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A picture can really be worth a thousand words. But sometimes, they're "written" in a foreign language.

As you might've learned from our previous article on 'Images That Require More Context', there's a reason why people should provide captions for the photos they post online. If there isn't one, the rest of us might have more questions than answers.

"Why is that duck riding the subway?" "Did it pay for a ticket?" "How does the bird know when to get off?" "Can it read?" And so on.

But in case you missed the memo, let's take another look at what the Twitter account has been posting lately.

(Spoiler alert, it continues to stay true to its name.)

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If you feel uneasy when browsing these pictures, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you. In fact, Dr. Clay Routledge, who is a social psychologist and professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University, points out that we humans need meaning. So whenever there is a lack of it — as it seems with many of these images — we're triggered.

"According to terror management theory, a prominent theory in social psychology, humans are like all other animals in that we strive to survive. Our bodies consist of systems that work to keep us alive. And as conscious beings, we deliberately engage in efforts to avoid death. We are motivated to live. However, unlike other animals, humans are intelligent enough to realize that death is certain. That is, we are uniquely aware of our mortal nature. We understand that despite our best efforts to stay alive, death is inevitable," Routledge writes in Scientific American.

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Jordan Westall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's also fake. Why would the kid bring a weapon into a hospital 🙄 people believe everything

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Deborah B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is more a "One picture tells the whole story" image.

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Vorknkx
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone is going to be grounded for a loooooong time ;)

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Elaine N
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad would be sitting like this as well like it’s the most normal thing in the world… relaxed and proud of my good aim.

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Paul Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No blood, and why on earth would they carry the bow around? seems like a joke pic to me.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

boy: I'll bring the bow in case the doctor can't work out HOW you got an arrow in your shoulder, dad.

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Joana Matos
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's from a Portuguese comedic sketch and it's exactly what it looks like haha

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SheamusFan1987
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, he didn't take that arrow in the knee so his adventuring days are far from over. On to the next adventure!!! Victory or Sovngard!!!

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Asia Hand
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this photo. Dad is so chill, kid brought his bow. I love it. 😆

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SkekVi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get lots of Good Dad aura off this man in the photo.

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Sherry Allison
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see a probably father and son that don't need to try hunting anymore or anything else archery related.

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Katrina Wysocki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why you never play William Tell with someone shorter than you

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D. C.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I shot my sister in her butt with an arrow to see if it would stick when I was about 9. It did.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Geek war, simulation gone wrong. 'Not that there's anything wrong with that', (courtesy Jerry Seinfeld episode), different topic, don't post 'comment inappropriate' to me, lol, those of you who remember that episode. I have been dying for an opportunity to use that quote. It has stuck with me all these years because it was such a hilarious episode and had contextual meaning on a social topic few were willing to address at the time. Seinfeld was a true trailblazer, along with Ellen Degeneres, before she turned into a meaney.

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Jes.the.Mess
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zero context needed... This child has clearly just binged the entire Hunger Games series

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Kevin Felton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did he bring the bow with him? Like, is the doctor gonna check the draw weight? Also why would security let him? Kinda strains credulity just a little bit.

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Amelia Badelia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It might be just me, but it looks like the kid is trying hard not to laugh.... 🤔 Hmmmmm

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

damn if only that arrow was in his knee instead... then I could make a Skyrim joke

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Emily
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would require more context if the boy didn't bring his bow to the hospital

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A. Hospitals generally prohibit weapons. And 2. I'm thinking the arrow was shot straight up in to the air. (and where it falls...?)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am not too sure. He is using the.damaged arm to hold the othere, whereas it should be the other way round. If you have a hurt or damaged arm, you hold it with the good other. I am doubtful about this being real.

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SZ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That guy's real calm for having an arrow through his shoulder

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Brandi Fallon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm trying to make sense of the kids hand on his leg...I don't think I'm seeing it right...

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thatawkwardhistorian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks surprisingly genial for having an arrow in him. Did his son try to pull a President Coin on him?

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Barong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s a screen capture from a Société Générale commercial advert. https://youtu.be/Mp6PP7w3S8w

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And all Skyrim players are thinking "I used to be an adventurer like you..."

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François Carré
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like a very polite guy telling that he's just fine and can wait a few hours more for that arrow to be to be taken care of.

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Terror management theory asserts that this juxtaposition of a desire to live and an awareness of death can cause a significant amount of anxiety, and that humans need to manage this terror in some way if we want to keep functioning.

"We would not be a very productive species if we lived our lives in constant fear of death. Thus, according to the theory, people seek out a sense of enduring meaning that makes them feel more than mortal," Routledge explains.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone talking about the truck no one talking about how strong the wires are

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um...I am not sure this is what Jesus meant when he said to carry your cross..

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To put it simply, we know our lives are brief and so we try to be part of something that transcends biological existence. "This sense of death-transcendence can come from having children, creating works that will leave a lasting legacy, investing in a group or organization that outlasts the lives of any individual member, and so on," the social psychologist says.

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Naturally, spirituality is a particularly powerful meaning-making tool as most religious beliefs explicitly afford humans with an afterlife.

"Research supports terror management theory," Routledge highlights. "Specifically, studies find that when people are exposed to stimuli that remind them of their mortality, they exhibit increased investment in the social and cultural identities that provide meaning and perceptions of death-transcendence."

For instance, if someone actively contemplates mortality, it increases their desire to have children, level of patriotism, religious faith, and commitment to romantic partners.

"In short, heightening the awareness of death heightens efforts to find and preserve transcendent meaning"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Park the van under a tree in a parking lot, and leave it there for a few hours. Then tell us that birds aren't real.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Under water camping challenge!! Who ever doesn't die first gets $1000!!!!! GOT INTENSE!!!

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Similarly, Routledge says that meaning mitigates the threat of death awareness. In fact, studies show that having people think about death increases their fear of it, but this effect is only observed among those who do not perceive their lives as meaningful.

"People who have meaning are not as terrified about the fact that they are mortal," Routledge says.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gun or photoshop? I hope it's photoshop, otherwise this is a waste of a perfectly good billiards table.

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Research suggests that the realization that life is finite is the driving force for our efforts to feel that our lives are purposeful and meaningful.

People want to be more than mere mortal beings who, at some point in time, disappear forever. To feel meaningful is to feel like you've made a lasting mark, and that your contribution will endure.

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I know it's a stretch, but maybe, just maybe, viewing seemingly random pictures with no apparent reason behind them somehow challenges our notion of a greater purpose? But maybe that's just maybe. Maybe you're completely unfazed by this list.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A truck carrying hagfish crashed on a road with the car in the picture. Hagfish release slime when disturbed, car covered in slime. Think I’ve got that right?

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Research indicates that people who report having a strong sense of meaning in life are better able to cope with mentally and physically taxing experiences.

"Meaning can give people the inner strength they need to overcome many of life’s hurdles. Meaning motivates. It makes people want to productively move forward in life," Routledge says.

I don't want to sound overdramatic, but I hope you found your meaning. If not, let's keep searching. Whether it's a dumb image on the internet or something bigger.

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Minimum wage worker in the US forced to work with no air conditioning. Understandable to me.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Vecna! Quick what's your favorite song? Edit since I got so many responses mine would be brain damage by Pink Floyd I think. I love music!

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