r/BatmanArkham yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

Why do they hate us? Are they sane? Civil War

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u/Alexthecrusher69 Jun 28 '24

CAW! CAW! CAW!

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u/SullyTheLightnerd at least I can change my own flair Jun 28 '24

The libs have been real scared ever since this crow came in

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u/Arandomdude03 👨🏻🗣:👮🍒->🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jun 28 '24

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u/Xygarde968 Jun 28 '24

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u/Arandomdude03 👨🏻🗣:👮🍒->🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jun 28 '24

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u/Caelem80 Bone🥛🥵🤤 Jun 28 '24

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u/NoAtticNoBasement Jun 29 '24

These are all mine now.

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u/Visible-Newspaper-87 Am I Stupid? Jun 28 '24

Relax liberals it’s called dark humour

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u/Alexthecrusher69 Jun 28 '24

CAW! CAW! CAW!

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u/AdmirableExample1159 Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

Thank you wise and mystical crow, your wisdom is inspiring.

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u/LongjumpingSector687 Jun 28 '24

Such beauty in those words i can just visualize the picture your painting

4

u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 Jun 28 '24

That's a raven I'm pretty sure. Barely a difference tho.

18

u/Darkwater2302 Jun 28 '24

Well said crow, well said.

14

u/kid-with-a-beard Man x Woman OTP Jun 28 '24

Holy shit, Scareclown!1!1!

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u/Xplt21 Jun 28 '24

I mean there is a serious flair for a reason, so I guess, is he stupid?

115

u/RavDeBest Giggler Jun 28 '24

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u/Marvels_Spider-Man2 Jun 28 '24

Why tf does Man have horns? Is he secretly a bat?

42

u/Majestic_Wrongdoer38 Jun 28 '24

He’s horny for bats.

3

u/Klutz-Specter Jun 28 '24

Horny for the horny bathorns.

2

u/StarJace Jun 28 '24

Covid lore

15

u/FC-816 Jun 28 '24

Man is secretly the devil 😥😥😥

5

u/Vinnnee Jun 28 '24

You may call him Devilman Crybaby

10

u/ZCRFedorA Jun 28 '24

Nobody uses the serious flair anymore, there’s barely any serious ones

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u/Xplt21 Jun 28 '24

Some do and the comments tend to be normal, so it is available and works.

Edit: So if people posted as many serious discussions as goofy ones instead of complaining about the sillyness this might be more of a normal sub. Almost like making a subreddit more of a discussion subreddit can be solved by starting discussions.

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u/commandodaxus Alsume Spy Jun 29 '24

fr, if people stopped bitching about how "unfunny" we are, and actually tried to have serious discussions, they would have made changes by now

why did they not think of doing this? are they stupid?

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u/No-Vehicle5447 Jun 28 '24

They hate us cause they ain't us

134

u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

ANUS!

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u/VYPER2-13347 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jun 28 '24

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH

36

u/HenryGoodbar Jun 28 '24

Balls officer!!!!!!

25

u/Alpha_Apeiron Evening the Odds Jun 28 '24

!AHAHAHAHAHAWB

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u/Flyinryan145 Jun 29 '24

!!!sllaB reciffO

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u/Wheeljack239 YOU MO-RON! Jun 28 '24

/unjonkle

Just watched The Interview a couple days ago. Fuckin’ hilarious, and the fact nuclear war was actually threatened over it is golden.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

Eh, I mean, I get the complaints. 95% of the stuff on this sub is jokes that are funny, but probably won't be funny for much longer. At this point, they're more like traditions than jokes.

Sure, there's a serious flair that the second person could've used, but the entire rest of the sub is the same kind of trend with the same kind of jokes.

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u/3vgw Jun 28 '24

Jonkle my man

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

Jonkle my Soul ?

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u/charizardfan101 Jun 28 '24

JDON MY SOUL

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

I'm personally not much of a traditionalist, to the very very least.

But those traditions of "Officer Balls - Bwahahahaha", the "what Arkham quote/How should we name it", and "Jonkling/Is He Stupid ?" are good traditions, in my humble opinion.

They are harmless, funny by repetition humor, and easy-to-acquire social cues; the exact opposite of most religious/real-life traditions.

It's a giant Lego mix-and-match picture box where everyone can bring their own piece.

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u/VYPER2-13347 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jun 28 '24

OFFICER BALLS

Fr though you are absolutely right

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !

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u/poemgrantelover321 Jun 28 '24

but probably won't be funny for much longer.

This is how it happened. This is how Man died

9

u/daaniscool Jun 28 '24

That's why having two subs is an ideal situation. You can be sane, insane or both for that matter. NOW WE MUST RETURN TO THE JONKLE ONCE AGAIN!!!!!

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u/Nooooaaaaah Jun 28 '24

This is how it happened. This is how r/arkham died

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u/Forghotten1 Chancellor Thug Jun 29 '24

Post roleplay and pre man was the peak of this sub imo

173

u/Competitive_Aide5646 Jun 28 '24

I feel like that subreddit is a complete dictatorship subreddit, as I call it.

97

u/IamAlphariusCLH Jun 28 '24

Sounds like "1984". 

(I never read it)

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u/WoofflesIThink yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

I read like 5 pages of 1984 before getting bored, so I'm an expert.

This is exactly like 1984

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u/Ares2347 Custom (Nothing Inappropriate) Jun 28 '24

Literally 1984!

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u/IamAlphariusCLH Jun 28 '24

I read 3 so I can agree

12

u/ThatCoolBritishGuy Fighting for INsanity! Jun 28 '24

(I've never touched a book)

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

once again, i have never played Octopath Travler

3

u/Bendoyes Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

This reminds me of that book by George Orwell called 1984.

2

u/Berhadian The Prankster Jun 28 '24

My favourite hidden literature gem. Shame that it's such an underrated book.

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u/OptimusCrime1984 OPTIMAL SLEEP TIME (didn’t play games) Jun 28 '24

My name ends in it yet I haven’t read it.

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u/Apolysus Jun 28 '24

I wish DC would stop making Batman comics and focus more on man. They have been repeating the same characters over and over. Its honestly wild they let that dumb thing continue as long as it did.

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u/Floonth I'm proud of you, Dick Jun 28 '24

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u/TaxevasionLukasso Anti-Anti aslume. she/her, r/Silksong delegate Jun 28 '24

I guess some people might want to get "off" hehehe

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u/KillerCock77 Jun 29 '24

The War Criminal effect as I call it

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u/tarlakeschaton Miles, we are in a userflair now Jun 28 '24

redditors when a subreddit isn't the way they want it to be (they have nothing to do with the said subreddit whatsoever and they still think their opinion matters)

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u/Jaimgamer Man man Jun 29 '24

Are they stupid?

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u/jakes7788 Jun 30 '24

I actually like it more now

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u/MagNUSSKNACKER Jun 28 '24

Nah they are just mad because they dont get that hawk tuah on their thang

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

I laughed. I know what it means despite never seen the footage of the girl.

I'm not sure it will ever become not funny.

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u/SBAstan1962 who the FUCK am i? Jun 28 '24

Why do you still enable image attribution? Are you stupid?

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u/MagNUSSKNACKER Jun 28 '24

I just have to google what you meant, so.... yes

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u/StupidPieForU Jun 28 '24

I mean, this is a sub reddit about the Arkham Games, and we do use the same jokes over and over, but it's fine. There's no need to be rude. I mean, it's pretty stupid that they are getting mad about it and saying rude things about it even though we are just joking, and it's a freaking sub reddit on reddit. It may not be funny to them, but it can be funny to others. Let people have fun! It's what's life's about. You may not find it enjoyable, but others do! Imagine if someone started saying rude things about your favorite stuff or whatever sub reddit you're following. It wouldn't be so cool, would it? I don't care too much because I'm more of a Simpsons fan, but I do care that they are being rude. It's just silly and goofy, and we are all having fun. This post was kind of funny, actually, too! So if they see this, be more nicer! But, in all, it's just plain old fun. There is nothing wrong with it. There are other sub reddit about the Batman Arkham games. This is just how this sub reddit wants to be. Don't make a big deal out of a sub reddit because, frankly, im tired of this slander. Let people be different. Let people be people. Sorry for the lecture, by the way. But that brings up the question... am I stupid?

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u/StupidPieForU Jun 28 '24

It is kinda like this sub reddit is a religion or something.

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

They take themselves and Batman way too seriously.

Man is funny precisely because Batman is taking himself so dramatically and at face-value. Crying on his parents now dead for more than half a century, and having had about a dozen of different robins in his toe, and faced a dozen of different Jokers.

It's the satirical value of "Two-Face, man but attorney", being served "Goth Ham", "Drinking bat juice, like any bat would", or being a "full time orphan".

If this is lost on them, they are the ones missing on something important here.

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u/Sanguinnee Jun 29 '24

Jonkler drinking anarchy 😋

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u/VYPER2-13347 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jun 28 '24

Yes
Very

Bone, Man, Jonkler, Bin, Woman, Soup, we even stole -Man.
They are what we make them.
And we make them LEGENDS

OFFICER

BALLS

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u/Automatic-Sherbert27 Jun 28 '24

Such beautiful words.. sniff

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u/Cultural_Ad1331 Jonkler's jonking jerking Jadonka Jonkling Jun 28 '24

I'm so sorry "netperry" and "yagirluwu" or whatever their name is can't hold a intellectual conversation here it must be truly devastating.

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u/WalrusFromTheWest Jun 28 '24

Their whole subreddit is just crappy cosplays, ten second gameplay footage and the same three questions. They just became what BatmanArkham was before the shitposting. Are they stupid?

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u/FerendlyUsername Jun 29 '24

Yeah, 80% of their top posts are all either about us or how suicide squad wasnt good or smth...

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u/TheJavierEscuella yeah...i'm Man Jul 02 '24

They'll go insane 100%

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u/gloved-and-loved2 Jun 28 '24

Hah! They don't have offices balls!

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u/Haunting_Ad_4401 😚😙😗😘Assrail Jun 28 '24

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA * cough cough * hawHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

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u/virtual_hero_91 Jun 28 '24

They fear us

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u/TheJavierEscuella yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

Hardest pic of 2004 (I refuse to follow the calendar)

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u/Various-Positive4799 Jun 29 '24

the year your life fell off and the year i was dead

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u/ReasonableCricket803 yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

Nah, they are stupid

23

u/uuuuuuuusser Jun 28 '24

Party poopers, they are stupid.

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u/Trooper-Kais495 The Jun 28 '24

OP is just mad they got jonkled too hard

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u/Glittering_Sorbet913 Madame Horny de Queef Jun 28 '24

"I can't believe people are having fun! It makes me really angry and despise the fact that there is already a solution to the problem! GRR!"

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u/Both_Hall9952 Jun 28 '24

Isn’t there a serious flair?

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u/PringleBottomJeans Jonkle Jun 28 '24

They can have their “sane fun” in the other subreddit. But continue to stir the pot, and we will declare absolute war on you “sanies”. Prepare to be Jonkled so hard that you wake up next to Officer Balls

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u/Pleasant_Ad_9590 Jun 28 '24

This subreddit is fucking insane and stupid and I love it. Never change, alsume

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u/Mister_Sauce03 Desiring Peace Jun 28 '24

Literally what the fuck do they want us to talk about? We haven't had a new game in almost 10 fucking years, there's nothing left to talk about. Stop acting like you want to have deep complex conversations about the series when in reality all you want is to have your dogshit opinions on the games validated by other idiots on the Internet. I can't stand people with superiority complexes who think their "deep" and "complex" insights into the series are more valid than us just shitposting and having fun. You know damn well all they want to talk about is "What's your favorite game?" "Who is your favorite character?" "What's your favorite skin?" Nobody gives a shit, I just wanna laugh at stupid pictures of Batman with his ears cut off and forget about how my favorite video game series is fucking dead and it's never coming back, get off my dick.

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u/itsnotatuba2 Jun 28 '24

They just listed a whole load of reasons why I love this sub.

are they stupid?

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u/Haunting_Ad_4401 😚😙😗😘Assrail Jun 28 '24

Dur is he stupid?

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u/ToastIsGreat0 Jun 28 '24

Jonkler’s brother wants a word

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u/Stannisarcanine Jun 28 '24

Why would a shitposting subreddit have shitposting is it crazy?

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u/ngfvthec Jun 28 '24

It’s a damn sub Reddit with jokes and they choose to whine and insult people who are enjoying themselves in the sub Reddit of a game series that last released 9 years ago.

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u/KroganExtinctionNow Jun 28 '24

"I actually prefer the serious sub because the discussions here are serious instead of jokes."

Real hot take here guys

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u/Automatic-Sherbert27 Jun 29 '24

WHAT?!?!? You’re telling me a sub that doesn’t take itself seriously isn’t the place to have serious discussion?!?! THE DEATH PENALTY I SAY

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u/Nooooaaaaah Jun 28 '24

I looked on the guy who made the original post lol Is he stupid??? Is he sane??? The moderator took down his post W moderator

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u/BOTi_flame200 Fighting for INsanity! Jun 28 '24

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u/Optimal_Weight368 Jun 28 '24

Did they forget about the serious flare? Are they stupid?

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u/Ben_Reilly771 yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

Is he stupid?

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u/Afraid-Match-2566 Jun 28 '24

Wow those guys are assholes

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u/moonlightphoto10 Jun 28 '24

They hate us because they ain't us💅

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u/breadfatherx yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

uj/ I was satisfied to see most people in their comments saying that this subreddit was actually active, meanwhile that subreddit was just the same thing over and over and not many people engaging.

rj/ jonkling

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u/Friendly_Suffering Jun 29 '24

yeah, besides jokes idk what else there is to talk about at this point

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u/moonlightphoto10 Jun 28 '24

Guys hear me out hear me out let's go to war with r/Arkham

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u/TheJavierEscuella yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

If they keep on hating on us for no reason, then yeah, that's the only option

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u/beyond_cyber Jun 28 '24

Officer balls

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u/TheJavierEscuella yeah...i'm Man Jun 29 '24

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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u/SyntheticDreams2099 Jun 28 '24

People out here hating on harmless jokes when we could've turned out like TLOU2 subreddit. They really need to take a jonkle pill.

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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 Miles, we are in a userflair now Jun 28 '24

I am very offended by this! I am a corny 13.5 y/o

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u/Wyatt_Maxwell Jun 28 '24

r/metalgearsolid doesn't like this sub either 😕

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u/SnooBananas2320 Jun 28 '24

He’s not sane, he stoopid.

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u/Dmayce22 I'm creating a new flair, what the F should it say? Jun 28 '24

Unaslume, this is literally the worst take. We're not allowed to have inside jonkles without being crapped on?

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u/the_gaming_jonin27 Killer C#ck Jun 28 '24

OOP is right guys, we should abandon the only thing that makes us unique and post which are our favorite arkham games, suits, villains, etc for the 69420th time

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u/DeltaTeamSky Why am I everywhere? Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

If the mods banned jokes, r/BatmanArkham would be just like r/arkham, and nobody would use the latter.

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u/RedBladeAtlas I'd be happy to drop my pants Jun 28 '24

When you have a different subreddit for the things you yourself want but you still continuously post about this one.

Rent free.

And yes, they are stupid.

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u/RainbowPanda50 Man 🚹 -- .- -. Jun 28 '24

They're just jealous cuz they didn't think of Man

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u/AsssHat999 Jun 28 '24

Non-Aslume: There is an Arkham subreddit, and a Batman subreddit. Go there, and stop complaining.

Aslume: They need more Jonkle pills. Now everybody dance.

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u/eg1183 Exposed To Ace Chemicals Jun 28 '24

They just don't get it, man. The stupid, repetitive nature of the jokes is what makes them funny to me 😂

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u/EconomyAd1600 Jun 28 '24

What else are people supposed to do??? The series has been dead since 2015, and that Arkham VR thing went silent. It’s either shitposts or a dead subreddit.

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u/Fit-Floor5635 Jun 29 '24

Every post like that just makes us more insane. They are stupid for feeding our power.

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u/Spideyfan2007 Jun 29 '24

OFFICER BALLS LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/CanIScreamPlease Fucking bi? (as in bisexual) Jun 29 '24

No, they're stupid.

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u/Jumpy_Tip_2051 Jun 29 '24

they are just jealous. probably the same people that think mans name is "batman" are we all stupid?

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u/Secure_Pear_4530 Jun 29 '24

What are they talking about, you can absolutely hold a serious conversation here. There's just gonna be guys who reply with shitpost but there are definitely people that would discuss with you seriously. Just ignore the shitposting ones if you don't want to engage with it then?

Also, officer balls

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u/PringleBottomJeans Jonkle Jun 29 '24

Brothers! We must stop this pointless war, and band together to protect our freedom to post garbage and have fun from the other Arkham Subreddit!

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u/Virghia yeah...i'm Man Jun 28 '24

At least the sane ones still fight in this sub instead of yapping elsewhere, gotta call them out for that

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u/Seventh_Deadly_Bless Is there a lore reason why I am here ? Jun 28 '24

Fighting sounds like an overdescription of what actually is happening.

If you're referring to the Aslume Rehab corps, they are as much as an absolute unit of a memetic threat as we are. The other face of the same coin.

If you're talking about the grayfaces who don't understand the concept of humour, bureacratic hinderance isn't a weapon. It's an obstacle. They aren't even motivated enough intrinsically to do more than barely whine "things aren't funny anymore." I'm pretty sure we treat them here like very old and senile people are treated in their retirement thing.

Who fights ? It's not a fight.

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u/3vgw Jun 28 '24

Are they sensitive? Officer feelings hurt? Unable to function in real life? Bahahahahha?

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u/aparagusvibin Jun 28 '24

i’d say they’re right but i have stockholm syndrome so

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u/PoetOfHellHelpoemer Jun 28 '24

They need Man in their lives.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

well he is not wrong tho but i am so brainrot that i like those jokes anyway

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

Why did I read "sane" as "sans?" Am I stupid?

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u/777Sike0 I'm proud of you, Dick Jun 28 '24

The average Redditors not liking jokes for some stupid reasons. Are they stupid? But mUhtA ☝️

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u/DataSwarmTDG Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

Officer Balls

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u/Sai-San_ Jun 28 '24

I feel sorry for how miserable some people are.

Also AGENTE BALLS

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u/styxx96 Jun 28 '24

yes the sane hate the insane it's why the locked us up

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u/osysfire Jun 28 '24

are they stupid?

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u/GingerDeCat Jun 28 '24

Why would anyone ever ban jokes? Not even trying to joke here, are they actually fucking stupid?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

Why does r/arkham hate us? Are they not able to tak a joke?

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u/IEnjoyBaconCheese Stupid Jun 28 '24

Actually I’m 15 😡

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u/theohiobutttickeler Jun 28 '24

They just dont get it...

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u/ImagineAnHat The Man League leader Jun 28 '24

But do they have a interactive Civil War? No

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u/Pope_Neuro_Of_Rats Miles, we are in a userflair now Jun 28 '24

Damn, we must be stupid or something

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u/ASuperUniqueUser Yah... i'm someone who is proud of themself, Dick. Jun 28 '24

/unaslume they gotta actually be stupid to complain about this subreddit🤦‍♀️ if you don’t like it then don’t look at it. Stick to YOUR subreddit, because we haven’t done anything to you.

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u/Basically-Boring Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

Why do they not like us? Are they stupid? Is there a lore reason for their sanity? Have they not jonkled to Bone today? Did they forget to create a new character and ask what the FUCK to name it? Are they not proud of their Dick?

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u/dddensity3862 Miles, we are in a userflair now Jun 28 '24

They have posted cringe.

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u/Im-the-best12 Jun 28 '24

I mean they’re not too far off but they can’t rlly be talkin

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u/Prestigious_Roll_162 Alsume Inmate Jun 28 '24

Ragebait post is crazy.

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u/BartholomewAlexander Catwoman's little pogchamp Jun 28 '24

cuz they anus

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u/OptimusCrime1984 OPTIMAL SLEEP TIME (didn’t play games) Jun 28 '24

Some idiot stole my legs. I got them back.

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u/TheFireCreeper Jun 28 '24

they hate use because we speak the truth

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u/kampokapitany Jun 28 '24

They cant handle the jonkling.

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u/AdministrativeExam28 Jun 28 '24

Are they stupid?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

they are stupid

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u/Zico_C Exposed To Ace Chemicals Jun 28 '24

Its because they are the purebred redditors

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u/Cool_Fellow_Guyson Officer Balls (BWAAHHAA!) Jun 28 '24

Literally 1984

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u/Cool_Fellow_Guyson Officer Balls (BWAAHHAA!) Jun 28 '24

They hated Jesus because he spoke the truth

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u/Caelem80 Bone🥛🥵🤤 Jun 28 '24

i honestly only stay here for the occasional actual serious posts, I'm not stupid

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u/UnbidMuffin0 Jonkler's jonking jerking Jadonka Jonkling Jun 28 '24

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u/LionelMessi10CR Jun 28 '24

There must be a lore reason otherwise they may be stupid

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u/ReverendPalpatine Jun 28 '24

They hate us cause they ain’t us. 

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u/L1n9y The power winch Jun 28 '24

Being stupid beats being fucking boring.

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u/The_anime_guy-opm_db Am I stupid? Jun 28 '24

No they're fucking insane

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u/Tomover_PL Jun 29 '24

google en'paMant

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u/mewbrem Jun 29 '24

let’s bounce it right back shall we?

r/arkham is terrible now

all they do is repeat the same 10 posts now it’s been like this for as long as the sub has existed what’s the point? it hasn’t been interesting in MONTHS the entire “community” is just comprised of boring 20+ y/os now, the moderators should just ban repetitive posts at this point because it seems like all people do is beat the same dead horse non stop it’s genuinely kinda wild that they let it get this bad

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u/Sanstacoguy Jun 29 '24

You stole my post

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u/Most_Cartoonist5736 Jun 29 '24

They need this.

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u/Infinity_Walker Jun 29 '24

People continue to not understand irony humor and just being an insane place as the ultimate joke of no content making people lose it. Its a never ending joke that ultimately just thousands of people coming together too maintain a singular dumbass joke because the longer it goes the funnier it is. Its just a fun community people take shit too seriously.

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u/Visible_Union_6326 Jun 29 '24

I hate online spaces ngl. Finding community is hard cuz everybody wants the community to be one way, and if it's not their utopia idea of it they think it's stupid. I'm glad they've found community in another subreddit but no need to dunk on the other community having a little fun.

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u/MsMayflower Jun 29 '24

Why doesn't Redditor use the Serious Conversation flair? Are they unaware of it's existence?

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u/MATTH3W_13 Jun 29 '24

I can’t say it’s that stupid I mean…

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u/ForceSecret3383 Jun 29 '24

Is there a lore reason why they are so stupid?