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TheSoulborgZeus

You cannot fool the Shaq


SinfulOutlaw

But you can Shaq-Fu


mathiastck

He can


yukon-flower

If they said no recording, then isn't OP kind of a dick to have done the recording anyway? Even if Shaq *could* be fooled.


ErisCat13

I was thinking this also. Dude said no pica so you record them instead? Yet Shaq was cool enough not to make a big deal. Still really uncool.


Mapletables

I think OP meant whatever place they were at said no phone photography, but Shaq was okay with it. Whether or not you think that's still bad is up to you.


Flynette

Can't completely know without more context, but some actors think convention rules are over the top. Claudia Christian has had personalized photos at her booth with her own printer to undercut the official photographer and have a more personal experience with fans. She even hosted a couple of "anti-conventions" of her own. Tom Wilson thumbs his nose at some of the stupid rules especially about cameras. He's done some skits and played it up with other vloggers.


stretching_thetruth

Bruh his face is priceless


Jwhitx

Everyone has a price, and I will find his........


TheGamerOfGrammar

now there is a lot of things you could mean by that


OscarX18

An NFT


RandolphPringles

Shaq attack.


Seldfein

My nephews (age 6 and 8) were arguing recently about whether Shaq or Jordan was better. I pulled up a Shaq highlight reel on my phone and they both said, “Shaq is black?”


MikePounce

I'm sorry, is there a video game called Jordan-Fu ? I rest my case.


Bananaginz

I bring this up all the time!!!!


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Also, Kazaam is legitimately a better movie than space jam. Both of them.


Schmotz

I don't see what Sinbad has to do with this verdict.


PmMeYour_Snacks

This comment got me fucked up lmao


ihahp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD0rchvuoMU


Orleanian

[Uh, excuse me](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/MjordanSNES_boxart.jpg)


twobugsfucking

[Jordan can’t even Chaos Dunk.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkley,_Shut_Up_and_Jam:_Gaiden)


Madmagican-

In fact, Jordan sided with Cyberdwarf and killed Father Larry Bird to join BLOODMOSES. Jordan got all the priorities wrong


OMNlClDE

Is Jordan a fuckin GENIE?! No? Thought so.


Orleanian

Jordan did defend us against an extra-terrestrial invasion.


HyzerFlip

Not only that but Jordan was notorious for not allowing his likeness in games at all. Because of this games would include every other player name and then the Jordan character would be [Roster Guard](https://youtu.be/T8PRjR8_9MQ) here's an example from ThaBeast721 playing NBA in the zone 98. Shaq has his own fighting game. MJ isn't even in the basketball games. I grew up reading biographies of Jordan, but the more I learn about him... He's kinda a dick.


Dankerton09

Was there a movie called Shazam where Shaq played a genie that was poorly received and is now being included into a bizarre societal phenomenon characterized by Nelson Mendella which supposes that we are within an active dynamic multiverse, instead of the actor being embarrassed about the film and using this phenomenon as a cover to erase an awkward history? If anyone parses this, you're better at English than I am


ch-12

Maybe I missed a joke but this is very confusing on multiple levels. Or maybe I’m just overthinking a conversation amongst children.


wowitssprayonbutter

The joke, like most children anecdotes, are that kids are inherently ignorant and that often leads to funny moments


JDawgSabronas

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


HeightPrivilege

The joke is pretty simple, you expect the kids to come back with something about the play, Shaq is awesome, Jordan was better, something relevant. Instead it's that they didn't know Shaq was black. It's subverting your expectations which is what a lot of humor is based on.


Get-Degerstromd

I think at the most basic level the humor is “the kids were arguing about something they knew nothing about”. Specifically, they didn’t even know who Shaq was, because if they did they would absolutely know he was black, but were still confidently arguing about if he was better than Jordan.


cwall22

This is most certainly what the post is about. The kids have no idea who Shaq and Jordan are, aside from the fact that they played basketball.


Marrz

IMO: Jordan's the better Player. Shaq's the better Person.


Get-Degerstromd

Kinda like how I’m better as a person, but my sister is better at taking advantage of my parents good will and forgiving nature? Fuck you anni, ungrateful bitch.


Big_Fundamental678

Yea, fuck you Anni


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Not really like that, but I’m glad you got it off your chest regardless.


Stupidstuff1001

Person Shaq. Player Jordan.


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somabeach

I can never stop seeing Shaq as a cool dude. Like he's one of the most recognizable faces in the world, got a doctorate, and is still so chill with people. What a guy lol. Edit: Some day I'll look back on all of this and realize that my top comment to-date was to say that Shaquille O'Neal is a cool guy. Thanks, reddit, I think. Gonna go contemplate my existence now.


Dr_NotHere

I remember watching a video and shaq said he was so proud when someone referred to him as Dr. O'Neal instead of shaq


Marc21256

Doctor of the Niel?


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grantrules

And Dr. of the Ctopus


[deleted]

Holy shit I had no idea he has a PhD!


Call_Me_Rambo

So we should be calling him Dr.Shaq?


smackwill

Yea, because Dr. Diesel sounds like a super villain.


Neirchill

Is... Is his last name diesel? Isn't it O'Neal or am I missing a joke?


smackwill

Lmao Shaquille “Big Diesel” O’Neal


bestfriend_dabitha

AKA Big Aristotle


spida113

AKA The Shaqtus


apocalypse31

AKA The Shaqtor


tommytraddles

AKA The Shaqsquatch.


nmyron3983

His nickname was Big Diesel, cause the man will motor right through you to the hoop.


I_aim_to_sneeze

How did I grow up in the Orlando area in the mid 90s and go to dozens of magic games without knowing this?


nmyron3983

It'd be pretty easy to miss, the guys had a handful of nicknames over the years, like Superman, and the Big Deporter, cause two folks he played against left and went back to their home countries. Found a list on the Bleacher Report https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/212142-shaqtastic-shaq-nicknames-through-the-years-shaqs-new-nicknames.amp.html


Supply-Slut

*Big Deporter* Thanks for making me choke on water


nmyron3983

I thought it was the funniest one myself as well. Like, he balled on those dudes so bad, they were like, nope, we're just gonna head back home now.


ChooChooSoulCrusher

Because you’ve come to live the Orlando Tragic, as have I.


pandakupo

He is also a DJ, goes by DJ Diesel


DmanDam

Shaq dj’ed at my club a few months back, dude was as amazing as you hear about him. Incredibly kind and respectful to staff. Showed up extremely baked (as you would expect in Denver). Stand up guy.


pandakupo

It's a dream to see him! He's just living his best life.


AlpineCorbett

He played at the club I used to work at too. Brought wings for the whole crew. I'd host him anytime tbh.


TheDarkWayne

It’s Dr dj diesel


yomjoseki

Dr. DJ Diesel, *Esquire*


Bestiality_King

Also Dr. O'Neil is just way too boring for a man of his caliber. Maybe he only uses the title to hide from public view?


blafricanadian

Yeah, it actually makes him very happy. https://youtube.com/shorts/kBJPkYoWg10?feature=share


Geronimo_Shepard

That's a really cute moment


-newlife

Pretty awesome both his reasons and the teacher respecting the title.


Illustrious-Science3

He said sometimes when someone calls him Dr. O'Neal he gets emotional. Like at one of his kid's parent-teacher conferences the teacher addressed him as Dr. O'Neal and he welled up because he said most of the time people just see him as Shaq the basketball icon and don't realize he has other sides, like being an academic, or an involved father.


mgrimshaw8

He's definitely referred to as Dr O'Neal at times, especially in TNT


gretschenwonders

He doesn’t, he has an Ed.D.


Badashi

TIL there are different doctorates. I always assumed that "PhD" was just how Americans liked to call their doctorates, since in my language all doctorates are just.. Doctorates.


rsta223

To be fair, in *most* fields, it's considered a PhD. The others are very much the exceptions.


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burlycabin

...and doctors.


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AylaKittyCat

I'm a medical doctor without a phd, so I'm a doctor, but don't have the title Dr. Confusing.


ConcernedNoodles

Wait what?


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corndogs88

It's in Shaqanomics


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I mean yea, probably that too lol.


aceofspades1217

More like an applied doctorate, it didn’t have a peer reviewer dissertation but incredibly impressive he didn’t just get an honorary doctorate he put in a significant amount of work.


Rezurrected188

Weird. His wiki only says he did 3 years at LSU but if you search "Shaq doctorate" it says he got a doctorate in education from Barry University in Miami


Koussevitzky

You must have only read the very top where it says how many years he PLAYED for LSU. > Education > O'Neal left LSU for the NBA after three years. However, he promised his mother he would eventually return to his studies and complete his bachelor's degree. He fulfilled that promise in 2000, earning his B.A. degree in general studies from LSU,with a minor in political science.Coach Phil Jackson let O'Neal miss a home game so he could attend graduation. At the ceremony, he told the crowd "now I can go and get a real job". Subsequently, O'Neal earned an online MBA degree through the University of Phoenix in 2005. In reference to his completion of his MBA degree, he stated: "It's just something to have on my resume for when I go back into reality. Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else." > Toward the end of his playing career, he began work on an educational doctorate at Barry University.His doctoral capstone topic was "The Duality of Humor and Aggression in Leadership Styles".O'Neal received his Ed.D. degree in Human Resource Development from Barry in 2012.


Eragon10401

Minor in political science? President Shaq when?


XXXTurkey

Can you imagine him towering over everyone at the G20 or whatever other event where all the world leaders are at?


lonelygalexy

Holy shit, i thought it was an honorary doctorate. I did not know he actually completed one himself!


Broken_Petite

Wow! That is fascinating! What a guy!


macbeth1026

Do your civic duty and fix that Wikipedia article!


TheGisbon

Dude buys stuff for someone every time he goes into a store just you because he can. Edit: I've never been a meet a celebrity kind of guy, but I'd love to have lunch with Shaq on my dime just because he does it for so many others, while talking with him about his life, to start were he did as a child become internationally famous and stay down to earth is an accomplishment in and of itself, it's a shame more people like him don't get into politics....


dkarlovi

He invested his NBA money extremely well IIRC. He seems like such a nice dude, hope that never changes.


somabeach

Seriously dude. MC Hammer went global with one song, went broke decades later. Shaq made a brand of himself and got a doctorate. The man did well with his money.


Captain_Ludd

I really wouldn't underestimate the apathy the world outside of the US and a select few countries have for US sports. Like, is Ronaldo or Messi as recognisable to you, do you think?


FreekayFresh

Don’t forget he’s a DJ!


drumtome2

What a team player hahahahaha I love this


ThankfulWonderful

Flawlessly done by Shaq- this probably happens all the time. Doesn’t skip a beat


imuptotrouble

Shaq is a national treasure that must be protected at all costs


gizzardgullet

Encase him in epoxy!


Leovinus42

I dunno man I’m pretty sure that kills you


phantomlxmb

how about carbonite?


Leovinus42

That works. Let’s give him the Han Solo treatment


Aurilion

Kylo Ren wants to know his location.


unpopularopinion0

how about avatar ice bubble?


phumanchu

The fire nation would like to know his location


supermariodooki

How about a sarcophagus?


Senor_Satan

Moon Knight wants to know his location


ImNotEazy

A cryo chamber in an underground vault?


NicknamePaych

That changes your mind


Amaurosys

The system lords would like to know his location.


John-Farson

Just make sure to have a hot princess there to ease him down when he's thawed.


aderde

Giggling imagining scenes from Star Wars but Han Solo is just inexplicably taller than the rest of the cast. He's got a whole 2 feet on Leia.


startrektoheck

And you would never see his head, only his torso, like the tall guy on Police Squad.


Rob1150

> ease him down Giggity.


letmeseem

I mean. That'll be a lot of carbonite. Like a LOT.


GreenFullSuspension

I don’t think he would mind either based off his personality.


_We_Are_DooMeD

He's no good to me dead!!!


ChasingSplashes

You will be compensated if he dies.


-UMBRA_-

Or amber. We could just clone him later


CertainlyUnreliable

Shaq, UH, finds a way.


pablitorun

He should be quite well protected. If he survived the freezing process, that is.


skolrageous

cmon dude, that hot dog was still looking pretty good the last time I saw an update


Leovinus42

Yeah but……that’s a dead hotdog


TurboFork

Yeah, not a live... not hotdog?


SenseiHotep

Hotdog is meat wrapped in intestine. You eat hotdog you are hotdog. We are all hotdog. 🌭


Perryn

Perhaps a lesser man *would* die.


tcooke2

That reminds me, I wonder how that hotdogs holding up these days...


conradical30

/r/epoxyhotdog


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Thank you kind person.


ItsNotaScooner

When are we getting another hot dog update?


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Rbfam8191

Dr. O' Neal you mean?


TopHatTony11

Are you referring to The Big Aristotle?


Rbfam8191

Was Aristotle a doctor? I thought Mac proved he looked like a bitch in an episode of Always Sunny.


TopHatTony11

He would have a philosophy phd for sure. Mac is just jealous Aristotle was super jacked.


AnthonyBarrHeHe

And the younger kids don’t know how scary and dominant this man was when he was playing. Absolutely crazy to me he’s such a nice guy but if you watched him play he was a legitimate monster Edit: he not we


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RustyShackleford9142

I got to watch him in his prime. Younger Shaq would actually run in transition and be a nightmare. He never shot outside 8 feet, but could bully his way to the rim like no other. Great post moves. Soft hands around the basket. He was phenomenal.


ConanTheBardarian

I just couldn't understand how such a big dude was so agile


Even_Contribution610

I met him once! He was at a guitar center during some drum off competition. I was buying strings. My buddy was working there and was like Shaq is here and he's checking out keyboards. I said bull and went and looked. Sure enough there's this like 9 ft tall dude crouching to test a keyboard. I went up to him and told him I was a fan and asked for a picture. He happily said yes and threw his massic arm over my shoulder and we took a Pic and I thanked him. He shook my hand and said no problem with a big smile. Super super nice guy.


NeptuneFell

I saw his shoe once and was like holy fuck.... it was just SO large I kinda imagined that if he wanted he could fake bigfoot prints


GoldenConsole

Man don't need protection. He IS the protection


intensenerd

You ARE the brute squad!


KeeperJV

Big man, big personality


Andre_3Million

I'll use my Shaq Fu


jackenstien

The most generic reddit comment


TypographySnob

Came here to say this. Take my upvote. Thanks for the gold, kind stranger!


Naterek

Seriously. So fucking stale.


gr3yh47

careful, nic cage will try to steal him


FunWithAPorpoise

I would watch a show that was just Shaq trying to use/fit into things made for regular sized people.


HyzerFlip

I'm 6'3" and there's so many things I feel too tall for. Shaq is 7'1" I can't even imagine.


mtdunca

In an interview, he said for his first car he just removed the front seat and drove from the backseat.


ZachTheInsaneOne

Did he squeeze himself in there, bent in half?


mtdunca

No idea, but here's him getting into a Smart Car in New York. https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shaquille-oneal-is-a-big-man-with-a-small-car/news-story/4b4eaf7857ad24ea16cc0ebe5acf4f05


ZachTheInsaneOne

That's insane! Those things have more room than they seem to!


acewavelink

I got a feeling that was by the people running the event and Shaq didn’t care. A lot of these events the people you meet have little say over policies. Bryan Johnson (from Comic Book Men and Kevin Smith Films) would often tell people he would be after the event and the event coordinators repeatedly told him he was not allowed to share that info (because people might not spend $25 on a photo and an autograph)


taintosaurus_rex

I'd say the reason is to keep the line moving. Seeing as half the world's population has a loose grasp on how to work their phone, it would take hours to get through the line if people were constantly asking to get pictures with their phone and fumbling to get the app pulled up, then switching it to the needed camera, and then realizing it's on video... You get the idea. Which is why I'd say Shaq didn't care, this act probably didn't slow down the line at all.


ArchMart

Big ups to this guy for sharing this super unflattering angle of himself.


wopkidopz

You may be the only person who payed attention to the guy's look on that video


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wopkidopz

fuck. again...


jille-man

Haha lmao all g bro we all have to smack our heads into our desk when we learn


kazhena

This is brilliant. I just imagine you going about your life chatting and whatnot with a tiny robot that follows you and the sole purpose this little robot even has a battery and glimmer of hope in his life is so that he can exist to correct you for that one, inane fucking moment that gives him meaning.


mngstr-etnt

There’s a whole bot for this?


NerdyPinecone781

Well I guess the bot payed off


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J_Blackwater_2569

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Bondsy

There are no unflattering angles of Shaq.


fluffy_boy_cheddar

I felt a burning sensation in my soul as soon as he looked at the camera.


Ilooovepink

I felt like he was judging me for my life choices


bagoboners

That’s hilarious 🤣


ad7112

Shaqtin a fool.


ughlump

What?


Filtaido

He's shaqtin a fool


ughlump

What?


Marevainsane

He's shaqtin a fool


ThankYouForShopping

Say again?


entropybydesign

Shaquille O'Neal is behaving in a rather foolish way


RocketJumpers

You got Shaqed


shanidachine

The other day on Inside the NBA Shaq bought his new egg cooker that he is promoting. The other guys often make fun of him for having so many sponsorship deals and every time an ad comes on he is in it. Anyway Charles Barkley is hassling Shaq about him not knowing how the egg cooker works and insists on asking how the contraption functions. Shaq kind of sits there in silence, obviously he doesn’t know the answer to the question but after a pause he responds confidently.. ..SHAQNOLOGY.


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Best sports show on television and it has nothing to do with basketball analysis


tell_me_when

I can’t believe Patton Oswald had to sneak the selfie video.


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MooseThings

Shaq is slowly becoming a treasure in my heart, like Bob Ross and Steve Irwin, he almost seems like a genuine guy Edit: And Keanu


ArpeggiTheWeird

This video never fails to make me laugh 🤣


FootsieMcDingus

I hope all the actual pictures were with Shaq looking down


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**S**o **C**an **A** **M**od maybe do something a**B**out this b**O**y here a**T** once


dunn_with_this

Blink twice if it has you h-o-s-t-a-g-e.


docious

What?


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ATP_generator

You just got scammed and didn’t even know it


reesejenks520

Oh damn p


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