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[โ€“] RatzChatsubo@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can someone for the love of God explain the John Oliver meme to me? I don't like his show so I'm out of the loop

[โ€“] ken27238@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reddit was forcing subreddits to re open or face mod removal. /r/pics reopen but their new rule (as a form of protest) was only pictures of John Oliver.

[โ€“] zdrvr@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah...but why did they pick him?

[โ€“] ken27238@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

Probably in the hopes that he would notice, which he did.

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