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15 Amputees With A Brilliant Sense Of Humor
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15 Amputees With A Brilliant Sense Of Humor

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A missing limb, whether lost through trauma, amputation or congenital disorder, can create untold difficulties for the people suffering from these conditions. But the 15 people in these photos show courage (and an excellent sense of humor) by making the best of their difficult situations.

Hopefully, none of our readers will take this as a sign that they can make fun of amputees – the fact that these amputees can put a funny and positive spin on their situation is great, but don’t assume that it’s an invitation for you to laugh about it as well!

(h/t: huffpost)

Shark Attack

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“When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Awesome Halloween Costumes”

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Dolphin Tattoo

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DIY LEGO Prosthesis

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Trolling Kids At The Beach

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The Giant Thumb Tattoo

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Clever Use Of A Prosthetic Leg

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Genuine Pirate Costume

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A Literal Tattoo

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Where Have My Muscles Gone!?

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Tribute To The Shark That Bit His Arm Off

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Amputee Husband Receives Gloves And His Wife With Mastectomy Receives Bra

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Piggies Gone To The Market

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Genius ‘Christmas Story’ Leg Lamp Costume

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‘Attacked By A Shark’ Halloween Costume

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Julija Nฤ—jฤ—

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Author, BoredPanda staff

I joined Bored Panda as an image editor back in 2014, during its early stages. It's been quite a journey since then! Over time, I transitioned through different roles until I eventually became the Content Lead. In this position, I now oversee the creation of the viral content published here on Bored Panda. While my primary focus lies in raising awareness about important social issues like gender and race equality, as well as mental health topics, I also enjoy sharing lighter content, such as memes, cat images and intriguing world curiosities. Outside of work, you'll likely find me engaged in one of five activities: planning a vacation, browsing thrift stores, experimenting in the kitchen, watching movies, or spending quality time with my two cats.

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MuhammadRifkiMockie
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I were they, I doubt I can have sense of humors like they have. They are strong and great people.

Fred de Koning
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You would be surprised. Whenever life gives you lemons, the best thing to do is make lemonade.

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LindaWagner
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some pretty ingenious people so healthy to have a sense of humor

AnnaToyna
Community Member
Premium
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing what a sense of humor will do for a situation.

RoseannCollymore
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am so glad they could find the humor in this. I particularly like the thumb and the big toe.

JudithBarringer
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great attitudes guys and gal... Plus they are beautiful tattoo-deco pieces of art. Thanks for sharing !

CindyDahlgren
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can laugh, then you can survive. Good on all of them!!!!!!

Ohio Sharon
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These people are great. I recently lost my leg. People say I'm sick because I joke. I say I joke to feel better. If I sit around crying I'll be sad and my leg is still gone.

snabbycatw11
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! I'm an amputee myself. I'm missing my foot. *missing...* Bwahaha! I enjoy the humor that I can make because of my amputation. I can't count how many times I make a foot pun every day. I'm even considering to dress like a zombie for Halloween, so I can walk up to doors and my foot falls off. :D

snabbycatw11
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! I'm an amputee myself. I'm missing my right foot. *missing...* Bwahaha! โ™ฅ I love this! Thinking about being a zombie for Halloween, so I can start walking to a door and my foot rips off! :D

JosePires
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a disabled one, I congratulate you all. We are special, guys.Survivors. We've got our certificates on our very own bodies/members.

IainPartridge
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being an above knee amputee myself I know hoe these people feel. It's the making fun of it that helps you through.. well done

DouglasGLeFebvre
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most excellent to have taken such traumas, and turned them into tongue in cheek humor...very courageous....

BimoSundsvall
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They still can smile, even facing that circumstances.. awesome!!

Lucy Bartash
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forget about the missing limbs, that snow-shark was AMAZING!!

SonjavanRhyn
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Using humour to deal with adversity is a brilliant coping mechanism.

AlonBakerIllustratedTorah
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can only feel a lot of respect for these people in the way they deal with misfortunes. I hope life treats them respectfully and kindly

BeckyHolmberg
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 9 yr old son (has a right at knee amputation) wants to do the "where have my muscles gone" for Halloween. Anyone know how to do it?

AdrianBradley
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is bloody asome. am a right arm amputee that has given me some idea for myself now

sharky1970
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

brlliant, i myself lost my leg on july 1st 1997, im still trying to find it :-)

sharky1970
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

absolutely brilliant, i lost my leg on july 1st 1997, im still trying to find it :-)

JudyParker
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You tickled my funny bone. Thanks so much to all of you, for your wonderful and inspirational humour.

DanteMorgan
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell yeah. The last one was epic . It's great that these people maintained their sense of humour and dignity.

LaurieStatz
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son had his left foot amputated 3 years ago from a fireworks accident, he does some crazy stuff like this too! It helps with your sanity

WarrenGriffith
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Iam goner do it at the beach next summer . I am a double amputee And I love to have fun with them.so glad to see others haveing fun n

Mell Bolland
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic you guys! Glad to see that ppl with a disability can make it fun :D

Meisawesome
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They embrace there weaknesses and call them uniquenesses coz there just amazing to embrace it

moonflower843
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love these. I'm deaf in one ear & wear a hearing implant. I'm going as an android to a fancy dress party (with bionic themed eye contacts)

moonflower843
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love these. I'm deaf in one ear & wear a hearing implant. I'm going as an android to a fancy dress party (with bionic themed eye contacts)

ClaireGomersall
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life is what you make of it - and they say laughter is the best medicine!! Bloody legends - the lot of them!!

ThuTran
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel so Emotional when saw all galeries. Keep positive and inprire people all over the world :0

Guanaco
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So wonderful!! I will stop whining and concentrate on what I have around me. (Hello Sweetie pie!!)

FranUhle
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hysterical. Don't know if I would have such a remarkable sense of humor and their courage.

Karin Feuerstein Hurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humor can lighten the heaviest load, these people are brave beyond belief, God Bless them all.

KarinFeuersteinHurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humor can see you through the worst in life and how brave they all are.

CharlesHunter
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally appreciate the macabre humor. Kudos to you all. Got to have a sense of humor. I am impressed.

Saba Shah
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such a fantastic story. ^_^ Such funny and strong people. ^_^

LyzaTan
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they may have lost a limb but they never lost their sense of humor

Hasty
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

May God bless you all for your great spirits and witty humor. We should do half as well as you guys. An old fart here who loves you kids!

ElayneBurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent idea... we all have to laugh at ourselves.Shows great spirit, I'm impressed. Are any of these people Canadians? Just wondered

DaveHazlip
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could ad a picture or two. I have a great one of my leg with Christmas lights on it.

KenBoeck
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only hope I would be able to show the strength these folks have in any situation that comes up. GOD Bless all of you and Thank You.

JohnObrien
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing sense of humor and confidence in one self. Why not laugh in the face of adversities!

AftonMorris
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HYSTERICAL!!! Laugh in the face of adversity because what else can you do

CarolPage
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hilarious. And healthy that these amputees are able to do this.

JohnWesson
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you, thank you, thank you ......... you demonstrate what we wish we were.

BonnieFarmer
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As "Jimmy" Buffett says "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane" These people will survive what ever took their limbs attitude helps

BettesueShapiro
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The transformative power of humor over pain is amazing! I'll get a tree of life-tattoo over double mastectomy and c-section scars

DawnDoerr
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When one of my students said to me, "You mean your husband only has one leg?" I decided to keep it in line with his sense of humor and told

Carol Hansen
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being a prankster by nature, I would have to do something like that. Glad I'm not the only one!

MuhammadRifkiMockie
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I were they, I doubt I can have sense of humors like they have. They are strong and great people.

Fred de Koning
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You would be surprised. Whenever life gives you lemons, the best thing to do is make lemonade.

Load More Replies...
LindaWagner
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some pretty ingenious people so healthy to have a sense of humor

AnnaToyna
Community Member
Premium
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing what a sense of humor will do for a situation.

RoseannCollymore
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am so glad they could find the humor in this. I particularly like the thumb and the big toe.

JudithBarringer
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great attitudes guys and gal... Plus they are beautiful tattoo-deco pieces of art. Thanks for sharing !

CindyDahlgren
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can laugh, then you can survive. Good on all of them!!!!!!

Ohio Sharon
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These people are great. I recently lost my leg. People say I'm sick because I joke. I say I joke to feel better. If I sit around crying I'll be sad and my leg is still gone.

snabbycatw11
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! I'm an amputee myself. I'm missing my foot. *missing...* Bwahaha! I enjoy the humor that I can make because of my amputation. I can't count how many times I make a foot pun every day. I'm even considering to dress like a zombie for Halloween, so I can walk up to doors and my foot falls off. :D

snabbycatw11
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! I'm an amputee myself. I'm missing my right foot. *missing...* Bwahaha! โ™ฅ I love this! Thinking about being a zombie for Halloween, so I can start walking to a door and my foot rips off! :D

JosePires
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a disabled one, I congratulate you all. We are special, guys.Survivors. We've got our certificates on our very own bodies/members.

IainPartridge
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being an above knee amputee myself I know hoe these people feel. It's the making fun of it that helps you through.. well done

DouglasGLeFebvre
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most excellent to have taken such traumas, and turned them into tongue in cheek humor...very courageous....

BimoSundsvall
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They still can smile, even facing that circumstances.. awesome!!

Lucy Bartash
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forget about the missing limbs, that snow-shark was AMAZING!!

SonjavanRhyn
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Using humour to deal with adversity is a brilliant coping mechanism.

AlonBakerIllustratedTorah
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can only feel a lot of respect for these people in the way they deal with misfortunes. I hope life treats them respectfully and kindly

BeckyHolmberg
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 9 yr old son (has a right at knee amputation) wants to do the "where have my muscles gone" for Halloween. Anyone know how to do it?

AdrianBradley
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is bloody asome. am a right arm amputee that has given me some idea for myself now

sharky1970
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

brlliant, i myself lost my leg on july 1st 1997, im still trying to find it :-)

sharky1970
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

absolutely brilliant, i lost my leg on july 1st 1997, im still trying to find it :-)

JudyParker
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You tickled my funny bone. Thanks so much to all of you, for your wonderful and inspirational humour.

DanteMorgan
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell yeah. The last one was epic . It's great that these people maintained their sense of humour and dignity.

LaurieStatz
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son had his left foot amputated 3 years ago from a fireworks accident, he does some crazy stuff like this too! It helps with your sanity

WarrenGriffith
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Iam goner do it at the beach next summer . I am a double amputee And I love to have fun with them.so glad to see others haveing fun n

Mell Bolland
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic you guys! Glad to see that ppl with a disability can make it fun :D

Meisawesome
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They embrace there weaknesses and call them uniquenesses coz there just amazing to embrace it

moonflower843
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love these. I'm deaf in one ear & wear a hearing implant. I'm going as an android to a fancy dress party (with bionic themed eye contacts)

moonflower843
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love these. I'm deaf in one ear & wear a hearing implant. I'm going as an android to a fancy dress party (with bionic themed eye contacts)

ClaireGomersall
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life is what you make of it - and they say laughter is the best medicine!! Bloody legends - the lot of them!!

ThuTran
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel so Emotional when saw all galeries. Keep positive and inprire people all over the world :0

Guanaco
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So wonderful!! I will stop whining and concentrate on what I have around me. (Hello Sweetie pie!!)

FranUhle
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hysterical. Don't know if I would have such a remarkable sense of humor and their courage.

Karin Feuerstein Hurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humor can lighten the heaviest load, these people are brave beyond belief, God Bless them all.

KarinFeuersteinHurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humor can see you through the worst in life and how brave they all are.

CharlesHunter
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally appreciate the macabre humor. Kudos to you all. Got to have a sense of humor. I am impressed.

Saba Shah
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such a fantastic story. ^_^ Such funny and strong people. ^_^

LyzaTan
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they may have lost a limb but they never lost their sense of humor

Hasty
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

May God bless you all for your great spirits and witty humor. We should do half as well as you guys. An old fart here who loves you kids!

ElayneBurt
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent idea... we all have to laugh at ourselves.Shows great spirit, I'm impressed. Are any of these people Canadians? Just wondered

DaveHazlip
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could ad a picture or two. I have a great one of my leg with Christmas lights on it.

KenBoeck
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only hope I would be able to show the strength these folks have in any situation that comes up. GOD Bless all of you and Thank You.

JohnObrien
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing sense of humor and confidence in one self. Why not laugh in the face of adversities!

AftonMorris
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HYSTERICAL!!! Laugh in the face of adversity because what else can you do

CarolPage
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hilarious. And healthy that these amputees are able to do this.

JohnWesson
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you, thank you, thank you ......... you demonstrate what we wish we were.

BonnieFarmer
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As "Jimmy" Buffett says "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane" These people will survive what ever took their limbs attitude helps

BettesueShapiro
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The transformative power of humor over pain is amazing! I'll get a tree of life-tattoo over double mastectomy and c-section scars

DawnDoerr
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When one of my students said to me, "You mean your husband only has one leg?" I decided to keep it in line with his sense of humor and told

Carol Hansen
Community Member
10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being a prankster by nature, I would have to do something like that. Glad I'm not the only one!

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