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If you spend time on the internet, which everyone does these days, you’d know that a big part of communication here is made up of memes. “Weird flex but Ok” is no exception.

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the first known use of “weird flex but ok” occurred in December 2017, when a college student named Finn Feighery replied to a post by the human rights activist Malala Yousafzai with a sarcastic response to a tweet listing the highlights of the year previous.

The phrase got picked up on social media, and today it has well secured its place in the internet’s lingo. So this time, we’re taking a look at “Weird flex but Ok” put into practice as seen in the cases of people bragging about questionable and unusual things. There’s even a corner of Reddit titled “Weird flex but Ok” dedicated to sharing such instances, so pull your seat closer!

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Weird Flex, But Ok!

Weird Flex, But Ok!

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

Best to not waste your breath trying to explain it people like her. Its like trying to teach a pig to whistle. Wastes your time and annoys the pig.

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#2

Weird But True Flex

Weird But True Flex

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#3

Feels Pretty Warm To Me

Feels Pretty Warm To Me

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We all have come across someone who can’t seem to stop trying to impress others. Braggers seem to always try to make themselves look good by putting a positive spin on everything they believe can show them favorably. There are many reasons why people do this, from making themselves feel better to doing things to impress others, or simply enjoying talking about oneself.

But in reality, the habit of bragging or boasting can be rather problematic. Not only do braggers paint an inaccurate or even distorted picture of their lives, they monopolize conversations. No wonder, for their audience, this is often super annoying as their self-worth seems to be all over the place.

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Psycho

Psycho

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

Seems like he doesn't have a good relationship with food, which is worrying :(

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#6

Odd Boast But Alas

Odd Boast But Alas

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New York-based novelist Henya Drescher claims that braggers wear masks. “People who brag a lot sacrifice their true identity — or at least a part of it — on the altar of appearances,” she explains in a piece on Medium. “They boast their qualities, achievements, and successes to attain the admiration and respect of those around them. And if necessary, they also resort to exaggerations and lies.”

#7

Cool, I Was Only Trying To Be Nice

Cool, I Was Only Trying To Be Nice

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SheamusFanFrom1987
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grandpa is about to drop the Flagpole Press on some unsuspecting jabroni XP

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#9

Ron Weedy

Ron Weedy

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

I missed the part in Harry Potter where they gave themselves Alien blood...

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You may ask why, despite its negative connotations, so many people still brag like there was no yesterday. Well, interestingly, bragging may work because the audience does not have enough information (yet) to evaluate the braggart objectively, Joachim I. Krueger, a Professor of Psychology at Brown University suggests.

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“Braggarts may try to anticipate—and manage—the audience’s reaction to their exuberant self-presentation, and here desire encroaches on reality,” the professor argues.

Moreover, it’s suggested that braggarts have empathy gaps they are unaware of. Krueger explains: “They project the positive feelings stirred up within themselves by their own bragging onto others without realizing that these others do not care as much about them as they themselves do.” This way, their pay is a reputational cost since they don’t have perspective talking.

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#14

Pretty Impressive. Weird Flex But Ok

Pretty Impressive. Weird Flex But Ok

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#15

I Know That This Is Edgy As Hell But I Thought That This Was A Good Place To Put This

I Know That This Is Edgy As Hell But I Thought That This Was A Good Place To Put This

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

Sometimes when you hit absolute rock bottom, all you have left is a bit of dark humor.

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

So… would anyone yell at me if I follow up on that comment with it takes more then 25 ibuprofen to kill yourself and you will get the worst stomach ache of your life if you take 25 ibuprofen? Yeah, don’t do it

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

I could be wrong, but I think if you try to OD on just about any over the counter or pharmacy drug it's gonna hurt like hell. I thought I was just gonna fall asleep and pass away peacefully. That was not the case.

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

Hahhahahahah I love her sick humour (also suicidal at times so we laugh together lady)

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is just really disturbing and flat out sad. BoredPanda censors c**p yet posts really dark and heartbreaking stuff like this...

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

To be able to understand and help people who feel that life isn't worth living, you have to look at it as sad, but relatable. Empathy is really important. I find it sadder that you would want to censor these important release valves for mentally ill people, than have your day inconvenienced.

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

I hope she and her dark humor were around for a very long time after that.

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find this more disturbing and triggering that BoredPanda's idiotic censorship of curse words and censorship of basic human anatomy. I really question what in the world is happening to this site anymore.

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

As a former booby-hatch resident and failed suicide, this is hilarious. Turns out that 50 anti-anxiety pills won't do it either. But they will f**k you up and send you on a rampage you won't remember.

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

It's called diffusing the situation. Coming back to school in that situation is tense enough.

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

Neither will 30+ a few over the counter sleeping pills with a few peptos to keep them down.

HarperTheCentaur (they/them)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it's a me thing bc I've lived with depression since I was eight but this literally does not strike me as sad at all. I was just like "Haha, funny girl" and was fully prepared to move on with no further concern

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

Okay honestly this one bugs the f**k out of me because all I see online is one hundred forms of depression. I thought Bored Panda was a safe place that I could come to, to read things and relax. If there's going to be content like this on here, I don't want to be a part of it

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

Hahahaha!! As someone who tried to get pills to end it, I thought this was hilarious 😂

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

A study conducted by Duke University found that exercise can be just as effective in treating depression as taking antidepressant drugs.

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

Shes right. It just hurts goin in and coming out. People think you just fall asleep but its not that simple.

Calane E. Vanya
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and I do not recomment more of those either. it was just excrutiating pain and horror. believe me, it's not like a sleep.

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

Sounds like something Robin Williams would have said. I hope she has gotten help and is on the mend. ❤️

Daniel Yamada
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2 years ago

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Use of antidepressants increases the risk of suicide. That is actually stated in the list of drug facts published by pharmaceutical companies.

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

Well, antidepressants saved my miserable life so you ought to give some thought to exercising some discretion. Even if this were true of all antidepressants, they do far more good.

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Meanwhile, flexing has an even more annoying connotation. This internet slang refers to showing off or exaggerating accomplishments and conveys arrogance or insecurity. Having sprung up in the 2010s through hip-hop songs like Rich Homie Quan’s 2015 smash “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” the term broke out in 2018 with the meme “weird flex but OK” for something odd to brag about.

#17

Hope Everyone Is Doing Well And Staying Safe!

Hope Everyone Is Doing Well And Staying Safe!

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#19

Die Like Men!

Die Like Men!

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

Oh the spacing on the second line is so weird. I genuinely thought it was a long word in German for a fraction of a second.

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#23

“Look How Rectangular My Cow Is”

“Look How Rectangular My Cow Is”

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

Pfft. Just wait for menopause, you’ll get that large rectangular body, no problemo.

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#24

Weird Flex But Ok

Weird Flex But Ok

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

I really don't see the fuss about airpods. They look like something I would lose within an hour.

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#25

Flexing On Birds

Flexing On Birds

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

Amateur hour - Hotblack Desiato spent a year dead for tax purposes (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference for people who aren't familiar with that book)

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#26

Bill Gates 1994: This Cd-Rom Can Hold More Information Than All The Paper That's Here Below Me

Bill Gates 1994: This Cd-Rom Can Hold More Information Than All The Paper That's Here Below Me

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

For it's time, it was a neat visual flex. Some people just didn't understand all that memory, bytes stuff.

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#27

Only True Rednecks Put Stickers On Their Cars Flexing Their Redneckness

Only True Rednecks Put Stickers On Their Cars Flexing Their Redneckness

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#28

Paris Marathon Was Cancelled So This Dude Ran Back And Forth On His 7 Meter Balcony For A Marathon Length

Paris Marathon Was Cancelled So This Dude Ran Back And Forth On His 7 Meter Balcony For A Marathon Length

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

This was in the beginning of the lockdowns. Hey, if you've trained for a marathon, got nothing but free time on your hands, might as well make it worth it.

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#29

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

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

Congrats. You've finally passed Pre-K. Actually, I think that's a Pre-K enrollment requirement now.

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#30

I’ve Had This Apple Stopwatch Running For Almost 3 Years

I’ve Had This Apple Stopwatch Running For Almost 3 Years

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

2.8 years. Has the device never been turned off or restarted or been updated or anything in that time?

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#34

Weird Flex, But It Works

Weird Flex, But It Works

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

Milk helping your bones be stronger is a myth. Calcium is found in many other food, such as beans, meat, fish, nuts, fortified cereals, as well as cheese and yogurt.

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#36

Bill Nye F*cked My Mom In College

Bill Nye F*cked My Mom In College

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#37

Grocery Store Hottie Flex

Grocery Store Hottie Flex

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#38

Money Is Money I Guess

Money Is Money I Guess

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#41

Weird Flex But Ok

Weird Flex But Ok

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

Her logic is 1 uterus, expecting quadruplets, 4 x 9 months gestation = 36 months = 3 years : simple really /s

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#43

Power. Unlimited Power

Power. Unlimited Power

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

You know they are getting a call about someone’s new toilet not working. You just know it

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#44

Future Flex, But Ok

Future Flex, But Ok

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

"loser do their best..winners goes home and f*ck the prom queen" (read with scottish accent)

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#45

Uh, Okay

Uh, Okay

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

Let me guess, if they can’t take handle you at your worst, they sure as hell don’t deserve you at your best? 🙄

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#48

Ok Buddy

Ok Buddy

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

Oh God, that brings back unpleasant memories, our eldest daughter absolutely refused to go to the toilet at Primary school. You did not want to be in her way when she arrived home of an afternoon & headed for our toilet

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#49

Weird Flex But Ok

Weird Flex But Ok

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#50

I Am The King Unless Someone Beats Me

I Am The King Unless Someone Beats Me

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#52

What A Great Comparison

What A Great Comparison

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#54

Star Wars Nerd Flex

Star Wars Nerd Flex

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

??? He was camping in cinema or something? Waiting for premiere? I don't understand.

#56

Salsa Out Of Salsa

Salsa Out Of Salsa

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#57

😳😳😳😳

😳😳😳😳

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

It was a response to the internet factoid that a big mac just dries out without going moldy. Subsequent testing on other sandwiches (fast food and not) showed that they all do that under the right conditions.

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#59

We Get It You Ain’t Short

We Get It You Ain’t Short

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#62

Weird Nip Flex

Weird Nip Flex

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#63

Better Than The Toilet Water At Home

Better Than The Toilet Water At Home

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

Then someone tells him there's no such thing..... That was the urinal...

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#64

Weird Drunk Flex But Ok

Weird Drunk Flex But Ok

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#65

Weird Flex, But Ok, Jesus

Weird Flex, But Ok, Jesus

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#66

Ummm Ok?

Ummm Ok?

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

On the back it says 'I could have bought the eggs but I bought this shirt instead.'

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#68

Wot

Wot

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Potterhead 0-0
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lmao what’s the point of covering the username in the original comment if you’re not going to in the reply?

#69

What Can I Possibly Say To This

What Can I Possibly Say To This

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#72

Well Okay Then

Well Okay Then

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#73

"I've Watched The Office As Much As Anyone Else" Flex

"I've Watched The Office As Much As Anyone Else" Flex

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#75

I Will Aspire To Afford A Giraffe, This Man Is So Inspirational

I Will Aspire To Afford A Giraffe, This Man Is So Inspirational

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#76

I Lost $5 At Rite Aid Once, I Understand Your Pain

I Lost $5 At Rite Aid Once, I Understand Your Pain

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#79

Weird Flex But Okay

Weird Flex But Okay

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#82

Rather Weird Flex Bruthur

Rather Weird Flex Bruthur

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

Colin Kapernick is my favourite black activists. I am black, and look up to him for inspiration.

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#83

I Literally Only Said “I’d Like A 10 Piece Nuggets With Extra Ranch... “

I Literally Only Said “I’d Like A 10 Piece Nuggets With Extra Ranch... “

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#85

Is This What U Are Supposed To Post Here?

Is This What U Are Supposed To Post Here?

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#86

I’ve Got Garages In My Garage

I’ve Got Garages In My Garage

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#87

Cross Post From R/Mac

Cross Post From R/Mac

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#89

My Mom Is Telling Me That I Bent A Needle Without Crying When I Was 6 Months Old . And Here I Am Cutting My Finger Cuz Of A Paper

My Mom Is Telling Me That I Bent A Needle Without Crying When I Was 6 Months Old . And Here I Am Cutting My Finger Cuz Of A Paper

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#91

Weird Flex But Ok

Weird Flex But Ok

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#92

Ok

Ok

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

I see nothing wrong with this one. They're just really happy about owning 18 snakes. Good on ya StarWarsLover984!

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#93

Fat Kid Destroyer Right Here

Fat Kid Destroyer Right Here

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