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Mentally swap the word "yourself" for the name "Yousef" for hours of sensible fun (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been getting away with this for many years, and would like to pass it on to you now. It's like an intrusive thought, but a fun one.

For instance when writing to a friend:

Make sure to save yourself some Halloween candy!

Take a moment to muse over the modification:

Make sure to save Yousef some Halloween candy!

Who is this Yousef and why does he get your friend's candy?? Take a moment to enjoy this incongruity, then send the original message. Congratulations, you've just had a moment of whimsy, and no one's the wiser.

You'll find there's no end to what these Yousefs get themselves involved in. May also work with variants of the name like Joseph, I haven't tried.

Okay. Enjoy!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Check Yousef before you wreck Yousef.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Hey Yousef, are you sure you're ready for this? It's much bigger than last time."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Go fuck Yousef.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Take a good long look at Yousef in a mirror.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Treat Yousef.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

"Be Yousef; everybody else is already taken"

[–] odium 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

How about Yu instead of you? Yu will probably need to change some of the other words in the sentence to singular to make grammatical sense.

Example: Be the change Yu wants to see in the world

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Rofl I love that so much

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

You have to look within Yousef to save Yousef from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself.