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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So nobody named Gary will live past 58? That's sad.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not if they stay in Britain. Yes, that's a threat, get outta here Gary!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is the NHS really that bad these days?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 5 months ago

It’s Logan’s Run but for Garys.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I don't think I've ever met a Gary.

Edit: I did more digging and this is false

Let's clear this up - the last person to be called Gary WAS NOT BORN IN 1992 and they will not die out by 2050.

The story comes from the Daily Mash, a very funny site but really, when this quote was used, everyone should have known it was a joke:

"Logan, who tours maternity hospitals promoting the name Gary, said: 'We’ve already lost Alan, the last Ken is living in a shed in Farnborough and the Lees that were once at every party claiming they knew martial arts are increasingly rare.'"

Still never met one though, but I'm Canadian.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Try Vault 108.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Imagine being a travelling name salesman. This takes brand promotion to a whole new level.

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Time to put the last one in a vault and start cloning.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Gary Gary Gary!

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I imagine a version of Children of Men, but the societal problems only revolve around guys named Gary. The news cycle always keeps track of Britain's youngest Gary, and the movie takes us through a depressing story about how everything is collapsing into civil war until one woman is able to give birth to a child named Gary. Of course, there are plenty of children being born all the time, but sadly, none of them are named Gary.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

At the end, the woman and her child are on a boat waiting for the Gary Foundation to come and take them to Garyland. She looks down into the twinkling eyes of her newborn and says, "nah, you look like a Tommy." Roll credits.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Won't some brave Gary save us in this trying time?

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I know what you're thinking, but it's pronounced, Jary : [JERR] + [EE].

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago

Gerry Gergich?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I know someone named Jerry who spells it Gery.

[–] egerlach@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even everyone's favourite Gary Brannan, Gary Brannan?

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

He is clearly one of the treasured few

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Probably for the better, if you think about what happens when a Gary gets Busey.

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago

Smell ya later

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Pictured: An endangered Gary in his natural habitat.

[–] CaptainKickass@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Whatever, Gary...

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Gary Godspeed will never die!

Edit: This Gary is american, i think. Does it still count?

[–] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Aren't they called Barry nowadays? Plenty of those cunts if you watch the news?

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Or Geralds?

[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

Or Garences?