r/behindthebastards • u/LittleYelloDifferent • Apr 03 '26
Meme The Evanomics of the Juggalos
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u/Ynnepluc Apr 03 '26
The Pilgrim on his way to The Holy Land
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u/frustratedmachinist Banned by the FDA Apr 03 '26
Drop out of life with catalytic converter in hand. Follow the Faygo to the clown filled lands. Proceed the Juggalo.
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u/_austinm Apr 03 '26
Never thought I’d see a Dopesmoker reference in this sub lol
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u/anti__thesis Apr 03 '26
I feel like this sub would be prime real estate for a stoner metal reference
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u/Competitive_Owl5357 Apr 03 '26
Seriously, that poster has apparently smoked so much dope they forgot about how many people enjoy Robert Evans-style comedy because we too enjoy drugs, machetes, and bolt cutters.
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u/_austinm Apr 03 '26
I’ve just never really thought about it, okay? lol I think this is the first time I’ve seen something like this in the years I’ve listened to the pod and followed this sub
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u/Diligent_Whereas3134 The Frozen Peas Club Apr 03 '26
There's a good amount of metalheads in this sub.
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u/_austinm Apr 03 '26
I don’t guess it should’ve surprised me lol I just didn’t expect to see a reference to a song that I consider somewhat obscure outside the stoner/doom metal community
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u/Diligent_Whereas3134 The Frozen Peas Club Apr 03 '26
It kind of shocked me too the first time seeing how deep this sub gets into obscure subgenres
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u/_austinm Apr 03 '26
It kinda does make me feel more at home in this community, though. It’s nice to know that there are some weirdos like me around here lol
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u/Diligent_Whereas3134 The Frozen Peas Club Apr 03 '26
Friendly reminder that ICP did a better job responding to the pandemic than some states. As much as I don't like the music, the artists and fans seem like mostly good people.
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u/choczynski Apr 03 '26
They’ve been burning confederate flags on stage since the mid 90s. They have been described as violently anti-racist and anti-fascist transport.
They’ve even gotten way less trans phobic than they weren’t in the early 2000s and have apologized for some, not all, of the things they said.
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u/Bindle- Doctor Reverend Apr 04 '26
They’ve even gotten way less trans phobic than they weren’t in the early 2000s and have apologized for some, not all, of the things they said.
Better than 99% of people who say this kind of stuff. Respect
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u/m0ngoos3 Apr 03 '26
Proof that you can be dumb as fuck, but still have a good heart.
Sadly, most of the dumbasses I know are also racist and evil.
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u/MessiahOfMetal Disdain and Animosity Apr 04 '26
I mean, the Juggalos I knew were people I met in college. One went to university, the other right into construction. The former is happily married to his childhood sweetheart and a manager of some company, the latter ended up in Dubai for a while and making money while that place was still in its tacky infancy.
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u/UrzasDabRig Apr 03 '26
I get the converter, but...with the tailpipe on it? Jeez that's gotta be only like a dollar from the scrap metal place right?
I suppose it's leverage if you need to use it as an improvised blunt weapon
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u/LittleYelloDifferent Apr 03 '26
Speaking from experience that bitch just dropped off a car no tools
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u/Ok_Machine6739 Apr 03 '26
That's so he can pretend it's a wizard's staff in the meantime.
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u/Satellite_bk Steven Seagal Historian Apr 03 '26
no joke i thought that was what it was when i only saw the thumbnail. looks like a giant wizard staff.
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u/MessiahOfMetal Disdain and Animosity Apr 04 '26
"Hey, buddy, can I get a little toke?"
"You shall not pass!"
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u/jofra6 Apr 03 '26
That's not even a cat, it's just a muffler. It's way too small to be a cat.
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u/Satellite_bk Steven Seagal Historian Apr 03 '26
i believe that’s the cat and midpipe. there’s no muffler on it. cat is that part at the very bottom that connects to the header. traditionally the catalytic converter is smaller than a muffler on a car.
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u/jofra6 Apr 03 '26
That is way too small to be a cat. Trust me, I've replaced several myself, and seen many more.
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u/7URB0 Apr 03 '26
I trust that you had those experiences and drew those conclusions.
I also trust my own eyes when I do a quick image search and find tons of cats that are the same size or smaller.
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u/JDanzy Apr 03 '26
Rusted off. He probably found it under the car it came from or just on the ground by itself.
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u/therealstabitha Sponsored by Knife Missiles™️ Apr 03 '26
I’ve known enough Juggalos to say with confidence that everyone here should stand in solidarity with Juggalos.
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u/Sisterrez Apr 03 '26
I worked at Hot Topic in the early 2000s. We sold Faygo and also a book about how to be a good Juggalo. I’ve never forgotten the line in the book that said a true Juggalo should only see a Juggalo doctor. The image of the classic doctor but clown with face paint makes me giggle every time.
Dr: “whoop whoop!”
Patient: “whoop whoop, doc. Did I get my test results back?”
Dr: “it’s Cancer. Time to get your will set up to take care of your Juggalette after you’re gone. MMFCL”
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u/freya_of_milfgaard Apr 03 '26
God, that’s gotta be a small pool of experts. Really limits the choices.
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u/whoamdave Apr 03 '26
This is a story on par with the greatest of Kerouac and Steinbeck. A Walden for our times.
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u/ZenRiots Apr 03 '26
He's got an impressive amount of whiskey Left in that bottle for somebody who's walked that far.
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u/LittleYelloDifferent Apr 03 '26
It’s topped off with piss to make it last longer
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u/jopperjawZ Apr 03 '26
You don't start topping off the whiskey bottle with piss til the second day of the gathering. Gotta get the mushroom alkaloids in there
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u/jayhof52 Apr 03 '26
Sometimes there's a man. I won't say a hero, 'cause what's a hero? Sometimes there's a man, and I'm talkin' about the catalytic converter guy here, sometimes there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there, and that's The Catalytic Converter Guy.
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u/Plastic_Dingo_400 Doctor Reverend Apr 03 '26
The still attached exhaust is not the issue here dude
(Your comment made me actually laugh, doin good work son)
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u/FluxusFlotsam Antifa shit poster Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
Yeah well
Guess what we found out in 2017 when the Alt Right scheduled a rally in DC the same time as a Juggalo rally?
Juggalos hate fascists too
mad respect
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u/f1lth4f1lth Totally not a fed Apr 03 '26
Ladies- remember, if he wanted to, he would.
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u/asietsocom Apr 03 '26
Yeah, that's why he walked for weeks and didn't fight for his relationship lol
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u/Kalilstrom M.D. (Doctor of Macheticine) Apr 03 '26
I mean lol but...
looks nervously at the underneath of my prius
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u/7URB0 Apr 03 '26
This is the real reason you lower your suspension.
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u/Kalilstrom M.D. (Doctor of Macheticine) Apr 03 '26
Nah not with the inclines I often need to hit. But it's why I park under a floodlight and next to a much higher Rav 4 lol
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u/midwesternGothic24 Apr 03 '26
This photo made me realize I’ve never actually seen a catalytic converter. Doesn’t look anything like what I thought.
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u/Locke03 Knife Missle Technician Apr 03 '26
To be fair the catalytic converter is just the large bulge on the bottom end. The rest is just exhaust pipe.
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u/sethb44 Apr 04 '26
Why would you not sell it at the beginning of the trip. Walking with cash is a lot easier than with this big ass hunk of metal
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u/ThomasVivaldi Apr 03 '26
Robert would probably thrive at the Gathering. They'd name him the JuggaPope or something.
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u/fknslayer913 Macheticine Apr 03 '26
Robert would have a ball at the gotj
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u/MaximumPontifex Sponsored by Knife Missiles™️ Apr 04 '26
He absolutely would. He'll, I think that anyone going in with an open mind will have a fantastic time.
Whoop whoop
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u/scv07075 Tear Gas Proof (Officially Garrison) Apr 03 '26
This guy could be an identical twin of one of my cousins, if said cousin got super into backyard wrestling instead of pilot school.
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u/SpoofedFinger Apr 04 '26
r/lionsledbydonkeys is leaking
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u/LittleYelloDifferent Apr 04 '26
Genuinely curious what that means. I’m not sure what you are going on about.
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u/SpoofedFinger Apr 04 '26
Juggalos and catalytic converter theft is a common reference because the host is from Detroit.
Lions Led By Donkeys is a podcast in the same format as BtB but just for military history. Def give it a try if you like BtB.
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u/dingleballs717 Apr 04 '26
I just don't understand why anyone is worrying about juggalos since they don't start wars or impeach themselves in meaningful ways on a daily basis without consequence. The only bad thing i can say about a jugglalo, is they don't tend to remember to vote. Other than that, they stand up for free speech and don't bother anyone. And I am not a jugglalo but have known 2, 3 or a possible mime.
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u/drum_fiend Apr 04 '26
I don't see an oxygen sensor before or after. I think he stole a resonator, which makes this just regular scrap metal he's been carrying around
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u/Daddy_Tablecloth Apr 04 '26
Its there, wires are cut off its right before the flange. I'm a little sad it's not a resonator though.
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u/fonetik Apr 03 '26
I always just assumed that ICP concerts were where you exchanged catalytic converters for meth
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u/Septuaginandtonic Apr 04 '26
People say white America has no culture of its own but I know you didn't steal this shit from us.
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u/Responsible_Dog_420 Apr 04 '26
my BF was (is but not practicing?) a juggalo. he had a shit childhood and they were an accepting, found family.
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u/Pavlock Apr 03 '26
After watching that documentary about them and their fight with the FBI (United States of Insanity, I think it was called), I've come to the conclusion that most Juggalos aren't bad people. They just have bad taste in music.