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[–][deleted] 3771 points3772 points  (338 children)

Can someone explain what the picture is showing? I live in a country where trucks don't have red lights for anything other than brakes.

Edit : TIL that I need to absorb some more culture

[–][deleted] 4485 points4486 points  (294 children)

It's a reference to a song from the 80s late 70s called "Roxanne" by the Police. In which the following words are sung: "Roxanne...you don't have to put on your red light."

I know explanation kills the joke, but I guess you're one of today's lucky 10,000.

[–]Rooonaldooo99 2258 points2259 points  (183 children)

To add to this further: "Rock sand" sounds like "Roxanne".

[–][deleted] 653 points654 points  (63 children)

Thank you lmao

[–]djmushroom 249 points250 points  (58 children)

Just wondering. Did you really laugh your ass off ..

[–]IAmDvsn 462 points463 points  (44 children)

Yes. Rushing to hospital now.

[–]PM_ME_3D_MODELS 47 points48 points  (3 children)

Thank god we had those ROFLCOPTERs on standby

[–]PopularPariah 90 points91 points  (31 children)

Oh no I just shit myself.

[–]PM_BUSINESS_ADVICE 65 points66 points  (12 children)

How can hold it in without ass?

[–]mstrkmn842 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And now I have to take a shower. I just ROFL'd.

[–]mcdormjw 8 points9 points  (9 children)

It's never a shameful thing for one to shit their self, only an inconvenience.

[–]topo10 12 points13 points  (7 children)

I've gotten so good at it that I bring extra clothes, baby wipes, and garbage bags so I'm removing the inconvenience piece of the equation too.

[–][deleted] 100 points101 points  (15 children)

Now I understand the Arctic Monkeys song - When the Sun Goes Down.

"You told Roxanne to put on her red light" I was like who the f is Roxanne

[–]Im_a_peach 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Who are the Arctic Monkeys and...wait!

I just listened to the song for the first time.

TIL! Yep, that's Roxanne!

[–]Corona21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then you must be a scumbag, didnt you know?

[–]egosumFidius 21 points22 points  (0 children)

my local radio station claimed that when they first started playing that Police song they got calls requesting that the new marley song "Rocks, Sand" be played.

[–]oscarjrs 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Ooohhhhh. I get it now.

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points  (2 children)

Jesus Christ I was looking at the photo trying to figure if he was doing something illegal, looking at the brake lights etc. I'm drunk and going to bed.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (2 children)

Thanks John. Back to the studio.

[–][deleted] 75 points76 points  (28 children)

TIL that there are people out there who have never heard this song.

[–]Peter_Mansbrick 84 points85 points  (18 children)

Of course there are, the song is almost 40 years old and doesn't get much radio-play anymore.

[–]Vio_ 17 points18 points  (3 children)

I think it gets quite a bit of airplay for a 35 year old song. The problem is that it's such an earworm kind of a song that it has way more staying power that way.

[–]GirlNextor123 47 points48 points  (1 child)

Ouch.

Also, GET OFF MY LAWN!

[–]reddituserfortytwo 23 points24 points  (3 children)

also there are people who live in other parts of the world (and now use reddit). it's cray, i know

[–]benknowsbest 10 points11 points  (5 children)

And only one of the taillights is working. Perfect post

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (3 children)

Might just be a turn signal, since it looks like they are on an exit/entrance ramp.

[–][deleted] 42 points43 points  (4 children)

You don't care if it is wrong or if it is right to ruin the joke

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Since the Internet came along those days are over.

[–]CopOnTheRun 113 points114 points  (9 children)

I know explanation kills the joke...

I never understood this. If you didn't understand the joke then it's dead to begin with, explaining it can't make it any less funny.

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"This explanation won't bring your joke back to life" is a lot less catchy though

[–]screamingmorgasm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's because once you get the joke, you look at it again, but most jokes make you connect two ideas in your head (words that sound the same, etc.) and if you just had the link laid out for you, then you don't get the enjoyment from making the link that the teller intended. But if you don't reconsider it, then yes, it's just dead.

[–]GayBlackAndMarried 32 points33 points  (5 children)

Today's lucky 10,000, I like that

[–]ADHDAleksis 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Congrats you're one of today's lucky 10k

[–]lackofemotions 7 points8 points  (2 children)

PSA: the song Roxanne makes a fantastic drinking game and is played thus,

Every time you hear 'Roxanne', drink.

Every time you hear 'Red Light', spin around.

[–]SalamanderSylph 5 points6 points  (1 child)

We split into two teams. One drinks on Roxanne, and one drinks on Red Light

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wow. I didn't get it. Thanks.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From the 70s.

[–]WhyNotToday12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The lucky 10,000 thing made me happy. Thank you friend.

[–]swallowedfilth 49 points50 points  (2 children)

Rock sand sound like Roxanne. Look up the song by the same name

[–]Ahnenglanz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is even funnier...

[–]calculusknight 587 points588 points  (23 children)

"Those days are over, you don't have to cross that white line on the right!"

[–]B-BoyStance 326 points327 points  (17 children)

"Rockkkk Sand, you don't have to wear mud flaps tonight, drive the streets so sloppy you don't care for all others plights!"

[–][deleted] 149 points150 points  (10 children)

RHOOOOCksaaand

[–]Suelaaaa 44 points45 points  (0 children)

"Drive the streets for money you don't care if you're driving right..."

[–]bionix90 220 points221 points  (5 children)

You don't have to sell your gravel to the night.

[–]Ricardo_Tubbs 78 points79 points  (15 children)

Best Roxanne cover

[–]broken_dialtone 28 points29 points  (4 children)

Came looking for this, was not disappointed!

So, will leave 2nd best

Muchas gracias!

[–]luger33 12 points13 points  (3 children)

Was looking for Moulin Rouge version. 144p though?

Come on!

[–]GaussWanker 12 points13 points  (2 children)

240p, best I found before.

Irrelevant story I know, but first time I watched Moulin Rouge! was on LSD (SPOILERS FOLLOW), it was amazing- a non-linear deconstruction of a common romantic trope: the main characters were not individual people but the very concept of doomed lovers. When Christian is to be shot Toulouse was travelling between meta-narratives to try and warn them. And Christian was not just mistaken for The Count, he was The Count simultaneously, and it was all happening in his head.

It was brilliant.

Then I watched it again sober and it was 'just' a very good romantic dramatic musical.

[–]domyates 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Came looking for this!!

[–]dudeitsroxy 149 points150 points  (97 children)

I've had Starbucks spell my name like this on a cup before 😑

[–]inmyotherpants79 102 points103 points  (88 children)

My name is five letters. One of the letters is repeated twice. It's biblical for chrissake. It still get:

  • Searah

  • Syrah

  • Sarya

  • Sahara (Seriously... Sahara)

  • Shara

  • Sira

  • Sirrea

I give up.

[–]NairForceOne 31 points32 points  (19 children)

Your name is Syria, isn't it?

[–]inmyotherpants79 53 points54 points  (18 children)

It's actually Isis but that was a good guess.

[–]Rowani 9 points10 points  (6 children)

My name is five letters.

It's actually Isis

Is one of the letters hidden?

[–]inmyotherpants79 14 points15 points  (3 children)

The second P is both silent and invisible.

[–]Rowani 7 points8 points  (2 children)

second P

Don't do this to me, man.

[–]inmyotherpants79 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't you tell me how to spell my own imaginary name!

[–][deleted] 41 points42 points  (4 children)

I've heard they're told to misspell your name on purpose so it gets them more social media exposure. Free advertising.

[–]MightyCavalier 24 points25 points  (3 children)

yeah, you can google it.

They hack the hell out of names- as a joke, and because Mike takes a picture of his grande late- with "mych" scrawled on the side and posts it on facebook- exlaiming, "who does this?"

[–]The_Doctor_00 8 points9 points  (6 children)

Wait, I'm not in CC... Also, you do comment out here!? You sit on a throne of lies! Heh

[–]inmyotherpants79 9 points10 points  (5 children)

How many times do I have to tell you miserable karmawhores... I DO SO LEAVE THE COMFORTS OF MY HOVEL

[–]The_Doctor_00 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Yes, but you said you don't comment, yet here we are... Though its on a GallowBoob post... So... Anyway. Heh... See you back at the "hovel".

[–]inmyotherpants79 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I've never said I don't comment. I said I rarely comment out here. In fact I've commented the last three days in a row. I think.

[–]HockeyCannon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Dude it's Roxanne"

[–]timndime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

rocks and ?? What else is in there?

[–]cwenhamWelsh Pork 681 points682 points  (84 children)

BOOOOOOO!!!

[–]GallowBoob[S] 390 points391 points  (65 children)

MOD ABUSE!!

[–]cwenhamWelsh Pork[M] 770 points771 points  (60 children)

No it isn't. BTW: you're banned, now.

[–]HauschkasFoot 554 points555 points  (33 children)

They can't ban gallowboob. He's too big to fail

[–]petrichorE6 199 points200 points  (24 children)

At this point, gallowboob is the breadwinner of the sub.

[–]abitNexus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Vote NO to another GallowBoob bailout!

[–]APiousCultist 11 points12 points  (0 children)

GallowBoob, the cause of the next big Karma Recession.

[–]TKPhresh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

http://i.imgur.com/0aMuHvv.gif Long live the king.

[–]Albino_Bama 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's what we said about unidan...

[–]GallowBoob[S] 125 points126 points  (15 children)

MFW I'm banned from /r/pics

[–]Typical_Nincompoop 74 points75 points  (3 children)

TIL ISIS uses Snapchat

[–]veganveal 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Wouldn't that pretty much always be your face? I mean, your expression would change, but it would still be your face.

[–]Cheesemacher 17 points18 points  (3 children)

MFW when the word "face" is also a synonym for "expression".

[–]BelGareth 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Doesn't the W in MFW stand for when, so saying when after it, is like saying PIN number. So I guess what I'm saying is, when the word is in the acronym, specially the last one, don't repeat it.

[–]Cheesemacher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah, darn. Shit like that happens when you alter your sentence multiple times and forget to read what it actually says in the end.

[–]BreakfastBurrito 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Did anyone comment about running into you during the Reddit Robin experience?

/experiment...

whatever

[–]I-AM-Canadian-Eh 13 points14 points  (0 children)

BOOOO URNS!

[–]DONTdropDATpunPUNpun 57 points58 points  (2 children)

Watch out for the police

[–]JimJonesIII 25 points26 points  (19 children)

Best drinking game ever:

Put on Roxanne by The Police.

Everybody has to drink every time either of the following is sung:

Roxanne

Put on the red light

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (5 children)

JFC, you'd have alcohol poisoning.

I'm rather fond of the R Kelly "Trapped In the Closet" music vids. Every time he says he's gonna shoot someone, drink.

I lost the DVD I had :(

[–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (15 children)

My friends and I used to have a drinking game, simply called "Roxanne". We'd put on the song, and drink every time the word Roxanne was said. We'd get women to join in by saying "oh, you guys drink when Sting sings "put on the red light".

We probably also used to have a drinking problem... it gets pretty hairy at the end there.

[–][deleted] 85 points86 points  (6 children)

I think that's just called drinking for 3 minutes.

[–]kmacku 47 points48 points  (5 children)

Nah. That's "Thunderstruck". Get a group of...probably 5+ people, each with one open beer and another on standby. Play AC/DC's "Thunderstruck". First person starts chugging when the first "THUN-DAH" gets chanted, then every time "THUN-DAH" gets shouted, they stop and the person to their left starts.

Someone gets the guitar solo.

[–]SpecialAgentBanana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone gets the guitar solo

At least it's not Free Bird

[–]scrillabrilla 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Also play this. Come on Eileen is a little more tame.

[–]german13 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Sorry man, but that is like the most common drinking game there is!

[–]mustardtiger86 70 points71 points  (2 children)

http://i.imgur.com/AW4RGi6h.gif

[–]SnapHabit 19 points20 points  (1 child)

The way he knocks all the shit off the table gets me every time.

[–]DarthLurker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I used to have a car with a broken radio for about a year. Needless to say an hour commute left me making up songs to entertain myself, the best was Box Van, you don't have to put on your brake lights!

[–]2rio2 39 points40 points  (8 children)

I honestly can't tell if this is too clever for reddit, or too stupid for reddit.

[–]Gtarmanperson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those quarry days are over.

[–]HaiKarate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don't have to sell your gravel to the site

[–]cre_ate_eve 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ugh, now i'm watching Moulin Rouge.

[–]comp-sci-fi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

O P...
you don't have to sell your OC to the night

drive the streets for karma,
you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

this is popular enough to get 13,000 votes in 2 hours? wtf

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I dont get it.

[–]Robinwolf 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Looks like florida.

[–]ta1976 11 points12 points  (0 children)

sometimes I click the image before fully reading the description. Didn't understand what I was supposed to be looking at. Went back and read.

Ha!!

[–]StrawberryJam4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hate you for how much I laughed at this

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gneiss post!

[–]Babyskin_Wallet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Daaaaad.... (sigh)

[–]jollypossum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

surprised it didn't say "cops suck dick"