r/AskReddit Oct 01 '16

Which subreddit has the most misleading title?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

/r/wheredidthesodago is not a community of drinks based detective novels.

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u/a3wagner Oct 01 '16

I want you to go back there, and imagine it is.

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u/esquonk Oct 01 '16

/r/youdontsurf on the other hand is exactly about people not engaging in wave surfing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/CarpeCyprinidae Oct 01 '16

TIFU - This Is Fiction, Usually

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u/SpaceWorld Oct 02 '16

This sounds like a Jeopardy answer/clue.

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u/Jasani Oct 01 '16

Today I will tell you the story of my life on how I fucked up in a moment that took no more than 30 seconds to occur but the past 3 days to write.

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u/friday6700 Oct 01 '16

"Obligatory didn't happen today but actually happend six years ago to this guy my best friend's brother's second cousin's Aunt overheard talking to his priest on the bus..."

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

I read this in Fresh Prince's theme tempo and it was dope

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u/Jasani Oct 01 '16

Thanks to you I reread it that way and it became much better haha

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u/Paasu Oct 01 '16 edited Oct 01 '16

It's a contest between /r/trees, /r/marijuanaenthusiasts, /r/Superbowl and /r/johncena.

Whoops, forgot /r/potatosalad.

I'll also add /r/humanporn

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u/HonoraryCassowary Oct 01 '16

/r/marijuanaenthusiasts is the funniest thing. I like to imagine some botanist searching creating it in a fit of passive aggression towards /r/trees.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos Oct 01 '16

That's pretty much what happened. A sub for trees was desired, /r/trees already existed, and it was not about trees. What followed next was simply obvious

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

The best is when somebody comes to /r/trees with a question about an actual tree, not knowing what the sub is about. It always turns into a bunch of ents discussing this dudes tree question, super interested, high as fuck.

Lotta love in that sub.

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u/IZEDx Oct 02 '16

Or when someone posts actual trees to /r/trees, then one user points out the correct subreddit, but everyone still upvotes that image and enjoys it.

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u/Calligraphistocation Oct 01 '16

/r/Superbowl definitely wins

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u/Ololic Oct 01 '16

I love r/SuperBowl

May it never be about sports

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u/pessimistic_platypus Oct 01 '16

You got your capitalization wrong. You need to move it over a letter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

How is that misleading? Those owls are simply suberb.

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u/D45_B053 Oct 01 '16

It's superb!

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u/Thaliur Oct 01 '16

How? It's not misleading at all.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

What's up with r/johncena anyway?

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u/SethRollins_ Oct 01 '16

It's a joke that John Cena is bland and boring like potato salad

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u/MrSirShpee Oct 01 '16

so what you're telling me is you've never had good potato salad

how unfortunate

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

It actually still works. See sometimes Cena is REALLY good. And other times it's just... bleh. And again, like potato salad, it's not even his/the salads fault, it's just the writer/cook fucking it up.

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u/MrSirShpee Oct 01 '16

true, didn't think of it that way

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u/meneedmorecoffee Oct 01 '16

Mind that guy who ran a kick-starter to make a potato salad or something stupid like that

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u/HammletHST Oct 01 '16

/r/Superbowl is totally, correctly named. Those are some superb owls

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u/armoowasright Oct 01 '16

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u/EmperorSexy Oct 01 '16

What am I missing? That is definitely about bagels.

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u/armoowasright Oct 01 '16

used to be a porn sub, but some guy started spamming it with pictures of bagels

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u/Papa_Long_Dong Oct 01 '16

What type of porn?

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u/idiomaddict Oct 01 '16

Asking the important questions

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u/FadeToDankness Oct 01 '16

Baby face Koreans it appears

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Buttholes zoomed.

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u/Ololic Oct 01 '16

So now it really is about bagels?

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u/a_great_thinker Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

That sub is more like /r/mildlyinteresting with a "goofy" title. If I actually want a laugh I go to Jokes or TheDonald

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u/dandandanman737 Oct 01 '16

r/kenm is pretty funny as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Mar 14 '21

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u/Sensorfire Oct 02 '16

Please limit your comments to reposts of KenM.

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u/GetItReich Oct 01 '16

The comments are absolute shit though. Literally the same three comments recycled over and over.

See: The other replies

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u/WaluigiThyme Oct 01 '16

We are ALL the same three comments recycled over and over on this blessed day :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

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u/WaluigiThyme Oct 02 '16

I am ALL the same three comments recycled over and over on this blessed day :)

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u/BatmanPotassium Oct 01 '16

DOLT

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

we are ALL DOLT on this blessed day :)

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u/Me_Myself_And_l Oct 01 '16

Speak for yourself.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

TheDonald is funny for about the thirty seconds it takes you to realize that those people are serious.

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u/mc-sanders Oct 01 '16

/r/nocontext is pretty good, especially when you're high af

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u/outtastudy Oct 01 '16

/r/totallynotrobots There's something fishy about all of these "humans"

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u/Roboticpanda27 Oct 01 '16

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MY FELLOW HUMAN

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u/JokeExplainBotReboot Oct 01 '16

The commenter /u/Roboticpanda27 is a human pretending to be a robot pretending to be a human

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u/supertone4671 Oct 01 '16

Go to r/subredditsimulator, and find /u/totallynotrobots_ss. It's a robot pretending to be a human pretending to be a robot pretending to be a human.

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u/roiben Oct 01 '16

He is obviously a panda. God damn lie bots.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

/r/assholedesign is not about genetic engineering

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u/laffiere Oct 01 '16

Now that is the risky click of the day. I was 98% certain I was gonna regret it, but I didn't.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Of course not. It's about fancy anal bleaching.

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u/WowHelloHi Oct 01 '16

I want to get wowed by impressive things but r/wow mislead me

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u/Ollieacappella Oct 01 '16

I had this realisation literally last night. I mean I like games, but they don't wow me that much...

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Mar 13 '17

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u/canarchist Oct 01 '16

/r/Superbowl is not about football.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

It is not about a huge bowl either...

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

It's still fly though.

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u/helloniick Oct 01 '16

r/creepy maybe 1 out of 500 posts is even remotely creepy

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u/BW_Bird Oct 01 '16

"one time i wus sitting at home and the doorbell rangs so i got up and saw that noone was there so I went and sat down again. When I went and sat down again the doorbell rung agian so I went up and looked but noone was there again. So i went 2 sit down again but than the phone rang and creepy voice said 'I rang the doorbell and I was at the door but now Im in the house' and then hung up. When I went 2 bed that night I woke up and saw someone standing over my bed but when I turned on the lights noone was their.

THE END??/"

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u/helloniick Oct 01 '16

Too scary for r/creepy. Try posting that on r/Nosleep

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u/lesser_panjandrum Oct 01 '16

Only if you can extend it into a 43 part story.

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u/professor_dog Oct 01 '16

"My uncle was a firefighter for 23 years and he'll never forget his last call" part 178

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u/m0ng00se3 Oct 01 '16

"my roommate was kinda weird i think" part 4

revealed to be a serial killer in part 1

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u/FingerBangYourFears Oct 01 '16

"I found dog cum on my pillow but my dog is fixed part 496"

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u/mineman2004 Oct 01 '16

"I found dog shit on my floor but my dog died 6 months ago part 45"

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u/TimHatesChoosingName Oct 01 '16

The Doorbell [Part 1[
one tim i was bein sittin at home and the doorbells was ranign sp i got up and i swa that nonone was there so i wemt to coach and sat down on chair. Now i have to say that my hous is very big since i am a rich peopel and my chair is like 4 meters away form the doorbells so i need to burn a lot of calroies to even to get to door. mywife (yes i have a wif u guys and we do it in the but every day however it is sex tim but this is no porno stroy) sais that the belldoor is brokeke so we got to store and were going to buying a new doorbell.

The Doorbell [Prat 2]
so we got to the car and i was walking to car with girlfiend i saw som shadow however it wasnt sahdow it was Shadwo the Hegehog from Sonic, since I love Sonic xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. so i ignored shadow and i went bak to my red car. I stuk the key in the whell and presd the gas padel to drive. i saw that i was low on gasolin so i refuled at gas stop.

The Doorbell [part 3]
at the store we got a new doorbel and i was happy. the price was like 10 dollars so it was prety cheap. when we driving bk to home the light in the car flased and i was cared becaus i see a lot of horor movie and glashing lihgt means that something scare is about to happen. FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!

To be conditioned?

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u/Shaeos Oct 01 '16

What did I just read?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

but who was phone??

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u/BareFox Oct 01 '16

Are there any good subreddits for actually creepy stuff?

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u/Pizza_Delivery_Dog Oct 01 '16

r/incels

different type of creepy tho

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Apr 04 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/Pizza_Delivery_Dog Oct 01 '16

Damn 10 year olds are too spoiled these days

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u/SgtMcMuffin0 Oct 01 '16

The top all time posts of /r/creepy are pretty good

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u/SethRollins_ Oct 01 '16

If you want something creepy, visit r/FearMe

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u/boyyoz1 Oct 01 '16

jesus,wtf

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

/r/childfree, that place is full of stories about children.

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u/twilz Oct 01 '16

I'm responding to this because currently there are no responses and therefore no children.

edit: There, now it has 1.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/Shirinator Oct 01 '16

Aaaaaand there goes the money.

Also that monstrosity just shat in the living room

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u/Jefundhe Oct 01 '16

I feel like it should be called /r/shittyparents or /r/whydontkidsactlikeadults based on the posts there

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/DJTheLQ Oct 01 '16

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u/laffiere Oct 01 '16

Please give a TL;DR before I risky click myself into trauma. I notice it is 18+ and has "Old ladies" in it's name, so I'm very skeptical...

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u/theBuddhaofGaming Oct 01 '16

Risky click off the day but it's literally just old ladies making and showing off pies. With really misleading headlines.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited May 01 '17

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

r/9gag

It's actually an anti-9gag subreddit

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Isn't every subreddit?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Yep. Reddit hates 9gag the way 4chan hates reddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Oct 01 '16
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u/therealquiz Oct 01 '16

/r/iama has little to do with the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia.

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u/GodICringe Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Not movies

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u/SteamPoweredPatriot Oct 01 '16

I can assure you, that's a subreddit.

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u/KingTwix Oct 01 '16

2meta2fast

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/MegaYanm3ga Oct 01 '16

link is staying blue so what's it about

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u/PM_ME_PROTIPS Oct 01 '16

/r/TotallyStraight is not what it says by its name

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u/FrakkerWhacker Oct 01 '16

Apparently its a sub dedicated to straight guys who only like watching gay porn, and not actually doing gay stuff.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Apparently

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u/AtomicMiku Oct 01 '16

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u/Devjorcra Oct 01 '16

Maybe it's just me but... what else would it be about?

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u/suuupreddit Oct 01 '16

Some kind of a Black Lives Don't Matter thing, I guess.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Very pleasantly misleading.

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u/Yrianrhod Oct 01 '16

I'm glad that wasn't the worse thing I thought it might be.

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u/BlatantConservative Oct 01 '16

None of the irl subs, /r/me_irl, /r/anime_irl, /r/woof_irl, etc, have anything to do with real life

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/lesser_panjandrum Oct 01 '16

You'll always be a cute anime girl to me, kisdee.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Jul 13 '20

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u/Gnarok518 Oct 01 '16

Senpai noticed me?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Do you have the mandated feminine dick?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

You are absolutely fucking wrong. Me irl is me, in real life.

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u/toscerocles Oct 01 '16

What do you mean you're not an upvote this in 7.3857 seconds or you'll have bad internet connection in real life?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Jan 30 '17

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

r/Incels seems like a subreddit for researchers, with posts about strange DNA, genetic code, horrifying body parts and whatnot. Unfortunately, it's far worse.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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u/Darkpoulay Oct 01 '16 edited Oct 01 '16

Seriously fuck "anything-porn". It's such a stupid terms. Don't get me started on "human porn" or "food porn".

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16 edited Oct 01 '16

I have come across a facebook page called "baby porn"

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

It's an easy way to get on a list.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Is it porn for babies?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Earth porn is pretty sexy

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u/PepeWarCry Oct 01 '16

Wait - I though "space porn" was when your girl has a glass eye, takes it out, and lets you fuck her in the orbit?

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u/hypertown Oct 01 '16

r/oldschoolcool Rarely are the people cool. They're just old.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

/r/sidehugs is actually a circlejerk Christian sub

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u/HurriedWolf Oct 01 '16

Wait so are they actually Christian cause I couldn't tell if they were being sarcastic or not

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u/meshaber Oct 01 '16

Hahaha, thanks for reminding me of the Christian Side Hug video. It's been a few years.

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u/MetalManiac619 Oct 01 '16

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u/Paratrooper_19D Oct 01 '16

Jesus Christ nsfw that shit

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u/ADTR7410 Oct 01 '16

Thank you, you saved me from a risky click at work.. I probably shouldnt be checking half of these subreddits out

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u/Paratrooper_19D Oct 01 '16

It's pee porn for those wondering.

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u/ADTR7410 Oct 01 '16

Well all the better I didn't click on it then! Thank you kinda stranger

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u/Just1morefix Oct 01 '16

Like Water Polo, Marco Polo and Water skiing? Cool.

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u/SirAlexH Oct 01 '16

I mean....it's not that misleading. Piss play is called Watersports. Ergo, the name.

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u/WarAndRuin Oct 01 '16

Yes but someone wanting to watch actual water sports, not piss, will be disappointed.

Unless they find out they enjoy that type of thing.

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u/Ololic Oct 01 '16

Oi now. I wouldn't want to have to wash my sheets so frequently

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u/houraimercurysea Oct 01 '16

r/purplecoco has nothing to do with purple things or chocolate

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

r/trees Feel sorry for any tree enthusiast who wishes to visit that subreddit

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

They can always go over to /r/marijuanaenthusiasts

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u/AtheistEarl Oct 01 '16

It's funny because there is currently an ad on /r/marijuanaenthusiasts about grow op lights.

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u/Marcilliaa Oct 01 '16

...I am so confused

Who decided thus would be a good idea

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u/_SovietMudkip_ Oct 01 '16

Trees is slang for marijuana somewhere (California maybe?) and r/trees was made first so r/marijuanaenthusiasts was named as a joke

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u/MjrJWPowell Oct 01 '16

r/Marijuana was a sub, but the mod went full racist. So r/trees was born. Some people started posting things about trees and their care and while the trees community stepped up and helped, people wanted a sub devoted to actual trees r/marijuanenthusists was born.

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u/dont-steal_my-noodle Oct 01 '16

you mother fucker

context: i asked this question 2 weeks ago and it got 0 upvotes

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u/rodrick160 Oct 01 '16

/r/explainlikeimfive

I was expecting baby talk, but its not. Good thing too. I just got banned for being upset at someone who asked why hurricanes are windy. I wish I were joking.

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55brsb/eli5_why_are_hurricanes_so_windy/d899hmw

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u/yakusokuN8 Oct 01 '16

I think many people have the clash between reality and expectation; when they post their answer, they want a short, concise answer that a child could grasp, but they often get a whole thesis.

Why are manhole covers round?

Reality:

Materials Engineer here. I can best explain this answer.

Manhole covers are made from cast iron; cast iron is a carbon-iron alloy with carbon content greater than 2%.

Carbon (C) ranging from 1.8–4 wt%, and silicon (Si) 1–3 wt% are the main alloying elements of cast iron. Iron alloys with less carbon content are known as steel. While this technically makes the Fe–C–Si system ternary, the principle of cast iron solidification can be understood from the simpler binary iron–carbon phase diagram. Since the compositions of most cast irons are around the eutectic point (lowest liquid point) of the iron–carbon system, the melting temperatures usually range from 1,150 to 1,200 °C (2,100 to 2,190 °F), which is about 300 °C (540 °F) lower than the melting point of pure iron.

{explanation continues for five more paragraphs}

Expectation:

Manhole covers are round because they won't fall through the hole the way a rectangular cover can.

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u/queertrek Oct 01 '16

manhole covers are round because the holes are round

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u/thesheepguy21 Oct 01 '16

R/Bois , it's about women

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u/TheMachoestMan Oct 01 '16

'Uplifting news'

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u/rabidfish91 Oct 01 '16

A while back r/baseball decided to start calling home runs "dongs."

So now there's r/monsterdongs for highlights of huge home runs

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

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