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YTMND Thursday: The saddest YTMND ever photo

For today's edition of YTMND Thursday, I thought it would be nice to only have one specific YTMND. I will admit that I had to hold back the tears from how heartbreaking this story was. The story itself originated from a poster on the IGN Forums a long time ago and an artist at ThisIsGame saw the post and made a comic out if it.

It's also timely as today is Thanksgiving, a time to be with your family and loved ones. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:46
Excremento
I saw this a few days ago and it made me really sad. What's even sadder? I bet Tom Nook bitched that his mom didn't make her payments.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:48
Necros
This actually made me cry when I saw it a few days ago. I was not expecting that.
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:50
ajaxender
Saw that on 4chan a couple of days ago... damn that thread had some sad stuff in it.
Lithium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:50
Lithium
wow I was expecting some random punchline at the end.

/tear
Corenthian's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:51
Corenthian
Bloody hell, that was the most depressing thing I have seen in a long time...
Dr Milkdad's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:51
Dr Milkdad
Portal is Tragic

http://portalistragic.ytmnd.com/

Portal is even more Tragic than ever

http://idonthavethegame.ytmnd.com/

I LOVE IT
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:51
Topher Cantler
Caught this in the same thread ajaxender mentioned. Fucking tearjerker indeed. ;_;
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:52
Edarios
Brutal.
Tron Knotts's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:54
Tron Knotts
I almost cried the first time I saw it. What's amazing about this digital comic is how it starts of ok, gets sad, the sadder the HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO GOD DAMNED SAD level of sad. It totally catches you off guard.

Just goes to show that comic books, web comics, and even YTMND's are capable of a lot more than most people give them credit for.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:55
Trowble
I actually thought the tragedy was him buying Animal Crossing... haha
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 18:56
Aerox
Ugh, when this was in the CommuBlogs I ended up crying and then was sad the rest of the day.
IvoryShipping's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:00
IvoryShipping
Awww.
mteerie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:00
mteerie
speechless
Slyvexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:01
Slyvexx
man that sucks sry
Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:02
Excremento
I think it's safe to say that most gamers love their moms, you need to all go hug that special person today if you're with family.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:03
Rockvillian
Aw man, not again... *sniff*
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:03
godkow
:(
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:03
corneliuscack
:(
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:04
Topher Cantler
God, I just watched it again. It kills me.
junkie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:07
junkie
Corny as it is, this post got me to send my mom a little note thanking her for all she's done for me. (we haven't spoken in years, really). Thanks for that.
Krayven's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:07
Krayven
Jesus Christ, that just ruined my day,
lowercaseluke's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:09
lowercaseluke
:(
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:10
wardrox
It's like when I watched The Notebook, or the ending of Halo 3... sniff
Tricoden's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:32
Tricoden
I almost cried the first and even second time I saw this. :(
WDot's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:35
WDot
It really was sad, one of the few things I cried over online. Even sadder though was the fact that there were so many parodies on YTMND afterward. I suppose it's to be expected from YTMND.
bahss's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:45
bahss
Wierd, I had watched it before, and got a lil' emotional.
Now, I'm in tears when I watch it... *sigh* I need to go hug my mom.
ToxicPrince's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:48
ToxicPrince
Hah, yeah, right. You lot are all... Hang on. Got something in my eye.

-sniff-

DAMN YOU, COMPASSION!

Saddest thing ever. :(
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:55
Cheeburga
:[
Baron Calico's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:58
Baron Calico
I.... wow.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:58
Clockwork
I felt so uncomfortable after watching that.

That was sad as hell.
Wheeliedude's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 19:59
Wheeliedude
There's an in-game "mom" that sends you stuff.
For all we know he could have just misinterpreted it.
itemforty's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:00
itemforty
Depressing every time.
Dutch's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:01
Dutch
Holy crap beans that was the most touching story related to animal crossing I've ever heard of...Please post a story about jack thompson so I can stop thinking about this!
Xavier's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:10
Xavier
Hey Hamza I posted this about 2 days ago... I'm only joking, That was indeed a sad YTMND.
Goei's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:10
Goei
I'm a heartless prick...

I lol'd...

I am so sorry
Goei's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:13
Goei
Portal ones made me lol harder. Am I going to hell?
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:19
KamikazeTutor
I don't think it's sad, except for the part that his mother died.

Kids make fun of everything, but I really doubt he made fun of her in a harmful way.

I almost cried by the fact that after a year and half of her departure, he went back to the game and received all those presents from her.
That's so nice... ^_^
ill_ninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:22
ill_ninja
wow. that was terrible. /sniff
Turtule Soup's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:24
Turtule Soup
Wow that was sad.
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:29
winojesus
i had every intention of being a dick about this until i watched it.
christ i'm a shit of a human.
NobleArc's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:30
NobleArc
That really caught me off guard. =\
Bloodborne's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:31
Bloodborne
;_;
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:34
HawtPawkitHero
that's fucking depressing.
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:35
SpencersGifts
I dont know whats more depressing, this, or the ending to "the mist"
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:40
Kyousuke Nanbu
I burst into tears after seeing the comic version of this, very touching.
Dom's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:43
Dom
That is seriously heart breaking stuff. I have absolutely no problem in that that I as a 24 yr old man serving in the Army had to fight back the tears after watching it.

Makes me sick though to see the comments people are leaving on here. Is nothing on this fucking internet sacred? I feel a great swell of pity for the few people that either laughed or posted negative comments to that YTMND.

This is one of the rare occassions where I'm filled with as much anger assadness to be honest.
Ratcliff's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:44
Ratcliff
good god that was so sad! Geez why would you show us that?
Super Cool Guest from the Future's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:46
Super Cool Guest from the Future
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:50
Oni
'cause it was on YTMND, I kept waiting for the scary face to pop out or something. When it didn't, I watched it again, and it was really sad. :(

I hope she keeps playing it now.
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/22/2007 20:54
Virtualgirl
Wow! That was sad but uber great to read. Almost the exact same thing happend to me. My little brother and I used to play Animal Crossing together and we stopped a while before he passed away. About a year later I did the same thing, and found a whole bunch of stuff he had sent me in my mail box. Of course it was not sweet things, but stuff he would say like "You are a n00b". It was also funny walking around the town and seeing all the signs I made for him that said "whore" and stuff...good times!
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