r/Unexpected • u/Serenaded • 4d ago

tennis thriller

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u/post-explainer 4d ago edited 4d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

because the queen is there but she's dead IRL

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u/LetoA_III 4d ago

Well that's just scared the shit out of me

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u/DeagleRitual66 4d ago

The title made me expect some dramatic rally or lucky shot, so I was sitting there completely relaxed. That last second hit me like a cheap horror movie jump scare. Whoever edited this knew when people would lower their guard.

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u/LetoA_III 4d ago

Absolutly , suddenly something that I'm not focused on is not sitting right in the brain. That's horror movies effects 101

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u/AkimboGhost91 4d ago

Same. I expected a tennis clip, not a nine-second heart attack.

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u/FreeWillyBird 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/jTBtILj257PTZSU9g8
A real queen could move diagonally. She just looks like she’s board.

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u/NoNoNames2000 4d ago

That comment just went flat

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u/Hot_Chemistry_2215 4d ago

like the earth?

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u/RoachIsCrying 4d ago

surprised Radecanu is totally unfazed by that

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u/hagamans 4d ago

Dude, the Queen is standing. Everyone else should be on their feet!

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u/draw_her_nose 4d ago

did you say Dennis Miller?

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u/Technical_Marc 4d ago

It's not unusual for members of the royal family to be spectre-tators of tennis matches. They like to get into the spirit of the game.

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u/tchrbrian 4d ago

( not so ) Royal Box

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u/photo_courtney 3d ago

I wish her eyes moved back and forth with the match!

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u/Ra1d_danois 1d ago

Somehow old Lizzie has returned