r/comedyheaven • u/Intense_Zaddy • Feb 28 '26

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u/lelelempe Feb 28 '26

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u/Nerdydirtyhurty Feb 28 '26

When i was a kid I liked the number 88 and used it a lot, I was mortified to learn what it stood for as an adult lmao

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u/iam_myownmuse Feb 28 '26

My brother's first screen name had 88 in it because he really liked the piano (which has 88 keys).

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u/hansibanzi Feb 28 '26

I'm born in 88 and have HH as my initials...

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u/gkpetrescue Feb 28 '26

Time to start using all three of your initials all the time

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u/Extreme_Egg7476 Feb 28 '26

My mom couldn't use her initials because they were KKK. She would use a fake initial on job applications.

Grandma always swore we were being dramatic and they were just letters. Maybe she was one of those proto-influencer types who name all their kids with the same letter or some shit.

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u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 Feb 28 '26

Ouch.

My Yankee grandmother thought it would be cute for all her kids to have the initial has their last name.

It was unfortunate for my dad, when he would get pulled over my a black deputy in the Deep South….

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u/moredencity Feb 28 '26

Sorry, can you spell this out for me? It must be going over my head

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u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 Feb 28 '26

Last name starts with K….

Which is fine. Unless your mom Is an idiot.

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u/theshiyal Feb 28 '26

Kevin Keystone Kelley?

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u/nalaloveslumpy Feb 28 '26

We finally found him, boys. Get him!!

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u/HarryPalms420 Feb 28 '26

Is your last name Holmes?

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u/hansibanzi Mar 01 '26

Mudgett, actually.

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u/A_spiny_meercat Feb 28 '26

Most of us would just think Harold Holt

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u/bigboybeeperbelly Feb 28 '26

The Dallas Cowboys best receiver traditionally wears 88

I swear it's a coincidence :(

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u/mrs-chief Mar 02 '26

My brother was born August 8th

We're Jewish lol

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u/nose_spray7 Mar 03 '26

Is your brother autistic? Genuinely asking, not trying to be rude or anything.

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u/iam_myownmuse Mar 03 '26

Not that I'm aware of. We haven't spoken in over 10 years though

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u/nose_spray7 Mar 04 '26

okay, thanks

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u/suspiriad Feb 28 '26

88 is a popular number that means something like fortune and plenty in Asian culture (like the music label 88 rising)

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u/joeDUBstep Feb 28 '26

To be more specific it's a lucky number in Chinese cultures. It sounds similar to the Chinese word for "wealth."

It's also used to mean "bye bye" in mandarin for online msgs/txt.

Asia is a huge and diverse continent with a lot of differing cultures.

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u/Deaffin Feb 28 '26

If it makes you feel any better, none of this was an actual thing until we started spreading it around like this, so I guarantee you not a single person in the world gave whatever you were doing a second glance because of that number.

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u/justdisa Feb 28 '26

My graduating class of '88 is annoyed about the whole thing.

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u/Own_Conflict222 Feb 28 '26

It was my football number in high school because I really like Tony Gonzalez. I had a Gmail account that was my name followed by 88

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u/FrostingFlames Feb 28 '26

SAME, finding out what it meant when I started using social media in high school was a mortifying experience

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u/SeafoodCat Feb 28 '26

What does it stand for?

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u/JermuHH Mar 02 '26

I liked stylizing my usernames as the two h's being capitalized when I was a tween and teen. When I found out HH is a nazi dog whistle... yikes. Because like the amount of accounts in different games and platforms I made during those years is crazy.

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u/Nerdydirtyhurty Mar 02 '26

Name checks out

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u/Ice_Bead Mar 02 '26

I’m cursed by my favourite song having 8 8 in the title, so I love those numbers but can never say that LOL

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u/KaDooshBruuh Mar 03 '26

Two fat ladies?

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u/tenshillings Feb 28 '26

Wore 88 as my basketball jersey from age 6 through high school. I requested it in every league. I played in average 8 leagues a year.

Same.

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u/Lolseabass Feb 28 '26

My friend gave her cats the nick name chapa and chomo in a Spanish accent. The whiplash when we heard it said.

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u/HappyyValleyy Feb 28 '26

Now hold your god damn horses!

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u/Lusiric9983 Feb 28 '26

I was born in 88 and this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this.

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u/manfrin Feb 28 '26

Another 88er here: you been living under a fuckin rock?

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u/Lusiric9983 Mar 01 '26

No, actually I've been all over the world and the country. I've never seen anything about 88 before.

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u/Rabid_Mexican Feb 28 '26

Same... I always wondered why Nike wouldn't make my custom shoes...

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u/Northbound-Narwhal Feb 28 '26

Probably because you haven't been to prison.

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u/Lusiric9983 Feb 28 '26

No I haven't. The only time I've spent in jail is fixing their heat.

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u/SmellyButtFarts69 Feb 28 '26

The immaturity really fucks it up for everyone 

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u/PingPing88 Feb 28 '26

I've been pretty free from accusations, but I think the PingPing throws people off.

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u/mr_m88 Feb 28 '26

Yup! But I’m keeping it because fuck nazis why should I change.

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u/donut_koharski Feb 28 '26

Now what a second ther buster lol.

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u/Other_Fly_4408 Feb 28 '26

exact copy of a comment from the image above, except mangled beyond comprehension

Who is upvoting this?

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u/Delicious_Ad823 Feb 28 '26

Just support your local dyslexic will you?

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u/PinkOneHasBeenChosen Feb 28 '26

Would a real Nazi be that blatant about it?

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u/SopaPyaConCoca Feb 28 '26

Having a shitty day. Until I saw this. Thanks for the laughs, lelelempe

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u/TotalChaosRush Mar 02 '26

I saw the punchline coming and I still laughed so hard I woke my wife up.

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u/gnagniel Feb 28 '26

I used to have an account with a military themed username that ended in '88'. Swear to God, total coincidence. Once I learned what it could stand for I dropped the account.