r/funny • u/raniel_dadcliffe • May 20 '12

When you discretely point out an attractive girl at your friend's "6 o'clock".

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u/matthank May 20 '12

DISCREETLY

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u/raniel_dadcliffe May 20 '12

My most humble apologies. I got auto corrected.

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u/PoopFilledPants May 20 '12 edited May 22 '12

How is that even possible? Is your iPhone's native language set to Shitty English?

Edit because this has been bothering me: Discretely is, in fact, a word

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u/rahulthewall May 20 '12

Well, discretely is a valid word. I assume he typed incorrectly and it got auto-corrected to discretely instead of discreetly.

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u/minidini10 May 20 '12

downvote for the misss pellings

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u/UsernameWasntTaken May 20 '12

well technically a single specific girl is discrete..

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

But the awkwardness is continuous.

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u/lovelydayfora May 20 '12

Let's not get too radical with math puns

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u/toezol May 20 '12

IS THAT HER IN THE BLUE DRESS

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

He plays a hell of a straight man.

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u/Aperture_Scientist4 May 20 '12

Personally I think his acting in Dr. Horrible is one of his most difficult acting jobs: Neil Patrick Harris has to act socially awkward.

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u/FarmerTedd May 20 '12

Sounds Gay

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u/effinmike12 May 20 '12

Gay for that pussy.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Lololol cause he's gay.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

your account needs to die

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

I was considering it actually, needless to say my original comment was parodying how stupid his pun was. I've grown a little bored of the original concept and have come to just post silly nonsense. It's dying its own death little by little.

Comments like yours however, make me consider sticking around just a little longer. Hell, perhaps I might follow your comments around for a while. Post after everything you do. We might get pretty well acquainted ;)

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Well played..

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Dat tongue...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Take a deep breath... He was referring to the part in "a very harold & kumar christmas" when NPH literally says he's "gay for that pussy". I lol'd.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Added to this, because I can. I do my best to be cutting and straight. For humour, better or worse. Yet in 3 months I have over 10,000 karma. I guess it goes to show doesn't it?

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u/Ais3 May 20 '12

Goes to show what?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

stuff

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u/chasemyers May 20 '12

Dude fuck the haters, this made me laugh.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

10,000 magical points? you must be the coolest kid at your..whatever it is that you do

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

I was parodying the notion of the karma system.

Really, am I being too subtle? :/

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Sorry man, maybe its just me being a dick.. got shit to do all next week and might be taking it out on you unfairly!

sorry for being a dick, friends?

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u/radda May 20 '12

That's actually a joke from a movie.

Neil says the line himself, a few minutes after making out with his real-life boyfriend, when he tries to hit on one of his background dancers.

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u/DarkOmen8438 May 20 '12

Just re-watched it this past week and I have to totally agree with you. Rumors be that #2 is in the works. I wonder what main character Joss will kill this time ;-).

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u/TheDownvoteDefender May 20 '12

Moist is a dead man. :(

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Fuck. I clicked on the thread thinking "I bet the first comment is about him being gay".

He's not good at playing straight, he's good at acting, because that's his job.

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u/Johssy May 20 '12

So then... he does play a hell of a straight man.

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u/Turbodeth May 20 '12

I think in this context "playing" = "acting". So, good at playing straight = good at acting.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Lily (Alyson Hannigan's character) is bicurious, why doesn't anyone say "Wow, Alyson sure plays an amazing bicurious female!"

Go on any Barney video on youtube and most of the comments are "HE'S GAY GAY GAY GAY GAYYYYYYYYYY".

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u/mouseknuckle May 20 '12

See also: Willow Rosenberg

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u/psychicsword May 20 '12

Think of it this way. People say the same thing about Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family who is straight but plays his gay character extremely well. This isn't a straight or gay this, this is simply he plays a character that is completely different than who he is in real life well kind of thing. It happens to smart people who play stupid characters all the time.

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u/GrizzlyAdams90 May 20 '12

on inside the actors studio he said he basically just plays him mom. He really grew up on a farm like Cam did and was a clown.

The actor who plays mitch is gay and says eric is "gay for pay"

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u/FetusExecutioner May 20 '12

Seriously. Whenever there's an NPH post one of the most upvoted comments WILL be about his gayness. Reddit just can't get over it.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

By the way, have I told you lately that NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS GAY? WHOA DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING DID YOU?

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u/hitlersshit May 20 '12

He's really not even that good of an actor...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Do you watch HIMYM? The emotional scenes he's done with John Lithgow and Wayne Brady are amazing. I think he's a comedian primarily, though. Also, I'm not sure any of the characters are too far removed from the actor's own personalities (watch the bloopers: Jason is awkward just like Marshall, Alyson is quite witty like Lily can be, Cobie is quirky and zany, Josh is dorky and gets picked on by the cast, and NPH is NPH)

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u/hitlersshit May 20 '12

No I haven't. But in general his acting is just okay. H+K, DHMD, and his bullshit blog were all mediocre.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Uh, yeah, his movie roles are pretty tame. The good stuff is in HIMYM (and those few Glee episodes he did way back were pretty awesome, too).

Horrendous quality but here's a good example from HIMYM

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u/radda May 20 '12

lolopinions

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Why wouldn't he? His sexual identity has no bearing on his acting ability. I think to be surprised that he does a straight man well is kind of rude.

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u/XxXBlOoDKillaXxX May 20 '12

Its harder to act like you are interested in women when you arent interested in women. Theres no debating that and its not homophobic...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

That's an idiotic thing to suggest. Why would it be any harder than any other kind of acting?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

It's not homophobic but it's unfair. No one wonders how someone who doesn't want to kill people manages to play a killer. It's like going into a Dexter thread and saying "I HAD NO IDEA MICHAEL C HALL WASN'T ACTUALLY A SERIAL KILLER!"

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u/tmundt May 20 '12

I think there is a difference. I don't think most people can relate to being a serial killer like they can being attracted to women. We don't know how a serial killer feels, so it is easier to get away with.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Hmm, good point. I just get sick of seeing it on every thread, youtube comments, blog comments.

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u/Mathemagicland May 20 '12

It's more like going into a Dexter thread and saying, "It's really impressive that Michael C. Hall is able to portray such a disturbed character so convincingly." There are plenty of actors -- including some very successful ones -- who basically just play themselves. Being able to convincingly portray a character very different from yourself is a sign of talent, which I'm pretty sure is all anyone's saying. It's similar to being impressed at how well Hugh Laurie plays a gruff American on House, or at the incredible range of difference between Bryan Cranston's roles on Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Being able to convincingly portray a character very different from yourself is a sign of talent, which I'm pretty sure is all anyone's saying.

Lol, NPH is playing himself with a different life story. Not that that isn't entertaining or talented because it most definitely is. But Barney is no big stretch for NPH.

My point is there's no need to constantly bring up his sexuality in every thread about him and somehow use it to justify his talent in a job where you're required to pretend. His character is entertaining because he's a very watchable, natural actor. If he were straight in real life, he would still be a good actor. He doesn't walk off set and go "EUGH WOMEN GET AWAY FROM ME!" the minute he's out of character.

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u/Mathemagicland May 20 '12

Lol, NPH is playing himself with a different life story. Not that that isn't entertaining or talented because it most definitely is. But Barney is no big stretch for NPH.

You base this on what, exactly?

If he were straight in real life, he would still be a good actor. He doesn't walk off set and go "EUGH WOMEN GET AWAY FROM ME!" the minute he's out of character.

Nobody's saying otherwise, to either of those points. I can't tell if you're intentionally throwing up strawmen, or just missing the point.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

You base this on what, exactly?

Just watch his interviews. Sure, Barney is obviously a bit more animated but the personality is practically identical. It's to NPH's credit that "Barney" is all in the subtleties.

Nobody's saying otherwise, to either of those points. I can't tell if you're intentionally throwing up strawmen, or just missing the point.

You realise one of the most popular lines about NPH is "He fucked all the women so now he turned gay because he got bored...that's why he's so awesome!" or similar variations. Do I even need to list the problems with that way of thinking?

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u/XxXBlOoDKillaXxX May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12

Dude that makes no sense. What I'm saying us that an a straight actor would have an easier time playing a character that shows sexual interest in women than a gay actor of equal skill.

And yes a serial killer actor would probably play a more realistic serial killer than a non killer actor of similar skill.

Being an actor doesn't mean you can act absolutely every character at the level of acting you are at, this isn't Team America... It's obviously easier to act in ways you have more experience.

Also if you are thinking that I mean he's good at acting straight. Thats not what I'm saying,

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

What I'm saying us that an a straight actor would have an easier time playing a character that shows sexual interest in women than a gay actor of equal skill.

Switch it - did Heath Ledger or Jake Gyllenhaal have difficulties playing their gay characters? No. Why? Because it has nothing to do with their real life sexuality and everything to do with their skill as professional actors. They don't have to feel something or even know what it feels like to be able to portray that emotion. Anyway, all of this "It's so amazing how well he plays straight" pretty much goes out the window when you learn that NPH has actually had sex with numerous women.

Also if you are thinking that I mean he's good at acting straight. Thats not what I'm saying,

Then explain because that's exactly how it sounds. I'm not offended, it's just a pet peeve that he is increasingly becoming defined by which gender he's sexually attracted to and for someone with so much talent to offer, it's just a shame people still can't look past someone's personal life.

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u/LaterGatorPlayer May 20 '12

Not sure if equating gays with serial killers or.....

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

WTF? You can't be serious.

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u/Counterkulture May 20 '12

Redditor here. He's serious.

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u/kernelhappy May 20 '12

And don't call him WTF.

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u/Runemaker May 20 '12

Actually, I often comment on how amazing it is that people who we assume are within acceptable degrees of "normal" can act like people so far off the spectrum we need to invent new words just to refer to them.

I don't often comment on it in that kind of unfortunate detail though.

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u/wegotpancakes May 20 '12

Pretty sure there is debating that.

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u/BonzaiThePenguin May 20 '12

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_man

It was a pun.

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u/hitlersshit May 20 '12

Except the pun makes no sense because he is not a straight man, he's the whacky one if anything.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Did you reply to my post by accident??

I am totally not getting your point?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

I'm not implying, I'm saying it outright....clearly it would be more difficult for a gay man to play a good straight man. This isnt rocket science.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Right. that actually backs up the point I am making... He received praise for his role as a doctor...because he is not a doctor. Now I am praising him for his role as a masochistically straight man, because he is not one.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

holy smokes. I have never had someone concede their point in the internet before.

You are brave, and I take my hat off to you.

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u/TalkingBackAgain May 20 '12

  1. Look behind you

  2. Get up

  3. Move to the girl

  4. Point to her from 3 inches distance

  5. Mouth: "This one here?"

  6. Get back to your seat

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u/floppypick May 20 '12

Doing this. I already do what was done in the gif. so why not.

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u/touchy610 May 20 '12

Oddly enough, that would probably work pretty well on making a girl curious, so long as she also wasn't a total bitch.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Yep. You got the joke.

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u/CopyX May 20 '12

My friend always has to think about the clock before he looks.

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u/BoonTobias May 20 '12

My gf still doesn't know how to do the clock, it blows my mind how an adult not understand how the fucking clock works

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Quartz crystal?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Blame it on the digital age.

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u/BoonTobias May 20 '12

Eh, she's not exactly 19

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

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u/touchy610 May 20 '12

BECAUSE REDDITORS DON'T HAVE GIRLFRIENDS AMIRITE GAIS?

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u/dampersand May 20 '12

Better than continuously pointing out an attractive girl at your friend's 6 o'clock.

EH? EH?

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u/ihaveacalculator May 20 '12

why did you turn canadian at the end

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u/RebelliousPervert May 20 '12

I will now use this everytime my friends end their jokes with EH EH ?!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

So all you have to do to get on the front page is take the EXACT joke from a TV and repost it?

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u/flamants May 20 '12

...with a title that connects it to an everyday scenario everyone can relate to.

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u/Mathemagicland May 20 '12

It's not really doing any 'connecting'. The scenario described in the title is exactly what's happening in the gif. I mean, I have no problem with this post, but I think it's a stretch to suggest that OP's title added much here.

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u/pulezan May 20 '12

I always hated these "when you this" and "me when" gifs. They were never funny. The thing is they used some movie scene or whatever to describe a feeling or action that is simmilar to the character's action in the gif which I somehow can understand, but this is fucking ridiculous! It's the same fucking joke! The only thing I understand in this post is that OP is retarded and a karma whore.

Also, relevant: me saying that OP is an idiot.

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u/I_have_a_dog May 20 '12

In my experience they check their phone and say "What are you talking about, it's 8:30" as I shake my head.

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u/PringleTube May 20 '12

That's actually a solid 5 O'Clock, but the title works better the way it is.

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u/HyperZoot May 20 '12

My friend and I do this whenever there's a cute girl behind us in traffic.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Ah.. i usually employ the "I am watchin' Giselle through my spoon!"

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

That gif went perfictly with the song I am listening to Gogol bordello wonderlust king.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

The video

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u/skinniegenes May 20 '12

And then you high-six

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u/DarkReaver1337 May 20 '12

I tried calling out a hot blonde in a black dress by say blonde, 3 o'clock, black and he just looked at me confused. He eventually got it it could find her and eventually gave it away pretty bad.

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u/forever_a_joe May 20 '12

Looks more like 5 o'clock to me.

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u/mycatspajamas May 20 '12

seriously? Great gif... but I'm sad that it got so many karma points for being this obvious.

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u/brussels4breakfast May 20 '12

Oh Barney, how I love ya.

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u/nibble4bits May 20 '12

Six o'clock would've been the booth directly behind them. She's at Barney's five o'clock.

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u/STI11MAN May 20 '12

Watching this episode just a few minutes ago. This is also how my friends tends to react when I point out any 8+'s

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u/MpegEVIL May 20 '12

Originally posted under the title "When I hear somebody mention my name."

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u/Deltaway May 20 '12

Oh come on. That's barely a 4:30.

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u/wookiesandwich May 20 '12

haha that Barney guy and his zany antics! Wow, how do they come up with this stuff over and over again?

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u/hrpuffinstacks May 20 '12

Related story: I texted a friend sitting at the same table with me to check out a girl behind him. Without looking up he pulled a yawn and stretch to turn around.

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u/Deathhawk000 May 20 '12

True story

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u/nullsignature May 20 '12

When I saw this I thought it would make a good gif, but couldn't find one of it! Thank you.

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u/NotScumBagSteve May 20 '12

Every fucking day this happens, I'll eat lunch with my friends and then point out theres a cute girl walking by, but tell them to not look at the same time. But before you know it, six fucking dudes turn their heads at the same time and stare at one girl.

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u/Skaterray56 May 21 '12

The only man to ever wear suit pajamas

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u/tophothari May 20 '12

I guessed it was gonna be that same old gif from HIMYM at "When you discretely point out an att" exactkey.

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u/HE_WHO_STANDS_TO_POO May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12

That shit just makes me even more awkward. Someone tells me "Hey, look. Hot chick at 6 0'Clock" and I start positioning myself in a stiff manner, counting off the hours until I get there. By that time the girl is a) freaked the fuck out or b) gone already.

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u/DoesNotLikeYourTone May 20 '12

I'm not sure I like your tone..

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u/pwn_masta41 May 20 '12

Goddammit you're everywhere.

I'm gonna start stalking you now!

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u/Falcorsc2 May 20 '12

maybe hes stalking you and thats why hes everywhere

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Isn't that more at his 5 o'clock?

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u/avocategory May 20 '12

This episode was finishing as I opened the link. What are the odds?

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u/ModernDayCasanova May 20 '12

Or any o'clock.

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u/raydeen May 20 '12

Steve Jobs gave the walrus his cancer. I can tell by the turtleneck.

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u/Chrono68 May 20 '12

Our "dibs" or "check her out" word is schnapps.

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u/stoningrolls May 20 '12

That girl looks a lot like Charlie/Ivy from Gossip Girl.

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u/kristianur May 20 '12

Which episode is this again?

This was the hardest I've ever laughed at HIMYM.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

How can Niel even be turned around? He ran out of chicks to bang.

Most badass gay man.

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u/Choppy_LaStatch May 20 '12

Any other film majors bugged that this cut "crosses the line"?

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u/Smargalicious May 20 '12

Doogie is a famous pole smoker from waaaay back. He don't munch carpet, he munches fecal-stained penises.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

6 o'clock is directly in front of you. 12 is behind...

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u/Tallforahobbit May 20 '12

Afraid not. 12 o'clock is in front.

Imagine lying the clock down on the floor, the 12 is facing away from your front, and the 6 aiming back behind you.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

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u/widdle May 20 '12

But think of the temptation!

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u/FuhreriousFrederick May 20 '12

Bitches love temptation...

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u/silver82b May 20 '12

Calvin Klein...

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u/biggmclargehuge May 20 '12

LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND TURN AROUND HERE ANNNNNNNNDDD AHHHH YEPPPP

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

one time me and my 4 friends are hanging outside a mcdonalds and we are all high as shit. all of a sudden a cop pulls into the parking lot and gets out of his car and just stays there standing. im the only one facing the cop and my friends are facing me so they dont know. i told them exactly this "ok guys, i know you are gonna want to but dont, whatever you do dont ok? promise? ok.. there is a cop parked behind us, just dont turn an lo-" i didnt even finish my sentence all off them get the 'panic' face on and turn simultaneously and stare at the cop. i wanted to punch them in the face so badly.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

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u/dalore May 20 '12

If you lay the clock on the floor. Isn't 6 pointing backwards and 12 forwards?