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minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 days agoThat’s one of my favorite copypastas of all time. It’s timeless.
minus-squareCatalyst512 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 days agoI remember learning a few years ago that it was a New Yorker piece. Kind of surprising given how much it sounds like a copypasta/greentext post.
minus-squarertstragedy [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days agoholy shit this is the funniest thing i’ve ever read okay maybe top 5 but still
That’s one of my favorite copypastas of all time. It’s timeless.
I remember learning a few years ago that it was a New Yorker piece. Kind of surprising given how much it sounds like a copypasta/greentext post.
holy shit this is the funniest thing i’ve ever read
okay maybe top 5 but still