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40 Times People Didn’t Think Their Message Through And It Resulted In These Fails (New Pics)
The trope “Don’t Dead Open Inside” came to the internet’s spotlight more than ten years ago when it was first used in a promo poster for The Walking Dead. The line, which initially made zero sense to anyone reading it line by line, perfectly captured ensued hilarity. It stirred a whole trend of memes featuring posters, boards and signs that played on the brink of making sense (if read counterintuitively) and making no sense (if read intuitively).
There’s a whole Reddit community dedicated to such oddly amusing linguistic mishaps known as r/deadopeninside. So get ready to roll your eyes, turn your head, read it twice and thrice, calling a friend and looking for answers on Google, because we have selected some of the most head-spinning examples below.
And if there’s anything we're gonna learn from this post, it's how not to overcomplicate your message. At any cost. Psst! Our previous post with hard-to-read signs can be found right here.
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#1
Cloudy Meat With A Chance Of Balls
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#2
Craftcock Beertails
#3
Always Forgotten. Remembered Never
Although signs and posters collected in this list follow the internet’s trend of obsessing over the “Don’t Dead Open Inside” trope, in reality, such designs speak little to people and fail to deliver their message. By not communicating their message clearly, brands, products and companies are losing their potential clients. So in order to see what an expert had to say on such hard-to-read designs, Bored Panda reached out to Portugal-based graphic designer Laura Vanagaite, who specializes in branding and illustration design.
Laura said that when it comes to advertising, whatever format it may be, it has to be clear to the potential client. “It needs to be catchy, which means the brand needs to introduce their product and actually make the person get interested in it. So normally designers can play with font sizes, but still keep it simple and readable.”
#4
Please Do Not Take It Home. Leave Litter Here
#5
They Must Have Added The Arrows After Realizing How Steamy It Was Originally
#6
Took A Wee While To Design This Masterpiece
M the Lemur 3 years ago
Obviously, it says "But I would walk five and hundred miles I would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door". I can't believe you don't understand.
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JuJu 3 years ago
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da) Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da Da
Bob Belcher 3 years ago
I knew I wasn't the only one that liked this song lol
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Bob Belcher 3 years ago
Trump would never walk that far. Not even for a Russia bride to replace the one he already has.
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Kiss Army 3 years ago
If I didn't know the song (and Yes, I did sing it as I read it) I am sure I would be confused! I love the song!!
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Lance d'Boyle 3 years ago
It took a while for me to read the title correctly, I saw 'I took a wee, while to design....' I didn't realize we were speaking Scottish.
𝕊𝕒𝕞 (𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪/𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕞) 3 years ago
I know it's stupid but i made this so fellow dumb people can understand 2021_06_22...3f-png.jpg 
Ginny Weasly 3 years ago
For those who can’t read it: But I would walk five hundred miles. And I would walk five hundred more. Just to be the man that walks a thousand miles. To fall down at your door.
Boaz Krebs 3 years ago
uhh.... but i would walk five and hundred i would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door... yeah i see nothing wrong here
Printerman 3 years ago
If I didn't know the song, I'd have needed a *really* long time to get this one.
Tina B 3 years ago
Not a fail. When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you And if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's haverin' to you [Chorus] But I would walk five hundred miles And I would walk five hundred more Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door
lil_gremlin 3 years ago
but i would walk five and hundred i would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door?
Sue Pinkerton 3 years ago
I'm sure I'd design it just the same way if I'd just walked a thousand miles.
A_BadlyDrawnBearPic 3 years ago
For ya'll who are confused what it says: But I would walk five and hundred I would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door
Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago
But I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be the man that walks a thousand miles only to fall down at your door
Bill Murray 3 years ago
But I would walk five and hundred miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door 🚪
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
Who exactly thought people could read this? I don't know how to read this, but this is what I have right now; "But I would walk five and hundred miles I would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down at miles your door." Somehow I think I read it wrong
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Even your title is weird at first sight. I first thought you took a wee and designed this masterpiece. Like you were peeing and writing your name in the snow.
Rando Pando 3 years ago
But I would walk five and hundred I would walk miles five hundred just to be the man who walks a more to thousand fall down miles at your door
Easily Excitable Panda 3 years ago
And the Proclaimers can't even sue over this one because it's so messed up...
Gerard Neaux 3 years ago
But I would walk five and hundred I would walk miles Five hundred Just to be the man who walks a more. To thousand Fall miles Down miles At miles YOUR DOOR. The most beautiful lyrics in the world, I could cry.
Inkblot Butterfly 3 years ago
But i would walk 500 miles and id walk 500 more just to be the man who walks a 1000 miles to your door.. took a minute ngl
The graphic designer explained that sometimes a style that is too modern can be understood wrongly and the whole project will lose its value. “Type of font, letter size, spacing between the letters and positioning the text” all play a crucial role in a good sign design.
Moreover, “colors play a huge part as well. Red, as we know, catches our attention immediately but yellow, green, or black and white combinations are equally eye-catching.” Whatever the design, it’s crucial “to keep it simple but sophisticated since balance is the key,” Laura explained.
#7
You Don't Matter. Worry
#8
So I Fart Old Dust
#9
They Are, In Fact, A Particular Sub-Species Of Rock
When it comes to readability, Laura said that making sure it works and conveys the intended message has to be done prior to handing the sign to the production. “The designer is the one that handles the project but if there is a chance, always represents the rest of the team. It can be tricky when different opinions come, but try to ask if it is easy to understand. Teamwork is a very important thing.”
If you’re working on a project alone, Laura suggests “printing the work on an A3 paper (I know, it is not the same size) so you can get a good look at the text and determine if it’s readable, also if the colors are well-combined.” But tight deadlines, client’s requests, and too many opinions put huge pressure on graphic designers and in these cases it’s best to “take a 5-minute break and then return to the project and see if it still looks good,” concluded Laura.
#10
Who Else Is Donating To End Children?
#11
Free Artificial Colours, From Flavours & Preservatives
#12
Trust Onoe
#13
Don't Forget High School Buy A Yearbook
#14
Jesus Christ
#15
*inhales* Everything Everything Everything Everything Everything Everything Everything
#16
Honk If You My Is Think Truck
#17
Loho Veme
#18
Smash Immigrants Welcome Racism
#19
The Nofarts Joker
#20
This Is This Is Meme
#21
The Way I Let My Boyfriend Know His Dinner Is Ready For Him In The Microwave When He Gets Home From Work
#22
My Local Takeaway Is An Eye Test
#23
I Live In Tootrno
#24
Does This Belong Here? Took Me Multiple Tries To Figure This Out
#25
My Wife Said, “People Will Get It.”
#26
No No Gain Pain
#27
Super Meat Market Market
#28
I Would Like A Free Donation. Also, Here's My Lemonade...
Evelína Zlá 3 years ago
Come ooon... it´s a kid and he gives lemonade for free. Not nice to make fun of him.
#29
Dsgein
#30
What Do?
#31
Hearing Aids?
#32
I Thought This Might Belong Here
#33
Hoffman Estates, Il. I Can’t Even Figure Out What It’s Supposed To Say
#34
This Sign At My International School
#35
In My School Dining Hall
SentimentAndBadJokes 3 years ago
What can we say? Food waste really is a love-hate relationship!
#36
Wash Your Brush Hands Your Teeth
#37
Real Trucks Not Carry Loads, Handbags
#38
Did Hurt My Your Back Knife?
#39
Say 5g No To Vaccines
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Radek Suski 3 years ago
This is the best thing I've seen in my life. The full version says something like "Holidays courses 'Maćko' (Just a name)" The second says more or less something like "f**ing hell" 1484591810...d5f252.jpg 
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
Since these are all written in English, I have to wonder - who the f**k are these morons that they don't know we (english speaking people) read from left to right? WTF?
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 3 years ago
Takeaway: Don't write vertically if there is a sign beside it
Radek Suski 3 years ago
This is the best thing I've seen in my life. The full version says something like "Holidays courses 'Maćko' (Just a name)" The second says more or less something like "f**ing hell" 1484591810...d5f252.jpg
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
Since these are all written in English, I have to wonder - who the f**k are these morons that they don't know we (english speaking people) read from left to right? WTF?
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 3 years ago
Takeaway: Don't write vertically if there is a sign beside it
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