30 Funny And Confusing Pics Posted By The “Images That Require More Context” Twitter Page
Context—it’s all those teeny tiny yet utterly important bits of background information that help us make sense of the world, one story, one photo at a time. Without context, everything would be a random, chaotic mess that wouldn’t make any sense. Without it, there would be no intriguing stories—only bizarre snapshots that make us confused and open up the door to hundreds of conflicting interpretations.
Fortunately, situations without context also make for excellent meme and joke material. And the ‘Images That Require More Context’ Twitter page does exactly what it says on the tin and is dedicated entirely to showing everyone weird, confusing, and humorous photos that desperately need some proper context. Just a bit of additional info, pretty please?
Have a look through some of the most wonderfully bizarre photos below, upvote the ones that you liked the most, and if you like what you see, go on and give the Twitter page a follow! Oh, and if you’ve got some pics in the spirit of this list, consider sharing them in the comment section, dear Pandas. Ready to dive deep into the Land of no Context? I know I am.
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That's the specially trained officer for the on-the-spot delivery of speeding tickets.
Something tells me that he's gonna "cheetah" his way outta paying the fine.
Cheetah: Was I speeding? Officer: No, you didn't use your tail to make a turn.
or are they just joining in the dino chorus?
Load More Replies...Playing with the dinosaurs, and ends up walling himself in....my kids do this all the time :)
When you try to find an excuse to cry for all your life choices
Load More Replies...I remember an instance of a man who found a small child at a store and the child would not go with him to find his parents so he did this to keep the kid from going anywhere while the man went to find the kid's parents.
Kid says they want grandma to be at their party, so...
People are dying to go to the bouncy houses,. Great location in the dead centre of town.
We saw people who were having a BBQ at a grave site. Thought it was interesting. I enjoy cemeteries because they are beautiful and peaceful. But some grieving people might not appreciate it. We used to fly kites in the empty area of the cemetery I grew up in. My uncle is now buried there. So it's bittersweet.
I love visiting old cemeteries, and my favorites are ones that outlived the town that populated them, some are wild and quiet sanctuaries, others are still actively and lovingly cared for. There are a few I know of where family members have a reunion and campout every year near the cemetery so they can do maintenance, hear stories about those who are buried there, and generally celebrate family and friends.
Load More Replies..."That's my plot ! I bougt it ! It is mine ! I can do whatever I want on MY plot !"
Even though the ITRMC Twitter page has been active on the social platform only since February of this year, it’s already gained a strong foothold there. It’s amassed a following of nearly 143k users at the time of writing, and its presence can definitely be felt!
The founder of the ITRMC project is very clear about their aims: “My goal is to make people happy and make their day slightly better.” And I for one am fully behind this noble goal. It’s the same philosophy I subscribe to in my daily life.
Yes, I remember it was all over the place. Don't know why it's here. They obviously cut off the names.
Load More Replies...The closest I ever was, tiny twin fawns touched my leg going amazing mph, I'd startled them in a raspberry patch!
Load More Replies...If I remember rightly some kind of weather disaster had taken place and these deer had been saved and were being cared for
The two on the right really made out like bandits with the space and cushions there!
Well, at least this guarantees nobody will push to get on the bus before those inside got out...
You just solved my elevator problems. *heads to Amazon for bear costumes!
Load More Replies...The center seam running up the middle of the snout is a bit of a giveaway.
Load More Replies...This is a puppet https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/polar-bear-public-transit/
This is not in Russsia!!! This is in Czech republic. grr
Load More Replies...Tábor, Rakovecká. That's in Czech republic. I live there my entire life but I never seen something like this :D
Photoshop? It's everywhere as "normal day in russia" meme, while it's obviously not Russia.
Load More Replies...I know it :) This is Greenpeace´s bear. It is not real animal, but very perfect costume. This is in Czech republic.
By the way, if you’ve got any contextless weird pics that you think would look great on the page, go on and send the founder a message. They’re very open about the fact that they’re taking submissions. And as we all know, it’s the communities that help turn good pages into great ones. The more active a community is, the more content they share, the easier it is to curate things and post only the crème de la crème
At its core, context is about communication. When a photo, a fact, or a news snippet is given within a proper context that’s informative and educational, you feel satisfied. You feel like you’ve seen at least a glimpse of the bigger picture.
Because 2 free stickers is exactly what influences those sorts of decisions
"Shaquille O'Neal's Pregnancy Test: It's a slam dunk!!" ... I'll see myself out now...
It's from Obvious Plant, a guy who makes fake products/signs like this.
I would not have been that shocked if it were real and not an Obvious Plant. Shaq is everywhere.
Want to hang it around my neck. Wait, then I'd be violating it too often, nevermind. Lol.
Load More Replies...Yes. I think they translated it as : Do not dump garbage here. But they mistaken P with D. Fits better though.
Load More Replies...That doesn't need more context, I want everything to be as straightforward as this.
Yes, literally translated "Do not dump garbage here". But dumb fits better i think.
Load More Replies...Is there a reason we couldn't have "Weekend at Bernie's" 'd her like this for few months?
On the flip side, giving no context or providing very little additional information can lead to frustration. Similarly, no audience is going to stand for misinformation or poorly communicated details. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be the length of an academic paper but it has to be there.
If in doubt about whether you’ve provided enough context, try putting yourself in the shoes of the viewer and the audience: if you can’t make head or tails of what you’re sharing with others, then the odds are, nobody else will, either. Of course, that doesn’t matter if your goal is to make people laugh with weird photos, like the ‘Images That Require More Context’ page.
My sister had raise a chicken as an assignment in a college class. It did this.
This kid represents the entire generation of 12 yr Fortnite players.
If the sword doesn't get you first, he then shoots lasers from his eyes
Alcohol, frat boys and a Samurai sword wielded by a dog… what could possibly go wrong?
Seems like such an excellent idea, doesn't it?
Load More Replies..."Dad, I'm bringing my fiance to meet you, don't embarrass me by wearing that old ratty shirt" "No worries baby!"
Such a perfect intro I literally thought this was part of the photo.
Load More Replies...In my head this is after joker beats robin to death with a crowbar and bane kills alfread
Load More Replies...The Batman was always excited about the annual Justice League Awards Banquet
😅 Oh boy - I snorted out reading your comment...
Load More Replies...I was going to post that before I saw you'd already done it!
Load More Replies...And then he slowly bent his knees and made it look like he was in the elevator.
Someone from Montreal here: Montreal hockey fans started the "tradition" of rioting every time the Canadiens win during the playoffs sometime back in the 1980s. It continues to this day. And now, apparently, post-riot pics of your kid with an overturned cop car and a ubiquitous orange cone are becoming the new way to track your kid's various rites of passage. "If your child is shorter than the height of an tipped police cruiser, he's too small to participate in the riot."
"And this is a photo of our little Billy's first riot. What a great time that was!"
That kid looks much calmer than I would be in this situation
They told me of i didn't do my homework, I'd go to jail. I don't think so.
This reminds me of the smiling girl in front of the burning house meme.
just try the coconuts, it's just right down the hall 🎶
Load More Replies...It was then Bill realized that wasn’t one tall man in a trench coat but three monkeys pretending to be human.
I've seen this before and I love the cashier's face 😂 he looks like I would
The Onion’s Baratunde Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History Month,” and more, in this satirical guide to race issues—written for black people and those who love them. Audacious, cunning, and razor-sharp, How to Be Black exposes the mass-media’s insidiously racist, monochromatic portrayal of black culture’s richness and variety. Fans of Stuff White People Like, This Week in Blackness, and Ending Racism in About an Hour will be captivated, uplifted, incensed, and inspired by this hilarious and powerful attack on America’s blacklisting of black culture: Baratunde Thurston’s How to Be Black.
And. knowing how things work in the world, it was probably written by a white person...
Apparently the author is Baratunde Rafiq Thurston an American writer, comedian, and commentator.
Load More Replies...Yeah, how to be black ... do this and that exersize once a week, and it will definitely work - only other requirement is, like 3 or all of your grandparents also are black.
Curiously, while the chances are low for caucasians, you don't need any recent ancestors to be "black" in order to come out "black". Recessive traits sometimes pop up, even if it has been over 10 generations since they were last seen.
Load More Replies...You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose… …or CAN you?
I remember this, it was an ad about supplements I think. Like, you would have to eat this much vegetable, to get all the nutrients that are in the pills.
Day 35 of being taken hostage by the chicken, morale is low. Almost out of netflix to watch, had to eat little timmy yesterday to keep from starving. send foxes immediately.
Cage the children, let the animals free. mom made me write this. ps help me.
Ok first why they are in a dog cage, why is there a chicken, why is one just sitting there doing nothing, why is there so many chicken signs and statues, and why hasn't the mom done anything about this.
You can seriously buy anything from Walmart, food, clothes, a Volvo even a Labrador
And then you get a bag that's awful. Gotta learn to make my own!
Load More Replies...This must where where that woman lives, the one who crashed a peloton with a cardboard sign
this reminds me of the scene in sleeping beauty where they burn all the spindles.
Seems like most would be two tired to find the wheel reason they are here.
Considering the weather on my neck of the woods lately, this makes perfect sense.
USS SevenEleven. Stardate 21/07/01. The testing of the cryogenic pods is proceeding as planned. We will also require more Ben & Jerry for the trip to Alpha Centauri B. Need to fix the uniform debacle.
I love photos like this. I could never do this on a ride like that though because I'm always screaming
Yes, I love such pictures. Once I saw one where two people were "playing chess" in a rollercoaster. Hilarious!
Load More Replies...Context: Some highschool/college kids that probably grew up riding this ride wanted to take a funny picture.
There's a whole website dedicated to all the crazy poses and costumes/props that people have done on this ride. It's hysterical! Here's a list of the 15 best: https://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/the-best-staged-splash-mountain-photos
A fair question and one that in recent weeks has been much on my mind. It's my considered opinion that they're nesting.
Load More Replies...Buy an electric car, everyone said. You'll have no trouble finding places to charge them, they told me.
I've been a paramedic for 15 years and seen accidents like this. Not even the drivers have any idea how.
Both articles highlight the importance of context in understanding images and communication. They explore how photos without background information can be entertaining yet puzzling, similar to the content shared by the respective social media platforms.
For an example of how context can dramatically alter the perception of an image, check out the fascinating collection on the Instagram account dedicated to such moments.
Yo dawg, i heard you like Trains, so we put a Train in your Tr- *gets hit by train*
The Inception train. There is another one driving inside of it, and another one, and another one...
Load More Replies..."Dan, when I said we needed to have fresh milk on board, this is NOT what I meant."
Yes I know it's not a jersey cow, but what else could I do?
Load More Replies...I can deal with not knowing what's happening with other posts here, but I HAVE to know the backstory behind this!
Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail!
Load More Replies...That's cheap for a general! I would have thought that was the going rate for a private?
Or the way to guarantee they end up with a really weird fetish
Load More Replies...As they always told me, Jesus IS watching. I hope there is a Santa Claus on the camera side
Maybe a small camping owner getting bread for the guests. Not uncommon
We were in love. I swear, we were going to run away. If only I knew her name.
When he said that he had a turtle head pokin’, nobody dreamed of what would happen next…
I know some places where it's common to have them as pets and they can get pretty big.
It was SO embarrassing. I had to go while I was a friend's house. I didn't realize I had such a nasty case of Tortoiserhea...
God Yes he's gna regret that! I thought I was back on my board when we started to slow down; I was, but my head was too high it slammed into the frame :( (Gravitron for those unsure is a carnival ride where they spin you like a spin cycle on a washing machine, and then when it's fast you are pinned to the walls and can move/roll around without touch the floor etc. Centrifugal force toy)
Load More Replies...That's a Gravitron. It's a carnival ride that spins you around in a flying saucer shaped chamber. The centrifugal force pulls you to the edge and if you're carful you can defy gravity.
I have absolutely no idea how he did this... I've been on this type of ride a few times, and it was nearly impossible to even stick your arm out.
LMFAO both of them are going "Don't ask me to ride it." Because neither can.
'So it's agreed? If you can do a kick-flip off this curb, I'll sign the treaty, if not you'll supply us with weapons?
When some internet rando tells you to "touch grass." Joke's on you!
Not seen it, but I can recognise a Tom Hardy a mile off.
Load More Replies...I’m sorry, sir, but that’s how it works when you’re chosen. Now, if you’ll just accompany me to the kitchen…
Maybe she got sprayed by a skunk, and that was the closest thing to tomatoes she could get?
She's a YouTuber and this was for her Netflix show. Stupid waste of food.
Load More Replies...How is it physically possible to open all the cans in the middle, without any degree of flattening?
Load More Replies...I think so. So this image actually makes total sense. Miranda is supposed to be dumb and annoying
Load More Replies...That's a youtube character Miranda Sings.... she does silly stuff like that all the time
I’m more confused about how the cans were opened than why there’s a girl in a tub full of Spaghettios…
Lightly shat is the catchphrase of the year.
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Whenever I see this picture, I always feel like she's running up to punch the person dressed as Waluigi.
I saw one a while back. The photo was a naked man sitting in a shower with a naked boy laying in his lap. Many claimed abuse, but from I remember, the true story was that the child had a dangerously high fever, they were unable to get him to a doctor so they were told to cool him down. The father held his son for hours under the cold water and the wife took the photo. He was a hero, not an abuser. Context people.
Why would anyone jump to "abuser" if they see a man with his son in the shower/ bath? It's obvious they have to be naked! Who showers with clothes on? That is so weird.
Load More Replies...Never before have I gone through a BP article with such a feeling of 'mental workout', as I encounter a picture, then consider a comment that would be either intelligent explanation or wise-crack comment, only to read the comments and find someone else has beaten me to the punch, with Exactly what I was going to say. As I say, exercise for the brain. Bravo!
I saw one a while back. The photo was a naked man sitting in a shower with a naked boy laying in his lap. Many claimed abuse, but from I remember, the true story was that the child had a dangerously high fever, they were unable to get him to a doctor so they were told to cool him down. The father held his son for hours under the cold water and the wife took the photo. He was a hero, not an abuser. Context people.
Why would anyone jump to "abuser" if they see a man with his son in the shower/ bath? It's obvious they have to be naked! Who showers with clothes on? That is so weird.
Load More Replies...Never before have I gone through a BP article with such a feeling of 'mental workout', as I encounter a picture, then consider a comment that would be either intelligent explanation or wise-crack comment, only to read the comments and find someone else has beaten me to the punch, with Exactly what I was going to say. As I say, exercise for the brain. Bravo!
