In the US, there are 3 places you go when you have totally lost your mind:
1- A psychiatric hospital
2- The Republican Party
3- Reddit
Ok, and maybe an audition for The Bachelor, but that’s it – those four places. That’s why Reddit is such an amazing forum; with only a few places to turn, so many incredibly entertaining people turn there. And where they really shine once they get there, is in the Comments section.
Every once in a while we get lucky, and on Reddit people post links to our articles. Every once in a while we get even luckier, and on Reddit people comment on those articles. Some of those comments are so weird, witty, hilarious and grossly inappropriate that I couldn’t help but start a Hall of Fame. These are my first batch of inductees, with article titles, images, videos, and some color commentary of my own.
Please enjoy…
I ASKED THE REAL SIRI SOME QUESTIONS: MY INTERVIEW WITH SUSAN BENNETT, THE VOICE OF SIRI
What would Reddit be without the classic, 5th Grade Mom burns?
NOW THERE’S A WI-FI ENABLED WINE PRESERVER BOTTLE WITH A TOUCH SCREEN
APPARENTLY IT’S NEVER TIME TO GET OFF REDDIT
I will also take 7.
Y COMBINATOR BOOM’S SUPERSONIC PASSENGER PLANE IS INSANE
(Reddit Title: New supersonic passenger plane secures 7 billion dollar deal from Virgin Airlines…)
Fact: Mom jokes never get old.
Same goes for semi-racist Jesus gags.
HOME BREWING GETS AUTOMATED AND SUPER EASY WITH BREWIE
Bronze Medal awarded.
BREAKTHROUGH TECH OFFERS ALTERNATIVES TO KNEE REPLACEMENT
I’m not going to say I don’t feel guilty laughing at this…but I am laughing at this. HARD.
BIOS INCUBE USES CREMATED REMAINS TO GROW TREES
SOMEBODY PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS PERSON IS NEVER ALLOWED TO “MAKE A PROTOTYPE” OF ANYTHING EVER.
EMIEW3 ROBOT COULD BE THE FUTURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE
How late into the election process are you allowed to submit a new Presidential candidate?
THIS FACIAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PICKS OUT TERRORISTS, SMART PEOPLE, BRAND PROMOTERS & MORE
Awesome.
Awes-…I mean….totally gross and over the line. Toooootally…..
TESLA’S NEW AIR FILTRATION MAY ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING BIGGER THAN A GIGAFACTORY
And just as I’m about to turn 34, I turn 8.
Silver Medal awarded.
RENDEZWHO RANDOMLY MATCHES YOU WITH ONE PERSON FOR LIFE, YOU EITHER FIND THEM OR YOU DON’T
r/Therapy??
Did I just read a Hunter S. Thompson book?? I don’t know who these people are or what kind of mushrooms they put on their pizza, but I fucking love them with all my heart.
THE CUTTING EDGE ANTI-AGING TECHNOLOGY THAT’S TRYING TO KEEP US YOUNG
(Reddit Title: Google’s ambitious venture into anti-aging medicine could eventually involve replacing bits of our DNA with that of a lobster)
I repeat, I love them with ALL my heart.
MEGABOTS GOT $2.4 MILLION TO ROLL OUT A GIANT FIGHTING ROBOT LEAGUE
Key excerpt from the article: “Back in June 2015, the folks at MegaBots challenged Japan-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a duel of nerdtastic proportions.”
I’m sorry. I really am. But how could I not?
WE’RE GOING THERE: A $700 HOME LAUNDRY FOLDING MACHINE
If I don’t see Laundry Folding at the Rio Olympics, I am going to be livid.
#Truth
SOON YOUR WHOLE ARM WILL BE A SMARTWATCH TOUCHSCREEN
As far as I’m concerned, anything even remotely punny deserves a Pulitzer.
#Truth
#Truth
#Truth (and Gold Medal)
Benjamin Mann
Ben is a Toronto-based writer and public speaker with more than a soft spot for 90s hip hop. He has spent over 10 years in business & tech, more than 20 in the arts, and an entire lifetime in a state of perpetual judgment (highly recommended). He is the author of the blogs This Is Your Brain on Dating and Love Gone Cray and can be found pontificating on Thought Catalog, Notable.ca, The Toronto Standard, Offline Magazine, Gasm.org and Huffington Post.
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I had a long time fear of posting on Reddit because of the trolls eating me alive.
I really like Reddit. Even though it feels like the rest of the internet, with all the trolls and such, it is a different environment.
So many comments, so many mom/fart jokes. Its hard to keep up 🙂
I could spend a day or so at a time on Reddit, but after a while, you can just tell that most of the users are trying hard to impress the next person commenting.