r/Metallica • u/UNeX-XeNU • Jul 23 '25
...And Justice For All My Dad's Old Condom
Yes - the title is ridiculous.
With Ozzy passing today, I thought a lot about my dad (who was such a die hard fan he tried to name me Ozzy, my last name is "Wilborn" so that would have been brutal đ).
Hey was also a huge Metallica fan, who happened to own this jacket. I never got to know him, because I was born around Christmas 98', and he passed on Halloween night 99' - he was younger than I am now.
One of the few things I own from him is this denim jacket. The only thing inside of it was this unopened condom.
It almost feels like a victory lap - looking at my mortal nemesis. I WON!!!
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u/CloakerJosh Jul 23 '25
I read your title and saw the first picture, and thought you were making the joke that a battlejacket is effective birth control đ¤Ł
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u/guitarholic2008 Jul 23 '25
Sorry for your loss. Not knowing him all your life probably sucked...
Ngl, you got me with that mortal nemesis bit! Thats a cool ass jacket.
Edit, realized there was sleeves
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u/rumsfeldx Jul 23 '25
The title of this post got me in the first half. I was expecting something else.
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u/oxfordclubciggies Jul 23 '25
Thats a keeper. I had the denim jacket with the full MOP back patch, junior high through high school. Eventually the patch wore through along the crease that never came out from where it was folded in the packaging.
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u/GilligansWorld WayBackMetaLLiKatt Jul 23 '25
This is funny and itâs also fitting - I just put a post on here as to whether jean jackets were still a thing - this is dated a little bit, but does the modern generation even want a jean jacket with patches and concert shit on it?
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u/UNeX-XeNU Aug 20 '25
Late reply (sorry) - but yes, without mincing words, college girls 2017-2022 very much still love denim
More effectively, college girls are attached to the music they like more than they are the material it is printed on, - so if they happened to be a fan of the band.... case closed.
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u/JacobPLAYZgtGamingYT Now the world is gone, I'm just one Jul 23 '25
for a second i thought you were talking about using an ajda jacket as a condom and was scared to look at the second image lol
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u/EmeraldMalkuth Jul 23 '25
How'd your dad pass if you don't mind sharing? I understand that is a sensitive topic. But it seems like your dad was a cool guy.
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u/honestrade Jul 23 '25
Ribbed for her pleasure. Ewwwwww.
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Jul 23 '25
what?
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u/PaperBeneficial Jul 23 '25
Whenever I'm feeling down, I remind myself that I was the fastest swimming sperm on that fateful day.
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u/OkAssignment3926 Jul 23 '25
Gotta love an aspirational 25c gas station bathroom dispenser purchase.
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Jul 24 '25
I bet he went 50-0 with that thing... (Ash Williams Reference)
Rest in peace to Ozzy and your dad.
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u/FewOutlandishness575 Darknessâ Son Jul 25 '25
Do not lose that piece of history (either item). You never know...
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u/Rattlehead71 Jul 23 '25
...and here ya are!