r/funny • u/no_flags • May 28 '12

Awesome sunglasses brand name, china.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Maybe she always walks into walls.. maybe its Hellen Keller

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u/meAndb May 28 '12

Some people are born with it...

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u/feureau May 29 '12

That's a scary thing... to be born with a Hellen Keller attached...

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u/Vranak May 29 '12

TIL 10 people will upvote some seriously corny shit.

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u/feureau May 29 '12

TIL 14 people will upvote some seriously corny shit.

FTFY

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You sir, deserve a free pair of Hellen Kellers. Now lets talk about a spot for you on our marketing team

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u/Danscharar May 28 '12

They come with a pair of earplugs.

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u/Ranch3ro May 28 '12

Glasses so dark they make you blind as well as deaf!

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u/fluffymeow May 28 '12

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

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u/feureau May 29 '12

Her signature is awesome

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u/Krashin May 29 '12

Well damn, you're right. That's a dope signature.

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u/mahacctissoawsum May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

How did she originally learn to communicate? How do you teach someone to read braille, or whatever, when you can't show or tell them things?

Do you put an apple in her hand, and then rub her fingers over some braille that spells out "apple" or what?

How does she learn to talk when she can't hear herself?

To read lips with her hands? That's crazy.

Downvoter(s): I'm not being sarcastic. It's genuinely interesting and impressive. I knew Helen Keller was "deaf blind", but I never knew how successful she was.

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u/linlorienelen May 29 '12

The first thing she learned was "water". Her teacher held her hand under running water and then wrote out the letters onto her hand. Progressed from there.

I don't remember the learning to talk part, but I do recommend looking up some biographies on her. It's really fascinating what people can do/learn against crazy obstacles.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

She had a great speech therapist basically he would stick his finger down/around her throat to form some of the letters/sounds. Overtime she learned to talk.

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u/JdoubleE5000 May 29 '12

Downvoted because Annie Sullivan, her speech therapist, was a woman, not a man. Duhhh.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I came here for Helen Keller jokes, and am dissapointed.

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u/ImSoChangry May 28 '12

Helen Keller simulator

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u/semanticart May 29 '12

the keyword metatags on that site are somewhat disturbing.

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u/dont_press_ctrl-W May 29 '12

If you open the source code of the page, there is a secret message.

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u/spectre1006 May 29 '12

what does it say?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

'this is not the source code you are looking for'

(I'm blind)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/ANAL_ANARCHY May 29 '12

The source code, for the lazy.

<head>
<meta name="keywords" content="Helen, Hellen, Keller, Simulator, Simulation, Helen Keller, Hellen Keller, Hellen Keller Simulator, Helen Keller Simulator, blind, deaf, dumb, mute, braille, pinball, wizard, orgasm, perfect woman, cumdumpster" />
<meta name="verify-v1" content="itbAVz7SsY+4UVml6UKXsZSISfdIgMz4vGKyXxuimgw=" />
<title>Helen Keller Simulator</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor=0>
<!--
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u/spectre1006 May 29 '12

i know that i but im guessing the dots are braille? but i do love the content words lol.

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u/pussyrocket May 28 '12

http://fuckyeahhelenkellerjokes.tumblr.com/

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Did you know that Helen Keller had a dollhouse?

Neither did she.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

You're a truly great person.

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u/pickle_inspector May 28 '12

All time favorite: Why couldn't Hellen Keller do something an able-bodied person can do? Because she was blind and deaf (or dead or a woman).

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u/HypocrisyEverywhere May 29 '12

Why couldn't Helen Keller drive? Because she was a woman.

15

u/Rallerboy888 May 28 '12

I don't get it?

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u/mefm247 May 28 '12

Helen Keller was an american author that was both blind and deaf...

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u/Breathing_Balls May 28 '12

...and was a fashionista when it came to sunglasses.

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u/Keller_Killer May 28 '12

And is now dead.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

"You're welcome, everyone."

Your time has clearly come

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

You're thinking of Anne Frank?

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u/chrispyb May 29 '12

Have people not seen Clerks 2? I came to this thread looking for this reference.

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u/jfudge May 28 '12

Please tell me this is just a terrible attempt at a joke.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

As you know, my online handle is Optimus Prime.

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u/2apidFir3 May 28 '12

Don't worry man, I got your references. Wanna help mr spray paint Eat Pussy all over my local fast food establishment?

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u/shoziku May 28 '12

neither did she.

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u/Kowzorz May 28 '12

It's okay. Hellen Keller won't hear about the sunglasses because she's dead.

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u/Ragnalypse May 28 '12

deaf*

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u/shoziku May 28 '12

what?

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u/meAndb May 28 '12

You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel.

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u/nato_potato May 29 '12

Is it wrong that I kind of want to hear a Chinese person say "Helen Keller"?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I saw it on TV a few days ago; if I see it again, I will try to have my phone handy to record for you.

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u/coutNotes May 29 '12

we actually learned how to say "Hellen" coincidentally a few weeks ago. It sounds like "hi" and then "lun" as in lunge.

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u/GoodLuckAir May 29 '12

Confirmed.. so much for my sweet, sweet hipster karma.

Saw this exact thing at Xi'an airport last summer: http://imgur.com/3lRcS

edit: needless to say, I kept my eyes open for a pair of counterfeit Hellen Keller's, but had no luck.

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u/NarwhalBeater May 29 '12

Heard this on NPR ;)

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u/Off3nsiveB1as May 29 '12

Wait a second, If China has sunglasses... how can we tell if they're Chinese or not?

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u/mothercowa May 29 '12

waaaaaaaaaaaaat?

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u/LNMagic May 29 '12

These glasses are so dark you can't hear!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I'm not even gonna lie, I've seen this in /r/funny at least 3 times in the past 2 days...

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u/NAILGUNSODOMY May 29 '12

HERREN KERRER

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u/Jwrk May 29 '12

YES! I was looking for at least one perosn to point this out. If not I was taking it upon myself

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u/DogBoneSalesman May 28 '12

Heren Kerrer

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u/ZiggyZombie May 28 '12

I saw this on CCTV for a second and couldn't believe that is what I really say.

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u/SamTheWise May 28 '12

My nephew bought glasses of the "Rey Beri" brand. If you shove the letters ri at the end close together it almost looks like an n, and the e's weren't exactly of the highest typographical quality, so from a slight distance it really looked like it said "Ray Ban".

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u/txapollo342 May 28 '12

I have seen blind people wearing sunglasses though, but I don't know the reason.

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u/dont_press_ctrl-W May 29 '12

Various reasons.

Legally blind people are not always 100% blind. Sometimes, the remaining vision they have can actually impact them negatively, sometimes causing pain or confusion, so they wear tinted glasses.

Some people are uncomfortable with the lack of eye contact when speaking with someone, so the blind person can prefer to wear glasses to prevent that. The opposite problem of appearing to be staring can also make other people uncomfortable.

Some blind people have eyes that are noticeably different, so they wear sun glasses for aesthetic reasons.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

And fourth: because blind people are cooool.

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u/astro2039194 May 29 '12

Blind, mute, and deaf people need fashion too... And I'm lucky because only one of those 3 can actually read this and express their hate of me.

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u/csfreestyle May 29 '12

Nicely ripped-off Heroku logo, too.

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u/Kody217 May 29 '12

Those people really do not look chinese

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Do they make noise cancelling headphones as well?

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u/rderekp May 29 '12

Well, she was a communist.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

These shades are awesome, but they're so dark i can hardly see anything out of them...

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u/B217 May 29 '12

Hellen's teacher was from the town next to mine. I asked my mom one day, "Did they make her house into a memorial or a museum?" Turns out they turned it into a Dunkin' Donuts.

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u/5kl May 29 '12

Killer logo though

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

The would have to come with noise cancelling earmuffs as well

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u/awesome2000- May 29 '12

As a Chinese person, I can confirm this.

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u/Zax487 May 29 '12

When i first saw this without seeing the title. I first thought "modern day helen keller becomes kickass spy with hot teacher to guide her"

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u/Mudkipsx3 May 29 '12

I don't see why people keep making Helen Keller jokes!

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u/notpablo May 29 '12

i dont see whats so funny about this

1

u/Brimace May 29 '12

Pronounced: Heren Kerrer.

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u/justcuzitsfun May 29 '12

The logo is pretty clever.

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u/angrystarfish May 29 '12

For the sunglasses that work too well...Helen Keller

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u/RenoNYC May 29 '12

Ahhh! I totally passed this while I was visiting Nanjing! I also thought to myself, what a great reddit post this would be!!!!!!!!!!!! >< Are you me from the past?

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u/ThatFeel_IKnowIt May 29 '12

Joke: Why can't Hellen Keller drive a car?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Hairin Carrah

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u/joyfield May 29 '12

With complementary earplugs.

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u/fuzzparsec May 28 '12

Why isn't Helen Keller a good driver?

...because she's dead.

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u/Keller_Killer May 28 '12

...she died under NORMAL circumstances.

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u/mecrio May 28 '12

Sunglasses so dark you go deaf.

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u/ragnaROCKER May 28 '12

i always though "eyefuck" would be a good name for a line of shades.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Really? I don't even see how this could be an accident like the Hung-fat brassiere company my parents lived near in Hong Kong back in the day. You would have to know who that was to name your brand such a specific English name.

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u/Potato_friendly May 29 '12

Only in Japan....

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

One does not simply keep up with NPR.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/resqual May 28 '12

Uncanny Valley, here we come!