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Oscar Wilde once famously said that "life imitates art far more than art imitates life". We often assume that works of creative art are based off events in the real world, but what if it's really the other way around? These examples could be the only proof we need.
Anti-mimesis, as it's known in the philosophical community, is the theory that people learn about self-expression from art and fiction. Our actions and thoughts are directly inspired by the art we see, rather than art being a reflection of our organic imagination. This could either be an Inception-level revelation, or just a series of funny coincidences.
Whichever side of the coin you choose to look at, just try to deny the shocking similarities between life and art below, and feel free to add your own to our list.
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Éva 8 years ago
Not so original, I've read it several times with this picture
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Denise Stark 8 years ago
My cats would do the same thing I'm sure, they really do seem to think they are lions!
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
My cat already thinks that he owes the Universe. :)
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Dmitriy Belkin 8 years ago
oooooh, on the background I see the shop in Russia)) I have already seen one of them))) They sell wine - red and white (and not only...)
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The Cappy 8 years ago
At the divorce proceedings: "And while I was being attacked by the octopus, my husband just kept taking photos!!!"
Emma Öhrström 8 years ago
If that happened to me and my husband didn't take any photos I would consider divorce 😜
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Heidi Smith 8 years ago
do you know how freaked out i would be?! "i imagine death so much it feels more like a memory..."
Just a Purpler 8 years ago
Ick really really cool picture but the longer I look the more shivery I get... I just wanna peel it off x_x
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DancingToMyself 8 years ago
Amanda, where have you been the whole day?! :)
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Eirini McAdoo 8 years ago
AWESOME! This smile is just simply the best!!! One of our dogs has a bit of a smile like that. Beautiful dog!!!! Love it!!!
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Eric Styles 8 years ago
Mr. Neversmile & the Angry Orange clown. Reminds me a bit of the British 'Spitting Image' puppets fr ?80's
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
What makes Robby Whitfields post irrelevant? Dish it out but can't take it!!?
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Michel M. Prins 8 years ago
No, fly away! Her skin is magical and it will transform you into a tattoo, just like the other five!
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Jorge Martínez Arias 8 years ago
Hahah even the hole in the plastic looks like a bird.. great!
Arty 8 years ago
yes there is...on the roof of the cabin. Where else would you see the shadow?
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Brian Weaver 8 years ago
You could have just told them its a meme without sounding like an a*s.
Daria B 8 years ago
Well, looks like the meme is popular enough for needing no source refference. People (you included) recognised it already.
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Rose Woulf 8 years ago
I wonder if the painting was of that same cat... the cats look identical and the stairs are the same...
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Joe Gutierrez 8 years ago
I didn't go 10 years to medical school to be called "Mr" Thank you...🤙
The Cappy 8 years ago
It's just someone grinding his political axe. They're Republicans.
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Oona O'Neill 8 years ago
I would be scared. Dragonflies bite; I've been bitten by one before...
Susan Forbes 8 years ago
A Vietnamese coworker of mine said it was a belief that if one bit your navel you would able to swim. She tried it, didn't work.
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
I don't think they do it tail to tail. Must be a confused dragonfly. The first time maybe?
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Lolheart1 8 years ago
ITS OUR PROBLEM FREE PHILOSOPHY.... HAKUNA MATATA :)
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Amy Gee 8 years ago
I actually yawned because you said you yawned from looking at this picture
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John L Kelly 8 years ago
All I have to do is just look at that picture and...........Yaaaawwwwwnnnnnn.
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Mona Iqbal 8 years ago
It breaks my heart too. Animals are not for cages or tanks. When will humans realize that ?
Joe Gutierrez 8 years ago
while passing some cigarettes in the pen one fine day...Doing time because Curiosity killed the cat
Claudia Machado 8 years ago
People are sad because they are in cages. They are at a vet clinic. And cats tend to do find a way to hunt something, even if it is a paw they have never seen before. Don't put your emotions on animals.
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Diane DesAutels 8 years ago
The problem is, Patrick's face is on one of his arms. The photo fish is dinner, caught in the star's mouth!
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Evgeniya Khon 8 years ago
Ok, someone's gonna right it anyway, so what the hell...."draw me like one of your french girls" hahaha (>_<)
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IAmTheRealTimbo 8 years ago
Laughed harder at this comment than the actual photo
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Claudia Machado 8 years ago
Why the surprise? A hundred meters before they should have noticed that something was wrong.
David Naus 8 years ago
They are actually still busy placing the rail panel with help of the yellow mini gantry
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Hana Cheaib 8 years ago
Not that sort! This one is so ridiculous 😅 but in France some people wear hats
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Marioara Popescu 8 years ago
I wish I were a British aristocrat just so I get to wear those hats and outfits.
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
So that's how they do it now. Forget about petrie dishes & invitro.
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Kenny Earthling 5 years ago
Isn't this art imitating art, or is Voldemort real? ...wait is magic real?
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Susan Bertke 8 years ago
I've found people are more willing to pay for a portrait of their pet, than one of their spouse, parents, or children.
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Josta Loos 8 years ago
The statue is in a Roman church. Made by Bernini....it was kind of controversial....she is supposed to have a divine epiphany....but is also kinda looks like she's having something else 😅
Heather Keedy Bateman 8 years ago
Divine epiphany... Maybe THAT's what they called it back in the day?!
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Marioara Popescu 8 years ago
It is heartbreaking that little kids like that are bullied into carrying weapons and drugs for the big kids. This is for their protection.
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Marie-Michèle Lacroix 8 years ago
And that's how big the little teacup pigs grow up to be... still cute, though, but huge!
Shauday Smith 8 years ago
yeup! people hear teacup pig and they think of chihuahua sized pigs... reality, just baby pigs who grow up to be regular pigs. I have always that it was kind of strange when people choose to keep pigs as in-house pets. Strange, but you do you folks.
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Sofia Bellavista 8 years ago
That "uncooked food" is scientifically proven to be smarter than your 3 year old child, Mariorara. Now this is food for thoughts.
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Ronja Rövardotter 8 years ago
Reincarnation? :-) "Oh look honey, I was a tired knight in past!" - "Well honey, some things does not change." :-)
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Eirini McAdoo 8 years ago
Great picture! I hope that beautiful dog didn't have to wait too long...!
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Katie Bear 8 years ago
I suppose this would be art imitating art imitating life - because it's a tattoo of a photo of a real dog. That said, it's a really good tattoo, a really cute photo, and an awesome real dog .
Diane DesAutels 8 years ago
Well tattoo clearly MADE COPYING THAT PHOTO, but you seem to have missed the point of this list, worse than all the art of pets in their typical pose & location.
Diane DesAutels 8 years ago
Oops, I typed "well done", but the positive word got lost. Sorry.
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Natalie Donnelly 8 years ago
Its a joke ffs u wouldn't say that if a white man was being used as an example beside the kangaroo ..stop making racism out of nothing more than ajoke
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Arty 8 years ago
they are last because they are downvoted, not the other way around
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