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Archae

(47,245 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2014, 04:25 PM Apr 2014

These subcultures range from bizarre to just plain sick...

And a few just eccentric.

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_859_25-insane-subcultures-you-wont-believe-actually-exist_p25/

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These subcultures range from bizarre to just plain sick... (Original Post) Archae Apr 2014 OP

Yikes! Some are harmless..... Coventina Apr 2014 #1

Abecedarians.... sakabatou Apr 2014 #2

They forgot the "Tea Party" hunter Apr 2014 #3

Ever see "Lars and the Real Girl?" - I loved that movie - and I am not a Ryan Gosling fan. :-) seaglass Apr 2014 #4

The amputee thing isn't a subculture geardaddy Apr 2014 #5

I'd like to party with those Les Sapeur dudes. OriginalGeek Apr 2014 #6

Damn, I need to step my game up Taitertots Apr 2014 #8

Eveery girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man OriginalGeek Apr 2014 #9

I dunno.... pipi_k Apr 2014 #7

#10 for any fan or student of the middle ages Sentath Apr 2014 #10

I actually knew about #9 KamaAina Apr 2014 #11

Coventina

(29,937 posts)

1. Yikes! Some are harmless.....

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 04:35 PM

Apr 2014

but many of them make me feel vaguely ashamed of even looking at them.

The "pro-anorexia" stuff just made me want to cry.

sakabatou

(46,332 posts)

2. Abecedarians....

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 08:59 PM

Apr 2014

hunter

(40,852 posts)

3. They forgot the "Tea Party"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 12:50 PM

Apr 2014

wikipedia

Or the Fox News zombies, or the Libertarians, or the GOP wealthy, etc., etc., etc..

A life size rubber sex doll would be a better companion than someone like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, or Bill O'Reilly.

seaglass

(8,185 posts)

4. Ever see "Lars and the Real Girl?" - I loved that movie - and I am not a Ryan Gosling fan. :-)

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 12:56 PM

Apr 2014

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805564/

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)

5. The amputee thing isn't a subculture

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 01:10 PM

Apr 2014

it is a psychological disorder.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

6. I'd like to party with those Les Sapeur dudes.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 01:29 PM

Apr 2014

They dressin up snappy style.

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The dude in the kilt is slayin it.

"Where's there's peace, there's sape".

Seriously, much respect to those guys.

Taitertots

(7,745 posts)

8. Damn, I need to step my game up

Reply to OriginalGeek (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 12:10 AM

Apr 2014

I'm already pretty close, but now I think I'm going all the way.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

9. Eveery girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man

Reply to Taitertots (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 01:31 AM

Apr 2014

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

7. I dunno....

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 03:27 PM

Apr 2014

I thought the cowboy terminator guy looked pretty hot.

Um, no pun intended...

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

10. #10 for any fan or student of the middle ages

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 12:22 PM

Apr 2014

Gave me cultural whiplash so hard I'm dizzy.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

11. I actually knew about #9

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:20 PM

Apr 2014

and isn't there a well-known repuke in #3?

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