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We often take for granted how quickly things change. Phones went from being fully stationary, then mobile, with buttons to touch-screen devices over the course of two decades. The same can be said for internet culture, where the gap between digital natives and adopters is abundantly visible. 

The “Old People Facebook” page, ironically, not on Facebook, is dedicated to sharing all the times the elderly tried to engage with social media, with hilarious and adorable results. So feel free to get comfortable and scroll through. Be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your own stories about social media fails. 

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Speecial Anouncement!

Speecial Anouncement!

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Lady Accidentally Tries To Sell Her Family

Lady Accidentally Tries To Sell Her Family

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While these posts are whimsical and a bit unhinged, the baby boomers may be the last generation to be digitally inept. While the future elderly might not be on the cutting edge of technology, basic digital and technical literacy will be present from the first memories one has when growing up.

There are already companies working on technology to help older people stay connected, stay safe and keep in touch. Rehabilitative technology is becoming more commonplace, which comes with more skill to interact with devices, which, in turn, helps a person understand the difference between sending a DM and posting a comment. The technology that has been developed to help people recover from injuries is slowly being adapted for older people to use. 

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The Radio Was On

The Radio Was On

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I Hate Yellow

I Hate Yellow

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LMAO, the color they chose to censor the reviewer's profile picture and name with.

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In comparison to digital natives, old people in 2023 have to be categorized as digital immigrants. The technology that we use daily, which you are also using to read this, came about later in their life. Researchers note that there is an “accent” between people who were born after the widespread adoption of the internet and people who have only started to explore it relatively recently. 

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Hmm.. That’s A Tough One

Hmm.. That’s A Tough One

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The Original Bruno
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on, you're talking about a generation raised on Pepsi-brand coke, Canon-brand Polaroids and Hewlett-Packard brand Xeroxes.

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Happy Heavenly Birthday!

Happy Heavenly Birthday!

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hear me out... XD it's unhinged, but actually kind of sweet. I told my dad's ashes happy birthday on his birthday this year XD

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My Grandma Is My Favorite Person On The Planet

My Grandma Is My Favorite Person On The Planet

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While we do describe the internet, social media, and other digital technologies as recent, which they are in the grand scheme of things, they have still been around for over two decades and at this point, many people have years of experience with them. One study conducted in Canada found that the majority of the cohort between the ages of 65-74 used the internet a few times a month over the last few years. 

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Wholesome Margaret

Wholesome Margaret

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A Very Straightforward And Helpful Review

A Very Straightforward And Helpful Review

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It’s worth noting that among “digital natives,” internet use is not uniform at all. Millennials will use the internet more as a resource, for information, study, and professional purposes, while one study of Hong Kong youths found that, in contrast to the millennials, Gen Z prefers to socialize and consume content online, but has fewer “practical” uses for the internet. Unfortunately, the internet habits of Baby Boomers need more research. 

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Grandma And Grandpa Doing What They Do

Grandma And Grandpa Doing What They Do

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Carol Has Spotted A Thief

Carol Has Spotted A Thief

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live by a Sainsbury's in Bristol, and I definitely saw him. Obviously he wasn't dressed like that - he had a much smaller flag.

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Despite technology uses varying across cohorts and locations, most places do recognize that digital tech is here to stay. So the posts here may end up as a sort of relic of a bygone era, as educational institutions and workplaces worldwide see technology as absolutely necessary to work and study. As such, children are accessing the internet at a younger age and being taught how to use it and navigate in a digital world. 

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Not Facebook, But I Found An Old Screenshot From The First Time My Grandma Messaged Me. I Love Her

Not Facebook, But I Found An Old Screenshot From The First Time My Grandma Messaged Me. I Love Her

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I Think This Old Man Thought He Was Using Google

I Think This Old Man Thought He Was Using Google

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#21

My Relative Is Very Flattered By Her Own Post From Four Years Ago

My Relative Is Very Flattered By Her Own Post From Four Years Ago

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Why Do They Think They Have To Answer These Questions?

Why Do They Think They Have To Answer These Questions?

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This Is Exactly What You Want To See From Your Parents. They’re Only 62 And 58...

This Is Exactly What You Want To See From Your Parents. They’re Only 62 And 58...

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Reviews From A Local Chuck E Cheese

Reviews From A Local Chuck E Cheese

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Catch Nancy At Your Local With The $15 Surf N Turf Tuesday Deal

Catch Nancy At Your Local With The $15 Surf N Turf Tuesday Deal

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#32

My Grandma Keeps Adding New Frames To Her Profile Picture. She’s Up To Eight Frames Stacked On Top Of Each Other

My Grandma Keeps Adding New Frames To Her Profile Picture. She’s Up To Eight Frames Stacked On Top Of Each Other

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My Granny Died A Year And A Half Ago. I’m So Happy She Had A Facebook So I Can Look Back Fondly At Her Photo Albums. Here’s My Favorite

My Granny Died A Year And A Half Ago. I’m So Happy She Had A Facebook So I Can Look Back Fondly At Her Photo Albums. Here’s My Favorite

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I Got An Ad For A Box Of Chocolates And Decided To Open The Comments

I Got An Ad For A Box Of Chocolates And Decided To Open The Comments

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Jesse Setliffe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life is like the comments section on a box of chocolates: you never know what horrible news you're going to get.

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Happy Birthday To Yo.. Wait, Oh.

Happy Birthday To Yo.. Wait, Oh.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, they didn't say what exactly we should be praying for to happen... (/joke)

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She Keeps Setting Her Profile Picture To “Temporary” And Just Resets It Every Day

She Keeps Setting Her Profile Picture To “Temporary” And Just Resets It Every Day

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Take me to dinner first
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because she wants all her personalities to get the chance to update their profile

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I Mean, She's Not Wrong...

I Mean, She's Not Wrong...

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#44

Nancy Pelosi Hacked My Phone With Communism

Nancy Pelosi Hacked My Phone With Communism

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My Great-Aunt Had A Question For Me Today On An Old Picture Of My Daughter...

My Great-Aunt Had A Question For Me Today On An Old Picture Of My Daughter...

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My Mom's Cousin Was Doing Some Late-Night Searching

My Mom's Cousin Was Doing Some Late-Night Searching

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I Am A Grown Man With No Interest In This Troll Foolishness. 1 Star

I Am A Grown Man With No Interest In This Troll Foolishness. 1 Star

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#52

My Dad Couldn't Figure Out How To Take A Photo Of His Dog.

My Dad Couldn't Figure Out How To Take A Photo Of His Dog.

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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

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#55

Not Quite The Gif She Meant

Not Quite The Gif She Meant

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Jesse Setliffe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They'll never suspect he's been replaced by three racoons in a jacket.

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My Grandma Honest And Straight To The Point

My Grandma Honest And Straight To The Point

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Cute Misunderstanding

Cute Misunderstanding

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#60

Ladies And Gentlemen- My Nan.

Ladies And Gentlemen- My Nan.

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For What

For What

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#66

That's..... Not Quite How That Works

That's..... Not Quite How That Works

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Very Insightful Post From My Step Grandmother A Few Moments Ago

Very Insightful Post From My Step Grandmother A Few Moments Ago

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Visiting Grandma, This Is How She "Gets To Hulu"... On Netflix

Visiting Grandma, This Is How She "Gets To Hulu"... On Netflix

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Lauren Caswell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel her pain. Im helping my mum figure how to operate the chromecast I got her. Her tv is semi-smart, only gas netflix but I got her all the streaming options. Because her phone is Apple and it's a chromecast it's problematic, they often play up slightly, and from her perspective I can see how confusing it is (sometimes it tricks me too!): So she generally just sticks to Netflix as the TV is set up for it. Long story short I should get her a proper smart TV and end this nonsense 😅

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My Sister Sent A Picture Of Her Nursing License After Passing The Exam A Few Weeks Ago. Mom Is In Her 60s And Still Struggles With Snapchat

My Sister Sent A Picture Of Her Nursing License After Passing The Exam A Few Weeks Ago. Mom Is In Her 60s And Still Struggles With Snapchat

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Something Insightful Grandma Posted

Something Insightful Grandma Posted

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Who's Coming?

Who's Coming?

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is strangely wholesome XD I'm now picturing a band called Xbox Live. What do you think they look like?

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Spotted In A Frog Group. I Just Want Dumplin To Take A Dump..

Spotted In A Frog Group. I Just Want Dumplin To Take A Dump..

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No poo unless in winter in Florida. I have this same problem. It's quite confounding. I have not poo since it was winter in Florida.

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So Close

So Close

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Not Competent Bartender. Paul Was Told This.

Not Competent Bartender. Paul Was Told This.

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It’s Better Than Three

It’s Better Than Three

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The Aliens Beamed Her Up Before She Could Finish 😭

The Aliens Beamed Her Up Before She Could Finish 😭

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Found One!

Found One!

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Reviewer UK01
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish they'd implemented that local area thing better on Facebook. Couldn't persuade anyone to use it, so waded through endless "look out for this missing dog" posts for dogs thousands of miles away across an ocean. Ah yes, I believe I've seen your dog missing from Leicester, it's running through the streets of Melbourne

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Did You Draw Him

Did You Draw Him

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What Does It Mean?!

What Does It Mean?!

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Wintermute
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With any luck he'll be our first open a*s gay president. He's an impressive dude that actually seems to have integrity. But that's a pipe dream, this is still the USA.

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#85

Giving My Grandma Twitter Wasn’t Such A Good Idea

Giving My Grandma Twitter Wasn’t Such A Good Idea

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My Aunt's Response To A Photo Of My Husband And Me Where I Jokongly Said We Are "Ready To Take On The Apocolypse"

My Aunt's Response To A Photo Of My Husband And Me Where I Jokongly Said We Are "Ready To Take On The Apocolypse"

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Ross “Sarcastic Dad”
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Dammit, Linda! We all know you're waiting for the rapture! Can we have one GD Thanksgiving dinner without talking about the rapture?!?"

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😂😂😂

😂😂😂

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I imagine Red thought that those were crying emoji, since they do technically have tears :x

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My Father-In-Law Texts Me Pictures Of Facebook Memes On His Laptop, That He Took With His Cellphone

My Father-In-Law Texts Me Pictures Of Facebook Memes On His Laptop, That He Took With His Cellphone

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother takes photos of stuff (like products and medicines) that she sees commercials for on TV that she wants me to look up for her XD so I get random photos of her TV paused on a commercial for migraine medication or something. Sometimes she will take a video of the TV with her phone and send me that. She's 79 XD

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No Comment Sorry

No Comment Sorry

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Wholesome

Wholesome

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure the song is 745 sticky by 100 gecs (https://youtu.be/UEI7VxVD028)

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I Want To Be Deleted From This Site

I Want To Be Deleted From This Site

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course, just send me your email address, password, social security number and pictures of both sides of your credit card 😊

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Lesbian Alert

Lesbian Alert

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No Greens For Me

No Greens For Me

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85+ Relative To My Missus Posted This Gem To His Story Today... Twice.

85+ Relative To My Missus Posted This Gem To His Story Today... Twice.

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Don't Think My Uncle Has Quite Figured It Out Yet

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Do I Look Pretty, Walmart?

Do I Look Pretty, Walmart?

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At Least It Makes The Shopping Easier I Guess?

At Least It Makes The Shopping Easier I Guess?

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I Wouldn't Count On It

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hold Facebook responsible for doing my laundry today!

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A Family Member's Profile Picture

A Family Member's Profile Picture

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#113

I Know Who Has Done This

I Know Who Has Done This

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And these people are making decisions for the US 🤦‍♀️

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Sandra Does Not Care For These Feathered Fools

Sandra Does Not Care For These Feathered Fools

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#119

Harry Potter And The Creepy Grandpa

Harry Potter And The Creepy Grandpa

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#120

They’re Becoming Self-Aware, Ole Buddy

They’re Becoming Self-Aware, Ole Buddy

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#122

An Amazon Review

An Amazon Review

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Kathryn Baylis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me guess. It was delivered in its own box, not packed in another plain box that didn’t advertise what’s inside, and the person it was supposed to be a Christmas gift for saw it. I have had that happen before too.

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What A Celebration (?)

What A Celebration (?)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure someone’s trolling here. Too may bad news with party themes to be genuine mistakes.

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#125

These Facebook Backgrounds Strike Again!

These Facebook Backgrounds Strike Again!

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#126

Choosing A Background For Your Post Can Be Difficult

Choosing A Background For Your Post Can Be Difficult

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Don't Talk Back To John

Don't Talk Back To John

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#129

Something To Celebrate

Something To Celebrate

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure someone’s trolling here. Too may bad news with party themes to be genuine mistakes.

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Thanks Dad.

Thanks Dad.

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