There’s nothing quite so satisfying as spotting an Easter egg in your favorite movie or TV series. Like The Office, an iconic show that is notorious for subtle details, references, and witty puns hiding in plain sight. For wonderful movie details about which your eyes may have betrayed you, check out our previous post right here.
But this time, we are taking it a step further and diving into a world of different kinds of Easter eggs. The ones that are not fictional, but factual and happened in real life. Welcome to the corner of Reddit known as the IRLEasterEggs community where people are sharing the quirky little things they spotted while on their daily errands.
“You know in games or movies when you find an odd little secret that someone in production left unnoticed for the few in the audience that would look for it or happen to stumble upon it? This is the place to share those things you find in real life,” the group’s description states and it already got me to pull my seat closer.
Scroll down through an entertaining selection below and be sure to share an IRL Easter egg if you've found one recently in the comments! More of the same goodness from IRLEasterEggs can be found in our previous posts here and here.
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Before He Died, Adam West Lived In Ketchum, Idaho. This Is From The Ketchum Phone Book During That Time
Otter Lol
Cute Dino
I love this artist! I think there was a whole post of their work a couple of weeks ago!
Created back in 2015, IRLEasterEggs is counting its 7th year of being active with 491k members coming in for entertaining content. The community’s description is as follows: “You know in games or movies when you find an odd little secret that someone in production left unnoticed for the few in the audience that would look for it or happen to stumble upon it? This is the place to share those things you find in real life.”
However, the creators of the subreddit make it very clear that “this isn’t the area for posting digital Easter eggs, as in screenshots or photographs of screens (games, computer software, TV series, DVD menus); as those are regular Easter eggs and not IRL Easter eggs.” They recommend trying the popular corner of r/EasterEggs for such things.
This H&s Signs I Found At Work
My Dog Took The Squeaker Out Of Her Toy. It Says "Game Over. Your Dog Won"
A Friendly Message On The Bottom Side Of My Bag Of Coffee
For those who are still new to the term “Easter eggs,” it refers to hidden messages, images or features that filmmakers, game designers, and other (usually electronic) artists include in their work for audiences to discover. Previously, Bored Panda reached out to Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, to find out more about them.
"Most Easter eggs are bonus materials that are not essential to the main narrative. Sometimes they do enrich our experience of the story by connecting it with other, similar stories to create a 'shared universe.' But if nothing else, they are always meant to amuse by conveying 'insider knowledge' in a clever way,” the professor explained.
Dog Library
On The Box Of Subscription Cat Food I Got Today
Virtual Reality
Moreover, the term “Easter egg” itself “was coined in 1979/80 by Atari’s then-Director of Software Development, Steve Wright, to describe a secret message that had been planted in the video game Adventure,” Lisa explained. “The game designer Warren Robinett was angry with Atari for the company’s failure to include developers’ names in the game credits, so he programmed the message 'created by Warren Robinett' to appear when players encountered a special pixel called 'the gray dot' that gives entry to a secret part of the game map.”
Tried To Find An Easter Egg On A Bottle Of Juice, Not Disappointed
The Back Of A Tag On A Frying Pan I Just Purchased
My First Ever Shoes (From The Early 1980s) With Some Useful Instructions On The Sole
Sadly, Atari took that Easter egg out and you won’t find it in any contemporary versions of the game. "But," Lisa told us in a previous interview, "you will find an homage to it at the end of both the novel and film versions of Ready Player One, where players in a massive virtual game compete to find Easter eggs—including, at the very end, the Easter egg from Adventure!”
On The Bottom Of The Drink I Had Last Summer
Nachos For The Win
One time my mom was putting something together and the instructions told her to refill her wine glass, it was funny because she had just finished her wine.
Don’t!
When Broken Isn't Really Broken
In Case Of Fire
My Parents Gave Us This Cookbook From 1979 With An Interesting Recipe
My Coconut Yoghurt Wants To Be A Book Cover
Upside Down On The Back Of An Innocent Almond Drink
Love the blurbs on the back of an innocent drink. Contains four blueberries, seven raspberries, one banana and absolutely no watering cans…
Scooby Doo Irl Easter Egg In Ottawa
I Have Had This T-Shirt For Way Longer Than I Want To Admit. I Hear A Capture Sound From My GF`s Phone Taking A Picture Of My Neck And She Shows Me This
“Excuse Me, I Can’t Find My Husband.” “Try Aisle 6”
Saw This On A Walk It’s Nearly Invisible From Any Other Angle
On The Back Of A Tag In My Shirt
Found On “Gringo Bandito” Hot Sauce
Oops…. Dales Pale Ale Did It Again
Scottish Shirt, Didn’t Notice This For 5 Years!
Rest In Peace?
Adorable Tag On My New Jumper
Found This Behind A Samsung Washing Machine
In The Corner Of My Schools It Room
Very Useful Advice If You're Depressed Actually
Found On A Hike Right Outside Of Stowe, Vt.
Window Coverings, And A Sense Of Humour
I was in the shower the other day when the doorbell rang. It rang again. I shouted out, “who is it?” “The blind man,” he said. I couldn’t find my towel but I figured on this occasion it didn’t matter and went to answer the door. “Hello love,” he said, “I’ve come to fix your blinds. Nice tits.”
Entrance To The Mountain
For a minute I thought this pic was taken from a height and that was a normal size door and a normal size ladder 💀 Then I saw the grass
Print On A Milk Bottle
Little Hidden LEGO Figurines In The City Of Deventer, Netherlands
The Cooking Instructions On This Package Of Bacon
Actually, I make bacon in the oven. It always comes out SUPER crispy.
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Cooking bacon on a sheet pan in the oven is the best method, peeps.
Its how you get the mPle flvor and susgr is used to be preserve it
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Or, drink a six pack and put bacon in a really hot frying pan. Shirtless. My preferred method.
WTF is water, sugar, celery powder and maple syrup :-( doing in bacon!! Bacon should be salt cured and smoked. No sugar No celery, no maple syrup.
our education system has a lot more than just bacon to answer for... but this would be a start
As if complaining to any US school system would produce positive results regardless of topic.
I like to do a pound at a time on a cookie sheet in the oven. Less fuss, less mess, same results.
sorry, it's best done in the oven. I'll render and fry it on stove-top if I need the bacon grease, but if I want flat, al dente bacon, I'll bake it on a rack in the oven.
And if you do know how to cook bacon, complain about the education system anyway...
I’ve never had bacon cooked as well as my mom used to make it when I was a kid. I’ve never been able to recreate it either. Makes me wonder if my mom cooks bacon well or if my memories are just coated in the magical unicorn sparkle dust of childhood XD
I put it in the oven on a cookie sheet covered in tin foil ! Less mess and You don’t have to watch over it !
Sugar and salt are part of the brining/curing process that preserves bacon, and makes it... bacon. I'm guessing the maple syrup is for flavour.
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Tag On The Back Of Baby’s Swim Diaper
This Clip To The Lid On My Cats Litter Box
Saw This In My Daughters Shorts While Changing Her Diaper
Maui Statue Outside A Window In The Maui Airport
The Tardis On A Rooftop In Cambridge, Massachusetts
I Am Visiting My Family That Has Just Bought A New Home. I Helped Them Tidy The Garden And Found This Pebble In One Of The Bushes. I Turned It Over And... Lol
Mom Put A Hat On A Local Sculpture To Keep Him Warm. Nobody Has Removed It Yet
Ebisu, Tokyo Has Street Lamps In The Shape Of Beer Mugs, As There Used To Be A Beer Factory There
The Baby Owl Inside My Owl Jigsaw
This Bra Reminding To Check For Lumps
Rubber Duck On A Fountain In Portsmouth Nh
Dont Be A Dumbass
Found At Local Retail Store, Gave Me A Good Laugh
Wholesome Ravioli Moment
Little Stone Face Tucked Away In A Corner In Sheffield
If you want to go and see it, this is at the junction of Neepsend Lane and Penistone Road (Yes, you read that correctly. It's spelled Penis-tone, but it's pronounced Penny-stone). Whilst you are there, why not check out the nearby Kelham Island Museum and the Emergency Services Museum?
Found Inside My Hoodie
When the exchange rates were all over the place in the late 80s, I used calculate the cost of anything in hours worked to pay for it
Found In A Hotel In Sarasota, Fl
Unexpected Coffee Cup Compliment
Just Found This Tag Inside My New Shorts. Hopefully It Works!
Easter Egg On A Non-Alcoholic Bottle
Good Advice On The Back Of The Tag On My Hoodie
My Tag Inside My New Brand Of Boxer Briefs
Found This Mail Drop At My Local Mall
Seen At Work In A Cardboard Box
Big Ben Has Been Under Reconstruction That Long, It's Just Part Of The Advertisement
On The Train Station Ceiling - Thanks For The Warning!
Easter Egg I Found While Working In A Quiet Neighborhood
Unicorn Rock Spotted In A Tree In My Local Park
Under The Label Of My Lip Balm
My Dog Destroyed One Of His Toys. The Inside Says “Time To Throw Me Away? All Great Things Come To An End.” He Still Won’t Let Me Throw It Away
Kettle With A Game Inside
Inside Of A Lancom Router
Solution: Get a poor fellow from another country to wire your router. Pay them well.
Donkey Kong Sculpture On Public Square Bench In Trondheim, Norway
Just Noticed This Outside My Local Hospital
The Local Farm Occasionally Puts A Heart Stamp On The Eggs They Sell, And We Got One! (Hoping Actual Eggs Are Allowed Here)
I Found A Little Dude On The Tape Holding My I.v. Line Down. And While I Have Your Attention, Men, Get Your Colonoscopy If It's Your Time. This Public Service Announcement Brought To You By My Suffering And Boredom
The Back Of A Frozen Pizza Box
Idk If This Is Just A Mistake But I Love It Either Way!
The Bottom Of My Star Trek Mug
Caught Out By The Tea Box
This Fake Toast In Hollywood
Inside My Pizza Box
Well That Escalated Quickly…
Nordic Bottled Water Brand Imsdal Has An Imprint Of The Mountain's (Rondvasshøgde) Shape In The Bottom Of The Bottle Where The Water Was Sourced
I have seen cups or glasses like that. They look so effective with a syrup at the bottom and a clear liquid at the top
Rental E-Scooter Has A Hidden "Help!" Text Underneath
Found This On The Tag Of A Shirt I Recently Bought
Hidden Gnomes On The Supports Of The Hoosier Pass Sign In Co
Little Life Advice On The Tongue Of A Shoe
My Pants Have Been Complimenting Me This Whole Time! I Know It's Yet Another Tag Post, But Still
Found This On The Inside Of A Custom Ps5 Faceplate
I Was About To Throw This Away When I Saw The Writing Inside The Box
Tag On The Inside Of My Beanie
On The Back Of A Tag On A Kid Shirt I Thrifted
This Tiny Michelin Man I Found In The Tread Of My Tire While I Was Doing My Brakes Today
Found On The Bottom Of A Smoothie Brick. Says “Help, I’m Lost At A Smoothie Factory”
Clearly
Found On The Bottom Of A Case Of Wagyu Beef
I’m the only one who sees a skirt and panties on the right one ? like fantasia hippo :D
USA Is Spelled With Trees In My Backyard Swamp (Fl)
Groundbreaking New Technology Inside My Oat Milk Carton
Peeled This Carrot And Found A Hidden Smiley Face
I Always See This Donkey, When I Go To School
Accurate Tag On My T-Shirt
Bottom Of A Mug I Was Given
Happy To See You
Coworker Had A Model Cryptex, And Inside Were The Lotr Rings
Rock Lockster! Found On My Old Burton Backpack On The Little Strap Across The Chest
Heard You Guys Liked Googly Eyes. Spotted This At My Local Wendy's About A Week Ago
Hidden Creatures Under The Slides In Washington
Hidden Snail At The Local Park Made Me Smile Today
Someone paints rocks where we live and leaves them in random places. There's even a Facebook page to track what/where you've found them. Some are super elaborate, as well. It's super cute. 😊
Saw This Gem
when you don't remember what to buy at the store and yo have to look at the side of your truck to remember🤣
Surprise Inside My Sugar Cone Wrapper
The Most Recent Batch Of Eggs Is Wishing Us "Happy Year"
A Curious Question On Social Anxiety, Found On The Back Of A Kitkat
Attention To Detail
Last Night In The Bread Section Of Tjs
In A Textbook Regarding Differentiating Between Iso And The Osi Model
21 Civic Si Center Console Underneath The Rubber Grip At The Bottom
I Found This Note On A Book In My School Library That Hasn’t Been Check Out Since ‘98
Little Funny Thing I Found On The Bottom Of An Ammo Carton
Cosmo And Wanda Hiding Out In Pittsburgh
Care Instructions On A Jacket
The Calories On This Vape Juice
Found On My New Pickups
I thought the same, cool activity to try with my nieces
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(God my camera quality is bad) But my pack of tissues has the word Hannah on the barcode IMG_202204...1282f7.jpg 
I once took apart a baby swing to get it working again and "JESUS SAVES" was on the circuit board.
Reading this on Good Friday. Jesus does indeed save all those who put their trust in him.
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I have had an absolute mare of a day, starting off with a leak in my bedroom ceiling - water falling onto my bed - and progressing with among other things, my boiler packing up. I am now smiling and have a warm feeling washing over me because some of these are so delightful and pure. Thanks Bored Panda, you've done it again!
I hope you got things sorted out and you're OK, Grace.
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I took this at the grocery store down the street from my house. It couldn't be more outdated. meme1-6250...e214f5.jpg 
I thought the same, cool activity to try with my nieces
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I once took apart a baby swing to get it working again and "JESUS SAVES" was on the circuit board.
Reading this on Good Friday. Jesus does indeed save all those who put their trust in him.
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I have had an absolute mare of a day, starting off with a leak in my bedroom ceiling - water falling onto my bed - and progressing with among other things, my boiler packing up. I am now smiling and have a warm feeling washing over me because some of these are so delightful and pure. Thanks Bored Panda, you've done it again!
I hope you got things sorted out and you're OK, Grace.
Load More Replies... I took this at the grocery store down the street from my house. It couldn't be more outdated. meme1-6250...e214f5.jpg
