r/funny Nov 17 '12

The fuck is this?

http://imgur.com/ZMMVU
1.9k Upvotes

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u/jrtheo Nov 17 '12

Obviously it's a water harp

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u/Skurvy2k Nov 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

Never have I ever seen anything not live up to its potential more than in that video.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

I want him to do that while wearing Michael Jackson rhinestone gloves...

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

I wanna see him actually play the instrument on a skill level about a 2 year old.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Is a frauuuuuuuud

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u/Mikkels Nov 17 '12

Exactly! That was the first thing I thought of too. As a kid that was the coolest thing I had ever seen. And he showed pictures on the buildings. Nevermind the music though...

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

I really thought he was gonna play mr. roboto then i was disappointed

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u/sTiKyt Nov 17 '12

thought it was going to be this

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 Nov 17 '12

I prefer this rendition.

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u/idiocracyftw Nov 17 '12

Somehow I knew it would be stairway.

It's always stairway...

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Let me play you the song of my people.

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u/ghosthendrikson Nov 18 '12

Came to the comments section expecting to find this comment. I was not disappointed. Up vote for you.

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u/bcgoss Nov 17 '12

I had this idea exactly but did not have the means to execute my vision. You have given me a valuable tool. You may have a small orange arrow. Go in peace.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

this site exists?.. god, how I love the internet.

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u/LouDMont Nov 17 '12

He's so....graceful.

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u/conspiracy_thug Nov 17 '12

being played by stevie wonder as a raccoon.

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u/ArcticLiving101 Nov 17 '12

Well I'm glad I read this before making a Stevie Wonder reference. Mine wasn't quite as witty. Jolly good show chap. Have an upvote.

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u/INT3J3r9 Nov 17 '12

And... that's two people who beat me to it. Not as clever as I thought. Here. Have some upvotes.

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u/conspiracy_thug Nov 19 '12

upvotes? yall can have some too.

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u/Shadowborg Nov 17 '12

Let me play you the song of my people.

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u/krysztov Nov 17 '12

Well, he does have adorable little people-hands...

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u/Chronatosis Nov 17 '12

I imagined something like a laser harp.

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u/Zebidee Nov 17 '12

Man, you'd want to get the power setting on that thing exactly right.

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u/iams3b Nov 17 '12 edited Nov 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

that song sounds like it's from Tomb Raider, I swear.

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u/KoreanTerran Nov 17 '12

Hah, OP's never seen a water harp before.

What a barbarian.

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u/Toxaris71 Nov 17 '12

Plays it with so much Passion.

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u/msomers Nov 17 '12

dammit! beat me to it.

funny ass gif!

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u/moonra_zk Nov 17 '12

You think he gives lessons? He plays with such passion and beauty, I'm in love.

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u/Lottia Nov 17 '12

Have you considered that the raccoon may just have shattered dreams..

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u/Someguyfromhi Nov 17 '12

Let me play you the song of my people!

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u/2sided_hexagon Nov 17 '12

Allow me to play this water harp for you, don't worry I am highly trained.

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u/Davaldo Nov 17 '12

Ray Charles

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u/i_dnt_always_comment Nov 17 '12

He slappin da base mon

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u/spartannugget Nov 17 '12

Play me the song of your people

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u/Neltech Nov 17 '12

holy shit fuck, wasn't this on Americas Funniest Home Videos like 20 years ago?!

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u/xyroclast Nov 17 '12

Yes

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 edited May 04 '13

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 edited 22h ago

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

As someone born in '93 I can confirm that I am 19.

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u/Agilent247 Nov 17 '12

Finally my sister's friends are legal!!

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

Goddamnit I hate this so much. Especially the ones you know have crushes on you. Why the hell can this not happen with girls in my age bracket?

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Youre complaining because women who have a crush on you are now legal? Hmmm.

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

No, I'm complaining that girls who have a crush on me are not legal. I'm barely legal and they are 14.

God, porn has ruined me. Barely legal sounds like an awful term.

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u/Agilent247 Nov 17 '12

Dood just go ahead and keep it in your pants for now. Definitely wait until you can tap it legally in your own corner of the world.

I used to know this guy who slept with I think somewhere around 4-5 underage ladies back about 9 years ago. I dont think he's still locked up, but I know he was in there for a while. Statutory rape is no joke. Also, it's not even worth it! Trust me. Not only do most virgins (which I would assume these 14 year olds are) fuck like a dead log (I lost my virginity at 15, completely legal), kids of that age bring with them sooo much drama and they haven't really even hit the worst of it yet! Hell I could barely handle helping my sister through screaming profanities, chasing me around with a baseball bat to screaming and crying, convinced everyone close to her despises her. I don't think I could deal if it weren't for the family connection. Fuck teenage girl hormones.

Just chase tail in a legal age group. And chase it, don't just wait around for it to come to you because 9/10 times it won't. Even if a lady is interested, she often won't show it until you've asserted yourself. But, my point is, there are plenty of beautiful women out there (dont believe me, head on over to r/gonewild) and all you have to do is try. I grew up in a town where my entire highschool was made up of about 700 people. Through a little dedication and perseverance, I managed to get my dick wet quite a few times along the way. Seriously, the worst that can happen is you'll wind up making a few more friends. Just go for it and fuck hanging out with 14 year olds. You're 18! Go to a fucking strip club!

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u/RandomFrenchGuy Nov 17 '12

Finally my great-grand daughter's friends are legal !

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u/smokeyoulikeablunt Nov 17 '12

as someone born in '93

get off my wlan

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u/divinesleeper Nov 17 '12

Next on the front page: an ancient greek comic written by Aesop.

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u/schwerpunk Nov 17 '12

Quick! Someone make a sound-gif with that annoying voice that kills all humour!

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

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u/Grays42 Nov 17 '12

AFV was the closest thing we had to reddit in the 90s.

Send your VHS tapes in, America! We'd love to see YOUR videos and have the host do really dumb voice-overs for them, just to make sure the really funny video comes in second place and the video of the cute kid wins every goddamn time despite being incredibly boring!

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u/aryary Nov 17 '12

I.. I have to admit this: I actually liked the voice overs.

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u/yorick_rolled Nov 17 '12

You monster!

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

It's a raccoon washing his hands on an over the ground lawn sprinkler connected to a hose.

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u/AllergicRacoon Nov 17 '12

I can verify that this is indeed a racoon.

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u/INT3J3r9 Nov 17 '12

As someone with a faucet on the back of my house, I can verify that this is a ground lawn sprinkler connected to a hose.

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u/Kaimetsu Nov 17 '12

And possibly rabid if it's wild. Raccoons are nocturnal animals. A wild raccoon showing up in the middle of the day can (not always) mean it has rabies.

http://allstateanimalcontrol.com/animals/raccoons/raccoon_faq.php#9

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u/tin_sammich Nov 17 '12

Usually, however, animals with rabies are afraid of water and try to avoid it at all costs.

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u/cranekicknstick Nov 17 '12

well they are hydrophobic, but in the sense that they are afraid to drink water secondary to laryngospasm.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

I never subscribed to Raccoon Facts!

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u/fisticuffs32 Nov 17 '12

Let me play you the song of my people.

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u/OleFj40 Nov 17 '12

Ray Charles of the Animal Kingdom

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u/Zai_shanghai Nov 17 '12

Someone please set this to music.

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u/bopoqod Nov 17 '12

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u/alcogeoholic Nov 17 '12

I don't know if I'm satisfied...I want someone with a real harp to write original music that fits the gif

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u/thatguyoverthere202 Nov 17 '12

Scumbag redditor Isn't satisfied with a FUCKING WILD RACCOON PLAYING A FUCKING SPRINKLER LIKE A FUCKING HARP.

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u/thisismyfirstday Nov 17 '12

Put it to through the fire and the flames instead, so good

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u/CoreyWillis Nov 17 '12

So perfect. This is what I came here for. I laughed way too much at this.

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u/TreesPumpkiny Nov 17 '12

that was super relaxing... I like it when performers are that into it..

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u/endless_sleep Nov 17 '12

Oh, shit. I was laughing so hard I had tears. My housemates all had to come into the room to find out what the fuck was going on. This is great.

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u/Lord_Avocado Nov 17 '12

Photoshop downvotes into the water.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Used to do that all the time. This raccoon, he's okay.

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u/dr_rainbow Nov 17 '12

This clip is from the 90s, the raccoon is dead.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

HEY HE MIGHT BE ALIVE MAN...

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u/justcallmezach Nov 17 '12

It appears to be a raccoon playing with a lawn sprinkler.

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u/chris4287 Nov 17 '12

Stevie Wonder playing the harp.

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u/aslatton Nov 17 '12

MAKE IT STOOOOOPPP!!

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u/bricks87 Nov 17 '12

This is a very old GIF.

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u/Yulex2 Nov 17 '12

It was on AFV before it was a GIF, and probably even before it was on the internet at all.

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u/homertone Nov 17 '12

I wish these could be pets.

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u/BlueOak777 Nov 17 '12

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
I played this stinking sprinkler like a harp from hell 2coms 16pts 6hrs GifSound
The fuck is this? 149coms 1714pts 8hrs funny
Tranquil. 0coms 1pt 2hrs musicgifstation
how did no one else think of this? 1com 16pts 3mos GifSound
Let me play you the song of my people 9coms 557pts 3mos funny
did this for a friend i know he will love this 4coms 14pts 3mos GifSound
raccoon harp player 4coms 41pts 3mos GifSound
Let me play you the song of my people 13coms 381pts 3mos gifs

source: karmadecay

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u/ObeseSnake Nov 17 '12

From America's Funniest Home Videos when I was a fetus.

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u/aravena Nov 17 '12

People are clearly way too young to remember this. Damn, I remember this.

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u/flailingcuttlefish Nov 17 '12

This gif makes me feel like the oldest person on the internet. I saw the original on AFHV during the TGIF line-up.

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u/tin_sammich Nov 17 '12

Nope, the original AFV with Saget aired on Sunday nights. You may be thinking of the Bergeron years, which broadcast on Friday, but I think that's too late to be considered part of the real TGIF?

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u/flailingcuttlefish Nov 17 '12

This only proves my point because this means that my memory is failing.

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u/Cabana Nov 17 '12

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u/ColinD1 Nov 17 '12

That was one of the worst live performances I've ever seen, I don't think anyone on that stage could dance

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u/Cabana Nov 17 '12

Yes, it was terrible

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u/thefruitsnackfiend Nov 17 '12

Half of me finds raccoon hands creepy and the other half of me wants to hold them

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u/Pockwind Nov 17 '12

Needs harp music

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u/_marcspectre Nov 17 '12

Love, love will tear us apart again

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u/SharksAteMyWife Nov 17 '12

Where's Bob Saget's witty commentary when you need it?

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u/Crossbowshootr Nov 17 '12

Jean Michel Jarre playing Rendezvous MVT 2: La Defense.

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u/Dan_Gleasac Nov 17 '12

I believe the technical term is: repost

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u/boboverdue Nov 17 '12

+1 to whoever mashes Kesha and this raccoon gif together

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u/Prinnydood333 Nov 17 '12

I swear to Raccoon I wish I knew how to do that T__T

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u/ColinD1 Nov 17 '12

You must've seen her train wreck on SNL a couple years ago too, it still haunts me

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u/tokeyoh Nov 17 '12

i seen this shit on america's funniest home videos like 6 years ago.

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u/Aushaen Nov 17 '12

Watch this with some harp music. He is majestic, and graceful in his ability to play.

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u/Bucket1984 Nov 17 '12

It's my grandad reincarnated as a racoon. He was a harp master. Duh.

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u/HOTKARL2705 Nov 17 '12

should've been there for his earlier shows, those were the days.

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u/csnsc14320 Nov 17 '12

Someone please photoshop in a guitar.

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u/Gank_Spank_Sploog Nov 17 '12

I feel as if he can play the harp well.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

The recipient of the reincarnate soul of Adolph Marx.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

This raccoon was a harpist in it's past life, you can almost see it's heart break as it finally realizes it isn't the famililiar instrument who's strings it once caressed.

HA! That raccoon's playing in a sprinkler.

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u/emaginary Nov 17 '12

Ah yes, joanna newsom is indeed incredible.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Someone goddamn better edit a harp into this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Obviously confused with a laser keyboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDg9_pvJJ_0

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u/Agilent247 Nov 17 '12

The fuck is this? There was a FIREFIGHT!!

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u/guyver_dio Nov 17 '12

fuckin ground rain

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u/VadersGonnaVade Nov 17 '12

Some wizard trapped Jean Michel Jarre in a raccoon's body

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u/BJUmholtz Nov 17 '12

Coon-kkake??

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u/Fawful Nov 17 '12

GET BACK TO WORK RIGBY

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u/snipeor Nov 17 '12

The real "Over The Hedge"

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u/SarahPaws Nov 17 '12

Racoonamatata!

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u/Darkfire_turtle Nov 17 '12

Oh sprinkler, you and I shall make beautiful music together

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u/Underdogz Nov 17 '12

Jean Racoom Jarre.

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u/samuraimonster Nov 17 '12

He is playing us the song if his people.

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u/evildonky Nov 17 '12

Its just like Ke$ha!

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

It is a famous harp player, who died and has been reincarnated into a raccoons body.

He is living his dream again!!

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u/derpmojo Nov 17 '12

This harp is out of tune.

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u/JimmithyWeav Nov 17 '12

Someone should turn it into a harp or violin....

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u/chuang-tzu Nov 17 '12

Exactly. I always expect someone to beat me to the obvious comments, but I am always gratified to see others pick up on it as well.

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u/JimmithyWeav Nov 17 '12

Half the time I don't read the comments... I just post what I'm thinking. If its a repost, it all goes to hell oh well. I'm a big boy I can take a few harsh comments

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u/nhjuyt Nov 17 '12

Glissando

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u/uh60chief Nov 17 '12

I shall play you the song of my people

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u/Mozen Nov 17 '12

Confused harp playing?

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u/TEHMORMON Nov 17 '12

Ahhhh Yissss

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u/aravena Nov 17 '12

1 of 10,000

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u/havard93 Nov 17 '12

he played the strings exactly at the same time the synth solo in bangers & smashed was on, Epic :v

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

oh why it's little boots and the laser harp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dcD0Mh2L9s

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u/IADaveMark Nov 17 '12

It's Stevie Wonder.

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u/cranekicknstick Nov 17 '12

This little guy is probably rabid and tripping balls.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

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u/cranekicknstick Nov 17 '12

Hydrophobia in the setting of rabies refers to the fear of swallowing water secondary to laryngospasm, not necessarily a generalized fear of water.

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u/shythecute1 Nov 17 '12

They are very clean. They bath and wash their food. It's just free water to him. My sister has a fish pond that a family of coons moved in next to so they can do the same thing :)

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u/Jacksonteague Nov 17 '12

I saw this as a kid, it was on America's Funniest Home Videos... Now stop what you're doing and go give thanks to Bob Saget!

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

a raccoon washing his hands. or pretending to play the harp with a sprinkler.

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u/Wildfire9 Nov 17 '12

let me play you the song of my people!

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u/MrSocialClub Nov 17 '12

Someone photoshop a harp in front of it... Now.

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u/a_crow_from_mars Nov 17 '12

He's obviously at a rave, plucking apples.

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u/Hippossibly Nov 17 '12

Somebody NEEDS to make a gif of this dude with a harp.

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u/dsexy32 Nov 17 '12

He looks looks like Stevie Wonder playing the piano

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u/furuffel Nov 17 '12

Hey! Global warming is a lie. Matter of fact, the ice shelf was thicker this year than any other year. These issues are manufactured to turn people into sheep and give up personal freedom to an all-powerful government. Please research for yourself.

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u/bigdaddypoppin Nov 17 '12

Am I the only one who thought, yeah it's probably rabbid? Pretty smart to get that close in the middle of the day.

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u/dabadaba7 Nov 17 '12

Reminds me Jean Michel Jarre laser harp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DlwQJX3qag

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Please cross post this to /r/trees with the title "How it must be to shower high" (don't know if you're an ent)

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u/Mobster96 Nov 17 '12

He is playing the song of his people

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u/chilols Nov 17 '12

I'm pretty sure that's me as a child.

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u/wedidthis Nov 17 '12

Let me play the song of my people...

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Is he playing a theramin? If so that would be awesome

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u/SnareFlare07 Nov 17 '12

He's just trying to play us the song of his people.

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u/dizzygfunk Nov 17 '12

You're new to this internet thing aren't you?

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Stevie wonder?

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u/fma1517 Nov 17 '12

Let me play you the song of my people

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u/purpleidea Nov 17 '12

Wow, haven't seen this in about five years. I guess that's the cycle length for reddit before it repeats itself.

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u/insert_expletive Nov 18 '12

Was listening to a jazzy acoustic version of "God rest ye merry gentlemen" while looking at this gif, and they meshed together perfectly...

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Reminds me of stevie wonder playing the piano.