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26 People Are Sharing Obscure Facts From Their Lives That Make Others Go “The What?”
Odds are, you’ve been on the internet for so long that barely anything shocks or fazes you anymore. After a while, we simply get desensitized to most stories and it takes something truly powerful to make our jaws drop. Right? Luckily for us, the internet’s chock full of hilarious, downright bizarre, and utterly weird material to keep us entertained all year long. And Twitter is a wonderful source of things that will make you ask out loud: “What?!”
Twitter user Hikikomorphism started up a viral thread asking people to share the obscure facts and anecdotes from their lives that make people react like in the legendary “The What?” meme (aka the “Rug Doctor Woman Ad” meme). You can bet your bottom dollar that people delivered! Scroll down to find their peculiar tales, upvote the ones that caught you off guard, and if you’ve got any similar ones to share, the comment section is eagerly waiting for you, Pandas.
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
They do totally look like the little old men that hang out at farm sales and greasy spoons in the morning
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When Bored Panda reached out to the author of the thread, they mentioned that they didn't expect it to get such a large audience for their post. "I would prefer not to be perceived," they added.
Hikikomorphism’s thread got more than 23.4k likes and was retweeted over 35k times. What’s more, the popularity of the post spread to other platforms as well, including Imgur, where it got over 93k views and 2.5k upvotes in the span of a single day. Most of these stories made me do a double-take, but I’m curious to know if you thought they were as bizarre as I did, dear Pandas.
Meanwhile, let’s take a gander at the origins of the “The What?” meme that Twitter user Hikikomorphism referred to. The meme’s a favorite of mine and a couple of my closest colleagues, and it’s a wonderful reaction pic when we’re faced with something our minds have a tough time processing.
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tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I bet he feeds them and they come because they've learned that "woooolie" means food.
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Cactus McCoy 3 years ago
They say dogs help with depression. I just imagined it to be more subtle.
Somewhat surprisingly, the photo from the “The What?” meme comes from an old Rug Doctor advertisement that could be seen in various retail stores. According to Know Your Meme, the earliest examples of this ad to be found online date all the way back to November 24, 2014.
The woman in the ad eventually became a meme because of her blank stare and smile. The meme is currently most often used to express confusion and disbelief. The very first time that the meme was used was on June 26, 2017, when redditor Kittty_velor posted the photo on the r/funny subreddit. The post featured a close-up of the woman’s face, though it didn’t have the iconic words “The What?” on them.
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Serial pacifist 3 years ago
Well, of course you continue the hike. You tried the shortcut, and they said no.
The meme spread and took on various formats that utilized the woman’s ‘creepy’ gaze for the purpose of hilarity. It crystallized into the meme we know today after the words “The What?” were added to it during the Storm Area 51 event in 2019. That’s when the meme started spreading on Twitter and beyond. Now, it’s the perfect reaction pic to weird anecdotes on Twitter that make us wonder whether we’re in a bizarre comedy or if this really is real-life.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago (edited)
I think I need to be more careful with what I call a bad day after reading this.
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CatWoman312 3 years ago
First of all wow! Second off all that had to be the easiest 12 pounds you ever lost
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
We got trapped in my high school by corn drifts. The farm nearby picked the ears and then just shredded the rest of the corn plant and left it in the field instead of chopping it for silage and when the wind kicked up it blew huge mounds of corn plant around the school and blocked our doors and bent the fence on the tennis court over
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Carol Emory 3 years ago
When I was 9, there was a case of chicken pox that ripped through my school. My mother was sure I would get it but I didn't. A month later, I got a red blotch on my chest. Shortly after, I broke out in spots all over my body which the school assumed was chicken pox and sent me home. My mother took me to a doctor and I did not have chicken pox but a condition known as pityriasis rosea. Doctors still don't now what causes it, but it is not contagious. So my mother sent me to school. Nothing like being treated like a leper on the playground to give you self esteem issues in your adult years.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I had pityriasis lichenoides a few years ago. Itched like buggery, and yes, I got the leper looks
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Sam Yobado 3 years ago
I stayed once at a friend’s uncle’s cottage. A buddy and I were given a pellet gun and a machete and told to go enjoy the forest. We hiked for hours in the middle of nowhere loosely following a river so we could get back. In the middle of this field there was a small shack. There were no roads to it, no one around for miles, so we went to investigate. When we got close, we realized it was full of boxes., floor to ceiling full of boxes. The door was unlocked so we went in. We pulled the top off one of the boxes, only to find they where absolutely filled with the little fabric labels you put on clothes. All for a company I had never heard of. We checked a few other boxes; all were the same, there were tens of thousands of these labels. Then we just closed the boxes back up and left. I’m not sure what we expected to find, but that wasn’t it.
JessG 3 years ago
Whoah! What?! So weird! Did you ever look up the label/company?
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kath morgan 3 years ago
My brother had such large wisdom teeth that the dental surgeon who extracted them kept them as trophies and shows people at the hospital :”I took these out of a HUMAN!”
Carol Emory 3 years ago
My wisdom teeth had beefy roots too. My Anthropology Prof was astounded at the size of them, but then he pointed to the base of the root and said, "what happened here?" I said "The root was still hooked into my jaw so the dentist had to get out of his seat to get enough leverage to snap it off." My professor just winced and walked away holding his hand to his jaw.
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Carol Emory 3 years ago
When I was 9, there was a case of chicken pox that ripped through my school. My mother was sure I would get it but I didn't. A month later, I got a red blotch on my chest. Shortly after, I broke out in spots all over my body which the school assumed was chicken pox and sent me home. My mother took me to a doctor and I did not have chicken pox but a condition known as pityriasis rosea. Doctors still don't now what causes it, but it is not contagious. So my mother sent me to school. Nothing like being treated like a leper on the playground to give you self esteem issues in your adult years.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I had pityriasis lichenoides a few years ago. Itched like buggery, and yes, I got the leper looks
Load More Replies... Sam Yobado 3 years ago
I stayed once at a friend’s uncle’s cottage. A buddy and I were given a pellet gun and a machete and told to go enjoy the forest. We hiked for hours in the middle of nowhere loosely following a river so we could get back. In the middle of this field there was a small shack. There were no roads to it, no one around for miles, so we went to investigate. When we got close, we realized it was full of boxes., floor to ceiling full of boxes. The door was unlocked so we went in. We pulled the top off one of the boxes, only to find they where absolutely filled with the little fabric labels you put on clothes. All for a company I had never heard of. We checked a few other boxes; all were the same, there were tens of thousands of these labels. Then we just closed the boxes back up and left. I’m not sure what we expected to find, but that wasn’t it.
JessG 3 years ago
Whoah! What?! So weird! Did you ever look up the label/company?
Load More Replies... kath morgan 3 years ago
My brother had such large wisdom teeth that the dental surgeon who extracted them kept them as trophies and shows people at the hospital :”I took these out of a HUMAN!”
Carol Emory 3 years ago
My wisdom teeth had beefy roots too. My Anthropology Prof was astounded at the size of them, but then he pointed to the base of the root and said, "what happened here?" I said "The root was still hooked into my jaw so the dentist had to get out of his seat to get enough leverage to snap it off." My professor just winced and walked away holding his hand to his jaw.
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