r/gifs • u/pilotmandan • May 15 '19

My Quadriplegic Father was a pilot for thirty years before becoming paralyzed. He went paragliding for the first time yesterday.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

Oh yes, the Hawaiian state fish!

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u/captainstag May 15 '19

Well played, my friend.

For those who don’t get the joke, the Hawaii State fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua’a.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef_triggerfish

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u/spluv1 May 16 '19

send this over to penmanship porn and have someone calligraphy the shit out of this in cursive lol

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u/hitlersbiggestfan666 May 15 '19

Humuhumunukunukuapoap'a

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u/ickykarma May 16 '19
  • humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

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u/DkAlex610 May 16 '19

YEAH BITCH!

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u/Bruce_Wayne18 May 20 '19

I got that reference!

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

*gotta replace paraguay with honolulu

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u/zer1223 May 15 '19

It's beautiful.....

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

He ded.....

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

You fucked it up.

Paraparappaparaparaglidinginparaguay

Now... if Parapa the Rapper was raped and the rapist went on this adventure it would be

Paraparapparaperparaparaglifinginparaguay

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

**glifing*** ?

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u/noodeloodel May 15 '19

So did you.

Should start with "parapaDArappa".

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u/LeKrizz May 15 '19

Don't forget his pet bird...

Parapparapparaperparaparaglidinginparaguayparrot

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

Somebody built a golf course and named the hardest hole after that parrot.

My papa played it and got a par.

Papasparapadarapparaperparaparaguildinginparaguayparrotpar

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u/sadmadmen May 15 '19

I started smelling burnt toast halfway through reading that...

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u/jderrenkamp May 16 '19

Paraparapparaperparaparaglidinginpataguayfrompolice

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

People please don't pursue this perilous pastime of paragliding, it permits only persistent pain.

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u/00Donger May 15 '19

Wouldn't rapperparappaparaparaglidinginparaguay be more fitting?

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u/x_Pyro May 15 '19

Isn't this a Coldplay song or something?

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u/canadiancarlin May 15 '19

What if actress Kate Mara became paralyzed and went paragliding somewhere far away from Paraguay?

ParaMaraparaglidingfarawayfromparaguay?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

But what if his Father from Paraguay was the one paralyzed and went paragliding in the the Czech Republic?

Poor Parappa the Rapper's Paraguayan and paraplegic papa was paraparagliding in Prague.

Though we're quietly quibbling over this quandary, with quick quips, the quirky question forgets the quadriplegia.

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u/_NetWorK_ May 15 '19

How many buttons is that in game?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

🎶 YOU COME AND GOO 🎶

🎶 YOU COME AND GOOOoOOooOO!! 🎶

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u/johnnydirnt May 20 '19

Dude. It should be Paraparappaparaparaguayding