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There are some phrases that just don’t make sense. They get printed on shirts, billboards, and street signs, and if you encounter one, you’ll know it. Looking thrice and turning your head upside down won’t help. Asking for a friend’s help in deciphering the message won’t do much either.

You may call these phrases cursed and you wouldn’t be wrong. But there is an online group that’s not only entirely dedicated to these nonsensical phrases, but has also defined them as a phenomenon worthy of our attention on its own. Powered by 603k members, the Don't Dead Open Inside subreddit is a place for “signs and media that read as nonsense if read normally: from left to right.”

It may sound tricky, but bear with me. Below are some of the funniest signs that require 0% common sense and to throw everything you know about sentence structure out the window. Who knew that there could be so much sense in such nonsense?!

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    Just like most things on the internet, the subreddit Don't Dead Open Inside wasn’t created out of nowhere. The trope first came to internet users' attention when its name was used in a promotional poster for the TV series The Walking Dead. To this day, the Don't Dead Open Inside poster, revealed on July 2nd, 2010, stands as one of the most recognized examples of the trope in popular culture that caused the cult following on Reddit.

    According to Know Your Meme, the infamous poster featured a photograph of a double door with the words "Don't Open" written on the left side and "Dead Inside" written on the right, which should be interpreted "Don't open, dead inside" if read in the correct order. The whole fun of the trope is revealed when the reader reads the phrase line by line instead, which sounds like "Don't dead open inside."

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    Knowing the speed things surf around social media, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a couple of users on Twitter shared their reactions to the unusual poster on social media. In the following years, “the memes based on the joke were made, with Know Your Meme user irish_swede archiving one such example on March 12, 2013,” reported Know Your Meme.

    On May 17th, 2014, the subreddit r/dontdeadopeninside was created, where the community collected cases of the trope found in popular culture, design, advertising, etc. Today, it’s home to 603k members that follow a strict set of rules for submissions.

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    The first and most important rule is that all posts have to comply to DDOI format. “Signs must be read correctly top to bottom, and incorrectly left to right, like any text, usually. Though it does not matter how easily you can read them, it is highly encouraged to only post images with little separation or spacing between the columns of words.”

    The community doesn’t allow both reposts and memes, and encourages users to “put the 'correctly read' way in the title, like 'DONT DEAD OPEN INSIDE.'”

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    Ekate
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just keep the "ASS ASS IN" over the sofa, chuck the rest?

    d bradley
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why the heck is assassin on the list to begin with? it's like an almost reformed Jason Bourne decorator show

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd think two are unlike --- four 9letter words that fit their 3x3 grid, two 8letter words. Wait, you're right, it's 5 nouns and 1 adverb, so Dedicated is the odd one out. Or no, wait, ...

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    Roxy Eastland
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay five of those are values someone might aspire to and one is the word for a contract killer? I'm so lost

    mph seti
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bad layout aside, why is the word 'assassin' up there? One of these things is not like the others...

    WildHoneyPie
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an affectionate, sincere, dedicated assassin who believes in equality with a touch of adventure.

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    Esther
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It says equality, affection, adventure,sincerity,dedicated and ass ass in- wOw, AsS aSs iN Is A qUaLiTy EvErYoNe ShOuLd HaVe !

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing someone doesn't know how to spell 'passion'.

    El muerto
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    an assassin do need dedication and desserve affection...assassin is people too

    S. Tor Storm
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd keep designated assassin, and remove the 'er' from sincerity making it sin city.

    Anonymous Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanna be an assassin. It sounds like fun. Is twelve too young to be hired to kill people? I will use bagels, the best murder weopon.

    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assassin? I guess it kind of goes with Equality, Affection, Adventure, Sincerity, and Dedicated. Equality, assassins don't care who they kill, they have affection for their weapon of choice, they go on adventures, they're sincere and dedicated about their jobs.

    François Carré
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that with Bored Panda I learn new English (?) words each time. Today : equaffass, aliectass (must be two types of asses, probably some morphology terms) ; tyionin (this one sounds like a DNA component) ; advsinded (must have to do with the concept of removing ads from websites) ; entcerica (some medical term derived from Latin about gross intestinal issues, you don't wanna know more of that) ; ureityted (same, this time about urinal problems and mixed between Latin and Old Welsh).

    Trisec
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm thinking I should work "Ali Ect Ass" into daily conversation somehow.

    Le Box of Shame
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ali Ect Ass is the head of the Ass Ass In group. You heard it right! Ali E. Ass here to help!

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    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get your bot created positive phrase wall decoration for 19.95 on Wish.

    Brett Layton
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just want to know what psychopath thought 'sincerity, affection, equality adventure, dedicated and assassin' all belonged together.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Verbal diarrhea is treal aff-lic-tion. It's got a tenth letter, to go in one of the empty spaces of the eight-letter words.

    The Cute Cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not wrong if the old man of the mountain is suppose to present here

    xxTillyxx
    Community Member
    7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EQUAFFASS ALIECTASS TYIONIN ADVSINDED ENTCERICA UREITYTED

    Liv
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Equ aff a*s ali ect a*s ty ion in adv sin ded ent cer ica ure ity ted

    Stuart Irvin
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i managed to learn to read and speak ancient carthaginian. WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER?? you stupid sverepe!

    Destiny Cobb
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Equality, Affection, Assassin, Adventure, Sincerity, and Dedicated.

    Lia Hamilton
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay but why is Assassin there anyway? The other words in the frames make sense

    Elaine Mattingly
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Property value DOWN.........NOT UP..............OR SIDE WAYS ...............OR ?

    Blade the gallade
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should be recited to summon a demonic being. Equaffass Aliectass Tyionin Advsinded Entcerica Ureityted

    Alison Welles
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're dislexic the last one is like ice tea for the ded. Yes please

    Edwin Lesperance
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EQUALITY, AFFECTION, ASSASSIN, ADVENTURE, SINCERITY, DEDICATED. ASSASSIN?????

    JD Lee
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assassin; the wolf in sheep’s clothing here. This person is warning you they’re a serial killer. Don’t buy the house.

    Sam T Godfrey
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? I can't hear you!! I know for sure that ain't art... maybe when you wake up every morning it says something incongruous but different.

    Azziza
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Equaffass Aliectass Tyionin Advsinded Entcerica Ureityted

    Judy Windham Saunders
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read Dead Ice Tea in the last one for quite a few tries. It finally clicked, but I like Dead Ice Tea better.

    alexandra laurita
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m more concerned with the original idea for an ad for a dedicated, sincere, adventurous, affectionate, non discriminating contract killer

    Mumof1
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't you speak Gobbledegook? This is what it looks like.

    Luuta
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read across, it's like a strange kind of magic incantation, "Equ Aff Ass, Ali Ect Ass, Ty Ion In". Not sure which is worse, "assassin" or "Ass Ass In'.

    Lindy Mac
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the heck is assassin doing in this design? It's awful with or without it though.

    Ann McNeil
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where does the "Assassin" fit into this wall of positivity??

    Thumbs Down
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a Fun PLOT-TWIST !! (including a MYSTERIOUS RIDDLE! See if YOU can solve it! (read on past the jump to find out how) -- Actually, the panels shown here were accidentally hung out of sequence (or was this done INTENTIONALLY, hmm? think "conspiracy"...) Now, to CORRECTLY SOLVE the HIDDEN MESSAGE, we shall instead employ our standard horizontal method of reading from Left to Right, but this time going ACROSS all the panels (and not constrained to fitting single words within each panel, as it appears above). So, either it's supposed to be: ...ONLY THREE WORDS, and it reads across ALL SIX PANELS... OR: it might even be 2 groups of 3 words each -- and evidence bolstering this possibility is found at the bottom of what-seems-to-be-Equality's panel and what-seems-to-be-Assassin's panel -- rather, the bottom row letters "TY" and "IN" might indeed be the final letters, but of different words entirely !!!

    Mareike Hartmann
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you read the whole thing left to right, you can summoned a demon with it....P.S. I've read the last sign like "dead ice tea" several times 😂😂

    McF(l)urry
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lets all take a moment to respect equaffass and the fact it says sin here

    hi myself
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are supposed to be good qualities. I didn't know that assassination was a good quality.

    Carole Deem
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    shouldn't the sign dedicated be over the one saying assassin. Just makes more sense to me

    ~*Zodiac lover~*
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It says the a word a lot it also says you sinned by this fail you made -_-

    Chaotic_pansexual
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Equality, affection, adventure, sincerity and dedication make sense but why... why does one say assassin??

    Casey McAlister
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a weird bunch of words. I don't know what bothers me more: assassin which seems out of place, or "dedicated" which is not a noun, unlike other words here.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So...equiaffass aliectass advsinded entcerica ure ity ted...sounds like a Harry Potter spell.

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    Ekate
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually go with spilling hot coffee on myself when the lid's not on properly.

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    Hello it Smee
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope this isn't a bathroom sign, someone will pee themselves before figuring out with way to go.

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