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The Butterfly Man (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 hours ago

OP: *posts about wanting to marry a stranger on twitter*
OP: *finds and follows said stranger on twitter*
Stranger: *reads through his new follower’s twitter timeline, responds to marriage comments *
OP:
surprised pikachu

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

Hmm. You can see menderash’s comics. Def a little different.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

So, was he already married or was she not his type? I know cases where this strategy actually worked and resulted in a happy marriage.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 hours ago

In my superimposed reality, OP's name is Mariposa, the Web comic is named Nectar, and butterfly guy said he was fluttered not flattered

[–] [email protected] 58 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Can confirm, I am said butterfly expert.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago

That butterfly expert? Albert Einstein.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Prove it, tell us some cool butterfly facts!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 hours ago

Contrary to their name, they are not, in fact, not made of butter.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Uh...butterflies get their essential nutrients by drinking from mud puddles?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And turtle tears!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

And blood!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

Also sweat! They literally consume blood, sweat, and tears

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 hours ago

HOLY SHIT TODAY I LEARNED!!!!! GIVE THIS MAN A NOBEL PRIZE!!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago

The stalked has become the stalker