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His 7th-grade brother got dumped and refused the fruit

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The gist

Heartbroken middle schooler sobs that he won't eat the peeled fruit. Then the crunching starts.

Everytime· Posted by Anonymous · 2015.09.01

My 7th-grade baby brother got dumped by his girlfriend and is fucking bawling right now중1 막내 여친한테 차이고 지금 ㅈㄴ 나우는중

So a bit ago I peeled some fruit and brought it to him그래서 아까 과일 깎아서 갖다줬다니

and he wailed 'hoo-aaah | hrrrgh-hoo_rrrng' that he wasn't eating it안먹는다고 흐아 | 르으흐으_ㄹ룽

that's how he cried — and now there's crunch-crunch coming from his room, fucking lmao이러고 울었는데 지금 방에서 아삭아삭 소리남 ㅅㅂㅋㅋ

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  1. Anon

    fuck lmaoooooooooooooo

    ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅌ

  2. Anon

    ahh lmaoooooo

    아ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㄴ

  3. Anon

    lmaooooooooooooooo

    ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌ

Everytime · Trended
💡 Why is the crunching the whole joke?
He performed a full-body refusal, then quietly ate every slice behind a closed door. The wail was real; the appetite was realer.vs. the US: sobbing "I'm not hungry," then emptying the cookie plate.
💡 Why fruit?
A plate of peeled, sliced fruit is the standard Korean household gesture of care. Nobody says "I love you"; someone just shows up with apple wedges.vs. the US: cookies left outside a crying kid's door.

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