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Nobody is smart (or tall) enough to never have something go over their heads. Whether we’re talking about jokes, quips, or subtly sarcastic comments, we’ve all been in awkward situations where we don’t understand something that is obvious to nearly everyone else. And we’re talking about majorly obvious things. Things that make a giant Woooosh sound when they fly over our heads at Mach 3, several miles above sea level.

To show you that having jokes go over our heads is a universal thing, we’ve collected some of the funniest such examples from the aptly named Woooosh subreddit. Grab some popcorn and get ready to laugh and cringe, dear Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave pics and share the times that jokes went over your heads in the comments below. Oh, and check out part 1 about people who clearly missed the joke right here.

#1

It Took Him A Few Minutes Before He Understood

It Took Him A Few Minutes Before He Understood

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One study found that "morally virtuous people" have trouble getting some jokes and this might lead them to be less liked than individuals who have a good sense of humor. In other words, somebody who is overly pious and serious might be less liked in their workplace, for instance.

"Although highly moral people are often viewed positively are often viewed for displaying admirable traits, they may also be disliked to the extent to which they are viewed as sanctimonious, prudish or unrelatable," the researchers at the National University of Singapore Business School stated. "As noted in the opening quote by Mark Twain that there is no humor in heaven, people have long considered the idea that there is a tension between morality and humor."

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#5

I’m Disappointed With Myself

I’m Disappointed With Myself

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#6

I Matched With This Girl On Tinder, And I Immediately Ruined It. I Literally Had To Have What She Said Explained To Me Afterwards

I Matched With This Girl On Tinder, And I Immediately Ruined It. I Literally Had To Have What She Said Explained To Me Afterwards

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The Woooosh subreddit with 4 o’s and 861k members shouldn’t be confused with the Woosh sub with 2 o’s and 187k followers. Both subreddits deal with jokes that go over people’s heads but the latter focuses on Reddit moments while the former sees the entire internet as its playground.

Plenty of jokes are like onions—they have layers. The more experience you have and the more context you know, the better equipped you are to get any joke that comes soaring your way.

#8

Pretty Sure It’s A Pringle’s Holder

Pretty Sure It’s A Pringle’s Holder

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So if you don’t have anything planned this week, how about rewatching some of your fave childhood cartoons with a fresh pair of eyes? Odds are, you’ll notice a lot of hilarious jokes that you didn’t understand when you were little.

Like what Tulio and Chel were doing on the ground in the temple in The Road to El Dorado. Or how the Puss in Boots was arrested with catnip in Shrek 2. The same movie also had the Wolf reading a naughty magazine called Pork Illustrated in it, too. Wow, now those are some really grown-up jokes. And they went over a lot of our heads without us even noticing that we didn’t get them.

#10

February 30/31.

February 30/31.

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Tomasz Jackowski
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they're also so smug about it. "Knock knock, wake up, time to T H I N K". Big brain time.

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#12

This Is So Sad Guys

This Is So Sad Guys

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Charlotte A.
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly I didn't really find this funny without the comment :p

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#13

I Should Walk A Mile In This Guy’s Shoes

I Should Walk A Mile In This Guy’s Shoes

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CatWoman312
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I rented a car in Canada last year (I’m American) basically to know how fast to go I just kept up with traffic. I was completely ignorant to kilo anything. Getting gas was also fun

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#14

I Threw That Before I Came In The Room!

I Threw That Before I Came In The Room!

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Viviane
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woooooosh - oh s**t, it's back! It's okay, just went over my head. Phew!

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#16

Thanks For The Heads Up

Thanks For The Heads Up

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juice
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thanks captain obvious! man he's being so helpful today

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#17

Bactiera Dosent Have Eyes Tho??!

Bactiera Dosent Have Eyes Tho??!

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#19

It’s Clearly A Magic Eight Ball

It’s Clearly A Magic Eight Ball

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#22

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#23

He’d Get Fired You Idiots

He’d Get Fired You Idiots

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#27

Thank God I'm A Scorpion And Not An Asparagus

Thank God I'm A Scorpion And Not An Asparagus

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cassiushumanmother
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like how you can easily recognize stupid people by their punctuation. They use c**t, dumbass, stupid, b***h, snowflake, moron, (my favorite) r****d... as punctuation marks.

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#28

Paranoid Much?

Paranoid Much?

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chi-wei shen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think if reddit existed 40 years ago my dad would have been sneaky enough to consider such a question in order to get a confession from me.

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#29

But Seriously Where Does The Water Come From?

But Seriously Where Does The Water Come From?

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#32

Really? I Thought It Was A Dolphin

Really? I Thought It Was A Dolphin

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#34

Thats Not Him

Thats Not Him

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#35

Women Don’t Know The Pain

Women Don’t Know The Pain

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Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol, nevermind the trolling, lets just think about this for a moment shall we.. if the human body "can only deal with up to 45del" wouldn't that mean that if labor is 58del it would always be lethal? XD

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#36

No It’s Caprisun!

No It’s Caprisun!

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#39

"Damn I Haven't Been Active In This Discord Since Last Year"

"Damn I Haven't Been Active In This Discord Since Last Year"

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#41

“Idiot Liar”

“Idiot Liar”

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#43

Very General Fb Post

Very General Fb Post

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#44

They Didn't Exactly "Miss" Making That Joke

They Didn't Exactly "Miss" Making That Joke

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EA
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laughed way too much at the thought of actually trying to do 420 and the judge being impressed

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#45

Nasa Please Contact This Guy

Nasa Please Contact This Guy

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Scagsy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well if you are a living, breathing human then we've found a new low for humanity.

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#46

Why, Cake?

Why, Cake?

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OogieBoogie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought a watch the other day, it has a built in protractor, so now I always have the time and the inclination !

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#49

Boneless Avocado

Boneless Avocado

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#51

I Suck At Maths

I Suck At Maths

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#54

These Replies To The New Lion King Movie Trailer

These Replies To The New Lion King Movie Trailer

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Kwj
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that's why it took them 25 years to remake it from cartoon to a "real-life" movie ;) :P :D

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#56

Some Skelletons Were Born Without Funny Bones

Some Skelletons Were Born Without Funny Bones

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Tracey Hirt
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First pic is a mobile rotating surgery table for cows, in case you were wondering.

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#58

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#61

When You're Stupid, But You're Smart Stupid

When You're Stupid, But You're Smart Stupid

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#64

He's Right... It's A Cute Ass Koala

He's Right... It's A Cute Ass Koala

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Karin Gibson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you think he got the bandage on his hand, he obviously tried to feed a "dog" before.

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#65

What An Uncultured Swine

What An Uncultured Swine

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#67

The World Goes On.

The World Goes On.

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#68

Silly Rabbit That's An Infinity Stone

Silly Rabbit That's An Infinity Stone

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DforDorothy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought you could only have kidney stones,but nipple stones..? That's new!

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#69

Thats Because A Years Passed

Thats Because A Years Passed

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Damon Gates
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, there are enough conspiracy-theory pinheads that would find this a legitimate question.

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#70

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#71

But Can You Capitalize Communism?

But Can You Capitalize Communism?

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#76

Congratulations, You Didn't Get It

Congratulations, You Didn't Get It

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Tracey Hirt
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, since customers seem to have more power than employees, it could be seen as a promotion.

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#77

Kinda Missed The Point There Bud

Kinda Missed The Point There Bud

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#78

The Flat Earth On This Tshirt Is Definitely Not A Joke

The Flat Earth On This Tshirt Is Definitely Not A Joke

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#79

Lmao Idiot Detected

Lmao Idiot Detected

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#83

Apologies For Being On Instagram

Apologies For Being On Instagram

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#86

This Is Quite Offensive

This Is Quite Offensive

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#87

It's Almost Like It Was Designed To Not Make Sense

It's Almost Like It Was Designed To Not Make Sense

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#88

M I L K

M I L K

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iblowsheep
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I never f****d a 10, but one night i f****d five 2s. I think that should count." George Carlin

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#90

He's Got 1 Like Too

He's Got 1 Like Too

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#92

Curse You, Perry The Platypus

Curse You, Perry The Platypus

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Alex Ash
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When your brain deteriorates so much that you monetarily relapse into Elizabethan English

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#93

It’s Minor. Op Is So Dumb

It’s Minor. Op Is So Dumb

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Misty Cat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hello, hello, covering up the TinyDynamine comment, la la laaaaa....

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#94

That Won’t Kill You

That Won’t Kill You

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#95

Doesn't Get The Homework Folder Joke

Doesn't Get The Homework Folder Joke

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#96

Woooosh

Woooosh

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chi-wei shen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Allegedly, he discovered it when he fell from an apple tree, but later he invented a nicer story.

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#98

Hmm I Wonder

Hmm I Wonder

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#100

Careful, We Got A Smart One

Careful, We Got A Smart One

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#102

But, It's So Obvious

But, It's So Obvious

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Demi Zwaan
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t get the joke. I mean, I get that he says it on christmas so it’s too late already, but it’s not funny or clever.

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#104

Are You Sure?

Are You Sure?

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#106

Freakin Doctors

Freakin Doctors

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#107

Best Anime

Best Anime

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#108

A Fetus Has More Money Than Me

A Fetus Has More Money Than Me

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#109

Woooosh

Woooosh

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Woooosh

Woooosh

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#116

We’ve Got A Redditor To Burn

We’ve Got A Redditor To Burn

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#117

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#118

5 Foot 12

5 Foot 12

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Troux
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still, I'm bothered that they arbitrarily typed out foot and then abbreviated inches with " and also arbitrarily added " at the end of 6 foot.

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#120

Even At A Post Stolen From Reddit...

Even At A Post Stolen From Reddit...

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#122

A Rick & Morty Fan Missed A Joke? Impossible

A Rick & Morty Fan Missed A Joke? Impossible

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#124

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#126

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#127

Woooosh

Woooosh

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

Actually, i'm a Romanian, and this comment is actually quite offensive, but i'll take it as a joke. its like telling an Indian to go back to Africa, just because their the same skin tone, but its okay, i'll take a joke :(

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#128

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#130

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#131

Here's One From New Years Eve

Here's One From New Years Eve

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3 years ago

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#132

Woooosh

Woooosh

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#133

Woooosh

Woooosh

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Troux
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lost in translation: The Filipino word for pineapple is 'ananas'.

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#134

Woooosh

Woooosh

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Alex Ash
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually didn't notice that it wasn't a mango until I read that comment

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#136

Woooosh

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Alex Ash
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anonymous was founded in 2003. Reed Alexander, the actor in those pictures, was born in 1994. Check and mate.

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#137

Woooosh

Woooosh

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Woooosh

Woooosh

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Luisa Vasconcelos
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me looking to a gif for a minute before realizing that it's going over and over again.