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This is what happens when you go swimming in an outdoor pool at -40°C (i.imgur.com)

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[–][deleted] 1154 points1155 points  (142 children)

That's how you begin the evolution into mer people, because there is no way in hell I would leave that pool till spring

[–]youracat[S] 512 points513 points  (134 children)

Getting out isn't all that bad! The pool is naturally heated and gets up to +40°C at the hot end. It can be quiet refreshing.

[–]esoterikk 476 points477 points  (20 children)

This is how I got frostbite on my ears.

[–]jockc 41 points42 points  (22 children)

Like getting out of a jacuzzi, if you are nice and heated up and the air is cold, it can be amazing!

[–][deleted] 156 points157 points  (17 children)

I was in an outdoor Jacuzzi with my brother in up state NY and we decided to jump out and race through 6-8 inches of snow to a tree and back. Turns out the snow was frozen on the top so when we stepped into it, the frozen layer on top ripped into our calfs like knives. I still made it to the tree, brother's a fuckin puss.

Edit: Spelling, because I get confizzled sometimes.

[–][deleted] 47 points48 points  (1 child)

Turns out the snow was frozen on the top so when we stepped threw it, the frozen layer on top ripped into our calfs like knives.

This is the winter version of stepping on a lego.

[–]martman006 74 points75 points  (11 children)

Just helping you out, the word you're looking for is through. Threw is the past tense of throw.

[–][deleted] 37 points38 points  (7 children)

Thanks, I get confuzzled sometimes.

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        [–]Veggiemon 15 points16 points  (0 children)

        I prefer loud refreshment.

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            [–]youracat[S] 2495 points2496 points  (472 children)

            The photo was taken Tuesday night at the Takhini Hot Pools in Whitehorse, Yukon. It's a naturally heated hot springs that reaches +40°C at the hot end. Definitely worth a visit if you are ever in the Yukon.

            [–]GentlemenBehold 1294 points1295 points  (148 children)

            I was going to say... Who could afford heating a pool in those conditions?

            [–]dont_press_ctrl-W 2200 points2201 points  (84 children)

            Nature is really wasteful with her heating. Does she not care about the environment!

            [–]underthedock 683 points684 points  (66 children)

            Nature what a self-destructive whore!

            [–]ratajewie 787 points788 points  (34 children)

            Nature? I hardly know her!!

            [–][deleted] 115 points116 points  (7 children)

            You should be ashamed. Happy cake day.

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              [–]inthedrink 23 points24 points  (8 children)

              Is that Ric Flair's sister?

              [–]mortiphago 16 points17 points  (10 children)

              fucking entropy

              [–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (3 children)

              Will be the death of us.

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                  [–]TenderBiscuits 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                  Don't worry, the City will charge her an outrageous price even though it's natural...fucking electric bill.

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                    [–]sexy_nerd 66 points67 points  (28 children)

                    Friend used to have a wood-stove heated pool. I would go over at 4 am, start the fire, go back to sleep, wake up at 6 and go swimming in the heated pool before work. AMAZING. I highly recommend.

                    [–]Eurynom0s 22 points23 points  (2 children)

                    How did you deal with getting back out of the pool?

                    [–]sexy_nerd 52 points53 points  (1 child)

                    RUN! Seriously. It was like a double work-out. I also had a towel waiting for me in the dryer when I got inside. So I'd swim, get out, run like hell, get inside and grab my towel, then get ready for work.

                    [–][deleted] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

                    It seems like that would definitely wake you up and get you ready for the day!

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                      [–]missspiritualtramp 36 points37 points  (7 children)

                      I swam in an outdoor pool last winter that was heated. At 6:30am, completely alone, watching a heavy fog roll over the frozen lake. JW Marriott in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

                      [–]Targaryen-ish 20 points21 points  (7 children)

                      Earth. That's who.

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                        [–][deleted] 233 points234 points  (65 children)

                        I just Google mapped Whitehorse and it's so far away from anything that I panicked thinking about being there.

                        [–][deleted] 51 points52 points  (13 children)

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                        [–]TheDerpySpoon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                        WorthIt.jpeg

                        [–]0piat3 8 points9 points  (3 children)

                        That would be one of the most beautiful drives you could take though.

                        Straight up the entire rocky mountain range.

                        [–]MrTwizzller 9 points10 points  (2 children)

                        Not really. A large majority of that trip isnt even the rockies.The trip through alberta is not very interesting. Not even near the foothills. Your traveling through calgary-edmonton-grande prairie, its all shitty snow covered farmland.

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                          [–]RIPphonebattery 65 points66 points  (20 children)

                          Check out alert, Nunavut

                          [–]CrazyYYZ 35 points36 points  (17 children)

                          Most northern Canadian military post. Had a friend get posted there before... he was not happy about that one.

                          [–]anubis118 42 points43 points  (9 children)

                          I have a friend that goes up there to work, like on purpose and everything. He loves it up there. Pay is good and it's impossible to spend the money you earn. He runs into wolves and polar bears all the time. Here is a pic he took up there: http://imgur.com/pQK6Cf4

                          [–]Anshin 15 points16 points  (3 children)

                          Those are neither wolves nor polar bears. I'm disappointed.

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                                [–]zedoktar 32 points33 points  (17 children)

                                I grew up there. My nearest neighbor was a half hour away. It was great. You could drive between towns and not see even a house for hours. There are little villages but Whitehorse is the only city for like a thousand miles.

                                [–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (9 children)

                                I could not imagine getting stranded in the middle of the winter in between towns. Freaks me out just to think about haha

                                [–]zedoktar 29 points30 points  (8 children)

                                Yeah you gotta prepare. I was on a greyhound once going to the Yukon for xmas and we lost the heater in the middle of nowhere. We almost froze to death before we got into Watson Lake. Everyone was bundled up in anything they could find. I've had to walk hours because of a broken down vehicle. Fortunately never super cold. If you are on a highway between towns traffic is frequent enough you wont be screwed. Highways out to another province get real empty though.

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                                    [–]A_Days_Past 120 points121 points  (78 children)

                                    Serious question, can your hair get soo cold and wet that it just breaks? like snaps and stuff

                                    [–]jams300 115 points116 points  (9 children)

                                    Great... Now I have this image stuck in my mind.

                                    [–]SassySquirrel3908 30 points31 points  (4 children)

                                    I so hoped someone else thought of this. I watched that movie a few days ago. Along with Anastasia and The Little Rescuers. I'm a child.

                                    [–]Ceebs19 16 points17 points  (2 children)

                                    ICE!? You mean as in igloos and eskimos and penguins and ICE?

                                    See ya.

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                                        [–][deleted] 287 points288 points  (40 children)

                                        No. It's not your hair that's freezing. It's the water or moisture on it. You just break off the ice. I mean, that temperature might exist but not in any survivable conditions.

                                        Source: I'm talking out of my ass but it sounds right to me.

                                        [–][deleted] 223 points224 points  (15 children)

                                        Can confirm, everything he said is true.

                                        Source: It sounds right to me.

                                        [–]natedog2049 110 points111 points  (13 children)

                                        Sounds correct to me, so I approve.

                                        Source: I'm a white male in my 20s, so I'm always right. Even when I'm wrong.

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                                          [–]the_honest_liar 37 points38 points  (8 children)

                                          Sounds right to me. I have a relevant story but decided reddit wouldn't care half way through and stopped writing it. Y'all wouldn't have read it anyways.

                                          [–]Vid-Master 27 points28 points  (2 children)

                                          If I start reading a long story on Reddit, I always finish it.

                                          YouTube videos are another story

                                          [–][deleted] 71 points72 points  (2 children)

                                          Suit yourself. I would've reddit

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                                              [–]lvl12 20 points21 points  (9 children)

                                              It just crunches. Like if you dip string in water and freeze it

                                              [–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (8 children)

                                              Just go outside with your hair wet if you live somewhere with a snowy winter, you'll find out. Your hair does not fall off. :P

                                              [–]gtnover 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                              I used to live in Michigan, and in the winter in high school I would wake up just in time to shower and go to school. My longer curly hair would freeze and if anyone grabbed or touched it, it would break off with a chunk of my hair inside. Happened on multiple occasions, so don't tell people hair won't snap off this way.

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                                                  [–]marcellaellaa 95 points96 points  (25 children)

                                                  Adds to bucket list...

                                                  [–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (21 children)

                                                  I've done this. Hot springs are really cool. But make sure you don't over do it and stay hydrated. I got drunk one night and decided to go sit in the hot springs. Stayed too long, didn't drink any water. The cramping, oh god the cramping was so bad.

                                                  Edit: Also, due to all the sulfer, they don't exactly smell great. Maybe it's just the one I went to but yeah, smelled like farts.

                                                  [–][deleted] 43 points44 points  (8 children)

                                                  Had a friend do this and faint getting out, with a glass in his hand. Lucky he didn't slice himself all to shit.

                                                  [–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (2 children)

                                                  Yes! Holy shit, I completely forgot but I almost did too. Got out and got this instant rush and my vision almost completely faded to black, I stumbled but recovered and made it inside where the cramping in muscles I didn't even know I had began. I had no idea what to do. If I should take a cold shower, drink some water or eat a banana.

                                                  [–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (1 child)

                                                  Sit down and drink a fuck ton of water, eat something salty afterwards. Booze and hot tubs are bad news together. But too much fun!

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                                                    [–]DiabloConQueso 27 points28 points  (5 children)

                                                    Hot springs are not cool at all, don't listen to this guy.

                                                    [–]efitz11 23 points24 points  (1 child)

                                                    The springs are so hot right now

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                                                          [–]letsgocrazy 80 points81 points  (41 children)

                                                          Oh wow. English person here but used to live in the Yukon when I was a kid - have been to Whitehorse a few times.

                                                          Didn't know that was a thing.

                                                          Is it worth me ever making the pilgrimage back to the Yukon to see the sights?

                                                          Edit: Would my English accent get me any interest from the ladies?

                                                          [–]beIIe-and-sebastian 37 points38 points  (12 children)

                                                          Depends. Are you a scouser or geordie?

                                                          [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                                                          Biiirrmingguuummm

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                                                                [–]shorthanded 1900 points1901 points  (189 children)

                                                                here's a lesson learnt: if you're going to a hot spring in northern canada at roughly -35c, don't go to sleep in your tent shortly after. your hair will freeze to your pillow, and you will have to trek all the way back to the hot spring to dunk your stupid head into it in order to remove the pillow from your aching scalp.
                                                                you will do this in front of your much smarter friends. you will never live it down.

                                                                [–]jakefinger 952 points953 points  (100 children)

                                                                Or don't go tenting in -35. It's -35 right now where I live and I don't know why anyone would want to sleep outside.

                                                                [–]icanseestars 312 points313 points  (6 children)

                                                                But the crickets have finally shut up at -35.

                                                                [–]ZeiglerJaguar 30 points31 points  (0 children)

                                                                So you can make all the bad jokes you want, and nobody will know!

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                                                                  [–]shorthanded 350 points351 points  (75 children)

                                                                  if you have the right equipment, it's not a problem.

                                                                  [–][deleted] 3321 points3322 points  (51 children)

                                                                  I do have the right equipment. I call it a house.

                                                                  [–]iamonthatloud 958 points959 points  (19 children)

                                                                  HEY GUYS LOOK AT MR FANCY CAMPING WITH HIS HOUSE

                                                                  [–][deleted] 141 points142 points  (15 children)

                                                                  When it is -40C/F my idea of roughing it is staying at the Motel 6 with Tom Bodet.

                                                                  [–]infectedsponge 33 points34 points  (2 children)

                                                                  Well he said he'll leave the light on.

                                                                  [–]yarmulke 6 points7 points  (1 child)

                                                                  A true gentleman.

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                                                                      [–]kid-karma 149 points150 points  (14 children)

                                                                      shit are we camping 100% of the time what the fuck

                                                                      [–]Jatz55 206 points207 points  (7 children)

                                                                      I'm pitching a tent right now. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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                                                                          [–]gkx 56 points57 points  (13 children)

                                                                          I'm kind of confused here... Not an avid camper. If it's cold enough for your hair to freeze to your pillow, I feel like it's way too cold to sleep.

                                                                          So the right equipment would be stuff that makes the inside feel warmer (like well insulated and close to a fire or something). But that would inhibit the amount that your hair can freeze to a pillow.

                                                                          What's the dealio?

                                                                          [–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (9 children)

                                                                          The sleeping bag/blankets/ clothes keep your body core temperature high. The only part exposed might be your head and hair. The warm blood from your core keeps your head warm, but obviously doesn't keep your hair warm. Any water on your hair will freeze, but your body temp is fine.

                                                                          [–]SherpaLali 37 points38 points  (5 children)

                                                                          Usually in very cold weather, people put their heads inside the sleeping bag. I don't know what this guy was doing. -35 seems plenty cold to get frostbite on exposed skin.

                                                                          [–]HaloNinjee 7 points8 points  (2 children)

                                                                          You never put your head in the sleeping bag when it's closed. The humidity from your breath will leave you wet and cold.

                                                                          Source: Boy Scouts

                                                                          [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

                                                                          winter bags have hoods - when it's really cold and you cinch it tight, most of your head is "in" the hood, with pretty much just your nose sticking out.

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                                                                                [–]BurritoTime 38 points39 points  (1 child)

                                                                                Apparently it is a problem, because your hair might freeze to the pillow.

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                                                                                  [–]Crieton 27 points28 points  (6 children)

                                                                                  I'm actually having a pre-trip meeting with buddies tonight about our trip in 2 weeks. We want to go fishing at a remote lake. This means spending the night. Since there are no permanent structures and we're snowmobiling in for the last stretch, this is our only option. Its not a case of wanting to sleep outside for me, it's just a requirement of the trip. Alternately I could Reddit all winter.

                                                                                  [–]TheMillenniumMan[🍰] 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                                                                  Alternately I could Reddit all winter.

                                                                                  Imagine how much fun you would miss if you went on a camping/fishing trip instead.

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                                                                                      [–]Rihannas_forehead 118 points119 points  (73 children)

                                                                                      As someone who's lived their whole life in Southern Cal and have only seen snow in the movies. I can't even imagine being in that type of cold. My mind does not grasp how it must feel. You're welcome to visit and relax next to my pool while soaking up the warmth of the sun like an Iguana.

                                                                                      [–]zedoktar 54 points55 points  (12 children)

                                                                                      At -40 you can throw a cup of boiling water outside and it will explode into fog as the steam evaporates and instantly freezes into ice fog. The bang it makes is pretty amusing.

                                                                                      [–]thesiIentninja 44 points45 points  (11 children)

                                                                                      I'm a fucking dumbass. I did this and the water flew back toward me through the door and burned my face and chest. I don't think it was cold enough only about -30.

                                                                                      [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (4 children)

                                                                                      Why the fuck did it do that? Wind?

                                                                                      [–]thesiIentninja 9 points10 points  (1 child)

                                                                                      Yep luckily the face burns healed pretty well, chest is pretty bad though since when I took my shirt if it ripped a good portion of skin away.

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                                                                                          [–]shorthanded 8 points9 points  (1 child)

                                                                                          i go to souther california fairly often, it's great! there's snow on san jacinto... and joshua tree national park is pretty surreal; don't even need equipment so spend an afternoon monkeying around on the rocks there.
                                                                                          i'm coming down for stagecoach, might have to take you up on the offer...

                                                                                          [–]brikky 68 points69 points  (38 children)

                                                                                          A few degrees below freezing and it literally starts to hurt. It feels like a burn, but instead of the burning sensation of spreading out across your tissue, it feels like your tissue is pulling in (biting cold is surprisingly accurate). Calm cold is bearable, windy cold is awful, humid windy cold is miserable.

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                                                                                              [–]summerofevidence 211 points212 points  (2 children)

                                                                                              How your hair dresser responds in spite when you ask for frosted tips.

                                                                                              [–]frogshit 55 points56 points  (1 child)

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                                                                                              [–]beefon 92 points93 points  (10 children)

                                                                                              Sanka sends his regards.

                                                                                              [–]seewhatyadidthere 33 points34 points  (6 children)

                                                                                              Sanka, yuh dead?

                                                                                              [–]xuu0 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                                                                              kiss mah egg.

                                                                                              [–]Clownskin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                                                                                              Yule Brenner!

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                                                                                                [–]iamtheowlman 68 points69 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                "T-t-t-take the f-fucking p-p-ppppppicture already!"

                                                                                                [–]DJ_Oey 258 points259 points  (37 children)

                                                                                                I found another picture of you guys.

                                                                                                [–]Toribor 198 points199 points  (20 children)

                                                                                                Did that image load upside down for anyone else?

                                                                                                [–]wingtales 32 points33 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                Yes. What the hell. Came back to comments to mention this.

                                                                                                Seriously, does anyone know?

                                                                                                Edit: Just looked it up. According to wikipedia, bitmaps (.bmp images) are coordinated from the bottom left. Here's another example!

                                                                                                [–]WrecksMundi 70 points71 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                <Error> <Code>AccessDenied</Code> <Message>Request has expired</Message> <Expires>2015-01-09T01:10:30Z</Expires> <ServerTime>2015-01-09T01:56:45Z</ServerTime> <RequestId>FF0ACB3E75D47EB8</RequestId> <HostId> ZFIfDKZXAcHsQ9MpDZjdWiaz+f3/TrnCsNtrxbYEo1c2mjJa7WbSpqQBIP0dL/G1 </HostId> </Error>

                                                                                                Your example confuses me.

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                                                                                                    [–]AmazinglySmooth 22 points23 points  (10 children)

                                                                                                    Damn I was expecting those arctic monkeys er whatever that chillax in those natural hot springs

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                                                                                                      [–]CaptainFlacid 46 points47 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                      The 90's called they want their frosted tips back.

                                                                                                      [–]fyt2012 56 points57 points  (19 children)

                                                                                                      I had a similar experience at these hot springs last week http://i.imgur.com/wKzGvXr.jpg

                                                                                                      [–]jaccuza 41 points42 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                      Looks like a real Vienna sausage fest.

                                                                                                      [–]fyt2012 45 points46 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                      Yup http://imgur.com/6DcaCbM.jpg

                                                                                                      [–]BenassiVerified Artisan 41 points42 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                      That guy looks great in that bikini!

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                                                                                                        [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (10 children)

                                                                                                        Where is that?

                                                                                                        [–]fkfc 102 points103 points  (5 children)

                                                                                                        Skyrim

                                                                                                        [–]fyt2012 17 points18 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                        Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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                                                                                                            [–]Southernerd 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                            I froze my hair in high school and looked like Harry in dumb and dumber for 6 weeks.

                                                                                                            [–]goyardjr 13 points14 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                            how do you get out?

                                                                                                            [–]PM_UR_NUDITY 22 points23 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            They didn't. :(

                                                                                                            RIP

                                                                                                            [–]ak_doug 15 points16 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            quickly.

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                                                                                                              [–]metinex154 41 points42 points  (37 children)

                                                                                                              Forgive me, But wouldn't this cause some form of injury? I mean that hot, and that cold very quickly wouldn't have an effect on your body at all?

                                                                                                              [–]ItsBitcoinChristmas 15 points16 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                              Apparently it's good for your health.

                                                                                                              Some nuts jump between 0C and 40C tubs of water and pay quite well for the "privilege" to do so.

                                                                                                              [–]anyti 21 points22 points  (24 children)

                                                                                                              it's common to go from a sauna (+80°C) to outside rolling in the snow, afaik it just changes how much blood flows through your limbs.

                                                                                                              [–]LDSJediMaster 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                              Look up the 300 club sometime. This is child's play compared to those people.

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                                                                                                                [–]JustPlainSimpleGarak 14 points15 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                                If Mr. Freeze had a reddit account he'd unleash a flurry of puns in this thread

                                                                                                                [–]TheCaringAsshole 15 points16 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                You look like Jack from Titanic.

                                                                                                                [–]BaconBiceps 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                This explains the Snow Miser from "The Year Without a Santa Clause"

                                                                                                                [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                There is nothing better than a sitting in a Hotspring with a gentle snow fall with the stars out. Thanks for sharing this picture.

                                                                                                                [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                Snap her hair off

                                                                                                                [–]elchupacabra86 55 points56 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                                I guess if you don't do it yourself it doesn't get done.

                                                                                                                Imgur

                                                                                                                [–]youracat[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                I had to explain what "Brazzers" was to the girls in the picture because of this. lol

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                                                                                                                  [–]kingofgravity 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                  Holy shit

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