Comment by llamageddon01 on 22/10/2021 at 07:44 UTC*

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"I regret that I have but one upvote to give."

A phrase posted when you see something that makes you want to upvote it to oblivion, but you can’t. Normally across Reddit, mentioning Upvotes is a dangerous game and you would quite rightly expect to be downvoted. However, one exception is the “wishful multiupvote”. Use this phrase when you see a post that you think is highly underrated and want to let everyone know it. Variants of this phrase include:

• My only regret is that I have but one upvote to give.
• I wish I had a million upvotes to give.

Similar responses that are used as a reply to a particularly relevant or witty comment that brings the point home or even back on track in a longer thread include:

• This should be the top comment.
• Here’s (or ‘Have’) my poor man’s gold🥇
• There it is. Found it everybody! You can go on with your day.
• Ding ding ding! We've got a winner!
• So much this. Anyway…
• Congratulations! You win the internet.

The origin of the phrase “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”[1] is somewhat sardonic, like much of Reddit’s grimly mocking humour. Reddit loves cynicism. Reddit loves superlatives. Here, we have both!

1: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale

• *See Also:**

• “Take my upvote and leave.”[2]
• Upvote[3]
• Wishful Multiupvote[4]

 

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcvg5e/

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhui1b8/

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuk08t/

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