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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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#1
This Is Actually Pretty Clever
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#3
Will There Be Blood Or Not!?
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."
#4
Well That Seems Unfair
#5
Choose Abortion Life Kills
Couldnt_Find_A_Good_Name 3 years ago
Well if you think about it.... Life does kill at some point....(/s)
#6
5 Extremely Slow Children Playing
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.
#7
Doesn’t Sound Like Fun
#8
Don’t Save A Life Be Afraid To Give Blood
#9
Shosple Colupis
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.'”
#10
Guaranteed Reduced Quality
#11
7 Surprising Black Ways To Use Beans
#12
Aliectass
#13
Stolen From My Friends Snap Story
#14
I Am Dond
#15
Stand Hong With Kong
#16
Well If You Insist
#17
If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?
#18
Spread Cream Not Cheese Disease
#19
The State Of Washi Wangton
Carito alias La Cototina 3 years ago
And to think that somebody got paid to do this and somebody, probably...gave it the go ahead!
Marco Conti 3 years ago
It's a very clean Washington state, but it may also be a bit wishy washy.
a very smol kitteh 3 years ago
lol but i WAS born in washington and i live here is fin hill kirkland, want me to go on 🙄
Luna Lovegood! 3 years ago
Okay, I'm in a place where there are people around me, and I literally laughed so hard, and they all think I'm crazy because we're talking about Viruses, and how dangerous they are.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I was born & raised in Seattle. What a freaking mess it is now. Watch the documentary "Fighting for the Soul of Seattle" on YouTube. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Michael Capriola Jr. 3 years ago
Washi Wangton was named after the semi-famous dancer who could do the Dip Dip nearly as well as Frederick Austerlitz. Which is why Wangton is only semi-famous.
Eric Forster 3 years ago
An ad for the Wishy Washy washing company of Walla Walla, Washington?
Paradise 3 years ago
They blur out W**g. W**g is a common last name in the Asian community.
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AbbiTabbi 3 years ago
1/2: Seattle = Seasettle, Portland = Port Poland and the 50 State Capitols are: Olympia = Oly Olmpia, Salem = SalSaem, Sacramento = Sacra Samento, Boise = Boi Bose, Carson City = Carcason City, Phoenix = Phoe Phnix, Salt Lake City = Saltsalake City, Helena = Helheena, Cheyenne = Chey Chenne, Denver = Den Dever, Santa Fe = Sansata Ffe, Austin = Aus Autin, Oklahoma City = Okla Okhoma City, Topeka = Top Toeka (but honestly, why change? Topeka is so catchy! ) , Lincoln = Lin Licoln, Pierre = Pie Pirre, Bismark = Bis Bimark, St. Paul = Sst. Papaul, Des Moines = De Des Moimones, Jefferson City = Jeffe Jerson City, Little Rock = Litlitle Rorock, Baton Rogue = Batbaon Rogroue, Jackson = Jack Jason, Nashville = Nashnaville, Frankfort = Franfakfort, Springfield = Sprin Spgfield, Madison = Madi Mason, Lansing = Lanslaing, Indianapolis = Indian Inapolis, Montgomery = Montgomomery, Columbus = Colucombus, Tallahasee = Tallatahasee...
AbbiTabbi 3 years ago
2/2: Atlanta = Atla Atnta, Columbia = Colucoumbia, Raleigh = Ralraeigh, Richmond = Richrimond, Charleston = Charlcheston, Harrisburg = Harrihasburg, Albany = Albalany, Annapolis = Annapanolis, Dover = Dovdoer, Trenton = Trentrton, Hartford = Hartha Ford, Providence = Prov Pridence, Boston = Bosboton, Montpelier = Montpemoleir, Concord = Concocord, Augusta = Augau Usta, Juneau = Junjueau, AND Honolulu = Honoholulu. Whew!
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FloridaMan 3 years ago
i put washi wangton on google translate and the translation is Wa is Netcom Oh you
Suzanne Clark 3 years ago
And Washi wangton probably paid someone a lot of money to come up with that disaster.
#21
Stop Earth The Denying Is Dying!
#22
Don't Go Kill Vegan
#23
Saw This At Work Today And Immediately Thought Of This Sub
#24
Always Forgotten - Missed Never
#25
Drug Is The Free Key
#26
Was There Even An Intended Order To Begin With?
#27
Truly Inspiring
#28
My Hometown Parade. Dear God
#29
Vote Dump Early Trump
#30
Friend Of A Friend Got A New Tattoo
#31
This Is A F**king Massacre. Thing Made Me Want To Dead
#32
Who Thought This Was Acceptable
#33
Enroll Your Russian Child Now
#34
Jesus Are Is Coming You Back Ready?
#35
You Think Some Tattooist Hate Their Own Work?
#36
This Giant Poster In My University Dorm
#37
Drugs May Kill You, But Never Your They’ll Hurt Feelings
#38
Teachers Who Love Teach Children Teaching To Love Learning
#39
Hear That Noise? We Are Growing. We Can Fix It Again. Apply Inside
#40
My Girlfriends Kitchen Tiles. Forffee Coyou
#41
Spicey Vaccine
#42
This Was In My It Class Today
#43
I’m Call Pregnant Me
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Nevits Yibble 3 years ago
So many of these are due to people not understanding that westerners read left to right, not top to bottom
Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
If they know English, they must know how the Westerners right.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
The ones that just kill me are the signs posted at schools BY TEACHERS!
Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
Me too; too much stupidity and, unfortunately, hate as well.
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Jeff Diamond 3 years ago
Who thinks it's a good idea to have two vertical phases right next to each other?
Sterrinatu 3 years ago
Why is it that when we make signs we completely forget that we read left to right?
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Urgh it's too early for such torture!!!! (its midday) My poor brain hurts after all of this!
Marvin HeartofGold 3 years ago
It's 4am and I can't sleep so why not read some sign fails? Except my kid crawled into bed with me because he had nightmares and finally settled into sleep again so I had to stop after reading each one of these to try and catch my breath after stifling my laughter. OMG IM DYING 🤣
Veronica Popescu 3 years ago
For the most part, a simple column line separator would Have done the trick
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Aleksei 3 years ago
No, but you are the only one who added an extra S and somehow is able to type with an accent somehow.
Load More Replies... Nevits Yibble 3 years ago
So many of these are due to people not understanding that westerners read left to right, not top to bottom
Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
If they know English, they must know how the Westerners right.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
The ones that just kill me are the signs posted at schools BY TEACHERS!
Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
Me too; too much stupidity and, unfortunately, hate as well.
Load More Replies... Jeff Diamond 3 years ago
Who thinks it's a good idea to have two vertical phases right next to each other?
Sterrinatu 3 years ago
Why is it that when we make signs we completely forget that we read left to right?
Doggo Froggo 3 years ago
Urgh it's too early for such torture!!!! (its midday) My poor brain hurts after all of this!
Marvin HeartofGold 3 years ago
It's 4am and I can't sleep so why not read some sign fails? Except my kid crawled into bed with me because he had nightmares and finally settled into sleep again so I had to stop after reading each one of these to try and catch my breath after stifling my laughter. OMG IM DYING 🤣
Veronica Popescu 3 years ago
For the most part, a simple column line separator would Have done the trick
jan williams 3 years ago
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Aleksei 3 years ago
No, but you are the only one who added an extra S and somehow is able to type with an accent somehow.
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