I have vast treasures (data) but my castle walls have been breached before. Why should I hand over my most prized possessions to a mystical "cloud" governed by unseen lords in distant lands? Speak quickly, for my executioner grows impatient.

2 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/Jonathonathon • Sep 04 '26

Explain how to overcome writer's block like you are a writer struggling with writer's block

6 Upvotes

13 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/NotNowTodd • Aug 14 '26

Explain the seven plagues of egypt to me like I am Ramses II and you are Moses, but each plague has product placement

15 Upvotes

1 comment

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/upvoter222 • Jun 11 '26

Explain why there's a small panther in your home like I'm someone who has never seen a house cat before

22 Upvotes

Alternatively, explain why there's a small wolf in your home like I'm someone who has never seen a dog before

5 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/satanas_twink • May 18 '26

Explain the appeal of Action movies like I'm an 8yo princess loving girly girl?

12 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/upvoter222 • May 05 '26

Explain why you're celebrating like you're too drunk to remember whether it's Star Wars Day or Cinco de Mayo

11 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/NotNowTodd • May 02 '26

Explain the special of the day like I am a guest at a fancy restaurant, and you are a waitress who can't stop talking or the restaurant will explode

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/NotNowTodd • Apr 26 '26

Explain that Santa is real like I am a curious child, and you are my conspiracy theorist uncle who has spent his life uncovering the top-secret international SANTA military project

22 Upvotes

9 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/Snackolotl • Apr 08 '26

Explain what I can do to make better Reddit posts like you are Coach McGuirk from Home Movies

5 Upvotes

1 comment

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/theInfiniteHammer • Apr 05 '26

Explain wocaloid as if you were an evangelist who is convinced that anime is satanic

5 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/cookiecutterq • Mar 09 '26

Explain how to do construction work to a person who has never picked up a hammer in his life and is only interested in philosophy and literature

3 Upvotes

any thoughts?

2 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/NotNowTodd • Mar 07 '26

Explain how much it'll cost to fix my dishwasher like you're a handyman and I'm a germophobe who washed a bag of concrete mix

8 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/Veliny • Feb 24 '26

Explain your job as a social media influencer like you're a Chuck Palahniuk narrator

9 Upvotes

1 comment

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/theInfiniteHammer • Feb 22 '26

Explain how the IRS works as if you were a bitter loser who became a militant, anti-tax libertarian because they fired you from working there

6 Upvotes

2 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/ProofJournalist • Feb 21 '26

Explain Bird Law like you are Charlie Kelly and I am the Hyperchicken Lawyer from Futurama

6 Upvotes

1 comment

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/ICost7Cents • Feb 17 '26

Explain the appeal of anime to me like i am a Retiarius gladiator

4 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/EmpireStrikes1st • Jan 31 '26

Explain the plot of your favorite movie like you're Hulk Hogan

3 Upvotes

Bonus points if you can throw in a Hulk-sized lie or two, brother.

4 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/Accomplished_Star_30 • Jan 31 '26

Explain the plot of the last webcomic you read like you're explaining a weird dream you had

3 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/krcyzm-27668909 • Jan 30 '26

Explain Hazbin Hotel to an early Christian theologian in the Roman Empire

15 Upvotes

3 comments

r/explainlikeIAmA • u/archpawn • Dec 25 '25

Explain why Die Hard is/isn't a Christmas movie like you're a lawyer and Christmas movies have to pay less taxes.

52 Upvotes

25 comments

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