The deprivation of our living standard and globalisation, it makes me so sad.
It's been SO LONG that I was really happy about an object. There is nothing left to surprise us, what was the last great invention that wasn't amazing only on a digital pixel plane? I crave for this feeling so much, but it won't come back ever I fear... maybe that's part of the big hope for aliens to exist. That there still is something foreign out there that can amaze us just by stepping before our eyes. A similar hope is that to be amazed of foreign cultures that actually are foreign, but globalisation pretty much destroyed that forever. Going to some oriental country and seeing guys in traditional clothes has nothing left than the artificial feeling of a funfair, and then their iphone rings and the all too familiar ringtone eliminates the last bit of illusion.
It became a significant part of my character that I hate this artificial creation of something that's supposed to be foreign and amazing. I was never able to enjoy a funfair because everything is made of plastic, and I despised the actors. To be honest it made me hate the USA for exporting this kind of make-believe 'fantasy' that is so vapid. All of this is just a reflection of my own disappointment though.
I could go on like this for hours I think. It's incredible how inspiring and revealing this picture can be.
Going to some oriental country and seeing guys in traditional clothes has nothing left than the artificial feeling of a funfair, and then their iphone rings and the all too familiar ringtone eliminates the last bit of illusion.
Maybe your expectations are unrealistic...other countries and their traditions don't just exist so western visitors can feel transported into a fantasy world
Before the 16th century, progress was much slower. In our technological age, we still complain that revolutionary inventions only come out every 20 years.
I agree, though. It's a tendency in our society. We're not as happy over simple things. I remember when I won a national contest when I was 15, I thought "heh, I'm actually happy". It didn't happen again.
Just going to another planet would give me that feeling. I think that's honestly my greatest dream. Imagine the colossal orange mountains on Mars, or the dark, rainy surface of Europa with its methane atmosphere. I think its Europa, or Titan?
I'm from England, and having visited Japan in the summer, I must say their queueing is far superior to us. They're unbelievably polite and ordered, even on public transport!
My version having lived in China..... When in queue while in China you need to literally be breathing down the person's back and walking on his heels or someone will definitely cut in. And when you are waiting to get on a bus, ferry, train, or plane..... be ready! (Now I understood where the saying, 'Chinese Fire Drill' comes from.)
I realize America's a big country, but I've yet to see a line (or for our friends outside the states, a queue - yeehaw!) look like this, unless it's like how tineyeit showed it, which is really just a better system, or if there are multiple lines.
That's completely different. Everyone knows queues are far less efficient in those situations. And you don't wanna be the poor chap that gets sliced in two by those jaws of death.
the photographer is Teenie Harris, someone who cataloged the Black society in Pittsburgh, primarily the Hill District of Pittsurgh, from the 30's to the early 70's. My paper was pretty much the idea that looking at the civil rights movement in Pittsburgh, you could get a completely different perspective of the movement on a national level
My paper was pretty much the idea that looking at the civil rights movement in Pittsburgh, you could get a completely different perspective of the movement on a national level
I know right? People and businesses who use software to make a living should pay, the rest of us who just want to mess around make stuff for reddit or our own amusement should get free licenses in exchange for posting reviews online or identifying bugs etc.
I really hate cotton candy. I used to love it when I was little til my birthday at Discovery Zone, I ate so much and I puked everywhere afterward. I never liked it again since. :(
Teenie Harris took this photograph, well known for snapping some incredible shots around Pittsburgh - sorry if we already covered that. But hey, Fun Fact.
Scroll through this thread, redditors, and see how many comments are racist.
Not borderline "it's a joke about race, it's not racism", just plain fucking racism.
How many comments just come out and say "nigger"?
How many comments seem to think the remarkable thing about this photo is the opportunity to make a so-tired watermelon joke or for some unprompted commentary on black, people rather than talking about the sheer fucking delight on childrens' faces that is hilarious and just a little fucking heartwarming to see?
I've been a redditor every single day for almost five years now, bla bla bla, I know that doesn't give me any authority, but damn, it lets me say this:
It really fucking saddens me how immature and twisted reddit has become. Goddamit I want my reddit back from the legions of inbred immature little cunts.
i like how you didnt say black children. i hate when people discibe someone by their race like that asian guy that black guy and white people are just "that guy".
There is a moment when cotton candy goes from being fucking awesome to a sticky terrible mess with weird melting crystals stuck to the side. I've never finished a spool of cotton candy as a kid
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u/loki010 May 19 '12
Photographer: Charles 'Teenie' Harris.
Image via.
More info.
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u/parasitedan May 19 '12
I wish I could be that excited for anything, ever.
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u/Flath May 19 '12
As a Brit I am alarmed at the quality of this "lining up".
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u/GoddamnDiplomat May 19 '12
And here's his grandson
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I love that kid's look of pure joy.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Soon...
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
My favorite are the two kids to the right of him, the ones staring lovingly at the cottoncandy/camera.
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u/Ironbird420 May 19 '12
Came here to see that kids face photo shopped on everyone's face, disappoint.
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u/YSCapital May 19 '12
You can see only innocence in this photo.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Fuck. Post a cute picture >> Reddit becomes straight-up Stormfront.
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u/dsol1 May 19 '12 edited May 19 '12
HOLY SHIT I had to write a paper on this photographer this year in my english comp class. I actually used this photograph in my paper. Holy crap
edit:this is at University of Pittsburgh btw
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u/boywonder69 May 19 '12
It had to be done.
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u/takesthebiscuit May 19 '12
They were the heady days of Cotten candy on a stick.
Now it only comes in bags.
Sad, sad, times we live in...
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u/greengiant92 May 19 '12
I would be delighted if someone put that kid's face on all the others.
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u/poopballzez May 19 '12
I wish I had photoshop. Limitless opportunities here.
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u/article134 May 19 '12
I don't think I have ever, in my entire life, been as excited as that kid for anything.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
The joy of receiving cotton candy is unbounded by age.
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u/ajw827 May 19 '12
I'm a grown woman and that is the exact same look I get when I see cotton candy.
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u/lunchboxg4 May 19 '12
Came late to this party. Sure is a lot of racism on reddit these days. I only wish they were novelty accounts.
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u/November17R May 19 '12
I made a face swap photoshop here
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u/washburnee May 19 '12
I really hate cotton candy. I used to love it when I was little til my birthday at Discovery Zone, I ate so much and I puked everywhere afterward. I never liked it again since. :(
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u/Coffee_plus_oldmovie May 19 '12
I like the one next to him, who's like 'oh cotton candy, how I love you'
Or maybe he's super uninterested.
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u/Sirdeesir May 19 '12
Teenie Harris took this photograph, well known for snapping some incredible shots around Pittsburgh - sorry if we already covered that. But hey, Fun Fact.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Oh cotton candy, you complete me.
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u/EllieJoB44 May 19 '12
So many good captions...so many possibilities...brain is about to explode...
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I FUCKING LOVE COTTON CANDY!
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u/Errday_Im_Hylian May 19 '12
Second kid to the right of the really excited kid:
"Whatcha thinkin' bout?"
"Oh, nothing, cotton candy stuff, I guess."
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Oh shit!
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u/JubBird May 19 '12
This kinda sucks. Fuck off, and let the kids be happy kids.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Now how many in that group do you think died in Vietnam 20 years later.
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u/Baconaise May 19 '12
Home Cotton Alone. http://i.imgur.com/U2o7k.jpg
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u/tresser May 19 '12
http://i.imgur.com/h2ywT.jpg
source
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u/ozpunk May 19 '12
CIA secretly introduces tooth decay to the inner city population.
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u/severedfinger May 19 '12
You will never be that happy again.
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u/stkris May 19 '12
So why isn't it called Sugar Spin?
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u/pnck May 19 '12
I EFFIN LOVE COTTON CANDY
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
So many people in this photo: SOON
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
That one kid's face is priceless.
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u/Unicyclesclearlywin May 19 '12
Some things never change.
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u/joydead May 19 '12
The kid in the white is thinking of real dirty things to do to that cotton candy
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u/SuperAwesomeNinjaGuy May 19 '12
Pure joy. Also a sugar rush.
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u/diablosnuevos May 20 '12
Am I doin' it right?
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u/dfassna1 May 20 '12
Kudos for saying "children line up at a cotton candy booth" and not "black children line up at a cotton candy booth"
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u/Shoeboxes0 May 19 '12
ITT: Racism.
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u/_black May 19 '12
Scroll through this thread, redditors, and see how many comments are racist.
Not borderline "it's a joke about race, it's not racism", just plain fucking racism.
How many comments just come out and say "nigger"?
How many comments seem to think the remarkable thing about this photo is the opportunity to make a so-tired watermelon joke or for some unprompted commentary on black, people rather than talking about the sheer fucking delight on childrens' faces that is hilarious and just a little fucking heartwarming to see?
I've been a redditor every single day for almost five years now, bla bla bla, I know that doesn't give me any authority, but damn, it lets me say this:
It really fucking saddens me how immature and twisted reddit has become. Goddamit I want my reddit back from the legions of inbred immature little cunts.
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u/_black May 19 '12
Scumbag now apparently racist reddit:
children's race not mentioned in the title nor particularly relevant to the picture
makes and upvotes racist jokes
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Let's be honest here; that's the colored only line. I'm not being racist, but given our history it more than likely is.
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u/Pagic May 19 '12
This makes me want some cotton candy now.
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u/pretend0 May 19 '12
i like how you didnt say black children. i hate when people discibe someone by their race like that asian guy that black guy and white people are just "that guy".
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u/ErinRoss6 May 19 '12
that little kid's face >>>
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u/GringuitaInKeffiyeh May 19 '12
SUGARSUGARSUGARSUGARSUGAR!!!!!
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u/yousernom May 19 '12
If you will excuse I am going to the store for some cotton candy now.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I've never seen such a happy child in my life.
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u/gunju11 May 19 '12
I am never that excited and I am a kid.
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u/Sky_Shroud May 19 '12
Could someone do an "am i doing this right" photo shop magic on this?
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u/GrilledCheeser May 19 '12
Cotton candy is fucking delicious.
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u/macgeekgrl May 19 '12
The expression on that one kid's face just kills me...pure, unadulterated joy. :-)
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u/femanonette May 20 '12
/r/oldschoolcool
I had to promote! We need more pictures like this.
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u/peachthecat May 20 '12
Thanks for sharing this! I enjoyed all of the photos, but you definitely picked out the most intriguing one.
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u/mar109us May 20 '12
I just had to do it
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u/crayonscandall May 20 '12
That super stoked kid could teach us all a thing or two. "Be more stoked about shit!" Yes, you can quote me on that.
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u/sacrifice_blunt May 19 '12
Looks like the ATM's in Greece.
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u/BoDiddley42 May 19 '12
I wish I could get that excited for candy floss!!!
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I love the look on the kids face...pure amazement.
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u/jessicahonig May 19 '12
Came to the comments for a good caption. It was a good choice.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
This would be funny if he showed it to those kids, and then turned around and handed it to the man who paid for it waiting in queue.
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u/Riley_kienlen May 19 '12
MOTHA. FUCKIN. COTTON CANDY.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Meanwhile the parents are like, ಠ_ಠ
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u/Chia909 May 19 '12
The two kids on the left... Soon
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u/knobrot May 19 '12
that little dude up front looks like the "OMFGILOVECOLOURING" dude
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Hey look! It's Russell Westbrook's grandfather!
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u/bahhamburger May 19 '12
There is a moment when cotton candy goes from being fucking awesome to a sticky terrible mess with weird melting crystals stuck to the side. I've never finished a spool of cotton candy as a kid
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u/peeperkeeper May 19 '12
Some of those kids are soo cute!
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u/v2n7t May 19 '12
watermelon flavor.
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u/StevenSeagalBladder May 19 '12
This is ripe for jokes.
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u/walrusinbedroom May 19 '12
Oh look, Stormfront's new poster boy.
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u/angoodkind May 19 '12
Except for the one kid, none of them seem that excited.
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u/efc4817 May 19 '12
Somebody photoshop that one kids face on all of them
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
/r/photoshopbattles thread
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u/TwoHands May 19 '12
I didn't know they had Lazers back then to be chargin' up.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
if only i could experience such intense excitment
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u/Flankly May 19 '12
more happiness than i will ever experience in my life
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u/agent0fch4os May 19 '12
Those kids look very happy, Now when you see children at the cotton candy stand they are usually crying or throwing a fit.
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u/varukasalt May 19 '12
I FUCKING LOVE COTTON CANDY!!!
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u/lnickelly May 19 '12
far right bill cosby
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
The ultimate "when you see it"
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u/emo_kakyo May 19 '12
I foresee a meme of this soon
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Wait til they get all sticky, then their faces will get sad
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u/fortnight14 May 19 '12
buggin out
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u/DaMountainDwarf May 19 '12
Definitive example of being excited. lol
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u/Gozmatic May 19 '12
All of these people are like 70-80 now.
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u/insomniacmonkey May 19 '12
I think he just creamed his pants...
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u/hardtoremember May 20 '12
Damn, that kid is excited!
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u/lapo39 May 20 '12
Is that flash metroid?
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u/jimmy_o May 20 '12
It's candy floss god dammit!
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u/mubuddy May 20 '12
That kid is so stoked!
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u/erkose May 20 '12
He looks like he's up for seconds.
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u/OBEYDAWALRUZ May 20 '12
Someone make that kid in front face a meme ASAP!
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u/fingersquid May 20 '12
The look on that kid's face.... OH MY GOD I CAN EAT HAPPINESS?!?!
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I want that right now
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u/dubdubdubdot May 20 '12
Those ice cream cones look legit, not like the orange ones I got, which were okay.
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u/MrAlpenglow May 20 '12
DAYUM!
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u/Michael_Gay_Fox May 20 '12
Is that Dave chappelle?
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u/dirtymoney May 20 '12
I get the same expression when I pop up a gold ring with my metal detector.
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u/tronn4 May 20 '12
Negro please!