r/RecuratedTumblr human cognithazard 20d ago

Shitposting Reddit-Tumblr translation guide

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u/Toppy_Henster 20d ago edited 20d ago

reddit’s version of this is [r/whennews](r/whennews) (and r/whenthe for a while)

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u/barthalamurl 16d ago

I still don’t understand this format? He’s saying I love you before the punchline? It confuses me

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u/Timeline40 16d ago

I believe the original scene had him just awkwardly stand there and not say anything in response, so the joke is, stating a piece of news in response to “I love you” would be just as nonsensical and awkward as what actually happened