ex-Digger I'm actually happy the site got screwed and it made me find you guys. This is possibly the coolest thing I've ever heard of. And here I had lost almost all hope for humanity.

[–]fiercelyfriendly 5 points6 points ago

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Stick around - something like this happens all the time.

[–]Liambada 10 points11 points ago

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Was the knife block made out of skewers?

[–]ddalex 8 points9 points ago

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Ex digger here. Digg did a good thing this summer: made me move to reddit. Cheers there !

[–]nixil 16 points17 points ago

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I came for the snarky memes, but stayed for the free kitchenware.

[–]whereismyjetpack 8 points9 points ago

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I see nice things like this happen on reddit all the time. But I also see snarky comments, and death wishes for simply not agreeing with someone else.

The Internet is a garbage bin no matter where you go. And sometimes there is cool shit in that bin of trash, but mostly it's just garbage.

Sorry If my comment is rude, I'm super amped that you got the help you deserve, but I personally have been treated like shit for no reason whatsoever on reddit. The only reason I stick around is because I get a rise out of helping people.

[–]ultranonymous 29 points30 points ago

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Take note, ex-diggers. You're a part of something bigger than meme-sharing and snarky comments.

But you're also part of meme-sharing and snarky comments, because who the hell doesn't like meme-sharing and snarky comments?

[–]TEA_PARTY_PATRIOT 29 points30 points ago

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SOUNDS LIKE SOCIALISM

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BUT HAS ALL THE GOODNESS OF REAL BUTTER!

[–]Lust4Me 4 points5 points ago

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I started to follow reddit just this week and quickly recognized the different culture here. I'm sad that I thought it was just another digg and hadn't made the jump earlier. There is a silver lining to the digg fiasco this week - it is now removed from my bookmarks in favour of reddit.

[–]cran 19 points20 points ago

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I feel peer pressure from other redditors to believe this story without question.

[–]frickindeal 19 points20 points ago* 

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It's not like he said "Daveismybrother showed up with a check for one hundred million dollars". The guy brought a stock pot, some knives and a suitcase. I think if they were gaming reddit they'd make it a bit more elaborate.

[–]NotVeryInteresting 5 points6 points ago

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I'm sorry to hear about your house, but I'm glad someone stepped up and helped you out.

Reddit is awesome for it's community, like for Christmas and the Secret Santa, or just to ask for help with anything. I hope that sense of community never goes away.

[–]dkalmar 3 points4 points ago

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Uh, btw, community just means "less users".

So the sense of community may go out the window by virtue of mass immigration.

No big deal, it's just a small town turning into New York City. There's no "sense of community" here in NYC, it's too big.

[–]vandykjd 4 points5 points ago

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I am a ex-digger, glad I made the switch :)

[–]Think4Yourselff 12 points13 points ago

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I've been to reddit like 10 times now and I can already tell the people here actually have brains unlike the digg community. It's actually kind of scary to see intelligence on a social news site...

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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This isn't unique to Reddit. It should and does apply to any website with a community.

My own one had a well known poster die who had an unpaid tax bill. His family couldn't afford the funeral so the internet stepped up and paid for it instead. Not only that but literally half the funeral was the vicar reading eulogies from people who had never met the deceased saying how amazing he was. The man's parents were there and had no idea of the celebrity of their son and I think it made them realise he didn't die in vain. I was quite proud of the way the internet stepped up there although I did find myself musing at the bizarreness of being in a funeral thanks to the internet.

Things like this show us how wonderful places like Reddit can be as bad situations bring out the best in people. Good on Dave :)

[–]fakaff 6 points7 points ago* 

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Just wait until you meet the Craigslist community!

I've been getting so many blowjobs at reasonable prices!

And only once did I wake up tied to my bed and half my shit was gone: she took all my pots and pans, and I guess she used my luggage to carry it out by herself. But I don't mind that, what I miss most is my cat Mitzy. Has anyone seen my Mitzy? Mitzy loved to play inside those bags :(

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[–]nickwashere 4 points5 points ago

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I'm starting to love reddit more and more every day.

[–]sbgriffin 3 points4 points ago

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I would be creeped the fuck out if some stranger from the internet showed up at my door with gifts

[–]markevens 2 points3 points ago

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Wonderful story! This one also warmed my heart, and I know it would never happen on digg.

[–]stone-man 2 points3 points ago

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I just joined Reddit and this article made my day.

[–]p1mrx 3 points4 points ago

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Yes, we get it. You have a girlfriend.

[–]iknoritesrsly 11 points12 points ago

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C-C-C-CIRCLE JERK

[–]Mortsedes 10 points11 points ago

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Shouldn't this be in circle-jerk?

[–]Insuranceisboring 7 points8 points ago

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How was the insurance settlement? No one really mentions this when this happens, don't get me wrong, it sucks to lose valuable things you can't replace, but insurance companys always get a bad wrap. Hopefully you get indemnified and all that.

I've seen a $500,000 settlement and still see a drive to get the family money. YMMV

[–]Caedus_Vao 5 points6 points ago

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OOOohhhhhh I just had an epiphany.

Are DaveIsMyBrother and Ianismycousin the same person?

[–]gdog05 4 points5 points ago

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Or just part of a really cool family.

[–]auldnic 7 points8 points ago

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With the 'expansion' of reddit in the last year or so I have become a bit jaded but this post is so correct. Thanks.

[–]junkeee999 10 points11 points ago

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This is very commendable to be sure. But honestly Reddit is different things to different people and there's nothing wrong with that. For me it's a place of interesting links and discussion. Nothing more. I feel no sense of community. I seek that elsewhere.

[–]lordmutt 4 points5 points ago

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i disagree, there are numerous stories of redditors helping each other with donations and the above etc and i do feel part of a community of like-minded people. Maybe we should buy up an old town and every redditor moves there? be a cool place :D

[–]Captain_Kittenface 9 points10 points ago

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meh, then we'd all just circlejerk about redditown. I like the posts from around the world being that I'm a very under-traveled American.

I get a false sense of internationalism from it.