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Ever since you've taken that introduction to Philosophy in college, you can't stop thinking what life is really all about. I feel you; the same existentialism attacks me after I watch an episode of Bojack Horseman. But there's a way you can tame your inner void, and it's the sense of humor. Instagram account 'Texts From Your Existentialist' totally knows where you're coming from, and the dark jokes are ready to help you cope with melancholy.
April Eileen Henry, a poet from sunny Los Angeles juxtaposes art - mainly, paintings and movie stills - with bleak, sad texts to "bring more messages that speak to the pity party line and the seldom spoken dark humor of life." Scroll down for your daily fix of demotivational quotes, and upvote your favorite images.
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
Inner monologue, as in the singular?! So they're not supposed to occur in the plural...?
Aqua Sky 7 years ago
My inner monologue constantly whines about how imperfect and flawed I am, in a very, very confident voice.
Anne 7 years ago
Shut the inner b***h up with chocolate! you are perfectly flawed, as we all are.
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Diana Snow 7 years ago
Brigitte Bardot always looked vaguely annoyed. Like Kanye West looks constipated.
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Shruti Naik 7 years ago
and that's why being alone in the comfort of your own company is one of the best things of the world and absolutely under-rated.
Barbara Baldwin 7 years ago
Drs call it "isolating" and often prescribe mood-altering drugs for it.
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ariesrunner 7 years ago
on my next cruise, this is what i'll use when someone asks me what state i'm from...
SykesDaMan 7 years ago
So... Wisconsin? Just kidding :Þ Don't throw anything at me please!! :)
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
Or we could be desperately, forlornly optimistic and choose to think that she actually said "let's lose soap together..."
SykesDaMan 7 years ago
Or one can break the other's heart and make them lose taste for life altogether!
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stellermatt 7 years ago
for some reason I thought she had headphones on and had removed them to tell us this.
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adoracat 7 years ago
BDSM play party in Bedrock? (Ok, mind, gutter, OUT! Hee...)
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Nebraska King-Sky 7 years ago
I like to write on my walls with coloured chalk... Quotes, poetry, the occasional one liner (Good said "Pull my finger." And here we are.) Imma go get my chalk right now. Great idea Stellermatt!
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Janet Allison 7 years ago
Correction: sleeping is dress rehearsal for Heaven. Because sleeping is glorious.
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with a Y and a Z 7 years ago
she's not dress up..just a towel over her nakedness
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John Stackhouse 7 years ago
She looks like Bridgette Bardot. I think she is! This is from an old movie, and she's dressed for that reason, I think.
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Aqua Sky 7 years ago
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Is very ironic, Cuz violet meaning PURPLE.
Jan Maleček 7 years ago
Roses are indeed red, Violets are not blue, that much is true but nothing f*****g rhymes with purple.
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Abdulmalik Adinoyi 7 years ago
Roses are lame, love is fake, marriages are actually funerals with cake
Chyppa Homer 7 years ago
I bet he could stick out his tongue at people under that thing without anybody noticing O_o
Regina Gaughan 3 years ago
Violets are not blue they're purple we've been lied to all these years
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
Fun fact: some scholars suggest that the orange/red of the sunsets in Munch's series 'Der Schrei der Natur' was inspired by the world-wide atmospheric effects in the early 1880s that of the dust dispersed by the eruption of Krakatoa. Others think that it was influenced by the presence of a local abbatoir and/or asylum, but from reading letters by Munch the Krakatoa explanation seems to me to be more likely. Either way, he seems to have keen insight into the emotions of pain and/or distress...
Teddy O'Malley 7 years ago
I believe The Scream is his expression of grief over the loss of his sister who died in childhood.
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Shruti Naik 7 years ago
I'd come! I'd like to talk to the other voices in my head and their so-called personalities they think they have.
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stellermatt 7 years ago
Ma'am, for the 5th time, this is Domino's Pizza, and yes, your order will be with you shortly
ariesrunner 7 years ago
our nearest domino's pizza burned down recently... my friend tried calling it while it was burning down and she was confused as to why she wasn't getting an answer ;o
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Aqua Sky 7 years ago
That's me after my parents kick me out of their house, emphasizing the fact that I'm getting older. In the very near future.
Liz Mosby 7 years ago
You'll be alright. Everyone struggles at first. Just learn from your mistakes, ALWAYS think before you spend even a dime, don't let ppl walk over you, etc.. Don't borrow money, i.e. credit cards, etc.. Its so tempting, but when you are 30 and can buy everything with cash, including home and vehicle, You will thank yourself while all your friends will be up to their a*s in debt. Don't worry about what other ppl are doing, as far as going out or eating out all the time. You'd be surprised how many ppl are spending borrowed money that they'll be paying back for years and decades. You will appreciate everything bc it will be all yours, and take pride in everything you have, even if its a 7 colored car with a bumper hanging off.. Of course you're naturally scared, everyone gets scared, but as soon as you get your feet wet, there's no looking back. Remember there is always going to be crappy times, and when it rains, it pours. But it can't rain everyday. You got this.
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anarkzie 7 years ago
"Excuse me am I in your way?" quote added to a picture of a woman behind a till while at work, physically going no where making the set up of his question redundant, the humour of a lot of these just don't work, even her respounse of "I don't know where I'm going" which does not really match his question, could have been changed to something better like "yes along with my crippling self loathing(insert what ever it is holding her back in life) etc etc".
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ariesrunner 7 years ago
well i'd rather it say that on the newspaper than while i'm watching grey's anatomy :))
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
Your consciousness could probably borrow some of the black bars plastered liberally on this thread - there are enough of them to spare! ;-)
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Poison Alchemist of Life 7 years ago
Damn right, it's darker than yours. Lol
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Dat.One_guy 7 years ago
They seem a bit too happy seeing that they are about to fall off a cliff
Pragya Fating 7 years ago
They are living life on the edge. Edge of the living nd the dark world. Hahahaha.
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Luca 7 years ago
If you liked it, you should check out Cassavettes' other work (especially A Woman Under The Influence and The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie).
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SykesDaMan 7 years ago
And I need to sleep more and not rely on coffee to refill my energy levels EVERYday!
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Shruti Naik 7 years ago
Maybe you need to find yourself now. Life didn't leave you, she just took a step back and gave you the reins now that you understand. Bring out the life inside you.
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
There is - it's called regret, and it's a bitter pill to swallow.
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UniversalMel 7 years ago
Well she has black bars over her parts, what do you expect?
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Chyppa Homer 7 years ago
What the hell was that artist smoking when he painted this, and can I have some ?
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Chyppa Homer 7 years ago
So, one day the painter was like : "Hmm... I haven't used red in a while..."
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Chyppa Homer 7 years ago
Yeah, that's the kind of thoughts you get when you run out of wine...
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Mikaela Stewart 6 years ago
Me: "Hello, Doctor..?" Doctor: "You'll be fine, take one of these in the morning and at night. Wear this mask over your face, it's called A Fake Smile, it works for other patients"
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Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
One day the endangered species list will probably include us all...
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Shruti Naik 7 years ago
"And they're like, Let's lie down in bed, And never get up all day. You should know this. You do it everyday!"
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John Louis 7 years ago
I would reply but even if by some chance someone acknowledges my existence, no one cares what I think.
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Simple. No makeup and casual attire or what you normally wear on a daily basis.
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Pragya Fating 7 years ago
Why fear death? It's her non existence u should fear. If u become immortal than everything will lose it's taste
Jean Cartwright 7 years ago
I'm writing an essay on this film atm, and I think this is procrastinations way of telling me to go finish it...
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Shruti Naik 7 years ago
And it continues to hover above your head like a cloud sucking your happiness till it tires your mind and you fall asleep out of exhaustion of all the wars with the voices inside your head.
If you're finding comedy a great tool in grappling with existential queries, you might enjoy exploring other mediums that blend humor and philosophy. For instance, various online communities provide humorous takes on profound topics through memes, much like the ones shared on the Disturbing Book Club's Facebook page.
They excel at using humor to lighten heavy subjects and might offer a refreshing way to look at life, much like memes with philosophical undertones.
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Maria Ofar 7 years ago
i'm not sure if i am too dark for this, this is too dark for me or if for the most part these weren't all that funny. not bad to the point of my time being wasted, but certainly not "hilarious"
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
They were just "meh." Not witty or surprising...
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Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
Mine too. I feel kinda bad for laughing though. Sorta proves I'm not very deep.
Load More Replies... anarkzie 7 years ago
I like the original artwork, but all the depression inspired quotes just got to much, a few were clever but on the whole it kind of a downer.
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
That's sort of the point of it....its dark humor....
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This is like the only article that I have actually been able to read through till the very end. Also the only one I can relate to on a great level. Don't stop your art! Let it spread through the world! :)
zef rose 7 years ago
But seriously, why oh why is a nipple -- a NIPPLE -- so repugnant that Red Bubble has to defile the classic art of the greatest masters of all time? If people who are offended by nipples get to have it their way, why can't I? It is offensive to me that nipples are considered so horrible, so reprehensible, so utterly disgusting as to make me wonder why they are not simply surgically removed from infant girls at birth. Red Bubble, you are an ART FORUM! Grow up and act like it. Grow a couple! Nipples that is. For they are a far better symbol of courage than testicles ever were.
zef rose 7 years ago
I really really really really wish that Bored Panda would grow the hell up and start accepting women's breasts as just a natural part of life. Those black bars are utterly insulting. For crissakes! Do they think little boys are going to be printing it out and bringing it to school? GOOD! It's about time they got a decent education.
Mad Haberdasheress 7 years ago
Here's my dilemma: I remember these feelings. They will gut you without warning or turn you into a stone-person with no hope of rescue. I absolutely support people seeking help and the light at the end of the tunnel wherever they can find it. That being said, this was just desperately sad and I was unable to find much humor at all, dark or otherwise. You know what I would love to see? A post that truly encourages an in-depth, open discussion of how to help, if not solve the problem. But I dream.
Tiffany Zhu 7 years ago
the only one that really hit me was the one that said "sleeping is just a dress rehearsal for death".
Maria Ofar 7 years ago
i'm not sure if i am too dark for this, this is too dark for me or if for the most part these weren't all that funny. not bad to the point of my time being wasted, but certainly not "hilarious"
Nadine Ducca 7 years ago
They were just "meh." Not witty or surprising...
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
Mine too. I feel kinda bad for laughing though. Sorta proves I'm not very deep.
Load More Replies... anarkzie 7 years ago
I like the original artwork, but all the depression inspired quotes just got to much, a few were clever but on the whole it kind of a downer.
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
That's sort of the point of it....its dark humor....
Load More Replies... Shruti Naik 7 years ago
This is like the only article that I have actually been able to read through till the very end. Also the only one I can relate to on a great level. Don't stop your art! Let it spread through the world! :)
zef rose 7 years ago
But seriously, why oh why is a nipple -- a NIPPLE -- so repugnant that Red Bubble has to defile the classic art of the greatest masters of all time? If people who are offended by nipples get to have it their way, why can't I? It is offensive to me that nipples are considered so horrible, so reprehensible, so utterly disgusting as to make me wonder why they are not simply surgically removed from infant girls at birth. Red Bubble, you are an ART FORUM! Grow up and act like it. Grow a couple! Nipples that is. For they are a far better symbol of courage than testicles ever were.
zef rose 7 years ago
I really really really really wish that Bored Panda would grow the hell up and start accepting women's breasts as just a natural part of life. Those black bars are utterly insulting. For crissakes! Do they think little boys are going to be printing it out and bringing it to school? GOOD! It's about time they got a decent education.
Mad Haberdasheress 7 years ago
Here's my dilemma: I remember these feelings. They will gut you without warning or turn you into a stone-person with no hope of rescue. I absolutely support people seeking help and the light at the end of the tunnel wherever they can find it. That being said, this was just desperately sad and I was unable to find much humor at all, dark or otherwise. You know what I would love to see? A post that truly encourages an in-depth, open discussion of how to help, if not solve the problem. But I dream.
Tiffany Zhu 7 years ago
the only one that really hit me was the one that said "sleeping is just a dress rehearsal for death".
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