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#2

They Should Have Thought About This Kinder Egg Toy A Little Longer

Final score:

127points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Oh dear.

40points

#3

The Quality Check Was Clearly Passed

Final score:

116points

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Silly-Rabbit 1 month ago

Ha! Took me a second lol

53points

On the face of it, toys really should not be creepy at all. Most folks would probably agree that playthings for children should, on average, be cute and inoffensive. However, toymakers also have to deal with the unfortunate reality that the items they make tend to be human or humanoid forms and, as it turns out, people have a weird aversion to this concept.

This is generally referred to as the uncanny valley, where “mostly” human figures make people nervous. We tend to be able to relate more to forms and figures that resemble us, but as these figures get closer and closer to perfectly resembling humans, there is a “drop,” or a valley which suddenly creates some revulsion.

#4

This "Hagrid" Doll I Bought 15 Years Ago In A Dollar Store Is Just A Repainted Lion From The Wizard Of Oz. Rocking His Mane, Ears, And Medal Of Courage

Final score:

103points

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Angelina Wilkins 1 month ago

Uh, reduce, reuse, recycle?

38points

#5

Off-Brand Toy With An Interesting Name

Final score:

103points

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DetriMentaL (It/That) 1 month ago

Yelp for help

54points

#6

The Not So Fantastic Four

Final score:

97points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

I want this

26points

Some have, rather sensationally, suggested that this powerful aversion to “almost human” figures is some evolutionary response to alien doppelgangers. However, there is a significantly more logical explanation. It's the same reason rotten food, maggots and skeletons all, generally cause some degree of fear and disgust: being around dead things can be dangerous, and a corpse is perfectly in line with something “almost human.”

#7

Playground In Germany

Final score:

96points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Stand on the spring platform is my favorite!

40points

#8

Batman’s Face Is Priceless

Final score:

95points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Captain America looks sick

65points

#9

This Lamb I Won Out Of A Claw Machine. I Love It

Final score:

94points

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Corvus 1 month ago

Lamb or llama?

32points

In toys, the uncanny valley tends to show up most often in hyper realistic baby dolls. While it might not be as common of a toy anymore, there was a period of time when dollmakers were going through a sort of arms race to produce baby dolls. This included features like crying until it was “fed,” the ability to urinate and dynamic sounds, from sleeping to laughter.

#10

Geocentric Solar System At A Public School's Playground

Final score:

93points

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Pyla 1 month ago

The very dark and cold pre-Copernican universe.

63points

#11

My Favorite Show Is Called The Americans

Final score:

88points

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Corvus 1 month ago

This comment has been deleted.

27points

#12

My Friend's Daughter Got A Veterinarian Kit For Her 4th Birthday, He Sent Me This

Final score:

88points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Number 8 is a winner!!!! 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

55points

At a young age, this might all seem quite cool but as an adult, a very lifelike toy making noises and sometimes even “reacting” to movement and light (these sorts of features also exist) are probably the inspiration for horror movies about dolls and toys coming to life.

#13

Homer On Steroids

Final score:

85points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

I get the feeling that "The Homer" is a wicked punch.

14points

#14

Bort Sampson

Final score:

85points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Yet, it's in the cart. I would have bought it too.

24points

#15

Oh No

Final score:

85points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Brought to you by Yoko

51points

#16

SpongeBob Devourer Of Children

Final score:

75points

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Pyla 1 month ago (edited)

Sponge Bob scare pants

71points

#17

Found This Toy At A Random Store. Nothing Makes Sense In This Toy

Final score:

75points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

THIS. I want THIS.

24points

#18

Strange Dinosaur

Final score:

75points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Ah yes, the little-known Horseasaurus

56points

#19

Mario Grew A Mustache Above His Nose

Final score:

74points

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JoinMeZoe 1 month ago

Aw... A butterfly landed on Mario's nose!

9points

#20

I'm A Benign Girl, In A Benign World

Final score:

72points

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Tempest 1 month ago

Thank god it’s not cancerous

42points

#21

Spooderman

Final score:

71points

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Glen Ellyn 1 month ago

Plastic surgery gone too far?

24points

#22

“Luigi, I Think Something Is Not Right”

Final score:

70points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

These game crossovers are getting really weird...

42points

#23

Jamaicachu: "Jamaica No Problem"

Final score:

68points

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Miracle Max 1 month ago

"And I want pictures of Pikachu!" - J.J. Jameson

35points

#24

This Bootleg Captain America Toy

Final score:

68points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

This comment has been deleted.

30points

#25

She Looks Like She's Had A Hard Life

Final score:

67points

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Pyla 1 month ago

Russian Bride Barbie

39points

#26

You Had One Job

Final score:

67points

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Angelina Wilkins 1 month ago

To be fair, this is how a lot of folks wear their makeup, with a face a totally different complexion than the rest of their body

76points

#27

I Don't Even Know What To Call This

Final score:

66points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

It's like is SpongeBob and Patrick had a baby!

76points

#28

Dora Did Not Like What She Explored

Final score:

65points

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reuben kift 1 month ago

Somewhere there's The Terminator action figurine that comes with a pink, flowery backback.

45points

#29

Spiderman With His Famous Spider-Rifle

Final score:

63points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

That's not Spiderman, that's Sniperman.

53points

#30

I Have No Words

Final score:

62points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

I see Captain America, fit Popeye, a guy with puffed-up cheeks who looks vaguely familiar, Spiderman, and what appears to be the disembodied head of Ben 10

34points

#31

What Am I Supposed To Call This? Lario?

Final score:

62points

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JoinMeZoe 1 month ago

Its Red Luigi

13points

#32

Here Comes The Yellow Cat That Hates Saturdays: Barfyard

Final score:

61points

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Robert T 1 month ago

Garfinion!

12points

#33

Spotted This Chimera At The Mall

Final score:

61points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

There was a telepod accident in Mushroomland

21points

#34

Blursed Avengers

Final score:

61points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

The person who packaged this probably thought "Mario Brothers, Batman, The Avengers...all the same thing..."

22points

#35

Adolescence-Deformed Karate Frogs

Final score:

60points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Derples

42points

#36

They Blocked The Middle Slide At The Playground

Final score:

59points

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El Cucuy 1 month ago

But yet, judging by all the shoe streaks on it, the kids found a way to still use it!

25points

#37

The Folks Installing The Playground Weren't Looking Too Closely

Final score:

59points

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Tortitude 1 month ago

They were Australians

38points

#38

I Think Wario Ingested A New Kind Of Mushroom. I Wonder What Mario Party He Went To

Final score:

59points

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Miracle Max 1 month ago

I don't know, that looks pretty spot-on!

19points

#39

A Transforming Dinosaur Robot Toy My Son Got

Final score:

58points

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LALALand 1 month ago

Jurassic Jazz Hands

64points

#40

This Is A Toy That I Got Today. My Kid Removed It's Head To Reveal This. I Should Have Read The Text Properly, "Security And Non-Taxic". The Head Comes Off Very Easily, And It's Very Pointy

Final score:

58points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

Phew! Good thing it's non-taxic

48points

#41

Any Idea Why My Kid Refused To Ride This?

Final score:

57points

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Space Invader 1 month ago

Pennywise the tank engine!

49points

#42

This Pikachu Off-Brand Found At Goodwill

Final score:

56points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Pikapuppy

27points

#43

"Quality" Toy I Found In A Claw Machine

Final score:

55points

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Rachel Pelz 1 month ago

I want this.

12points

#44

Tele... Babies

Final score:

55points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Derpsy

22points

#45

Found This At The Mall

Final score:

55points

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DetriMentaL (It/That) 1 month ago

Love One Piece? Lemme introduce you to No Peace

23points

#46

This Toy Parking Deck Has A Battery Compartment Without A Battery Compartment

Final score:

54points

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Abel 1 month ago

It is the place where the kids hide their d***s.

20points

#47

Panda-Themed Children’s Ride

Final score:

50points

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DetriMentaL (It/That) 1 month ago

Bored Panda's Darkweb cousin

51points

#48

This Burger King's Patrick Star Toy Is Actually Mr. Crab

Final score:

49points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Looks like Bikini Bottom got telepods as well

9points

#49

Poor Woody And Buzz, What Have They Done To You?

Final score:

47points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

What's with all these characters being turned into potted plants?

41points

#50

I Found Some New Avengers Infinity War Figures. "Derp" Black Widow And "Calm But Clearly Not Amused Steve" Captain America

Final score:

43points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Eh, better than the constipated grimaces on some action figures

17points

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#51

Iron Deficiency Man

Final score:

34points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

This looks vintage. I'd love to know more about it.

5points

#52

Some Toy Company Made A Plush Of Meilin Lee From Turning Red, However They Forgot To Give It A Nose

Final score:

33points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

I have no mouth, but I must...sing?

9points

#53

Herp Derp

Final score:

32points

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Skogsrået 1 month ago

My little Stony, half human half pony?

8points

#54

Walt Diary Presents

Final score:

31points

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Cristi nah 1 month ago

Fronze

5points

#55

I Was Finally Able To See It

Final score:

29points

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Corvus 1 month ago

I was too poor to afford one, so I bought the Game Uncle instead.

10points

#56

Deformed Eggs

Final score:

29points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Woody looks traumatized

10points

#57

Why Do They Keep On Torturing Him?

Final score:

29points

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Chonky Panda 1 month ago

Nightmare fuel

1point

#58

SpongeBob Is My Favorite Avenger

Final score:

29points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

SpongeBob SquareAvenger

7points

#59

Superman, You Look A Little Off Today

Final score:

29points

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Beak Hookage 1 month ago

Stonerman

10points

#60

Did I Stutter?

Final score:

28points

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Tortitude 1 month ago

Who else read that as "Herp*s Set"?

12points

#61

Found This At A Local Chinese Store

Final score:

28points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Post-lockdown Spiderman

10points

#62

I’m A Bearby Girl, In A Bearby World

Final score:

28points

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Pyla 1 month ago

Rickets Barbie

20points

#63

My Favorite Game, Mong Us

Final score:

28points

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AKA AKA 1 month ago

i think the little dude is meant to be the 'A'

3points

#64

Found This Giraffe With Five Legs In A Search-And-Find Book

Final score:

27points

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Corvus 1 month ago

It's an extra grafted arm.

5points

#65

Some You! Bunny Loves

Final score:

27points

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ZuriLovesYou 1 month ago

Too be honest, I've seen worse.

3points

#66

My Favorite Transformer Is Coca-Col

Final score:

27points

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Farnzy 1 month ago

I like Coca Col more than Peps

9points

#67

Pokémon? Nah, I've Got Petbaby

Final score:

27points

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#68

Pikachu Isn’t Looking Too Good

Final score:

27points

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R.A. Haley 1 month ago

Looks like a dish scrubber.

3points

#69

I Found These Pikachus

Final score:

27points

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Skogsrået 1 month ago

The ones you don't want to catch.

6points

#70

Hexagon, Star, Oval, Heart, Triangle, And… Round?

Final score:

26points

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Corvus 1 month ago

Why else do you think it's called "merry-go-round?"

4points

#71

Muigi And Lario

Final score:

26points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

Just for fun, Mario and Luigi decided to switch colors for the day

6points

#72

This "Cartoon Plush" On Temu. Honestly, I'm Not Gonna Sleep After Seeing This

Final score:

26points

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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago

"Realistic"?!

4points

#73

Kobe Bryant

Final score:

26points

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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago

Um, considering how he died, that seems in extremely poor taste, even for a knock-off O_O;

7points

#74

I’m Afraid

Final score:

26points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Copyright infirgement

1point

#75

Mater, Is That You?

Final score:

26points

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Teutonic Disaster 1 month ago

That's his brother, Derper.

2points

#76

This Kid's Octopus Toy Only Has Seven Legs

Final score:

26points

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Louise Clarke 1 month ago

Septopus

17points

#77

Kids' Boat At The Playground. Water Has Nowhere To Go

Final score:

26points

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Panda McPandaface 1 month ago

Not difficult to solve with a cordless drill.

7points

#78

My Daughter's Toy Tablet Has No Word For The Letter "C". Clown? Cowboy? I Mean It's In German But Still A Lot Of Words With C

Final score:

26points

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Hugh Crawford 1 month ago

They had a word. It just wasn't printable

12points

El Cucuy 1 month ago (edited)

That's only available on the UK version.

5points

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Bookish Panda 1 month ago

opp-

0points

Panda McPandaface 1 month ago

Was it c**t?

0points

Sleestak 1 month ago

Computer

2points

Corvus 1 month ago

It's Kompüter in German. /jk

1point

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Jaaawn 1 month ago

Concentration camp?

0points

Robert Bailey 1 month ago

Well, let's finish it. unt

0points

FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 month ago

Cat?

0points

TotallyNOTAFox 1 month ago (edited)

It's on there at K - K for Katze

2points

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#79

My Favorite

Final score:

25points

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Juris Macto 1 month ago

Not so much "handsome boy" as "closeted Twink"

10points

#80

They Are Going Through Something

Final score:

25points

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Jaaawn 1 month ago

Captain IT'S MA'AM.

0points

#81

Avengers 2 - My Favorite Superman Movie

Final score:

25points

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Skogsrået 1 month ago

Ah yes, Dopeman.

2points

#82

This Puzzle In My Kid's Playground Which Can Never Be Right

Final score:

25points

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Sleestak 1 month ago

Looks like you tried

3points

#83

Darth Goblin: "You Know, I'm Something Of A Sith Lord Myself"

Final score:

24points

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J K 1 month ago (edited)

Looks like an alternative costume of Mojo Jojo.

2points

#84

Found These Bootleg Pokémon Cards At The Bootleg Anime Store In The Mall

Final score:

24points

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Skogsrået 1 month ago

LoL, i thought that kid was named "stinking finger" first.

2points

#85

Found This At My Local Dollar Store Yesterday

Final score:

24points

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Chonky Panda 1 month ago

I don't really get what's wrong with this one. It's just a slightly wonky Grinch?

3points

#86

Whoever Thought "Let's Make A Peppa Pig Toy Phone With No Off Switch"... It Malfunctions And Randomly Goes Off All The Time

Final score:

24points

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David 1 month ago

One of my grandkids had a motion sensitive toy that would say things like "Come play with me!". It surprised me a couple of times when I knew I was home alone and it started talking.

4points

#87

These Burger King Toys

Final score:

24points

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#88

Apparently My Daughter's Baby Doll Is Not Much Alive And Frozen

Final score:

23points

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Teutonic Disaster 1 month ago

Just thaw 'em in the microwave 🤣

1point

#89

Super Heroes Avengers, Featuring A Swollen Captain America

Final score:

23points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 month ago

He stole everyone else's muscle

5points

#90

Average 2

Final score:

23points

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reuben kift 1 month ago

The packaging designer clearly was not wowed by the movie.

4points

#91

Aye Of Course, Sense Of Right Alliance On The Way

Final score:

23points

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Plinkety 1 month ago

@Herring1967 is UK comedian Richard Herring who, in his podcast, had a running joke for a while that every movie would be improved by putting a shrek in it.

5points