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In 2010, illustrator Alex Noriega was having some problems at work and so he started a blog as a way to figure out where he was going wrong. "I wanted to put on paper all that I had learned in life as simple as possible and try to see if what was happening around me made any sense," he says. Although it didn't help him to make sense of anything, it did however lead to this beautiful series of illustrations.

His blog is called Stuff No One Told Me (SNOTM for short), but while Alex may have learned life's lessons the hard way, he's making it easy for the rest of us by teaching us everything we need to know. His illustrations range from sobering reminders of things we often overlook in life to useful nuggets of zen-like wisdom to help us to become more conscientious humans. Take a look for yourself, and don't say no one told you.

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

I think it's mostly a sign of confidence. Everyone has ideas, most people consider their own ideas dumb and let it end there, creative people believe and let them flow

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

Fem flade flødeboller på et fladt flødebollefad <--- knock yourself out ????

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

Generalities are generally a bad idea. And BONERS? Nah, just sticky britches.

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Nini Rocca
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course we are, we are human. so stupid and so sexist of you guys to think that. Society shapes woman as weak, sweet object that can t take care of themselves and just have to look good and not be rude. But as you men, we are human, we fart, we stink we are rude, every morning we s**t, sometimes we don t get waxed and sometimes we are not beautiful and that is normal, we are human being for god sakes, stop treating us like we are some special species!

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

Very sexist of you to think that all man are the same just because their are man.

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Lonely Dragon
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really, it's much easier for men to get aroused (in general). It sucks, but most women need more than just a covered a*s on the subway to actually get aroused.

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

But being verbally horny does not mean one is the same physically. I say girls are just the same as boys. One can mean it and the other one might just wanna blabber nonsense.

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Robert Brown
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone below said it's sexist that men thought women aren't as horny as men...hahahaahahahahaaha! you could of just said it's sexist of men to 'think' or simply 'men are sexist' - would of saved a lot of time....jeez

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

Well, it is sexist and a common misbelief which treats women as largely unable to be horny and victimizes men as slaves to their own instincts. It's pretty horrible for both sides.

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

Sure... If this were true my bedroom would not be completely dead.

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arun madhu
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More than men. Just that we are Givers. And they : Receivers. And through this giving and receiving... Aah f**k it.

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Susan Ramsay
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No way! Men think about sex every 24 seconds; women maybe once or twice a day.

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Mansi Shah
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I don't think chicks are allowed to travel on the train.

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Yeah, but we only think with one head ... BIG difference.

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

This is a fantastic one, it took me a long time to realise that STUFF can be replaced, time and people can't.

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

Like the gordian knot. Something there just is no easy solution and you just have to force your way through it. :-D

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

I like how the little bubble is drawn like a sperm.. I see what you did there. Also, ew.

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

TOTALY how boring would the world be if everybody was exact duplicates of each other?

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

Only if you have a sh#t family will you really appreciate this one.

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

Actually, I sent my kid to school to learn to read, write, do arithmetic, etc.... I expected him to learn about life at home.

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

Trust your instincts but act (as) rationally (as possible)

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

I think everyone understands that... there will always be someone worst off than you, but that shouldn't mean you shouldn't be allowed to complain or feel bad ever without feeling guilty. No matter how well off someone might be, they will still have their own problems, get stressed, and need to vent. Feeling inadequate doesn't mean you're not grateful for what you do have

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

This is annoying ...we all have friends like that. And on the rare occasions YOU need a favor from THEM... they are "too busy"

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

It's funny how the people over-analyzing this are proving the point of the message.

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

This is a good one. I think most people go through that stage where they enjoy calling themselves freaks, thinking they're so much diffrent than everyone else. But really, you're not. You're just as normal as everyone else.

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

♩♪♬ "Belieeeeeeeve in yourself! You got to belieeeeeeeving yourself, baby. Belieeeeeeeve in yourself! Or you get nothing from anyone else" ♪♬

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

On the flip side of that, I have learnt one does need to take themselves seriously enough to actually be proud of achievements and keep track of them, even if no one else does.

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

I don't have a d**k, so I cannot relate to this situation :-P think I'll go and spread some anger, then

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

unless you are truly smart and some jealous f**k just think you trying to be smart, because you know.. theyre dumb and jealous little b***h lol

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

Like that time I tried using Photoshop on a Mac and I was like, "WHY ISN'T CONTROL+Z WORKING?!"

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

You've clearly never worked in customer service. Squeaky wheel ALWAYS gets the oil.

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