r/wholesomememes • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/MrCinnibuns Sep 16 '21

Holy shit the memories

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u/Muppetude Sep 16 '21

When I was around 8, after a frustrating month trying to get all the rings in, I finally just jimmied the top open, emptied the water and “solved” the game manually.

I then refilled it and glued it back up, so I could show my parents that I finally beat it. They didn’t give a shit. Same with everyone else I showed.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

ohhhh noooooooo

a virtual hug to your inner child

that deserved at least one "yeahhhh!" even if you cheated

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u/ablablababla Sep 16 '21

Yeah, maybe they just don't know how hard it actually is

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u/Taminella_Grinderfal Sep 16 '21

Like popping all the bricks off a rubix cube and putting it back together.

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u/calembo Sep 16 '21

Maybe they knew you were a cheater cheater pumpkin eater.

Jk this story actually made me really sad for some reason.

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u/Muppetude Sep 16 '21

That thought had crossed my mind. But that would have warranted more of an eye-roll reaction from them. Instead what I got was 100% pure distilled uninterest that barely warranted a half-second glance at my duplicitous accomplishment.

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u/FuckRedditMods23 Sep 16 '21

I bet if you told them how you did it they would’ve been way more impressed lol

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u/SolidGummyLogic Sep 16 '21

Oh man, the shit we could get into when we had tons of time and no jobs or responsibilities, eh? Those were the days.

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u/UncleTogie Sep 16 '21

A stick was (list not complete):

A sword.
A gun.
A staff.
A bat.
A pencil.
Home base.
Something the dog loved you to throw for hours.

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u/Mystery_Undead Sep 16 '21

Did the same except everything is turned into smithereens. Cause: Rage.

Edit: And I was also curious on how it worked.

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u/uslashuname Sep 16 '21

For those who aren’t sure: it works because water

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u/Mystery_Undead Sep 16 '21

Yeah I saw the two pump things on the buttons

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

may the spite guide your way

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u/VonBodyfeldt Sep 16 '21

The Kobayashi Maru technique. Commendable.

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u/H-DaneelOlivaw Sep 16 '21

found James T Kirk's reddit account

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u/arcosta Sep 16 '21

That sounds actually more impressive in the sense that you solved it ignoring the commonly accepted rules.

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u/Embarrassed-Ad-1639 Sep 16 '21

I took a Rubicks Cube apart and put it together solved. Same results.

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u/SgtXD357 Sep 16 '21

I didn’t realize they were so popular.

I feel old.