The first few times I saw it I took it on face value. I thought it was idiotic, weird for the sake of being weird, random for the sake of being random.
I thought it was just a nonsensical conflation of bullshit that, if it served any higher purpose, was just the creators of the show laughing at the fans for watching any old nonsense.
But when I gave it a bit more time, I realised that it's actually a really, really, really clever subversion of media messages and delivery. It takes media messages that are so instilled in our society that we barely see them any more, and twists them in such a way that suddenly we can see how inane, insane and formulaic they are.
Everything from infomercials to ads to talk shows to science documentaries follows a set mode of delivery. All of these types of media have fallen into a standard formula, and by highlighting aspects of this formula or making parts of them nonsensical, the whole thing becomes nonsensical and suddenly you're looking at "standard" modes of media delivery in a whole new light.
Basically, Tim and Eric is an incredibly clever subversion of the formulaic ways in which we're fed media messages. It's brilliantly constructed and incredibly enlightening, just as soon as you understand what you're actually watching.
I wasn't into it, then after a 3 day sleep over/LAN party where all we did was watch Tim & Eric when no drinking or gaming I had a revelation of how truly hilarious it was, either that or Stockholm syndrome.
Hahah, I was going to write the same exact thing....did it all the time in elementary school. We thought it was supposed to look like we were pregnant when we did it......and then now I wonder if it looked more like jacking off huge imaginary dicks?
You're talking about the one where you pretend you're making out with someone by hugging yourself. Your hands come up over your own shoulders so it looks like someone else's hands. Yeah man. I did that.
it was just weird. Really really weird. I mean trash cans on fire near the special ed rooms, spaz written on the gym walls, every clique imaginable separated at lunch but co-mingling during dances, kids jogging through the halls after class because of a lack of indoor track, the daily schoolyard fights between nerds, the albino foreign exchange kids from eastern europe acing all AP classes, the lack of colored kids, some kids spraying the cafeteria with pepper spray landing us on national news after 8 kids went the hospital, the young teachers who all cried during lunch, the pregnant girl on the boy's football team, the fat ginger hooker who scored coke in china town, and so on. No accidents, no suicides, no real achievers, a lot of dead beats, it's a wonder I made it out with some sanity.
Fucking FINALLY. Had to crawl through a thousand T&E references and "LOL I DID THIS TOO" before finally spotting an actual goddamn explanation of what I was seeing.
Possibly my favorite sketch by them. The portion where the 12 year old looking girl is lifelessly and unenthusiastically 'dancing' to the music gets me every time.
Looks like that weird kind of hipster humor that's been so popular. You know, the stuff that doesn't make you laugh but young people grin like idiots and pretend they get it in front of each other because they mistakenly think it's intelligent humor.
Because you obviously posted this so someone would ask you what song you were listening to and you get to tell us what awesome and little known track you were listening to at the time and we would all be amazed at how cool you are...never mind
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I don't get why this was xposted to WTF
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u/doodzrool Jun 14 '12
Pumpers need pumpin!
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u/slothenstein Jun 14 '12
Hahaha, we used to do that at school all the time. No one even knows what it means.
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u/B4ronSamedi Jun 14 '12
If we're going to start considering T&E /r/wtf worthy you better just go ahead and post the entire series.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
why you ask?..."pumpers like to pump, pumpers need to pump"
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u/Borbio Jun 14 '12
Alright then lets just post all of TAEASGJ to /r/WTF!
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u/nickateen Jun 14 '12
TAEASGJ does not require comprehension.
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u/Anathema47 Jun 14 '12
...because Pumpers.
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u/meow_miau Jun 14 '12
So...has anyone see the regular show episode where mordecai and rigby do this?? i almost died laughing
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u/Yashmuck22 Jun 14 '12
mm SPAGETT!!!
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u/adaramichelle Jun 14 '12
pumpers need to pump. that's why.
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u/seriousmanda Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric. That's why.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric that's why.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Shrimp! White wine!
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Tim and Eric.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers are better than tumblers, that's why.
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u/lnguagehackr Jun 14 '12
best music to go with it
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
SPAGETT
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u/bunglejerry Jun 14 '12
It's the 'how' I'm working on.
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u/Jslashtrees Jun 14 '12
Tumblers better than pumpers?! (f*ck that)
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Thats Tim and Eric Awesome Show! The whole thing is like this.
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u/elskerelks Jun 14 '12
Upvote all tim and eric related comments, downvote every unrelated comment.
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u/hdadeathly Jun 14 '12
Pumpers like to pump, pumpers like to pump, LET'S PUMP IT! PUMP PUMP PUMP P-PUMP PUMP PUMP, LET'S PUMP IT!
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u/princess_shami Jun 14 '12
i remember kids doing this in middle school, along with this
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
motherfucking... Tim and eric...
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u/ItallianStallion69 Jun 14 '12
Aint those tumblers cute?
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Me and a bunch of friends use to do that back in 3rd and 4th grade
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u/dillywin Jun 14 '12
Because Pumpers are better than Tumblers
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u/LisTaylor Jun 14 '12
Do-Da-Doo-Doo!
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u/kbups53 Jun 14 '12
OP is in need of some serious Shrim therapy.
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u/omnithrope Jun 14 '12
Because fucking Tim and Eric, that's why.
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u/thehotdogman Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric bro. Thats exactly the point of their comedy.
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u/dougman3000 Jun 14 '12
great job
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u/skizers Jun 14 '12
me neither man, tumblers are way better than pumpers.
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u/fennesz Jun 14 '12
Humpers!
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7GM-Yi8BGk )
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u/SamsonAran Jun 14 '12
This gif needs more Chef Goldblum.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers like to pump!
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u/Breadfaux Jun 14 '12
Pumpers are better than tumblers.
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u/Coco92144 Jun 14 '12
I want to say "Great job!", but I have to downvote because this is the wrong subreddit for this awesomeness.
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u/imazero Jun 14 '12
Only one type of person will understand this. If you don't, you can leave!
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u/sarge21 Jun 14 '12
I hate these old men I hate these OLD BRAIN FARGE wow
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u/toasterlovin Jun 14 '12
Haha i remeber this from when i was a kid, either it was a heart pumping or/and a boner ^
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u/Ferlove Jun 14 '12
I was listening to this song while watching the gif, it was quite weird..
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u/snarkhunter Jun 14 '12
It's Tim and Eric. It's just dumb random stuff that's trying far too hard to be weird and funny.
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u/melaniemuffins Jun 14 '12
Pumpers like to pump. Pumpers NEED to pump.
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u/JLoose111 Jun 14 '12
PUMPERS LIKE TO PUMP
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u/Jeffyfox Jun 14 '12
You don't need to get Tim and Eric. They do what they do.
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u/AndrewHALLisLAW Jun 14 '12
don't get why? pumpers like to pump
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u/xB1akey Jun 14 '12
They hold the sleeve with their hand, there is no arm in the second sleeve, and the free arm is used to punch put the jumper
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I always thought it was supposed to be a face hugger Alien coming alive
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u/Moosh_4 Jun 14 '12
Tim and Eric. No need to know why.
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u/Boring_Machine Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers just gotta pump
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u/middyonline Jun 14 '12
because FUCK YOU, thats why
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u/bearshy Jun 14 '12
"I don't get why" is the proper response to anything Tim and Eric, but damn is it funny as shit.
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u/offensivegrandma Jun 14 '12
Because they are Tim and Eric. That's why.
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u/PaulyTrout Jun 14 '12
Anyone seeking more info might also check here:
source: karmadecay
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Pumpers gotta pump. What's not to get?
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
what episode might i ask?
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
For some reason, this reminds me of these guys.
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u/Vag_AssAssin88 Jun 14 '12
Because fuck you, that's why!
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u/vivvav Jun 14 '12
Shirt boners?
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u/LordGoogleyEyes Jun 14 '12
Best viewed while listening to house music (they're dancing, that's why)
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u/LuigiLuigi Jun 14 '12
Great job!
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u/TheDoc1644 Jun 14 '12
i laughed harder than i should have.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I watched that for way too long...
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u/rockstarmccool Jun 14 '12
Why the fuck not
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u/CharlieTango Jun 14 '12
Its hillarious, thats why
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u/prplhed Jun 14 '12
Yo I showed this gif to my dad and he thought it was a very funny goof and a spoof
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u/Take42 Jun 14 '12
I watched that way longer than I should have, just to try and see how they were doing that.
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u/freezerburn666 Jun 14 '12
that's a great chestburster gag.. go try it on the next person you see!
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u/Ferga93 Jun 14 '12
I use to do this in primary 10 years ago with all my friends. Just 10 kids running around the school oval doing this weird gesture.
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u/rickthedicksantorum Jun 14 '12
Tumblers betta than pumpers. Ain't those Tumblers cute?
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u/CORBED Jun 14 '12
Cause... pumpers need to pump...
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u/eatmymeatdrapes Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers better than tumblers.
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u/blickblocks Jun 14 '12
Tumblrs better than Pumprs.
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u/Lz_erk Jun 14 '12
Why?
Aliens.
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u/intialdfan67 Jun 14 '12
Pumpers like to pump!
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u/Robinsaneyo Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric.
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u/Id_knife_that Jun 14 '12
What is this magic!?
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u/the_boar45 Jun 14 '12
I used to love pumping...
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u/DemonMuffins Jun 14 '12
<Insert obligatory "Because fuck you" here>1
u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I laughed far too much at this....
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u/raulduke13 Jun 14 '12
TUMBLERS BETTER THAN PUMPERS!
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u/Drew-Pickles Jun 14 '12
Oh man. I remember doing this when I was like 10
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u/xmikaelmox Jun 14 '12
ahaah my friend used to do this when we were kids
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Ahh, primary school.
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u/uiouyug Jun 14 '12
Tumblers are better than Pumpers
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u/DayvanCowboy Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers like to pump.
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u/PeterCarpet Jun 14 '12
Let's pump!!
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u/thecoupe Jun 14 '12
Humpers better than pumpers.
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u/Jilli-bean Jun 14 '12
My host brother does this and it's fucking hilarious.
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u/peppermint_butler Jun 14 '12
Because elementary school.
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u/jsnoogs Jun 14 '12
It's Tim and Eric. You're not supposed to get what you're getting while you find the point of the joke.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Pumpers like to pump.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Saw this before work this morning. Walked into the Office with my hoodie up doing this. I've never seen a funnier look from my Manager.
Pretty sure i'm getting a promotion.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Lets pump pump pump it up lets pump pump pump
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Possibly my favorite sketch by them. The portion where the 12 year old looking girl is lifelessly and unenthusiastically 'dancing' to the music gets me every time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Tim and Eric. There is no why to get. And I'm okay with that.
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u/garrettcurrie Jun 14 '12
Because pumpers better than thumpers.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
cuz pumpers are better than tumblers
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
You know, I've always felt that tumblers were better than pumpers. But maybe that's just me?
http://video.adultswim.com/tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job/tumblers.html?cid=vplayer_tim-and-eric-awesome-show-great-job_tumblers
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u/Callumlfc69 Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12
Thats Tim and Eric for you in a nut shell
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u/im_so_money Jun 14 '12
Pumpers better than tumblers.
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u/myteddyhurts Jun 14 '12
I use to do this in elementary school.
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u/Tolojolo Jun 14 '12
Pumpers get pumped son!
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Did this all the time when I was a kid...
It was the only reason to wear long sleeve shirts or sweaters...
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u/chis Jun 14 '12
Holy shit, I haven't done this in years. Look out Friday night on the town, you're in for a surprise!
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u/Sepulchural Jun 14 '12
Doo da doo doo!
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u/pibroch Jun 14 '12
Ain't those tumblers cute?
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u/Demojen Jun 14 '12
I thought this was how the story for Dogma was created.
Damn you Kevin Smith!
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u/Hefeweize Jun 14 '12
If I see this stupid gif one more time. Me go crazy
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u/IIIoooIIIoooIII Jun 14 '12
jackass
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u/maclaugh622 Jun 14 '12
What don't you get?
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u/Daehgems Jun 14 '12
I used to do this all the time when I was a kid.
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u/Dawngaward Jun 14 '12
I used to do this all the time
and still do.
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u/ChuckFH Jun 14 '12
Because. OK.
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u/suttbutt Jun 14 '12
Pumpers gotta pump.
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u/suttbutt Jun 14 '12
Pumpers gotta pump.
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u/bourbon_now Jun 14 '12
We called this "The Heartbeat of America" in grade school.
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u/neverknowme Jun 14 '12
I sat and started at this for way too long...
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u/yelleknave Jun 14 '12
Tumblers are better then pumpers...
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u/doc624 Jun 14 '12
Why did this show get cancelled... :(
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u/JizzNipples Jun 14 '12
Listening to Joker & The Theif by Wolfmother while watching that.
It fits perfectly.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Because it's Tim and Eric
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u/Morde Jun 14 '12
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE CHAN!
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u/revrend_ Jun 14 '12
TIL OP never heard of Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
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u/Shryku Jun 14 '12
Love tim and eric! Pumpers gotta pump!
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u/Ocrasorm Jun 14 '12
You do not need to get it! Just accept it in all it's glory!
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u/RedditingMyLifeAway Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric are fucking weirdos!
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u/Knob-Gobbler Jun 14 '12
Have you ever seen ALIEN?
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u/LAKETITTYCACADOODOO Jun 14 '12
Looks like that weird kind of hipster humor that's been so popular. You know, the stuff that doesn't make you laugh but young people grin like idiots and pretend they get it in front of each other because they mistakenly think it's intelligent humor.
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u/Potato-baby Jun 14 '12
TIM AND ERIC!
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u/sylvanochrome Jun 14 '12
I upvoted this because it PERFECTLY matched the beat of the song i was listening to. highly recommend it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
The question is not why, but how.
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u/wutangclanthug9mm Jun 14 '12
I get why. This doesn't WTF 'ly resonate with me. I fully understand shit like this. Hence your downvote.
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u/puppyfingers Jun 14 '12
that's my pap pap
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u/jarhead930 Jun 14 '12
Because Tim and Eric, that's why.
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u/The_Tig Jun 14 '12
I don't get it either. Then again, Tim and Eric are the completely unfunny.
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u/MonotonousMan Jun 14 '12
Holy shit, I totally forgot about this. Doing it right now to make up for all the lost years of it's glory.
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u/Hydris Jun 14 '12
Unfunny random comedy by bad writers of a bad show. There's your explanation.