30 Funny And Confusing Pics Posted By The “Images That Require More Context” Twitter Page
Context—it’s all those teeny tiny yet utterly important bits of background information that help us make sense of the world, one story, one photo at a time. Without context, everything would be a random, chaotic mess that wouldn’t make any sense. Without it, there would be no intriguing stories—only bizarre snapshots that make us confused and open up the door to hundreds of conflicting interpretations.
Fortunately, situations without context also make for excellent meme and joke material. And the ‘Images That Require More Context’ Twitter page does exactly what it says on the tin and is dedicated entirely to showing everyone weird, confusing, and humorous photos that desperately need some proper context. Just a bit of additional info, pretty please?
Have a look through some of the most wonderfully bizarre photos below, upvote the ones that you liked the most, and if you like what you see, go on and give the Twitter page a follow! Oh, and if you’ve got some pics in the spirit of this list, consider sharing them in the comment section, dear Pandas. Ready to dive deep into the Land of no Context? I know I am.
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Kid says they want grandma to be at their party, so...
Even though the ITRMC Twitter page has been active on the social platform only since February of this year, it’s already gained a strong foothold there. It’s amassed a following of nearly 143k users at the time of writing, and its presence can definitely be felt!
The founder of the ITRMC project is very clear about their aims: “My goal is to make people happy and make their day slightly better.” And I for one am fully behind this noble goal. It’s the same philosophy I subscribe to in my daily life.
By the way, if you’ve got any contextless weird pics that you think would look great on the page, go on and send the founder a message. They’re very open about the fact that they’re taking submissions. And as we all know, it’s the communities that help turn good pages into great ones. The more active a community is, the more content they share, the easier it is to curate things and post only the crème de la crème
At its core, context is about communication. When a photo, a fact, or a news snippet is given within a proper context that’s informative and educational, you feel satisfied. You feel like you’ve seen at least a glimpse of the bigger picture.
Because 2 free stickers is exactly what influences those sorts of decisions
On the flip side, giving no context or providing very little additional information can lead to frustration. Similarly, no audience is going to stand for misinformation or poorly communicated details. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be the length of an academic paper but it has to be there.
If in doubt about whether you’ve provided enough context, try putting yourself in the shoes of the viewer and the audience: if you can’t make head or tails of what you’re sharing with others, then the odds are, nobody else will, either. Of course, that doesn’t matter if your goal is to make people laugh with weird photos, like the ‘Images That Require More Context’ page.
Someone from Montreal here: Montreal hockey fans started the "tradition" of rioting every time the Canadiens win during the playoffs sometime back in the 1980s. It continues to this day. And now, apparently, post-riot pics of your kid with an overturned cop car and a ubiquitous orange cone are becoming the new way to track your kid's various rites of passage. "If your child is shorter than the height of an tipped police cruiser, he's too small to participate in the riot."
"And this is a photo of our little Billy's first riot. What a great time that was!"
That kid looks much calmer than I would be in this situation
They told me of i didn't do my homework, I'd go to jail. I don't think so.
This reminds me of the smiling girl in front of the burning house meme.
The kid got mad at the current state of the Habs, and flipped a cop car. Don't know what's so confusing about that.
I live on Hiway 20 in Oregon, the hiway goes thru our farm & the things I've seen in my 64 years here that make this picture look simple to explain !
I literally had to go back and check my calendar to verify.
Load More Replies...This must where where that woman lives, the one who crashed a peloton with a cardboard sign
Considering the weather on my neck of the woods lately, this makes perfect sense.
Note: this post originally had 59 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I saw one a while back. The photo was a naked man sitting in a shower with a naked boy laying in his lap. Many claimed abuse, but from I remember, the true story was that the child had a dangerously high fever, they were unable to get him to a doctor so they were told to cool him down. The father held his son for hours under the cold water and the wife took the photo. He was a hero, not an abuser. Context people.
Why would anyone jump to "abuser" if they see a man with his son in the shower/ bath? It's obvious they have to be naked! Who showers with clothes on? That is so weird.
Load More Replies...Never before have I gone through a BP article with such a feeling of 'mental workout', as I encounter a picture, then consider a comment that would be either intelligent explanation or wise-crack comment, only to read the comments and find someone else has beaten me to the punch, with Exactly what I was going to say. As I say, exercise for the brain. Bravo!
I saw one a while back. The photo was a naked man sitting in a shower with a naked boy laying in his lap. Many claimed abuse, but from I remember, the true story was that the child had a dangerously high fever, they were unable to get him to a doctor so they were told to cool him down. The father held his son for hours under the cold water and the wife took the photo. He was a hero, not an abuser. Context people.
Why would anyone jump to "abuser" if they see a man with his son in the shower/ bath? It's obvious they have to be naked! Who showers with clothes on? That is so weird.
Load More Replies...Never before have I gone through a BP article with such a feeling of 'mental workout', as I encounter a picture, then consider a comment that would be either intelligent explanation or wise-crack comment, only to read the comments and find someone else has beaten me to the punch, with Exactly what I was going to say. As I say, exercise for the brain. Bravo!