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[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have no idea how much I want this to be true.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd much rather have the man disappear into the irrelevance he came from

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the ultimate schadenfreude, he's already broken completely as a person, then to blow away like so much dust

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fine, but can Elmo make him cry first?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Probably already does.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be like them and just pretend it’s true because it feels good

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I call that nibbling the onion.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Elmo is just a little monster and sometimes Elmo forgets to clean up because Elmo is busy learning, playing, and making new friends. Elmo thinks it's important to have fun and be happy too. Elmo tries to clean up, but sometimes Elmo needs a little help. Maybe we can clean up together! What do you think, Mr. Peterson?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"You know who else liked to clean up? Hitler; the physical manifestation of the archetypical monster inside all of us, bucko.

Niche once said, am I'm paraphrasing here: when you stare into the monster, you'll find the monster staring back at you.

And that's no joke, you could very well say that the monster is the metaphysical lobster who pops bendodiazapine's like a three year old with a sugar addiction.

And you know what happens then? You become the embodiment of Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, and that's you Elmo, you're at least fifty years old, and you refuse to clean up your bedroom."

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

“In many ways it’s good to see Mr. Peterson show the young men who follow him that it really is OK for men to cry. Trying to be stoic 24/7 can lead to serious outbursts and doesn’t allow loved ones to know when these men need support,” Klein said. “That being said he could suck it up a bit – dude cries all the time.”

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I see the old school The Onion has been reincarnated, in all its original surrealistic glory. This story is an absolute goddamned masterpiece.

Edit: It's not The Onion, it is far superior

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I didn't even notice. Updated

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is probably one of the funniest satire pieces I've read in a while.

[–] pantyhosewimp 2 points 1 year ago

Hola, amigos. What gives? I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya…

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I could see it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Elmo wants a tickle

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

sad kermit noises

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

sounds like Jordan got what he needed from it then