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<p>The popular Twitter user and <em>Funny or Die</em> alumni Eric Curtin, aka @dupstep4dads is used to interfacing with large amounts of strangers.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2013 twitter: Imagine being the kid who got benched when AirBud went in the game! Lol.<br><br>2018 twitter: ✨ thread of all the times my stepdad got drunk and accidentally hit the garage door with his ford f-150:</p>&mdash; eric curtin (@_ericcurtin) <a href="https://twitter.com/_ericcurtin/status/977279418652532736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>After all, it&#39;s impossible to accrue upwards of 235,000 internet followers without talking to strangers. Even so, there are those extra special strangers who have a way of etching themselves into your brain forever. They comprise the few, the brave, the unsolicited DMs that deserved to be framed on a wall forever so that friends can gaze upon such distinctive beauty. Such is the case with this (very short) story of a young stranger&#39;s DM.</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="246" src="https://giphy.com/embed/8PvN1W7rMhlbG" width="480"></iframe> <p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/love-the-addams-family-forget-8PvN1W7rMhlbG">via GIPHY</a></p> </div><p><strong>It all started out with an unexpected selfie from a young boy, to which Curtin responded kindly.</strong></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Everything about this is already ridiculous and perfect." data-attribution="Twitter / Dubstep4dads" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/846784566878658561" height="1200" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/picone-Pp0VFI.jpg" width="748" /></div> <figcaption>Everything about this is already ridiculous and perfect.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/846784566878658561">Twitter / Dubstep4dads</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>But what came next, thoroughly shocked Curtin and put a damper on the brief exchange.</strong></p><p>Also, I have so many questions. Was the kid diagnosed with a disease?! Suicidal?! Which specific form of pain is he referring to with his dark and cryptic messages?! IS IT OKAY TO LAUGH UNCOMFORTABLY, because that is what this exchange largely induced.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter / Dupstep4dads" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/846784566878658561" height="1200" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/pictwo-PZYL6v.jpg" width="745" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/846784566878658561">Twitter / Dupstep4dads</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>This whole exchange properly shook the emotional edges of Twitter.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ill never forget this random kid who dmed me a selfie, then took a really dark turn <a href="https://t.co/OaKxVnhCTk">pic.twitter.com/OaKxVnhCTk</a></p>&mdash; eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/846784566878658561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>There is just SO much to unpack here.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/AlexEdelman/status/846819322819432450</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/AlexEdelman/status/853046186223091712</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">ahahahahah thanks man</p>&mdash; eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/853046274215469057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I like how you responded like a character in stomp the yard who just witnessed a cool unexpected dance move.</p>&mdash; Matt (@TheBedell) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBedell/status/846808364931796992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">stomp the yard was a black movie. We don&#39;t say &quot;looking sick&quot; to dance moves lol</p>&mdash; Kourtney (@BlazianKourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlazianKourt/status/846817450826088448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was referring to &quot;oh shit okay.&quot;</p>&mdash; Matt (@TheBedell) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBedell/status/846817643097194496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">😭😭😭😭</p>&mdash; Kourtney (@BlazianKourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlazianKourt/status/846819547739033604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;lookin sick&quot;</p>&mdash; 𝘋𝘈𝘙𝘊𝘐𝘌 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘋𝘌𝘙 (@333333333433333) <a href="https://twitter.com/333333333433333/status/846784692556894208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;oh shit ok&quot;</p>&mdash; 神 (@shixianjin) <a href="https://twitter.com/shixianjin/status/846787367566499841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">you called him sick and he literally was lmaoo</p>&mdash; 🃏 (@drewsul_) <a href="https://twitter.com/drewsul_/status/846785949950513152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">yooo lmfao wtf</p>&mdash; 현춘이 (@ughHugs) <a href="https://twitter.com/ughHugs/status/846784682620522496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cockspit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cockspit</a> <a href="https://t.co/2y2nzgmkeB">pic.twitter.com/2y2nzgmkeB</a></p>&mdash; Sarah, RN (@shesinscrubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/shesinscrubs/status/846785216509292547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/qsf0aaAfBJ">pic.twitter.com/qsf0aaAfBJ</a></p>&mdash; antonio (@antoniodelotero) <a href="https://twitter.com/antoniodelotero/status/846817184865247232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">how are we supposed to tell if he&#39;s broken on the inside if he only sends pics of his outsides. I call bullshit.</p>&mdash; Max 🦃 Ash (@mynameisntdave) <a href="https://twitter.com/mynameisntdave/status/846785218782646272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">honestly respect</p>&mdash; brendan murphy (@brendan905) <a href="https://twitter.com/brendan905/status/846839275857596416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">whoah, life really does come at you fast</p>&mdash; Ellie Schwartz (@EllieInTheStars) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllieInTheStars/status/846784988448247808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why....? Why would he do that</p>&mdash; black lives matter (@huntigula) <a href="https://twitter.com/huntigula/status/846894692855799812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>HELP, there is no proper response to this except uncomfortable shocked laughter, a long stare into the abyss, more laughter, a short cry, and then possibly a nap.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

This guy received a selfie from a random kid. It went dark quick.

The popular Twitter user and Funny or Die alumni Eric Curtin, aka @dupstep4dads is used to interfacing with large amounts of strangers.2013 twitter: Imagine being the kid who got benched when AirBud went in the game! Lol.2018 twitter: ✨ thread of all the times my stepdad got drunk and accidentally hit the garage door with his ford f-150:&mdash; eric curtin (@_ericcurtin) March 23, 2018 After all, it&#39;s impossible to accrue upwards of 235,000 internet followers without talking to strangers. Even so, there are those extra special strangers who have a way of etching themselves into your brain forever. They comprise the few, the brave, the unsolicited DMs that deserved to be framed on a wall forever so that friends can gaze upon such distinctive beauty. Such is the case with this (very short) story of a young stranger&#39;s DM. via GIPHY It all started out with an unexpected selfie from a young boy, to which Curtin responded kindly. Everything about this is already ridiculous and perfect. Twitter / Dubstep4dadsBut what came next, thoroughly shocked Curtin and put a damper on the brief exchange.Also, I have so many questions. Was the kid diagnosed with a disease?! Suicidal?! Which specific form of pain is he referring to with his dark and cryptic messages?! IS IT OKAY TO LAUGH UNCOMFORTABLY, because that is what this exchange largely induced.  Twitter / Dupstep4dadsThis whole exchange properly shook the emotional edges of Twitter.ill never forget this random kid who dmed me a selfie, then took a really dark turn pic.twitter.com/OaKxVnhCTk&mdash; eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) March 28, 2017 There is just SO much to unpack here.https://twitter.com/AlexEdelman/status/846819322819432450https://twitter.com/AlexEdelman/status/853046186223091712ahahahahah thanks man&mdash; eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) April 15, 2017 I like how you responded like a character in stomp the yard who just witnessed a cool unexpected dance move.&mdash; Matt (@TheBedell) March 28, 2017 stomp the yard was a black movie. We don&#39;t say &quot;looking sick&quot; to dance moves lol&mdash; Kourtney (@BlazianKourt) March 28, 2017 I was referring to &quot;oh shit okay.&quot;&mdash; Matt (@TheBedell) March 28, 2017 😭😭😭😭&mdash; Kourtney (@BlazianKourt) March 28, 2017 &quot;lookin sick&quot;&mdash; 𝘋𝘈𝘙𝘊𝘐𝘌 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘋𝘌𝘙 (@333333333433333) March 28, 2017 &quot;oh shit ok&quot;&mdash; 神 (@shixianjin) March 28, 2017 you called him sick and he literally was lmaoo&mdash; 🃏 (@drewsul_) March 28, 2017 yooo lmfao wtf&mdash; 현춘이 (@ughHugs) March 28, 2017 @cockspit pic.twitter.com/2y2nzgmkeB&mdash; Sarah, RN (@shesinscrubs) March 28, 2017  pic.twitter.com/qsf0aaAfBJ&mdash; antonio (@antoniodelotero) March 28, 2017 how are we supposed to tell if he&#39;s broken on the inside if he only sends pics of his outsides. I call bullshit.&mdash; Max 🦃 Ash (@mynameisntdave) March 28, 2017 honestly respect&mdash; brendan murphy (@brendan905) March 28, 2017 whoah, life really does come at you fast&mdash; Ellie Schwartz (@EllieInTheStars) March 28, 2017 Why....? Why would he do that&mdash; black lives matter (@huntigula) March 29, 2017 HELP, there is no proper response to this except uncomfortable shocked laughter, a long stare into the abyss, more laughter, a short cry, and then possibly a nap.