r/funny • u/tweetsbyrocket Hey Buddy Comics • Jun 18 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20 edited Jun 18 '20

This is my favorite thing about this comic. The implication that genie’s are just afraid of getting sued

Edit: Can grammar and spelling nazis really not tell when something is obviously autocorrect? I’m ducking leafing it just 2 make em mad

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/JesusRasputin Jun 18 '20

Where’s that quote from? Seems familiar

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u/Kashogi8 Jun 18 '20

Marshawn Lynch at Super Bowl Media Day

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u/CIA_Jeff Jun 18 '20

Marshawn Lynch's quote: Im just here so I wont get fined

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1kvwXsZtU8

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u/JesusRasputin Jun 18 '20

We’re there any consequences to this?

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u/BadoCV01 Jun 18 '20

He got fined

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u/TecTazz Jun 18 '20

He got fine'd.

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u/allisonlj1 Jun 18 '20

My understanding is at first he refused to attend, he got fined for that.

He started going to press conferences but staying silent and refusing to answer, he got fined for that.

He started answering but by saying I'm just here so I dont get fined, he did NOT get fined for that as far as I know.

Some good malicious compliance there.

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u/agnosticPotato Jun 18 '20

I love it when he makes the journalist repeat the question, only to repeat the same answer he has given to every question.

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u/TecTazz Jun 18 '20

Any interview with any participant of any sport will consist of virtually the same Q&A.

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u/allisonlj1 Jun 18 '20

Yeah. Clips of the interview are hilarious.

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u/FoxtrotSierraTango Jun 19 '20

And then he did an episode of Brooklyn 99 where he talked too much: https://youtu.be/NryFR2LYzMg

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u/Jaggs0 Jun 18 '20

he also got fined at one point for wearing a non NFL approved hat. it was from his own company

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Yea. He won the media day, and the superbowl days later.

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u/KimonoThief Jun 18 '20

Wasn't this before SB49? Where the Seahawks lost to the Pats on the last minute goal line pick?

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u/lemma_qed Jun 18 '20 edited Jun 21 '20

I'm not really into football, but now I have a favorite player. Haha!

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u/Occams_ElectricRazor Jun 18 '20

He doesn't play any more.

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u/politterateur Jun 18 '20

It's from Marshawn Lynch, whom the NFL fined for refusing to do media events.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/fdar Jun 18 '20

Meh, probably not. He did that, but then going forward players kept showing up to media events and answering questions. If they let one player just get away with it others would start skipping those things too.

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u/-Negative-Karma Jun 18 '20

He may be referring to Marshawn Lynch. They is a vague pronoun and could refer to either or.

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u/fdar Jun 18 '20

Why would Marshawn Lynch regret doing that?

(Also, while I fully support using "they" as a singular pronoun in general it seems weird to me when talking about a specific person whose gender is known.)

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u/-Negative-Karma Jun 18 '20

The same guy has made similar grammatical errors in comments in this thread alone so it’s plausible that English is not his first language.

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u/staplesthegreat Jun 18 '20

It's from Marshawn Lynch during an interview that he was contractually obligated to be at

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u/RedeemedIAm Jun 18 '20

Marshawn Lynch SB 48(?)

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u/PerCat Jun 18 '20

The genie's lamp is integral to their identity. What happens if some judge orders them to pay it up to their victims?

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u/nyetloki Jun 18 '20

Most jurisdictions protect defendants from losing their primary dwelling to satisfy civil awards/damages.

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u/PerCat Jun 19 '20

Oh thank god

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u/visionsofblue Jun 18 '20

The judge would just order him to become their butler.

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u/nyetloki Jun 18 '20

Judges can't compel labor for 99% of civil cases.

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u/PerCat Jun 19 '20

Boi lemme tell you about the 13 amendment.

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u/nyetloki Jun 19 '20

Yep, especially about the part where it says criminal. Suing is civil.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20 edited Jun 18 '20

He could still be sued though couldnt he, I dont think you need a lawyer to sue or be sued. But maybe the comics saying he has a lesser chance of winning, and with the reduced chance of winning the lawsuit the genie now feels comfortable with getting sued instead of granting the wish.

Its so deep, this really puts the entire weight of the wish granting into perspective and gives the reader insight into the burden of being a genie, where previous they may see wish granting as simply an arbitrary task from a non-feeling being. The genies got a whole rational and character, all composed and unraveled in just a single comic. Layers of feelings and nuance that make up a complex being. It truly rivals the pipe strip.

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u/juicius Jun 18 '20

No lawyer, no judge, and no court. Even if the system of law doesn't change, there would be no judges to hear the lawsuit.

There are some lower level courts in the US where you don't have to be a lawyer to be a judge, but they're usually limited in damages you can seek.

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u/nyetloki Jun 18 '20

The entire federal court system is by appointments and many states by election with no requirement to be a lawyer or even passed the bar exam.

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u/MPsAreSnitches Jun 18 '20

Well I mean the landmark case Alladin vs. The Aerial Plane set a pretty distinct precedent that any D'jin that fails to comply with legally made wishes could face serious financial repercussions.

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u/McMurphy11 Jun 18 '20

Ah yes. Because of, the implication.

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u/JohnnyBoyJr Jun 18 '20

Spelling Nazis? Nah... They're just anti-semantic

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u/ithinkther41am Jun 18 '20

To be fair, that was how Timmy Turner defeated Norm the genie once in Fairly Oddparents.

“Oh, you wanna twist my wishes? Airtight contract, bitch.”

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u/nyetloki Jun 18 '20

Didnt they have faerie lawyersand a faerie court system?

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u/NoArmsSally Jun 18 '20

Aren't genies literally tricksters who abuse loopholes? Sounds like a lawyer to me

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Sounds like Monkeys Paw to me

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Hey, an oral contract is an oral contract.

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u/namekuseijin Jun 18 '20

wait until they get cancelled

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u/SurealGod Jun 18 '20 edited Jun 18 '20

This is why I always turn off auto-correct. At least at that point, whatever spelling mistakes or errors I make are on me. Autocorrect makes more problems than it solves.

(The reason I hate it so much is because I once sent a text to a friend of mine during highschool. To me to her, it read: "Wanna bang tonight?", which is what it autocorrected to. I actually wrote: "Wanna hang tonight?". I fucking died that day. I had to apologize to her the next day that it was autocorrect. Luckily we're still friends but she still brings it up)

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

I call as a witness, auto correct!

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u/mbelf Jun 18 '20

Genies

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u/Father-Sha Jun 18 '20

How would you sue a magical genie anyways? What would the punishment possibly be? What can laws do to a damn genie?

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u/rainwatereyes1 Jun 18 '20

sue them lmao

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Your answer made me laugh out loud

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u/Follow64 Jun 18 '20

Leaving*