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50 Completely Innocent Things That Get The Rest Of Us Thinking “They Knew What They Were Doing” (New Pics)
InterviewSome funny coincidences make you giggle. Others make you think there’s no way that was a coincidence in the first place. When you see an ad with a somewhat ambiguous slogan or product placement that is so poorly arranged, it becomes a joke on its own, a thought is likely to cross your mind—the people in charge must have known what they were doing.
A lot of times, they do. Some of them surely know what they are doing and continue to do it, nevertheless. And their effort often ends up on the subreddit, fittingly titled ‘They Knew’. We have gathered some of their best examples, ranging from naughty slogans to odd looking food, and much more. Scroll down to find them on the list below, where you will also find our conversation with the moderator of the subreddit.
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They Knew This Room Number Was Perfect
I’m a little nervous/curious to see what they picked for the room number if they have a gynecologist in the building as well.
I saw a building in L.A. Chinatown with this same number.
Good On You George!
Unnecessary censorship! Makes things l**k dirty when they're not. Shameful behaviour, BP! :-P
Is it me, or does his smile look even more smug in the Apology/correction?
I'm laughing so hard,!! I can't breathe!! hahahahaha!! Hahahahaha!!
Load More Replies...Imagine That, It Fits Perfectly!
This is in Missouri, they absolutely know and they play up the name to get tourists to stop. It's on the highway if you're heading to Branson from St. Louis.
Just east of Springfield I believe. Passed by it driving to Lebanon.
Load More Replies...Their slogan is "The Best Fudge Comes From Uranus," isn't it?
Load More Replies...Bored Panda got in touch with redditor u/YaBoiPotatoDestroyer, who is currently the one maintaining the subreddit and guarding it from, in their own words, “spam, bad posts, and repetitive reposts”. They shared that they became a moderator a couple of years ago, together with a fellow redditor that is no longer using the platform.
Nowadays, u/YaBoiPotatoDestroyer is the only one responsible for ‘They Knew’. “I wanted to mod for the community because I like the subreddit and I love moderating since I've previously been a mod for r/S**tPostCrusaders,” they said.
Middle Age Church
Iwas looking at the radioactive symbol too!
Load More Replies...Pedant alert: this is not middle ages - I would guess less than 100 years old at the absolute most (based on the type of bricks and the condition of the plaster work). So yes, they definitely knew what they were doing!
Bicycle Stand
Westminster Bridge in London has cut outs in the stone, and when sunny and as the day goes on, you can see a low of little w*****s, which grow larger, then get smaller again! But it does need to be sunny though!
There is a similar one in Kendal, but it looks like the bat symbol rather than a penis. Hence it is known as batman bridge. :D
Load More Replies...The moderator told Bored Panda a little about the subreddit’s history. “A Reddit user, whose name I don’t know, had the concept that became ‘They Knew’. The user itself and the mods at the time were just maintaining the subreddit as it slowly grew, until one day PewDiePie made a video on the subreddit reacting to its content.”
“The subreddit gained a massive popularity boost and the modteam even thanked PewDiePie for reviewing the subreddit in which, if I recall correctly, the mod said that they were quite overwhelmed with how popular the subreddit became and that they didn't quite know how to handle the subreddit from there on out. I assume the mod team was kinda dead at that point already.”
Juicy Pie
I am as impressed with mom's stack of speakers as I am with the vagina core of the apple pie.
I read "stack of speakers" as a euphemism, then noticed the hardware.
Load More Replies...Interesting history about it: https://00individual.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/moms-apple-pie-censored-lp-cover-art-1972/
Who knew the insides of an apple pie were pink, oval and “foldy”?
That's what happens when you use Granny Smiths...
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They obviously knew and r genius. It's selling glasses
At least they will sit on your face respectfully. How, I don't know. Is this some kind of new treatment?
Mother Nature Knew
Now I'm curious, I never knew there was a place named pocahontas
There's also a pocahontas arkansas, - someone said this was Iowa. There's probably more!
Load More Replies...Sac city well named. Wonder if that's where the navy sea-men come from.
Not the city name or the choice of screenshot, of course, but if the radar isn't photo-shopped it can't be blamed for any shapes it forms.
Load More Replies...The redditor added that the moderator team and maintenance declined so hard, there was only one user remaining. “Even the main creator of the subreddit left for reasons I don’t know,” they said.
That one user wasn’t interested in keeping up with the maintenance of ‘They Knew’ and was looking for people to take it over; and that’s how u/YaBoiPotatoDestroyer got to the position they are in today. They told Bored Panda that they’re planning to take more matters into their hands and to create a new moderator team to take good care of the subreddit.
Well
Had a billboard in my town with Jesus on the Cross and “Listen for the shout. He’s coming again!"
Oh Yeah They Knew
Not to be pedantic but "top" and "dom" are not purely synonymous.
Load More Replies...Well Ernie I wish you would stop eating cookies in the damn bed...... Ernie....Bert your shouting again Bert.
Big Black Lightning
“What I like the most about the subreddit are the new creative ways to find inappropriate messages that make you say: ‘They Knew’,” the moderator said.
“This subreddit is pretty much used for comedy content and I suppose it's also beneficial if you can use the images on a project where you’d normally have a hard time finding what you were looking for.”
They Knew
He looks like he's using the helmet to "pleasure himself" with.
Load More Replies...It made me want to get one of those helmets. Love the rooster plumage. I would want to wear it the next time that I went to the DMV to get my license renewed.
Load More Replies...It is a VI-O-LATION of army regulation to use the helmet for anything other than its intended use! 20 laps, maggot!
Haha! 👏🏻 “Yes, sir, drill sergeant, sir! I will have no relations with my helmet, sir!”
Load More Replies...Come Again
If someone else is driving you might not get there. Sometimes it's better just to drive yourself.
Load More Replies...It's in Saskatchewan. Be sure to check out the Church Of Immaculate Conception while you're there. climax-646...63716b.jpg
Dream Job
Why does he look like the love child of Ron Swanson and Ronald Reagan?
Reagan is not the president that "Head receiver" calls to mind first.
Load More Replies...I'd come out of retirement for that "position" should it open up! 😌
The collection of pictures found in the ‘They Knew’ subreddit is clearly a colorful one. It boasts all kinds of unexpected sightings, from bizarre church billboard graphics to peculiar-looking ads, and everything in between, which poses the questions—what do they have in common and why are they funny?
What connects the images is the fact that the people responsible for whatever is depicted in them must have known exactly what they were doing. And it’s likely that they’ve arranged things in a peculiar way, creating certain juxtapositions or incongruity that we find funny.
How I Bang Your Mother
My TV always cut it off as "How I Met Your Moth" which I feel would have been a much more interesting premise.
Hey, this is a German TV-Magazine. We don't care much about inappropriate English terms. We don't care about English at all. Either the authorities don't understand it or they just don't care. The F-Word in the radio is pretty normal. Last year I was at a carnival and was shocked to hear Zappa's Bobby Brown played on a children's carousel.
now kids let me tell you a story how i banged your mother. picture this we were both butt naked banging on the bathroomfloor
When I was a kid, tv guide had a typo, Beat the C**k. As a 12 or 13 year old it was incredibly funny
The Big Met Theory - four scientists friends that start cooking illegal substances with the help of their cute blonde neighbour
Whoever Made This Thing Didn’t Like Carrying It
3.44 ft long, width 0.46 ft and length .046 ft. That's not big. What's in it? Heavy B sh*t made in China?
Gonna Be A Great Day!
Might be better off with a new movie for distraction based on the outside weather forecast
Load More Replies...Incongruity theory is one of the three theories of humor (together with approaches based on superiority and relief). It is based on the factor of surprise typically in the form of unexpected outcomes or punchlines that seem incompatible with the situation. That might be one of the reasons ‘They Knew’ community members start giggling when they see a rather naughty-looking sign on the door of a family friendly store and similar images.
"The Mixed Up Truck"
No wonder they're tired...cement mixer is getting to do all the loads of white powder!
Well Ok If I Need To
If anyone has ever read "Amelia Bedelia" (a children's book), this entire post would be a nightmare for her, and she would be on a sex offender list.
Where My Iowans At?!
I saw this back in 2017 on travels. A poor innocent woman with us didn't get it. No one explained it to her She was very Mormon.
Yeah… I’m Mormon and I don’t think a lot of people would understand (I don’t agree with a lot of their customs but my parents take me so I don’t really have a choice)
Load More Replies...I had to stop at 8 of these before I could find one that wasn't sold out of the branded trucker hats
Yeah, nearly fell off my bike when they put one in in my old neighborhood.
Load More Replies...According to The Conversation, the second one, based on superiority, is believed to be the oldest theory of humor out of the three. (Philosophers Aristotle and Plato arguably alluded to the idea thousands of years ago.) This approach accentuates the misfortunes of others, making their inferiority the butt of the joke. The third one, known as the relief theory, is built on releasing certain built-up tension through humor and laughing, especially at jokes related to taboo topics.
The Kid Definitely Knew
I feel like in school photos the smiles always look pretty forced tbh
Load More Replies...Everything Reminds Me Of Her
I grew up near here...we've always done the Dolly Parton salute, when we drive by (nips to the sky!)
Same!! Well, I’m a bit north actually (Huntington Beach) but I’ve driven down to SD often enough (bf went to UCSD) that I’m very familiar with San Onofre XD
Load More Replies...She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes And points of her own, sittin' way up high
Exit Or Entrance?
Oh yes, the... "Activity Center", and the..... "Ball Room"
As a gay man I wouldn't want to find it, I was even a caesarean birth to avoid going near one.
Load More Replies...If the pictures shared on the ‘They Knew’ subreddit look like your type of humor, make sure to view our previous collections of their images here and here.
I Asked If It Was Ironic Or A Bad Design Choice - Was Told I Needed To Think About It Myself
Rimmer : Erm, I think we're all beginning to lose sight of the real issue here, which is: what are we going to call ourselves? And I think it comes down to a choice between "The League Against Salivating Monsters," or - and this is my personal preference - "The Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society." Erm, one drawback with that - the abbreviation is C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. Courtesy of Red Dwarf
Should take it as a point that tw*ts are making it difficult for wildlife
But need assistance from all the f&ucked up problems we cause for them...
Load More Replies...Twat can be used to describe a stupid person. I was surprised to learn this is the British use as I'm American and that is how I've always used the word.
I Shower To Get Clean... Not To Feel Even Dirtier
Cause there was nothing weird about a clown hanging out in the shower before that
Load More Replies...What - and I cannot emphasize this enough - the EFF is THAT?! The leering gaze, hands spread out, as if to say “grab my handle and turn me on”. I think I’ve suddenly developed a fear of clowns.
And people look at me funny when I tell them clowns are creepy as f**k
Load More Replies...This is quite f*****g sick...nothing about this is ok at all. this is clearly a child's shower in a pool center...wtf
That thing should be censored! It's the stuff of nightmares! That thing makes Pennywise look like an amateur.
Along with the more obvious issues, I'm really disturbed by this exposed toe/thick shoe situation.
They Certainly Knew
Hot and spicy will get you ready for the cremation, (also hot and spicy).
That bottom billboard is in poor taste. Cremation shouldn't be advertised like that as if it's some sale at Target
That is just horrible! Very bad taste. My son just died and I get to see c**p like this!
Pokémon
Lotta cartoon creators have done these little jokes intentionally over the years
Bruh
i googled human centipede and I am now traumatized.
Load More Replies...Does this thing have a purpose other than " not so subtle suggestive art" ?
Why would anyone make a sculpture of men in suits sniffing each others' butts.
Yes, we all know that's the real nature of corporate America, but do we need a statue to it? Now it were outside a gay bathhouse...
Load More Replies...Some people like orgies. We shouldn't judge how others get off as long as they're all consenting adults.
Yep, They Knew
Took a while to actually see the book! It looked like a woman's hair!
Took a while to actually see the woman's hair! It looked like a book!
Load More Replies...I must be very boring, I only saw the book. I mean, given the choice...
Yeah, I kind of saw it after I read some of the comments but, I really only see a book and crossed legs. I can't see it any other way.
Load More Replies...Took me to0 long to get my mind out of the gutter and find the 'civil' image! - It's an ambiguous image - dude, crossed legs, reading a book - or, dude holding a woman's head in his lap (his crossed leg being her back)
Load More Replies...I actually don't see it. Usually I have a fairly dirty mind and a vivid imagination, but I only see a book here.
A seated man with a woman at his knees, on her knees with her head in his lap
Load More Replies...hmm no, I mean i can see what it's meant to be but I can't unsee the seated person's legs or reinterpret them.
Even with the explanations, I am still having difficulty seeing anything except a woman reading a book.
It’s Possible They Didn’t Know
I'm 34 years old, never knew what cream pie was til I just urban dictionaried it a minute ago. No I'm not religious or prude. Just stupid I guess lol
Came Across This Bic Lighter Display At The Dollar Store
There's another letter on the Tokyo one, which definitely detracts from this.
I took the same picture in a dollar store in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Let The Little Children Come To Me
Any church, really, but the highly organized and stratified Catholic hierarchy does make it exceptionally amenable to harboring abusers.
Load More Replies...When Jesus said, "Suffer the little children come unto me," that's not what he was talking about. - George Carlin
HIGHLY inappropriate! What on earth were they thinking? (Oh, wait...)
Subway Sus
And it probably STILL tasted the same as every other sandwich they sell.
Are they going to put another warning on the wrapper along with "do not eat wrapper"? 😳😬
“Please Use Other Door”
They Had To
Smiling because what is coming out of nether region looks to be on fire.
Load More Replies...They Knew
Mega Cutz 20, High Street Eats, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear England, NE28 8PF, 0191 262 0785 Now you know where to find it
The only time my home county gets a mention on Bored Panda and it's for this.... In other news we do have beautiful, sandy beaches, rich viking and Roman heritage, and a football team that plays in the English Premiership.
G̶l̶ass Rinser
So the censored the word 'glass' because a label covered the 'G' and most of the 'L'. I get the picture, but I don't understand the censorship.
You all have the jokes covered, so I'll point out that I have this and it actually is very good! I'll never go without one again.
The Graphic Guy Had It
I know a better one. I watch the IPL, (Indian premier league) cricket. De Koch was bowling to another batsman, the commentator had no choice but to say - 'De Kock to Arshdeep and Hardik is at longoff'
Whenever I see these I can't help but think of the 12th Man albums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelfth_Man A little offensive but pretty funny if you're familiar with cricket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0A9dOBQQY
When They Named It, And When They Named Its Symbol
Hey, one of my family names is Cumings! (Yes, it's related to Cummings...)
What did y'all do wrong to lose the second m?
Load More Replies...We have a system at work that has you enter a shortened form of customers name for quick search and the 70 year old clerk decided to make one customer Còck. We did alot of giggling when that customer made purchases; it was part of their business name so not like we were insulting them. She did that with a few names to make the salesmen uncomfortable 😂 it was her little petty thing because salesmen could be way too demanding.
No. It was first discovered in Cummington, Massachusetts (US).
Load More Replies...Anyone now hearing the old "I feel like chicken tonight" ad in their head with different lyrics?
Happy Easter 🤔
"Alice! Get more lube!" added some meta
Load More Replies...Right? The two little carrots at the bottom make that much obvious.
Load More Replies...At Least One Person In The Church Knew
Received This Award…i Am In The Insurance Business
Reminds me of the award the tax lady had in Everything Everywhere All At Once
the "now you're about to feel what the insurance industry has been doing to the rest of us" award
Rumor has it that this had to be surgically removed a few months later.....
They Must Have Known…
This Count?
Kellogg’s New Advertising Department Needs A Lower Case T For “Time To Leave”
The K on the right looks like it has a disco ball for a head and they're doing the Staying Alive dance :)
This fairly new joke caught my attention: The English language is so crazy with it's silent "K" One silent K in "Knot" Two silent Ks in "Knuckle" Three silent Ks in "Republican"
I hope it caught your attention because of how wildly problematic it is and that it's not funny in any way, shape, or form.
Load More Replies...K.K.K. refers to the klu klux klan which is the violent racist group in America famous for wearing white hoods and committing violent crimes against minorities.
Load More Replies...As long as there isn't a display for white tablecloths and tiki torches next to it...
Tempting To Eat
Do They Know?
I believe that's a picture of a duck-billed platypus. But you can pet it anywhere you want.
Load More Replies...What is pegging in regards to wildlife? - I do get the innuendo, but not what the sign is actually asking.
This took me a while to find because believe me, this was NOT the first definition, but it's when you lay down sod and hold it in place with a peg or stake. LMAO 🤣 If anyone sees my browsing history...😂😂😂
Load More Replies...Well
I taught Geometry for forty years and don't get it.
Load More Replies...How Did They Not Realise?? Xxx
A little bit of cognitive dissonance. Like Mahoney or Hightower in "Blue Oyster"...
These Bathbombs
I looked it up so you don't have to. Blue waffles refers to a picture of a very sore and unhappy V-jay that was supposedly a STD or STI but is believed by Gyno's to most likely be a bacterial infection.
Load More Replies...Evrybody said DO NOT SEARCH IT UP, so i took the risk and guess what i found...... THIS!!! https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/products/kellogg-s-waffles-mermaid-blue-raspberry.html
Could have lived my whole life without this. At first I thought twat waffle but then I unfortunately looked it up 🙈🤢
Vietnamese Restaurant In My Hometown
Byu Knew
Especially when you consider the source -- BYU is Brigham Young University.
Load More Replies...Interesting Pattern They Got There
They Must Have, Right?
An Ad For Mcrib Was Their Other Option
Man, McDonald's has done this twice. No way they're not doing this on purpose 😂😭
Try It!
Guess The Word
The boy has seen the wrong answer straight away and the girl is thinking, "No. It can't be"
A derogative term for a person of color aka the N word.....is what the post was aiming for here.
They Know!
this kid in my class found a vid of a gay guy who was like really flexible and he was sucking on himself. kinda weird, but whatever
Saw This Gem A Few Years Ago Somewhere In Phoenix
We're not leasing Europe. Besides, we have enough hoes, thank you very much
The Pain Cutting The Drawing With Scissors
Self Love, True Love
The Minish Cap
I was playing this on miniplay.com a few days ago and had the same reaction
They Knew
According to the internet: booze and burgers, the bag is for a chain of bars in Copenhagen that specialise in hamburgers and cocktails.
Load More Replies...Artists Knew What They Were Doing
I'm Pretty Sure The Owner Didn't Know What They Did (Non English Speaking Country)
This Japanese Snack
I just spent a month in Japan and brought a box of these home for my brother. He loved them. He hasn't eaten them but the box is well-admired.
Oh, and his are white chocolate, not milk chocolate.
Load More Replies...Mom’s Tasty Pink Box Mmmm 😋
We Understood The Message
My brain: hot hot hot hot chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate milk chocolate milk chocolate milk chocolate milk chocolate
Dinner Time!
It’s Just A Coincidence
Sac City Hmmmm
"69 People Who Absolutely Knew What They Were Doing And Went For It Anyways" - Nice
Most of these are quite a stretch. Lots of dirty minds at BP. ;-)
I have never seen a Bored Panda "article" with so few reactions and comments. Most of these are a real stretch to find any humor there.
Many, many, many years ago, I was talking to a guy at work who'd mentioned that he and a group of his friends had gone to a local gay bar because another friend's band was playing there. He mentioned how the front doors didn't actually open, so if you wanted to get in, you had to enter through the back alley ...
I spent my teenage years going to a gay bar in town because it was the one with the most security and I always went through the front door. Maybe you were joking or he was and I didn't get it?
Load More Replies...The little town I work in has a place called "Comfort lube and liquors". Then someone stupidly added a drive thru. So now it reads "Comfort lube and liquors drive thru". I have to drag my brain out of the gutter every day before work because I have to pass it every day.
"69 People Who Absolutely Knew What They Were Doing And Went For It Anyways" - Nice
Most of these are quite a stretch. Lots of dirty minds at BP. ;-)
I have never seen a Bored Panda "article" with so few reactions and comments. Most of these are a real stretch to find any humor there.
Many, many, many years ago, I was talking to a guy at work who'd mentioned that he and a group of his friends had gone to a local gay bar because another friend's band was playing there. He mentioned how the front doors didn't actually open, so if you wanted to get in, you had to enter through the back alley ...
I spent my teenage years going to a gay bar in town because it was the one with the most security and I always went through the front door. Maybe you were joking or he was and I didn't get it?
Load More Replies...The little town I work in has a place called "Comfort lube and liquors". Then someone stupidly added a drive thru. So now it reads "Comfort lube and liquors drive thru". I have to drag my brain out of the gutter every day before work because I have to pass it every day.
