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Nobody is exempt from making mistakes. It’s what makes us human. In fact, we manage to mess up even in rare cases when we're faced with a task so simple that failure just seems not to be an option.

And probably nothing shows how good we are at being bad like the subreddit r/OneJob. It’s a fun online community slash depository dedicated exclusively to those occupational mishaps that make you scream the classic phrase, "You Had One Job!"

We at Bored Panda love visiting this corner of the internet and have already covered it here and here, but these folks have kept themselves busy and discovered plenty of new fails since our last publication, so we just had to make a new one!

#1

Not Sure If It Quite Fits Here But...

Not Sure If It Quite Fits Here But...

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#2

How This Got Through Is Beyond My Understanding

How This Got Through Is Beyond My Understanding

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To learn more about why sometimes people struggle at work, we contacted life coach Dr. Mariette Jansen.

"There are a number of reasons, which are either related to internal demotivation or external demotivation," Jensen, aka Dr. De-Stress, told Bored Panda.

"Internal demotivators are connected to someone's mindset, values, and thought processes and are often carried over from one job to another."

#3

Ah Yes A Therapist That Doesnt Give Therapy

Ah Yes A Therapist That Doesnt Give Therapy

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#4

Bruh "Please Don't Have An Emergency At This Location"

Bruh "Please Don't Have An Emergency At This Location"

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River Webb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep sure thing, i'll take the murderer to the next emergency phone and tell him to kill me there

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#5

Suicide Prevention: Reducing The Number Of Suicidal People

Suicide Prevention: Reducing The Number Of Suicidal People

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According to Dr. De-Stress, some examples of internal demotivators are:

  • Not having a strong work ethic – work is a means to an end, not a passion or fulfillment;
  • The personal values are not reflected in the current job – it is hard to motivate yourself when you are a vegan working in a meat factory;
  • Being fatalistic and negative and not seeing the point or thinking how you are contributing to the wealth of the board;
  • Hating the job.
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#6

It's About Time Someone Presented The News.

It's About Time Someone Presented The News.

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While external demotivators can be:

  • Not feeling valued by the manager, team, or colleagues;
  • Feeling underpaid;
  • Being suffocated by the work environment, such as being micro-managed, not heard, or not stimulated;
#9

Never Knew A Maze Would Be This Easy!

Never Knew A Maze Would Be This Easy!

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#10

What Did Children With Diabetes Ever Do To You?

What Did Children With Diabetes Ever Do To You?

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River Webb
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as long as they don't get meds, I think I'll be able to take them

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#11

I’m A Stocker, And Found This Gem. They Forgot To Add The Pickles

I’m A Stocker, And Found This Gem. They Forgot To Add The Pickles

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The pandemic hasn't things easier, too. A survey from the Pew Research Center showed that 42% of US adults under the age of 50 feel difficulties in finding the motivation to work since the beginning of the pandemic.

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But the older folks seem to concentrate a lot easier, as respondents aged 50 and over said the same just 20% of the time.

#13

This Bike Sign

This Bike Sign

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River Webb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you've got sever constipation I guess the feces can act as a rock to prop your bike on?

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#14

I Don’t Think The Person Who Made This Understands What It Means When You Put A Line Through A Word Like That

I Don’t Think The Person Who Made This Understands What It Means When You Put A Line Through A Word Like That

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Dr. De-Stress said that the first step toward regaining motivation at what you do starts from within by "becoming aware which demotivators are at work."

This allows you to consider which ones are within your power to change, but if it is not possible to better your situation, it might be a sign that you need to start looking around for another job.

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#16

Disabled Parking

Disabled Parking

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Hseed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I Feel the need to rearrange that! Where is it? My OCD is kicking!

Janet Graham
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe if they had shown him what it should look like. As they do with jigsaw puzzles. Just so he would have an idea.

Shabbir Yamani
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The painting is done after placing the tiles. Not sent as a jigsaw puzzle in a box. Unless the fitter gets paid by the hour, would love to spend hours arranging it.

Miah Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s a slide puzzle. Only those who can figure it out, get the spot.

BECKETT BUCKLEY
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the person who made this wanted to turn the handicap sign into one of those obscure art things

Tuesday Next
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like a puzzle from an adventure game... maybe a secret passage will open if you can arrange them correctly

Jaybird3939
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it's like those puzzles where you have to move the boxes around to get the picture?

Baali Venomax
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

solve the puzzle with the sliding squares, then you can park there if you manage it

thebossanovabird
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

those sliding puzzles are really hard to solve… only solved one once or twice.

Mari Bryant
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have thought they paint it onto the bricks after it's installed, not before. Lol 😆

GoddessOdd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks to me like someone decided that it just wasn't worth it. Time for lunch.

SCamp
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t know if that belongs here, that’s not a mistake, that’s someone being an @hole

BasedWang
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boss is lecturing right now, and I am shaking with a stupid ass grin

Pezor Zass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that must be someone rearranging the stones after the fact, right?

Ara
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just what level of disability does this represent?

Cactuar Jon
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2 years ago

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*Guy who was responsible for putting the bricks together* - "Sorry, I'm disabled"

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"It is the personal energy someone puts in that determines the motivation," Dr. De-Stress highlighted. "People have more power than they realize and greater abilities to make the changes they desire."

"The 'As If' principle as presented by Richard Wiseman, proving that our actions can prevail our negative feelings and create positive ones. It is the 'fake it 'til you make it’ and pretend, intend and mend."

#18

Time To Fix This Speed Sign!

Time To Fix This Speed Sign!

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a variation on the age old joke of "How do you measure the 0-60 time of a Lada?" "With a calendar". :D

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#19

Math Classroom

Math Classroom

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adiiantryx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the moral: no matter how many degrees you have, you can never be too confident to check your designs twice

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#20

Press The Green Button...huh?

Press The Green Button...huh?

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#24

I Think They Didn't Get The Topic

I Think They Didn't Get The Topic

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#26

The Water Goes Beyond The Hand Washing’s Drain, So I Can Wash My Feet

The Water Goes Beyond The Hand Washing’s Drain, So I Can Wash My Feet

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#28

Youp. I Think I Miiiiight Be Alone In This

Youp. I Think I Miiiiight Be Alone In This

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Slick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This actually is trying to say "if you got problems, well... We don't care. Bye."

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#30

Florida Man Spells School Wrong, Twice

Florida Man Spells School Wrong, Twice

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#31

It's Prone

It's Prone

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#33

Contractors Misspelled Mph 8 Times In A Neighborhood Called Alphabet City

Contractors Misspelled Mph 8 Times In A Neighborhood Called Alphabet City

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#35

Mosaic Tiles. They Form A Larger Pattern

Mosaic Tiles. They Form A Larger Pattern

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#36

Seems I Have Not Moved For A Period Longer That I Have Been Alive

Seems I Have Not Moved For A Period Longer That I Have Been Alive

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#37

It Should Be Working, No?

It Should Be Working, No?

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#38

Haven't Seen This One Before Soo Here We Goo

Haven't Seen This One Before Soo Here We Goo

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#39

This Is So Annoying

This Is So Annoying

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#43

How Did This Happen

How Did This Happen

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Devil's Advocate
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone dug a hole and didn't put the blocks back in the right places, you can see the outline of the digging

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#44

Santa's Going To Be All Confused This Year

Santa's Going To Be All Confused This Year

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#45

This Toothbrush Without Bristles I Found Today At The Supermarket

This Toothbrush Without Bristles I Found Today At The Supermarket

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#46

I Cringe Every I Walk Past This

I Cringe Every I Walk Past This

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Sum Guy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get what happened here... In freedom land, they kept saying keep 6 feet apart and most other places it's 2m apart. Someone assumed 6 ft and 2 metres are the same when it's actually6ft = 1.82m

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#47

Guys Want To Transport A Large Clay Pot

Guys Want To Transport A Large Clay Pot

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#49

The Workers At My Gym Apparently Don’t Think This Is Dangerous And Threatened To Remove Me If I Threw It Away

The Workers At My Gym Apparently Don’t Think This Is Dangerous And Threatened To Remove Me If I Threw It Away

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#51

New Secret Drug Test Failed On Site.

New Secret Drug Test Failed On Site.

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#52

You Had One Fricking Job

You Had One Fricking Job

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#56

I Really Just Don’t Understand

I Really Just Don’t Understand

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#59

Let's Hope It's Temporary!

Let's Hope It's Temporary!

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J Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Oh, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou? Seriously, where the heck art thou?"

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#60

Wallpaper In Our School Is In German, We Neither Are In Germany Or Learning German

Wallpaper In Our School Is In German, We Neither Are In Germany Or Learning German

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#61

All You Had To Do Was Install One Button

All You Had To Do Was Install One Button

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#66

Gave Me Double D’s, But No F

Gave Me Double D’s, But No F

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#67

Artist Needs Some Basic Astronomy Lessons.

Artist Needs Some Basic Astronomy Lessons.

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Daria B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the Moon and back, yes, but from the Sun as the starting point.

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#73

Someone Bashed Some Keys For The Caption In This Paper

Someone Bashed Some Keys For The Caption In This Paper

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#74

Sculpted The Mold For Santa, Boss!

Sculpted The Mold For Santa, Boss!

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#76

Fixed The Water Issue Boss

Fixed The Water Issue Boss

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#77

Dude Had The Worst Day

Dude Had The Worst Day

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Kira Okah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hard to see from these two screenshots, but the wood pile gets caught on the truck's tines to pull it over.

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#78

Finished The Public Toilets Boss !

Finished The Public Toilets Boss !

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troufaki13
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Τhere's a saying in Greece that roughly translates to "s**t from a high place and gaze (at the scenery)"

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#81

I Mean This Is Just Great

I Mean This Is Just Great

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imtheatre
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still usable. Just think of what you can hold on those little flattened out points.

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#83

Last Time I Check Pistols And Shotguns Don’t Look Like That

Last Time I Check Pistols And Shotguns Don’t Look Like That

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#84

Routine Work For A Garbage Truck

Routine Work For A Garbage Truck

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#87

Girl Power Stories Book! My Daughter Was So Excited To Read It. Until We Realized……. Pooh!!!

Girl Power Stories Book! My Daughter Was So Excited To Read It. Until We Realized……. Pooh!!!

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#89

C’mon Coach

C’mon Coach

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J Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the plus side...they saved money on an "occupied/available" sign

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#92

Matched The Labels Boss

Matched The Labels Boss

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#94

I Mean.. It Is Yellow Though

I Mean.. It Is Yellow Though

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#95

The Whole Can Of Pringles Was Missing Half The Flavour!

The Whole Can Of Pringles Was Missing Half The Flavour!

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#98

I Suppose It Is Ment To Be Hard But No One Mentioned 2x As Hard

I Suppose It Is Ment To Be Hard But No One Mentioned 2x As Hard

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#99

My Brother New Apartment Has A Useless Doorstop

My Brother New Apartment Has A Useless Doorstop

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#100

Found This While I Was Walking

Found This While I Was Walking

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#105

Where Do These Go To?

Where Do These Go To?

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#110

This Has Been Bothering Me Ever Since I Noticed.

This Has Been Bothering Me Ever Since I Noticed.

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#112

You Ordered The Right Replacement Doors For The Cooler Right?

You Ordered The Right Replacement Doors For The Cooler Right?

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Kira Okah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This usually means some rubber bit is missing, not that the doors ordered are incorrect. Still a "one job", but not the one in the title.

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#114

A Lock That Doesn't Lock

A Lock That Doesn't Lock

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April Caron
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use my purse or backpack to hold them shut. You loop the strap on a top corner of the stall and it holds the door closed. For a door that opens inward (like this photo) you loop it on the stall wall part (right side). If the door opens outward, you loop it on the door itself.

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#115

I Don't Want To Imagine How Many Got Messed Up

I Don't Want To Imagine How Many Got Messed Up

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Janelle (jellybean/nellie)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These make more sense when you click the link on the right and see original video. (this falls under TIL- today i learned)

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#117

You Just Couldn't Could U?replace The Goddamn Nail

You Just Couldn't Could U?replace The Goddamn Nail

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#119

This Brand New Sign At An Airport

This Brand New Sign At An Airport

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Kira Okah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a clear mark at the beginning for the n, so either not so new or it's already been vandalised.

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#121

I Was Fine In My House Until I Noticed A Small Detail In The Door Lock

I Was Fine In My House Until I Noticed A Small Detail In The Door Lock

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#122

You Couldn't Listen To It On Your 12+ Hour Plane Flight... Or Hotel... Or Maybe Even Before You Left?

You Couldn't Listen To It On Your 12+ Hour Plane Flight... Or Hotel... Or Maybe Even Before You Left?

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#123

My Favorite Naruto Character

My Favorite Naruto Character

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#125

How Could This Even Happen? It's Actually Fixed Btw...

How Could This Even Happen? It's Actually Fixed Btw...

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#126

My Highschool For Some Reason…

My Highschool For Some Reason…

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September
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An old now sealed delivery door, probably to the schools kitchen. The broken wall most likely from a delivery truck bumper.

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#127

Someone's Getting Fired

Someone's Getting Fired

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#128

Soap Was Never An Option

Soap Was Never An Option

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#130

Designed A Simple And Easy To Use Bike Rack, Boss!

Designed A Simple And Easy To Use Bike Rack, Boss!

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