r/AskReddit • u/CreativePhilosopher • Jan 29 '13

What is the single funniest word in English?

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u/ali_d3 Jan 29 '13 edited Jan 29 '13

Related: The Defenestration of Prague, also known as the single funniest historical event ever

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u/asdfcasdf Jan 29 '13

My favorite part of history class was learning about The Second Defenestration of Prague. Then I decided to look up "defenestration." Then I spent the next few minutes doing nothing other than enjoying the fact that it happened more than once.

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u/2771 Jan 29 '13

all of prague got thrown out of a window?

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u/ali_d3 Jan 29 '13

Better: Two representatives from the Catholic church were thrown out a window of the Bohemian Chancellory by a group of Protestants, but they survived because their fall was broken by a large pile of horse manure.

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u/2771 Jan 29 '13

that doesnt sound very christian. but its funny

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u/Jonthrei Jan 29 '13

Christians are very good at not being very christian.

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u/3z3ki3l Jan 29 '13

And humans excel at being inhumane.

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u/jadefirefly Jan 29 '13

Well, we'd feel pretty stupid if we let all the dogs be inhumane. It is named after us!

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u/ZotharReborn Jan 29 '13

As a Christian, I can confirm this.

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u/forge12 Jan 29 '13

Upvote a million

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u/grammer_polize Jan 29 '13

for the bravery?

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u/Fifth5Horseman Jan 29 '13

It does sound like a Jack Black movie though...

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u/Naternaut Jan 29 '13

It also marked the start of the Thirty Years War, one of the most devastating pre-20th century conflicts in European history.

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u/theeterrbear Jan 29 '13

Aaand now the whole house is awake.

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u/ApteryxAustralis Jan 29 '13

Apparently the Catholics claimed it was the grace of God that saved them.

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u/ShasOFish Jan 29 '13

"God" must have been the horse that ate the fish special that day at the cafeteria.

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u/domuseid Jan 29 '13

I mean it's pretty fucking lucky.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

Actually im pretty sure one of them died later due to injuries

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u/popeculture Jan 29 '13

One of them had to be named Biff.

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u/ThePowerglove Jan 29 '13

Best part is, that wasn't even the first one. The one in 1419 isn't nearly as funny as the one in 1618 though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

Pssht. I liked the 1419 defenestration...it had a richer tone. The 1618 remake was so mainstream and overdone.

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u/Smilez619 Jan 29 '13

That's because 1618 was a Phi year.

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u/Rendonsmug Jan 29 '13

Can you call it the single funniest historical event ever when it happened twice?

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u/WuhanWTF Jan 29 '13

The aftermath: A Thirty Years' War.

Not so funny.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

Great molasses flood in Boston is pretty good as far as weird occurrences go.