You can instantly tell that they are stock images when you see funny and weird pictures depicting an improbable scenario, lousy acting, and that peculiar editing style. Cue: ridiculous stock photos.
There’s just something about these strange photos that makes them so distinguishable and often laughable. And though these weird stock photos were primarily made to be sold, it’s impossible to think anyone would choose these weird pics even if they were given for free.
However, we like weird stuff, and we know that you do, too! Hence, Bored Panda has collected a mass of strange and funny stock images from sites like iStock or Shutterstock that no one will ever use, and that will definitely make you say, “WTF is this photo?”
From a grandma teaching a group of blond children the secrets of “stab between the fingers” to a female version of Adolf Hitler peeling potatoes, the photographers behind these weird, funny photos that seem almost unreal were probably trying a bit too hard.
And it’s not that we don't appreciate all the work that went into producing these ridiculous stock photos. We just think each one should come with an in-depth commentary by the author, explaining what was going on in their head while creating these weird, funny stock images worthy of our list.
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Grandma Teaches Blond Children Important Life Lessons
Guy Reaches Through Computer Screen And Types Backwards While A Surprised Cat Looks Off Into The Distance
"A Centaur Has Met The Wrong Half. He Was Very Puzzled."
Cat With A Bouquet At The Feet Of Mistress
Woman Throwing Spaghetti In A Forest
Excuse Me Miss, But That's My D You're Sitting On
Same actors as in the more famous Distracted Boyfriend / Man Looking at Other Woman meme.
This Proposal
"Hey Lady, Your Computer Isn't Even Switched On"
I think I've been quoting SootHouse too much on these images.
Umm, Yeah, I Think We Found The Murderer
This Boy Installing The Newest Piece Of Software
Cat Snake Cooking A Magical Potion
No Potatoes While I'm Working Please
Male Human Holds His Blobfish
Need To Get Home Before The Storm, But I’m Hitting All The Cat Lights
I Searched For "A Large Bird" On Google And Was Not Disappointed
Hitler With Potatoes And A Picnic Blanket Looking Dress
That looks like an Estonian rapper Tommy Cash. He has unusual but otherwise great videos.
Lol Stop Struggling And Let Me Stab U
Should I Call The Ambulance Already? (Notice The Hand)
Some dumb person like me wouldn't think anything wrong with it. Spoiler: She's holding the metal bit
"Hacker" Stockphotos Are The Best
Drinking And Driving Taken To A Whole New Level
Catanic Featuring Leornado Dicatrio And Cate Winslet
Real Art
Child Breaks The Fourth Dimension And Creates A Loophole, Sending His Legs Into A Different Dimension And Breaking His Back, All While Laughing About It.
How To Keep Your Kids Safe On The Internet
Goodbye You Slimey Freak
Just Taking A Bath
Memory Loss Is More Painful Than You Might Think
African American Snake At Job Interview
She's Just A Little Moody, Now Get The F*cking Pickles
Woman Tackling A Mugger Who Forgets He Has Two Hands
Man With A Cake As A Pillow
Asian Woman Spits On A Cock
Dead Chickens Dancing On Earth
Doctor Has A Special Advice For You
Old Man Uses Toilet Paper As Binoculars
This Is A Search Result For "Evolution" - Pretty Much Sums It Up
Sad Man No Stop Oil
What We Need Is A Picture Of A Blindfolded Woman In Lingerie Holding A Pomegranate With A Octopus On It. Oh And Could You Set Up A Mirror In The Corner Showing Another Woman Sulking? Perfect. Thanks
They say a picture says a thousand words, this one says far more than that
Man Photoshopped Onto Egg
Bald Man Chisels His Way Into Your Privacy
This
Astronaut Asking For Wishes From A Horse Genie
He's ACTUALLY seeking advice from horse Aladdin about the state of Agrabah in 2018.
Man Has Relax Time Inside Of Washing Machine
If You Rub This Potato On Your Skin, You'll Live Forever!
Bare Chested Man With Tattoos, Wearing Butterfly Wings
A Young Boy Trying To Kill Himself With A Barcode Scanner
Potassium Just Goes Right Through Me
"Lemme Help You Out With That!"
Same guys from "Man in awe of some guy peeing" - what the hell did they do in that bathroom...
Still In Denial About His Hair Loss
Do bald people wash their head with shampoo or with shower gel? Going bald pretty soon and need some intel.
Average Rooftop Rainday Showdown
A Man Stands With Two Gourds In Hand, Wearing Nothing But A Speedo
Melon Man.
The Unconventional Birth Of A Pineapple
Why Istock? I Searched "Finance". Came Up In The First Page Of Results
Disgusted Dietitian Nutritionist Checking Examine Sweet Roll Bun With Stethoscope. Because Why Not?
Also, her stethoscope is backwards. The ear canals angle toward the front of the head,
Chasing Streaker Through Head Cabbage Field
😨 Uhh.. Just me or has this pic just made every one confused & creeped the f**k out?
"I Asked You How You Like Your Eggs!"
A Dwarf Hairless Rat Unzips Her Friend To Reveal A Crested Gecko Underneath
Stock Photos Of A Hostage Except The Girl Unable To Pretend She's Not Into It
Large Pants
Stock Photos You Wish You Could Use
Man In Awe Of Some Guy Peeing
Like The Father So The Son
Young Girl Glued To The Wall With Duct Tape, So Daddy Can Relax And Have A Beer
This Nun Praying To The Celestial Being Of The Seas
If Samsung Released A Laptop
Soccer Mom
Moving Out
How Did Stock Photos Beat Bojack To This Scene?
If This Isn't Me, I Don't Know What Is
Electric Carrot
"I Get It, You Vape"
Ajit Pai Attempts To Destroy The Internet
Car Salesman Won't Take No For An Answer
Frog Dog
Guy Casually Smiling While Taking A Smoke Break And Talking On The Phone. Also There Is Man Tied Up In His Trunk.
Why Is He So Puzzled By That Broccoli
This Woman, Who Is Checking Out Her Own Ass Which Has Been Cut Off From The Rest Of Her Body
Ghost Riders Granny Has Dementia, Watch Your Ass
This Man Not Quite Realising The Situation He Is In
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Malware
Disturbed Teenager Grinding Carrots
Naked Businessman With Briefcase In Office
Three-Eyed Cat
Contemplating Corn
Why the Geordi visor, though? Corn as contemplated by a gender/ race bent Head of Engineering from Star Trek:TNG?
I “Kneed” To Know What Is Going On Here!
Happy Older Couple Selects Perfect Elephant Butt Replica
Watch Out!
Cyclist Rides With Samurai Sword
Man Putting Banana Into Car Exhaust Pipe
Oh No Not Santa
Give Me The Money
Carefree Man Smoking On A Rocking Horse
Little Boy Eating A Herring. It Is A Dutch Tradition To Eat A Herring Like This
Eyeteeth
Mom’s Spaghetti
A Man Growing Flowers Instead Of A Beard
Feeling Tired? Recharge By Simply Putting A Fork Into The Outlet
Young Woman Drinking Orange Juice In Pain While Being Strangled By The Throat
"Come On, Y'all, Let's Take The Tennis Courts Back From The Jocks!"
Male Cook Pointing Gun At Savoy Cabbage
Blank-Faced Man Deflates And Loses His Spine
I knew once it became legal the 90s anti pot ads would make their way back.. And now.. ::poof:: here's ya proof 😂
A Happy Woman Holding A Knife To An Older Man
So the couple arguing with a knife a few posts back got old and kept the habit of killing each other
Who Licks Who?
😨 Poor cat is going to smell like spit, and she's probably going to have fuzzy s**t in the morning 😂
Girl's Face Among Fresh Oranges
"Smiling Old Man Having Coffee" More Like Me During Office Meetings
Apple With Teeth Devouring A Pig
I hate it when fruit has teeth. This shouldn't be something to be concerned with really, not a normal occurrence Yet, there is fruit all over the Internet, with teeth?!? Why!?!? Why Internet?! Whhhhhhy?????
Strange Person Sitting Near The Toilet And Thinking
This is the state of mind one enters at 3am after having crawled home from that awesome night out, spent the last half hour hugging the bowl, then suddenly you become the universe, the whole universe and everything in it.
Ah, For All The Times Where I've Needed A Picture Of A "Cat In A Medical Cap Holding A Small Man Under Glass"
Grandma's Not Coming To Christmas, This Year
The Lady That Snorts Donut Powder
Ew! Wow! My neighbor years ago was a tweak, she would be out all hours and have the nastiest ppl over, one day my husband and I were doing some work outside, well this chick starts yelling out her dam n window 'IT'S DOUGHNUT TIME, HEY MARIO, LET 'EM KNOW IT'S DOUGHNUT TIME' and I swear there was ppl coming from Both ends of the block and heading over to her place, standing there confused because this chick is too skinny to be that excited over a doughnut so I Google what it means and.. Yeah, hoochie had a snortin' party and announced that s**t on loud speaker... I always knew she was a drug addict but the way she was so open ... It was like some scripted cops s**t.
His Outfit Says "Beekeeper" But His Eyes Say "Serial Killer"
Old People Enjoy Retirement With A Gun Over A Rabbit That's Scared For Its Life
Man In Doggystyle Position Ready To Eat A Leaf
Corn Boy
Man In Bathtub With Rubber Duck
Tasty Food
You gotta peel the banana first to reveal the sausage/ pepperoni inside.
Selfie De Jesus. I Can't Begin To List All That's Wrong With This
Woman Strangling Her Husband While Her Lover Is Playing The Violin
Home Office
Woman With Six Arms Holding Fruit And Cakes In Each Hand
It's A Prank
Posting A Selfie With Grandma
Man Disgusted By Corndog
Fish Heads Fish Heads Eat Them Up Yum
Pursed Lips
Funny Pink Rabbit Jumping
Teenage Boy Disposable Glasses On Chest
Office Dispute ... I Guess
No Really, Wtf. Woman Dressed As Bearded Charlie Chaplain Points At Melting Clock With A Terrified Face.
To Become The True Watermelon Head He Must Eat Himself.... And LSD
America's Snipers Are Hard At Work Protecting The Country
Fat Man Feeding A Girl A Burger
Sharing The Joy
This is an exaggerated visualisation of a well known condition called couvade syndrome.
Pineapple Businessman
Do We Really Need This Stock Photo?
Woman Injecting Something In To Corn
"These Pictures, Or Shuttertock Pictures, Should Be Useful Enough To Make Companies Buy Them And Use Them To Show Something Or Whatever" Ok Boss!
Girl Playing Soccer With Grandfather In Wheelchair As Goal Keeper
Fur Coat Fighter
Bizarre Farmer With Watermelon Instead Of The Abdomen On Field In Summer
He's Got Money Coming Outta His Ass
When you don't need to pull money out of your a*s, you're so rich it does it for you 👍
Young Woman With Squirrel In Mouth
Better than a picture of the squirrel going in the other end I guess 😨
Strange Man With Big Hands
"Professor In Glasses Thinking About Math Formulas"
Oh Sweet Jesus, An Unionbutt
Chicken Sniffing Kids Rear
Man In Eyepatch Pretending To Play The Violin With An Abacus
Stock Photograph Of A Pretty Asian Girl Screaming Into A Trumpet
Why? Just Why?
Woman Licking A Cactus
Mike, The Cyber Internet Hacking Thief
Angry Man Rips Appart The Insides Of A Computer
Sad Pretty Girl With Big Ears Playful
Traffic Cone Over The Head
This Old Man With Smoke Coming From His Nose
Holy Instructions
Woman In Templar Tabard And Armoured Coif Holding A Dagger
Oops! Spilled My Yogurt!
Whoa 😱 I want to see the bird above her head! It just be fricken huge!!!!!!
Doing "Cocaine"
No Thanks...
Cat And Dog Wearing Biker Gear And Using Tin Can Phone
Man With Pink Pigs Head In Basement Watching Tv Eating Pizza And Drinking Beer
Chinese Delicacy
Someone Stop This Man
A Man Dressed Up As Santa Pinching His Nipples
A Redneck Dog With An Axe In His Hands
Man In A Bathrobe Pouring Orange Juice Into His Mouth And Spilling It
Tough Day At The Office?
Nap Time Is Over
The Many Faces Of Tom
Strange Package
Dead Bodies
Umm, this is a photo from Gunther Von Haagen's BodyWorlds exhibits and shouldn't be a stock photo. It would be like wandering into MOMA, taking a picture of Starry Night, and offering it as a stock photo.
A Woody Allen-Doubleur Plays With Androgynous Sex Doll
Young Nurse Assisting A Patient Undress
Well, it's kinda nice to know that there are people out there that are crazier than me. Strange how they all have cameras though.
I work with stock photos constantly, and the stuff I come across sometimes!
Aside from the standard shaking hands and business meeting fodder on stock photography sites there is an awful lot of wtf photos out there
Scary to think that this is just a teeny tip of the iceberg.
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That was one of the best 15 minutes on the Internet. I will never feel weird again.
This was the least funny (or rather, first non-funny) Bored Panda page I've encountered. Who wants to look at stock photos with all that c**p all over them anyway? Now I now why Monika had nothing to say about herself. I'll be avoiding her posts from now on.
I wondered about the very purpose of this picture was rver created.. Why?
I don't usually use Stock photos but the ones I search up are a little less weird than these ones
Well, it's kinda nice to know that there are people out there that are crazier than me. Strange how they all have cameras though.
I work with stock photos constantly, and the stuff I come across sometimes!
Aside from the standard shaking hands and business meeting fodder on stock photography sites there is an awful lot of wtf photos out there
Scary to think that this is just a teeny tip of the iceberg.
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That was one of the best 15 minutes on the Internet. I will never feel weird again.
This was the least funny (or rather, first non-funny) Bored Panda page I've encountered. Who wants to look at stock photos with all that c**p all over them anyway? Now I now why Monika had nothing to say about herself. I'll be avoiding her posts from now on.
I wondered about the very purpose of this picture was rver created.. Why?
I don't usually use Stock photos but the ones I search up are a little less weird than these ones