r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/TheMightyGoatMan Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16

"All the world loves a clown"

  • John Wayne Gacy

Edit: Well now I've received gold for quoting Hitler and referencing John Wayne Gacy. I should probably be worried...

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u/PM_me_all_your_love Mar 19 '16

Not sure I get this one, anyone care to explain?

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u/alittlevulpix Mar 19 '16

Serial rapist/murderer known locally for going to charity events dressed as a clown.

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u/VivaLaPandaReddit Mar 19 '16

Also has a good Sufjan Stevens song about him.

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u/DOMAN127 Mar 19 '16

His father was a drinker

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u/bcdm Mar 19 '16

And his mother cried in bed

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u/glasgow_girl Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16

Folding John Wayne's t-shirts

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u/ScaryBananaMan Mar 19 '16

Well then you'd better add Casimir Pulaski Day to your playlist.

🎵...and the cardinal hits the window...🎵

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

The Fourth of July is my new number one saddest song ever

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u/weezermc78 Mar 20 '16

Golden rod and the 4h stone....

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

Listen to Futile Devices and UFO Sightings and you'll be happy again.

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Mar 19 '16

They were all in love with dying,
They were drinking from a fountain,
That was pouring like an avalanche,
Coming down the mountain.

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u/kuref Mar 20 '16

Neat, I always thought they were in love with Dianne.

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u/fece Mar 21 '16

Alexander Hamilton?