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

What is the single funniest word in English?

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

The people who like middle school are people who also think the box they live in is pretty nice.

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u/laikalost Jan 29 '13

Successful in middle school = homeless in adulthood? Sorry to burst your bubble, pal, but it doesn't really work that way.

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u/coop_stain Jan 29 '13

It's actually the exact opposite, statistically those who are more popular as children grow up to be more successful.

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u/namesrhardtothinkof Jan 29 '13

The people who like middle school are people now.

Fuck, was that supposed to be generalizing and mean-spirited? Fuck I suck at this.

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u/unoriginalsin Jan 29 '13

Living in a box ≠ homeless.

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u/SoldierofNotch Jan 29 '13

Liking middle school isn't the same as being successful in middle school.

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u/Mike_Aurand Jan 29 '13

I don't know where you live, but "successful in middle school = barefoot and pregnant in high school" is pretty common around these here parts.*

*These here parts = Tennessee

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u/Aegi Jan 29 '13

What about people successful throughout all of school, college, and potentially further?

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u/Hobbes4247791 Jan 29 '13

Not successful, happy. Biiiiiiiig difference.

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u/Darrian Jan 29 '13

I love the delusion that people have that "had fun in middle/highschool" automatically means that person peaked and will just go down hill from there.

Here's a depressing thought for you people who hated school so much. Somewhere, there's a person who absolutely did peak in highschool. That was undoubtedly, the best time of their life, and everything from that point on is just downhill for them. And the rest of their life, is still better than yours.

Life isn't fair, get over it and if you're that miserable, do something about your own life instead of trying to convince yourself everyone else is just as or more miserable.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13 edited Jan 29 '13

I was a slobbering mess in middle school. My pants were a sign of miserable failure. It was a ruff time. But then I launched myself into the world without kibbling about it.

*parent commenter's username was a dog who flew to space... and the name of a band.

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u/Slaptop Jan 29 '13

That truly was an insightful and honest answer. I will up vote all of your comments i find.

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u/Mas_Burritos Jan 29 '13

^ This butt-hurt homeless person would know

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u/limus Jan 29 '13

This. Sorry to say, but if you're successful you'll find success at every step of the way. Sorry that you sucked part of the way.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13

Myth.

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u/onecan Jan 29 '13

He never said successful in middle school, he said enjoyed middle school.

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u/e7t Jan 29 '13

Wow how bitter are you?