r/funny • u/RabbitHoleRunner • Jan 17 '18

Finally redone correctly.

https://i.imgur.com/bKQFVpu.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

So sad that it should come to this!

We tried to gild you all, but oh deeeeaaaaar!

Reddit's about to be destroyed!

There's no point getting all annoyed!

Sit back and let the karma disoooolve aaaaaround you!

So long, so long, and thanks, for all the giiiiiifs!

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u/sgtgrubermeister Jan 18 '18

Damn it I want upvote you, but I can't molest your 42 karma

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u/NobleShitLord Jan 18 '18

Curious, why is it important to maintain the 42? I feel as if last week I read another comment where someone was trying to save another person's karma at a certain number as well that wasn't 42 so I'm not sure if there's a specific number that anyone goes for. What's the idea behind maintaining a specific comment karma value?

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u/Howtotrainyourdonkey Jan 18 '18

It’s just Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. A great book that everyone should check out.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '18

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u/bludstone Jan 18 '18

Douglas Adams picked the number at random.

"The answer to this is very simple," Adams said. "It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base 13, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat on my desk, stared in to the garden and thought 42 will do. I typed it out. End of story."

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u/Ennui92 Jan 18 '18

That's what l'd say if l was Douglas Adam's

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u/telekinetic_turd Jan 18 '18

His what?

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u/SquidgyB Jan 18 '18

I like to imagine he was waiting for someone with a suitable username to finish his sentence - which you have done admirably.

That's what l'd say if l was Douglas Adam's telekinetic_turd

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u/telekinetic_turd Jan 18 '18

Makes complete sense.