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So the answer to "can you still get back with your ex?" is a resounding no from many. I'm giving it a go anyway because fuck learning from everyone else's mistakes, right?
Here are more pictures from worldwide happenings of variable interest.
The first one is from the annual Pride-parade in Cologne. (Henning Kaiser)
A Ku Klux Klan-member protesting with his group in Charlotteville, Virginia. They reportedly protest against the demolition of southern-state monuments. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)
All hail the Mud King of Westland, Michigan!
Finally, there is a new mud-king in Westland, Michigan. His name is Brian Wilson (10). All hail. (Jeff Kowalsky)
Fountain to the face!
Local Beijing child taking a literal fountain to the face. Beijing days are hot this time of year. (Ng Han Guan)
A truck loaded to the brim with eels lost its grip on the road in Oregon, US, resulting in this godforsaken mess. (Reuters) It was pointed out to me that these were hagfish, but I fucking love the sound of the word 'eel')
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are going at it in the ring on the 26rd of August, but there is still a month-and-a-half worth of trashtalk to be done. (Mike Lawrie)
Full moon at the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, Greece
Full moon at the temple of Poseidon in Sounio, Greece. (Louisa Gouliamaki)
NYPD gathered to pay their respects to a fallen colleague. (Brendan McDermid)
Man and daughter fleeing from ISIS controlled parts of Mosul. (Goran Tomasevic)
Pride London is visited by over 1 million people every year. No exceptions in 2017. (Frank Augstein)
Hindu priests praying in a cave near the river Ganges, India. (Danish Siddiqi)
Eight volunteers at a university in Beijing has signed up for a space-like experiment which will lock them inside a room with everything(?) they need for 200 days while being monitored. (Damir Sagolj)
A dromedary belonging to a circus in Darwin, Australia created heavy traffic in the area. After this, it marched over to hole nine on a local golf course where he was apprehended. Also, mind your arm placement, background lady. (AFP)
Chilean taxi drivers gathered up on a Santiago highway to protest against the growth of Uber. (Martin Bernetti)
Yangzhou, China. A heatwave is still working the area. (STR)
Looks nice, but is mildly disturbing - Spanish people love their bull races. This particular race is called "Bous a la mar", is in Alicante, and the goal is to lure the bull into the water. (Jose Jordan)
Omaha, Nebraska joins in on the heatwave-thing. This bear is taking a nap in the heat. (Nati Harnik)
More bulls. The San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain is celebrated like this: A model of a bull with firecrackers on top praded through the streets. (Susana Vera)
Rapa das Bestas is another Spanish occasion with questionable animal welfare. Horses gets the hairs on their manes and tails cut off is all I know. (Miguel Vidal)
Festival season is upon Europe. Here from 'Vieilles Charrues' in Brittany in the west of France (Fred Tanneau)
Hot air balloons over Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Jason Connolly)
The Sri Lankan navy had to rescue this elephant who had managed to swim 8km (5 miles) away from land. The elephant was saved and is back on dry land 12 hours after this picture was taken. (AFP)
Enjoy your weekend guys
Thanks for any edits.
MrRemy
Obandigo
Elephants are great swimmers. They have a built in snorkel and everything.
mmartin762
Are we sure that KKK member is not A) Biff from back to the future, or B) Farva from Super Troopers
utterlybetwixt
We broke up, got back together, and are getting married in September. I couldn't be happier.
igreatlydislikechickens
#3 he's so freakin happy, all the other kids faces are really disappointed.
colreee
The pic of the man fleeing with his daughter makes my heart hurt :-(
PandaModeler
The look of anguish on the face of the man in Mosul is palpable. I am grateful for my life here in the states even with all our problems.
Peopleschump
Why do the spanish hate animals so much?
AREALLTHEGOODNAMESTAKEN
The KKK picture has a sign saying "USA=White Homeland." That's just bad history. Like. No. Not historically accurate
AnonOmis1000
well duh, people stupid enough to be bigots are stupid enough to not actually know a god damn thing.
antmansclone
26rd. +1
frostingisgood
"Camel with a large erection causes a heavy traffic"
ReverendShitlord
"This isn't even my final form" -that camel
philmccracken21
#2 is my city. There were only about 50 KKK members from NC, and over 1000 protesters against them. You couldn't even hear the KKK members.
AnonOmis1000
I didn't understand in the post, what were the cunt nuggets protesting?
Grimdude
They do protest the removing of monuments to Confederate leaders and whatnot. So if you're the type that's against that... so is the KKK.
AnonOmis1000
Eh I can see both sides of the argument.
xxds
Thought the arm was a camel dong
mugglerd57
Scrolled down to look for this comment.
jesusaichchrist
Me too. Alright, later. Going back up.
GuyInTheNextCubicle
#5 "Eels. Why'd it have to be eels?" - Oregon Jones, maybe.
YYCnoncowboy
The man and his daughter running in Mosul...looks like me and my daughter....hits close to home! Zoom in on those faces of fear and sadness
davidbowieeyes
BroDameron
#5 It don't feel well. It feel...eel, heheh.
v
SurpriseBidet
Murdoc is God
Azerai
Where is mah Eel?! Where is mah Eel?!
ktwolemew
Why is Spain so into animal cruelty??
WoefulWombat
Their ancestors were very bored. Now it's tradition.
xmnr
Lots of people in Spain are hardly against bullfighting, however bullfight supporters are affiliated with the right-side which are in charge
OptimisticDownvoteLover
Culture
GiantBlueSpaceship
Very complicated question. There are games involving bulls in India as well (Jallikattu, Kambala etc) and are very important 1/2
GiantBlueSpaceship
It is not seen as cruelty, no bulls are killed in these games. I think in Spain even with the bull killing it is not seen as cruel. 2/2
tezuma
its one of the many reason Catalonia wants independence from Spain
Qtoob
The Isis picture makes me mad they don't even have shoes
MoesToes
fuckers
howbouthatt
Man fleeing with daughter from isis in Mosul rips my heart out. Why can't we all just get along...stupid isis...
BazingaSenpai
Pauly79
Agreed. Scrolled to find someone commenting. Rips my heart out seeing the pain in heir faces. Where's the mom? :(
TheOneThatGotBanned
any picture where kids suffer... We are capable of so much good and yet we do not.
elucidatefurther
All things - good and ill - in this life are fleeting. Cherish what you love and celebrate your blessings, however small.
0void00
Can this be the new confession bear template?
grinner
Drunk Shenanigans Bear?
jdog34
Or thirst bear
MidiArbite
Drunk/hungover confession bear.
Graywolves5
Lived in Omaha for a while now. Whenever i go to the zoo the sun bear is always in this spot. No clue why.
StupidShoebills
Can confirm
imjustalurkerdontmindme
Omaha ftw!
Ka7o
Ah I was confused why a non native bear species was pictured.
16KittyKats
Watched him catch the food from the keepers in that spot
Mdhe
TBH the bear-canyon-thing needs an update. They don't really have enough space.
Graywolves5
Agreed
imakeeper
#10 I'm all for Pride Parades/Festivals/Whatnot, but how did it become an excuse to walk around mostly naked?
TimothyTRiG
Who needs an excuse?
roadkillnecromancer
Because the "I'm gay and that's ok" message was lost somewhere and now it's become the flagship of bad impressions for LGBT.
LuigiVampa
Up until recently being gay anywhere meant having to hide your sexuality from everyone. Pride is just doing the opposite.
OaksParcel
Grease up your downvotes everyone: pride parades have done more harm than good for the public perception of the LGBTQ community.
OaksParcel
They've become mainly a feel-good exercise for straights/politicians thinking they're being progressive, and secondly a flamboyant outlet.
UsernameTheMusical
Why did Mardi Gras become an excuse to flash your tits? Why did conventions become an excuse to wear Slave Leia outfits? Humans love nudity.
MidiArbite
Well Mardi Gras started as "Get all your sinning done before lent."
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Because walking around mostly naked is our right as free human beings
imakeeper
Then why don't people do it all the time?
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
They do it pretty often if there's cameras around. It rains a lit by me, so not really practical
MobileUserGundam
In fairness... people kinda take any excuse to do so. I wouldn't think video game conventions would be an excuse to do the same, but ah well
imakeeper
Ok, the point about mostly naked cosplay at conventions might be the only valid point on this thread. It implies that it's just human nature
AnonOmis1000
LuigiVamp's point makes sense I think.
MobileUserGundam
Though I do agree it's so odd that mostly naked dudes has become synonymous with pride parades. Seems like it'd set them back.
SerialKitten666
1. All "party" festivals are an excuse to walk around mostly naked 2. As some1 said, it's to loudly show their sexuality and pride in it!
citoyenne
Exactly! It's fun, and it's a chance to express yourself in a way that you don't normally get to. I don't go all-out for Pride but I (1)
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
People have a problem with it because it isn't all women mostly naked, and that's the underlying issue. Nobody complains about mardi gras
citoyenne
clothing. IDK why people get uptight about this; it's not like we dress this way the rest of the time. (3/3)
SerialKitten666
It's because they get uncomfortable when men express their sexuality towards men. If pride was all half naked lesbians, no1 would complain
citoyenne
As long as they're young, attractive lesbians! I've seen plenty of complaining about old/fat/butch women going topless at Pride :(
SerialKitten666
Oh, that's true. It's important to remember that you can only be naked or half naked in public if you're a hot girl!!
citoyenne
do wear outfits that would make me feel self-conscious in most situations. It's basically the only time I feel comfortable in revealing (2)
IronicUsername
OptimisticDownvoteLover
Either become territorial or not, but they're being monitored though
12rt2345g342563
Porn is getting pretty weird these days.
BlackAndWhiteGarlicKnight
Ah yes....the 26rd of August
PaddyOLatern
Haha you noticed it too good on ya
ZanarkandAbes
It was a fine day last year. I am quite find of the 26rd of every August.
KyleBadge
My bday :)
TikeMoney
The 26rd is my favorite day. That's the day I lost my virginity!
TheGreatAnhey
My birthday is in the 25st!
ContraryToPurpleBelief
This is what I was looking forward to.
anshiyo
Yeah. Rd stands for round. Each day is a round.
BadImgurer
I thought I needed a Bondulance when I tried reading it.
REDS1X
I saw that and rushed to the comments to make sure it was pointed out. I feel much better now.
TheVideoGameCollector
Me too. I feel so much better now
GirafePrince
InternetExplorer2001
Me too, I just wish I could have gotten here sooner.
Badtz3
me too, it hurt,now it hurts a little less
MrTroysWildRide
Lousy Smarch weather.
Hipstersayswhat
I had my dates mixed up. I thought it was the 23nd
everythingisalieexceptthestuffthatisnt
I like pronouncing that
GrahamHerNotSee
Twenty-thecond? Wow, me too
everythingisalieexceptthestuffthatisnt
Lol I was thinking twenty thirnd
theshinobi23
I think you mean the 22th
Saxxon92
No i think it was the 3st
Goldcart
That one is real. Or so I'm told...
woowooslack
Thirst is always real. Grab a beer!
Soundoftesticles
Mayweather=boxing...but isnt that mcgonor-guy UFC fighter? Are they gonna fight?! Dont like violence but i REALLY need to see this!!!
Soundoftesticles
Yes im a newbie.. and i might got a little bit excited when i thought they were fighting in the octagon :/ thanks Google though
fireinbloom
Just a boxing match. McGregor will get smashed, but make some money off the hype. Wish Mayweather would enter octagon instead.
dsampify
It's kinda silly for either of them to fight in the others domain. Mayweather knows he'd get destroyed and there's no money in that for him
SaintJorg
Spain, stop doing weird things to livestock. We already had to talk to Denmark about that.
SaintJorg
Hi I have never had replies before. Hello all you lovely people. 8)
dradiscontact
People in the area have been doing this horse thing since at least the Bronze Age (1500 BC). No horses are killed or suffer physical damage
ripostestatistics
Got me laughing
AnonOmis1000
alright I live under a rock so I'm gonna need some context for the Denmark thing
ripostestatistics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/32411241/denmark-passes-law-to-ban-bestiality
AnonOmis1000
Thanks
ripostestatistics
And this was 2015
Winter08
That full moon looks fake
papapaoomowmowpapaoomowmowmowpapapaooomamowmowpapaoo
That fake moon looks full
ZachsAnomaiy
Too full. Someone stop feeding that moon!
flyingturtlebird
Poorly done photoshop. With a telephoto lens you can make the moon appear larger, but this is extreme. Also overexposed
MargoMcKnew
like the night sky just went to a barber and said "fuck me up"
Kaleopolitus
It is fake. The moon doesn't reflect back a single tone of color. Never mind what a moon that close would do to our ecology...
elizardo
What would it do?
Kaleopolitus
(3) I'm no scientist on the topic though, that's just layman's conjecture. Google will do you better.
stuffs
We need XKCD to answer the question in extreme detail.
Kaleopolitus
Hahahaha, yes. I never quite got around to reading up to date on those things... unfortunate, I loved what I did read.
Kaleopolitus
(2) coastal areas and probably wipe the Netherlands off the map, unless we go buoyant FAST.
Kaleopolitus
(1) For starters, that close I'm not sure it can maintain a stable orbit with earth. Then, the massive increase in tidal waves will wreck
TheLastSpaceman
Good post...except those KKK bitches. I could care less wtf these morons protest. Bunch of shit stains.
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MobileUserGundam
They have the right to protest. We have the right to ignore them. Shitbags.
alsoAzrael
As much as I'd like to never hear about their shitty protests, we kinda need to be aware of the activities of extremists in the US.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Well protesting about the destruction of historic monuments is a fair expression of freedom. Even if it's being done by thundercunts
zomnoms
Couldn't care less*
LoTRFanatic42
yepn0pe
Pretty sure #1 is the beast from The Magicians
Megawildfyre
That's where I recognized it! For the life of me, I couldn't remember what it was from.
CaptVito
I loved his character in season 2.
Mrstwitches89
Thank you! That was driving me crazy trying to figure out what that was from @yepn0pe
TheCryingOnTheInsideKind
ekrumme
So much cooler when he didnt have a face. Take that away and make him start singing all the time? Seriously?
ripostestatistics
Is that show any good? Legit curiosity
yepn0pe
I thoroughly enjoyed it however ymmv. Could make for a nice binge watch.
myfriendgotmeaddicted
Personally loved it. Has its ups and downs but overall it was great. The books are really good read too.
walmi1337
Honestly such a good watch , some epd you question how this is a thing..like sex magic? but worth it
twominutesforhighsticking
Actually more enjoyable than the books. Just know that the characters are SUPPOSED to be obnoxious, whiny, pretentious bastards.
solusbringer
Yes it has weak moments but the first season alone is fantastic.
ripostestatistics
Thanks, I'll give it a go
Narwhilian
The show is pretty solid. The books are way better IMO but the show does a good job telling the story
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The books are awful, what are you smoking?
FirefighterCaboose
I view the show as a different timeline from the books, which I think is the intent. Makes it so continuity doesn't get me.
Narwhilian
I think that was actually what they did. In the show when they are all in the neither lands the Librarian calls Margo Janet (1/2)
Narwhilian
Margo corrects her and she says something along the lines of "Oh so thats what youre calling yourself in this timeline". (2/2)
TheMentelgen
Starts better than it ends. Nobody is all that likeable and it tries too hard to be edgy at times.
Lunavalve
Is it over? I thought it was still going
TheMentelgen
I'm not sure if it got renewed for a second season, but I was talking about the first season arc.
yepn0pe
Yeah, second season is over and they've been renewed for a third.
CruisinDownTheStreet64
It's a solid show if you're not expecting Harry Potter lol. Also check out the librarian. Also a great show
annoyingjoe
ok EEL TRUCK?!?
HalloweenAintTillManana
Nasty ass asians love to eat them so we ship them over there.
RedClaws23
"when she says you can go in her back seat"
sevrono
They also produce a type of high strength slime
AwkwardlyUncomfortable
They had to use a bulldozer to scrape them off of the road. Looked so nasty
surfinsolitude
Happened less than 50 miles away from me. Weird seeing it on here.
Jusmar
gimking
Eels up inside ya, find an entrance where they can, eels in mouth in your tummy in your anus, eels doot doot doo doo, eels doot doot doo doo
norill
hovercraft*
petrovskyz
You mean EEW truck?
ashipthatshipsshippingships
That would have smelled fuckin RANCID
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
Imagine if you didn't have insurance.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
wait OR DID HAVE insurance, but they didn't cover acts of eel.
GentlemanScientist
Better than bees I suppose.
eion85
hagfish. They make a durable leather. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40605743
MerToo
and that would be the nicest thing you can say about hagfish. really. gimme eels ANY day of the week.
ThisStatementMightBeFalse
too bad it wasn't a hovercraft...
Arimakura
Yeah they were farmed and sold to go overseas China delicacy or whatevs
Degarafarat
Not just there.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
The writers for Final Destination are running out of ideas.
Aeioyouu
This happened just outside of where I live. It was pretty crazy to see them all squirming around the highway
arfink2
Maybe baby eels? They're worth thousands of dollars a pound right now.
CactusClimbingCupcake
eel soup
Atomic2
Yea man, how do you get YOUR eels?
norill
in a hovercraft
FourOrangeCircles
Ilmatyynyalukseni on täynnä ankeriaita
norill
mój poduszkowiec jest pełen węgorzy
MrTroysWildRide
This made me snort-laugh. Thank you.
AceOfShovels
Hagfish defensively secrete something from their skin that turns water into bukkake.
LexiaStark
They can also tie themselves in knots. Literally.
AceOfShovels
Yeah, I think that doubles as a way to squeeze out more ooze and also escape from predator clutches.
MrTroysWildRide
Best description I've ever heard!
dovahkiindredspirit
ImmortalAzrael
This continues to be one of my favorite things on the internet.
ManOfCulture
toon sauce?
VoidIncarnate
McDonalds' 'Never Frozen' fillet o' fish.
ripostestatistics
Windsheels
IWasToldThereWouldBePie
Eel eel eeeeeeellll eel eel eel eel eel Elle eel eel eel eel eel eel eel eel!
ripostestatistics
http://imgur.com/P8Mc343
FreudIndianNipSlip
A shipment on its way to Korea for consumption. These eels produce a slime under stress that's seem on the road. Sticky mess. Source: CNN.
SimplyAMicrowavedHotdog
Your source is fake news
juicygingrr
Was wondering what that was!
jennym123
Oh poor eels. I hope at least some survived :(
Astr0spaceCat
Because they were definitely being taken somewhere nice. Like an eel resort and spa. Not somewhere deathy like a market or restaurant.
PistonCupWinner
A farm upstate maybe?
jennym123
I mean. They could have. You don't know!
SteveMND
Pretty sure there are millions, if not billions still in the ocean, so worry not.
landcfan
Doesn't comfort the hagfish in that picture...
Neednoggle
#14 Uber Santiago makes record breaking one day profits due to mysterious taxi shortage.
shuttlecockinakumquat
https://media.giphy.com/media/8WdsK61D9YOOc/giphy.gif
DaedelusMuse
Where in the world is Uber Santiago?
Jakalope
UncleStalin
seriously, here in Chile taxi drivers are usually really, REALLY damn agressive with the uber drivers, it's like some kind of small mafia
Robvp
Same thing in Mexico, taxi company near the border went as fad as attack newish cars of people picking up family/friends, they even beat 1/2
Robvp
Up a guy who had his phone in hand and told him he had tonuse their service or else they'd kick his teeth out
IamtheFloridaMan
I was in Columbia recently and the taxi drivers were all downtown protesting so we used the illegal Uber.
catcatnny
You mean Colombia?
IamtheFloridaMan
Yes
OfficialJoeBiden
Yeah, there was even a campaign dedicated to spelling Colombia correctly...
catcatnny
How to spot a Colombian
IamtheFloridaMan
I am Columbian, I was there with family
stuffs
No, that's really Joe Biden. He was on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so he's still in the know.
OfficialJoeBiden
I'm American, sir. I was even Vice President.
Tywinning
This is one of those situations where technology allows for a better service for all and taxi companies can't/won't keep up. So what
InnsmouthTourist
It's amazing how many taxi company's are just complaining instead of modernizing. A local search has only 2 cab company apps outside Uber
manimatr0n
"Better". It's just new, not better.
thefalconry
It's better.
manimatr0n
Oh yeah, price gouging, ratfucking labor rights, that shit is totally "better".
Robvp
I've only known of one city here in Mexico where a taxi company made an app to compete, the rest just keep complaining
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
It kicked my local taxis into gear (after a year+ of moaning). Their app is better than Uber imo but a lot of the drivers refuse to sign up.
KungFugazi
Cause now they can't overcharge tourists
zebulorg
Then fuck em.
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
Exactly. Calling Uber "unfair" competition is too simplistic. Sure there are issues with how they handle their clients (drivers) but at 1/
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
its core it represents whats great about capitalism. Innovation. If you don't give you're customers what they want, they'll go elsewhere.2/2
penguinfool3938
It's worse for taxi drivers and uber drivers, who have no minimum wage because they don't actually work for the company.
Ezralite
This is kinda true. There's no minimum per hour, but there is a minimum per ride. The only real problem is you don't have guaranteed rides.
penguinfool3938
wait, a federal minimum ride limit? Or are you just saying they pay you something for driving, because yeah, obviously
penguinfool3938
and ultimately bad for everyone because of other industries piggybacking on their success and copying their business model
Drarra
That's progress of the civilization and economy...
penguinfool3938
yup, everybody ends up poor except the guy who owns the company. Progress!
Promethianfire
This tends to happen any time there's a new innovation in a high-demand industry. It will suck for a while but sort itself out.
XaiaX
The "innovation" of Uber is "charge less than cost, and hope your competition goes out of business faster than you do".
Promethianfire
That's what Vanderbilt did and it made travel affordable to people who'd never dreamed of ir before. Prices stayed low long after.
Promethianfire
But no, the real Innovation is the network they're using. This is something taxi companies should have invented, just has Blockbuster-