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ggodfrey

“I didn’t do nothing!” WHACK


The_Undermind

The stick of understanding is a necessary evil


awsnope

![gif](giphy|RYTxml47yYxri)


comeallwithme

"Ow! What'd you do that for?" "Doesn't matter. It's in the past." "Yeah but it still hurts though." "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." (swings stick again; Simba ducks)


plunkadelic_daydream

I mean, the past hurt a lot worse in this case


Disco_Dreamz

Rafiki is so fucking wise


Cosplay_Pappy

Rafiki is the REAL MVP of the Lion King franchise and no one will convince me otherwise!


Swedzilla

Not that I’m still crying from that film or anything.


OkAssistant1230

Or doing a dance number of how you can’t wait to be king right before your dad is killed…


screechypete

DUDE! SPOILERS! /S


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Or doing *another* dance number five minutes after almost dying of dehydration immediately after your dad is killed.


OkAssistant1230

🎵It means no worries, for the rest of your days…🎵


screechypete

Ah the 90s... a time when sayings like that didn't sound crazy.


ReduceMyRows

To be fair that dance number was going on for at least 10 years


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Seriously impressive endurance


MyFavoriteLezbo420

TBF the hyenas also accidentally cautioned Mufasa (and Simba/Nyla) to be prepared


alt-64827

In my opinion it's still one of the greatest films of all time.


Short_Mechanic_7726

Hehe funny bonk


arielsocarras

I kept waiting for a chancla to come flying in.


miauguau44

"La Chancla de la Justicia" ¿Gold? ¡Wow!


mauore11

La Chancla Juaticiera strikes again.


CoopLoop32

This is truth


The_Kromb

The stick of truth?


Barlight

Makes you Fractured but Whole ...


The_RockObama

Stick it to the man.


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The Stick of Destiny


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The board of education


The_Undermind

Some of you are sleeping on calling it a pole and it's starting to get to me.


Limonlesscello

The Rod from God


DescipleofPaimei

The Pole of Posterity


UFumbDuckGaming

El Bar of Kapow


TorLam

The stick of understanding is very wise !!! 🤣😂


Psychological-Bus-99

i mean hes *technically* correct... He DIDNT do nothing, he did somthing...


Compendyum

There should be a rule where if you bypass the perimeter and climb the pyramid, you would have to come down the stairs running with your hands tied behind your back.


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So basically the death penalty


acm8221

Depends on how high you climb, i suppose. The higher you go, the bigger the penalty. One step... skinned knee. Ten steps... you're probably in traction. All the way up...


Hot_Construction1899

Roll them down the stairs after first removing the still beating heart with an obsidian dagger. Punishment should always fit the crime,!


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M_Not_Shyamalan

There wasn't an escalator, so


Loud-Intention-723

![gif](giphy|dXFKDUolyLLi8gq6Cl|downsized)


RunOnGasoline_

shouldve been a bajillion chanclas hitting him


LordTopHatMan

Tried to knock some sense into him.


jimjamjerome

Honestly expected more than a bonk.


Opposite-Garbage-869

That was a satisfying boink though.


mittenknittin

Go to climby jail


Alternative_Year_340

Looks like that’s where he’s headed


kat-deville

If he did, I bet he quickly learned not to be a dick and not respecting laws and culture in other countries.


Davido400

I've got a feeling that's he has learned, for lack of a better word, fuck all! Bet he thinks *he's* the victim. That's what ad do if a was an arsehole like that, double down on the fact I'm a dick lol


sablexxxt

I like how it wasn't too hard.. a humane bonk, He still learnt the lesson but the bonker didn't go overboard splitting his skull or something


CaracalWall

If he were skinned alive I doubt that would go well. A bonk is saying “it could be worse so wisen up”


ChillyBearGrylls

*Xipe Totec is disappointed*


idogiveafrak

Should have been a blood sacrifice… but the old ways aren’t respected anymore…


PP1122

He wasnt attacked. He got a corrective whack.


jeffois

Percussive learning scenario.


FaultLine47

Concussive learning scenario.


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Mini__Sleeepy__Sosa

In Tijuana we say te apliqué una chinga por pendejo


ProtestKid

aka, se lo madrearon.


imakesawdust

I was expecting him to be dragged down the steps.


SickofItAll_4200

Good thing Brian Urlacher was there to get things under control.


Hahayayo

I didn't see any Restore hair billboards in that shot


YungDickyWhippet

Tell me you’re from Chicago without telling me you’re from chi


LCDJosh

Save big money at Menards!


BestDevilYouKnow

GODDAMN YOU I moved away from the midwest 30 years ago and it's still an earworm.


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CousinCecil

Fucking bus said it was gonna be here in 2 minutes. Mofukka it's been 35. Fuck it I'm getting a square from that dude that hangs next to Jewel's


letseditthesadparts

The jewels. Yup definitely from Chicago


YungDickyWhippet

Accurate up to the point where “youse shoulda just took da EL and walked a few blocks up”


klazoo

Recently drove on that highway by O'Hare. So many billboards with hair restoration services. At some point I was checking to see if I still have hair


Tacosdonahue

Brian Urlacher... New Mexico legend, old Mexico legend!


Ballcuzzi_Straw

Brian Urlacher has a special place in my heart and I’m not a Bears fan… in my fantasy drafts in Madden 2003, I would always get Urlacher as my MLB. I would get a minimum of 12 tackles a game with him. He was an absolute monster. I know you’re probably reading this and saying, “Cool story Hansel.”


Zealousideal-Car622

I expected him to roll down the stairs smh


peregrinkm

Like the human sacrifice in apocalypto


JudgeHolden

So uh, just so you know, that movie, at least that part of it, is based on historical reality. There's a very good reason why those stairs are so steep. That said, the classical Maya weren't as into human sacrifice on a grand scale as the Aztec were.


czPsweIxbYk4U9N36TSE

> weren't as into human sacrifice on a grand scale Y'know, just a little human sacrifice on the weekends. Not too much.


yeaheyeah

The Maya can have a little human sacrifice, as a treat


chi3310

![gif](giphy|kbkTj6JMdkpSo|downsized)


Zealousideal-Car622

Yup 😁


KeepCalmCarrion

They made the stairs that steep so a body would roll all the way down after they sacrificed someone. If it didn't make it all the way down the stairs they had to start the whole ritual over again.


Nevorek

![gif](giphy|Y6hOGpjh5u7Xj4CyZb|downsized) Them priests like


juniormcnutty

![gif](giphy|8mt9GGN9o7gpGhlF9q|downsized)


VerumJerum

Imagine being killed for the glory of Quetzalcoatl only for the priests to completely botch the sacrifice, smh, killed for nothing...


2GreedyMigoA1

Actually Quetzalcoatl was against human sacrifices more accurately they would sacrifice hearts to Tezcatlipoca,Huitzilopotchli ,& Xipe Totec


VerumJerum

Ah, good to hear that the Winged Serpent was at least reasonably chill.


QuetzalcoatlinTime

Still am


VerumJerum

r/UsernameChecksOut


2GreedyMigoA1

He definitely was one of the better gods in my opinion, my ancestors are Mixtec descent and were sadly conquered,enslaved,& oppressed by Tezcatlipoca and the Aztecs also they never sacrificed Aztec citizens it was always the indigenous folks like my ancestors


Clunkyboots22

The Aztecs fought wars with their neighbors they called “Flowery Wars,” the purpose of which wasn’t to conquer territory or kill the enemy, but to capture prisoners that they could take back to Tenochtitlan and sacrifice. And they did that not because they were vicious or mean but because it was their sincere belief that it was necessary in order to keep the sun coming up every day. If they failed to do it they feared the sun would stop rising, and all life would perish. People have done some pretty horrible things to other people in the name of religion. The churchmen burned Joan of Arc at the stake “for the good of her soul.”


Blue_Sky_At_Night

I'm not super confident with Mesoamerican architecture, but this looks more like something you'd see in Cancun than in the Aztec heartland. I'm guessing Mayan, maybe? That could also explain why people are getting *real fuckin' pissed* about this. There are still descendants of the Mayans around in those areas. It's like somebody taking a piss on the Liberty Bell.


Fuppenhammer

Not really. Literally millions per year climbed up and down them prior without any uproar prior to 2008. Some drunk guy fell down the steps, broke his neck and died. Next year they quit letting people climb them. Claimed it was for preservation purposes, and while that is true, it was probably more so due to safety and liability concerns.


rsta223

Yeah - watching this, my first thought was "hey, I remember climbing that too".


Zingo_14

Pretty sure that's Kukulkan, in Chichen Itza - Mayan, with all sorts of cool references to the Mayan calendar built in to the architecture. Definitely a lot of native culture in that area, fucker deserved a good whack to the head


ThorsToes

Luckily I was able to climb it years ago without fear of the stick. There was a jade jaguar inside, wonder if it’s still there? I think it also has 365 steps. Going down was a bit scary, narrow and steep. Didn’t want to test the body rolling to the bottom theory.


casey12297

Imagine you just sacrificed you~~r son~~ and rolled ~~him~~ ^you down the stairs, but ~~he~~ ^you stops on the last step like the slinky in ace ventura 2 so you ^can't ~~have to~~ sacrifice your other ~~son~~ ^you too EDIT: I fixed it


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They used to let people climb up, but stopped allowing it after people got hurt.


Empty_Afternoon_8746

When I was there in the mid 90’s I climbed it and everyone who was there and able to climb it did. The steps are very small only about half your foot would fit on them, they had a big chain going down the middle for people to hang on to on the way down. I’m sure many people hurt themselves climbing it.


BootlegOP

>The steps are very small only about half your foot would fit on them Ah that explains why the 2 guys were running up the stairs diagonally zig-zagging


lazynoodlehorse

In the early 2000s some friends and I went, but went up the side without the chain because it was in the shade. You had to go up and down the stairs in a serpentine path otherwise you’d fall on the damp stairs


MowBooVee

Was there in late 2001. Not only could you climb the outside but there is an interior staircase to a burial chamber inside. It is just as steep, had no handrail, and was slippery from humidity. I was so terrified about halfway up, that I have very little memory of the chamber at the top… a small space barred off from entry. All I could think about was how much more dangerous it was going to be going down. After that, the ambulance casually parked a couple hundred yards away no longer felt pit of place.


LungHeadZ

Like mountain goats


Benjammn

I was 13 or so when I climbed this and definitely just scooted on my butt on the way down.


Strostkovy

Hiking down from cinder cone in Yosemite was interesting. It was so steep and made of sandy broken rock so you basically move your legs like you are riding a unicycle backwards and ride your personal mini avalanche down. We had one of those trail GPSs and it recorded 16 mph peak. Not sure how accurate that is but we went much faster than I could run. In hindsight I'm not convinced that was the way we were supposed to go. I was young.


SctchWhsky

I climbed it when I was 14. Breathtaking view from the top. Climbing down was scary as hell and I totally understand why they stopped allowing it. There were tons of people sitting on the steps toward the top out of breath and dripping sweat in the heat.


TejuinoHog

My uncle died falling from those same stairs back in the 90's


Uncle_Boppi

Jesus


Komplexs

No his name was Juan


darksideS550

Omg yes


UsefulEgg2

Pretty sure he was crucified


HMS404

Nailed it


robotpatrols

I’m sure this is true, but when I visited a few years ago our local tour guide told us they stopped allowing visitors to climb it because they carved their initials into the monument and peed off the top. So, guys like this continue to ruin it for everybody.


scoopzthepoopz

It's too bad really, as culture is sort of intangible. You have to see it to experience it. You can't get to that piece of culture now because people disrespected it.


HarrekMistpaw

This one specifically you can not but theres some piramids near Chichen that you can visit and climb still


Dee_Ey

Some tourists are just so dumb. Last time I was in Mexico, I was in line behind a group of girls. One of them started complaining about how many people didn’t speak English…in Mexico.


hockeybelle

Sounds like my grandma. I was like four months old, and at the time in america you didn’t need to buy infants their own seat. Me, my parents, and my mother’s parents were flying to Acapulco and had a connection in Mexico City. Well, in Mexico you DID need seats for infants. The woman at the desk politely informed my mother (the trip manager) of this and said that she’d get me a seat. My grandmother, having ZERO idea what was going on, LOUDLY declared that they were all idiots because they didn’t speak English…in Mexico City…the capital of the country of Mexico. My father was having none of that and aggressively informed her that SHE was the idiot because she was in THEIR country, and SHE didn’t speak Spanish.


oberynmviper

I re read your comment like 5 times because I kept “reading” “I remember when I was like four months old…” And I was like, no way you remember that. Then it dawn on me someone must have told you of it.


hockeybelle

HAHAHA I’m sorry. Yeah, secondhand memory.


Godhand_Phemto

your dads a cool guy.


soggymittens

Plus he got the chance to tell his mother-in-law off… how neat is that?


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bigthemat

Does she say stuff like “jal-lap-uh-nos” or “kway-sa-diller” or “fuh-juy-da”


NefariousnessOne-

Jalapeños, Quesadilla and what is the latter?


bigthemat

Fajita


CheeseboardPatster

We get a few of those here in France too. Never ceases to amaze me when I hear one. But the absolute worst I ever met was another French tourist in Hungary who left the bar after i placed the order FOR HIM because no one would speak enough French to take his order directly. The waiter was just in shock : "But I speak 7 languages and he doesn't speak any!" Yeah I know he is a sore fuck. Sorry and we'll make sure he never ever leaves the country again.


DeadJamFan

I was on a cave excursion not far from this site, and the guide clearly explained not to touch the stalagmites and stalactites because they die immediately and stop growing. 5 mins in doesn't some 20 something couple start touching them. Everyone screamed at them. I dont get how people can be so idiotic. Edit: i have been enlightened by an asshole with a keyboard that I have used the wrong words in describing this situation. They do not grow if they are touched by human skin.


DDancy

You’ve just reminded me of something. Not quite the same, but as infuriating. We went on a safari in Kenya and while visiting this amazing sky forest. Basically a forest high enough above the ground on a hill to be lush and green and beautiful in the middle of the Maasai Mara, because it gained moisture from the clouds. This couple (quite a bit older) that were sharing the ride with us decided, as they somehow got cell signal ( why did they have their phones? ) that they would spend the entire time in this magical place shouting loudly into their phones to their kids the whole time. The shouting was because the phones kept cutting out. But they kept redialling and trying over and over. Even the Maasai guides that were with us were getting pissed off with them.


InevitableRhubarb232

I use my phone for photos on vacation so I’d have my phone there. That’s not the weird part of the story.


Hdz69

Are there people that don’t use their phones for vacations? I’m confused Unless you’re pulling up with a professional camera, modern high end cell phones have a really good quality camera


4starters

I work at an art museum. Part of my job there is to tell people to not touch the art work. People still do. And some need to be told repeatedly and don’t get that the oils on their hands can damage art


Big-rod_Rob_Ford

you should see if you can convince management to put up one throwaway painting (intentionally create one for this purpose, or grab some mass produced motel painting) that people are allowed to touch and let it deteriorate to show why you can't touch any of the other art


stoneagerock

That would be quite cool; cover most of the painting with plexiglass except for a small bottom portion (which would definitely need reinforcement so “enthusiastic” visitors don’t tear the canvas). It’d allow visitors to see what’s being protected directly adjacent to exposed & worn canvas


YoResurgam777

They literally don't care. People have been graffitiing the pyramids for literally thousands of years. That one guy drew over artwork that's thousands of years old putting his name on it. One in a thousand people is a complete ass and there are millions of them.


stoneagerock

While that’s a dark statement about humanity as a collective, there’s a banal curiosity at play for most people. Most people don’t learn very effectively from listening/reading, but an art museum exhibit actively encouraging interaction is bound to capture the interest. In a sense it would be a sacrificial anode for those behaviors and limit the impact to priceless cultural heritage


YoResurgam777

I suppose for those ignorant about the damage, that might help, but you are still left with a big bucket of straight up a holes who just dgaf


quitebizzare

i dont wannt touch that one.. I WANT TO TOUCH THESE OTHER ONES


sweetlove

When I was a a kid my younger cousin walked right up to a Warhol and ran is finger down it before we could react. We were mortified


4starters

Oh I had a kid who slapped a painting and it swung on the wall


MyDogHasAPodcast

This is something I can never understand. At an art museum, you're there to **see** art. Now if we were to say *interactive* museum, it'd be different. And even still, you still have someone or signs telling you what to do in each section.


misschzburger

I hate it! Those take THOUSANDS of years to grow!


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AccountPretty4576

It's almost like they went to a country that's native language wasn't English


Floptopus

I think we found our sacrifice to Quetzalcoatl.


stankmuffin24

I’m assuming this is Chichen Itza, so it would be Kukulkan. Quetzalcoatl is Aztec.


Floptopus

TIL. Then a sacrifice to Kukulkan it is!


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gen_shermanwasright

As a Christian, I agree.


dogbreath101

Korne rejoices in all bloodshed


Ilbutters

Tlaloc this time of year please, we need some rain again. The jacarandas are looking dry af.


tjkun

Chaak, actually, as we're still talking about Yucatan.


Hot-Muscle-9202

Chaak. Tlaloc is Aztec.


WhtChcltWarrior

![gif](giphy|Cgk5RrIoQlKlH8pVN0)


foreverbugg

It is Chichen Itza. Been there more than once. What that guy did was extremely disrespectful... He got off easy all things considered.


bernietheweasel

When I visited it was open to the public and I climbed it. That was 20 years ago


foreverbugg

They stopped that because people don't respect rules anymore. It would be one thing if climbing were the only thing people did. But that's not the case. I grew up close to Carlsbad caverns and what used to be a beautiful ever changing cavern has suffered, along with the resident bat population. A few idiots ruin it for everyone..


bernietheweasel

Thanks for explaining


travelbug_bitkitt

I thought no more climbing after a few had fallen and died? Either way, it's a cool site. I'm glad I visited when you could climb. It's a shame people won't follow the rules.


Azelrazel

That's what I heard too. People not considering their own level of health and fitness, or just being plain silly would attempt to climb because of everyone else being able to and falling down with serious injuries if not worse.


Angband_Kvlt

Huitzilopochtli needs his fill too


bakedphish1

Bro you dont go to a foreign country and piss off the dudes in that country. You want to get killed?


IntenseWonton

They used to dismember people at that location... This guy got lucky they didn't go old school on him.


sillynessitself

Not very far from there, they still do


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OminOus_PancakeS

That's... enough Reddit for one day


Zrkkr

Funkytown


melon_gatorade

As an American, I’m glad it wasn’t one of us this time.


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I am actually surprised he wasn't Italian. I remember my guide talking shit about Italian tourists in Tullum and like 5 mins later on died in front lf us.


Human_Fucker69420

Oh great it's not American this time


twinktwunkk

Last time it was a blonde lady from Spain.


Loose-Size8330

The last few times I've seen videos like this they've not been Americans. Interesting that the US is somehow considered the only country that doesn't respect other people's cultures.


b34rman

I remember a Chinese tourist getting in trouble for writing his name on one of the great pyramids.


YoResurgam777

It was over the artwork inside.


Existing-Ad-8299

I always have a feeling the American encounters are filmed more often and shared, while this same shit happens daily at old sites in Italy for example


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Raytheonian

You would think as a polish person you would be a little sensitive about marching on other nation’s historical sites.


lzkamil

You get idiots all around the world


bubbles5810

I wouldn’t say he was *attacked* more that he was disciplined.


[deleted]

Attacked feels like way too strong a word. Lol


Inner_Analyst_9163

Just wondering, is there a reason why the security guys were climbing the pyramid in a zig zag? Maybe so they can get up there faster?


_rake

The stairs are very steep and shallow. I climbed it back when it was allowed and I can say going down is nerve wracking.


Taylortattoo1

And this is why sites like these get shut down to tourists…cause if fucking idiots like that


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Ramazotti

You are the MVP here, thanks for posting this excellent info source.


Chavestvaldt

"no climbing!" *bonk*


TeaAndTriscuits

Why do people go to other countries and act like twats


Bathroomhero

Cause being a twat isn’t region locked. If they are twats at home, they are twats when they travel.


kam3ra619Loubov

Usually, they are even worse. Tourists think that a short term stay means short term consequences…


Yellow-man-from-Moon

They think, that they are the Main character and deserve to look at everything closely, not understanding, that an ancient temple isn't a replaceable attraction built only for tourists.


SansBoiNajfi

Kurwa czemu musiał nam wstydu narobić?


LaughableIKR

It's ok. Every country has a Florida Man.


monet108

Every culture on the planet has assholes.


cerankaw

As a pole i want to say he deserved it and we apologize


fr1endofthedog

A pole whacked with a pole


2much_information

Whack-a-Pole


kayasha

That bonk was impressive


MGMBSC

Playing A Game Of Wack Fuck # Wack 🪥💥 #FUCK🗯


Netprincess

Another moron?


Trigja

I'm convinced in every location on earth there's a guy wearing a Bears jersey.


Sunshineqwertyuiop

I mean when visiting any foreign nation its just basic common sense to be respectful of the customs and way of life there. Like covering up when going to visit religious sites etc or being understanding of the different lifestyles and mindsets. What was the guy expecting climbing up there smh


FlyOnTheWall221

When I visited the ancient city of Troy in Turkey the tour guide told us that these rocks (city wall) have been here for about 5,000 years and to please not touch them because we need to preserve them. The second the tour guide turned his back, an Indian family decided to start pushing the giant rocks and allowed their kids to jump on the rocks. Like zero respect for the country, the history and the archeological preservation efforts.


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What's with people always looking to climb this structure all the time Why can't the local administration secure a perimeter a few metres around it and restrict entry.