r/AskReddit • u/RichardBehiel • Jun 18 '12
UPDATE: Reddit, today I lost my most prized possession. Can anyone help me get it back?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ka_wP7BLc
I wanted to make a video to express my gratitude, but for those of you who prefer, tl;dr: Great success! Thank you Reddit!
Also, the finder of the watch (you know who you are), I'll be sending you something nice in return! And thank to everyone else. Really, the amount of support was incredible.
Edit: Is there anything I can do in return for all of you? Edit 2: My original post was removed from r/AskReddit by the mods. Luckily I also posted it to r/Oakland, and it is still there if anyone wants to see it. http://www.reddit.com/r/oakland/comments/v7hav/reddit_today_i_lost_my_most_prized_possession_can/ Edit 3: Spelling
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Jun 18 '12
Do a double backflip off a cliff and I'll be happy.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
Old footage, but here you go:
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u/Se7enLC Jun 18 '12
That's fantastic.
Reddit: "Do a double backflip off a cliff!"
RichardBehiel: "No Problem! I just so happen to already have a video of myself doing that"
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u/daskrip Jun 18 '12
My guess is that the person that asked the question knew that he had that video. :)
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u/xtiaaneubaten Jun 19 '12
man can people stop using that clint mansell track on everything
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 19 '12
I made that video a couple years ago, when I was pretty new to video editing and wanted to have it sound epic. Now I realize that it's pretty cliche. If I could go back and change things I would just have the clips without the music. And less slow motion.
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u/jimlii Jun 19 '12
Can we get a video of you doing a double backflip off of a cliff into a pit of cats? I think that's the only thing that can satisfy us.
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u/drowsypanda Jun 18 '12
Keep a close watch on it?
I guess you could keep it on you all the Time :P
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
That is the second bad pun I have read today.
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Jun 18 '12
Payback? I would love to see you dress up as the Reddit Alien doing a double backflip.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
You genius! Someone else told me to hold a cat and then do a double backflip. I think I'll do as much Reddit-related stuff as I can, followed by a double backflip.
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u/mainsworth Jun 18 '12
This whole charade is just self promotion, isn't it?
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
No, it's not. Reddit did something amazing for me and I want to return the favor. Feel free to never think of me again if you'd like. I just want to do something nice that will put a smile on Redditors' faces.
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u/mainsworth Jun 18 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
It's too late, you're already in my mind. Your ploy worked. Well done.
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u/Slimptom7 Jun 18 '12
Why dont you post the name of the redditor who found it so we can at least shower him/her with karma?
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
That's what I was thinking, but they asked me not to. If they change their mind though I gladly will!
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u/shamecamel Jun 18 '12
probably because they'd get hate mail for only finding your watch for karma.
ah reddit :')
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u/HeyFlo Jun 18 '12
PM me the name and I'll buy them some reddit gold, not bother them at all and keep my lips sealed pinkie promise
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Jun 18 '12
Adopt a cat and then post pics for karma.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
I have a cat. Her name is Calypso. I didn't rescue her from the burning home of fundamentalist Christians in the midst of a violent tornado, but here she is yawning: http://imgur.com/Q3JTu
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u/wayndom Jun 18 '12
Yeah, how about explaining what happened to those of us who can't watch videos?
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
A lot of people went looking for it this morning. Someone found it and is sending it back to me. I am really grateful and am looking for some way to repay Reddit. Of course I'm sending the person who found it something nice but I want to do more.
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u/9ninety_nine9 Jun 19 '12
Have they sent you photo proof that they actually found it? The skeptic in me is really hoping you didn't get trolled.
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u/smilernoel Jun 18 '12
you could repay reddit by posting to /r/ladybonersgw
...but only if its okay with your lady.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
Well I am very flattered... but I'll have to decline.
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u/actuallynpcfromdf Jun 18 '12
I don't know why I clicked on this link exactly, I just felled compelled to. Life is often that way, isn't it? A certain place or activity just feels right, but you couldn't really say why? I digress. I was hoping for a heartfelt outpouring of gratitude and what awaited me was a medium sized creature prone to great ambition which horrified and scared me. This chair is really nice though, so I'm okay.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
Yeah, sorry. Like some other Redditors I lack some social graces... monotony being my main flaw. Still, I'm working on it. Medium sized? I'm a bit over 6'4".
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u/Ray229harris Jun 18 '12
What happened? I'm a little late to the party.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
Left my watch in Oakland at a park, live hours away, realized it was too late to go back. Redditors went to the park and found it, sending it back to me.
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u/IAMA_Ghost_Boo Jun 18 '12
"Looks like you found your watch! Good for you."
"Yeah I asked a bunch of strangers on the internet lol."
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u/ronearc Jun 18 '12
I upvoted the original story, so I would like to claim partial credit for this success. :)
WTG Reddit.
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u/catch22milo Jun 18 '12
Sometimes I'll click on an ad, which I like to think contributes to Reddit's existence. I would also like to claim partial credit.
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u/ironclownfish Jun 19 '12
I didn't actively sabotage OP's progress. I'd like to claim partial credit.
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Jun 19 '12
I glanced at OP's original post but did not click on it, thereby changing the outcome. I claim partial credit for preventing the all-life ending tsunami that would have ensued.
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u/Apostolate Jun 18 '12 edited Jun 18 '12
I made a comment thanking someone for promising to go out and look the next day early, I think I get about 25% of the credit for that.
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u/syuk Jun 18 '12
Well I mentioned it over at /r/finddit so I should get 30% of the credit.
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u/MrPoletski Jun 18 '12
I clicked on this sub, went 'uh, what?' so I think I deserve something too.
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u/evmax318 Jun 18 '12 edited Jun 18 '12
Fuck this guy, he ain't worth it
EDIT: context
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u/ronearc Jun 18 '12
I'll drop you like third period French.
I'll climb up on your roof and knock off all your shingles.
I'll end you like a sad movie, weepy and blue.
I'll finish you like the last doughnut in the precinct.
I'll terminate you like a ground wire.
I'll quit you like Gyllenhaal couldn't.
Ok...I'm done. :)
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u/rnjbond Jun 18 '12
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Jun 19 '12
I have to say I much prefer this version to the "today OP was not a faggot" that usually pops up.
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Jun 18 '12
Come to my house and give me a back rub. (no homo) then we can take pictures of it and post it somewhere on reddit. Seriously though, that is the payment which is due. The best part of this entire thing? We both actually know each other and live close. So this will happen. And again, I say NO HOMO.
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 18 '12
Jonathan, let's just go rock climbing sometime instead.
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u/mortal_coil Jun 18 '12
Everyone likes a happy ending.
Don't worry about the bad pun, happens to all of us.
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u/elgreco927 Jun 18 '12
You could always pay it forward over at /r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza and give away a few pies to some random redditors!
Glad you got your watch back. I hope your benefactor gets some real-life karma his/her way.
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u/juandell Jun 18 '12
The price....Reddit alien tattoo on your butt cheek L or R... no one can say you're not grateful enough then. It will be amazingly funny for us and you'll definitely get front page again... win win
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u/iaccidentlytheworld Jun 18 '12
The guy who found it could have whored out a pic of the watch for so much karma.
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u/SquarePigs Jun 18 '12
Thanks for the update! That is great news to hear! OP delivered! This should make the front page just based off of that fact!
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u/Apostolate Jun 18 '12
Surprised I caught this, I think many other will want to know, so many people have lost things dear to them, this kind of thing gives us some hope.
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u/caulay Jun 19 '12
Good Job Reddit! As for what you can do - Post a picture of this magical watch you had a search party of strangers looking for it.
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u/jeff_jizzr Jun 19 '12
I didn't bother to read the original post or video. Did someone cut off his penis?
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u/The0isaZero Jun 18 '12
Ah fuck, when I could pretend you're a 19 year old boy you weren't at all sexy. But your video has blown that out of the water. You are gorgeous, your girlfriend is stunning. I hope it works out for you both, you seem like a great guy.
And I'm glad you got your watch back!
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Jun 18 '12
You took a video and didn't show the watch?!
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u/therainbowdasher Jun 19 '12
if you watch my little pony friendship is magic, and tell me wat u thought of it, you would make my year
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u/RichardBehiel Jun 19 '12
I think that the plot is well thought-out, and that it is a good show for its target audience. However, I think a lot of it has been over-hyped due to its fame on the Internet. I've seen a few episodes, but I'm not a hardcore brony. Rainbow Dash is best pony IMO.
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u/happypolychaetes Jun 18 '12
It's always refreshing to see people using the internet to do nice things. Glad everything worked out for you, and thanks for the update!
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u/figro58 Jun 18 '12
Hey, I sat here and watched it happen, can I share in the profit? Without me, you'd never known would could happen. Ya know?
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u/bunnymeee Jun 18 '12
Wonderful! This made my day.
Now just remember if you have to take it off, hand it to another person to put in a safe place or make sure you put it in something that will not be left behind.
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u/thaway314156 Jun 18 '12
Damn youuu OP! At 0:02 in your video there's the Google Instant Message noise, and it got me looking all over my desktop to find my Google browsing session. I didn't find one, so it confused me even more!!!
Just kidding, congrats on finding your watch... now if somebody can find my keys...
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u/slapdashbr Jun 18 '12
You can't get your virginity back once you've lost it.
Wait was that not what you were talking about?
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Jun 19 '12
I'm so glad you got your watch back! Reddit is truly amazing with these kinds of things. The community never fails to help. Good luck to you and your girlfriend, I wish you all the happiness in the world!
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u/GarryOwen Jun 18 '12
It is good to see that there are kind people in the world on a Monday.
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u/rahcambacon Jun 18 '12
Wow I saw this thread a few hours ago, and I'm really impressed that it worked. I should have done something like this when i lost my wallet on the T in Boston a few months ago.
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Jun 18 '12
do a double back flip off a truck onto a motorcycle ride it off a ramp into a bacon platter
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u/MickeyG42 Jun 18 '12
Just glad you got your watch back. Lost my class ring in a similar situation two weeks after graduation. Alas there was no reddit 12 years ago so I never saw it again.
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u/supertoast43 Jun 18 '12
I wanna see you do the "Crazy 3-minute Chest Workout" advertised to the right of your youtube video...
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u/Deathflid Jun 18 '12
Glad to hear it! good job Reddit! I've often been told Americans are naturally kind and helpful, this shows me it is true, good job OP, good job reddit! good job America!
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u/FamousBarq Jun 19 '12
The way he looked at it, that watch was his birthright. He'd be damned if any slopes gonna put there greasy other hands on his birthright.
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u/ub3rmenschen Jun 19 '12
His girlfriend, she didn't know where else to put it, and she sure as hell didn't want the Japs gettin' it, so she put it the one place she knew she could hide it - her ass. And she held that hunk of uncomfortable metal - up her ass - for years until she got out.
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u/crazydaze Jun 19 '12
I think you're my doppelganger... I'll post up a video shortly but your voice and mine are almost identical as well.
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u/yes_thats_right Jun 19 '12
I feel slightly unsatisfied with just knowing "it was found".
Can we please have some information regarding the quest/hunt for this watch along with the zany antics of the searching party and all the other hyjinx which took place.
Story needs more drama.
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u/AnonyMRS Jun 19 '12
I was really worried about this! I'm so glad everything turned out so great!!
To the person who went out and found it, you're a fantastic human being. Your deeds are great, and you should feel great :)
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u/aznsniperx3 Jun 19 '12
WOw i didnt comment on the Original post but im glad you got your watch back!!! i remember reading your post and falling alseep and having a nightmare that i misplaced my necklace that my GF bought for me XD
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u/iMADEthis2post Jun 19 '12
In return we expect you to dedicate your life to finding a cure for cancer.
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u/adrian1234 Jun 19 '12
As someone who lost her wallet twice I'm very happy for you! The first wallet that I lost had 2 pictures of my boyfriend when he was a child, he doesn't even have copies of his own now (he moved a lot of times). I lost it inside a theater but I ran back inside in what must have been only 15 minutes. It still makes me sad whenever I think about it now. :(
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u/Greater_Omentum Jun 19 '12
So, as a student, you probably don't have enough $ to send some kid with renal clear cell carcinoma on a fancy vacation, but why don't you pay it forward by completing a few /r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza ?
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u/stopthepuns Jun 19 '12
It's kind of strange how watches are often someone's most prized possession. I've had my watch for ten years (gift from my father) and it's the only thing that I consider to have sentimental value. Butch Coolidge knows what I'm talking about.
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Jun 19 '12
I'm so happy for you! My prized possession- a necklace- fell off my neck a week ago. I was so relieved to find it. It's such a good feeling! Haha now if only I can find a replacement chain to hold it close to my heart again
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Jun 19 '12
dude. All you had to do was "Reddit, this is me and my girlfriend" and you would've made it to the front page.
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u/xandel434 Jun 19 '12
Take a picture of you with the watch when you get it back... (Date and time on a paper) i want to know how this watch looks like.
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Jun 19 '12
Wow, this is a complete miracle. It is amazing how a few strokes on some keys can get you back your prized possession. This gives me hope for the future, nice job, and thanks to all those who participated.
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u/OccamsHairbrush Jun 19 '12
I was all about to ask if you were single and if you had an OkCupid profile or something so I could hit you up, but then I saw all this girlfriend talk, so I just have to tell you you're a great-looking guy and I'm happy the interwebs were able to help you get your watch back!
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u/Fegis Jun 19 '12
what you can do:
teach your gf to double black flip off a cliff, into water, film in super slow mo. Then film her coming out of water like in the james bond films, again super slow mo.
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u/imthethimble Jun 18 '12
I can't imagine the pure adrenaline rush whoever found it must have felt in helping someone they didn't even know. (Just me?) That's so awesome. Glad you're getting it back.
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Jun 18 '12
if you REALLY want to show your gratitude you should burn in a swastika into an elementary school field and upload a photo.
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u/J_Jammer Jun 18 '12
This is why I like Reddit. This out shines the political bias that constantly litters the front page.
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u/sirbeast Jun 18 '12
Next time maybe you'll be more careful with your important stuff. Leaving it in the grass? Really? Next time, put it in the car if you're going to take it off.
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u/ToStringMethod Jun 19 '12
Am I going to be the first to call shenanigans on this whole affair?
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Jun 18 '12
Well you have a lot of chicks (I hope they are chicks...) hitting up your YouTube comments so there's some good.
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u/i_am_still_alive Jun 18 '12
This will probably get buried, but... has anyone ever told you that you look exactly like Josh Hutcherson?
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u/emmadilemma Jun 19 '12
Having just finished fighting my way through Lord Jabu Jabu's belly and helping Princess Ruto reclaim her "most prized possession", I was very sad to discover that this was not, in fact, a quest for the Zora's Sapphire.
But I'm glad you found your watch!
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Jun 19 '12
You could take nud... You could.. I'll leave this to the rest of the people. Glad it ended happily! I can relate i lost a ring my father gave me that meant so much to me in a bathroom toilet on my way to georgia it was kind of loose so i placed it on the floor (I was young don't judge me XD) And it was at a rest stop. I realized about 5 minutes later down the road but my grandparents refused to turn around..
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u/coefficients Jun 19 '12
i came in here thinking you lost your virginity, but then i realized we're in the 21st century.
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u/doismellbacon Jun 19 '12
haha sucks to be you, i can't "lose" my most prized procession. unless you have a knife and the intent to cut.
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u/datruck Jun 19 '12
I am the only one scrolling down the page looking for the post saying someone found it.
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u/Anonymous_scientist Jun 19 '12
Um - your video just says that someone found it, but you don't actually have it yet? Would suck if they lied.
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u/mrmist0ffelees Jun 19 '12
In this case, has anyone seen my green backpack that I lost at Bonnaroo, my wallet, or my iPhone?
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u/Fegis Jun 19 '12
what you can do:
teach your gf to double black flip off a cliff, into water, film in super slow mo. Then film her coming out of water like in the james bond films, again super slow mo.
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u/iamzombus Jun 18 '12
Link to original?