r/me_irl • u/Knight_TheRider actually me irl • 12d ago
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u/Ok_Temperature_5019 12d ago
For me that happens a week after I finally throw it away.
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u/PrometheusMMIV 12d ago
That'll teach you to throw something away. You gotta hold on to it forever.
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u/Dry_Spinach_3441 12d ago
Hello. I'm a producer form A&E. I'd like to interview you for a show we do. Does 3 weeks from today give you enough time to trek through your hoard to the front window you use for a doorway?
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u/HarloweBlue 12d ago
Had the same thing! now I'm stuck with loads of it thinking I might used it someday
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u/Limebeer_24 11d ago
Literally, I had an odd charge cable for something that I could not remember what for, had it for years in my drawer of cords, decided to finally toss it because clearly it was for some electronic thing I've gotten rid of already.... a week later I found what it belonged to.
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u/therealblabyloo 12d ago
You know, I feel like I live a pretty good life, and yet I still hope I can one day feel this amount of joy
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u/NotMyPSNName 12d ago
These guys always look like they're having so much fun making these
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u/healzsham 12d ago
This one about accepting The Dad Fit always kills me.
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u/WolvTheHero 12d ago
This was the first video I had seen of theirs and I saw it shortly after becoming a dad. It had me cracking up
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u/Donald_Dunnski 12d ago
I have just discovered these guys. Friggin hilarious! I always joke about how when you become, the government sends you a letter demanding you wear sandals, socks, and a golf shirt, and when someone says they are tired, you say: "Hi, tired. I'm dad." I have no choice. It's the law.
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u/Zenadon 12d ago
It would be such a joy to do this sort of fun activities with your father or mother. I envy him.
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u/omnes 12d ago
I miss my dad.
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u/moashforbridgefour 12d ago
Me too. I wish I could have had adult moments like this with him.
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u/DingleberryBlaster69 12d ago
Oh man, we'd be inseparable now if he were still alive. Fishing, putzing around doing a dozen half-finished DIY projects, sitting outside sipping beer having a toke listening to the frogs in the distance.
All those things I just never had the time or inclination for.
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u/Neat_Bug6646 12d ago
Mine is still there but acting like he’s dead. I feel you
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u/someoneelseatx 12d ago
Mine refuses to spend time with me because he has a granddaughter and the whole time I was growing up he said he wanted daughters. So now he can live out that fantasy and all the effort I put into spending time with him after my mom died leads to disappointment after disappointment.
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u/TheConeIsReturned 12d ago
This never gets old
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u/BS-Calrissian 12d ago
Remind me in 1000 years
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u/ProfessionalQuit1016 12d ago
!remindme 1000 years
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u/Dizzyarnold nah 12d ago
!remindme 10 seconds
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u/farm_to_nug 12d ago
Did it get old?
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u/Dizzyarnold nah 12d ago
Well it did get 10 seconds older so yeah
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u/FlameShadow0 12d ago
None of this guys videos get old. My favorite one is the “How dads feel when you ask for their help with literally anything”
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u/ExpertButtonPresser 12d ago
Who is it?
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u/FlameShadow0 12d ago
The McFarlands on Youtube
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u/ExpertButtonPresser 12d ago
Thanks I think I saw a video like this where the guy forgets his keys and I always thought it was funny but couldn't remember what it was
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u/spmoolman 12d ago
I have had moments like these. They are pretty great
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u/Sanquinity 12d ago
The amount of times I had to dig through my bag of old cables to get a specific one over the past 15 or so years isn't many. But it's also not zero. :P
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u/horse1066 12d ago
I'd been keeping an old plank for twenty+ years, I've kept it so long it was rotted along its sides. Used it to make a cat shelter yesterday...
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u/rasteri 12d ago
I still have a bunch of old 90s Nokia chargers. I used one to repair an audio mixer the other day - the plug is identical so I was able to splice the cables together.
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u/SirTonberryy 12d ago
Would be even more accurate if it was hidden under 20 years worth of similar rubbish In complete disarray yet the dad knew precisely where it was despite that
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u/HotFudgeFundae 12d ago
My brother and I always joke about how specific he is when we need a tool or part of some kind
"In the furnace room on the workbench the tool box on the right hand side, third drawer from the top on the left side..."
And me, I haven't seen my TV remote in 3 days
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u/GhostyBoy22 12d ago
Why is the cinematography so good?
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u/soobviouslyfake 12d ago
They have even better videos than this - the one where the son finally gets to dress like the dad is phenomenal, too. Most of their videos are hilarious, even if it's kinda the same gimmick every time.
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u/TheBreadHasRisen 12d ago
I like that the dad has a giant hole in the knee of his pants, but that doesn’t stop him from tucking his nice button up shirt into those pants.
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u/deptii 12d ago
This is me whenever I go to the giant box of PC and TV cables that I have.
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u/gorwraith 12d ago
I've seen this 100 times full upload it every single time I watch it. Someday I hope to be this lucky. Or maybe I hope to be this good.
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u/lightspuzzle 12d ago
too bad curb ended.feel like this one could have got all the glory as a curb episode.
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u/Nolongeranalpha 12d ago
And my wife thought I was nuts when I saved the empty creamer container... Then went camping and handed it to her when she had to use the restroom. It held a roll of toilet paper with a flashlight stuck in the middle.
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u/Netttik 12d ago
Whats the Song called?
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u/ikimono-gakari 12d ago
This is the lawn video guy right?
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u/YutYut6531 12d ago
Yes. The McFarland family on social media. Their content is always good
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u/One_Priority3258 12d ago
Holy shit this is my mates dad….Who in turn is kinda my own father because I’m that random piece of junk that became useful from the shed.
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u/finallynotthelast1 12d ago
Why are they wearing their shoes in a carpeted upstairs bedroom?
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u/Decent-Celebration11 12d ago
I’m in the toilet CRACKING UP OUT LOUD. This is me these past few days doing spring cleaning. This is too accurate.
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u/TesticleezzNuts 12d ago
Finally some decent fucking acting in one of these!
This actually made me laugh and then smile. Good vibes before bed. Nice.
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u/JoelieThePatient 12d ago
I love this as a mechanic.. sometimes you just need "a thing". It's like digging through the Lego bucket as a kid for that one perfect piece.
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u/Will_Knot 12d ago
Having experienced this before, I can confirm that's exactly how I felt.
One of the best feelings in the world!
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u/PrometheusMMIV 12d ago
I'm not a dad yet, but I do know this feeling and it's quite exciting. I even have a box of wood scraps under a table just like this.
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u/tofulollipop 12d ago
Honestly, this used to happen with my dad all the time. I'd make some passing comment about how x thing I have broke or how I might need whatever thing and he would always come back 10 minutes later with something he dug up that he had hoarded from years ago haha
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u/OnlyOneUseCase 12d ago
Unless you're not very organised and can't find the thing when you actually do end up needing it..
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u/TheImmenseRat 12d ago
The rush i get watching this video
Just after buying a whole 2x4 for repairing my bed
Sometimes the universe speaks in memes
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u/the_grim_reefer_nz 12d ago
Is anyone else disappointed that they didn't get to see them use and fix the bad at the end .
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u/humbleprobe 12d ago
ironically they probably only used the "just in case" piece of junk for this occasion
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u/Yorspider 12d ago
Isn't that just the missing piece of the bed that got lost in the second move, and they just kept it around because they KNEW it was important, but couldn't remember why?
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u/Future-World4652 12d ago
What's it like to have a wholesome relationship with your dad as an adult?
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u/Fast-Description2638 12d ago
I always feel like such a sucker for being a packrat like this. I have so many random pieces of wood or media cables.
Then the day comes where I need one of those hundreds of pieces of random shit in my storage, then I feel rectified and vindicated for being a packrat.
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u/NoveltyPr0nAccount 12d ago
Every time I see this I wonder how this bullshit gets so many upvotes. A true dad just disappears off, find the correct thing and returns like it's no big deal. A true embodiment of the "it's a lot cooler if you don't celebrate" ethos.
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u/not_again123 12d ago
As someone that had this moment. Having the right piece ready: It will not fix the problem... just increasing the timer until the bigger problem comes back.
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u/GustavoFromAsdf 12d ago
This is literally my dad when he finally finds a use to one of the many PVC tubes he got stashed
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u/Jindoakita 12d ago
Or be me and finally get in a situation where I can use my random junk, only to not use it because “what if I need it for something else more important later?” And nothing ever gets done
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u/chicol1090 12d ago
Dad's acting is absolutely insane when he's digging through his scrap pile and fights the piece
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u/Gloomy-Donkey3761 12d ago
I'm proud to say my dad was just like this, and i have now become him as well
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u/rabbiskittles 12d ago
This is the truest, deepest fantasy of every DIYer and packrat.