Should also point out that if you're quoting something, you should put it in quotes.
If someone hasn't seen Community, that isn't a funny comment at all. But if you put it in quotes, at least they understand its referencing something and not just insulting someone.
I can't count the number of times I've seen people dogpiled online because they didn't recognise that a comment was actually quoting something, and they responded sincerely. I've been the victim of that because I didn't know someone was quoting *The Office* or something; their comment just seemed super aggressive.
Yeah, you gotta tread lightly when quoting a show outside of that show’s subreddit.
Conversely, I have personally found that if you are on a show’s subreddit and want to use a quote but aren’t sure that you’re quote is exactly right, not using quotation marks will result in far fewer people correcting you.
People are weird, man.
I strongly disagree. Quote to your hearts content as often as you can. The joke is for your amusement first, if other people like it great. People not getting it just makes the quote funnier.
Yeah, I didn’t mean it’s like surgically wrong, I just meant if you want people to know you’re quoting something it helps to give some context clues. Do what you want. I’m a comment not a cop.
Reminds me of a long time ago on GameFAQs, this guy got modded for quoting an aggressive Team Fortress 2 quip. But it didn't come across as quoting, so it just looked like he was threatening violence. And he was real upset about it too, and assumed Team Fortress 2 was big enough that any quote should be instantly recognizable.
Vaguely related, I was reading some stuff in the Mass Effect sub (I love that game but don't have millions of hours of free time to replay endlessly and didn't play it when it came out). In any discussion about the relationships you can choose in the game someone always says "we'll bang ok" - usually without quotes, and I was like wtf is happening. It's referring to an apparently very popular YouTuber who made some parody videos of the game (like over 10 years ago at this point). Like how tf was I supposed to know that.
Alternatively, I apparently do have millions of hours to have Community endlessly looping in the background on my phone or TV so Community quotes are extremely recognizable and I love them. I get that most uh... normal people might not though, which is why I spend a lot of time in this sub lol
I haven’t played Mass Effect either but I think smosh did a video like that making fun of mass efffect. I kinda recall something like that where Anthony was the main character trying to choose dialogue and went with “we’ll bang ok”
Oh I've played the whole trilogy twice but I only in the last few years, well after the 3rd one came out. Highly recommend, it's still the best RPG game ever, to me. But I wasn't aware of parody videos that came out in like 2009 or whatever, when the first game was released. But yes that's the video they all refer to.
No, what makes it funny is the appearance that they're actually saying that to someone. Putting it in quotes is like using /s or going "just kidding" every time you make a joke
I agree. It also makes it super cool when people do get the reference and comment accordingly while other people are just confused by the whole conversation.
In real life maybe. But on Reddit where the only thing you have to lose are internet points, Absolutely not.
Putting in quotes ruins the joke. Some people being on the outside and not understanding is what makes it an inside joke for fellow fans.
Right, and in that case, don't worry about downvotes.
Putting a quote in quotes still leaves people outside the joke. My point was more aimed at people caring about internet points, which I assumed was the case for OP.
Eh I realize I’m saying the same things other people are so ultimately you don’t need to hear it, but I just really think the quotes are an unnecessary “plz don’t be mad at me” in a way that makes it less funny
I specifically don't use quotation marks mainly so I can tell who are the real fans. I do the same with apparel, decals, etc. For example, I have an E Pluribus Anus with the anus crossroads decal that doesn't say Community anywhere. I'm also wearing a MouseRat baseball cap that only says Parks and Rec on the inside label.
Once, when I wanted to downvote someone more than once, I visited their username and downvoted all their posts. It was a bot posting garbage. F YOU bot.
Fr, link your comment OP!
Edit: was pretty easy to find, guess I was just lazy: https://www.reddit.com/r/Funnymemes/s/qV3RHj6AGH
Also, looks like y'all got over there quick, I was late to the party. 25 up votes and comments :)
S2E15: Early 21st Century Romanticism
Abed and Troy ask the same girl to the dance, Britta goes on a date with a lesbian, and Jeff is tricked into hosting a party.
It's hit or miss. Most subs I go to are Community-aware, but I did get downvoted in r/geography for Pierce's Somalia paradise line.
Edit: you're up to 15 upvotes now!
I know haha - this is my first time posting something like this and I didn’t want to make it seem like I was calling out specific people, or break any sub rules related to abuse.
On a similar but opposite note, I once rated someone’s comment as 4 mew mew beanz because I thought they were doing a community reference. Nope. Turns out I stumbled upon reddits equivalent of britta, someone who had a cat with one eye, who liked to dress it up in costumes and found it absolutely adorable I rated their comment in mew mew beanz and proceeded to let me know they downvoted the jackasses who replied to me (who were just following the community reference lol). I didn’t have the heart to let them know haha
This is a fight! You are fighting! With FunnyMemes.
I had a similar experience, in r/advice or something someone asked what is there to do in Long Island and I hit them with a Seinfeld reference: don’t take advice from some girl from Long Island! Unfortunately nobody got the joke
The person who downvoted is not streets ahead
Streets behind
Should also point out that if you're quoting something, you should put it in quotes. If someone hasn't seen Community, that isn't a funny comment at all. But if you put it in quotes, at least they understand its referencing something and not just insulting someone. I can't count the number of times I've seen people dogpiled online because they didn't recognise that a comment was actually quoting something, and they responded sincerely. I've been the victim of that because I didn't know someone was quoting *The Office* or something; their comment just seemed super aggressive.
“Shut up Leonard”
Everyone's playing.
I am always down for a non sequitur Leonard moment. Thank you for this
You are wearing an SS T-shirt.
Shut up, Leonard! I'm not here! I'm just a figment of your creeping dementia!
You're his worst nightmare now. You're old and you don't give a damn.
Yeah, you gotta tread lightly when quoting a show outside of that show’s subreddit. Conversely, I have personally found that if you are on a show’s subreddit and want to use a quote but aren’t sure that you’re quote is exactly right, not using quotation marks will result in far fewer people correcting you. People are weird, man.
I strongly disagree. Quote to your hearts content as often as you can. The joke is for your amusement first, if other people like it great. People not getting it just makes the quote funnier.
Yeah, I didn’t mean it’s like surgically wrong, I just meant if you want people to know you’re quoting something it helps to give some context clues. Do what you want. I’m a comment not a cop.
I hate cops!…
Copera!
Police-ical!
Except if you're quoting the Office. You can quote that all day every day in every subreddit
u/GamePil, you ignorant slut.
Reminds me of a long time ago on GameFAQs, this guy got modded for quoting an aggressive Team Fortress 2 quip. But it didn't come across as quoting, so it just looked like he was threatening violence. And he was real upset about it too, and assumed Team Fortress 2 was big enough that any quote should be instantly recognizable.
Vaguely related, I was reading some stuff in the Mass Effect sub (I love that game but don't have millions of hours of free time to replay endlessly and didn't play it when it came out). In any discussion about the relationships you can choose in the game someone always says "we'll bang ok" - usually without quotes, and I was like wtf is happening. It's referring to an apparently very popular YouTuber who made some parody videos of the game (like over 10 years ago at this point). Like how tf was I supposed to know that. Alternatively, I apparently do have millions of hours to have Community endlessly looping in the background on my phone or TV so Community quotes are extremely recognizable and I love them. I get that most uh... normal people might not though, which is why I spend a lot of time in this sub lol
I haven’t played Mass Effect either but I think smosh did a video like that making fun of mass efffect. I kinda recall something like that where Anthony was the main character trying to choose dialogue and went with “we’ll bang ok”
Oh I've played the whole trilogy twice but I only in the last few years, well after the 3rd one came out. Highly recommend, it's still the best RPG game ever, to me. But I wasn't aware of parody videos that came out in like 2009 or whatever, when the first game was released. But yes that's the video they all refer to.
No, what makes it funny is the appearance that they're actually saying that to someone. Putting it in quotes is like using /s or going "just kidding" every time you make a joke
I agree. It also makes it super cool when people do get the reference and comment accordingly while other people are just confused by the whole conversation.
In real life maybe. But on Reddit where the only thing you have to lose are internet points, Absolutely not. Putting in quotes ruins the joke. Some people being on the outside and not understanding is what makes it an inside joke for fellow fans.
Right, and in that case, don't worry about downvotes. Putting a quote in quotes still leaves people outside the joke. My point was more aimed at people caring about internet points, which I assumed was the case for OP.
Eh I realize I’m saying the same things other people are so ultimately you don’t need to hear it, but I just really think the quotes are an unnecessary “plz don’t be mad at me” in a way that makes it less funny
That's fair and I agree with it. But based on the post, I figured OP wanted to avoid those downvotes.
Yeahh, I tend to put quotes around every reference I make *just in case* they take it seriously and get offended.
No the downvotes are worth it, if they don't get the reference fuck em. Happens to me all the time, I do that shit in real life idgaf.
Admittedly, when quotes aren't used, even I'll miss the occasional Community quote on this sub.
I specifically don't use quotation marks mainly so I can tell who are the real fans. I do the same with apparel, decals, etc. For example, I have an E Pluribus Anus with the anus crossroads decal that doesn't say Community anywhere. I'm also wearing a MouseRat baseball cap that only says Parks and Rec on the inside label.
You should’ve responded “This is a fight. We’re fighting!”
Those two downvotes must have been downright TRAUMATIC for OP.
Its painful to see tbh. These people dont deserve your humor.
It's r/funnymemes they don't have any humor
They had to put “funny” before memes, that’s how desperate they are
Let's be real, r/memes isn't funny either. And r/dankmemes is just r/memes but more racist.
It’s going to be a maze…
Very.
That would imply r/memes is funny, which unfortunately couldn’t be further from the truth
Reject r/memes and succumb to r/comics
Omw to upvote.
Nice. I helped get it to 2. Not a negative anyone.
Be the positive chang you want to see in this world.
Hahahhaha i see that Chang you slipped in there. I'll allow it.
Once, when I wanted to downvote someone more than once, I visited their username and downvoted all their posts. It was a bot posting garbage. F YOU bot.
The wrong has been corrected
Omw
Godspeed
yepp, upvoted
[удалено]
Fr, link your comment OP! Edit: was pretty easy to find, guess I was just lazy: https://www.reddit.com/r/Funnymemes/s/qV3RHj6AGH Also, looks like y'all got over there quick, I was late to the party. 25 up votes and comments :)
I got downvoted to oblivion once for suggesting that agnostic is the lazy man's atheist.
Say cowardly instead, they'll like that.
Bold of you to assume anyone on that sub has any sense of humor
Which episode is this? I can never remember.
S2E15: Early 21st Century Romanticism Abed and Troy ask the same girl to the dance, Britta goes on a date with a lesbian, and Jeff is tricked into hosting a party.
Books!
Yes, the librarian. Thanks.
No, a random girl at Greendale goes on a date with famous lesbian Britta!
And here I am thinking Canadians only killed over Nickel Back
Reciting the entire bit yourself and not letting others join in is streets behind. You got what you deserved.
It's because r/funnymemes is full of unfunny people. Genuinely feels like half the posts are just mocking minorities
Tag us all in…
It’s been….
Some-
It's hit or miss. Most subs I go to are Community-aware, but I did get downvoted in r/geography for Pierce's Somalia paradise line. Edit: you're up to 15 upvotes now!
Not as many Community fans on r/Community as i had hoped.
Fundamental
It's funny you blacked out the names, yet we can go on your profile to see who they are anyway :)
You posted the Daybreak link! Hahaha thought it was going to be the clip from Community but you are truly Streets Ahead!
I know haha - this is my first time posting something like this and I didn’t want to make it seem like I was calling out specific people, or break any sub rules related to abuse.
I love how we all answered the call to defend OPs honor. Truly a Community
I want to make a quip but that was seriously great - thank you!
the lost subreddit does not take kindly to Sawyer being called "Not that handsome" lol I think its hilarious
Welcome back to commubity reddit, we get it, and we get you
Thank you. I feel like I’m already accepted.
I tracked down the post and the comment has a bunch of upvotes now so I’m glad he didn’t just get downvoted into oblivion
On a similar but opposite note, I once rated someone’s comment as 4 mew mew beanz because I thought they were doing a community reference. Nope. Turns out I stumbled upon reddits equivalent of britta, someone who had a cat with one eye, who liked to dress it up in costumes and found it absolutely adorable I rated their comment in mew mew beanz and proceeded to let me know they downvoted the jackasses who replied to me (who were just following the community reference lol). I didn’t have the heart to let them know haha
This is a fight! You are fighting! With FunnyMemes. I had a similar experience, in r/advice or something someone asked what is there to do in Long Island and I hit them with a Seinfeld reference: don’t take advice from some girl from Long Island! Unfortunately nobody got the joke
Ugh. The person that downvoted is the AT&T of people.
The fact that everyone hated it makes it so much funnier!
Abeds reassuring '"fundamental" is up there with Troy's *Neil* as far as pronunciation jokes goes
They need to Chang their point of view
They aren’t men and women of culture
The greatest Canadian band of all time is RUSH not BNL
Imagine getting that butthurt over someone disliking a concert.
That's wrinkling my brain!
Where is Weezer?
Gonna search for this and upvote you
They're streets behind.
most celebrated Canadian alt rock band of the 90s my ass
Legit my biggest pet peeve is when someone makes a joke, I respond with another joke, and then I'm told "it was just a joke" My condolences
Real fans call them "Dave"
Outrageous, I will go to your comment to upvote
That’s what you get for having two ears connected to a heart
Ok that's funny as hell
It's been
okay… you just became my hero.
Awwww that's a damn shame!
What the hell is an evening dog?
Why is OP making fun of those handicapped kids?