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Classical artwork and timeless masterpieces of the art world make tip-top templates for memes. The proof is in the pudding, and the Classical Sarcasm Instagram account is here to serve it. Classical Sarcasm is a social media project that is dedicated to sharing witty memes that use classical paintings that many of us know and love as templates.
The end result is a fascinating mix of master-level paintings and a breath of the past mixed together with modern issues and everyday vernacular. It’s a contrast that works. And it’s oddly relatable.
Have a scroll through some of the best memes featured by Classical Sarcasm. Remember to upvote your faves. If you’re a fan of these, be sure to give Classical Sarcasm a follow, we’re sure that it would make the founder of the project very happy.
Scroll down for Bored Panda's exclusive interview with the founder of Classical Sarcasm, Adnan Cirak!
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Blarrg 4 years ago
Brilliant too that it contains two meanings. Of course we are to love people who are gay. And of course we are to love the person who would ask such a thing. And if we hate either, we are out of alignment with what He taught.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
Hey, everyone look at this. JESUS. DOES. NOT. HATE. GAYS. Thank you.
Jesus Christ 4 years ago
BLACKPEARLTHESEAWING/NIGHTWING SPEAKS THE TRUTH PPL
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Night Owl 4 years ago
It's probably golden and the same style as the clothes
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Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
Just get yours from a humane source, or the Kobold Mafia will come a-knocking.
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Mark Howell 4 years ago
If you shouted 'Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou...' Round by me, you'd probably get a brick in th'head ;o)
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WiTchY_WoMaN 4 years ago
True..It wasn't supposed to be a "love story" ...it was supposed to be a tragedy
Ras Par 4 years ago
It is a tragedy. It's not and never was a romance. That genre is invented in 20th century.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
i dunno...youthful ignorance, blissfull stupidity, action with little thought....sounds a lot like young 'love' to me...
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
He did seem to have a thing for Capulets, as Rosaline, although quickly ditched by Romeo, was Juliet's cousin. Doomed either way?
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Jacob Ross 4 years ago
I'm missing the sixth death. I've got Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, and Juliet. Who's the sixth?
Rannveig Ess 4 years ago
Romeo, Juliet, and Paris are discovered in the tomb. Montague shows up and says that Lady Montague has died of grief for Romeo's exile
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Ann Coffman 4 years ago
Not really, they are both teenagers, only 4 yrs age difference. However, in Elizabethan era, marriage between young women and older men (ofttimes Much Older Men) was common.
Load More Replies...I reached out to the super-friendly founder of the Classical Sarcasm project, Adnan. He told Bored Panda that he's from Bosnia and Herzegovina and that he started the Classical Sarcasm page one year ago.
"My inspiration is to promote Art and also young artists who are painters and creators," he told Bored Panda.
Adnan shared with Bored Panda that his page is "followed all over the globe, from USA to Europe and Asia," which goes to show that art memes break even cultural barriers.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
reading that makes me long for that happy depression from upthread...
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Jonny Man 4 years ago
Careful, that's the kind of thing that gets mortals turned into monsters. Or the very first example of this or that kind of animal. Or starts wars that end with a wooden horse and taking 10 years to get back home. Or...
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Jesse Lake 4 years ago
You're also still beautiful if you're missing half of your head and all of your brain.
Diana Murtaugh 4 years ago
Let's not kid ourselves, many men prefer a woman wih no brains...that's a no brainer
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IcarusOfTheSkywings 3 years ago
Why do you think they're called 'love handles'?... I'll see myself out. :)
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hyperunknown 4 years ago
Just gotta stay pawsitive, right? Nah I'm just kitten around, paw-don me.
Em the Bored Lord 4 years ago
This is the best kitten joke comment...of all time. Ever.
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Samantha Melnychuk 4 years ago
Oh god, three black cats? They're definitely trying to open a portal to h-e-double hockey sticks
Mae Mosse 4 years ago
Black cats are lucky except for those that don’t see them in the dark and fall over them
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"The success behind the page is original content and constant hard work. My team consists of me and my parents," he spoke about his mom, Sifa, and his dad, Sefik. They also host two other similar Instagram pages, @classicalfuk and @classicalartmemesofficial.
According to Adnan, classical paintings perfectly work as templates for memes. "Paintings are perfect because they all have a story behind, also everyone has an opportunity to tell the story in their own way," he said that the freedom to interpret things adds to the appeal of the art and, by extension, the memes.
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Goth mouse (they/them) 4 years ago
Omg hes wearing cat ears!! And his kitty has a tiny sweater or maybe tiny cat armour??! 😍
Hugh Walter 4 years ago
It's a war-cat! they probably used them to frighten war-elephants . . . well it's a nice thought!
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Requiem 4 years ago
legs in the air was when they started to try new things other than just missionary
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I was curious to find out a bit about the way Adnan creates the memes themselves and wondered whether he ever hits any creative blocks. "When creating memes, I just need to look at one painting, and immediately the brainstorming starts in my head. Also many followers are sending their own creations. I'm so proud that my page has motivated soo many people to express their own creativity."
Adnan added that he's looking forward to cooperating with anyone who wants to. "I would like to invite all young artists and also companies to work together as a team. My business email is: balkaninfluencer@gmail.com," he shared.
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Never understood that jilted retort. Obviously, my greatest hope is to NEVER find someone like you again.
Samantha Melnychuk 4 years ago
But seriously John, you're wrong. There are only like seven guy names in this century? Chances are I'll end up with another asshole named John.
Mark Holly 4 years ago
I had a hearty laugh..I'll admit I'm slow 3 decades in this mariage , he is a narcissist x pi.I secretly fantasize about this.
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hyperunknown 4 years ago
Let’s put the fun back in funeral, doesn't have to be such a grave affair. You urned these puns.
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 4 years ago
Really? I can't believe you'd write such bare-bones puns. They're not even humerus...
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debrina blackmoon 4 years ago
Sounds like a new Evanescence song: "Deeead insIIIIIIIIIIIIIIde..."
Load More Replies... BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
Ahah that's kind of exactly what's going on with me. So fun.
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Martin Kaine 4 years ago
"Wait, you're from a place where the environment is crazy, everyone is in a perpetual state of hate/anger/anxiety, and peoples' lives don't matter? What a coincidence!"
WholesomeArmyweeb 4 years ago
“I see what you mean. Harold is SUCH an aśs! I literally understand why you killed him.” “Period! So when them homophobic Christians send us down there, we r finna gonna be free huh?” “Hell yeah! *wipes out a bunch of flags*”
Jesse Lake 4 years ago
"And so, Demon of the Underworld, if you don't love yourself, how is anyone going to love you?"
The Classical Sarcasm page is part of a whole series of sister-projects, one of which is Classical Art Memes. Classical Sarcasm has over 107k followers on Instagram. Meanwhile, on Facebook, it’s got a bit over 30k fans who eagerly await for the next meme to drop.
Previously, I spoke about classical art with art historian and video creator Mary McGillivray, from Melbourne. She makes fun educational videos to help people understand more about art, including what movement a particular painting is from.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
Something about this is just so freaking funny. I know it's already supposed to be a joke, but this one is making me laugh.
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lakitha tolbert 4 years ago
Dog: "Yeah, true, but that ain't what we talking about, Bethany!"
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Ladyandthetramp 4 years ago
I know right it’s like sometimes his yapping gets me so bloody mad I just bark right back!
Virginia Llorca 4 years ago
They've only shown the probability of the Boson particle. He can't believe you said that.
Samantha Melnychuk 4 years ago
Plus, he really harbours a grudge against Schrodinger. He suggested Schrodinger's pup.
Michigan Guy 4 years ago
dog, who worships you human...cannot believe you forgot to carry the 1. doggo, i know what you mean...
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
What a lovely painting ..your dog hears you..but your Intonance is off
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Helen Jane Witten 4 years ago
Here in Australia we have people that have a very broad Aussie drawl usually belonging to what Australia has termed "bogans" anyway I had an English teacher as a mother and a journalist as a father so was brought up to have "proper" speech (whatever that means) coupled with the fact I lived in New Zealand for a few years. I suppose to these "bogans" I sound like a snob, was born with a silver spoon in mouth (I wasn't) and come across as superior. Not my intention at all and from the age of 50 have decided I'm just to scared to even try talking to them because they get so hostile about it and have even accused me of being to polite! Silly I know and all I can say is talk about reverse snobbery :(
"A lot of people think that art history is very serious and very important and this leads to them feeling overwhelmed—or even feeling like art history isn't for them. This isn't true!" Mary told Bored Panda.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again, art history is just old memes. Once we start to see the humor and the humanity in art, it becomes far less intimidating," Mary explained to Bored Panda that art is far more relatable than many of us might think. There's plenty of humor hidden throughout as well! (So it's no wonder that old paintings work so well as meme templates.)
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Pan Narrans 4 years ago
Normal human bodies. Take note people, you don't see those often on the interwebs
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
"Could you hurry up and finish the painting, this pose is killing my back"
-alex_the_trans_demon- 4 years ago (edited)
"For the last time George, I'm married!" -Martha Washington
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
....and actually *feeling* fancy doing it. fancy's just a state of mind?
Miss Cellania 4 years ago
That urge really never goes away. My kid came home from grad school for the weekend and drank lemonade from a champagne flute.
Julia Jules Whitelegg 4 years ago
That smile tells me there is more than apple juice in his glass..
Meanwhile, former gallery director and art expert Shelby Bercume, from Florida, told Bored Panda that because art history isn’t taught at all schools, some people find it intimidating, as well as difficult to grasp.
"I don’t necessarily think art history is an inaccessible entity, but I know that people tend to feel intimidated by things they aren’t experts in. Since art is often, if not always subjective, it feels even more intimidating than a subject with a 'right answer,' like math for example," Shelby explained.
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Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
That's resting deprecation and condescension face.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
never ever judge other people....unless you're absolutely certain...that you're obviously better than them...
malenchki 4 years ago
So if they are racist homophobic and in general an asshole I can judge?
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River Webb 4 years ago
but technically you learnt about it before them so you are an intellectual after all
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Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
She ain't fine. She's literally got no lower half of her body!
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"I said" nothing "but I did not mean" nothing "! When I say" nothing " it means you should now it and not even ask!"
Leah Helbig 4 years ago
No not me ask my husband he will tell you. If she is.mad don't worry you wont have to guess why?
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Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
Some people, when angry or upset at their partner, tend to avoid their gaze to show their frustration, replying "I'm fine" when the partner asks what is wrong. This is a frustrating and juvenile manner of behavior. Do not do it. Your partner is not psychic.
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"I think often that leads to a disconnect between the desire to dive into the subject of art and by relation art history, and the execution of it," the former gallery director told Bored Panda.
Shelby believes that art should be accessible to everyone, no matter their background. Making things less lofty and less scary is a good way to democratize it. “Art is something to be enjoyed and shouldn’t be reserved for an exclusive group," she said.
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fogharty 4 years ago
That’s sockist! Next you’ll be saying long sock wearers are nothing but hose.
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Lucca Wenner 4 years ago (edited)
Would that picture not be about the guy's bad breath instead? Hehehehe...
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Martin Kaine 4 years ago
If I had a name like Hieronymus Bosch, I would paint like that too.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
IKR! My dreams are always sooo weird. And always in vivid color.
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Not the best word in this time of lockdowns and plague, or is it?
"Art is aesthetics and feelings. If you love something, voice why you love it... if you can’t find the words, that’s ok! Talking about art is really discussing how the art affects your emotional state and what thoughts it provokes," Shelby detailed to Bored Panda.
"And remember, it is ok to not love everything, believe it or not, certain artworks are meant to be disturbing or disliked. Just don’t be intimidated to speak up because that’s really all we’re doing when we talk about art. We’re voicing opinions."
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Micah<3 4 years ago
My dad taught me a trick to open those stupid jars with a knife!
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Natalia Maciel 4 years ago
It takes skill not strength. First break the vacum then open de jar. I use a spoon to lever de lid a little and then opening is easy
Julie Atwood 4 years ago
I use a fork. Just slide a tine under the edge of the jar and the seal goes pop and then I can open it.
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mcborge1 4 years ago
Back then they were steam powered and took up half the kitchen. :D
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thefaithfulspouse 4 years ago
Buy a jar opener. $2 is a SMALL price to pay for good mental health.
CultOfBambi 4 years ago
Just get some of these rubber grips - you'll never be denied access to the contents of a jar or bottle again! s-l300-613...e2936b.jpg 
Arran Walker 4 years ago
I use these all the time to open jars, travel mugs that get their lids stuck, and even paint tubes. But I also have one of those can openers that punches a hole through to pour (like for condensed milk), and it also releases pressure on jars, if you get it under the lid’s edge.
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elfin 4 years ago
If you are missing a man, the best solution is to find a functional tool that does the same job.
Deborah B 4 years ago
Rap the edge of the lid hard on the countertop to break the seal, and opening it becomes easy.
Julie Atwood 4 years ago
Ever see the episode of Big Bang where Leonard tries this?
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Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
Known as the Hapsburg jaw. Prominent trait of the royal line of Hapsburg, due to centuries of chronic inbreeding.
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
The Hapsburg family tree is more like a thorn bush in which everyone is related to everyone else in at least five different ways
Robyn Denton 4 years ago
That was a very brave portrait painter... I wonder if he kept his head after the king saw this.
Lorraine R 4 years ago
I have a feeling he was trying to paint a flattering portrait. If only they'd had photography back then . . .
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Kay blue 4 years ago
The people who suggest exercise have a dramatically reduced life expectancy.
Michigan Guy 4 years ago
well. suggesting and doing *are* two different things...
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Hey thanks for the advice. Didn't know getting rid of depression was that easy.
Got your mind set on seeing some more great memes made with classical paintings? We’ve got you covered! Have a scroll through these two Bored Panda articles right here and here when you’re done enjoying this list.
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Tiggy Darling 4 years ago
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. - Brian O'Driscoll.
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Night Owl 4 years ago
We're deleting ourselves with climate change, destruction of biodiversity, contamination of water, earth and air, ... we're making big parts of the the planet if not all of it unlivable for ourselves
Duncan 4 years ago
You forgot the selfishness of the human race that will keep COVID rolling on.
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Vic 4 years ago
When you try to summon Santa and make a spelling error...
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Goth mouse (they/them) 4 years ago
To be fair it does look like it was an accident, the demon does look very startled 😂
Gerard Neaux 4 years ago
When you read the names from IKEA catalogue and accidentally summon Cthulhu
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
It just looks like an angry goat. Not much of a demon.
-alex_the_trans_demon- 4 years ago (edited)
Yeah, I'd rather have the demon. Otherwise the summoning was a waste of time.
Load More Replies... Immortal Emperor Paradox 4 years ago
If Heaven and Hell existed, humanity would've already made plans to colonize them.
Let us know what you think of the Classical Sarcasm project in the comments below, dear Pandas. Do you have a particular favorite that made you giggle through half of your lunch break? Are you all fired up to turn your beloved painting into a meme? Don’t be shy, share your thoughts with everyone else.
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Gustave Courbet was a great painter, but everyone shat on him for painting things that were not noble enough : war, duchesses, Greek gods, catholic Saint, etc...
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tuzdayschild 4 years ago (edited)
Oh my gosh, yes! This is it exactly! Except the thorns are on the inside.
Hermione Granger 4 years ago
We aren’t even f*cking exaggerating. It’s scientifically proven that menstrual pain can be as painful as a heart attack.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
One time in high school, the school nurse looked at me and just sent me home.
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Jennifer Brown 4 years ago
BTW....bottom left one needs sound effects "pew, pew, pew, pew, pew"
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Helen Haley 4 years ago
Every once in a while I think I should really pick one up on the way home. Then I think, nah, too much effort.
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Blarrg 4 years ago
It is a kiss they are all depicting. He identified Jesus to the Roman soldiers by giving him a kiss of greeting.
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There is a controversy about the pause button in the crowd in the last pic
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
I have to now after a traumatic experience with one in the shower...
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over it already 4 years ago
Dangit! I almost got offended (which I rarely do,) but then I read it out loud in my head. Nicely played, sir!
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Lillukka79 3 years ago (edited)
Carry the cakes ofcourse, that's what I do.
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Joseph Kuhlman 4 years ago
WARNING: SCP-106 HAS BREACHED CONTAINMENT. PREPARE THE FEMUR BREAKER.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
That is not a baby. That's is a very short middle aged man
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Sophia Atkinson 4 years ago
Oh yeah this is me after anyone complements a movie I thought didn’t live up to the book
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Ellis Reed 4 years ago
Oh god I was so horrified by the eyes I didn't even see the nostril
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Margaret Colquhoun 4 years ago
I have seen a lot of women over the years who looked decidedly horsy, but to see a horse like that...
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Jacob Ross 4 years ago
This painting is of men awaiting execution. They did not have long to wait.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
well, really. it normally is the last drink that you pass out after...
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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
When you thought there was just enough toilet paper left, but you misjudged it.
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Legolas Greenleaf 3 years ago
Someone summon Eric, I know he's here somewhere
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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Yeah, I had a friend like that and it was one of many reasons why I have no interest in speaking to her ever again.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Some people do not even wait for other people to shut up. They just talk over them in a louder voice.
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Dark Pearl 4 years ago
All eyes on me when I walk in, no question that this girl's a 10, don't hate me cos I'm beautiful, don't hate me cos I'm beautiful- Pretty Girl Rock by Kerri... Somebody
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Hermione Granger 4 years ago
When you have an argument with someone but you don’t have a room to storm off to
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Jonny Man 4 years ago
Malthus got it wrong. It isn't food production but collective intelligence that rises arithmetically while population growth is geometric. The result... you see the result.
Load More Replies... Ladyandthetramp 4 years ago
I know I always thought that looked beautiful! I’d love to live there.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
When we stopped having slaves. Then we had to pay the workers, so less money to buy marble columns and stuff.
Suzy the observer 4 years ago
Good point but does not explain the bad taste.
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Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 4 years ago
You don't need a soulmate you can be happy alone and besides who says your soulmate is romantic
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
I'm built to be happy alone. Not everyone is though.
Load More Replies... Raven DeathShade 4 years ago (edited)
However, my mom met hers when she was 18, so...(and yes, they're still together. And yes, they're still happy.)
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Reverse psychology only works with children and in horror movies.
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Ladyandthetramp 4 years ago (edited)
I know! It makes me frustrated, but sometimes people just don’t want to talk.
Legolas Greenleaf 3 years ago
I physically can't talk, imagine how I feel. Oh wait nah, I'm fine
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When people ask you if you are fine, they don't really mean it, they are just being polite, so you lie and suffer in silence.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
I swear I have good stamina, it just only reveals itself when I'm doing something I like.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago
i dunno. that looks like a classic c**kblocking move on doggo's part to me, and i don't think mr happy feet is liking it all that much.
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Michigan Guy 4 years ago (edited)
if her friend had any patience at all, she could finish 'i love him, i love him not,' with that flower and we'd all have the darn answer...
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Shelley DuVal 4 years ago
Yeah, its cats and horses they have a problem with.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
The absolute approved answer to any emotional blackmail. "If you leave me, I'll jump in front of a train." "If you hurry, you can catch the 9 o'clock to Denver."
IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
And there was me thinking the Labradoodle was a relatively new breed of dog.
GrumpyCat7 4 years ago
Oh my God!!!! You probably won't believe this now...but after my little rant just then, I noticed your name..... Guess what my dog's name is!!!! I cannot believe it!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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Peter Spencer 4 years ago
Well at least you can eat your camel and use its skin to make a tent
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Anke Dieken 4 years ago
If you really think your are not good enough please see a therapist who can halp you get better.
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Emma Byrne 4 years ago
I vaguely remember that this was a practice in the olden times to check someone was actually dead.
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Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Her: "I love you!" Me: That's a terrible idea!" - How fights start...
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Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
No offense to the artist (I'm sure he won't mind) but Jesus looks like Mary was drinking after the conception.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
A girl is allowed to drink when she's been raped. How else can she get an abortion in Texas?
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
She said after posting a million times that she expects to be treated like a goddess by a prince in shining armour who will bow to every insane request she has.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
I've done this but with all the Hamilton songs. I watched it over summer and I'm still obsessed with it.
Call Me Mars 4 years ago
I have every single word in the play memorized. I am not joking. I can rap everything as well!
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
It's so great! Have you checked out random marginalia? Stuff done in the margins of old works, those ppl must have been bored from time to time XD https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251427591686754401/
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
It's so great! Have you checked out random marginalia? Stuff done in the margins of old works, those ppl must have been bored from time to time XD https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251427591686754401/
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