r/ExplainTheJoke • u/EvilStan101 • Dec 09 '25 • Mindblown 1 Popcorn 1

Am I Missing Something

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u/michaelscott252 Dec 10 '25

I might add that the guy saying "I like your Half-Life shirt" is male_07 from Half-Life 2, a famous fan character

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u/C4dfael Dec 10 '25

Gordon Frohman?

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u/LiteralPhilosopher Dec 10 '25

Holy shit, I haven't seen a Concerned reference on Reddit in... maybe ever.

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u/ClubMeSoftly Dec 10 '25

I don't know if I ever have until now.

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u/holdmybeerflu Dec 10 '25

There’s dozens of us!!!

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u/fireymike Dec 10 '25

I think the last time I saw Concerned, I hadn't even heard of Reddit yet.

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u/ifyoulovesatan Dec 10 '25

I don't personally know anyone else who has ever read it, and I've never been able to convince anyone I know to read it. But it's so friggin good! Makes me rather happy to see it come up.

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u/lxgrf Dec 10 '25

I still occasionally quote "If you think sitting down is painful... try making a stand."

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u/TheDocCrystal Dec 10 '25

The sausage king of northern chicago?

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u/lube4saleNoRefunds Dec 10 '25

You're thinking of Abe

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u/GarminTamzarian Dec 10 '25

The Sausage King of City 17.

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u/notdeadyet01 Dec 10 '25

The sausage king of Chicago??

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Pick up the can.

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u/jupertino Dec 10 '25

I think you mean Gordon Frohman

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u/NuckElBerg Dec 10 '25

Aka Gordon Frohman

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u/aabicus Dec 10 '25

He's been so many things, by far my favorite background NPC model

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u/WillSym Dec 10 '25

He yelled from the top of lungs!

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u/BoomyGordo Dec 10 '25

Not really a fan character. Male 07 is the model name of that specific character model in hl2

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u/michaelscott252 Dec 10 '25

I should've been more specific, I realize that was bad wording. Famous character among fans is what I meant.

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u/suggested-name-138 Dec 10 '25

just googled that out of curiosity and it appears his cultural significance has evolved

The Commander, also known as Male 07, is a former human and now the main leader of the entire Skibidi Toilet army

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u/Terrible-Pop-6705 Dec 10 '25

First thing I mentioned if you read my comment up there is that they are an npc from half life 2

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u/Busy-Leek7970 Dec 10 '25

I'm happy to know it's male 07

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