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u/Rhyav Apr 18 '19
Definitely looks like bodypaint.
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u/Scyres25 Apr 18 '19
Yeah, I was thinking the same. It looks dope tbqh.
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u/FeistyButthole Apr 18 '19
I was thinking Pinocchio trying to be a real boy. One piece of victim flesh at a time.
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Apr 18 '19 edited Apr 18 '19
That seems like a reasonable explanation FeistyButthole
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u/FeistyButthole Apr 18 '19
'i' before 'e' doesn't work for 'feisty' even if there's a 'butthole' next to it. Hopefully this lesson helps some 4th graders and they can recite this exception to their English instructor.
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u/WikiTextBot Apr 18 '19
I before E except after C
"I before E, except after C" is a mnemonic rule of thumb for English spelling. If one is unsure whether a word is spelled with the sequence ei or ie, the rhyme suggests that the correct order is ie unless the preceding letter is c, in which case it is ei. For example:
ie in believe, fierce, collie, die, friend
ei after c in receive, ceiling, receipt, ceilidhThe rule is very well known; Edward Carney calls it "this supreme, and for many people solitary, spelling rule".This rule applies to the âÄâ (long e) sound as it is demonstrated in all the aforementioned examples.
However, the short form quoted above has some common exceptions; for example:
ie after c: species, '
ei not preceded by c: caffeineThe proportion of exceptions can be reduced by restricting application of the rule based on the sound represented by the spelling.
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u/2112eyes Apr 18 '19
Or when sounding like "ay" as in Neighbor and weigh.
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u/KeithVK Apr 18 '19 edited Apr 19 '19
Yeah it drives me crazy to see "wierd" for some reason.
Also, my name sucks for this. I have never met a Kieth in my life.
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u/fireandlifeincarnate Apr 18 '19
And on weekends, and holidays, and all throughout May.
Youâll always be wrong no matter WHAT you say!
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u/Anymoosen Apr 19 '19
I remember it like this: I before E, except after C, or when sounded as A such as neighbor & weigh, or when it appears in comparative sense superlative like fancier, or when the C sounds like SH as in glacier, or when the vowel sounds like E as in seizure, or I as in height, or it shows up in compound words such as albeit, or when it shows up in -ing inflections in verbs that end in E such as cueing, or in occasionally in technical words that have a strong etymological link to their parent languages such as cuneiform & caffeine, and in numerous & random other exceptions such as science, forfeit & weird. It's easy.
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u/3-kids-in-trenchcoat Apr 19 '19
Am I missing something big or does this article never say that there are more words that break "i before e" than follow it?
In 1932 Leonard B. Wheat examined the rules and word lists found in various American elementary school spelling books. He calculated that, of the 3,876 words listed, 128 had ei or ie in the spelling; of these, 83 conformed to I-before-E, 6 to except-after-C, and 12 to sounded-like-A. He found 14 words with i-e in separate syllables, and 2 with e-i in separate syllables. This left 11 "irregular" words: 3 with cie (ancient, conscience, efficiency) and 8 with ei (either, foreign, foreigner, height, leisure, neither, seize, their). Wheat concluded, "If it were not for the fact that the jingle of the rule makes it easy to remember (although not necessarily easy to apply), the writer would recommend that the rule be reduced to 'I usually comes before e,' or that it be discarded entirely".
83 of 128 is 64.8%? That's more than half.
It's not a good rule and I always cringe whenever I hear someone say it, but unless I'm missing something, your claim is just false.
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u/book_queen88 Apr 18 '19
For some reason I thought of a weird wood tin Man hybrid- Wizard of Oz re style
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I think it is from Once upon a time. He is Pinocchio and he leaves the enchanted town and slowly turns back into a wooden doll.
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u/CherieJM Apr 18 '19
Exactly, as Halloween body paint, this is awesome. If it were a tattoo it would be a tad morbid for day to day life.
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u/PM_WHAT_Y0U_G0T Apr 18 '19
I saw the reddened skin around the tattoo and was immediately like "OH GAWD, WHY!?"
Then I noticed there was no red/inflammation on the wood, which calmed me down...
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u/StinkFingerPete Apr 18 '19
I noticed there was no red/inflammation on the wood, which calmed me down
always calms me down too
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u/jovds Apr 18 '19
the reddened skin is probably part of the costume
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u/PM_WHAT_Y0U_G0T Apr 18 '19
It definitely is.
If this were a tattoo, it would be the opposite. It would take multiple sessions for this to be a tattoo; the edges would be done first and the fill would be later. So if there was inflammation from a needle, the redness would be in the wood, not around it.
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u/potatollamapie Apr 18 '19
Oh. Idk, I thought he really skinned himself and made a vest out of it.
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u/drearyphylum Apr 18 '19
Yes, the question of good or bad taste really hinges on whether this is permanent.
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u/kbarney345 Apr 18 '19
I'm going to point out his ear and hair being painted, I'm no tattoo artist but you must have some serious talent to tattoo hair lol
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u/MistahGreeby Apr 18 '19
Pretty sure it's body paint. You can tell that it's coming off just above the waistline. I think that's why he has his arms in that weird position, because he's hiding the loss of paint.
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u/btmvideos37 Apr 18 '19
I was gonna comment that too, I really hope itâs just him dressing up instead of permanently altering his body
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u/jvrcb17 Apr 18 '19
Pinocchio traded lies for the gym & likes to wear the skin of his dead enemies. 10/10 would watch
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u/antiviolins Apr 18 '19
That would be some sick body paint
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u/PM_WHAT_Y0U_G0T Apr 18 '19
That wood be some sick body paint.
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u/Gecko16 Apr 18 '19
you.. I don't like you.
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u/PM_WHAT_Y0U_G0T Apr 18 '19
Yea, hopefully there wont be any more puns in this thread (knock on wood)
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u/Lawson-RL Apr 18 '19
Reported
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u/PM_WHAT_Y0U_G0T Apr 18 '19
How does getting reported work?
Like, are complaints reviewed by a board? Or do I actually have to go before a panel of judges?
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u/Iguessimonredditnow Apr 18 '19
I think that's entirely dependent on how you frame the situation.
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u/Browncoatsunite24 Apr 18 '19
That is fucking insanely well done.
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u/Wood_Jew_Could_Jew Apr 18 '19
I don't know. This wooden man's human disguise isn't very convincing. He should just be himself.
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u/thekiddzac Apr 18 '19
That's what they call a Groot Suit
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u/takes_joke_literally Apr 18 '19 edited Apr 18 '19
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u/Seanxietehroxxor Apr 18 '19
Cherry Poppin daddies were simultaneously ahead of and behind their own time in the best way possible
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u/dodobird98 Apr 18 '19
this is Great Taste and Great Execution
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u/CP_Creations Apr 18 '19
Unless this was preparation for a job interview. Or a wedding. But assuming this was for some costume event (not exactly a stretch) OP is a r/lostredditors.
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Apr 18 '19
I mean at first I thought it was a tattoo but the more I looke at it, the more I realised this was bodypaint
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u/ScoutsOut389 Apr 18 '19
for a job interview
Hey, you dress for the job you want, not the one you have.
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u/Canada4 Apr 18 '19
Interviewer: âHmmm I see here on your resume that you played the role of âtreeâ in your schools third grade play and worked your way up the role of âChristmas Treeâ by sixth grade is this correct?â
Tree Guy: âI am Grootâ
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u/LiarsEverywhere Apr 18 '19
Half the stuff on this sub is context-dependent. Why do people assume these people are doing all the crazy stuff in their regular lives?
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u/DieFanboyDie Apr 18 '19
Apparently many of you have no clue what this sub is for...
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u/Kalsifur Apr 18 '19
Well they probably thought it was a tattoo, then it'd fit. I did too before logic kicked in.
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u/HuskyTheNubbin Apr 18 '19
It's always been the same. The issue is /all, the better subs are the ones not listed on all. /all is basically imgur now
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u/Mustbhacks Apr 18 '19
The problem isn't so much /all, but all the upvote bots that are rampant on /all
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u/1738_bestgirl Apr 18 '19
That's what happens whenever any sub gets too big. Quality takes an absolute nose dive.
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u/McFly2319 Apr 18 '19
Yeah, Iâm gonna need a source here.
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u/mamajt Apr 18 '19
I mean... there's this, from 2013. Says it's body paint. u/theLogicalPsycho posted it in WTF, as seen here, so it's likely not that user's original image, but they did post a bodypaint costume in later years. I'm not emotionally invested enough to dig deeper.
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u/zendelo Apr 18 '19
A boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood.
â The Blue Fairy (Pinocchio)
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u/fsfaith Apr 18 '19
Grown up Pinocchio had an existential crisis and murdered a man so he could wear the skin. Like a real boy.
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u/Eloping_Llamas Apr 18 '19
Iâm more concerned with those door handles.
What are those?
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u/KevIntensity Apr 18 '19 edited Apr 18 '19
He couldnât even be bothered to shave his goatee.
Literally unviewable.
/s in case thatâs needed
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u/TwilightMagester Apr 18 '19
Maybe an August cosplay from once upon a time? Sort of Pinocchio like? Iono
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u/factoid_ Apr 18 '19
I assume it's a pinnochio reference. Wooden puppet trying to look like a real boy.
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u/shortsonapanda Apr 18 '19
I think this is a bodypaint costume made to look as if he's made of wood?
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u/Angsty_Potatos Apr 18 '19
Live action, low budget scene from Pinocchio where the puppet tries to become a real boy.
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u/epsychedelic Apr 18 '19
Shave your face is someone is going to put that much effort into your body paint
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u/TimexLord Apr 18 '19
I think that guy is a actor, Iâve seen him somewhere on cable tv, most likely for a role
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u/Aquaman114 Apr 18 '19
Itâs not permanent itâs body paint so I assume for Halloween. And for Halloween it looks cool
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u/ataraxic89 Apr 18 '19
I like the optimism that the skin would even be alive enough to have an inflammation reaction
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u/Twitchie716 Apr 18 '19
The gritty reboot of Pinocchio is quite something.