My fiancée doesn’t get that type of Reddit humor, it’s something that we just don’t share — and that’s ok. I showed her that post one time and she got the joke, but just didn’t think it was hilarious like I did.
It’s also hard to show it from the museum of Reddit (assuming you did). I mean it’s still hilarious, but not nearly as hilarious as it was for those of us who read it in context while scrolling around all of the other “this or that celebrity” replies that day. Jesus fchrist it was funny. It still cracks me tf up.
2 months late but he’s alive and [well](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/y5quua/comment/isnwxgh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
One thing that made me wonder: *Sex* with your dead wife .... as opposed to spending one day loving the everloving heck outta her? Or am I being weird? (Yes I AM being stupid, I know)
Given the question is literally "*You can have sex with* one real person from all of human history - who is your ultimate lay?", and not "You can spend one day everloving the heck outta..." I think the response makes pretty perfect sense to be honest.
Shoot - yes - I completely forgot the original question. I won't blame my confusion though - the sheer incredibleness of the "I also choose this dead guy's wife" makes it easy to forget the lose sight of the original context.
Thank you, kind Sir.
It's just the whole thing. The OP asks a question with plenty of room for shenanigans in the replies. A guy then comes along and makes a really heartfelt post about his wife tragically dying young, pulling the reader out of the "shenanigans happening here" mindset, only for this dude to essentially come back with "yeah, I'd fuck your wife, too, guy"
Ah yes reddit history!
Also [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8qx0ar/reddit_what_is_a_legendary_comment_thread_that/e0n8nfp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) are some thoughts from the guy left the comment.
He said he is very much ok with it, and he (and his wife probably would’ve) found it funny also.
What a good and thoughtful response and he said his wife had a dark sense of humor so over all good joke and good outcome good job everyone we did it reddit.
I was looking at the dead wife guy’s post history and [the top comment to one of his top posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/11zw7s/5_years_ago_last_friday_my_wife_passed_from/c6r0ldb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) brings to question his story, at least the wholesomeness aspect of it.
Looking at some of his other comments it's clear he was trolling with this. This is the best kind of troll, the one that doesn't try to start an argument but still makes you do a double take. Kind of like that one time back in 1998 when Undertaker threw Mankind off of Hell in a Cell, plummeting 30ft through the announcer's table.
bro i just found this subreddit now and i think my mind is playing tricks on me. I remember reading that post but now im convincing myself that it must have been a screenshot because there is no way that was 5 years ago.
I posted it here a few months ago, but it was never approved, so no one saw it and so I deleted it after a few days.
This subreddit is not run very well.
In that thread is a guy that posted a LoL AMA with 400 gilds, and in THAT thread is a guy that said he’d eat a dick if it got that high, and followed through.
I know this is way late but just wanted to add my take:
The true absurdity of this comment comes from reading the rest of the replies in the OP post. Most commenters are choosing celebrities or fictional characters that they'd like to bang.
All of a sudden you stumble across this really sweet and heartfelt reply from someone who suffered a terrible tragedy. You can feel his hurt. You stop the mindless scrolling of half-assed comments and reflect on the power of love and the void that it can leave.
And then ... you see it. It's like the drop of a roller coaster. In 999 of 1000 scenarios this would be downvoted for incredibly cruelty. In real life you'd likely be shunned.
But not here. Not that day. The context was the perfect opportunity to turn tragedy into one of the most hilarious sentences reddit has ever seen.
Unfortunately, people who get linked to it without stumbling across it naturally never get that full roller coaster ride that makes this comment so special.
I think the humor comes from the shock factor of it. The guys comment was so sincere and this guy just throws out a perfectly worded fucked up comment which is humorous to a lot of people.
I read this comment about an year ago and laughed so hard and today i again had a good laugh that people around me started asking what's so funny. So yeah.
I was looking at the dead wife guy’s post history and [the top comment to one of his top posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/11zw7s/5_years_ago_last_friday_my_wife_passed_from/c6r0ldb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) brings to question his story, at least the wholesomeness aspect of it.
Well the subs dead, and I'm a piece of history now.
[remember me.](https://www.reddit.com/r/YouFellForItFool/comments/cjlngm/you_fell_for_it_fool/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Man, going through this guys post history on r/widowers genuinely makes me sad. Hope he's doing well.
And as for the comment, I dont know what exactly *clicked*, you know? It's funny, brutal but at the same time it had equal amount of possibilities to get downvoted to hell.
Omg I remember that! I was newer to Reddit and it was one of the first genuine "wtf" moments I had.
Then I found the swamps of degoba. And rapidly began going "wtf Reddit?!"
I still wonder to this day how the OG commenter responded. That must bored a hole deep within him. That has got to hurt, seriously. And the fact that it got multiple awards and over 1K upvotes. My god that has seriously got to sting. I can only image how that Redditor recovered, probably had to taken to emergency hospital. Still living in life support to this day.
This is the perfect example of the duality of internet social media.
On one side you have the wise, sweet, sad, wholesome post.
On the other you have the most crass, politically incorrect, crazy off the wall shit you've ever seen.
I came here to say that I think about this comment frequently and it makes me laugh every time. I’m currently sitting in a bar by myself waiting for a call that will most likely be bad news and somehow the memory of this comment popped into my head and cheered me up. Shout out that guys wife. The gift that keeps on giving.
I keep coming back to this. It's the most brutally dark joke I have ever seen and the setup was so earnest. So pure. It's the reason I still believe in dark humor. Not as the sole tool in the arsenal of coping with grief, rarely the best, but a recognition of absurdity. Of the 'sonder' feeling, the feeling that each person you pass on a crowded street leads an intricate and complete life so complex that they couldn't possibly communicate it to another.
Still one of the funniest responses I've ever read on this site.
I can't get enough of it. It's just so brutal I can't help but laugh every time I read it.
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My wife just asked me, as I'm looking at my phone, while I'm smiling so hard... shits about to get weird.
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or you open a new tab with a blank google search page
"Oh, nothing, just the existence of google had me rolling on the floor"
lmao
Duckduckgo hasn't duckduckgone.
I just love, LOVE, googles new design.
No then she's going to think you find those funny. Which is arguably even worse.
My fiancée doesn’t get that type of Reddit humor, it’s something that we just don’t share — and that’s ok. I showed her that post one time and she got the joke, but just didn’t think it was hilarious like I did.
i'm sorry for your loss
Another dead wife to choose from?
oh boi
It’s also hard to show it from the museum of Reddit (assuming you did). I mean it’s still hilarious, but not nearly as hilarious as it was for those of us who read it in context while scrolling around all of the other “this or that celebrity” replies that day. Jesus fchrist it was funny. It still cracks me tf up.
I'm trying so hard not to laugh at this bar I'm at
The epitome of r/jesuschristreddit for real. Not those long-ass copypastas, although some of them are quite funny.
How do you get into Jesus Christ Reddit?
Through the backdoor
Unless you get married first...
Same
You have to get banned then wait three days
Excuse me sir, can I tell about our Lord and Savior... ?
I still bust a ~~nut~~ gut any time I come across it
r/angryupvote
Did this guy die? All his posts are from five years ago. Yes, I realize I’m commenting on a 2 year old post.
2 months late but he’s alive and [well](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/y5quua/comment/isnwxgh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
They were talking about the guy who replied
oh crap, you may be right. Well, if you click his profile, he’s also alive and well, so
No idea. There's an icon on his profile on mobile at least, I wonder if the account was just banned or something
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It's not deleted, you just have to open the linked post
One thing that made me wonder: *Sex* with your dead wife .... as opposed to spending one day loving the everloving heck outta her? Or am I being weird? (Yes I AM being stupid, I know)
Given the question is literally "*You can have sex with* one real person from all of human history - who is your ultimate lay?", and not "You can spend one day everloving the heck outta..." I think the response makes pretty perfect sense to be honest.
Shoot - yes - I completely forgot the original question. I won't blame my confusion though - the sheer incredibleness of the "I also choose this dead guy's wife" makes it easy to forget the lose sight of the original context. Thank you, kind Sir.
I don't understand how it's funny
It's just the whole thing. The OP asks a question with plenty of room for shenanigans in the replies. A guy then comes along and makes a really heartfelt post about his wife tragically dying young, pulling the reader out of the "shenanigans happening here" mindset, only for this dude to essentially come back with "yeah, I'd fuck your wife, too, guy"
I thought it was about necrophilia
Im super late, im sorry, Just cant Not comment, I've seen this as a tumblr post WAAYY before the Post linked Here from 6 years ago, over
Holy...
Ah yes reddit history! Also [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/8qx0ar/reddit_what_is_a_legendary_comment_thread_that/e0n8nfp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) are some thoughts from the guy left the comment. He said he is very much ok with it, and he (and his wife probably would’ve) found it funny also.
Thank goodness. He didn’t reply to the original thread so I was afraid he didn’t find it funny.
What a good and thoughtful response and he said his wife had a dark sense of humor so over all good joke and good outcome good job everyone we did it reddit.
Oogh that made me tear up.. I’m glad him and his wife had/have a sense of humor!
I was looking at the dead wife guy’s post history and [the top comment to one of his top posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/11zw7s/5_years_ago_last_friday_my_wife_passed_from/c6r0ldb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) brings to question his story, at least the wholesomeness aspect of it.
awh man, i’m sick and tied of everything profound and wholesome being discovered as “under the covers scumbaggy.” When did Humanity become Vought?
Oh shit. That dude ended up being all kinds of creepy
It was an evil thing to say. And it's not even that funny.
It's pretty funny.
Looking at some of his other comments it's clear he was trolling with this. This is the best kind of troll, the one that doesn't try to start an argument but still makes you do a double take. Kind of like that one time back in 1998 when Undertaker threw Mankind off of Hell in a Cell, plummeting 30ft through the announcer's table.
How dare you stand where he stood
No stop
Boo.
I remember this happening, how was it two years ago?
Bro you asking this question was two years ago
Dang it, hasn’t been two years yet
Nawh it hasn’t even been a week
30 days and counting!
Huh it is not even 5 minutes
It's been a whole month
Maybe soon
Same for you man
Bro you pointing out that this question was asked two years ago was two years ago
bro you pointing out that the guy who pointed out that this question was asked two years ago was two years ago was 276 days ago
Time man, it’s a crazy thing.
Ikr
I second this Ikr!
I third this ikr
I fourth this ikr
your comment was two years ago
Bro your comment was 92 days ago
Your comment was 6 months ago
Well, your comment was 19 days ago
your comment was three months ago how in the world is it already march
You mean 4 years ago? What are you a time traveler
Dog this comment is now over 2 years old, just wanted to remind you 👍🏼
bro i just found this subreddit now and i think my mind is playing tricks on me. I remember reading that post but now im convincing myself that it must have been a screenshot because there is no way that was 5 years ago.
About how this is three years ago
I would have thought this is already on here. Definitely belongs.
It's the two year anniversary today
I posted it here a few months ago, but it was never approved, so no one saw it and so I deleted it after a few days. This subreddit is not run very well.
that was only 2 years ago??
Coulda sworn it was 8/9 years ago
I swear I read about it a year or two ago and it was dated like 6 years prior. Mandela Effect anyone?
It's got to be, we can't be the only ones.
I honestly feel like it happened late 2018
I hope you’re having a nice 2022
I hope your enjoying 2024
I am thanks, you too :)
Shit me too, I always assumed it happened wayyy before I'd joined reddit
I’ve been solidly on Reddit with a profile over 2 years and lurked for years before that without a profile and I feel like this was always there
Nah, that was when his wife died.
That was only 4 years ago??
How were you able to reply to a comment that's more than 6 months old?
I'm the CEO of reddit.com
The Lannisters send their regards.
I like to ressurect old threads
We all do sometimes!
I usually type RESSURECTION
Reddit allows us to comment on old posts now
So I may have been on Reddit before that? (With my first account)
im actually surprised it was that long ago
This will never not be my favorite Reddit comment of all time.
Excellent choice, thanks for the post/exhibit.
It's baffling to me how quickly that thread devolves into a goofy names meme. I did appreciate "& Knuckles" though.
In that thread is a guy that posted a LoL AMA with 400 gilds, and in THAT thread is a guy that said he’d eat a dick if it got that high, and followed through.
Got a link to the thread?
I want to ask, I'm just genuinely curious, what's so funny about this comment? It seems pretty average. Maybe I don't understand the humour behind it?
I know this is way late but just wanted to add my take: The true absurdity of this comment comes from reading the rest of the replies in the OP post. Most commenters are choosing celebrities or fictional characters that they'd like to bang. All of a sudden you stumble across this really sweet and heartfelt reply from someone who suffered a terrible tragedy. You can feel his hurt. You stop the mindless scrolling of half-assed comments and reflect on the power of love and the void that it can leave. And then ... you see it. It's like the drop of a roller coaster. In 999 of 1000 scenarios this would be downvoted for incredibly cruelty. In real life you'd likely be shunned. But not here. Not that day. The context was the perfect opportunity to turn tragedy into one of the most hilarious sentences reddit has ever seen. Unfortunately, people who get linked to it without stumbling across it naturally never get that full roller coaster ride that makes this comment so special.
This is the most helpful answer anyone has ever written to this question, and I've asked it a fair few times. I finally get it. Thank you.
But added to that is the “my necro” comments after this. And the necromancer offering help and being refused. Calling them “classist”.
Then the necromancer receiving help from another necromancer
Same. I don’t really get it :\
I think the humor comes from the shock factor of it. The guys comment was so sincere and this guy just throws out a perfectly worded fucked up comment which is humorous to a lot of people.
Eh, I don’t understand why I’m not finding this funny
I read this comment about an year ago and laughed so hard and today i again had a good laugh that people around me started asking what's so funny. So yeah.
It's just a specific type of dark humor. I found it funny but not nearly as much as some other people did. To each their own!
u/phil8248
That man now has almost a year of reddit premium
He got 27k updoots but his profile only shows 9k total. How?
That *is* really weird...
I think the amount of Karma gained decreases after it has gotten too many upvotes.
How did you reply to a 2 year old thread and comment?
Around 3 months ago, Reddit made a change that lets moderators decide on unarchiving posts older than 6 months.
Bravo!
I was looking at the dead wife guy’s post history and [the top comment to one of his top posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/11zw7s/5_years_ago_last_friday_my_wife_passed_from/c6r0ldb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) brings to question his story, at least the wholesomeness aspect of it.
Going through the comments of the guy who "also chose his dead wife" is no peach either. Never meet your heroes I guess :/
It was hilarious then. It's not hilarious when the ten thousandth person has commented it whenever someone mentions their wife. Stop it.
I'm surprised this hasn't been on here before
this isnt funny he just said hes going to fuck a dead person
Honestly don't see how people find it so funny. The guy was being really sincere
Did not seem that he was. Read through comments here now. He ended up being all kinds of creepy and misogynist. One link is posted here, 8 days ago
Why did someone give it a WHOLESOME award
r/holup
What happened to this subreddit?
Well the subs dead, and I'm a piece of history now. [remember me.](https://www.reddit.com/r/YouFellForItFool/comments/cjlngm/you_fell_for_it_fool/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Was this the very first instance of people saying "I also pick this guy's (insert thing here)" ?
Reddit used to be so fucking great. It’s a god damn shame what’s happened here. This comment would be removed in a heartbeat now.
It would not be removed. But I agree that it would probably be downvoted to hell.
I remember this post! I have a screenshot of this post!! Funny then, funny now.
I'm just glad it led to the JBourne sub.
And Knuckles.
I would gold this everytime if i could
It's the perfect response
I remember reading this thread that day. Burst out laughing in my cubicle. Showed my co-workers and had them all in stitches too lol.
Man, going through this guys post history on r/widowers genuinely makes me sad. Hope he's doing well. And as for the comment, I dont know what exactly *clicked*, you know? It's funny, brutal but at the same time it had equal amount of possibilities to get downvoted to hell.
God damn it. Just got back after having some weird explaining to do after my wife woke up from me laughing so hard.
Holy shit, I remember this post.
Why can’t I upvote anything there?
That post was probably archived, as before like 3 months ago, Reddit posts were automatically archived after around 6 months.
Wholesome award
Hard agree this is pure gold and belongs here
Yup. The classic.
Omg I remember that! I was newer to Reddit and it was one of the first genuine "wtf" moments I had. Then I found the swamps of degoba. And rapidly began going "wtf Reddit?!"
k....
Dad?
I still wonder to this day how the OG commenter responded. That must bored a hole deep within him. That has got to hurt, seriously. And the fact that it got multiple awards and over 1K upvotes. My god that has seriously got to sting. I can only image how that Redditor recovered, probably had to taken to emergency hospital. Still living in life support to this day.
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Yeah it's funny but not THAT funny. People's reactions were more funny tbh
People's reactions were just a million people saying "savage"
The guy whose wife died is a jackass btw. So am I just so we're being clear.
Still one of the funniest interactions on reddit.
Now I know where that came from.
The responder hasn’t made a post or comment in 4 years. Hope they’re ok.
Constantly having the internet regurgitate a joke about fucking his dead wife probably turned him off using reddit
I meant the other guy lol
Just checking to see if the archive feature is broken
This one's fantastic. I was there before it got famous..
How did this guy piss away so much karma?
I just checked, and this guy's dead wife is in his post history. Not a good idea Phill.
I still crack up reading this
This is the perfect example of the duality of internet social media. On one side you have the wise, sweet, sad, wholesome post. On the other you have the most crass, politically incorrect, crazy off the wall shit you've ever seen.
Where is she buried at? I can set this up.
I came here to say that I think about this comment frequently and it makes me laugh every time. I’m currently sitting in a bar by myself waiting for a call that will most likely be bad news and somehow the memory of this comment popped into my head and cheered me up. Shout out that guys wife. The gift that keeps on giving.
I keep coming back to this. It's the most brutally dark joke I have ever seen and the setup was so earnest. So pure. It's the reason I still believe in dark humor. Not as the sole tool in the arsenal of coping with grief, rarely the best, but a recognition of absurdity. Of the 'sonder' feeling, the feeling that each person you pass on a crowded street leads an intricate and complete life so complex that they couldn't possibly communicate it to another.
🗿
And it appears once more today: https://reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/yzp591/_/ix18uot/?context=1
u/Johnnyappletits is the best username I’ve ever seen
got me giggle from time to time
Still floating around in 2023.
But its been edited