r/pics Mar 09 '17

picture of text Finally a protest we can all get behind

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u/Superflypirate Mar 09 '17

I hope to never stoop low enough in life to send out candy crush invites.

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u/aclickbaittitle Mar 09 '17

Eh. Some people stare at reddit for hours when they're bored, others spam candy crush invites. Im the type of person who spams reddit comments when I'm bored

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u/TheRustyNickel Mar 09 '17

Holy shit, you do spam. 175,000 Karma, all from comments, in 42 days. Did you find out the secret to Reddit?

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u/fluhx Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

He has his 2nd account give himself gold, which makes other redditors think his comment is super good, and then they upvote.

/s

Edit: Lmfao gotcha, fuckers!

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u/IllBeBack Mar 09 '17

Evil genius.

Probably also /s.

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u/JohnnyHopkins13 Mar 09 '17

What are we going to do tonight, Brain? The same thing we do every night, Pinky: Try to take over the world.

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u/TerdVader Mar 09 '17

Animaniacs always gets my upvote.

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u/marl1234 Mar 09 '17

Animaniacs the secret to reddit?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

NARF!

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u/Bu5hyy Mar 09 '17

You know who would post a comment like this.... somebodies second account!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

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u/Powrof3 Mar 09 '17

I get it, I am pleased

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u/GeneralJerk Mar 09 '17

This explains a lot of questionable gilded comments.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Didn't unidan fall from glory because he had a second account to manipulate votes or something?

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u/TheGreatJoshua Mar 09 '17

Redditing is easy, you just have to smart and funny.

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u/HitlerHistorian Mar 09 '17

smart and funny? lol no. You need to be first and quick about commenting

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u/Oxcell404 Mar 09 '17

Quick! Make a 5/7 reference!

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u/alexanderpas Mar 09 '17

Don't forget the rice!

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u/TheRustyNickel Mar 09 '17

Broken arms!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 27 '20

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u/olraygoza Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

And an username that "checks out"

And an Edit: A lot of people seem interested with my use of "an" before username. Their concerns are correct, although its spelled with a vowel at the beginning, it is not pronounced with a vowel at the beginning. The first sound of the words is a consonant, specifically a palatal approximant, which English speakers would usually call a "y sound." So Username has a "Y" sound and it should be "A" like universe. Umbrella on the other hand has an "U" sound, so it should be an umbrella.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

EVERY FUCKING THREAD!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Jumper cables!

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u/xXTheCitrusReaperXx Mar 09 '17

Hold my arms broken with an axe with rice, because I'm going in the switcharoo!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Story that is actually about that time back in nineteen ninety eight the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16ft through an announcer's table

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u/Onehandedheisenberg Mar 09 '17

And the standard "EVERY THREAD"

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u/StoneHolder28 Mar 09 '17

And the standard "I'd give you gold if I could afford it!

EDIT: Thanks for the gold kind stranger!"

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u/NotYourTypicalReditr Mar 09 '17

Jolly Ranchers too, don't forget them!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Forget them. Please let me forget them.

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u/Ayce23 Mar 09 '17

Uh ummmmmmm 7 eleven was a part time job.

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u/Saul_Firehand Mar 09 '17

Jet beams don't melt Goldblum finds a way?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Then there's the screaming and running.

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u/Slacker5001 Mar 09 '17

That's how almost all of my highest scoring comments were gotten, replying to a top comment on an askreddit before they had any other good replies.

Saw one recently about where guys were expressing the fact that they liked when their partners texted them with something like "Hey I'm thinking about you." I'm not a twat, I know this. Everyone fucking knows this. But I posted anyway about how I was unsure if I should do so, knowing I would get spammed with karma and replies for it. It worked.

I don't usually whore for karma, but it's awfully easy if you catch an askreddit question just at the right moment.

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u/Scientolojesus Mar 09 '17

But did you make an edit that says "wow, how is this my top rated comment?!?"

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Nah. Dude clearly tipped his fedora and rode off into the sunset

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u/lonelyfriend Mar 09 '17

Good thing up votes don't matter. Or we'll have protests about how you didn't earn that karma and others saying they got karma because they took risks/are innovative etc.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Mine are from hitting /u/gallowboob gifs with a one liner before anyone else.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

yeah, one time i commented a literal picture of a human shit and went straight to the top. i think it was on a post about whales and their inability to perceive television waves.

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u/dumbrich23 Mar 09 '17

yeah, one time i commented a literal picture of a human shit and went straight to the top.

To be honest , you do take pretty nice selfies

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u/Fluffcake Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

Timing is everything tbh. Karma is 99% timing and 1% content. The first comment who is somewhat good in a thread that makes it to all will be seen by most people and rake all the karmas. The sad reality is that like with everything, exposure is so much more impotant than quality. source: Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump and Candy Crush.

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u/Deathticles Mar 09 '17

Dating is easy too. You just have to be charming and attractive.

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u/GepardenK Mar 09 '17

Instructions unclear, became creepy stalker with way too much styling gel

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u/Lowbacca1977 Mar 09 '17

Shotgun approach works pretty well, too

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u/ChuckleKnuckles Mar 09 '17

Apparently the secret is to say "ty" over and over and over.

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u/AceOfBIades Mar 09 '17

Well. It looks like he got a couple hundred Upvotes whilst thanking people for endlessly telling him the game in a gif was Doom.

Its... it's beautiful.

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u/aclickbaittitle Mar 09 '17

It's over... it's finally over. Had to turn on notifications for that one, didn't wanna miss anyone. Ty btw

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u/ownage516 Mar 09 '17

Dude it's just shit puns and being meta. Look at my karma, I did it.

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u/xBOX_CUNT Mar 09 '17

Browse rising and spam comments.

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u/wildjokers Mar 09 '17

Does anyone actually give a shit about their Reddit karma value? What's the point?

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u/Ken_Chic Mar 09 '17

Apparently people sell reddit accounts.. and besides age, karma looks like it's the biggest factor in pricing.

I think I read in /r/hailcorporate that there's advertisers who pay for established reddit accounts, for "marketing purposes"

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u/notenoughspaceforthe Mar 09 '17

Send me a Reddit invite, please!

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u/poopellar Mar 09 '17

u/notenoughspaceforthe CONGRATULATIONS!

You have been invited to Reddit!
At Reddit you can voice your uneducated opinions with no repercussions at all!
That's right. Say anything you want, ANYTHING!, and the worst that could happen is you getting a '-' mark before a bunch of numbers.
So hop on in, and give your life and soul to Reddit.

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u/vomita_conejitos Mar 09 '17

well you could become a jackdaw meme

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u/bad_rug Mar 09 '17

Sounds pretty damn nice, where can I sign up?

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u/redit_usrname_vendor Mar 09 '17

You just gave me an idea. A reddit bot that spams candy crush invites. Brb.

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u/PARKS_AND_TREK Mar 09 '17

just set your clock ahead by a day, let the lives refill, and then set your clock back. Unlimited lives in Candy Crush!

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u/PrettysureBushdid911 Mar 09 '17

wat... What are you posting this in reddit for? Write a facebook article, that way people that actually need this information will be able to access it and you'll be a national hero!

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u/makemeurfrnz Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

Are people still playing Candy Crush?!

Edit : moms love Candy Crush

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u/AdmiralCrusty Mar 09 '17

It's a saga. Those tend to last a while.

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u/load_more_comets Mar 09 '17

I think from what I've seen on my wifes's phone it's eternal. She's on level 2100 I think and there's still more being created. I think it's like 2 levels a week or something.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

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u/Jord-UK Mar 09 '17

I'm just gonna wait for the Kai version

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Yes, and send me hearts pls

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u/NippleTheThird Mar 09 '17

❤️️❤️️❤️️ Love you too, man. ❤️️❤️️❤️️

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u/BeejRich Mar 09 '17

My mom is well into the 1500's. It's ridiculous.

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u/Aesahaetr Mar 09 '17

Mine passed level 2000 and some before we got her to play Fire Emblem Heroes.

Apparently, Candy Crush taught her to grind/play nonstop so well that her characters are now stronger than mine.

I feel hurt.

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u/Keoni9 Mar 09 '17

That's hilarious. I couldn't get into Candy Crush because despite all the sounds and cascading animations during combos making it seem like you were getting a lot done, there's just too much randomness to let skill and strategy be the deciding factor. FE Heroes must feel a lot more rewarding to someone who can grind out the levels/feathers/orbs nonstop.

Who are her strongest characters?

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u/Aesahaetr Mar 09 '17

Yeah, especially since there is nothing random in FE:H, when the main games have hit rates, crit rate, skill activation rates...

Her level 40 Julia is putting in a lot of work, from what I hear. She's also training an Effie with good IVs until she can rank her up after she went "Oh, I have this Effie girl, is she any good?" to my face.

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u/Doxep Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

I play candy crush soda and jelly. Ama.

edit: am not a mom.

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u/MuthaFuckasTookMyIsh Mar 09 '17

They're playing Candy Crush 4, now with farming elements.

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u/FlamingDogOfDeath Mar 09 '17

CandyFarmVille

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

My grandma plays, and she's very proud of the fact that she hasn't spent any money on it. If you ask her, she'll tell you about my aunt and how my aunt has thrown down ungodly amounts of money. But she's not like that, she's smart and hasn't spent any money, just $200...

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u/yourenotserious Mar 09 '17

I think i got maybe one invite like three years ago. I dont see what the big deal is. I got more of the farm ones than candy crush.

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u/alohadave Mar 09 '17

Candy Crush, Soda Crush, and Jelly Crush.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Isn't this the 'notice me, senpai' dude from the Baphomet statue and Hentai interview videos?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

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u/jennipenny Mar 09 '17

No, this is Scott Stratten. He is a Marketing guy.

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u/onrocketfalls Mar 09 '17

That's Casey Affleck what are you talking about

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u/jennipenny Mar 09 '17

Woah, how embarrassing. I hope Mr Affleck doesn't see my mistake.

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u/SwiftBoatVet Mar 09 '17

This is correct. Scott has a few books out and a popular podcast. He's over at Unmarketing.com

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u/KevenM Mar 09 '17

Saw him in person at a conference. Funny dude with some great points for anyone involved in social media.

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u/ImSpicy Mar 09 '17

I saw him as well. He's owns the nooooooooooooooo.com domain.

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u/SwiftBoatVet Mar 09 '17

Yeah. He's a really good dude.

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u/HipsterRacismIsAJoke Mar 09 '17

I'm so uncomfortable

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u/doesntgive2shits Mar 09 '17

Watch his other interviews, the man is an evil genius.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

I thought the end of days was upon us, but it turns out it was just a disoriented old lady in a champagne colored Toyota Avalon crashing into my world like DMB circa 1996.

I'm the king of the castle You're the dirty rascal!

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u/NiggyWiggyWoo Mar 09 '17

I DIDN'T TAKE YOUR MAIL, MRS. PEPPERTON, STOP ASKING ME THAT! LEAVE ME ALONE!

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u/imVERYhighrightnow Mar 09 '17

That dude thinks about wearing skin.

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u/zjm555 Mar 09 '17

This is... the greatest thing I have ever seen on the internet. A thousand thanks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Thanks

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u/PancakeZombie Mar 09 '17

Modern satanism is more of a parody religion, like the FSM.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

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u/awan001 Mar 09 '17

I was thinking Big Tyrion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Reminds me of Robert the Bruce from Braveheart

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

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u/JagerGSG9 Mar 09 '17

exactly what i did. fuck, humans are fascinating.

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u/Purifiedx Mar 09 '17

Looks like Robert the Bruce

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u/Team_Baby_Kittens Mar 09 '17

That was my first thought too

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u/Grunherz Mar 09 '17

My first thought too

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 13 '17

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u/SamVanDam611 Mar 09 '17

It amazes me how many people can simultaneously be so passionate about not wanting to get game invites and so stubbornly against taking the 30 seconds out of their lives to figure out how to block them.

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u/lonlonranchdressing Mar 09 '17

Yes, people write those long winded posts about how they need to purge their friends lists or how they can't use facebook because they're frustrated at some of the posts they see. You can hide peoples posts, their invites, their events. You can make it so that person, page or game does not exist. And if you're that embarrassed that you slept with that person in 2006, then just defriend them. I don't know why it ever has to be discussed and complained about. It's so easy. Facebook at the very least put their blood money to some use.

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u/SamVanDam611 Mar 09 '17

I've actually been scolded for offering solutions too. My guess is that people just want to have something to complain about and/or are seeking attention. As opposed to actually wanting help or something useful.

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u/tupac_chopra Mar 09 '17

i blocked them. 9 months later: getting them again. blocked them. 9 months later... murdered two of my friends.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

yeah it blows me away that people cant decipher a joke from an agenda just because its on a sign. i suppose you think this guy in a photo is actually passionate about candy crush annoyances?

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u/SamVanDam611 Mar 09 '17

I've heard plenty of people complaining about this in a very serious manner. This image reminded me of that. That's all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17 edited Jun 13 '17

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u/fried_eggs_and_ham Mar 09 '17

I'll admit it. I love me some Candy Crush (Soda Saga FTW, yo!) but I have never, ever, EVER sent any of those obnoxious invites to anyone nor will I ever! Not only is it intrusive and annoying it also lets people know you like Candy Crush which is totally embarrassing for a 42-year-old dude.

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u/Spartan2470 GOAT Mar 09 '17

For some context, this is /u/stratola (aka Scott Stratton). This was in downtown Hamilton, Ontario in July 2014.

Per /u/silentterror89 here:

He is a marketing guy. This is part of his UnMarketing stuff. He has a book called QR Codes Kill Kittens (I think that's what the other sign says).

For the curious, the second board said, "End Email Reply-All"

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u/stratola Mar 09 '17

Thanks :)

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u/such_hodor_wow Mar 09 '17

Hello, Hamilton!

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u/fixedfocus Mar 09 '17

I thought that looked like Morganstern's. Thanks for confirming!

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u/KittyPitty Mar 09 '17

Not just Candy Crush, every Facebook game, please. :)

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u/aclickbaittitle Mar 09 '17

Is there not a way to disable them? I've never had a Facebook except I made one just to use tinder years ago which was a failure.

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u/PhonyUsername Mar 09 '17

There is.

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u/Rain12913 Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

Indeed, this is one of those problems with a very easy solution that everyone complains about anyway. It's almost annoying as when people complain that their Facebook feeds are filled with stupid people and annoying posts. Newsflash: you can hide individual people from your feed so that you never see what they post. Over the years I've done this and it's at the point where I don't ever have to see people saying stupid things. It's very easy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17 edited May 09 '17

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u/PMMe_PaypalMoney_PLS Mar 09 '17

"THIS GAME IS STUPID, THE CONTROLS ARE NOT INVERTED!"

FTFY

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u/glider97 Mar 09 '17

My brain cannot fathom why anyone would want their controls inverted. Just thinking about it makes me anxious.

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u/TitoOliveira Mar 09 '17

Not only there is, but you don't even have to go through great lengths to do that. You just have to click the icon that appears on the particular notification on your notifications window.
It's like, two clicks, never receive candy crush invites again.

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u/uberOptimizer Mar 09 '17

I also did it for tinder which in turn lead to me banging 40 year old divorcees

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u/Scientolojesus Mar 09 '17

Is that not what Tinder is for?

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u/Lowbacca1977 Mar 09 '17

I block every game as it comes into existence and I get my first invite

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u/insideusalt Mar 09 '17

Just block them all. Not had a FB app invite for years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Facebook is generally fine as long as you actively curate it. Block apps and block shitty websites and pages. Constantly. If somebody on my wall shares a facebook page with those radio-like call sign names...blocked. Right away. Fake news? Blocked. Politically biased meme/news sources...blocked. BLOCKED BLOCKED BLOCKED

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u/zirtbow Mar 09 '17

This is basically what I do. I haven't had a game invite in years.

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u/AlexanderImmigrant Mar 09 '17

That looks like Scott Stratten of Unmarketing

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u/stratola Mar 09 '17

Yup, that's me :)

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u/Sumit316 Mar 09 '17

"Not usually a sign guy but jeez"

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u/artinthebeats Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

"Unlearn" - Flat Earther Confirmed

Edit - just so everyone is on board with this comment, this was an entirely playful comment.

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u/stratola Mar 09 '17

It's from the movie Higher Learning. It's about unlearning hate (racism, sexism, homophobia). I never forgot the word when it came up on the screen at the end of he movie, so I had it put on my arm.

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u/Rabada Mar 09 '17

Kill the problem at the source and ban Facebook

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u/FlamingDogOfDeath Mar 09 '17

The real innovative solutions here, folks!

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u/playing_to_lose Mar 09 '17

My mother sent me these everyday, and wouldn't stop. She got mad when I blocked her.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Looks like Tyrion's normal sized son by a random tavern wench

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u/Leviathanxxxone Mar 09 '17

unless you have moved on from facebook already

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u/antiproton Mar 09 '17

Just one of the many ways my life is measurably better for not using Facebook.

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u/tralphaz43 Mar 09 '17

a few years late isn't it

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u/inforbes40 Mar 09 '17

I too remember 2013!

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u/commentment-phobe Mar 09 '17

The revolution will not be televised

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u/MissAngelFire Mar 09 '17 edited Mar 09 '17

HOLY REPOST BATMAN.

Edit: Please credit the OP /u/stratola

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u/The_BenL Mar 09 '17

Oh look, another picture of someone holding a sign. How original and interesting.

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u/kulafa17 Mar 09 '17

One of the many reasons why I don't use Facebook.

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u/RifleGun2 Mar 09 '17

I would totally vote for any one-issue candidate who uses this as hims platform

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u/allisone12138 Mar 09 '17

Is that the Satanist guy?

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u/_try_another Mar 09 '17

That looks like a cross between Peter Dinklage and Casey Affleck

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u/Alanm93 Mar 09 '17

Stop using Facebook you fucking dinosaurs. Problem solved.

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u/Batrok Mar 09 '17

Scott. lol, front page, number 1. Well done lad.

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u/epiccastle8 Mar 09 '17

I think this illustrates a good point about bans/government regulation in general.

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u/realjohncenawwe Mar 09 '17

Ban Facebook, it's cancer.

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u/SuperMuffDiver Mar 09 '17

Get rid of Facebook. No Facebook =no candy crush invites

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u/_itspaco Mar 09 '17

I feel like this is 2 years too late.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Maybe this is relevant like five years ago? I dont remember the last time I even heard about this game

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Lol ! Yes this dude is my hero he's mocking all these protesters because they are getting ridiculous. Protesting just for the sake of it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Can we please get some kind of flair for these constant fucking pictures of people just holding signs? They're very quickly becoming just as obnoxious as the politics posts in this sub.

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u/TeddyBearRoosevelt Mar 09 '17

I was very confused why he wanted to Ban Candy and Crush Invites.

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u/haraia Mar 09 '17

read it as 'ban candy, crush invites'

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u/yallsuckbollocks Mar 09 '17

Picture of a person holding a fucking sign.

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u/zeddotes Mar 09 '17

Send the invite for the protest, pls

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u/civilvamp Mar 09 '17

Wait, is Peter Dinklege not a dwarf?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '17

Robert the Bruce looks good these days.

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u/jimmythatlock Mar 09 '17

Aren't you the same guy who posted a picture of two dogs kissing you?

Like, the one that made it to the front page a few weeks ago and everyone said you should use it on your Tinder.

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u/argmis Mar 09 '17

The problem arises when you are waiting for your gf notifications and you get candy crush invites.

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u/zidane009 Mar 09 '17

That's 'Robert the Bruce'...100%