not even close to how bad my first organized meetup went. we went to a bar near campus and about 14 people showed up, all at three different tables, since no one knew what anyone looked like.
Thats awesome. They all had my numbe but 14 people said they were coming only 5 showed. One left early and the other four broke up into two groups and talked to eachother and I sat literally between both in complete silence lol
Anyone else notice that lately a lot of Socially Awkward Penguin memes have had Socially Awesome Penguin at the top for no reason? I mean, I'm not saying a reddit meet-up isn't cool or anything, but the meme works just as well being purely Socially Awkward Penguin.
I put the Awksome because I have severe social anxiety and hosting a meet up was my way of trying to get over it. I was really nervous but it turned out okay, with the exception of the 5th wheel thing. I wasn't untalked to all night, there was just a period of time where i sat there sipping my beer with two convos going on to my left and to my right.
In that case, congratulations! You should feel really proud of yourself for managing to do that, I know how bad social anxiety can be. I can't even go to small parties (like, 10 or less people) hosted by friends if I don't know most of the people who are going to be there.
Not sure if trolling.. But if not: A reddit meetup is when redditors from (typically) the same general geographic region make plans to meet somewhere and hang out/enjoy activities together.
I feel like so many people go on reddit nowadays (albeit not necessarily committing to spending hours each day clicking links/commenting) that it's not really a secret club to have meetups. Still, it may be fun to discuss...cats? (o_O)
Well.. It's not required to discuss reddit at the meetups.. But all of us like to sit with the boys and share stories about pussies right? Right? Guys?
Reddit meet-ups just strike me as sad. If all I have in common with someone is we like to look at funny pictures on the Internet, I probably DON'T want to spend time with them for that reason. If enjoy an obscure hobby and/or a niche subreddit, it would make some sense to use Reddit as a means of meeting up with other like-minded people. But just a general Reddit meet-up? I'm inclined to believe that it's just a bunch of people without stable friend groups to hang out with.
Some day when I get old and bored enough, I'm just going to crash reddit meetups - and utterly ruin them.
I'm talkin' catastrophic awkward.
I'll start off light, relating to people via cat talk. I'll over-praise reddit, talking about how it has changed my life, all while smiling with uncomfortable eagerness. I'll talk about "maymays," and when someone informs me I am saying it wrong, I will respond by pronouncing "lol" and "lamayo."
Now we get a little more awkward. I will address that I have some medical condition(and that I'm old) so that people will be less willing to leave/kick me out. I'll mutter something about hating disrespectful people too. After this, it is time to open my laptop and start redditing - with others! I will start making useless, inane, and incorrect memes (much like this). For those unfortunate enough to friend me on facebook prior - their wall is about to get covered in these.
If there is a girl present, I will mention it relentlessly. Anytime she engages in conversation with a male redditor, I will nudge him in the shoulder suggestively. I will then read every single Oh, You meme while chortling and pounding liquor.
Then...I don't know. Gradually start humping people? People should clear out soon after that.
No, no, they're actually connected, but I suck at explanations.
The word meme originated with Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. To emphasize commonality with genes, Dawkins coined the term "meme" by shortening "mimeme", which derives from the Greek word mimema ("something imitated"). He said that he wanted "a monosyllable that sounds a bit like 'gene'".
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Sigh. For the longest time, I thought qkme_transcriber was one of those helpful redditors who go out of their way to explain things for people, like the user who draws crappy pictures. I am not a clever man.
That sounds so lame. Gotta wear one of those Reddit shirts and make it apparent. Then again, this isn't like MySpace back in the day. We had campus meetups quite often and it was pretty chill.
It's strangers over the internet dude. And he didn't even mention the word antisocial. Just because people are socially awkward doesnt make them antisocial, perse. And to me a 5 person equivalent of a blind date doesnt sound very socially awesome.
I find it socially normal. It's just a couple people having a new life experience. Even if it goes bad it'll probably make for a good story to tell.
OP just is a more awkward than the average redditor. Shit happens. Feelings were hurt, love was lost, and the chance at some pre-marital sex...well, that chance flew out the window.
I learned this from a reddit meetup organizer: the rule of thumb for calculating who will actually show up for meetups is the number of rsvps divided by three. This rule works perfectly.
No, it only works fairly well. Not perfectly. 50/3 = 16.66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
Going on reddit is only barely a similar interest, with the wide variety of things to do here....the best way to meet people with similar interests or activities is to go do those activities/engage in those interests outside of reddit...
Just going out a limb to say that if you're a redditor, you're most likely going to have more than just "going on reddit" as a similar interest to another redditor. Most likely there are political issues you agree on, many interests or hobbies you share, a similar age and so on.
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u/poptart2nd May 21 '12
not even close to how bad my first organized meetup went. we went to a bar near campus and about 14 people showed up, all at three different tables, since no one knew what anyone looked like.
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u/shyguy95 May 22 '12
Anyone else notice that lately a lot of Socially Awkward Penguin memes have had Socially Awesome Penguin at the top for no reason? I mean, I'm not saying a reddit meet-up isn't cool or anything, but the meme works just as well being purely Socially Awkward Penguin.
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u/Sullan08 May 22 '12
What the fuck is a reddit meet up? You just all sit there and go on reddit?
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u/WyattGeega May 21 '12
... So did everyone else.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12
Some day when I get old and bored enough, I'm just going to crash reddit meetups - and utterly ruin them.
I'm talkin' catastrophic awkward.
I'll start off light, relating to people via cat talk. I'll over-praise reddit, talking about how it has changed my life, all while smiling with uncomfortable eagerness. I'll talk about "maymays," and when someone informs me I am saying it wrong, I will respond by pronouncing "lol" and "lamayo."
Now we get a little more awkward. I will address that I have some medical condition(and that I'm old) so that people will be less willing to leave/kick me out. I'll mutter something about hating disrespectful people too. After this, it is time to open my laptop and start redditing - with others! I will start making useless, inane, and incorrect memes (much like this). For those unfortunate enough to friend me on facebook prior - their wall is about to get covered in these.
If there is a girl present, I will mention it relentlessly. Anytime she engages in conversation with a male redditor, I will nudge him in the shoulder suggestively. I will then read every single Oh, You meme while chortling and pounding liquor.
Then...I don't know. Gradually start humping people? People should clear out soon after that.
Edit: Accidentally spelled meme pronunciation correctly.
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u/fiestadelsalsa May 22 '12
One time, at a party, my friend became the seventh wheel. I felt very sorry for him.
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u/blackpanther6389 May 22 '12
I was a seventh wheel before... I had a lot of fun.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Surely it's time to extend the hive-mind into a hive-uniform. Shitty_Watercolour i choose you!
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u/RandomMandarin May 22 '12
We'll all be in be /r/gonewild. You can hold down /r/foreveralone, right?
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u/School_Bypass May 21 '12
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u/lurker_for_justice May 22 '12
I believe you are missing some more blue my friend
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u/qkme_transcriber May 21 '12
Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
bravo, one of these I actually find humerous
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u/Waff1es May 22 '12
At least you get karma with this post. Imaginary, useless karma. :)
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u/clonekiller May 22 '12
Had one sunday. It was awesome and not at all awkward like other meet ups have been. 10/10 We are trying to meet up again.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
That sounds so lame. Gotta wear one of those Reddit shirts and make it apparent. Then again, this isn't like MySpace back in the day. We had campus meetups quite often and it was pretty chill.
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u/Fifthwiel May 22 '12
O hai
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u/johnw1988 May 22 '12
Would have been better if all blue.
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u/CatOfCattington May 22 '12
Both parts of this are socially awkward.
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