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We might love our pets to bits and do anything and everything to protect them, sure. But you can’t deny that they sometimes go completely out of control, behaving like total goblins. And that makes for some hilarious and bizarre moments.
The ‘Animals Going Goblin Mode’ Instagram account does exactly what it says on the tin. It shares photos of animals acting unusual, mischievous, devious, and even downright weird. Today, we’re showcasing some of the funniest ones, so scroll down for a good laugh!
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Jeevesssssss 1 year ago
With that expression, I think that one's also been fed after midnight too...
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Mike F 1 year ago
I think they need to order up some holy water, quickly.
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Sue Denham 1 year ago
Thought this was supposed to be about animals. Take your demon photo somewhere else, yeah?
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glowworm2 1 year ago
I don't know what's funnier to me, the dog smiling or the one levitating.
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
Or the two in the back waiting for the aftermath.
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martymcmatrix 1 year ago
It's been a while since I saw some pics of smiling / levitating Rottis here...🙋🏽
The ‘Animals Going Goblin Mode’ account has a whopping 531k followers on Instagram. That’s a huge number, considering that the page was created not too long ago, in September 2022. It just goes to show how much internet and social media users enjoy animal content.
Add a unique twist and you can potentially draw in a huge crowd. That is, if the content is relatable and humorous enough.
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MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
Guys: did yall touch those two thingys coming out of the wall too??
Alexandra Hall 1 year ago (edited)
f**k's sake, Kevin. I told you to put the balloons away, you bampot.
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Cecilia Herrera 1 year ago
Those devices feel wonderful. I get that same look when I use mine.
‘Goblin mode’ photos and videos are often (though not always) low quality, unfocused, and blurry. All of this gives the content a raw sort of vibe. The pics might not be overly artistic, but they’re oozing with character and emotions.
This focus on the energy rather than the technical aspects of the photos means a low entry barrier for ‘goblin-content’ posters who see their pets or local wildlife acting strangely. You just need to be quick enough to snap the pic!
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Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Username checks out. You will shortly be helping the police with their enquiries
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martymcmatrix 1 year ago
If you want to defeat the Styrofoam, you have to become the Styrofoam...🥋
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Paul Brown 1 year ago
Did you know that humans are the only species that can delay or put off sleeping?
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Kurt Roeyer 1 year ago
No, Mom. I didn't. I don't know why the water is yellow.
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ZuriLovesYou 1 year ago
Literally what on Earth is giving you that impression?
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Though the ‘Animals Going Goblin Mode’ Instagram project is very popular, it isn’t the only one posting funny and weird animal content.
For example, there is a similarly titled ‘Animals Going Goblin Mode’ (@mischiefanimals) account on X (formerly Twitter). The latter was created in April 2022, and at the time of writing, it has 1.3 million followers.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
All right Frank wins, he CAN get the scuba guy's whole head in his mouth...
Simeon Nevel 1 year ago
Everyone thinks that seals are the puppies of the sea... Far from it. Some of them are fierce apex predators. It's not hard to find video of leopard seals predating on penguins.
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S Rodgers 1 year ago
It's interesting how similar they look to penguins when they stand like this.
Kelly H. Wilder 1 year ago
My weird animal similarity is t-rex and kangaroo.
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Yesn't (they/them) ️ 1 year ago
You wanna go bro??? HUH? YOU WANNA GO????? GIMME YOUR FISH!!!!
martymcmatrix 1 year ago
I'm gonna call the otters for reinforcement and then we'll otterly cute you up! 🦦 🥊 🦦
‘Goblin mode,’ which can refer to both people and animals, could be found online even way back in 2009. Though, back then, folks were still unsure of what exactly the phrase meant.
The term started spreading like wildfire in October 2021 and went massively viral in February 2022. It’s very likely that you’ve heard it being thrown about here and there.
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martymcmatrix 1 year ago
Despite severe impairments in his everyday life, Randy refused to get the gallstone removed...🪨 🙅🏽 🐈⬛
Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago
Finally, we now see what the artist was seeing in that awful medieval depiction on a cat.
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Kallen Kneeland 1 year ago
aaahhh . . . NOW I understand those weird medeival paintings of dogs, cats, tigers, etc. - they were looking at them from THIS perspective!
Jeevesssssss 1 year ago (edited)
That's my very Scottish neighbour, peering over the fence when his neighbours haven't pulled their rubbish bins off the pavement after collection in a timely enough fashion.
Jeevesssssss 1 year ago
I sent it to him. And his wife. And my mother. They all agreed. (He has a cracking sense of humour and is a great guy, but openly admits to a snippiness regarding the bins)
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Bryn 1 year ago
This is unusual. Most of the time, they sit more like bulldogs (you know, legs out to one side) if they "sit" at all
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I am really damn tired of carrying this massive kid around - someone get it out already!
What the phrase meant a few years ago and what it means now is subtly different. ‘Know Your Meme’ explains that ‘goblin mode’ is a slang term denoting a person or animal that acts wild, feral, hyperactive, bizarre, or menacing.
However, the BBC points out that ‘goblin mode’ can also describe someone who is unapologetically self-indulgent. They’re lazy, slovenly, or greedy. Like a goblin!
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Slap Shot 1 year ago
OMG, Now I will hear that horrible song for the rest of the day!
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Krys street 1 year ago
Baloo and Shere Khan at Noah’s Ark in GA. They had a lion brother Leo. All 3 were rescued from a dealer and remained as brothers. Leo and Shere Khan have passed.
Kelly H. Wilder 1 year ago
Thanks for the backstory. The tiger looks so sad to me.
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Baloo and Shere Khan at Noah’s Ark in Locust Grove, GA. They had a lion brother Leo. All three were rescued from a d**g dealer and lived together as a family for many years. Leo and Shere Khan have passed
BLONDTROBL 1 year ago
🎶People let me tell ya bout my best friend, he's a warm hearted, cuddly toy, my up my down, my pride and joy... 🎶
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Chez2202 1 year ago
I know now exactly why this man’s wife married him even though he goes to bed fully clothed and wearing a hat. He has a raccoon and a capybara. He’s every woman’s dream husband.
The meme became so widespread and beloved that it was actually declared the Oxford Word of the Year in 2022. It was the first time that the Oxford word of the year was chosen by the public.
The phrase won against two other terms (‘Metaverse’ and ‘#IStandWith’) after getting a jaw-dropping 318,956 votes, or 93% of the total. It was an overwhelming gobbo victory.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago (edited)
They will be in three, two, one...
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EarthGrowl 1 year ago
Poor thing, looks so defeated. It's given up and accepted the inevitable humiliation..
Krystal Quigley 1 year ago
You get that to work once. Only once. And not once per cat. The others would learn from their roommate and would disappear as soon as the mittens came out.
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The phrase is directly linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing global lockdowns. After all the restrictions began to ease, some people faced a new reality that they despised.
Having spent so much time cooped up at home, they found that they simply didn’t want to go back to their old lives and how things used to be. Instead, they wanted to embrace their inner goblin. That means being lazy, greedy, and realistic without guilt instead of keeping up a pristine and perfectionistic image.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
"So this cow walks into a bar...shhshh...Mabel is walking this way, I'll tell you later..."
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TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
i think i've seen this dude in my school bathrooms..... better report this to security again!
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
"For the last time, dinnertime is 6pm, human, not 6:05, not 6:10, 6pm on the dot..."
Phantom Phoenix 1 year ago
You have about 5 seconds to retract your last statement or there'll be real consequences
Myrna Traylor 1 year ago
"I'll nae tell you again, Maggie, I expect a wee dram in the water bowl."
“We were hoping the public would enjoy being brought into the process, but this level of engagement with the campaign caught us totally by surprise,” the president of Oxford Languages, Casper Grathwohl, commented on the overwhelming response during the popular vote. A lot of people loved the idea of ‘goblin mode.’
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“The strength of the response highlights how important our vocabulary is to understanding who we are and processing what's happening to the world around us. Given the year we've just experienced, 'goblin mode' resonates with all of us who are feeling a little overwhelmed at this point. It's a relief to acknowledge that we're not always the idealized, curated selves that we're encouraged to present on our Instagram and TikTok feeds,” Grathwohl said.
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glowworm2 1 year ago
Robert wanted to show off just how many chicken nuggets he could shove inside his mouth at one time.
martymcmatrix 1 year ago
There must be a hamster somewhere deep inside...🐹
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Maggie Fulton 1 year ago
What chicken nuggets? I don’t have any chicken nuggets. Must be the cat.
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Bored something 1 year ago
"Derek! You know you're not allowed on that sign!" "But mum, I'm only going to be a moment, I just wanted to do the pose for instagull."
When’s the last time you saw an animal going full-out goblin, dear Pandas? How derpy and mischievous are your pets and local wildlife? Do you embrace your own inner goblin, or do you shy away from it?
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the topic. So, if you have the strength to climb out of ‘goblin mode’ for a moment, crawl down to the comment section to leave your thoughts.
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Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Ready for winter I guess, just like me. Even though summer has only just started...
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cerinamroth 1 year ago
Oh, I love kid goats. I used to sleep in the goat pen with them when they were ill and take care of them and laugh at their silly antics. They truly are the silliest, most beautiful beasts!
somnomania (she/her, queer) 1 year ago
one of my dogs does this to my other dog, it's so nasty when dog #2 comes to see me and her ear is just sopping wet lmao
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Bryn 1 year ago
No it's going to keep them in business. Apple seeds are bad (deadly even) for dogs
Load More Replies... Steven Meyer 1 year ago
Look,look, LoOK! I look just like that turkey you guys ate for Thanksgiving!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Now I know what to do to keep the soft can-opener of torture away from us!6
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
Hehe, there's a chap comes to the pub always wears a hat but is a low level arsëhole. One evening he left, then came back, and someone remarked "the twat in the hat came back"
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Mark (it/urgh) 1 year ago
Looks like Elon Musk to me for some reason. Not sure why, maybe it's the sense of grandeur and those squinty little eyes.
BossyHossy1 1 year ago
Guess who's been eating those plates of cookies and milk every Christmas Eve!!
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robin aldrich 1 year ago
Having not seen that show I was thinking more Resident Evil vibes
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whaaaaaaaaaa 1 year ago
I mean... Where do you think the extra skin from their cheeks goes? It's still kinda cute tbh
Liz Siemens 1 year ago
Reminds me of that dinosaur on Jurassic Park that looks all cute but then those flaps come out the side of its head and he spits acid in your face haha
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
My dad! He doesn't even need them that much anymore but he just looks SO weird without them.
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Carmen McLevin 1 year ago
No it’s not. You can do this with glasses held backwards on your cats face and it’s hilarious.
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Fabrice Neyret 1 year ago
this one is fake: the cat face shouldn't be distorted since a soap bubble is not a full glass sphere, there is no refraction. For instance, si background here: Soap-bubbl...l.net_.jpg 
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
In case anyone else who doesn't know anything about horses tries to diagnose this horse as dying - that's just how they get up when they've been laying down. It probably just woke up from a nap. Sometimes they just sit like that for a moment before popping up their back legs. Fun fact - horses use their front legs to get up, while cows use the back ones first.
Sally Signup 1 year ago
When a horse sits like this it likely has colic. That's serious, possibly fatal.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
LOL, no. Absolutely not. You are SO wrong. Source - I've owned horses for 30 years. That's just how they get up when they've been laying down. It's preparing to stand up. Probably just woke up from a nap.
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Ty Stratton-Quirk 1 year ago
When I said I wanted an all-animals recreation of 'Spaceballs', I didn't think I would actually get it!
Dak Janiels 1 year ago
"Things got a little loose in turn 3, but I held it together and I'm just happy to have finished the race!"
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
My brother tells me I've sent him this picture three times already. But damn it never gets old
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james stevenson 1 year ago
"Hello Corgi" (I know it's not actually a corgi but I couldn't think of anything else)
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Rebecca Jones 1 year ago
AND it forgot to replace the toilet paper roll !
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
To infinity and beyond...by infinity, I mean the dog park, let's go already!
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
Either a panoramic malfunction, or someone was playing with pipe cleaners
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David Martin 1 year ago
Bet you anything, this is yet another big industry fat cat accepting a financial bail out
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
"Yes, yes, mistakes may have possibly happened around me, I deny everything, though"
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Mike Beck 1 year ago
Ha a cat once that decided she loved something similar to this. Walmart (or similar) shopping bag pulled down over her, gently roll them over so she's on her back in the bottom of the bag, hang from doorknob. She'd sleep 15min to 3hrs, wake up, slice open the side of the bag, drop to the floor, give a massive yawn and stretch and bolt off after a ghost or something.
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R Todd Johnson 1 year ago
Why be nasty about everything that's not entertaining to you?
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