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[–] 72 points 6 months ago (8 children)

This ad is what the movie Safety Not Guaranteed is based on.

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (5 children)
  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I wouldn’t say it starred Kristen Bell. She appears in one scene.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    And she was the star of that scene.
    I don't actually remember anyone who was in that movie.

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  • [–] 29 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Wasn't this a movie years ago? I think it was called "safety not guaranteed" or something like that.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    I'm going to respond to this, you'll know I've successfully traveled back in time if when you're reading this, the allies WIN world war 2 and Hitler survives until at least 1945.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    By God, your a hero! I assume...

    It's a shame only you will know what the prior timeline was like, but it had to have been horrible.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Just got back...

    Guys what the fuck?

    HOW IS IT JUST LIKE IT WAS?!

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago

    Solid movie.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago* (6 children)

    I see three, maybe four outcomes:

    • You actually do go back in time and this person’s discovered something mind blowing that you get to be a part of. You may or may not die, or you may not be the same as you were before.
    • Shrooms. You likely won’t die and you may not be the same as you were before.
    • He’s insane and is going to kill you. You will likely die and will not be the same as you were before… because you’ll be dead, or you’ll have killed someone in self defense and, if you’ve never killed before, will be a changed person. …but also if you die and time is a circle then in a way you did go back in time, but also forwards, and nowhere? You’ll be somewhere on the Jeremy Bearimy.
    • Fourth outcome is he’s not insane enough to kill you, but is also not a time traveler. Just a high energy friend who’s likely manic but also has enough money for ads and can write with good grammar.
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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    "Must bring your own weapons" slightly reduces number three for me.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago*

    I'd look at it the other way. Imagine you're a murderous psycho who puts that ad out. Someone shows up at your house after PO correspondence done with little to not trail back you. They show up armed. You shoot them in "self defense" and talk about how they had a gun blah blah blah ... Accidentally left the door unlocked ... Blah blah blah

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    If you go to the comments, you can see that I successfully predicted that this would become a big meme back in 2005

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Stolen from the comments on ytmnd linked here, the original poster appears to be John Silveira: https://www.backwoodshome.com/the-time-travel-ad/

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    https://www.amazon.com/Backwoods-Home-Magazine-Sept-1997-ebook/dp/B00REOCM8I

    I am tempted to buy it and see if the ads are there.

    EDIT: Found the PDF, it is not the same one as referred to in the article. EDIT2: Or at least the ad is not there.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    If the pdf you found is from the internet archive, it seems to be abridged, but I also don't have an original one

    Edit: it starts at page 256, while the ad is supposed to be on 92, I also guess that Amazon pdf also omits ads, so the only way to check is somewhere in a Canadian library

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    All I've seen is the trailer for that, I haven't actually got around to watching it yet, and I have to say I have no idea what that movie is going to be about, the trailer doesn't give any info away at all.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    That haircut proves that he is from the future.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Why does this feel like Cliff Yablonski

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