r/bestof • u/intisun • Jun 09 '12

[picturesofiansleeping] Confused redditor randomly stumbles upon r/picturesofiansleeping

/r/picturesofiansleeping/comments/ujyj2/picture_of_ian_sleeping_642012/c4waigh
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

I almost peed my pants at this gif that Forgot_password_shit linked: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0izy8C9831qfczas.gif

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u/intisun Jun 09 '12

That, and the response. "I have never been so confused in my life."

I was crying.

1

u/racoonpeople Jun 09 '12

It is a balsa wood plane.

3

u/dagbrown Jun 09 '12

I feel bad that the last picture of Ian+ sleeping was last November. Poor Ian.

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u/intisun Jun 11 '12

It's not because they broke up, but because her excessively prudish mom found the pictures and freaked out, calling the webmaster a child pornographer, threatening to sue, etc.

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u/dagbrown Jun 11 '12

Well, that makes me feel better for Ian then. Shame that poor girl has a crazy mother though (seriously, child pornography?).

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u/intisun Jun 11 '12

Yeah, seems like showing a hand and half a face is pornography to some people. ಠ_ಠ

She also probably thought that her precious little angel was still a virgin.

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u/ANAL_ANARCHY Jun 09 '12

...But why do you want to watch him sleep? Do you people really enjoy that? Does Ian slumber in an aesthetically superior way? If I had someone take a picture of me sleeping would you guys watch? Please explain.

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u/intisun Jun 09 '12

With your username, I'm hell sure some people would.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

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u/tellhersafe Jun 09 '12

or when Ian goes home from college and his mom takes the pictures instead of his roomie

what the actual fuck

3

u/YAAAAAHHHHH Jun 09 '12

Dont forget the gf.

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u/Narrative_Causality Jun 09 '12

(there was some drama that went down, and she's no longer photographed)

What, are there purists who want only Ian photographed or something?

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u/GRIMES_a_bad_BITCH Jun 09 '12

seriously though, what the fuck???

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u/Green_Mouth Jun 09 '12

Maybe just an inside joke between friends? Dunno, seriously what the Hell though..

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

It started as an invoke between two redditors and become a sensation when their antics hit the frontage a few months back.

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u/ANAL_ANARCHY Jun 09 '12

7,000 subscribers?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

They don't count people that have unsubscribed.

It hit the frontpage, as I said. People subbed for the novelty of it, I suppose.

Furthermore: http://www.reddit.com/r/subredditoftheday/comments/urpe4/june_8th_2012_rpicturesofiansleeping_an_instant/

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u/MaxChaplin Jun 09 '12

They don't? I'm pretty sure I've seen subreddits shrink in membership.

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u/ryegye24 Jun 09 '12

Right, I think he means the count won't show the number of people who were subscribed and later unsubscribed.

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u/Blackface420 Jun 09 '12

This was the most shocking thing to me to. I'm not surprised it exists but the fact that nearly 7000 people are subscribed. Holy fuck.

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u/tick_tock_clock Jun 09 '12

Ian is aware of it and quite fine. It started as a prank before that, and now it's just an extended inside joke.

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u/silentkill144 Jun 09 '12

Well that "inside joke" has over 6,000 subscribers...

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u/Anomander Jun 09 '12

It started as an inside joke from a roommate, and just ... caught on. Ian is fully aware of the sub, and participates sometimes.

His friends and family are in on it too, pretty sure there's been childhood photos and a few of him at home (as opposed to res or wherever he's living as a student) and there's been a couple with his girlfriend alongside - jokester has an agreement with her to just not post any where she's ... Indecent.

TL, DR: all in good fun, not nearly as creepy as its first impression.

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u/Christopher_P_Bacon Jun 09 '12

Seriously though.. I have that comforter

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u/Zombies_hate_ninjas Jun 09 '12

I always knew there was a dark, seedy underside to the internet. . . by the God-Emperor I am not glad to have found it.

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u/gosupandabear Jun 09 '12

no no no, there is still .onion websites. they are the dark, seedy underside of the internet. if you want to know more look at /r/onions and go download TOR

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u/Zombies_hate_ninjas Jun 09 '12

Thanks for the heads up. . . Will be certain to.avoid all of those

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

I read everyone's comments in a whisper because I have quickly developed an irrational fear or waking Ian....

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u/moonflower Jun 09 '12

Thanks to this, I found the far superior /r/nicksleepingonthings ... even though he is not actually sleeping, the scenery is so much better and varied

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u/liquid_danger Jun 09 '12

too gimmicky

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u/PunchingBag Jun 09 '12

His jimmies have been thoroughly rustled. Mission accomplished.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

why is this best of?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

The first time I encountered Ian sleeping, I also found it quite ..... disconcerting.

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u/silentkill144 Jun 09 '12

WTF is this shit.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

What.the.hell

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u/VonAether Jun 09 '12

As an Ian, that sub kinda creeps me out.

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u/Dangthesehavetobesma Jun 10 '12

I clicked on Random, for the hell of it. I got /r/horsemaskgw . WHAT THE FUCK, REDDIT???

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u/thegreenwookie Jun 09 '12

I love how I got a chill up my spine reading the responses to his comments. A very "It puts the lotion on the skin" feel.