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Yesterday, March 20th, Fred Rogers, would have turned 85 years old
Mar 22, 2013 3:32 AM
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JayDay407
+1 that was cool
imcharlesbronson
It sort of bothers me that I find this gif version of Mr. Rogers sexy.
MyOwnHero
I miss you, Mr. Rogers.
SantanicoPandemonium
I LOVE Mr. Rogers---- UPVOTES FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!
WoodfordTheDog
He talks very slowly.
catfury
because he was used to talking to children :)
mfabros
It makes me so happy knowing that 5-year-old me liked this guy as much as 24-year-old me does
Dtherese83
Mister Rogers still feels like family.
thekemet
I have a shitty father. It's men like this, whether real or characters in books, that have shown me what its like to be a good person (1)
thekemet
Every domestic example I've had just showed me what its like to be evil/psychotic/cruel/wrathful/etc. +1 to those commited to being good.(2)
misteralexander
so much like!
drunktodd
What an amazing man. +1 anything Mr. Rogers
CanadianRedneck
His legend lives on at this awesome site; http://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/
Schanne04
These kind of people make you want to be something so much more. Pure inspiration
fouroutoffivecatslikeme
if i could just have this man and bob ross around for a night cap all would be right in my life.
ericavee
I feel like the combo of alcohol and their soothing-ness would put me to sleep within 10 minutes
QueenJLS22
We need an explanation for the double bird I think???
SweatyAlbatross
All I know of him is that he won the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny
Thongy
Oh sweater, you so bloodstained!
xXtassadarXx
my only question is at the end, why did he stab himself?
egonspenglersepididymis
Fred Rogers made a lot kids into decent people, and critical thinkers.
CanadianRedneck
I agree wholeheartedly.
derpmasterrr
Mr. Rogers is arguably the greatest man to ever live.
CanadianRedneck
You are right.
archer35
God damn, I just wanna high-five him
ineptalchemist
I said it before, but I'll say it again. I met this man when I was younger. He was as kind in person as he was on his show.
AfKnollenb98
Cool dude.
pinkargyle
Don't Snopes the car story, it will ruin your life.
GingyFangs
I found this on multiple news sources, I posted the link to the CNN article I found with it
patking13
The other stuff is true though, so there's that
JackRuby
really? I liked that part :(
pinkargyle
Me too - and then my husband told me he Snopes-ed it and found out it wasn't true :( Jerk.
GingyFangs
and here is a link that says it happened off of an .edu site http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/MisterRogersNeighborhood.html
pinkargyle
There are quite a few places that have quite a few versions of the story. Sometimes it's an Oldsmobile, sometimes it's an Impala (1/?)
pinkargyle
Sometimes it was outside PBS, sometimes he was babysitting his grandson. His family can't confirm it happened, the people he worked (2/?)
pinkargyle
can't confirm it happened, and no one ever remembers him telling the story. It's possible it happened, but it's also very unconfirmed (3/3)
pierresito
So when do we make him a saint?
S0L1D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q
GingyFangs
I watched it right before I posted this, it's just beautiful
S0L1D
I never knew this, but it was totally worth the watch. Thanks
GingyFangs
Me neither, and I kind of thought of Mr. Rogers, as a strange, kind of pedophile-ish kind of guy, in complete honesty, and now I know this
GingyFangs
I really thought, know that I know this, others should too
Persiflage
Mr. Rogers drove a Chevy Impala? http://imgur.com/NHBMlJp
jazzmatazz
Exactly what I was thinking. "plain old impala" psh it's good enough for sam and dean.
QueenAmy
He sat in front of my friend at our friend's cello concert. half way through he turned around and whispered "She must practice a lot"
jakexter
Here is the youtube video. It is really inspirational... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q
thatdudewhofinallysignedup
That's a man who when you hear him talk about what he loves, is a passionate individual for everyone's upbringing. Good on you sir.
TheBigLebowskiFromTheCreatorsofFargo
Only thing that pisses me off about this video is that the senator who would vote on the issue hasn't even viewed what he would be voting on
emaal
I actually have goosebumps too now! Holy shit Mr. Rogers killed it!
AlphaMaleBabyDick
Here's his best message with a sick pan flute solo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM
ANRosa
That's a great use of autotune
windcriesamy
And he did it while remaining calm and never raising his voice.
balkingtowinnie
thank you so much for sharing :)
smellyit
Everyone should watch this. What a simpler time than today.
kittykat
Thank you
sassywhiteman
did i see good guy in the senate? wow...
kukubrew
I've watched that video many times over the years. Never fails to move me. I want to be like that, but I'm not always strong enough.
thatslovely
It's amazing how calm he is.
Imonthebrutesquad
Same here. Totally inspiring.
kukubrew
I should say, I am very rarely strong enough.
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
My mom used to run into him jogging around our neighborhood back in the day. That's right. I'm from Mr. Rogers' motherfucking neighborhood
MrJohnsonAndTheJuiceCrew
well then you better watch your goddamn language, neighbor
magichatninja
Have my upvote you beautiful beast! lol
themuttonisniceandlean
Did you get to live by the trolley car or the puppets? :)
karlywithak
Must've been a beautiful day in the neighborhood when your mom went jogging. (Not a your mom joke, I swear)
Ralianth
was it really a good day...every day?
cLOLe
I'm not sure Mr. Rogers would approve of your language, son.
maywolfe95
you lucky fucker
causeyoumakemehappy
Your mom jogged, or did Mr. Roger's, or both?
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
both jogging. both flipping adorable. he was very sweet and always said hello.
imsohungryrightnow
Never met the guy, but I did get to wander around the set of the show once. I'm from Pittsburgh, n'at.
geminirose
+1 for n'at! Go Stillers!!!
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
yinz two yardapes better pipe down in 'ere or we aint go'n to see Donny Iris!
SeasickBunyon
Was it Indiana, PA?
DeliciousHorseMeat
Jimmy Stewart, another beautiful man, was from Indiana, PA
SeasickBunyon
That's who I was thinking of! Got them mixed up, thank you.
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
East End of Pittsburgh. Squirrel Hill. Highly recommend it if you're looking for somewhere to grow up.
SeasickBunyon
Haha I live not too far from Pittsburgh. But Squirrel Hill is a nice area.
Awintersday
This is fucking amazing. I'm totally jelly man! Hope you got to talk to him as a kid at some point. That'd be the coolest!
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
I had a friend who was ON the show. Sliding down a slide during a montage about going to the park. I hated that bitch...
Awintersday
I'm simultaneously filled with jealousy and joy
Brunebjarne
Your neighborhood is a motherfucking neighborhood? I think your mom may have done more than run into him.
Brunebjarne
(Please don't be offended by my bad humour)
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
<3
Batmando
Mr. Rogers, no matter who you are, if you know about him and seen what he's done....you can agree that he is the example of not just 1/2
Batmando
Christian kindness, but the kindness that all humans have in them but very rarely delve into because we're so afraid of being hurt that 2/3
Batmando
we wrap ourselves in a blanket of Cynicism and cover our hearts in stone. I only hope that when I die, I could be 1/4 of the man he was.
DeputyVanHalen
So many fractions!
Batmando
whoops :3
GingyFangs
Yesterday, was his 85th Birthday
theincrediblemachine
Thanks! If only current TV was ruled by people like this!
obsydyinn
I feel like I should know about him but I've only seen him on imgur. I'm probably a generation off.
ShatnersBassoon
I think I'd enjoy 4354 upvotes on imgur, 16 hours after my post mortem Birthday for a present!
medievalDickweed
Thank you for posting this. When i was little he was the only thing that cheered me up when i was sick :)
Nazrethim
today is my birthday, I'm honored to have my birthday close to his :)
nomminnate
The 3rd point is almost definitely false and I've read that the 2nd didn't start circulating til after his death so its also doubtful. FYI
GingyFangs
Guess, what read other comments, like 40 people have said this, and I have posted to news sites, and .edu sites which say otherwise
CanadianRedneck
His legend lives on at this awesome site; http://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/
ChampX2
how about you describe the gif you posted with this?
GingyFangs
Tall man, the video link, is in a different comment
balkingtowinnie
KORN made a song about Mr Rogers, about how Rigers told the singer as a child that everyone was his neighbor, then got bullied at school.
ImSoMetaEvenThisAcronym
You, seem to like, using commas,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, excessively.
GingyFangs
That's what I've been told
shartsicle
LOVE Mr. Rogers. However, as a Grammar Nazi, I must correct your superfluous use of the comma. Just doing my job...
GingyFangs
I know, everyone does, I love the comma
shartsicle
I'm OK, with that.
chemistrydoc
Good guy Greg before there was a good guy Greg.
HarryPotterGeek
Fucking Fantastic Fred?
WolfBoy0612
this^
badgerspin
Nah. The word "fucking" should not be associated with Fred Rogers.
MikeAruba
do you not see the gif at the beginning?
Kaleopolitus
So... Flippin' Fantastic Fred?