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/r/pics/comments/7wjw98/when_you_get_the_last_bowl_of_cereal/
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[
"I love it when this happens with cinnamon toast crunch because the powder is just cinnamon sugar. ",
"Captain crumb. ",
"It’s the kief of the cereal bowls. God bless it and the clumpy milk it makes. ",
"I always end up inhaling straight powder and choking and dying.... every.single.time.\nAhh, haven't dealt with this in awhile though, gave up a lot of cereal. ",
"My favorite bowl is the last bowl. Frosted shreddy wheats is the best for this ",
"Bread a chicken breast with the crumbs from Cap'n Crunch. Thank me later. ",
"I call that a gold rush...",
"Do people actually like this? I can't imagine eating that.",
"Now go grab a 100$ bill and snort it off a hooker's ass.",
"Hella ya! My favorite. All the sugar was at the bottom. Sweet sweet sugary milk. ",
"What? Last bowl is best bowl!",
"Last bowl is best bowl.",
"My favourite is rice krispie dust ",
"I live for that shit!!!",
"Pour the cereal through a strainer first. You will end up with no powder. ",
"I havent tried any American cereal which is just colored sugar but generally I hate the last bit of cereal and I usually throw it away. ",
"Can confirm, best bowl is last bowl."
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when you get the last bowl of cereal
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/r/pics/comments/7wjyui/great_shirt/
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"10/10 best gym top",
"Is.. Is that Joe Biden?! ",
"No. Biden would be wearing his friendship bracelet still."
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Great Shirt
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/r/pics/comments/7wk16c/the_call_him_kingfisher_for_a_reason/
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"A real king fisher",
"Now what?",
"R/bigdickproblems",
"Pose with his trophy for all to see.",
"Some days you're the bird and some days you're the fish.",
"Kingfishers are awesome. Most types find a single mate, establish a family, and claim a stretch of water as their and defend it from others. They spend most of their lives hunting for fish, catching fish, and bringing fish back to their nests for their family and themselves to eat. ",
"How's he going to eat that? He can't swallow it whole, and his beak isn't adapted to tearing off chunks of meat.",
"You can do it kingfisher! Escape from that bird!",
"Maybe he is joking, maybe he is not. Let’s wait and see. ",
"I think his eyes are bigger than his stomach. ",
"Looks like a big black cod, am I rite?",
"Eisvogel in German. From Eisen (= Iron).",
"Ah, a man of true understanding.",
"r/mildlypenis "
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The call him Kingfisher for a reason
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/r/pics/comments/7wk3e7/my_dads_hair_froze_after_hiking_up_a_mountain_in/
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"looks like a *cool* guy",
"But does not strike me as very wise...",
"That's a snowlo shirt.",
"Seriously, why doesn’t he wear something warm? I know some areas are warmer than they look when you are hiking. Sometimes areas covered with snow can be 15+ degrees (Celcious) warm, but if your hair is freezing you gotta cover your skin.",
"Honestly idk he always feels warm and never gets cold. He took this picture yesterday and it was -10 degrees Celsius there! He's been hiking really high mountains for years and he barely wears warm clothing.",
"Hairy Potter needs no jacket... ",
"No, your Dad was returning to his natural form as the abominable snowman the closer he got to home. ",
"That's a polo shirt, not a t-shirt. \n\nA t-shirt would've been crazy.",
"Ah yeah pardon my broken English. He wears both tho. Same stuff he goes to work with.",
"Your dad is a badass. OP, will you ever be as bitchin?",
"What about the UV light though? Skin cancer galore?",
"Oh no it's cool man, I was just making a joke (i have a very dry sense of humor) since its essentially the same amount of covering! As if me saying its a polo shirt makes it any more reasonable to wear just because it has a collar where a tshirt does not. .\n\nAnyway, your Dad is a bad ass!",
"Hahahaha thanks!",
"You've got a big mouth for a small man.",
"Nice",
"You may be onto something,,,",
"Admit it: Something about Mary comes to mind.",
"Dude's not cool (hehe). Anyway, where is this?",
"Seriously. It's also probably not even his real dad. I'm guessing step-dad or adoptive father.",
"It's so he can fit his whole foot in there",
"Haha it's Darabad in Tehran, Iran.",
"Striving to",
"That was my guess. Always wanted to see Iran, like one of my dream places to go.",
"You should! We have awesome food and great nature. HMU if you ever decide to go, my family has been offering a couch surfing location for tourists for years.",
"My only worry is that I work as a journalist and have stamps from Israel in my passport. Might be an issue?\n\nedit: old passport. New one is without. But you never know.",
"It probably would be in issue TBH. Do you need to show your old passport to apply for a Visa? If not I wouldn't worry about it too much. You could also call the embassy in Washington, D.C. and ask about this.",
"I live in Finland, so that might make it easier, though.I have my summer holidays coming up so I will keep this conversation in mind.\n\nedit: to be clear: finnish citizen.",
"I'd love to go as well, but there were always two killers.\n\n1. I like wine. Especially with that amazing Iranian food.\n\n2. head covering for women. I'd be with my wife, and she is *really* not into that.\n\nBut I spoke to a colleague from Isfahan recently, after we started an Iranian food lunch club at work with a few other folk who were into it or had lived there, and he was telling me most hotels will be able to get tourists wine (but not to get mad with it, but I wouldn't).\n\nAnd I see the brave women protesting recently, and maybe, just maybe, I might be able to go.\n\nCos I'd love to see Persepolis more that anywhere else in the world.",
"I see where your concerns are coming from. I don't know about the hotels serving wine; but if you stay with someone you know they might be able to hook you up with amazing Shirazi sourcherry wine. My uncle gets the best ones! \nAnd about head covering, the police isn't too concerned with tourists doing it as far as I know. Every tourist who ever stayed with us didn't have a problem with that. You might be able to get away with just putting a beanie on! Also when you go out to nature and touristy spots there's probably no enforcement around. Just be careful when you're inside the city. Worst case is that they'll ask you to cover your hair. I highly doubt you'd be arrested or anything.",
"It's a principle thing for her though. It's not about being able to skirt around the rule, it's that the rule exists.\n\nI can see her point as well. It's crap for me as I would so love to visit, and the wine thing was more jokey tbh. But the head covering thing is pretty fundamental. \n\nI hope the increasing power and liberality of young Iranians leads to positive change, because I'd be first in the queue to visit if it did.",
"Understandable. I'm hoping for the same thing. You're hearing this from an Iranian girl who had to wear Chador for 7 years of middle and high school in classrooms with no AC! It's no fun.",
"Good luck to you from a Scottish guy!\n\nAs always on Reddit I assume I am talking to a guy, so your response really makes me question my assumptions. \n\nBut it also makes me hopeful, as so many people in your country seem to be striving for a less repressive future.\n\nThis is clearly not helped by the bullshit rhetoric that often comes from Western governments, although I have definitely seen more openness to a rapprochement with Iran in recent years from the EU (including, surprisingly, the UK). A lot of us here understand that the Iranian government do not represent all of the Iranian people, and hate the aggressive crap our governments come out with.\n\nI hope that one day soon Western belligerence has ended, and that you guys have the more socially liberal society that so many of you seem to strive for.\n\nCos then I'll be over to sample that amazing food, see those amazing mountains and finally stand in the Palace of Xerxes. \n\nPS. head covering in that heat - I'm Scottish, I'd probably die!",
"I appreciate that a lot:) \nI did move out of Iran a few years ago, but I was there in the Green Movement and yes, my people have in fact been striving for a better government and more freedom for years. I'm hoping for the same thing and I'm also hoping that more and more people learn about our culture and not judge us by our shitty government. ",
"I mean, I work in a t-shirt in -10 C. When you keep physically active you don't really get cold. "
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My dad's hair froze after hiking up a mountain in his t-shirt
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/r/pics/comments/7wk3rt/if_you_rode_a_bike_youd_be_home_by_now/
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"Lol",
"This is super effective for those affected.",
"bike is short for bichael",
"That doesn’t look like my house",
"This is so true, you'd also be healthier and happier because of it.\n\nAlso it would save you enough fuel to pay your energy bills. \n\nEven just cycle during the warm months of the year. Save time, money, be healthier and happier. But please be considerate to other road users. It's really up to you. "
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If you rode a bike you’d be home by now: 🚲
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/r/pics/comments/7wk54i/neighbors_have_what_looks_like_a_burst_pipe_do_i/
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"Yes",
"Yes. ",
"Yes it’s reasonable ",
"YAASSS",
"Do it and update us",
"/u/hapianman, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/hapianman&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wk54i/neighbors_have_what_looks_like_a_burst_pipe_do_i/?context=10\\))"
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Neighbors have what looks like a burst pipe. Do I wake them at 1:30 A.M.?
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/r/pics/comments/7wk7d8/a_chimpanzees_brain_next_to_its_testicle/
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"Challenge accepted. ",
"RIP chimp friend :(",
"The top one is his testicle, right?",
"Am I correct in thinking that a chimpanzee would be equipped with two testicles?\n\nEven more impressive. ",
"*its\n",
"They could come to this conclusion without chopping the monkey",
"I know what to tell my biology teacher next week."
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A chimpanzee's brain next to it's testicle.
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/r/pics/comments/7wk7s0/what_is_rhis_plussign_in_my_battery_this_happened/
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"Didn't know where to post this, AskReddit doesn't allow pictures. I know I made that typo, don't blame me pls!\n\nEdit:Typos",
"It might be to let you know that it is charging. Is it plugged in when that appears. When my Samsung note 8 is plugged in there is a little lightning bolt in the battery icon. ",
"There would be a lighning bolt there, but it isnt charging...",
"What about some kind of power/battery saving mode? ",
"/u/IamRogue_, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/IamRogue_&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wk7s0/what_is_rhis_plussign_in_my_battery_this_happened/?context=10\\))",
"I have it too it's the saving battery mode just go in your battery settings and disable it.",
"Yeah, other redditor linked the answer on another reddit page",
"I'm glad I could try to help "
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What is rhis plussign in my battery? This happened over night without an update (Huawei P9lite)
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/r/pics/comments/7wkcf8/chris_pratt_homeless_living_in_this_van_holding/
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"Yep, that's down by the river alright. ",
"I think I heard that too for some reason. And with broken legs",
"Buried beneath a pile of broken glass",
"Chris Pratt was so poor he...",
"\"you can pour melted ice cream on regular ice cream, it's like sauce!\" - Chris Pratt\n\nHe might change the world.",
"It’s always nice when it’s the good guys winning.",
"Truly came from the bottom, respect",
"I have a friend that likes to bring up the \"fact\" he was homeless after he seperates from his wife. I don't think he really knows what being homeless means. ",
"And now he's that dude that pooped on that chick's chest. \n\nRespect",
"Love the Scoobie decal. A lot of weed was smoked in and around that van. ",
"Pratt dropped out of a local community college halfway through the first semester and, after working as a discount ticket salesman and a daytime stripper, he ended up homeless in Maui, sleeping in a van and in a tent on the beach.\n\n\"It's a pretty awesome place to be homeless. We just drank and smoked weed and worked minimal hours, just enough to cover gas, food, and fishing supplies.\"He recalled listening to the Dr. Dre album 2001 daily to the point where he knew \"every word to that album\"\n\nCredit u\\punerisaiyan\n\n",
"While stalking his ex-girlfriend",
"Looks kinda like Layne Staley in this pic",
"i hear he's also a fine shoe shiner ",
"I heard he had only started getting good at it and was still really bad at it.",
"While Chris Pratt has an inspirational story, there are thousands of people trying to do the same journey has him that fails. As a society we often glorify this type of life as \"they were like this before they made it\" but I can't help but feeling that it only strengthens the picture of the population as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.",
"Not sure if this guy parks or recs.",
"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias",
"I like the Scooby Doo artwork.\nPS: Was his Ben down by the river?",
"Luck really can send you a long way.",
"Smoking doobies.",
"Earlier career stories (seen on Graham Norton Show)\n\nhttps://youtu.be/9LrLujqvUTA",
"Only thing missing was that he wasn't down by the river ",
"Bread sandwiches ",
"I'm pretty sure that's from some interview, and Pratt follows up by singing Eminem's verse from *Forgot About Dre*, since it's the only thing he could really say in an interview. ",
"That script's name?\n\nAlbert Einstein. ",
"You sure it wasn’t two broken arms or was that something else I’m thinking of? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ",
"He clearly said it was his best days. He said it would have been shit if it was in Chicago eating garbage out of dumpsters. \n\nHe was sleeping in a van in MAUI, smoking weed everyday. I did that this past Christmas and I was tearing up daily at the beauty of life. \n\nHe aint glorifying shit, go to your office job daily pretend your mortgage is making you happy, let people do what they wanna do with their limited time here on earth. ",
"This is some dumb shit right here, who survives life? Go ahead and stress yourself that you need some magical bar of success to be considered not a failure by some randoms that add nothing to your life. ",
"People need to realize that we are billions and such stories are the exception to the rule, yet here we are with people spouting pointless nonsense like \"if you just work hard and let yourself get fucked in the ass, you too will become a millionaire!\" -.- Idiots.",
"Nope. Just Hawaii.",
"How does one go from homeless and living in a van to hollywood A lister?",
"Lived in a van down by the river",
"When did this happen?",
"That's the kind of van you tell your children to stay away from. All jokes aside, I like Mr. Pratt.",
"Actually it's Everwood. Cheesy ass show! But it's was a feel good late 90's family show like everything else at the time. ",
"Calm down. Yeah Maui sounds awesome and I understand that it's probably a pretty bliss experience.\n\nHowever, the title isn't \"Chris Pratt when he was living the van life in Maui\". It's \"Christ Pratt, homeless, living in his van\". The post is framed, intentionally or not, to glorify living on scraps before your \"big break\". I'm not saying that you shouldn't live a way that makes you happy.\n\n>go to your office job daily pretend your mortgage is making you happy\n\nI'm doing neither. ",
"Looks like Layne Staley ",
"Just a van...down by the river. ",
"[For those who want to see the rap.](https://youtu.be/ujbCh0KTZTs)",
"That's the kind of van that if it's rockin, don't come knockin ",
"A lot of it is just random chance. ",
"No he lived in a van in Hawaii and smoked mad weed rappin to Eminem. [source](https://youtu.be/DAVxvOtIEJw) \n\nAlthough prob my favorite from that interview is chris Pratt”I’d rather get farted on by David hasslehoff than punched by Orlando bloom. “ \n\nEdit: fixed autocorrect’s fuck ups",
"I've never met anyone who could hold down Crisp Rat.\n\nEdit: Non-Asian, I mean. Or Central Ameri...and South...or African...fuck it. NVM.",
"He's got mad social skills. When he hosted Jimmy Kimmel it was impressive. He effortlessly did Jimmy's job, and was a lot funnier. ",
"Not gonna lie but that sounds sorta wonderful in a strange way",
"Probably smoking some doobies, though.",
"Smokin big doinks ",
"Apparently his secret was being a waiter at a bubba gump, serving a woman who just happened to be a movie director and then making her laugh a lot. ",
"That pic looks circa 1985. Back when vans were cool and dudes that had em weren't pederass' strangers with candy! They were full of Amps and Guitars or something cool. Burn doobies in the back until you can't see out the front!! \"I'm justa Lub MahChine\"",
"Hey, some people pay good money to live in vans. #vanlife is a thing.",
"Wait, he was in Everwood? Gotta rewatch it, then.\nFor him... not for the revenge chick...",
"There's a really big difference between being homeless and choosing to live in your van. I know people who choose to live in a van and have tens of thousands of dollars in their bank account. ",
"In a strange way? It sounds absolutely amazing in the most normal way. ",
"I have a good friend that has built a pretty decent small business for himself and if you were to ask him what is holding him back he would tell you \"taxes and regulations\". The way he sees it, if there were no taxes, he would clearly blow past his competition and his success would be limitless. In general he's a far more reasonable person, but he has really drank the Kool aid about taxes. ",
"yep, he was Revenge chick's brother.",
"No. The reason I “need” things is to take care of my kids. If I don’t put them in a higher starting position in life than I had then yeah, I’m a failure. Simple as that.",
"It seems like he has a very individualist perspective on taxes. While he is correct that he would have more money in his company and pocket with no taxes, he doesn't see the societal benefit of taxes.",
"He played Emily Vancamp's (aka Revenge chick) older brother, I think it was a rather small part but he did have some storylines. Mainly I remember he was a jock with a bad attitude so he wasn’t likeable.",
"A.K.A. luck",
"And if his competition also had no restrictions, he's still in the same boat, right?",
"I feel like Pratt would have made for a better shaggy even tho he looks just like Fred lol",
"Toast sandwiches are alright. Mayonnaise toast sandwich was a staple of my student diet",
"That goddamn Elon Musk makes me feel inadequate...",
"Absolutely. Unless a law is drafted so that his particular business is exempt from taxes.",
"r/vandwellers would love this ",
"Did he live by a river by chance?",
"I feel like a lot of his life is “so yeah I decided to go on an audition one day and now I get to make out with hot ladies” ",
"I watched Everwood while it was on tv and then forgot all about Chris Pratt being in it.\n\nGoogling him one day and a light bulb went off. Mind blown. ",
"From a daytime Stripper to Starlord.",
"Apparently the secret trick is to be homeless in Maui and smoke weed.",
"Well it's not true for literally everybody but I'm sure there are quite a few people who worked really hard to accumulate a decently large retirement account and a paid off mortgage by the end of their lives, and also enjoy anal sex",
"You know Chris Pratt is like 38. So in 1985 he would be like 7 years old. ",
"I actually just moved in to a van, so that my success story will be equally as impressive. See you in 10 years Reddit. I'm goin' places! (In my van)",
"Out here in Amish.",
"That's wicked!",
"Or you could have not had kids until you were financially and emotionally ready... Also, by that reasoning, your parents are failures, and so are everybody else's parents. Pretty shitty way to look at your random 100ish years floating on a rock if you ask me.",
"[gotta link the version with music!](https://youtu.be/LAoZDKlbzTc) ",
"So this means he packed on some weight after getting acting jobs",
"I agree with you. Maybe it's nihilistic but if you believe that there is a meaning to life, and you think it's whatever the TV is telling you, then you have a problem. ",
"Does he still have the van?",
"mine was whatever i could smuggle out of the cafe area without the cashiers catching me.",
"Aw, poor Colin Hart",
"I always wonder if the OP for these types of pics IS the person.... just in case.... hi Chris! You'll always be Andy to me 💗",
"If you think about it, weren't we all in the pit?",
"And be Chris Pratt.",
"I mean most of us right now could probably sell everything move to maui and buy a cheap van.... but it’s probably not as awesome as it sounds ",
"I say this all the time ..... practically verbatim ",
"I also lived in a van before being a successful whatever.\n\n4 weeks in New Zealand.....",
"I am an example of survivor bias. I was homeschooled by religious parents with no formal education. Now I have a bachelors and work for a good company transitioning from marketing to product development. My prospects changed so much here that Friends from my hometown won’t even return my calls because I wear “gay sweaters” and drink “homo beer” if that tells you anything about how drastically my life has changed. \n\nLong story short my family and the old church fellowship I used to belong to use me as a poster boy for why homeschooling for Jesus works. \n\nMaybe in educated affluent areas of the U.S. the story is different but I can name 2 other people with bachelors degrees from my cohort of about 40. That’s a lower rate of bachelors than our home county’s census data even if you exclude the college town. \n\nEducation is only a single metric and depending on your field may not be that important but outside of education the remaining members of my cohort, my sister included, are generally a shit show. No stable employment, no stable relationships, an unsettling amount of drug use, etc. there is no difference between these homeschooled church kids and any study of rural America. \n\nYet their parents insist because a handful of us succeed(and despite my hard work I got lucky multiple times there is zero arguing that) they assume that homeschooling for god will guide their children out of the shit hole of Oswego County. \n\nPardon the rant, this is one of those topics that irks me. I know it’s done with all the love and best intentions but outliers should not be what you hang your child’s future on.",
"Every parent wants better for their kids. Your comment is ridiculous.",
"You can be financially ready to have kids and shit can happen later that means you have to do things to provide for them. It's not like once you're financially secure you're always financially secure. ",
"Don't forget good looks and talent. Tips the luck scale a bit. Still lots of luck I'm sure ",
"This is why listening to all the stars say \"just follow your dreams\" is a terrible idea. They all just got insanely lucky. For every famous person there are dozens who didn't get lucky.",
"While that's true, it doesn't mean that not getting what you want makes you a failure.",
"I mean I think most people realize how much some people lucked out, or are just straight up talented. I don't have any sympathy for people who drop everything to chase some dream because mommy told them they could be anything. It's like the part of Daniel Tosh's one standup, it's called the American **DREAM**. Most people are just at or below average, that's literally how math works. If you wanna go all in and try to be famous, good for you, but also I hate you since my taxes will be going to pay your unemployment checks in 2 months when you realize you're just a normal person and there's nothing special about you.",
"Yeah, the pissing in a plastic bucket part gets old quick. And sand, always sand in everthing.",
"If it's that fragile then you're not financially secure.",
"Luckily his ex girlfriend landed on him resetting his legs and knocked the glass off and gave him the ability to get out and go on to make dinosaur shows, in space, and solve mysteries with his dog that can sorta talk. Amazing",
"Cool, that looks just like my van, a 1990 Chevy G30 that I have all decked out with a bed and stuff for camping.",
"The only problem is that you're not the first asshole to realize that it's convenient to be homeless in Hawaii, so you'd be joining 50k other bums who choose to live in tent cities and smoke meth.",
"Everybody loves a great comeback story.",
"Bye bye lil Sebastian, miss you with a thousand passions yea yea yea. Your one thousand candles in the wind.\n\nBurt Macklen- fbi",
"I feel like the American Dream has been marketed as the American Reality. Everywhere people say that \"If you work hard you can make it here in America\". That dream has sold so well that we now see it as \"If you work hard and don't make it here in America, you're at fault\".\n\nYeah, half the population being average or below is math and is pretty correct. But anyone and everyone saying that will always put themselves as \"above the average\" because no one want to admit that they're not that person that might not make it. Because if you're not rich and famous in America, the country where you can make it if you work hard enough, you brought it on yourself.",
"Unfortunately, it was shoe-shitter",
"What's a pederass Walter?",
"Its coarse and it gets everywhere ",
"*Luck, good looks, ridiculous amounts of charisma and almost perfect comedic timing can send you a long way",
"I've seen the regular video but never this one. Lol! Thank you for posting that!",
"So Chris Pratt was living in a van down by the river?",
"Don't be naive",
"I hate it",
"it could lead someone to kill younglings and then their sorta wife with stress\n",
"No person is emotionally ready to have their first child. You think you are but you're wrong. ",
"Yeah. Everyone wants the benefits and no one wants to pay for it. How are you going to get to your business if there isn't a road, ever think about that dumbass? (them not you /u/spugg0) Or to take it further, how are you gonna be alive a month from now when there's no running water? \n\nPeople have such selfish ideals. Taxes exist to make a human society. We don't live such a generally comfortable life by magic, people work their asses off to provide you with such amenities, someone has to pay and taxes are the way for everyone to contribute a little bit.",
"Wow, I never realized how badly I need Scoobie-Doo to be adapted with Chris Pratt and Lil' Sebastian as Shaggy and Scoobie.",
"Actually, he was in nearly every episode and eventually developed into one of the larger parts of the show.",
"Good looks and talent certainly tips the scale but luck is still the most important factor. There are plenty of talented and good looking actors out there that will never go past doing toothpaste TV commercials.",
"Zoinks!",
"THANK YOU! So damn ignorant. ",
">joining 50k other bums who choose to live in tent cities and smoke meth.\n\nThe meth smoking is optional though... right? No?",
">Yeah, the pissing in a plastic bucket part gets old quick.\n\nI piss in a porcelain bucket in my bathroom. I'm tired of it. Thinking switching to a catheter.\n\n",
"[A classic example...](https://imgur.com/a/G3wrn)",
"I read that as “tens of dollars” and it made more sense... either way works really",
"it was actually Tommy Chong's daughter, actress Rae Don Chong who discovered him",
"When did he get fat?",
"I mean if Justin Bieber can handle getting punched by bloom then it can’t be that bad ",
"Nope. Statistically some of us succeed. I already have. I grew up in a house with dirt floors and routinely ran out of food more than a week from the next paycheck. My kids have never known that and because of my life insurance, even if something tragic happens to me they never will.\n\nI’m not gonna sit here and claim that it was easy or that everyone is capable of coming as far as I have because I know it isn’t true. The way we treat the bottom tier of income earners in this country is a disgrace.\n\nBut there are responsibilities like having a wife and / or children that once taken on, absolutely have a litmus test for failure. And it’s up to you whether or not you choose to at least try to meet your responsibilities. If you do everything you can and lose anyway, at least you tried. That’s an effort worth honoring. Making a half assed effort or not trying at all is failure, complete and total.\n\nAnd you get to look them in the eyes with the understanding they deserved better than you.",
"Precisely. Yeah, government regulations and taxes may suck at times when you're knee-deep in bureaucracy, but it's really nice to have clear skies and (relatively) clean water, roads to drive on, and someone to pick up the phone when you call for emergency services.\n\nI'm pretty happy to live in a country where the \"taxation is theft\"-movement hasn't caught on. I've talked to Americans that thinks taxpayer-funded health care is stupid because \"I've never had to go to the doctor\". Well, yeah, but when you do that hospital bill is going to fucking suck. \n\nI don't know when people got so selfish. The individualistic movement of the last thirty years has been ridiculous.",
"[Wut?](https://media.giphy.com/media/oKQHP89vJTUnm/giphy.gif) So you toast a slice of bread, them put more bread and mayo on it? I've heard of starving students, but dude, you can get a better meal if you just went to a homeless shelter or something.",
"I think he means it’s embarrassing to be punched by bloom. Because it isn’t that bad XD",
"I don't think I am. In fact, I know I'm not, and doubt I ever will be. I don't want children, and even if I ever did, I would not rush into it before I had prepared in every way possible.\n\nI'm not saying you made a mistake, I'm just saying that not giving them a better life than you had growing up doesn't make you a failure, and that's what the comment stated. Life is way too complicated and nonsensical to say, \"if I don't accomplish this, my life is a failure.\" That's what the original reply was saying.",
"Yup, so she wasn't needed anymore (/s)",
"What a fine actor he has become. Imagining Chris Pratt not being Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy is as ludicrous as Robert Downey Jr not being Tony Stark in Iron Man.",
"This picture looks like it was taken in the 70's.",
"Not like you.",
"Or maybe that’s how he got the part for guardians of the galaxy ",
"This is beautiful.",
"gang",
"What's going on with Shaggy's head in that picture? It looks weird.",
"And government cheese",
"Not having a toilet isn’t awesome in any way. ",
"I don't think Chris knows either. ",
"That's not what they said. They said not working to make a better situation for their kids makes them a failure and they're right. That's our most basic job as parents. ",
"Scooby",
"Actually I heard they met on a space ship, but he had to wake her up all sneaky like and then they got back together",
"Awesome sauce!",
"Looks More Like He Was On A Walkabout, Having A Blast.",
"Definitely not.",
"Anybody could host Jimmy Kimmel and make it funnier than Jimmy Kimmel. \n\nNot trying to diminish Pratt, but being funnier that JK is not a challenge. \n\nIts about as impressive as a 33 year old man tieing his shoes. ",
"People say that because it’s more true in America than most other places, not because everyone in America that works hard is wealthy.",
"Bread mayo toast mayo bread. Crunchy sandwiches are awesome, like crisp sandwiches. How else can you afford to binge drink multiple nights a week? \n\nUniversity was not a healthy time for me. ",
"So much for the motivational speaking of Chris Farley... in a van down by the river = successful acting career. ",
"I think that’s the case around LA but I doubt the tent cities are quite as massive in maui. Meth probably isn’t easy to come by on an island btw ",
"Dudes got rhythm.",
"I actually had to do (what was probably) a similar bible course. My mom pulled me from public school in 4th grade and I studied these paper books that were Extremely Christian.\nHonestly I spent most of that time not studying any of that and because I lived in Arkansas I never really saw anyone besides a few family members a few times a year.\n\nThe schooling itself probably had 1% impact on the future of my life, the not being around other people had a huge impact and it took me years to get over a crippling fear of women and mostly social situations.\n\nOnce I did get over it I actually became pretty amazing at being able to talk my way into things even though I had no formal education in those areas.\n\nSo yeah those homeschool programs are pretty much garbage.",
"*Luck, good looks, ridiculous amounts of charisma and almost perfect comedic timing, living homeless, following your instinct, direct oneself away from everyone else's decisions, the art of not giving a fuck, and some more luck can send you a long way.",
"Steps to intentionally being homeless and successfully escaping it:\n\n1. Move to beautiful place where you can be outside all the time\n2. Buy crappy van\n3. Be really good looking\n4. Don’t be ugly\n5. Be really funny\n6. ???????????\n7. Profit and move into mansion",
"Save your sob stories for Ellen or your next life coach speech.\n\nYou're basing your success off of societal stereotypes. You thought while you lived on dirt floors that escaping from that would be called success because society tells you that you have to have your suburban home, white collar job, and white picket fence. Provide for your nuclear family, die with no other mark on the world but your children.\n\nYour motivation is fear; not happiness, not goodness. You're afraid of not succeeding, so mark others that haven't \"achieved\" what you have as failures. A litmus test will check the acidity or basicness of your life, but why is that the metric that determines how valuable your time is?\n\nAll I'm saying is that \"surviving life\" is whatever you decide, and just because you achieve that doesn't mean that someone else's \"surviving life\" in a different way is failure. You don't have the right to claim that.",
"Yeah but when in Rome right?",
"I feel like his story is quite similar to Andy Dwyer's. \n1) Be a cool, generally decent, likeable human being. \n2) Have the good fortune of being in the right place at the right time near the right people to whom you've given your best possible first impression.",
"Most rational people do realize that taxes are a necessary evil to living in a successful society. What irks a lot of those who actually do pay taxes, is the incredible waste that goes on.\n\nAnd BTW, nearly half of Americans have no federal tax obligations AT ALL. Yet, generally, it is those same non tax payers who rail on about how rich people and businesses should pay their \"fair share\". ",
"Never underestimate the power of bone structure.",
"He stole that van Tom and Leslie used to stake out the garden",
"No, it's definitely the case there. Hawaii has significant problems with homelessness and drug abuse. ",
"Which is interesting because it's said that America is the best place to start a company. *This isn't true*. While America is a good country for entrepreneurs, both Germany and Japan ranked higher in that sense.\n\nhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/these-are-the-best-places-in-the-world-to-be-an-entrepreneur\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/05/us-world-news-report-2018-top-10-best-countries-for-entrepreneurs.html\n\nAlso, wealth inequality in the United States is worse than before the French Revolution https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-18/usa-2017-vs-france-1789-third-estate-has-been-handled\n\nI wouldn't call that very inspirational for someone who wishes to work hard for the dream of wealth.",
"withawonder + failure",
">The way he sees it, if there were no taxes, he would clearly blow past his competition and his success would be limitless.\n\nDid he ever consider that his competition also wouldn't be paying taxes?",
"The meth smoking is compulsory I’m afraid.",
"Honestly ur not rlly homeless if u have a car. I was homeless with only a bike. It’s so much worse. ",
"But was he thrice divorced?",
"Personality ",
"Looks like he added a few pounds for Parks and Rec",
"What's it like from that high horse? Pretty nice?\n\nPretentious, ignorant douche.\n\nGet some life experience and come back sometime. ",
"It's only an island if you look at it from the water",
"> I mean I think most people realize how much some people lucked out\n\nAmen.\n\nI've been pretty successful with my business, and I've certainly put in many, many hours of hard work, but luck played a huge role.\n\nI was born with a modicum of intelligence, I had the opportunity to go to college, college was cheap when I went, and I had an idea that (luckily) worked out.\n\nI played a large role in my success, but there are people who don't have the same luck who work way, way, harder than I do and are struggling.",
"The Chris Pratt method.",
"You're thinking of Brad",
"Except when he was in The OC. I did not like him in that.",
"http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/042/049/5ef.jpg",
"You have a vastly different definition of financial security. Raising your children in an apartment you can afford for years with savings vs raising them in a house that you can afford as long as you keep your job and have no medical emergencies is financial security. Improving their life should be secondary to maintaining your family's quality of life. If a few hits to your financial situation makes you unable to support it, then you were financially ready, but not financially secure. That's my point. Please explain where that's ignorant instead of stooping to insults.",
"> good looks and talent\n\nAlso known as luck.",
"We've all done that haven't we?",
"No Maui",
"If you knew you were to become wealthy anyway. Not if you're most likely to be living in a van for 20 years ",
"Don't let your dreams be dreams. ",
"His character Andy on parks and recreation was homeless and lived in s pit for a short while",
"That’s the hardest nigga of all time.",
"They also wouldn't call him homeless",
"Worked with a lot of small business owners and I hated the tax spiel they would all say, almost verbatim. ",
"Terrence Mckenna lived in Hawaii, just follow his style. 5g of mushrooms in silent darkness.",
"We have plenty of meth on every island in Alaska. We also have tent camps and plenty of homeless people in the cities.",
"That's laughably false. proven over and over again.\n\nAmerica is on the lower end of being able to Work hard and see the results. It is one of the furthest from a meritocracy",
"Do it, dude. Nothin' to it but to do it. ",
"Its not",
"Oh god Oswego county... I just moved out of chenango county. Fuck that place. It’s a never ending cycle of poverty. ",
"So you wear rainbow sweaters and drink neon pink beer?",
"\n\nLuck matters immensely\n\n>Now introduce chance by randomly assigning each participant a “luck” score. That score, however, can play only a tiny role in the ultimate outcome, just 2 percent compared with 98 percent allotted to skill. This minor role for chance is enough to tilt the contest away from the top-skilled people. In a simulation with 1,000 participants, the person with the top skill score prevailed only 22 percent of the time. The more competition there is, the hardest it is for skill alone to win out. With 100,000 participants, the most skilled person wins just 6 percent of the time. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/why-luck-plays-a-big-role-in-making-you-rich\n\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rationally-speaking/id351953012?mt=2&i=1000373834286\n\n",
"Yep. For a while it was also minimum wage holding him back, definitely not lack of business or poor quality service. He would regularly be all dramatic about paying taxes as if he was the only guy in the state who did. I guess if you are running a business you should be exempt from taxes for some reason? I'm sure Mark Levin will sell you a book explaining why.",
"Luck matters immensely \n\n>Now introduce chance by randomly assigning each participant a “luck” score. That score, however, can play only a tiny role in the ultimate outcome, just 2 percent compared with 98 percent allotted to skill. This minor role for chance is enough to tilt the contest away from the top-skilled people. In a simulation with 1,000 participants, the person with the top skill score prevailed only 22 percent of the time. The more competition there is, the hardest it is for skill alone to win out. With 100,000 participants, the most skilled person wins just 6 percent of the time. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/why-luck-plays-a-big-role-in-making-you-rich\n\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rationally-speaking/id351953012?mt=2&i=1000373834286\n\n",
"Thats disgusting ",
"Okay. How's this: sometimes no matter how well you plan, how many right decisions you make, you are still subject to life. Your company goes under, your bank fails, your spouse dies, you have a medical calamity, whatever. There are a thousand ways your life could become completely fucked in the matter of seconds and your security is gone. What if it isn't a few hits, but a hundred of them? Financial insecurities can happen any time, any where, to any one, for any reason. To claim otherwise, or that you can foresee and/or mitigate every financial pitfall that will happen over the 20+ years you are responsible for your child is ignorant.\n\nEdit: I wasn't insulting you, at least that wasn't my intention. I was calling your words ignorant. ",
"I have brought this up but he just ignores it and claims its just limiting him from re-investing all his money into his business. Also because he had to spend an hour getting some kind of license from the state for whatever it clearly must be a useless regulation. ",
"Now introduce chance by randomly assigning each participant a “luck” score. That score, however, can play only a tiny role in the ultimate outcome, just 2 percent compared with 98 percent allotted to skill. This minor role for chance is enough to tilt the contest away from the top-skilled people. In a simulation with 1,000 participants, the person with the top skill score prevailed only 22 percent of the time. The more competition there is, the hardest it is for skill alone to win out. With 100,000 participants, the most skilled person wins just 6 percent of the time. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/why-luck-plays-a-big-role-in-making-you-rich\n\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rationally-speaking/id351953012?mt=2&i=1000373834286\n\n",
"What kinda beer you drink? ",
"I am just curious and you don't need to disclose, of course, if this question makes either of you uncomfortable. But were either of these courses ATI? ",
"I knew Commando was good for something other than making me laugh!\n\n",
"How are people still upvoting this joke",
"I can't remember that kids name but man he could NOT act! ",
"For some reason, I am not surprised.",
"Pro tip: making dessert... melt yourself a pint of Häagen-Dazs for a fool proof vanilla bean sauce ",
"Well I more meant that, on both Everwood and Parks & Rec, he was originally contracted to be a small, bit character. But he is so enjoyable that said character was expended into a near lead role.",
"Oh yeah I forgot about that because I never even finished season 1. Liked what I saw though",
"I live here. I have two brothers who decided that they could get by just like Pratt says. I want to say foremost Pratt had no influence over their thought process. There is a large group of people here who think that they don't need follow society's standards of getting a job and making a normal lifestyle living. My brothers have struggled with retaining any sort of a job and have been homeless for nearly a decade now. I have tried helping them, but they just want to be able to come and go and do as they please, but I have kids and the example they set is an absolute hell naw. Both of them are habitual meth users, one has finally decided to get help from the state and has been clean for the last 6 months. I know there are people who make it seem like an obvious simple choice, but there are so many things wrong the situation. ",
"both of you = real MVPs\n",
"You think the poor are railing about rich people and businesses? Cause I've only seen the poor absolutely cheering on and gleefully signing over everything they can to corporations and the rich. It's mostly the middle class that is outraged at this admin trying to pass off $650-1,000 over the year as able to buy them a new kitchen, while the rich are making millions more.",
"Thanks for not lying.",
"I mean the video is edited so it lines up with the beat.",
"No that was Andy Dwyer. Common mistake. ",
"And then BOOM! Johnny Karate!",
"Sometimes I mix it up and comment on posts actually about Albert Einstein that man's name was Yahoo Serious. ",
"Dope. Survivorship ",
"So, he was living in a van down by the river?",
"Tryna walk it off...",
"Once industry left everyone who could bailed, taking with them skilled labor and higher incomes. It's been downhill since for most rural counties.",
"Commando and Caddyshack are the two most quotable movies in existence, no shame in appreciating it.",
"After a few doobies, even Scooby himself would forget how to write his own name...",
"I never said that wasn't possible. I said that wasn't financial security. Something isn't secure if it can be displaced.\n\nAlso, as I said, making your goal to constantly improve your family's quality of life instead of maintaining for a very long time, with more resilience to change and catastrophe, is more of a success than to \"give them a better start than I had.\" They will have a better start than you as long as you wait to have them until you yourself are in a better place than where you started. It starts with improving your own situation, and working on yourself and your own personal happiness. I believe that if having them would do anything but add to your own happiness, then you shouldn't have them. If you don't enjoy the stresses and challenges, and instead believe that overcoming something that you don't enjoy means success, then I disagree. That's where I fundamentally disagreed with the post I responded to.\n\nEdit: thank you for laying out your thoughts. While upvotes and downvoted share the opinion of the crowd, I don't think it's constructive to merely mark your disagreement and move on. Nobody improves or learns that way. I apologize if you're offended by what I'm saying as well, but arguing like this for me is the best way to organize my thoughts and grow as a person.",
"Yeah, gonna have to agree. Chris Pratt is charismatic af for sure, but damn I don't think I've ever laughed at a single Kimmel joke, kind of messed up.",
"I suppose. But you’re not exactly well off if you have to live in a van to save up that much money. ",
"Oh, I know you were talking about that. I just meant that he was also on The OC, and he wasn’t very likable.",
"What do you mean homeless? He was apparently living in the van.",
"Wow, what a shitty guy...",
"As someone who’s involved in the NYC comedy scene as a hobby - this is so true and it’s such a prevalent mindset that it makes me want to scream. The whole “don’t have a back-up plan” mentality is so toxic.\n\nOne of my friends is trying to become an actress/comedian and working odd jobs in the meantime and a while ago she invited me to a show where we bumped into a guy who’d been in one of her improv classes. We were chatting and he mentioned that he was a barista and a dog-walker for a living (his parents helped him pay rent, as is the case for at least 80% of young comedians in this city). When he asked about the rest of us, my sister mentioned that she worked in finance at a very prestigious company. His response? He scoffed and said, “I see, not exactly one of us creative types.” \n\nLike...what? You can only be creative if you walk dogs for a living ? It doesn’t help that I later saw this guy do improv and he wasn’t talentless, but he was completely middle-of-the-pack and unexceptional.\n\nJust because you decide to get a job and make a decent living doesn’t mean you have to set all of your passions aside, flop over, and accept mediocrity. There are plenty of ways to be creative that don’t involve being a famous artist and may even contribute something of value to society. ",
"It's synchronized, yes, lol, they aren't going to put the music behind or in front of his rapping obviously. He stays with the beat impressively well for having no music while he's rapping, so, yes, he does have rhythm and tempo. ",
"While I am obviously unfamiliar with your friend's specific situation, there are plenty of cases where taxes and regulations can be harmful to small businesses. There is a world of difference in taxes when hiring your 49th employee and your 50th employee. Similarly, regulatory compliance costs do not scale proportionately with company size. That means a small company might pay 20% of their budget on regulations while a larger company only spends 5%. (This is an example of why economies of scale are powerful.)",
"Let's go. ",
"Yup they all were. ",
"What happens when winter comes?",
">Credit /u/punerisaiyan\n\nWrong slash, FTFY",
"If Instagram has taught me anything it's that being attractive opens doors and money just falls on your doorsteps",
"Make sure you don't sink that van",
"They get really fucking cold and sometimes freeze to death.",
"What's stopping you",
"Obviously sometimes some regulations can be harmful, but if you're referring to healthcare, that is a whole other discussion. We wouldn't need to have businesses providing healthcare but that is the decision they made because they believe the free market will be better for them. Because of corruption and greed the general public reacted by bringing regulations in. Action = Reaction. \n\nHe has less than 10 employees and for the bulk of his existence as a business it was more like 1 with one or two others off the books. Hardly someone that is being crushed by regulations because once a year he has to spend 1 hour renewing a license.",
"So then financial security isn't a thing, because your finances can always be displaced. I'm really confused by what you're saying, because it appears you believe only the ultra rich should have kids, since they're the least likely to be insulated from financial distress.",
"They slowed him down, pitch shifted it, and added some pauses",
"Oh yeah for sure, I just wasn’t sure if the guy I replied to thought that was just the original footage with music over top.",
"So?!\n\n\nSo let’s dance! ",
"*claps*",
"No it’s not. You’ve been had by the scam. Class mobility in the US lags **way** behind most other first world counties. \n\nhttp://www.epi.org/publication/usa-lags-peer-countries-mobility/",
"That’s my favorite album of all time. Every song on there is a banger. ",
"The only bit I’ve ever laughed at was mean tweets, and that doesn’t even have Jimmy saying a thing. Dude just seems like an asshole to me. I’m a social retard and I still think I could do his job better than him.",
"I don't know why I expected something different",
"My uncle knew Chris when he lived in Maui.\n\nChris would sometimes drop by when my uncle's family would go camping on the beach and hang out and fish with them for a bit. When we were watching Jurassic World at my parents during a family gathering he recognized him and kinda chuckled because he said Chris was so laid back and chill when he knew him that seeing him in an action role was pretty funny to see.",
"For the most part, yes. Poor people having children makes the parents even more poor, and makes the children even more likely to be poor, and so on. I'm not saying you have to be a millionaire, but creating another human who has to start pulling from the resources of the planet, when you yourself have a relatively limited access to that pool of resources is selfish and, in the long term, hurtful.",
"> I mean I think most people realize how much some people lucked out\n\nIn my experience, way too many people simply don’t realize that. Anyone that found success worked hard. Anyone who didn’t was lazy and didn’t work hard enough. This is a rather common perception in this country. People like to think they control their own destiny completely. If they are successful, they want to think it’s all because of them and not any outside factors. For that to be true, anyone who isn’t successful simply couldn’t have worked hard enough. ",
"Step 1: Be attractive.\n\nStep 2: Don’t be unattractive.",
"I was going through his IMDB page and he was the guy who got his face smashed with the keyboard in Wanted. Sometimes it really amazes you how how some of the biggest actors started out. Looks like it was his first role in a bigger movie as in with A list actors.",
"He looks happier here than he does now.",
"The title says 'living in his van'",
"But you are saying they have to have millions, multi-millions, actually. So, poor people are the selfish ones in this scenario, not the people that have far more than they need. \n\nEdit: removed rudeness",
"Except that *one* dream.... don’t ever let that one see the light of day",
"There's homelessness and then there's chronic homelessness. People who live out of their car temporarily because they decided to move to a big city, but can't get a place to rent unless they can prove they have a job first are technically homeless, but they aren't what chronically homeless like those who sleep on park benches and alleys.",
"He’s the .00001%",
"Chris Pratt is the only actor I'd like to meet. He's not my favorite actor, he just seems like a cool dude.",
"Why would you lie about that?",
"This turns his character in Parks and Rec into a very personal and similar experience...\n\n-Homeless\n-gets a small job\n-meets the right people\n-musical career is able to progress\n-gets famous\n\nObviously summarizing, but damn if that aint close.",
"After his divorce, def rec-ing the ladies ",
"It actually sounds pretty depressing, unfulfilling and gross.",
"What is the old saying? Something like \"hard work is being prepared for when luck comes your way\".",
"But, again, is that the situation or is it the meth? There is no doubting this is awesome evidence to go in the \"don't do meth\" pile, but this doesn't necessarily prove anything one way or the other for living homeless sans meth.",
"It changes quite a bit after S1 and definitely for the better. It’s worth giving another go.",
"Was this for Everwood? Seems like around that timeframe. ",
"He got those social skills while selling coupons door to door. The company taught amazing people skills, and he credits them to helping his overall success. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/6EPbUDEzdnI\n\n*Source, I used to work for this place, and people did all the same crazy stuff... from the word-for-word, Day Of O, to the cheers.",
"> There is a large group of people here who think that they don't need follow society's standards of getting a job and making a normal lifestyle living. \n\nI take it they are not native american? Because then this would be considered a noble calling and tribute to their ancestors.",
"[This would have been 'fitting'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_-xTRrSan0), but not the whole thing.",
"Not a millionaire maybe but if you work hard and make good decisions you can probably at least be successful and live well ",
"Chris was a r/vandwellers ",
"TIL he went from fit to pudgy to fit to pudgy to fit.",
"https://media1.tenor.com/images/7193d839d3c14651db0865ec0ce0cf66/tenor.gif?itemid=8749692",
"Idiot.",
"Generally speaking you will find yourself amongst habitual meth users. It's not good company to have, the success rate of people who do this as a whole is very minimal.",
"I was lucky, I guess in that my mom had a BA and bought the curriculum from abeka ",
"You gotta loosen up that definition of toilet. The whole world is your toilet when you're homeless. ",
"Nope. Just regular homeless people. On a tiny island. With massively inflated real estate prices. Where the weather doesn't kill people sleeping outside on an annual basis (either heat or cold).",
"I am Native American, and am thoroughly repulsed by it. I am all for retaining my culture, but there is a way to preserve it while adopting new cultural norms.",
"You're not homeless if you have a van. Your home might not be great, but a van is space enough to live in. ",
"We also tend to take their words as important. Its amazing how many celebrities say things in interviews that would make anyone not famous sound like retards or stuck up assholes.",
"Did he break his arms too? And was his mom there to help him out? I think I heard that somewhere. ",
"This picture looks like it was taken in 1976.",
"The same way every actor does it, you get some bit parts that then lead into supporting parts that turn into leading roles. Matt LeBlanc was flat broke when Friends started too\n\nSometimes you don’t have to be the most talented but you have connections to people that help you get there. And some actors may not be all that talented but fit specific roles extremely well. For example Tobey Maguire was one of the biggest stars of the late 90’s and early 2000’s simply because he perfectly fit the derpy relatable kid roles that he was cast in despite only being okay as an actor. ",
"Sums up life.",
"That is sooooo cool to see guys who make it in what must feel like a dream life now. Makes us little guys think there is hope out there :)",
"You can see his mouth doesn't even match up with the audio. Even in the first video with no music you can tell he's fairly off beat. Not hating... I don't think his goal was to stay on Beat, it was to get through the lyrics as quickly as possible to prove that he knew the entire song.",
"I’m pretty sure most successful actors get there because of their relationships with directors that utilize their talents well \n\nFor example I doubt Owen and Luke Wilson would have made it without Wes Anderson, Hollywood probably wasn’t looking to cast any blonde guys with raspy voices, messy hair, and broken noses, but he made it anyway (not that I don’t like him, he just wasn’t your typical idea of a star). ",
"Did you forget Sylvester Stallone?",
"Bring back fat pratt",
"It was actually Albert Einstein.",
"Perseverance helped a lot. Can’t get lucky if you don’t keep rolling the dice.",
"I never said that. You need to have everything that you need, enough finances to cover that level of living for yourself in case of catastrophe. If you want to have children, you need to have enough to supply them with what they need, and enough finances to cover their needs in case of catastrophe. I don't see how that adds up to millions. People spending frivolously because they can is selfish, yes. That's not what I'm referring to. A modest quality of life and the finances to sustain it through your worst case scenario is reasonable. ",
"Did Chris Pratt go to lake Stevens highschool?",
"Did this but live in LA, it's pretty great, just probably not for everyone",
"A van is not a home",
"Be super handsome, young, funny, and incredibly lucky. It's easy!",
"r/getmotivated",
"Don't listen to this person. If you're going to do meth, you're going to do meth. Whether you're living in an apartment or a van when you start is besides the point. Plenty of people end up in vans once they've been on meth, but not everyone in a van starts doing it.",
"It’s really not that hard lmao ",
"Maybe in your experience, but I doubt the van life was the leading cause of their meth use. Maybe the ones you notice are the methy ones, but that doesn't mean everyone ends up that way. I've been living this lifestyle for 3 years and still think meth is disgusting",
"I think the saying an idle mind is the devil's workshop alludes to this. Not being productive or working everyday leads to chaos one way or the other. Meth is just one way",
"Technically being born with good looks and being raised and nurtured to develop a sense of humor and general talent is also luck",
"I know a girl who did this and moved from Australia to Mexico and absolutely loves it. If you go to a touristy area there shouldn't be anything to be afraid of besides making the leap and then once you do you'll wish you'd done it sooner",
"Also interesting how often the \"luckiest\" people are born to rich parents.",
"That's reverse racism for you.\n\nBumie White guy: get a job asshole\n\nBumie Native guy: sorry about your people, hopefully you find yourself\n\nEnablers are a bigger detriment in the long term.",
"Worked out pretty well. ",
"Absolutely. I read this somewhere but can't remember where. We perceive popular people as immensely skilled in all sorts of areas due to their social status, when in reality the person listening to a celebrity may have more knowledge about a subject.",
"Very constructive. Thanks for your input to the conversation.",
"> Save your sob stories for Ellen\n\nYou think I'm ashamed of my start? Stop projecting.\n\n>\"You're basing your success off of societal stereotypes.\"\n\nNo, I'm basing it on my own goals. My kids are going to have the option of tackling life in whatever direction they choose because of my work.\n\n>\"Provide for your nuclear family\"\n\nPeople that I love, whom I owe my work to.\n\n>\"die with no other mark on the world\"\n\nLol, that's wannabe hippie loser bullshit. I can directly tie my work at the hospital to lives saved. Just because you're nothing doesn't mean everyone else is.\n\n>\"Your motivation is fear; not happiness\"\n\nNo. Knowing my hard work takes care of others makes me pretty damn happy. But that's because my \"id\" doesn't rule my life. Try taking a psych course at some point. I'm sure in your case it'll be ridiculously eye-opening.\n\n>\"but why is that the metric that determines how valuable your time is?\"\n\nBecause the only thing that matters is taking care of your loved ones. The rest of the world is going to take care of itself. Because taking care of them is literally *always* part of the deal with relationships. That's what you accept by entering into a relationship. If that's in any way a burden, you're not adult enough to deserve one so bow out.\n\n>\"All I'm saying is that \"surviving life\" is whatever you decide\"\n\nNo, you're redefining the game because you mistakenly think your expectations are the only ones that matter, fuck everyone else. Then you sit back and tell others *they* have no right to expectations.\n\nEssentially, your an entitled little child who needs to stop lecturing his betters.\n",
"I really feel dude is overrated.",
"And I fell into the piiiiiit, we all fellll into the piiiieeeiiiaattttttt!",
"Nah, I actually know the guy that made that video in person (hey, it's the smallest degree of separation I have from a viral thing, let me have this!) He did a lot of work to make it line up, it wasn't a constant speed adjustment, he tweaked it until it fit and made it work. I think he said it took something like 13 hours to make that clip.",
"I don't understand. Did some Native Americans think homelessness was noble? Or just being nomadic in general? Being an outcast? Wanderlust? Obvs not the meth, van or Hawaii parts...",
"You nailed it. They are largely nomadic.",
"I think a lot of people also romanticize the image and identity of the poor artist. That someone who is TRULY skilled and dedicated to their craft can only live in poverty before making their break into fame. It's a fallacy where it's either the grey, bleak office or the colorful apartment. (see [this](http://lithub.com/lets-talk-about-the-fantasy-of-the-writers-life/) article about how the writer lifestyle was created americans living in post-WWI Europe)\n\nI think as well that many people think that when you get a job and earn a decent wage \"don't have the time\" to be creative, which is only really true if you live to work (which is a terrible way to live, speaking from experience).",
"I'm glad he says it was an awesome place to be homeless, I was thinking a lot of people would love to live in a van in Maui, albeit with more preparation probably.",
"Yes it does, it took me 3 tries but now I love it. ",
"I'm from AR, too. My mom tried that. Though it was a chuch-run \"private\" school that was barely a step above homeschooling. She was the k-12 teacher in a school of about 30 kids. The older ones were mostly self-directed (I think the books we used were called PACE). I only went there one year..maybe a year and a half...before we we're put back in public school.",
"But you are if you *choose* to live in a van and subsequently are *able* to save. Its not a depressing idea or a step down to some people. The money's worth the same whether you decide to go back to a regular lifestyle or not. Plus, freedom and a pile of cash sure sounds \"well off\" to me.",
"just imagine those beer shits..\n\nLike a uni*corn* massacre",
"[With the backtrack.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAoZDKlbzTc)",
"TBH it's almost more wild how he went from a sitcom actor only intended to be a temporary character to one of the stars of the show to a major action movie star. That right there took talent and hard work, I suppose looks help but I certainly didn't like him because he was good looking, I just thought dude was funny. ",
"houseless but not homeless- he's got a home that can roam ;) ",
"Yeah, it sucks being homeless here.",
"!remindme 10 years",
"Every. Single. Thread.",
"Everyday I find new gold in the comments ",
"Never seen a username so much on point. 10/10",
"Binghamton/Broome County is the same. Recently went back for the holidays and fuck that is such a depressing place.",
"Like,Zoinks",
"My point is, the homeless population here is increasing, and when that happens you won't find yourself in good company.",
"This sounds like a good role playing board game. I never was very curious about them until now. I should buy D&D.",
"That hairline tho... he got a good surgeon to give him a better one.",
"Also eat a bag full of candy necklaces that have no string.",
"“He’s not homeless enough for my tastes”",
"Not \"just\" luck. It still takes an incredible work ethic and practiced skill, and saying it's just luck completely dismisses that.",
"go for it",
"I hate this freaking attitude. I studied art. Nearly every artist who has ever lived has been supported by another person so they could just do art. Whether it was living off rich parents handouts or a rich benefactor unrelated.\n\nwho can really just quit everything and only pursue a creative career? ",
"Don’t be shy! Do background checks on each other or check each other’s Reddit history! 😋",
"I love the Internets.",
"I know people hate on him for Jurassic World but I respect how far he has come... Not only dumping the weight but just the strides he's taken and the amount of effort that most people don't have to succeed in Hollywood. Respect for this dude.\n\nNow......what's my snack?",
"Does anybody else feel like you're not homeless if you live in a van?",
"I'm glad he got his break before he had to start luring kids into that van with candy.",
"I mean the key is dream big but keep your expectations grounded and realistic. I have a really stable career in finance, however, my dream is to be a musician. I play in an indie/prog rock band in my free time and would love to do it full time. I would also love to be the CEO of a company and own a fucking Yacht. I am working on both dreams to see if one of them falls through. BUT realistically, I'll probably be grinding away in upper management when I reach retirement and can only afford a 4 bedroom suburban house with like a family of 4. However, I'm not going to stop working towards my dream. Just gotta have a backup safety net. ",
"I'm going to say this in this nicest way possible as you're my friend. Shut the fuck up.",
"Wow, you sure do assume a lot about me. This isn't a contest. I wasn't insinuating that you're ashamed, I was insinuating that you're far too proud, and you proved that with basically every sentence in your reply.\n\nCongratulations on your \"success.\" You sound very happy.\n\nYou have every right to have expectations; for yourself. That's it. You don't get to impose those on me. You're welcome to your opinion about me just as much as I'm welcome to completely ignore and disagree with it. Not everybody has to live the way you think they ought to. Your children will grow up very embittered if you force those same ideals onto them.\n",
"Can I go back in time to when Trump wasn’t President?",
"The theory I've heard is that Native society relied on the basics -food, shelter, security- and in pre-industrial setting that meant farming/hunting, building with materials that grew in your immediate vicinity, and banding together to chase off predators or rival humans. This took an estimated 4 hours a day and left the rest of the time free. No rent, car payment, etc, School consisted of watching adults do things and listening to stories about ancestors. Not an easy life, necessarily, just a different way.",
"\"Only 22%\" ",
"I'm holding out for pee portals, myself. ",
"Rounds pretty rawsome Raggy!",
"Be a bartender on a cruise ship first.",
"First you gotta get a van",
"> Not gonna lie\n\nWhy would you?",
"Cool dude...cool van...happy ending.",
"Can’t keep rolling the dice if you don’t get lucky enough to avoid starvation and other material obstacles. ",
"I'm truly sorry you had to go through that. ATI and the beloved Mr. G have ruined so many lives. ",
"You could do 90 seconds of better maybe. Being consistently good enough is hard, as is having he self confidence to just keep on keeping on.\n\nMost people can learn to tell a joke. Doing 45 minutes of comedy is brutal. ",
"Which is fine, since any respectable adult living in that van doesn’t want your kids around either. ",
"“For camping”",
"Awe a portrait of him and his dog on the van. What happened to the dog, and was it his lover?",
">2% luck\n\nReality would put that figure way higher than 10x that ",
"> \"I can't believe this macho bullshit!\"\n\n",
"We'd all like to go back in time - we wish we'd ask that girl out, go to a different school/major. But them feels. ",
"Yep. His football team destroyed us every year.",
"https://i.imgur.com/RQ0laBd.jpg\n\nHere's your flight info. ",
"You:\n\n>Wow, you sure do assume a lot about me\n\nAlso you, assuming about everyone else when you know absolutely nothing of worth about them:\n\n>\"Go ahead and stress yourself that you need some magical bar of success to be considered not a failure by some randoms that add nothing to your life\".\n\n>\"you could have not had kids until you were financially and emotionally ready.\"\n\n>\"Save your sob stories for Ellen or your next life coach speech.You're basing your success off of societal stereotypes. You thought while you lived on dirt floors that escaping from that would be called success because society tells you that you have to have your suburban home, white collar job, and white picket fence. Provide for your nuclear family, die with no other mark on the world but your children.\nYour motivation is fear; not happiness, not goodness. You're afraid of not succeeding, so mark others that haven't \"achieved\" what you have as failures. A litmus test will check the acidity or basicness of your life, but why is that the metric that determines how valuable your time is?\"\n\nPlease hypocrite, tell me more about assumptions when not a single word you've typed is anything but your own false assumptions and meaningless opinions.\n\n>\"This isn't a contest\"\n\nNo, it's not. You started this with a mistaken assumption about everyone else that you have absolutely *nothing* of worth to use to back it up, and continue to double down on it. Your assumption is sitting literally 7 posts up. Go back and read that factless garbage before you keep pretending you've earned the right to tell anyone else they're doing it wrong.\n\n",
"Given how crazy it's getting now in LA it's probably going to get worse very quickly. Towns on the outskirts of LA are getting pretty fed up and taking action, trying to move people from parks and raiding tents. Businesses and homeowners don't like random vans chilling on their roads/parking lots, sometimes if it's there for over 48 hours they'll call the cops or a towing company (the GM at a store I worked at did this regularly)",
"It absolutely is. You meet a random dude at a party, make him laugh, and overall seem cool and have ‘The Look’. All of a sudden you’re working fairly constantly. ",
"Exactly. That backup safety net is so important.\n\nMy uncle is in his 50s and has been a punk rocker all his life. He's played in multiple bands and lived the \"punk rock\" lifestyle. Nowadays he plays in a band that tours around Europe, and they're on Spotify.\n\nBut he also work at the government job agency, because being a punk rock band of 50 year olds touring Europe doesn't make you a living.",
"Talent isn't luck. You can train and work towards improvement. Practice. You can work out and wear nice clothes to improve your looks. Not everything is luck",
"I hope he still has that van! ",
"I never said you're doing something wrong. You claimed people that weren't doing it your way were failures. I think that's unfair.\n\nAlso, I didn't assume any of that. You told me all of that yourself.",
"Islands in Alaska have like 10 people each though, it's a completely different world. If you want a good hidden place to cook Alaska is probably the way to go. ",
"But the drugs aren't meth - I thought it was more opoids, heroin",
"Or if I'm going by the literal definition of island....",
"Porcelain! What are you, the King of England? Must be nice getting to feel all fancy every time you take a piss. \"Look at me, I piss on porcelain, while you poor buggers live in filth and dream of eating off it.\" Mark my words, someday the people will rise up and Porcelain will be their battle cry!",
"*Gorlami*",
"He's looking pretty good:\n\nhttps://imgur.com/nNsnv2H\n\nMust be all the government cheese.",
"you bury that shit and you bury it now, don't bring it up again *ever*",
"I’m just rewatching parks and rec and to think there was a time when chris pratt wasn’t in everything simply amazes me...",
"Without knowing he was in the OC and without watching: was he that stoner dickhead who turned out to be rich?\n\nEdit: yes! Yes he was.",
"the G is silent for Lasagna ",
"Still seems like a down to earth guy. Cool picture.",
"Flew to Hawaii from Washington with a one way ticket after graduating high school. Lived in van and surfed while working at Bumba Gump shrimp. A talent scout saw Pratt while he was working and here we are. ",
"Now Kitts.",
"You:\n\n>\"I never said you're doing something wrong.\"\n\nAlso you:\n\n>\"\"Go ahead and stress yourself that you need some magical bar of success to be considered not a failure by some randoms that add nothing to your life\".\n\nPick one. You're literally telling people their choices are wrong.",
"I can't stand black people shit",
"That was demonstrably not me. Please try harder to pay attention.",
"I thought he was fat\n",
"I'd give my left leg to have the kind of coin the Progressive insurance actress makes.\n \n \nCommercial work used to be so far beneath actors that A-listers would only do ads in far away foreign markets like Japan under the condition they never air anywhere else. \n \n Now it's commonplace for A-listers to be shilling automobiles, credit cards and wireless carriers on US prime time TV- because the money is HUGE.",
"I've also heard it as \"I'm a firm believer in luck; the harder I work the more luck I have\".",
"Yeah, it sucks that a lot of people don't respect the area they're living in and litter and make it gross/dangerous and it ruins it for everyone else",
"TV hosts are supposed to make their guest talent look good and set them up to look good - not eclipse them. The host also has to do that grind 5 days a week, 48-50 weeks a year. It's a lot easier for a guest to walk on set and be \"on\" for their 20 minute segment. \n \nA lot of actors are actually quiet, reserved people away from the camera and when you see them on talk shows you're getting another character created by their publicist.",
"Not as awesome? Dude, it is amazing! It is the only reason I work 12 hours a day a whole year. So I can get in my van and travel across the world for a few weeks. Staying at hotels and doing the standard tourist stuff isn't my coup of coffee. Give me a group of adventurous people and I'll take a nice stew over a camping fire over any boring hotel dinner. ",
"And listening to Eminem CD whole day.",
"If you want to get philosophical about it, you could say that everything is luck. No one chooses the life they are born into. Some people sure like to act like they did, though. ",
"> Or you could have not had kids until you were financially and emotionally ready.\n\nSo you swung in with this instead.\n\nEither way, you're still telling people their choices are wrong.\n\nMaybe you shouldn't pretend to be a smartass in a thread where your posts are visible. ",
"Does your toilet look like [this](http://ingustravel.com/assets/components/gallery/files/85/7717.jpg) ? I think not. ",
"How much weight did he gain for Andy in P and R",
"This is just going right over your head, huh? ",
"I'm glad a tall attractive white guy was finally able to find happiness.",
"You don't even know what you don't know.\n\nGo away little boy.\n\nEdit: oh I see, you're the edgy guy that tries real hard to get downvotes.\n\nWhat a tool. ",
"When you're living in a park surrounded by people, there's sadly not many options when it comes to litter and waste. The few trash cans fill quickly, the bathrooms get ruined. ",
"Bert Macklin, FBI. ",
"Shut up, Kyle.",
"I'm sure those are problems too. Most of what I encountered was meth.",
"“Andy, is this how you pictured married life?” “Pretty much. Except we lived in a van, and drove around solving mysteries.”",
"That's just not a smart way of living though. You have a decent chance of injury with no medical insurance, 12 hours a day definitely is not enough to buy food and for the year or pay for car insurance, not to mention no savings or paying off debts. Many of us would truly love that life - if I had a wife/girlfriend and some friends to do it that would like it that'd be awesome - but I've got a future to worry about, people who rely on me. ",
"Discovering him still doesn't beat her prehistoric hummer on Everett McGill in Quest for Fire.",
"I like 7g better",
"This guy guardians...",
"It can be a private domicile ",
"Like Kim Kardashian?",
"This is such a fallacy. Everyone pays taxes of some kind, from sales tax to car registration to any number of things. Even non-citizens pay some tax while they’re here. I’m so tired of people trying to say “taxpayers” are some special class of citizens that deserve special treatment. ",
">And BTW, nearly half of Americans have no federal tax obligations AT ALL.\n\nAs Mitt Romney famously said it, it was 47%. Also, that number only includes federal income taxes, not payroll taxes. And that number is totally BS because it’s mostly the working poor, retired people, non-working parents and caregivers. ",
"The Shaggin' Wagon?",
"It's never a convenient time to go and terrifying at any age. If you want to do it, you should do it, scary as it may be. Upstate NY will still be there if shit hits the fan",
"The point is that some businesses, such as large corporations are inefficient due to various factors including managing such large workforces and portfolios of assets. So a lot of effort goes into bueroacracy to try to manage it all. In general there is a lot more waste in these kinds of businesses. Smaller businesses are generally more agile and are capable of innovating further, they aren't propped up by massive amounts of capital that can withstand a lot of waste so the ones that survive are those that keep their waste down and turn a sensible profit. Regulations impose some additional bueroacracy on all businesses but this is more often than not stuff that the giants were already having to do internally so the regulation has a disproportionate negative effect on the efficient businesses without doing much/any damage to the corporations, who in turn then have less efficient competitors to deal with out of the ones that even survive the blow of the red tape.\n\nThis is why you will see bigger businesses supporting what appears to be regulation to make it better for the consumer/employees but in reality the effect it has is squeezing the competition out of the market, imposing additional barriers to entry for potential new competitors and thus reducing the amount of choice for consumers/employees.",
"Or reddit. Choosing to live on a beach in Hawaii while having a job isn’t homeless. At most he was camping ",
"Speaking as an active musician/comedian, there’s also the whole art = creative, anything else = dull false dichotomy. The vast majority of “artists” make nothing but thoughtless, derivative bullshit and on the flip side, there are lots of scientists, programmers, academics, business ideators, etc. who put tons of creative energy and abstract thinking into their work.",
"I mean really, everyone knows every word to that album.",
"OK La Bamba if you don't start up this time I' m gonna cut off your dingle balls!",
"I mean he wasn't preparing to be an actor. Someone just offered it to him.",
"Looks like he’s holding a sheet of glass",
"he was even hot back then",
"More like preparation in anticipation for a lucky moment. Opportunity may be a better description, luck makes it sound perfectly random.",
"That plays a much smaller part than you think.",
"It's called survivorship bias. For every person who followed their dreams and made it there are hundreds who tried the exact same thing but never got their break.",
"Yes sir, Mr. successful adult father and medical master who somehow has time to devote a Saturday to arguing on Reddit.\n\nThanks for distracting me at work. You're fun to manipulate!",
"What do you mean \"the only thing he could really day in an interview.\"?",
"Caution, being a high school homeless dropout won’t typically result in any success. ",
"Easy when your poor food becomes scarcity. ",
"Lol, going with \"it was just trolling bro\"? Thanks! That's how losers say \"I lost the argument and lack the balls to admit it\".",
"Sounds like even as a homeless person he had a better life than me.",
"Everything else on the record has the excessive use of the N word. Being white, it would have been frowned upon for Pratt to have sang those lyrics. ",
"> daytime stripper\n\nWhat are the chances he was turning tricks back when he met that Hollywood producer?",
"Then again, good looks and talent both are mostly luck.",
"Rule #1 - Be handsome \nRule #2 - Be attractive\nRule #3 - Dont be unattractive ",
"Should probably kith before they Kitts. \n",
"Yeah. Don't want to sound bitter or anything, but it's simply the truth.",
"Zoinks! Scooby!",
"He went to school in Lake Stevens, WA with my friends wife. She said he was always ridiculously funny and the class clown. Anyone that knew him was not surprised when he was living out of a van in Hawaii. ",
"down by the river?\n",
"That’s why ol Jimmy takes the “I’ll give them 45 consistent minutes. The comedy equivalent of plain oatmeal without anything else added” \n\nHe strives for mediocrity and achieves it ",
"Nah you're just obviously a brick wall of narcissism and selfishness, and I'm done speaking to you.\n\nAlso I never said I was trolling. I did manipulate your responses, but I was being honest throughout.",
"This really took an unexpected turn.",
">\" I did manipulate your responses\"\n\nMost people just call that conversation, but whatever makes you feel better about that sad shit.\n\n>\"but I was being honest throughout.\"\n\nMinus the part where you shat on everyone else and then turned into a little bitch when it was done to you. All of which is still visible, mister wannabe manipulator.",
"I didn't know what to expect and just watched it when it originally aired and it got good, so great. It wasn't till like a year after the finale I went back and tried to watch the first season again because I saw some article mention a character I couldn't remember at all. I had to go back to the Wikipedia to look him up, and sure enough he was in my brain just not cataloged. So unimportant it was just got lost. In regards to Wikipedia though, that was my fallback when I couldn't watch the show. It was like some bizarro version of itself where everything was taken much more seriously and goofballs in another universe were lazy assholes in this one.",
"I don’t know who watches it. I assume they are tired and don’t want to be challenged in any way. ",
"I think Pratts intentional choice to buy a van and live in an it while working as little as possible means he wasn't truely homeless.",
"My dude. And the off-chance you could snag a slice of American cheese? Meal of the week. ",
"Bitch!",
"was that really necessary? ",
"What’s your favorite “gay” beer?",
"I'm not saying luck isn't a huge factor, but too many people think that if they just got their lucky break, they'd make it, and yet they're not willing to put in anywhere near the same amount of work or practice. They put the blame on some outside factor without doing all they can. ",
"Drive",
"How is this post's top reply not a picture of Chris Farley from SNL, labeled \"Chris Farely, homeless, living in his van down by the river?\" ",
"Many people on Instagram are more or less prostitutes. Women publish their photos and then get hired by rich saudis for one or two weeks. Its not like they just get showered with money because they are attractive.\n\n",
"So why aren't you in Hollywood films ? But seriously, did the skills help you later on in terms of career wise?",
"I don't think he writes his own lines",
"this guy was a proper student. It's not really about genuinely being broke, it's about doing the maths on how much you can sacrifice in order to buy cheap booze.",
"Who will maintain the roads to your store? Who will save your business from fire or theft?",
"Then I'd be a billionaire.",
"Mark Blanddanaquits?",
"But luck is luck and comes good and bad. Stating that the most skilled person out of 1000 wins \"Only 22%\" of the time is ridiculous. If luck is the biggest part that then the number should be close to .1%. But skill increased the odds. 220×. Jesus.",
"How did he go from this to being so chunky on Parks and Recreations",
"Isn’t it Zoiks. ?",
"Dumbass. Maybe the authors on the podcast could explain it more kindly. \n\nLuck accounts for2% is a laughing stock in the first place. The fact the skilled wins a hand full percent of the time when luck is so artificially low is laughable. ",
"You misinterpreted that pretty badly. They're saving up while working 80+ hours per week for those two weeks a year where they go fuck around in a van.",
"I suppose, but it doesn't provide an address, which technically makes one homeless",
"The van WAS down by the river, right?",
"I'm not telling YOUUUUU ",
"He looks like layne Staley. ",
"Came here for this, tyvm ",
"From homeless to A-list actor with super hot wife. nice",
">...he ended up homeless in Maui, sleeping in a van... \n\n... down by the river?",
"I fucking love chris pratt\n\neven more now that I see his dope van scooby doo portrait",
"Love that movie and always think of it whenever she is mentioned",
"He is a talented actor. I wish he didn't waste time doing super hero movies.",
"Yep. That got him started and on the path. Then he got a part on the show Everwood. Now watch this early interview with him - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hABw4xz0iMs - You can see here just how funny/charismatic he is. It's no wonder he got into comedy and Parks and Rec was his breakout.",
"TIL Chris Pratt was Layne Staley",
"Check with his mom, I'm pretty sure it was his arms.",
"Certainly everyone pays some tax, but a huge percentage of the population receives more in services than they pay for. \n\nThe poor, people with multiple children and low wage earners have very little to complain about with the new tax package. After all, they aren't the ones who pay the lion's share of taxes. ",
"Is it?",
"Many would consider that the pinnacle of success",
"they're divorced, or in the process.",
"I snorted. ",
"still though.... its not like the next one will be ur run of the mill big ol fat lady",
"> tieing\n\n**squints**\n\n",
"Hey, we're all related! I'm. 03% Neanderthal. ",
"That's way more than the average American has saved. ",
">tying",
"You would be stupid to think it was even possible to have a society that worked that way. \"If you just check off boxes that every single person could manage, you are automatically at the top!\"",
"I read that as “daytime ticket salesman” and “discount stripper”\n\nI prefer my version",
"They're recycled from drag queen wigs. The beer... let's just say you don't want to know why the bottles are so slippery.",
"That's funny, I remember him as the throwaway sibling role while his sister Amy (Emily Vancamp) was the Everwood lead girl. Like usually he’d be walking by in his football uniform and have a line or two and the focus of that episode's A or B plot was typically all about Amy and Ephraim. I stand corrected! I was thinking about it more last night and my recollection is that they made him more likeable as the series went on, but I could be mixing that up with another character from a similar show.",
"They did make him more likable as the show went on. Once Amy’s boyfriend (Bright’s best friend) passed, he became a much nicer person.",
"We all have lucky moments, but you still need the skill and talent to capitalize on them. You can also put yourself in positions to have more lucky encounters. ",
"This just goes to show all you fresh graduates out there that if you really apply yourself and do your best, you too may one day be able to afford a van to live in!",
"/r/Vandwellers if you haven't been there already. ",
"I really hate that phrase, temporarily embarrassed millionaires. It implies that people who try to get ahead in life are fools. Adults are capable of determining risks and deciding to try something even if there is a high possibility of failure.",
"r/OldSchoolCool",
"There's far more skilled people ",
"I worked at HQ, but visited branches so I could witness the morning meetings and office operations myself. As far as the skills they taught... it all seemed super-fake and bullshittey to me. They tried to get me to become more like them, but I was always an outsider. I've heard the company is no longer around, but the people I know of who were in it to the level he was are seem to have employed their skills to other avenues... car salesman, pharmaceutical rep. Dream vacation planner, and artist, just off the top of my head.",
"How old was he at this time? ",
"How old was he at this time? ",
"Dang, i second guessed myself and this is what i get..",
"Try watching early videos of Biggie or Christia Aguilera. We can sit back and be critical, but those people got where they got because they were insanely talented. ",
"Great clip",
"I read this in Jordan Peterson's voice.",
"That's not being homeless dude. It's called going on vacation. LOL.",
"It's not, and don't do it please. We don't need more homeless people here. There is nowhere to live as it is, and coming here to be homeless doesn't do us any good. ",
"Based on his user, mad cow disease ",
"Was he homeless...or choosing to live in his van because it fit his lifestyle at the time?",
"https://imgur.com/Ro9Upop\n\nCambodia",
"I'm too poor for a van. I'm working on it though. First I have to get out from under this terribly overpriced car my ex dumped on me, which means I need to pony up a few thousand dollars to cover the difference on the loan before I can sell it. I'd love to trade it in, but I need income to cover the loan. \n\nIt's a pickle. ",
"Better a pit than A Van! Down by the River!!",
"R/motivation",
"Let’s be real for a second, who’s pissing in a bucket instead of the ocean?",
"Smoking doobies with my brothers",
"Wetsuit. . . if we are being real. ",
"That is a pickle! You don't want it and you can't even get rid of it. ",
"All else fails, I suppose there's always insurance fraud! /s ",
"toasted tomato and mayo sammich... mmmmm",
"Who?",
"Well he own the word 'chaos' now",
"Luck isn’t the most important factor. He’d still be homeless in Hawaii if he wasn’t good looking and charming."
] | 536 |
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Chris Pratt, homeless, living in this van, holding the script to his first acting job
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/r/pics/comments/7wkelf/a_viking_axe/
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[
"Reposting an already reposted picture in 3 different subreddits one after another. You sir qualify for /r/mildyinfuriating\n\nEdit: 4 subs. Karma whore much? ",
"How do you go about cleaning that up? What’s the process between top and bottom picture?",
"A repost."
] | 3 |
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A Viking Axe
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/r/pics/comments/7wkfkd/beautiful_tornado_narrowly_missing_a_home_near/
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[
"Non US redditor here, who never saw a tornado in real life.\n\nWOW!",
"God had Taco Bell.",
"There's no way that's real. \n\nSource: Nebraskan",
"*Dam nature you're scary!*",
"Sky is too bright, funnel doesn't match cloud color, I agree with you. \n\nSource: Iowan",
"What would happen if you exploded some dynamite directly in the center of the tornado? Would the blast be enough to disperse the wind pattern?",
"Not only is the photo real. It won a national geographic photo contest in 2015. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/photo-taken-of-tornado-in-simla-colorado-wins-2015-national-geographic-photo-contest",
"There was actually test in the 50s where they tried this. Problem is tornados rarely cooperate.",
"The photo is real; coloring, contrast, etc. enhanced with Photoshop - I was out chasing that day. It was one of two tornadoes from the same supercell. It moved from Simla, CO south towards Rush, CO before roping-out.",
"Non Non US redditor here, who never saw a tornado in real life. \n\n[COW!](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/anime-arts/images/0/06/Cow-in-a-tornado-from-the-movie-Twister.gif/revision/latest?cb=20130626173600)",
"That's because they didn't have pickup from the 1990's. Once we achieved that level of technology, it became a breeze(no pun intended) to drive right into these things with the truck bed loaded with C4.",
"I love this take on the movie Twister."
] | 12 |
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Beautiful tornado narrowly missing a home near Simla, Colorado
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/r/pics/comments/7wkfnh/incredible_athleticism_on_display_at_the_olympics/
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[
"That’s a gold medal bum she’s got there. ",
"Reddit, please stop been creeps",
"God giveth & god taketh away"
] | 3 |
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Incredible athleticism on display at the Olympics this year
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/r/pics/comments/7wkg60/this_spiral_brickwork/
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[
"How!?",
"Very carefully.",
"When the budgets too big.",
"Fancy brickwork then terrible pavements in front of it, much like most of [Horley](https://goo.gl/maps/fkUCTVezWUJ2)...",
"Looks bad",
"Either wood scaffolding/forms or build as short towers and lay on scaffolding to complete. Got to be some rebar in there too.",
"But the spiral columns are 2 bricks by 2 bricks, where would you grout/reinforce? The center wouldn't bond well would it?"
] | 7 |
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This spiral brickwork
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/r/pics/comments/7wkgv1/freshly_laid_and_painted_asphalt/
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[
"Looks fake.",
"Lightning McQueen did that in one night?",
"That is cheap shit badly laid. Post same angle in 8 weeks please. "
] | 3 |
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Freshly laid and painted asphalt
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/r/pics/comments/7wkjvm/cant_wait_to_eat/
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[
"Hilarious! :D",
"What's in the pot?",
"WHATS IN THE POT!!!",
"I suppose it's \"Варенье\" - home made jam.",
"On the left is sour cream.",
"Oooh! That sounds pretty nice then. "
] | 6 |
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Can't wait to eat
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/r/pics/comments/7wkkic/one_happy_hound/
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[
"Scooby Dooby Doo! Imma right?",
"Looks like a retired cop. \n\n\"Relax Thor, its legal here now bro\"\n",
"Never have I ever wanted more to be a dog!"
] | 3 |
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One happy hound.
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/r/pics/comments/7wkkol/my_sister_saw_this_unfortunatelooking_starfish_at/
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[
"/r/mildly_penis \n\n",
"/r/distinctlypenis",
"r/areyousurethatsnotapenis?",
"/r/no",
"That's a \"star penis\"",
"\"Sister\"",
"Shopped in real life. "
] | 7 |
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My sister saw this unfortunate-looking starfish at the aquarium today
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/r/pics/comments/7wklk4/green_or_blue/
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[
"You mean which one looks better? Def blue.",
"Both!\n\n(blue)",
"Blue for those pants. Er, I mean, I'm a man. Shoes are shoes. ",
"Glue.",
"There’s nothing wrong with wearing exactly this. It’s called reverse-matching and lotsa people do it. Why wear two of the same colored show when you can change it up!?",
"/u/Alphalee, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Alphalee&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wklk4/green_or_blue/?context=10\\))"
] | 6 |
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Green or blue?
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/r/pics/comments/7wkmqa/my_recent_trip_to_bangkok_which_one_do_you_like/
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[
"You do cook the one on the right before eating it, right? If so, I'll go with that one. What's it flavored with?",
"/u/mehra11vinod, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/mehra11vinod&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wkmqa/my_recent_trip_to_bangkok_which_one_do_you_like/?context=10\\))",
"Yes, we have to cook them, because if Bangkok, NOT JAPAN. We were just having with black pepper and salt with little onion."
] | 3 |
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My recent trip to Bangkok, which one do you like most?
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/r/pics/comments/7wkmwd/tried_to_capture_the_way_one_daydream_can_flow/
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[
"Your daydreams are suspiciously trippy!",
"What kind of daydreams are you having lol",
"I like acid too...",
"You must have done the \"apple eaters\"? You have an awesome, unique style.",
"This is beautiful. I don't know if you do hallucinogens, but my god, I could look at that thing for 8 to 12 hours.",
"It’s not acid... it’s shrooms! Found one in the top right corner. \n\nThe little dude feeding the bird at the bottom makes my day. I love the little house, trees, hills there. I feel like we have all drawn something like that with hills and trees. Made me feel super nostalgic. I immediately loved this painting when I saw that. And the semi mutant skull on right side halfway down the painting. Love that guy. Weird but not scary. \n\nParts of your style look like melting bookshelves to me, (to the left of the elephant). I really enjoy it. Everywhere I look I find something new and beautiful. The drums are especially well done. They feel kinetic. The whole painting feels hella kinetic, like your whole body is moving while your eyes wander through it.",
"Is that a flamingo I spy!?!?!?!!?? I love this painting. You should make an adult I spy book!!!! "
] | 5 |
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Tried to capture the way one daydream can flow into the next
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/r/pics/comments/7wkntc/the_recordbreaking_drone_show_at_the_2018_winter/
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[
"See this is the kind of cool shit I expect from South Korea... not some weird snake firecracker lighting the flame",
"Of all the weird things that come out of Korea, I'd actually clock that one in as pretty normal.",
"We entered a new age",
"Sadly it wasn't live, was filmed after dozens of attempts last December. ",
"Right? I was reading [this article](https://www.wired.com/story/olympics-opening-ceremony-drone-show/) about how it all came together and this bit stuck out:\n\n> Eventually, Intel has ambitions for its drone squad to graduate from performers to professionals. A fleet of fully programmable quadcopters has compelling implications for, say, search and rescue operations.\n\nThe future is here!",
"Looks like hes tripping on the mountain haha",
"Yeah what was that?? I was imagine all other types of better designs in my head. That thing they had ruined the elegance of the figure skater and the crystal base ",
"They prerecorded the drone video and showed it on the TVs... seems like they could have just saved themselves the effort and made a CGI video of the shapes in the sky and showed it on TV instead. "
] | 8 |
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The record-breaking drone show at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
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/r/pics/comments/7wkorq/barbecued_squirrel_stall_laos/
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[
"Nope.",
"I didn't know squirrels laid eggs",
"U eat one? ",
"No way, they’re too cute!"
] | 4 |
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Barbecued squirrel stall, Laos
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/r/pics/comments/7wkp1r/dale_irby_a_teacher_with_a_great_sense_of_humor/
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[
"http://i.imgur.com/et4naKC.gifv",
"Dad joke level of commitment",
"So you can say that he fitted to the job",
"If it ain’t broke don’t fix it ",
"As a 53 year-old who moved back to a small home town after 30+ years away in large cities across America, this is pretty much every person I went to school with, in their general fashion sense. They all dress and have haircuts in the same exact style that they did in high school. It's a bizarre time-warp, every time I leave the house.",
"I see the humor in the outfit and all. But there's a message in here. *Time is a friend to no man*.",
"Oh good I hadn't seen this since lats week. ",
"Mr. Brown.",
"And wore the same beard too.",
"It’s so funny how his first year he had no mustache. Like, clearly his first year he tried to be on his best behavior, clean cut. After a year, he realized he was wasting his time. Here comes the Stache baby!!!",
"Then let us wage war against this time!",
"Correct. No beard at any time.",
"Rocked the stash for forty straight years. Impressive ",
"He looks like a decent guy. ",
"And the only thing he ever changed was his glasses.",
"Dank meme",
"This is such a Dale thing to do. ",
"That and he probably wore that outfit everyday",
"Walter White if he never got cancer",
"I'm just impressed the mustache lasted that long. My dad ditched his in the '90s. ",
"And this guy taught in Dallas.",
"And if he was a PE teacher. ",
"Same **style**? heck, I am wearing the same sweatshirt I wore back in high school right now. What happened to me?!",
"Your lats must be enormous ",
"39",
"He realized after the first picture that he looked too young to wear that outfit.",
"Repost",
"Is it leg week now?",
"...but is it also happening to you?",
"And if he had a good-natured sense of tumor \n\nEdit: humor",
"I absolutely cannot imagine having a mustache for ~40 years. That's insane. ",
"Or a pedophile.",
"I feel like he had to accidentally wear the same outfit on year two as he did year one and then vow to never let anyone know his lapse in judgement to the day he retires. ",
"The man had a plan. ",
"He committed to the stache life and never looked back. ",
"I also was wondering what happened during that first year that instigated the lip riding caterpillar.",
"Well a mustard tank top is a timeless fashion classic, isn't it?",
"The full story of [Dale Irby](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2013/06/29/richardson-teacher-s-retirement-ends-one-last-echo-of-disco-fashion), for your reading pleasure.",
"GODS I WAS YOUNG THEN",
"Picture #22 appears to be when he is most impressed with himself for keeping this going for so long. 😁 I imagine many students considered him to be thier favorite teacher that year. Picture #25 looks like the last year he was amused. 😬 From there on, every year after, he looks less amused and more unpleasant. He looks bored and unimpressed in all of the pictures on the bottom row. I imagine during those years, many class clowns would have seen those faces. 😐",
"I start teaching a little less than 2 years from now... so grateful I have time to decide my outfit that will define me for my career. ",
"Last time my upper lip was shaved was September 1972. It would have gone back almost another year but late night shenanigans resulted in it being shaved at the college infirmary so I could get stitches. ",
"40 years and no hair loss. Bravo.",
"You can't stash the stache.",
"Something big happened because that was his biggest transformation.... The teacher gang jumped him in and gave him his own mustache...",
"[Well, you know.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBeSi-ODfJk)",
"A glitch in The Matrix.",
"4 years into doing similar",
"Weird, he started with a pretty receded hairline... But it just froze",
":)",
"If you reverse the order, you have The Picture of Dale Irby",
"Makes you look older, people take you a bit more seriously. ",
"He might have just grown it back for the pictures after a few years.",
"Too many people probably confused him for a student.",
"> He realized after the first picture that he looked too young\n\nFTFY",
"No beard is a style of beard.",
"He didn't choose the 'stache life...the 'stache life chose him. ",
"Am I losing my mind? Wasn't this just posted, but with a different caption, and this caption in the title?",
"That guy is a serial killer. ",
"Underappreciated Comment",
"Except the first time.",
"I'm going to guess that year 12 had some sort of tenure. Look at 12 and 13, and tell me there wasn't some major change",
"Nope it’s lats week still. See why I’m upset! 😝",
"My dad has had a mustache since he was 17 (50 years next year!). Not even my mom knows what his upper lip looks like. ",
"Cutting your moustaches/beard is perfect for when you are on the run: cut it, put a pair of sunglasses and no-one will ever recognise you."
] | 65 |
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Dale Irby, a teacher with a great sense of humor who wore the same outfit for the yearbook picture, 40 years in a row.
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/r/pics/comments/7wkphv/my_friend_left_a_1_star_review_and_the_owner/
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[
"Whoa that is pretty full on.",
"Calls guys gf a whale...\n\nproceeds to claim to have slept with said whale.\n\ndude, you are a fucking *class act*.\n\nOP, send this to a local news station. Juicy shit like this gets them going. ",
"This needs to go in /r/cringe or something. Will be removed from here for rule 1 violation ",
"/u/shinmario, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n* Rule III - No personal information, personal social media accounts.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/shinmario&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wkphv/my_friend_left_a_1_star_review_and_the_owner/?context=10\\))"
] | 12 |
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My friend left a 1 star review and the owner retaliates with personal attacks
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/r/pics/comments/7wkr3k/thomas_edison_publicly_executed_topsy_the/
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[
"Guess which type of current today!",
"What a cunt. ",
"Edison also used AC for his electric chair, to promote the idea that AC was dangerous and that his DC system should be used.",
"And this is why its not an Edison Roadster shooting through the solar system.",
"have a reply!",
"Thanks 🙏🏼 ",
"Tesla was always far more interesting.. ",
"[They'll say Awe, Topsy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dHd4BTg2Ps)",
"Worst part: AC was more safe and he actually used DC to kill the animals and said it was AC"
] | 9 |
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Thomas Edison publicly executed Topsy the elephant in Luna park in 1903, as a demonstration of how deadly Nikola Teslas alternating current is. Barbaric.
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/r/pics/comments/7wkt2x/walked_my_dog_this_morning_it_looks_like_a/
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[
"This pic was made in Streefkerk, The Netherlands. The windmill was built in 1581. It has been completely renovated in 2013. Dog for scale.",
"Beautiful! Looks like an awesome place to take the dogs for a walk :)\n\nCurious, why are there so many windmills there? \n\nI did a “Love Around The World” gift for my boyfriend (where people in different countries write cute little notes for you and take pics of it by things native to them etc) and everyone that I received from the Netherlands was by a windmill, which is super cool but I’m curious why they’re so common? ",
"Thanks!\n\nIn the Netherlands a lot of the land is under sea level, which got flooded quite often. The windmill pumped the water out of these lower lands and pumped it to higher lands. They are scattered everywhere around the western regions. Not sure if I am 100% correct, but that’s what I learned about it.",
"Oh wow, pretty interesting! Thanks :D",
"Nope, it’s definitely a dog.",
"I see what you did there.",
"Where’s Don Quixote when you need him?",
"Wow. I wanna go back to the Netherlands. ",
"There were also lots of windmills for grinding grain, sawing wood and grinding spices, paints and other stuff. There are over a 1000 traditional windmills in the Netherlands, most of them in working order. I'll go buy flour at our local windmill today.",
"Looks like Battlefield 1",
"It's a nice photo. Looks nothing like a painting.",
"True it looked more like a painting when I watched it on my phone, although the white and blue background looks brushed in my opinion.",
"hoi there",
"[Here ya go, a quick set of photoshop filters later](https://i.imgur.com/7NCb9BS.jpg)",
"Wow Awesome!!",
"Indeed, it does! Beautiful!",
"It does Van Gogh would love that ",
"It's also very windy there. Great natural source of energy. Nice picture ",
"My favorite country. I always said if I had to move out of the US, the netherlands would be my first choice.",
"Reminds me of a movie called “A Dog in Flanders”. ",
"I love these irrigation river you have ! I go sometimes from Belgium to Amsterdam, and each time, i experienced this beautiful view. ",
"FYI I hope you know this isn't a regular practice.\n\nA real Dutchmen walks 10 km to the nearest village in his wooden shoes just because he forgot to buy that _one_ thing unless it's sugar, then we go to our neighbours' house to lend a cup of it. ^/s",
"You're just now realizing that you live in an idyllic countryside?",
"Haha, what struck me the most was that there was no one around, it was just me, the dog and the windmill. Great time to contemplate life and my surroundings. ",
"Dog appears to be normal.",
"and I thought I lived out in the middle of nowhere..",
"I bet people in 1581 said windmills were an eyesore and decreased property values. Not in my back yard!",
"Looks like part of a witcher 3 level...",
"Thomas the Tank Engine!!",
"All I can think of is the windmill scene from Foreign Correspondent. ",
"Isn't this where we had to take down the griffin?",
"I was coming to see if anyone else saw this. Thank you for being alive",
"Fantastic picture and a beautiful dog. ",
"It's nice to know that my dog still made his internet debut at 14 years old.",
"What skyrim mod is this?",
"*borrow \n\nBorrow is when you ask, lend is when you give.\n\nKlein detail en in het Nederlands is het beide \"lenen\"",
"Beautiful.",
"Counter-protest: flour power.",
"you should walk you dog every morning",
"Good thing it’s not in the US. Certain prominent political figures find those monstrosities eyesores.",
"He must live in White Orchid",
"That windmill will keep y'all cool!",
"I’m pretty sure I’ve done this puzzle before",
"I want to live where you live (damn it, I always say that when I see something about the Netherlands. I should really move there while I have the opportunity).",
"Simply because there is a lot of wind there. The land is flat and near the ocean, ideal conditions, I would say.",
"In Holland, many if not most windmills were used to pump water for drainage.",
"You're talking to a guy from the Netherlands. Many wind mills in the eastern part of the country were used for milling grains.\n\nDat je het maar effe weet.\n\nAlso, no wind mills in the back yard in the lower parts of the country meant 'wet feet'.",
"I feel the entirety of the Netherlands is a living painting. ",
"Gorgeous photo! Folks over at /r/mostbeautiful might enjoy it too!",
"That’s a Stabyhoun isn’t it?\nWhat’s his name? \nOur Friso wants to know. ",
"Nice! New Jersey?",
"Yes, it does!",
"It must get really hot there that you would have those big fans to cool your fields.",
"its hard to get the ball in the hole. stupid blades. ",
"Mooie foto man. Het is dan lekker rustig op dat tijdstip :)",
"Dog Quixote",
"It likes look a dog if you ask me.",
"Thanks"
] | 58 |
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Walked my dog this morning, it looks like a painting
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/r/pics/comments/7wkut9/long_exposure_of_a_fire_show_performer/
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[
"Wow. That's amazing. How does he do that?",
"Looks like a bad guy in a marvel movie is about to do a special power.",
"Fire snakes gonna win!"
] | 3 |
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Long exposure of a fire show performer
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/r/pics/comments/7wkvsk/it_happened_it_finally_happened/
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[
"What am I missing here. I have no idea which bit of this picture is the focus.",
"It used to be 8.99 , life is getting expensive as shit",
"Chicken breast was $8.50 a kilo at Woolies. ",
"I think it's just because OP got the exact weight and price on the dollar. ",
"Woolies > Coles",
"Best before 9.00?",
"Awesome! You should use the pile of 100 other fillets you got to get this right to throw us all a party!",
"Seems a bit pricey. ",
"Isn't one kilo approximately 2.2 pounds?",
"About that yes. "
] | 10 |
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It happened. It finally happened
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/r/pics/comments/7wkxfh/inspired_from_a_reddit_post_my_mom_also_made_me_a/
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[
"What's a Nirvana?",
"Although cool..the online seller in me is cringing at the $$ u could have made on those tees. ",
"Is there a market for used band tees? ",
"Oh yeah. They are huge. Always $$.",
"Freedom of everything ",
"Nice Idea. I would buy one! "
] | 6 |
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Inspired from a Reddit Post my mom also made me a quilt of old shirts as a birthday gift! Love u mom!
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/r/pics/comments/7wkxld/millions_of_years_captured_in_one_photo/
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[
"Not on my flat christian earth",
"Mmmm pancakes ",
"1 day. You waited 1 day to repost this to the same sub...\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wbem9/what_millions_of_years_look_like_in_one_photo/",
"This is a hacked account that is now used to spam for karma until it can be sold off. There's been quite a few of these recently. ",
"Damn you're right. The account is nothing but reposts, everywhere. ",
"/u/leftycatchersmit, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\nVery recent repost \n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/leftycatchersmit&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wkxld/millions_of_years_captured_in_one_photo/?context=10\\))",
"Removed this and banned his ass.",
"Show me a tree that has more than 6 thousand rings on it. And i will believe u on that “millions” of years. "
] | 8 |
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Millions of years captured in one photo.
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/r/pics/comments/7wkygd/a_nice_statue/
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[
"There is a prison on the right of the picture, you can see the fence. \n\nThere are many other statues where I live (Kalmar). ",
"Hmm. Strange pose. What does she do? Washes head?",
"I don’t know, she is doing some kind of pose.\n\nThe statue is actually made of called but the color has changed to green over time because of the sour air or something like that. Same thing with the Statue of Liberty, it became green in the 30s or so.",
"The green layer is called [Patina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina).",
"Thanks for noting that!"
] | 5 |
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A nice statue
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/r/pics/comments/7wkzaj/sitting_in_panama_city_beach_florida_waiting_in/
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[
"Facebook is the blue app on your phones home screen. ",
"Take me down to Panama City, where the...",
"The boobs are out and the girls are kitties..",
"Boobs out for the boys ",
"Why do people think these kinds of photos are funny,cool,cute ?",
"“Sitting in Panama City Beach Florida! Waiting for the day to start!”.... and for the Meth dealer to turn up, by the looks of it. "
] | 6 |
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Sitting in Panama City Beach Florida! Waiting in the day to start!
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/r/pics/comments/7wkzeu/photo_of_my_girlfriend_i_took_on_my_note_5/
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[
"I see your \"girlfriend\" hangs a little to the right. Impressive package none the less.",
"lmfao",
"Let me hang up with her so you can get a different angle. ",
"Oooh look at Mr. Goteverything here, a girlfriend **and** a Note 5",
"She looks like a tough cookie.",
"Yeah, a real classy broad...",
"Is that a candy bar or is she just \"happy\" to see you? \n.\n\nJokes aside, great stuff! Love the lighting play ",
"How long did you wait to hear what bail was? More importantly, did you get them bailed out?",
"This has a /r/outrun vibe to it",
"Looks like a Mr. Robot poster. Love this!",
"Lighting is awesome",
"Paging [HailCorporate](https://www.reddit.com/r/HailCorporate)",
"Looks like a movie still :O",
"Sweat pants ... Attractive",
"Comment on reddit post, that I wrote on DELL RT7D50",
"For a smartphone from 2015? Nah. The fact that it was taken with a phone camera is why the OP decided to include it in the title, as it’s obviously more difficult to get good looking pictures with a phone cam...*especially* in low light. This is a good looking photo, so it’s relevant information to post.",
"Is that a nipple poking through? Must be cold.",
"Maybe. Dude's been a redditor for less than a month. Has about 5 posts , all of them mention that he took a photo on his Note 5. His only comments are on his own posts.",
"Booorrring",
"Liked comment with LG G4.",
"Bring out the pitchforks",
"It’s a Tide Ad",
"Responded to comment with OnePlus 5.",
"Your girlfriend has quite the swinging hammer there. Sweatpants aren't hiding a thing.",
"You spelled iPhone wrong. ",
"Nope. A town outside of Kansas city",
"Thank you! Glad someone gets it! Haha",
"Is the shop owner a relative of Barry?",
"Ive been on Reddit for a little over a year. On another account. But that account is used for.... \"Research\"",
"Thank you! I appreciate it. ",
"Lmao. I didn't even notice that until now. And yea it was like 15 degrees Fahrenheit",
"Style<comfort",
"Gottem",
"10 min. Dude was a asshole. And yea. He just stole some Tide pods so they let him off easy.",
"You think they would like it?",
"Another comment on one of your own posts!\n\nThe conspiracy deepens ...",
"My Note 5 camera fucking sucks though",
"Go into pro mode. And use the custom settings. If you don't know what they all mean just YouTube it. You'll catch on fast it's pretty easy!",
"Lmao",
"The sweatsuit makes her look Russian.",
"Lmao it's true tho",
"Contributed on my custom built gaming PC.",
"Shitty Lenovo Laptop on the porch while smoking a Cuban cigar.",
"you can also shoot in RAW and adjust levels in PS",
"Yeah that thing is no joke...",
"Lol I showed her the comments and she thought they were hilarious. Those actually aren't her nipples! It's her brallette she had on!",
"Noted"
] | 48 |
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Photo of my girlfriend i took on my note 5
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/r/pics/comments/7wl0em/devils_tooth_fungus/
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[
"I thought it was a donut for a second.\n\nDefinitely looks scary, I’m scared of mushrooms, they just give me the chills for some reason.",
"It smells a bit sweet, but tastes nothing like it smells!",
"Is it cherry flavored?",
"It’s probably toxic. It looks tasty in a way but it’s still a fungus, not a donut.",
"It looks so tasty!",
"He looks scared to see you.",
"had a quick google, there not toxic and not edible, if i was reading right they only look like that when young they turn browny grey once they get older.",
"It's not toxic, just horrible tasting.",
"Have you tasted it?",
"They kind of look tasty when they are young at least. Many children have probably mistaken this mushroom for a donut. Luckily it’s not toxic.",
"Yeah, when i was a kid, though it didn't look like this one. It was older and tanned.\n\nIt is really hot and bitter, hard to explain, but like eating a hot chilly coated with paracetamol. It makes your mouth burn and red.",
"I don’t want to think about it. ",
"Looks like a Binding of Isaac character"
] | 13 |
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Devil's tooth fungus
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/r/pics/comments/7wl1d1/awesome_wood_chip_art/
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[
"Very cool. But I don't want to think about how long it takes to make one.",
"Some people make shit our of wood chips. Others play Splinter Cell.",
"Master Splinter!!",
"/u/Ericp619, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Ericp619&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wl1d1/awesome_wood_chip_art/?context=10\\))"
] | 4 |
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Awesome Wood chip art
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/r/pics/comments/7wl1gr/my_job_has_a_hand_book_n_this_is_the_cover/
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[
"Beer industry?",
"Did you get a job in Hell, or at Hot Topic? ",
"Restaurant/ bar ",
"Exorcist or at Dan Bilzerian?",
"Satan was hiring he’s in need of demons for the American government ",
"Idk who that is my jobs called the alchemist btw ",
"Metal?",
"It’s called the Alchemist ",
"Right on!",
"Thank you sir ",
"Hire me now",
"Sure leh me talk to my boss about giving me the business ",
"“Food and drinks will be served following the Principle of Equivalent Exchange.”",
"I’m glad to see that Darryl, the kid in high school who sat in the back row and wore black and didn’t talk to anyone but just drew demons on his notebook, is in middle management now and doing well.",
"Did you just thank yourself?",
"Lol it’s always the ppl you don’t expect ",
"It would appear that I did ",
"Reminds me of a Mastodon cover.",
"Idk what that is ",
"https://goo.gl/images/riYEKf\n\nMetal band.",
"Are you a demon? ",
"*Grins evilly* who’s asking ",
"Ohhh are they good I’m not really into metal tho ",
"Reminds me of the artwork of Fabrice Lavollay. His stuff is dark, but incredible. I'd link but I'm on mobile and have no clue how to do that lol. ",
"Google it n copy the URL ",
"Nice. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks! ",
"Ight "
] | 24 |
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My job has a hand book n this is the cover
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/r/pics/comments/7wl369/an_australian_sunset/
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[
"Great shot taken at the right moment",
"Where was this taken? ",
"Go West Aus!",
"City beach?",
"I’m in the USA so I turned my iPad upside down so I would be seeing it correctly!",
"Ah another fucking seagull ruining what is otherwise a perfect moment on the beautiful Aussie coastline. ",
"Port Philip Bay"
] | 7 |
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An Australian Sunset
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/r/pics/comments/7wl3cy/seth_rogen_and_justin_trudeau_having_a_good_time/
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[
"They both gotta be high right? Some PC party member will make sure people think so.",
"Just made a presentation about Canada at school. They are really an underrated country to say the least.",
"https://imgur.com/zgY6U9l",
"Justin Trudeau is a crazy PC leftist. ",
"Two peas from the same leftist pod.",
"We thought we had elected the most unqualified head of state in history, but than that damned old USA goes ahead and finds an even bigger clown. But at least our guy gets selfies with celebrities.",
"You mean a decent human being as opposed to bitter, racist, alt-right beta cuck rape fan?",
"He recently mansplaned to female audience member not to say \"Mankind\" but rather \"peoplekind\" \n\nPeople on the left are the only ones who ever see race so.... Justin Trudeau is almost as nutty as Bernie Sanders. ",
"He wasn't mansplaining he was making a joke to a religious fanatic trying to calm her down. I know that your alt-right puppet masters have brainwashed you into believing the fake news \"mansplaining: bullshit but I can assure you that are not a tenth the man that Justn Trudeau is, you race obsessed little creep.",
"When did I ever mention race? People like you are the reason Donald Trump was elected. So please continue to be crazy. ",
"Like I said, \"PC leftist' just means \"not a racist.\" All you, alt-right, tiki waving, Trump blowing virgins are race obsessed sociopaths. That's why you voted for Trump in the first place.",
"I’d say we voted for Neil Gorsuch, the many reductions in regulations and a rebounding/booming economy. Oh yea and theTax cuts that are saving people money in their paychecks and causing big employers to give bonuses don’t hurt either. \n\nHey I can always hope RBG seat will become vacant(hopefully via retirement). \n\nHey I hope one day you see the error of leftist philosophy. "
] | 13 |
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Seth Rogen and Justin Trudeau having a good time
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/r/pics/comments/7wl6hq/this_painted_dog_is_doing_his_painting/
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[
"GOOD point",
"Thank you love",
"Lisa Frank would be proud!"
] | 3 |
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This painted DOG, is doing his Painting
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/r/pics/comments/7wl6ub/a_city_born_again/
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[
"??",
"Was this when the pope came to town? ",
"Eagles parade. Philadelphia PA",
"People get together for sports but if u said “ there are a bunch of starving children downtown. Let’s go feed em” see how many ppl show up. ",
"You’re right. Go sports"
] | 5 |
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A city born again
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/r/pics/comments/7wl6yg/theres_just_something_magical_about_tokyo/
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[
"Too narrow, too many advertisements, too disordered electrical wires...\n\nIt may look good in the picture but I wouldn't like to live near...",
"I find alleys in many cities great to explore. Bologna is another ",
"Thankfully I was just passing through & taking pics then :)",
"Adding it to my travel list right away..."
] | 4 |
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There's just something magical about Tokyo alleyways...
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/r/pics/comments/7wl7bl/i_make_polymer_clay_jewellery_my_latest_necklace/
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[
"Nice!\n\nCan you make some of those with the Beatles too?",
"Fun...lol. Love the forehead lock hanging down and the clay coil for the slick-back look with comb marks.",
"Very cool!\n\nDo you do something to harden it? \n",
"Bake it for half an hour :) "
] | 4 |
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I make polymer clay jewellery. My latest necklace 'the king is dead'
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/r/pics/comments/7wl7tp/i_hope_youre_not_afraid_of_heights/
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[
"[Not anymore](https://imgur.com/urd1y8x)",
"Do people actually live there? Can you visit that house or is it destroyed?",
"Not to be mean but the picture looks kind of fake. Like it’s some picture from a movie. It doesn’t feel real for some reason, maybe that’s just me.",
"Only [Aunt Josephine](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339291/)",
"I wonder how long it'll stay until the cliff face erodes "
] | 5 |
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I hope you're not afraid of heights!
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/r/pics/comments/7wl8lp/one_more_impossible_standard_for_women/
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[
"Dammit Janet",
"Looks nice I guess. Why did someone place that kind of statue in a clothing store?",
"Impossible? If you don't have a literal giraffe neck, I'm not speaking to you.",
"Real women have necks that stretch way the fuck up like taffy",
"missing 44 gold neck rings",
"Is that thing trying to get me to buy those earrings? I think it might be working ",
"Calling *this* comedy is quite a stretch. ",
"When you start a piece of artwork off strong but then get lazy",
"It's not intended to be a woman. This is entirely within the possibility for submarine alien water tentacles with faces. Except maybe the color. "
] | 11 |
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One more impossible standard for women
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/r/pics/comments/7wlhtc/google_maps_traffic_patterns_during_the_snowstorm/
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[
"Are you from the future?",
"/u/bearcatjohnnie, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n* Rule I - No comics, maps or infographics.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/bearcatjohnnie&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wlhtc/google_maps_traffic_patterns_during_the_snowstorm/?context=10\\))",
"Not that I know of"
] | 3 |
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Google maps traffic patterns during the snowstorm on 1/12/18
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/r/pics/comments/7wlhud/sophie_turner_and_maisie_williams_are_bffs/
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[
"A grope of the boob is the true sign of friendship",
"Many people enjoy these candid shots because it displays personalities that are a stark contrast of what is seen in their most known roles.",
"STARK contrast...\nI see what you did there",
"It used to mean sexual harassment ",
"Strangers are generally not considered friends no...",
"Or a restraining order. All depends on \"her\"",
" And had to kill it. ",
"Noboobies friend ",
"Like sisters",
"In some cases it still does",
"I'll be your friend :)",
"Arya kidding me here?",
"Can't have one of these threads sansa joke.",
"Especially if the judge has it out for you.",
"as somebody who dont know them and never saw their series, i like this picture because of the boob grab. ",
"ON AN OPEN FIELD NED."
] | 16 |
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Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams are BFFs
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/r/pics/comments/7wliog/rainy_day_in_east_tennessee/
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[
"Chattanooga?",
"Dayton",
"It's crazy that I can tell this is the united States just from the picture. It's even crazier that I feel like I've been here before even though I know I've never been to Tennessee. "
] | 3 |
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Rainy day in East Tennessee
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/r/pics/comments/7wljim/this_spiderman_i_found_at_my_local_supermarket/
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[
"Where are you located? I’ve never seen those red bull cans. I want them.",
"Right?",
"Beef Milk\n",
"It’s the original Red Bull drink made in Southeast Asia. It’s called Krating Daeng and it’s a lot sweeter than the Western Red Bull. \n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krating_Daeng",
"Interesting! I don’t like that sweeter but, but I sure love that can. Going to try to find somewhere online I can order it. \n\nThanks!"
] | 5 |
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This Spider-man i found at my local supermarket
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/r/pics/comments/7wlk0j/chelsea_clinton_and_rebecca_hubble/
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[
"Those Jew locks are deep",
"Nah...not a chance...",
"Chelsea is not Bill Clintons's child and that is a fact.",
"I was being sarcastic. There is little doubt based on appearance Bill is her father. I don't know about any facts. I believe Bill is her dad, just not her father.\n\nOf course Ol' Clip Clop is *my* pet name for Chelsea.",
"Eli5? ",
"BILL CLINTON IS A CUCK AND A RACIST"
] | 6 |
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Chelsea Clinton and Rebecca Hubble
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/r/pics/comments/7wlkdh/doggo_is_prettier_than_ill_ever_be/
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[
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"SPEC... TACULAR!",
"Amazing! ",
"Someone get this dog on a calendar!",
"True of all dogs and all people, don't worry about it! ",
"True dat. ",
"What a good doggo",
"Don't be so hard on yourself you're probably a beautiful person.",
"Canine beauty! ",
"Canine beauty! ",
"Dog*",
"Stat!",
"Is that an Australian Shepherd?",
"r/wholesomememes",
"Looks like an album cover from Evanescence.",
"I'm ready to buy this dog a drink at the bar.",
"I am okay with being ugly if dogs like this exist!",
"I hope so. They're my dream dog and this just brings it to another level. Didn't know they could have a coat that white",
"Slay doggo, slay ",
"Same, and me either",
"Someone get this dog on my lap!",
"why dont we just call them dogs?",
"Looks like an Aussie husky mix",
"Can't tell if this is a sick burn, or an attempt to be kind and inclusive gone wrong.",
"\"Paint me like one of your French girls\"",
"What did you shoot this photo with?",
"Thaaaaaank youuuuu! ",
"Camera",
"Leave",
"How long did it take to get this amazing shot? I would love to see some of the others!",
"Took me a minute and three re-reads to see how it could be a burn. Whoops. A clearer version would be: It's true that all dogs are prettier than all people will ever be, so don't worry about it. ",
"You're right",
"cus me mes",
"This is Ciri (@ciribordercollie) her owner is Alicja Zmyslowska.",
"Awwwwwww, so cutie pie cutie♥️",
"heyyy now, slow down there...",
"\\#nofilter",
"What dog? Husky?",
"Border collie! They have similar speckled furr sometimes. I think they call it merled coat.",
"Border collie.",
"So is this like glamour shots for dogs?. ",
"Quiet?",
"Border Collie, dog. ",
"Not me. I’m a dime piece. ",
"I was about to say it looks like her work! ",
"So much more attractive than my ex.",
"Happier too",
"Reddit enjoys and encourages many infantile behaviours.",
"/r/notactuallyamemeatall",
"I'm a dime on a scale of 1 to Bill Gates. ",
"!DreamBot14"
] | 52 |
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Doggo is prettier than I'll ever be
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/r/pics/comments/7wll3p/the_obamas_at_the_2016_memorial_for_the_dallas/
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[
"It looks like this post is about US Politics. Various methods of filtering out content relating to US Politics can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/v2/resources/filter/politics).\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*",
"We’re here to honor the memory and mourn the loss of five fellow Americans, to grieve with their loved ones, to support this community, and pray for the wounded, and to try and find some meaning amidst our sorrow.\n\nFor the men and women who protect and serve the people of Dallas, last Thursday began like any other day. Like most Americans, each day you get up, probably have too quick a breakfast, kiss your family goodbye, and you head to work. \n\n( These words he must have gone over and over seem to freely form and leave his lips sending peace into the room, into the hearts of the sorrow and the angry. His words were comfort, stability , honest, and American)",
"Whenever I hear Obama speak I have a sense of peace and comfort wash over me. He is an honest man and a great orator. ",
"Pfffffftttt oh yeah and raspberries too. ",
"Did Obama make any link between his own speech on the day of the massacre condemning the entire justice system as racist, and the racist BLM terrorist's words later that same night professing to want to kill as many white people and white cops as possible?",
"Um, your whole comment history is a long chain of overreaction / being offended from perceived slights against your viewpoints (prowhite). \n\nDo you actually believe BLM wants to kill white people and white cops? Can you shoot me a source pls? ",
"> Um, your whole comment history is a long chain of overreaction / being offended from perceived slights against your viewpoints (prowhite).\n\nUm, no it's not. Not at all.\n\nShow me all my (prowhite) viewpoints? \n\nShow me even a single racist or \"pro-white\" comment I've made.",
"[Here you go.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wll3p/the_obamas_at_the_2016_memorial_for_the_dallas/du1khdj/)",
"By that \"logic\" asking Trump if he thinks his comments on Islam are related to attacks on random innocent Muslims, is anti-white racism.\n\nIs this more of the same \"it's not racist when white democrats do it\" stuff?",
"I was actually working on an edit to explain myself because that leap you made is why you're being downvoted. But since you won't get it notified there, let me post it here:\n\nBut in all actuality, you're pretty much making a link that's similar to \"Did Joe know by swerving around Bob in the street, that he just let Bob go home and beat his wife?\" Or any number of terrible things, including telling people to harm someone else different from them. No matter my political stance or opinions on the matter, it's the same as Trump saying illegal immigrants in the country are bad and then trying to pin a white asshole's crimes against Mexicans on Trump. It wouldn't have been him who suddenly created that hate and made that person think it was okay to harm someone different. It just cleared the attacker's conscience and allowed him to kid himself that it was justified. But that specific attack wouldn't be Trump's fault.\n\nAdditionally, the justice system is racist. It's a clear fact that has been linked many times, from Ferguson to Stop and Frisk to simply looking at the statistics of drug use. Crack in the 80s was seen as a black man's drug, and coke as a white rich man drug. They're the same thing, other than crack's potency being lowered due to additives cutting it for higher profits. And yet the mandatory drug laws put into place that, at around $75 a gram ([which has been about the average price for 20 years](http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-does-cocaine-cost-in-the-us-2016-10)), $375 of crack gets you the same 5 year minimum as $37,500 of coke. That's 5 grams of crack equaling 500 grams of coke in court.\n\nThere's many other examples, and as a Harvard educated lawyer I did tend to trust Obama's words more than many other politicians no matter the party. So perhaps his words added fuel to the fire of those terrible, racist assholes who demanded whites be harmed to somehow help blacks, but it wasn't why they said it. They said it because they're terrible, racist assholes who don't understand the difference between proper protests (and when disorder and harsh words will work), and disgusting calls to hurt innocent people.",
"/r/titlegore ",
"Please come back"
] | 13 |
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The Obamas at the 2016 memorial for the Dallas police that were killed in an ambush. His head in is hand deep in thought before he gets ready to approach the podium.
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/r/pics/comments/7wlo30/at_a_local_car_meet_the_tesla_starman_paid_a/
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[
"Dude, that’s the Stig",
"Some say he's surfing on an asteroid right this very minute....",
"And on the dashboard of his car... is his car...and himself"
] | 3 |
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At a local car meet, The Tesla Starman paid a visit (She was awesome)
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/r/pics/comments/7wlpk1/cant_unsee_this/
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[
"I feel terrible for you. ",
"Thank you",
"Where's team Pepsi",
"Barça"
] | 5 |
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Can't unsee this 🍁
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/r/pics/comments/7wlpzj/another_day_at_work/
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[
"Are you on deadliest catch",
"How do you get anything done with Mike Rowe constantly announcing the length of your vessel?",
"big waves to work",
"It’s not the size of the ship but the motion of the ocean that matters. ",
"lolll",
"no hahaha I wish",
"Keeps things interesting!!",
"Where on the water are you, and are you fishing though?",
"Oh not fishing, buoy tending in Lake Erie :)",
"Sorry I see a boat like that and I just think fishing on tv. \n\nIs there a lot of stuff that needs maintained on a buoy",
"Oh yes!\nSeasonal buoys need to be switched at the start and end of every season, they are transported, relocated, painted, cleaned, the lights are changed, etc etc. \nThere's a lot to it haha",
"On the Sweet Water Sea!"
] | 12 |
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Another Day at Work
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/r/pics/comments/7wlt5y/awesome_harley_quinn_cosplay/
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[
"I like my women like I like my coffee. ^^Big ^^ass ^^titties.",
"( . )( . ) ",
"Nice tits",
"There's no such thing as an awesome Harley Quinn cosplay. There are only tired, overdone, we've-seen-it-all-before ones. "
] | 4 |
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Awesome Harley Quinn Cosplay
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/r/pics/comments/7wlths/caption_this/
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[
"No.",
"That face you make when you’re lame",
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"Despite her regret about the roads not taken, they were joined at the hip.",
"They look Canadian ",
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"Apart from the chipped yellow one. I camt keep my eyes off it now.",
"Different sized m&m's+?! Why haven't I seen these before!",
"\\>That chipped yellow one\n\nRuined my day tbh",
"Someone needs to PS the chip in the yellow one to save all of us... \n\nAlso, TIL there are \"Mega M&Ms\"... ",
"> the chipped yellow one\n\n[FTFY](https://i.imgur.com/FwBWq3K.png)",
"Bastard. It took me a min to see but now i cant unsee.",
"It was the tone difference in the blues that raises questions for me.",
"M&Ms should have bags that contain both assorted colors and sizes.",
"I had no idea what the big one is. Apparently they make [mega ones now](http://www.twosisterscrafting.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mm-mickey-cupcakes-bagsofmms.jpg). The minis have been around for about 15 years or so but I don't know of the other.",
"[This here](https://i.imgur.com/vGpW23P.png) is my attempt to repair the chipped yellow one that /u/bertnod complained about as well as fixing the tone difference in the blue ones. And this time without fucking around by adding a green one to the reds. \nIt was quite a bit of work, so I hope you appreciate it.",
"You sir may not be the hero we deserve but you are the hero we need",
"Needed this! Thank you!"
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"r/gonewild ehh? What were they doing in there? Getting a ‘sample’ ready? Hahaha",
"Edit: Just realized this is my first post.",
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"Standing ovation for you brother! It takes real strength to stay clean",
"Congratulations, that's awesome!!! I'm almost 15 months sober, and it was one of the best things I've ever done in my life!! \n\nA great quote I found when getting sober was *\"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not.”*",
"Congratulations. An achievement you should be proud of for sure. Takes some commitment but starts from only one day. One step at a time. I hope you've inspired others with this. You look much healthier.",
"And an awesome beard too. Don’t forget that.",
"Nice work pal. Just past my 18 month mark. ",
"From Limp Bizkit to Mumford And Sons within 4 years. Fucking awesome OP ",
" \n9 months behind you brother! Keep it up and stay vigilant.",
"Congratulations!! One day at a time. :)",
"Man you looking good. Skin looks healthy, amazing beard and some nice gains",
"Congrats ! Keep it up buddy ",
"Thanks!",
"That quote couldn’t be any truer! Stay strong! It’s better here",
"The people who enjoy posting and upvoting these posts and also love encouraging others on their journey ought to subscribe to /r/progresspics as well. These kinds of posts have become very popular on /r/pics recently and the dedicated sub and posters could really use the traffic and kind words.",
"Very good! ",
"And a sweet beard",
"Thank you. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to tell myself that all it takes is staying sober for today. Saying that everyday really helps the fight. ",
"Haha! Thanks, brother!",
"Congrats! Keep it going!",
"On the right you look like Tom Hanks and Chris Evans had a lovechild and it was born with a beard.\n\n\n\nEdit: ...I thought it was a compliment",
"Wait I thought one was op and the other his fiance",
"That is fantastic! I can’t imagine what you went through, but you found your light at the end of your dark tunnel and look at you...brilliant, absolutely, amazing! Stand tall and be so proud of yourself, because you truly have come a long way. ",
"Alfie Solomons",
"Piscatella?",
"A handsome badass keep up the good work brotha ",
"I’m skinny as fuck and am having alot of trouble stopping smoking weed, it’s just nice. But i know it’s holding me back cos i smoke waaaay too much.\n\nGood to know it’s all possible.",
"Damn, you look so much healthier. Good job my friend",
"You also have a killer beard. GG my dude!",
"I was gonna say From Zack Braff to Gerry Butler but you nailed it. ",
"Fucking love Peaky Blinders. The acting is brilliant all around, but holy fuck Tom Hardy is spectacular. ",
"VIRTUAL HIGHFIVE!",
"Hahaha! I love this! Thanks, brother!",
"No problem man. I might not know you personally, but I’m glad you’re clean",
"Wait till you have kids, you will think ' damn a ball of crack sounds good right about now'",
"From tool to cool ",
"19 years here. You’re off to a good start!",
"Matter of time",
"Couldn’t place it, clicked on the comments and was not disappointed!",
"Drugs are bad !!! The struggle is real. But it becomes easier every day well for me at least. I realize now I don’t need all that crap to be be happy I have an awesome wife and kids, and a bad ass job, I fly drones on my days off, just stay busy my friend. The only thing I’m addicted to now is breakfast burritos but I can live with that. ",
"What were you hooked on?",
"Your beard game has improved for sure. Good job!",
"That beard tho",
"Congratulations! That's one great looking beard btw!",
"Pure gold. And congrats on your 15 months. May you live a long, happy and sober life.",
"How tho?",
"Yeah for you. Keep a positive attitude.....what a difference it will make.",
"Tom hanks castaway",
"Thank you! It's been a long journey, but it's definitely been worth it. This is the best I've felt in years!",
"Thank you, and yes it sure is!!",
"7 years for me. I now have a wife, 2 kids, a house, 2 vehicles and a six figure job! People can change for sure. Good job OP.",
"You look like a troubled athlete in the first photo. Glad you’re doing much better! ",
"Fuck yeah man! That's awesome! ",
"Today i grew up. Please clap. ",
"Good job man!",
"And you finally got a real beard. Congrats man, keep up the great work. ",
"Would you be willing to share if there was something in particular you found helped push you in the right direction?",
"Piscatella/Tom Hardy",
"Your dog must be a badass considering you mentioned it before your future wife.",
"A feeling",
"If you were your dad, what advice would you give your addicted self? I’m struggling with my own son. ",
"Which drugs did you take and for how long?",
"Congrats man. To all the best now and forever.",
"Dude, you look awesome! And your beard is glorious. ",
"Yeah but do you have swag?",
"Hopefully you kept that bitchin’ spring break tank! ",
"IMO, they should stay in progresspics",
"Congratulations, I've been trying to get my moustache to fill in on my beard for years. ",
"High on believing.",
"This is really all I wanna know",
"Whoever goes through these sorts of threads downvoting everyone who says congrats or shows any sympathy - What in the actual fuck? I mean, if you hate these posts just downvote and move on with your day.",
"Hey went up several notches in the beard trustworthiness scale. https://imgur.com/gallery/FJZU0\n",
"That you’re in love with me",
"DUN DUN. ",
"Congrats, but don't measure yourself by things you have. You are clean and happy. That is what matters.",
"Lips as sweet as candy ",
"I also want to know. The post seems too broad. You know who were successful drug users? A lot of people",
"\"marijuana\" if anything at all is my bet.",
"If you were on anything but junk or meth I couldn't give a fuck if your clean or not.",
"My thoughts exactly. I use a lot, but I’m not addicted to anything in particular (except weed lmao), so it’s just interesting to me to know what he had to overcome/had an actual issue with. I have no issue holding my job in the city. ",
"Looks like it. Good to stop though, saves money.",
"Don't put yourself down like that.",
"What drugs were you on?",
"that's just a weird thing to say",
"I hope you burned that shirt.",
"Cool. ",
"define drugs op\n\nedit: no? okay. have fun larping.",
"Oogachaka! Ooga ooga!",
"I never stopped. I have a career, a house, a wife, kids...my dog did just pass away tho, but i'm thinking about getting another soon. I didn't make a post about that, maybe i should.",
"I’m most happy your tweaker beard graduated into a man beard ",
"everyone gets stoned. Carpenter's electricians, dishwashers, floor cleaners, lawyers, doctors fuckin politicians, CBC employees, principals, people who paint the lines on the fucking roads. get stoned and get to work.",
"You're not op, but great job getting clean my man",
"He was probably a heroin junkie. ",
"What about the rest of us who never become junkies?",
"I’m pretty sure he was a heroin junkie. ",
"Hey I think I know your bro, McFarland right? Mega congrats man. ",
"I’m sorry for your loss of dog. It’s a shame that mans best friend only lasts sub twenty years. It’s nice to have a pet if you don’t mind the maintenance with it, like walks and whatnot. \n\nBut yeah I’m a young kid who’s dabbing daily and I’ve seen so many people who smoke weed all their lv red and they’re 85 now a days. A lot better than cigarettes. ",
"You went from looking like a dbag to someone I would be proud to know in a really short time, great job!",
"Doesn't look like it, his eyes aren't hollow and his arms aren't veiny",
"Don’t forget the mustache. It really ties things together. ",
"Thanks, its cool tho, he was 14. His breeds life span max is 15 years, so he did good. Full and happy life. \n\nand booze. so much better than the booze.",
"“I’ve never met a strong person with an easy past.” (anon) I spent a couple decades working in the chemical dependency field. Best investment I ever made. I appreciate seeing transformations. You look great cousin. Keep on keepin’ on.",
"That would be some context worth mentioning.",
"You don’t have to shoot heroin. He could’ve been a meth head too. ",
"Been employed since I was 15, I'm almost 30 and I have never had my daily pot use affect me getting to work on time and being productive. I don't smoke at work like I did when I worked in a restaurant but being a little buzzed helped me focus during breakfast/lunch rush :)",
"Fuckin’ raiders fans. Learn to spell before spewing your hate around here. ",
"Although I'm glad you went through this transformation I don't get why society glorifies people who were fuck ups, then straight up and do what they're supposed to do. What about all the people who never fucked up even when life was tough and made it through with no shady history just by being vigilant from the beginning? I don't see praise for them. Ever. Oh well, congrats though. One more person to make the world a little bit better off a place to live in. Yay.",
"Yeah but no matter how u do the heroin it'll still fuck up your eyes and harden your veins. And yeah I suppose but his teeth are also pretty good. I'm gonna guess OP smoked a lot of weed and took the occasional Xanax or five",
"Unrecognizable! You look great, well done. ",
"I've never done drugs and still don't have those things. What's your secret?",
"Right? Alcohol is cool and stuff but I just drink a beer or a really good one and I’m cool. Too bloated. ",
"programmer. I smoke all day every day.",
"You also look like less of a fuckboy ",
"Also a beard worth taking seriously. Bro keep it up!",
"I have two questions:\n\n1. What was your poison of choice back in the day?\n\n2. Are you single?",
"Ive also known too many people that just get too grumpy when drunk. They seem to always be looking for a fight. Others don't get like that tho, not really sure what their deal is.",
"This isn't Facebook.",
"His eyes look soulless. You can’t really see his teeth well enough. I’m going with heroin seeing how it’s pretty popular right now. ",
"Any day now, some brave patriot like John Wilkes Booth or Lee Harvey Oswald will come along and we'll have some good news again.",
"Not to mention a kickass beard ",
"why did you list your fiance last",
"Big congrats, brother. Feels good, right? ",
"So you would agree this sub serves no purpose? Wouldn’t it then make more sense to point every poster to this sub to the proper organized subreddit?\n\nEvery travel pic send to /r/travel, every funny picture to /r/funny, every animal pic to /r/aww. What exactly is this subs purpose if not to serve as a central place where any picture could be posted if you wanted a wider audience? Clearly people don’t mind the pictures here considering they consistently get upvoted. Maybe you should unsubscribe from this subreddit with its broad content and subscribe to only the subreddits that cater to your preferences.",
"You're inspiring.",
"Other than the clothes I think you look fine in the first picture. Congrats nonetheless on getting clean.",
"I mean until op specifies I'm gonna assume he's not talking because he doesn't wanna get made fun of for it being only weed/ this is completely fake and those aren't even the same guy. Also heroin doesn't cause \"soulless\" eyes lmao just huge black rings around your eyes. You clearly have no experience with any of this",
"Lol such an ignorant comment. Promoting assassination. ",
"Congrats!",
"Why do people congratulate people for not being stupid?\n\n\n\n\nHey guys im now 25 years without murdering anyone. Stay strong.",
"Damn, sober looks good on you man. ",
"Glad to hear your good news story dude! I suffer with some depression issues and a sliver here and there of good news will make the sleep a little less restless.",
"huh? progress pics can be fun to browse through and serve as good motivation for people who are trying to reach their own body goals. why would someone's life have to be terrible to enjoy that? if anything they are people who are actively enjoying their life and trying to make changes for the better.",
"You look more depressed. ",
"I certainly don’t have exposing junkies. This is probably all fake and OP is probably one of /u/Gallowboob’s alts used to mine karma. ",
"I guess if you’re a junkie who’s hit rock bottom. ",
"Tom hanks wants his look back...",
"John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald weren’t brave patriots, they were killers.",
"Motivation is a helluva drug",
"It was a battle. I was in a couple outpatient therapy programs at first but I couldnt kick it. I ended up in a impatient care at a rehab center. It took me awhile to realize that I had to want the sobriety. The drugs took everything i had. The only person who could take it back was me. The battle was done but the war will always rage on it my brain. It just gets easier day by day. Like they say in AA, It works if you work it.",
"Pretty sure it was sarcasm my dude. ",
"He doesn't owe you an answer and I can think of several reasons he might not want to give one\n\nWhy are you harassing him about it? You should find something better to do.",
"i was just assuming since he's comfortable enough reaping karma for his drug abuse story he could shed a light for others who may be struggling with the same dependency issues but i guess not",
"...or I'm someone who just lives a very positive, active, and healthy life style and wants to be engaged with people who do the same, regardless of where they started? You sound disgustingly bitter, maybe you should reflect on the quality of your own life before assuming people doing something positive must have \"terrible lives.\"",
"And you look strong and healthy - nice!",
"Well done dude. I'm 10 years clean! We never needed that shit..",
"They aren't congratulating him for not being stupid, they're congratulating him for smartening up. Shouldn't that be encouraged in everyone? Shouldn't everyone know that it's not impossible? ",
"i was hooked on pills. More specifically, OxyContin. I think medical marijuana is great. Its way less harmful then the shit the doctors give you now anyways.",
"I think it is",
"Dude chill the fuck out",
"Seriously, find something better to do with your life than harassing people over internet points. ",
"Nice. Thanks",
"I got myself, my wife, and her sister clean from meth. A struggle, for sure. We're still working on helping my wife's brother. Good job, man. Stay true to your health!",
"seriously, find something better to do with your life than harassing people over internet comments.",
"OxyContin and no",
"From Tom to Ron",
"No but pictures with too much context like this lead to people up voting for the title instead of the picture.",
"You look like the one of the dudes from Aunty Donna: \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlU8ujPraOk",
"Nah, im good",
"From an ounce of cocaine a week to clean. 31 years in. 4 kids a dog and old age. The old age thing sounds pretty good compared to death 30 years ago ",
"years of dedication, my friend",
"Not to mention a much better beard!",
"From Skinny Pete to Tom Hardy.",
"You are beautiful. Congrats! ",
"Which one is the before and after?",
"You should be proud, owning a dog is a big accomplishment. Its very uncommon to have a dog.",
"Good job dude !",
"Congratulations! 🎉 I am curious and want to ask some questions. \n\n* How did you start doing drugs? Bad friends? Experimenting? \n* How did you say ‘enough’, and got to where you are today?",
"I just watched this episode last night lol",
"Way to go man! You're inspiring many, but most important to me this post is inspiring my Mother to make another attempt at sobriety and finally meet her grand child.",
"That a boy congratulations on getting clean ",
"Good on you, man!",
"Congratulations and more importantly, thank you for sharing. I'm sure you'll give hope to others struggling with addiction that positive change is possible!",
"Today I've been on drugs for 8 years, i have a house, a wife, 3 dogs and 2 cars, and a career I can't stand. Hence the drugs. ",
"I've never been into drugs and don't have any of those things... maybe i should start drugs. ",
"Beard game is stronger too",
"He probably did it all for the nookie.",
"Fuck yeah! Keep it up!",
"Why do you feel entitled to know?",
"Currently 3 weeks clean from heroin know its not exactly the same but its pretty damn close to oxy, howd you stay clean? ",
"> What were you hooked on if you don't mind me asking?\n\nGluten and caffeinated drinks.\n\n> Damn hipsters...",
"👏👏👏👏",
"He says further down, pills more specifically OxyContin \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wlyv9/comment/du1k519?st=JDHO6LD2&sh=2a7c6b24",
"Damn... i never even had a problem with drugs and i have none of those things. I don't even have a beard.",
"Also Paedo Uncle from Split",
"And most of all: a glorious beard. ",
"No.... no you shouldn't. Now calm down.",
"And yet, you look like you have more chromosome than before. Stay strong. You'll be normal, eventually.",
"and a moustache. good choice!",
"Who cares about that other stuff...what you've really gained is a banging beard.",
"Yeah you looked like a fucking crackhead",
"On the left: typical guy at an edm festival look. On the right: tactical weapons model look. Not too shabby dude!",
"Of all the hundreds of times I've gone through all the episodes that line is still one of my favourites. that or \" we've got reports people getting high and drunk playing space in the middle of the street.\" \"yea, us.\"",
"It looks like he changed ethnicities. ",
"Someone is mad they can't get clean.",
"Picture of guy vs Picture if guy\n\nFuck r/pics",
"Thank god for mustaches",
"Is that a brewers cap? ",
"Probably man made chemicals ;/ Who cares, he's kicking a vice. It's a long road and probably better to look ahead instead of back.",
"You're just 4 years older.",
"Yeah I was always a happy/loving drunk. I know a few people who just get stupid.",
"Looks like you gained some muscle mass too. Hell yea bother. You never know who you have inspired with this post. ",
"As a former smoker all day every day for 10 years I can almost guarantee you don't function at maximum capacity. \nNot to bash you, just letting you know that no matter what drug you do an a daily basis, you are most likely better off without. \n\nedit: Just saw your other posts, and clearly you got your shit together. Still - you'd be suprised as to just how much it *probably* affects you. Try stopping for a few months if possible. Might be life changing - it was for me, and I had a job, stable relationship etc when I did smoke.",
"Nice fucking work bruv!",
"Isn't it a bad thing to attempt to derive self-esteem from strangers on the internet? I love that people are bettering themselves, but this is the same human reward mechanism that Facebook has been exploiting. You're exchanging something for attention, approval and motivation. If that source of attention, etc., goes away, so does your desire to keep going.",
"Congratulations! I know how hard that was and I am really proud of you. Keep being amazing!!",
"damn, that order of things, so cold lol. Hope you got yourself a good fiance.",
"You now look like Clancy Brown.",
"Awesome. Heh, dog comes before fiancé",
"Don't forget the beard. The magnificent beard. ",
"What's wrong with you?",
"Read the title as clean for four months and was like \"Damnn, making progress quick!\"",
"its impossible to keep a steady job these days. everyone is a back stabbing rat and will throw you under the bus if it benefits them. dont trust anyone.",
"Good for you brother! ",
"An amazing transition you don't even look like the same person any more. You went from the creep at the bowling alley to the guy who removes the creep from the bowling alley. Congrats.",
"Dang sober you is hot. ",
"Awesome job, my dude. Don’t look back. Good luck and God bless.",
"Proud of you and you did it all without Jeff Session's tough it out take an aspirin shill",
"I can't imagine anyone calling him Gerry. He's definitely a Gerard. ",
"Dam u glowed up brah",
"To be fair you'd look better in the before if you just took off that stupid backwards crooked hat. \n\nI hope you still have that sick spring break muscle shirt though. ",
"So happy to see this, seeing things like this make me feel like anything is possible. Hope all is well, and I wish the best for you bro",
"Username checks. Lol\n\nNever had this kind of addiction, but man, this is motivating to see.\n\nCongrats and stay strong. Good luck to you!!!",
"Congratulations dude! Keep killing it :)",
"Holy fuck I couldn't care less ",
"What drugs where you taking man? Well done!",
"drugs, abusive father, alcohol, my mother committed suicide. sorry I'm not perfect like you",
"Congrats, and your fiance' is lucky to have such a handsome man. :)\n\nEDIT: I was hitting on OP, I was giving he and his fiance' a compliment. He looks great. ",
"That’s an amazing transformation! ",
"You look as if you feel great. I’m happy for you. Stay strong! ",
"all I'm thankful for is the change in facial hair. yeesh, that chinstrap never looks as good as a full beard/mustache. ",
"Slippery slope argument. “I think this pic and pics like it should stay in their sub.” “Ah! So you think pics shouldn’t even exist!” “Noooo.. not what I said at all”",
"And a great beard. Don't forget the beard",
"Man am i jealous of that beard 😄🙏🏻",
"Fuck, he already has a fiancé ",
"He did answer above (or maybe below.. I struggle with that sometimes).. Oxycontin pills.",
"Well done!\n\nMy brother was on heroin and went clean when he was about 40 (Approx) And has never relapsed. It's hard but it can be done. Fifteen years later he is still clean.\n\nCongrats mate you look much better.",
"You look a million times better!",
"And an awesome beard, rock on!",
"Tom Hardy is that you??",
"Great beard, yes. But the will to live, in the eyes! Awesome. ",
"You've made excellent progress in every way possible. Congrats. That's the beard of true success.",
"This is awesome! You look fantastic and props to you. My 2 year sober anniversary is in a week and I can honestly say I could never have imagined how much better my life would be sober. You are amazing! Congrats.",
"The facial hair is strong with this one ",
"At first I misread \"career\" as\"cancer,\" amd thought this would be a very different post. ",
"Only 4 years to get a career, house, and fiance? I've never touched drugs and you're already way ahead of me... I gotta get my life in check.",
"Yea the difference is the picture is mostly being upvoted for the title instead of the picture.",
"And you grew a sick lumberjack beard",
"You look a lot more judgmental now.\n\nSeriously though, well played. Onwards & upwards.",
"That's what I would say",
"Haven't you done well Mark! ",
"Sobriety is the reward. Congratulations.",
"Two pictures of a guy.",
"Because if we can't encourage people to do better and be better then there is no coming back from mistakes/misadventures etc... kind of a depressing existence if life is defined by one mistake/bad decision.",
"lol you said snorting heroin \"hardens your veins\". you're the one with no experience.\n\nthe dark eyes are just from being high all night and not sleeping. I've been shooting soft for eight years now. whats your experience? you watched Drugs Inc and popped an oxy?",
"Nearly nobody needs to function at maximum capacity everyday. Many jobs would be unbearably boring, I imagine.",
"logic has no place here.",
"Congrats brother!!!",
"Air Traffic Controller chiming in. Nope.",
"I was hooked on Oxy for around 5 years. I am no longer hooked on Opioids.\n\nI just thought it would be nice to share these facts on reddit. I made bad choices and then I started making better choices! I'm very brave. Upvotes please!\n\nThese posts are stupid. Why are you even still thinking about when you were addicted? Why do you remember the date? \n\n",
"Good thing! You used to look like a skinny douchebag that drives sideways over speed bumps to prevent ripping out the oil pan because your riced up 1997 honda civic hatchback has no(aka racing) suspension. In all seriousness, good job man!",
"Glad you;re off the marijuana. It ruins lives. It is a very dangerous and addictive drug.",
"doesn't even look like the same person, damn man congrats.",
"How do I make myself grow a beard? ",
"Is this where we post pics of us as teenagers and then again as adults?",
"Way to go! I'm glad you've straightened out and put together a good life. I'm sure it was difficult but it's a good thing you have someone who believes in you. Best of luck!",
"shit, thats a fucking expensivvve habit",
"Like saying in the title that he's 4 years clean from drugs? ",
"Lots of fields where your work is much better on amphetamines of some sort.",
"[It may be impacting your code](https://i.imgur.com/JsJZ8w4.jpg)",
"Lol",
"Rhett, is that you?",
"Congratulations man! You look absolutely amazing. ",
"And a beard ",
"Just 4?",
"Wow! Congrats! If you wrote an essay on Medium or other platforms, I would def love to read it. These stories light fires in people. The dedication and effort you put in for 4 years must have been next level. Crazy how much a few years can change! ",
"yeah \"me too\" :)",
"Congratulations",
"Real talk: have you inserted that photo of old you over your fiancées face?",
"Now, if we could just get some sleeves on those shirts we'd be golden.",
"Today you have no concept for mental health struggles and have the dimwit mentality that every addict just needs to \"grow up,\" get a job, and everything will be fine. ",
"Big smile, trimmed your beard. You look so much happier",
"Pic of your dog please. ",
"Like Hispanic to Caucasian right?",
"15 months is a long time, cheers to staying strong man! ",
"How'd you get a house? ",
"My brother’s recovering, too. It hasn’t been easy, there have been a few relapses, but he really seems to be getting his act together. ",
"Good shit bro",
"$10 says he lives in FL",
"Also free of a chin strap I see, nice work!",
"You look like Capt America. Congratulations, op. ",
"9.5 Years here, fiance, two dogs, helped build a company selling a product world wide, building a robotics AI company in my spare time AND most important of all, feel generally good on a daily basis. Glad to see another brother in arms choosing to be a plus sign, not a minus sign each and every day.",
"agreed. i have my shit together but i noticed while smoking i sort of coasted. i still do, but i have a vape pen (thc oil ftw) and just hit it once or twice on the weekend. I used to smoke fat blunts and it made me lazy. Being honest though, while searching for jobs in the past I quit months at a time without issue. It was much harder to quit cigarettes, but that finally happened after smoking a pack and a half in one night and getting a sinus infection. Breathing was a struggle.",
"no, you fucking reel it in...\n\ni would much rather (not OP) be a junkie that understood life than to be a downtrodden self hater that never saw anything outside their cubicle...\n\ngrow up, Yo.",
"So........you got smart and just occasionally smoke weed now?",
"> On a daily basis I consume enough drugs to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month. I take Quaaludes 10-15 times a day for my \"back pain\", Adderall to stay focused, Xanax to take the edge off, pot to mellow me out, cocaine to wake me back up again, and morphine... Well, because it's awesome.",
"Translation: “Waaahh I haven’t done anything to be proud of in my life and I’m such an insecure suck hole that I have to shit on other people’s success because I can’t possibly stand for someone else getting praised for something that has absolutely nothing to do with me.”\n\nComing from someone who got addicted to opiates because that’s all the docs would do for my back pain, FUCK YOU. Your goddamn reward is never having to get off of drugs, go through withdrawals, and try to piece your life back together afterwards. \n\nBut hey, you never had to rely on drugs just so that you could make it through work without crippling pain for so long that your body became physically addicted to them, GOOD JOB YOU!! 👍🏻 \n\nEDIT: his comment is complaining that OP is looking for praise, while at the same time complaining that HE isn’t getting praised for never getting addicted to drugs. But yeah, that makes perfect sense, right?",
"Great job sir!",
"Well done mate, good on you ☺",
"The real question is do you still have that tank top :)\n\nSeriously though.. congrats!! My husband was hooked after getting a script from his doctor for pain from an injury he got in the Army. I hear you on the wanting it for yourself part.. he struggled with the 12 step stuff and the rehabs were hit or miss. He eventually used kratom to wean off pills and now the journey off kratom is going on... he really needed a step down approach/ a gigantic taper. Everyone is different and the rehabs were too one size fits all for him. I love seeing success stories in all shapes and sizes!!",
"Red Bull ",
"Some people become \"junkies\" by making a wrong choice, being pushed into it, or having an abusive relationship and it's an easy out. You don't know their life story. Congrats on not making that poor choice Piper. \n\nBut why can't we also celebrate those individuals who do take the wrong path, see that in themselves, and actively right the ship. It's not an easy journey for those people, so why not help them with encouragement along the way?",
"Give me something to break (your heart)",
"Hate to say this, but you don't look as happy.",
"some people can't handle it. they'd get hooked on anything. i don't like calling it a disease, but some humans just can't handle anything mind altering without absolutely destroying their life.",
"Congratulations. I'm 588 days and it inspires me to keep going. Great on you dude!",
"When I don't smoke I have intrusive thoughts, some involving suicide. \n\nI prefer to not function \"at maximum capacity\" if I can escape horrific misery. Thanks for the advice though, just don't assume its good for everyone.",
"He has said Oxycontin",
"More like a better looking and beardy Tom Hanks. Tom Hunks maybe.",
"Benadryl and vitamin B tablets. I also used to eat 4 or 5 boxes of fruit roll ups every day.",
"Whiteboy7thstreet? ",
"I’d say if the picture can’t speak for itself, it probably belongs somewhere else",
"Some day you might even have sleeves. Keep on dreaming friend! ",
"I usually hate guy with beards but damn you wear it well. Congrats on 4 years sobriety! Your fiancé is a lucky woman.",
"I too recently celebrated the longest period of sobriety in my life and also have a career ,2 dogs , a cat , and a woman that loves me dearly. We can do this sober thing. Congratulations to you on your re-birthday!",
"Lol, his drug of choice was cardio apparently! Just fucking with you, you look great homie!",
"Amazing progress. Good for u!",
"This sub literally has one real requirement: no photos that require context. This post is just 2 pictures of a dude. ",
"Maybe you should have followed the scripts directions you twat. Take an ibuprofen and shove it.",
"TLDR: Addicted to Oxy for 8 years. Got help. You have to want to change for it work. And it works if you work it. It will always be one day at time. Not every addict's story is the same but every addict needs help just the same. Take what you need and leave the rest.\n\nSo Ive been asked about my story. I hope it can help anybody out.\nI was in a strong active addiction for almost 8 years. My main choice was Oxycontin but i would say most pills wear in my wheelhouse. I was able to skate by the first few years without anybody ever questioning it but the latter years got worse. Ive had 3 interventions. Each one made me stop using for a couple weeks. Ive spent almost a year in an Outpatient Treatment program which replaced my illegal street drugs with their own drug, Suboxone. I started selling those to get money for the real deal. It wasnt until 4 years ago on this day, my now fiance took me into detox and i started my journey to sobriety. I went to a inpatient rehab. I met a lot of people like me. Some addicted to crack, some to alcohol but it everyone was there for the same reason. Their addiction has taken over their life and needed help. I realized that the only person who could do this was myself. So i decided to work real hard on this. I started going to AA meetings. I got a structured schedule to follow. I made myself accountable. Anything that would keep myself busy. I took it one day at a time. Every urge i had to use again i would remind myself of what i have but more importantly what i would lose. The arguments in my head with my addiction got easier to win. \nIt took me awhile to get here and it wasnt easy. Its something you have work hard for. \nThanks for all the support from my fellow redditors. If anyone is struggling and wants to talk, PM me. Im down for a good chat.",
"I’m right behind you, got four years in a few months",
"Well done ",
"Personally I started Suboxone, changed my phone number, got rid of all my “friends”, and played video games and read books and watched shows for 3 years.\n\nStill clean 5 years later. (Also was an Oxy addict)",
"Nice work my man ",
"Meanwhile I never did drugs but just have a house...I guess.",
"I don't believe in the whole *gateway drug* theory. ",
"Just weed?",
"Congrats but post to one of the recovery subs or progress pics. This sub is about content of the photo, not background ",
"He didn't FUCK it up this time, didn't he my deaaarr? ",
"Preach ",
"Hey man. Keep it up. I love you. ",
"hahaha! thanks",
"I’m just glad you found your mustache ",
"Congrats dude. Keep up the good work",
"these posts make me sick",
"Transformed into a bearded Tom Hanks",
"Good for you! My brother had a heroin addiction. He died yesterday. I'm glad to see someone avoid that fate.",
"More like white trash to a fancy Spaniard",
"Bad *ass*! Good on ya. \n\nBut you kept the t-shirt, right? That shirt is pretty bitchin'.",
"Mono- d'oh!",
"Picture one big smile picture two big frown",
"lol. It was a work selfie",
"And an emmaculant beard ",
"Are you implying marijuana is a gateway drug?",
"Fucking r/pics. Unsubscribe ",
"I hope you still kept the shirt.",
"Yeah but did he grow up?",
"Drugs: the father of bad beard choices.",
"Awesome...... You got this! ",
"Now kith",
"Seeing these should give me hope but they don't. I see myself going down the path you went with drugs but coming back out, well, I don't think that will happen. Where I am right now is the hope that everything ends by 30 for me and just finally give up... forever.\n\nCongrats OP I'm glad someone gets to choose life.",
"Amazing! keep at it dude ",
"If the picture is uninteresting without any prior knowledge of the imagery, it does not belong here.\n\nImagine that this picture did not have a title. You would see two separate photographs of a man in common clothes. That is not interesting.\n\nThis is not the case, though. You know that this is a before-and-after image of a man struggling with drugs. Good on him, way to go, proud of you.\n\nNow imagine a photo of an enormous, very detailed marble sculpture. You don't have to know that so-and-so made this art piece in the whatever period while his wife was cheating with the mailman. Sure, the story might be interesting, but the photo is not interesting *because* of the story. ",
"Congrats man, you look like an entirely different person! I’m proud of you! I’m 3 years sober myself and it feels damn good to not need drugs to enjoy myself anymore. Cheers!",
"Dude you look like when Gandalf returned-- beard, holy light and all...\n\n\"If I was tripping on bad pipe weed I wouldn't have been able to block Legolas' arrows... step back bitch *angelic chorus*\"",
"Looks good on ya, brother. Hang tough.",
"Yeah, I was thinking more like Kentuckian to eastern Mediterranean ",
"Did you quit alcohol as well?",
"While you definitely look like a different person, the camera also got a huge upgrade;)",
"Congratulations!",
"How old are you, OP, if you don't mind my asking?",
"I never did drugs and still no career, no house, no dog, and no fiancé. Stay weak, friends.",
"My god, you're attractive. You should post some more pictures of yourself. :)",
"Right. The title is what's getting all the upvotes, not the picture. ",
"All drugs??! Or? ",
"Well done. 👍🏻",
"I do have that Tank still, lol.\nYea they put me a replacement drug also. It didnt work for me. I had to realize that the i was addicted to these things and the only replacement was myself. I had to struggle hard to break through but its well worth it",
"Drugs range from weed or booze, and all the way to opiates and heroin. There are varying degrees of drug abuse accompanied alongside them",
"For instance, there's that field by the train tracks. The people living there swear by amphetamines.",
"All day smoker here, programmer as well.\n\nI can tell that smoking definitely has me operating at less than 100%. When I do take breaks, I can feel it. There’s a crispness to my mind that I don’t have when smoking.\n\nHowever, smoking helps me with my sometimes severe anxiety. I’m sure for a lot of people, like myself, it’s about finding a balance that allows you to function and still feel okay.\n\nThat leads to a completely different issue: self-medicating mental health problems. If you’re an all-day every day smoker, maybe you just like being high, but it’s my personal experience tells me it’s likely there’s something else going on.\n\n",
"Bravo ! ",
"Good job man, I'll be 10 years clean off heroin in a few months. It's close enough to oxy that everything about getting and staying clean is exactly the same. I stay clean by remembering how fucked my life was when I was using, and how much effort it was to be constantly trying to get money, trying to find dope, trying to get the dope and not get ripped off, and repeating like 16+ hours a day. It was horrible. Also, I'll never forget the taste and smell when I found my ex-gf dead of an OD in my bathroom and tried to resuscitate her. The way I like to say it is, quitting heroin is the hardest thing you'll ever do in your life, but staying on it is even harder. Hang in there man.",
"Remember how far you have come in moments of darkness brother!",
"From crack-smoking Tom Hardy to not crack-smoking Tom Hardy.",
"Badass dude! May I ask what the turning point was for you? ",
"You catch bears with those traps?",
"Badass brother I don’t know you at all and I’m super proud of you.",
"Ata boy",
"Just gotta ditch that beard, that's so 2017",
"somebody got offended",
"Keep it up!",
"This isn’t Facebook ",
"Yep, and “being ready” is often a function of how much damage you’ve suffered. You could rephrase this as “some people have suffered enough damage, and others haven’t yet.”",
"Fun fact : Recreational drugs have stuff added to them to make you a minority so the police know who to arrest.",
"Just looked at your comment history. I’m so sorry you are the way that you are, it must suck so much that you try to spread the suck around to others. I hope you find peace, bro. ",
"I'm so happy for you right now. Thanks for sharing this story! ",
"I can't not read this in Red's voice. ",
"Muh Reddit elitism!",
"Oh my God that drug addict style so many dudes dressed like that at the shooting gallery(smack house)",
"It doesn't always cause any noticable effects. Nobody could tell my history just from looking at me. But that's because I always worked made very good money and had money to eat and live as well as get high. ",
"I read a piece on him recently and the author mentioned that he goes by Gerry. Interesting huh?",
"How many vinyls on the shelf these days?",
"lol. Well i get drug tested at my job and i would lose it if i tested positive. If and when weed gets legalized, i would consider it",
"You never said what kind of dog \n",
"The architect did the math!",
"Awesome OP, very happy for you.\n\nHave a family member who's struggling right now, but he came to the family before loosing everything, so we're hoping!",
"I proud of you, stranger!!!",
"Good job bro! I got 3 years here but I still look like shit lol take care ",
"You may as well picture yourself against a random person. Impressive to say the least. ",
"And you're not in a FB-driven thread. ",
"Yeah but surely they saw _themselves_ as patriots.\n\nAlmost everyone does.",
"I got it! chinstraps don't have a mustache connected to the beard that's what makes them look so unbelievably douchey. I could never pin it till now. ",
"Great job! Keep up the hard work. ",
"CBC must be on the extra wacky shit. ",
"Ehhhh, depends on where ya live.",
"Is there supposed to be something wrong with the left picture? You looked fine then, too. ",
"Always remember people you meet are probably dealing with some shit. Be good to each other out there.",
"and a beard like every other hipster douche bag. how unique you are.",
"And narcissism! Stay strong guys!",
"You were hooked that long and never switched to H? What doses of oxy were you at?",
"On top of all that, your beard is much fuller! GGs on that brother!",
"I upvoted because the photo on the left is a sick man, and the photo on the right is the same one, but healthy and proud. Great pics that tell a great story, worth 10 million words.\n\nSubreddits are tags and communities, not a filing system. This fits here, it fits /r/progresspics, /r/MadeMeSmile, /r/GetMotivated, /r/happy, /r/addictionrecovery, etc.",
"Sober myself 1 year, one very simple thing that helped me; \"you can drink, but you should not want to\". Things just have to \"click\" in your head. Peace man!",
"Hey where'd you get this guy? A fucking mumford and sons concert an shit?",
"Yeah gonna just say that not everyone smokes to just get high.\n\nIf I don't I have terrible nightmares every single night thanks to PTSD.\n\nAnd not just regular nightmares but the ones where I wake myself up from screaming. The last one involved pissing worms and feeling them crawl around inside the various body organs involved in pissing.\n\nI can assure you I do not function any better being sober and sleep deprived.",
"How bout you scroll past it, then? It's so stupid when people get this anal and territorial over a subreddit. A flick of your finger and you don't have to see it, and everyone is happy.",
"A real achievement that goes unnoticed way too often is not becoming a junky at all. ",
"good job god bless",
"Great! Now keep it to your self kid and stop virtue signaling. ",
"Hey, I'm not saying I'd _do it,_ or that I would in any way participate in something of the sort!\n\nI'm way too apathetic and lazy.\n\nBut what's the best way to show you care about something? Giving your life for your cause.",
"You went from Skinny Pete to Grizzly Adams! Well done",
"Fellow addict here, congrats. Great job. Keep it up.",
"I been sober for about a year, but I defiantly thinx about drugs every day ",
"I hardly touch those voting buttons it’s too much work to deny someone usually. Just ignore it and keep scrollling and trolling ",
"You went from lookin' good to looking good. Good job",
"I've been clean for 30 years and I have none of those... help...",
"It's like thinking you drive just fine while drunk. No, no you don't. A \"high\" occurs because altered activity of neurotransmitters impact information flow between neurons. Obviously this impacts cognitive performance.",
"Good work man. Feels good don’t it!?",
"Ha",
"how did you get so much bigger?",
"You also turned into Tom Hardy. Kudos!",
"How does this have to do with this subreddit? Go to /r/rehab",
"I'm disabled on a powerchair. Mind you this is a pretty awesome piece of hardware with solid tires and visible springs. I was at a bar yesterday and this guy was clearly tipsy on his way out, kinda looked like you, comes up and starts some LOLs about my cool wheels. I participated told him about me \"drunk driving\" home. Admittedly I had a bit to drink by then but I was not even tipsy.",
"It's definitely the case that some people have better self control than others.\n\ni.e we're not all either raging alcoholics or tea totallers. Many of us can enjoy a drink or a cake without needing to have 20.",
"Congratulations! It was people like you that were a huge inspiration in my progress. It helped me understand that I too can do this and achieve greatness",
"You could literally post the same picture with \"that social issue\" instead, haha.\n\nRemindme 2 weeks!",
"> Tom Hardy\n\nyou spelled travis mcelroy wrong",
"I feel like I posted a I've been clean from meth and stims before and after people would think I look worse now. It might just be I'm getting fucking old. ",
"You're looking sexy too!",
"I've been sober all my life and I still can't figure out how to manage any of that except the dog. I swear to god, quitting drugs is like the new college. Everyone I meet who seems to have their shit together? Big time former druggies, all of them.",
"Cool, bro. Keep it to yourself. ",
"You literally went from a piece of shit to a hunk way to go my man!",
"Was her death the catalyst for change it did it take longer for you to decide?\n\n",
"I love seeing fellow druggies clean. welcome to the club buddy it's a good one",
"Great job. Recovery. Awesome!!",
"i’m like 41 days clean and while i’m not hanging on for these gifts, i am definitely hoping they come within a reasonable time frame. \n\ni want some love and success. but more importantly, first i need some freedom. good for you OP.",
"One of those rare instances where being fatter is actually being healthier.. power to u ",
"Correct, people are up voting this post because of the title and not because of the picture.",
"As a fellow recovering heroin junkie, congrats! Can't wait till I hit even 6 months Clean, honestly a little jealous especially since you can rock that Beard",
"Wrong definition of virtue signaling.",
"Huh?",
"Congratulations man. I've been clean from opioids/heroin for 6 years myself...I know the struggle, keep it up!",
"You’re more like cap from the start to cap from the avengers infinity!!!",
"I was also going to comment on the beard. I don't grow a beard anymore because it is only grey now. ",
"Babe ",
"Holy shit are you attractive now.",
"Can you show a body pic? Obviously you have gained a lot of good weight but I’m curious as to how much?",
"I relapsed plenty of times. I got tired of the same song and dance and i got help. I wish the best of luck for your brother",
"Unmmmm lmao are people starting to chalk up the modest things in life to parents now days? \n\nDid he marry his mom and take his dads dog? ",
"EXACTLY. Since you are forced to be healthy, I encourage you NOT to drink alcohol and DO NOT smoke cigs EVER. I have a neighbor who is a truck driver, poor guy, has a wife and kids, and his anxiety is over the top, whenever he is home, regularly going onto his balcony to smoke cigs, and it is nothing more than poison dosage sessions to get his dopamine levels up....because you know, DEPRESSION really sucks.",
"The bank",
"I did meth from the ages of 15-17. Only stopped because I couldn't find it anymore. That was around 2003-2005 when my state was swimming in it. Then the TBI started making the meth task force and really kicked the shit out of the supply chain. Good job TBI, thank you.",
"I’m a non-drug user married 10 years with a stable career and a cat, and I still don’t have a house. I hate California sometimes. \n\nBut congratulations to you. Some people never give up the white lightning. ",
"This is some timing, I'm literally about to remove my father from my family because he was given one last chance and took advantage of all of us for dope.",
"Why is this down voted so much? Because he complimented his beard? Wtf Reddit..",
"[You don’t want none of this shit!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7npWDyxB7d8)",
"This man should be the next captain American.",
"No problem mate. Just have no time for addicts sober or otherwise.",
"..a beard. Good work sir, stay clean brotha.",
"You didn’t say handsome!",
"the eyebrows give away these aren’t the same peeps.",
"enough with these. no one cares if you are currently or were at some point in the past a junkie! yes life is better if you aren’t a junkie this is something everyone is already aware of!",
"are you also a mcdonalds employee?",
"Being an addict is pretty much 99% of your identity when you're fucked up. It is an incredibly stressful and difficult life, and most people in it wish constantly they could just quit. The day you quit is a huge and usually traumatic event that is impossible to forget. If nothing else happens, you just received about 90% of your waking life back, when you were surviving on 10%. For me, I'll never forget the day I quit, because it was the day I found my ex-gf dead of a heroin overdose in my bathroom, and I'll always remember how she looked, and the taste and smell when I tried to resuscitate her. It's powerful shit man.",
"What are your thoughts on an unprovoked /roastme ?\nLol jk answer anyway",
"Hmm, but you do look happier in your left pic, and I suppose it's the \"before\" pic?",
"I posted a picture of her a couple weeks ago on here. Shes under my profile",
"Attention whoring",
"Thats awesome!",
"He broke to much stuff",
"How is your beard red now? Lol. Looking good! You look like you got ripped too ",
"To clarify the picture is not getting the upvotes, the title is",
"I love these posts. Keep it up, you are a inspiration.",
"Stud! You’re story is motivating. Great to see your progress, thanks for sharing!",
"Show off!",
"Pussy",
"I too was on Sub; 6 years. In November of '15 I switched to kratom. I am so happy I did. Cheaper, less hassle to buy and easier to get off of. Cheers to getting off Oxy!!",
"Not sure OP's answer on this but myself, I just knew if I ever did H I would love it and be lying in the street or dead so I would never touch it, ask about it or look for it. The pics and videos I had seen of users was enough deterrent for me. I was hooked on pain killers for 15 years and would spend every penny I had to get them but just wouldn't take that step to do heroin.",
"Well, hello handsome!! Good for you!!",
"Although I’d like to agree with you, this sub is r/pics, and OP has posted a pic. Upvotes and downvotes are there for the users to decide what makes it to the top. Obviously there are many who feel this should be at the top.",
"Long question: I’ve heard really positive things about Suboxone, subjectively why don’t you think it worked for you when you tried it?\n\nQuick question: do you blame the drugs for the chinstrap beard?",
"Can’t quit looking like a douche bag but at least you are sober. ",
"Keep it up dude!",
"First, congratulations to you and your beard. I have a question about the economics of oxy addiction. My understanding is that the pills are $20-35 each or so, and that people can go through several a day. Is that accurate? It seems like a lot of money to come up with, especially for someone who is gonna to have a hard time earning a lot of money since the are always high or in withdrawal. I'm curious about this, I'd you're willing to share. ",
"Awesome job brotha ",
"Congratulations brother! I have a very similar story but i wont take away from yours by telling it. Its a hard long process but its so fucking worth it! For whatever it means, this stranger online is damn fuckin proud of you! Keep on keepin on! If youre ever in the northeast and want a tattoo, ill invite ya to my shop for some story sharing and skin stabbing.",
"This might be a funny question, but do you talk the same? I can’t imagine the same voice coming out of both of these guys.",
"I'm an NWA fan",
"From crack-smoking to crocks-making",
"What a babe 😍\n\nEdit: TIL compliments are bad ",
"Woman? I assumed it was a male since he said \"fiancé.\" Female is fiancée. ",
"What kind of music do you listen to? The Red Hot Chili Peppers album, By The Way, is really therapeutic for my husband, who is an addict. He is clean right now. A lot of their music touches on addiction and recovery and I think it's pretty cool. \n\nIn any case, congrats. Really happy for you and those who love you. ",
"What would you say was the underlying reason for your addiction?",
"Congrats on doing what literally every functioning adult does: Not being a fucking drugged up moron. Here's your cookie",
"I would recommend not smoking weed if you have a history of addiction, I know it's going to be tempting but it's been documented to trigger relapses in some addicts (these studies are always one says \"high chance\" and some will say \"no chance\", just giving you a heads up on something to consider).",
"Keep on trucking hoss!",
"On a side note: I'm now a Sergeant in the Army, my wife is the wonderful mother of our two children, and her sister is a medical assistant. \n\nIf you're trying to get out of what we now refer to as \"the cloud,\" PM me. I'm more than willing to help others.",
"Congratulations and continued good fortune to you!",
"And one helluva beard! Congrats OP!",
"You ever suck dick for weed?\n\nBut in all seriousness, what does it matter which drug it was? Anything other than weed (and for some people, maybe weed) has the potential to destroy a persons life - in varying degrees, sure, but the point stands. ",
"Iv been clean for almost 2 years. Fuck yeah dude! ",
"It's getting there ",
"> Yeah but no matter how u do the heroin it'll still fuck up your eyes and harden your veins.\n\nMost of that stuff is the side effects from the shit they cut it with.",
"And a nice beard ",
"Nice job man, I just hit 9 months today and have got that physical transformation down. I’m still working on getting all of the rest of my shit together but I’ve made significant progress there too. \n\nCongratulations to you. And I hope for all the best things for you too.",
"Congratulations! Super inspiring.\nAbout to hit 6 months.\n",
"Yeah I think Ronald Reagan here is trying to say that Marijuana is the new scary thing",
"If Tom Hanks had found a food source faster in Castaway. ",
"You definitely should've included 'dope ass motherfucking beard' in your list of things you have now. That thing is GLORIOUS. congrats OP, keep up the good work!",
"People fall into addiction for many reasons, some of which are so horrific most people can't imagine the pain they are in that drives them to drugs. Anyone that pulls themselves out of that hell and builds a happy healthy life has my respect and empathy. Some people made stupid choices sure but you just can't know what people have been through.",
"Absolutely fantastic! I’m so happy for you and your family.",
"Who gives a fuck really? Get a shave and stop seeking approval from Internet strangers.\n\nDrugs can be awesome, stop ruining it for the rest of because you got greedy and have low tolerance.\n\nThis is /roastme right? ",
"Moral of the story kids is don't even smoke cigarettes let alone do drugs ",
"I’ve never been addicted to drugs and I don’t have a career, a house, a dog, or a fiancé. ",
"We love you on Orange is the New Black!",
"Im sorry but how did your eyebrows change so drastically? The ‘thin’ you has thicker and darker hair than the new ‘clean’ you. Can someone explain this to me. I would assume if a person gets healthier their body would react by strengthening those features not suppressing them. ",
"I’ve done it all. At some point it’s “do I spend $60 on these pills to get high, or do I spend $30 for something stronger and cheaper” maybe it’s different where you live. ",
"p l e a s e c l a p",
"This made my day. Congrats OP. Wish you the best",
"You look great and I'm so happy for you! Congratulations on your life's current awesomeness.",
"Quitters.... ",
"Well done!! I’m incredibly proud of you 😊🙏🏼❤️",
"You kid but people totally do abuse DPH rofl",
"Or virtually every financial firm in the country. Tons of people those places, too.",
"I'm happy for you, but should this be on the top of pics? It's literally a Facebook post. ",
"He should've mentioned the magnificent beard before the finance(e) too.",
"A lot of your problems stemmed from that ridiculous beard you had. ",
"Pastor says pictures can count to 1000 words",
"And a bigger beard. Did your addiction stunt your hair growth back then?",
"Good for you. You are inspiring.",
"to about that long for me too. ",
"I just picked up my 2 month chip last night. Congrats!",
"Dude great job. ",
"Hm, I have a family and good career yet do many drugs myself. So far so good",
"I see many disturbing reports of people unable to get off MAT in the long term. It makes me wonder what the addiction landscape will look like 5/10 years down the road. My husband tried Suboxone & he struggled on it.",
"Exactly, people are upvoting for the title not the picture.",
"I was addicted to Vicodin for a few months and it's brutal when you finally quit. Can't imagine after years of doing it. Congratulations brother.",
"To my fiancé",
"He did it all for the nookie. ",
"It's not being anal, it just doesn't belong here.\n\nHow bout people just post in proper subreddits, then?",
"Thats incredible, even in sobriety i could never buy a house... but i can buy beer every couple weeks so i stick to that.",
"You also have awesome backlighting ",
"My guinea pig's name is Oxy(tocin). He is adorable, so it's understandable. Great job with recovering. I am glad you managed to work through it!",
"Congrats. It’s funny you mentioned your dog before the fiancé lol",
"OP did it for the nookie. ",
"Get going, man ! Life has something to give to all of us! I don’t even know you, but I am proud of you! \n\nSeb ",
"I noticed thanks to toxic comments like yours!",
"Regular showers and a desk job",
"It's not fat it's power.. Srsly though dude just isn't a bony tweaker anymore, does not equate to fatter.",
"Thanks for writing this. I hope that one day my sister one day finds the desire to change, too, and your story gives me hope that she will.",
"You could have easily just scrolled past this post. ",
"Nice one man! You look much better.",
"I've been clean my entire life and don't have any of those things, good on you.",
"So inspiring. Keep it up! Thanks for sharing :)",
"The recent picture looks great. You can literally see the change in health - skin, hair, all looks good. Be well. Amazing.",
"Good for you, it's crazy how well your mind and body can heal. I quit doing hard drugs over a year ago. Now I just need to quit drinking. ",
"And the owner of an epic beard! Way to go!!!",
"Can I be your fiancé?!",
"Im Proud Of YOU!!",
"It's a pic. Pictures belong in a subreddit called \"pics\". ",
"Ah, mawwiage",
"Good Job!",
"What the fuck did I just watch, and why did i watch all of it.",
"From Gypsy to Greek God",
"Its taste stays on my mind.",
"Thanks for sharing. That's awesome your now fiance stood by you through all that.",
"Went from skinny ass wolverine to logan",
"NO STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE\n\nREEEEEEEEEEEEE",
"IWNDDWYT!\n\n(I will not *do drugs* with you today)",
"”Drugs definitely worth it” aight i’m blaming you if i get caught",
"/r/trees would like this story",
"Signal that virtuous bullshit somewhere else. Everyone has choices and life is basically a tragedy on most levels. Anyone that isn't weak enough to rely on the excuse of addiction has my respect. ",
"From druggie to Captain fucking America.",
"It should but the mods will never enforce that, too much of their traffic and front page visibility comes from these kinds of posts.",
"I'm not addicted to anything. Never have been. You still motivate me, because youre doing better than me ",
"Pretty sure it's cool to tool\n\nEdit social justice warrior snowflakes. Aaaaataaaaaaack",
"I'm pretty sure it's the drugs.\nI only wish I were joking. I'm 23, and of the people I know who are my age, the only ones who seem to have life all figure out are the ones who were fucked up in all kinds of drugs when they were younger. The rest of us consider just being able to rent an apartment by ourselves to be major life goals.",
"I'm very happy for you.\n\nMy brother died in his sleep in my living room on Dec 30th. He was 26 and had been struggling with a pain pill addiction since he was 17. At 17 he had a shoulder surgery and was over prescribed pain killers and it created a vicious addiction.\n\nHe wasn't on pain pills when he died. He was staying at my house to help take care of my mom (who lives with me) after she had surgery. Didn't hit her up for pills. But he was taking large amounts of immodium to cope with his addiction and just try to be a good son/brother/uncle to help our household out.\n\nAnd it killed him. We pieced things together in the days after he died, and he had taken close to 600 immodium in the 3 days before his death. He was so optimistic about the future. Finally in love. And this addiction ultimately killed him while he was still trying.\n\nAnyone struggling reading this, please get help. And don't use immodium to get off pills.\n\nAnyway, OP, again, so very happy for you. ❤\n\n\n\n\nEdit : I'm actually very happy to see how many people this post has made aware of this problem. Both opiate addiction and that imodium can be fatal. Please stop taking imodium if you currently do. Please do not listen to people that say \"but I took tons of imodium and I'm fine.\" It can kill you. Please get help. Real, safe, viable methods to help with addiction exist.",
"More like from Jesse Pinkman to Walter White! Breaking Bad in just one picture! And Breaking Bad has been off the air for 4 years! (and 4 months)",
"Agreed, my genetics won't allow for this:( ",
"Awesome! Congratulations!\n\nDo you make NA meetings by any chance? I currently have about 17 months in recovery. ",
"Oh! So, is the title that is getting the upvotes and not the picture itself?",
"Step 1: get addicted to drugs \n\nStep 2: get sober \n\nStep 3: ???? \n\nStep 4: you get all of OPs cool stuff ",
"Then in 4 years you can post a before and after pic and get your karma and attention!",
"how does your fiancee feel about being mentioned last, after the dog? 😂😂",
"The problem is people don’t just come to reddit to come here, they come to see good content and you generally see what’s hot, so a post like this will bury any other potentially actually interesting photo that relies on the content of the photo",
"From Auschwitz to AWWWW SHIIIIIET",
"Beard game strong. ",
"Nice save. ",
"You should be proud. This is amazing. ",
"You Look like Tom Seguras younger brother",
"Good for you, dude. Stay off that shit. Don't stop going to meetings or having someone to help you stay accountable. I've seen too many people go off track. \n\nKnow the reddit community is proud of you.",
"This whole thread is so trivial ",
"Geraldo Butlier!",
"Not to hot! X ",
"Like ",
"5 days clean today. No drink, drugs, cigs. You're an inspiration and look incredible.",
"Clearly you have to get addicted to drugs first.",
"You can tell you were on drugs because of your previous poor beard decisions",
"Congratulations. Drugs can be a soul sucking destroyer of life. You are one of the few with a success story. Be proud. You deserve this moment you worked your ass off for it. ",
"I thought it was Larry?",
"Go Brew Crew! (If I'm seeing that logo correctly)",
"You look completely different. You're a man now. Congrats on the progress ",
"This is a Facebook post for people who know him and care. Too personal ",
"You're a total dumbass. I place your existence on par with the Kardashians. This comment was counter-productive, as I assume your life is.",
"One is a man's best friend the other is the most likely to murder you",
"You are truly inspiring. May each of your days ahead get easier. ",
"You cleaned up extremely well. Best of luck and keep going bro",
"Rock on bro",
"Congrats....one day at a time :)",
"It is the before. I was holding my nephew for a family pic and the other one was a selfie at work",
"But most are upvoting the title. If he posted just the pic it wouldn't have made it. I say let the pic speak for itself.",
"New beard is freaking awesome ",
"If that's true, I think that's probably because of where he's from.\n\nI'm from Glasgow, about 20 minutes from where Gerard Butler is from (Paisley). The west of Scotland (most of Scotland, really) is pretty tough and working class. \"Gerard\" would be considered posh and maybe even effeminate. \"Gerry\" is quite common though. Usually short for Gerald.",
"You now look like Tom Hanks brother. ",
"You don’t want to be Gandalf the Grey?!",
"I just lost someone very close to me because of addiction, I know that you have many, many people who have prayed and rooted for you and are so thankful to see you thriving. Thanks for sharing!",
"Exactly my thought ",
"Literally your whole sarcastic comment should be, \"Wahhh, I did something and I want people to praise me for it.\" \n\nMany people get clean and don't go online to get praise from random people. OP is doomed and will be using again considering they can't stick to the plan people laid out for them and still need praise from random Internet strangers to justify what they're doing. \n\nAlso, your whole comment of, \"Coming from someone who got addicted to opiates because that’s all the docs would do for my back pain...\" that's *YOUR* problem, not your doctor's problem and sure as Hell not anyone else's problem. What is a doctor suppose to do if you constantly belly-ache that your back hurts? What was your suggestion to your doctor, other than nothing considering your comment is 99% horseshit? ",
"TIL: I look like I’m on drugs",
"that’s awesome, but who’s the guy on the left?",
"looooool",
"Nah, Commercial HVAC.",
"Skin went from pasty green to perfect skin comexion 10/10",
"Awesome.\nKeep the good work bro ❤❤",
"Those second amendment folks (this was a joke, I do not condone violence)",
"Glad you got a mustache too. Congrats, bro. ",
"It sounds like you’ve got a lot going for you OP, congratulations. When times get hard, just remember, joy has to have a counterpart for a point of reference. It’s those dark times that give us contrast for the light. You’re obviously mentally tough and handsome, that shit can take you a lot of places. Keep up the good work brother. ",
"I'm so happy for you. Congrats man :) And keep going!",
"Is it a nice dog?",
"Lovely!",
"How did you manage to do it?",
"The problem with drugs (ex-Cocaine user) is that it alters your reality and it's really hard to put up with reality once you know there's something different that drugs offer.",
"Congratulations on one of the most difficult things to accomplish especially with in these times. Great role model to many in sure ",
"Congrats man :-) ",
"Not to invalidate anyone else’s story, but I think this is worthy of being posted. Oxy is serious shit and 4 years is solid sobriety. I get pissed off when people post congratulating themselves for 3 months off vicodin. That egotism is what drives addiction. I myself shot dope for many years, been narcaned 3x, and by some miracle I’m still here. But humility is vital. Keep it going man, one second at a time, if that’s what you need. \n\nedit: If you're patting yourself on the back after a few months clean thinking you've \"made it\", boasting about it for karma, you're gonna have a really bad time. 4 years and a seemingly genuine desire/intention to help others is quite a bit different in my mind. ",
" I'm waiting on a bed to open up at an inpatient program near me.. took a while for me to admit I have a problem. The desire to get high has taken over my life, and I'm so fucking over it.\n\nDo you smoke weed/cigarettes? Or drink at all?",
" Hey you want some drugs?",
"i know, fruit roll ups are no joke",
"TBI = traumatic brain injury, to me. What is it in your context?",
"what's this oxy ? oxygen ? not really sure about the language",
"From Skinny Pete to Castaway. ",
"From Abe Lincoln to Tom Hardy. Fukyea, dude!",
"There’s no tougher battle in this life than yourself...add a drug addiction to that you make it 1000* harder...you’ve accomplished show much you should be so proud !",
"That's not an accurate translation at all you dumb fuck.",
"Rock on son",
"Out of curiosity why have your eyebrows thinned so much in 4 years? You went from very bushy almost monobrow to wispy. You haven't by any chance been having issues with dry skin and feeling unusually tired at times?",
"From Skinny Pete to Tom Hardy in four years! Keep it up my friend!!!",
"Good job man! Wonderful beard btw!",
"Self-medicating might just be safer for some than professionally medicating..... for example, this OP's drug of choice was Oxy, brought to us by the good folks at Purdue Pharma with their phony \"it's not addictive!\" reporting 20 to 25 years ago. ",
"I'm not on drugs. How do I do that? What's Ur career?",
"Way to kick drugs' ass! Go you!",
"fucking awesome. ",
"Apparently advertisers don't want us to get healthy. Pulled from /r/progresspics\n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/hEJ9E",
"I agree but he looks happy and unhealthy. In the second pic he looks healthy.",
"it or not",
"Your face looks like a guy I would get along with. Good job man, the struggle must have been real. That's awesome!",
"Sobriety looks good on you! ",
"This is one of the most inspirational things I’ve ever read dude. You have mad a huge change to your life and I hope that you have the best successes because, man, you fucken deserve it",
"Ken M is that you? ",
"Was your first dog named \"Scooby\"?",
"Jealous of the beard. Also congrats. I know exactly where you’re coming from. It’s the hardest shit I’ve ever had to do as well. Stay strong brother.",
"Get it brother; it's a long road, always remember it's all because of you!",
"I turn 4 on the 17th :) were sobros! ",
"so happy for you. i have a friend (we probably all do), who's heading downhill fast, and there's just nothing we can do about it. so uplifting to see someone who has managed to prosper after dealing with drug or alcohol addiction.\n",
"Congrats. If you had opioid addiction try kratom, my fiance struggled because a doctor over prescribed them to her for chronic daily migraines, it's been a blessing. ",
"Good job bro, now its a new beginning!",
"I have a career, a house, a cat, a wife.. do I get a pat on the back for doing it without getting sucked into drugs... No. Hey well done, but you were the sucker that got into drugs.",
"Forgot to put an badass beard in the title but still, reddit is proud of you",
"Is that you Red?",
"So... do Oxy and narcotics instead of weed?",
"Good for you! I just watched Bubbles speech in the wire, glad you are well.",
"Holy shit. How are you still alive? ",
"This is a very valid point. I will subscribe to your newsletter.",
"Who knew there was a decent looking fellow under the previous douchiness :) \n\nGood on you sir. ",
"I went through it, but I didn't mark the date I quit on a calendar and I don't celebrate the anniversary (I know I couldn't anyway because I didn't mark the date.) \n\nLike you you said it consumes your entire being, that's why I don't understand why people want to show off before and after pictures on reddit. I don't understand why people go to meetings after being clean for years, sit around around and talk about how they used to get high, and hand out anniversary chips. \n\nJust be happy you're clean and move on. Why does he need the approval and praise from a bunch of random strangers on Reddit? ",
"One day at a time brother! Proud of you!",
"Great /r/beards btw",
"Mad love and respect brother...",
"Nice fucking beard my guy",
"Tom Hardy is who you're looking for",
"Nice work dude!! Incredible. How do you share your story more widely? Are you a sponsor in any recovery programs?",
"Welkom to the club .. As you know there are not many of us, that make it this far..",
"You mean chad?",
"1. Develop expensive drug addiction\n\n2. Go to any means necessary to find your addiction \n\n3. Quit the drugs cold turkey but keep doing everything else \n\n4. Profit ",
"Low key, Reddit has been Facebook for years. I don't down vote this kind of garbage, but I do love to make fun of it.",
"But not my dog.",
"I think his brows just thinned out over the years. Keep in mind one picture was shot from several feet away and the other shot by himself up close. The difference in distance from the lens really distorts how people's faces appear on camera between pictures.",
"What type of drugs? ",
"Aside from his hard work, he is also very handsome. Was already pretty handsome as an addict.",
" It's still tastless, it's the kind of ignorant shit Trump would've said while Obama was in office. ",
"\"Not me\", said a dealer",
"Damn man, you're looking good! \n",
"A career, a house, a dog, a financé, and a mustache to go with your beard. Bravo, OP",
"Congrats. A dog can do wonders!",
"Great job! And you can tell that being clean improved your beard game immensely!",
"Well done. Remember to never forget though! Never become complacent again! Keep it up!",
"Yeah that's all I see. A guy who stopped trimming his beard at some point\n",
"Congrats keep up the good work!",
"\"It is not the picture of the post that attracts the upvote, but the title itself\"\n\n- Professional quote maker",
"Ahhh, I miss drugs...",
"i 100% agree",
"You also have a beard!\n\n\nCongrats dude keep it up!",
"Congratulations sincerely!! That’s incredible! One day at a time man! ",
"Dolt.",
"He's in AA so I would assume so.\n\nA lot of addicts, myself included, believe that we are addicted to all substances. Even though I've never done opiates I can safely assume I would immediately start abusing them, due to my track record with alcohol and cocaine.\n\nNot all addicts feel this way, but it's a pretty common mantra among people who work sobriety programs.",
"Clicked on this just to say awesome job and keep it going! Life is great, cherish it!",
"I never did another opiate again after I found her. The last time I did it was the day before. I got interrogated by the police for about 7 hours after, then dropped off back at home to a 6sqft puddle of her blood in the middle of my living room floor, apparently the chest compression machine can cause them to pop/leak/something. \n\nI spent a few days at my mom's house in shock, and don't remember really even feeling the withdrawals. Then I went back to work and just went from there. I've now been at my company for over 10 years, and have a wife, house, and kitty. We hang out and play video games every day, and life is pretty damn good.",
"Or these are just different people ",
"Drugs usually males you skinny af, i dont even understand how fat drug addicts exist",
"Also can be short for Jeremy as well. Although obviously spelt with a J instead.",
"Good job. Next up is kids!",
"Or a better looking young Tom Hanks...",
"This is a spoon. It traveled over 20k miles with me while I fought off bears.",
"If no one has told you this today, know that I’m proud of you. I have seen drugs like meth heroine and pills ruin a life. The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do is tell a 19 year old kid to get off this shit of it’s going to kill you. ",
"I went from 150lbs to 180lbs.",
"I agree. Even though you never know the reasons they get hooked in the first place. Its still akward to see the massive admiration from people towards people who fucked up in the first place.\n\nBut dont forget you dont admire him for not using drugs. But for getting his life together from a hopeless situation to a steady life.\n\nAnd you did well too man. Have a pat on the back! ",
"Is this a quote from The Band song - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down?\n\n\"Take what you need and leave the rest.\"",
"I see 2 different people. Congrats bro",
"Congrats bro — also lookin pretty swole!!",
"Oy...",
"Well done my friend.",
"r/KenM",
"Incredible! Well done. I am curious about something, though. I think it’s awesome that you realized you are the one who will stop and took personal responsibility. However, you also mentioned joining AA. Now I’ve never had to use their services or any other like it, which I am very lucky for, but from an outsider it always struck me as a bit off that AA appears to kind of pass the blame, making your addiction a disease, and saying to put your faith in god for healing. That seems somewhat counter to what you ultimately did. Am I completely wrong about AA? I know it’s helped people so I would never question their legitimacy, but I’m curious if AA helped give you that strength to take personal responsibility or what your take on them was otherwise.",
"Fantastic. Stay that way. We all want you to succeed and be happy with your life.",
"... and way better facial hair.",
"Awesome. Keep up the good work.",
"Do you mind if I ask how you got started with Oxy? My dad was prescribed it when he was in recovery from surgery about 5 years ago, and he refused to take it because he had heard several horror stories about how addicting it was. Were you ever prescribed it?",
"Congrats on all your money and possessions! Great job!",
"Looking good OP! You've got one hell of a beard now",
" P L E A S E C L A P",
"I wonder if anyone can elaborate as to why you're being downvoted? Nothing wrong with acknowledging your problem, and yeah it is indeed possible. I stopped smoking 3 months ago and my head has never felt clearer. ",
"Which one is the one on drugs?\n",
"Most importantly, your beard game has improved leaps and bounds. Keep up the good work man",
"Beyond motivating. My struggle starts today. Great post OP",
"From trailer park to dan bilzerian, that beard is fantastic!",
"I should have scrolled down first... 🙌",
"I'm glad you posted this today. I am an alcoholic and have known since I was 20 years old. Been through rehab, outpatient treatment, and countless AA meetings. After 2 years of sobriety I became complacent and slowly started drinking again, thinking I learned how to handle it. With each time I drank it got progressively worse. \n\nThis past Tuesday it came to a head. I went to the bar to meet up with a few friends after work because another had passed away earlier that day. It ended with me leaving, realizing I couldn't drive, getting stuck in someones yard (front tires were all the way to the axle), and having the police called. For some unknown reason, I was let off easy. No DWI, no charges for destruction of property, and the car was fine. The other side of it is that my husband had to get out of bed and come rescue me. It wasn't the first time he's had to do it. Seeing how he almost expected it is what hits me the hardest. Him being so fed up of my shit hes basically become numb to it. \n\n\nI don't want to do this anymore, so just for today I'm not going to drink. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel the same way. \n\n\nI've said I wasn't going to drink anymore on a few occasions the last couple of years, and I don't expect anyone to believe me when I say it this time. But there is a difference this time. I'm saying it for me and not the ones listening. I deserve better, I know how amazing life is when I'm in control, ",
"First of all, dude Congratulations! Happy Fourth year of sobriety. I really liked the arguments were easier to win part. So true how the addict mind works. “Just one time, it’s ok” it can never be done. \n\nI recently lost my young cousin to heroin and it’s really fucked up. So many die and I’m super happy you made it. Keep strong. You deserve it❤️",
"Hey shut up asshole",
"I have a career, dog, house gf and have never been addicted to drugs. Where's my medal?",
"That's gross",
"He wouldn't be sober/clean if he were doing any of those things outside of cigarettes. ",
"Good job, Bubba.. Congratulations!",
"You look nothing like the old you at all! Keep it up. Also what's the dogs name and breed :)",
"The 2 people in the picture are not the same person.",
"Damn bro, nice beard",
"Step 1; be attractive ",
"Dude please help I'm withdrawing from benzos and can't control my life anymore.",
"> It wasnt until 4 years ago on this day, my now fiance took me into detox and i started my journey to sobriety. \n\nYou got a girlfried while strung out on oxy for 4 years. Several White Knights just had aneurysms at their keyboards.\n\nPerseverance isn't just for rehab ;)",
"From Cricket to Building Mass Mac",
"What's the body look like?",
"From crack-taking to baby-making ",
"Smile then, dude!",
"A career, a house, a fiancé, and an *awesome beard*. \nI’d definitely feel like that’s worth mentioning.",
"Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Georgia has one too. Maybe some other states.",
"Lucky woman!! Good on you for getting clean and having the strength everyday to stay clean! :)",
"Damn you’re handsome ",
"Damn, that's a good beard.",
"Thanks you. You and people like you inspired me to keep going. ",
"A career, a house, a dog, a fiancé, and a mustache.",
"You would maybe enjoy \"r/nocontextpics\" then. Not as popular as r/Pics obviously but a great subreddit circumventing the title Problem.",
"Maybe he's just not a fan of the attention seeking for it? Lot's of people struggle with drug addiction and mental issues. The majority aren't on reddit bragging about it.",
"Some people can't just move on, and it will always be with them. Talking about it helps. For others, talking about it is a way to share their story to hopefully help someone else not go through it. Some might want attention, sure, but maybe they want attention because they are feeling like using and need some positive feedback on keeping clean. There's lots of different ways people deal with things, and not everybody can do all of them.",
"Mildly disappointed, you didn't mention you now have a sic beard, the old one is so shitty. ",
"5+ years sober from meth. Each day is an accomplishment. \n \nGood job OP!",
"Haha dude nicely put ",
"Awesome for you partner!",
"Lol, thnaks. Keep up the hard work. Its all worth it",
"I am not OP, nor did I post on the internet looking for praise for it. However, I do recognize that getting clean is one of the hardest things to do and it totally changes your entire life. If, after doing something monumental like that, you want to share your success with the internet, what’s the harm? If you personally don’t like it, just downvote and move on, you don’t have to type out a comment shitting on OP because they’re just “doing what they should have done in the first place.” When I was going through the shittiest phases of getting clean, seeing other people’s success stories, knowing that they made it out and had their life back together was a huge help and inspiration to me. \n\nBy the second part of your comment, it’s pretty obvious that you’ve never had severe back pain or sciatica. When all your insurance allows you to see are military doctors and all they tell you they can do is give you pain killers and muscle relaxers, and you’re already doing exercises and stretches to try to help, what exactly else are you supposed to do? What would you do if you couldn’t work due to pain every time you moved and the only thing medical professionals say they can do is give you pain killers? And I never said it was anyone else’s problem, so I’m not sure why you’re asking about that. ",
"So no RELAPSES in 4 years? I don't believe it.",
"It's weird what a simple makeover (and no drugs) can do. The first pic looks skeevy as hell. The second one looks handsome and successful.",
">Drugs are bad !!!\n\nNo need to generalize.\n\nEdit: If any of you downvoters would kindly explain why in this case there's a need to generalize, I'd be ever so grateful. ",
"As of today, I am 25 years clean from drugs. I don't have a career, a house, a dog, and a gf. It is a struggle and it is definitely not worth it. ",
"seriously, find something better to do with your life than harassing people over internet comments.",
"It is weird how \"I do heroin\" flows off the tongue of the under-30 crowd like it's normal.... HEROIN isn't normal. It kills frequent users within several years if not instantly. There are tons of examples in the entertainment industry over the decades. Marijuana is a whole different beast. What's the allure of heroin? Death wish?",
"How many years clean from having a beard but not the mustache? I'd rather be on drugs than have that facial hair. ",
"currently fighting crystal meth addiction. stories like these give me hope",
"You look like that dude from Aunty Donna",
"Congrats. Peace and blessings on your journey.",
"You cared enough to post this comment.",
"Please help me",
"Good for you, brother. Glad you came out the other side. ",
"Holy shit you are fine asf",
"For myself, Subutex (Pretty much the same as Suboxone) has been an absolute lifesaver. I'm able to live my life without cravings, impulsivity, and relief from the anxiety of wanting to use. It has been nothing short of a godsend. I know it doesn't work for everyone, but it has worked tremendously well for me.",
"Congrats! Stay strong my man. Things are definitely looking up 👍",
"I pity the fool who tries to date your daughter",
"I'm in recovery too! Only a year clean but it has made an enormous difference. Seeing this warms my heart and makes me very excited about my own future. Keep going, man! Proud of you. ",
"It was worth it just for the epic beard. Keep it up op.",
"I’m glad to hear you were able to overcome your demons. My brother struggled with his addiction for nearly 10 years. Periods of sobriety, but it always seemed to get him back. In two weeks will mark the third year since we lost him.\n\nI find comfort in others who have been able to beat their addiction. While it didn’t work for my brother, someone else has their sibling/parent/friend around for the next holiday. \n\nYour before picture...you kinda look like him. ",
"LIES! That’s Tom Hanks with a beard! ",
"Well done dude, proud of you!",
"Its not even the same kind of picture. Would be interesting if he would wear similiar clothes for an actual comparison. Without the title its worthless",
"He's sober so long as he's not consuming alcohol.",
"I've been clean from Heroin for a couple years. Good on you, and stay strong!",
"Still got the shitty beard",
"It's having the dog that puts hair out your chest",
"You look way healthier.",
"man i never even had an addition and i still have no career, house, dog, or fiance",
"Growing a full beard truly allows you to do some amazing things",
"Now the choreboy is on your face! ;3\n\nFor real tho good job my friend!! I'm 16 months out from a few year heroin addiction and I can't even believe who I was.",
"[I’m not seeing the problem...](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&biw=375&bih=533&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=WD9_WuGDAs6WzwL9lZaoBw&q=grey+beards&oq=grey+beards&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..0l5.7677.11970.0.12291.20.11.8.1.1.0.292.1504.6j2j3.11.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-img..0.20.1851.3..41j0i67k1.0.OvOTO03svU4)",
"Beardman approves of beard. \n\nBeardman proud of beardbro. \n\n*chest thump*",
"You look a lot like Tom Hardy \n\nhttps://i.imgur.com/grXlTW0.jpg",
"Nice beard. Congrats on your win over drugs. You look like a totally different person. ",
"Thought that said save the beast for last",
"Sorry man. I did drugs as a kid. Most of my school did. Many were addicted to many substances. Im sick of people finally growing up at 25+ and expecting praise for no longer being an immature teenager. This is like millenial trend and their peers all clap cause \"life is hard\" and \"college is expensive\" and \"there are no jobs\" grow some balls, strap on your boots, and stop whining ",
"Awesome!!! Stay strong man!!!",
"Congratulations! Stay strong, and PM me if you ever need to talk to someone. I've got a couple years under my belt.",
"I was told that if i want things in my life, ie a car, house, happiness, I had to take care of my addiction first because I wouldnt have been able to achieve any of that if i was still using.\nStay strong, friend. Its all worth it",
"Mad Respect for that",
"I've had a lot if friends pass away from pill addiction, and an old friend of mine is apparently hooked on heroin. It's good to see someone overcome opoid addiction and turn their life around. Happy for you!",
"Wuv, twoo wuv. ",
"hope you got rid of that blue wife beater as well",
"Wow I can't believe you look different after 4 years. How did you do it? I'm 25 but I still look 5. No progress pics for me :(",
"Lol good call :)",
"I had a friend who passed 2 and a half years ago from oxy and liquor. On the 4th of July no less. kinda sours the celebrations the last few years. He was also my roommate and I still have some of his stuff.. It's a hard road and I'm glad you made it.",
"Let me guess. You are in your early 20s.",
"You look so healthy. Congrats! You've done some hard work, and it shows.",
"You may as well be my friend pat. About 5 years clean, now has fiancé, dog, career, degree and just closed on his house Thursday. Great work buddy. You have no idea how proud I am of you!",
"I was thinking Tweaker to Tebow. ",
"And turned into Tom Hanks in the process!",
"You are so so dumb",
"If that worked for you that's great and I'm happy for you. Everyone is different though and it's ok if they do things differently than you do.",
"I am happy for you.",
"> But most are upvoting the title.\n\nHow do you know that?",
"Doctors are supposed to make you better and feel better, not just push drugs. Maybe he wanted surgery. If drugs & surgery weren't indicated or were tried and didn't work, the doctor should have worked with him on lifestyle changes, steered him to physical therapy, yoga, a decent mattress etc. Actually, that should have happened BEFORE turning to drugs or surgery, and maybe it did. But it's likely that the doc didn't even ask the patient about his lifestyle. ",
"What's stupidity got to do with it?",
"thats benadryl btw. the main/active ingredient is diphenhydramine aka dph. and it makes you trip. and its bad for you in those large doses.\n\ndont fuck w it kids.",
"No",
"Wait do hipsters not do caffeine now? ",
"Alcohol abuse is a good place to start. If you want to dive right in then crack, coke or most opioids would do the trick. Just make sure you have a deep bank account.",
"What's this from?",
"Props for getting way hotter too.",
"thanks, i will",
"Isn't is 10 x a better life now?! Be proud of yourself and keep going forward :)",
"IMO drugs are better than all that shit",
"I’m confused.he used to be skinny when doing drugs? 4 years later he’s gained weight and grown out beard? Where’s the fiancee??",
"Nice job dude!",
"hard work and eating, lol",
"Heh, financee. That's a funny typo.",
"TIL stopping drugs makes you have a kick-ass beard",
"You forgot to mention that you left the Amish",
"Come up with something original to say ",
"it sure does",
"am i the only one whos gonna say he looked happier in the on drugs picture?? big ole smile on drugs and a kill me please look now",
"The right-hand picture though.\n\nGet this man a shield!",
"Thanks for your valuable input.",
"Thanks Scuba!",
"Also, some people need to remember or else they'll start thinking about the fun they had without thinking about the results. Then they go back out there and start using again.",
"Great job. Fuck those drug dealers in lab coats.",
"And a beard!",
"Craig Ferguson called him Gerry multiple times, so it holds up.",
"Well the two pics he posted are shit. Nobody is upvoting for the quality of the pictures, they're upvoting the title. Which is not what this subreddit is for.",
"good job man! looking good",
"I was thinking \"Homestar Runner to Bearded Strong Bad.\" \n\nGreat job, OP, I hope you have the best of times.",
"Actually I never became a junkie in the first place, unlike some I know. ",
"***want some oxy bro***",
"Is wat bwings us togwetha ",
"But pictures that require context don't belong in a subreddit made for pictures that don't require context.",
"You look great. Congratulations! ❤",
"Congratulations! To say that's not easy is a massive understatement. You're an inspiration to a lot of people who need one. Very, very well done. ",
"what drugs were u doin?",
"Someone’s in a bad mood. ",
"The Wolf of Wall Street ",
"GBI for Georgia. Got it. Thanks!",
"Congrats man. You look like a very nice person. ",
"God damn lookin good man keep up the good work!",
"Don't even look like the same dude",
"> mawwiage\n\nmawwiage causes many men to turn to drugs. Hopefully he found a unicorn",
"Decision making skills clearly improved in that you have a mustache with the beard now. ",
"Or, you know, just don't have kids. It's still a choice. ",
"Who's more proud of the beard growth.\n",
"Beard game proper",
"What’s your career? If you don’t mind me asking ",
"And a new g membership apparently ",
"it is a very real situation. I understand my story isnt the same as others. And someone always will have it worse. Maybe a helpless soul can use my progress to see its possible as I did when i started this journey",
"wut",
"So no homo or anything but like, you single? ",
"Lerard Buttler.",
"Mawwiage is what bringsth usth togethher toooday",
"you are fine. ",
"Me too, Im done. I applaud people recovering from addiction or getting cancer free, but this sub has become solely about that.",
"I bet you could, mostly by not wasting your time by posting on it.",
"The beard looks way better too. ",
"This is very inspiring. Btw you have a cool beard. ",
"It's like all the good kids at school that do their work, homework, behave and turn up every day get no credit. The shits that spend years messing around skipping school and disturbing the other kids get standing ovations for spelling a word correctly and get to play in fire stations. ",
"Man great gains. Congratulations on your progress. You should do an AMA.",
"Yes but more illustrious beard in the second picture. That's what having a dog fiance will do for you! Dog fiances are really fastidious with grooming.",
"Can I ask what drugs you were into? I was a speedball'n boy ",
"Dude, I know the struggle 7 Years off meth addiction the struggle is real but mad\nLove keep it up man! ",
"Finest Gump",
"Good for you!!",
"Good job bro! ",
"You ever suck dick for money? I don't understand your point. ",
"Are you the guy who played the mean guard in Orange Is The New Black?",
"Maybe the pic is also on (or from) FB. Who cares? It's his life, his post, his accomplishment. You're deranged.",
"As a fellow beard having man i say ; well done",
"i still think about them. Getting high was and probably will always be the best feelings ive ever felt but i tell myself that in order to feel that feeling again, i have to lose everything ive worked hard for and to me, its not worth it",
"Grow that bitch. Ladies love grey beards (LLGB). ",
"Why is this being downvoted? It's a legitimate question. Without context the achievement is not measurable. ",
"Nice. Tomorrow will be 6!",
"And a full beard.",
"Before and after pics are always 100% more effective when you go from wearing a crooked backwards cap to not. ;) congrats OP! You’re the man! ",
"You are one healthy MF!",
"Good work, OP. Today, I’m celebrating 5 years, 7 months and 15 days of freedom.",
"Eh cmon man. Sure it’s annoying to see just like every “I’m going from a (insert gender) to a (insert gender/bizarre unreal gender)” but for those that post it it means a lot and gives them a good confidence boost. No need to hate on it. Just keep scrolling.",
"what drugs was u on?\n",
"The dog comes first now, but once they have kids the dog takes second place. This reminds of the movie AI where the robot kid is replaced by the human kid. And they wonder why pitbulls attack children, they are jealous because they have been replaced.",
"Congrats bro a lot of these people don’t understand how certain people have a higher propensity to get hooked on drugs while others don’t, and think your “stupid” for allowing urself to become a drug addict, as if. They don’t understand the area of the brain that getting hijacked (controls food, sex, fight or flight, primitive area we share with other animals). She is light weight, he needs more to get drunk, it’s as if all our bodies are different go figure. I am a currently recovering addict as well and know how hard it is. It’s a disease, not a choice to be an addict, and I’ve seen all walks of life: lawyers, teachers, and the lowest, the disease does not discriminate and no one is above or below it. I love these posts, you are a true inspiration and it encourages me to keep fighting as a current recovering addict. Good luck brother the rest of the way, and congrats on your years of sobriety, that’s fucking huge, the dedication, commitment, and discipline is something that is sorely lacking in many of us men today. ",
"So, if I get a drug habit then clean up, these things will happen to me? Frankly, the way my life is going, it seems like a small price to pay.",
"got that drug-free beard now. much better than the oxycontin chin-strap\n\nedit: pre-facial hair could also be called percocet gladiator ",
"Pics of the dog? ",
"And fucking hot now too! ",
"From Ratperson to Studman.",
"Congratu-freaking-lations dude. Words cannot express how happy I am to hear that you have overcome your disease. I recently lost my twin brother to the disease and had to see first-hand how someones addiction can really change a person. I hope that you keep going on stong and can overcome anu hurdles coming your way dude.",
"Absolutely. I know how good heroin feels. I also remember how the withdrawals feel, and how it feels to be written out of my mom's will, and to be homeless, unemployed, and broke in the middle of winter. It's easy to get caught up in remembering only the good part though, and that's dangerous. I personally don't have any problem keeping them in perspective, but that's not true for everyone.",
"Is your new career in Delta Force?",
"You. Are. Awesome. Never met you; still proud of you. x",
"You were great in Orange is the new Black",
"I mean you still smoke weed, your not exactly in the same situation as this guy or most people in recovery. Not trying to say what your doing is wrong or anything like that, and I'm glad you got off opioids, but until you try to live with absolutely no substances you don't really really get it. For most addicts there is no in between. When you quit you had the crutch of weed and whatever else you may have been doing to fall back on so it's just not the same. Hating on meetings is such an obnoxious and closed minded point of view, especially when you are acting like you are on the same plane as the people in those rooms. ",
"cool stuff my friend!",
"How did your dog affect your life?",
"I never had the money for any more then 160mg. My dealer was a good dealer and he said that he didnt wanna sell me on H and i was ok with that. ",
"Congrats on 5 days! It’s so hard but so very worth it. Keep it up :) ",
"But don't you miss it though? ",
"i still wear for my sand volleyball games",
"Know this. Complete strangers are truly happy for you. Me being one of them. ",
"This is the dumbest response. Porn isn’t allowed on here. Why hmmm because no porn is ever in picture format? No that can’t be it. Maybe because they know it would create low effort content flooding the subreddit. Maybe they should expand the rules so this easy karma grab doesn’t continue. ",
"I assume he got a mortgage and paid for it. ",
"Congrats on becoming a man. ",
"I am proud of you, when you are an addict it's not something you hear often and alot of the time you feel you don't deserve to hear. As someone who knows what it's like, words mean a lot. Anyone out there who wants to get better, and is trying to get clean I am proud of you. You may not feel like you can make it, you might relapse and feel like you failed but even then I am proud of you. You can make it even if it means getting back on the horse for what feels like the hundredth time. It can feel shameful to admit you can't do it on your own, it can fee shameful to tell your loved ones that you relapsed but it's okay. If you make it a day without using I am proud, if you make it a week I am proud, if you make a year I am proud and so should you. I am coming up on eight years clean and I still have moments where I doubt myself but I look back and see where I am and where I was and I feel pride. If anyone wants to talk I will listen. No judgement. ",
"lol, yup",
"That’s good for you, just understand that drug addiction and all the consequences are waiting just around the corner. Be thankful to God that you don’t suffer from the disease of drug addiction like some of us do. ",
"Looking good faze banks ",
"I fuckin hate this sub now ",
"And a magnificent beard",
"You'd make an amazing bearded Captain America this Halloween",
"Yeah homie but they are incentivised to medicate people with complaints of low back pain because it's cheaper and covered more widely by insurance. Way to criticize people for making gross assumptions while making gross assumptions",
"[are you saying you're oxiclean? ](https://i.imgur.com/LOtX8Ps.jpg)",
"It can be a dangerous path, too. When you're kicking opiates, sleep deprivation is killer. You pop some Benedril to sleep, but after a little while that doesn't do anything for you. So you talk to a doctor and get a script for Xanax. You start to depend on it for sleep, and before long you're upping your dose because your prescription isn't quite cutting it anymore. But your doctor won't increase your dose for you. You keep running out before your next refill, so you buy some of your friend's spares. Unfortunately, that's not a sustainable solution, but he knows a guy who can help you out. At this point, you know you're in trouble. You're hooked on benzos. You have been for a while, but now that you have a benzo dealer, you know it's a situation. But it's helping you kick opiates, right? You tell yourself that maybe you're not hooked, that maybe you just need a bit of help sleeping still because those painkillers really fucked you up. It doesn't matter to you that benzo addiction is really no better than being hooked on opiates, and that the withdrawal from these can be even worse. And it won't matter to you for some time. Not until you hit rock bottom again. ",
"As someone who is currently struggling with an alcohol addiction. This is inspiring. To see what I could become. ",
"Hell yes brother. Enjoy life, and living it",
"Suboxone is an opioid that stops withdrawal but delivers extremely minimal euphoria if any.\n\n*Some* addicts keep using opiates because they want to get high, not because they don't want to be sick for a couple days. Suboxone users are *often* still addicts who want to get high and are just taking a shitty, unsatisfying version of their drug of choice.\n\nIt's like trying to quit cigarettes by smoking a gross, cheap brand. ",
"Shes a American Staffordshire Terrier",
"I'm dying to know what field your career is in... mine made me want to kill myself everyday until I made a change. ",
"Good for you!! Very inspiring! ",
"Bravo sir, bravo. ",
"yeah boi, proud of ya!",
"How about that alcohol tho?",
"Keep coming back.",
"So bitter... why can’t we try to bring other people up especially those who are fighting a brain disease such as addiction, and it is a disease not a fucking choice. Is it so wrong to congratulate people and becoming a better version of themselves? You don’t sound happy at all, i feel sorry for you",
"As someone who has 2 dogs then a kid, it's got nothing to do with jelousy. It's generally because the kid doesn't know how to behave with the dog and does things, unintended, that seem dominant and aggressive, like hugs and staring the dog in the eyes. Also not just pit bulls,but all breeds. Pitbulls are just the ones that get more attention for it.",
"No man. No. ",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"You will relapse dont matter what u say it will happen HEY SHOOTER tell your fiance to come to my house when u do ill take good care of her im drug free",
"And now you’re a hipster!",
"I know Suboxone works wonders for people. For myself Suboxone definitely held the withdrawals at bay but I still felt medicated and not myself. I realized I was starting to abuse that as well. When I tried to taper and stop the withdrawals were still there, I wasn't moving forward with my life and I knew at that point I was just masking my problem. I just wanted to be clean period. I didn't want to have to worry about having something on hand just to get by. I don't knock anyone that takes Suboxone. You have to do what's best for you to stay sober and everyone is different. ",
"What were you on?",
"You look healthier all around now, nice job man. ",
"I didnt want to live in the gutter anymore. The life i lived was garbage. It could only get better if i made the change myself",
"Thanks. ",
"I build computers, and it’s insanely dull. I applied for 3 jobs today. ",
"It’s Zach ",
"Congrats. I never did drugs and I'm about to graduate college. Where's my karma? ",
"I’m deranged because his previous drug problem shouldn’t be broadcasted to thousands of people ok ",
"I hope to one day have a beard as majestic as yours!",
"Can't imagine how intense arguing with your addiction must've been. \nCongrats man",
"Tell me you kept the shirt though!?! \n\nBut congrats man, addiction sucks! And your right you really need to want to stop for any help to actually stick. I was on the booze train for God knows how long, didn't help that I worked in a bar either. Been sober for like 6 or 7 years now, never really kept track just stopped one random day. ",
"It doesn’t matter what drugs he was on. When you’re addicted your life focuses only on the next high. Freeing yourself from any addiction is a major, life-transforming accomplishment.",
"You forgot to add in that you've grown a magnificent and jealousy-inducing beard. I'm glad to hear it OP, keep kicking ass!",
"Every time I hear about a former addict now having a house and great career makes me wonder if maybe I should've picked up a habit.\n\nI'm clean, but I'm broke.",
"It's cool if you're getting married to a dude, but if you're not then you meant *fiancée*. That second e matters.",
"A great beard! ",
"But I want a thick amazing beard! Instead, I'm 26, with a patchy slow growing wispy thing. ",
"You look perfectly fine in the first pic, maybe you should drink again?",
"I'm happiest about all the debt that comes with it.",
"Good job dude!\n\nAnd you made a kick ass beard from it too. ",
"Great job OP!",
"True, not many Jeremys in Scotland though. It's of Jewish origin, surprisingly. I don't think Clarkson, Paxman or Corbyn have Jewish heritage.\n\nMaybe Beadle.",
"(tl;dr at bottom ‘cause I accidentally wrote a novel.) I think you raise an interesting point that I think of sometimes and can’t come to an answer in my mind yet. Maybe I never will but the question itself is very important. I can see both sides of the argument. Getting approval and support from friends and family IRL can be really motivating to people and often gives them a kickstart that then allows them to keep the ball rolling even if outside approval changes. One might say, why should it be any different here on the internet? Why is it bad to gain some good feelings from the internet, and what’s so wrong with temporary or trivial encouragement? Does that automatically mean it’s worthless, or even worse, harmful, or does it just mean someone gets to feel good for a few minutes?\n\nBut the other side of the argument is also strong. Maybe it *is* harmful, maybe virtual validation isn’t a good thing even when it seems like it is. I can see why that side would make sense.\n\nSo for me, I don’t know the answer. But that’s ok, it allows an opportunity to really think things over and that’s *always* a good thing. Usually when there are two arguments that are very strong, I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. And it probably is very dependent on the person, as well as what the virtual validation is. For me, when a stranger on the internet tells me I’m pretty, or that I sound like a good/nice/kind/smart person, it stays with me. It’s like I have a vault that I keep those statements in and I pull them out when I start beating myself up and think, “Hey, some stranger who has nothing to gain by complimenting you was way nicer to you than you are being to yourself. Maybe you should relax, crazy ass.” It helps.\n\nBut many people could take those compliments and end up feeling totally hollow inside. And maybe that’s more important to focus on.\n\nSorry for rambling, I just love these situations where there’s no easy answer and I get to exercise my brain. And I get to be humble and listen to other people and that’s the best way to learn.\n\ntl;dr Both sides of the argument have valid points, I don’t know the answer, but the question is worth considering.",
"Great job man you look great. Theres always light and the end of the tunnel.",
"Yeah you're an exception. If you mess up in your job people lives are at risk. If I mess up in mine I doubt anyone would even notice.",
"Congrats brotha. You are a champ. I pray my friends can discover the power to make the change as you have. #elevateyourmind",
"It keeps getting better man... 10 years clean here. ",
"Is AA a problem if you are not willing to reconize any sort of deity or gid-like figure?\n\nI have family members that had to go in AA meeting and the religion seems to almost be mandatory...",
"Everyone knows someone who struggles with addiction, I'm glad to see this make the top of the front page. \n",
"If you dont mind me asking what was your drug of choice and what helped you over come your addiction",
"Keep it up brother! Stay strong",
"Great post, very affirming.",
"This is LOVELY to see. Absolutely lovely. Well done! Drug addiction can be a bitch. Evil i tell ya.\n\nYou should be very very proud ",
"Would you take 160mg at once? What ROA? What prices were you paying?",
"No, blue collard hard working parents. Just enough to keep a roof over my head and food on the table. It showed me i had to work hard to survive in this world.",
"Bless you",
"Don't get married if you don't want to lose your money",
"Meanwhile, I've never don't drugs, bald before 26, and can't grow a good looking beard. Good for you on, but you know, fuck you and your good genes!",
"31",
"And an epic beard. Goodonya! Happy for you dude.",
"Bitter much?",
"Hey everyone I didn’t get enough likes on Facebook, pay attention to me! \n\n",
"Hell yeah, brother. Keep up the hard work",
"Look at you handsome man!!\nCongrats!!",
"Wow my dude. Did you start working out to stay busy? Nice!",
"That can be a pretty dangerous period if you were heavy on substances and particularly if it's not your first attempt to quit alcohol. Make sure you know proper detox procedures/precautions if you're doing it by yourself.",
"Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man.",
"Solid beard right there! Great work on getting clean and keep on rocking that beard! ",
"Your skin looks better.",
"Meanwhile, I've never don't drugs, bald before 26, and can't grow a good looking beard. Good for you on, but you know, fuck you and your good genes!",
"Proud of you!",
"from straight to hunk",
"As inspirational as this is, I already know that I’m not capable of growing a nice thick beard like that so like what’s even the point ",
"I don't understand how I'm getting downvoted. People have different definitions, and requirements of \"sobriety\" \nNicotine is a mind altering substance, so if you want to be a fucking asshole. No. It's not sober.\n\nI don't care to push any of my beliefs on people. That's why i asked further. There's no wrong way, and theirs no right way. It's about having a healthy life. Im just curious what his stance on the subject is.\n\nIn a classical 12 step manner, yes. But I know a lot of people to have gone through 12 step programs. And it didn't help at all. The only time it helps is when the person wants it. So is it the program? Or is it the users willingness to change, that makes the difference.",
"Man, congratulations-also, you looked sketchy af back then!",
"What I always wonder when I read these success stories is how you manage to struggle from a financial black hole to owning a house in just a few years. ",
"My brother is in that same situation now... We have been waiting so long for him to hit bottom... And it keeps getting lower and lower",
"Congrats my doggy not very many people can do that",
"Sure, hipster, but the part you're scared to talk about is how you made your money to pay the gym and barber shop, and condo and family, still. ",
"This Is me, getting clean, getting the good life , got married, even the beard and haircut, did it in 4 years as well, this is to weird, congratulations man.",
"Which one is before and after?",
"And beauty. ",
"Congratulations! ",
"Almost 2 years clean. I recently got on a small dose of suboxone however because of the severe depression I couldn't cope and I was only getting worse and was going to back to using. Now I just take a little suboxone and Im glad I chose to because now life seems better. ",
"Spring Break...IS OVER",
"Congratulations! It's tough to get sober, and can be more of a struggle to work on the real problem - myself. But the rewards are worth it.\n\nI'm 9 years free from meth, 3 years 7 months from everything else. ",
"What made you dump it? What was the final straw? How does your criminal record (if any) effect your job/career? How do you resist the cravings? Any medical issues now?\n\nCongratulations on a sober life. I wish you a long and happy life. ",
"Or know plenty of people to rob to feed your addiction",
"I used to be able to tell if a person is gay or not from the words fiancé/fiancée but after reading so many people misused these words online… I'm not sure what's the truth anymore ",
"Still no razor though, congratulations nonetheless ",
"Keep going, bro. Looking good 👌",
"First thing I see is a little boy to a man. You look great now! ",
"Here we go again reddit. Up votes for the junkies! ",
"Even your beard looks healthier. Congrats man. ",
"Congrats. I'm also glad you were able to do it without suboxone. People that use suboxone for quitting addiction are just pro longing their addiction. Yes, it works great for people that are on a more dangerous path, like heroin but doctors will push 8 mg subs twice a day on people for a hydrocodone habit. That's taking them off of one drug and putting them on a much stronger one. Subs take weeks to get out of your system and off of your receptors. Most opiates are about 5 to 7 days max. Also, like you said people sell subs so it just becomes part of the problem. The suboxone doctors definitely keep people addicted. I've seen it more often than not. Glad you are free from the nightmare. ",
"Congrats on getting a dog, they're great.",
"Because he isn't daft.",
"Holy shit, you went from a knock to a straight man's man. I couldn't be happier for you bro.",
"Hey, we stopped almost the same time. 15 months and counting. Sometimes I have friends over at my place. I'm proud that I don't get tempted anymore even if I see them do it!",
"U eva been wit anutha man befo?",
"no it's the picture yes, that isn't not getting up votes, but the title is",
"Stay in school. Stay off the drugs.",
"Congrats man. I hope to own a house of my own one day",
"He’s Scottish. Everyone known as Gerard in Scotland goes by Gerry. They don’t choose. Everyone else round about them does. ",
"Hey brother, you get to choose life too. Its never gonna be easy but it is well worth it. There is so much of this world that its waiting for you to experience it. If you are considering givinbg up, consider giving up on the drugs. A shitty life is still way better then a shitty life on drugs",
"dont forget a nice full beard! lol",
"i did",
"And a glorious beard ",
"Yeah... your example of a few friends doesn’t prove anything I’m afraid. ",
"I think the real win is you stopped shaving that mustache. ",
"still same ole beard tho",
"How did you completely change color pallet?",
"Inspiring, good for you bro. \n\nDo you feel like your past is truly your past? Or do you have days where you fear you are only one step away from your former self and always have to be vigilant? Very personal question, don’t feel like you have to answer - but it’s people like you that can make me wiser. Cheers.",
"I needed to see this today. A little over four months in and struggling a little. I’ll stay sober with you today!",
"Good for you, man! Congrats!",
"Pickle rick?",
"And his love for tanktops remains",
"Yeah, it isn’t good enough to kick whatever drug they were addicted to, they also have to log online and tell everyone how much of a great and wholesome person they are about it.\n\nIt’s the equivalent of some lady showing pictures of her kids to strangers that don’t really care. ",
"Nice! #beardedbae lol ",
"A lot of people dont realize Immodium can actually be very very dangerous when abused. I believe some drugstores keep it behind the counter like some of the cold medications",
"And a a better beard!",
"Damn homie!! I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you. But more than that....I’m proud FOR you. ",
"I lost my son six years ago yesterday. Be well.",
"Gonna need pup pictures my dude",
"Don't forget drywallers. I can't remember the last time I've actually seen a sober Taper or Sheetrocker on the jobsite. Myself included.",
"He did it all for the Banjo! yeah the Banjo!",
"Silver beards can be foxy as fuck",
"Or Ben Zobrist [](https://images.fantasypros.com/images/mlb/players/250x250/3081.jpg) ",
"Also you look hot af!!! Good work man",
"Then don't read them.",
"Let's make a scenario for you. \n\nYou decide one day that you want to be racist. For years you are a total asshole to all because of it. \n\nBut then one day, down the line you have an epiphany and you say enough is enough. \n\n1 year later you tell the world that you are proud of yourself for no longer being a racist.\n\n\nDo you congratulate him?",
"How are you going to say sorry to all the people you've been shitty to? Drugs are shit and make you do shitty things to the people you care about. A simple heartfelt apology will do.",
"I mean I get it, not everyone has to abstain from all substances but a large majority of people in recovery do because it's the only way to make sure they don't go back to their drugs of choice. And I mean the only definition of sober means not being drunk and in a context of recovery it means abstaining from drinking. \n\nAnd no cigarettes aren't going to make you rob a store, steal from friends, go to jail, crash your car, or overdose in a shell bathroom, so they are just not on the same plane as those other substances. ",
"Suboxone works really well at keeping withdrawal symptoms at bay so they can live a normal life but the problem then is the mental addiction to get high. My buddy would basically take his subs during the week so he could make it to work and not be a craving junkie throughout the day but then would blow basically his whole pay check on dope for the weekends. Like if you really want to quit it has the potential to work miracles but you could also abuse it like my buddy did.\n\n",
"same with u brah",
"I'll try and frame it in a different way, using a sliding scale from -10 to +10, where -10 is Dahmer, 0 is a typical person who pays their bills and goes to work, and 10 is like Bill Gates or someone.\n\nYour argument is saying 'The expectation is that you'll be at zero anyway, so why are we congratulating him for this?' You're not necessarily wrong, but..\n\nThe other way to see it is 'He was at a -3 and now he climbed back up to a 0. That's a whole 3 progress points! Way to go!\" It's a very positive way of looking at the timeline.",
"Selling drugs.",
"Fear of the withdrawals is a big contributer to not seeking help. ",
"That little line about the arguments in your head getting easier to win....just want you to know that meant something to me. 2 years into the process, but not 2 years clean. Good job man and thank you for sharing ",
"That ain't no lie! I'm 2 days clean and it's been hell. Sitting at work right now trying not to look like I'm having withdrawals. But for real, I stole so much from so many people. And the sad thing is that these people really cared about me and would have done anything to help. They still care but I've broken that bond of trust and I need to learn how to rebuild that trust. Straight up stole my friends little sisters new script of klonopins a while back. Look back now and I feel terrible and even more terrible for having no remorse at the time. ",
"Not OP but I can give my opinion on this. \nI’ve been on Suboxone for about 4 years. Honestly, some people say it’s a crutch but it’s a crutch that has kept me from dying for the past 4 years, so I say it saved my life. Unfortunately, like OP said some addicts during active use find out that people are willing to buy it from you and end up selling it. I too did that for a while but ended up stopping that and actually taking the medicine. Everyone has different views on it but for me, I knew that I couldn’t/wouldn’t be stop using heroin without it.",
"Good on you! Can I ask what were the main drugs u did back then? ",
"and A BEARD!",
"More like vaping a low nicotine level e cig.",
"Hope you kept dat killer spring break tank doe",
"DADDY",
"cool dude i also wanna have a house, fiancee and dog one day. i guess it's my goal",
"I kinda get you, honestly the glamour shot is kinda screwing with my head though, it looks like a body transformation post not a support post for addicts.",
"That's a great reason TO grow a beard.",
"Congratulations on cracking the reddit karma code.",
"How to get money, job, love, happiness?\nMaybe I should become an addict first.",
">crocks-making\n\nWhoa no need to go that far, wearing them is one thing.",
"What exactly do you mean? You think he’s making it up?",
"I've lost a few friends to their addictions, and it almost always took place once they were finally in a happy place and had things to live for. Still I cannot imagine your pain, that's a really tragic story. Thanks for sharing it and I hope you and your family find some peace and comfort in the coming months.",
"Great job!",
"i was on pills/heroin for about 10 years and the reason suboxone didn’t work for me is because it was replacing one substance i was dependent on with another to be dependent on. i personally watched my cousin become addicted to and is still addicted to this day suboxone. he goes through full opiate withdrawal without it. and for me suboxone was used for maintenance, days i couldn’t score dope i would make sure i had a little bit of sub to counter the withdrawal. so for me suboxone was just another part of that lifestyle and didn’t help me get off the drug. ",
"Cool can't wait to post a photo of a blank wall later.",
"I like that a dog came before fiance. Priorities :) ",
"Wouldn’t mind getting a bit more insight on the career aspect of this post. That’s been maybe as hard for me as kicking the pills. Having been an addict for so long (15+ years), i feel completely out of touch with almost every part of society, workforce included. I’m almost 40 and about to graduate college for the first time in the fall, and frankly everything afterwards scares the fucking shit out of me. After so long everything in life becomes about the next panda or what have you, then once out of that cycle I realized if you want a pill all you have to do is go get a pill, now I finally want other things but I’m having a very hard time with “how do I just go get this?” like I would with a fix......\nBut nevertheless this accomplishment is great OP, even if some don’t realize just how great it is!",
"Talk about a glow up!",
"I still do drugs but I never dressed like that. Does that mean it's ok to keep doing drugs? \n\nEdit: in my poor drug addled mind I accidentally put in an extra letter.",
"S H I T P O S T !",
"It was many years ago but if I remember correctly, some Asian countries didn’t look at “struggle”the way westerners do. \n\nThey looked at it as an opportunity to strengthen their weakest subject. So for example, if a kid was struggling with math or history, the folks would look at it as an opportunity to have their kids work harder on that subject than other.\n\nIn your case, OP, you struggled to find normalcy. To be clean. You took the right steps to help yourself get clean and it worked. Nice job. You look good.",
"Ha!",
"It's not for not fro not being stupid. It's congratulating someone on improving.",
"That’s fucking awesome, sir. \n(Also, your beard looks cool)",
"The data show that legalizing marijuana leads to less usage of hard drugs, particularly opiates. I don't see how that's not a good thing.\n\nAlso, in their pure forms, LSD and MDMA themselves are relatively safe to use occasionally in appropriate quantities and settings.",
"I think it was more than a feeling.",
"Exactly, it takes space on the front page, that's what that picture does. It's not even amazing transformation or anything, just two pics of a dude. ",
"I wouldn't say it's different where I live, it's more like my personal choice was to never touch the stuff. ",
"> it is a disease not a fucking choice\n\nDon't take drugs, don't get addicted. It's not like drugs causing addiction is some well kept secret.\n\n>You don’t sound happy at all, i feel sorry for you\n\nWhy does every whiny ass comment on this site end like this lol ",
"I know that feeling man. It takes time but it's really worth it. Congratulations on the 2 days\n\nI even have days now where I forget the dishonest shit I was for nearly a decade. Having those people in your life, building up an actual life for yourself...\n\nIt's slower but way more satisfying than anything I ever took. ",
"This is so great!! Awesome job dude!! ",
"> Sorry man. I did drugs as a kid. Most of my school did. Many were addicted to many substances. grow some balls, strap on your boots, and stop whining\n\nYou've demonstrated everything I was alluding to and more. What you say might be true in some cases. The majority maybe? Who knows, we're in the mental health dark ages. But to automatically paint every single other person's struggles with the narrow point of view that your very limited set of life experiences has given you is woefully ignorant and seriously lacking of empathy (read - the ability to consider and give equal weight to *other* experiences besides your own). Not to mention reductionist beyond a fault.\n\nEach of our very unique life experience and genetic makeups has programmed our brains to respond to different situations in different ways. For nearly **twenty percent** of Americans, their genetics and programming has left them functioning in a way that is *struggling* to be compatible or sustainable in the long term with society, or the very act of existence itself. There are millions of people in America alone who's brains are pumping them full of staggering amounts of harmful chemicals and hormones that we still don't have any idea how to diagnose, let alone treat. Maybe OP is one of those people. Maybe he lives on a fringes of society, because his brain *was not programmed to work in a way that is* compatible with society, either by fault of nature, nurture, or both.\n\nDo you have *any clue* what having a panic attack feels like? To be constantly bombarded with false fight or flight signals, and be flooded with the same chemicals as if a saber tooth was about to maul you? It is *measurably* and *demonstrably* **absolutely draining**. The brain turns to static, the body is \"stuck in molasses,\" emotions are an absolute whirlwind, it can take hours, days, or *weeks* in extreme case for the body to recover from. For many addicts, at least the ones I'm talking about you needing to have more awareness and compassion for, the choice is quite literally drugs or death. Maybe you would make the same decision if given their genes, life experiences, violently painful chemical profile, and lack of access to treatment options. Maybe not. Consider yourself lucky to not have to fight that fight and find out. \n\nOr maybe you fought your fight and came out victorious. I'm genuinely very happy for you. But you are deluded if you think there are people out there who don't have it *infinitely* harder than you in every, way, shape, and form. \"But you should just STRAP ON YOUR BOOTS and STOP WHINING! Because it worked for ME!\" *sigh*....\n\nYou are looking at this topic in the most painfully simplistic, reductionist way because it makes it easier for you to interpret and understand the world, and *those* people who don't fit in with your chosen frame. You and your friends are probably the 80% of people who are sane. Congratulations. But I promise you, for a whopping 40 million other people it's a lot more complicated than that. And if you're not willing to take your time to educate yourself on such a complicated and painful topic, you should have the humility to accept that, and keep your ignorant words to yourself.",
"Career, house, dog, and fiancé....And a beard. That’s the most important thing. ",
"Sometimes I think this stuff is so dangerous it should be illegal.",
"Good on you for coming to that realization. I will not drink/drug with you today as well. ",
"My BF is 2 1/2 years clean. Good job!!!!",
"Yes. Do it and watch it be ignored. No complaints necessary",
"You forgot to include a kick ass beard too.\n\nI'm arab and I can't even grow a beard like that.",
"I don’t know why the Trojan man theme song popped in my head when I saw his pic.",
"Ladies love gay boys ",
"Awesome. I got clean a few years ago myself but I cant seem to gain my weight back. Got any tips?",
"That's really awesome! I'm happy for you. On the flip side I really wish people who want to help their loved ones break addiction truly understand what you're saying about wanting to do it themselves first. I've never been an addict but I've been around plenty and the ones that took the path you did wanted it, and the ones that didn't mind the way their life was going only pushed away the people that wanted to help them most. You can always always always offer to be there when they're ready to make a change but will only burn bridges with the ones that are not ready to take that step yet. It's sad but the addiction can only be kicked by the person it belongs to. ",
"This is one of the more ignorant responses I’ve read. Over-prescription is the doctors problem and no one else’s. Unless you think the patient knows more about medication than the doc.\n\nOP doesn’t *need* praise. I promise you he needs nothing because he has already had nothing and managed build a life out of shit. That’s praiseworthy without anyone *needing* it. It’s just a nice thought.\n\n",
"Be a basic white dude and date 4s.",
"Dude, karma doesn't mean a damn thing. It's a pointless number on a website. Most people on this site don't give a shit about it. ",
"Wait I don't follow, does immodium give some sort of high or something? I use it frequently because of my IBS but I've never hear of people being addicted to it.",
"In which one are you on drugs?",
"I love how it’s implied that a dog as big an achievement as the other three things. Gotta respect that responsibility.",
"Your tldr is way too long! 😘",
"Old you looks just like a dude who stole a tv from my cousin Boogie",
"Beard game is on point but you need to moisturize it a bit. ",
"I am extremely happy for you. \nBut if you don't mind then can I ask you something out of curiosity and both for my safety. Is there a particular drug that you were addicted with? Because I have had some encounters with them at edm clubs and am wondering if I should stay away? \nYou don't have to answer if you don't feel like :)\nCheers !!",
"Don't forget relapse is a part of recovery. If it happens don't give up.",
"Looks like you’re swole now too. Please tell us it’s the case.",
"The fuck you live that in 4 years you own a house",
"600 imodium in three days 😳\n\nTIL there is an increasingly common problem where people struggling with drug addiction, especially to opioids, sometimes use anti-diarrheal drugs like imodium to relieve withdrawal symptoms and try to wean themselves off harder drugs. Drugs like imodium can be very dangerous in large quantities and potentially result in death. Safer solutions, like methadone, are often not available due to strict regulation and changes in legislation. \n[Link](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/01/30/fda-wants-to-curb-abuse-of-imodium-the-poor-mans-methadone/?utm_term=.a49e15efa5ce)\n\n\nVery sorry for your loss. ",
"See all these wires here? They're live so be careful, okay? I want you to get rid of all these wires and tubing and clean the fucking carpets cause they're fucked. Go to his bedroom and try to set something up he can sleep on. There's a tub, shower and sink out back. Bring those in, find some fucking parts somewhere and install them and make sure they're fucking working in the bathroom. Then I'll give you two cheeseburgers, simple as that.",
"I don't have a career, dog neither or fiancé or gf... Maybe I should try taking drugs too?",
"Thanks!",
"Just curious, a fiancé or a fiancée?",
"A really interesting one is Eminem's album Relapse. I showed my husband who is 90 days sober the song \"Deja Vu\" and he said that it described his addiction perfectly. Also, that RHCP album is a dead give away with the phrase \"more will be revealed, my friend...\"",
"You sexy!!!",
"Gah ya handsome bastard ",
"Fred Durst wishes he was that thin",
"All the best to ye sir!! ",
"It’s honestly strange- I don’t know if it’s the change in your pallor or just because I know the context from the title, but the dude on the left looks sketchy as fuck- but the guy on the right? That’s a face you feel like you could trust",
"Job well done Man. Keep making the right decision every day. ",
"Yes. Obviously you do",
"You mean people who can't see that this is two different people? \nSomewhere op is laughing his ass off.\n\nThe two poepl have different, eye colour, different hair/beard colour and someone going from beard on the left to that on the right seem super unlikely.",
"I just lost a close friend to an overdose. Good for you OP. I hope you inspire others to do the same.",
"Hop over to r/beards. That bitch is immaculate. ",
"Future conservative! I saw the light too! Wife twin boys boat house in California. Used to be a druggie club promoter liberal! Decided to grow up!",
"You forgot to say that you also have a badass beard! Good work mate, work to self-progress",
"I'm proud of you",
"TIL stopping drug use will make your beard bad ass",
"From boy to boots (getting them on that is)",
"And you grew a mustache! \nCongrats on being clean, and turning your life around. ",
"Dub fx?",
"Dude! You look like a totally different person. Much cleaner (hygenically) and healthier looking now (no offense). Congratulations on making that uphill battle your bitch. Honestly man, I would imagine that is one of the hardest things to do (get and stay clean). This shows how unstoppable you are now. Not everyone has the ability to overcome like that, but its that very quality that makes people legends. You my friend, are a legend in your own right. 🙏🙏🙏🙏",
"Typical not my fault attitude that has gotten worse and worse over the years. There isn't a pill for every \"genetic problem.\" The only way to fix yourself is through you and no one should get a pat on the back everytime they turn their life around. ",
"A relative of mine just went to jail for selling meth. His sibling is also in jail for even more serious crimes. My aunt is a mess because of this. She has to realize that her adult kids made some pretty stupid decisions. This guy has made some amazing things with his life. Mega kudos. His parents should be proud of him.",
"gg my man",
"Upvote for will power and doggo!",
"I think four years ago you were doing a hell of a lot better guy",
"You also have a great beard. Good on you.",
"Sobriety put hair on your chest, literally. ",
"I looked it up and it's an opioid receptor agonist",
"Great to win back your life. Know the feeling, you feel brand new and all sorts of little things are much more interesting. Cooking was something I picked up and love cooking healthy treats and not so healthy. ",
"And a much better beard. Good on ya. ",
"Need to respond to this. Cardiology provider here. I had a patient that fit the exact same demographic, recovering addict, took the same Imodium, had fiance, went into Torsades and we got consulted on him in ED. His QTc, which is a period of time in which heart depolarizes and repolarizes was double what it normally is. Thank you for sharing your story. Everyone reading this: Be wary of those whom have had opioid addiction as this is a more recent trend. I am so sorry for your loss. I hope your family is ok. ",
"Build as in assemble?",
"What’s crazy is that I also have a career, house, dog, and a fiancé and celebrate 4 years clean this coming Tuesday! Love you man. Keep comin back. Thank you for sharing",
"I hope you still have that MTV Spring Break tank top! Great work and keep it up!",
"Now I'm curious what field you're in",
"Getting clean often involves a body transformation.",
"And a dog. No home is complete without a dog",
"That's assuming that maximum capacity is a good place for everyone. Some of us have the capacity for anxiety, depression, insecurity, etc.\n\nYou might want to avoid telling broad strokes of people how they'd be better off. They live their lives every day for years and you never have and never will. It's ok for different people to live life differently. I've lived life sober and I've lived life stoned and I was absolutely not ever better off without.",
"OP is probably not any of these two people, so he can't.",
"And what you shared will inspire scores more. Keep that up. Paying forward your lack of addiction will help countless others.",
"Changed how he trimmed his beard and started to colour his hair and eyes.",
"You’re thinking of Crocs. I think crocks are like ceramic pottery. Then again, maybe you’re just joking, in which case, pretend I just LOLed.",
"I mean yeah, it’s inspirational, in the lowest effort way possible.\n\n“I quit, you can quit too!” Like yeah no shit Sherlock, statistically some junkies will get better, is that some sort of revelation? \n\nI’ve known plenty of junkies, junkies will quit on their own time for their own reasons. Precisely ZERO people have quit using because some guy posted on Reddit.\n",
"probably not even the same person",
"I'm. Proud of you op",
"Congrats on your sobriety brother!",
"Congrats bud!",
"Hey man, you were suppose to look miserable before and be happy in the second pic, not the other way around",
"Oh please, anyone with enough intelligence and research would know what they're doing. Claiming arrogance with pain managment is beyond stupid at this point. As for OP coming here for Internet points from their own personal accomplishment is more nonsense. OP is here because they *need* praise to justify what they're doing since they couldn't do it on their own. ",
"I’m curious what prices are out there?",
"Do you still smoke pot? Asking for a friend",
"Congratulations on the dog.",
"Feel free to join us in /r/stopdrinking. It's been a great resource for me. I will not drink with you today <3 <3",
"I mean... reddit literally has subs dedicated to people stapling bread to trees and showering with oranges. But a dude getting clean is \"wtf is this trash!\"",
"From lame to fame",
"No wonder she's the fiancé. Good luck to both of u",
"Does it really matter at the end of the day? Like really who cares? If you find yourself so strung up about the up votes of posts on the internet then maybe you should check your priorities in life. Is it really such an annoyance that not everything is categorized so particularly? I feel as though you should relax more and not get caught up in the minor things in life. ",
"Congrats?",
"Tham thaddy ",
"SOMEBODY GOT OFFENDED",
"More successful than me and I've never even had to climb out of the addiction pit. I'd say that's good going dude.",
"Bro that’s so encouraging. I work with guys at a rehab center every Tuesday. Is it cool if I share your picture with them? This is amazing. ",
"You forgot to mention the most important bit: The beard.\n\nProps man, live long and prosper.",
"How did you go from Mexican to white? That's pretty amazing. ",
"Ok, when you have chronic pain you get to take aspirin and suck it up. \n\nAddiction sucks. It’s not something you just choose to do any more than choosing to have cancer. And it takes a hell of a lot of willpower to break free and clean yourself up. \n\nWhy do I let you fucking trolls irritate me so much... gees. A little praise for people struggling is never a bad thing. ",
"Why do we praise people for beating cancer or any other type of deadly disease? Addiction is a disease. Showing that you can overcome that might inspire someone to do the same. Only good can from this.",
"Also Anthony Kiedis' autobiography is a good read and details his addiction and recovery in a very readable manner",
"I'm extremely large doses, yes, imodium can create a high. Imodium (loperamide) is an opioid agonist (similar to morphine, oxycodone, etc.) but works only in the gut to prevent contraction of the smooth muscle and reduce the severity of diarrhea. However, some enterprising individual(s) discovered that, when taken in large doses, some of the medication will cross into the brain and create a high. This takes exorbitant doses that are not tolerable in the long-term",
"There's this really awesome biological technology called a *Thumb* that lets you scroll past anything that doesnt appeal to you. Most people seem to have two. Yours doesnt seem to be working though so try installing the lastest update.",
"Struggling with this in a way too right now. Thanks for the inspiration and good for you, my dude!! ",
"Welp, congratulations! Coming up on the end of year two myself. Currently on a couple waiting lists for a yellow lab puppy and am taking a course that is supposed to be the first step to securities trading/financial advisor. Already have a BSc.\n\nNow about the GF part, I find myself not wanting to go out to places where young people generally congregate as I fear if I briefly falter in my self control that I will end up starting over. Dating apps suck. Any pointers?",
"[I can't play the violin](https://media1.giphy.com/media/l2YWnzfYY6Lj7iNNu/giphy.gif)",
"Maybe I made some assumptions I pulled out of the air, it's just stupid OP is blamming his addiction to pain killers solely on his doctor. He knew what was happening, he chose to do nothing about it but place blame on others. ",
"I hope you find the strength to get through that. You're very lucky you weren't locked up for the DWI. Then again, maybe that would have helped. Have you considered going to rehab?",
"This is the best use of a beard.",
"Mumford with a side of Captain America",
"Please you can hug and stare at my corgi all day she's just going to lick your face. It's about how it was raised just like people.",
"> Bitter much?\n\nI'm not cause i'm not married, so that means free time, do what I want, money in my savings account. What's sad is the looks on my married male friends faces when they have to ask their wives if its okay to go out and do something with just the boys, and they tell them \"no,\" lol",
"You look healthy AF man. Good job and good luck. ",
"Sure yes",
"And a majestic fucken beard",
"First off, congratulations on becoming happier with yourself.\n\nBut I'd really like to point out how stigmatising your language is, and how harmful that can be for people struggling with addiction.\n\nNot only that, but you are unfairly painting all drugs and therefore all drug users with the same brush.\n\nI use various drugs in non-dependent ways to help improve my life. Many people use drugs responsibly to enrich their lives and to help bring more compassion and empathy into the world. \n\nInstead I suggest using language like \"4 years clean from damaging addictive behaviours\" to emphasise that it's not necessarily about the drugs.",
"It's both for me. I like being high and I've found that it works against depression. It's funny where people draw the line at what counts as self-medicating. Coffee, ibuprofen, vitamins, supplements, diet -- none of these concern people when you do what you think is best for your physical or mental health. I wonder if people would feel the same if pot was never illegal. Or if it makes a difference if a doctor prescribes it?",
"Congratulations dude! ",
"I am sitting here drunk. You have me motivation.",
"Congrats! Have a beer! On me! 🍺",
"Hipsters drink far too much coffee to not do caffeine. Maybe former hipsters in recovery. ",
"I read the entirety and I'm with you on the conclusion. \n\nSomething that I've grown to live by is to approach everything with moderation in mind. Getting karma, comments, likes, compliments, attention, etc. triggers the same reward system as accomplishing an achievement or goal. When you take drugs like alcohol you stimulate these same centers, which is the main reason why they become addictive or effect day-to-day activities. It makes sense to treat social reward systems similarly to drugs and only tap into them when you can do so responsibly. That's just my take.",
"I imagine you got let off because you are a girl.\n\ngood luck with sobriety.",
"clean for 5 years from stims, and about 8 from opioids, and honestly paying for a good coke/crack habit always costs more than opioids, get a good nod going and you can pass out for hours, smoke 8 rocks, youll need 8 more in 10 minutes",
"You look a lot better. The tweaker beard wasn't good",
"Those aren't interesting pics either. And they keep it in their own subreddit.\n\n\"A dude getting clean\" is a nice story, not an interesting pic.",
"How did you meet your then fiance and why did she even try to help your drug addict ass? ",
"Spring break for ever. ",
"He's such a Gerard that I didn't even know who he was talking about till you said Gerard",
"For some people, but not every addict even experiences withdrawals (like myself, for example). Its a much less significant factor than it's made out to be. ",
"Did the exact same thing for me. I hate the stigma it carries, especially from within the recovery community. Yes I replaced one drug with another, but I also replaced an unsustainable life style for a stable, normal one.\n I had two ODs before I got on it that came real close to the point of no return. I could never truly feel the spirituality that is the center piece of AA. Suboxone gave me my life back.",
"Was he taking actual brand named Immodium, or just the wal mart generic with only the active ingredient loperamide? The generic are 2mg small little pills that come 48 or 72ct and i spent over a year taking 30-40 of those a day to keep from withdrawling from opiates. Immodium is way bigger though and has other ingredients besides the loperamide, which is why it is such a horrible idea to take any substantial amount of those. The lope as far as i know has no negative consequences, at least it didnt for me for as long as i took it",
"If you had none of those things?\n\nIf you were single, between homes, 'couch-surfing' or renting a place what's the difference really. \n\nBut of course its good you aren't using artificial chemicals for fun and pleasure anymore. It's good stuff. Don't even start doing it again if you lose your wife, your dog and your career. ",
"You need *very high* quantities (i.e. A LOT higher than what you need for IBS), but when you're addicted, I suppose you don't care how many pills you have to chug down to ~~get your next high~~ prevent withdrawal ",
"I’ll take my 3mg vape juice over my ash-tray smelling ass smoking a pack or more a day. Now I’m at a nicotine equivalent of 2-4 cigs a day instead of 20-25. That’s a win in my book. Especially since nicotine itself isn’t all that terrible for you comparatively.",
"Drugs are significantly cheaper when you buy large amounts at a time.",
"Lol um did you forget you already commented that with your throwaway?",
"Do you have a nice beard?",
"Ah - So the mental health struggles of 40 million Americans are a lie and you have all the answers. Just get a job and look inside. Wow, it's that easy huh?!\n\nlol. Ignorance is bliss, they say. You sound like a simple one that's going to need to see signs of a moving herd before you'll ever be willing to wake up to a different way of looking at things. Hopefully you'll still be around and have enough life left on the clock to get back the years you lost to bottling everything up and ignoring the metaphysical realities of your existence that are right under your nose. \n\nBest wishes.",
"WE FACEBOOK NOW",
"Awh man this had a ton of comments so I’m sure this is gonna get buried but damn I’m so happy for you. This hit me right in the heart because I lost my brother in 2013 to an OD and the before picture reminds me so much of him. So so happy for you. ",
"Dan bilzerian?",
"And over something that is so easy to avoid... Like cool, you were a junkie twat and you grew out of it. \"We're so proud of you! You're so much better than all of the people that never got addicted in the first place! You're a hero! So strong!\"",
"the mf GLO up!! prouda you",
"Dude. Hell yeah man. You got this. Congrats man.\n",
"That's nuts. I would have assumed it would seriously fuck your bowels up if you take more than a standard dosage. I can't imagine using it to get high.",
"Quitter...",
"You can do it. Some people even have to stay away from listerine because of the alcohol in it. Its all about turning your words and thoughts into actions.\n\n\nWE BELIEVE IN YOU!!",
"And you learned how to properly beard. The mos important improvement no doubt. ",
"So you're saying if I start drugs, then quit, the end results will be a sweet looking beard? But in all seriousness congrats!",
"Exactly. It IS a win. I vape instead of smoke now too. It's a perfect analogy though. You get your nicotine and don't smoke cigarettes. Take subs and don't shoot heroin. Sure it would be best to not vape and not be on subs but it's the best damage control you can do with modern science.",
"I weaned myself off of suboxone after being on it for a number of Years while I sorted my life out. I never abused it and did a very slow taper the whole time. By the time I stopped I was taking so little I had zero withdrawal affects getting off it. It was a life saver for me",
"From fuckboi to boy I'd fuck. Congrats! ",
"Suboxone is amazing, It's definitely turned my life around. I'm now able to hold down a full time job and going to college on top of that. It works wonders if you allow it. ",
"It did wonders for your beard... Good on you bro",
"In this exact order, thats the spirit",
"And a sweet beard to add, congrats brother",
"OP was blaming his doctor for being addicted to pain killers, that was my issue. I do have back pain and have slipped a disc before. My doctor straight up told me lifestyle changes and certain exercises would help, and they have. I do however still have issues from time to time which i deal with and don't blame it on others. OP made it seem like he went to a vending machine to enter symptoms and was just dispensed pain medication. ",
"OP you seriously look like a completely new person. And that new person has a glorious beard.",
"So I am assuming you have IBS with high intestinal motility (diarrhea). Immodium (loperamide) slows the system by binding with opiate receptors in the digestive tract (GI tract actually has its own nervous system, there is a lot of serotonin in your gut, actually). \n\nNow, the level of opiate receptor binding is nowhere near that of oxy, etc *at the recommended dose*. People are taking outrageous amounts to reach the same level of receptor activation as opioid meds. \n\nWhat really kills people most likely is the fact that really high doses mess with the cardiac conduction system (affects potassium) and cause arrhythmias. \n\nSo depending how much you take, I would make sure any other meds you take dont cause something called QT-prolongation, but I am pretty sure you arent taking anywhere near enough to be in danger.",
"I don’t know why anyone would downvote this. Or any of the comments that are like this. People who think they are better then other people. “Oh you used to be a drug addict, I am better than you and deserve more than you” jerks. \n\nJust to be clear, I am not an addict, never have been. But I know the struggle is real. And most people get addicted because of doctors. And most of the people being dicks and down voting know someone who is an addict, especially to pain killers and they just don’t know it. Judgmental people suck. \n\nGood job OP I am glad you stopped before you got on heroin or overdosed. It takes strength and commitment and is worth congratulating. I bet all these people judging you wouldn’t b able to stop once addicted. ",
"What are you talking about? I don't smoke weed. I quit smoking weed long before I even got hooked on Opioids. I was an everyday user for 4-5 years. I've been to the meetings, they're first step is admitting you're powerless over your addiction, it's bullshit.\n\nI know what it's like. When you're using everyday and always worried about getting you're next fix you do feel powerless, the last thing you need is people telling you reaffirming that feeling and telling you the only way to stop is by going through their program.\n\nI know the feeling, \"I'm an addict, I'll always be an addict, I'll never be happy without it, I have no control.\"\n\nAnd then on top of that they proceed to tell you that if you ever use again you'll fall right back into full blown addiction. How is that helpful? If someone in the program slips up and uses they're screwed. The program tells you if you use once you'll go right back in, so in you're head you think \"Well, I took one oxy, I'm screwed now... fuck it, might as well take 10.\"\n\nYou have the power to quit, you're not powerless. If you relapse it doesn't mean you're screwed, everyone makes mistakes. When you're clean you're not a \"recovering\" addict, you're just not an addict. Just because you were addicted to one substance, doesn't mean you'll be addicted to all of them.\n\nWeed gives me panic attacks, I don't enjoy alcohol, cocaine is fun sometimes but I have no desire to do it everyday. I've been diagnosed with ADHD since my addiction. I take adderall as prescribed everyday.\n\nI was in the same position as the people in those rooms, but now I'm not. You don't have to go to a meeting once a week and reminisce about the mistakes you made in the past. Look to the future. ",
"r/GetMotivated",
"Nice beard, bro.",
"Drugs",
"Oh please x-post this on r/drugs",
"Hey, could you please for \"academic\" reasons, tell me how you would define \"foxy\" in your comment? What does a \"foxy\" beard constitute?",
"For people starting out on Suboxone, I think it's super important to have a loved one keep the script locked up and only give the user their daily dose, if possible. Doing that is what really helped take away the strong temptation to sell. I was forced to take my dose or be sick.",
"ItYou're deranged because you think your accomplishment, or that of others, isn't worth acknowledgement.\n\nIt's HARD. Most people can't even fathom the guilt, the strife, the mountains climbed to achieve freedom from drugs. Just because you did it, too, doesn't mean it's easy for anyone else. Not every person of the... what? 8 BILLION people in the world, can accomplish the same. Yet, you cut it down. Addiction is a serious problem, and we should, at minimum, acknowledged those that succeeded in achieving sobriety.",
"Mmm but it seems more like weight-loss progress pics... ",
"Congrats man! Happy for ya",
"Drugs are bad mmky",
";)",
"Congratulations on Venom and Bane! So rare to conquer both DC and Marvel. Happy Cleanaversary as well. ",
"Congrats on your new life. But i got to say, that is an awesome beard. I am not gay but damn man.",
"you looked much happier when you were on drugs.",
"And fuck me don't you look better for it, keep it up boyo you're doing great! ",
"I’m so sorry to hear this. My heart goes out to you and your family",
"Hey... Uh... What's your dog's name?",
"You look so much better now. ",
"\n\n>I'm not cause i'm not married, so that means free time, do what I want, money in my savings account. \n\nCool, thanks for confirming you have no idea what you're taking about. \n\nEver considered your married friends find you too pathetic to hang out with?\n\n",
"Instead of spending hundreds of dollars a week on their addiction, they can actually use it to spend on their actual needs- shelter, food, transportation, etc... not saying all addicts do, but I'm specifically speaking of the Oxy / opiates that cost $25-$50 EACH & they go thru several per day. I have friends who I've watched spend thousands a month to fuel the addiction... ",
"I feel that same way too, but I have anxiety episodes real bad, and sometimes they last for days at a time, and sometimes I feel like getting high is the only way to relieve myself, but I try my hardest to power through them, I smoke cigarettes more when I’m feeling anxious, most of the time I’m not even sure what I’m anxious about either",
"You missed having a dope as hell beard ",
"I'd say an addiction to praise is a massive step up from an addiction to hard drugs, and if some positive attention is a reward that helps them keep going until it gets easier, more power to them. We don't expect kids to master new positive habits without some praise. People struggling with mental health issues and/or addiction often didn't get to develop all kinds of life skills when other people did, whether because they were too busy with their addiction, too busy just surviving, or because of factors that preceded the addiction/illness manifestation. Trying to fix everything at once is hard work.",
"looks like that feeling was happiness. He's clean now.",
"This is great good job man. ",
"Actually, yes. I called my health insurance provider to see if they would cover a local outpatient treatment facility in my area. ",
"I'm a bit older than you, and I cleaned up a few years ago after 15 or so years of abuse. \n\nYou seem to understand the thought process now.. which is good - the behavior that you want instant fixes. \n\nThat anxiety about stuff you can't control is your addict mind fucking with you. \n\nCan you manage a safe roof over your head, 3 square meals and some spare time for yourself (like, not working 80 hours a week?) - If so, you have far more than you ever were going to have. \nThat's not to dissuade you from doing more.. just to point out it's not worth worrying yourself over. Things will be what they will be.\n\nFocus on yourself, your mental health, your physical health. Find an exercise routine you like - doesn't matter what. Maybe you like yoga, maybe you like weights, maybe you like punching stuff, maybe you like running. \nTry out some meditation - nothing complex. Hit up your local zen center or whatever. It's rewarding. \n\nWhat I'm getting at is.. don't lose focus on fixing yourself... everything else flows naturally from that. IT doesn't end just because you got clean.. that's just the beginning.\n\nMy life is now more rewarding than it's ever been. I still have money worries, I still have a fat mortgage that I worry I might not be able to handle, my bank account is a lot lower than I'd like it, I don't know how the hell I'm going to put my kids through university... but i'll figure it out. I sure as fuck don't know how I'm going to retire in another 20 years... but I'm good with it. ",
"Can you show us the dog? ;) ",
"HEEEEY ABBOTT!!!!",
"Wow, a picture of a guy with a beard, then the same guy from a better angle after gaining weight and not shaving. Amazing.",
"You looked happier before.",
"Dog before fiancé... correct ",
"A dog!? Wow that's so amazing! ",
"And a respectable mans beard to prove, good for you sir!",
"NO. Contrary to what people are saying down-thread. It does not get you high because Loperamide does not cross the blood-brain-barrier. It's not a fun drug. \n\nWhat it *will* do for an opiate addict is stave off the symptoms of withdrawal in high enough doses. Basically it will keep you from getting sick without getting you high. And since it can be purchased in any pharmacy, it's a good option for those looking for help getting clean or just not to be in acute withdrawal around family or the like. \n\nAnd for most addicts, not pooping for a couple days is not that unusual, though it is unpleasant. ",
"Last year I had throat surgery, one of the junior doctors prescribed some pain pills to me in the morning.\n\nThat afternoon the main surgeon asked if I had been prescribed anything, I gave him the recipe that was written that morning and he became visually angry and asked who gave me that recipe.\n\nI didn't really understand what was the big deal until I looked the pill up on the web. \n\nOpioid addiction is a really serious issue, and doctors have to be responsible (and accountable) for the damage they cause when they openly prescribe them.\n\nAlso fuck pharma and their \"generous gifts\" to doctors",
"Username checks out?",
"It could have been the reason, I'll never know. Honestly, I should have went to jail. \n\nThank you, I appreciate it.",
"As you stopped doing drugs did the baseball cap slowly turn forward?",
"Man, you look so healthy!",
"Nice work, [Ty Moss](https://imgur.com/a/KsVCe)!",
"Never in my life will there be a time where I dont upvote someone who mentions the Mcelroys.",
"My doberman is the same as your corgi. My mutt isn't. She's great with people, but children who don't know how to recognize they are being to much and doing things they shouldn't, he growls at. It is all how they are raised. But people don't always know how to raise their dogs. ",
"Good job dude. Don't ever forget the lesson you learned. ",
"The irony.",
"Oh I didn't realize that you had all the answers. You should go write a book because there are millions of people that need those rooms in order to live, and I'm sure they would all love to be doing something else with their time. I'm glad that works for you and your not wrong for it but to say that you have it figured out and the rest of the people in those rooms are doing it wrong is fucking laughable. Btw your still \"doing coke sometimes\" so again you don't really get it. ",
"You are awesome! You’ve got this!",
"Love how the dog is named before fiance lol congrats dude! ",
"Thank you ❤️\n",
"Why is it that addicts feel the need to advertise when they start acting like normal people? This post isn’t a humble brag but it’s in that territory. Advertising unfucking a situation you created by selfish, stupid impulse is not praise-worthy. \n\nWell done for no longer being a burden to literally everyone around you. Kudos. ",
"I don’t think so. After using for a while you don’t get the high that you used to. Sure a large part of the continued use is chasing that first high but you reach a point that you’re using just to get out of bed in the morning. Haven’t met anyone that didn’t experience withdrawals from a hard opiate addiction, myself included. ",
"From Skinny Pete to that one time Badger was in The Office.",
"Berverkular.",
"Arjun reddy !",
"From wook to woke in 4 years. Love it. Congrats, man.",
"It’s amazing how a proper beard can change your life. ",
"Skinny Pete?",
"Go brewers.",
"HELL YEAH BROTHER!!!",
"Glad to hear it's not [Spring Break Forever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfOXE19C08)",
"You look great!!",
"Not when the before picture doesn't show any negative effects of drug use",
"Fuck this shit. Drugs don't prevent you from having all that. Dont blame drugs. ",
"My husband would kill me if he knew I was sharing this with Reddit- but he will be 43 next week. He also has that grey beard thing going on and felt like it was aging him in the job market. He gets it professionally dyed now at a fancy ass men’s hipster barber now. Every 3 weeks just to keep enough grey to look cool but enough color to look young. You too could spend half your time worrying about scheduling salon appointments just like him and many women do! \nBut in all seriousness he feels better about himself and gets to rock his awesome beard. \nI never minded the grey. I think silver foxes are foxy! ",
"Someone needs attenion",
"Anecdotal.. data says otherwise. I have anecdotal as well and it’s completely the opposite of yours. ",
"Just subbed, thanks for the plug. I will definitely use it.",
"That's great. I hope you use it to get better. Good luck.",
"You should post this in r/beards. I’m sure the community will applaud your righteous mustache you’ve cultivated.",
"Classic Gary!",
"Good on you OP. Also, good on your significant other. Mine definitely helped me through some shit. Congrats on your new life. ",
"Looking good, man. That is a handsome beard. ",
"❤️ your support is greatly appreciated /u/ms_sara_bellum",
"Ladies love gigantic buttholes",
"You’re clearly Brad Henke, stop pretending to be someone else. \n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377034/",
"You look like two completely different dudes. I'm sure you're aware. But the difference is astounding to me.",
"That's probably true. But the same is true of alcohol. And we penalise such behaviour. People who abuse alcohol are the minority. We don't outlaw alcohol because of a few bad eggs. (Full disclosure: I've never tried recreational drugs beyond alcohol so cannot speak from experience. But I think people deserve the choice.)",
"GJ bro, keep going!",
"Everytime you use you are making the initial choice over and over again. ",
"Healthy looks good on you. ",
"It's not the drugs, when you hit rock bottom, if you can crawl back up (and there are so many that don't) you learn to appreciate life in a different light.",
"He just grew his beard, closed his mouth and didn't wear a cap. You have no idea how he is physically, he could still be that skinny. His trapezium is the same size, so I'd say he still looks like that.",
"Congrats! I got 8 years next week. Keep fighting!",
"Congrats on getting clean! I'm not addicted to drugs but I do lack a career, especially one that could afford me a house. What do you do and how'd you get into it?",
"Who would've thought a tall white guy would be able to find happiness in North America despite making awful choices in the past and acting like a shit.",
"you r the man, great result!\n\n*but i have no experience about \nis there any EX JUNKIE??\n",
"You look WAYYYY hotter too!",
"Keep going man! Remember, don’t be afraid to reach out. There’s is always someone there to help. You can rebuild that trust in time, but it starts with trusting yourself first. ",
"I read this as, “... I have cancer, a house, a dog ...” and I was l thought, “holy crap you’re a better man than I!”",
"Your beard looks much better too! My cousin is struggling with the same thing and I keep trying to reassure her that our family loves her no matter what. Congratulations on all you have accomplished!",
"I had absolutely no idea of this. Like others I take it for routine management of IBS and have never considered it in the same league as other drugs like painkillers where the addictive side effects are more widely realised.\n\nIt seems that the dosage required for any real high is extremely, well, high. What about long term use in regular doses? \n\nMyself, I take it a couple of days a week in moderate dose to manage my bowels. I've never considered myself to have any form of addiction to it, apart from a general running desire to not want to shit through the eye of a needle at inopportune moments.",
"From twiggy twink to ding ding daddy in 4 years. 😗\n\nCongratulations, it really is something to be proud of. Keep up the good work, and keep pushing forward =) ",
"> once they were finally in a happy place and had things to live for\n\nI mean that sounds like a nice fantasy. The reality is that they were still addicts and they relapsed.\n\nUnfortunately once clean they no longer have the same tolerance they did when they were hooked and the dose that would have just gotten them high actually kills them.",
"Great job, Man! Keep it up",
"Congrats. We’re all rooting for you. ",
"Great job u/GrizzMcFzz !!! \n\nI'm just over 9 years and it's still a struggle, but the alternative makes the struggle so worth it! I don't know you but I'm proud of you brother! Day by day my friend.",
"You couldn't be more right.",
"Good for you bro. That's awesome, keep up the good work brother. Stay strong. ",
"And a badass beard! Seriously, what's the secret?!",
"Also, YOU can hug and stare all day, but can a random child? Not to mention corgis have been bred to be a submissive breed. Just like people, two dogs can be raised in the same situation, but end up with different traits based on their individual perception. ",
"The new you looks like Tom Hardy!\n",
"Oh damn, you lost the chin strap and went full lumberjack! Always a sign of good health! Congrats dude! ",
"You seem like an especially miserable human being. I hope that works out well for you.",
"Dish Dish, you went from Junk to Hunk!",
"Congrats! Keep the faith brother. ",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/g5zvwUa9720pO/giphy.gif",
"Unless you've never done a drug or taken a drink in your life, you can't say that. You had no idea when you first took a drink that you would keep it under control. Some people can't. \nAnd EVERYONE, going in, thinks they can.\n",
"What do you need credit for? If you are this guy (or my) age and didn't get sucked into drug addiction, you have a 15-20 year head-start in clear headed thinking and life. You should be doing AWESOME by comparison. Isn't that reward enough?\n\n",
"If you actually believe suffering from addiction and being a racist are remotely comparable, you have a lot to learn about life my friend.",
"It doesn’t get you high, it stops the incredible pain from withdrawals.",
"Thanks for the info, sounds like you're highly educated on the subject. Yes I take immodium for diarrhea. I usually take 1 or 2 pills and that helps a ton, so no I'm nowhere near what I'd assume could cause arrhythmias. I also take a number of other medications for anxiety and depression but my doctors know about everything so I think I should be ok. I'll look up qt prolongation for the hell of it though.",
"Nearly 3 years here. You are an inspiration yourself my man. Congratulations. Keep up the good work. Keep up the good beard",
"So having a mental health issue warrants you the right to go do whatever the hell you want. You neither know my age nor my background, but assume away. I dont discount anyone's struggles, but we all have struggles. Most of us figure out how to deal with them without narcotics. Those of us who don't I pity, but there is a growing trend to assign a diagnosis to everything that makes us different so we can blame it on the genetic lottery and take 0 responsibility. Everyone was just \"born how they are\" so we should clap when they overcome their challenges and ignore the millions who overcome them without first virtually destroying their lives first. Sorry, you're right, I dont get it. ",
"Well now you have. I was using Furanyl and butyryl fentanyl, I got sick *from using* quite often, but never had any withdrawal. ",
"Awesome dude.... one day at a time.... you are in my prayers",
"Letting the mustache grow in was a really good idea, too. ",
"Damn, it's always drugs. I gotta stay away from those. ",
"Congrats man you look good. Keep it up. As someone who has grown up with addicts in my family I am proud of you for getting help. It's not easy but damn is it worth it :) ",
"I like the order OP listed those in, career, House, dog - big pause - and a fiancé ",
"And some high quality beard equity! Congrats! ",
"Even not smoking for a week is beneficial to your body",
"And you seem like an especially naive one. I’ll race you to the finish. ",
"no drugs = handsome ",
"my thumbs up, have thumbs ups that have even smaller thumbs ups. And i am one big thumbs up ! \n\nthumbs up sir!",
"Edited. Thank you",
"Dude grey beards look badass. ",
"Fan-fucking-tastic! Look at you out there bitch slapping the world! Keep giving the old gut check to addiction and make her suck your dick! I've got one year and a career and a dog, working in the other 2! Carry on my dude! ",
"Congrats man! ",
"You looked happier on drugs.",
"I work as security for multiple doctors that also run suboxonr programs in addition to their regular practice and it always makes me a bit happy when I see someone that genuinely want to get clean. West Virginians are nice people. Addicts are talkative people. When you mix the two you get to listen to their auto-biography. But they also help me out a lot too. I use to (I say use to but still am a bit) be a not talkative person. I wasn't shy, I just didn't know what to say to people to keep a conversation going and they are helping me a lot with that.",
"Buh-dum-tiss.",
"/r/sobstories",
"DOnt forget marijuana ",
"Should have introduced him to kratom. Cause apparently that's what helps get off opioids. ",
"If your on a budget meth is a lot cheaper than all of those and will fuck you up way more at least looks wise. then youll go from auschwitz prisoner to ex auschwitz prisoner and get all that pity pussy.",
"I was a piece of shit before I developed substance abuse problems. I don't think stopping is going to net me a house, career, and dog.",
"And an amazing beard!! Way to go, and keep it up!!",
"You look like your own dad.",
"Based on pictures I'd rather hang out with the drug addict.",
"Wow lookin good. Congratulations!",
"I love stories like yours. Great work and congratulations!!",
"MAN and WIFE! say, MAN and WIFE!!!",
"Drawing parallels between caffeine and ibuprofen is slightly disingenuous, though.\n\nI totally get what you’re saying, and I *mostly* agree, but using a psychoactive substance to treat mental health issues should be treated with some reverence.",
"Always ready to stand beside and support my brothers and sisters in sobriety and recovery! ♥️",
"Well done on getting clean! How did you afford a house within 4 years?",
"You nailed it brother. You have to WANT it, no one can make you get clean. Goes to prove if you want something bad enough, you can do it!",
"Odaat",
"I can't even beat depression and learn to handle the stress of not being depressed so good for you. I like seeing how strong other people are. ",
"yeah, custom cases, motherboards, etc etc",
"This guy went to na. Been sober now for 6 months from oxi. Gained 200 pounds from doing those damn pills. I’m better than I’ve been in years but damn I want to get back to where you are. Congrats man thanks for the little light you shined for me.",
"i am 5 months clean from pills for the first time in 8 years! well.. except weed",
"Damn bro! That's a fucking transformation if I've seen one. Congrats man. Keep it up!",
"Good job growing the stash out bro. Also, on the not doing drugs thing too, I guess.",
"Man thats great! Great Motivation ",
"Weep little lion man,\nYou're not as brave as you were at the start\nRate yourself and rake yourself,\nTake all the courage you have left\nWasted on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head",
"Crosspost to /r/beards ",
"Congrats man.. Im in recovery myself and Ill be coming up on 5 years this March",
"It's not just imodium, I've had a loved one abuse benedryl, sleeping pills, etc. And he's on Soboxone so its just a joke trying to get them away from something they can abuse that is so easy for them to buy.",
"See you’re having a stronger reaction than me. It’s annoying to see stuff that belongs on other subreddits that I don’t subscribe to, but I still just vote and move on.",
"*sploosh*",
"r/beards",
"You look happy in both pictures. ",
"Looks more like Front Porch Step.",
"I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you ",
"Well done! ",
">So having a mental health issue warrants you the right to go do whatever the hell you want.\n\nThat's not what I said. You're living in a world of black and white and false dichotomies. \n\nAll I really asked for was more empathy and to accept that there are millions of people who are dealing with things **you can not even begin to conceptualize**, so stop assuming what worked for you and your friends will work for 100% of humanity. And maybe have some humility instead of hubris when talking about such a misunderstood and painful topic.",
"I'm seeing a pattern of full heads of hair along with those Silver beards, so much for many of men's hopes and dreams of being a Silver Fox",
"Career,Dog,House,Fiancé and beard.",
"Thank you for posting!!!! I'm proud of you, and you know, if you and your fiancee have some kids, just imagine the lessons you'll teach. Our struggles make us strong!",
"Congratulations! I'm glad to hear that you made it out.",
"Celebrated 3 years today ....one day at a time! Congrats ",
"lmao white people, gets to be a drug addict for a few years and not have it permanently ruin your life.\n\nedit: sorry for shittin or your recovery bro, it's great that you made it out of that dark abyss I really mean that. I'm just a bitter black man who's seen a lot of good people ruined by drugs. Except they didnt get to put thier lives back together, they didn't get a career marriage puppies and shit. They got a nightstick shoved up thier ass and mandatory minimums. And that was a best case scenario. Guess I just wish everybody story could end up like yours....",
"Okay",
"Thank you",
"Congratulations to you for your successes and congratulations to your beard for remaining majestic before and after the dark times.",
"Accurate though. Like co-financee",
"You look happier in the new picture despite the smile in the old picture. Great Job!",
"Way to go, man. You got this!",
"I just stopped smoking weed. I know, “it’s just weed” but I needed it. \n\nIt was making me something I didn’t think I’d ever become. \nThanks so much for sharing. ",
"Makes sense. That's assuming you've been able to maintain a relatively high paying job while being an addict. Maybe the case here. I just got to thinking about other posts where the recovering addict started from zero. ",
"This subreddit is cancer.",
"Thought the guy on the right was John Krasinski for a second. Good on you OP. ",
"Damn omg is some tough shit, good on you for getting off it.",
"good job man. ",
"Is this subreddit just motivational pictures of people before and after doing things now?",
"having is an illusion",
"Damn really? I take two Imodium (well, the generic version because it’s way cheaper and works better) a day, and have done so for at least 15 years. My doctor said that’s okay though, but now I’m wondering...",
"Congratulations and thank you for sharing",
"Well done 👍 OP! I always have respect for those who able to quit drugs and alcohol. It’s not easy to change after years of addiction. \n\nYour story inspires me to fix my video game addiction and stop reading meme while studying.\n\nAlso nice beard 🧔! Hope it’ll become the James Harden’s beard soon ",
"How’d you meet your fiancé? Asking for a friend...",
"Nice work. You look ready to terrorize the inmates of a womens' prison!",
"Congratulations on getting clean.",
"And you stopped shaving the mustache. Good choice.",
"How did you do it? I had a roommate that is probably dead now he was on it so bad. I seriously doubt he can recover.",
"You look regal as fuck now OP, keep up the excellent work!",
"He's at a healthy weight before and now his face looks chubby, his skin looks fine before and probably doesn't look as good in reality as it does in the second photo where he very carefully picked an overlit, flattering angle, his teeth look fine before and there's no way of knowing if they changed, and his beard was not bad before",
"[you forgot one](http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Arngeir)",
"Years of copious narcotics use will have already fucked his bowels. ",
"Abusing immodium does have negative consequences. Negative as in fatal. Taking large amounts for long periods of time disrupts how the heart functions. My brother didn't overdose on immodium. Taking it in large quantities for long periods of time fucked his heart up until it just stopped.\n\nHe took walmart brand, dollar general brand, cvs brand. \n\nIf you're not taking them anymore, great. If you are, please do not delude yourself into believing it can't happen to you. ",
"Alright man, have a good one. If you equate doing coke sometimes, which is probably once every three months or so, with a daily Opioid habit that lasted 4-5 years, I don't know what to tell you.\n\nWait, I do know what to tell you. I've never shot myself in the foot with a .22 because I ran out of coke and my connect went to jail. I've never stolen large sums of money from family members to buy coke. I've never used coke more than 3 days in a row. You're right though \"once an addict, always an addict.\" \n\nI have such a terrible mindset. It's terrible that I won't admit I'm a powerless piece of shit. It's terrible that I know which substances I can use without going overboard and which substances I can't. My positive outlook is terrible for me. I should really go back to the mindset I had while I was an addict.\n\nI'm a piece of shit. I can't be happy without Opioids and I'm powerless over them. Opioids are cunning (Yeah, they're always trying to trick me into using them.) I'm an addict an I'll always be an addict so why even try? \n\nGo ask AA/NA for their [success rates.](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-surprising-failures-of-12-steps/284616/)",
"Most importantly....now you have a mustache! Good work!",
"Congrats on the dog!",
"Hi Captain America!",
"from wookery to lookery",
"Well, shit, I’d take that job.",
"It’s Jev’s father!",
"He’s at day 5, so that’s past the 72 hours where you’d have to particularly careful. And at 5 days, he’s outside the typical 4 day ordeal of quitting cigarettes. Just needs to avoid hanging around people who smoke and/or drink so he doesn’t relapse. It’s tough, but good on him! ",
"You stay strong OP. This is fantastic!",
"I n 4 years!? Amazing. Come show us born into poverty how to.",
"People have died from over indulging in energy drinks as well, but that doesn't mean we should ban caffeine.\n\nPeople bear a personal responsibility for not abusing drugs and using them in appropriate settings. People are going to use drugs regardless of their legality.\n\nBtw, legalizing LSD and MDMA could also be beneficial because they could be regulated to better ensure the purity of the product and buyers could avoid getting a tab cut with meth or something.",
"Fiance? Replaced one drug with another. At least dope couldn't steal your kids legally even if it also took mostbof your income.",
"Sad part, is there was kratom in the house. My husband had some drug issues in the past and he uses kratom to help with pain & anxiety. He offered it to my brother and my brother declined because he couldn't stomach it. :(",
"Congrats on everything. Sorry to hear about the fiancé. You might make it through that too. Good luck. ",
"I think the brown in your beard would stand out (and by proxy, make ya look even better) if ya kept it closer to your face instead of it, idk going the route of Papa smurf's beard body if that makes any sense. Stay kick ass man.",
"Gnarly beard bro. Can somebody make a sub for these posts already though. ",
"I love all the great and hilarious comments here.\n\nJust wanted to be one of the many to say congratulations man. I know it's no easy task accomplishing all that you have. And now you're a role model to many looking to do the same. May this wonderful energy be with you forever!",
"You look like a totally different person.",
"Good for you man, keep at it always! ",
"Maybe a mix of Tom Hardy and Tom Hanks. We could take the start of Tom Hardy's name and the end of Tom Hanks, meld the names and call him Tom Hanks.",
"Marywana kills",
"and you have a larger beard.",
"And a glorious beard ",
"It is not supposed to but in very large amounts it does. There is a high. It's gross but it's there. ",
"With a nose job. ",
"Goals, congrats on changing your life around!",
"Nice!!😍",
"looks like you never lost your soyboy numale hipster beard. ",
"#MAGA",
"The FDA said recently they are going to change how immodium is sold OTC. I'm hoping so. It really shouldn't be sold in 200ct bottles. My brother was not the first to die like this and definitely not the last.",
"*Gandalf The Gay\nFTFY",
"I so disagree, it’s not to get high. From my experience with people I love it was taken so they would not have to endure the pure hell Of withdrawal. I guess everyone is different, just want to point out your statement may be true for you but not for most.",
"Looking good amigo ",
"I know it's mostly the upbringing, but Dobies are great big derps. Like Rotties but gangly.",
"Awesome!",
" I keep a note on my front door to read every time I leave the house \" you are here, this is now.\".\n\nIt helps me get my head back in place before I go out and deal with the world in the morning.\n\nBy the way, does Tim Tebow know that you have his forehead?",
"Get medical help if you can. Heroin withdrawal is awful, but you can actually die from benzos and alcohol withdrawal. Hoping for the best, if you need anyone to talk to, PM me. Five years clean/sober here.",
"Just remember\n\nYour career might fail, your house can be ruined and your fiancé can leave you, but your dog will always be there for you.\n\nNot like any of those things will happen to an awesome guy like you!",
"Great job, OP. I've never had an addiction to drugs and still haven't managed to accomplish any of that! But what you said about having to want to change definitely can still apply to any kind of situation where you're holding yourself back like I have. Thanks for sharing. ",
"That's sad then.",
"Atta boy! Im so proud of you!",
"It's a lifelong commitment. Good luck and don't give up.",
"Um hey OP, check this out [r/quityourbullshit](https://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7) ",
" I prefer the nice guy. ",
"Congratulations, brother! 👌🏼",
"eh, it's mind numbing and boring after the first few months, we shit out between 100 and 200 systems a day. in my case it's also less \"the work\" and more \"the job\" ya know?",
"So what did you do to get off subs? Did you just buckle up and deal with the withdrawals?",
"Congrats man, I’m so happy for you. Just hit five years myself by working a program and helping others. I wish you a long a peaceful sobriety. ",
"I've posted before about my addiction [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/6svmng/trump_declares_national_emergency_on_opioid_abuse/dlggwbm/?context=1).\n\nEssentially, it took me coming within an inch of death (my heart actually stopped) to get myself to go to inpatient treatment. It was a very difficult process.",
"Thank god you got rid of that phiten necklace",
"what kind of pathetic loser down votes a comment like yours?\n",
"Congratulations! That’s awesome :)",
"Nice work! 3 years clean here with a fiancé (no dog or house) and a masters degree soon. I’ll take it!",
"You left your beard out of your accomplishments list",
"Dog made the difference!",
"holy cow! you look fantastic! congrats on your path to wellness!",
"I completely agree with you.",
"Reddit needs a /r/sobstories so these shitty threads can stop getting posted here. Like theres not already enough subreddits on this site for people to post this stuff else where. This picture isnt even interesting its just a before and after selfie if it wasnt for the title nobody would give a shit. I know the title gives context for the picture but this picture is just substanceless. REEEEE!!",
"Good job man",
"Vewy sneaky kinda like pearl hawbawr",
"Congrats bro. I can't imagine how difficult your journey must have been. You look like a new man.",
"Congrats, and Go Brewers! (Your hat)",
"Horrible post. ",
"i feel like this is really discouraging for a lot of current addicts tbh. its great youre doing well but to make such a big turn around in 4 years is incredibly rare and honestly most people struggling w this cant even come close to that in 4 years. ",
"The hardest part is STAYING off of it. 4 years is a good tick but talk to someone if you ever get the urge again. Glad to see you turned it around!",
"Thank you. Just keep at it and make sure no one is saying what you just said, to your family.❤",
"And a beard man, don’t forget the beard",
"Aaaand now you're also hot",
"This really struck a nerve with me.\n\nWe actually look like we could be brothers, and I've definitely had my issues with drugs in the past.\n\nI went from 160 lbs and sickly, to a much more appropriate 220 when clean, with a beard almost as impressive as yours. \n\nYou're the better looking Bro though.\n\nCongrats Man. I'm really proud of you, as someone who's been there, I know how hard you've worked, but it was worth it. Keep it up, you look great. And even though you are a total stranger, I love you, and I'm rooting for you. ",
"I was gonna talk shit because I didn't see the word \"girlfriend\"\n\nThen I saw \"fiance\" and was glad I kept my mouth shut",
"What negative side affects from the drugs have you noticed happening to you after you stopped and got clean? ",
"Damn :/",
"Huh?",
"Congratulations!",
"A fiancé is a man you are going to marry.\n\nA fiancée is a woman you are gong to marry. ",
"Suboxone saved my life. Spent 5+ years on drugs (started with Oxys then switched to heroin when they became hard to find). Got my Subs from a legit doctor and very slowly weaned down. I'm now 6 years clean working a job making $90k/year and have made a nice life for myself. I absolutely have Suboxone to thank.",
"WOKE!!! Harness it brother!",
"Well said.",
"I call BS! That’s not even the same person ^jk ^^way ^^^go ^^^^man",
"And the karma! ",
"Fuck yes! Congrats! You look great :)",
"Respect ✊ ",
"IIRC when combined with certain other drugs it can permeate the BBB at least a little bit and create a noticeable high. I remember reading about it in another thread full of people who used it with some regularity.",
"What?? I just call shit as I see it. I'm happy for the guy. I just pointed out the fact that I see these ALLL the time and it's Kinda starting to smell like karma farming just a little now. But you'll never see anyone get up votes on a post for something like \"I made straight A's through high school even though my family was broke, got a degree, got a job and a house and said no to drugs\". This guy and people like him, obviously had money to support their expensive habit of abusing drugs. And consciously made the decision to do so. Normally there are plenty of opportunities for drug abusers to get help via friends and family but they love the drug more. I just think your everyday person who made responsible decisions and made hard choices to succeed doesn't get enough credit. That's all. I'm not trying to bash the dude. I guess it sounds like I am. Sorry OP. Using you to make my point. ",
"Be careful man. Talk to a hospital or a doctor. Is there anyone to monitor you?",
"Ah, now I see my problem, I got stuck in the alcohol abuse phase and have a very shallow bank account. ",
"Who makes the choice then?",
"I believe in you wifey. I grew up with an alcoholic dad, it sucks. My mom struggled with addiction as well. \n\nYou can do this. ",
"Congrats man! You look great and I am also in recovery. It’s been 4 months for me so far. Seeing this post is really inspiring to me!",
"Beating an addiction is the most badass thing a person can do... Props brother!",
"Yea immodium is very caridac toxic. For anyone reading this the above comment. There are other options out there. ",
"Whether or not it’s interesting is entirely subjective. Clearly many people find this picture interesting and you don’t. That’s fine.\n\nYou’re just throwing a little tantrum and it’s pretty embarrassing tbh :/",
"lol \"getting\".",
"Congrats OP for not just becoming a better man for yourself but for everyone around you (:",
"Do you laugh at your old self? Your new self looks like he'd laugh really hard, take a sip of milk straight from the cow's tit, slap on another 45lb plate and tell your old self, \"Ok enough screwing around. We got 2 more sets left.\"",
"Good on you, dude. I don't know you, but i'm proud of you. ",
"No we like beards and after a little while even hairy chest and arms. It’s manly:) ",
"This is how most people get addicted to painkillers, and ultimately drugs. They get hurt from some accident, seek medical help, they get prescribed horribly addictive opioids, get addicted and the cycle starts. It happened to me when I tore my ACL/meniscus, and I desperately wanted more but thank God I could not find any, eventually the addiction was kicked. \n\nIts so fucked up what the pharmaceutical companies created. Obviously, the more painkillers they sell, the more money they make, so you can imagine the incentives doctors and big pharma have to keep this vicious cycle going.",
"Nice, congrats man , I’m 3 Years clean of heroin 80lbs lighter and sold everything I had to move to Portland OR from the Midwest and went strictly by bicycle and things have been great but still trying to find what I’m looking for to fill a void in life I got a career but still working on the soulmate and house and what not I’m just impatient and still trying to make sober friends ",
"What’s there to look forward to each day it not drugs?",
"Ahhhhh, Grasshoppah.....may your path always lead you to the right place, may you find love, and may you always sincerely celebrate the achievements of others.",
"You *can* do this. I will not drink with you today.",
"I’m sorry but you have no idea why these people started drugs in the first place. Are you under the impression most addicts started at a cocaine 80’s party you’re incorrect. Most drug user come from rough or poor upbringings, have mental illness, or got hooked from taking prescribed medication. This man has every right to be proud and to share his accomplishments. Even if he got hooked being a caring rich SOB. And you know what Cat ladies do to (not that most of them show pictures to strange children..?) ",
"And you look amazing! Congratulations. Keep it up!! 18 years here! ",
"It's not about that. It simply doesn't belong in this sub.",
"Fuck ya bro. Nice work and nice beard!",
"Many pluses to suboxone though...it’s legal, it doesn’t get you high if used properly, it prevents you from using pills or heroin because it blocks whatever receptors opiates need to get you high, so you stop the habit itself not just the withdrawals...and I’ve never heard of anyone over dosing on suboxone....it is quite literally a life saver.\n\nProblem is a lot of junkies use it solely to stave off the withdrawals with no intention of getting clean. If it’s abused and not taken properly it’s not going to help. I consider anyone on suboxone clean and not a “user”.",
"Please whatever you do in your life from now on, just keep the beard as it is. It suits you nicely.",
"Wouldn't hire ----> should be my boss",
"We’d love to have you over at r/OpiatesRecovery please make an x-post to bring hope to the person still struggling. Congrats on your clean time my friend.",
"And yet here you are, complaining about my comment when with the flick of a finger you could have just gone past it. ",
"I’m right there with you man feels great!",
"Dang dude you got handsome.",
"Bro you look like Piscatella from Orange is the New Black",
"You forgot to mention, and a more awesome beard.",
"I would LOVVEEEEE to see your source on this claim.",
"Good on you sir!",
"And your statement may apply to people for whom suboxone might be a good option, but that wasn't the question I was answering, which was why it doesn't work for some people. ",
"Bullshit, I refuse to believe those two people are the same person /s",
"before he shaved the beard for safety",
"That’s awesome to know.. been on suboxone for 8+ years, and finally getting off. It’s been a long, slow taper, and some days I’m more optimistic than others. Glad to know someone else has gotten off with zero withdrawal symptoms. ",
"what drug",
"Reminds me of Dub FX",
"Congrats ",
"Dude, nice work OP.\n\nMy mom has been on oxy for decades. Within the past 10 years she was driving under the influence and dove into head-on traffic and broke another driver's arm.\n\nFor other reasons she has been in a wheelchair for several years and manages the pain with more oxy.\n\nMost of my conversations with her involve me waiting for her to wake back up after watching her eyes roll back into her head every 15 seconds.",
"I'm 26 and have been 26 years clean, where's my congratulations, huh?!",
"I have all those things and haven’t been clean for 26 years! Where’s my reward?!",
"And a sweet ass fucking beard. Nice work! ",
"Wow OP you used to be THAT guy",
"I am so happy for you!!! And I don’t know you but I’m proud of you!!!! :-)",
"Dude you wanna read all that out of what to me looks like a nice simple feel-good post that’s your business. This whole idea that internet points matter and getting mad over who gets them for the wrong reasons is assinine. ",
"I got into my sister in laws klonopin once. It is a three week stretch that I literally have no recollection of.",
"Point taken",
"I'm not addicted to drugs and I have none of those things ",
"Do you like working on Orange is the new black?",
"Amazing! Great job! ",
"I'm only asking cuz for all we know those are two pictures of different people both of which look completely clean",
"Way to go!! Hang in there, and best of luck to you.",
"That's amazing! 👍 God has given you a second chase and a new lease on life, I know how hard addiction is and how hard the struggle is not just for you but your family and friends as well! 😀 good luck in your life, you should be proud, I will pray for you and I hope you continue on your wonderful journey ahead! ",
"If there's one indicator for someone that didn't have their life together 4 years back, it would be a Phiten necklace.",
"This is the most ridiculous analogy I have ever read. Of course you positively reinforce the person who decides not to be racist!? Like?? I don’t even know how this makes any sense. Like racism is almost more important because because a racist very directly negatively affects so many people. Well, so does being an addict. I just... Thanks for the laugh bud.",
"Thank god you grew a proper beard.",
"You look so much healthier :)",
"Captain America?",
"Omg still funny. Hahaha.",
"Saving this post because it’s the most inspiring thing I’ve seen in a while and I need that. Congrats, my man!",
"And now you have healthy addictions like Reddit.",
"You look so much better. Your skin tone has improved a lot, you look a lot healthier.\n\nIt's amazing what kicking addiction and a kick ass beard can do for a man. Keep on keeping on.",
"I tapered down to crumbs, stopped and just dealt with the withdrawals. It was not pleasant. I also told my family and friends at that point which helped with accountability. Sneaking around did not help with the anxiety and telling them made me feel stronger. Support is important wherever you can get it. It was not fun. The fear of having to deal with withdrawals again is a big part of what has kept me going. I don't wish withdrawal on my worst enemy. I hit 2 years this past October. I have a very good friend that tried everything and Suboxone is the only thing that has helped. It can be a lifesaver.",
"From wigger douche to hipster douche, great job. \n\nFor the record, no one cares",
"...can we see the dog?...",
"That does not cross the blood brain barrier, meaning there is no high (I can also personally attest to there being no high). I've been an addict for 14 years. ",
"Holy, you look amazing my man, I respect that.",
"I've never done drugs, never smoked, never even been drunk. \n\nI have no career, no house, no dog, no fiancé. \n\nIs this what I've been doing wrong??? ",
"He was quite honest with banging a 14yr old while he was in his 20s. He did some other scummy shit too",
"My man, you inspired me to keep going. I'm down lately and I had a fun day with a friend I saw after a long time again. I'm so happy that I met her. It makes me believe life is more valuable. I'm gonna win this war in my had. Thanks for sharing this!\n\nYou look great and I wish you the best of luck in the rest of your life.",
"You look healthy. Stay with the program.",
"Yeah I agree that a lot of the shit he did was scummy but I think that is a large part of the point in telling the story. Addicts tend to do scummy things while stuck in the addiction but that makes the redemption story in it all the more powerful. The point of any recovery story i feel is to show that even the lowest, scummiest addicts can overcome their vice and live a fulfilling life.",
"Keep on doing your good thang Hottie!!!",
"Just keep rollin’ man...keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’",
"Don't even look like the same guy! Good work and keep it up! :)",
"...and a majestic beard.",
"https://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7 anymore reason to unsub?",
"You look so healthy now! And got hot!",
"Dude, that’s what I do for fun. And it’s your career? I’m so jealous. Although, I guess the grass is always greener. I’m a health care administrator and I hate it. ",
"[a comment on this post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wlyv9/comment/du1n8ng?st=JDHT5XPF&sh=cc6415d1) ",
"you have pretty skin :)",
"How about just using in moderation if you have to. All day, every day is obviously addiction and will hasten cognitive/physiological decline.",
"You also have improved facial hair, so congratulations on that part as well!",
"Withdrawals cold turkey from anxiety meds can kill you. I'm not sure if that alone was your poison, but if it was, please ask for help. Alcohol and benzos are the two that are lethal if not done properly. ",
"God Bless you! Enjoy your freedom.",
"RIGHT ON MAN! Keep on going strong. I know how hard it can be but believe me it's definitively worth it. BTW cool beard.",
"Looking good! Your future is bright.",
">a career, a house, a dog, and a fiancé \n\nin order of importance?",
"These people were taking like 50+ pills a day. Pretty sure youre ok",
"Awesomesauce mate, I've been on the same path and it's unbelievable how quickly things improve when you work for it. Thanks for sharing! ",
"or have kids and sell them for crack",
"You look like a fun guy to hang out with... Keep it up, my dude.",
"Nice work!!! Thanks for sharing!",
"Fuck, I don't have any of those things, and I've never touched illegal drugs.",
"Good for you!! Congratulations!!! Keep it up!",
"Congratulations!!!!",
"My sister's ex husband was on Suboxone. I really don't see the difference between that and the illegally gotten drugs. My sis' ex was (is) an erratic rage-a-holic. She didn't know he was an addict when she married him; he hid that info. He likewise sells his Suboxone's at work. So glad she left him.",
"You had me at dog",
"fiance can get you back into drugs",
"lol, fuck, i wouldn't want that job either man! I just uploaded my resume to indeed and i've been casually applying for jobs all morning- not to plug indeed, but a plug for making a change! \n\nand as far as it being fun, i used to have at least a passing curiosity for computers and programming- now it's an aggressive indifference.",
"This might drown but I want to say how much I appreciate you and how much happiness I am sending over the mighty internet to you. As a paramedic I have ran my share of overdoses, unconscious calls, and cardiac arrests/deaths because of opioids. Honestly any addict that gets clean really makes me happy. Its frustrating to know they were and are good people but just consumed by an evil addiction. Keep helping fellow addicts and don’t give up on yourself in the future when it gets tough. Most Americans don’t see addiction as a disorder but a weakness and you have to be at the front lines of helping people. I wish you the best to you and yours. Keep taking one day at a time brotha! ",
"How can u list all the things you have like a career, house, dog, and fiance and leave off the most important thing, a beard",
"He's Scottish, I doubt anyone he's friends with calls him Gerard. ",
"The promises coming true in your life! How'd you do it? ",
"These people were taking 50+ pills a day so I think you are fine unless you have a heart condition or are on a bunch of other drugs for psychosis",
"Haha http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/19500/George-Bush-with-a-Grey-Beard--19870.jpg He looks much more competent now.",
"Congrats! I have a year yesterday! Keep on keepin' on!",
"You seemed happier on drugs",
"Welcome to the humble brag section of Reddit. This is where you post about how awesome you are now and how everyone else is a lazy bum. \n\nWhat a sad, sad, group of people. Truly successful people don’t feel the need to humble brag about it on Reddit. ",
"I'm walking shoulder to shoulder with you!",
"I'm KhanM after recreational drugs turned me iIndian",
"Yeah well I am an ER nurse so at least 60% of what I do is related to drug addiction, feces, or heart problems",
"That's not good enough. Go back into in patient treatment TODAY. You're deluding yourself into believing that you'll be able to stop on your own when you couldn't before. You could've killed someone's child on Tuesday. You're dragging your family through hell with your selfish self-destruction. Please, please, please, from one to another, get the help you need to be the person you deserve to be.",
"You sure are popular on pinterest. ",
"Grats man! I have 15 months as of tomorrow, moving in with my gf May 1st into our first home and will be getting a dog shortly thereafter! Isn't it funny how when you're clean things just seem to fall into place after feeling like the world was against you for so long? ",
"You didnt answer the question... Was he taking immodium with all the extra ingredients in it like for gas and other stuff, or just loperamide pills? Obviously taking large quantities of immodium is horrible for you, and those pills are huge so taking 600 in two days would literally take hours.\n\nTaking loperamide pills 60-70mgs a day to stave off withdrawls doesnt have any lasting harmful medical effects, as i am living proof after doing it for more than a year.\n\nIve been clean since october 28th 2016 of all substances however.",
"I see you learned how to squint as well",
"Well you don’t look as happy. 😉",
"Ive done this many times in wd, its just how it is when you’re really really that sick and in so much pain, you’re willing to try anything just to relieve it a little bit.",
"and, um....the fiance while we're at it?",
"What were you taking ? opioids? You look a helluva lot healthier ",
"Awesome! You are such an inspiration for those who are struggling and cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you!",
"Your dad was an asshole on Orange is the New Black",
" congrats! Did you use kratom? It can be a life saver if you know anyone else who's struggling with addiction. ",
"You could have played Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad.",
"Nailed it! As OP I’d take it as a pure compliment.",
"Good move, congrats!",
"I love Tom Hardy, i had no idea he has had issues with addiction",
"You look like a real person now! ",
"OP I like your beard. Stay strong!",
"I'm not certain, but it doesn't matter, it's like points on Who's Line.",
"There is such a thing as under-prescribing opiates as well. For a limited time post-surgery, it is absolutely appropriate to get prescribed a reasonable amount of opiate-based pain killers. I fear a lot of non-addicts are going to suffer more than they need to due to the actions of the addicts. ",
"You look like a whole new person",
"The fiance threw me too i think he meant fiancée",
"I work in mental health and addiction recovery, and it’s stories like yours which is why I’m in the field I’m in. Congratulations, man. Keep on! ",
"April 2nd 2013 was my decision day.",
"Looks like you have turned into an ego feeding selfie taker. Please keep this stuff off of /r/pics. ",
"Oh yeah I agree with you too. He was brutally honest about his behavior in active addiction. Alot people sugar coat or water down their shitty behavior because of shame and embarrassment. Not Anthony. He was a fuckn a crazed drug addled sex predator and he makes no bones about it. I respect he holds himself accountable. It's hard thing to do even for non addicts ",
"Yeah & that's one of the hardest to do. Speaking from what I've seen myself, most lose their careers, jobs, support system, families, etc...and it's a daunting challenge to pick yourself up from rock bottom. \nI'm on the other side of the spectrum, though. I have legitimate debilitating conditions from a previous surgery when I was 15 yrs old for severe scoliosis (53 degree curve in my back)... installed steel rods throughout the length of my spine with several hooks & screws. Long story short, now I deal w degenerative disc disease bc my back curved again & is rubbing against my vertebra. I have other probs that arose from it. \n\nWas in bad shape & couldn't hold a job.... until I got on methadone from my pain management doc 4 yrs ago. I have now graduated from college, have a CAREER, & am able to enjoy life w my son. I just don't take it for the high. Wish I didn't have to take it, but it beats being disabled & wishing I was dead! \n",
"Realistically, how wealthy was your family? Where did the money come from to support your multiple interventions/rehab attempts. ",
"My family doctor sold out to sales reps and he pushed oxys on my parents when they were happy with ibuprofen. He told them that there was little addicition potential and they believed him. This lie was fed to doctors from the pharma companies and it happened all over the US.",
"Great job, stay strong because you are now the light at the end if someone else's dark tunnel. ",
"You're a very handsome man. You must have many people who are so proud of you. ",
"I don't know if you could give it stranger, but I need an ass kicking so I don't try meth about now.",
"How...are you too...the same person. Props to you tho.",
"Felicitaciones hermano!",
"Buscemi to Hardy!!",
"More of a DJ Qualls to Tom Hardy if you ask me.",
"I love Facebook.",
"Beard gang ",
"All you need now are new shirts! ;)",
"Thanks for posting this, last year was my first year admitting I had a problem and trying to be sober and but I still relapsed twice. \nFor 2018, I'm admitting I have a problem, committing to it and going to make 2018 my first year completely sober.",
"Good for you, man!",
"Na?",
"I have the same tank. Twinsies ",
"You hot",
"Good for you!!",
"What state are you in? I can google some services for you if you want if any are in your area.",
"I see you've found a mustache. ",
"I'm glad you were able to get help. I wish more help was available to more people.",
"Why did you come here to say this? I’d rather be addicted to karma and likes than to OxyContin. Can’t you just be happy for the fellow? ",
"I thought I was the only one that noticed that scrolling through.\n\nNoice....noice, Clooney....double noice ... George Bush, noi...wait a minute, what?",
"Went from \"the dude who bums cigs outside a party\" to \"the dude you leave a party for because you think he'll fuck your girl\".",
"Yeah, I personally don't know anyone who is actually high on THC all day, every day. Not since college anyway, and that was 20 years ago.",
"And people say mustaches are useless and creepy. It changed OP's life!",
"Man, I wonder if he had access to Kratom to help. ",
"I was gonna say congrats on the dog! ",
"Hey look into kratom and the amount of good it is doing getting people off of opiates. Right now the FDA is trying to ban it and if that goes through many people will find themselves turning back to their drugs of choice or to things like Imodium. The amount of overdoses will increase. Since this is something that has touched you personally i think it would be worth your time to do a little research and you'd be helping a lot of people out by adding your voice to the many who are fighting to keep it legal. R/kratom has tons of info. ",
"Life is good and you only have one.. live it... regards\n🦋",
"You lost your smile.",
"Good for you my freind. Got to ask, do you still have that sweet tank top?",
"Congratulations and Stay Strong!",
"You seem depressed, this isn’t about him vs everyone else. This is about him vs himself, he was able to to turn into a better version of himself through dedication, commitment, and discipline. Drug addiction is a real thing, and will work to destroy everything you have. Why can’t we be happy for people who improve themselves, and be of the mindset of supporting bringing these people up? I find this inspirational and many others will find it motivating, I hope you find some happiness in your life",
"Lmao reddit eats this bullshit wayyy to easily. Then people tag this to shitneverhappens. Idiots. ",
"Congrats, OP. Glad things are looking up. I was a junkie for years in my late teens/early twenties (pills, heroin, coke) so, I know that shit isn't easy. Only just got my life back on track in the past few years. I'm back in school and looking to make a career out of my passion for music and game design. Keep at it. ",
"An inspiration! ",
"I never decided to shove a needle in my arm. Where is my parade? :(",
"Have you not seen [Half-baked](https://youtu.be/uUPHlAbAf2I)?\n\nAnd the point was, weed shouldn't be in the same discussion because it doesn't cause physical addiction - mental dependence is another story.",
"went from dickhead mcgee to that beard is awesome",
"I know I’m getting older for many reasons (40 later this year!) but one of the reasons is finding most of these men sexy!",
"Damn! Good for you! You went from a kid to a man! ",
"hmmm congrats, but idk what the pictures are supposed to prove. \n\nBoth pics look like people who could be addicted to drugs imo ",
"Which picture is the before and which picture is the after?",
"I believe you. I didn't think there was a high, I just think that the opioid agonist thing was the reason he was taking them.",
"I honestly would have bet good money that these were pictures of different people. Wow! You look so much healthier now. Keep up the great work. It shows! ",
"Very inspirational, great job. Not anywhere close and not sure I can do it....but I’m one month alcohol free as of yesterday. I have a lot of excuses to drink...but at least now I know that’s what they are.....excuses.",
"Corporatized healthcare",
"You are 100% right, /u/riverskiski. \n\n\nI've started the process to get into treatment. I know that's the only way to get a firm foot in the ground. Hopefully I'll hear something beginning of next week on when I can expect to start the program. Until then, I'm going to meetings and keeping contact with my sponsor.",
"You speak of addicts as if they were a different species. All addicts were once non-addicts. \nPerhaps what we need is to learn as a society is to tolerate pain more.\n\nIt's really fucked up to listen to stories of people that lost loved ones to opiods. \n\nWe're not talking about back alley crackheads, its fully functional teens and adults that are getting hooked on prescriptions daily, maybe after a minor surgery. It's **really** bad, and needs to be talked about more.\n\n17.000 people died in the US only on 2016 due to prescription drugs.\n\nImagine if that was due to a terrorist attack, or a certain kind of food, it would cause mass paranoia and speed legislation. Hell, it would probably cause a WAR. But instead it's almost shrugged off as a \"fuck those junkies\" issue.",
"Ha if you want it that bad go ahead and be a drug addict for a couple years, and try to come to back sober living after that. Then you can have your fucking congratulations. People who come back from that dark side or whether it’s a guy just losing hundreds of pounds deserves massive props. ",
"You need to get your eyes checked, friend.",
"Grizz, I have to hand it to you. I am helping take care of two homeless who are addicted to spice. I can't even begin to imagine the Hell you willingly went through. All I know is that if you can do it, so can they. I am proud of you and your break from the life you had. Congrats, dear Brother. Life is yours, now.",
"\"Niggas always want credit for some shit they supposed to do\" - Chris Rock.",
"You look like waaaay less of an asshole now.",
"Is the left the before pic? You look way happier when you were on drugs.",
"Just because you did it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have negative effects. Saying that is extremely stupid and dangerous. I hope everyone who reads your dumb medical opinion has more common sense than you do and doesn’t take medical advice from someone on here. ",
"The fact that she stuck through it with him through all that is incredible\n\nShe must be so thrilled to see him stay clean and succeed ",
"drugs are involved in 100% of drug addictions\n\nhttps://i.imgur.com/mXPp62z.gif",
"Never did drugs....still don’t have a house or dog, just a fiancé and career....so basically all I have is a career. /s ",
"Good luck. It's hell. I'd just rather continue using, they give you Valium sometimes to taper then you gotta taper off of that. The anxiety is so bad that you can't hold a normal job let alone wanting to leave the house.\n\nBenzos are way harder than heroin for a reason. The anxiety is so bad I'd rather just let it take me, and when you don't have a support network you're shit out of luck.\n\nSeems the only people able to recover is those with money and a wide network of connections and when you're so deep the last thing you wanna do is even communicate.\n\nIt's a death wish. At least with heroin you can recover and you do t get extreme anxiety for months and months and years. No fucking way can most people do it sober. Even worse when you just want it all to stop but you have a brother and parents that would be very sad, yet at the same time you know the pain stops.\n\nHell hell hell hell hell, I'd rather slam heroin everyday than this shit",
"Thanks for the feedback. I'm three months in and feeling good, but I know these subs will have to go at some point. Withdrawal scares the shit out of me. \n\nHow long from your last sub until you felt yourself again?",
"Love it! ",
"Hey congrats there, the first probably 3-5 days for me are the hardest when trying to go clean, but once you get through it, your mindset will be so clear and continue to get clearer. It truly is difficult but by far worth it.",
"BURN!",
"You evolved into a dang beautiful man, OP. Good on you. ",
"Thats what i meant .. he doesn’t look unnaturally unhealthy .. ",
"Yep. For me, it stopped the diarrhea and sweating. I never took anywhere near the 600 that was mentioned, but I would take 8 to 10 at a time.",
"This sub just keeps getting worse.",
"I’m jealous. ",
"Serious reply if you can please. How was eating/weight after quitting? I smoke thca crystillate medically and smoke nicotine habitually. Do you know what I can expect or any suggestions? Thanks friend and congrats!",
"That's wonderful!!! I know it was a hard road! You made it! ",
"Just wow, man! The physical transformation is incredible! Keep up living the good life!",
"From wigger to looking like every poser guy nowadays. Congrats!",
"Wonderful ",
"op seems like the type of guy to quit \"weed addiction\"",
"I'm not seeing it. What I do see is the big asshole guard from \"Orange is the new black\". Don't know his name, I just refer to him as \"Gay Beard\".",
">post doesnt contain the words \"hand\" or \"heart\"\n\nGuess you can cancel that mumford and sons comparison",
"We just dropped my mom off at rehab last night after she hit rock bottom with her alcoholism. I really hope this works. Congrats bud! You are an inspiration!",
"Dude.. you didn’t die! Congratulations on making a change before it was too late, you’re looking great! ",
"I've been an IV heroin addict for nearly 2 years and lately have switched to speedballs, which I hear is super dangerous. Ive been through 6 rehabs and nothing seems to stick. It's hard feeling worth it when your self esteem is in the gutter. I have the opportunity to go to detox again sometime next week. I'm struggling with it because I want it but I'm afraid of failing **again**. If I go this time, I'm going straight to sober living to work the steps. It's the only thing I haven't tried and I'm hoping it will give me the relief I need to stick with it. I'm going back and forth right now about going. I just know that if I don't I'll be dead in a year. Anyway, thanks for sharing your story. It seems like perfect timing that this would be on the front page. I don't know if I believe in signs but...if they exist this may be one. Congratulations on years clean. You look great. I hope I can feel worth having what you have one day.",
"Dude that's awesome and ya got a bad ass looking beard ",
"Congrats! Clean living is it's own reward................",
"Big congrats from an internet stranger!!! Your post made me smile and I’m genuinely happy for you even though I don’t know you 😀",
"Because they’re two different people and neither of them are OP. ",
"I *HATE* that guy.",
"Yeah all that is nice but the REAL achievement here is graduating from the chinstrap.",
"I think you do, mate.",
"Both are choices.",
"He was taking both, to what extent of each drug, i don't know.\n\nI wish people would stop saying \"i did it and im fine\" so it would stop inspiring people to do the same as well. You aren't proof of anything except that you got lucky that it didn't have any long lasting effects. And that's wonderful, I'm truly happy for you that it didn't hurt you and that you are clean. But please stop advertising it like abusing immodium to any extent is safe. It actually does kill people. ",
"Every time I see a guy wearing that hat, I assume he’s going to steal the change I left for the waitress. ",
"That is an immaculate beard. ",
"Twue Wuv...",
"Speaking as someone who has been in the place you are now, I'd like to say the following:\n\n1: put the guilt/remorse out of your head for now. Thinking about that while already feeling like shit isn't going to help matters. \n\n2: the drugs brought you a great sense of pleasure. This physical misery you are experiencing now, think of it as paying back what you owe. You are realizing the responsibility of your actions to your own body. \n\n3: I don't know what you are withdrawing from but the next few days might be worse. But don't give up! Otherwise these last couple days have been for nothing. Once your brain realizes you aren't going to die without a fix it gets quite a bit easier despite physical discomfort. \n\n4: again, depending on what you were on, watch out around week 4 & 5. You will be feeling much better all around but this is when the devil on your shoulder will try to convince you to use again. And holy shit that motherfucker is a hell of a salesman. Brain elasticity will have you dependent again much faster that it took the first time. It feels really shitty to relapse.\n\n5: expect thoughts about drugs to come into your head like every 30 minutes. Dreams too. Ignore them the best you can. They will occur less and less frequently. Might linger for a long time but you get used to ignoring them.\n\n6: finally, the party is over. Think about it as though you did your lifetime quota of that drug. You have gotten all the enjoyment from it that you will ever have. From here on out it will bring no pleasure, just more suffering and misery. It's OK - you live and learn. \n\nI'll tell you a quote from a dream I had during withdrawals which helped me not relapse. This dream was so intense that it was like a spiritual intervention, despite the fact I don't really believe in that stuff. I'm in my bed and my best friend is in the doorway. His arms and feet are swirling, they have no distinct shape. He floats toward me, his face is expressionless but his eyes are completely black - just two infinitely deep (they really had this impossible depth), dark voids. I was just laying there, paralyzed by a feeling of absolute, sheer terror. TBH, there are no words to explain how this really felt. \"Fear\" and \"terror\" don't even scratch the surface. I didn't think this level of terror could even exist. I very vividly hear the phrase \"You aren't a bad person, you just made (or make) bad decisions.\" The bizarre thing is that this isn't even something I would say to myself, it was so \"3rd person\", like someone inserted that line into my dream. \n\nFrom that point on, I realized that my drug usage can be controlled by making the decision to *not* use, despite how difficult it may be to make that decision. This may sound like the most obvious statement ever to someone who has never been an addict but it more about being more than just an animal seeking stimulus. No matter how much help you may seek out to get off drugs, it will always come down to a decision that only you can make.",
"I would recommend exercising (really I’d recommend it to anyone), but it may have helped me get through the mild ups and downs that are essentially just daily life. I tapered extremely slowly, but my friend tapered from 2 mg down to nothing in a few months abd exoerienced no wuthdrawls either, but I’d recommend slow and steady. Towards the end I took less around .05 mg just every other day, then every three days. I think that was overkill but it’s totally possible to get offwith no withdrawos. Let me know if you have any questions or need any advice!",
"Dude, I'm 43 and it's really starting to grey. People tell me that I look distinguished. It probably looks really good on you.",
"Let loose grey beard",
"And a nice beard",
"Rock on brother you look great!",
"Thanks this made everything better.",
"So which one of these is your fiance?",
"Co granulation this is greatness! You look super healthy ",
"What do you have besides all the material things? Congrats on your clean time",
"I was being humorous, I wasn't actually being serious or expecting congratulations. ",
"Choices.",
"Thank you. In his memory, I did want to get involved in something helping people. And I've also witnessed first hand how tremendously kratom helped my husband with addiction.",
"OP, you forgot to mention your side gig male modeling. ✌🏻",
"Bi, you fools!!!",
"And a kickass beard. ",
"You must remember this.",
"I never did and I still have none...",
"Congrats on the dog, and the other stuff too!",
"And you were able to leave ISIS!",
"What a transformation..you look like a man now! Before, like a shit head. Way to go bro.",
"I’m an RN and have never heard of this! Wow TIL",
"Atta boy. ",
"I wish I had a financee",
"Now you look just like my friend that is addicted to Oxy's.",
"this is why i smoke pot. ",
"Well done m8 👏🏻👏🏻",
"As well as an amazing beard! Thanks for letting people still in the madness know that sobriety is attainable!",
"what did he say",
"Seriously that’s a quality beard right there",
"How many hit points has OP's beard gained?",
"Again...im not talking about immodium but just the active ingredient, loperamide. And im getting my medical opinion from my GP who i consulted the whole time i was taking them so...im fairly certain my doctor is qualified to give medical advice. Im not touting my own opinion here",
"you googles the bears photo you phony!!",
"They probably were drug dealers who made money on other people's suffering, so you shouldn't inspire to be like them. \n\nIf any person is going to ask my arguments about drug dealing and using, go watch requiem for a dream. Then fuck off cause I couldn't care less about why 'drugs are not harmful' and how 'marijuana cured your cancer'.",
"well ive always had a high metabolism and when i was using, i spent most of my money on drugs instead of food so i was pretty much skin and bones but once i quit, my eating habits spiked and i started gaining weight. I started a little exercise/lifting to compensate for the incoming weight gain. I went from 150libs to almost 180lbs",
"You definitely improved the beard situation",
"Congrats OP! So happy for you. Trust me it keeps getting better",
"exactly- i pretty much stick to weed and booze, but i take all comers.",
"Looking strong my man, strong like bull !",
"Go back to Facebook ",
"I have a lot of respect for what you've accomplished. Even more, I respect that you're putting your story out for the world to see, in hopes of helping someone else. I'm so glad you're back in the land of the living, the world is a better place with you around.",
"way to go, man! very happy i saw this post, since i have not subscribed to any \"related\" subreddits... and seeing this is very encouraging. you can be very very proud of yourself.",
"And chest hair!",
"Looking fantastic man! Huge jealousy over the beard! ",
"As someone in recovery for almost a year, why the fuck would you lie about this? I work hard every day to maintain my sobriety and live a better life - here you are lying on Reddit for fake internet points. Maybe you should work a better program brother, some are sicker than others - keep coming back.",
"Aw shit. As much as I hate drug addicts no one should have to deal with that.",
"It simply relieves withdrawal symptoms (somewhat), but is cardiotoxic. It's part of the reason the flood gates for treatment options need to be opened. People have literally been killing themselves looking for solutions for years and it's just now being talked about. Fuck everything about US drug policy. According to federal scheduling, methamphetamine and fentanyl are less dangerous than marijuana and psilocybin. The whole system is insane.\n\n\n/end soapbox",
"Lady here. Can confirm. Gray beards are sexy. ",
"You do know an actor is not the character they portrayed, right? I mean, uh, well u/CrypticResponseMan it may seem strange or may sound like a mean trick being played on you but the movies and television and internet can be fact or fiction. You gotta check the label ;)",
"ur supposed to frown in the drug picture and smile in the not drugs picture",
"Don't even know you but I'm so fucking proud of you I could cry. Genuinely So HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!",
"let's do some cocaine to celebrate!",
"What makes you say he's lying?",
"Reading the comments and posts on reddit, it always blows my mind just how many addicts, particularly opiod addicts, there are. ",
"I colored my husband's hair and beard for years because he felt the same way. He started going grey in his late twenties, and when he hit his forties, it was in an inbetween stage that washed him out. \n\nOne evening, around 2013, as I coloured his hair, I told him that his head was all silvery white, and that he ought to let it grow out. He did. It looks fantastic on him. Even our adult son says it's the best hair colour he's ever seen on his father. He's lucky in that he inherited a glowing silvery white hair and beard. I love looking at him in the moonlight. 🖤",
"Amazing thing dude! Enjoy life at maximum with your family and friends",
"AND BAYBEES /S",
"I've never done drugs and never had any of the things you have lol. Life is cruel.",
"OP is a fucking phony \n\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7\n",
"...I'm not tracking something here...",
"Hey I did a thing I'm supposed to do! Upvote me lol! ",
"my fiancee would like to disagree haha",
"Explain\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wlyv9/as_of_today_i_am_4_years_clean_from_drugs_i_have/du1rki8",
"See, that’s what’s weird, because I can attest it does. If w/d for at least two/three days, I definitely got a albeit shitty buzz. ",
"Not sure why you were downvoted for this because that is exactly how it happens. \n\nOpiate use creates a tolerance over time, requiring the user to take more and more for less and less effect. In a rather short time, the user is taking an amount that would kill a non-user outright. Eventually the user stops and his/her tolerance is reset to the level of a non-user. Some event happens and the ex user decides to go back for *one last dose*, except it often happens that they try to use the same amount they were using when they quit, and it kills them. \n\nI've lost more than a dozen friends and acquaintances to this epidemic. If you are a user, or a former user, or know someone who is either, please remember the simple fact that your tolerance goes down when you stop. You can not go back to your former dose or it will kill you.",
"This is kind of the holy grail for active opioid addicts, and the chemistry is widely and ENDLESSLY discussed on forums. (To the point where you may be banned just for bringing it up.) The reason is that Loperamide would be a very powerful narcotic (and obviously cheaply and widely available) IF you could somehow get it to cross the BBB. \n\nOf course it was originally designed to cross the BBB, and if the chemists who invented it, with access to a full lab, were unable to get it to function that way, I don't hold out much hope for someone trying to do it by just simultaneously drinking grapefruit juice. You might be able to do it by changing the drug on a molecular level, but it's not exactly Imodium anymore at that point. ",
"those are just 2 normal pictures...",
"Been clean for 32 years. (all drugs, including alcohol). My life is amazing.",
"Like OP pointed out, the legally prescribed opioid addiction drugs are often just as bad as oxys, etc. But yes, people take a lot of weird and similarly dangerous stuff to try to cope with opioid addiction.\n\nNow, of course, Kratom is likely about to be banned by the FDA, that has only killed 44 people out of millions that take it, , which were all due to idiotic drug combinations or taking massive amounts of extract, compared to 44000 deaths a year to prescription pills. Despite Kratom helping tons of people get off heroin and prescription painkillers, the FDA is eager to see it banned. We live in a really messed up world with regulatory bodies that make policy that's based more on kneejerk reactions than any legitimate science.",
"Oh fantastic. You're already familiar. Best of luck. ",
"I know you probably didn’t post here for validation but thanks for sharing. You are an inspiration for someone that really needs one. ",
"3! actually",
"bless you, good sir",
"No, it's like quitting cigarettes using the patch. Yes, it's still nicotine but it's ment to ween you off smoking. Just because someone's an addict doesn't always mean they want to get high. Half the people I know who had an opioid addiction didn't want to use anymore, they just didn't want to deal with withdrawal. It wasn't about getting high for them anymore, it was about being able to function and not be sick. \n",
"nobody cares",
"So, you have no evidence, proof, or actual reasoning, just what you feel? Talk about being daft...",
"Congrats!\n",
"https://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7",
"I know the struggle man. I came off a very heavy dose of benzos that I had been abusing for years. There will be rebound anxiety for sure which always led to my relapses but this time I got serious about meditation, walking outside, and talking with others about where I'm at. I'd highly recommend treatment so that they can properly detox you and help set up people around you that want nothing but for you to succeed. \n\nI know it's hard and very scary but you can heal from it and live without that constant fear. Just want to let you know that it's possible. God bless",
"Curious as to what career you got into after the whole ordeal ",
"Super proud of you buddy. Keep up the good fight.",
"Kick ass buddy keep up the good work! You, and people like you remind me that I'm on the right track and that if I up in the work I too can fix my life! Love ya buddy!",
"You get closer everyday you dont drink. One month is huge. Everyday you are sober is a win. I had the most excuses. And as soon as i recognized that they were excuses, i could stop myself before using. It sounds like you have the realization already. Stay Strong",
"Good job, you ridiculously photogenic sonofabitch!",
"Congrats!!!!",
"You forgot an epic beard. ",
"Looking good, brother...",
"And hallucinegic druga litteraly had the opposite effect on my life ",
"Looking handsome and healthy. Happy for you, OP! ",
"You are right and are being ignored. This is why society is the way it is.",
"Yeah, I realize that. I kinda feel like a dick for saying it but the photo just sucks any empathy right out of me. No reason it should really but it does. Maybe it makes it seem less sincere to me?",
"left is before, right is after",
"Awesome one day at a time ",
"You look like a completely different human congrats on the hard work you can now compare yourself to professional athletes",
"gratz man, 2 days... the worst 2. don't forget. and with every detox it gets worse...",
"Pictures of the dog, please. ",
"Congrats man!!",
"Spring break foreverrrrrr!",
"I honestly have no idea how someone could program as a career and be stoned while doing it.\n\nThe fact is there are some really smart people out there.",
"Good for you OP. You're an inspiration. Truly. \n",
"So can you please describe your experience so other addicts or potential addicts can read how much your life has changed?\n\nIt's great you're clean but posting your success only pats on your own back and is only half the the battle. Share your experiences in detail so others might learn from your travels, be them good, bad and the ugly. \n\nCongratulations on your sobriety. All the best in your future. ",
"Wow!! Way to go! Keep it up!!",
"3 years clean with a almost 2 year old son, job, band, and like you, better facial hair. Stay strong, and even though I dont know you, I am incredibly proud of you ♡",
"I would feel off, but I related it more to something like post concussion syndrome than a buzz, yknow? Back then, if i had gotten even a semblance of the buzz i was looking for i would have taken just solely lope.",
"Fuck yeah, well done brother!",
"Yeah I totally agree you especially gotta respect the balls on him for telling the story in such a public fashion. A non-famous person wouldn't even be capable of the amount of attention his story would get just based on who he is.",
"Ok thanks Fat Young Jesus",
"And you definitely got a better beard! ",
"“Back-alley crackheads” were also once non-addicts... what statement do you think you are making when you differentiate them from “fully functional teens and adults”? ",
"Cringe ",
"Being married with kids gives me great excuses not to go out with my single friends. And hahaha we all say it's our wives fault we can't go out. But in reality I would much rather stay in and drink",
"Why do you hate drug addicts? It's not like anybody wakes up and decides to become one. It's always a gradual process that you don't see happening until it's too late. I ended up a heroin addict by taking some pills with my GF so she'd spend time with me instead of at the dealers house, and was predisposed to addiction because my dad was an alcoholic too. The gf became an addict probably because her stepdad and stepbrother molested and raped her and convinced her legally blind mom she was lying for attention. It's way more complicated than choosing to be one or not. I'm not saying invite an addict to dinner, or even let them know where you live, but under every alcoholic and addict is a person just like you.",
"Contrary to the reports and what some comments claim there's no reason to assume that OP is anything other than what he says he is. Pictures that get posted on reddit often end up all over the internet.\n\nSo unless you have strong evidence to the contrary [please refrain from accusing OP of anything.](https://i.imgur.com/xCCpjJE.gif) And if you ever do please mod mail us instead of starting [ witch hunts](https://i.imgur.com/eY64Y2C.gif).",
"Man you were stupid skinny before. Way to go, be healthy=look healthy. ",
"Fuck boy then, Daddy material now!",
"Huh. I need a beard.",
"Great Job! Question, when used to using drugs it’s hard to find any other activity enjoyable. How did you learn to find enjoyment in other normal activities again?",
"Atta boy. One of us. One of us!!!",
"Congratulations on the dog!!",
"Who said I was getting mad over it? I'm simpy pointing out that posts like these aren't informative, interesting, or visually appeasing. So, why bother posting this, in pics of all places? ",
"Why so angry though dude?",
"I was gonna say these are two different people but the noses look similar. Good work dude! Keep on fighting!",
"You are a handsome bastard. Good work man. ",
"What is this ",
"Amazing and inspiring!!!",
"Good Job bro. Stay clean. Stay positive. ",
"Good job Mark Bannano",
"wow you looked like a total douche\n\nnow you're just a hipster\n\ni am proud son",
"Great .stay strong! You are clean. Congratulations for getting out of abyss of misery. Congratulations and my best wishes.",
"You looked happier. Start back up",
"Your skin looks a lot better. Congratulations.",
"Who cares?\n",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/beards/comments/7om2u6/my_summer_beard/",
"Way to go! Don’t look back",
"Love your username!",
"Hey OP, I'm a security guard in Seattle, WA and therefore am dealing with addicts and homeless a lot. I truly want to make a positive impact on their lives but I have a job to do which often includes kicking them off properties that I'm guarding. Do you have any advice? I try and be as kind as I can but literally my heart hurts for them. So anything you can offer would be a great help.",
"Like 2 different people, well done!",
"Have you seen Zach Braff lately? He's a HUNK. ",
"Stay strong",
"And not mentioning the glorious beard?",
"Mods removing people thats rightfully calling him on his bullshit. What a shit subreddit. \n\n\nEdit: tell me im wrong\nhttps://m.imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7\n",
"u grew a beard?",
"No, a heartfelt apology is not enough. You need to take responsibility for all the shitty things you did. This takes place through the twelve steps in AA, specifically steps 9 and 10 where you write a list of all the people you’ve harmed throughout your addiction and make a personal amends to each one. It’s called “cleaning your side of the street”. Many people refuse to accept your amends, but there’s nothing you can do. You need to clean your side of the street, attempt to right your wrong, and move on.",
"Congratulations to you, what a great achievement! ",
"You're my hero",
"I deleted my reply & now I’m just pissed off. Fuck this guy",
"It's a motivational success story with plenty of support for people in the same boat. Why is that garbage in your mind? ",
"Congrats on your two days. Try not to dwell on how awful you feel. My youngest step brother as an on/off opioid addiction and the two things that always made it rear its head was feeling super guilty and hanging out around people who have or have had a drug problem. That last one it's huge. I wish you luck.",
"I did for a while in early recovery. It didn’t give me a buzz if I used it twice in one day, and more than one day back to back, but I distinctly had a low grade buzz. Everyone is different though. ",
"Playing country music backwards works!",
"Jumping on this comment thread to tell you that it’a absolutely shameful that you omit your magnificent beard from your list of accomplishments.",
"Congratulations! ",
"Their thu’um is stronger",
"And a kick beard ",
"Looking sharp dude! Great work!",
"And a beard ",
"I have all that but the fiance, should I try other substances?",
"Feel free to modmail us if you have strong evidence to the contrary. We have reviewed what has been posted, but given OP posted the right hand side photo a [month ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/beards/comments/7om2u6/my_summer_beard/), it isn't unreasonable for that to suddenly appear on some pinterest boards.",
"Way to go! That's fucking tough. Glad you're better",
"Or you could not post sob stories in a sub about pictures.",
"Good shit man. You look like a complete different person , in a good way !",
"What I'm trying to say is, that a lot of people speak of opiod addiction in a \"it will never happen to me or mine\" way.\n\nOf course back-crackheads were also non-addicts once, but that epidemic stems from a completely different place.",
"Dude, nice facial hair! I haven't even been clean for a year yet, but I also got engaged to the love of my life and have a bright future ahead of me. Keep it up! ",
"You look healthy. Congratulations, keep up the good work",
"Yess congrats !!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE hearing success stories. I'm a year clean off of heroin but sometimes I forget to tell myself that recovery is a slow process. I can't achieve everything that I lost over the past 7 years in a matter of a year because I constantly beat myself up that I don't own a house yet or I dont have a dog or a fiance. I'm glad that you're posting your progress after 4 years . It gives me hope that in another 3 years of recovery I too can achieve those things ! I already have a job (not a career but I'm working on that by going to school ! I only have one semester left until graduating with a bachelor's!) And a daughter that is a strong motivating factor in my life. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate success stories because it gives someone that's not exactly NEW to recovery but fairly new something to look up to ! Keep up the good work !",
"Amen man. Finding some you would actually rather drink at home with is the honest to God secret to a happy mawwidge. Congrats brother. ",
"My brother died last March. He had been addicted to opiates and adderall ever since he was 12 or 13. He'd been clean from the opiates and adderall for 4 years, but the damage had been done to his heart and it was failing. He died in his sleep, waking his spouse up with what is called agonal breathing we think(shaking and breathing when there is no pulse). They brought him to the ER after his husband performed CPR for 20 minutes and his heart held out for just enough time for Mom to fly in to MD from GA and say goodbye. He always was Mama's boy. He was only 28, about to turn 29 that July, and he had just gotten married. We really thought everything was on the up and up for him. It's hard when you lose a sibling. Someone told me it's like losing a huge chunk of your past, your present, and your future. It really is. ",
"Congratulations! Drugs can take they soul of someone and turn them into something unrecognisable. Stay strong.",
"That's great man. I'm almost 120 days clean (in 4 days) myself. Good job with the cigs man, it's the one thing I just can't seem to stop doing.",
"Kratom hasn't actually killed 44 people. If you read up on those 44 deaths you'll find that kratom has NEVER been the cause of the death. Most are cases where the deceased was found with massive amounts of other drugs, such as opioids/benzos, which were the ACTUAL cause of death. All the FDA has is weak connections to link kratom to deaths. If I publish a study showing 50 people drinking water before their death, does that mean water should be scheduled alongside heroine? \n\nAs someone who had a similar problem as OP, kratom SAVED MY LIFE. The ONLY reason to schedule kratom would be to keep people on opioids and other drugs. ",
"Tom Hardy can do anything!",
"Look, people can be more understanding than what you think. Some people may not be able to forgive something like that, but some will.\n\nI had one of those friends, where unbeknownst to us, he became a complete addict and started stealing from anyone he knew because he could. He even tricked us and his roommate into thinking that he had a job and went in everyday. Shit started to seem really weird and I ended up calling his roommate to see if she noticed anything, and then she started telling me basically roommate horror-story type shit. \"There's weird fumes coming out of his room\", \"I stayed home from work one day and realized he was still in his room\", \"He siphoned gas out of my car and I couldn't get to work\". It got really bad. I think it was at its worst when he said, \"hey do you mind if I smoke?\" and pulled out tinfoil, crushed a pill on it, and started vaporizing it and sucking through a straw. This was in my house, and my jaw dropped open. He acted like it was the same as, \"hey, can I grab a beer from the fridge?\"\n\nI started an intervention for him, got his brother involved, and we worked it out to get him to stay with his parents for a while. He was so embarrassed when we came into his room, found stolen shit and ash and beer cans and just so much shit everywhere. He wanted to deny it still, but we looked him in the eye and said, \"we fucking see what's going on, no more bullshit\". He gave up and just nodded his head. He agreed to go stay with the parents.\n\nHe gave me the biggest hug after that, not a word, but just a really strong hug like I saved his life. That's the last time I saw him. I think he was too embarrassed to keep in contact.\n\nMan, I don't hold it against him. He stole lots of money from me, even when I was broke. He stole money from others. He lied all about his situation. He lied about having a job, about \"getting arrested for no reason\", about so much shit. But he was still my best friend and I still love the guy. I know addiction can bring someone to rock bottom and I don't hold it against him.\n\nYou might have broken a lot of trust, but this is one of those things where it's pretty much a medical symptom to steal from your friends, anything to get money for a fix. It's a medical problem, and it'll turn anyone into a shitty person at the worst of it. Don't beat yourself up, just stay clean. If you lost friends, you lost friends, but there may be a friend or two who would be understanding and would be happy to just hear you're doing well and taking care of yourself.",
"Pictures like this give me a lot of hope. I'm not a drug addict but in my job I work with people who are. Some clients are in terrible shape physically and mentally because of drugs and it's easy to start feeling like it doesn't matter what you do, they're never going to come out on the other side. After a few years I've really lost my will to root for clients and believe in them.\n\nThanks for sharing this picture. It really does give the rest of us the fuel to keep going! :)",
"I know a lot of people who have used kratom to come off of opiates, never seen it work for anybody. I've seen people start with kratom and move onto pills, actually, but I've never seen it help an addict. That isn't to say it doesn't have some therapeutic benefit, or that it can't help with withdraw, but still, super dubious about people self medicating with some green powder from a head shop. ",
"lol, math joke : )",
"Good job man. I'm almost at 4 months myself. TIL, there's a large community of recovering addicts here on Reddit.",
"I just want to say that you have such an awesome beard.",
"Good for you!",
"Looks like you also found the rest of you beard. That’s very important too. ",
"Hi, I'm a recovering addict myself, almost 4 months clean. I was just wondering, with you being an addict why did you choose AA over NA? More in presence where you live or other reasons?",
"The picture on the right is pulled straight off Google images - look in the top comments.",
"Karma whoring on reddit with a picture from google",
"Got yourself a damn sexy scowl also.",
"I remember the summer when my beard first started going grey (two white stripes vertically on the chin). I thought it might be time to shave it off. Then a young, female Universal studios employee came up to me while I was with my family and told me she really liked my beard and a few weeks later my wife’s best friend mentioned it and told me it looked sexy. No other part of my body has inspired a pretty young woman or a milf to compliment me or describe any part of me as sexy. Grow that beard back. ",
"Aww that’s so sweet. I’m sitting in a shoe store tearing up. Ain’t love grand!! ",
"This has been proven to be fake yet the fucking shit mods STILL allow it. What's the point of having moderators? Seriously, grow up and start cleaning up your shit sub. ",
"How'd you become addicted in the first place?",
"You didn't mention if you stopped alcohol. Add that and really be on top of the world.\nSigned, 7 years sober.",
"I'm sure he's a very nice man but he's wrong. \n",
"Can confirm. Been on sub for 10+ years. I just tell people it's a tool in my recovery toolbox, along with CBT skills and talking to family and friends about how I'm feeling. These things have helped me turn everything around from a 8 year addiction to pain pills and speedballs. I've got a long term stable job, a house and a good relationship.\n\n\nSubs aren't perfect and I'm finally getting to the point where I feel secure enough in my recovery to eventually get off of them. But even if I have to take sub forever it's a lot better than going back to the nightmare of using on the street.",
"Dogs are the best dopamine peddlers. Congrats!",
"This is fake. \n\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7",
"As it should.",
"I used to be a junkie now I'm clean, give me upvotes.",
"Three months is amazing and a huge accomplishment! I feel like it's that sweet spot where you really start feeling like yourself again. Congrats. It was about a week of physical withdrawal and about a month before cravings and anxiety were better. I will say the anxiety issues I had were not as severe as when I was getting off pills and heroin and not intense the whole time. I could feel myself getting better every day. I had great days and bad days. The key is tapering slowly. I tapered from 2mg to crumbs over a month and I've been told if I had gone slower I could have saved myself some discomfort. If you notice yourself upping your dose maybe start considering tapering but don't push yourself to stop if it's working well. You seem like you are in a good place. Enjoy your sobriety and continue working on you. If you ever need anything you can pm me :)",
"congratulations OP! This next line of ketamine + 2cb and this joint are in your honor.",
"Wow. ",
"Or Gerigold.",
"Sorry I coukd have worded that differently. I hate the culture they create, which glorifies drug use, and hate them because of their creation. Think about it. Nobody starts drugs by going to the street corner and waiting for a dealer to pass by. They all have a friend who is a drug addict/dealer that gets them hooked(or in cases doctors). \n\n>It's not like anybody wakes up and decides to become one. It's always a gradual process that you don't see happening until it's too late.\n\n>It's always a gradual process that you don't see happening until it's too late. \n\nBut the fact that drugs are bad is so much of a common knowledge, it doesn't take much when you are at that decision to realize what it has become and to say 'no'. This isn't rocket science.\n\n>I ended up a heroin addict by taking some pills with my GF so she'd spend time with me instead of at the dealers house, and was predisposed to addiction because my dad was an alcoholic too. \n\nSee, your gf was the drug addict that led you to your doom, and the reason I hate drug addicts with a prejudice(a reasonable one imo.). She ruined your life, ruined her own. I agree that she had her own reasons, but none of that are an excuse. There are plenty of people who had the same happen to them(including a few friends of mine), but they didn't decide to ruin lives for it. As for your father, alcoholics are the reason I am against legalization of weed. Alcohol was thought to be healthy(so muh that you could buy whiskey flavored toothpaste) back in the day when they relegalized it. Know without knowing much about this stuff, we are doing what we did with alcohol. I just hope that it doesn't turn out to be bad like alcohol because so many people are already hooked.\n\n>It's way more complicated than choosing to be one or not.\n\nIn the end it always is. You could have broken up. You could have talked about it with your dad to clear your conscience. You could have turned it down. Same goes for her. Being in a bad place doesn't excuse you digging deeper, however, when you are so deep that you no longer see the surface, it is a weakness of humans to just give in and I don't think you two should be blamed for it. What you(or your gf) should be blamed for it is that starting other people on it. This is like shooting a harpoon at a friend who is already deep and pulling them down to your hole. This is why it is bad.\n\nI don't think addicts should be shamed and stuff. More mental health precautions, more rehabilitation chances and specifically going hard on production, distribution and dealing(includes your street dealer, which is the worst person next to hitler, since he makes money on people's suffering, while being so close to see it and not stop).\n\n> but under every alcoholic and addict is a person just like you.\n\nNope. Maybe there was a person just like me. Once in there. However they are no longer that. Whatever they are is bound by their addiction. Sometimes they can get unbound, but that rests entirely on them.\n\nPart of the reason I am so much against legalization of all drugs is this. I get that people should have the freedom to put whatever they want in their bodies however, said drugs take away the said 'free will' of the person through addiction. It is better if said free will is taken away by the state, since it will end up better for both parties.",
"*druggie ",
"Ok. Here you go https://m.imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7",
"Do you mind me asking what drug you were addicted to. ",
"Hand me my pitchfork.",
"Did you read my comment?\n\n> Pictures that get posted on reddit often end up all over the internet.\n\n",
"And the personality of Hulk Hogan. Man, you're rocking the celeb life",
"I see you gave up the Phiten necklace too. Good job.",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/beards/comments/7om2u6/my_summer_beard/\n\nOP posted this pic over a month ago",
"Congrats on your 15 months! 👍",
"I'm super jealous of your beard. Also really well done!",
"Imodium is actually an opioid agonist. Generally it can’t cross the blood brain barrier because it gets “kicked out” by an enzyme. There’s ways to inactivate the enzyme temporarily while taking Imodium so that it can cross the BBB and act centrally on the CNS (similar to how morphine works). I’m not going to go into the details on how you can do this, but the enzyme inactivator is a pretty common compound, so it’s not difficult for those who are aware of this work around. \n\nSource: Pharmacy for 5+ years ",
"I was thinking more along the lines of financer and financee. ",
"I'll stay with drugs, thanks.",
"I'm so sorry for your loss. It must've been the worst. My brother is an addict too, we've all been scared to find him dead somewhere some day. I hope you are doing good 💛",
"So is it fake or not ",
"Do you still have that tank top?",
"You’re wrong... look into medical studies of LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA and how therapeutic they can be for the mind.... also there’s no such thing as a gateway drug... the first buzz a person usually gets in life is a sugar rush as a child... hell spinning around and getting dizzy as a child give you a rush... you want to ban sugar, caffeine, and playing while you’re at it?!?",
"An unlimited supply of methadone would not be safe either to a drug addict",
"Spring broke...",
"When something is reported as being fake, we take time to actually look into the reports. We have done for this post and given OP posted the right hand side picture [a month ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/beards/comments/7om2u6/my_summer_beard/), it isn't unreasonable for the picture to appear on pinterest in that time.\n\nIf you have further strong evidence to suggest the post is fake, feel free to modmail us. Otherwise we will go back to cleaning up our sub.",
"I'm so happy for you guys. Keep going and stay well 💛",
"We're in this together buddy. Mine is weed. Some can say it's not a drug but for me it was fucking up my life. 12 days today. Nada. Let's keep going. ",
"Epic beard my man.",
"And he wasn't even getting into the fun stuff.",
"What is your opinion on the title, then?\n\nYou don't think this post breaks the 6th and to some extent the 8th rule of the [title guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/titles)?",
"excellent beard and face gains, dude. congrats on the new life!",
"Hate to say it, but you looked happier on drugs, man.",
"Careful with the booze it's a slippery slope if you become an alcoholic and it causes a lot of issues internally",
"Pic 1: creepy strung out neo-Amish child molester looking dude.\nPic 2: devastatingly handsome bad ass of a man\n\ncongrats, and stay away from my girlfriend",
"Forgot to mention a much better beard.",
"Racsism = being ignorant and stupid. Doing drugs = Dumb and weak.\n\nHey guys, im 4 years not dumb and weak and making bad life choices, Please suck my dick so my ego can reach new heights.",
"No shade, but in your after pic you look like Tom Hanks in Castaway.",
"Thank God your not a Mod then.",
"Just out of curiosity what was his QTc? Does overdose on immodium cause arrythmias or was there another reason",
"Don't see anything wrong with that.",
"Society makes it very clear what makes a decent human being. Sliding outside of the that 'spectrum' and then coming back doesn't deserve a reward. You were punished for not doing the right thing by being addicted, probably loosing friends and family. Lose of money or house etc. \n\nWhen you go back into the spectrum, you can gain that stuff back",
"Or, you can skip step 1-2 and still get OPs cool stuff minus the Karma. ",
"Congrats.....I am 20 yrs sober, but at times it is still a struggle. I have lost my mother and my oldest son. Still sober!",
"Excuse me sir, I have been sober, racist free and I havn't murdered any babies in 25 years. Can i have some reddit gold?\n",
"Thank you!",
"Of course a sub that promotes the use of kratom is going to have success stories. I'm not curious, because I've already done my research, tried it myself, and I've seen how it's affected other people. \n\nClinically, it has proven to be itself addictive and to have little effectiveness in helping people kick opiate addictions. It should be studied more, I think. Perhaps there's a certain regimen that could prove effective. Perhaps the active compounds can be used to make more effective compounds that are less addictive, minimally psychoactive, but still block opioid receptors. Perhaps it could be used in treatment centers to help with withdraw symptoms. Until that research has been done, all we really know about kratom is that it is an addictive opioid analogue with little to no evidence for being an effective treatment for serious addiction. And for fucks sake, I don't think that \"stronger leaf\" is the answer.",
"Ah, yet another day in /r/heartwarmingfacebookposts.",
"Take a step into the Physiological world and come back and tell me people are not coerced to murder people.",
"Its interesting that the dog comes before your fiancé ",
"Loser",
"He made a choice to do drugs.\n\nHe made a choice to continue doing drugs\n\n\nCancer patients do not make a choice to die\n\ni don't see the comparison",
"High. 5 dude!",
"Be realistic, dude. I think that the mods here have shown time and time again that they don't give the tiniest shit about the title rule.",
"I disagree, but i value your input.",
"why the down votes? \n",
"Interesting, thanks for the info.",
":)",
"General rule - if the title is removed, and the picture is still interesting and makes sense, it belongs here. If it doesn't, then it's generally in violation of the title rule and belongs on a different sub.\n\nIn this case, without the title, this submission is \"here's a skinny dude with a bit of a beard next to a guy with a bit more meat on his bones with a bigger beard and a better haircut\". Hardly fitting material for a subreddit that's meant to be about quality or interesting pictures.",
"says the guy that can't grow a beard. ",
"And aged four years ",
"And aged four years ",
"\"This wall was the first thing I saw when I woke up after my overdose. Oh, and here's a picture of me now next to it as well because I'm attractive and you all want to fuck me.\"\n\n50,000 karma.",
"I don’t disagree with you. But I am probably the wrong person to direct your comments at. I’ve had both ACLs replaced going back to 1992 and had a total knee replacement in 2012. Multiple “scopes” in between. I spent most of my 30s deeply addicted to opiates. I got clean about 2 months after my TKR and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I was over-prescribed opiates, got addicted, and got clean, before it was the cause-de-jour that it’s become. \n\nIn 1992, when I had my right ACL done, I got 30 5/500 Vicodin as a take-home. I spent two weeks in absolutely horrid agony. In those days, opiates were treated a lot more like heroin. It was horribly painful and I remember the agony to this day. Flash forward to 2001, when I got my left ACL done. Multiple refills of oxy 30s with all the Percocet I wanted at the same time! I remember two things: 1) Not having any real pain in my recovery, and 2) Being high as a kite a month after the surgery and calling in another refill and getting it done no questions asked.\n\nNeither of these experiences make sense. I’m an advocate for sensibility. For my TKR, I had five days of an extended release opiate with low dosage Percocet for breakthrough pain. This managed my pain well, but I was out of opiates at about the six day mark. That’s really the aim I think we should have for post-op pain, which can be horribly intense. What I worry about is that doctors are going to over-rotate due to the “national crisis” hand-wringing and we’ll be back to 1992. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Clearly where we were in 2001 doesn’t make sense either. That’s all I was trying to say earlier. ",
"i got sober for this exact moment in my life! thank you so much!!",
"I understand your concerns. I've always viewed it as harm reduction more than anything. If someone can stop taking strong opiates that can possibly kill you, and instead take a cheap, natural version that has almost a 0% chance of being fatal, why not take the safer option? \n\nI'm just wanting some good debate and am honestly not arguing or trying to change your mind. It's helped me tremendously and a lot of my friends, but I know that won't be the case for everyone. I honestly respect your opinion. :)",
"I just don't get why people do this shit. Is it so they can sell their profile to advertisers once they've got lots of karma?",
"You might see it where you work one of these days. I'd never heard of it until my coworker's son ended up in the hospital last year with a heart problem that almost killed him, all from taking Immodium. I looked around on PubMed afterward and found some journal articles about it. Her son had been addicted to heroin and apparently started taking slightly higher-than-normal doses of Immodium to help with his withdrawals when he quit, but then he'd read somewhere that he could catch a buzz from taking it with a cocktail of other things, like spices and some kind of OTC meds, that would supposedly help it cross the blood-brain barrier. He was taking extremely high doses of Immodium, like 200 a day. Luckily she was home when it happened, so she heard him hit the floor in his room and was able to call an ambulance. She said the doc at the hospital told them he had seen it before and that he now checks for it specifically when he has a young patient with an arrhythmia that doesn't make sense.",
"good job amigo! I know a few folks are replying with \"PM me if you wanna chat\".\n\nPut me on that list also, one can never have too many people available for support.\n\nYou are doing good. Remember, if you slip up and use, it is not the end of the world, just get on the pony and try again. Fucker is gonna try to buck you off but eventually you'll tame him.\n\nLots of love friend",
"hahahaha",
"where was this proven at? im very interested",
"I've been seeing an increasing amount of submissions like this recently. I think you guys should either enforce the rules harder or redefine them, because you have been way too lenient.\n\nA submission that breaks the rules should not be allowed just because you slap on a fancy flair.",
"Exactly what others are saying here. DO NOT FUCK AROUND with a benzo detox. It can very well kill you.\n\nPM me your details and I'll do what I can to find somewhere near you that can help you with a medically supervised detox.\n\nGood luck friend, hit me up if the need arises ok?",
"yeah. when i went into rehab, there were more AA then NA meetings. To me, they all ment the same. AA is Addicts Anonymous to me",
"Lol, I’m sorry I come to a sub for pictures, not stories ",
"My husband is actually thinking about getting that line tattooed on him",
"Doing drugs is dumb and weak, and overcoming drugs isn’t worth congratulating over. Got it. ",
"Its praising someone's redemption we're talking about here. Different discussion when talking about someone's lifelong morals. And if you want praise for that, surely that would be the same as the redeemed that are \"looking for reddit gold\"?\n\nBut the question I responded to was \"do you congratulate someone that is no longer racist?\" and to me thats an absolute no brainer. Same as a criminal that changed their ways, same as a bully seeking to make amends, whatever example you want; people should be praised for what they managed to change or overcome rather than constantly living in the shadow of their mistakes.\n\nThat's just my opinion on the matter. Also, we don't adhere to morals for praise, thats just self-serving and disingenuous - instead, you follow your morals because day in day out because thats how you believe someone should live. And now that someone is adhering to your belief system i.e don't do drugs, don't be racist, don't kill babies, wouldn't you be happy that someone now believes the same as you?",
"Oh, sorry. I didn't know this sub was tailored to your specific tastes. My apologies.",
"is it bullshit? i would like to know how?",
"I need to check that out. ",
"Hello fellow oxy slave!\n\nImpressive work and impressive beard!\n\nIf you feel you are \"strong\" enough to not get triggered by all the dope porn people post, head over to r/opiates and get involved.\n\nWhile there are a ton of active users, there are also people looking for help and encouragement to kick.\n\nHarm reduction goes a LONG way and we can always use the help.",
"How about the fact that his beard didn’t grow in on the chin (distinct soul patch), and now his chin full of beautiful stock photo beard hair.",
"No idea",
"From douche to douche ",
"I bet now you think every guy you meet is your brother",
"Thats tough. 1st, if you appreciate your job, keep doing your job. If they are not allowed on the property then they have to go. Being kind is the only thing you can really do to help them. ",
"You look like Tom Hardys character from peaky blinders... cant recall his name.",
"You make me appreciate what I have more, the beautiful things you have in your life, that you've fought really hard for, are things I sometimes take for granted, thanks OP I needed this.",
"2 years and change clean here. Idk when I look at pictures when I was using it wasn't all bad man. Actually some of the most exciting days of my life. Guess I'm in the sophomore slump. I never want to go back cause I would been dead if didn't get clean but I guess there was some things and being sober is just so boring sometimes. Ya feel me or no?",
"That’s a very interesting take on it! Piggybacking off of it, those who struggle with addiction (like much of my family) are often predisposed to it by genetics and/or traumatic life experiences. So they need to be careful, whereas a person without risk factors might not need the same amount of caution. I can use myself as an example again. I have a family history on both sides of alcoholism and drug addiction. I was also abused as a child. Psychology says, then, that I am at a much higher risk of doing drugs or drinking. It doesn’t mean I *will*, only that it’s more likely I’d have addiction issues. (Never done drugs I’m happy to say!)\n\nSo maybe it’s the same here. Some people might be predisposed to become addicted to virtual attention, and so it’s harmful for them. Others might not be predisposed to it, and so they can accept it in a healthy and reasonable way. Maybe!",
"Saying using drugs = dumb and weak shows a terrible bias. \n\nFew people choose to have debilitating injuries (e.g. car accidents, bad weight lifting) and have to undergo major surgeries / deal with severe chronic pain. \n\nAddiction patterns in the brain are susceptible and easy to program and make a conscious individual quite helpless to their bodies' ques. An individual needing pain relief for a stressful injury cascading into a debilitating addiction is very commonplace. \n\nAs an aside, many drug addiction cases start from abusive backgrounds or from lack of economic opportunity.\n\n In the first instance, is a child dumb and weak for having been traumatically abused by a stronger and smarter person in authority? \n\nIn the second instance, is an economically poor man/woman in a destitute tiny town without career prospects for a better economic future going to hold their heads up high, day after day? Or are they, too, weak and dumb? \n\n(Caveat, many people do take on massive financial burden to try to work themselves out of these situations, and they are strong and smart for doing so, but it shows terrible survivorship bias.)\n\nIt is similar in fashion to binge eating, but you could as easily oversimplify that too, and say eating too much = dumb and weak, but completely ignore our microbiome's constant communication with our brain and our hormonal levels inducing hunger pangs, all of which require willpower energy to defeat.\n\nWhat this post, and people celebrating stories like this, are all about staying in the positive mindset over what could have, and what usually does, happen. That survivorship bias I mentioned earlier? Yeah, the losers in that instance end up overdosed and dead. What we're showing here is that strength can be found, or grown, or garnered, through the life's journey. Through the heroes' journey. It's a story of the strength of human will, and of human spirit.",
"Very attractive in an I would climb on that face and ride your beard off into the sunset sort of way, I guess? I just find beards in general sexy but greying and silver beards on some men are just a whole different level of sexy for me.",
"Did you just get older and gain weight?",
"Dog ownership really cleans up a person's life. Good job!",
"Lol, subs exist for specific content, that’s all anyone is trying to say.\n\nI would think that pictures in a sub about pictures should be about the picture. Is that really a stretch?",
"That's funny it's my job to investigate fakes? No, I presented evidence, you don't get to tell me to prove you wrong, that's not how it goes. ",
"A reverse image search. ",
"Congrats ",
"You look healthier. Good for you!",
"As a general rule, pills are (at least in the PNW as a whole) $1/mg for whatever pill it is, benzo, opiate, amphetamine whatever.\n\nI'm a long time addict and got into this shit kinda like OP. Cancer treatment got me addicted then the economics and general difficulty in running an active pill addiction resulted in me turning to heroin. Got about six years clean time saved up so I'm doing ok.\n\n$20/5th gram (what us junkies call a \"point\") is a hell of a lot cheaper and, if you have a dealer with good shit, keeps you running and gunning.\n\nPeople desperate to come up with the cash for their \"get well\" usually turn to shoplifting shit to return for either cash or gift cards (dealers usually take gift cards at 50% their value). Prostitution is always an option of course. \n\nMy hustle was driving. I had a nice, nondescript car, valid licence and insurance. Driving the my dealer buddy around while he conducted business and driving him up to the big city to purchase his supply for the week netted me a pretty large amount of dope.\n\nRegardless though, even if you had infinite money and an infinite supply of dope, the rising of you tolerance, the general fuckery of the dope scene, and the stress and strain of maintaining an active addiction will only end you up in what 12-steppers like to say, \"jails, institutions or death\".\n",
"Real question: How have you bowel movements improved? I was all hopped up on opioids for 13 days in the hospital and didn't shit for 5 days after. I can not imagine 8 years.",
"They're not modest things if you are really starting from nothing and then having a house after only 4 years of being clean. Buying a home is a big deal even if you aren't a recovering addict.",
"Just told my charge and others that are working today and none of them had heard either 🧐 We’re still reeling from the IV Dilaudid shortage lol\n\nETA I don’t work ED but I’m sure they see so much more crazy things that I do on the floor. Usually our CIWA/withdrawing patients are somewhat calm. The IV Dilaudid and Morphine shortages have however cause people to behave even more childish than usual, we just had someone who threatened to sue because we literally cannot spare the IV meds we do have. It’s so crazy that sometimes that’s how people end up trying to manipulate the system. Maybe the shortage will be a good thing for the public? (Want to type more but I’m still on the clock 😞)",
"Yes, kratom very well may be a safer option. But responding to somebody talking about losing a loved one to addiction by promoting some under studied head shop treatment is potentially offensive, and almost certainly not helpful. ",
"You look a lot more healthy! Congrats and keep fighting the good fight!",
"I've never shaved a day in my life but even I'm jealous of that beard",
"Since no one else really got to the heart of your question: Suboxone is absolutely great for damage control. Nothing more, nothing less.\n\nWhat I mean is it will stop addicts from overdosing and dying. It will stop them from stealing from people they love. It will stop them from robbing stores, etc.\n\nAnd make no mistake: that is absolutely fantastic.\n\nBut it creates a sort of limbo for people. I know it did for me. I wasn’t descending further into my addiction, and I wasn’t harming anyone, but I wasn’t improving or changing myself in any way, and that is something that most (if not all) addicts really need: a genuine change of heart.\n\nDon’t get the wrong idea: I’m not knocking it. But it can just leave you feeling like life running in place after a few years.\n\nAlso, what everyone else failed to mention is that the half-life of suboxone is two or three times longer than normal opiates like oxy or heroin. This means it stays in your system much longer, and it also means that withdrawals last MUCH longer once it is out. It’s similar to methadone in that regard. I was on subs for a few years before I went to rehab to get off of them. I was sick (full withdrawal symptoms) for just over 22 days. It was terrible. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.\n\nEveryone is different though.",
"Me too.",
"You can die coming off of those, for real. I’ve seen people seize out. Get to a detox or a hospital ASAP",
"Hence why people are always stealing and robbing. It’s much cheaper if you have a script for yourself or a connect and you sell them. But still",
"Are we going to ignore that he looks like Chris Evans\n\n*On the right",
"Because it is now become a middle class white folk problem.\n\nBack in the day, blacks were the primary users of heroin and \"hippies\" were the consumers of weed.\n\nBringing the hammer down hard on these two drugs disenfranchised the two groups that the conservative Caucasians in power hated the most.\n\nThis was a premeditated and well planned policy and it really was successful.\n\nRead up on some of the fuckery [here](https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html).\n\nFormer Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman flat out copped to it saying, \"You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities, We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.\"\n\nWith the onset of the opioid crisis and the fact that folks like OP, myself and so many others in the WASP community are now junkies is really rattling the right wing base.",
"Is it weird, being in AA even though you were more into opiates and drugs? Do you get bitched out for talking about dope? Is there a reason you chose AA over NA?",
"Congrats.",
"OP realized heroin is bad and became a chad. \n\n\nGreat job, dude!",
"Considering quality when it comes to art is highly subjective I’m not sure I agree. Personally I find the picture interesting so to each their own I guess. ",
"And most importantly, you lost the chinstrap.",
"The specific content of this sub is picture. I see a picture. I don't see the problem.",
"There are peripheral opiate receptors everywhere. More in the gut than anywhere else. This is why a tolerance to constipation is uncommon. ",
"I wasn’t promoting anything. I responded to someone on the subject of taking hundreds of Imodium pills to minimize the effects of withdrawal. Some people have used it to exactly that. I specifically responded to someone talking about the effects of Imodium and not the family member who lost someone. I also never suggested or advised anyone to use kratom. You seem to be very helpful though. ",
"You now look like Piscatella (Brad William Henke) from OITNB",
"Congrats brother",
"Yeah, and what so many seem to overlook is that it is issues like cancer and other pain/medical problems and the over-prescription of opiate based pain meds got us where we are.\n\nI got hemmed up in this as a result of my leukemia treatment. Long story but it eventually morphed into a 15ish year addiction to heroin.\n\nAfter the VA figured out I was a \"drug seeker\" they slammed the door shut on that shit lickety-split.\n\nThat left me dangling in the breeze, dope sick and desperate. I did what I felt I had to and off I went.\n\nIt is not like this is some outlier issue, read up on how fucked a huge amount of veterans are [here](http://www.newsweek.com/2017/10/20/va-fueled-opioid-crisis-killing-veterans-681552.html).\n\nIt is by no means a VA/veteran only problem. This is what happens to people across the country on a daily basis.",
"/r/quittingkratom for the other side of the story... I’m currently going through a long battle with Kratom addiction. I agree, there needs to be some real research that goes into the benefits of Kratom, as there are definitely some. I got on Kratom to try to soothe my depression which it did help with, initially, but now... now a days I wish I could go back to even feeling like I did right before Kratom... it can be hard to describe... I feel everything and nothing at the same time. I had almost 2 years clean before relapsing and haven’t been able to quit again as of yet. OP’s story is truly inspirational though.",
"You mean you are doing what you are supposed to do but you want some kind of praise for doing it now. GTFOH",
"That’s wild. Wasn’t trying to discount you I just have really never seen that",
"I just read through our comment chain and didn't notice where you or OP mentioned a loved one passing from opiates? I've also lost quite a few loved ones to opiate addiction and know how hard it is. \n\nI just think it's important to get the info out where someone who may benefit from it might be exposed. Wasn't trying to be offensive. Have a nice day.",
">Addiction sucks\n\nI am sure it does, which is why I am not an addict.\n\n>It’s not something you just choose to do any more than choosing to have cancer.\n\nFirst, Yes it is, it is a result of choice. Second ***FUCK YOU***. You are equating choices one makes with fucking cancer and you call other people trolls?\n\nI would give someone a pass who had major back surgery, started on a prescription drug their doc told them was completely safe and then couldn't get off it it, but that's not what we are talking about here you fuck.",
"Meth? Were you shooting? This sounds like more of a heroin type experience rather than meth.",
"Look at the eyes and nose alone",
"I just don't understand why being sick for a few days is really that much of a hurdle. I'd be sick for a few days at least once every week just from doing too much dope anyways. ",
"From douchebag to hipster",
"so, in 4 years you graduated, got a loan with the credit you fixed in 4 years, a career that pays the loan and the college funds, and also found time to support a wife and a dog. yeah.",
"Congratulations! I am so happy for you. Lucky girl, lucky dog..",
"What was your situation like before you went clean?",
"> Go to /r/rehab\n\nAnd why don't you go to hell? Didn't mama ever teach you the old \"If you can't say something nice then just shut the fuck up\"?\n\nThere are not subreddit rules being broken regarding this post so just downvote and move on.\n\nWhy folks like you go to the trouble of actually clicking in to the comments and posting bullshit like this that in no way benefits anyone is beyond me.\n\nPics like this can be a great motivator for someone considering dealing with an addiction, and a great opportunity for people of all walks to discuss the horrific opioid crisis we are currently embroiled in and to get good, first person accounts of the realities of addiction and not the bullshit fucks with an agenda try to push on us.\n\nUn-knot your panties and try to act like a big boy ok?",
"Thank you very much for your honest response. So many people think they know enough to open their mouth, but don't. When combined with other unnamed substances it will cross the BBC. I guess if every stupid person kept quiet about things they have only anecdotal evidence of, there would be far fewer comments. At least Reddit has no shortage of attorneys, cops, doctors, and pharmacists.",
"Thank you!!",
"He may be Targaryen ",
"I hate how many people love when someone gets clean the people that don’t go down this fucked up path because there not retarded get nothing. ",
"Jev?",
"Do you have any idea whatsoever the realities of addiction, the background of the current opioid crisis, or the unimaginable difficulty kicking an opiate addiction is? My guess is \"no\".\n\nThe over-prescription of opiate based pain meds got us where we are.\n\nI got hemmed up in this as a result of my leukemia treatment. Long story but it eventually morphed into a 15ish year addiction to heroin.\n\nAfter the VA figured out I was a \"drug seeker\" they slammed the door shut on that shit lickety-split.\n\nThat left me dangling in the breeze, dope sick and desperate. I did what I felt I had to and off I went.\n\nIt is not like this is some outlier issue, read up on how fucked a huge amount of veterans are [here](http://www.newsweek.com/2017/10/20/va-fueled-opioid-crisis-killing-veterans-681552.html).\n\nIt is by no means a VA/veteran only problem. This is what happens to people across the country on a daily basis.\n\nAdded goodness regarding how fucked we are as a notion regarding this ludicous \"drug war\":\n\nBack in the day, blacks were the primary users of heroin and \"hippies\" were the consumers of weed.\n\nBringing the hammer down hard on these two drugs disenfranchised the two groups that the conservative Caucasians in power hated the most.\n\nThis was a premeditated and well planned policy and it really was successful.\n\nRead up on some of the fuckery [here](https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html).\n\nFormer Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman flat out copped to it saying, \"You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities, We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.\"\n\nWith the onset of the opioid crisis and the fact that folks like OP, myself and so many others in the WASP community are now junkies is really rattling the right wing base.\n\nEducate yourself why don't you instead of ostensibly being a part of the problem.",
"i know trying to stay clean is much harder than trying to lose weight & not eat junk, but this is so motivating for me. im so happy for you, congrats 💗",
"I've resigned to the fact that I won't be able to buy a house in this state. If the cost of buying a house doesn't get to you, the property and local taxes will. ",
"Yeah. High karma accounts are actually worth a little to some advertisers and can be sold. Don't remember the source on that. And some people just want to troll or make up stories ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_/¯",
"\n>And why don't you go to hell? Didn't mama ever teach you the old \"If you can't say something nice then just shut the fuck up\"?\n\nWhy don't you take your own advice?\n\nWhy you would click reply on my comment and and take time responding is behond me. Just downvote and move on\n\nGet the sand out of your vagina and act like a grownup\n",
"tldr",
"Because I actually made a point in my response and contributed knowledge and information to the conversation.\n\nYou? You were just being a dick and are continuing to be one.",
"you’re not special ",
"you know you look good when websites use your picture in a best beard styles.",
"And that, my friends, is the crux of the issue very eloquently presented.",
"im the only one that this post remeberme me this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSwATupYqz4\nxD",
"[Heres one to rebuild the hope](https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/actor-patrick-stewart-attends-the-premiere-of-star-trek-nemesis-at-picture-id1680051)",
"You were great in Orange is the New Black.",
"OK I'm a bloke and would totally guy date this motherfucker on the right.",
"Excuse my insensitivity but what exactly is addictive about immodium? Was he having bowel issues? Is there some effect in large doses I’m not aware of?",
"And you're hot! Congratulations :) ",
"Haha! Two pictures of different people... How did I miss that?! It does look like it's two different guys. ",
":D thank you, that's a very colorful description.",
"A lot of people on reddit get triggered when anyone shows support for someone who breaks addiction, and think the ex-addict shot be shot, etc. ",
"Well done mate. I am curious though, does this mean clean from the drug alcohol? ",
"None of that discounts what I said. All of that is true and obvious. My friends are dead and I know why, no fucking shit. ",
"A beard was a wise choice my friend, if true, good job!!!",
"No you didnt. How did you contribute? Being a total jackass?\n\nMe? I was just repeating what YOU said ",
"ok... you win. Have a spiffy day turbo.",
"Muchos gracious ",
"do you pics of the dog?",
"Get to an Alanon meeting. It will help you in ways that can ultimately help him. It will give you coping tools and show you how not to make things worse. You can even look for a parent or men’s focus meeting since a large portion of membership is wives of alcoholics. Alcoholism/addiction, the program principles apply either way. ",
"\"I take care of my kids\"\n\n\"You're supposed to take care of your kids you low-expectation having motherfucker!\"",
"You didn't \"get\" anyone clean but yourself. They got clean. Period. ",
"And a sick beard! Keep it up! ",
"Two years of daily coffee 😫 ",
"I don’t understand where or how people get these vape pens, but I keep seeing them...",
"Sorry you were to weak willed to say no to heroine. Nobody held a gun to your head and said you had to take heroine after coming off your drugs. That was a decision you consciously made because you were too much of a pussy to deal with it.",
"I've heard this jargon before. This is much simpler than you're making it out to be. Anyone can be addicted to anything regardless of race. And everyone is presented with personal choices to make every day, leading to good or bad consequences. Skin color does not dictate what the decision will be. Neither does ones opinion correlate to how they base them selves politically on every single issue. ",
"Thanks. I’ll see if there is a local chapter. 🙏🏼",
"The funny thing is my kids think you look happier in the left picture!!! ",
"There is no high from it. Imodium doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier. He was taking it to stave off the symptoms of opiate withdrawal.",
"My beard has thickened as I go into my late twenties. Not arguing anymore than beard thickness progression.",
"OP posted this picture to feed into his ego, hence the lack of any kind of background or context *initially*, just the lazy \"I did drugs, but I stopped, and now my life is good,\" combined with before and after pictures which in no way illustrate how bad his addiction was, what overcoming the addiction was like, or how his life is now good without drugs. The pictures' purpose is to show how good OP looks now compared to before, fishing for compliments.\n\nI do not view stories like his as \"motivational\" because not being addicted to narcotics that one does not medically need is one of the bare minimum expectations of being a functioning member of society. As somebody else in this thread said, \"Today, I grew up. Please clap.\" \n\nIf his story is true, I'm happy that OP isn't crippled by his addiction anymore. That doesn't mean he can't also be a narcissist.",
"I didn't have any interaction with any brave, courageous or valiant women so I'm not really sure what you are referring to...\n\nOh, I'm sorry... You meant HEROIN! Silly me...\n\nPerusing your post history tells me more than I need to know about what a swell, considerate and objective dude you are...\n\nI got six years sober, but I would jump back into addiction in not time whatsoever rather than spend a day behaving and/or thinking the way you do...\n\nDifferent strokes I guess, but you are really a sad and bitter little man.",
"Hahaha apparently. It only matters of you care about \"Reddit points\"",
"Yeah such a strong reaction over here, you have me pinned down. You seem to do more than just that though, given the fact you posted in the first place.",
"Cancer isn't a choice. Abusing drugs however, is.",
"That's a healthy beard. ",
"r/getmotivated",
"I'm proud of you /u/GrizzMcFzz ",
"Congratulations ",
"Only stuff that gets upvotes gets to the front page and stays there. It's not taking a spot for no reason, it's taking a spot because more people like it than don't by a wide margin. Try sorting by new and see the flood of shit that doesn't make it.",
"jesus, someone likes responsibilities more than feeling good",
"And what happened?",
"Oh no! He looked at my post history! lol\n\nYou CHOSE to ruin your and everyone around you's life. You're actually a piece of shit for doing that. I guess you have the double whammy of being yet another victim complex druggie, and also being one of those self-glorifying army cunts that barely made it past private but wants the attention he signed up for.",
"He forgot to mention the fantastic beard",
"Both. Lol",
"Congratulations for FINALLY being a decent human being. Most people go their whole lives without being fuckup wastes of life. I hope you enjoy the pat on the back you got in the form of fake internet points.",
"ya was only speaking from my own personal experience for why it didn’t work for me. definitely works for other people",
"I agree. Adhering to societies morals or what I consider to be the norm is good. But when people find themselves outside of that spectrum they are punished. So why be outside the spectrum. \n\nI'm not demeaning his accomplishment in the slightest. I just don't understand why people praise others for being normal. \n\nIt's different if they need the positive reinforcement to bring them back to societies term or normal. That just means they still need help.\n\n\nWhat I am referring to is. The person in question no longer needs aid. But they are looking for praise for being normal. \n\nThat is what I don't agree with.",
"To be fair most of the upvoters were hooked to mmorpgs at some point in their lives.",
"If the being in question requires the aid of others to over come an issue. That is fine. But when you have already over come the problem and your just looking to boost your ego. That's not fine. \n\nCongrats on being normal. Join the club",
"Thanks again for the input. Every day is a better day. Subs have totally blocked cravings for me, but I need to start tapering at some point. I'm on 8 mgs a day at this point. \n\nI never escalated to H so hopefully the withdrawal won't be too bad in the end. \n\nThe thing that did amaze me was the transition from over 300 mgs of oxy per day to where I'm at today was far easier than I had built up in my mind. I wouldn't want to do it again, but I wish I had done it a couple of years ago. ",
"Dude congrats. You look 10x healthier. ",
"Oh yeah I absolutely think that actively looking for praise is an issue in itself and I fucking hate it, but I was bewildered by that guys question it seemed so obvious to me.\n\nEnd of the day, changing for the better is great, but doesn't mean you have a right to say \"hey look how great I am\". Only thing I would consider is if they really needed boosting of their self worth but given the obsession with likes and upvotes, I think that isn't the case most of the time.",
"It's kinda like the argument \"why is there no White History Month when we have a \"Black History Month?\"\n\nPeople not addicted to a substance aren't going to make the news or be discussed because it is the norm.\n\n\"Dog bites man\" doesn't garner attention because it is the norm. \"Man bites dog\" on the other hand is an attention grabber due to its uniqueness.\n\nThe point I was pressing is that the Republican, conservative group in power at the time, knowing that \"hippies\" are commonly associated with marijuana by the average american voter at the time, as was heroin to blacks.\n\n\"Hippies\" and blacks of the era were quickly becoming a powerful political force in this country, and the administration came up with the \"drug war\" plan motivated 100% by attempting to disenfranchise and/or politically destroy an up and coming political threat.\n\nThe powers that be repeated this behavior in the 80s-90s with the flooding of predominately black neighborhoods with CIA purchased and trafficked rock cocaine (crack).\n\nI agree, anyone can become an addict. But due to the intentional and premeditated pushing of narcotic pain medication in the US, and straight up lying about its addiction potential and other dangers, corporate greed and the greed of politicians raking in the lobbyist cash has resulted in drug addiction now flooding into demographics that make America (and the political party that conspired with big pharma to get us here) take abrupt notice.\n\nTake me for example... decorated Army combat veteran, former police officer, \"pillar of the community\" type that in no way whatsoever pings any of the \"potential heroin addict\" bells.\n\nLeukemia and bone marrow transplantation entailed the constant consumption of massive amounts of opiate over nearly a year of treatment.\n\nBlah, blah, blah it morphed into a heroin addiction. In no way would my demographic be commonly though to be in danger of this.\n\nWould I be considered a \"fuck up\"? I demonstrated exceptional decision making skills and had always held myself to a high standard and behaved accordingly.\n\nPeople like me and OP are getting caught up in this nightmare due to forces often out of our control. We both displayed noble qualities by choosing to do what was needed to extricate ourselves from the dilemma.\n\nWe (and hundreds of thousands of Americans) are victims of the corporate greed of big pharma and the near criminal behavior politicians sucking on the lobbying teat of big pharma. ",
"Thanks for the response! I am super skinny as well and am worried that once I quit the weight gain would be unmanageable. My job is quite active and strenuous so I guess I wouldnt have a problem",
"I didn't know about them until recently haha.",
"Between 100 and 200 each total? How many does each person do?",
"Congrats! That's an outstanding turn around.",
"Did it also change colour? :P",
"I wasn't discounting it at all. You're not the only one with dead friends. Naloxone saves lives.",
"Congrats man that is seriously amazing. ",
"I understand and appreciate your comments. Thank you for helping shine light into my perspective",
"Dude, I'm so envious. I'm 40 and I can't even get any grey hair on my head, *or* a decent beard, so I'm always telling my wife how much this sucks because I always looked forward to both of those things before I realized a beard is definitely out of the question, unless I decide I want to look like Osama Bin Laden, to be fair, even his was pretty baller and I can't think of a scraggly enough one to compare what mine might look like.",
"Likewise!",
"Along with the picture he provided full details and context in the comments. The pictures pretty clearly illustrate some positive physical changes he's undergone.\n\nMotivation is contextual. Obviously a person who doesn't use narcotics won't find motivation in a post like this, probably the same way a skinny person doesn't find motivation in a fat/fit transformation. Where do you get off shit-talking what other people find motivational? ",
"Yeah because it’s not the same fucking guy!\nNothing matches. Check out « cool beard » on google and watch the guy on the right come up.\n\nMaybe OPs story is true, but his pictures are FAKE AF. Fuck you OP.",
"When did it occur to you that posting fake pictures on Internet along with your (fake?) story would be a good idea ?",
"But what do you do in them?",
"Ladies Living as Gay Beards. True story. Rare, this day in age. Unless we're talking about certain senators.",
"I can feel the power radiating from his beard",
"Little golden at the tips but that also happened to my father. Not a wholesale change though.",
"Yeah, ok... I'm a piece of shit.\n\n* 100% service connected disabled combat vet. \n* Decorated large city police officer without a single demerit in my personnel file.\n* Captain and team leader of a Red Cross Disaster Action Team deployed to Hurricane Katrina (among other national level disasters) and over 5000 documented volunteer hours proving local disaster assistance (fire, flood etc) \n* Former heroin addict that upon getting clean puts in hundreds upon hundreds of volunteer hours providing harm reduction assistance to addicts and the unfortunate \"victims\" in said addicts life\n\nYep... total worthless piece of shit over here... what benefit have you provided your community of late? You very well may be Mother Theresa for all I know, but I really suspect not.\n\nI work daily to make my community, friends and family's lives better in any way I can. You on the other hand say shit like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7tvmmo/trump_told_mccabe_to_ask_his_wife_how_it_felt_to/dtfxx2s/), [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/7oqhch/yeah_yeah_me_too/dsbvoop/) and [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/7nnl1w/trump_accuses_doj_of_being_part_of_deep_state/ds549se/). I'm super comfortable in the knowledge that I don't.",
"You must have a very addictive personality. Only people who talk about meth like that are the shooters. ",
"Beard says it all",
"I personally went 4-5 years without ever touching H, and my tolly was through the roof when I did - 400 mg oxy a day, one giant dose, because I could only afford to get high once a day. When I finally did switch it was because I moved somewhere where blues were going $55/pill (and this was 5 yrs ago). I didn’t shoot up, but my tolerance soon increased to $400/day of heroin snorted which was usually 3 buns for me because even dope was expensive there and they never had all the money at once to buy quantity by that point. ",
"I am 2.5 years clean, and while I do have not one job but two; I’m barely getting by, my car is nickel and diming me, my relationship is touch and go, I don’t have much of a social life, can’t seem to get ahead, and am just getting very frustrated with where I’m at. ",
"Same!!",
"You done bitching yet Grunt?",
"God I can’t quote on mobile but that one line breaks my heart. My gf also became a heroin addict by taking pills w me so I’d spend time with her instead of at the dealers house. Thankfully she is two years clean and doing great, but when she started shooting up after I had gotten clean without ever crossing that line, my guilt was insurmountable. ",
"Weird. Just can't grasp the chasing the first time feeling. Always feels the same.",
"How were they allowed to advertise saying that when it's blatantly not true. In my experience Oxy withdrawals are worse than morphine and heroin (via oral route, not injected, don't know about that) Mind you I don't understand how you can advertise any medicine (am British) ",
"I too feel so much better and clearer when sober. The cravings are a tough one to deal with though.",
"Sorry I reacted like that, your comment just rubbed me the wrong way. Their happiness was not a \"fantasy\" -- they fought long and hard for it, but yes ultimately relapsed (in most cases just one final time). The rest of what you said is correct and while maybe useful to some reading, was sort of painfully obvious to anyone who has lost a person to addiction.",
"Are you the guy from auntie Donna.",
"So it's wrong to congratulate someone for turning their life around? \n\nYeah let's just ignore everyone who needs help getting over addiction and out of a slump and let them know that they're nothing special /s ",
"True. But considering how effective it has proven to be in helping tons of people get their lives back together, it is surprisingly difficult to access at all in most of the United States. ",
"What’s your career....you look like a looser",
"Lately sure but you can't deny early 20s Braff tho. ",
"They feel like the title should be at the top, not the picture. The point stands that this post is miscategorized.",
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"It would appear that you need to update yours too.",
"The circlejerk is strong.",
"What kind of drugs?",
"Congratulations man. Keep it up!",
"Sorry that you had to go through both ends of the spectrum.\nIt's imperative that we, as a society, find a well regulated middle ground.\n\nJuat to have some perspective, If you had to choose right now looking back at both experiences, would you choose 2 weeks of absolute torture, or a decade of addiction followed by the also absolutely horrible withdrawal process?",
"I'm glad to see a person who isn't an addict treat a post like this with positivity ad acceptance.\nSo many people post responses to these submissions and treat it like it's it's so simple, \"just stop being an addict!\", basically.\nIt's really hard, this shit rewires your brain and you have to overcome something in your body that it thinks it needs to survive.\nI've been in and out of addiction and it's really tough. \nI'm doing my best to kick some things now and these posts help me realize it happens more people than I think.\nOne step at a time. A bunch of small changes or steps will eventually lead you to a place where something doesn't rule your life. ",
"Matey potatey?",
"Best of luck to you man I just hope more people could do this but the government sees drug users as criminals instead of people who need help I bet it cost more to lock them up then it would to help em",
"And you're hot too...",
"Interesting order of listing",
"But that's not what is happening here. \n\nIf someone needs the mental and moral support by all means give it to him.\n\nBut he has surpassed his addiction and people are praising him for being normal",
"lmao nice try tho",
"This shit will get buried but whatever. Good shit man! Well fackin done. ",
"Two weeks of torture. It’s not even a decision. Losing a decade is just as sad as it sounds. ",
"Now this is what i like to see in pics! Good for you bro!",
"So unless you have strong evidence to the contrary [please refrain from accusing OP of anything.](https://i.imgur.com/xCCpjJE.gif) And if you ever do please mod mail us instead of starting [ witch hunts](https://i.imgur.com/eY64Y2C.gif). Hey I 👋🏻 wanna im ",
"How about you do your job as a mod and follow the guidelines instead of being a smart ass to people who are sick of seeing the same fake story over and over? ",
"That's great. 8 mg is where I started. Be glad you never tried H. Escalating to H was my breaking point. I swore I would never touch it and once I did it scared me. I was doing about 100 mg of oxy a day so I was bad but felt like I was a functioning addict, I know now I wasn't. Things instantly spiraled, I was completely hooked, was shooting up within 6 weeks. I only did it for 3 months before I started subs. The transition to subs was super smooth for me too.",
"Best of luck to you. \n\nI know you’re getting tons of comments, but legit. You’ve come a long way. You deserve happiness. Well wishes ongoing. ",
"I mean... You're actually smiling in the first photo, and have that \"am I constipated or just serious?\" frown in the second...",
"Something to the effect of \"ok but you don't have to be a dick about it\"",
"And is not op",
"> The ONLY reason to schedule kratom would be to keep people on opioids and other drugs.\n\nThis is exactly it. It's a complete embarrassment to science and ration thought. Literally more people die from falling out of bed every year than the deaths where Kratom is even a potential cofactor.\n\nIt is still an opioid, but the fact that it's a mu and kappa mixed opioid makes it relatively harmless. It is still dangerous in extreme doses, but doses that are basically impossible to take unless it's in an extract, as most people will just vomit it up simply due to quantity of plant material ingested at any very high level of raw plant consumed.\n\nYeah though, most of the deaths were 100% caused by other drugs mixed in, which of course the FDA just glosses over. How stupid do they think we are when they issue statements like this?",
"The details and context were an afterthought, as the comment you're referring to was made 4 hours after the post was made, hence why I italicized 'initially' in my previous comment. After the post blew up, he decided to explain in detail the low point of his addiction, and his road to recovery, describing it like a brave journey in a Lifetime movie. If we look at the details, we get a different sort of picture about what kind of person he is. \n\nHe doesn't talk about how he *had* to have misled medical staff and/or doctor shopped in order to obtain oxies and \"most pills,\" or financially enabled others to do so, abusing the US health care system that he is privileged to be able to abuse (I'm assuming he is American because of the oxy addiction, Brewers cap, and spring break shirt). He doesn't talk about how his addiction likely hurt his family/friends, hence the 3 different failed attempts at intervention, all 3 times resulting in him letting down those that staged the intervention, loved ones who were trying to help him turn around the life he was wasting. I assume he is no stranger to exhibiting manipulative behaviors to benefit his addiction, as he later admits to selling the Suboxone he was given in an outpatient treatment program to obtain more narcotics *for a whole year*. It's easy to look past these things, but it's the little details that, together, paint the picture of who the individual really is. Honestly, the more I look into this, the less I like this guy.\n\nQuestion: how do the pictures illustrate any positive physical changes he's undergone while overcoming his addiction, as it relates to his addiction? There is literally nothing about addiction or drugs, or how either affected him as a person, in this image. His skin is slightly darker in the after picture, but that's clearly because of better lighting. I suppose he also grew out a beard, and is not wearing a necklace and cap. Are you suggesting that the pills were making him dress like a tool?\n\nI don't enjoy \"shit-talking what others find motivational,\" but I come into a lot of people like OP, and I think it's a ridiculous that we glamorize former nonessential drug addicts like they're heroes, when they probably could've made life better for everyone by not being a junkie in the first place.",
"Omg! You look great! So vibrant and healthy. Congrats!!!",
"I hate to say it but I simply don't have the willpower to read all of that and form a response. I'll just give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're right in all this. ",
"Please be an actor so I can see your face in more things.",
"I wish I could get on the same path as you. It's hard as hell and pot and clinical depression are holding me underwater and it sucks knowing you can change things but not having the motivation to. I'm glad you're OK now. Keep that shit up",
"Not exactly addictive, but it helps with severe withdrawals from opiates because a small portion of it is opiate. Very small. Which is why its extremely safe taken as directed. But large amounts for long periods of time can cause cardiac issues. I believe it disrupts rhythm and blocks calcium from getting to the heart.\n\nHe was taking large amounts and we don't know how long. This resulted in his heart just stopping in his sleep at 26.",
"I have trouble applauding a former drug user for two reasons. First, drug use is not a victimless crime. Someone had to pay in order for this guy to get his drugs. Second, billions of people live their lives without doing or becoming addicted to drugs. Show me photos of them because they deserve the recognition. Oh so you did something bad but now you’re good so you want internet points? \n\nAlso, look at my username. I’m just a dick.",
"Jesus I’m so sorry for your loss.",
"Just read the last sentence for the tldr. I don't care about being right, I just like debating people that seem intelligent",
"Congratulations, I am always happy to see someone with a decent amount of clean time. I am going on 6 years sober and almost everyone that I got clean with is dead or they have disappeared. The longer I am sober, the more meaningful it is to come across anyone who hasn't lost their battle with addiction.\n\nThe beard looks great, stay strong!",
"lots of things mean a lot to lots of people. i don’t want to be involved. this doesn’t belong on pics, maybe some inspirational sub or even better that cringe sub. ",
"259 days for me today. Glad to see people recovering ",
"counterproductive is one word, you total dumbass. i care about as much about where you place my existence about as much as i care about some disgusting junkie. ",
"awesome man! i’m going to my brother’s AA sobriety birthday tonight. he’s celebrating 8 years clean! Keep it up and fight the good fight!",
"Lmfao",
"Good for you! Stay strong...forever!",
"I'm so sorry for your loss. My brother was going to marry his boyfriend. They lived together and were so happy. Happiest I had ever seen my brother. All the love notes around their apartment killed me.\n\nIt really is hard. By the time we found him (at 5 am, he was last seen alive around 3 am), it was too late. It had to have been at least 30 minutes. I am still getting shockwaves of disbelief and they are so difficult. I can't believe he is gone and I miss him so much.\n\nHe was the only person in my life I ever felt comfortable singing around. My first friend.",
"Glad to hear you're better though :)",
"I posted the comment about my brother dying in his sleep because of imodium and wanted to thank you for sharing this information at work. \n\nLike really, sincerely, genuinely thank you. My mom and I are putting together some plans to make this common knowledge in memory of my brother. It somehow brought me quite a bit of comfort to know one comment I made has made so many people more aware of this.",
"He did. It was offered to him days before he died and he declined because he couldn't stomach the taste. We weren't aware he was taking imodium when he was offered.",
"What a tragedy. I'm glad you're in a better place now and I hate that it took losing someone to get there. My mom got clean when she went to prison and her life has really turned around for the better. She's a lot more involved and has done a lot to reconcile with everyone. \n\nI read some of your other comments on it. I'm sure you figured she would be better off doing pills at home with you rather than being off god knows where doing it. Sometimes we get weighted down by others when we are trying to pull them up. A drowning person will pull you under with them. I've seen the descent into that lifestyle. It's so gradual that every step of the way seems like it's not *really* that bad, but then you look up and recovery seems so far out of reach. I don't think my mom could have got out without being incarcerated, but I understand how extremely lucky she was to have gotten a short sentence in a place that didn't have a lot of drug activity. \n\nSorry...I tend to ramble sometimes. Thanks for sharing your story. I hope you have an incredible life full of love and happiness. ",
"Thank you for this. It really helps.",
"It’s an assembly line so everybody does a little something different. If I sat down and built them start to finish myself I could do between 20 and 50 a day depending on configuration. ",
"You've got a pretty righteous beard going on there too.",
"Actually look at OPs post history there's other pics of him that do tye in the two pictures imo",
"And to you my Reddit friend ",
"Princess bride?",
"I'm so sorry for your loss. If you ever need to talk I'm here for you. Pm me and I'll send you my email address or whatever you need. It REALLY SUCKS to lose a sibling, and there are little to no resources out there to help you with your grief.",
"Fiancé or fiancée? First is a guy and latter is a girl.",
"Well done! I just quit smoking weed 3 days ago it has been a crutch and a curse for the past 4 years and i put it off for so long but I'm starting to feel ok!",
"Yeah I’ve seen that. There’s no bullshit here. That’s all me",
"Anything in excess can potentially cause harm. I would find a new GP if they were seriously ok with you taking that large of a dose daily.....",
"Show us your guns bro!",
"that doesnt really prove anything",
"then unsub?",
"Hit the weight room too bro",
"You're welcome. I hope that helped your academic research on the subject of foxy beards!",
"Good shit buddy. I'm seven months sober and posts like this keep me going.",
"Smoke weed ",
"so you care about everything else in reddit? ",
"Thank you for sharing his story. I can't imagine the hell you and your family have gone through this winter, especially since you said your mother was also having health problems. I lost a close family member to opiate and alcohol addiction, and I know it can be hard to talk about sometimes, especially with those people who see addiction as a choice instead of the disease it is. \n\nAnyway, this internet stranger is wishing peace and healing for you and your family.",
"especially since its 2 different men",
"Who fucking cares. Idiot. ",
"Apparently I should start and get off drugs. Seems to give you a good life. ",
"Yayyyy",
"You looked better before",
"Rambling is alright. I share my story in the hopes that it helps someone. Whether that's helping someone get or stay clean, helping someone deal with losing someone or trying to keep from losing someone, or anything else, it makes it worth sharing. If you wanted to read more, I've got a long one [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2c8sue/serious_current_or_former_heroin_users_of_reddit/cjd8y20/). I'm glad your mom got out of it in prison, a lot of people get even more entrenched. Thanks for the well wishes, I wish you the same in return.",
"Yep, me too man. It was a life saver for me. I didn't think it would work and took like 20 the first day and then dropped the dose each day by 5. It kept the withdrawal symptoms at bay enough for me to function at work and then finally kick. Now that Kratom is scheduled then I'd say we'll see alot more deaths by Immodium. ",
"Congrats ♡",
"Ooooh. I assumed that you were building custom PCs according to customers' use cases for the machines. Shit, yeah, that would suck. Lol.",
"Hyuk hyuk, swing and a miss. I tried 😂",
"Congratulations on the two days- I wish you the best of luck. I have a few friends that beat it, and never looked back. You’re worth this. ",
"the person you were talking to was not intelligent. in fact, compared to you, he was clearly outmatched in critical thinking and reasoning ability. that is why he just gave up and yielded to you. \n\nby the way your writing skills in presenting your argument is quite good.",
"I wasn’t trying to imply anything. I was just going for the low-hanging fruit.",
"Not really, I said we looked at the evidence and found it insufficient, but we welcome further evidence should there be any. ",
"Mawwage, that bwessid awwangment, That dweam wiffin a dweam.",
"Can you still chill with a big fatty now and then ? Or does it just trigger old habits? ",
"So do you want a medal or something OP? Were you forced to ingest drugs against your will? No? You mean you made the idiotic decision to start doing them with your own free will? Yeah, so why should we applaud this? You got off drugs and that’s great, but you’re no hero. ",
"Benzo withdrawal made me want to kill myself. ",
"Oh yes and it is a circlejerk. And so is this business of treating recovering addicts as if they’re some hero. Give me a break. ",
"Good for you, keep up the great work, congrats.",
"that beard thats the dream",
"Man if only I was a retard who got addicted to drugs then I could've gotten sober and reaped that sweet sweet karma. \n\nSeriously fuck these and progress pics. This sub should be for pictures that are cool and interesting alone, not ones that are upvoted for the sap story in the title. It's just a fucking selfie, if it didn't have the sap story it would get 2 upvotes at most ",
"Come on now, it's not the *state*, it's where you're trying to live in the state. [Here's a whole mess of houses with at least 3 bedrooms and at least 2 bathrooms all priced at $200,000 or less.](https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/CA/house_type/9_rid/3-_beds/2-_baths/0-200000_price/0-784_mp/43.125043,-110.445557,30.325471,-129.342041_rect/5_zm/) Some of them are even dangerously close to being in areas that people might want to live in!",
"Well, when we first met, his eye colour was so deep I didn't know if they were brown or blue. \n\nThey are blue. ",
"Some evidence would be their up votes and your down votes.",
"How do you even take that little? Do they have smaller doses than the 2mg?",
"Thanks for that insight. I figured as much tbh -- I know about drugs. ",
"That's a false argument. It isn't my logic which is busted. Marijuana and Crystal Meth aren't the same drug. You know it. Stop playing. ",
"5th year's the hardest",
"I used the strips, and cut them very small, well I cut them progressively smaller until they were very small. It’s possible to break up the pills but the strips work best for this. Let me know if you have any other questions at all.\n",
"I probably would have also mentioned that his eyebrows are now shorter and not near as thick/dark or straightlined.",
"It doesn't apply equally though, because we aren't talking apples and apples. We're talking on the one hand about apples with proven health benefits and low risk by the majority of users; at worst they'll want to sleep and/or go on a Doritos binge. On the other hand we have oranges laced with highly addictive substances; these oranges kill people. ",
"You can still refer to an ex-president as \"president\" and his dogma pushed the thought process that Marijuana is a gateway drug. ",
"Quit your bullshit you peace of shit\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/4jvi7",
"Reddit mods, ladies and gentlemen",
"Fake and gay",
"Downvoted because most people are cruel fucks who only care for them selves. \n\nBunch of crusty potheads who believe their drug of choice can do no harm.\n\nWake up you dumb fucks!",
"Congrats on the beard development",
"just merge this sub with progress pics and get it over with seriously. literally the only time this sub makes the front page is posts like this that belong in other subs.\n\nin /r/pics the pictures shouldn't need a story to give them relevance.",
"taxes",
"There is a time and a place. \nIn this case, \"pics\" isn't the place, otherwise it would be filled with progress pics 100%, wouldn't it? \n\nI congratulate OP for his achievement, but I would direct his picture to another subreddit more suited for congratulating him. ",
"Maybe cause my comment wasnt something witty or a bad pun",
"No one give a shit dickhead",
"I'd be clean if I could get off these damn suboxone... down to one a day but seem stuck at this point so I admire you buddy I know it's hard so good for you man.",
"People like you are a huge problem. No one understands addiction and why its so brutal. I watched my mother fall to peices over a gripping alcohol problem. Shes doing great now but a lot of damage was done. No one is just \"stupid\". No one wants to lose their health and everything else to a substance. Grow a fucking heart, if anything is stupid its your cold comment. ",
"What's your point",
"TIL drugs change your ethnicity, your facial structure and proportions, the size of your mouth, the shape of your eyes and ears, the thickness of your upper lip, the width of your jaw, the pattern of facial hair growth, body hair growth, hair colour, eye colour, and removes a mole on your neck.",
"You look a bit like furious Pete now",
"From drug user to drug dealer lol ",
"Quit drugs and became Tom Hanks",
"Some other redditor figured it out. The right side pic is from some ad. ",
"we need more pictures from at least 4 different cameras and angles for proof.\n\nreally though another picture would put a nail in that coffin. You know how the internet be.",
"You look amazing!",
"These are clearly two different people. To prove it's not, OP should just post another picture.",
"Hope you have a bountiful return!",
"Could you tell about your career? How you got into it, if your work history while on drugs was an impediment...",
"I second growing a grey beard. Nice grey beards are awesome",
"Yea I dunno man, I guess I'm weird. Sometimes I've thought like, maybe this *is* withdrawals and I just don't know timing at all, maybe more time has passed than I realize, I dunno, cuz I'd wake up super sick after being high all night for example and be sick for a day or two, but if I tried using *more* during that time I'd start throwing up so bad I thought it'd kill me.\n\nI've only made the mistake of trying to do more while I was sick a couple times. Honestly, for me, I *know* I'm an addict and define the word \"addict\" specifically around the fact that, if I wanna do it so bad that I'm willing to spend days throwing up my soul and almost going into seizure over it then I've obviously got a real problem.\n\nMost people think \"addicted\" simply means you've done a drug so much that your body hurts you when you try to stop, but that's really just one potential piece of the story. For me it's much more about a combination of previously unaddressed pain management needs, lack of dental insurance, and *severe* depression and suicidal ideation and the desire to self medicate.\n\n\n",
"Yep, that's pretty much it. People aren't upvoting because of the picture, but because of the title.",
"Let me ask you this. 25 years from now this same redditor posts the same thing but instead of 4 years it's been 29.\n\n\nWould you still praise him?",
"Oh... well that blows lol ",
"I figured haha. Fair points but I still choose to be happy for him and his family. Hopefully he will make amends with those he inevitably hurt on his destructive path and be a role model for others :)",
"Because many sides of greed in America merged together to allow Big Pharma almost an unlimited leash to use humans as live test subjects. ",
"My aunt's ex is back on meth and even offered it to his daughter a couple of weeks ago. She left and they've cut him out of their lives, other than they took some food over this morning so he doesn't starve. (He walked out on his job the other day and keeps coming over trying to get us to invite him in to eat.) \n\nI wish there was something I could say, but he's been in rehab, he's seen it tear apart his marriage and his family. He lived out of his truck last year before getting clean. It lasted about 6 months before he \"slipped up\" as he says. My heart breaks for my cousins, but he crossed a line and I think they are doing the right thing. I don't know if jail would be better or worse for him in this area. ",
"I think that they made the right decision by cutting him off. There's really nothing that can be done to convince a person to quit, they have to do it themselves, and putting up with it just enables it. I don't want anybody to go to jail over a goddamn drug, especially when the drug itself isn't what causes the damage but the lifestyle surrounding it. A lot of time that's what it takes though. I mean, I guess doing a little time is better than losing someone you love, right? Hopefully this is enough to be his rock bottom, and he can turn it around. Maybe later on he can be part of his family. It takes time to build back trust. It took me years to get back to where I am now, but I'd say my relationship with my mom is stronger now than it was when I was in high school and college before dope. She wouldn't let me starve even when I was at my worst though, if I wasn't too ashamed of how shitty I looked and was being to see her.",
"> Cool, thanks for confirming you have no idea what you're taking about.\n\nCan you go and do stuff without asking your wife first or checking in with here? Didnt think so, point made\n\n>Ever considered your married friends find you too pathetic to hang out with?\n\nIf that was true, they wouldnt lie or sneak out to come and hang out. Also, since I am assuming you are married, how much did sex go down after year 3? I am guessing you are at once a week by now?",
"That's how I feel. I hate that it would even mean jail time...I wish there were options for rehab. But if it means him getting clean and not being found dead in his apartment, I'd rather see him in jail. \n\nMy mom and I are closer than ever. Even my brother and sister are involved in her life and that's a miracle, frankly. \n\nThanks for kind of reinforcing what I was already thinking. I told her she was doing the right thing by putting space between him and their kids (older teens). He has to find his own way and he won't have a reason to be better if he can be on meth and still have access to his kids. ",
"From Nu-metal to deathcore",
"Limp is great though, fuck what everyone says.",
"Nice dude! How long have you been not smoking and vaping? What nic level do you use?\n\n4 1/2 months for me. Started at 6, down to 3. It feels so good.",
"Three dolla bill ya’ll is one of the greatest Nu Metal albums out there ",
"When someone uses the words 'its been a struggle' it means they actively have to fight those urges to use substances. A lot of the times its self medication due to chemical imbalences and depression or stress/anxiety related to trauma. Obviously many people arent strong enough to stop using. You can go through a lot in 25 years that would cause you to falter. So yes. I would. This person is proud of how far they have come. Why does their happiness bother you so much? ",
"Chocolate Starfish is their best imo, but that's also a good one. Pollution goes hard.",
"You've got a good idea of it, and I'm glad to hear about your mom and siblings. Hopefully dude can figure it out without jail, but it's better for the kids and everybody else involved if he's not around in case he doesn't. His use already affects them, having him around makes all the rest of the lifestyle affect them too.",
"I have now found the time to read your comment. It is demonstrated that you lack a fundamental understanding of the psychological nature of addiction. You are judging his character (on a seemingly personal level) over chemical reactions in his brain.\n\nThe rest of your assumptions aside, you do not know how he came to be addicted. We do know, however, that typically Oxy addictions begin through legitimate prescriptions. This could've happened to anyone. Would you blame a soldier for his actions during an episode of PTSD? \n\nYou don't even need to have experienced addiction to have such a basic understanding. I find it upsetting that you would so harshly critique someone without having done even the slightest bit of reading on the subject.\n\nFurthermore, as I said before, motivation is contextual. This would be motivational to someone who is young, dealing with addiction, and feeling hopeless. Would you argue that it's not beneficial to help people escape such situations? Would it be better for them to remain a burden on society for the rest of their lives?\n\nOvercoming addiction is like overcoming any obstacle in your life. What this man has done requires far more willpower and strength than most will ever have to muster in their lives. ",
"Did you ever consider that I just didn't want to spend the time on yet another internet debate?\n\nWhy would you make such broad assumptions about my intelligence and critical thinking with such little evidence?\n\nYou are incredibly rude, although I think unwittingly, so there are no hard feelings. Go ahead and read my reply now if you so choose. ",
"It's not their happyness. It's people being so sensitive. He was out side the bounds of normal he did bad things and was punished. Now he isn't and he is awarded with a job house money and a dog. That's life. People shouldn't feel the need to be award for doing life.\n\nOn top of that why give him gold? What is the service he is giving in exchange for the gold?",
"You sound angry and bitter. Id see someone about it. You seem like an insufferable human being with a total lack of empathy that people have struggles and troubles you know nothing of. Instead of dying he dug deep and got his shit together. Its ok you dont understand it but for you to be so obviously angry for his success is disturbing. Im assuming you want what he has and havent be able to get it. ",
"It's one thing to have an opinion it's another to insult someone. I'm done here thank you",
"Actual unintelligence reveals itself. ",
"If he makes amends with people I would definitely applaud that!",
"Youve done nothing but insult OP and his accomplishments. i was making an observation which clearly hit too close to home. Hope things improve for you. ",
"I have done nothing to this op. I simply stated that it makes no sense to praise someone for being normal. Now we can have a conversation or you can insult me. Pick your path",
"I see this less as a progress pic and more of a visual comparison. But your argument against it probably isn't invalid. My thought is that it's not a common subject here, and the community will keep it that way. But I can appreciate a good tangent here and there. ",
"lol I'll take it. ",
"and s3x.",
"Not my experience. But individual results always vary. ",
"Emergency physician here. I’ve seen it. You use Narcan for it, as well.",
"Okay he IS INSPIRING how the fuck is this NOT inspiring to read about? ",
"Are you joking and saying people do care about karma? ",
"That's amazing! 👍 God has given you a second chase and a new lease on life, I know how hard addiction is and how hard the struggle is not just for you but your family and friends as well! 😀 good luck in your life, you should be proud, I will pray for you and I hope you continue on your wonderful journey ahead! ",
"Hey, thanks my dude. I greatly appreciate it",
"excellent beard and face gains, dude. congrats on the new life!",
"I want my lice babies to jump in your beard",
"Thanks!",
"Hahaha!",
"Congrats brotha. You are a champ. I pray my friends can discover the power to make the change as you have. #elevateyourmind",
"I appreciate the response. I have been fortunate to never have been addicted to psychoactive substances, but I do have a pretty good understanding of the physiological nature of addiction from my studies in university. It might seem like my reaction is personal, but as I said earlier, I come into contact with a lot of people (for work) that try to manipulate the health care system to benefit their addictions to prescription meds. It hits close to home, because a lot of folks out there legitimately need controlled medications to have a hope of functioning with anxiety/pain/etc., and it's shitty that you have to weed out the manipulative drug seekers from those with a real need.\n\nNo, we don't know how he came to be addicted to medications, but the fact that he says he is addicted to \"most pills,\" and omits how he became addicted to any of them leads me to believe the formation of his addiction was not out of medical necessity. If we're assuming his addiction came from a legit medical problem, don't you think he'd include that in the story of his brave journey to recovery to seem more sympathetic? I sure do.\n\nI think motivating people to beat addiction is a very noble goal, but my main point all along was that OP wasn't doing that. He was narcissistically looking for sympathy and compliments. And we should be careful to not glorify addiction indirectly by treating former addicts (especially non-medically essential prescription medication addicts, like OP seems to be) as heroes, because this current attitude implies beating addiction should get you some badge of honor.\n",
"You make me appreciate what I have more, the beautiful things you have in your life, that you've fought really hard for, are things I sometimes take for granted, thanks OP I needed this.",
"Much much respect to you, sir! ",
"How old are you?",
"Remember how far you have come in moments of darkness brother!",
"I always do. I don’t ever wanna go back to that life",
"31",
"Thanks buddy",
"How did you go from Mexican to white? That's pretty amazing. ",
"It’s the beard",
"You also got rid of a truly awful hat",
"You're my hero",
"Hahaha! My head grew into it ",
"Thanks but I’m just a guy trying to better my life and the people around me",
"What’s your career? If you don’t mind me asking ",
"Amazing turnaround man, good for you!",
"Commercial HVAC for the local union. I install big heating and air conditioning units and it’s ductwork for big buildings",
"Thanks!",
"What a babe!",
"A pup and a good woman. The best reasons to stay clean. Congrats to you. Life is good! ",
"Don’t hesitate to get help fallingkites88 and don’t underestimate their ongoing love for you. ",
"Agree to disagree, my dear.",
"It was > 600ms",
"The prolongation of the QTC and inability for the ventricles to repolarize in an appropriate time sets the heart into torsades, which if sustained causes cardiac arrest",
"I hope so. Incredibly sorry for your loss. I’ve seen many patients families broken over this. I hope we can come together as a nation and help one another heal, and realize this is a deep, dark struggle that many individuals carry. ",
"proud of u man.. 👍👍👍",
"Wow you're sexy! "
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"Hey there! Recently I have started working with layered paper and wanted to share. Constructive feedback and questions are welcome, I am fairly new to this and input and ideas are great while trying something new. Thanks for taking a look !",
"Is that for sale?",
"Looks awesome. Keep it up!",
"r/EmpireDidNothingWrong would love this.",
"The force is strong with this one ",
"What’s the process like? What kind of paper? You working from a design or freehand?",
" That is awesome. ",
"If I was into star wars, I'd buy this. If you're willing to try a car, I'll buy it. ",
"Really nice job! Hope you keep doing it (and posting)",
"Amazing. Can you elaborate on the process? I'd love to be able to do that.",
"Nice ",
"This is awesome! Have you ever considered other materials like maybe thin panels of wood? \n\nI'm excited to see more regardless. ",
"Imma need dis",
"Is there software that does the design for you and you can just kind of cut of paper? Very interested in this",
"Looks very cool, how did you do make it? Would love this kinda art in my room! ",
"Very cool!!!",
"If you decided to sell these on Etsy I'm sure a lot of us would want to buy them! This looks really cool. ",
"Great lines! Keep making different stuff and pushing yourself. ",
"I imagine it works exactly like stencils for tags do. You make multiple layers in Photoshop with various contrasts, project it (or do what I do and trace it directly from a big ass tv onto tracing paper, then transfer to your material by putting charcoal on the back and re-tracing it). Then you cut it out with an exacto. I'm sure some folks have access to cutting printers though and can make them far easier. I've never priced it, but I imagine taking files to a printing business wouldn't be terrible expensive. ",
"I used this exercise for my design/art students. I'd give you an A+!",
"Very cool!",
"I think it looks awful and I won't pay more than $20 for it.... No? How about $25. $30.... $35.... $300.... how much do you want for it?\n$1000... ok, that is fair. ",
"Fine. Ill upvote you. Again.\n*sigh",
"This is awesome.\n\nI'd buy one. Or 4.",
"Awesome",
"Could you do a boba Fett one for me? If you like money I have some!",
"Do you take commissions?",
"You did a great job negotiating that deal!",
"The layers portray a shadow-like effect! ",
"Just finished watching Rogue 1 not ten minutes ago...\n\nNICE WORK!!!",
" The shadow is a really nice effect and I'd like to see you use it more. The edges are a little distracting. Look at how Ellsworth Kelly uses shadow on his layered canvases. If you can use less layers of paper and achieve that same depth with shadow, I think it would come across cleaner and more professional. Don't be afraid of a little bit of abstraction. The brain can fill in a lot of gaps. But no matter what keep it up, you're doing good work. ",
"Can this one be called Daniel Craig?",
"SUATMM",
"Yea, imma need an Etsy link for this ",
"I mean, you could do this in Photoshop or Illustrator with a simple image trace (literally 3 mouse clicks) but you wouldn't get the cool looking depth that the edges of the paper create. I'd like to know what kind of paper he used, this looks fun.",
"Ferrari 458 Speciale. I’ll defo buy one OP. Or a Laf or any Ferrari or BMW M4. Oh duck the list is like 20 pages long. ",
"Leo is that you?",
"That's so dope",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFU0-qD7WdM Learned it from the best. ",
"Bloody awesome!!!",
"I’d definitely be interested in buying something like this.",
"This is amazing!",
"Do you have multiple shades of paper you are using? Or are the shades of grey like painted or something?",
"This is really cool. I mean it can’t hit the mark but it’s really cool. Well done @op",
"As an Animation this would be amazing, but amazing artwork none the less. ",
"Sorry friend ! I broke some rules on the initial sub *shame face* so they removed it. I appreciate extra love . ",
"\"If you like money\" hahaha",
"Please! Watch a master at work: https://youtu.be/Awb7uD6c7PQ",
"It already Looks to be getting more comments. Win win. Best of luck to you!",
"Wow, this is really great, I’d absolutely buy one if you’re selling.\n\nLove the look, love how it’s like he’s half in the shadows, love the art style",
"This is awesome! What's the process behind something like this?",
"Seriously, is it for sale? I'd buy it. ",
"I have never seen layered paper art. Now I wish to see more.....\n\n",
"This plus more of your work needs to go on sale. asap",
"Lets buy this poor fella some star cards so he/she can draw darth maul too! Great draw btw bravo! ",
"I think this style of art is a very underrated concept.",
"If I had a normal sized room I’d buy that.",
"r/art",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75XQdTxZRc",
"Is there a wallpaper for this? it's really nice.",
"I'd like to do this on a laser cutter.",
"I'd love to see a video of how it's done!",
"I would like to buy",
"Would also be interested in purchasing! I have a nephew OBSESSED with storm stroopers. We play with his action figures all the time and his storm trooper always wins :(",
"If I were :)",
"This is super cool and aesthetically pleasing. ",
"Defo.",
"Make a tutorial of how you made this. Or better yet sell it, I would buy one! Great job!",
">*stencils for tags*\n\nHeh.",
"That is awesome! Has a really dramatic weight to it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐",
"This is amazing! I would love to see other works u do I this concept. U selling any? ",
"https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=sX-CANSgckY",
"Wow! That is so sharp! ",
"It will be on sale soon. Limited edition for Star Wars fans. Lol. Say goodbye to your image buddy because someone is going to sell it. ",
"Shut up and take my money!",
">but you wouldn't get the cool looking depth that the edges of the paper create\n\nApply a drop shadow to each layer! :D",
"I want it. Can I claim it ?",
"1997 Volvo V70 Wagon 👍",
"Wait, you aren’t OP",
"An F1 car, a Koenigsegg Agera RS, and Bugatti Chiron, any BMW M car. Oh geez. ",
"You mount the paper on bits of foam core to give it dimensionality. Personally I paint all the different layers with spray paint so I can give it more texture and not just have one color per layer.",
"V cool 👍🏻",
"r/theempiredidnothingwrong\n",
"I hate you people and your artistic ability. I'm a very technical person and am always jealous when I see something this creative and unique.",
"Not OP, but an easy way to do this would be to find a picture that you like, import it into an art program of your choice and lower the color depth and saturation levels, and increase contrast until you get fairly clean color separations. It may help to convert to grayscale. \n\nOnce you do that, print it out, and measure and cut the various pieces out of colored stock and assemble. You may want to print out multiple copies of the color-separated original to make multiple cut templates for the various pieces you'll need. Choosing a source picture with a strong light source, thus a strong ratio of shadows and highlights will help make the end result more dramatic. \n\nCheers! \n\nEdit: words",
"Ford GT, McLaren 720s, Pagani Zonda Cinque, Lamborghini Aventador/Hurùcan, Audi R8 (both the previous model and the V10) V12 Vanquish, McLaren P1/GTR, Porsche GT3 RS. All I can think of atm. There’s many more but my brain has stopped working. ",
"Have y’all not seen all the Star Wars fan art that has been stolen and sold online. It’s crazy!",
"This is neat.",
"I like this. Good job!",
"We need to stop normalizing these fascists.",
"This one is Roger Moore, since the Stormtrooper design is from ~30 years before The Force Awakens.",
"I know you probably don't want to disclose your secrets but any tips on your method would be great. I saw your comment about how you create the initial graphics, but wondering about the type of paper and adhesive. I'd like to make something similar for Valentine's Day if I can figure it out.. ",
"Really good work!👍👍👍",
"What did you use to cut the paper? What kind of paper did you use? Did you use software to aid you in making this? If so what software did you use?",
"How do you make the cuts look so smooth?",
"Have y’all not seen ~~all the Star Wars fan art~~ everything that has been stolen and sold online. It’s crazy!\n\nFixed that for you.",
"Thank you. You just provided the new wallpaper for my Note8. ",
"Really love this. \n\nCan you buy paper in those shades or did you colour them yourself? And what weight are we talking? ",
"That looks so easy and clean, but I doubt that easy. The stormtrooper design lends itself to this type of art. Can you do an Ironman one, with limited colour set, it could be easy to transport to sections.",
"This is srsly epic",
"Solarize to 16 colors",
"Whats your approach in making these layered paper arts? Dow you sketch something and then think about the layers? Do you construct it in the head and already design layer by layer from the start? What steps are necessary for you until you cut a single piece of one layer?",
"Are you in art school? \n",
"Holy shit dude, I don't think I've ever seen \"layered paper art\" before, but this is awesome!! Do Vader next!",
"More please! More please!",
"The art of the deal.",
"Very cool!",
"You sell?\n\n***I buy!***",
"I want this for a wallpaper",
"1993 Ford Taurus, 1986 Chevy Citation, 1989 LeBaron, and the sexiest imo, the 1990 Toyota Tercel \n ",
"OOOoooh this is cool!",
"You just named all the most generic garbage",
"The posterize filter in photoshop does something similar.",
"All I saw was 16:20 in the title. I thought I was late",
"Holy crap this is awesome! I really love this concept! Great job and if you make others, please post 'em! ",
"I'll buy 5",
"Too lazy to search the comments to see if someone else has said it, but/r/empiredidnothingwrong would love this. ",
"That isn't OP",
"Get me a factory new 1956 car and you've got a deal.",
"Agreed, but from what i've gathered as an artist, theres nothing like that sweet sweet physical copy.",
"Oh my! I take it for wallpaper. ",
"And to make it even easier, drop a bit of cash on a Cricut or a Silhouette and bam! Super quick cutouts.\n\nOP did a very nice job here with the color choices! Pretty piece. ",
"That’s the entire reason alibaba exists.",
"*throws wallet*\nTake my money! Give me the storm trooper!",
"I mean, this image is protected by Disney/Lucas. You start making money off of Star Wars merchandise, you are gonna want to hide your tracks. Lawsuit pending.\n\nThey don't fuck around with copyright. If this is based on a photo from the movie and layers are made on Photoshop/illustrator using that image, you definitely can't sell it. It'll be like Shepherd Fairey's lawsuit for making the Obama poster using some other guys photo.",
"this is v v dank",
"Silhoette machine can do this. If you make image in photoshop, seperate each \"layer\" to its own layer and transfer each to silhoette software, then have machine cut out paper for each layer. \n\nI'm not saying this person did this. But I made some cool \"build your own ninja turtle faces\" for my kids birthday a couple years back. Was super easy.",
"Keep making layered paper art. Absolutely amazing!",
"This is really cool, good job",
"The right arm is a bit wonky on the edge but other than that I love it, phase 1 clone next maybe?",
"A very sharp exacto. You can get ones with a swivel blade to easily make curves and angles.",
"It reminds me of the ANSI art we had during the BBS era. Love it.",
"I have to get you back above 0. Constructive feedback =/= only good things, and your response was the only one with any at all.",
"I want to buy it. Shoot me a PM pls.",
"That’s fucking rad. This is a Vader I did in the same style.\n\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/vjckX",
"Buy it through a shell company, sell it to yourself from there, pay all the money back to yourself as CEO, and then bankrupt the company before paying the artist.",
"Did you use construction paper?",
"Came to the comments to see if it was a cricut cut or not. ",
"How did you get started doing this? And what how do you go about figuring out what each layer of paper needs to look like to get the overall image? Is it just in your head or do you do some computer work on an image?",
"This is reddit. Do a bugeye wrx and retire off the profits ",
"How bout a '56/'57/'58/'59/'60/'61/'62 Cadillac? ",
"/r/empiredidnothingwrong",
"I made a self portrait with three shades of blue, layered, in high school. It turned out really cool",
"Guy must have just gotten Top Gear Supercar 2017 annual 😆",
"First, this looks really great. It is the first time I have seen layered art and has a Star Wars fan, this really speak to me.\r\n\r\nI am sure you'll get asked a lot, but is it for sale? I want to frame it and put it in my house.",
"Neat",
"Cell shaded is easier on gpu graphics but tricky by hand\n\nTexture graphics is harder on gpu but easier to do by hand",
"!redditfancyassgold",
"I did that for a school self portrait. Turned out great",
"Well, you did an amazing job! I tried to do layered paper art, but my hands are too shaky to cut anything properly",
"It can’t really be “stolen” since the artist doesn’t own the copyright.",
"Dude, I'd buy the shit outta this. Let me know if and when you do so!",
"That’s beautiful, do you take any requests for ones ppl wan to purchase? ",
"It got some real cool touch to it, I really like it!",
"ASCII ?\n",
"Based on whether or not you are an actual fox, username might check out.",
"Right, no one will steal it, they will only take the idea and replicate the product.",
"That’s so cool! Hope you enjoyed making it.",
"Jesus. The era of good technique but ZERO creativity. ",
"This would be an awesome wood working project. I saw a wood worked mosaic portrait of Marilyn Monroe once. It was huuuge but amazing",
"Tremendous, I love them both.",
"Did you cut this out by hand?",
"Yeah seriously I'll buy 2.",
"Patrick, your one smart shopper!",
"OP, How can one get started learning this art style?!",
"I feel like this is something that looks super easy to do but in reality is incredibly difficult.",
"It's not that simple. \n\nThey own the copyright to anything they create. They absolutely own the copyright to this unique work. The issue is the work infringes on another copyright. \n\nDisney couldn't start selling this unique work even if they own the copyright to what a stormtrooper looks like. Nor could anyone else.\n\nSo, yes, it *can* be stolen. ",
"Are each one of those pieces one layer? They bulge out so much it looks like you're layering each layer too ",
"Not op either. But I would vectorize a photo or drawing to the desired number of colors (layers). and tweak it a bit manually, so it stacks nicely, no \"islands\" if possible. Then save the colors to individual files and cut them with a laser cutter. Also I would add layers of cardboard slightly smaller than the paper behind each layer for a more nuanced impression of depth.",
"> this is based on a photo from the movie and layers are made on Photoshop/illustrator using that image\n\nwow, im so naive, I was just imagining him attacking a ream with a pair of scissors",
"you should work more on your shadows, then this would be perfect!",
"1978 AMC Pacer.\n\n*Boo*yah!!",
"Any year of a Nissan GTR. ",
"So, when do you start your non-licensed shop on amazon and sell these masterpieces printed on canvas? I’ll love this because you get masterpieces which are rare.\n\nAdding an Imgur link soon with an example \n\nEdit:\nhttps://imgur.com/a/SXAOx\n\nThey are standing around atm because I’m in a temporary living situation at a friend and my room is under the roof... so no Space for a canvas :-/",
"lol, s/he could have (x-acto blade rather). S/He could also have a laser cutter, sends off the AI file and boom.\n\nOr tracing, lightboards and cutting. Or maybe he just imagined a stormtrooper and cut it out with no planning. Who knows.\n\n In this day and age, art is just a couple effect pulldowns away from impressing the world, until they reveal their method and everyone feels duped.\n\nedit: I still think this is very well done, great knowledge of colors and gradients. Very well executed. 2nd edit: I assumed a gender. Oh no\n",
"*FTFY\n\nFTFY",
"Did you have a reference photo? And did you import it into photoshop and edit the level curves to get the layers you needed, kind of like stencil making? ",
"That's possible, just way harder\n\nEven working with 100% original images, it's still easier to create the layers in something like photoshop and tweak and edit it until just right, then print out stencils to cut from... than it is to do it all trial and error style with cutting every change/edit",
"I absolutely enjoy this. ",
"yo! this is tremendous! ",
"Someone make this a wallpaper ",
"Love it! On the very few occassions i've layered paper it's always taken so long. It seems like you've used pretty thick card, personally I like to use thin card/paper to make it look closer to one layer and also make it easier to store in my sketchbooks.",
"Reminds me of a super low precision render target",
"Wow this is a medium I’ve never seen before. Not really a big fan of star wars, but this looks gorgeous! ",
"I would buy it",
"I'll buy this off you! :-)",
"There is the whole parody law thing, like how Weird Al Yanko can sing anything he wants because it is in parody. Or how SNL can refer to companies or portray others etc. \n\nThis isn't really a \"play\" on anything. If the Stormtrooper was eating a Big Mac, or something and was fat, that could be protected in itself . (idk)\n\nIm not a lawyer, I just love infringement",
"Nicely done ",
"Wow! So cool!\nIt looks like there’s real depth to the picture...\nHow did you achieve that? Is it thicker cardstock or lots of layers of paper? Or is it not as raised as it looks?\nNice work OP!",
"Yeah so, definitely keep doing that",
"Dude. Well done. This is sick",
"Where do I buy this? lol",
"Do you have more art to display and please list a price if it is for sale. ",
"How do you decide where to make the different shades finish? ",
"Make a gif of layering the paper!",
"Wow!!! Beautiful craftsmanship, OP!!!\n\nI once had a similar project in a high school art class. The idea was to recreate a famous painting using a series of monochromatic colored papers. We cut out each little piece and arranged like a puzzle rather than layering. I thought it was a brilliant assignment, as it required looking at the original artwork (the painting) in a completely different way. It made me more aware of the balance of light and shadow in a composition.",
"I like to try and make art from tile but I suck at it. Mind if I try this out? :D ",
"\n>Im not a lawyer, I just love infringement\n\nHoly shit does your name checkout!\n\nAnd, you're correct. The artist couldn't claim their own copyright on the grounds of parody. It's not. \n\nWhat I'm saying is it's still a unique work that *can* be \"stolen\" by definition. You couldn't claim damage or anything, since it's already infringement, but even the holder of the copyright couldn't just start selling (steal) this work.",
"I wanna see the process of this creation. Must be super interesting. ",
"I would definitely purchase this. Well done! ",
"Not trying to downplay his art but, it's just a gradient.\n\n",
"So so so so awesome. ",
"/r/papercraft\n\n! ",
"This looks great! Did you cut this by hand or did you use something like a Cricut machine?",
"Seriously keep going with this, you have a real talent.",
"That's why a magician never tells you how they do it. \n\"Never show anyone. They'll beg you and they'll flatter you for the secret, but as soon as you give it up... you'll be nothing to them.\" - Alfred Borden ",
"That looks like it would have taken ages. Nice clean cuts.",
"I guess if you’re going to get in the weeds over it, maybe. Even if you are correct that he has some sort of copyright, it is in no way enforceable and Disney could take it since they have the right to all derivative works made using their copyright. This is a derivative work.\n\nLegally, he isn’t even allowed to give this away for free without it being a copyright violation.",
"It looks like a cool ass island.",
"It looks awesome. Do you got any tips or tricks, what paper to use and how to get started? ",
"Yup, I'm in my last semester of Graphic Design. Anytime another student asks what fonts you are using, it hurts. Because I guarantee next project they do will be using your exact font combos.\n\nThen you graduate together, have a senior show together, and their portfolios are aping yo style. ",
"I love you",
"Have you sent this to \nr/theempiredidnotgingwrong yet?\nI might have misspelled the link, but there would be a lot of love there",
"Nice! Photoshop: image>adjustments>posterize can help strategize with images too. What weight paper are you cutting?",
"Make a Darth Vader to go with it and then take my money please.",
"Cunt.",
"https://w-dog.net/wallpapers/13/8/470050231713866/minimalism-star-wars-lightsaber-padawan-jedi-star-wars.jpg\n\nI'd love to see you do something like this!",
"Can you please do the same thing with marvel characters? Iron Man? Spider-man? Black Panther? Captain America?",
"He owns the right to his own original art regardless of the material. ",
"Oh shit, that's badass yo! I'd love to see the process of doing something like this. What kind of materials were used?",
"Ya, I'm aware. There are TONS of people selling fan art on society6, threadless, etsy, alibaba, ebay, craigslist, and they get away with it. It's is a little risky though, legally. Normally, you just get a cease and desist thing telling you to stop. It is when you keep selling after the warning that you get f*cked",
"Yes but as someone who has attempted this before with city skylines, that can be harder to achieve on paper than you’d think if you’re using pre-dyed cardstock. The grays don’t always come in regular value steps, or have annoying texture, or varying levels of matte-ness, or whatever other host of issues. If you can source the right stuff I guess it’d be pretty straightforward though.\n\nI guess you could just use a home printer to get to the tone you want for each step, too, but that’s a lot of ink!",
"That is absolutely stunning. I think you did really well with it. \n\nQuestion: How would an image like this work if you made it into a puzzle? Each layer would have to have its own pieces to add some difficulty. You might need to make a ridge so that is stacks well. ",
"Do you have an IG account I can credit this to? This is awesome work!",
"You should take a picture of it as you lay each layer and then make a gif of that to really maximize the karma ",
"This is awesome! I’ve been messing with Illustrator and my Cricut explore and am starting on my first layered paper art piece now! \n\n1) What software did you use (if any) to create the different pieces? \n\n2) Did you use a picture for reference or trace or did you do it from memory?\n\n3) what kind of paper (light or heavy paper stock I’m guessing..)\n\n4) VERY AWESOME. I hope mine look as well as this does!",
"lol wut ",
"I'm really interested in how this is made. If you were to post some kind of video tutorial, I'd gladly watch it!\n\nWell done!",
"I'm not op, but I've done some similar work. I didn't use any software or anything, just drew out the person I wanted to use traditionally, and then used tracing paper to draw on my individual layers to cut out of different paper. In that case I used old text books I got at a library sale, and I used ink washes on the pages (before cutting them) to make color transitions.\n\nThis is a waaay cleaner version of what I did, but you can definitely do it without a computer or Silhouette. \n\n",
"This is so cool. I've always been interested in this type of art, but never tried because I bet all that layering and cutting is a pain",
"Does that make Lazenby the one who bumps his head on the door in A New Hope? ",
"illustrator: \n- image trace with the same number of levels as you have colors of paper \n\n- set each color to its own layer \n\nlaser cutter:\n- laser cut each layer from the appropriate color paper\n\n- assemble laser cut pieces\n\nthis can be done in literally 2-3 minutes if you have access to the tools\n\n\n\n",
"I’m doing this as a project as well (different picture obvs.). I’m using Vectr and Illustrator to create the layers, and I’m lucky to have a Cricut Explore that cuts lots of stuff from .svg reference files. It’ll also accept any other image and it will transfer it to .svg for you...but I like to make it more precise than that.",
"I second this.",
"#amazeballs",
"It also looks like the paper itself is thicker than normal. Likely cardstock.",
"How do you make this? Do you see an image you like make the paper layers yourself or is there an app or something? ",
"Man that is sweet, I would buy that!",
"Thirdsies ",
"This dude can use a Photoshop filter and cut paper! Artist.",
"Looks awesome. After the law and order episode that happened further down, what did the jury decide on if it's legal to sell? ",
"Fourth",
"This is so dope, holy shit I love it. ",
"Only if you’re willing to get it one piece at a time. ",
"Disney would bring the hell fire ",
"Six",
"I'm almost positive that Weird Al gets permission from the original artist on all his songs.",
"I would love to see your process! I do a lot of stencil paintings and this seems very much inline with those. ",
"May the fourth be with you",
"He does, out of respect I think. Good Guy Al.",
"Holy fuck",
"I don't think an individual can sell something Star Wars related without breaking the law, and likely getting sued.",
"I accept that.",
"Sure rip off other people’s IP for your own gain. Fuckin pricks. ",
"“There are three parts to a magic trick the pledge the turn and the prestige” Christopher Priest the author of The Prestige is that’s what you are referencing (also a great movie)",
"But it’s not original art, it’s derivative art.",
"And posterize it",
"This is fantastic! I actually just started working on some layered art myself And this will be a great source of motivation! ",
"I'd like to do a project like this with my kids. Are you using photoshop filters/settings to determine the layers and shading, or are you sourcing it yourself? You did a great job.",
"Paper. \n\nand uhh.\n \nmore paper. \n\nof different colors.",
"I would like to see this reversed, cutting the holes out and layering that way. Plus you would only have to put it in a router and line up the papers and be done in a fraction of the time",
"Are graphic designers the only people that understand fair use laws as they apply to art? Probably since graphic designers borrow elements from everything. ",
"Please tell me you're setting up a site or something to sell these",
"Very nice execution! Good idea! Let's not call it art though just yet ",
"I'm pretty sure Disney is gonna be alright, lol",
"Very cool",
"This is so well done. ",
"Great use of negative space! ",
"Have you seen the Japanese paper theater sets? They're pretty fun to build!",
"OP you should post this over in /r/StarWarsBattlefront.",
"holy moly, this is so cool! Looking forward to seeing more from you!",
"This is fantastic! Got a link to a shop?",
"Holy shit I want this so bad ",
"Would it be ok to create something like this where they used a cosplay reference model instead of a screenshot from the movie, then sell it? ",
"imadethiscomic.pcx",
"This is incredible!",
"Well done mah dude(tte)",
"Hot dam man! Well done",
"Please keep posting!",
"Make more and post for me to geek out over! That's my official recommendation",
"Meanwhile I “start” my homework and still fail at it. ",
"Is this laser cut or done by hand? ",
"can i buy it?",
"This looks very cool!",
"well done! I vote for a career change! keep posting your projects. 👍🏼",
"Cool! Would love to see the Bond camera shutter done like this. ",
"Do you know how I can lower the color depth with Lightroom? Can't figure it out with Google",
" Bad ass. Very cool. ",
"Woah, I didn’t even know this was a thing, great job.",
"I'll buy it twice!",
"That could be infringing on the cosplay artist, if they are ok with it it is fine. I'm not really the guy to ask. I also know that if that case is big enough, the bigger company will bury you with legal fees to the point where you can't win.\n\nWarhol got sued a couple times for his works. As well as Damien Hirst for his Diamond Covered Skull. Koons got sued for his kitsch sculptures. \n\nWe live in a Post-Modern world where stealing is called appropriating. Anything goes in my book, but legally I got no clue.",
"Made and amoled edit version:\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Amoledbackgrounds/comments/7wp3dn/layered_paper_stormtrooper_amoled_edit_2396x3009/",
"Can I buy one of these?",
"Then you’re infringing on the cosplay artist and Disney at the same time. \n\nIt’s really not rocket science. Did you make it? If the answer to this is no, then except for specific circumstances reproducing it in any way is technically infringing. ",
"I am actually a super big fan of this medium. Well done.",
"That's impressive. Awesome. \n\nVery good job.",
"Hey there? For someone who made a stormtrooper, the response should've been \"Hello there!\"",
"What kind of paper do you use? This is dope. ",
"Id buy that",
"Gotta say, that's pretty bad ass.",
"I would also like an art please",
"Shut up and take my money.",
"I really wanna try that now",
"[I agree](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/022/523/C1mGBSvWEAANu9k.jpg)",
"I’d buy that. ",
"How are any of those cars garbage and you not a pessimistic douche? ",
"Oh sorry if I wasn’t clear enough (no sarcasm)\n\nIf you check amazon, ebay & co for Star Wars (or whatever big franchise) and look for posters, canvas & co (e.g. shirts) you find a lot „no name“ shops, who offer a lot pictures but nothing else.\n\nThose shops appear & disappear soon but of course they deliver (amazon doesn’t like it if stores charge but don’t deliver). Often enough these shops offer „stolen“ fanfic e.g. from devianart or games. So you often get really impressive images cheap.\n\nSince they don’t pay to disney or the artist, they disappear pretty soon again (especially the artis part is not so great but heck I talked one, two times with some artists if I can get a template for a cancas and they wanted over 100 bucks.. as Student back then that was waaaaaay to expensive)",
"This is correct. 👍",
"that is Very cool. good work!",
"What did you use to add that little bit of space between each layer?",
"Username checks out too...",
"That’s incredible! ",
"OP never said they'd answer them. Just that questions are welcome. It's a sick, sick world. ",
"How much??",
"This is amazing. Great job!",
"Jesus that’s gorgeous",
"Nah check out the Star Wars stuff on Society 6 ",
"I wish I could upvote this more than once. \n\nFantastic work!",
"Beautiful",
"*sith",
"We did a project much like this back in college that used loads of sheets of a paper called Coloraid. It had this awesome smooth texture, and rich color, but was expensive as hell for a box of little pieces of paper. I think I kept that box all through college because I couldn't bring myself to throw such expensive paper away, but I don't think I ever used it again.",
"I'd buy that!",
"The cars aren’t garbage, they are generic garbage. Difference, but nah mate it was just some poke of a fun like how it always is online. Don’t be a crybaby",
"Its very good Op! I am not to family with the artform so I can't critique, but I would love to buy a copy of this Stormtrooper piece to support your future talents! Always good to have people try new things like this. ",
"How about construction paper feedback?",
"https://m.imgur.com/gallery/X15hE \n\nu/_the_irish_ layers wood like this. Both are very cool. ",
"Woah!! Spoiler alert!!!",
"Nice try, sweetie!",
"\"Started\" ... this is great ! Good job. ",
"Holy fucking heck yes\n\nBOBA FETT NEXT!!!",
"I start with a photo in GIMP. I up the contrast and brightness, mess around with the color balance a little, and then index it so its only using as many colors as I want to do layers of paper. I then make each color its own layer, mirror the image, and print it on each color of card stock. I'll overlap layers so the layer I've decided will be lower doesnt have any gaps. From there, its just cutting it out with an exacto blade and gluing it together. I have a project I've been fucking around with, but its at my office. If you care I can send pictures of a WIP on Monday.",
"This looks really cool. I have a really cool topographical map of the lake our house sits on. Its framed and stamped with some really cool features. If I were you I would take a look at the company site (Lake Maps LLC) and possibly consider mimicking their style of framing. Could really make these look professional and bump up the price you could sell them for. Below is a link to a photo of one. \n\nhttp://lake-art.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/product_img-16x20-honey-1.png\n\nI would buy one of these from you right now if it was framed in a similar style. ",
"You can stop here.",
"You should do this with fabric...maybe velvet...",
"I came across [this guy](https://www.gabrielschama.com/lasers/) on Kickstarter awhile back, he uses a laser to cut wood but he started with paper, some of the stuff is really intricate.",
"Tweak an open font just enough to say it's \"custom, not available online\"",
"And carry them out in your lunch bucket!",
"Respect and shaky legal ground. There's a chance he'd lose and it's not worth the trouble since he can get permission",
"Really well done! Make more layered paper art! :)",
"Lamborghini Miura, 1966 Ford GT40, Porsche 918 Spyder, Alfa Romeo 8C",
"I'd like to see a boba fett too!",
"This beautiful artwork",
"Looks fully complete to me,\n\nand totally awesome.",
"r/ineeeedit",
"Holee fuck.",
"How do I purchase this from you. Seriously, PM me. ",
"we call that color banding ",
"A lot of art derived from the work of someone else is protected assuming you have altered the image in a way to make it your own and you have enough money and time to hire a lawyer who can adequately argue your case in court. It's usually the latter part that gets people, especially when going up against multi-billion dollar corporations. ",
"So if I took a photo of a man in cosplay then I made the photo even if I didn't make the costume itself. Within the art world, artist have a lot of freedom with the images they can represent, unfortunately they usually don't have enough money to hire lawyers to see the case through. ",
"I appreciate the detailed reply. I think I've got everything I need to try one of my own, just need to find the right paper. \n\nI'd love to see some pics of your current project if it's no trouble. This is the first I'm learning of this type of art and am very interested.",
"I would pay money for this.",
"He does that as a courtesy and to avoid potential court battles (someone can sue you for anything even if law is ultimately on your side), but legally speaking getting permission is unnecessary. ",
"What adhesive do you use?\n\nI've tried spray adhesive and glue sticks, but I wouldn't say I was happy with the results.\n\n[Paperweight base I made](https://i.imgur.com/cBWzvzI.jpg). Used glue stick for that one.",
"I’m not very into Star Wars, but this is super duper cool! Keep it up, OP.",
"Experimentation with medium is obviously creatively beneficial to you. Excellent work!",
"Hey! Thanks. I have considered trying bass wood. I haven’t planned a project with it yet but it is something I want to try out. Hopefully soon! ",
"Username checks out!",
"This piece I worked from a photo. I use a scaled down draft print image and hand draw the value/shades. I also toy with ps and ai filter for ref. But prefer to hand draw the lines. Then sketch out, and cut. Which is the tedious part and also the most fun . I am experimenting with papers, his one is watercolor paper .",
"Awesome - I hadn't seen this post. That picture looks fantastic! Nice work! ",
"This is a fairly simple form of art, and this is what I like about it . It is simple but the depth is\nwhat makes it visually interesting and fun to create for me :)",
"Sorry friend ! It became an unexpectedly hectic day. Working on it now ! ",
"This one is watercolor paper, color in acrylic. But I have tried different types. Card stock works well but the colors are limited . ",
"Thank you! I am working on a shop . I post once I get it rolling. I am so surprised and honored at the response and interest in this. ",
"For all the places that allow artists to sell their work, why are you relying on amazon scams?",
"Because a) I have an account for amazon and b) had only 30 bucks to spend?",
"I love your vader.!!! Working with paper is new for me and I really enjoy it. I didn’t realize how many people work in this medium. Do you have an ig or gallery of other work ?? ",
"There are countless artists out there, myself included, who sell prints of their own work for less. But you’d rather support the guy running content he stole off the internet through a printer. And then suggest it to others. 👌",
"Cool",
"I will work on it kind stranger ! ",
"For this piece I used watercolor paper and mixed my own shades with acrylic. ",
"I have a couple other things I've done up on my IG IzzyOnIG",
"Thank you! And thanks for asking . I do have an ig \n@shelleycastillo .. you will notice that although most have referred to me as he or dude here, I am in fact a girl ;) ",
"I want to buy one\n",
"Working on a shop ! ",
"Thats really good. congrats. ",
"Please do! Setting up a game room soon, something like this would look amazing in there!",
"Let me know when you get something going! I'll buy ",
"Love the minimalist touch!",
"I would like to see your work. Do you have an ig? Yes, this can be done digitally but I enjoy the process of hand drawing a cutting. That process is as enjoyable as seeing the completed piece. I usually work in pen and ink so the more hands on the process the more comfortable I am .",
"I appreciate the insight and advice! Thank you. Still experimenting with style, material and overall “feel” . I will keep these things in mind and look into Ellsworth. Thanks again. ",
"This is so good - I like it. I didn’t realize this was a thing.",
"Check out @papergizmo on IG. His worked inspired me to do a few myself. ",
"Thank you for sharing this! Thats amazing",
"My mom is also making layered paper art, but I have to say this stormtrooper looks way cooler than her Santa Claus ",
"Where do I buy this?",
"it is cool, where can i buy this?",
"Consider having this made with layered Plexiglas for a 3D visual effect. you can get the Plexiglas lazer cut for precision",
"It isn’t a difficult process, but one that takes some time and patiences . I enjoy simple art and the time I spend working on it :) ",
"Don’t stop.",
"I’m not a big Star Wars fan, but that is really neato ",
"Much respect. Keep at it!",
"Impressive!",
"Yes please send gcode",
"I’d definitely buy one too! But be sure to make all transactions private. Disney loves suing people for copyright infringement. ",
"SHE actually uses a combination of pixie dust, caffeine, and imaginative expletives to get it done ;) ",
"I did a few canvas greyscale paintings doing the exact same thing. Started a paper one, but got annoyed at the stacking and went back to paint. Well done, I know how fussy it can be! PS Greyscale painting is easy and impresses people (ooo, canvas! Lol!), highly recommend as well. 😉",
"How thick is this paper or this has a bunch of stacked paper creating depth?",
"!remindme 3 weeks",
"Need a buy link for biggie.",
"Stormtrooper. \nMy lord.",
"Stormtroopers are fun to utilize in art. My first bleach painting I did was of a stormtrooper mid pelvic thrust because I did it of the one old video of a stormtrooper just humping the hair to some song playing ",
"Oh my god yes. Op come on you have to do this now. ",
"Generic? ",
"Wow! Awesome work :)",
"Red Tesla Roadster?",
"Great job OP, that's bad ass! ",
"Are you willing to sell these?!\n",
"What type of glue do you use? Rubber cement? ",
"Have you thought of selling this work? Or a copy of it? I absolutely love it",
"I would buy one",
"Oh sorry I wasn’t clear. Say my buddy has a stormtrooper costume and we want to use that as reference for said art. Would that make it ok? \n\nThx for your answer. ",
"Yes but he doesn't need to. He does so only out of respect.",
"Nope. Because you still don’t own Stormtroopers, even if your friend owns the costume and you own the photo you took of him, Disney owns the Stormtrooper design. \n\nCopyright is pretty unambiguous: did you make the thing? If not, you almost never have the right to reproduce it. In this case you didn’t make Stormtroopers, so you don’t have the right to reproduce them. ",
"I work at a local plastic supply company. We turn huge 12’-6’ sheets of plastic into various parts using CNC routers. We can get sheets as small as 1/8 inch thick, any color in various types of plastic. If I knew how to program the router to make the specific cuts for each layer I would make one similar to OP’s in a heartbeat. Nice work OP! ",
"r/starwars",
"Maybe some sort of 3d printed layers?",
"That was my thought too. This totally reminded me of my color theory class and how we had to buy [Pantone Sheets](http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pantone2.jpg) of color for our projects. ",
"Uhm wow...\n\nSorry if that wasn’t clear enough... the whole first part „when do you start etc.“ was pure sarcasm.... \n\nIt would absolutely make no sense to go such a way as artist, those shops survive because they offer 60-70 or way more images at the same time...\n\nHeck man, I was young and living from about 200 bucks per month. And I had to pay groceries, bathroom „stuff“, bus tickets etc. from that. Spending 30 for a canvas wasn’t a momentary decision. I looked around at that time and looked offers up, how much it would cost me .... \n\nI bought it because of the same reason so many people shop at Walmart & co instead of stores like WholeFoods or eat at burger king instead at a fine local restaurant .... \n\nThis has changed meanwhile... but I’m not sure if I will or even want to get rid of the mentality that even 30 were a lot cash....\n",
"Woah! That is mesmerizing!",
"Considered doing fictional world maps?\nYou could make them in glass cases with portrutions for the mountains ",
"This looks sooo badass!",
"U could sell them on ebay and make a fortune 😎",
"Time to get a laser cutter!!!",
"Amazing ",
"Please please please open an etsy shop or something I want several of these ",
"Trash just like the movies.",
"Burger King and Walmart aren’t first stealing the products that they’re selling you.",
"So you think they pay fair prices for the farmers and meat deliverer?\n\nSorry to disappoint you but you should really accept that the world is no fair place for everyone. Money dictates it. If you got the money, you can choose. If you don’t, you either choose the cheap variations or don’t choose anything.\n\nAnd I don’t know why you keep downvoting me. That damn Downvote button is no disagree button...\n\n",
"im downvoting you because you're still rallying behind thieves. it's fucking stupid, and you're clearly too stubborn to face it.\n\ninstead you're pumping in false equivalencies to somehow make me look like the bad guy. \n\nand if $30 is a lot to you, what about the unpaid artist who just put several hours of their craft into a piece, just to have some jag rip it off and sell it to a dolt trying to save a buck? don't you think the actual creator may look at that $-30 as a lot as well? and that the scammer isn't laughing when that $30 hits his account?",
"\n>\n>Legally, he isn’t even allowed to give this away for free without it being a copyright violation.\n\nThat's *also* not true. Anyone can 'give away' a drawing they make of Mickey Mouse. ",
"You can, and likely won’t face repercussions, but it is in fact a copyright violation.",
"Non-commercial use is literally \"fair use\". This is like copyright 101.",
"Also in that 101 class is damaging the value of a copyright. Giving something away for free has been ruled to do that on numerous occasions.",
"If you want more depth you could work with matboard, it's thicker and it comes in a variety of colors. I did some in high school that came out well. ",
"Also, non-commercial use is not \"fair use\" by default.",
"What you're referring to is not \"fair use\". It is absolutely impossible to sue someone for drawing Mickey Mouse. \n\nCite one example that wasn't commercial use or, at the very least, a public display. \n\n",
"I’ve tried different things. This one is foam board and adhesive, foam tape works but it is a little too thin . ",
"Do it! Its fun :) ",
"I have worked on some inverted pieces, haven’t really hit on one I am really happy with yet. This is something I do in my free time, sort of a soothing hobby, so the time spent is actually nice. But yes, I do realize there are way more time efficient ways to accomplish this type of project, it would just take some of the fun out it for me :) ",
"I in no way said someone could be sued for simply drawing a copyrighted character. I said they could be sued for giving away that drawing.\n\nThe copyright violation comes in with distribution. If you make something for yourself and keep it for yourself you are not distributing it, so there is no violation. If you sell it or give it away, you are distributing it and are committing a violation.\n\nCharacters like the ones we're discussing are even more complicated than that because they are both copyrighted and trademarked. The images of a stormtrooper or Mickey Mouse are trademarked for everything from action figures to PEZ dispensers and, I'm sure, wall art. I know Disney sells Mickey/Marvel/Star Wars art out the wazoo.\n\nI think trademark infringement would be the first avenue for a suit if a company cared enough to go after fan art beyond cease and desist letters, and they absolutely do mass mail those on a regular basis since they are obligated to defend their trademarks. But that in no way means distributing art for free is kosher when it comes to copyright.",
"Thanks :) I’m actually working out a kids class at a local art gallery where I live ! I personally like the control of hand drawing the value breaks, but yes there are filters in ps and ai that are great to use as reference when working from a photo. Posterize in ps and image trace in ai really simplify a photo. ",
"This has happened to me with some of original ink work. :/ it sucks. You are an artist you say .. have an IG ? I love to check out new work :) ",
"Actually, I’m an account .. this is something I do for fun and to keep busy. It is fairly easy.. but not as easy as being a dick ;) ",
"I’ve used card stock .. the basic stuff you’d find in a craft store but I have started using watercolor paper, its a bit thicker but I can mix and apply my own color . Good luck and have fun working on it ! ",
"Yeah certainly keep the fun in it! Just a way to monetize to fund further fun ;) I like putting nanoblocks together occassionally but no monetizing for it lol ",
"Thank you!! Hoping it goes smoothly. ",
"That's awesome, yeah, the hands on experience is way more satisfying. I've been doing a lot of digital art lately, so I've been missing my tradition work haha\n\nI don't have my layered stuff online I don't think, but if I can find it I'll post it up. I can PM you my Instagram tho.",
"You cant steal copyright, you can only infringe. Theft has a distinct legal meaning and copyright cannot not fall under it. If you are going to be a pedant, get it right.",
"You're, of course, correct. I was just said it that way because of how the person I responded to was using it. I should have made the distinction while I was at it. \n\nThough, I honestly wasn't trying to be pedantic.",
"Awesome. Here's mine.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/papercraft/comments/814zry/layered_cut_paper/?utm_source=reddit-android"
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I started making layered paper art. Stormtrooper No. 1, 16”x20”
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"Stupid sexy Flanders!",
"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Damn sexy Flanders... ",
"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all",
"Nothing at all!",
"Nothing at all!",
"Lisa needs braces",
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All I can see when watching the Winter Olympics
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"Almost looks like 6 guys if you didn’t know about Ms. Romanov.",
"I’m Chris Evans during group selfies. Always blurry",
"Everybody's ginger!",
"Guys, let's play a game: Everyone look at the actors' expressions and try to guess what RDJ was doing right before this pic was taken.",
"My perspective after waking up from surgery and my entire obnoxious goofball family is hovering over me trying to cheer me up. ",
"Behold the power of makeup",
"Mark Ruffalo looks a little bit high",
"Appalling lack of diversity. The whiteness here is blinding me. ",
"He's always high",
"What if the problem is that Chris Evans is just blurry? It's not the groups's fault. Chris is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a patriotic, out-of-focus Avenger roaming the countryside. Run, he's fuzzy, get out of here.",
"I am a Soy Buoy and i'm offended.",
"-Captain Mitch Hedberg",
"That's his secret. He's always high",
"Who is guy on top right?\n",
"Chris Hemsworth, plays Thor",
"Thank you! I just couldn't remember.",
"They all have the same haircut",
"SJW are ruining all the franchises!!!\n\n/s",
"Seeing Hawkeye, I guess I know where Thors hammer is.",
"#AvengersSoWhite",
"This picture is the best! I'm definitely looking forward to the next Avenger movie. ",
"Now I understand why people of other ethnicities might have trouble telling white people apart.",
"I'd like to imagine those are not Robert Downy Jr's pinkies in his mouth but instead Scarlett Johansson's and Mark Ruffalo's.",
"Gud b8 m8",
"Isn’t there a movie coming out like next week with something like that in mind? Maybe I’m wrong tho",
"truly Earth's mightiest heros",
"Is that scarlett Johansson? What's going on with her face she looks totally different.. ",
"I can’t not see it that way now.",
"Who's bottom left?",
"That would make them identical hand twins, they could make millions!",
"You must really care about fake internet points to come up with a follow up comment like that...",
"Chris Hemsworth is that guy that you introduce to people as the funny one...so they put him on the spot and tell him to do something funny....so he says ok and he does this. ",
"There is a reason they are Avengers. ",
"Are you saying all avengers are identical hand twins? Whatever, its canon now.",
"I love that I can read that comment in his voice. But also that I can't, because you don't read voices, you hear them.",
"No its just one of the things that makes them exceptional humans. ",
"That’s my secret, Captain, I’m always blurry.",
"No Spider-Man? Not surprised",
"Joey? ",
"Woah, white people really do all look the same.",
"Then look away motherfucker! White Power! White Pride!",
"They look very different without makeup. Except Chris Evens, mind you.",
"Lol getting downvotes for stating a fact. It’s like they don’t know the marvel comic universe has been diverse for a while now.",
"You’re right, give those ethnics 1 movie and suddenly they want more /S",
"This hand is your hand, no wait that's my hand!",
"Found the Google employee",
"Scarlett Johansson",
"I can see Falcon stuck between Iron Man and the Hulk",
"Look at The Flash at the back all happy just to be involved...",
"Glad there’s more diversity now for Infinity War",
"cry about it",
"https://i.imgur.com/sN6Z1WG.jpg",
"IKR?¿!?¿!\n\n...I mean, except Sam Wilson. You know, the guy that is both the Falcon and later [Captain America](/spoiler).\n\n...OH and I guess James Rhodes. The Lieutenant Colonel of the Marines who was hand picked by the US Government to be War Machine/Iron Patriot.\n\nOh and also T'Challa. Who I guess is a king of an African nation, a super genius, amazing hero and by far richest member of the Avengers.\n\nOh and I suppose we should count the fact that they literally changed a character from comics to film so that Nick Fury isn't white. And he is the leader of the avengers and of the entirety of shield. So a pretty powerful and important guy.\n\n...and obviously Vision isn't 'white'. I suppose nor is the Hulk, come to think of it. \n\n And I suppose we have to recognise that ethnic diversity stretches beyond mere skin colour... and so even among the 'white' characters we are lumping together there are 3 Americans, 1 Russian, 1 Sokovian, and one that isn't even human - he's a God from Asgard.\n\nBut yep. If we have an agenda to push, the actors from avengers that were all together at the time this photo was taken were all 'white'. \n\nNow, where are the pitchforks?",
"How many PhD's does the Hulk have? None. How many PhD's do I have? Seven = Banner.",
"Sure doesn't look like her",
"The Whitey Avengers",
"https://youtu.be/xUdOohTT3hE",
"Ruffalo sucks. ",
"...that’s a lot of white people...",
"Just imagine Robert’s hand on Scarlett’s shoulder and it’ll seem a bit more real",
"Holy shit I just randomly saw that episode flipping through the tv in my hotel just now! Crazy! (Friend's reference for those who didn't get it)",
"I thought that was Woody Harrelson",
"Scarlett looks like Frances McDormand here!",
"Hi. It was one of those... what do you call it... oh ya, one of those jokes.",
"It's not really a secret with Harrelson.",
"The blru on Chris Evans is a foreshadow",
"O.O",
"Worst movies ever.",
"It’s nice to see a picture of all white people/characters/actors that isn’t being immediately assailed as somehow racist or culturally insensitive. 😊 \n\n\nEDIT: Ah fuck me!!! Never mind. ",
"Shawarma is a hell of a drug. ",
"Interesting... I deliberately wrote my response so that if you were serious it was a joke at you but if you were joking it was a joke with you.\n\nNothing I said personally attacked you, it made a joke at the expense of the point you made. So if you made a joke all I did was build on it.\n\nSo it's odd that you were joking, but got defensive about what I wrote...\n\nHaving said all that, you might want to think about actually indicating you are joking, by using '/s'. *Especially* when your joke is a point that has been made not as a joke by a bunch of other people on the same thread",
"Found the Edward Norton.",
"So you can see it that way now?",
"Wow what a big deal.",
"Someone named \"mafia masta\" should not complain someone else is getting the high paid Hollywood jobs....\n\nMaybe you should reconsider your life choices instead of bitching. If you behave like street trash, don't expect anything from life.",
"*former",
"I see you only try to practice the okay form of racism.\n\nBut here is what is happening in reality: White people have started to believe that racism is wrong. Now that they believe racism is wrong, are they gonna take your cheap anti-white insults? No, because we have just trained them to not allow racism.\n\nThink.",
"Keep bringing up racism, best way to make people hate you.",
"Lol I'm a nerdy white dude. It's just an observation. And Mighty rhymes with Whitey. Who cares. \n\nI'm glad your own observational skills led you to believe mafiamasta had anything to do with the streetz. Unfortunately you're wrong. You might want to reconsider your own pissy behavior. ",
"I think you meant to write \"fortunately\".",
"No, I meant unfortunately. The grammar is correct. ",
"No, you were too retarded to understand me...",
"I honestly have no interest in arguing about race, grammar, or anything else. I made a joke. ",
"Wow. Yes, let’s never bring up or discuss touchy topics. That’s a great way to advance the conversation on them. 👍🏻"
] | 85 |
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/r/pics/comments/7wm1d4/chinas_j20_stealth_fighter_jet/
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[
"not that stealthy, I saw it immediately",
"You're hilarious. /s",
"Look closely there is a little oval sticker on the bottom.",
"Strange that it looks virtually identical to the F-22 with canards.... I wonder why?? ",
"Too bad it's a piece of junk, they had to add the canards to cover bad design. ",
"Not I absent mindedly scrolled back up to the photo or anything -.-",
"I completely agree. Americans and these NON-canard designs are just inefficient, and can never be as maneuverable (nor carry the load, nor climb as fast, go as far, shorter take off, etc, etc...) as an inherently unstable, all-lifting-surface design.\n\nEDIT: American's just don't seem to like non-conventional things.",
"The original didn't have canards, and would stall out in pretty conventional tasks. They were added to address those problems. I'll try and dig up a source for you.\n\nEdit: it was either add canards or thrust vectoring. The Chinese went with the cheaper option of canards.",
"Anhedral wings tends to do that, IIRC.\nEdit: at low speed I think ",
"I mean it makes sense that would be a problem."
] | 10 |
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China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet
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/r/pics/comments/7wm2xi/trash_pandas_trashing_around_at_my_work_a_month/
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[
"Trash Panda trafficking is so sad! ",
"Awe. Cute little burglars. ",
"In the arms of an Angel.....",
"Is the can so steep walled they can't get back out? That is quite a collection.",
"Yea here is how I found them. Every now and then we have to put a piece of lumber in there for they can hop out.\n\nhttp://imgur.com/eruFI4n",
"Looks like someone needs to keep a little ladder at hand for that raccoon bucket. Daily rounds. ",
"I love the one squished in the back. Hey guys, hey... some room?",
"I like the one that looks different.",
"Cute little trash mongers. ",
"Maybe they developed a taste for Folgers",
"\"the best part of being stuck is Folgers in your cup\"",
"How about getting a dumpster that's as hard to climb on the outside as it is the inside. \n\nedit - yall are really, really bad at detecting sarcasm",
"Can we agree to officially change their name to \"Trash Panda\" since its clear no one is ever going to call them Raccoons ever again?",
"If you put a wooden ladder against the wall they drop down from, they'll always be able to get out. ",
"\"the best part of being stuck is *in* a Folgers cup\"",
"Cool",
"Doing a bit of raccycling I see?",
"There's one more thing they need to escape. That guy's eye.",
"They all look so similar - I thought it would be cute from the thumb nail...but it’s actually a little but unsettling.",
"Never underestimate the ingenuity or resourcefulness of raccoons. Especially a whole family of them. If the cover isnt fully barred and secured, they'll likely still find some way of getting in",
"Calling them trash pandas us still as thing? Neat. ",
"Wait, you just let them go!?",
"They are pretty cute though",
"And calling them pandas isn't that strange. The first animal to be named panda was the [red panda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda), which was cataloged by western naturalists 48 years before the giant panda. When giant pandas were discovered, they were wrongly thought to be closely related to red pandas, so they were named accordingly. However, giant pandas are bears, and red pandas are in their own taxonomic family, which have raccoons as their closest living relatives. So, raccoons are arguably more of a \"panda\" than giant pandas.",
"Coons",
"why they always say trash panda!!! aren’t they cute",
"I see your trapped trash panda family and raise you mine. \n\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/Sl40V",
"Well it turns out their not house trained so didn't know what to do with em at that point.",
"Damn, that's like the trash compactor scene in Star Wars.",
"Hahahaha well mine has more but yours look to be having a much more relaxed time.",
"The little guy on the bottom is like \"Ahhhhhh.... Holy fuck. Knock first!!\"",
"there so cool",
"This looks like a renaissance painting in the trash panda universe.",
"I understood that reference ",
"Or triangle faced monkeys",
"Kitty bears! ",
"Which is funny because a group of trash pandas is called a “Dumpster of Trash Pandas.”",
"Great photo too!",
"Well.... I mean that trash is there so it sorta goes hand in hand right?",
"Trash pandas and their triangle faces. ",
"Cute but be warned, they do carry rabies.",
"I don't understand why we don't domesticate Raccoons. They smart AF and can prob help around the house (like goto the fridge and open the door and grab a beer and then close the fridge and then open the beer and bring it to you) right? Think of all of the advantages of having a Raccoon and then also not having them raid our camp sites and steal our shit man. ",
"Fake!",
"They are so deceivingly cute, until they bite. ",
"No u",
"r/trashpandas",
"/r/shittyHDR ",
"Had a family like this in the dumpster at the restaurant I used to work at. I was unable to scare them off and so for 3 days piled the garbage beside the dumpster because the bags were heavy and I didn't want to crush the little fuckers. On the 4th day I called SPCA, they showed up a couple hours later, took a look in the dumpster, then came in and told me they couldn't find any racoons.",
"XD",
"I call the big one Bitey.",
"Cute... Look at the little one being squished by the wall on the right...I almost missed it!",
"“Don’t call me a raccoon!”\n\n“I’m sorry, I took it too far. I meant trash panda.”",
"There's some thinking in the scientific community that raccoons might be in a middle stage of domestication. ",
"He's just balls deep in a SURR jag!\n\n",
"they look even cuter when you see just now little they are. Thanks for making sure they dont get stuck in there",
"that's about the cutest's gang I have ever seen.",
"They can wash the food before it goes into the cooking :-D they're good at that. ",
"I don't think this is a very nice way to refer to \"raccoons\" ",
"bless you for helping them",
"Cake",
"It's an epidemic.",
"A dumpster near anything can be breached by these whip smart bandits. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exHJ_A0ED2o\n\nAnd don't forget this event.",
"Trash Panda family photo!",
"I rehabilitated raccoons in the past and the ratio between cute playful raccoons and hissing furious *DON'T TOUCH ME!* raccoons is about 50% 50%.\nThe cute ones like ears and shuffling dirt in your hair. They are very quirky animals.",
"One of the best lines in that movie ",
"All fun and games until they get in your barn and shit everywhere and fuck things up",
"This is a wall mural you guys. ",
"Raccoons have been kept as pets for decades just not popularly and it's now illegal in a lot of states.\n\nRaccoons are very curious... and very destructive. They can also have very unpredictable temperaments in adulthood including cases where they have attacked their owners.",
"I have a fearless trash panda in my plaza. He goes into my trash cans and eats ice cream and waffle cones. I’ll be a foot away from the trash and he’ll just look at me blankly and carry on. \n\nGuess I can’t blame him, must be heaven for him to eat homemade waffle cones.",
"Super smart animals... Most of the time. ",
"Except they’d do all that, leave a huge mess, and still steal your shit while leaving the back door open because they figured out how the locks work. Source: have friends who do wildlife rehabilitation. I would not want to keep a raccoon in my home. ",
"They look like the peaky blinders",
"So cute but so rabid",
"They’re going to get dumped and probably killed if they stay in there :/",
"Poor Eric, he's always gettin' crushed in the corner.",
"I think the short answer is that they don't want to be domesticated. ",
"[Trashing! Trashing!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3CKgkyc7Qo)",
"Aww just wook at those widdle faces",
"Guys this is a wall painting lol",
"The fuck you looking at. Mind your own business ",
"Lil chimps/monkeys would be a better choice (and is done about as often as raccoons become pets), and not at all likely to happen for pretty much the same reasons. Just, violent assholes for no reason sometimes.",
"Who would throw out all those trash pandas?",
"It was during the summer so it was swimsuit season. ",
"Intelligent enough to be violent assholes and wild enough to be violent assholes, the perfect combination.",
"What are these guys like in real life? Where I live we don’t have them, so all I have to go off of is tv. \n\nSo pretty much I assume they are giant dirty cat rats. ",
"r/trashy",
"I could see throwing some garbage in there and having your brain register 3 seconds later to suggest you take a second look. ",
"Total buzzkill ahead, but I need to share it. \n\nPlease don’t hate me for this I already beat myself up for it. I lived on farmland early in my life and we had a raccoon that got into the same horse feed some nights and tear up and eat an expensive amount of food. I had it cornered once was going to just scare it, threw some loud objects around, put some fear into him/her. Unfortunately my dad noticed it and want to solve it permanently but made me do it. I still think about those innocent eyes all the time and it kills me. Poor guy was just trash panda-ing. \n\nYeah I know, I’m a baby and I’m definitely no country tough guy. ",
"Is that better?",
"Raccoons are such assholes. But it’s harder to kill them cause they’re so cute. Now possums and armadillos on the other hand, bastards get in my chicken feed. ",
"And they are so... **sexy**",
"What do you call a group of raccoons? ",
"They look very guilty and very very sorry.",
"I can’t hear ‘Trash Panda’ without thinking about GotG 2.",
"God damn rakins....",
"Yeah. Until they start hissing and attempting to maul your face off, they’re completely adorable. ",
"This looks like album art",
"Omg even in a dumpster they're so damn cute",
"It's worse. It's so much worse.",
"Me too, but my friend needs an explanation and I'm bad at that soooo...little help?",
"Is there a chance the track could bend?",
"You should bring this and the post pic to /r/trashpandas ",
"A dumpster of trash pandas?",
"[Guardians of the Galaxy](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=68qSMDEvESU). Rocket's ingenious plan.",
"They'll destroy your house. My friend had one when he was a kid and when he left it in his house the thing ripped holes in th and walls and basically destroyed the kitchen trying to taste every bit of food in the house. They're, too mischievous, they gotta fuck with everything. ",
"If you attach a rope to the fridge handle you can train a dog to bring you a beer. And he won't destroy your house in the attempt",
"I like raccoons.",
"I think they're trying to separate all that garbage for recycling. That's quite a mess you got in that waste container",
"What a nice family photo",
"A gaze. Which seems appropriate for this pic.",
"They ate.",
"On top of it they'd take your wife and clean out your bank account! ",
"Nah, they don’t want your wife. They’re not that stupid. ",
"You know that little fucker would just drink up all your beer when you're not around.",
"\"nope, we're good, but thanks for crawling up there.\"",
"Why do we call them a gaze of raccoons again?",
"“step OFF”",
"r/trashy",
"Na man you WERE just a baby. You sound more like a man now.",
"They look so cute and innocent and fake ",
"These damn things are fucking smart. Think, “The Great Outdoors”.",
"Ah yes, the raccoon, NATURE'S NINJA ",
"So pretty much equivalent to cats?",
"Folgers ad confirmed.",
"Cuz what are raccoons anyway?",
"So, raccoons that only you could see... have you been under a lot of stress or the influence of substances?",
"Read this rollercoaster of a raccoon thread, OP:\n\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/54z4f7/will_pee_damage_tires/",
"We had a bottle opener on the dogs coler at an old house. He would fucking lose his shit at house parties constantly getting called over to perform his duties. We also had treats people had to use as payment. \nYou served us well little buddy. Party on.",
"They can get in and out of literally anything. They don't give a shit about physics. ",
"Looks like a Christmas family card photo.",
"Toronto?",
"As many problems as these may cause, there is no denying the fact that they are one of the cutest animals out there. ",
"This needs to be a subreddit",
"I've read that they usually live in group of 3s, but most of the time I see them in pairs or alone. Only case I've seem a big group was a mother and 4~5 pups. I wonder if these guys are all from the same family.",
"Not on your life, my Hindu friend!",
"u/megaarms ",
"O O F\n\nO\n\nF",
"well, there wasn't a raccoon king in our alley until I went out there and picked my favorite one. His name is Little King Trashmouth. He's gay.",
"[I give you, the legendary Garage Raccoon post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/54z4f7/will_pee_damage_tires/)",
"More loving ",
"It's just a front for their buddies to take your tv.",
"These things are freaking vicious when they fight and they sound like cougars. ",
"[I do.](https://imgur.com/gallery/E8gfNu0)",
"Also rehabed raccoons. The little ones are often sweet and playful, but elderly adults can be *massive* dicks if they're not used to you. ",
"Looks like a painting",
"ITT people don't understand what domesticate means. \"They destroy stuff\". Yeah that's probably one of the traits to be removed during the process of DOMESTICATING THEM.",
"Holy shit",
"we’re using this from now on, it has been decided. ",
"Where’s a flamethrower when you need one?",
"Love the \"Hey Dude\" wave from the one on the bottom.",
"\"Hello. I'm Sarah Mclaughlan, and I'm about to ruin your day\"",
"I don't have any stress, the substances take care of that.",
"Pets with hands are a bad idea right across the board. ",
"That's racist. Or something.",
"When they are nice and want to come up to you that means they have rabies. "
] | 155 |
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Trash pandas trashing around at my work a month ago.
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[
"immediate downvotes by the tolerant left\n",
"That's because they know it tastes like shit",
"I don't think you can sort your downvotes so easily. Right or left, Prez should not be making bank selling chocolates with his own image. ",
"I bet it’s got a lot of nuts, cuz he is nuts. ",
"And thus the money goes to?"
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All-American Chocolate
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/r/pics/comments/7wm5a9/i_lost_80_lbs_in_10_months_i_feel_absolutely/
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[
"Need details. How’d you lose it?\n\n",
"I know what you mean, but this sounds creepy as hell. ",
"Lol. Good call,I’ll reword. ",
"I’m glad you reworded it, because I got scared lol So, basically, all I did was cut all simple carbs (white bread, white rice, breaded bakery items, etc) cut all sugar, except for a few fruits like bananas, blueberries and strawberries. Cut all beer, since it’s just empty carbs. Switched to whiskey bourbon and scotch instead, but still cut down on drinking. Ate nothing but lean meats.. turkey, chicken, fish and some steak. Ate TONS of veggies with each meal. Eggs and oatmeal always for breakfast. Stop eating late at night. Worked out 5-6 times a week. Drank nothing but water, at almost a 100 ounces a day. Surrounded myself with people who were healthy and worked out, etc. it was basically just a lifestyle change. I just made sure I always stayed active and always ate right, but added a glorious cheat day once every 7-9 days. Which make sure you do or you go crazy. It’s okay to do. Don’t avoid fats. I never did and my cholesterol and fat in my body is way below average. Avoid the bad carbs and sugar. I know this was maybe confusing since I rambled but I just got done working out and I’m tired lol But any other questions please ask. ",
"Yes, I have more questions. Do you still maintain the low carb lifestyle? Will that be a permanent change? I feel like adding back carbs would put the weight back on. \nQuestion two: what kind of workout do you do?\n\nSorry about my weird wording earlier, bro. Haha. Congratulations, by the way. ",
"For the most part, yes I do still maintain my low-carb lifestyle. It is sometimes tough, but it gets easier when you learn to cook and find the right cabs to eat. Definitely try some brown rice and season it with some salt and add cut up veggies and olive oil. Also my favorite new one is Farro. So easy to make and taste so damn good. Do I enjoy some pieces of bread and some ice cream, pizza and some cheeseburgers randomly? Yes. But that’s rarely. For the most part I just eat my lean meats, my complex carbs and tons of vegetables. \n\nThe best part about a life style change is that I don’t have to diet. I basically eat what I want (that’s healthy) and even bad stuff but I’m so active and eat clean advice drink water so it’s okay if I want to indulge in some bad foods. But always remember you can’t outwork a poor diet. Just because you lift and run doesn’t mean you can become crazy with eating and stuff. I did that and jumped back to almost 200 and I had to stop cause I got cocky. \n\nMy work outs included a lot of free weights, lifting, squatting with weights, cardio: involving swimming, jogging, boxing on the heavy bag, and doing tons of core work outs. Look up Sean Vigue on YouTube. He’s a master at it, especially for amateurs and newbies like I was. I owe my abs to him and whole core. I still have a little flab left but I just have to switch my diet again, add more core and cardio and it’ll be gone. But his stuff helps. Join a gym for sure and do things properly. Always ask for help. Don’t be afraid. 90% of gym goers will always be helpful and help you. Trust me. I’ll never not answer a question or be an ass to anyone who needs help.\n\nHope this helps more. ",
"This does help. Very informative. Keep it up!",
"Awesome. Try it out! 👍🏻🤘🏻",
"Always remember that each 14 to 16 lbs you lost was the equivalent in weight of a bowling ball you were carrying around!",
"very true!"
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I lost 80 lbs in 10 months. I feel absolutely amazing and my mental and physical health is great!
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[
"2 goats, an assault rifle and snow...sounds like a party :)",
"I didn’t know goat herding was so dangerous ",
":-)",
"Is that a silenced micro-galil? Or a weird version of the AK 47? ",
"Is that a silenced micro-galil :-)",
"The herding is safe but the wolves are not. ",
"I don't know why, but this seems like a good day and just makes me happy. :D",
"Thank you :)",
"Wow, this is one of the coolest pics I've seen in a while. Where was it taken? I'm guessing it can't be europe since guns are pretty much illegal everywhere there. Perhaps the US, but suppressors aren't particularly easy to get. I see a galil so tough perhaps israel, but pretty sure that Israel never sees snow and probably last time it got like this was in the last ice age.\n\nSo I'm thinking finland or norway.... Am I close?\n",
"very far )))",
"Interesting interesting. You respond in a different time zone. So definitively not America. But your English seems to be native and the main reason of the gun are wolves. I don't think wolves are a problem in most of the continental USA, but find difficult to 'legally' see where a rifle and a suppressor could be legal to have and is 'far' from norway and findland..... Alaska? ",
"Sorry, no :-) ",
"So close :(\n\nCo countries with wolves and where is legal to have or use suppressors ( I don't think you would post such a nice picture of a rifle in internet if it was ilegal to do so). \n\nGermany could be, but there are very few wolves, same with poland\n\nWe ruled out norway and finland and anything in the US time zone.\n\nn Ukraine:\nHunt with silencer is prohibited.\nIt is forbidden to install on civilian weapon devices for silent shooting and night sights, which are armed with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.\nAll other cases are allowed.\n\nI guess defending your livestock against wolves counts?\n\nBelarus is another option, however seems like suppresors there are somewhat illegal.\n\nI discard Kazakhstan and mongolia \n\nLithuania is an option regarding gun laws, but according to wikipedia having around 300-400 wolves I don't think it is much of a problem.\n\nSo somehwere north of ukraine and perhaps belarus?\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gray_wolf_populations_by_country\n",
"Yes!!! Ukraine!!! Congratulations!!!!\n"
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Security :-)
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/r/pics/comments/7wm7fd/when_i_was_happy_with_a_simple_smile/
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[
"I'm positive the complicated smile you use looks as good as the simple one you showed us.",
"I like your smile",
"She is beautiful ",
"I don't get it",
"You're not hot, so here's a downvote",
"Barney's a chick?",
"I'm gonna take a stab at the context. Late 30's early 40s woman who thought she was too good for all the men out there in her 20s and 30s and now realizes her time has past and the dream of having a family is gone. Something like a simple smile, so easy in previous years, now seems unbearable. ",
"r/sadcringe",
"That explains those emotions I felt to Barney that were weird and deeply confusing to me!",
"Is that Barney or a hippo? "
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When I Was Happy With A Simple Smile...
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/r/pics/comments/7wm8rt/my_husky_enjoying_the_renaissance_festival/
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[
"Looks like your husky is enjoying it",
"Looks like this is at a renaissance festival also",
"Ohh you jest! ",
"Looks like it is indeed a husky",
"His smile says it was worth not being a good boy.",
"The more I look at it the more he looks like a Disney villain.",
"Are you a bush?",
"Huskies are jesters in modern times too",
"Cant tell if it is his husky though :/",
"What a clown",
"Gnolls make good jesters but they get drunk way too often!",
"Which renaissance festival is this? The earliest here in Texas is March. Love me some ren fest. ",
"r/PeopleFuckingDying",
"Reddit sleuths at it again",
"tell vic to leave that poor husky alone ",
"Two years ago in Kansas City, which allows dogs the whole season! ",
"DAKINGINDANORF!",
"r/hmmm",
"There's one in Tampa this weekend I think, or at least very soon.",
"So cute. My festival opened today. ",
"Cute",
"Are we going to ignore that the leaves behind the empty head slot look like a face?",
"I wasn't feeling well, I turned a little green... Too much mead and funnel cake. ",
"Can confirm the dog is a bit husky but idk the breed :/",
"That bulldog is having none of your husky!",
"That dog is such a fool. ;)",
"I instantly knew this was KC! Fun place but so much mud....",
"The bulldog looks so sad his brethren is receiving such treatment ",
"Happy cake day!",
"ARF?",
"Thanks! ",
"Love it!",
"Sheriff of Nottingham",
"This looks like a nightmare",
"Repost?",
"Your dog has a naturally sinister look about him.",
"Uhh nope. Uploaded to imgur this morning. ",
"He's very wolfish",
"I swear I saw this yesterday though. Maybe it was just this morning. All my hours Redditing it all blends together",
"Might be my original /r/moonmoon submission you saw, it got pulled from pics because of the title. https://www.reddit.com/r/Moonmoon/comments/7wjzzl/for_my_cakeday_i_humbly_submit_the_best_picture/",
"Hey, a Worgen Mage in BC leveling gear.",
"Flarf ",
">~~Sheriff~~ Sheruff of Nottingham\n\nFTFY",
"Here he is evilly waking me up https://www.reddit.com/r/Moonmoon/comments/7m25rf/wake_up_wake_up_its_christmas_santa_was_here/",
"No dogs at our Rennfest :(",
"Ours started yesterday here in Phoenix. ",
"turn that frown upside down...",
"Ahhh, AZ and FL opened on the same day this year. Have a great season!"
] | 48 |
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My husky enjoying the Renaissance Festival
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[
"Suddenly the trans debit comes back into play",
"I like that they include that any extra money from the men's cover will be given to charity. ",
"What if a man identifies as a woman? Or a woman identifies as a man? ",
"$6.99 + $8.81 = $15.80",
"But they can only read it for 3/5ths of the time a man does. ",
"this would've been edgy fifteen years ago when people still bought magazines",
"But to accurately reflect the pay gap the women's version would have to be a lite version but there is nothing stopping you from buying either copy. ",
"No such thing as a wage gap... why do people still talk about something proven to be fabricated. I u understand feminist zealots are running out of things to complain about but this is dead let it go. ",
"The best way to fight sexism is with more blatant sexism, well played magazine I’ve never heard of.",
"What if you are buying it for your wife or husband/whatever",
"That's no longer allowed - please choose from the 92 newly minted genders lest you are fined and imprisoned.",
"Let it go, let it goooo !!! ",
"And they believed that there is actually a wage gap. "
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Macleans gets real
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/r/pics/comments/7wmghg/barack_obama_washing_the_dishes/
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[
"It looks like this post is about US Politics. Various methods of filtering out content relating to US Politics can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/v2/resources/filter/politics).\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*",
"He's like...a regular person..",
"#DID SOMEONE SAY BARACK OBAMA",
"He doesn’t look happy though! ",
"Senator Obama, I’m guessing, due to the black hair and age of the children ",
"Why is he using Dawn and not something more ecologically friendly?",
"Dude looks like he wishes he was dealing with the treat of nuclear destruction rather than being hollered at by two girls while he washed dishes. ",
"Who fucking cares lol",
"Think this is a pro-Obama post? Nope, Tide ad.",
"As an old white dude, I sure do miss this man as our President. He will go down as one of the best presidents in history.",
"Yes, nuclear destruction is a treat, isn't it? ;)",
"I do so miss this man. No, I didn't agree with everything but who''s going to agree with anyone 100%? Class vs. Crass is how I see it.",
"...Most of the people who are embarrassed by the shit going on right now, and want things to go back to normal. ",
"Must be. Raising teenage daughters really aged him",
"Still more productive than Trump ",
"Trump is making him look better every single day and making ass wipes like Hannity look like bigger dopes or Ronkonkomorons as they say in Long Island.",
"My President. ",
"Agreed",
"Well it can't. People need to grow up and stop living in the past. ",
"What are you embarrassed about?",
"Obama looks like he has had just enough of Malia's bitching. Sasha wonders why her sister is being so difficult.",
"(Child on the left)... Not like that, you have to actually scrub the plate just a *little* harder.\n\n(Child on the right). . . . . . . ??? Why is HE doing that. He never does that.",
"His name will go down in history but not for that. Side note. Why do you mention race? Why is that important to you?",
"-_- Wow. ",
"By people like you, snowflake.",
"Maybe because racist, moron Trump supporters spent more than a decade whining like hysterical little bitches and lying about Obama because he doesn't have the right skin color. \n\nSomething tells us all you have that very problem.\n",
"Oh look, another delicate racist got triggered.",
"Hardly. I just find blind willful ignorance detestable. Keep seeing the world as you want instead of how it is. That will change things I'm sure.",
"I love the assumptions you are making. It really goes to show the blind ignorance you have. But, hey, keep seeing things how you want instead of how they are. I'm sure that will change things.",
"Lol keep being butthurt, I'm living it up ",
"this is before he was president.\n\nif they took this today, his hair would be grayer, his daughters would be taller, and the entire room would've been dipped in gold",
"In Reddit, the stereotypical old white guy is happy as hell with trump and pissed at the world that Obama was president. I want to let the world know that I’m not that dude. I’m one of the normal ones.",
"He's a true class act who will be known for his concern and care for our citizens and not corporations, like Dumpy Trumpy.",
"LOL. I'd bet any amount of money your the exactly racism ass this guy's is calling you out as being.",
"So we fight Stereotypes by keeping them alive. Seems..... illogical. However I can see the merit in your reasoning. ",
"I'm sure if Trumps meals didn't all come from a McDonald's wrappers, he would to.",
"If you are trying to not come off as racist trash......you are failing. ",
"Dawn, actually.",
"Thats like 10 years ago. xD",
"Your opinion of me, as you can imagine, means nothing to me. Make what assumptions you like. It's pretty much the only way the world makes sense to you people. :D",
"What do you mean “you people?”",
"> I sure do miss this man as our President\n\nFair enough.\n\n> He will go down as one of the best presidents in history.\n\nUm, how? Washington and Lincoln are gimmes. The Lousiana Purchase alone makes Jefferson one of the greats. Jackson paid off the national debt, got rid of the privately owned national bank and got the US significant amounts of territory with the Indian Removal Act (Controversial, sure, but undoubtedly a boon to the prosperity and power of the US once it was all said and done). Then there's Roosevelt; peacefully negotiating the Russo-Japanese war, starting the Panama-Canal, putting out many progressive reforms and building up the national parks/monuments. All the Nuclear Presidents (Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson) who set the precedent for ***not*** using nuclear weapons like normal weapons deserve a lot of credit, especially when considering the forces and temptations they had to struggle with. Many were accomplished in their own rights as well, such as Johnson's war on poverty, Truman finishing WW2, Eisenhower continuing the New Deal, etc. On that note, Roosevelt and the new deal also deserve a place in the hall of fame.\n\n\n\nAnyways, what has Obama really done? In a vacuum of Bush/Trump, I can't really say his time in office jumps off the page at me. ",
"Just a statement of fact. A good man, a family man. Honest. Real. I can't wait for the chance in November to vote. Name calling is juvenile. Its never been ok and I hope we go to the polls enmasss and show the world that we aren't the ignorant bastards everyone thinks we are. In ten years the right will have climed back into the hole they came out of.",
"The jeans! The jeans!",
"Were it appropriate to show you the multitude of ways you are arrogant, ignorant and foolish. I would do so. Alas, people like you are incapable of listening to reason or logic. Thus, I will apply my time to more constructive means. Enjoy your day through those narcissistic glasses you have on. :D",
"I am applying a group to the individual making foolish accusations and calling names. That group is, the left. If you thought otherwise (that I was insinuating a race), then congratulations. You have the mindset that is the root cause of most of the problems in America today. What color your skin is has no impact on my opinion of you. After all, race doesn't exist online unless you bring attention to it. Thus, there is nothing to go on but the words spoken and the way in which one presents themselves. ",
"How can Obama be considered one of the best? I think it will come down to his contemporaries. Who he will be compared to. History will look at Obama as a man with class, grace, and dignity who guided us through a recession and never stooped to the attacks brought upon him. \n\nThat’s just my take. But what do I know. ",
"I didn't see a single thing in his comment that was \"racist\". You are acting like a pathetic, spoiled child who has to resort to name calling to get their way. Pathetic",
"Thanks snowflake, I love the attention :)",
"The only snowflake here is you if you think not liking Obama means you are a racist instead of someone who disagrees with his policies. Cone back when you have a legitimate argument. And no, calling people \"snowflakes\" and \"racists\" doesn't count ;)",
"It's a Tide ad. I mean Dawn ad.",
"Looks like a dawn dish soap add",
"I think he'll go down as the worst personally. I'm so glad he's gone. It's also cool how we have different points of view!",
"Bro you don't get it. SUCH a small minority of trump supporters actually think that. On the other hand mostly all liberals hate trump supporters. Liberalism is the most hateful group of people I have ever experienced in my life.",
"Oh geez, take a joke ",
"Sorry man, don't know who is serious about what these days.",
"ACA, Stimulus and Bailout Funds/recession recovery a la New Deal, exiting Iraq and nearly Afghanistan, Iran Deal, Gay Marriage, and iconic figure. We'll have to see what Trump and time do to his legacy though.",
"Thanks snowflake, I love the attention :)",
"How does every dad own at least one pair of those dad jeans?",
"You sound verysmart. I concede to you ",
"Looks like he is using a plate to wash another plate. ",
"That is seriously all you can come up with? You are hopeless",
"You would think the dude could afford a dishwasher.",
"What about all of his scandals?",
"Such as? There is a wide range of scandals in presidential history. e.g. Trail of Tears.",
"I've lived on Long Island 30 years and never heard Ronkonkomorons. I will attest to the \"interesting\" nature of people from Roncompton. ",
"What is wrong with his jeans?",
"It's a Tide ad.",
"“stimulus” heist, Operation Fast and Furious, Eric Holder held in contempt of Congress, The IRS scandal, ObamaCare(pretty obvious scam), Benghazi, NSA spying scandal, The Pigford scandal, Hillary Clinton’s secret server, Polluting the Colorado river, Iran nuclear deal and ransom payment, Bowe Bergdahl, Solyndra, The VA death-list scandal, The GSA scandal",
"Let's take Benghazi as the prime example of these \"scandals\". After how many years of Republican investigations, have there been any tangible results? And why not? Maybe events that don't sit well with you are not scandals or conspiracies but simply just are as they appear at face value. ",
"I would say the reason is Washington D.C. is corrupt and our elected officials only care about themselves. Like Pelosi for example",
"But why exactly wouldn't the Republicans indict any of the Democrats?",
"I mean, nothing wrong with them. Just... I don't own those jeans, and my dad does. And my girlfriend's dad does. I think all dads own those jeans.",
"Because they're all corrupt. Party doesn't matter if they have the same goal",
"Which is?",
"I don't know. They're all power hungry assholes. Do you disagree?",
"Yes. Some? Yes. All? No. Look at the transition of power as evidence. If you believe this and want to drain the swamp, do you think the current power hungry asshole is the man to do it?",
"I do think so. You're not gonna change my opinion, nor will I change yours. So bringing up Trump is pointless",
"Just wondering what evidence based reasons you have for beliefs. Haven't heard any yet.",
"Username checks out. ",
"Haven't heard any from you either",
"I asked for proof of the Benghazi scandal. Can't recall when I was supposed to provide proof.",
"But you disagree with me. I'd like to know why. And what about Obama's involvement in the Trump-Russia dossier?",
"I haven't seen any evidence to lead me to believe that he has had any role in it. The dossier was opposition research originally funded by Republicans and then taken over by Democrats. My position is that those scandals by and large aren't real. I can't provide evidence to prove fake accusations.",
"Please show me the evidence of Obama's involvement. I want to see why you believe these things that most people believe are bogus.",
"Thanks,Obama.",
"Does Trump do his own dishes? Oops I made it political.",
"It's a pretty cromulent word.",
">One of the best presidents\n\nHe will be known for establishing gay marriage in 100 years.\n\nThat is it.",
"Nothing's wrong with them. I think there is a running joke in his family about how Michelle Obama hates them or something. Like, the man would look dynamite in a pair of slim fit dark blue jeans, but he frequently chooses to wear a relaxed fit style.",
"Sure, but he didn't break the too big to fail banks, he didn't make a new-new-deal, he didn't institute single payer healthcare (not even tried), he did nothing to re-unionise the country, to address police brutality, etc...",
"that's what trump's room would look like http://nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump2.jpg",
"i have that exact same gold abacus, marble shaft column in my combination bedroom/kitchen/den.",
"I disagree with some of these but every president didn't do an infinite amount of things.",
"I don't know if you deleted this or the mods did but poor form. Just because the right demonized Obama's celebrity doesn't mean you should belittle his leadership with a racist comment, [u/hudspud4](https://www.reddit.com/user/hudspud4).\n\n>I would not call the Iraq pullout (See: ISIS) a notable success. Same with ~~being black~~ being an iconic figure. Valid points on ACA, gay marriage and the bailouts though.",
"No one looks good in slim fit jeans. Kids today just have horrible taste. That's why your sweatpants look like diaper butt.",
"Nice",
"Nice kitchen ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wmghg/barack_obama_washing_the_dishes/du22g0h/?utm_content=permalink&utm_medium=front&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=pics\n\nIt's still there. How am I \"belittling his leadership with a racist comment\"? Are you seriously going to deny that being black was a huge part of Obama being an \"iconic figure\" in the eyes of many? ",
"It may be suppressed because I can only see that comment on your profile. Obama was a great leader and started a movement. Reducing it to his race is the definition of racism. His public speaking is the best in modern history."
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Barack Obama washing the dishes
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[
"Go home, you're drunk.",
"Cool!",
"Yep. What kind of beer is that? Looks thick as hell. ",
"#AWOOOOOOOO",
"Must have been first drink.",
"/u/gooberton7, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/gooberton7&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wmh2f/can_you_see_the_howling_wolf_in_my_beer_glass/?context=10\\))"
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Can you see the howling wolf in my beer glass?!
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[
"what ski resort is this? that’s insane",
"Holy Sh*t!!! I thought that was a bunch of trees at first glance! ",
"Winter Park — Mary Jane",
"With those lines, they’ll start growing roots.",
"Reminds me too much of TSA security lines!",
"Damn Zephyr is always packed. That gene name of the lift btw"
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Nope. Weekdays only for me.
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[
"Trump waz here",
"Except this is in Stockholm, Sweden. Don’t ask me why the wrote in English though. Probably thought it looked cooler that way. ",
"Oh Trump hates everyone. I still blame him. ",
"Right, cause murder isn’t worse then selling drugs. Someone’s brain power was at 100 when they painted this for sure. ",
"Protip: Most drug dealers shoot back",
"Mmkay",
"Is this in \"Västberga\"? ",
"Nope, Vällingby. ",
"1 death to save many ",
"dealers save lives man, everyone should have full access to drugs, only way to make it through this fucking existence.",
"Lol your straight edge bullshit propaganda is falling on deaf ears. It’s also wrong. ",
"Lol your straight edge bullshit propaganda is falling on deaf ears. It’s also wrong. "
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Found this the other day, the smiley does it for me.
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[
"“Hiiiiii”",
"These guys are smart. Just become a flower and let the food come to you. ",
"Why u focusing on his ass, OP?",
"It’s beautifully disturbing. ",
"For something that looks so beautiful, they sure are brutal as fuck.",
"Looks like an anatomically complete clitoris that became sentient after a nuclear holocaust. \n\nEdit: downvote away, but [it’s still true](https://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.guim.co.uk%2Fimg%2Fmedia%2F6258753639df1940f63cf05fd6ef349c2d4949b5%2F171_0_1707_1024%2Fmaster%2F1707.jpg%3Fw%3D300%26q%3D55%26auto%3Dformat%26usm%3D12%26fit%3Dmax%26s%3D7300d99828d92e79225b55d60219b1f4&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2016%2Fsep%2F15%2F3d-model-clitoris-sexual-revolution-sex-education-womens-sexuality&docid=wXfAcmCQwD-gqM&tbnid=6GcdEDBSEBDUNM%3A&vet=1&w=300&h=180&hl=en-ca&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim)",
"It looks like it could kill me but I'd be happy about it.",
"Why",
"Probably from the radiation.",
"Focus!",
"WE ARE NOT THINGS",
"Someone’s never seen a clit...",
"You caught a Lurantis!",
"Looks like a pokemon.",
"[here you go](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Lurantis_(Pok%C3%A9mon\\))",
"I can't keep track of all these new Pokemon.",
"I was thinking of Scyther. Never even heard of that one. ",
"Evolution go home, you’re drunk",
"Zorak's gay cousin. ",
"That's kha'Zix",
"It's one of them new fangled ones. \\#Firstgenmasterrace",
"Zelda enemy IRL",
"Maybe this was the inspiration for Lurantis. ",
"This is exactly the basis of the lurantis line. The idea there is that rather than being bugs that look like plants, they’re plants that look like bugs, hence the pure grass typing, and the name *fo*mantis.",
"Oh, I didn’t realize that. I figured they were just bugs that looked like plants, but that’s neat. ",
"I don't mind disobeying the reddit hivemind, upvote for username.",
"If that's what a clitoris looks like these days, then I'll happily stay single.",
"This needs to go to /r/interestingasfuck",
"It’s lurantis!",
"If you want to see high res videos of these and other interesting mantids, check out Precarious 333 on YouTube! This guy also creates the eerie ambient music in his vids. So glad I stumbled on this channel! There's a video of one eating a mealworm that is as terrifying as it is fascinating.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/precarious333\n\nEdit: There are also tons of videos on the channel that feature many species of insects/spiders.",
"Death blossom skin",
"Looks like an orchid nope",
"Mantii freak me the eff out.",
"I see a Lurantis. Idk the f**k you're talking about",
"Looks like one of those things that look all cute but if you annoy them they give you a quick jab and stamp \"dying retard\" in your forehead as you slowly fall victim to theit venom.",
"OP didn't focus on anything.\n\nAnyone seeking more info might also check here:\n\ntitle | points | age | /r/ | comnts\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n[PsBattle: This rare adult orchid mantis. \\(x-post: r/pics\\)](http://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/6588pa/psbattle_this_rare_adult_orchid_mantis_xpost_rpics/) | 196 | 10^mos | photoshopbattles | 6\n[A rare adult orchid mantis from Malaysia. Beautiful specimens such as this are rare because their fabulous coloration attracts birds and they usually don't survive to adulthood.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/653euz/a_rare_adult_orchid_mantis_from_malaysia/) | 57971 | 10^mos | pics | 1048\n[A rare orchid mantis](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6bz61b/a_rare_orchid_mantis/) | 37 | 8^mos | pics | 4\n\n*[Source: karmadecay](http://karmadecay.com/r/pics/comments/7wmk8b/this_is_a_thing_the_orchid_mantis/)*",
"Is it the highly efficient killing part, the super vision part, or the you look into their eyes and see intelligence part?",
"That is pretty",
"All of the above and something more. Something alien, sinister and coldly calculating. ",
"Monster Hunter World irl",
"Is the infantile millennial 'a thing' talk going away soon?",
"Because there was no reflection of a tree to focus on.",
"That's a lurantis this belongs in r/pokemon",
"And no desert for a reference point ",
"The only reason I knew this existed is because of Animal Crossing.",
"\"Fo\" being a take on \"faux\" (because they're pronounced the same, and mean, essentially, \"fake\").",
"Alola!",
"When video games reskin old enemies too make then look more powerful.",
"some of the first generation where pretty garbage designs though",
"Hey, quick question, because I think I missed this in my many university-level English classes--what year did the English language become complete, no longer requiring additional growth or variation down the ages?\n\n'cause I didn't know that was a thing, bro.",
"Meta af",
"Look at it, found a new favorite bug",
"Did you take this picture? If so, where? Looks like you're inside a store.",
"Eh maybe. It was my childhood. Was getting too old for it around the time they came out with the decks after fossil but fuckin loved it when it first came out. Just being nostalgic. I had a killer electric/grass deck. Shit man, now I'm getting all sentimental about Pokemon and I'll be 30 this year. Fuck it",
"I only knew this was a thing through bug catching on Animal Crossing",
"It hunts in flowers! ",
"Yeah!",
"TIL lurantis exists",
"Fun fact: these are only found on white flowers and are worth 3,000 bells",
"You can pick these up on Ebay....along with scarier species.",
"M E T A",
"It is pretty. I suggest further reading :Secrets of the orchid mantis revealed – it doesn’t mimic an orchid after all\n\nhttp://theconversation.com/secrets-of-the-orchid-mantis-revealed-it-doesnt-mimic-an-orchid-after-all-36715",
"Am I the only on terrified of bugs even if they are as beautiful as this creature?\n\nAlso:\n\n1) buy real orchid\n2) buy orchid mantis\n3) put orchid mantis in orchid\n4) realize that you’ve don’t something great and bask for a sec\n5) deliver orchid to someone and wait",
"Brother can you speaked the English well if so I understand what you mean.",
"Could have been one of my favorite new pokemon if it didn't look like it was wearing clown pants.\n",
"With as beautiful as this mantis is, does that mean it has a deadly capability? Just a nature rule I’ve had was, if it looks bright and colorful, it’s probably poisonous or dangerous.",
"I don't like mantis' – the way they turn their head to look at you.",
"Well, isn’t that just like life?",
"Beautiful looking creature.",
"Link?",
"here you go kind sir/madam\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7wmt62/i_tried_to_take_a_picture_of_my_dessert_but_my/",
"Lmao, my man! ",
"So sorry. Using that new fangled slang. Let me say it properly, like before those damned Normans showed up and ruined the mother-tongue.\n\nSprecest þū Englisc?",
"Na man it is Sprecest De dooutch.\n\nDon't make me go full pig Latin on you.\n\nEdit: doych, doutch, doytch. Damn made up shit is hard.",
"Where can I get one for my mom.",
"I was only in kindergarten when Pokemon was first released, but I'm compelled by a self-imposed code to get every main Pokemon game as it's released. I was so mad when everyone at school suddenly stopped liking it that I vowed to play every game and watch every episode. I stopped watching the cartoon shortly after, but I haven't missed a single game. Gen 1 was totally cool, and there was nothing else like it at the time. Each new game has just been a steady, not-so-groundbreaking improvement over the last. There's really no reason to play them all other than tradition or habit. Each gen of the game belongs to a new generation of children. It goes something like, \"Pokemon X and Y? That's like the Pokemon Black and White games the older kids played when I was too young to understand. But now I can play this one and be cool like the older kids!\" That's Pokemon's longevity in a nutshell. Though I will say, gen 7 (which introduced this Pokemon), is my favorite by a pretty big margin.",
"Ne! Sprec tō mē on Englice!",
"Oh shit I wasn't? Next thing I know you will be telling me the Neatherlands aren't in England.",
"Wow. Orchid you not!",
"This should be cross posted to r/forbiddensnacks ",
"No sir. You're holding a death flower",
"r/natureisfuckinglit",
"It's okay, he doesn't need to make excuses. You're among friends OP; we aren't here to kink-shame you.",
"it has achieved super sayian rose!",
">last posted 8 months ago\n\nI get that people bitch about reposts, but when it's been *that* long, is it really worth trying to be a smartass?",
"Nature is fucked up.",
":c So pretty, but illegal in my state. ",
"Dis.",
"Nah that's a Pokémon bro ",
"Looks like something you'd find in the Coral Highlands. ",
"Is it a flower? Is it a bug? That's not something I want to be on the fence about.",
"That’s a pokeman ",
"I cannot count the times I ran past a white flower and realized one was there just a millisecond too late.",
"Getting your entire subject in focus used to be a thing.",
"Put that in my salad and I'd eat it. :|",
"The lies you tell",
"The cool thing is that orchids are flowers that already resemble insects in order to attract pollinators.\n\nSo what we're looking at is an insect imitating a flower imitating an insect.\n\nThe target prey are actually attracted to the small dot on the mantis' body, which resembles a smaller, vulnerable insect sitting on the \"flower\".",
"M E T A",
"Leaf stone evolution",
"Its actually got a pokemon based off of it. Lurantis.",
"True facts about the mantis.",
"Why can't the bugs I occasionally find in my house look like this one?"
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This is a thing: the orchid mantis
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[
"But I thought the best part of waking up is foldgers in your cup ",
"Nah, I'll take some bergamot tea or Earl grey, hot.",
"So when are you going to invite me out there?",
"The best part of being retarded rich to afford a log house",
"It's a rental. I think we paid $120/night between four couples.",
"Are you at Mt. Princeton ? Enjoy ! ",
"Yup that's where this was taken. Three years ago today. Google photos alerted me and I had forgot about sharing them. Awesome place!",
"Nice. I live down the road a few clicks. Grew up in the area. It’s a nice little not-so-hidden gem these days. If you ever come back and visit, wave as you drive through !",
"Awesome! Will do.",
"Morning wood?",
"Lolololol",
"Can you tell it's cold outside?"
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The best part of waking up early
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[
"Woodoceros. ",
"Awesome",
"Petrinocerous",
"Beautiful "
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Rhinoceros made from driftwood.
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[
"nice ",
"I would hate using that in the wide open. ",
"I could sit there for hours",
"> I could ~~sit~~ shit there for hours\n\nFTFY"
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Are we posting cool outhouse pics? Glacier National Park.
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"My great grandmother used to press her lucky clovers in books, I've found a few over the years. ",
"I love this. ",
"Found this at my 88 year old grandmother’s house coincidentally enough. She never knew those were in there, so it was a previous owner. There’s a handwritten dedication in the book dated June 1892. ",
"Really an intimate glimpse into the life of someone long-gone. "
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Some forgotten luck in a 19th century copy of Longfellow’s The Courtship of Miles Standish.
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"How was this made? I find it very creepy but I can't help wondering.",
"Prob just pack snow in a face mold?",
"Wtf is this? If I stumbled upon this at night I would lose my shit. ",
"Even a cheap plastic Halloween mask.",
"What in the seven hells is that?",
"Good Morning sir. What the fuck am I looking at?",
"What scp is this?",
"The snow has no name. ",
"Probably the vengeful spirits of a bus load of kids that died when the driver hit some black ice and careened into a guardrail and now they are haunting the road where they died. ",
"r/creepy ",
"It's very ice to see you!!!",
"Feeling better now, thanks. At least the kids found jobs.",
"Starts ordering various masks to mess with neighbours... ",
"Not creepy at all",
"r/nightmarefuel",
"I think it’s haunted",
"That was my first thought too lol ",
"Probably just someone who pressed a mask into the snow. ",
"if this is a sweet gesture for valentine's day, think again... #creepy",
"Yeah cool it",
"I don't understand modern art at all. ",
"Looks like GroundHog Day practice.\n",
"It's a strange looking enough mask, maybe it's a death mask, or an individually made mold, which if this isn't just a creative endeavor, you gotta admit would be pretty wtf.",
"Will any one of the mask turn you into a vampire?",
"I think this belongs in r/creepy!",
"And I say nooooooooooo noo noooooooooooooooooo nnnnnnnnnno this pic is not the one for me\n\nwooohoo \n\n\nwoohoo",
"We need a mobile task force to secure this anomaly."
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"So fucking stupid that women are made to wear those rags. \n\nSomeone told me (or i read it, idk how accurate it was) that it was to prevent women from being seen as sexual objects, by hiding their features. But when women are treated like less than dogs over there, its a problem.",
"I see. But if they’re so sacred, why do the men usually have multiple wives?",
"It does not come from the Koran. It was a traditional custom in some areas that people later came to associate with Islam. It is not an Islamic custom.\n\nIt's like trying to tie christmas trees to christianity.",
"And the Nazi salute? ",
"Get out.",
"What does the Quran say on the matter? I read two English translations that stated it.",
"So sacred they must be killed if they are raped. That is why they cover up. Cuz the men are uncontrollable beats that will rape anything that shows some skin. And the men only get convicted if there's like 5 male witnesses. Otherwise the woman gets killed for dishonering her husband. Poor Germany getting their teeth kicked in by Muslim immigrants. They started the #120db movement and are now selling women chastity underwear. Like the middle ages,women must protect thier bodies with chastity belts.",
"Planking",
"I wondered why they were doing nazi salutes for longer than I'd like to admit.",
"The West corrupting their heritage, soon they will build a whole foods, and it's over for the Muslims. ",
"They don’t in Iran. Want to make some more stuff up?",
"“...and not display their beauty except what is apparent, and they should place their khumur over their bosoms...”\n\n\"that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear therof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms\"\n\nThat's the same section, different translations. What it says is open widely to interpretation. \n\nFor example some people translate a bit as \"And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze\". Which would mean they should not look at people directly. But others interpret it to mean they should veil their eyes.",
"The quran does not discuss the hijab in this manner. So I'm not sure what you were reading.",
"Not true. Ask anyone who wears it. It's about modesty. Stop making shit up.",
"Interesting juxtaposition to living in Canada where women are fighting for the right to continue wearing face coverings. ",
"You clearly don't know what A'wra means.\nIt's not that women are considered sacred in islam, but women have more parts to be ashamed of than men.\n\nWomen are required to hide their bodies the same way men are required to hide their penises.\n\nA'wra in men is the body parts between belly button and knees. \nA'wra in women is all of her, including her voice and scent.\n\n\nSource: i forced my 9 years old sister to wear hijab because i used to be ashamed of her.\n\n\nThe sacred part is BS.",
"people shouldnt be forced one way or another",
"I feel bad for them, not that they have to wear them but they will literally be hung in their country by bad men. ",
"yeah this statement is not at all accurate and comes across as condescending as those clerics when they tell women to wear hijabs.\n\n>rag: a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things.\n\nhijabs, like them or not, are typically rather fancy, pretty cloths, sometimes silk.\n\nfor the record: if a girl wants to take it off (like many girls do here in the west where i live - the netherlands) then she should be able to do so without any repercussions. \n\nless than dogs? dude you have listened to too much propaganda, but wtf did i expect with someone who literally tells me to *please quit trying*. \n\nfigures.",
"[that’s the joke.](https://youtu.be/xECUrlnXCqk) ",
"this is an old custom, men would die in war/battle/etc and women could then marry another man so that they would not live in poverty. the man could marry several women and had to take care of them.\n\nyou seem profoundly ignorant about things that you have very strong opinions about.\n\nthat is very stupid.",
"Old custom. [but what i dont get is that its 2018. women should be free from that shit. there isn’t any battle going on any more... so i ask you...](https://youtu.be/G7RgN9ijwE4) ",
"“Anti-woman rhetoric.”\n - *Feminist-Gamer*",
"Eh makes some sense in a society like England where head coverings are a convenient way to avoid identification by the cameras everywhere and they have valid concerns about terrorism.",
"The having parts to be ashamed of is BS too.",
"It's literally the definition of the word Awra/A'wra/Aura/عورة.\n",
"And not only by law, by society pressure also",
"Stop making shit up.",
"Are there any ugly women there? I can see why all the guys are trying to hide their national treasures.",
"It seems like they're both fighting for the right to make their own choices. ",
"I can hear Trudeau weeping. ",
"They're clearly holding their hijabs out in protest. I don't think there's a need to relate these activists who are risking their well-being with a hateful regime that killed millions. ",
"Why are hijabs championed as a form of female power and oppression at the same time? Can someone explain this to me?",
"I consider myself very progressive and have a very hard time understanding how compulsory covering for women only is OK with my fellow progressive. Makes no sense...",
"‘‘Twas a simple observance and not meant to make fun of the movement",
"Always tickles me when people say the hijab empowers woman. Literally the opposite.",
"Yeah except they are fighting for the right to keep it even where authorities need to confirm their identity, such as customs or voting booths.",
"Ever seen shawshank redemption? What did the old guy do when he got paroled? ",
"\"And then they just stood there, in normal clothes!\"\n\n(gasps)",
"For these women, the hijabs are a symbol of female oppression. Taking them off is the statement.",
"My response has always been, a blindfold for men uses less cloth...",
"I applaud these women and their incredible courage. If we all stood up to tyranny and oppression like these brave women, the world would change. ",
"Their right to choose. That's what both parties are fighting for",
"I believe the idea is it's not *compulsory* if they want to do it. Imagine that instead of full-body garbs, we're talking about wearing orange turtlenecks, fedoras, Crocs, or ski masks. ",
"It's not great there, but women in Iran vote, they can serve in the government, women graduate from colleges, etc. Things absolutely need to improve, but the suggestion that they're \"treated like less dogs\" frames the country as fantastically barbaric. ",
"Brave women!",
"The country that hangs people for being gay? Still sounds pretty barbaric to me.",
"There’s certainly places you shouldn’t be allowed to cover your face, honestly i think that goes for most public places. I’d feel pretty on edge if dudes were wearing balaclavas out in public ",
"Persian women are so beautiful. You’d think the men would welcome getting rid of the dress code.",
"My understanding is that if women are prohibited from wearing them in public, the ones who are being forced to wear them will be stuck at home.",
"Uh, it's not? No progressive is advocating compulsory covering. Imagine if you took it to the extreme and said no women were allowed to wear clothes. Probably people would fight against that. Imagine if you tried to ban Jews from wearing yamakas. Probably people would fight against that. ",
"The idea is that showing one's hair and such is seen as a wanton and unnecessary display of beauty - kind of slutty in a way not unlike those booty shorts some girls get about in. So you wear the hijab/niqab/burqa to cover yourself and maintain modesty. However, as this movement shows, it's clearly an idea that's become quite outdated. There's also something of a shift in the attitude of many young people in the middle east to one that feels more confident that women don't need these kinds of restrictions, and they are just as equal as men. \n\nHad quite a few in depth conversations with friends from Egypt about these kinds of subjects.\n\n",
"If I had to guess, I'd say because it's not black and white, and *some* women see them as oppressive and *other* women prefer the traditional culture. Women are just people, and people have different opinions. We see a lot of pictures of this kinda thing and assume it's a country full of oppressed women who would all like the same thing but I'm relatively sure that's not the case.",
"I thought most places just had a female officer to confirm identity in cases like that.",
"What if its cold? What, you want me to take off my scarf because you \"feel uncomfortable?\" ",
"Wanna wear it? Move to Iran\n\nDon’t? Move to Canada\n\nI know it’s not that easy, but in an ideal world ",
"Lots of religions (sects of Christianity in the us) have compulsory hair coverings for women. ",
"It's about the ability to choose to wear them. If one decides to wear it then it can be empowering to them as it's their choice. Being forced to wear a hijab is oppression, not being allowed to wear it is also oppression. ",
"I assume then you take a hardline stance on all issues of social pressure, like gender norms, or religion in general?",
"No I wouldn’t, a scarf is a lot different then something that makes you 100% unidentifiable. If it’s cold and you aren’t in a populated public area that’s fine. If you go into one, take off the balaclava or stay home. If it’s extremely cold it may be appropriate, even then we don’t have any special right that says we are allowed to cover our faces. It’s a very simple fix to avoid potential danger. I don’t see how anyone would put wanting to have their face covered over the safety of general population ",
"Because they want to or they'll get beat if they don't?",
"Its fine if it's slutty but for men too.",
"What's the joke?",
"My name?",
"\" I don’t see how anyone would put wanting to have their face covered over the safety of general population\"\n\nI guess because they're not Islamaphobes.",
"Who is advocating for compulsory covering? ",
"They're not gonna be hanged",
"But the fat white blue-haired western feminists told me the hijab is empowering?? ",
"It is the intent behind wearing them, when I see one worn for fashion I have no problem with it, but when I see wearing them for religious reasons it is not different than someone waving a swastika flag in my face. The religious banners so to speak to intimidate. For some reason seeing nun's wearing their clothing is part of their uniform and not something that they are pushing onto others.",
"Now this is what I wish came to mind when I hear about “Feminism”. But sadly I just think of whiny lunatics wearing pink vagina hats, who have no actual issues regarding sexism. ",
"Wut. I’m talking about covering your face in general, I don’t care if it’s about religion or not. I never said anything about Islam. Kind of like how if you walk into a gas station with your helmet and face mask still on they’re gonna make you take it off or tell you to gtfo out. Doesn’t seem unreasonable to me",
"Fuck off with this tired bullshit. Not everyone that disagrees with you is an Islamaphobe. ",
"99% sure it is like that\n\n\nEdit: also quebec banned them from using buses, that doesn't have anything to do with identification",
"The Islamic world is crazy. Right now in Turkey, women protest by putting Hijabs on, because the government has a ban on covering the head in public",
"I *get* this point, but it's like saying \"People should be free to wear the Scold's Bridle torture mask if they please\".\n\nYeah you can wear traditionally oppressive clothing from patriarchal theocratic dictatorships *if you want*. We get that. ",
"First mistake. You actually listened to them.",
"Yes it's true some are made to wear it, but it's also true some willingly choose to wear it because it represents their culture and they're proud of that. ",
"Im all for it. Persian women are hot!",
"Yeah that's dumb. TBH it's rare to see full face veil anyways, and besides that, police don't ask for ID if they stop you in the Metro, they ask for your Bus Pass so they can verify that you paid.",
"Freedom",
"Meanwhile in America we had a snapchat filter that said \"My Hijab My Choice\"",
"Meanwhile in the US the hijab is the new fashion item. Smh",
"And the republicans piss of the momma's everyday....That will be the worst mistake of the season...Momma dont play that...",
"Quebec is racist to anything not french culture. Anything. ",
"In a step for the world to be like America !! Irony !! Everybody is loosing their cultures.",
"Because of identity politics and the oppression hierarchy. Female? Check. Brown? Check. Muslim? Check. A Muslim woman is then arguably one of the most oppressed groups within the U.S. Oh they wear something called hijabs? That's gotta be the holy grail of empowerment. Truly ironic given that the hijab is a product of \"The Patriarchy\" and for the majority of women wearing it in the world it is not a choice. \n\nPeople argue that merely having a choice to wear or not to wear a hijab makes it empowering to wear one. Imagine if during the 1930's Jews living in the United States claimed that wearing a swastika armband is a symbol of empowerment. A Jew in the U.S. that has a CHOICE to wear an swastika armband instead of being killed in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany without having a say in the matter? What autonomy, what empowerment! ",
"Why are you being Islamophobic? /s",
"These women are so brave, I’m half Iranian and on my Persian side I had family who were killed by the Iranian government for protesting back during the overthrow of the Shaw. This is so important and I really hope for the safety of these women in protest. ",
"I'm from Quebec and that's false. ",
"Exactly, their choice.",
"Uhh... Beef Wellington?",
"And women in the UK are putting them on to show “diversity and inclusion” ",
"Why would he even be against this? Not only are you using this to shit on Trudeau for no reason, but the insult doesn't even make sense. It's not like he's forcing people to wear hijabs. \n\n",
"Those poor women will be in jail quickly. Sad!",
"Anecdotally, my parents who are like the most laid back accepting people ever got refused service in Quebec in the late 90s for being American ",
"Kind of. Not everyone is like that but it for sure is everywhere including politics and how it influences businesses including major corporations like nhl. \n\n",
"R.I.P.",
"These woman are brave. When was the last time we individually put ourselves out there for something bigger then ones self, friends, or family. I volunteer and donate, but I don’t think I’ve ever put myself in jeopardy for a cause that would affect people I didn’t know directly.",
"\"Because Islam is fucked.\" You forgot that part.",
"\"Because feminism has lost its fucking mind.\" You forgot to mention that part.",
"I love this brave, young generation of Iranians. I wish there was more that I could do to support these wonderful, young women than post on Reddit. ",
"You are just a white cis gendered fascist!!!\n\nhttps://squawker.org/culture-wars/feminists-claim-men-fart-louder-and-thus-contribute-to-rape-culture/\n",
"Not the opposite lad, it ain't black and white. Some people want to continue to ware it due to there religious beliefs in Islam but disagree with the Islamist (political ideology that links with the religioun) idea that you *must* ware it. For many it's no different than western women wearing a bra or some Easterners wearing turbans. We wear what we personaly agree with and want to and so should they.",
"Except Nazis, a different people group made them wear it. Muslims make Muslims wear it the same way westerners make westerners wear clothes in public.",
"Oopsie daisies",
"Go Persian Women! ",
"These women are TRULY inspiring and this “civil disobedience” to me is a TRUE women’s movement ",
"Why are cellphone pics from middle eastern countries always such shit quality?",
"*yarmulkes",
"If your telling a woman she must dress a certain way your a dick head.\n\nIf your telling a woman she can't wear something your as much a dick head as the other guy.\n\nThat shouldn't be controversial, but I guess the world has far too many dick heads.",
"Do we applaud them for their bravery or criticize them for not being culturally accepting (of their own culture/religion)? ",
"Where the big national dyke march!!! for these women??? oh that's right there wont be a national women march for women in oppressive muslim regimes. Sorry ladies if only your problems where Trump related.",
"Have you been living under a rock?",
"Saying that people have the right to wear them if they want to isn't the same thing as telling people they need to wear them. If you can't tell the difference there, you might have some kind of serious learning disability. ",
"The right to wear them even when identification is needed*",
"Which has literally nothing to do with this image, and still isn't even close to forcing people to wear them. It's a completely separate issue. If I were you, I'd make an appointment with a psychologist. ",
"Says the people diagnosing others over the internet. Delusions of grandeur much?",
"Would you say the same about someone wearing a Nazi armband on tour of Auschwitz?",
"Aaaaand that's the exact moment you lost the argument. Better luck next time. ",
"Woa there el gros, on est pas si pire",
"Please go to the ER and ask them to pull the stick out of your ass.\n\nIs someone upset they mocked daddy Trudeau?",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo\n\nHijab was used by Mohammad to designate women the men could go at night for their needs. It is a tool to divide pious women from the rest of the 'filth'.\n\nSahih al-Bukhari Book 59 Hadith 524 for more.\n",
"For the record, I'm done with this because you're acting like a 5 year old. I just don't want you to think you accomplished anything here. ",
"Aww poor thing. I'm sorry your feelings got hurt. Would you like some warm milk and a bed time story?",
"> Saying that people have the right to wear them if they want to isn't the same thing as telling people they need to wear them.\n\nIt does show that he is a fucking moron though. Knows absolutely nothing about the hijab. Hijab was implemented by the 'prophet' to distinguish between slaves and 'free' women the men could go to at night. Its a tool to indoctrinate and control the minds of young girls. \n\nSource - \nSahih al-Bukhari Book 59 Hadith 524, \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo",
"In an ideal world they could choose to wear it or not in both Canada and Iran.",
"I agree with what you say but your last statement that Iranian women are treated like lesser to dogs? Where do you get your information from?????? It's not like this at all.",
"Sure. I won't even argue the \"fucking moron\" thing. It's hilariously overblown, but I'll give it to you. That being said, it has *nothing to do with this picture*. ",
"The picture has hijab which idots like Trudeau try to normalize. It's completely justified to shit over him for being an uninformed moron. Especially being an ex-muslim myself who has seen first hand how this 'choice' is anything but.",
"I’m sure your not wrong, but what sects of Christianity require hair coverings? Like, compulsory, 100% wear this at all times.",
"They are so beautiful ",
"I mean, if Jews had reclaimed the swastika and made it a symbol of jewish pride I think that would have been amazing. Its what happened with the pink triangle. Gay people in German concentration camps were made to wear a pink triangle to identify them. It was a tool to shame them and a pretty clear symbol of oppression. Gay people have claimed it for themselves as a gay symbol and now wear it with pride. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle\n",
"Youll have to pardon him... the vtec hes been smoking hasn't kicked in yet ...yo.",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo\n\nAnyone normalizing hijab as a 'choice' is a fucking idiot. ",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo\n\nA certain powerful lobby has convinced useful idiots in the west to promote it as a 'choice' or a symbol or empowerment. As an ex-muslim myself, I can tell you it is anything but.",
"So does England not have nuns?",
"Fuck it, this has gone so far off track it's not even worth talking about. \"I can hear Trudeau crying\" isn't even calling for a debate, it's implying that he'd side with the Iranians who this movement is trying to rebel against. Not only does it have nothing to do with anything, it's also collapsing in on itself logically. It doesn't make sense so hard that it's impossible to talk about it without veering into something completely unrelated. \n\nI get that this is something you're obviously passionate about, but go be passionate about it somewhere people actually give a shit. Don't align yourself with the fucking dumbass who wrote the original comment. ",
"Seeing as these women are probably Muslim, not much of an argument...",
"Have you ever seen Mennonites out and about?",
"Nope. Or I don’t think I have. Honestly, I go through my life with a carefree look to things.",
"Do you have any friends who wear the hijab? Try talking to someone with a different background than your own about modesty",
"squawker.org: the epitome of journalism.",
"This is dangerous, no?",
"They do, but they also had the Troubles. Plus there have been a couple terrorist attacks in the UK the last few years.",
"Lol no",
"Sounds like a good reason to not get into a religion that forces them on you then. ",
"Have you considered that things can have a different meaning than they did when they were developed? ",
"It’s the ability to choose to wear it that’s the empowering portion. \n\nBut then, you know that, and you just wanted to use this as an opportunity to shit on people who think differently than you. ",
"“Women should be able to choose what to wear or not wear for themselves”\n\nFucking insane, totally ",
"Good on them.",
"Anglo Quebecois here, you are just ignorant.",
"Real islamophobes love it when you misuse and undervalue the term.",
"People take comfort in their chains",
"Going bottomless in public would be unhygienic. I think most places allow women to go topless",
"> some willingly choose to wear it because it represents their culture and they're proud of that. \n\nOr because they have been conditioned for decades and would not want to wear it otherwise.",
" Can you imagine how racist the world would be if we ever discover aliens",
"Uh yeah? But the hijab isnt one of them. It is used as a tool of oppression to this day and anyone defending it as 'choice' is a moron who doesnt know how it affects the minds of young girls.",
"Being afraid of Muslims based on their dress is islamiphobic, sorry. Its no different then being afraid of black people because of how they dress, which is racist.",
"Youre supporting a man who gave an Isis fighter over 5 million dollars because he didn't enjoy being imprisoned and fights for women being able to wear a piece of clothing that's forced on women overseas so they don't get raped. Don't you find it a bit ironic that you would even think that women should be able to wear a piece of clothing that if taken off by women in other countries it can lead to beatings, rape or death?",
"And I'm sure you have been conditioned to do things a certain way that otherwise you wouldn't want to do. You grew up your way, and they grew up theirs. If they choose to wear it or not, it's their decision to make.",
"How bout all them non french signs right across a bridge from the capital eh? Good thing we dont get tourists",
"Is it oppression when women choose to wear a bra? Is it oppression when Christians choose to dress conservatively? Is it oppression when Jewish men choose to wear a yarmulke? ",
">but go be passionate about it somewhere people actually give a shit.\n\naka dont call my precious snowboarding instructor masquerading as a leader out for being a tool. Im gonna shit on him anywhere I please because he supports Islamic tools of oppression like the hijab. ",
"Sluts if you ask me. Have some self respect.",
"Dumbest argument in the history of the universe. A bra wasnt designed to distinguish between pious women and the 'dirty' ones. Hijab is meant to instill in young girls' minds that they are better than the ones who don't wear it as they are more pious. That is called brainwashing and indoctrination. \n\nPlease take your weak ass argument somewhere else where people actually fall for it.\n\nSahih al-Bukhari Book 59 Hadith 524\n",
"I'm not supporting anything, holy shit how is this hard to understand. ",
"You hear of Catholicism? Nuns?",
"Well then you can expect very few people to take you seriously, if you can't control where and when you bring random politics into a conversation.\n\nNo, god damn it, this is exactly what I said would happen. My original point was that the original comment makes no sense, and I'm not getting into a debate about anything other than that. Seriously did you only read the last sentence?",
"You've spent the last hour and over ten comments bitching at someone for mentioning Trudeau. ",
"Everything I say is backed by sources. If people choose to ignore it and remain ignorant, not my problem. ",
"Oh, it's you again. Just noticed the username. Well that explains why you're a couple notches above braindead, I'm just gonna stop replying to you now. ",
"So you really are only reading like 25% of whatever I write. ",
"You said that three comments ago sweetie. Please stop contradicting yourself it's quite amusing. ",
"You obviously have difficulty understanding the concept of conversation. In normal conversation, topics can arise that are different from the original one and are carried forward on that tangent. \n\nIn this case, the OP of the comment shitted on trudeau for being a blithering idiot who doesn't know anything about islam/hijab, which I agree with. You are the one who seems so bothered by this that you felt the need to tell me to take the discussion somewhere else. Which unfortunately is not going to happen as I am going to shit on trudeau wherever I see his name because he is incredible easy to shit on, and as an ex-muslim myself, his comments offend me immensely. ",
"And the other two parts of my argument? ",
"None of those were used to distinguish between free women and slaves. Seriously, where are you even going with this? ",
"Hijabs are a form of oppression. Wake up people.",
"Is it still used that way? \n\nAll of three of those things stem from the same sense of shame about a person’s body. The fact that it compounded with existing slavery doesn’t mean that it still is now or that other expressions of that shame are any less or more insidious. ",
"But if a modern day women decides that they want to wear it why should it be treated as any different from any other fashion accessory? Again he's just trying to argue that the choice should be up to the individual.",
"You realize that the meaning of things can change over time though, right? Just because it was meant to divide women like that back then doesn't mean that's what it will continue to be used to do, subconsciously or otherwise.\n\nDid you know high heels were originally *meant* to be worn by men for riding horses to help stay in the stirrupts? Furthermore, the footwear was a *symbol of wealth* because only the rich could afford to own a horse.\n\nAnd yet look where we are now. When you see a woman on the street wearing high heels you don't think that they are better than you, the same way that people aren't going to think that looking at a hijab.\n\n*You're* argument is the weak one here, my friend. You're claiming to know better than everybody who makes the decision to wear something when ultimately something like that obviously comes down to subjectivity and the individual.",
"I don't think that's how religion works over there.",
"Careful not to fall off of that high horse you got there.",
"Yes.",
"Nuns don't cover thier faces.",
"How dare these intolerant bigots disrespect Islamic culture like that!\n\n/s(jw)",
"Except in one case the government forced them to wear. In the other case the government didn't force them to take off hijabs. They instead faced public criticism for wearing one. Which isn't the same as govt restrictions on your freedom.\n\nEven if the govt tries to stifle their right to wear a hijab, there's a difference between fighting for their right to wear one, and taking out a hijab solidarity rally. The tradition has its origins in oppression of women. People claim it's not oppressive in the case of the Western world because it's not mandatory here. But fail to realize that if families don't give thier children an option and tell them it's sinful to not wear one, then it's not a real choice. It's equally as despicable as say orthodox Christians and thier beliefs on pre marital sex, or what constitutes a 'proper dress'.",
"I think it's more intelligent to have concerns about unethical corporations collecting data on every place you visit and what your face is telling them about your thoughts during the day.",
"You shouldn't be forced into a religion, or forced to say you're a particular gender. Seems pretty clear to me.",
"Their religious leaders.",
"This is brave of them, because of how disgusting the culture is that they live in.\n\nThis action poses a risk of real, physical harm to themselves because of the kind of people in Iran and their beliefs.\n\nSo as you applaud them, remember that there are other women who would be beaten to death for this in the same country. Remember the oppression.\n\nThese ideologies are incompatible with modern life and human rights.",
"Protest to your hearts content, just don't let the Western powers get involved - that's how you fuck your country up.",
"Jesus. The only people framing this as covering or no covering are conservatives. The left think women should be able to wear or not wear what they want.",
"it should be considered a private choice to do so or not.",
"No one would cover their face if they weren't told they'd go to hell otherwise. Men don't randomly choose to do it. \n\nIt's a scam and the rest of us who can see it for what is aren't serving our principles by enabling it.",
">But when women are treated like less than dogs over there, its a problem.\n\nThis is just not true for much of Iran. The general culture of the people (ignoring religious laws) is different to the stereotype you are imagining. It does depend on where you are. The devoutness of people varies greatly by city and region.\n\nIn practice, many Iranian women are very powerful people and often the actual head of the household. They drive, study, have jobs, own businesses.\n\nIran, despite the regime they live under, is one of the more progressive muslim societies. Our allies like Saudi Arabia are far behind.",
"That isn't Wanton, people are silly, we should burn the head coverings. 🔥",
"Don't forget to vote in 2018",
"Gay men did not use the pink triangle was a sign of empowerment during WW II - it took two and a half decades for that to happen. You can't reclaim it if it's still being used as a symbol of death for the majority of people in the world. Women waving around the ISIS flag in 2k17 and saying that's a \"symbol of empowerment because I'm free to choose what I want to believe in in the United States, unlike in (formerly held) ISIS territory\" doesn't make it a symbol of empowerment when women were being sold as sex slaves. Neo-Nazis still use the swastika as their symbol so yeah ... for Jews to try to reclaim it now is probably a no go. \n\nSometimes symbols are reclaimed later to mean something else, sometimes they're not (still waiting on the hammer and sickle to be adopted by fascists and for the swastika to be adopted by communists). The point is merely having freedom here in the United States doesn't make a symbol that is oppressive for the majority of the people in this world a symbol of empowerment, at least not until it's done being used for oppression. \n\n\n\n",
"Fantastic. Stay safe ladies ",
"This is some hunger games shit",
"Girl on the right is hot",
"Why do I feel like the people in the comments care more about \"owning first-world feminists\" than they do about the actual women in the photo? ",
"I’m stealing this. Simple and gets to the root of the issue.",
"Nah, they just give them base jumping lessons and constantly forget to pack the parachute. /s",
"Go for it my dude, I am a simple potato I have no IP",
"Honestly not entirely sure what you're getting at, at least not with the different/same people group thing. Would it be any different if say, Buddhists, were forcing Muslim women (and not men) to wear hijabs? \n\nI mean Westerners wear clothes, as well as Muslims and Nazis. It's just that Muslim women have the additional requirement to wear a hijab. It's not like clothes don't serve a purpose and we only wear them because it's some social construct. If it's cold out, I want clothes. If the person sitting next to me has BO I want them to wear clothes. If I don't want bugs to crawl into my butthole when I sit outside I'll wear pants. If I get a boner in public I'd like to hide it with clothes. \n",
"Women *should* be able to wear what they want. My whole point is that some on the left celebrate women being covered for some reason when it comes to Islam when if it was anything else there would be outrage. Saying that these women choose to cover is like saying someone chooses to earn less than a peer or be harassed. I am really tired of progressives ignoring issues with some conservative religions (Islam, some sects of Judaism) just because it would be politically messy. We have no problem mocking Mormons for crazy, ridiculous beliefs but have real issues when it comes to other religions. I really don't care what your beliefs are but something is wrong if women have to \"cover\" and men don't or if men and women can't worship together without being physically separated. ",
"Yeah make sure to not vote for the group that wants to bring the toxic ideology they're protesting into our country. ",
"Why are you defending it?",
"It is.",
"They also kill if you don’t believe in the same god etc. how defying thousands of other gods that exist sits fine with their logic idk.",
"Be modest or get whipped 20 times.\nDoes that sound right?",
"\"Islam doesn't oppress women! We should embrace Islam and welcome more Muslims into Germany/Sweden/UK/US. Islam is totally compatible with western democracy!\"\n\n-No same person ever ",
">Iran vote\n\nThose words in the same sentence are ironic. Does voting exist when you have a Supreme leader? \n\n>, but the suggestion that they're \"treated like less dogs\" frames the country as fantastically barbaric.\n\nArresting women for not wearing religious garb, hanging gays, and a few other things like torturing Kurds for being proud of being Kurdish. Very Progressive society you got there. ",
"Hey don’t ruin all men because jerks exist.",
"Ive seen cases.",
"Yeah, 2k years ago that would work. Now? Not so much.\nIt’s mostly the exact opposite atm.",
"This. This is real feminism, not the bullshit whining we have in the US. ",
"You’d get to say that if they were free to “pick” islam. Its forced on everyone on birth.",
"Yikes man relax",
"Its not even remotely relevant. Im guessing you have zero ideas the shitstorm that sits behind the removal of hijabs. ALOT of government people will be FUCKED. \nForced hijab has alot behind it.\nRemoving it is one step closer to a less corrupt government where you meet male policemen who confiscate you to touch you in the public safety police van because your clothing is not black-colored and it leads to “temptation in men”.\nThis actually happened to me 2y ago.",
"I Live near some Mennonites (or some similar sect, as far as I know Mennonites dont live in urban areas) and most of the women, have their heads covered with scarves and such.",
"How's that any different from any other religion",
"And there you have it. The thing that made me realize id like to be an atheist.",
"I’m not from Quebec, nor am I Canadian at all, but I know this guy who lives there and I’ve never ever experienced him as racist soooo... your point is invalid. \n\n(Also, how can a town be racist? 😁)",
"yea thats dumb",
"Sure. I don't think that the majority of people would ever claim that choosing to wear one should be banned. It just seems counter intuitive that people would try to take something that has historically been a symbol of oppression and quite literally hiding women away from the world (often by force), and use it as a symbol of freedom. It's comparable to African Americans draping themselves in the confederate flag, or Jewish people getting into striped pajamas. Sure, you COULD do that. But why would you? As a general rule, it's not a good idea to shoot yourself in the foot to make a point. ",
"Water is wet.",
"Should Jews don striped pajamas? Should Blacks wear chains? Seems counter intuitive to be oppressing yourself just because you can.",
"I think most people on reddit have a very warped view of what feminists want in this case. They want choice. It's that's simple. ",
"Choice. If a woman chooses to wear it then it's fine, if a woman chooses not to wear it, that should be fine too. ",
"You can always send them your thoughts and prayers.",
"This, thank you. Feminism, like liberalism, is about providing choice and options, not about imposing a choice. ",
"No. But people shouldn't be so stupid as to undermine the women fighting not to wear them because of some ass backwards statement they want to make. It's such an incredibly lofty (and often bullshit) thing to do to women in serious oppression. ",
"Seeing Amish or Mennonites on road trips as a kid used to think they were \"sound of music people\"",
"No. Social pressure is what it is. You can't just tell me \"I don't want you to feel that way about the thing I do\". Sorry, it's a dumb thing and you're an incrementally dumb person for participating in it and you can't just tell me to turn off that intuition. ",
"I'd be pissed too if I was being beaten with sticks and stoned by men wearing dresses, and forced to wear a ninja mask all day long.",
"If you're going to stand up for the voice of choice then people equally need to do something to ensure that any women wearing a head covering is doing so from choice and not dread of the religious consequences.\n\nWe can't be a strong voice demanding everyone has the choice but then go all shy when we have to confront religion and ask if women are given the choice or expected to wear one.\n\nThese Iranian women are saying, \"No we don't want to have it imposed on us.\" So clearly there's a very real likelihood that a substantial number of women do not want this religious symbol imposed on them. So what if it turns out 90% of women wear a head covering against their will but because we're so determined to let the 10% have their choice, the other 90% live under oppression because we enabled it.\n\nYou either need to enable choice across the board. Or you do what is best for the majority. Just ensuring 10% of women have a choice might mean you're condemning 90% of the others to have their choice curtailed.",
"I am a catholic. I’ve met nuns. They weren’t wearing there habits when I met them. These were the nuns in charge. While I’m not aware of the intricacies, I’m pretty sure they only have to where the habits during service.",
"I suspect the point he's making is that by enabling women to wear whatever religious symbol they want, you're also then enabling the religious leaders to get away with imposing head covering on women as a religious symbol without consequences. We can't claim to be all for choice but then totally ignore the religious restrictions imposed on people as though somehow that's not restricting choice.\n\nAnd that can't be ignored because the very epicentre of women wearing head scarves as a religious symbol now has brave women coming forward and discarding theirs even under threat of imprisonment. So if women don't want it there, surely any sane fair society would say, \"we really need to be absolutely 100% certain just how much freedom of choice these women have before we create any rulings that freely enable head coverings in our society.\"\n\nNo? Or is it better to say, \"let them have their choice and then we'll ignore whether they actually do feel free to choose.\"",
"Sure. But think about it a bit deeper. \n\nLets make a big assumption and then circle back to it at the end. But lets accept it for now - a majority of girls and women that wear the garbs (in the west) are extremely coerced to do so by family and community. This may include physical threat of violence, rejection from the home or otherwise an exile. \n\nBasically this means that these women can't realistically not participate in this practice. They are forced. They have no choice as you put it. So if there was a ban on this practice, the communities would simply have to accept that women can't wear them (or otherwise they've got to move). So of course you've upset anybody that wants to wear it. You will have even upset those that think they want to wear it. And we will have apparently but not actually upset those that claim to want to wear it. However, we have unburdened those that don't want to wear it. So there's a balance and can depend on the factors: \n\n1) how many women are truly uncoerced to wear it\n2) how much a liberty is sacrificed by not being able to wear it\n3) how much liberty is gained by not being forced to wear it\n\nThose are basically the crucial questions that will determine what offers women more choice. \n\nWhat you've offered is extremely reductive and simplistic. It is entirely possible given a certain set of answers to 1,2 and 3 that a ban gives women far more choice in the aggregate than it takes away. Not to mention that on a deeper level, these practices are rooted in religious teachings that should be revolting to anyone who wants to call themselves feminist. So even if women want to wear it, you should ask yourself if women having the right to denigrate themselves as women is a bolster to your stance as a feminist. What you presume is that women can't be anti-feminist or do anti-feminist things. ",
"Check my comment responded to the same one this one responds to. I accidentally slightly misplaced it. ",
"Why do we still get married? It is just an ancient middle eastern and european way to show whose property the wife is and to divide belongings. We have civil unions now.\n\nWhy do we have religions at all? They are just outdated ways of controlling large groups of people based on fairy tales and shared myths. ",
"That's not an imposition on all women. Women enter the convent generally at their volition and can leave whenever. Men of the cloth are similarly expected to be celibate. In any case religious prescriptions and practices like this are pretty misogynist but whatever, do what you want. The only problem in Islam is that \"do what you want\" doesn't really exist for women and that's quite scary. ",
"So how well do you police if they want to do it? I've been shot down in the past by women claiming to be happy islamic women who enjoy their headscarf. Then great wear it. But clearly these Iranian women are declaring they're not happy. But religion is powerful and can create huge societal emotional control over people for fear of being ostracized from their clan if they step out of line. So if someone wears their headscarf out of fear, is that still a choice? These Iranian women are showing the world that it's not a choice but an expectation or even a law. So yes, give the choice but back that up somehow by ensuring people feel truly free to make that choice and not have the decision thrust on them.",
"Like, an email? ",
"Yeah. On this issue about \"freedom to wear hijab\" blah blah, that's always my advice. Go become really really really good friends with 5 Muslim girls who wear it (a task in itself) until they tell you what the deal is with the headwear. I think most liberals that fight in any way to promote this wear would vomit if they realized what they were supporting.",
"Lol no. No one is. \n\n",
"You do make a good point. The pink triangle wasn't reclaimed till years after world warII. I will concede to that. But i don't think that diminishes the convictions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab because they are proud of the connection to their heritage. I don't necessarily agree that the hijab is a symbol of empowerment. But I believe that doesn't really matter. Whether it is oppressive is moot. I believe it is wrong to dictate what these women wear or what they don't wear. ",
"My issue is the argument from progressives stops at \"let them have the choice\" and then they walk away feeling like \"job done\". No, all you've done is help enable many women who want to be free of it to have less choice. The reality is many women are too afraid to step out of line and say, \"I don't want to have to wear this.\" That's exactly what the events in Iran is proving and highlighting. Many women don't want to have clothing restrictions but a deep rooted religious cultural expectation that's further preached by the leaders of that religion results in women wearing it with no way out.\n\nA ban is one way out for those people but of course then you are restricting the choice of those that do want to wear it. So we either need to find out whether we are helping or hindering the majority of women by this ban or we should address the underlying cause that imposes this restriction in the first place and whether that should be allowed\n\nIf you're a progressive that believes in women's choice then your fight has barely just begun. Religion is a huge juggernaut that need a to be brought to heel too. Until we can safely say no women feels like she's having a choice imposed on her by her religion, then this battle is far from over.",
"Except first it would have to be admitted as a symbol of oppression and then the use is almost sacrilege because you're spitting at its power. The women choosing to wear it are basically doing so as a custom of Islam and the prescriptions for wearing the garbs according to Islam are definitely not empowering to women. ",
"Men make women wear it",
"Fuck hijabs fuck that shit, I’m fucking tired of this shit and can’t believe it exists in our generation, I hope every last person of this old school mind-state dies ASAP ",
"Literally yes to both questions, if they want to. It isn't oppression if you're choosing to wear an article of clothing. ",
"No, nasty uncalled for dick pics on messaging platforms.",
"So I guess being a Nazi is also ok as long as you don't commit violence. Right to choose",
"When they treated like dogs, they are just objects. Not sexual objects. Unless you fuck dogs.",
"Sure, but why would you? I you're looking to make a statement there are a lot better ways to do so. ",
"Lots of religions also have mandatory head coverings when entering temples and stuff. I think that's ok",
"So all Muslims are dick heads?",
"No I think they mean thoughts and prayers on fb. 1 like = 1 prayer",
"> Until we can safely say no women feels like she's having a choice imposed on her by her religion, then this battle is far from over.\n\nThis is absolutely true. But it is best done by promoting secularism. A secular society with freedom of religion is the idea.\n\nAttacking, say, the tenets of a religion, or getting into the details of ancient texts is generally counter productive. If you need evidence of that, just check out... the bulk of human history. Attacking a religion directly makes it stronger. Attacking someone's beliefs just makes them more set against you. \n\nThe problem for me is that a large number of the people who go \"but lol western feminists right?\" and then move onto covering as a sign of oppression are directly attacking the religion. Like I get it, but it's pointless. The biggest real danger to religion and extremism is freedom. Aspiration to more individualistic western values. \n\nMeanwhile the extremists *want* you to hate Islam, want you to ban the burka, want to fuel injustice. They need to shape the Muslim world and the western world into a state where this worldwide jihad can happen.\n\nThe best feature about many great western democracies is their secularism. Not christian background vs muslim or anything like that. Just freedom. Religion not telling us how to live... unless we choose it.\n\nIf you focus on the religion vs religion debate you are playing the game that the more extreme people on both sides want. You are buying into the tribalism and hate.\n\n",
"Reclaiming the symbols of oppression is a long-standing method by oppressed groups to fight back against that same oppression. \n\nBeyond that, not everyone is looking to make a statement. Telling a person they are wrong for wearing a certain type of clothing stems from the same root as telling a person they are wrong for not wearing it. Let people live how they want to, as long as they aren’t harming others. ",
"Obviously I'm not talking about people who think they look stylish, nor am I saying that they should be banned. I'm just trying to point out the folly of people who want to symbolically \"liberate\" women by covering them up with a article of clothing historically used for the sole purpose of subjugating and concealing women.",
"This is how freedom is won. Standing up for yourself and your rights. Not by armies or war.",
"You have an incredible talent for missing the point. \n\nIt’s not about forcing women to wear it or not wear it, it’s about ***letting women decide for themselves***, which is something that they aren’t able to do in either direction in many parts of the world. ",
"No they aren't.",
"Oh, I guess someone should tell these women that nobody is actually forcing them to wear hijabs. The religion in Iran certainly isn't pushing for them. No sir, not according to someone on Reddit who said \"nuh-uh.\"",
"Aaaand then there's the radical feminists in the west saying that the hijab is a symbol for feministic strenght.. Fucking douchebags.. \n\nThese women are heroes. They are fighting against real oppression.",
"'Twas a stupid observation. ",
"You have a remarkable talent for trying to put words in my mouth. I'm not saying anyone should be forced to wear it or not wear it, nor am I making the claim that others are. In fact, in most civilized parts of the world women DO have a choice. So why make it a big deal? Because it's supposed to be symbolic. And as I made quite clear before, it is a stupid symbol. I have said nothing more and nothing less, so stop trying to pretend that I'm obscuring some revolutionary vision here.",
"Like=Prayer, Comment=Have a little think about it.",
"Give it one more generation and Iran will have modernized itself, no foreign intervention required.",
"I'm not sure they'll receive them",
"50 shades of hijabs",
"It's much more likely that the religious leadership will continue to bitch about women doing this while secretly telling the police not to enforce the hijab laws. That way they can avoid turning them into martyrs, and if the more liberal young people get too restless, repealing the hijab law is a concession they can safely give as it's highly visible but its actual impact is rather small.",
"There is no difference between Iranians imposing hijab on women vs women in the US being told to wear a bikini top in public places such as beaches. In many places where men can wander shirtless , women aren’t allowed to.",
"Is the *government* trying to ban hijabs in canada? If its public backlash that you are talking about, then its an apples to oranfes comparison.",
"Yep it's a delicate balance. When women in Saudi Arabia and Iran are saying \"we are being oppressed\" yet we let those same oppression have a bed to grow in over here, how can we claim to seek equality and freedom?\n\nI don't believe there is a simple solution. But i would only argue that we should listen to those who are a victim of that oppression and respond to them rather than to our own debates when we are not the ones at the mercy of the oppression.",
"\"Your modesty was getting out of whack, here is some acid for that face, have a nice day\"",
"My family is episcopalian .. they took me to church for a little but.. wasnt for me. Havent heard about it since.. i didnt have to go into hiding for being an \"infidel\".",
"Spicy banana wins the internet... oh wait, i mean, is up their own ass and is also really annoying about it.",
"No, because many have a choice and choose how they want to dress. ",
"Whenever somebody says “feminism is pointless/not relevant in today’s world” I point to things like this, and the FGM rates in Somalia, and the exploitation of domestic workers in SE Asia. Feminism is still very much needed in areas where women are literally treated worse, before progress for both sexes can happen. ",
"Please tell me again how the hijab is a symbol of female liberation? Oh that's right, only the feminazis in the west hold this belief. The women who are forcibly made to wear this are proving that it is a symbol of female oppression.",
"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1WuLZ7WIAEGAvr.jpg\n\nDamn you westerners",
"Except that feminists in the west aren't speaking about this movement, generally. They're too busy moaning about the wage gap myth and manspreading...",
"Someone is pissed that his sex slave wont have to deal with him much longer. ",
"Why do you think young girls are told to wear hijab? They are told its because it is what 'pious' girls do. How do you think they see non-hijab wearing girls after being told that over and over again.\n\nSeriously, hijab being a choice is such a dumb argument, it actually makes my head hurt.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo\n\nIf you support wearing the hijab as a choice, you are part of the problem because you are sending a negative message to young muslim girls and trying to normalize a tool of oppression. \n\nAlso, would you defend your child's teacher if he showed up to school wearing a nazi armband as it being his 'choice'? Would you be okay with such a person teaching young children if he claims the meaning of Nazi symbols has changed over time and he has the freedom to wear whatever he wants and you saying otherwise or stopping him from doing his job is oppression. ",
"Well, that is the rub. But in other countries where it's being banned, I think the primary concern there is not whether it is liberating (in whatever sense) or a means of religious / cultural control, but security (\"we need to ID [brown] people because we're scared to death of terrorists and can't do that if they're covering their faces\").",
"Do you have any idea what young girls are taught when they are forced to wear hijab?\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqOdA8bKpo\n\nPlease dont argue about this with an ex-muslim who has seen what hijab does first hand. You won't win. ",
"because it validates their perception of the political movement as a whole",
"Send me Bitcoin",
"That I’d accept as unfortunately true. But doesn’t mean that feminism isn’t still relevant at all, and it gets my goat when feminism gets invalidated by the masses because of trivial shit. Yes they’re problems but my god the problems of OP are much worse and should be the focus. ",
"The way feminists in the west moan about such trivial shit just goes to show that they have nothing meaningful to fight for anymore. Women have equal rights and equal pay. Her body her choice blah blah. Feminists won their fight but just keep on finding new ways to get men to pay up. Western feminism is cancer, middle eastern feminism is a good cause.",
"They really don't have a choice in many Islamic countries.",
">Again he's just trying to argue that the choice should be up to the individual. \n\nAnd that's a dumbass argument because of the psychological effects hijab has on the minds of younger girls. You want to willingly wear a symbol of oppression that teaches young girls that those who wear it are pious and those who dont are whores and defend it as choice? \n\nDid you even watch the video I posted? You guys are actually supporting tools that are used to indoctrinate young girls who are taught men are rapists who cant control their desires and women who don't wear hijab are 'for' these men. Holy shit. No wonder these hijab wearing western feminists are seen as fucking idiots by muslim women trying to fight actual oppression. \n\nSurah An-Nur 24:21-26",
"I actually visited Iran a little under a month ago. The death toll is much higher than what the media is saying it is. The protests are painful to see and think about but for a lot of people it's really their only option.",
"You must hate Halloween ",
"Most other religions don't have a dictate for killing anyone who leaves the religion.",
"this might help you: women all over the world are fighting for the right to wear what they want to. not what men tell them to.",
"Context",
"Quality post, I'm saving this to refer back to later. You put in to words my thoughts on the matter exactly.",
"> For many it's no different than western women wearing a bra or some Easterners wearing turbans. We wear what we personaly agree with and want to and so should they.\n\nWhat it's no different from is the way you won't take off your underpants right now and walk in to the street. The reason is, because you know society will shame and even imprison you for it. They've been telling you that since the day you were born, and now it's so ingrained that you wouldn't even *think* of going out in public nude, you *want* to be clothed.\n\nAnd therein lies the issue with the hijab and the burqa. People can insist it's not forced all day long, but when these women have their entire culture pressing on them to conform, what they 'want' can become lost inside Islam's system of controlling women.\n\nSeeing how the hijab and burqa can be traced directly back to a form of sexist oppression, it's a very fair claim to say it is the opposite of empowerment for women. A woman wanting to wear a burqa may only show that she has been indoctrinated by a sexist culture that seeks to subvert her and her rights. 'Want' is not the be all end all when we're talking about people brainwashed since birth by Islam, in the same way you wouldn't respect the 'want' of someone experiencing Stockholm syndrome to defend their captors.",
"I've seen a few pics of girls doing this and it's fantastic. How widespread is this rebellion - can anyone comment on this? ",
"They fuck goats in the Middle East not dogs",
"none of the muslims i know advocate that, just like none of the christians i know advocate selling their daughters into slavery, or marrying them to their rapists.",
"You can. By not supporting hijab in \"women's march\"",
"I have plenty of muslim friends who no longer go to mosque and they're not in hiding",
"I picture the trumptonian Iran types preaching how disrespectiful this is. And, how they respect the rights of women, but they should find another way to protest. They should respect the sacred hijab! Uniranians!",
"You know that not everyone from the same country is a clone of each other with the same values, right? ",
"> I’d feel pretty on edge if dudes were wearing balaclavas out in public\n\nNo-one should have a dress code forced on them because of how someone else \"feels\".",
">That way they can avoid turning them into martyrs\n\nBingo. They turn them into martyrs and they will have done goofed.",
"I think there’s a difference with wanting to support women who are being forced to cover their head and don’t want to and supporting women who want more rights but for religious regions CHOOSE to wear a hijab and no one is forcing them. You don’t know everyone’s story and to guess is wrong. I had an Egyptian friend, huge feminist, chose to start wearing the hijab at 16 and her sister didn’t. Her parents didn’t make her. They told her it was her choice. Why shouldn’t I support her choice to wear the hijab at women’s marches. The point is in Iran these women don’t have a choice. I would also be against a country/law that forced women to wear a cross everyday if they didn’t want to, but support Christians who choose to wear one. ",
"^^^",
"Good for them, I mean like if every woman did it, what could they do to them? ",
"That dosnt mean all the muslim people in those countries supprt forced hijabs ",
"If you or anyone else supports an ideology that at its core destroys millions of lives every year nothing can change. People during world war chose to be Nazis as well, people chose to support racism and slavery in America. Just because people are free to choose something we shouldn't be glorifying it if it's wrong at its foundation. \n\nI grew up in Iran and arguments like this are just so disappointing.",
"It’s not because I feel uncomfortable, it s because my feeling uncomfortable has a genuine reason behind it. If you don’t wanna cover your face then don’t go in public. Most of us get along fine without ever doing so, it’s not worth the risk",
"There’s a difference between extremists, fanatics, and religious people. Every religion has its fanatics and extremists. Christianity also does a great deal of harm when practiced by fanatics and extremists (in originally from Mexico and its grotesque how religion is used to keep women and the poor down there as well although not as extreme as the Isis. But still not positive. There are good sides of Christianity as well though. There are also aspects of Judaism in against for example circumcision. I don’t think we should make it illegal though. I just think we should wait till the guy turns 18 and can choose unless is for medical reasons (my boyfriend had to get it done at 11 for medical reasons). \n\nI think equating all Muslims with Nazis is bad. I have tons of Muslim friends that are against genocide believe it or not. I know you grew up in Iran and you have your own experience and I’m Mexican not Iranian but I had a ton of Persian friends growing up, many Muslim with liberal parents and I can’t see any SS like resemblances. Of course that from my experience. Also slavery wasn’t a CHOICE and going to a ghetto or concentration camp wasn’t a CHOICE. So that’s my point there’s a difference between choice and forcing. There’s a difference between discriminating against Muslims who choose to wear a hijab and forcing them to do it. ",
"That doesn't stop either doctrine containing and advocating for those disgusting things",
"Men can't shave and have \"western\" haircuts. Even mustaches are considered decadent if alone without beard",
"Still, they don't have a choice unless we consider the alternative of jail or worse a choice.",
"That is a comment, not an argument.\n\nFollowed to your comment, I can only say \"why\"?\n\nYou are living in a society. People are constantly forced to do things, you are forced to learn how to drive car before you do it, you are forced to follow rules and laws, EVEN thou you might not agree with all of them and you can question them and they change with time.\n\nI wish people like you would understand how stupid \"people should not be forced\" comments seem in this kind of situations.\n\nNo matter what fairy imaginable wonnabe dreams you have about religion. No matter what you think about culture. Or wannabe freedom of expression thoughts.\n\nThere are certain facts, one can not ignore. Every action we take as a part of a society, have a consequence. The majority of first worlds fought for dacades the indoctrination of Christianity and the sexism created in societies because of it. We socially agreed that sexism has no place in our future and we are still fighting it.\n\nThe vail is a major sexist symbol, asking only women to cover themselves, not being equals infront of a God, reducing them to their physical value, following the rules of a sexist camel care taker from the dark ages, advocating sexism. It advertises sexism, it constantly reminds people of a seperation between men and women. It seperares between \"pure\" women and \"whores\", it advertises that the relationship between men and women is by default always sexual, that men can not control their urges and much more. If you wear it, you are supporting all of it, no matter what your intentions might be.\n\nIf a symbol has such bad impact on the development and structure of a society, why should we not be able to say \"nope, we do not want to support a symbol like that in an open and developed society\"? Since it does damage progress.\n\nPeople like you have to learn, that every single person doing things, is a part pf creating their society. You can not wear sexist symbols. Racist symbols, scream freedom, support backwards religions who support the idea of cutting into childrens genitals to please God and what not and in the same time pitty people for their shitty societies.\n\nIf you have a choice and your free choice is to support sexism as a woman, you are nothing but a sexist.\n\nIf you have a choice and your free choice is to support racism, you are nothing but a racist.\n\n\"free choice\" comments do not equal, that the choice someone makes is the right choice or that it should be a choice in our society or seen as neutral.\n\nThose girls want a change in their society, not because they do not have a choice, but because the inherit structure of their society is a part of why they have to fight for their freedom in the first place.",
"http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/quebec-passes-bill-62",
"Condescension isn't necessary. I was just contributing to the conversation.",
"Except Thomas Jefferson.",
"That's a Niqab - full face covering except eyes. The iranian woman in question here, are taking off their Hijabs - A head scarf.",
"Having a ton of friends in an open society doesn't teach you anything. I understand your intentions are pure and good, but hear it from a guy who had to live in a Muslim country for over 30 years. There is a lot of overlap between Nazis and Muslims. You don't know it because it is well hidden.\n\nI don't claim to know anything about the Mexican culture because I have a few Mexican friends. Islam begins by differentiating itself from other religions and teaching its followers that they are better than everyone else, that other religions are wrong and their followers are dirty. We were taught this stuff in school and had to pass tests for them. Your liberal Persian friends did too, if they grew up in Iran, but they never talk about it. It's embarrassing to talk about.\n\nObviously you are young and good hearted but Islam is evil. Don't support evil. Muslims are not evil. Many of them don't know the first thing about their religion, it's just a tradition for them. Following that tradition and making posters about it and promoting it is basically spreading evil and normalizing mysogyny and hate.",
"I would think most feminazis would say it should be optional, because why should government tell you how to dress.",
"Yeah, fuck the system.",
"I said 'face coverings' in my post, but I would definitely equate Hijabs to Burkas/Niqabs if the wearing is compulsory. Either way, I just found it interesting that young women in the cultural epicenter of Islam are defying these archaic practices, while women in a free and democratic society argue to remain covered. I wasn't looking to pick a fight.",
"You're missing the point. Western feminists are celebrating the hijab, while millions of women are actively being oppressed by it. Sure, people can choose to wear what they want, but that item of clothing is not a choice for millions of women.",
"A policy that is insulting to women (no agency) and men (too animal) at the same time.",
"First of all I’m not young, second of all Mexican Catholicism or at least what I was taught was that everyone who isn’t catholic goes to hell and we’re the superior religion (huge amounts of antisemitism also fall into this, we are not taught anything positive about Jewish people) pretty much what you just said. \n\nI’m not nieve and its belittling for you to treat me that way. I have degrees in political science and economics, I used to work for the Democratic Party and I currently work as a political data analyst for progressive groups. I don’t just makes posters (and btw if that’s all someone can contribute good for them and don’t belittle them), but I have worked 100 hour weeks as a campaign manager, field director, organizer and call time manager for progressives running for office. Apart from my job as a political data analyst for the labor movement I also volunteer my time with non profits. \n\nIf a woman in the US wants to wear a hijab she should and I support her. That’s different from me supporting a law that forces women to do so. I’m sorry f I wasn’t clear and but let me clarify that I am against a Law in Iran that forces women to wear hijabs. Again I am against fanatics and extremists which means I’m against many of these people but you specifically said to not support a woman at a women’s march wearing her hijab and all I said is that is wrong. Because if this situations takes place in the US she’s a woman fighting for women’s rights and she’s an ally fighting for the same causes. If this takes place in Iran and she didn’t feel safe taking it off because she fears for her life and fears men might be violate against her I also would never force or pressure her into a situation she doesn’t want to be in/feels uncomfortable. \n",
"Anyone should be able to confirm identity... ",
"Good for you!!! 2,000 years is way to long ago to be able to give advice on the way people live 20 centuries in the fucking future. Think for yourselves!",
"Still there are whole muslim countries with hundreds of millions of people where women are not forced to cover their faces.\nAll the desert religions have fanatic minorities who live telling other people how to live their lives.\nWe moderated Christianity down a lot - but it took centuries.\nAnd there's still fanatic christians who wouldn't think that the Handmaidens Tale describes a dystopia.\nOrthodox Jews are probably terrible neighbours if you don't share their viewpoints.\n\nReligious fanatics are all the same bunch of annoying and dangerous dickheads - doesn't really matter which edition of their preferred fantasy book they subscribe to.",
"They all have long hair as well. They aren't allowed to cut their hair as well?\n\n\nIt's so shameful for humanity that some people are tormented like this today",
"I don't think it's similar. The crux is what will happen if they take it off? No impact or they become outcasts in their family and circle or acid attacked or beaten or honor killed?\n\nIf no impact then no issue. Otherwise it is oppressive\n\nSo when they think they have right to wear it it's really brainwashing and fear of consequences.",
"The problem is that they ARE being forced, if not by the law, then by their families and community and that is NOT better. Outlawing them may not be the answer but doing nothing isn't the answer either. Until NO woman is pressured into wearing one of these they will be the mark of an opressed person.",
"I think I'm missing the point because you are making a straw-man err straw feminazi argument. Do any western feminists see this and say \"No, they should really keep their hijabs on\"? Do you have source for celebrating the hijab? AFAIK the conflict in western countries is over prohibiting the hijab. Feminists aren't going out and encouraging people to wear the hijab, they just want muslim women to be able to freely practice their religion.",
"Of course not, but these views are prevalent enough that it should at least be mildly concerning to allow people from that country here. We have fought for civil rights in our country for too long. America, and basically every other western country, is incompatible with these backwards views. ",
"Mate, just watch some stuff from the least couple of women's marches. The feminists are clearly glorifying the hijab.",
"An American/British coup-d'état on a democratic, progressive Iranian regime (for oil, not even hiding that), which consequently installed a dictator, is the main reason why the Islamic Revolution gained so much traction - the leaders sold themselves as anti-American movement. Probably didn't help that the US never bothered to do as much as apologize for being complete assholes to this day.\n\nThe US was also actively suppressing the main political opponent of the Islamists in the revolution, because they were too far left for their taste, preferring an Iran hostile to everyone than aligned with the USSR.",
"American leftist feminists will be pissed!",
"exactly why we need to get rid of *all* religions ",
"I was being sarcastic you retards.",
"I don't know how could I answer a brainwashed !",
"Oh im sure. But thats not the case in many countries.",
"Tell that to winter in Minnesota.",
" It's a government service. The law is you cant wear any kind of face covering for any kind of government service.",
" Kippah, who cares. You know what they meant. ",
"I care, obviously. That's why I took the time to correct them. ",
"You're just naming a different name for it. Yamaka works, so does Kippah, or yarmulke. You're being upset to be upset. ",
"oh i'm sorry. it wasn't meant that way :( just wanted to shiw another view at it. had this discussion before where people did not see this side.\nreally sorry if it came over badly. english isn't my native language.",
"Okay, but what's your actual recommendation here? Saying we need to be \"certain\" isn't a concrete policy. We're discussing legality, which concerns whether hijab should be enforced, banned, or let alone *by the law*. Are you saying we should ban hijab in cases that women are being forced by their family or mosque to wear it? How would you concretely tell whether that was happening? Are you saying we should just ban all enforcement of uniform? I guarantee there are thousands of Catholic school students yearning to tear off their uniforms. \n\nIf you're not making any statement on legality, and just saying we should support women who want to stop wearing hijab, fucking *duh*, we're already doing that. Don't conflate belief in legal freedom of choice with total apathy towards other forms of freedom of choice. It is an absurd strawman to say that because progressives oppose banning hijab, they inherently support men forcing women to do what they want in the name of religion. You can very easily oppose both at the same time, but not everything gets solved through banning stuff. I'm an atheist and I think religion is toxic for people, but I don't think government should just ban all religion, do I? ",
"Kippah, Kippa, Kipah. No such thing as a yamaka, unless you're referring to the teachings of the Buddha. So, no, I'm not, as you say, being upset just to be upset. ",
"Well my response would be that we only ever hear two arguments put forward, \"ban the hijab because it's oppressive\" or \"we can't ban the hijab because that removes freedom of choice and religious rights.\" \n\nWhat we never hear in debate is, \"What do people who wear the hijab have to say if they're placed in a position of confidence and security to express their own sentiments?\"\n\nSurely if we have the answer to that then we no longer need to debate this and we'll know what action to take. Yet there is no answer or survey or debate based on this critical information that I'm aware of. It's just two sides expressing their own opinion without really stopping to ask what the people it will affect actually want.",
"Er, speak for yourself. After reading books by and about progressive muslims, attending lectures and seminars led by muslim women, getting a minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at UNC Chapel Hill including 7 classes about Iran specifically, and being involved in the Iranian and muslim community in central NC, I've heard *lots* of confident muslim women discuss the hijab. A lot of them (especially the Iranians, many of whose families moved here in the early 80s to escape the Islamic Revolution) don't care for the hijab. I certainly never heard anyone argue that all muslim women should have to wear it. But many women said it made them feel more comfortable, because it stopped men from eye-fucking them all the time, and lots of them seemed legitimately attached to it as a cultural/identity thing, like \"I am American, but this helps remind me that I'm *also* ____\". And that may sound dumb to me but who am I to judge? Damn near unanimously everyone I heard give an opinion about *banning* hijab was against it. \n\nSo, no, I'm not having this discussion out of ignorance of muslim women's opinions. I'm having this discussion *because* of all the muslim women's opinions I've heard. If you've \"never heard\" them, why don't you go ask them?",
"Funny how they wear a hoodie instead. Must be chilly. ",
"You keep linking to that same video and not actually addressing my arguments. \n\nAre women, in places where they are facing severe pressure to *not* wear a scarf, taught that it is and should be used to distinguish between free women and slaves? ",
"So by your logic westerners wearing underwear is oppression too then since we're aprently forced to",
"No one beats you if you don't wear underwear. No one jails you in an unknown location for publicly removing your underwear in a show of protest. ",
"Thought your comment was from another thread and gave the wrong response to it, apologies.\n\nActual response: You could argue that it's a form of oppression yes, I'm sure nudists do. Free the nipple is a growing campaign to tolerate women being topless in public seeing as men are allowed to bare their nipples.\n\nWhat's important is to disregard how \"normal\" a societal standard may appear to be and instead inspect if it's actually harming anyone. Nudity laws can't really be shown to be much of a harm, except in cases of institutionalised sexism like it being legal for men to show their nipples but illegal for women. \n\nBurqas and hijabs are clearly also institutionalised sexism, just from a different institution to the one we normally listen to.",
"Yes and no. Yes in the sense that in certain times and places there is a coercive element, and up to that point I agree with you. But I disagree with a few things here:\n\nYou seem to argue that in order to give women more choice we should strip them of choices. I disagree - and I think it's impractical to do. And I also question the wisdom of having us tell a woman that she should not do a thing \"for her own good\". The agency should be hers and the choices, good or bad, should be her right and her responsibility alone.\n\nAdditionally you seem to assume that the rationale for wearing a head scarf is rather uniformly about subjugation. While that certainly does happen that's not the entirety of it: the use of the burqa/hijab/veil varies from person to person, region to region and time to time. The meanings are varied and can be profound, and wearing coverings is not always compulsory (in some places, obviously it is, but not in all places). Even the type of garment can vary wildly. And head coverings aren't unique to women either. Many people from many different faiths, or even within the same faith but with regional differences wear head covered, men and women alike. Even covering/uncovering can mean completely different things: e.g. men are expected to remove their hats in most Christian ceremonies, out of deference to God, while Sikhs keep their turbans on for the exact same reason (additionally in the Sikh religion both men and women must be covered, and for effectively the same reasons).\n\nAlso, from a modern Western perspective, depending on your cultural background, the use of head coverings are a rarity, and so I think the use of them is suspect as a result of this unfamiliarity. It is worth noting to this day that many women in countries that are by all accounts modern, and in which women have their own sense of agency, coverings are still used. Even in Christian areas, for example Spain and Italy. \n\nThe final point I want to make is that feminism is about equality between men and women and that equality covers choice. Yes, these choices are often seen through the prism of culture, religion and an internalization of some mores that we see as more regressive. For that same reason I think we tend to see the wearing of the head scarf as repressive because to us, for historical reasons, we see women's rights movements tied into sexual liberation rather than seing sexual liberation the result of women's right to choose.\n\nSorry, I didn't intend to write a novel here. Basically the tl;dr version is that I think it's problematic to ban head coverings because they mean different things to different people across different faiths, I think it's problematic to have the government be in the business of making that decision and I think it's paternalistic to try to advocate for woman's agency while restricting her agency. But I agree with her that women can be opressed and that head coverings can be a part of that but that feels like a very indirect and ultimately self defeating way of addressing the actual underlying problem.",
"Or more specifically, I think, the right for everyone, men and women alike, to make their choices, regardless of gender, and live their lives on their own terms, whatever those may be.",
"What about turbins though is that oppression?",
"Compared to the Burqa? Probably not no, because Sikhs aren't forced to wear Turbans because they're concerned that otherwise people won't be able to help but rape them like with Islamic dress codes for women. \n\nYou're also not forced to be a Sikh as far as I'm aware, where as apostates in Islam are sometimes murdered as punishment.\n\nI think Islam is clearly a wide margin worse than almost all other religions when it comes to sexism.",
"I have only lived in the Middle East for 10 years but would love to hear about all these places you speak of. Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi, Syria and the UAE are not like this at all. Please enlighten me.",
"Congratulations, you win the award for the dumbest comment I ever read, that's a though competition too. Do you know why free countries like Canada and the USA have laws that say everyone has freedom of religion and speech? It's to protect the minority. Minority opinions that go against the culture at the time can't be prosecuted. What you are suggesting is called Tyranny of the Majority. Oppressing the minority is unfair and it would lead to disaster if you start prosecuting them... ",
"there’s a significant Muslim population outside of the Middle East. Speaking of my own experience in Malaysia and Brunei, no law is enforced that requires girls to dress in any way. Only government jobs (uniformed jobs mostly) require a tudung/hijab. Other than that if a woman wants to wear shorts and a crop top she’s more than welcome, legally, to do so. \n\nThe only reason I’m debating this is because your original comment said “All” Muslims, when I don’t believe that to be true. I won’t tar everyone with the same brush because the fanatics in power decree that they’ll follow Wahhabism to the extreme. Whether one believes the unfair treatment of women is part of Islam itself (I don’t know the religion well enough to say either way), that does not mean every Muslim is the same.",
"Nudity for everyone! ",
"You don't really need to address someone in such a pathetic childish way. If you have an opinion you want people to hear, then address them with maturity and be civilised first.",
"No that's all fine. Just to note, I don't say we should do these things. What I tried to say is that depending on underlying premises, it is completely possible that banning the garb is actually a move that opens up a net win of \"choice\". Those premises are crucial. But basically people argue these things without ever broaching those premises and they basically compose the entire argument. \nBecause really what people mainly disagree upon I think (and it's quite difficult to know with certainty) is the one key premise of the 3: how many women are truly uncoerced. That's basically the heart of disagreement and if you believe most aren't then you could likely never understand the counterintuitive logic of banning something for freedom. But if you do believe most women are coerced then it easily makes sense. ",
"Yes I think we can agree that if coercion is involved we should do something about it. The problem is, as you said, figuring out what is and isn't coercive. Which is why I worry blanket bans ultimately are self defeating as they don't take into account circumstances.",
"If it were found a majority were the case you would not favour a ban? Would this not precisely take circumstances into account?",
"True, Milo agrees https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079HPBCTG",
"Not all Muslims force Women to dress a certain way......",
"No. It would be like banning alcohol because a majority of drinkers drink to excess. Prohibition is difficult to enforce, it's problematic from a legal perspective, its ability to fix the issue is dubious and it doesn't address the underlying issue.\n\nThe same applies here. There are better ways of addressing the issue. But the most common one, for most immigrants, is simply time.",
"Sad."
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"Yea. If there is one thing that makes it clear that we are overcharged for mattresses is how many storefronts there are that sell only mattresses",
"San Pedro!",
"I'm willing to bet those smaller signs are the address of their new, larger location. ",
"another mattress store will take over the same place. the former and new owners are probably related. the whole cycle will begin all over again.",
"Yup!"
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"Awesome where is this",
"The source only says the teeth are from North Carolina.",
"Now I want to go to North Carolina, but I can't 😞 I don't have the money",
"I imagine I'll stay my ass out of the water, how about that?",
"What always scares me the most about this idea, is that you are swallowed whole. Sure, maybe you lose a foot or hand, but your last few moments are probably going to be even more terrifying than if it had just bitten you in half.",
"Start sucking dick!"
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"I'm so sorry. May he rest in peace.",
":( ",
"if cats could fly we'd have no birds at all.",
"Sorry man, beautiful kitty.",
"Sorry for your loss. My kitty is probably heading that way too."
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"God created absolutely nothing.",
"Humans are biased towards the self. It is hardwired into or DNA. It had been shown to exist in babies. 60 minutes did a program on it. Racism is natural and normal. It is created by God, if you will. So is overeating and laziness and being self absorbed. Natural doesn't necessarily mean good. It's only our higher self that allows us to see past our natural bias.",
"/u/maliknomi97, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/maliknomi97&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wmuvi/god_only_created_humanity_we_created_differences/?context=10\\))"
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"Context; we were doing a gig in an Alabama church and got bored in between sets, started wandering around. And, uh, we found this freezer door packed with butter. ",
"Was this St. Alfonso's? Perhaps it is for the pancake breakfast?",
"Nah. This is like a maybe 300 person church. I've just never seen this much butter in one place. ",
"That is 2 cases of butter from what looks like US Foods. They we're probably trying to hit an order minimum and got extra butter... because Alabama."
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"I’m curious as to why one building is dozens of floors shorter than the other during construction. ",
"Maybe it helped divide the work among the crews ",
"If I recall correctly, the sequence of construction was such that the bathtub lining and foundation excavation for Tower 1 was completed first before moving on to the foundation for Tower 2.",
"Bathtub lining?",
"Yeah, they sunk steel sheet piling into the water-laden landfill of the site and built a slurry wall to keep the Hudson out while they excavated. This took over a year to complete.",
"Right. Didn't know that was reclaimed land; it must have gone a long way down.",
"Everything west of Hudson Street is reclaimed land; it used to be the Hudson waterfront.",
"RIP - that's a lot of steel and concrete to simply 'collapse' into it's own footprint isn't it ...",
"its almost entirely empty space. The trade towers were very much like half suspension bridges, each floor hung out from the central column fairly delicately. \n\n ",
"... Yeah I've seen the construction videos ...",
"Mm hmm. You sound like a civil engineer. What can you tell us about those steel beams? Be careful, your opinion may be upheld over 100 other verified experts.",
"I don’t get the quotes. They literally did collapse - there’s quite a bit of footage. Happened on September 11, 2001. You can probably google it. It was all over the news at the time.",
"Also, steel looses much of its axial compressive and tensile strength when super heated. Unfortunately this structure was simply steel framed without a solid reinforced concrete core. Jet fuel burns at such an unconventionally high temperature. Throw in a plane taking out a bunch of integral columns and beams - this structure didn’t stand a chance. Hence why it collapsed under its own weight. Concrete would not have lost its compressive strength in the same way. Also why the new Freedom tower has a super built up concrete core - make sure history doesn’t repeat itself. ",
"Clearly you have some research to do ...",
"...",
"I wouldn’t call spending an afternoon watching conspiracy theory YouTube videos “doing research” lol. I am however a civil engineer and my work experience and schooling has helped me shape a realistic opinion on the subject. I’m gonna stick to that. ",
"How many steel buildings have ever collapsed due to fire?",
"Let’s remember that a big ass plane struck it which ignited an unconventionally hot fire fuelled by jet fuel. If you ask me how many buildings have collapsed from that combination, my response is that I’ve never heard of a similar situation to compare to. \n\nComparing this situation to any other building that has caught fire is naive. ",
"The fact is people have no interest in knowing the truth when they can just be told what happened ...",
"Jet fuel can't melt steel beams, but it sure can make them into soggy noodles.",
"Isn't jet fuel the same as kerosene? In an open fire why would it get super hot?",
"Neither tower collapsed into it's own footprint",
"How many steel buildings have been hit by a jetliner and hit by a neighboring, duplicate tower that was also hit by a jetliner?",
"What about building 7?",
"Building 7 didn't collapse into it's own footprint either, and had a massive hole in one side from you know, the giant freaking buildings that had just fallen down.",
"What ugly architecture. ",
"Totally.",
"It will more than likely always devolve into a debate nowadays but every single time I see them, I am stunned at how magnificent they were. What they did to the skyline was incredible. They were amazing. ",
"I am always melancholy when I see them in a movie. ",
"You can't be for real ...",
"So you're saying when the towers fell down, they were completely isolated from everything around them physics wise? Do tell.",
"First I’m hearing of this.",
"It sounds a lot like you have zero idea what constitutes the truth",
"Found George Bush. ",
"Found me! You're good at finding things.",
"What about tower 7? ",
"Don’t make 9/11 jokes guys, there just plane wrong!",
"> . \n\nDid you really have to ask that? There are a million reasons you could have thought of .",
"> Isn't jet fuel the same as kerosene?\n\nNo. Similar does not mean the same.",
"What about it?",
"We should have built them back.",
"If I recall right, they were made in the image of Joachim and Boaz, the twin pillars of the Solomon's Temple.\n\nJoachim and Boaz should represent fairness and equilibrium in judgement. It's appropriate, since they were the seat of the WTO.",
"You're correct, but the planes struck pretty high, in the lightest parts of the buildings. How could this have brought down the heavier, bulkier, well connected, flexible and not heated lower structure?\n\nAlso, aren't there regulations in the US that dictate the minimum forces a building must endure? That should be at least several times more than its own weight + the normal working load multiplied to the worst case scenario.\n\n\nExample: balconies could get away by supporting a certain weight, but in case of fire people will amass on them, so they must resist several kN/m² more than it would normally be needed.",
"Limit states design does not involve factoring for the force of 20+ stories of steel framing collapsing on a building. There are factors for live and dead loads, but the falling weight of 20 stories of steel framing exceeds those values, especially because big loads would be landing directly on beam mid spans. The weight of all the above floors would no longer be transferred through the columns. \n\nThis was a freak scenario that the engineers would definitely not have designed for. If they were designing for this scenario, the building would have had a concrete core ie. the new freedom tower. ",
"Read every single fucking report. Fire control suppression failure and generator fuel. ",
"The fuck up that started everything",
"Looks like a fortnite tower. ",
"You know they’re nuts when they accuse you of not wanting to know the truth lmao ",
"I'm always amazing someone along the way didn't say, \"You know these are the ugliest buildings I've ever seen, right?\". But to each their own I guess. ",
"What happened to them....?",
"because why build two at the same time with different crews when you can just repeat the work with the same crew",
"With that logic they would be completely finished with one before they started the other.\nI did give you an upvote for your kick ass username.\nYa piecea gahhbage!!",
"umm you are only thinking contruction... there are way more things in it other than the people melting the beams. Like plumbers and electricians that go floor by floor. do one building then the next then repeat.",
"After careful consideration I realize I'm an idiot. I went back and watched several videos of all 3 towers coming down. The important thing I did this time, shut the audio off and only watched without someone telling me what I should see in the video. I then watched videos with no commentary but they had audio capture the sounds of the buildings. Didn't hear any loud series of explosions that would indicate a controlled demo. I was wrong to ask you to explain tower 7, Because I should have taken more time to look into the matter myself and I failed to be non biased in my original research. "
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The World Trade Center beginning to rise over New York City in 1971
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/r/pics/comments/7wmweu/innovative_tip_jug/
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[
"I read *change* as *chance* the first time and was confused.",
"[we fear change](https://media.giphy.com/media/FFUOouOEv3rKo/giphy.gif)",
"[Yep, pretty damn innovative](https://www.google.com/search?q=if+you+fear+change+leave+it+here&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCqJDAt5zZAhUM72MKHQXECtIQ_AUICigB&biw=2050&bih=1022)",
"same \n"
] | 4 |
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Innovative tip jug
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/r/pics/comments/7wmzo7/cake_for_my_nieces_1st_bday/
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[
"She'll definitely remember this cake",
"I love the bunny hiding in the stump",
"Thank you!!",
"Even if she doesn’t, I had fun making it for her. ",
"Beautiful! You are so talented:)\n",
"her family will, and she'll have pictures of the coolest cake to remind her that she was loved and appreciated even at age 1..",
"Thank you! She most definitely is loved!!",
"Thank you so much!"
] | 8 |
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Cake for my niece’s 1st bday
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/r/pics/comments/7wmzwj/heading_to_an_island_off_seattle_and_got_to_meet/
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[
" https://i.imgur.com/7T1dksI.jpg ",
"That is a beautiful car. ",
"I agree! I was charmed by the whole thing. Love her hat. "
] | 3 |
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Heading to an island off Seattle and got to meet Tweety
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/r/pics/comments/7wn1a1/big_snow_in_northern_indiana_banana_for_scale/
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[
"Thats one brown banana",
"That's one rotten banana ",
"Not necessarily. Bananas turn black when frozen. ",
"I like the fact that, of anything you could’ve used for scale, you chose a banana. Lol",
"Disgusting specimen"
] | 5 |
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Big snow in northern Indiana. Banana for scale.
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/r/pics/comments/7wn1g3/why_do_you_continue_to_instill_in_society_this/
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[
"EDIT: Cooking or cleaning dishes as the image shows.",
"Because they're trying to sell more of them and not fewer.",
"Every gender knows the washing dishes and playing with a car rollercoaster are equally fun!",
"Because it's written in our DNA. Boys play with cars and girls clean the house. \n\nEdit:women>girls",
"It's just a box you Ass, maybe don't buy a toy based on who's playing with it on the box. By that logic if it was an Asian boy playing with the cars, is that toy only for Asian boys now??? ",
"I blame Jordan Peterson. ",
"Just dont be a retarded parent and buy whatever your kid likes? Expose girls to sports and cars, and dolls and see what they choose? Let them decide what they like.",
"/u/Zesks, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Zesks&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wn1g3/why_do_you_continue_to_instill_in_society_this/?context=10\\))"
] | 8 |
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Why do you continue to instill in society this kind of ideas? Why does a girl have to play with cooking toys and the boy with car toys?
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/r/pics/comments/7wn3og/new_food_logo_for_our_new_business/
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[
"We are going to be cooking g up all sorts of proper, real stews served up in Compostable pots. ",
"Am I supposed to get that from looking at your logo? ",
"Not saying this to be a dick but this wouldn't draw me to your product. I have no experience in design. It's just a gut reaction. I don't like the leg. ",
"Nice brick and mortar or food truck?... what state and or country haa",
"If it’s different meats, then the fowl leg doesn’t send that message. I think the logo would be good without the leg.",
"Well it’s done now.... \nAnd it freekin’ awesome. ",
"Well we will be providing for deli’s, pantry’s, and individual sales through farmers markets and such. ",
"But you did notice it enough to comment...\nWhat don’t you like about it may I ask?",
"It’s just a logo, \nwhat we do can be found on our Facebook page. Stew.town.01\nAll feedback is of course welcome. ",
"I think the logo is eye catching, street and funky...catching people's attention. The proof will be in the pudding ",
"It's funny because I almost passed it by but I thought it would be nice to give a small business owners feedback. \n\nFor me the leg is just weird and if you're offering a variety of stews I don't see why you'd have just a poultry leg in your logo. I love stew so I like the concept. ",
"Damn straight! Wait until you try our “Bloody Mary morning stew” ",
"See I didn’t even get that it was a poultry leg, lol. I couldn’t figure out why the pot had a bird leg. ",
"Thank you. We can’t cover everything of course, but it gives you an idea... and that’s what it’s all about. It’s just a logo. But thank you for your feedback. ",
"/u/themagicalmrking, thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/themagicalmrking&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wn3og/new_food_logo_for_our_new_business/?context=10\\))",
"What a load of bollocks... it’s all hand drawn.",
"Good for you. Best of luck in your venture. ",
"Are you supposed to get coffee from the Starbucks logo? Or chicken from the kfc colonel sanders logo? Or furniture from B&Q? Or what ever the heck Wendy’s sells? It’s not about what it is it’s what it looks like. "
] | 20 |
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New food logo for our new business
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/r/pics/comments/7wn3wu/the_aurora_borealis_from_space/
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[
"Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of space? Localized entirely within the atmosphere?",
"May I see it?",
"No"
] | 3 |
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The Aurora Borealis from space.
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/r/pics/comments/7wn43h/another_beautiful_kelly_kelly_lebrock_from_weird/
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[
"If you want be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle.",
"Shower with them. It's a mind scrambler.",
"🎶 Weird Science\nWeird, ooo!🎵",
"Those lips, those eyes, that wild mane. "
] | 4 |
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Another beautiful Kelly. Kelly LeBrock from Weird Science in 1985.
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/r/pics/comments/7wn5kf/a_jawsinspired_crib_for_a_baby/
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[
"I’d cry too. ",
"Yeah looks great for a themed baby shoot, but as an everyday crib... Not so much in my opinion. ",
"Like when Homer made a clown bed for Bart. ",
"I really thought this was a cake ",
"Well no ones stopping you"
] | 5 |
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A Jaws-inspired crib for a baby
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/r/pics/comments/7wn7t3/progress_so_i_was_inspired_by_a_fellow_redditors/
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[
"slay gurl",
"Awesome! Thanks for posting. 14 months sober. Life is night and day. I have my life back. I love seeing other people's progress. Reminds me I can keep doing this. ",
"Sobriety looks good on you! Best wishes going forward!",
"Just for today;)",
"You are inspiring and you look radiant now :) ",
"😂 Hating on someone being sober is hilarious. Adjust your shit attitude and your life will probably improve. ",
"IDK how to respond to this. You're not wrong. ",
"Thank you! Gaining 50 lbs has been an adjustment, but I’ll take that over being a walking zombie any day!",
"Thank you! ",
"Love your earrings!",
"It hasn't any other time I adjusted it, so why would it improve now?",
"Congrats on 14 months. It’s awesome and so are you! It’s amazing when you finally get out of it and realize how much bigger your world can be. Keep doing what you’re doing! And if you’re ever struggling, pm me! I’m happy to listen. I don’t have all the answers, but I always have an open ear. ",
"♥️",
"Taking responsibility for the part you play in the quality of your own life is a huge step. Just saying.",
"Are you good at anything? ",
"No.",
"I found your problem.",
"You dont know shit",
"I don't mean to be rude, but most people posting stuff like this aren't even look that bad on \"before\" picture. I'm not saying you were not suffereing from addiction, but you look like a mildly tired people at worst. Some people just literally look a bit younger (what a surprise lol) and that's it. \n\nEdit: grammar",
"Congrats on being sober. Honestly, your before pic is not that bad. If someone posted this on FB with a caption like 'weekday vs. weekend' I wouldn't think twice. ",
"Ever hear the saying \"you get what you give\"?",
"What are you talking about? 😂 I’ve posted I’m a 32 F in several posts. What are you possibly referencing?",
"What are you talking about? Before she looked like some chick who would be begging for change in a Walmart parking lot, and smoking outside a 7-11 while wearing jeans from 1982.\n\nNow, she looks like a cool chick you would want to hang out with, has her shit together.",
"Initially I just thought this was a before and after makeup pic. ",
"For me she looks like someone that don't really want to spend their time on makeup/hair and wears clothes that may not be prettiest, but aren't some potato bag too. Also she's a bit skinnier. And that's it. No terrible skin, bags under the eyes or whatever. Her hair is not a mess, her face isn't miserable. Just a tired person.",
"Congrats to you ! I just passed 7 months and not looking back ! ",
"You pretty much just confirmed that you're unwilling to take responsibility for your failures, and hold the reigns on your life. If you dont have a substance abuse problem, you also cannot possibly understand what people like OP went/are going through; and in all fairness we would all be better off if ignorant, cynical commenters like you just shut the fuck up. ",
"Thank you! Believe it or not I was only 80 lbs in that pic on the left. I’ve gained 50 lbs since. I’m 5’ 5”, so I was pretty friggin skeletal. I think it’s probably hard to tell face wise. It’s mostly my stomach where you can see the difference now. 😂",
"I was actually 50 pounds skinnier in the before pic. I didn’t shower, brush my teeth or brush my hair. I was really pretty gross. 😂 To be fair, I was able to fool a lot of people for a long time, until I couldn’t. I honestly think I lucked out that I didn’t do more damage to myself physically or health wise after a decade of abusing the shit out of myself. Either way, I’m just happy to still be here!",
"Congrats on 7 months! You’re awesome. It’s hard, but so worth it. Your world gets so much bigger when you leave that life behind. Best of luck to you and cheers to an amazing future!",
"Thank you! Etsy find :)",
"Not sure which is before/after?",
"Yes, it's not true",
"So... OP put on make-up and got contacts?",
"People are such miserable dicks. Cheers!",
"Wow! I like the confident you!",
"Pardon. Not trying to belittle your struggle (sorta) but applying a generous mask of makeup doesn't allow any signs of improvement in your overall well-being to be seen.. If you posted something of a genuine uplift in your persona without any cosmetics then this would be amazing; but hiding behind makeup totally negates any amount of inspiration or encouragement one could get from this.",
"👌 So because I am wearing “cosmetics”, my struggle isn’t legitimate in your eyes? So sorry my mascara made me less of an inspiration. I was dressed up for a wedding and was feeling myself. Another plus of being sober, having the motivation for self care! ",
" Your \"before\" picture is good and real. Your \"afer\" picture had cosmetic smell( I just tell the truth, and I don't want to annoy you). I am glad that you feel good, and that really matters!",
"Simply put, \"good job getting sober, but through makeup it is hard to see any improvement\" \n\nTake a workout regime before and after pic for example.. If in the first pic the workouter was just standing limp infront of the camera with all around lighting, and in the second pic the now fit person was flexing with a spray tan and with proper overhead lighting to highlight muscle depth.\n\nDo you see the difference that a picture settup can have on people who are hoping and working to achieve those same feats? \n",
"And opinions are like assholes, everybody’s got one.",
"I was at a wedding 😂 In my before picture I was 80 pounds and an IV drug user. Somehow me putting on makeup is worse? I have a confused.",
"[Real enough for you?](https://imgur.com/gallery/0hyoK) \n\nIn case you you were wondering, this picture has a brownie smell. Eating them in bed with no pants on as I type. 🤗",
"If you didn't want to see peoples assholes, why did you post your success online? \n\nWow r/outofcontext would have a field day with that one",
"Because I’m sober and proud! Post at will sir, and have a good night. Getting back to eating brownies in bed with no pants. Sober life 😂",
"If you want my honest asshole, it's awesome that you got sober\n\n\nEnjoy your pantless brownies, maybe in some alternate universe we are brownies in pants being eaten by some horrifying pantless sober moster. \n\nMaybe in another universe you posted this picture with just your face and no make-up, I commended you on your trial and tribulation, you gave an arbitrary \"thanks\" and that was the end of it.\n\nBut in this universe, we dialogued. Enjoy your brownies, strength to you staying sober, and have a good night my sister of Earth",
"Congratulations. I wonder what helped you getting through the beginning and keep being sober? That may be helpful. Maybe, you have a story. ",
"You look amazing. Your skin is healthier (to all the makeup commenters, she's wearing makeup in both pictures), your face is filled out and you don't look like skeletor. You also don't look high, which is a huge bonus.\n\nCongrats and best wishes.",
"It is. ",
"Thank you! I honestly don’t remember this time in my life, most of it was one giant, ugly blur. \n\nHope life treats you well! ",
"Are you good at anything?",
"I found your problem."
] | 54 |
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[progress] So I was inspired by a fellow redditor’s sobriety pic... my before & after. Two years sober with a good job, a good relationship with my family, money in the bank and the love of my life.I am so grateful, every single day. If you’re struggling, just know there is hope on the other side!
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/r/pics/comments/7wn8cx/spending_the_night_in_the_snowcastle_of_kemi/
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[
"N ice!",
"Looks like a nice place to chill. ",
"How much Is it to stay at a ice hotel. I would think expensive so they can pay all the artist they fly out there to work on it.",
"Do you have to flip your pillow over to the cool side or is it just always cold?\n",
"Not sure about the price for just the ice hotel (we did it as part of a package deal with some other activities) but they have a row of glass seafront cabins that are 600€ per night. ",
"Ok this might be a super stupid question... But at the ice bar here in NZ you're only allowed in for a small length of time because it's so cold. How do they work this in this hotel?",
"Wrap up in multiple layers and they give you a double layered arctic sleeping bag that you tighten up to leave as little exposed as you can",
"That sounds terrible!!! It looks really cool though",
"I've been to one of these in Alaska (not to sleep, just to check it out). They said the fee to sleep in the ice room includes a room across the street in their lodge for when you give up. I was there in the summer and it was so cold I couldn't even stay inside for too long. \n\nGood for you if you made it all night!",
"Haven't gone to bed yet. We're waiting in the nice warm reception area first. ",
"I figured it was not cheap lol awesome you can do a group price I'm sure that helps. As a vacation though it's not to bad thanks for the reply.",
"You beat me to it !!LOL",
"Was there a thermostat ? ",
"Anything is stupid expensive in Scandinavian countries. Every time I considered going there, it turned out to be more expensive than going to America. Coming from Germany. So they can do whatever they do up there, it's not worth it to me.",
"Not sure how cold it is in this hotel, but I have been winter camping and slept in -10 F weather. Its not too bad, with full body underwear and a good sleeping bag you even feel warm. The killer is heat suck from the ground beneath you, so you need like a wooden box or inflatable mattress to reduce that heat transfer. Also if you wake up cold, have a jolly rancher and roll back to bed, cozy.",
"Stay the night?",
"Yep. Surprisingly I found it too hot. I had so many layers that I had to open the sleeping bags a bit just to let some heat out so I could actually get to sleep. ",
"Norway is by far the most expensive among the three Scandinavian countries, Finland doesn't count for one.",
"Then there is Sweden, a country not just expensive and cold, but I would have to worry that I bump into some woman accidentally and go to jail for rape. lol",
"That´s no biggie. Multi layers of clothes when up. Good sleeping bag and not too much clothes when inside. Bag is warmest when dry, so a Merino wool underwears is a good choise.\nToo much clothes and you start to sweat really easy and then it gets cold.\n\n"
] | 20 |
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Spending the night in the Snowcastle of Kemi, Finland. This is my one of my family’s bedrooms. Everything is made from solid ice (including the bed)
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/r/pics/comments/7wn9yj/i_was_rewatching_modern_family_and_realized_i/
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[
"Great story!",
"can i see your bobs?",
"This is a great use of the internet!",
"http://imgur.com/BPPq2l5",
"My son has the same shirt as commissioner Gordon's kid in the one where Gordon \"dies.\" It's a camo shirt from old navy that says \"I went to summer camp and all I got was this t-shirt (and mosquito bites).\" "
] | 5 |
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I was rewatching Modern Family and realized I have the same jacket as one of Alex's friends. Mine is obviously of a lesser brand since it's missing the gold wing patch above the chevrons, but what a small world.
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