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It was 20 years ago at the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Barney rounded the corner onto 51st Street, unaware that this day would be his last.
As the winds picked up, his handlers had increasing trouble controlling the six-story high purple dinosaur.
A gust of wind blew Barney to the side of the street where he caught on a lamp pole that left a tear in his side. This was the beginning of the end.
He slowly deflated as he was pulled down waiving to the crowd and never losing that signature smile from his face.
As he slowly succumbed to his death and flattened out, a quiet whisper could be heard: “I love you....you...love...me,” and it was over.
It has been 20 years since that terrible day and we now wear a purple ribbon in remembrance of Barney and all of the others lost that day including the Quik Bunny, the Cat in the Hat, and the Pink Panther. May they rest in pieces.
Full Tragedy Here: https://youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8
FP Edit: Glad you all found this tragedy important enough to be commemorated on the front page. Don’t forget to wear your purple ribbons in remembrance. #RIPinPeace
ravenousj
So that's what it was that popped it. From other post it looked like guy that was holding a pen.
STINKPICKEL
And then there was thunderous applause from the crowd as the big purple dinosaur hit the street, most of them hated Barney with a passion.
Munchman347
Possible winds? Attach lines to rolling (shopping?) carts full of sand bags, easy to push, too heavy to lift off...
apercent
Waving to death like a champ
Yomamma
From a different perspective, it looks like ants taking down a meal.
MaxximumB
Purple lives matter?
HillbillyBoozer
The last gif reminds of Pikmin for some reason.
TheClockworkBird
Apparently I saw this when I was a baby, and didn't take it all to well, as I started bawling my eyes out.
MadMupp
"Back and to the left..." Theres something we're missing here.
mineovermatter
Mother nature thankfully did what no one epse good
HannibalsPassiveAgressiveTwin
Epse
pres2pond
Good riddance.
zeacorzeppelin10
GreenYawgmoth
I read this in the CSB narrator's voice.
Komrad23
we salute you our half inflated dark lord.
mommas
+1 for the narration
Rosfmmmhzdrozzley
-1 for the tired gif and +20 for the narration
RingSting
Went back and read it this time ...was not disappointed.
Jayrunn
"Yeah, I don't wear a ribbon." -Kramer
kanemano
If that's the lamp post that got him it would have been from the back and to the left, from the back and to the left.
trekkie
You skipped the truly horrifying part where the NYPD stormed the street and carved him up into pieces and carried him off like a trophy
darkninja2992
Meh
BarftheMawg
Waving* Any parent who's kids watched that show, loved watching that purple bastard die!
FilthyRapscallions
Oh, well we don’t have to watch that anymore, Barney is dead. Take the Teletubbies with you.
Eddieq
I used to play Doom with the Barney patch in front of the daycare kids. They all loved watching him die.
MemorableName
#purplelivesmatter
Chev8t8
Nice post, but I'm not OP knows that purple ribbons are for pancreatic cancer month, which happens to be in november.
VidiVeniThenSheLeft
No, it's for the Barney thing
Wuz314159
Mockingbirb
Where the fuck is that coming from now? I can't believe it... but I uv it. +1
gears458
This made me laugh.
felixfabros
Too soon.
CanadianMadCow
He killed Barney to get to Jack Ruby. #wakeup
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
That fucking cat
Eogos
I have information that will lead to the arrest of Garfield
Williciousness
Give us the documents, Farfour!
Stilgod
I love it!- Don Jr.
TheTallDutchDude
Tearofjebus69
I️m gazorpazorp fucking field
Englishisnotmyfirstlanguage
Bring me my fucking enchiladas! Hahaha
Kitdivine
The fact that 1997 was 20 years ago is the most disturbing revelation in this for me.
sangatster
Ahh 1997, I remember it well. I was happy then.
GodEmperorLetoAtreidesII
I was an infant when this happened.
Maaximus
+1 for Barney whispering I love you, you love me
OneFroToRuleThemAll
Let's get together and kill Barney
singularorgasm
That part damn near made me tear up
Trollslegur
He whispers other things, too...
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theusernameformerlyknownastildo
Watch me deflate rapidly.
NinjaCongo
Barney ripped:
BooToast
theusernameformerlyknownastildo
With a great big pop, And a hiss from me to you, I'm now flat would you like to be too?
ensensu
Like those anti drug commercials?
APieceOfFuckingShit
That last bit doesn't work
PianoMan2112
It was also twenty years ago today that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.
SirRogers
Yeah, but they've been going in and out of style.
daguq
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
whothehelllitthefuseonyourtampon
So may I introduce to you.
PianoMan2112
The act you've known for all these years.