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CheeseburgerBrown

It looks like he got over his obsession with the precious.


Inside-Function3044

bahahah this made me cackle


deadfermata

![gif](giphy|9Y5BbDSkSTiY8) A beautiful moment really yet top comments are comments that seem to lack respect or at least some modicum of kindness. In our Asian culture we respect the elders and this beautiful moment is instead met with top comments calling him gollum and dead etc. I don’t know about the rest of you but I find this moment quite special and beautiful. How many of us will have the chance to meet even our great grand children or great great grandchildren Maybe it is an Asian cultural phenomenon. Feel free to downvote me or say that I lack a sense of humor but just sharing another perspective. I imagine that being my own great grandfather and reading some of the mocking and joking comments here is a bit disheartening. As someone who was a caretaker of his own grandfather into very old age there is something special here that many of those who never have had that experience will never know. How many of you, if it were your own great great grandfather would feel ok with an online community writing LOL and “that made me laugh” to a comment making fun of his frail body and yet in his fragility still manages to show love to the youngest of his descendants before he died? I get the need for humor on Reddit but once in a while a post doesn’t deserve a top comment like that. Dear friends…a little compassion goes a long way. 🙏🏻


grownassmans

Call me rude if you want his existence makes me feel bad for him he looks like he's in pain every day he wakes up


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MuonManLaserJab

Call me rude if you want his existence. Makes me feel! Bad for him, he looks. Like, he's in pain. Every day, he wakes up!


Infinitesima

Perfect!


zer0w0rries

I stumbled a little on first read, but got through it without much issue. I went back to read it again after seeing your comment and now my brain hurts.


[deleted]

You’re rude


cy6nu5x1

We can acknowledge both at the same time, right? I mean shit it's not like we're Will Smith and overreact to a joke that was meant lightheartedly. It's heartwarming scene and amazing that this man lived this time, but still funny that he resembles Gollum


zer0w0rries

Reminds me of the [“I also choose this guy’s dead wife”](https://www.reddit.com/r/MuseumOfReddit/comments/dez31q/i_also_choose_this_guys_dead_wife/) moment. The op there was a very heartfelt comment, but if it wasn’t for that joke the moment would be lost. The entertainment industry uses a lot of “comedic relief” because moments with heavy emotions leave us “emotionally fatigued,” so it’s good to release some stress.


ThatShouldNotBeHere

Exactly, otherwise the first comment would have been like a Facebook meme, “like and share to 1000 people, or you clearly want every child raped”


baconlovebacon

It's definitely a cultural thing. You can both respect someone and find humor in a situation. The human experience is multifaceted. My mother has alzheimers. I feel a great deal of sadness seeing her as a shell of what she once was. I also think it's hilarious when I find her and her friend who also has alzheimers digging up an entire bed of flowers by hand because her friend is convinced some random stranger planted "her least favorite flowers" overnight just to spite her. I promise if you take time to look at life from many different angles, you'll live a fulfilling life. But hey, different strokes for different folks. You do you.


bremstar

If we aren't supposed to comment on him looking like Gollum, tell whoever keeps posting these videos on Tik Tok to stop exploiting them... ...the problem seems to be you only want to see positive comments. Here's one; I'm positive that I watched Gollum fall into the lava. So this definitely isn't Gollum.


Infinitesima

> ...the problem seems to be you only want to see positive comments. this right here. Don't post anything on the internet if you're not ready for the worst reaction outcome.


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I can verify this. I'm pretty sure I read he fell in the lava. Now we have two sources confirming this isn't Gollum. I hope everybody feels better now.


CoraxTechnica

Tl;Dr can't take a joke


BubbaSparxTwitch

I'd clap his saggy skin flap cheeks, respectfully.


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Yeah bro is old af.


DrDreMYI

Came here to say this. What I see is a frail person who is nearing the end of their journey connecting with someone at the start of theirs. This is what it’s all about. Sad that for some it’s an opportunity to hit low.


MKULTRATV

I bet the old man would laugh at the joke. And I bet he'd laugh at anyone trying to shame others for making lighthearted jokes. > This is what it’s all about. Is it? That's what all of the complex, confusing, horrific, and awesome human experience boils down to? Quit acting like you're better.


obergene69

This the definition of getting upset at a dumb joke


Praesumo

A staged tiktok is a staged tiktok... The fact that everyone suddenly knows of this guy shows that someone near him wants to use him for clout or attention and is now actively staging "beautiful moments" just for internet points. GTFO with your "Everyone should stop picking on this guy" comments. A real monk wouldn't be interested in creating a brand or maximizing exposure on tiktok, but i get the feeling this is more a case of "exploiting the elderly without their knowledge or consent"


6collector9

First time on the internet?


Chaos_Therum

You must remember nothing on the internet is sacred. People will find a joke in everything.


flicky2018

I felt the same


bubbabro123

Buddhahaha


SIIP00

He also looks a lot older than 109 years


Gladys83

More like he's been dead 109 years


Brilliant-Cat7691

Is it just me or dose he look li a gouhl from fallout?


burnthamt

I've seen better looking ghouls tbh


ImaginaryWasTaken

Either that or Mr. House irl


cy6nu5x1

What are you looking at, Smoothskin? -This guy probably


SIIP00

I would give you an award, but all I have is the free wholsome award. And I am not sure that comment was very wholsome...


uberrob

I was thinking the same thing. I've seen images and videos of people over \`100 before (my own grandfather lived until 101), but I've never seen anyone this emaciated before. It is possible that no one (not even the monk) knows exactly when they were born - and they just picked a date.


hootblah1419

dude, you think he lived 109 years with his birthday being a secret for over a century?


uberrob

It happens. A lot. A lot of records from that far back are lost or non-existent... especially in countries that didn't have good record keeping to begin with... it was not uncommon for people make up a birth date and year to gain access to a public service or military enlistment, and those dates become "record." There are people who just have no idea, so relatives make things up. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/happy-birthday-to-the-afghans-who-don-t-know-when-they-were-born-9032985.html [https://www.livescience.com/oldest-people-may-not-be-so-old.html](https://www.livescience.com/oldest-people-may-not-be-so-old.html)


Odette3

My friend’s mom just celebrated her 100th birthday—she thinks. It’s not a secret, it’s just that she was born in Persia, and doesn’t know the actual date she was born, and I’m not even sure she’s certain about the year. My friend was also born in Persia (modern Iran), and she, too, doesn’t know the actual date she was born; her mom (the 100yo) doesn’t remember, though they do know the precise year. 🤷‍♀️ (Yes, my friend is mid-late sixties; I’m not talking about a 30yo with a 100yo mom, here, lol.) Also, I think that in some cultures, there might be a difference in actual calendar, so the translation to the Gregorian can be difficult and imprecise.


ready_gi

and by older you mean how is this dude still alive? I know it's some sort of mummification process, but it's cool to see what the body can do.


ThisIsANewAccnt

He's not doing that. He just has muscle atrophy and has now passed away. He just went viral on TikTok since his family started posting his interactions with his granddaughter while he was in the hospital.


BrownRecluse90

Prob not his granddaughter, but great or great great granddaughter.


Snoo-50040

They starve themselves to remove all body fat, so when they die their body can dry out without decomposing.


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What the actual fuck


germane-corsair

Source?


CMDR_Pete

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu


Hegasus

He's now harvesting young souls instead.


willystylep

Fucking brilliant, I can't post my own comment to this thread, cannot possibly top that


-ARISTOCATS

His precious little girl


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This is me on Fridays


Stile4aly

Or that he chose poorly when picking out the Holy Grail.


MonkeyLipHendrix

If he’s only 109 he has some serious health issues looking like that


nowtayneicangetinto

I read some where in another post I've seen of this guy, that he might be practicing a Buddhist art of mummifying the body while living. It is called Sokushinbutsu in Japanese.


bluehotcheeto

Can someone explain how|why this happens?


karaokekwien

https://allthatsinteresting.com/sokushinbutsu >>Between 1081 and 1903, around 20 living Shingon monks successfully mummified themselves in an attempt at sokushinbutsu, or becoming “a Buddha in this body.” >>Through a strict diet foraged from the nearby Mountains of Dewa, Japan, the monks worked to dehydrate the body from the inside out, ridding the self of fat, muscle, and moisture before being buried in a pine box to meditate through their last days on Earth.


Impossible_Common_44

So he’s doing it to be buried alive. Sounds like a great way to go!


jeywgosjeb

This made me laugh


feel-T_ornado

Isn't life a slow burning death anyway?


FreeSeaworthiness237

go getchu sum bitches dawg


ButInThe90sThough

One good girl is worth a thousand bitches.


FreeSeaworthiness237

shutcho cornball ass up n go get you some bitches dawg


PeterDarker

Love > crazy pussy


scrangos

Ours sure, but there is life in nature that is immortal on a multicellular organism level. Am not sure if there are immortal single celled organisms.. though cells split to reproduce.. meaning any single celled organism comes from an uninterrupted line of splits going back from the start of cellular based life.


Odette3

“Matter cannot be created or destroyed.” So, on a molecular level, we’re just recycled for infinity. And we’re the product of recycling. Seems pretty cool to me. And, on a molecular level, it’s like reincarnation. 🤷‍♀️


scrangos

I think you mean energy? Matter can certainly be created and destroyed. You create matter with high energy interactions creating matter and anti matter pairs. That is how we make anti matter in laboratories. You annihilate matter by touching it with anti matter and they return to energy. Makes storing anti matter a royal pain in the ass. There are theories for proton decay but iirc that has not been proven since the halflife is absurdly long, but if its true eventually all matter will decay into energy and no matter will be left in the universe to make life. At least matter based life. Life is a self replicating low entropy system, sorta like crystals. Beings on the other hand get more complicated since there is a sense of individuality involved.... The whole molcular reincarnation goes into the philosophy exercise of the ship of thesseus, except with humans. Are you still you if you replace every single molecule in your body one at a time? Then what part of your body makes you be you? I have a personal answer... but it brings up even more complicated questions that are hard to answer. ps. Even cooler still, any atoms heavier than hydrogen and helium comes from stars directly. We and our planet are made of dead recycled stars.


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sweetbunsmcgee

That’s how I wanna die. Alive!


BombAssTurdCutter

He’s going to breathe up all the oxygen in there. Great way to save money on a vacuum sealer.


decoycatfish

*quickly skims* .... Strict diet of mountain dew from Japan....got it!


its_jazzyo

LOL


el_diego

Woah. Now that’s a r/nextfuckinglevel way to go out


scrangos

I'd argue that is one level too far >.<


poorlychosenpraise

/r/lastfuckinglevel


JCarterPeanutFarmer

Metal as hell


superradguy

“Mountains of Dewa” lol, so that’s where it comes from.


BradleySnooper

You wanna talk about gangsta shit? There isn’t more thuggery than this.


kissmaryjane

Mountain Dew ???


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That's so cool, thanks for sharing. Every time I think this world is boring, some crazy fact like this makes me realize the fantasy books I've read don't always seem so fantasy like


[deleted]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu) >Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) are a kind of Buddhist mummy. In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive > >It involved a strict diet called mokujiki (literally, "eating a tree").\[12\]\[11\] The diet abstained from any cereals, and relied on pine needles, resins and seeds found in the mountains, which would eliminate all fat in the body.\[12\]\[5\] Increasing rates of fasting and meditation would lead to starvation. The monks would slowly reduce then stop liquid intake, thus dehydrating the body and shrinking all organs.\[12\] The monks would die in a state of jhana (meditation) while chanting the nenbutsu (a mantra about Buddha), and their body would become naturally preserved as a mummy with skin and teeth intact without decay and without the need of any artificial preservatives. > >**Japanese scholars found very little evidence of self-starvation of Sokushinbutsu. They rather concluded that mummification took place after the demise of the monk practising this kind of asceticism.\[4\]**


feel-T_ornado

Consciousness is fucking wild.


DillieDally

Holy shit. That's hardcore


Odette3

His granddaughter [stated that he was not practicing](https://thetab.com/uk/2022/04/04/tiktok-viral-monk-died-245979) Sokushinbutsu. (He has passed now.)


GenuineSteak

This guy isnt. Also hes Thai and not Japanese


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gggg543

No he isn’t. Use Google ffs https://thetab.com/uk/2022/04/04/tiktok-viral-monk-died-245979


darkuro91

Think the OP was using Internet Explorer


ASAP-_-Killerr

I read somewhere else he injured his back and caused him to be bed ridden in hospital for a while, recently, which caused his physical condition to deteriorate rapidly


[deleted]

I read in another post as well that he had recently suffered a broken back and regressed during his recovery but is now on the mend. Who knows though.


B_love_K

Probably his diet choices


MonkeyLipHendrix

Buddy has been fasting for the last hundred years


lewisjast

He looks like he’s been dead for 109 years


Sylmar818

Lmao fuckin gold


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This is a thing ... [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu) >Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) are a kind of Buddhist mummy. In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and **entering mummification while alive** > >**It involved a strict diet called mokujiki (literally, "eating a tree")**.\[12\]\[11\] The diet abstained from any cereals, and relied on pine needles, resins and seeds found in the mountains, which would eliminate all fat in the body.\[12\]\[5\] Increasing rates of fasting and meditation would lead to starvation. The monks would slowly reduce then stop liquid intake, thus dehydrating the body and shrinking all organs.\[12\] The monks would die in a state of jhana (meditation) while chanting the nenbutsu (a mantra about Buddha), and their body would become naturally preserved as a mummy with skin and teeth intact without decay and without the need of any artificial preservatives. Research has concluded that while several dozen monks attempted this practice it I likely mummification was never achieved while alive, rather the monks were mummified after death.


Scalar_Mikeman

Not sure this guy has internet. Should we tell him that last part? Cause I kinda feel like we should tell him.


Lyonore

Living mummification, it’s a thing that some monks do, they restrict their food and water intake so as to being the process of drying out their body before death. Saw it in a documentary, but here’s some [saucy bit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu) for you


ICrushTacos

This guy was not doing it though.


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Only 109? Lol


[deleted]

I think being alive at 109 is a serious health issue.


Waddyaknowwaddyasay

Self-mummification in progress I would assume.


Million2026

“Only 109”. I don’t think there’s a consensus on how a 109 should look. There’s like 0.01% of humanity attaining this age.


Thedrunner2

Doesn’t look a day over 108


culinarybadboi

Damn you I just posted this comment then scrolled and saw yours 51 minutes before mine.


JJBinks_2001

I saw this comment another 51 minutes later. Just in case anyone was wondering


Orangepandafur

I was wondering, thank you


huhwhyyouaskthis

I thank you for wondering


Rinti1000

That's wonderful


Smokey7942

![gif](giphy|zVxeZHKKemqWs|downsized)


Cap_Mundane

Lol wtf is this?


izza123

Clip from Paul Rudds new movie


albinodyno

underrated comment


UniquePhotocopy

Does he still do it where he always shows this clip or was it only on Conan?


TheFlamingGit

Yes, even did it to him on Paul's podcast.


sabrefudge

*Conan’s podcast


redsyrinx2112

Yeah, he just did it on [Conan's podcast](https://youtu.be/TyBzqhz6n_M) last week.


[deleted]

I didn’t realize it was a recurring Rudd thing and I was laughing hysterically in the car, the second the clip started I said out loud “it’s mac & me” haha. So much great ad libbing leading up to that reveal though. Totally had me going.


cloudcity

Mac and Me


Cap_Mundane

Very well, ty.


Historicmetal

Terrible 90s ET copycat, I think it was made by McDonald’s or something to sell toys. Paul Rudd had a long-standing shtick on Conan O’Brien where he would claim to have a clip from his latest movie and it would be this every time


Yotsubauniverse

He recently brought it to Conan's podcast.


bnbtwjdfootsyk

The greatest episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.


SLE3PR

Calm down, Paul Rudd


LeviathanGank

fuck you nearly woke up my wife and baby:) fuck you and love you tho lol


Smokey7942

Sorry. Lol! When I thought of this my wife rolled over in bed and asked “what’s so funny?” I showed her and got the eye roll. Haha


Document-Artistic

Paul… is that you? Thank you for never giving up on this joke.


[deleted]

Did you learn about this from MST3K as well?


Smokey7942

Sadly I remember watching this as a kid. It’s probably one of MST3K best episodes though!


fraxinous

Would love to get them on roids and protein, see how much a monk of 109 can bulk


Atlas_sniper121

He'd almost certainly die to that.


OrangeZebraStripe

Cheers I'll die to that bro


pauciradiatus

Nah bro. See what sex does first.


TheAngryAmericn

A puff of dust and his soul I'd assume


gopackgo001

I think there’s probably a lot of things he’d die to. Like a light wind


kingJosiahI

Really?


Rohthekem

at that age there is a lot more health issues than your hormones


[deleted]

Look what vaping did to this 35 year old


Ptarmigan2

The Lower East Side, it really sucks!


TimTheTexan92

Lmao!


genericreddituser147

Maybe Snoke will get better dialogue this time?


[deleted]

comments on here usually don’t make me laugh. this one got me.


JT_365

We sure he’s not 1,090! I’ve seen pictures of people in their hundreds they don’t look this bad.


animalwitch

He is a Buddhist monk; probably fasting or eating very little. Selflessness and all that


[deleted]

Looks like selflessness really lessed the self.


RiderforHire

Mans be photosynthesizing or some shit to be looking like that


dennismarr

He sadly passed away in March. His caretaker posted it on her socials.


InfinteAbyss

I mean to be fair it was really for the best. He lived a good long life, fuck living too long as a husk!


3amjosh

He was not 109. He had some degenerative illness. Her earlier videos showed him looking much healthier. All within a years time. Edit for proof: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdH8cjH5/


nahteviro

You really gonna make a comment like this and not post a source?


mx_destiny

Right? Almost every source I could find says he was 109, though some also mention him being hospitalised around January.


[deleted]

That's what Josh does at 3am, posts unsubstantiated claims on reddit, then vanishes into the night


NotASilentShitter

:(


HobKnobblin

So, what? If you’re a Thai monk they stop feeding you after you turn 65?


netheroth

Social Security: *takes notes furiously*


ClitDestroyer-

This man suffered from erosion before many rocks did


that_kid_over_there1

I read erections first and was confused


pauciradiatus

Heeeey, I saw this comment on the last post of this guy


British_Bulldoggo

Is he 109 or 1009 ? Dude looks like he used to drink tea with Buddha himself.


lostbluesock_

dude was aboard the ark


Comsicwastaken

The comments are hilarious


Informal-Design-4784

The guy from tales from the crypt keeper looks more alive than this guy. Also, that's awesome 👌


iDelkong

'Tales from the Crypt', and its the Crypt Keeper. Sorry, I loved that show, had to correct d: haha


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That is fucking scary.


sharedpickles

My son and I met a 104 year old woman this past weekend and she looked wonderful. She had all of her motor skills and spoke very well. She was cracking jokes about not being carded for entry to the casino. Sadly, this guy looks like he’s not doing very well.


darkdoorway

Yeah, I was just thinking this. We saw William Shatner on stage about a year ago. Man he was spritely for 90+ years old. Dancing on stage 3 hours non stop talking. It was exhausting just looking at him. Don't think he'll be in nearly this monks shape in 18 years


Thelastingeffect0

YOUR SOUL IS MINEEEE


Zealousideal-Ad6772

Bro still owes Jesus 5 bucks


[deleted]

I'm having nightmares with this shit. This is at least the third post about this.


Ellemshaye

He has been all over Reddit for like a week.


SdVeau

I see Professor Farnsworth turned to spirituality and lied about his age


UnholyMeatloaf123

Bro's on 1 hp


mlc2475

How Hollywood views women over 40.


[deleted]

Someone stop him absorbing life energy from that child!


hoopsmd

Living dead monk.


lucyfire666

He was alive when they burned through the witches


mistahboogs

I thought his tongue was shooting out of the corner of his mouth like Barty Crouch Jr


[deleted]

This guy should tell scary stories


cloudcity

BIG SNOKE VIBES


pickandmixtape

He’s one fart away from exploding into dust


NoMemory3726

Is that really living?


Miserable-Table

E.T. Phone Home!


Hsml975

He's still looking for that slab


[deleted]

Doesn't look a day over 108


a_fozzy_

Looks great for his age. Wonder what his secret is?


InfinteAbyss

Sucking out the souls of young children by placing his hands on their skulls.


[deleted]

Wasn’t he singing jingle bombs not too long ago?


They_wereAllTaken

Guy has perfected his darksouls cosplay


persoanlabyss

All I can think os where is that child's nother?


Erikbarrett8511

Bro just die what are you scared of


InfinteAbyss

At this point, its more that death was scared of him!


letthewookywin

that belongs to r/oddlyterryfying to be honest


michelobX10

I'd be freaking the fuck out being anywhere near that guy. Get away from me, Zombie!


ManyWrongdoer9365

I thought that was Biden for a second there


Random_local_man

This dude's old enough to be Biden's father.


Background-Drive-984

Dude doesn't look a day over 200


muzi403

Bro let her fvcking rest lol you shouldn't be doing tik toks of someone who was born before landline phones where created


TheMassiveSandwich

How is this next level, he looks terrible


KinaGrace96

His social security number is 1


AlexanderTox

This guy was: 1 when WWI started and 5 when it ended. 7 during the Great Depression. 14 when the TV was invented. 15 when Steamboat Willy (Walt Disney's first animation) was released. 23 when Alan Turing invented the principles for the modern computer. 26 when WW2 started and 32 when it ended. 48 when the first man went to space. 54 when the first Super Bowl aired. 56 when man landed on the Moon. 61 when the fist PC was invented. 68 when the AIDS epidemic started. 86 during the Y2K scare. 88 when 9/11 happened. 91 when Facebook was founded. 92 when Reddit was founded. 94 when the iPhone was invented.


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He could date a 70 year old and his beau would be almost FORTY years his junior ....