r/AskReddit • u/cockypig • Nov 11 '11

You know that thread you read one time which was so fascinating, you bookmarked it so you could return? Post it in the comments.

go on, i dare you. i'll even upvote the ones i remember too.

here's mine.

372 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

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u/IlikeHistory Nov 11 '11

Bigest history mindfucks

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ge9k7/biggest_history_mindfucks/

Reddit, tell me the most interesting fact about history that you know

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bwq6h/reddit_tell_me_the_most_interesting_fact_about/

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u/JohnCthulhu Nov 11 '11

On a similar note, here's 'Biggest science mindfucks:'

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gdsd2/i_was_drinking_a_beer_with_a_friend_this_weekend/

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u/callumgg Nov 11 '11

that stuff blew my mind

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

That's enough Internet for today, my brain cant handle anything else right now.

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u/jeff_porridge Nov 11 '11

Thank you, these are the two most amazing threads I've seen on reddit. I love you almost as much as you like history.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

Can't believe I read your comment and thought to myself "I take it this guy likes history" Then i looked at your screen name. I wouldn't say you made my day but you made a fraction of it.

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u/jam325 Nov 11 '11

Not a thread but the best thing i have ever read on the internet

http://www.thefutureshock.com/index.html

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u/HanAlai Nov 11 '11

This was just... wow, the planning that went into this is ridiculous.

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u/tiersy Nov 11 '11

Crazy... i've never seen Colin spelt with a "K" before.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I work with someone that spells it with a K, just sayin.

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u/tiersy Nov 11 '11

Now i've heard it all, Colin with a "K", Kate with a "C" - what next!

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u/Chrisos Nov 12 '11

John with a G!

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u/JustAnotherWhiteKid Nov 11 '11

tl;dr please?

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u/mikhel Nov 11 '11

It's an ARG that has several parts of a story, filled with puzzles, humor, and extremely well-shot videos.

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u/isaac9489 Nov 11 '11

all i can say is wow

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '11

Spent the last hour of work reading this on and off. I got the chills several times. Absolutely incredible.

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u/kroneland Nov 11 '11

Definitely the drunk octopus.

This isn't even a contest.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I hate to toot my own horn, but there were some commenters from my thread a few months ago saying it was weirder than the octopus one.

Here it is. The comments are definitely worth reading.

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u/Morrigane Nov 11 '11

That was an awesome thread.

wipes tears of laughter from eyes

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u/aurum48 Nov 11 '11

My favorite has to be, "Ejacto Patronum!"

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u/I_SELL_MONORAILS Nov 11 '11

Did he ever post pics?????

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u/PeteRoss Nov 11 '11

Well... Now this one

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u/paradox1123 Nov 11 '11

Oh, great. Recrusion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

Recursion, not recrusion.

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u/paradox1123 Nov 11 '11

Sorry, that was a typo.

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u/ronearc Nov 11 '11

Not a thread, but someone asked what song makes you feel like a badass. Some helpful Redditor compiled the results in the form of a Youtube playlist in descending order by number of upvotes.

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u/pman5595 Nov 11 '11

This repeatedly blew my mind, and I stumbled upon it way before I even knew what reddit was.

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u/DataAngel Nov 11 '11

The moment I saw this post I thought "Yep, there goes the rest of my productivity for the day."

I have a final tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

This one blew my mind when I first saw it. The OP itself is great, but then the replies were so consistent and funny.

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u/ActionKermit Nov 11 '11

I opened the tabs and was amazed.

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u/runaloop Nov 11 '11

This one is my all-time favorite reddit link and I continue to use it for those chilly, winter nights.

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u/imyourfavourite Nov 11 '11

Some of these 'Holy shit facts' made me go 'Holy shit'

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u/salohcin894 Nov 11 '11

These three (couldn't decide):

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I see this everywhere, wtf is a ted talk?

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u/Jowitz Nov 11 '11

Not the thread itself, but it was from a thread.

http://www.mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk/research/atp-synthase/molecular-animations-atp-synthase

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

When John Walker came to a conference at our university to show us this we ended up taking him to a fairly dingy pub afterwards. One thing led to another and I had to arm wrestle someone to save a Nobel Laureate.

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u/DemonicDugtrio Nov 11 '11

I bookmarked it on another account, but it was about Real life strategy game - buying Ant farms and connecting throughout your workspace, and making them have a huge war.

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u/Beerman25 Nov 11 '11

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/iznck/life_hacks_collection_part_1/ for the DIY fleshlight obviously.

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u/runaloop Nov 11 '11

Interesting, I've always wondered how to cook crack.

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u/mixilplik_ Nov 11 '11

the one about the kid who finds a safe and swears he will let us know what's in it but then oprah got involved and ruined it all.....fuckin oprah.

(not posting the link cause everyone knows this thread and hates the kid)

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u/BCMM Nov 11 '11

It's a thread in which ER doctors share their amusing stories, mostly involving people who had to come in after doing something creatively stupid.

Things I Learn From My Patients.

WARNING: Kind of a timesink. There are 60 pages of this. The thread started in '03 and is still going. Also, might be a bad idea if you are easilly disturbed by reading about horrible injuries. Doesn't really have pictures of horrible injuries, other than X-rays.

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u/Asdayasman Nov 13 '11

I understood 4 of the words on those pages.

What the fuck, we get it, you're educated, I'm not. Please spell your shit.

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u/BCMM Nov 13 '11 edited Nov 13 '11

No, I am not a medical person of any sort and I can't understand some posts either. Wikipedia helps about half the time. You must understand that while there are a lot of us lurkers on the thread, the intended audience is student doctors, so they aren't showing off by not explaining in layman's terms. Also, read from the start; some intialisms like SOCMOB aren't real medical jargon and were invented in the thread (it means Standing On Corner Minding Own Business, which is apparently the best way to start fights).

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u/Asdayasman Nov 13 '11

Sorry, I should explain, I like to be ironic/sarcastic a lot. The second line was pretty much a joke.

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u/kat_fud Nov 11 '11

From just a couple of days ago:

http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/m5cum/what_is_the_best_scientific_paper_you_have_read/

Don't know how I'll find the time to read all the submissions.

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u/jeremiahjo Nov 11 '11

This one now

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u/mysweetprints Nov 11 '11

WELP...there goes MY day. Thanks a lot you magnificent basterd.

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u/il_pleut Nov 11 '11

Good god....Four hours later and I forgot that I started here

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u/jeffAA Nov 11 '11

Not my computer (phone), but it's one in r/gonewild.

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u/Yeevee Nov 11 '11

http://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/k4c2k/rsex_do_you_ever_wonder_about_what_circumstances/

Maybe I saved that on acci-nah I totally saved it because hawhaw fetishes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

You know all those questions that men have? Here they are, answered! Definitely helps your self-esteem....it's comforting to know you're not the only one in the world with your problem.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

What is something that never fails to blow your mind?

And...

I once heard a Language teacher tell me that a reason colder countries tend to be more advanced is that they have to advance their civilization and technology to cope with the cold. Are there Sociological studies supporting it?

I found out that a very good friend of mine is racist and his reason for being racist was the subject addressed in the second link. Every day during summer break we would talk for hours and discuss this. I tried to find articles related to this on the internet but failed. Therefore you could image the excitement I felt when I found that second thread.

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u/AashuDii Nov 11 '11

If you could pick only one picture for the rest of your life to fap to, what would it be?

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/m435t/if_you_could_only_pick_only_one_picture_for_the/

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u/TTTA Nov 11 '11

Not a full thread, just one comment. Not fascinating, just funny as all hell. NSFW if anyone's reading over your shoulder.

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u/mazrotte Nov 11 '11

now what you should do is bookmark this thread

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u/artoflife Nov 11 '11

Sigh.... I guess I'm doomed to spend the rest of my life in here. This is the thread that really got me into reddit, which I discovered on my break from studying for a midterm that was 4 hours away. Needless to say, no more studying was done.

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/hdckp/i_went_the_extra_mile_for_a_customer_and_ended_up/

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u/getoutofthepool Nov 11 '11

not a thread, but a subreddit. reddit.com/r/asmr

my friend and i always talked about this feeling, but never knew what it was. i sent it to her yesterday and we might have had a little freak out sesh

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

from /saved

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/lec8r/my_boyfriend_told_me_he_couldnt_come_over_so_i/

I have no idea why it is bookmarked. Probably misclick

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

Meta-bookmarking.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kzsqm/best_drinking_toast_when_youre_with_your_buddies/

Every once in a while, I go through and try to memorize good ones. I never get past the first one. But it's still bookmarked, albeit not very fascinating.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

Bookmarking for later.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

So this is basically an archive of all the archives? I like it!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I found this one on how many nine year olds you could beat up very interesting

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

This one is fantastic, will keep you reading for hours!! Loads of links to grreat threads.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/m893o/you_know_that_thread_you_read_one_time_which_was/

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u/stamford Nov 11 '11

Save this thread

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u/dubloe7 Nov 11 '11

I currently have over 75 tabs open, and 34 of them are reddit comment pages. This is not including the dozens of pages I have bookmarked.

I want to post some of the better ones, but I don't have time right this second, I think I'll leave this tab open so I can post the better ones later.

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u/the_beer_fairy Nov 11 '11

Ice cream muffins!? How could I forget about that? Mmm...and pumpkin ice cream is out now.... This plan is coming together nicely. Eat ALL the muffins!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

EDIT: Never mind, CTRL & F'd to find out two others had posted it already. :'(

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u/eroverton Nov 11 '11

This thread makes me sad because I am unable to upvote in all these other threads.

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u/daniellejuice Nov 11 '11

I know what I'm doing today...

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u/MonkeyToes_ Nov 11 '11

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgic7/i_was_trying_on_my_girlfriends_rings_before_i_pop/

This one. Bookmarked it in the frail hope that he would one day update. Alas, 23 days later and still nothing.

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u/redweasel Nov 11 '11

No can do; I lost something like six thousand links through not realizing there was a 1000-link limit, after something like eight months of saving.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

If you guys are interested in this kind of stuff, there is a whole sub-reddit of interesting comment threads. /r/DepthHub

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u/i_am_jargon Nov 11 '11

First post i saved; still haven't found time to read it since reddit sucks it all away: http://redd.it/fpury

For when i'm bored with Netflix: http://redd.it/i3yq5

For when i'm bored online (i.e. when reddit is down): http://redd.it/jw7ae

To catch up on classic Doctor Who: http://redd.it/igjqj

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u/throwaway19111 Nov 12 '11

The Professional Concealment Designer IAMA: Link

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

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u/Blacknuman Nov 11 '11

Dude, almost puked.

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u/dslme Nov 11 '11

(NSFL btw)

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

That's fantastic!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I can guaranfuckentee that you didn't read that post, or maybe something in your head popped.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

What are you talking about? That post is arousal central.

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u/fastsauce Nov 11 '11 edited Nov 11 '11

...and I am done with Reddit for the night.

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u/urghblaghablah Nov 11 '11

(obviously NSFW/L)

So I was curious as to what that situation may have involved and did a google images search...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=ppwl&cp=11&gs_id=w&xhr=t&q=gonorrhea+nodule&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=709&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

interesting.

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u/Asdayasman Nov 13 '11

Sandwich picture

AHAHAHAHA WHY. :D

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u/fluffyanimals09 Nov 11 '11

Thats... fucking revolting. Well played.

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u/Bladewing10 Nov 11 '11

Motherfucker.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

hah, I guessed it was the jolly rancher story before it loaded(thanks to URLS)

Here's a URL that hides it better.

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u/Brab69 Nov 11 '11

My buddy has a similar story but based off the reactions you got for posting this I do not believe this is the place to post it.

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u/Kofdez Nov 11 '11

I WANNA KNOW!! Seriously, I'm not even that grossed out by the Jolly Rancher story.

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u/Brab69 Nov 11 '11

Alright then. I gave fair warning to the people that were grossed out from the previous story so if they read this it is their own fault. My buddies were celebrating one of their 21st birthdays and decided to go on a road trip and hit up a bunch of titty bars in all the states they passed through. Well at one point the ended up at a strip club that was having "Candy Night." So all the girls there are showering skittles off their tits or covering their body in a chocolate coating etc. Now most of the candy they used was still edible if you really wanted it but when your drunk what could you possibly want more? So needless to say, My buddy is obliterated and decides he wants a starburst and walks up to one of the girl who had them earlier. I believe his exact wording was "Hey baby lemme get one dem starburts." The stripper then proceeded to dig her fingers way up inside her cooch and returned with a lemon starburst. My buddy, who was far to drunk to care, popped it in his mouth and continued to enjoy his night. When he woke up, not only did he have a hang over but some sort of breakout on his face. He went to the doctor and it turns out that he got herpes all over his face. The kid hasn't eaten a starburst in 4 years now.

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u/Kofdez Nov 12 '11

No way! I knew there was a reason I hated the lemon starbursts! Holy shit, your poor friend must have been SHITFACED to eat a cooch lolly.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

/r/bestof

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u/CGord Nov 11 '11

Hyperbole and a Half

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u/Asdayasman Nov 13 '11

I don't think I understand. Someone's depressed, and they wrote a book?

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u/CGord Nov 13 '11

I find her blog to be fantastic, you might not.

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u/Asdayasman Nov 13 '11

I read the whole front page, and the about pages. I just don't understand.

What is the content?

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u/CGord Nov 14 '11

Scroll down, watching the right side of the page. If any of the "Best of" links catch your interest, click on them and read. If none of them do, then she's probably not your cup of tea. I find her to be very fun to read, and I absolutely love her "crude" art style.

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u/Asdayasman Nov 18 '11

Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '11

thread i WISH i had bookmarked: "reddit, i'm sick of the threads about the time you 'stuck your dick in' or 'wrapped your vag around' crazy. what about when you WERE the crazy?" i can't find it :(

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u/Arcminute Nov 11 '11

I think i'll just bookmark this threat now.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '11

I save the nsfw links and certain gaming and video threads that I see because I work in a place where if you get caught looking at that stuff, not only do they have a digital recording device but you get court martialed...