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Anyone who’s spent a decent chunk of their time on the internet knows how weird content can get. Memes aren’t just about cats doing silly things, people moaning about work, and parents posting relatable experiences about raising kids.
Memes can get beyond bizarre. So much so that even the most seasoned internet veterans can be left confused, not just amused. We’ve collected some of the most ‘cursed’ images, as shared on the @cursed.pic Instagram account, to give you a taste of what that’s like. Ready for some weirdness? Let’s go. But make sure you grab some holy water and Unsee Juice—you've been warned..!
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Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 1 year ago
Zoomed in to make sure it wasn't a chopped up kitty in there. Still not so sure.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
A guy goes to the pet store and buys a parrot -- a guaranteed talker. When they get home, he lets the bird out of its cage. The bird attacks him! The guy grabs the parrot by the feet, sticks it in the trashcan, and puts the lid on. The bird is cussing and having a fit. The guy says, "If you behave, I'll let you out." Parrot calms down, and man lets it out. The bird immediately attacks him again. The guy puts it in a cabinet and shuts the door. The bird's cussing and screaming. The guy says, "Behave, and I'll let you out." Bird calms down, guy opens the cabinet, and the bird attacks him. He grabs the bird for the third time, and shoves it into the freezer and slams the door. The bird cussed and screams, but then suddenly stops. The guy yanks the freezer door open, scared he's killed the bird. The bird hops out of the freezer, and says, "I'm very sorry, Sir." It hops into the man's shoulder, and gives him a kiss on his cheek. "I promise I'll be good from now on. I just have one question, Sir. What did the chicken do?"
Catnapper19⬛ 1 year ago
This could be what happens when someone who hates hairless cats is alone when they cook....
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Yeah, they sell a small Calcifer cooking set online. Should be able to find it with a Google search.
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glowworm2 1 year ago
Yes! I always thought it looked like Heat Miser afterwards.
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Jessica Shookhoff 1 year ago
"Howl! Calcier! I know how to help you now! Find me in the future!"
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Betta Fish 1 year ago
I was going to say its a canadian from south park but that works great too haha
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
The result of being told "Smile, my dear! You know, you're never fully dressed without one!" ?
Cursed images, as a genre, first popped up on the internet around 2015. Ever since then, they’ve become the focus point of lots of social media accounts that are exclusively dedicated to documenting and (re)sharing them.
Cursed content, often seen as the complete opposite of ‘blessed’ memes, generally depicts somewhat disturbing things. These pics are, more often than not, low-quality, which adds to the eerie atmosphere.
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Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago
Some construction that got blown up? A silo or something that had to go?
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ZannaMarwen 1 year ago (edited)
Rabbis have been arguing about this one for centuries, because in the Torah, it’s a plague of frog. Singular. No one knows if it’s a mistake, a really big frog, or just a really mischievous one!
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sadmrguna 1 year ago
I think it's probably because it flooded with muddy water. That would also (sort of) explain the frogs. At least that's what I'm telling myself.....
Load More Replies... Cyber Returns 1 year ago
Someone is now regretting eating at that new place that has opened up in town
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Flora Porter 1 year ago
Must be photoshopped or taken from an angle to make it look like that. Otherwise that defies the laws of physics.
Leslie Jabine 1 year ago
When the laws of physics keep being overturned, it's time to stop drinking....
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The @cursed.pic account has a long history of livening up Instagram users’ feeds with incredibly weird content. Let’s be honest here: these images are really odd. But it’s this fact that makes them stand out from the crowd so much.
Imagine seeing something like this in between people’s picture-perfect vacation and wedding snapshots. It’s something that grabs your attention and makes you wonder what the ever-loving heck is going on.
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Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
There's a swing set in the cemetary in Bonita Arizona. It was built so the little kids could play and not be scared when the family went to visit graves of family members.
Chewie Baron 1 year ago
In some cultures, it is traditional to honour the dead with a commemorative bouncy castle session.
Jack Burton 1 year ago
Well that's actually a place where kids will not bother the residents...
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Cyber Returns 1 year ago
Him: "Hi, I'm here to pick up the kids" Daycare worker: "Which one?" Him: "All of them"
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The Instagram account first saw the (digital) light of day way back in late 2016. Over the past 7+ years, the curator running @cursed.pic has attracted a following of 27.5k followers. It just goes to show that there’s a niche for practically everything and anything on social media. As it turns out, there are plenty of folks who enjoy getting their daily dose of cursed images.
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Joshua Seaman 1 year ago
This is 💯 photoshopped. Someone just brushed out the "Mc/'s". Some McDonald's just have 1 arch, like this one in Montrose, Colorado. Screen-Sho...6ebd97.png 
SourQueen 1 year ago
I was just going to say that! Definitely photoshopped.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Upvote for the "Coming to America" reference.
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Pferdchen 1 year ago
Back in the 80's, I ate at a "McCheaper's" in Switzerland, lol. My gf, a nurse, bought a Swiss watch - a Swatch Jellyfish. The doctors she worked with gave her a lot of grief for going to Switzerland and buying a cheap plastic see-through watch. Then Swatch became a "thing." If she hadn't worn it so much and it hadn't been stolen during a burglary, it would actually be worth a fair amount of money, like 25 times what she paid for it..
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Praea Kitten 1 year ago (edited)
It's not a secret any more... He has a conjoined twin he keeps hidden under his jacket
Saddest_Lion 1 year ago
I didn't even notice the extra arm at first; I just assumed it was cursed because it was Dr. Phil
However, let’s not be naive either. Sure, there are plenty of cursed meme fans out there in the world. They like unconventional, creepy, out-of-the-box content that’s more confusing than it is enlightening.
It’s this same lack of context that pushes other social media users away. They prefer their memes to be simple, clear, and with a couple of lines of funny and relatable text.
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Kira Okah 1 year ago
Story: Kid was playing with a homemade explosive, failed to throw it in time. This is someone's hand blown up.
WindySwede 1 year ago
BP gladly shows this, but cendors nipples on classical paintings?! 🐰
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Sandella 1 year ago
Judging by the junk on show, I don't think that's an Annie...
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Jay Son 1 year ago (edited)
If I'm not mistaken, it's a still from a Japanese pack video
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QJBean 1 year ago
Aw man I thought I was clever coming to the comments to write cereal killer..
So, while some peeps enjoy playing a guessing game about what exactly they see in cursed and contextless images, others feel exasperated. Or, to put it more simply, they do not ‘get’ the memes. And that’s perfectly okay. It’d be a very boring world indeed if absolutely everyone only ever liked the same types of memes.
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Ines Olabarria-Smith 1 year ago
You can meet him in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid. The guy is famous.
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Rosie Red 1 year ago
Make sure not to let your leg dangle off the side of the bed.
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TinkyWinky from Teletubbies - reversed faces....Teletubbie looks cute. The human is terrifying as Tinky.
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Chewie Baron 1 year ago
Yeah, reminds me of something Anthony Gormley would do.
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Jill Bussey 1 year ago
The fact that they are all identical, I guess this is a "work of art" rather than a group of people.
Cyber Returns 1 year ago
Judging by the look on the faces they are about to find out what hentai is first hand
Luckily, there’s enough content out there, in the far reaches of the internet, for all senses of humor. From absurd and unconventional memes to dad jokes and everything in between. Over the years, people find themselves accidentally stumbling across entirely new subgenres of humor that they had no clue even existed.
With people’s sense of humor changing and evolving with every new generation, you can expect a lot more weirdness in the future.
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Nikki Sevven 1 year ago
Mail: "We're trying to contact you regarding your car's..." Possum: "I don't even HAVE the f•cking car anymore! I sold it 2 years ago! Leave me alone!"
Lexekon 1 year ago
Is that a ferret? I was thinking terrified possum at first, but with no tail in view, hard to say.
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Mocha the Lion 1 year ago
ERMMMMMMMMM acthually those are exoskeletons images-29-...799e1.jpeg 
Stary_cat 1 year ago
I did this as a kid, in school we wore the shells like badges on our shirts!
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
This summer two major swarms of cicadas will emerge at once. Prepare for cicadas out the wazoo!
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JoMeBee 1 year ago
Yep, my sister's and I would pick em off trees and throw them at each other at my grandma's house. My grandma's was very boring...
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Cyber Returns 1 year ago
"When we hit 88 miles per hour, you are going to see some serious sh*t!"
Aside from the fun of guessing the story behind each picture, cursed content also draws people in with its sheer bizarreness. Whether we like to admit it or not, many of us are drawn in by spooky, creepy, weird, and unusual stuff. These sorts of images give us a dollop of novelty and make us feel slightly uncomfortable.
There’s a certain macabre fascination at play here. And if you’re skeptical, consider how many of your friends enjoy true crime shows and podcasts, or horror movies. It’s the same logic.
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Kira Okah 1 year ago
Please note, Laina here set up this photoshoot. She is not being harassed by creepy fans, this was her idea.
Kira Okah 1 year ago (edited)
Except that she loved it and cashed in on it for years. She set up this photoshoot and made a career out of it. I think she still posts occasional youtube vids, and did a 10 year anniversary in character vid.
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Savannah greenleaf 1 year ago
Surprisingly not that disturbing. A giant version of the roly poly bugs I played with in the yard as a child. I kind of want one for a pet, now.
Tamara Augustine 1 year ago
It is possible to have pet colonies of isopods.
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Pensive_Panda 1 year ago
Looks like the inside of the MTA station at 1st & Spring in Los Angeles
At the same time, you can’t post images and memes that are completely random. Sure, randomness is funny to a certain extent. However, memes are, by definition, meant to go viral. You can’t do that if you don’t make the image and the message relatable… at least on some level.
There needs to be something about the pic that stands out and resonates with the viewer. Even a short comment left by a curator can help the content creator connect with their audience.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
My thoughts too...betting severe sunburn.
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Crybabyartist 1 year ago
How is it wasted if it was thoroughly enjoyed and it provided a benefit to her skin too?
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Mark 1 year ago
The hamster is just whispering HELP ME into the void, whatever they’ve seen must be quite disturbing
Charlotte A. 1 year ago
Maybe it's enough that she keeps using him as a handkerchief?
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River Daski 1 year ago
i dont remember the exact process, but the japanese have mastered Long Eggs(tm), which is what they use to make those perfect looking eggs hardboiled eggs for ramen
Load More Replies... Jay Son 1 year ago (edited)
I remembe seeing a square egg in a comic once. Never thought I'd see an actual photo.
Georgie Montague 1 year ago
I have a square egg maker. You boil an egg, peel it, and whilst it's still warm put it in the square mold and refrigerate.
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PFD 1 year ago
Art project? I know long egg is a real product in catering and I can imagine the others are too...
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah but those are made by hand or machine, not by a chicken. Square eggs could be made just the same. Only without shell. You can do it at home, too. There are molds, where you can put a freshly boiled egg into and let it cool. Then, when you get it out again, it will have the desired shape. I have a heart, a car and a bunny mold at home.
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Monstarr the Divisive 1 year ago (edited)
It's a Bowl on a bottle case. I think with a generator this image should have more sparks and maybe flames...
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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago
I don't see the problem 🤔🤨🧐. Now it's obvious; he doesn't have a dry towel for when he's done soaking! 😂
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Betta Fish 1 year ago
Tell me that wouldn't make a perfect psychological indie rock album cover
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Chewie Baron 1 year ago
This goat is famous. It was rescued by a punk/rap group from an abattoir, and he toured with the group!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
This particular goat was a nanny goat (female) rescued by a farm/rescue/performing-space for bands. She was handed off to the farm from a milking factory, because it was cheaper for the factory than sending her out for slaughter. She lived on the farm and never toured with any groups, although the pictured group (Wormrot) later dedicated a song to her. So, while you are correct that this goat is famous, all your facts are a bit off XD The goat died in 2013 or 2014.
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Martine Remmelzwaal 1 year ago
The noses omg! Especially the one in black and white clothing to the right of the singer. I found none of the pictures in this thread cursed, but this picture is more cursed than anything I ve seen in a long while!
Kaylee Pereira 1 year ago
That Guy is a hero. He.is doing an epic rap battle to save people from the goat's mind control
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Praea Kitten 1 year ago
Looks like someone tried the cut pizza oddly to steal a slice and no one will notice hack and failed... A lot....
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Kira Okah 1 year ago
Synthol muscles are really obvous. Btw, their names are Anzhelika Protodiakonova and Kirill Tereshin. iirc, Kirill has lost the fake biceps because they were killing him.
PFD 1 year ago (edited)
I'd never even heard of synthol and was just mystified by the pic. So thanks - I'll look them up. **EDIT** Have now looked them up and am revoking my thanks with prejudice. Please Venmo me the cost of the therapy I now require.
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Ray Carrillo 1 year ago
Marker brow and Oil arms, supervillains that did not make it into DC movies.
QUINN SANE 1 year ago
In case anyone is wondering what is wrong with his arms, it’s called synthol injection and involves inflating the arms with oils. Basically it’s a way for lazy people to pretend they lift weights. It also looks comically bad and is quite pathetic.
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Rosie Red 1 year ago
It would freak me out too if my broom stood up by itself.
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Savanna Riley 1 year ago
It's when the world is at a certain position it can do that. did it once in 1st grade and still got the pictures.
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Robert T 1 year ago
Your crotch must be in a different place to mine. That's about nipple height on me - and I'm 6ft!
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Sue Denham 1 year ago
Christopher Robin? it's cold out there in the hundred acre wood. Can I come in?
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PFD 1 year ago
How to get round those "no shoes, no service" signs without surrendering to the fascist dictates of Big Footwear
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Either that, or he bought a used car from Fred Flintstone.
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George D 1 year ago
Had a friend that went barefoot everywhere. Always made him put on some spare socks I had just for him to come inside. One day he needed to shower at my place. The residue from his feet on the shower floor was disgusting. Never let him back in the house, regardless of socks.
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UnseeJuiceWitch (any pronouns) 1 year ago
my boyfriend would totally eat this (he eats ice for no reason)
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Mia Bouhan 1 year ago
I need you to give me all your personal information for this one tiny package that contains a scented candle
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Marnie 1 year ago
This isn't cursed or weird, it's just very sad. Isn't this a guy whose house is flooded? That's tragic.
Ken Beattie 1 year ago
The cursed part is that when you get bad flooding like that you're not just swimming in muddy water you're swimming in muddy water and sewage.
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BLONDTROBL 1 year ago
She enjoys wiping the bathroom floor with her hair. Gotta problem with that???
UnseeJuiceWitch (any pronouns) 1 year ago
new cryptid unlocked (video game sounds) or would that be creepypasta (actaully is there even a diffrence?)
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Will Cable 1 year ago
As mentioned before, government looking at people drowning in debt with high taxes, high food bills, increased energy costs and medical bills and wondering what else they can squeeze out of the masses.
The.Butterfly.Effect.530 1 year ago
Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc have had direct access to any and all communications, locations, voice recording etc of the vast majority of the American population for sometime now. They probably know when people are planning a mass shooting, on the way to commit it, storm the capital, and any and all other heinous acts that will cause far reaching negativity all while doing nothing. No warnings, nothing that could in really real way prevent atrocities from happening. (Not counting the nsa, cis, fbi, etc., etc.) Think of the CHILDREN who will be forced to carry their rapists baby to term in states that ban abortion and one of the aforementioned entities could have prevented or helped the child get the healthcare they need legally, but instead will be happy to help arrest, prosecute, try, sentence, and incarcerate not only the child but any other person who helps that child. America is f****d.
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Looks like I have enough room for another one next to Harry. I've still got plenty of bricks left in my bag
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Cyber Returns 1 year ago
Mine usually says "Wow! Well done fatty, you moved! Did you get up and go to the fridge?"
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Glenn Cuneo 1 year ago
This was an art installation from 2003: Untitled, 2003, was by Doris Salcedo, the Colombian-born artist who grew up during the Colombian conflict, the battle between the government, crime syndicates, far-right and far-left groups that began in 1964. Salcedo’s work often focuses on the human experience of war, or the futile borders that keep our world divided. “I am a third world artist,” she once said, adding that she looked at the world “from the perspective of the victim, the defeated people”.
Saint Thomas 1 year ago
It's an art installation. Keeps popping up on those lists. Don't have the time right now to google the exact name one more time :-)
Bored Birgit 1 year ago
I wonder who produced all these chairs and where they went after this installation...
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The happy frog 1 year ago
This reminds me of the time I was in the car and passed a MASSIVE group of people wearing banana costumes there was one a bit far off riding a bike
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Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
This looks like torture to me. I find the men in uniform very disturbing and doubts it is voluntary. Anybody got any hints this isn't torture?
Tyranamar 1 year ago
I'm thinking it looks more like a hazing situation. All these guys look pretty well fed and clear skinned for torture victims. And dressing up in devils' costumes is pretty campy for your average torture session. Plus they've all got the same haircuts. I'm going with some sort of stupid initiation ritual.
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Kira Okah 1 year ago
Art project, needles are plastic - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/porcupine-selfie/
Jason 1 year ago
Was going to say would have to belly flop on a giant one then head but it.
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Mark 1 year ago
I remember this. A sheikh in the UAE bought out an entire flight so he could transport his falcons
Lee 1 year ago
I wonder if their 'servants' (ie human trafficked slaves) are in the cargo hold.
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The happy frog 1 year ago
It appears so, not only did jack jack have a growth spurt but so did dash’s ears
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Kevin the Manager 1 year ago
"Okay, I want hyper-realistic sculptures of the Incredibles for my amusement park! Here's $100 and some blotter acid! GO!"
Praea Kitten 1 year ago
Probably Violet (the daughter) since her power is invisibility
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Has Prince Charles been breeding again?… sorry, King Charles as he is now
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Praea Kitten 1 year ago
This looks like a fanjob of a Jim Henson puppet from "The Dark Crystal"
Nikki Sevven 1 year ago
You mean Kim Kardashian? I always thought she looked like a Gelfling.
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Jinx (she/her) 1 year ago
welp... there it is.. the proof that our species is a failure. pass the memory bleach
David 1 year ago
And there are more partials in the background. I'd like to think there wouldn't be enough demand for that to need an assembly line.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
The other body models in the back have different, um, features and uh, perkiness levels than the one in the foreground, though. So I'm thinking art project. I hope. Like Keisuke Aiso's "Momo" sculpture.
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Praea Kitten 1 year ago
M'lady, you can take whatever you can carry. I give you my word as a gypsy.
Pumpkinpi 1 year ago
I’m assuming this is from “Ever After” with Drew Berrymore, at least that’s what movie I remember it from. 🤔
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Jason 1 year ago
I know nothing about shackles but these look way big and extremely easy for that person / whatever to slip out of
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Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Is somebody recreating "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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Cyber Returns 1 year ago
Horse: *Farts* Him: *Breaths in deeply* "Ahhhhhhhhh, that's the stuff"
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 1 year ago
the thing thats attached to the mouth bit thats around the horses face that attaches to the reins (i forgot what its called) looks like the horse's eye
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Greencollar123 1 year ago
Replying to Echo. It is fun! But it is also dangerous
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John Clayton 1 year ago
All fun and games till he releases it and the toxins rush back into his system
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Marnie 1 year ago (edited)
The intro implies that an image (no text, just an image) can be a meme...that all the weird images posted to the referenced subreddit are memes. Am I just behind the times in thinking that's not correct terminology?
Mark 1 year ago
“A meme (/miːm/; MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.” There is nothing about needing to have text or it having to be an image at all. The ‘dab’ was a meme as well
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meow point1 1 year ago
For some reason, I had "Grass Skirt Chase" from SpongeBob in my head while looking at the list.
Marnie 1 year ago (edited)
The intro implies that an image (no text, just an image) can be a meme...that all the weird images posted to the referenced subreddit are memes. Am I just behind the times in thinking that's not correct terminology?
Mark 1 year ago
“A meme (/miːm/; MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.” There is nothing about needing to have text or it having to be an image at all. The ‘dab’ was a meme as well
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For some reason, I had "Grass Skirt Chase" from SpongeBob in my head while looking at the list.
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