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We need not mention that WikiHow is one of those blessed online databases that help to keep our lives on track with how-to instructions. It’s somewhat obvious. But let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the very niche instructables it aims to cover beg for very niche illustrations. As a result, WikiHow has become as known for its weird as hell illustrations as for its content.

No wonder its often ridiculous portrayals have gained a cult following online and paved the way for one of the most entertaining subreddits out there. Welcome to r/DisneyVacation, a Reddit community that has nothing to do with Disneyland or vacations.

“It's for weird, terrible, terrifying or bad illustrations from WikiHow,” says the description, but that’s just half of the fun. Another half is the fact that they’re “captioned for your amusement,” and let me tell you, amusement is an understatement.

Psst! More priceless combos of funny captions and WikiHow pics can be found in our previous posts here and here.

The ‘Disney Vacation’ subreddit was born out of a huge fanbase for weirdly captivating WikiHow illustrations that are “weird, terrible, and terrifying” all at once. What makes them even more entertaining are the ingenious and comical captions that give them an entirely new meaning.

We reached out to the main moderator of the community named Xalaxis, who shared some insights on the content on ‘Disney Vacation’ and the community behind it. “So we started off 2021 with about 590k subscribers. We passed the 600k milestone in April and are now at around 610k. Whilst growth has definitely slowed, it's crazy thinking that only three years ago we were just celebrating 50k.” Xalaxis said that they're definitely not worried about having too few members with such an amount of growth.

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

I've been watching too much Supernatural. Is walking in casually while covered in blood not normal for some people? 😂

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Daniel Marsh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BWAHAHA!!! Don't TELL them that!! Next you're going to tell them why teenaged boys carry their books in front of them when they're near a girl they like!

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E. Morgan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I laughed so hard at this one that I woke up my manager who became angry finding out I hadn't been doing my job but, "… sitting on my ass reading Panda Express."

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Right now, the mod team is debating whether the 'political posts' rule needs to be expanded. But other than that, “the rules and content have remained the same since our last talk,” Xalaxis said, referring to an earlier interview with Bored Panda. “It seems we've struck on a good set of guidelines,” the moderator added.

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According to Xalaxis, “at the risk of sounding like some sort of 'WikiHow historian,' I think we've definitely seen a shift in the sort of content that they've been putting out recently.” They added: “We've been seeing a lot less of the traced/clearly weird illustrations like our first-ever post, and a lot more of illustrations which are well-drawn but strange even in context, such as number 3 in your list, although we've still been seeing the occasionally just badly drawn one like number 16 on your list.”

The moderator believes that such a combination of strange topics and weird illustrations will keep WikiHow a topic for memes for some time to come. “We get a wide range of submissions, generally focused on highlighting the oddities in an image, but occasionally also referencing current events to create a narrative. The vast majority of posts that get removed from the subreddit are purely because they forget to include the link to the source article.”

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

Remembering all the lame excuses I used to give: "I am hurrying to work...My wife is rushing to a gynecologist...I am running away from the Taliban...It's the dinosaur that's chasing me I am trying to outrun..."

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Moreover, in order to get one's submitted post past the mod team, people have to answer the most popular question seen on /r/disneyvacation, "What on earth is this an illustration for?!?" “The rest are removed because they either break our rules on political posts or are grossly unfunny (we do allow WikiHow's more NSFW illustrations, but some people think that 'disgusting = funny.' We at least make sure people put in some effort into the title,” the mod concluded.

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

i think the neckbeards and nice guys really believe this.. also an awful lot of men think women react like this when they send a d*ckpic..

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

Living in Australia, I can confirm: I have to edit all my photos to flip them the right way up.

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Mihai Mara
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like the one where the husband says "Honey, did I ever tell you how good you cook?" Wife "No" Husband "Then why do you keep cooking??"

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Riddhi⭐
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeahhh..and maybe just stick a piece of tape on their face so that they can relax and not talk😂

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

An alternative: "It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. On days like this, kids like you... SHOULD BE BURNING IN HELL!

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

When the reports are due and you've been scrolling BP instead of finishing them

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beastmachine.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just watch this : https://youtu.be/nFrPQ86kxo4 or search for The who asked radar on YT

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Eva the Egg
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“AND CLASS THIS IS A *PANT PANT* 45º ANGLE OKAY???!! GET THAT!??!? OK LETS MOVE ON!!!”

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

After the climate apocalypse there will be no ice zone anymore. It's just water or desert zones.

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Vicky Z
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm interested in the initial article though!! Revenge on enemies? Interesting

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

Shhh.... don't tell. There's too many who will happily carry a 4 foot level with them.

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Ryan Deschanel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Keep contemplating suicide if you want to, but don't rain on my parade."

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

To be fair, a lot of restorations all over the world failed miserably. Restoration is a craft that takes years of study and shouldn't be left to someone who is pretty decent at painting according to the Bob Ross method.

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

To be fair, there's a strong possibility that she enjoys cat videos

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Daniel Marsh
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I enjoyed this more BEFORE I found the PAN. It's kinda like discovering The Green Knight and realizing Monty Python wasn't just being completely silly.

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

"Oh, man I'm being oppressed and discriminated here. Can't even walk into a bar anymore because I refused to let them inject the mind control chip. And now they say I'll lose my job at the hospital if I refuse to have the vaccinations. What happened to my constitutional right and my freedom? " /S

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

Imaginary girlfriend:" You're exaggerating again Bob. It was once, back in 1998, on the 6th of june at 13:44 in aisle 15 of the Walmart on 4th street. It was a bit chilly that day and I wore that blue dress with the matching shoes."

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

Works particularly well if you were wearing fancy dress at the time

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