Macaulay Culkin (45) assembling the Turtles Sewer playset for his kids

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evanweb546@reddit

I loved that playset as a kid. That and the Technodrome.

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Sebastian-S@reddit

Side note that Macaulay is older now than the actors who played his parents were in home alone.

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MtnDewCodeRedFreak@reddit

I can still hear the classic scream “AHHHHH!!!!” Lol

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evanweb546@reddit

And how sweet it is. I'm learning from my parents mistakes and I'm embracing getting older open armed. It's an inevitability so why not find a sort of joy in it. You know?

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dangerous_strainer@reddit

I like your style. The only other option is to die young which would suck. No idea why I see people on reddit complaining about it constantly.

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Being a curmudgeon and punching down at young people and wallowing in 'member-berries seems to be people's default when they reach over 40. It's why I only causally subscribe to these silly micro-generations. I have a couple kids that work for me in their early 20's, I find it fascinating to find out how they see stuff, what their experience has been, it's just as valid and interesting as my own.

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Sebastian-S@reddit

This wasn’t a criticism. I’m old too now. We’re all old. Just crazy how much time has already passed since the movie came out.

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just_some_Fred@reddit

And he's doing the same thing! I bet he's never left a kid home when they go on vacation.

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I_miss_your_mommy@reddit

RIP Catherine O’Hara and John Heard.

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Sebastian-S@reddit

Yes 🙁 sad.

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

They reissued both in recent years

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thegholahayt@reddit

Hold up... the Technodrome connected to the Sewer set?!?! How did I not know that?! To be faaaiiiir, though, I only had the Technodrome, so it wouldn't have mattered if I knew.

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TheBackSpin@reddit

I didn’t connect them either! What a missed opportunity! I could kick my past child self

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jedininjashark@reddit

That’s what the shape blocks puzzle were preparing us for.

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TheDevilsTaco@reddit

But they always went in the square hole!

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therealdxm@reddit

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Corey300TaylorGam3r@reddit

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sliderturk99@reddit

And where does the cylindr shape go?....Thats right, in the square hole

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Rubik842@reddit

unharmed.

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DrownmeinIslay@reddit

I didnt connect them either but thats cause my mom took the tube away after the second time I got it stuck on my leg

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ranhalt@reddit

"leg"

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Glum_Reason308@reddit

🤣🤣

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DrownmeinIslay@reddit

If at 7 I had an unharmed cylinder that could get stuck in that connector tube, id have grown up to have more careers than Johnny Sins.

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Ok_Will_7171@reddit

Thanks a lot. I just laughed so hard I woke my wife up and now she's all pissed off and says I need to go to bed.

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leemur_go_hiss-hiss@reddit

I had the sewer set but not the technodrome, and yeah, those pipe pieces made pretty rad armbands or wrist guards for martial arts practice, with my brothers.

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Alias2you@reddit

"didn't connect them" 🙃

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manicmechanic209@reddit

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Unopposed_Weirdo@reddit

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Tehgnarr@reddit

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Jacob666@reddit

I had the sewer, My brother had the Technodrome. Had no idea they connected together!

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EffectiveTradition53@reddit

This is the true inspiration for the creation of a working time machine

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sonicjigglebath@reddit

I just came to the same realization too. It feels good to not be alone.

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Rudy69@reddit

I had both and my dumbass never figured it out!

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nickd1980@reddit

I had both when I was a kid and I didn't know it connected either.

I heard the new technodrome toy is smaller than the original toy.

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uhhquestion@reddit

Oh yeah man i got one for Christmas and then one a few months later for my birthday and man that connection, although not very functional, was still amazing

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candafilm@reddit

I have been living a lie for almost 40 years.

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jaywinner@reddit

I had both and I don't think I usually kept them connected.

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defiancy@reddit

Damn I'm gonna need to pick that up. I had the sewer set when I was a kid and loved it

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Nosebluhd@reddit

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Beneficial_Cicada_37@reddit

Now we wait for the van

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newsflashjackass@reddit

They reissued the van already.

https://tmnttoys.com/21vehicles/partywagon/index.html

But hold on to your shell:

https://super7.com/products/tmnt-ultimates-party-wagon

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rpgmgta@reddit

Oh I need these

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snukebox_hero@reddit

Cowabunga!

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dave8814@reddit

I got the technodrome reissue for my brother to hang onto and give to my nephew when he's ready. I gave it to him when my nephew was 6 months old so now it's just sitting in my brother's closet. I still have plenty of time to start getting him random turtle action figures to go with it.

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Haunting-Public-23@reddit

"For his kids"

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WatRedditHathWrought@reddit

Wait, why do you have a picture of RUSH on your wall? Are you a Working Man? https://youtu.be/iIGKlicb8n0

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luckyfucker13@reddit

I was fortunate enough to have both of these as a kid, so this is such a damn trip seeing them in a modern setting

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GIOverdrive@reddit

Now tell him to assemble the board game Mouse Trap by memory.

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Comfortable_Tale9722@reddit

Man I wanted this so bad as a kid

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m0nk37@reddit

I had the eye mobile.

I used its based as a skateboard.

IDK what i did with the top part.

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CrazySporkDude@reddit

Do you mind sharing where I could find these? You know, for my kids.

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GorchestopherH@reddit

What? That Technadrone looks exactly like mine from the 90s? Did they just re-commission the old molds?

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MajorParadox@reddit

That's so cool! My brother and I made one out of cardboard boxes, since we didn't have it!

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RightAd4185@reddit

That damn technodrone! Late one Christmas Eve, three of us struggled to get this together for my son for Christmas morning. We had been drinking at dinner and it was a nightmare 😂

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ReverendDizzle@reddit

It's cool they rolled with the OG design. I'm sure there are some small differences, but I cannot tell those apart at a glance from the ones my kid brother had.

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IrisMoats16@reddit

Maybe he said that’s an illusion he’s going to maintain as long as possible. And I’ve heard that his kids have seen Home Alone multiple times, but haven’t put together that the kid is their dad.

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ThickSourGod@reddit

They look like the originals, but are smaller. Classic case of shrinkflation.

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BaconWithBaking@reddit

I actually have the original technodrome and looking at that made me feel it was too small, but wondering if that was kid me speaking.

Honestly, the original one was such a beast of a toy, the new one being a bit smaller might be less of a head ache for kids.

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BaneTubman@reddit

There are slight size differences in the reissues.

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Ad-HominEminem@reddit

I saw that. There’s probably a pristine vinyl in that frame too!

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gonyere@reddit

That's awesome. I still have both the originals 😁

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mrjowei@reddit

Connect them!

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CheeseWhillikers@reddit

They connected????

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6thBornSOB@reddit

Was the OG TechnoDrome that small? I never had one, but it always seemed SOOOO FN big! Like, USS Flagg big! I was also like 11 so…

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PokeYrMomStanley@reddit

What about the van?

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

Yes! And the Blimp too.

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mikeycbca@reddit

I miss my pizza thrower which, if I remember correctly, ran on like 286 c-cell batteries and lasted 6 minutes. But man, did that thing launch a plastic disc.

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jeffro422@reddit

Wait...they connect together.. I've had these for 30+ years and never knew/tried that.

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lawnboy1155@reddit

Im a 43 year old man and I might buy myself that Technodrome

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PseudoPneuma@reddit

They reissued both recently

oh, so this is an ad.

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DopesickJesus@reddit

Would suck if they reissued it recently and it WASNT still sold lol

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MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit

This isn't to scale

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unsuspectingllama_@reddit

You're not foolling me op. I know you're actually Mr. Culkin how else would you also have that set looking all new and recently assembled.

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PeePeeMcGee123@reddit

No shit. Mine is still in a the play room at my parents' house. My youngest nephew plays with it. It's a little broken though, and some of the stickers are gone.

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evanweb546@reddit

That’s so rad.

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VunterSlaush765@reddit

I will always remember opening my technodrome on Christmas morning. I was excited about the toy and also realized Santa isn’t real because I saw my parents wrapping it the night before.

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evanweb546@reddit

Best Christmas I ever had I was a as a kid in the 90’s… I walk out to one BIG present. Inside was like, twenty Ninja Turtles figures all stacked together inside. I nearly shit I was so excited. Getting to open that many action figure packages…oh baby.

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Awesam@reddit

Never realized he has a lazy eye

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anniemdi@reddit

It's only a lazy eye if he can't see clearly out of it due to amblyopia. A lazy eye is called such because the eye is lazy at seeing clearly.

If it is truly actually turned, it's called strabismus. Sometimes people have eyes that are really straight but just look turned due to facial anatomy or weird angles.

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Uzumaki-OUT@reddit

I remember the sewer came with some sort of goop and I got it in my carpet and my mom got mad. Also had the turtles van that had a spike on the shield and I rammed it into my wall and made a little hole

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Trixie1143@reddit

I used to date April O'Neil

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PrisonerV@reddit

Shredder?

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Trixie1143@reddit

Nice one

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MiniRipperton@reddit

Ok does anyone remember another toy, it was similar to both of these, where you could place an action figure on a sort of table, then flip the table and he would “transform” into another guy who was really just a different figure you had already strapped to the other side?! And I remember it having a sort of hourglass full of green ooze!

I have been trying to find this toy for years and I can’t find it or anyone who remembers it and I’m starting to think I hallucinated it into existence!

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SeaTie@reddit

I begged for the Technodrome. Never got it.

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bolanrox@reddit

I did have Fortress Maximus and Metroplex though (and the MASK base come to think of it)

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bolanrox@reddit

i always wanted the Cobra Terrordome. and i knew someone with the air craft carrier

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edsobo@reddit

I still have mine. It was set up in my home office until we moved a couple years ago. Just need to figure out a good place to put it in the new office.

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Numerous-Process2981@reddit

So many technodromes with a missing eye like mine I’m sure

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Quiltface@reddit

Is that pizza? It looks like it's in black and white

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Frequent_Addition_23@reddit

I wonder what him and his wife do for money? Or are they well off from their past careers?

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letslickmyballs@reddit

The fuck is he eating, spinach jerky?

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cafeteriastyle@reddit

Something us poors don’t know about I assume

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dumbass_sempervirens@reddit

I question his pizza choices.

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Complex-Quantity7694@reddit

His pizza choice makes me like him more than I did before seeing this picture.

He’s eating microwaved leftover pizza on a paper plate while sitting on the floor doing stuff.

That’s some regular person shit right there. Good for him.

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dumbass_sempervirens@reddit

Oh I'm not against the serving style. Just it looks like hardtack with rubber grommets over a bit of a meltable cheese.

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Complex-Quantity7694@reddit

Microwaved leftover pizza on a paper plate never looks good. It is its least best version of itself.

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yrnkween@reddit

After his crazy childhood, seeing him being a regular person is amazing. Every time I see him in an interview with his family and he’s happy and smiling, I just want to burst with joy that he finally got the life he deserves.

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waterfowlplay@reddit

Is it pizza?

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klezart@reddit

Seriously. You'd think he'd order a lovely cheese pizza, just for himself.

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double_shadow@reddit

Congratulations, San Francisco, you've RUINED pizza!

(I think about this line from Inside Out all the time...maybe it's just me)

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djsynrgy@reddit

I'd wager that looks more like matzah than pizza.

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SwitchbackHiker@reddit

He's got that '80s school pizza for the nostalgia.

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thekabagool@reddit

I listened to a podcast where he talks about how he makes lego sets weekly

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ClashBandicootie@reddit

OP why you post this and no share video? I want to watch this u/Cubelock

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Christeenabean@reddit

Respect for the paper plate on the floor. Thats how you do it!

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chocoruamt@reddit

How many of us could sit on the floor like that to assemble it?

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dangerous_strainer@reddit

People that stayed active, didn't let themselves go, or weren't disabled in some unfortunate way.

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motorboat_mcgee@reddit

I'm more comfortable sitting like this than not, I think he might be in a similar boat, we probably have some joint issue when it comes down to it lol (45 here too)

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Elevenyearstoomany@reddit

That’s basically how I sit. I have no qualms about sitting on the floor but cross legged hurts my ankles and always has so I sit like him or with one leg flat on top of the other.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

sit like him or with one leg flat on top of the other.

That's actually more difficult for most people. Requires some extra knee mobility trained from a young-ish age. As others noted, it's the traditional Indian yoga style.

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NTDLS@reddit

I’m surprised by these comments. Is that really an issue for people? I sit like this all the time.

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greaveswalk@reddit

Over 45 here and I sit like that in my work and home office chairs. Some people just aren't that flexible I guess.

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TinKnight1@reddit

I've genuinely been sitting like this for the last 20 minutes while I debate what to do about dinner.

It's not the sitting down into the position that's the problem... it's the getting up & realizing that agony is why I stayed down there.

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ziddersroofurry@reddit

I'm 52, disabled, and a fall risk. The few times I've fallen recently I've ended up stuck on the floor for almost an hour each time due to my knees being shit, and nobody being home. It sucks.

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boringestnickname@reddit

I think the population is pretty squarely separated into two distinct categories.

Active and inactive.

I'm north of 40, and I can do whatever I could when I was 20. Probably a bit more, actually. Have about 10 pounds more muscle mass.

I never stopped working out and being active.

I'm pretty sure that's the long and the short of it (barring serious injuries, of course.)

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lamest-liz@reddit

Some of us have more pain than others. I have chronic pain so that’s my reason. Others probably have back pain from sitting in office chairs all day for 25 years. Some maybe have sports injuries. Everyone’s different

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FunTXCPA@reddit

My knees would blowout in a heartbeat if I tried to bend them like that.

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BuffaloRedshark@reddit

I couldn't do that 30 years ago. Never was really able to sit in that style (which is now a non-pc term) even in kindergarten

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SursumCordaNJ@reddit

indian style

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fifiloveg00d@reddit

It's now called criss-cross applesauce.

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SenorSolAdmirador@reddit

aka "ginkgo applebus" according to my daughter when she was in daycare

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SixAlarmFire@reddit

I just always thought it was cross legged

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psychohistorian8@reddit

it was called sitting "Indian Style" for some of us

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samwise58@reddit

Kris kross make you… jump? Jump?

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SonnyvonShark@reddit

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crownamedcheryl@reddit

Cross legged?

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Arockilla@reddit

At 41, I can still get my foot up to my ear like a telephone. Granted I'm only 145 lbs and 5' 11", but even through all the dumb shit I've done in life, I've always maintained my flexibility from gymnastics when I was little.

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MrD3a7h@reddit

Gotta do that on the carpet or rug. Doing so on the hard floor is a rookie mistake.

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StephenFish@reddit

Everyone could if you just continue to do it as you age.

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PeskyEskimo@reddit

I could sit like that fine, getting back up would be the problem

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jazzlike-sounds@reddit

Came here to say the same. Impressive!

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davesnotonreddit@reddit

Why does his pizza look like that tho

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djsynrgy@reddit

Pretty sure it isn't pizza; more or a flatbread like matzah or something, and he's got some kinda green spread (like pesto?) on it.

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davesnotonreddit@reddit

Michelangelo would be so pissed

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dangerous_strainer@reddit

Have you ever heard the pizza topping combinations he ordered in the cartoon and comics? Some seriously bizarre stuff, I'm sure he would be fine with whatever is on this slice.

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FewConversation569@reddit

For his kids...sure...for his kids.

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Ok-Addition1264@reddit

Yeah.. notice no kids around to "help" with "their" toy.

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Mr_Lucidity@reddit

Lol, exactly what I came here to say....

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Obesz@reddit

Me, six hours later

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Lightspeedius@reddit

Me, six hours after that.

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bagito2000@reddit

You’re playing with it wrong! Here give it to me.

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Winecellar5@reddit

Haha this is brother comment if I have ever read one

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TheWildTofuHunter@reddit

My husband and I are jealous 🫢

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Birdshaw@reddit

My mom made me one made out of cardboard boxes. We weren’t really poor so we could probably have bought one, but I loved it way more than I would have loved the real thing.

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Eggroll2Dumplings@reddit

Yeah like the Millennium Falcon Lego set I got myself for my birthday is totally for my 4yo.

(It actually is, I'm just waiting until she's older to put it together with her.... It's been difficult waiting)

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KrisReed@reddit

Rich Evans is gonna have a blast playing with it.

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Mcbadguy@reddit

I remember when he went on Arsenio Hall and was gifted a Neo Geo. I was so jelly. That game system was not for the poors.

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TheBSQ@reddit

I’m not the type to “collect” toys or still get excited by nostalgic reminders of my own childhood. I generally find that kind of stuff to be arrested development nonsense.

But…when my son wants to build Lego or hot wheels tracks even a grump like me enjoys the opportunity to relive the joy of playing with toys.

I don’t think I’d enjoy doing it on my own though. A big part of it is seeing the joy & magic in my kids.

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BigDaddyUKW@reddit

Definitely for his kids. I know, because I also buy TMNT stuff just for my son and am not excited at all when I give them to him...and those movies, especially the 1990 one, so boring.

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MogMcKupo@reddit

I mean yeah, his kids, him, and probably his wife too. I could see him making some awesome storylines where the kids choose their Turtle and he gets to be Shredder and Rocksteady and Brenda plays the role of Bebop

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TimeCadet@reddit

Home Alone 5: Home Together - Children of the Ooze

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coyocat@reddit

Funny AF

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dangerous_strainer@reddit

ternoon.

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histprofdave@reddit

Glad I'm not the only one listening to podcasts and audiobooks with one earbud in while I do chores.

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dangerous_strainer@reddit

Did you seriously think you were the only one that did this?

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Lensgoggler@reddit

I am unable to clean if I don't.

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diemunkiesdie@reddit

Why just one?

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Lensgoggler@reddit

So I can also hear my kids.

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Revolutionary-Wash88@reddit

I am unable to function without 😢

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Bovronius@reddit

I'm the opposite, I can't do anything while listening to a podcast or audio book, cept maybe fall asleep. Even driving an audiobook just won't process. I can read just peachy for 10 hours strait though.

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mrgo0dkat@reddit

If I’m doing chores I listen to bloodhound gang. If I’m walking the dog I’m listening to bloodhound gang. Moment to myself, bloodhound gang. Working from home? Working to bloodhound gang. I’ll read a book before I sleep and sleep until my alarm goes off. What sound does my alarm make? Bloodhound gang.

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Bovronius@reddit

I'm similar, but it's usually TWRP... although, it does dredge up an Uhn Tss Uhn Tss on occasion to remind me about the front end loader.

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mrgo0dkat@reddit

What’s TWRP?

If you like Uhn Tiss you should listen to Dimes.

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Bovronius@reddit

They're um synth funk? I guess if I were to put a genre to them.

Cripes, I didn't even know BHG was still making music in 2015... I guess the algorithm only shows me the old stuff when left to it's own devices.

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mrgo0dkat@reddit

I’ll give them a go!

Yeah their last album has more than a few bangers on it. I’ve always loved comedy adjacent music and BHG more than tick that box. Some of Jimmy Pop’s lyrics are incredible ‘I’m not black like Barry white no I am white like frank black is’ is excellent.

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Bovronius@reddit

If you enjoy the comedy stuff TWRP has a good mix of funny stuff (most of the time the comedy stuff is done with Ninja Sex Party) but they got a whole spectrum, every albums a different theme.

I'm right there with ya on the comedy adjacent music though, I probably listened to more Weird Al growing up than all other artists combined.

Bo Burnham's raps are probably the closest thing I've heard to BHG (Songs like Bo Fo Sho).

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mrgo0dkat@reddit

Weird Al blew my young brain when I first heard his music and probably influenced my taste more than most. Then Richard Cheese and parody songs in general.

Bo Burnham to me is a modern hero. Lyrically he’s brilliant and it’s disguised as comedy. Very clever stuff.

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Bovronius@reddit

Richard Cheese belting out of a Matrix Themed Winamp, oh man.

Yeah, Bo is great, Trevor Moore was great. Jazz Emu can be pretty funny (I Would Rather is great).

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HerbaDerbaSchnerba@reddit

That’s me all day every day. My earbuds are pretty gross at this point.

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taita2004@reddit

I dont know if you've ever tried them or not...but bone conjuction headphones are great. They sit just past the floppy thing just outside your ear canal on the outside of your ears. They sound great with the added bonus of not having to put earbuds directly into your ear. I use them at work so I can listen to music and podcasts and still be able to hear what's going on around me.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

bone conjuction

Conduction.

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taita2004@reddit

Fixed...thanks!

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mang87@reddit

Thanks for letting me know these exist. Been cycling with one earbud in to listen to audiobooks, and these seem like a much better solution.

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HerbaDerbaSchnerba@reddit

TOZO open ear rings on amazon. Amazing sound for what they are and you cannot beat the price.

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taita2004@reddit

No problem...I personally love them. If you want a little extra volume, you have the option of plugging your ears (with ear plugs or something of the sort) if environmental factors necessitate.

There are tons of variety as far as style and price tag. I have Shokz OpenRun Pro. I'll buy another pair if these ones ever kick the bucket.

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mang87@reddit

These things seem so much more convenient. On windy days with earbuds there's a constant fight with the wind to stop them being blown out of my dang ears. I have hooks to keep them in, but have to reposition them all the time.

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TheHandsOfFate@reddit

My limited experience with them is that music quality is passable at best. I should look into them though for podcasts.

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HerbaDerbaSchnerba@reddit

I do have a pair of those, but I forget I have them and rarely use them. Mostly I don’t want to bug my wife when I’m listening to music. You can hear them when the person near you has them loud. But yes, those are good. I use them on my runs sometimes so I don’t get hit by cars.

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SeeMontgomeryBurns@reddit

You’re allowed to clean them if you like

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HerbaDerbaSchnerba@reddit

I don’t like your tone, so I will defiantly not clean anything I own ever again.

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sleepytipi@reddit

I saw someone call podcasts "conversation porn" yesterday and it's fkd with me since.

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DramaticErraticism@reddit

Just another parasocial relationship, adds the sense of talking and being around people to help drive away the loneliness.

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Sherringdom@reddit

Nothing wrong with that. People used to listen to the radio now they listen to podcasts

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DramaticErraticism@reddit

Oh, not trying to put people on blast or anything. I do think the amount of parasocial relationships we have in our lives nowadays does hurt us though. We can feel like we're being social and engaged even though we haven't had a single conversation with a human all day.

People used to go out and talk all the time, it was boring being inside. Now most of us stay inside and isolate ourselves with our entertainment.

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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

I can't do podcasts or audiobooks, but I do listen to music with headphones while doing chores.

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UrsaMajor7th@reddit

Are your toenails painted too?

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DramaticErraticism@reddit

I don't have kids so I wear both. When I go walking my dogs or out running around, I wear one, just so I can listen to what is going on.

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blurbh@reddit

Cannot upvote this enough

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TheWildTofuHunter@reddit

Yep, gotta listen for my kiddo, or husband, or cats, or the door, or my work messenger ping…

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AetheriaInBeing@reddit

Both ears or speakers for me.

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twelveoverten@reddit

Stars - they’re just like us!

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jivemasterjohn@reddit

Wtf is he eating?? A plate of mold?

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KingRoachSITIG@reddit

Bro, I drink the vitamin water energy too. Am I Macaulay Culkin??

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awesomecubed@reddit

Good ol’ Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin

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-32768@reddit

If Macaulay Culkin is his middle name, then it's Macaulay + (Macaulay + Culkin) +Culkin which could be expressed as 2Macaulay + 2Culkin or factored as 2(Macaulay + Culkin).

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pamsolo@reddit

2Macauley 2Culkin: Tokyo Drift

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Rocinante88119@reddit

2Macaulay 2Culkin - all about family.

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six_feet_above@reddit

The lack of Vin Diesel was palpable though

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Metamorphica_0226@reddit

Does that mean he’s square?

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maxdamage4@reddit

r/theydidthemath

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Mr-_-Soandso@reddit

/r/theydidthemonstermath

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HooptyDooDooMeister@reddit

/r/itwasagraveyardgraph

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danielleiellle@reddit

The assumes the commutative property applies to onomastics.

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Madax777@reddit

But what if it's Macaulay^2 Culkin^2?

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JaxxisR@reddit

Curses, FOILed again

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pornAndMusicAccount@reddit

The fundamental theorem of Macaulay at work

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brawndoenjoyer@reddit

Username underflows

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Rocinante88119@reddit

2Macaulay 2Culkin - all about family.

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Initial-Progress-763@reddit

Whenever I get too upset, I just say "Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin" and "Jolkien Rolkien Rolkien Tolkien" until I feel better.

It's surprisingly effective!

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Modem_Handshake@reddit

I will use this and promise I will never forget this

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Initial-Progress-763@reddit

Are you being sarcastic?

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Modem_Handshake@reddit

Honestly, no. I thought that’s what J.R.R. really stood for and that’s why you use it, but even though it doesn’t I’m still going to remember it that way

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Initial-Progress-763@reddit

I'm glad I asked! I read the Jolkien Rolkien Rolkien thing on some meme back when Macaulay Culkin was doing the *name change thing, and it cracked me up to no end. And it still makes me laugh. So I use it to remind myself not to get too deeply serious, even when I'm melting down.

*his name really is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin now https://www.businessinsider.com/vote-macaulay-culkin-changing-his-middle-name-2018-11

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Modem_Handshake@reddit

Personally, I like Jolkien Rolkien Rolkien better than that silly old John Ronald Reuel nonsense

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mashtato@reddit

Turk Turkelton

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MermaidMertrid@reddit

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SMUHypeMachine@reddit

Isn’t that the kazoo player from Pizza Underground? It’s great to see his art branching out.

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clutchkickmurphys@reddit

Thought it was Milwaukee Culkin

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miffybo@reddit

is that a paper plate…

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Sonic-Fixer-5000@reddit

I would have been so pissed if my Dad assembled this for me!

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MonsterMamaLu@reddit

Love this for him

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SanDiegoDude@reddit

floor pizza is best pizza

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Fancy_Policy_4084@reddit

45 and able to sit like that on the floor!

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gruffbear@reddit

Are his kids gerbils? They're not going to fit in there!

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Fantastic_Bicycle_78@reddit

Great

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missed_sla@reddit

He had some rough years, but it's good to see that he's doing good again. Child stars don't often fare so well.

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aDamnCommunist@reddit

I had this playset... Pretty sweet tbh

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Smoky-Clouds@reddit

I love this 💚 Turtle power!

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Dyolf_Knip@reddit

Blew my kids' minds when I told them Kevin McCallister is actually the same age as me.

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Soulsfarmer@reddit

Hell yeah he is.

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PineappleTonyMaloof@reddit

Would be so amazing to have made all your money by 16 and just enjoy life beyond that.

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Rupertfitz@reddit

Are his toenails painted black?

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EgoistHedonist@reddit

I really love to know that he's a happy father and has his life in order. Has always seemed like a great guy.

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DustyWorx@reddit

He's just a normal bloke, like me

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ForwardObserver13Fox@reddit

I’m so proud of him. He turned into an amazing man and Dad.

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Diligent_Accident775@reddit

Check out his appearances on RedLetterMedia. He is hilarious!

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epicpillowcase@reddit

It's wonderful seeing him thriving being a dad after his own shitty childhood. Good for him.

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TheAmazingSealo@reddit

I'm so, so glad we got the Macauly Culkin good ending

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Plutoniumburrito@reddit

For his kids… uh huh

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andrewdivebartender@reddit

Ohhh my brothers had this it was so nice

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Jumpy_Sail_4852@reddit

Darn must be nice to be rich and get playsets... but for real that's awesome!

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monji_cat@reddit

I would imagine he'd have had one himself as a kid

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i--make--lists@reddit

I want to know what he was listening to.

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ElectricVibrance@reddit

Don’t lie. It’s FOR him. His kids just get to use it.

You can tell by that slice of flatbread mushroom and anchovy pizza

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MeMikeMonster@reddit

Brenda Song: “Mac, are you finished setting up the playset? The kids have been waiting for hours.”

Macaulay Culkin: “Just a second Brenda. Just need to add in the finishing touches.”

(Adding in the booby traps for the turtles to take on Shredder and the Foot Clan.)

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BossRoss84@reddit

I forgot I had one of those as a kid. 😳

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cola1016@reddit

He’s probably thinking how crappy toys are made compared to what we had in the 80s/90s 😂

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DeterminedErmine@reddit

He’s so fucken cute

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SloppyJoesToe@reddit

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SharpMeal1029@reddit

He’s 45… that shit ain’t for his kids. It is all definitely his.

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4011isbananas@reddit

really? right in the kitchen?

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longlivethebottle@reddit

Thats cool as sh#t! Nephew just got into tmnt. Found the birthday gift. Thanks old friend from movies!

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Joten@reddit

I'm just so insanely happy that Mac found a life, an amazing ~~wife~~ partner in Brenda Song and amazing kids. He was the poster boy for messed up child actors for a while, true or not... I'm just so happy he found this life.

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springboks@reddit

Damn them royalties from the home alone franchise must've run dry. At least sit on the living room floor brah

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Skitzafranik@reddit

Nah, he’s totally keeping that for himself!! 🤣 I probably would ! 😎

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ProBuyer810-3345045@reddit

Yeah but what’s with the black toenails?

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mrjavi13@reddit

I’m just proud of him for being able to sit cross legged like that at 45.

From: 43 year old man who can sit cross legged for like 30 seconds before I realize it was a bad idea.

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OldPresence5323@reddit

Turtles sew? 🪡✂️

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Different-Audience34@reddit

Hopefully, I can Facetime him for help to put mine together.

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Sure-Midnight1415@reddit

As a kid I would have been mad, the assembly is the best part of getting a new toy.

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Illustrious-Bake3878@reddit

That cabinet color is dope.

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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

He assembled in between snorts of coke.

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LimitFuture6629@reddit

I love how he beat the odds and became Americas coolest dad.

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Even-Exchange8307@reddit

doesn't this guy have an asian fetish?

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SirNortonOfNoFux@reddit

My man! Now we need the turtle wagon that shoots pizzas

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LogicFrog@reddit

I like that we use the same Costco paper plates. Apparently I’m living like a movie star. 🌟

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LuckyLockdown23@reddit

“For his kids.” Sure.

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p_2923@reddit

HA!

That's what I said to "It's for my kids" yeah, for my kids...

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phoenix0r@reddit

Dude looks permanently stoned

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crybannanna@reddit

That was one of my favorite toys. All kids from that era longed for the sewers.

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newworldpuck@reddit

If you had told me that Dad Macaulay Culkin would become one of my favorite things of the 21st Century so far I would not have believed you and would have resented you for telling me such an obvious lie, but here we are!

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MagnumBigPI@reddit

I had no idea Mac and I were so close in age. He’s younger, but still.

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FYou2@reddit

All I can say is. … Fuck yah

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Blasphemouse@reddit

Is that pot holder a shitty_watercolour?

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unclerando@reddit

He can't see without his glasses

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Sleepy3135@reddit

Living the dream.

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ADMINlSTRAT0R@reddit

"For his kids"

Chamon buddy..

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Need4Speeeeeed@reddit

I couldn't not think of him in Home Alone watching him in Fallout.

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Alamander14@reddit

Still have my sewer plus a bunch of other TMNT stuff from 35ish years ago! My kids love them.

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Goldfingeraz117@reddit

“For his kids”…🙄

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rayray1927@reddit

I love seeing celebrities doing normal things.

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Metamorphica_0226@reddit

I periodically about 1-2 times a year think to myself…. I wonder how Macaulay Culkin is doing

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ActiveAd4980@reddit

Genuine question. Did he lie about Michael Jackson?

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Redditcadmonkey@reddit

Blue Peter homemade or GTFO!

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Jutch_Cassidy@reddit

I want play Turtles with Kevin McCalister

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CeleryMcToebeans@reddit

I love him! 💛

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Money-Lifeguard5815@reddit

I love seeing him thrive 💜

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Tofuloaf@reddit

The only nostalgic 'still in the blister pack' action figure I've bought as an adult is the original Casey Jones.

GOONGALA

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Odd-Put-3988@reddit

Holy crap thats so cool he had an old set and hes making it in 2026 for his kids! I wonder how much new that would of been... because my god that's from 1989 or 1990 for sure.

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Delta-IX@reddit

What's wrong with that pizza?

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Blochtheguy@reddit

AI slop, just like the tv pic…

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MattBlasing@reddit

Culkin be culkin.’ Protect this man at all costs.

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rettribution@reddit

I really hope he's as awesome in real life as how he comes off.

He's one of those celebrities where you want them on the how are they this normal and so wholesome in the coolest way pedastel. Like Keanu Reeves.

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gotaflattire@reddit

Even eating pizza while doing it, which is the only correct way.

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Magnious@reddit

I bought a lot of reissues for my currently 2 year old. I plan on giving them to him in a couple years. I really hope he enjoys them as much as I imagine.

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Individual-Sport-458@reddit

it's great to see him happy his wife is a good influence on him and I love how he treats his kids like gold 😺

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babyBear83@reddit

He’s like, our mascot.

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Hellie1028@reddit

Shit. He looks old and I’m pretty sure I’m older than he is.

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RhubarbDear6011@reddit

That is the most sickly looking pizza I’ve ever seen

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RollForSeduction@reddit

I really don't think his kids are going to fit in there

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bognostrocleetus@reddit

Man, he has it made.

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rekabis@reddit

At least he can sit cross-legged like that.

I do that, and I start hearing pops from body parts that should never make those kinds of noises. Now granted, I’m nearly a decade older, but still…

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southbay04@reddit

I thought he only ate Cheese pizza?

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Coma942@reddit

Him and his brother are the best

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Emergency-Dark-2569@reddit

He was touched… I know it for sure.

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KeySatisfaction197@reddit

I laughed so hard at the 30 Rock joke "Stop mentioning Krang! No one knows who Krang is!"

Hey Liz, we all know who Krang is.

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jojobizou@reddit

Macaulay is the Prince of the Xennials

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do_u_even_gif_bro@reddit

I had this as a kid and I stuck my arm in the elbow piece to pretend it was armor and my arm got stuck. My mom had to use butter to slide it off.

10/10 would get again.

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Abeefrog@reddit

I literally thought you mean Turtles Sewer Playset, as in Turtles SEWING Playset. I mean, anything to get more kids involved...

???

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BrawndoOhnaka@reddit

I probably would have had another useful life skill if that had been a thing. Now, a turtles easy bake oven would have been good, too.

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InterestingResource1@reddit

I don't see the kids around. Is he...home alone?

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silky_mane@reddit

How can he sit like that?

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BrawndoOhnaka@reddit

I can't imagine Not being able to sit like that, and my calves do Not stretch the other way; last time I tried to touch my toes my calves were stiff for a week. But this is easy for me. Hip flexibility? Low BMI?

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MastrShak3@reddit

Props to him for being able to sit on the floor crossed leg doing that. 3 christmas ago wrapping presents, my hips and back said never again.

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digitaljestin@reddit

So...is he like, our leader now?

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Keenessiest150@reddit

Living his best life

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fuzzimus@reddit

Holy crap! I have the same cabinets as Macaulay Culkin!

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5uperman8atman@reddit

I am the same age and it's DEFINITELY NOT for his kids. 😉

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AtheismoAlmighty@reddit

I bet he's listening to The Nerd Crew podcast while he does it. Very cool.

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Buddiboi95@reddit

How are we to trust that he's building a playset. With his history, he could be making a trap for two unsuspecting bandits who are either wet or sticky.

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Elegant-Ingenuity-57@reddit

Glad he seems to be doing ok. Some of the pics I saw a few years ago, he wasn't looking so good

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Adept-Hyena-1247@reddit

Still didn’t get his cheese pizza. Tragic.

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mrbreck@reddit

I, too, play with rad toys "for my kids."

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justinmackey84@reddit

“For his kids” right 😳. Same way I would get transformer legos “for my kids” 😂🤣😂

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PicklesAndCoorslight@reddit

He's starting to look like a real person again. For a while there between youth and now he looked.... well, weird.

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Dizzy-Theory9921@reddit

Why are his toes painted?

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GrillDealing@reddit

Is it just me or does he look like a white Martin Lawrence in this picture.

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Fake-Penis@reddit

Why does he look like someone pretending to be Macaulay Culkin?

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GWindborn@reddit

Fun story - I had this and decided it would be a really good idea to slide that right angle pipe piece on my arm up to my elbow. I don't know how I managed it but I did it. But I had a hell of a time getting it back off. It hurt like a bitch.

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MaterialDetective197@reddit

I really - REALLY - wish I had kept the toys I had when I was a kid. TMNT, M.A.S.K., Transformers, etc.

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RileyGainesHorseBaby@reddit

Isn't it part of the kid's "fun" to build stuff like this themselves?

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Bradjuju2@reddit

Y’all what is he eating on that plate?

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Financial-Craft-1282@reddit

When I became a dad, the best part was assembling the toys and then turning that assembly into play time with my son. I couldn't fathom why fathers of my generation were so damned checked out. I would love to assemble something like this again but, sadly, my son is 21. Maybe he'll have little ones someday.

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danappropriate@reddit

“For his kids.” Sure.

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tituspeetus@reddit

Holy shit this set is so cool! I swear they just don’t make toys the same anymore. I know it’s not my nostalgia speaking bc I’ve never seen this set before and I’ve never been super into tmnt. Quantity and quality have severely eroded for toys. Look at a transformers toy from the late 2000s and early 2010s vs now. I really am lucky to have grown up in that time

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MegadriveYM2612@reddit

That damn thing always fell apart if you looked at it wrong.

I wonder if the re-release is any better in that regard.

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Mike9797@reddit

Found one of these at a garage sale about 15 years ago. In fact it wasn’t even in the garage sale. The dude just had his garage open with his stuff on the driveway and I could see it from where I was standing. I asked if he wanted to sell it and he gave it to me for 3 bucks. Sold it a few years later for close to 100. Mack’s looks to be in near mint though. The box mine came in was a bit more used.

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deefunkt01@reddit

Probably a re-issue.

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Anvil-Hands@reddit

Yep its an Amazon exclusive reissue. I just happen to put it together last weekend!

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Mike9797@reddit

Possibly. I don’t know if they re-issued them but even still it’s neat if it was.

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Intelligent-Top5012@reddit

Come on, you know he's building it for himself and maybe for his kids

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Holmes221bBSt@reddit

The irony of what looks like olives on his pizza

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ButterscotchAware402@reddit

I love that man so much

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Bushgooher@reddit

I got to see a friend get one for his birthday. I did get the pizza thrower for Christmas that same year. Good times.

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Embarrassed_Art5414@reddit

Anyone else tried to play with it, and they get smacked in the face with a tin of paint on a rope.

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PleasantProgrammer50@reddit

Am hoping that’s toenail polish and not fungus

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eye_eat_farts@reddit

LUCKY!!!

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GimmeUrBrunchMoney@reddit

Macaulay Culkin seems like a genuinely cool dude

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FearMeIAmRoot@reddit

Mac is my spirit animal at this point.

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ZingerX@reddit

Caesar hoo! Caesar hoo!

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MarvelousT@reddit

This is a huge moment for all of us, Mac.

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RobertBDwyer@reddit

Cool that he has a very normal amount of mess in his life…

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Drew_of_all_trades@reddit

Is he doing TaskRabbit now?

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BentleyTock@reddit

This one and the truck that shot pizza discs. Best toys I ever had as a kid. Picked up a bunch of ninja turtles mtg cards last night!!

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6thBornSOB@reddit

“For his kids” I’ve used that one before, too🤣

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BootiMcboatface@reddit

God damn that is a cool shirt my man has on.

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Opposite-Trust-4973@reddit

“For his kids”

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anikill@reddit

Loving his comeback story. :)

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Cautious_Emotion9839@reddit

Awww my sons got that one for Christmas and they love it!!

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ajk244@reddit

My neighbor had this and I wanted one so bad. We didn't have a lot of money so my dad got me like a 8" dia PVC elbow to pretend it was a sewer. I was happy with the substitution. As a dad now, I greatly respect the effort.

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The-Lighthouse-@reddit

I’m so glad that he turned it around. Love that man. This is pure as fuck.

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hakuinzenji5@reddit

Hey it's the guy from Angry Video Game Nerd..cool

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tealccart@reddit

I love that we get to hang with a middle aged Macaulay Culkin

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Beneficial-Process@reddit

Umm sir, that is Caesar in that picture.

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BallsackTeabag@reddit

Bro is always photographed trying to speak

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Tauren-Jerky@reddit

A real 80s/90s kid eats pizza on a paper plate on the floor

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beeurd@reddit

He can;t be 45, he's only a couple of years older than me! Wait a minute...

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StaticSystemShock@reddit

Include kids in the building process! I love building LEGOs with my little nephews.

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ProfessionalRandom21@reddit

Man, I wish I can retired at age 12 like him

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Luger14@reddit

Wait… someone mated with him?

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DegenerateWizard@reddit

Of course he has pizza next to him, and NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE TURTLES! He had a band about pizza, the name is escaping me.

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Ok-Lobster8436@reddit

That playset was my childhood, same with the Technodrome.

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Simple-Reception4262@reddit

As an uncle of 3, def been there on Christmas morning haha

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skywalkerRCP@reddit

I’m glad Mac figured himself out. Seems to be doing really well.

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ConspiracyParadox@reddit

Smart man to make himself a snack and a drunk first. He knew it was gonna be a project. I do the same when building Ikea crap.

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PhilRivera1968@reddit

He sucks ass in Fallout

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Big-Following5207@reddit

I’m glad dude is living his best life.

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MnkyBzns@reddit

While eating pizza

[chef's kiss]

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NewestAccount2023@reddit

Did t know he goes by his middle name now

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PaperFlower14765@reddit

This is the content we need 😂❤️

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McBlumpkin-@reddit

I put this together for my kids this past Xmas. I think I like it more than they do lol. So many good memories from my childhood!

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Telefundo@reddit

"For his kids" Un huh...

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SubCiro28@reddit

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Jamesjay997@reddit

I am just so happy that after all he went through he got his happily ever after

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PeaceJoy4EVER@reddit

Are his toenails pained black?

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Trident_True@reddit

A common occurrence if you have daughters

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djsynrgy@reddit

That's my favorite detail!

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PeaceJoy4EVER@reddit

Yeah man, he really looks happy!

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thegholahayt@reddit

I see Macaulay's toes and they're all painted black

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astudyinamber@reddit

No other colors on his toes it's only black for Mac

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pornAndMusicAccount@reddit

Kevin!!!

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Allureme@reddit

But secretly for him lol

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DReagan47@reddit

He’s on the phone with customer support

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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

He's only three years younger than me‽ I thought there was a bigger gap.

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_Hipnotiq@reddit

I’m not trusting anything built by this guy. I’ve seen the damage he can do with toys when he’s home alone.

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CSWorldChamp@reddit

I’ve heard that his kids have seen Home Alone multiple times, but haven’t put together that the kid is their dad. He said that’s an illusion he’s going to maintain as long as possible.

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SibylBee@reddit

Constructing a toy set for the kids with tunes in one ear and a half-eaten pizza slice on a paper plate-- stars, they're just like us!

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Tight_Cheetah_4474@reddit

Is that a vape pen???

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SunnyMarijan@reddit

he looks so happy 😭✨

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MrNostalgiac@reddit

I forgot I had that as a kid.

Turtles had the best toys.

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LandscapeEnough5315@reddit

Love that he’s eating pizza while putting this together. Tubular

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PsychoMaggle@reddit

Totally

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boner79@reddit

holy 90s-gasm, Batman.

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TheEverlastingPizza@reddit

"Could this BE any more 90's?"

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Lord_Borgimus@reddit

dress for the 90s

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IcyKerosene@reddit

Appreciating 90's nostalgia via a phrase from 60's pop culture!

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DasKittySmoosh@reddit

on his nice but normal looking kitchen floor

I bet this is helping heal his own childhood and I love it for him (and his family)

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CantaloupeAsleep502@reddit

Is that famed actor Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin?

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DatDan513@reddit

Sweet.

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TurtleSandwich0@reddit

I would not trust that playset. I bet it is full of traps. Sure they look like normal stairs covered in tar, but the last stair has a nail on it that goes through the foot. That just leads into more paint cans on a rope. I would need the wet/sticky bandits to inspect it for safety first.

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PropadataFilms@reddit

I made a montage of Kevin setting up and setting off all his booby traps as a visual for a beat I made a while back. The track is called “The Wet Bandit Boogie” so it was the natural route for its video ;)

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BichezNCake@reddit

I assembled the original Playmates Party Wagon and sewer set myself when I was a kid.

I don’t know what it is about the Mac, but I love every time I see him doing anything.

Maybe because we’re only a year apart and I watched him go through hell and make it out of Hollywood; a little worse for wear, but thriving.

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DreamGaming@reddit

He’s stacking those points for royal kingdom!

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MJION@reddit

right. for his “kids”. haha. Ironically I met him at about this time 34 years ago or so when both TMNT and Home Alone were huge. He was playing some very expensive video game / robot thing in downtown Chicago, giving me pointers on how to play… I only got one turn because it was like a $10 5 minutes of game play, he was there all day!

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LaphroaigianSlip81@reddit

I saw him in a commercial this week. He looks clean and healthy. I’m happy for him.

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Own_Catch9511@reddit

wtf I had this as a kid!

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lowteq@reddit

It's so cool to see him these days. He overcame some pretty gnarly stuff, and he seems like he is doing quite well.

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dart51984@reddit

Man I had that thing when I was 10 years old and absolutely destroyed it. Child me was a god damn psycho.

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farfanseaweevil@reddit

How old are his kids? My kids would be cool with me assembling, but the stickers? No way!

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UnicornMeatball@reddit

"For his kids"

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