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‘Please Hesitate To Reach Out’: 50 Pics That Are Beyond Bizarre And Ridiculously Confusing
Like car crashes or burning buildings, there are certain images that simply draw our eyes towards them. And as the spooky season approaches, it’s the perfect time to dive into images that creep us out even when we can’t exactly put our finger on why.
The “Please Hesitate” Instagram page gathers images that are unnerving, weird, and perhaps a little bit cursed. So get comfortable, draw the blinds, light some candles, and get to scrolling. Be sure to upvote your favorite posts and comment your thoughts below.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
"Dang it, guess I'll just have to walk myself...again!"
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
Reminds me of the goodest boy who rode the Seattle buses by himself to go to the dog park everyday! RIP my local celebrity ❤️
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago (edited)
I used to see dogs do this all the time at the veterinary clinic I worked at. Especially when it was time for them to go home.
A common theme throughout these images is some element that manages to catch your eye without it being entirely clear why. Just a single element out of place, like an eyeball floating around a bowl of soup, can put us on edge, before we even know what’s happening. Partially, this is just our brain reacting to danger (or what we think is danger) even if our conscious self doesn’t know what’s going on.
For example, things that are vaguely human, but off by just a bit are often said to reside in the uncanny valley. Most people have a negative reaction to the robots and CGI almost-humans people have made, even if they can’t quite understand why.
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Xandra 2 years ago
Two good boys! I didn't see the other one at first either.
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TheNewJenBrady 2 years ago
I've seen this adorable photo so many times and just now I noticed there are 2 dogs in the jeep! 2x the adorableness😍
Sharkie 2 years ago
Wow. I missed the black lab, too! So 2 real and 2 photo good doggos on this photo!
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
We all float down here, Georgie.
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James Doe 2 years ago
I always ridiculed camouflage attire as well (at least in my head). Now that i have kids around and my cloths are always dirty I came to realize that camouflage also hides dirt. Hence the explanation is quite simple: the fellow is doing a job/exercise/... that would make your pants look sloppy / dirty, but its dangerous to be overlooked while doing it. Still funny meme though! :)
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Still not nearly enough room for them though 😔
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v 2 years ago
How many people are going to believe that this is an extremely shallow pool, even if it means the lower left dolphin is only half a dolphin.
Alex Boyd 2 years ago
If you're going to have dolphins in what is clearly an indoor/underground aquarium, this seems like a good idea for enrichment--they can come up and see the weather, passersby, local wildlife, etc. Gives them a little more variety in what there is to look at.
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
It's basically adding a window to a prison cell. They belong in the ocean.
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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
What if they can’t be set free? What if these dolphins can’t survive on their own
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Leaf 2 years ago
Of course dolphins belong in the oceans. And I'm not saying this is the case because I don't know, but some of these dolphins could be bred in captivity and wouldn't survive in the wild. Or they could potentially be rescued after being injured and are there for rehabilitation.
Amy Burke 2 years ago
Well then we need to stop breeding them!! It's wrong .. as for 'injured' that's nature and an excuse to hold another captive
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Some people weave fantastical theories about why we have such a visceral reaction to something that appears to be almost human. Many budding sci-fi novelists can no doubt put together an interesting story about this element of our evolution. But the “boring” real answer is that most likely it’s simply an evolutionary reaction to corpses.
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Amity Blight (Se/Sem/Sers) 2 years ago
I know right? That beach is making the real star of the show so blurry!
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Andy Frobig 2 years ago
He hasn't got time for this foolishness, he's on the tail of the Red Baron
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Mark 2 years ago
The fighters have returned to the carrier. They must refuel before their next sortie
Karen Grace 2 years ago
There is a short video than has a man talk to her so it's likely he found it amusing to put them up there. I think she is an African spurred tortoise.
J O 2 years ago
Bahahahahahaha, I was trying to think of something witty involving a Wolfie but you beat me to it!! 🤣😂🕷️🐢
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While for modern humans, a corpse is perhaps uncomfortable, most of us will only encounter it in the context of a funeral. So it’s important to think from the perspective of our ancestors, who would probably only encounter a corpse if there was some imminent danger, a poisonous plant, or a predator.
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Francois 2 years ago
But I saw my parents being killed in front of my own eyes
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Matthews 2 years ago
It’s in the fridge. Just give me a sec to worm it up.
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
Most of these pics are just adorable.. not weird or cursed... Right?
Seeing such a thing often causes a number of physiological reactions, from an increased heart rate, adrenaline, hairs standing on end, and, of course, goosebumps. It can be a bit humbling to realize that very often, your body actually realizes or detects danger much faster than you do. This is perhaps why we are sometimes recommended to trust our instincts since they might be working with better information than our minds.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
One of my meteorites just stood on my bladder to prove how much she lov-- tolerates me.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
"What red light? What are you talking about with Red Light? I can't see any red light!"
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Of course! It looks like it's raining so they're probably worried about hydroplaning
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ColdSteelRonin 2 years ago
True story, in Florida in the 90's an elderly man was pulled over for driving too slow and obstructing traffic. Turns out he was slowly going blind and was teaching his dog to alert him to traffic conditions and obstacles
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Javelina Poppers 2 years ago
Rousseau was an influencer in the Age of Enlightenment after all.
Interestingly, the hair standing on end isn’t necessarily related to fear, and many people actually misreport having this particular reaction. It’s possible that we have seen it happen in cats often enough that we just attribute it to ourselves. Alternatively, we do get goosebumps when afraid and the sensation on our skin might make it feel like our hair is also participating.
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Escapist Panda 2 years ago
That is the scrungliest kitten I have ever laid blessed eyes upon. ♡
Tempest 2 years ago
I remember seeing the original post/tweet the owner of this cat posted. I can’t remember the exact words but something along the lines of “So this is what we took home” or so and I remember I was laughing for days about it cause just look at that face!! 😂
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
"Behold! The furry angel of death, devourer of toes and slicer of ankles! Bring me coffee and I will spare you!"
Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
I will hug him and squeeze him and call him Imported Potato Goodness
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Idk, that one seems a bit furry. It also has eyes...
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Sarah M. 2 years ago
Some of y'all never had Crazy Hair Day during Spirit Week at school and it shows.
Alex Davis 2 years ago
This is a global platform, so obviously not all of us have! I've heard of crazy hair day in the UK to raise money for Red Nose Day or comic relief, but never heard of spirit week. Don't forgot not everyone on here (or Reddit where this post is likely from) are from America!
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Alex Boyd 2 years ago
My thought exactly. Either she's an upperclassman in high school or, more likely, she works there. Elementary-age kids would get a real kick out of one of the school grownups joining in like that
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LizzieBoredom 2 years ago
"Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?"
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Jojo Armani 2 years ago
Doggo is not impressed apparently. No worries, buddy! I’ll happily get rid of it 😋
While not explicitly scary, these cursed images do in some way trigger the body's fight or flight system, mostly through the unexpected. In some cases, it’s not so much the visual at play, but the contents. Our brain begins concocting a story for why these disparate elements are all in the same image.
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Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
Furniture has never been so easy to clean...the incoming tide does it for you!
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Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Is he Hungry Hungry? If so, get him a Pizza Pizza!
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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
BP has shown this little guy 50 times and I've smiled at every one.
T'Mar of Vulcan 2 years ago
Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa aside from mosquitoes.
Kim 2 years ago
Hippos kill more people in africa than any other animal. (Humans kill the most people and mosquitos are the top of the insects)
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SCP 4666 2 years ago
your face when someone (coworker) starts talking to you before first coffee
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Tom Hardeveld 2 years ago
Yeah, let's see if you still think I'm so "fuzzy wuzzy" after I claw your "Facey Wasey"
This is the same strategy used by many horror films and thrillers (and in rare cases, comedies, like the “Hangover” series), where just enough is left up to the imagination, that the “blank spaces” get filled in by our minds. Since we all know what scares us best, our brain does all the heavy lifting for the director.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
I have one like this too! My disabled dog Stilgar's first trip to the beach XD stilly_bea...f9c2ff.jpg 
PJ Langley 2 years ago
This picture always makes me laugh! The "girls" trying to act cute and go in the water, while the smart one waits safely behind. LOL
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WindySwede 2 years ago
What are we gonna do to today trashpanda? - same thing we do every night, try to take over the world!
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
Shush, we most definitely are not trying to take over the world....
Load More Replies... Steph 2 years ago
I love 🦝 raccoons! Where I live now, they are considered an invasive species and since August 1st, it’s legal to poison or shoot them. 😢
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Show the raccoons Studio Ghibli's 'Pom Poko' and encourage them to fight back.
Load More Replies... ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
And failed successfully in his first delivery!
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Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
I would be in the mirror saying "Good boy" all day.
Load More Replies... Cyber Returns 2 years ago (edited)
"Slow the f*ck down... PLEEEEEEEASE! They are highway numbers not speed limits and I know we are on the m25 but I really didn't like the A454"
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago (edited)
Okay this one took my breath away for a second .. (edit: I know why.. I've never seen pupils on a dog like that. Either I'm very oblivious or this isnt right).
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Why do blue-eyed dogs always look like they've stared long into the abyss and the abyss has gazed also into them?
This is also why the degree of fear one might feel while watching a horror flick may diminish when the monster is revealed. Once we can contextualize it and understand where it begins and ends, it becomes more “solid” and less scary. If just enough is left up to the audience, a good amount of uncertainty can help maintain some fear.
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Me 2 years ago
He stole owl of the money from the bank… I’ll show myself out
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mick mouse 2 years ago (edited)
Policeman: "What is your name?". Owl: "Whoo. Policeman: "You!" Owl: "Whoo. Policeman: "Don't play games with me!". Owl: "Whoo. Policeman: "Right, that's it, you're nicked mate".
Alex Boyd 2 years ago
I was going to do this joke, thanks for saving me the trouble of typing it out.
Load More Replies... Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
He may look innocent, but he's in cahoots with a violent criminal gang
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
"But...but...I work nights! I'm supposed to be out at night! Why did you kick my door down at this time of the morning? You could have knocked!""
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PeeledPotato 2 years ago
https://ifunny.co/picture/everything-i-want-to-do-is-illegal-by-joel-satatin-FCkjG0oiA
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
I mean *some* stuff is legal in 6 states + Guantanamo if you're a civilian....
Jorge Gonzalez 2 years ago
Cropped image. The original one is about the USDA regulations severely limiting what the farmer can produce and sell from his farm
Load More Replies... ColdSteelRonin 2 years ago
If you're not obvious about it and pay the taxes on any capitol gains you make you can likely get away with it. At least that's been my experience
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Mycroft1967 2 years ago
Reminds of old Zen Question. Master comes up to student and says "Say this is a stick, I will beat you with it. Say it is not a stick, I will beat you with it. Quickly what is it." Best solution I ever heard. "That is not a flower."
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As images, these cursed pics manage to do the same on a micro level. We see a bizarre collection of elements with no further context. Our poor brains must do their best to make sense of this mess, so we start concocting stories, grasping at whatever straws the images have. Unfortunately, we will probably not get more context for anything here, which is disappointing, but perhaps helps maintain the magic.
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Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Just did a double take at this one. Took me a minute. I ain’t even been drinking. Perhaps I should start
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Sheila Stamey 2 years ago
My old neighbor would look like that when he was sneaking a beer at our house after his wife put him on a diet.
So perhaps treat it like a haunted house, there isn’t any plot or greater meaning beyond what you bring to it. Just allow yourself to experience whatever emotions your brain manages to scrape together and enjoy. And, perhaps in preparation for the spooky season, if you want more cursed images, look no further, Bored Panda has got you covered. Check out our articles on cursed aesthetics and other random cursed images.
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k1ddkanuck 2 years ago
"Yes... yes, everything is falling into place now. Today the toddler, tomorrow the world".
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Mycroft1967 2 years ago
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
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Awkward Momma Panda 2 years ago
First pic- ‘I have made a mistake’ Second pic- ‘Welp’ Third pic- ‘Are you going to help me Cheryl, or just take pictures all damn day?’
Cheryl Robinson-Atwood 2 years ago
This Cheryl is taking pictures all day. You're on your own, Tubby.
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An Ace on the Case 2 years ago
It's the guy from the maths problems! Didn't realise it was a cat...
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
Touch one of my watermelons and you'll be spitting seeds the rest of your life.
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
"I send you to the store to get me more catnip and you buy these!? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SNORT THIS S**T!?"
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PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Not mean. Just dramatic. Everyone seems to interchange the characteristics of opossums and raccoons, making opossums troublesome and raccoons mild :-(
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
*Ding dong* "The train arriving at platform 7, is a boat" *Ding dong*
Hydro Keychain 2 years ago
All fun and games until the flesh eating bacteria crawls up inside you.
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Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)
"Mr Dhark, are you attempting to trick the witness into selling his soul to the devil in my courtroom?" "Maaaaaaaaaybe." - The Greatest Show On Earth, Robert Rankin
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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
The Church of Satan thinking about your welfare and letting you leave with a bit of extra Satan. How thoughtful.
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Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
Just an average day in the life of a cat - eat, sleep, flash the neighbors
Heather Resatz 2 years ago
As a dog owner, can someone tell me why cats climb screens?? Is it to see farther??
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Melody Shanahan-Kluth 2 years ago
obviously her husband has EVENTUALLY stopped the car for a pee break - I seriously know this feeling
Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
The day Mitzi found her human's carefully-concealed stash in the woods
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Dynamite Samurai Koala 2 years ago
[C-c-c-c-c-cookies] br br br br BR [We-we ain't no rookies] br br br br br BR [C-c-c-c-c-cookies] br br br br br BR [We-we ain't no rookies]
Charlie Spring Fan (He/Him) 2 years ago
I think those are Samoyeds, they look like polar bears but they're doggos.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
The following day got worse when he woke up to being kissed on the back of the neck
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Cheryl Robinson-Atwood 2 years ago
The High Priestess of Catolocism. Every religion has the requisite silly hat.
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Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Nah, it's Griffin, H.G. Wells' 'Invisible Man', hoping the pump resets soon so he can gas up and get back in the cab, because he's freezin' his butt off out here.
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Max Robitzsch 2 years ago
Diesel can apparently freeze at relatively modest cold temperatures.
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Diesel freezes at around -20 Celsius, -5 Fahrenheit.
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Nancy Marine 2 years ago
The day you learn your local gas station is not only haunted, but the ghosts are super helpful.
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Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
Kevin was dismayed to find that he had missed the funeral by 4500 years
XenoMurph 2 years ago
Passage tombs can be 5500 years old, how can you just drive up to that one??
Verena 2 years ago
In some countries there are so many of them, that roads are just close by
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Stephen Andrews 2 years ago
The what and the how are easy enough but don’t think I’ll ever understand the why.
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baby frog 2 years ago
someone get me Patrick with the fishnet tights and high heel boots please 🙏
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Now... Do I have a banana for you! It's big, curved and yellow... I think I need to see a doctor to be honest
Annette Easton 2 years ago
Why are those legs so impossibly skinny, and why are there no shoes on them??
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
Would you care to explain how you deduce the brain functionality of a person from their hair style?
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Phoenix 2 years ago
Someone should re-explain the purpose of the hard hat. Unless his priority is protecting his glorious hair. In that case, carry on.
Ramona Gehl 2 years ago
WoW...the man bun from hell! I think he needs some dipping do to tame it 🤔
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Verena 2 years ago
If it is a garage belonging to flats, where you have to rent your spots, it is okay if both spots belong to him.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Alcoholism is the religion where they believe a pint of whisky can cure anything such as verticality
Kim 2 years ago
People who drink too much become stupid and then start to support communism.
Load More Replies... David A Paterson 2 years ago
Is that from Ambrose Bierce "The devil's dictionary"? I must read that some time.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)
Unlikely, since Bierce disappeared in 1914, before communism came to international prominence due to the Bolsheveik revolution in Russia in 1917. Not impossible, because Das Kapital was released in the mid-19th century, but of course The Devil's Dictionary was a series of newspaper coloumns to begin with so is unlikely to contain material that would be obscure to the average American reader of the day. I do recommend reading it though, it's a classic of mordant cynicism. I often quote the entry in which "Vote (n)" is defined as "The tool and symbol of a free man's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country".
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Megan Pippenger 2 years ago
Sam the Eagle from the Muppets has a handsome younger brother he doesn’t like to talk about.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I see, the white balloons represent sperm so I think he has given up masturbation
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Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
I saw this happen at a tailgate for a Washington Redskins game around 2002. The guy slid his hot mini grill u see his car bumper and went to the game. Came back to see his car had partially melted.
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You Can Call Me Alcoholic 2 years ago
That’s an awfully big glass of wine for such a little tyke
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Ty Stratton-Quirk 2 years ago
How to say you're an alcoholic without saying you're an alcoholic...
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River wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
Hey, at least we know the going price if we wanna sell new ones we created.
Load More Replies... David A Paterson 2 years ago
I like the "Entrance next Doo" sign. That's sure to cause anxiety.
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Scotira 2 years ago
You may. (Not that you need anyones permission😇 you still have it 😊)
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Amanda Fondaumiere 2 years ago
Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document
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Megan Pippenger 2 years ago
Respect. He knows his aesthetic and he’s just goin for it. Gotta appreciate the complete lack of f##ks given. Plus, light up shoes shouldn’t just be for kids.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
I'm 41 and insanely jealous of those shoes. And that backpack. I want both.
Awkward Momma Panda 2 years ago
Is it Star Wars? I can’t quite make it out from my phone…seems like I see a storm trooper or two and the rebel alliance symbol, though.
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Mark 2 years ago
In Hungarian there is a saying when someone asks for the time and you don’t have a watch. We say “Ször óra bör perc” (sorry for lack of a long ö) and this translates to ‘hair o’clock and skin minutes’
I'M A SHOUTY MAN (they/she/he) 2 years ago
Here, we'll make a big deal of checking our wrists like a clock, and then say "Hair past a freckle"
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That reminds me, I have to charge my watch up. The battery is down to 3 hairs on a mole
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JB 2 years ago
Yes. I have yet to figure out if he’s an incredible actor or a cannibalistic socio/psychopath.
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Javelina Poppers 2 years ago
Hig streets a-runnin' and try to beat the masses And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Those are sunglasses for young children, probably second hand from Goodwill.
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bas moelard 2 years ago
That's what I thought at first. Great song by the way.
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Apatheist Account2 2 years ago (edited)
There's a nice one of these in an episode of Jonathan Creek, which advertises The Odd Couple, starring Steve Martin and Harrison Ford (one name on top of the other). The audience are bemused to see Steve Harrison and Martin Ford. Nice.
Alice Ding 2 years ago
You know that one image that's like "sasalele" that was supposed to say "sale sale"? Yeah this reminds me of that.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
*Pulls phone back* "Erm, which hand did you wipe with?" "My left, why?" "I noticed brown smudges on my phone... is the toilet paper thin in there?" "What toilet paper?"
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Megan Pippenger 2 years ago
When you’re lost in the desert but your boss still wants you to finish that report
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k1ddkanuck 2 years ago (edited)
Ahhh the 80s. Equal parts horror and comfort. No where did I put my milkshake...
Frances Pitchoune 2 years ago
And what about the children who disappear in the ball pit? It was a good time!
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WoodChuckCouldChuck 2 years ago
“Cursed BP Titles” It’s just a stack of unrelated images and I read like two things about corpses for some reason. Wtf is this site
silowew628@picvw.com 2 years ago
In a very real way, we ALL can really did anything in between the photos, can't we?
Load More Replies... WoodChuckCouldChuck 2 years ago
“Cursed BP Titles” It’s just a stack of unrelated images and I read like two things about corpses for some reason. Wtf is this site
silowew628@picvw.com 2 years ago
In a very real way, we ALL can really did anything in between the photos, can't we?
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