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I don't know about you, but whenever I encounter an ad on Wish that offers me an ingrown toenail remover, I get this contradictory feeling. On one hand, I want to share this atrocity with the rest of the world so I'm not the only person scarred by it but on the other, posting it on my personal social media accounts isn't exactly ideal either—I want them to give the impression that I'm at least somewhat normal. So you can imagine how excited I was to find out there was a place where we all can spread our disgust for cursed blurbs.

It's a Facebook group, called 'Ads with threatening auras.' You may have already seen it on Bored Panda since my colleague Innes covered it a few months ago, but after our publication, the group's popularity has exploded and it has surpassed the 100,000-member mark, which has brought even more content, so we just have to make an update on it. Below you will find its top posts since our previous article. Enjoy!

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When Bored Panda spoke with Áron Somos, the founder of the group, he told us that 'Ads with threatening auras' is actually the second popular group that he's created.

“I created this page based on previous experience and on the back of an idea,” he said. “Roughly ten years ago, when Facebook introduced the group feature, I created one for a particular car model, solely to experiment with this function. A year-and-a-half in, that group started to explode and is currently at 112K members.”

This means that it's still ahead of 'Ads with threatening auras.' But for how long?

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Al Cook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If more signs were this blunt, idiots might pay more attention to them!

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“Although I'm yet to see a penny from the group, it never failed to give me a good giggle,” Áron explained. “It can sometimes be time-consuming to moderate, but getting that daily laugh I'd say is a well-worth payoff.”

When trying to define what makes the group so interesting, Áron noted highlighted that there are plenty of adverts with creepy photos or poor word choice that highlight the importance of an editor or an approval process. 

“We are surrounded by so many advertisements that just don't feel right. They're either odd, cringe, or weirdly funny,” he said.

“Either way, a somewhat professional team or a big dog at a firm signed it off. That fact highlights that we're only human, and being higher up in the food chain doesn't mean that we're evidently better at PR. I believe the group filled a gap in our lives and created a platform for everyone to go to when they encounter such an ad.” 

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So long as there are weird adverts, there will always be plenty to share in the group. With over 106K members (up by 33K from our last publication), the community, according to its founder is very diverse.

“It's not revolved around a certain age or ethnicity. Most people are there to have a good time and never fail to engage in a conversation with others on a particularly funny or controversial post. I truly enjoy building a like-minded, yet diverse community that can sometimes disagree but express it in an appropriate way.”

So if you enjoy these pictures, feel free to join the group! There are plenty more to scroll through. So much so that it can be hard to pick a favorite.

“I like the terrible ones like the funeral ad in the subway saying ‘come a little closer’. Or the one passive-aggressively commanding you to download the app because they paid for the ad,” Áron commented on his.

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Al Cook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And... this is a simplified version why some "artists" manage to sell s**t (sometimes literally) to idiots with too much money.

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Shazz Winchester
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this not for when you have something on the seat, that is heavy and triggers the car's beeping sequence, so you use this to turn it off?

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Virgil Blue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Violent temporal dimensional instability Beam. Danger of acute atomization.

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adiiantryx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well what do you know, maybe it's a grape-flavoured ketchup dispenser which cleans your hands

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Julia Atkinson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Yep, had another cancellation this morning...dumpster's almost full and it's only Wednesday"

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GaeFrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One time I was learning Italian on Duolingo and the sentence was "you will be with me until I die"

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Donkey boi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a men, and I pee sitting down. It's cleaner & more comfortable. Teach your boy that a men should pee sitting down.

Sosena Hailu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be a MEN?! What are you going to do, mutate them? And the "Pee like a girl" is just a WTF moment

Orange is aging
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“dOnT lEt YoUr BoY pEe LiKe A gIrL”. Like ok, sexist 🙄

Christopher Duffy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently, there is an alt-right sub-culture of men who refuse to wipe their own arses for fear it will make them too feminine.

Patricia
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry to say, I encountered printed material which demanded that parents not let their little boys behave in any "girlie" way, e.g. use the urinal, don't sit to pee, don't sit on women's laps, don't wear flip-flops, don't stand with hands on hips, etc. etc. "There is a manly way to do most anything." The authors/distributors of this information seemed to think that's where gay men come from, little boys allowed to be "girlie."

Eiram
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Strange , many civilized men I know prefer to sit so they don't get pee splashed on their clothing (impossible not to)

Vicky Zar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is wrong on so many levels! I am SO SO glad we do not teach our boys to think they are „less than“ if they behave in any way like a stereotypical girl. In this case it is quite the contrary. We teach them to pee sitting so as to not spray half the bathroom with pee, if they miss.

K W
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

😂😂. If you mention you're teaching your toddler boy to sit down to pee random men on Twitter will have an absolute melt down about how you're a horrible mom, emasculating your child. I dunno I just never got the reason why it's preferable that I get to clean up piss repeatedly. Kid sits down to pee. Ive had to wipe up after him maybe 3 times ever. Meanwhile I have mom friends who complain about pee on the floor/toilet all the time and their kids are toddlers up to teenagers.

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ZAPanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk2mM_HO9iQ

ThEboRedEsTpANdA
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'Don't let your boy pee like a girl' That's 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 impossible (i used a copy/paste generator to do the italics btw --> https://lingojam.com/ItalicTextGenerator)

Marc Lauzon
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They forgot the little bulleyes all around the toilet and on the wall.

Lynne Hammar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of a classic Better Call Saul episode ... an inventor creates a child's toilet that says the kid's name ... "Oh, Tyler, you're so big! Fill me up, Tyler!"

Angela Hall
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a real life one of these in the gents in a pub on Glastonbury high street in uk

Micah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One men? Just one men!? Pass. I want my fictional son to be many man.

Billy Beecham
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A men? Those things woulda scared the piss right outta me before I could've unbuttoned as a kid.

Adrian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should see the one used to train girls to sit on the toilet.

Marco Conti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am kind of hoping this is tongue in cheek, but these days it's hard to tell.

ZonkeY_the_DonkeY
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do understand the concept but they could've made it differant... and worded it differant

Al Cook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Despite the grammatical errors, these are actually a good idea. Much better than having your boys pee all over the toilet seat when you're trying to teach then to go standing up.

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Julia Atkinson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing would induce me to call them pants. And why do so many men in these old ads look like potential serial killers?

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

it will keep me awake all day and night know u murdered sugar cane toads for purses.

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KMill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn’t real - it’s from Prank-O. They sell gift boxes with ridiculous fake-products on the box.

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