[Pics] Sad Keanu Dedication thread

[.Kompressor]

im little sad for keanu after reading his story.... :cry:

what is the original story of these pics? lol

[Duffydemon]

here i read the story

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125104887512396

and watch the video on this page

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keanu-is-sad-sad-keanu

[Rappy Veteran]

now he is in freakin vietnam. i wonder if he was the reason they called them "Charlie"2

he travels through space and time!

[Pajter]

Epic thread. :rofl:

[e-berlin.org]

[Rigby]

Funny thread. Also I'm not sure when he started wearing one but the beard really suits him.

[Chasethebase Veteran]

"Sad Keanu Reeves" Meme Gets a Charitable URL Shortner: Kea.nu

Those of you more plugged in to the meme side of the 'net will have already heard of "Sad Keanu Reeves," a particularly poignant image of The Matrix (and Little Buddha!) star eating a sandwich on a park bench. Well, one journalist and Mashable contributor, Shane Snow, has found a way to take this melancholy meme and spin it toward social good.

Snow has created a URL shortener — http://kea.nu — that allows you to both easily and simply share links, get in on the most recent viral memes and benefit the charity, Stand Up 2 Cancer. All you have to do is enter the link you want shortened, and then do what you will with it (i.e. share it to Facebook, Twitter, etc). When your friends and followers click on said link, they will be directed to an ad as well as the iconic "Sad Keanu Reeves" image. The user can then click through to the link.

This isn't the first time we've seen a URL shortener used for charitable purposes — Good.ly donates 55% of referrals fees to a charity of your choice if you use it to create a link to a product or service online. Kea.nu, however, works with all links and donates 100% of money generated to charity.

So why Stand Up 2 Cancer? According to Snow, Reeves's sister has Leukemia, and the actor is actively involved in promoting cancer research and charities.

And for those of you worried about the toll the tool will take on your Twitter feed, Snow assures us, "After a couple weeks, we'll 301 redirect the url so there is no more ad and your SEO can flow like Jay-Z."

Nice.

What other memes would you like to see turned into charitable ventures?

From Mashable

[JordanRHughes]

This thread is hilarious. Thanks for taking the time.

Cheers.

[irunthis]

This thread definitely made my day! lol

[irunthis]

Adding my 2 cents in...

'Hey There Keanu' - A 'Sad Keanu' Compilation Video

[SimplySchizo]

[SchnellerGT]

Already been done?

[DJD]

Already been done?

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Thats not funny :angry:

[perochan]

Already been done?

WTF. thats not even funny. it just makes you look like an ass.

[Jan Veteran]

Already been done?

No. Not funny.

[episode]

Sigh. It might not but funny, but the 'original' pic is already a photoshop. The date was added, as well as the plane. Biggest hint: the guy is wearing winter clothes. Second biggest: the observation deck hadn't opened yet on 9/11.

[SimplySchizo]

It was a good run while it lasted...

[Ivand]

awesome

[Richard Hammond]

I find the hipocracy staggering, ok sad keanu isnt on the same level as 9/11 but all you "people" are laughing at someone who has had so much crap in his life who is obviously depressed but as soon as someone mocks up a fake 9/11 picture you all get all high and mighty about it?

Ridiculous.

[vip]

So whats the deal with this sad keanu stuff?

[Richard Hammond]

God knows, a paparazzi snapped keanu on a bench eating a sandwhich, he looks sad. People think its funny to mock him by photoshopping him into various scenarios.

[TheElite]

Big props to Keanu if the accompanying story about him is true.

[suicide_pact]

what kind of boots is he wearing?

I just came upon this thread and saw his boots and I have some like them. I think they're by Vasque. I have a pair very similar which is why I know. And now back to the funny...

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

Watching IT Crowd and I saw this ....and thought of Sad Keanu so had to mash it up!

[Conjor]

Epic win is all I have to say