The Wonderful Details of... wait, reddit? Really?

July 29, 2009 8:58 PM

Over the years I've never really paid attention to the reddit alien. So it's a good thing this guy did! (SLYT)
posted by saturnine (20 comments total)

The music makes me wanna post a .
posted by nasreddin at 9:03 PM on July 29, 2009

Foresight. Perhaps misapplied but foresight nonetheless.
posted by bz at 9:09 PM on July 29, 2009

I feel bad for that person having to visit Reddit so regularly for so long.
posted by dunkadunc at 9:17 PM on July 29, 2009 [3 favorites]

You know who would really get a kick out of this? Reddit!
posted by TypographicalError at 9:21 PM on July 29, 2009 [7 favorites]

meh...
posted by GavinR at 9:47 PM on July 29, 2009

> You know who would really get a kick out of this? Reddit!

Except it seems like Reddit is down now...
posted by movicont at 9:51 PM on July 29, 2009

The music makes me wanna post a .
It's called "Every Day" by Carly Comando. It's the same music that was used in Noah Kalina's similar montage.
posted by Monochrome at 10:06 PM on July 29, 2009

I say this as a piano player:

WHAT AN INCREDIBLY OBNOXIOUS SONG.

Sorry, Carly. It's really, really annoying. I've heard it maybe four times, and at this point it's so grating that I want to tear my ears off.
posted by koeselitz at 10:14 PM on July 29, 2009

Sorry, I'm new to MeFi.
Can I flag something for being wack?
posted by m-a-s-o-n at 10:18 PM on July 29, 2009

reddit logo archive
/r/logo
posted by Rhomboid at 10:30 PM on July 29, 2009 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: it seems like Reddit is down now
posted by Ian A.T. at 11:40 PM on July 29, 2009 [1 favorite]

Illegal alien. Alternative to deportment.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 3:40 AM on July 30, 2009

Can I flag something for being wack?

Only if it's wiggity-wiggity-wack.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 5:43 AM on July 30, 2009

That sort of thing (the tracking) (and the altering the alien to begin with) always strikes me as requiring a far greater degree of commitment to inanity than I'll ever possess. I applaud this, you understand, but still. It's a bit disconcerting to contemplate.
posted by Scattercat at 5:43 AM on July 30, 2009

Alexis is remarkably consistent with how he draws the little guy, makes this come out really well.
posted by Space Coyote at 6:15 AM on July 30, 2009

Is there a difference between reddit and digg?
posted by xmutex at 7:33 AM on July 30, 2009

"I've heard it maybe four times, and at this point it's so grating that I want to tear my ears off."

Hmm. I usually reserve that sentiment for Country Western.
posted by bz at 7:59 AM on July 30, 2009

I like the part with the drawing of the alien.

That was swell.
posted by purephase at 8:53 AM on July 30, 2009

"everyday"...



Unbelievable.
posted by Zambrano at 9:00 AM on July 30, 2009

Is there a difference between reddit and digg?
In my experience, it generally has a higher signal/noise ratio in the comments, more technical links (especially programming related), and a more pleasingly minimalistic layout than Digg.
posted by Vulpyne at 9:28 AM on July 30, 2009