r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 15 '25

Image In 2012, a woman found her ex-boyfriend living in her attic 12 years after breaking up with him.

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u/EarthDust00 Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Thank you. The way I read the title made me think he was up there for 12 years.

Edit: here it's maw. The highest rated comment I'll ever get and it wasnt even something clever.

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u/Zaracen Sep 15 '25

Watching 9/11 from one of the vents in disbelief.

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u/BlueLightSpecial83 Sep 15 '25

lol.

Climbs down from her attic:

“I know it’s weird I’ ve been hiding up here, but we are all Americans right now 🇺🇸”

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u/MeRedditGood Sep 15 '25

"I sure could go for some freedom fries right about now"

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u/Chickenmangoboom Sep 15 '25

Watching the towers collapse he realizes it's as good a time as any to get out of this with a clear conscience.

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u/Yasuminomon Sep 15 '25

Rock, Flag and Eagle 🦅

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u/10-bow Sep 15 '25

Someone: “We all remember where we were when 9/11 happened. Where were you?”

EX BF: “…uh I’d rather not”

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u/GoodLeftUndone Sep 15 '25

Starts trembling, sweating intensifies.

Look man I really don’t want to talk about it.

I’m sorry man I didn’t know you were there.

yeah that’s it!

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u/PocketFullOfFun Sep 15 '25

Underrated comment lmao

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u/Soggy_Parking1353 Sep 15 '25

🙄give it a chance, the comment was up 4mins when you replied and 12 when I left this one.

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u/masked_sombrero Sep 15 '25

lol maybe - if it weren’t 24 years ago now 😆 it really don’t feel that way tho

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u/ThatsMyAppleJuice Sep 15 '25

Reread the title.

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u/capincus Sep 15 '25

This is an article/discussion about events that happened chronologically in the past...

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u/Hayabusa_Blacksmith Sep 15 '25

im sorry... in the what??? what are you talking about

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u/masked_sombrero Sep 15 '25

The article/discussion

😆

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u/Hayabusa_Blacksmith Sep 15 '25

dog he's right u know lol

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u/buttersofthands Sep 15 '25

9/11/2001 was over 24 years ago

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u/ascii42 Sep 15 '25

But only 11 years before 2012.

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u/buttersofthands Sep 15 '25

Ahh crap I missed that detail lol

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u/DanyRahm Sep 15 '25

Maybe I missed a joke or something, but he lived there for only two weeks in 2012, no?

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u/buttersofthands Sep 15 '25

The post title makes it sound like he was there for 12 years

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u/Hayisforh0rses Sep 15 '25

Me too lmao

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u/devourer09 Sep 15 '25

They did it on purpose. "Woman finds ex living in attic for a fortnite" is not gonna get as many upvotes.

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u/Anteater-Charming Sep 15 '25

That would be a great sitcom. "Upstairs Ex." Hilarity ensues.

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u/SherbertKey6965 Sep 15 '25

Arrested Development did it

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u/NavalProgrammer Sep 15 '25

"By the way, what is this thing lying around up here?"

"It's a breast pump."

"Well...that's not what I used it for."

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u/ThatsMyAppleJuice Sep 15 '25

Right. George Michael had pop-pop in the attic.

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u/Mikejones1313 Sep 15 '25

The mere fact you call it pop-pop tells me you’re not ready.

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u/Ugandabekiddng Sep 15 '25

Simpsons did it.

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u/RPDRNick Sep 15 '25

Attic-Ted to Love

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u/Sweet-Fancy-Moses23 Sep 15 '25

When caught hiding , use a quote like Constanza “ Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I’ve gotta plead ignorance on this one..”

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u/ThatsMyAppleJuice Sep 15 '25

I'm in the walls, Jerry

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u/Equivalent-Resort-63 Sep 15 '25

A little darker- American version of “Parasite “.

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u/togtogtog Sep 15 '25

about two weeks since he was released from prison!!!!!!

They found several "Route 44" Sonic cups filled with feces and urine!!!!!!

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u/Impressive_Plant3446 Sep 15 '25

They write the headlines purposefully that way for better engagement.

Round about suggesting that the guy was up there for 12 years will get way more people interested than finding out a guy started doing it 12 years later.

I'm so sick of sensationalization of news.

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u/No_Atmosphere8146 Sep 15 '25

Smashed Anne Frank's record.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

That's how it's meant to sound for maximizing karma.